Chapter 618 Joy and Lost (1/146)

Chapter 618 Joy and Lost (1146)

December 25th, the Christmas Eve before crossing, the triumphant night of this world.

That night, the city of Lordaeron was very lively, and countless people were celebrating the fall of the dragon Deathwing, but this excitement was destined to have nothing to do with the royal family of Lordaeron.

A mourning banner was hoisted on the tallest remaining tower of Lordaeron's palace—the beautiful Princess Calia Menethil had unfortunately died without a body.

In the mourning hall, the queen and Alsace wept loudly.

And Terenas is like an old man who has stepped into the grave, sitting in the corner of the mourning hall, looking at the empty coffin and the gemstone necklace that Kalia wore in the morning.

Lordaeron suffered a double whammy today.

One was Kalia's death.

The second is that in the afternoon, Gilneas, who seemed to support Lordaeron the most, suddenly announced that he would leave the Lordaeron Alliance, but this matter has not yet spread to the people.

"Gilneas will not be with Lordaeron, who is in league with the evil black dragon Neltharion." These are the exact words of Genn.

The excuses are high-sounding and politically impeccable.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows why.

Jean is too smart, and it is no secret that Duke planned to build a plan in the cursed land called Fort Watch to monitor the Dark Portal. If you continue to stay in the alliance, the cost of building Keepwatch will undoubtedly be a showdown to Gilneas.

On the other hand, because it was revealed that the Lord of Prestor was Neltharion, after the hope of obtaining the Hillsbrad Plain through the dark alliance with Terenas was shattered, as far as Gilneas is concerned, staying in the The alliance has been unable to reap any benefits.

Less than an hour after Guinels withdrew, news came from Quel'Thalas that he had withdrawn from the alliance for the same reason.

If Gilneas withdrew because it was unprofitable, then Quel'Thalas' exit was a typical episode of apathy. Now that the only human kingdom bordering Eversong Forest has a bad reputation, Quel'Thalas, which does not need trade or military support, also does not want to pay a lot of money for a castle at the southernmost tip of the continent, so quit. Also became the best choice.

After all, the Alliance of Lordaeron was only an alliance established against a common enemy—the tribe, and it was a rather loose military alliance in its bones. If it is a federation, if you dare to quit, you will be betrayed. The alliance and the federation are obviously not the same thing.

Yesterday, if Gilneas and Quel'Thalas dared to do this, Terenas would definitely dare to speak harshly, saying, "When the Horde or other threats come again, the Alliance will not send a single soldier to rescue them." You." Unfortunately, Lordaeron is too busy to take care of himself now.

The lord of Lordaeron exists in name only in the true sense.

Terenas' confidant, the Duke of Chamas, came: "Your Majesty, I think we should release the news that your Majesty was enchanted by Deathwing's magic, and was bewildered."

Put the blame on the most evil existence, and it is a dead guy. This is the most appropriate way, at least for the citizens.

However, everyone knows that if Lordaeron hadn't coveted the land of Alterac from top to bottom, there would never have been such a thing.

Lordaeron's prestige is gone.

This is known from the fact that the remaining countries of the alliance are all around the Stormwind Kingdom.

Duke Chamas's approach is a typical crisis public relations, but there is no such term in this world.

"You can figure it out." Terenas made an angry voice.

"Your Majesty, my condolences." The Duke of Chamas bowed deeply, and then withdrew.

Corresponding to the sorrow and bleakness of Lordaeron's palace, is the bustle and prosperity of the state guesthouse where the Kingdom of Stormwind is located.

The Kingdom of Lordaeron is very wealthy, not only the palace can hold the most luxurious banquets. Even for state guesthouses used to entertain foreign guests, every state guesthouse has a huge banquet hall over a thousand square meters.

There were so many visiting kings this evening that one wondered whether the leader lived in the palace or the leader lived here.

On the lawn of the State Guest House, the dwarven guards from Ironforge and the dwarf griffin riders from Eagle's Nest Mountain were fighting for wine, and the dwarf mages from Gnomeregan were performing tricks. In the corridor outside the banquet hall of the State Guesthouse, the mages of Dalaran and Quel'Thalas were discussing the possibilities of the Dark Portal.

In the side hall, there were sea boys from Kul Tiras, highland knights from Stromgarde, and knights from the Kingdom of Stormwind bragging, or fighting wine, arm wrestling and so on.

In addition to Gilneas and Lordaeron, even the Quel'Thalas elves who just claimed to have withdrawn from the alliance can be seen here.

As expected by the alliance bosses, they saw Countess Ilucia Barov at the gate of the state guesthouse, who came to entertain the guests.

Ilucia, who is wearing a black velvet low-cut dress, is quite eye-catching. Although she looks a bit lost due to the decline of the family, Ilucia has fulfilled her duties well as the only two earls under Duke, Responsibilities as deputy.

She entertained the guests generously, and beside her was the former Duke Alex Barov.

Every guest will smile heartily.

The news from Lordaeron still believed that Duke Barov was a traitor to the alliance, and it would never be changed, and this was the 'fact' recognized by the four kings at the time.

alright!

Didn't you, Lordaeron, slander Duke Barov as a traitor to the Alliance? Now I, Duke, reuse the former Duke Barov in front of you Lordaeron.

Yes, this is Chiguru slapping Lordaeron in the face. Even Lordaeron is miserable enough now.

Tonight's banquet is naturally also a gathering of alliance leaders.

Even though they had different political opinions before, Duke still allowed Antonidas and Kael'thas to come and get together.

In the vicinity of the circle gathered by the high-level members of the alliance, no uninterested guy dared to come over more than ten meters away.

Ryan spoke first: "Duke, just tell everyone the truth. What are you going to do at the Portal of Darkness? Everyone has no idea about building a huge fortress in that desolate place."

Almost all league leaders nodded.

According to past experience, to build such a fort far away from human settlements, the cost would be at least tens of millions of gold coins, not counting the subsequent maintenance costs. Forget about transporting food and armaments through the undeveloped Redridge Mountains, and through the Swamp of Sorrows full of mud, and finally to the cursed land where birds don't shit. Such a supply line is enough to drive any quartermaster crazy.

Duke shook the red wine in his glass: "To be honest, I don't need your money. I can handle all the funds myself."

The kings suddenly burst into an uproar.

Solas frowned: "Then what do you want?"

"The elite soldiers and generals of all countries! And the authorization of His Majesty Ryan."

Yesterday, I helped that guy Sanqian Douwangjin ask for a monthly pass. The favor of that guy is also on my head. I counted and counted 200 votes. The number of debts is 2 chapters more, which is 146.