Chapter 160 Followers

As the most basic territory of the Stormwind Kingdom for thousands of years, Elwynn Forest has always been a treasure in the eyes of the nobles. Agricultural activities such as logging and farming, pig raising and sheep raising not only allow the people to live a stable and stable life, but also bring continuous taxation to the nobles' territories.

In addition, Elwynn Forest itself has a large amount of high-grade copper ore and other mineral resources, and Elwynn Forest is almost synonymous with not worrying about food and clothing.

If it wasn't for thousands of years, every inch of the entire forest has been sealed off by successive kings, no fool would spend so much effort to develop the barren Red Ridge Mountains in the east, the dark dusk forest in the south, or the rampant monsters. wild west.

In the meeting hall, everyone's first reaction was that Duke was crazy, and they instinctively wanted to veto Duke.

The second reaction is...it seems to make sense.

How has Elwynn Forest become, and does it have anything to do with them now?

No!

Not at all!

No matter how much you deny it, it can't change the fact that Elwynn Forest has all fallen into the hands of those damned greenskins. The rich natural resources in the past have all become materials for those green skins to raise their offspring.

Thinking of his beautiful mansion and his rich territory falling into the hands of those savage beasts, every nobleman gritted his teeth with hatred.

A nobleman weakly asked: "Will setting fire to the forest offend those druids?"

Then, a group of nobles looked at the little noble with idiot eyes. There is a catastrophe on my side, so why not take care of the druid who doesn't know where to die?

The nobles suddenly fell silent.

Lothar is kind enough: "What about the orc spellcasters called warlocks?"

"I got absolutely accurate information from my master. At this moment, for some reason, Gul'dan, the strongest warlock of the orcs, is impossible to fight in a short period of time, and the Shadow Council is the same. So, as long as you give me a griffin, I am safe of."

Losa suddenly realized that in the battle with the orcs, the human side was suppressed in almost all directions, not only because of the individual combat strength, but also because of the ignorance of the orc warlocks. The Storm King's mage group suffered a disastrous defeat in the duel with the Shadow Council, and the mage group almost existed in name only.

However, in recent days, there has been no orc warlock attack. Fortunately, otherwise, the only remaining Morning Star mage in the country would have to rely on a handful of three sky mages to protect Ryan, and he would really not be an opponent of the Shadow Council.

Lothar nodded to Ryan.

Ryan stood up: "Okay, I approved this plan. But I only have one request for you, Earl Marcus."

"Your Majesty, tell me." Duke got up and saluted.

"Be sure to come back alive!" Ryan said earnestly: "The Kingdom of Stormwind is on the verge of destruction, and it is not your responsibility, Duke Marcus alone. For you who are only 15 years old, you have done enough. If the fate of the kingdom is Destruction, I will choose to accept it calmly. But in the future, rebuilding the Kingdom of Stormwind from the ruins will require young people like you to contribute a lot."

"Hiss—" It seemed that every nobleman gasped.

For any other person to do this kind of task, at least he will issue a military order, and if he fails to complete the task, he will die for the country. Now that Duke is replaced, Ryan is so tolerant, even willing to bet on the early destruction of the kingdom! ?

How much does Ryan value Duke?

Such grace is unheard of. Even when Medivh was alive, Ryan never favored Medivh so much.

But when I think about it, I think it's normal.

Today, does Duke still have anything to prove?

The youngest mage in the sky, the richest merchant in the world, the king of the sea who controls the lifeline of the kingdom, the hero who killed the demon king Sargeras, saved the lives of the queen and the prince, and the king's benefactor, if it is not for worrying that there will be no reward in the future , was blocked by a group of nobles, Duke is now a duke with a false title.

Even so, everyone in the aristocratic circle knew that Ryan had already greeted the only morning star mage. As long as the situation stabilizes, Duke will inherit Medivh's status in the kingdom and become the chief court grand master of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Duke's rise is unstoppable. Before Duke didn't come back from Karazhan, no one knew what to expect. Now many nobles have secretly decided that if Duke's plan to stop the orcs on the 10th is successful, they will completely tie Duke to their family's chariot.

Compared with other nobles, King Ryan has a very fatal flaw - the blood of the royal family is too thin. Not only because he is not a direct heir of Emperor Thoradin, but also because Ryan has no brothers and sisters. Similarly, the heir is only Prince Varian. The queen did not have a son and a half daughter with Ryan.

But other big nobles are different, isn't it the daughter of a noble? As long as they marry Duke, even if they lose their territory, their family can still live a prosperous life. It would be even better if the territory could be brought back in the future.

Unknowingly, the nobles all took Duke's idea.

Duke didn't know what the nobles were thinking. After thanking Ryan for his concern, Duke was ready to set off.

Only after stepping out of the Stormwind Fortress, he unexpectedly found that a group of old friends were waiting for him.

"Mr. Norton, I'm glad to see that your breath is good."

Yes, it was the old man Norton who came, and Daniel and Itana were also following him. Duke noticed that these two former magic apprentices were now wearing the formal mage robes of the royal mages.

"Huh? You've been promoted!?" This time, Duke was really pleasantly surprised.

Daniel Han smiled: "Itana said 'If you don't rise in the war, you will perish in the flames of war'. I was just promoted last week as a first-class earth mage. Itana was promoted two months before me, and now I am A third-class earth mage."

The freckled Itana gave Duke a fairly standard ladylike salute, her face still a little stiff: "Mr. Norton said, we should be able to help you."

The old man Norton came over and took Duke's hand kindly: "Duke, don't refuse. The old man's bones are about to fall apart. Thank God for being able to survive this battle. The two of them have no future with me. Today I don't want this old face. If you don't accept them, I will kneel here for everyone to see."

"Don't, don't, don't." Duke knew that the old man meant it. Daniel and Itana, who were born as civilians, have already been labeled as his Duke. If he doesn't want Duke, the two of them really have no place to mix.

Duke turned to face the two of them: "Okay, let's not talk nonsense, you two will mess with me in the future. I want to ask you, do you really want to be my followers? Or retainers?"

Daniel touched his head: "Is there any difference?"

Itana kicked Daniel lightly: "Of course it's a follower."