Chapter 746 66. Anna's Diary. Lucille's Family

"This is crazy!"

Jaina is holding a travel map in her hand. On the back of the map, there is a set of advertisements for the North County Manor that is currently on sale. Rao is a well-informed archmage. When he saw the sales price of the manor, Can't help but sigh.

"Even if it's the best mage tower in Dalaran, that's the price...but there is endless knowledge stored in the mage tower in Dalaran, and what is there here? There are only a group of Money bastards."

Alsace looked at his aggrieved wife with a strange expression, he stretched out his hand to hold Jaina's wrist, and asked softly:

"Is it because of the cheapness of knowledge? Or is it simply disgusting this place where the rich gather together?"

Jaina who was sitting in the carriage snorted and didn't answer, as if she didn't bother to answer this question. Alsace shrugged and put the key in his wife's hand. He smiled and said to Jaina:

"Don't forget, you are also the one who owns a house in the most expensive valley in Azeroth...and the house that my father gave us is still in the center of North County. Its price is higher than that in your hand. A house on the edge is at least ten times more expensive, and to live there you are like a dragon who dwells in a vault full of gold nuggets and precious stones, my queen."

Jaina felt the coldness of the key in her hand. She seemed to have figured out something, and her aggrieved eyes calmed down. She leaned on Alsace's shoulder and whispered to her husband:

"Let's sell it. The current selling price of this house is almost enough for one-tenth of the tax paid by the Kingdom of Lordaeron last year...We don't need to be so extravagant, let alone, this house is placed here. In the ruling center of the Federation, we will not come to live a few times in our lifetime."

Arthas smiled and touched Jaina's hair. He shook his head and whispered to his wife:

"No! I refuse... This is a gift from the Menethil family to Miss Jaina Proudmoore. Remember our first date? I promised you that when we got married, I would give You have a castle...but because Lordaeron migrated to Kalimdor, I broke my promise, but it doesn't matter, this North County manor is the castle I sent you, you see, it is much more expensive than an ordinary castle .”

"What's more, my country is not so pitiful that it needs the queen to sell her castle to continue to develop... You deserve it, my Anna."

The sweet talk of the two made the atmosphere in the carriage sweeter, and this kind of gesture continued until the old Sardin's family coachman parked the carriage at the gate of "Anna's Manor".

With the opening of the black car door, a luxurious red carpet spread to the side of the carriage. With the support of Alsace, Jaina stepped out of the carriage. When she saw the manor with every inch of land in front of her, she was very surprised. The well-informed archmage couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

What appeared in front of the two of them was a building with a completely different architectural style from Azeroth. It was like a small villa built by nobles in the countryside, but without the fancy decorations. There is a palace-sized manor surrounded by black railings and walls covered with vines. The square manor is covered with green grass, and there is an automatic fountain in the colorful garden. They made graceful postures like angels.

The perfectly repaired lawns and flowers decorate the lawns around the manor appropriately, and in the center of the manor stands a black and white building. This two-story building is extremely simple in shape, but full of details. The arched main entrance and windows are decorated with the best glass, and there are two chimneys on both sides. White gauze is hung inside the window, and the well-maintained stone The aisles are filled with a quiet, mysterious atmosphere.

If the castles of the nobles of the human empire are gorgeous and imposing ladies, then this small villa in front of you is more like a queen who is quietly sitting in a rocking chair and reading in the dusk. Although it is low-key and calm, anyone It is impossible to ignore her hidden inner majesty. It does not need any other embellishments to set it off. The manor stands here, in the center of the North County Valley, and it already represents the meaning of its existence.

And this kind of cultural charm that does not belong to this world endows this building with a breathtaking curiosity... It is like a door leading to another world-famous.

"Oh my god, it's so beautiful..."

Jaina held her husband's wrist, and the two stepped forward, and Alsace used the key to open the iron railing door, and the moment they pushed the door open and stepped into the manor, the archmage took a deep breath. Taking a breath, she looked around and said softly:

"I've been fantasizing about where I would most like to live in the future... Now I know, Alsace, right here, with you and our children..."

"Such taste..."

Alsace stretched out his hand and hugged his wife's slender waist. He whispered:

"Such a design is worthy of this expensive price. To be honest, I think the palace of Lordaeron seems to be a bit eclipsed."

"But that's where the king should be, a cold and lonely castle that symbolizes royal power."

Jaina chuckled and took Alsace's hand, and walked towards the manor named after her, she whispered:

"This warm and expensive nest is just a respite in our lives... My sailor, you love the harbor, but in the end you should go to the sea."

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"Lucille!"

"Jianna!"

In the afternoon of the same day, the owner of the Anna Manor entertained the first guest of the manor here. She was also her childhood friend, the only daughter of the Waycrest family from the Drustwa region of Kul Tiras. Miss Lucille Waycrest.

The place where this lady lives is not far from here. In fact, Lucille's manor is on the other side of Anna's estate, which also belongs to the core area of ​​the North County Valley. This also represents the terrible financial resources behind Miss Lucille. , and her and her husband's important positions in the federal economic system.

However, Miss Lucille's movements were somewhat inconvenient. She had a big belly, and with the support of her husband, she walked into the Anna Manor. Probably because of her pregnancy, this formerly beautiful noble lady also became Scruffy, she came to see Jaina after hearing about her childhood friend's invitation without much hair.

The archmage warmly gave her good friend a hug, and then thoughtfully performed a levitation technique on her, so that the poor mother-to-be would no longer have to endure the torture caused by her big belly and gravity.

"We haven't seen each other for 10 years, right?"

Leaning on the comfortable sofa, Lucille looked at Jaina's still perfect waist with some envy. The mother-to-be looked at her big belly again, and couldn't help feeling a little sad, but after Jaina personally brought her fruit juice After that, the two girls chatted together again. Alsace and Alexander, who were left alone, felt helpless, but the men also had their own topics.

Alsace happened to be somewhat interested in the Federation's economic system. It was rare to meet a big businessman who lived in seclusion. Naturally, he couldn't let it go. Alexander, who knew Alsace's identity, was also interested in finding a strong enough partner in the empire. So the two hit it off, and while the ladies were chatting, the men were also by the pool outside the manor, and began to chat about topics that the ladies would not be interested in at all.

"Well, 10 years, almost, after I went to study in Dalaran, you, a heartless little girl, don't know how to write me a letter!"

Jaina stretched out her hand and tugged at Lucille's ear, causing the latter to slap her hand continuously. The two seemed to have returned to the time when they played together in the court of Boralus.

After Jaina made her complaint, Lucille patted her stomach helplessly, and said to her friend:

"You can't blame me, Anna. At that time, the Waycrest family was very difficult. My father showed signs of serious illness, and my mother put all her energy on my father. I was still very young at that time. Fortunately, I met Alexander, he is a very smart young man, he will give me a lot of ideas."

When talking about this slightly heavy topic, Jaina restrained her smile, she looked at her childhood friend, she was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice:

"I've heard of the terrible things that have happened to House Waycrest. You must be terrified, my poor Lucille."

While talking, the archmage stretched out his hand and stroked his good friend's hair, but the latter replied somewhat heartlessly:

"Actually, it's not as scary as the rumors. My wedding with Alexander did have some problems, but after that I came to the Federation with him. The number of times I've been back to Drustvar over the past few years is simply a handful...compared to In the dark and humid mountainous area, both the environment and the attitude of the people on the Federation side are much better, Alexander and I both like this place."

"But...but your parents..."

Jaina asked with some embarrassment: "I heard that both Uncle and Aunt Waycrest died in..."

"ah?"

Lucille showed the standard blank gesture of expecting mothers on her face. It took her a few seconds to think for a while before she realized what Jaina was talking about. Her chubby face full of maternal light showed With a little relief, she said to Jaina:

"no."

"Um?"

The archmage looked at Lucille suspiciously. While playing with Jaina's smooth blond hair, the latter whispered:

"I don't know how the rumors spread from the empire, but my parents are not dead, Anna, they were transformed into blood races by the great lord, and for a while, they have been arranging handover procedures in Drustvar and the Blightcaller sect , After the incident in Kul Tiras ended, they stayed at home, and considering that my father was already terminally ill at the time, it was not so unacceptable to become a vampire."

"The two of them are actually planning a trip to the Eastern Continent right now, just in time to get back when my baby is born so they can enjoy raising the baby."

Miss Lucille scratched her hair helplessly:

"My parents have been asking me and Alexander to have another child to inherit the huge estate that the Waycrest family has earned in the Federation. I'm getting bored to death now."

"Bloodlines..."

Jaina narrowed her eyes. As a magician, she has a certain understanding of Salain, a creature that has only appeared in large numbers in recent years. She knows that after being converted by Salain, human beings will call themselves blood races, and the empire has no idea. Those who conceal maliciousness call it "vampire". Compared with pure undead, vampires are more like an existence between the living and the dead.

"Well, the blood race is also one of the official races recognized by the federal civilization."

Jaina let out a long breath, and she looked at her friend:

"Is that why you and Alexander became federal citizens? I thought it was the nobles in Kul Tiras who forced you to give up the right to claim Drustvar...I plan to do it for you Fight against injustice."

"Haha, I knew it, Anna, you are the best to me."

Lucille laughed, stretched out her hand a little clumsily, hugged Jaina in her arms, and kissed her hard on the face. After playing around, Lucille leaned on the sofa, she saw Looking at her good friend, she said softly:

"I also heard the news that you and Alsace are married, you can finally be together, but Anna... I don't know if I should say these words, but, occasionally, I also think about these questions ...You and I, we are both children born in a noble family. In my world, I think the existence of nobles is natural, but now, after I am familiar with and adapt to the life of the Federation, I will Discover..."

"Our existence actually doesn't make much sense. It is precisely because I understand this that I decided to give up the Waycrest family's control over Drustvar. I don't want my child to be involved as soon as he is born." Into those past grievances."

"There are no nobles in the federation, but they are still developing very well. My husband Alexander, a businessman with a commoner background like him, is destined to not do much in the environment of the empire, but in the federation, he lives like a fish in water. , and Alexander’s Chamber of Commerce also has some business in the empire, I occasionally hear those managers complain that after the empire moved to Kalimdor, the behavior of the nobles has become worse and worse.”

Lucille held Jaina's hand, and she said to Jaina worriedly:

"You are queen now, but Arthas is too young, we are all familiar with those ideas of nobles, his throne is not stable, once, I mean, if something not good happens, you will absolutely Become the target they use to attack Alsace, so please, Anna, please protect yourself."

"Don't worry about me, silly girl."

Jaina reached out and touched Lucille's chubby face, and she comforted softly:

"I'm an archmage, I have enough strength to protect myself...and those nobles with malicious intentions, don't worry..."

"They won't be rampant for long..."