Chapter 387 1. The Restorers of Alterac --- Add More for the Lonely Brothers in the Sky [10/10]
Chapter 387 1. Restorers of Alterac --- add more for the lonely brothers in the sky [1010]
The spring of Darkport 14, a terrible time.
In the second half of 2013, after the failure of the Battle of Khaz Modan and the news of the fall of Ironforge spread to the northern borders, the newly rebuilt territory of the Human Empire once seemed precarious. Many nobles chose to abandon everything and flee, especially It was the minor nobles of the Stormgard kingdom. Fearing the life-and-death battle that would break out in the wetlands and the Arathi Highlands, they almost fled their country in batches.
But what happened in the next few months showed how stupid and short-sighted these guys were.
The undead did come, but they didn't come out in full force. Those silent dead people only sent three battle groups, about 200,000 undead entrenched in the wetlands, and opposite them was a 250,000 army led by the human emperor Lothar himself. The human soldiers almost drained all the standing army in northern Xinjiang. The two sides did tentatively attack a few times in the disgusting mud of the wetland, but then they fell silent again like hibernating beasts.
Judging from the news sent back by the secret agents hiding in southern Xinjiang, there is no large-scale troop mobilization in the area controlled by the undead. Everyone knows that the undead must be planning some kind of conspiracy, just like they raided the iron furnace from the underground The problem is that maintaining the supply of 250,000 soldiers in the Arathi Highlands has almost exhausted the empire. If he wants to take the initiative, Emperor Lothar must wait patiently.
While waiting for the undead to reveal its flaws, it is also necessary to wait for the bad things inside the empire to be resolved.
Yes, even at this moment when the human empire’s life is at stake, the empire’s interior is still not very peaceful. The first problem that causes headaches is the lynching of lycanthropy in Gilneas. In order to prevent the invasion of lycanthropy, and even with the power of the whole country, he built a giant city wall "Greymane Wall" that could not be captured at the entrance of the Gilneas peninsula, and exiled the lycanthropy patients to Silverpine Forest to live on their own. off.
At the other two exits of the Silverpine Forest, the Alterac Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lordaeron also deployed necessary troops to prevent the lycanthropy patients from bringing the disease into their own countries.
It can be said that in the past few years, Silverpine Forest has become a place that people can't talk about. There are nearly one hundred thousand animalized patients wandering there waiting to die.
But even this cruel method failed to prevent the spread of the disease in Gilneas. Just last month, the most important port city of Gilneas, Dragonbone Harbor, had an outbreak of lycanthropy. Surrounded by King En's soldiers, a tragic massacre may break out at any time.
Among the soldiers who supported the Arathi Highlands, Gilneas sent the fewest soldiers, but including His Majesty Dailin, who was the most mean-spirited, no one could accuse King Jin of not fulfilling his promise, because Gilneas' plight has now been ruled out. All the kings know, and for Emperor Lothar, he now only hopes that the lycanthropy storm in Gilneas will stop spreading.
However, the disaster in Gilneas is not without positive effects.
Some druids... Some night elf druids with mysterious origins started sneaking into the forest of Gilneas 2 years ago, and even entered the territory of Gilneas through a loophole in the wall of Greymane. After the strange druids were discovered, they declared that they came to treat the "werewolf infection" epidemic, and their private actions soon got the support of the human empire, which was struggling with this.
In the past 2 years, more and more night elf druids have appeared in the northern border. They don't care about human wars at all, they seem to only care about the werewolf epidemic, and they do have a way to prevent the infection of lycanthropy method, and what makes people laugh is that with the "enthusiasm" help of these natural messengers, the agriculture in Gilneas and Lordaeron has had a bumper harvest last year, which is also a surprise.
The second problem facing Emperor Lothar came from the Alterac kingdom that he directly ruled.
To be precise, those nobles who are still loyal to the old Pinored royal family that was overthrown 6 years ago lost their land, their honor, their titles and their Power, and now, they are secretly gathering, trying to take back all those lost things.
They call themselves...the Syndicate.
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"Da da da"
Riding boots studded with spurs stepped through the dark passage full of water stains, and amidst the erratic candles hanging on the stone walls on both sides, a figure strolled into the dark basement. He was wearing a black cloak and a gentleman's hat, There is also a black and white mask hanging on his face. He is very well dressed, and he looks like a person of status.
He stretched out his left hand wearing a white silk glove, and gently knocked seven times with a certain rhythm on the wooden door at the end of the basement. After a while, the wooden door was opened from the inside, with a sweet smile and a hot figure The maid invited the mysterious gentleman into the dark room, and while the candle was fluttering, the slight bloody halo in the maid's eyes flickered away.
Compared with the bad environment outside, the arrangement in the dark room is full of old-fashioned aristocratic style, the high-end carpet bought from Quel'Thalas, the eye-catching crystal chandelier hanging on the top of the room, and the surrounding walls. Gorgeous murals, delicious food on the table, shelves full of books, and a wine cabinet wrapped in crushed ice, and an elaborate fireplace, of course, burning warm There is a flaming fireplace and 5 armchairs upholstered in black velvet.
Three of them have already sat down. Like this mysterious gentleman, they are all dressed in very elegant clothes, two men and one woman, but each of them has a black and white mask on their face, which looks like some kind of Like the mysterious little association.
"You are late, Monsieur Duke."
A tall and slender woman in a black evening dress and a mask appeared quietly behind the crowd. She held a wine glass filled with blood-red liquid in her hand. She looked at the gentleman who took off his cloak in front of her. , she whispered in a hoarse voice:
"Did something happen on the way?"
The gentleman with the pseudonym "Duke" shook his head. He looked at this woman's mask, which was different from other people's black and white masks. This woman's mask was bright red. The mask was made into the shape of an owl, which looked very Outer weirdness, and, full of a touch of weirdness, allure.
"No, ma'am, I just lost some time at the recruiting office in Tarren Mill. I just sent 20 lads into Lothar's army. They are the best lads, strong, sensible, and loyal to our army. cause, and loyalty to the true crown, I think, they'll do the trick."
"It's still the same old thing. You always like to let the talents we need do some useless work."
The lady sitting on the armchair mocked coldly:
"I don't see the benefit of having our men in the army, especially now that we're already on the line with Gilneas, and you're putting us at risk of exposure."
"Exposed?"
"Duke" sneered. He walked to his own seat, picked up a glass of wine, and sat with his legs crossed by the fire. He laughed and said:
"Last week, who attracted the imperial guards and caused us to lose three strongholds? Knowing that Lothar's hounds have been chasing us, and attending the underground society meeting of local warlocks with great fanfare, do you think you are alive? Is it too moist? The little girl of the Montrose family, with all due respect... If it wasn't for the assets left by your father, with your IQ, you shouldn't be here at all!"
"boom"
The wine glass in the Duke's hand was forcibly crushed, and while the dark red liquid was splashing, he stared at the woman who had taunted him before, and said in a strange voice:
"You're a troublemaker!"
"Duke!"
Another old voice sounded, stopping the quarrel between the two. It was an old man in a dark blue dress, and it could be heard from his voice:
"You made a mistake. We don't use real names here... While you're angry, please pay attention to the rules, okay?"
The old man looked very authoritative. After he opened his mouth, the two quarreling people shut their mouths at the same time, and this weird atmosphere continued until the woman with the red mask drank the bloody wine and sat down. On the chair in the center of the 5 chairs.
It was as if the last cog was back in place, and the last five leaders of the entire syndicate gathered together again.
"Tell me about the results of your recent activities."
The woman wearing the red mask leaned on the chair in an elegant posture, lazily stretched out her fingers and flicked them. Under the mask, those bright red eyes were full of impatience. Mission, she is too lazy to play tricks with these human mice here.
But to be honest, occasionally letting go of the mood and looking at the endless means of fighting in these human nests will indeed refresh the three views of the pure-minded blood watcher Nasa time and time again.
This has almost been her favorite entertainment in the past year, and after she joined, Syndicate has changed from the previous 15 leaders to the current 5, and the remaining 10 people have all died in Beneath the sharp knives and the malice contained in the sweet words of the companions handed out from the darkness.
"Although Lothar led the army, his intelligence officers did not follow him on the battlefield."
The Duke waved his finger in disgust, and said:
"In the past two months, the hunting dogs of the royal family have become more and more fierce in their pursuit of us. Almost all the sheriffs in the entire Alterac kingdom have joined the siege. We have lost a lot of peripheral forces, but this Maybe it's a good thing, because those who can survive such a strong storm must become the real backbone of the Syndicate."
"And according to your request, ma'am, my caravan entered Gilneas 17 days ago, and they are lurking in the Gilneas Royal City. They are ready to carry out the next task according to the instructions at any time."
After the Duke finished speaking, Nasa nodded, and looked at the other two people. Under her silent urging, the young woman who had quarreled with the Duke before was a little embarrassed, but after a while, she still spoke:
"It's really a pity that the action of attracting local warlocks has been interfered with, but my presence has already shown them our sincerity. I think that maybe we only need a period of contact before we can draw them into our camp." inside."
"you think?"
Nasa snorted, which made the young woman shudder, and then she heard Nasa's colder voice:
"I don't care about everything you think, but "magician", you have to be clear, the old syndicate has been injected with new power, it has been reborn after internal purification, this new organization will surely To restart the new era of the whole of Alterac, we only need the best talents... I will give you 3 more days, if those "powerful warlocks" in your mouth have not obeyed us..."
Nasa imitated Tyrion's way of speaking in her memory, deliberately paused for 2 seconds, and then accentuated her tone:
"Then I'll do it myself and 'invite' them."
"Yeah... I'm going to figure it out, uh, no, I mean, I'm going to do it! I'm going to convince them!"
The young "magician" was indeed frightened. In this room, she had seen more than once how those mysterious assassins under Nasa's command who came and went without a trace easily took away a Every time she sees Nasa's blood-red mask, she will be very nervous.
Simply, Nasa herself didn't expect much from this big-breasted and brainless noble daughter. When she was left behind when the leader of the Syndicate was wiped out, she just felt it was fun. Nasa quickly turned her attention to The old man, and the black-haired young man who kept silent.
"And you two? I look forward to getting some better news."
"Well, good news, yes."
The old man straightened his cuffs and said slowly, "My fleet landed in Nanhai Town yesterday, and they brought back good news. Ma'am, those people you have been looking for recently have been found."
"Huh? Really?"
Nasa's bored eyes immediately became brighter. Faced with her doubts, the old man was not angry. He took out a simple amulet-like thing from the velvet pouch he carried with him, and handed it to Nasa:
"My best crew went deep into the wilds of Kul Tiras, and in the woods they lost seven of their best lads to find this, the real 'witches', they do exist."
"very good!"
Nasa felt the dark power coming from the amulet, she nodded in satisfaction:
""Pilot", you are indeed the most trustworthy person in the organization. I will give you satisfactory compensation for your loss."
"Compensation? No, I don't need compensation."
The old man stood up, straightened his clothes, then patted the shoulder of the silent young man beside him, and said softly:
"I never joined the Syndicate for money. As long as Perenold's royal flag floats in the sky of Alterac again, everything I do will be worthwhile."
Hearing this sentence, Nasa shook her head regretfully. She looked at the last young man and asked softly:
"Unfortunately, Pinored will no longer rule Alterac, but in return, I will give you new life, Auriden, how do you feel?"
The young man raised his head, under the black and white mask, there was a flash of blood in his eyes, and he said softly in a dry voice:
"The new power...very nice!"