Chapter 1114 Love Island

Make an appointment?

Before Du traveled through time, this was definitely the most ambiguous word on a certain social software.

At this point in time, it has an extremely subtle magical effect.

As a black dragon that has sneaked into the mixed aristocratic circle of the human world, Onyxia is indeed a strange dragon with very high political attributes.

Precisely because she knew it was impossible to deprive Duke of all his fiefdoms, she set her goal from the beginning on fighting for power.

There is a reason why the Marcus family dominates the Stormwind Kingdom. Firstly, the Marcus family has the largest direct jurisdiction. Secondly, the Marcus family has many ways to make money. The tax revenue from the territory only accounts for less than 100% of the total income. one.

For a family that controls almost all the economic lifeblood of the entire kingdom, it would be too hypocritical if they don't fight back.

What Duke is doing now is a typical lose-lose situation.

The nobles indeed controlled all the railways leading to the Redridge Mountains, Swamp of Sorrows and the Cursed Land, and claimed that if Duke refused to yield, they would continue to increase taxes, from 100% tolls to unlimited increases.

Duke simply refused to allow trains to cross the border, nor did he allow any transport vehicles to enter Elwynn Forest. You know, trains have been running in the forest for more than fifteen years, and cheap train transportation has long ago wiped out all traditional horse-drawn carriage transportation industries.

If the technology of miniaturizing steam engines had not yet matured and automobiles did not appear, perhaps even horse-drawn carriages would have to withdraw from the Kingdom of Stormwind. Nowadays, most horse-drawn carriages are responsible for the task of branch line transportation. They are suddenly required to bear the heavy long-distance transportation work, and the transportation volume is simply a drop in the bucket.

Duke stopped the train, which was certainly a blow to the Marcus family's trade, but it also damaged the supply to the Cursed Land's Watch Fortress.

The catch from the Redridge Mountains, plus the transformation of the Swamp of Sorrows into farmland, could barely meet the needs of the defenders of Watchfort. But that was during peacetime. Once a war broke out and the army poured into Watchfortress, it would be a drop in the bucket.

Now, if Watchburg wants to obtain other supplies, it must pass through the dock established on the Reedy Coast. But there is another problem. There is the Atal'Haka Temple in the middle of the Swamp of Sorrows, which was an area that Duke strictly prohibited exploration. Therefore, the access to the Reedy Shore Marina from the northern part of the Swamp of Sorrows is not entirely safe.

Therefore, the high toll prices of the nobles will definitely not be sustainable for long. If the alliance's largest defense system, the Watch Fortress, is damaged, Duke, as the commander of the alliance, will put down the big hat of "damaging the defense system of the Watch Fortress and allowing demons to enter the world of Azeroth". The nobles will not be able to bear it. Walk.

The current Storm Nobles are much cleaner than the ones from the first year of the Dark Portal. Unfortunately, it's still not clean enough.

It was exactly when Duke used the Blood Sail Pirates to destroy the nobles that he failed to get Ryan's full support, leaving a trail behind. When Duke disappeared twice, perhaps out of a compensatory mentality, or because he felt that the meeting hall was empty, before Ryan's death, many surviving aristocratic children inherited the master's family and restored the family. Got the family name.

It's just that Ryan never thought that after his and Lothar's death, the restoration of the aristocratic power would be so fierce. In addition, as the regent, Bolvar was also from a noble family after all, and as a result, a new group of borers was born.

These guys don't have the courage to fight Duke. In their view, as long as they keep their power and Duke can pay them tolls, that's perfect.

After Duke made a move that would hurt both sides, voices seeking peace also became popular among conservatives. The nobles all told Katrana to stop as soon as she was ready.

The Black Dragon Princess is here to cause trouble, and she doesn't want to break her face before she fully acquires the highest power of the Storm Kingdom. So in her opinion, Duke was seeking peace in the name of a Valentine's Day date.

"A good excuse. It is also in line with his status as a beauty-hunting duke." The black dragon princess who transformed into Katrana smiled lightly.

Several Dukes came up: "Then... what are you going to do, Anresto?"

"A date? Of course I will go. The essence of politics is compromise. Since it is not good for both parties, peace negotiation is the only way out. If Grand Duke Marcus is willing to let go of his few queen lovers and the price is high enough, I will marry What about him?"

hehe! If he only discovered that I was a dragon on our wedding night, and then was torn to pieces by me, leaving only half of the hero of the alliance... Hmm, that look would be awesome!

Onyxia's evil smile with evil intentions was regarded by the nobles as a sign of success.

The stagnation of logistics caused a considerable degree of chaos within the kingdom, but two places were not affected:

The first is the Western Wilderness, where the railways still continuously supply supplies to the pioneering legions who are developing territory in Stranglethorn Valley.

The second is Stormwind City. Although all the supplies that should be transported to Elwynn Forest are piled up in the warehouse of Goldsmith, the goods distribution center, there is still no shortage of living supplies for Stormwind City.

It seems that the upcoming Valentine's Day event on February 14th will not be affected at all. The military has continued a decade-long tradition of routinely giving leave to all soldiers on non-emergency duties or in security units. A large number of soldiers in civilian clothes swarmed the streets of Stormwind City, dressing themselves up with the military pay they had held for several months in order to express their love; or they simply bought gifts for their girlfriends who had been separated for a while.

As one of the large-scale series of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the alliance, Stormwind City is holding a big event on Valentine's Day this year. The Marcus family took advantage of its developed seafood and asked Naga to get a large number of extremely beautiful giant corals and shells from the seabed, and then specially built a 'Love Island' in the center of Mirror Lake outside Stormwind City.

It was a hollow man-made island with a maze-like interior.

Couples can spend 10 silver coins to rent a beautifully decorated two-person boat and paddle into the caves of Lover's Island. In the deep but well-lit waterway, they can listen to the melodious violin and piano concerto that spreads throughout the island. , while admiring the various decorations on both sides of the waterway that look like the Dragon Palace in fairy tales, and enjoying the romance and warmth.

There are a total of 1,024 waterways available to the general public. Each waterway is 300 meters long and has a time limit of 10 minutes.

There are 108 waterways available to the upper class, each charging 10 gold coins, but the time limit is 90 minutes. There is also a private dock at the end of the waterway for uploading, providing various 'you know' services.

As for the most advanced waterways, there are only twelve, and the charges are as high as 1,000 gold coins. I don’t know about anything else, but it opened three days before Valentine’s Day, and everyone who has used it says it’s good!