Chapter 208 The True Hero

"30% premium!? That bastard of the Barov family! I'm going to kill him!" Lothar's anger could almost break through the sky.

"Calm down! Anduin! Calm down! Those stranded in Southsea are citizens of the Stormwind Kingdom, not Alterac. Even Lordaeron, no kingdom can support hundreds of thousands of refugees who do not belong to its own country for free. !" After Ryan poured cold water on Lothar's head again, Lothar finally calmed down.

"How is South Sea Town?" Lothar didn't ask the morning star mage this time, but another valet.

Just then, a letter from Griffin Rider arrived.

Ryan and Anduin opened the letter and found that it was a letter from Duke Bolvar Fordragon, who was in charge of guarding the town of Southsea:

"Dear Your Majesty, I know that you have been concerned about the situation of the citizens stranded in South Sea Town. Now I am here to report the latest news. In fact, the situation of the refugees is improving rapidly."

"More than half of the refugees have lived in wooden houses, and Mr. Edwin Van Cleef, who was in charge of building the houses, seems to have adopted a method of building houses called 'moulding' from Duke Marcus. Although the houses look All the same, but to save our people from the sun and rain in the shortest possible time."

"The new temporary palace has been built. It is on the top of a hill next to Nanhai Town, overlooking the sea. His Highness Varian likes this new two-story stone palace very much."

"The murlocs directly under your Excellency Marcus began to drive a large number of sea fish to the seashore. I saw with my own eyes that as long as you cast a fishing net on the shore, you will be able to catch fish. I have to say, this is a miracle. It would be even better to get food from the Rove family. Because the food collected from the Westfall and Lordaeron and other places in advance can last up to two weeks."

"Although I really don't want to admit it, in fact, there is no room for me to intervene in civil affairs. Your Excellency Marcus' arrangement is perfect, and my intervention will only make things worse. The only problem now is that the people are very concerned about the future of the country. Pessimistically, His Excellency Benedictine has tried his best to appease the people, but unfortunately, the effect is not great."

"Worst of all, because of lack of food, necessary equipment, and a clear military objective. The morale of the army is at its lowest point."

After reading Berwald's letter, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bolvar and Benedista have tried their best, and I can't blame them for anything." Ryan put down the letter.

"Indeed, Benedista is a good person, but not a capable person." Lothar said, in fact, the Archbishop of Stormwind City, Benedista is also his friend. The two have known each other for more than twenty years.

"On the contrary, our little Duke can always surprise us! I almost forgot that he is actually a mage, not my assistant minister." Ryan rarely smiled: "I think we should Give little Duke more power and more responsibility?"

"Don't be fooled by his appearance, he is indeed a genius, but he is only fifteen years old." Lothar showed Ryan his gray temples. That was evidence of being crippled by Sargeras' last curse.

"I know, but we have no one to use, right? Even if it's you, I think you should find a deputy."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Ryan thought about it and wrote a letter asking Bolvar to give Duke more autonomy...

Five days later, South Sea Town.

Duke hurried back.

When he came back, he went to Alterac to visit the King of Alterac. But as Duke expected, he did not meet King Aiden Perenolde.

For one thing, King Aiden was annoyed that Duke actually took a detour to go to the Barov family instead of the closer Alterac. Secondly, Aiden received a secret report about Terenas, King of Lordaeron. It seems that the king of the strongest kingdom among the six kingdoms intends to hold a meeting involving all human kingdoms, even dwarves and elves, for the just removed "One". A major meeting of allies.

King Aiden was distraught, so naturally he had no time to greet Duke, the so-called Duke who was obviously promoted by the fire line to be an envoy.

A decree allowing the Kingdom of Stormwind to build a refugee camp in South Sea Town, and a meal of food sent by the royal family of Outlander, it can be regarded as sending Duke away like a beggar.

Macaro was naturally angry, but Duke just laughed it off. He knew the direction of 'history', but he knew very well what the king of Alterac was like.

Duke didn't care about anything. After receiving the order, he ignored the follow-up grain trucks and went back to Nanhai Town first.

From north to south, exit the Alterac Mountains region, enter the Hillsbrad Hills region, pass Tarren Mill, and have not yet reached Southsea Town.

Ma Kaluo was stunned by the neat rows of wooden houses built like lattices beside the road. People who don't know the situation think that a huge new city has been built here, not a refugee camp that accommodates nearly 500,000 people.

Seeing Duke's family flag full of death and terror, children playing around the house, women knitting or cooking food, or men building houses, in the camp and in the surrounding forest, Everyone raised their heads.

"Ah! It's the banner of Lord Marcus!"

"Is that Lord Marcus?"

"Quick! Hurry up and bow your head! He is our great benefactor, Duke Marcus."

Children and men bowed their knees, and peasant women bowed the unfamiliar lady's salute. Without any organization, without any force, they all saluted Duke spontaneously.

Not only the people, but also the city guards and sheriffs who were in charge of maintaining law and order, and the passing legionnaires all knelt on one knee and put their left hands on their chests to show their heartfelt respect to the owner of the flag.

For the people, counterattacking Stormwind City is really too far away.

Maybe the people are ignorant, they don't know too many twists and turns, and their focus is only on the simplest and simplest things like basic necessities of life.

Rescuing them from the brutal orcs will naturally gain their momentary gratitude.

But it will take long-term efforts for the people to truly recognize and agree, at least to meet their basic living needs.

Duke did it.

Not only did he save hundreds of thousands of Stormwind citizens with his fleet, he also turned South Sea Town into a sanctuary for citizens without hunger, cold, or suffering.

On the way here, not a single refugee fell to death on the way, nor did any citizen show any expression of despair.

To save the building from falling, Duke did it with his magical means.

In the eyes of the people, compared to King Wrynn who lost his land and Lothar who was constantly defeated, Duke is the real hero.

"Salute to our hero, His Excellency Duke Marcus—" the officer did not know who shouted.

A second later, a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians shouted in unison like a tsunami.

"Long live Lord Duke Marcus—"