Chapter 340 32. Support From the Empire

"Well"

When Xiao Er woke up again, he felt pain all over his body, but out of an assassin's instinct, the moment he opened his eyes, he jumped up suddenly, trying to protect himself, but the pain of the wounds all over his body was the same Time exploded and he fell to the ground with a groan.

It wasn't until this time that he looked at the surrounding environment. This is not Stormwind City, this is a hidden place in the forest. He also smelled the smell of herbs. He lowered his head and could see the serious injuries, all of which were used Herbs and bandages treated.

Xiao Er's memory was a bit confused. The last scene in his memory was when he was being chased by that weird ghost trying to escape from the alley. He was not its opponent. That guy seemed to know his thoughts better than him. Every attack His movements would be seen by that ghost, and even some personal habits, such as the small bag for storing smoke bombs, were blown up by that ghost during the battle.

It's like... like you're fighting an alter ego.

Coupled with the fact that the ghost had the same face as his, and the crazy words he said, the connection of all these made Xiao Er feel horrified.

"Yo, are you awake?"

A hoarse voice sounded in the darkness outside the hiding place, causing Xiao to raise his head immediately, and saw a familiar figure.

Light green skin, a petite body, a face somewhat similar to that of a draenei, fangs that are the same as those of an orc, but much smaller, and black hair tied into twin ponytails, and two swords behind his back. A twisted steel dagger.

Shaw knew her, and there was a deep hatred between each other. It was the half-orc in front of him who assassinated King Ryan Wrynn, which directly led to the defeat of the Stormwind Kingdom in the first orc war. On the reward list of MI7, this guy ranked first.

Orc Master Assassin, Garona Harfolson...

"you!"

Xiao Er gritted his teeth and wanted to stand up, but was kicked back to the ground by Garona. The half-orc threw a bunch of bandages beside Xiao Er, and then sat cross-legged with a few pieces of warm bread On the side, eat up.

These bandages also bear the stamps of the doctors of Goldshire, and there is no doubt that these things, like the bread in her hand, have a somewhat disgraceful origin.

"I saved you from the hands of the undead, Mathias, it's fine if you don't thank me, are you still entangled in those old accounts?"

Garona looked at Xiao Er with mocking eyes, and she said in a deep voice:

"But what I'm more curious about is, who beat you like this? Did you offend the "Duke"? Or did other talented assassins appear? They want to use you as a stepping stone?"

Xiao Er put a bandage on his wound silently. He and Garona are not friends, and will never be friends. The occasional communication between the two is in some missions of the League of Assassins. Although MI7 is an independent organization, but Compared to the League of Assassins who holds the underground secrets of the entire Azeroth, it is a junior. Even Shaw often tries to get the information he needs from the League of Assassins.

He knew that in recent years, especially after the Orc War ended, Garona joined the Assassin Alliance and has been active in the northern border of the mainland and another continent.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Xiao Er didn't speak, Garona walked up to the master assassin. She looked at Xiao Er and stretched out her hand:

"Exchange, you have the information I need here, and I can also tell you something, what happened after you fell into a coma, frankly speaking, that is very interesting, I think you must be very interested, right?"

Xiao Er frowned and looked at Garona in front of him. After a while, he nodded:

"Tell me, what did you see?"

"Hahaha, I've seen a lot."

Garona ignored Xiao Er's silence at all. She leaned against a tree beside her and said playfully:

"I saw you being knocked unconscious on the ground by that weird guy, and then he stripped you like a naked pig, I thought that bastard was going to do something to you... cough cough, well, I think too much, he seems It has its own mission there, in short, some people who serve the undead transported you out of the sewers, and I heard they said they were going to send you to the Duskwood."

"There's a big guy over there who looks very interested in you."

The half-orc assassin took out a throwing knife, and while picking his nails, he threw a badge to Shaw: "Then I robbed you, and besides, that group of humans should belong to the same organization. With this emblem, they serve the dead."

"The Defias Brotherhood..."

Xiao Er read out the name, he threw the emblem in his hand aside in disgust, and then looked at Garona:

"What do you want to know?"

"It's very simple."

Garona seemed a little nervous, she stared at Xiao Er with her own eyes:

"The undead, I heard some people say that some of the mages transformed themselves into liches, and you are fighting them. Do you have any news about Khadgar?"

"Khadgar?"

Xiao Er looked at Garona, the shining light in the eyes of this female master assassin couldn't hide from Xiao Er, there might be some intimate relationship between her and Khadgar, Xiao Er sighed and nodded:

"The agents of SI7 have not only seen Khadgar, but unfortunately, he is also one of the leaders of those undead. For the sake of saving me, I advise you to forget about him, he is no longer the person you remember, we have enough reasons to be sure that it was Khadgar who led the massacre of Fort Watch."

"Where is he?"

Garona took a deep breath and asked:

"Tell me, Shaw, where is he?"

"He was last seen in Deadwind Pass, the night Darkshire was destroyed, and we suspected he might have gone to Karazhan, but..."

Shaw raised his head as he spoke, and there was nothing in front of his eyes. It was obvious that Garona had obtained the information she needed, and this half-orc assassin was obviously here for Khadgar this time.

Emotions make people dizzy, and it is the same for a master assassin who needs to think calmly at any time.

Xiao Er was dealing with his wounds with difficulty. He didn't care about Garona's future. He was sure of one thing now. There were undead forces in the old city, and it could be seen from that ghost that their power there was very strong. .

"What a dereliction of duty."

Shaw looked at the dagger in his hand guiltily. He took a deep breath, picked up the cloak that Garona had stolen from Gold Shining Town, and put it over the naked body. Then he identified the direction, and in the light of dawn In the process, he walked towards Beijun bit by bit.

He had to tell the king... Stormwind was no longer safe, but before that, he had to meet his grandmother... He had too many questions about that ghost.

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On the other side, in the northern border thousands of miles away, in the Alterac border where the order has returned to normal, in the original Alterac royal city, the emperor Anduin, who was wearing a bearskin cloak, Lothar is riding on a war horse. Behind him are 1,800 cavalry and 400 paladins recruited by the Alterac Kingdom. This is an aid operation, but it is also the first military operation in name of the empire, so Lothar will personally command these armies.

What happened in Stormwind City has spread to the top of the empire. Although the kings still have their own ideas, they are not stingy with their own troops because of the recruitment in the name of the empire.

What's more, Lothar's request this time is not too much. Each country in the northern border dispatched 2,000 people, plus the mages of Dalaran, to take the Kul Tiras fleet to the Kingdom of Stormwind... This is an advance Action, Lothar is very clear, just like the early days of the orc war, it is unrealistic to force countries to send troops before they really realize the threat.

Although the human empire is united in name, the current situation is still ambiguous. There must be a war of sufficient weight to bring them back together, and the soul of the empire will truly return. But in all fairness, Lothar does not want war Explode because that means people will suffer.

"The mages have opened the portal in Nanhai Town, Your Majesty the Emperor."

The clerk behind Lothar reported to the emperor:

"You and your personal guards can go directly to Stormwind City from the portal. According to the speed of the Kul Tiras fleet, it only takes 2-3 days for your army to appear on the territory of Stormwind Kingdom."

Lothar, who was riding on a war horse, nodded. He stretched out his hand and waved to the people who were bidding farewell to the emperor in the cold wind. This action caused bursts of cheers.

Regardless of the attitudes of other countries towards Lothar, the people of Alterac, who have suffered from chaos, are really grateful to Emperor Lothar. After he accepted the rule of Alterac, in just a few months, the people became Feeling the beauty of order again, the bandits were all captured, and the commercial roads with other kingdoms were opened. Most importantly, without the threat of the orc prisoner-of-war camps, the peace of the entire kingdom was restored.

The people always like peace, and the emperor who brought them peace will naturally be supported by the people. What's more, Losar has issued an order to restore the order of the king's land. On the first day of his rule, the king's land All the people have been exempted from half of the taxes. This alone has won the hearts of the people for Lothar.

Although the people have criticized the recruitment of soldiers this time, generally speaking, the act of signing up to join the army is still very enthusiastic.

"Look, Your Majesty, they like you."

The former royal clerk of the Alterac royal court said behind Lothar:

"It's a good sign that the people like the new emperor."

"But the emperor also likes his own people."

Lothar smiled and shook his head: "I hope the next emperor will also get the support of the people. You and I both know that I am just a temporary symbol of the new empire. In other words, I am just a mascot."

"Please don't say that, Your Majesty."

The stubborn clerk pushed his glasses and said seriously:

"You are the symbol of the Holy Arathor Empire. No one or any gossip can change this, and the disaster that happened in the Stormwind Kingdom also reminds other kingdoms that in this new era, we must unite to truly overcome everything difficulty."

"Undead."

Lothar was a little worried. He looked at the road leading to Nanhai Town in front of him, and said softly:

"No one knows how powerful they are, but judging from the appeal letter sent back by the Stormwind Kingdom, this time, it is bound to be another bitter battle. This is a challenge. For the challenge of the newborn empire, we can only overcome it." Only at this step can the empire be truly rebuilt, and if we fail, the Arathor Empire will be just a joke."

Maybe fate really loves Anduin Lothar. Just when he arrived in South Sea Town with the king's army, a piece of good news came.

"The Knights of the Silver Hand led by Grand Knight Fording is coming. Your Majesty, the rebellion of Archbishop Benedictus made His Majesty Faol extremely angry, and the paladins urgently need to restore the faith of the Holy Light in the hearts of the nobles. Purely...so, they sent more troops than planned!"

The clerk reported the news to the emperor, and a glimmer of joy flashed in the worried Lothar's eyes:

"how many people?"

He asked, and the clerk looked at the letter in his hand:

"There are 4,500 priests and paladins in total. This time, the Knights of the Silver Hand came out in full force."

"good!"

The emperor couldn't help but thumped the table beside him, he let out a sigh of relief:

"With the full assistance of the Silver Hand, the hope of victory against the undead is even greater."

But the happy emperor didn't know that this time, what he had to face was not tens of thousands of undead, but the dead from the whole world. That number had already exceeded the limit that his expedition team could bear.

As Tyrion said, the doomed doom of the Kingdom of Stormwind...is only the beginning of an age of turmoil, far from the end.