Chapter 795 47. The Change of the Storm. Freedom of Belief

Last night, the hustle and bustle of New Stormwind City has not dissipated. They witnessed the scene of four great nobles dying on the guillotine. All citizens know that their King Varian Wrynn's reforms are not just lip service, but The blood of these great nobles will herald a new future. No matter what that future looks like, it is always foreseeable that the lives of the people will never get worse.

One report after another was sent back to New Stormwind City from 12 counties in the entire country. Thanks to the gnome telegraph copied by Mekkatorque master craftsman 2 years ago, Varian finally didn't have to send those poor The Griffin Knights have traveled back and forth between the two ends of the country. The advantages brought by technology allow the king's pioneer knights to receive instructions from the capital immediately, and also allow the king to have an overview of the overall deployment of troops.

It's like playing a real-time strategy game that is coloring the whole country. The application of the telegraph machine that still seems silly now has allowed Varian to activate a full-view buff. As long as they showed their heads, they would be immediately bitten to death. Under the command of Varian, the entire lion battle group finally occupied the seven counties in the south after a busy day and night.

Although this "occupation" is only on the surface, and it will take a long time for the intricate and complex environment of the seven southern counties to be completely cleared up, at least now, the king's orders can be passed to most towns unimpeded.

The pioneering knights, who have more than a year of experience in regional governance, took over the important positions of the seven southern counties as quickly as possible according to the original plan. At 10 o'clock the next morning, the mages in Dalaran Outside the opened portal, the first batch of official kingdom tax collectors will go to various regions to confiscate the property left by the nobles, and begin to pay off the illegally occupied land in full swing.

Such a large-scale operation is simply impossible to rely on the tax collectors under Varian's command. Therefore, in the seven southern counties, Varian has another force that can be borrowed... from Tanaris and Silithu Si, and the Blightcaller druids in Un'Goro Crater.

In exchange for the freedom of faith given by Varian in the four southern border counties, these druids will try their best to assist the king to stabilize the local order when the situation is unstable, and lead the land to the world as quickly as possible. It is not a difficult task for these druids who specialize in dealing with nature.

At this time, the king who hadn't slept all night was standing in the hall of the cathedral, bidding farewell to Archbishop Chaldea wearing a solemn robe.

Although Varian wiped out 60% of the aristocratic forces in the country in one day and one night, relying on unexpected attacks and perfect arrangements in advance, this does not mean that the reform of the Stormwind Kingdom is over. In fact, Varian wants to The dangers we face are just the beginning.

The most difficult battle in this war is about to begin, and the vanguard general sent by the king is Archbishop Chaldea Morgan in front of him.

"Although there is no news yet, I can say with certainty that envoys from other kingdoms are already on their way."

Wearing a solemn black robe, with a golden emblem of holy light on his chest, Archbishop Chaldea, holding a scripture in his hand, smiled and said to King Varian in front of him:

"And I also believe that what those envoys bring will definitely not be the appreciation of other kings for you, it will be reprimand, opposition and slander pouring into New Stormwind City like a tide, and there may even be a sense of threat to unite The killer sent by the nobles together, you have personally opened the most chaotic era of reform in the human empire, so I am proud of you, but to be honest... I also have great worries."

"Let them come."

Varian patted the archbishop's shoulder gently. He looked at Chaldea in front of him. In the past few years, Varian and the archbishop had not been very close, but no matter what decision Varian made, As long as it is beneficial to the country, Chaldea will stand by him. This made Varian feel the great path that the archbishop practiced in his heart, which also made Varian have a very respectful attitude towards the Chaldean bishop. .

This archbishop is also a "young man" who is not very gregarious in the belief circle of the human empire. His grade is only 6 years older than Varian. It is probably because of the mutual emotions brought about by this youth that Varian Ann felt that the archbishop in front of him was someone he could trust.

"No matter how bad the situation I am facing, it will never be worse than the situation you are facing."

Varian said frankly to Chaldea:

"You are ordered by the Pope to go to the port of Baita City at this moment. What you will face will inevitably be interrogation from the entire empire, and you will even be maliciously humiliated by those nobles who were frightened by me. This is likely to cut you off. There is a bright future in the Church of the Holy Light... To be honest, Chaldea, this pressure should not be borne by you alone."

The king took a step back, bowed slightly to the archbishop in front of him, and said sincerely:

"The entire Stormwind Palace and the Wrynn family owe you a debt of gratitude. We will never forget everything you have done for the kingdom and the people."

The archbishop of Chaldea shook his head. He stretched out his hand and helped the king to straighten up. There was a gentle light in his eyes full of wisdom. The archbishop said calmly to the king in front of him:

"Although I am young, Varian, I am also a person who has completely experienced the first and second Orc Wars, as well as the Battle of Northern Border and the most tragic Whispering Port War. I have personally witnessed the death of Emperor Lothar in battle. The tragic scene, regarding the will left by the great emperor, I have been looking forward to a good enough successor to inherit it... not only to inherit the power left by Emperor Lothar, but also to inherit the power left by him responsibility and mission."

"They will say that you have brought the entire empire into an era of chaos, but that is not the case! Varian, in my eyes, that is not the case."

The Archbishop of Chaldea held the emblem of the Holy Light on his chest, and he said to Varian seriously and solemnly with his iconic gesture of compassion:

"What I see is that you inherited the mission left by Emperor Lothar in blood... What I see is that you bravely took the first step when other rulers were afraid to move forward."

"I see with your own hands the fire that burns away the scourges of the old age...and I can also see that in the burning of that flame, you will start a golden age with your own hands, you, Varian. Wrynn, the adopted son of Emperor Lothar, the holder of Warbreaker, you should be the most qualified person to aspire to the throne of emperor, but you are willing to give up everything for the sake of the country and the people."

"I am very honored to have witnessed the moment when you became a hero, Varian. I am also honored to go to the port of Baita City on your behalf to accept the Pope's interrogation as a friend. If the heroes have dedicated themselves to this country Everything about me, so a useless person like me, can I still be reluctant to let go of my so-called future?"

"It's an honor to work with you, Varian Wrynn. I will do my best to help you delay the time, but... I hope you prepare for the worst."

The archbishop sighed, and smiled helplessly. He nodded slightly towards Varian, and then, under the protection of several paladins, turned and walked into the portal shining with a blue halo. At one end, it will be a battlefield belonging to Chaldea, the Archbishop of the Stormwind Kingdom.

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The terrible "coup d'état" that took place in the Stormwind Kingdom yesterday was like a bomb thrown into a lake, and it exploded the aristocratic circles of other kingdoms in the entire empire.

The great nobles of the Kingdom of Lordaeron generously accepted the Duke of Visak who had fled from the Kingdom of Stormwind and the minor nobles who had lost their land and power, and the young King Arthas was not idle all day yesterday. After coming down, his palace was full of nobles who came to investigate the news, and some powerful nobles asked Alsace to send troops south immediately to stop the mad Varian Wrynn from continuing to harm the "noble" people of the empire. blood.

These messy requests made the young king tireless, and finally even closed the gate of the palace, unwilling to argue with the completely frightened nobles.

In the farther Kingdom of Gilneas, King Liam was stunned by Varian's bold behavior, but then he also encountered the same predicament as Alsace, and the entire Gilneas nobles seemed to be taken by surprise. He sprang up like his tail was on fire, and there were jittery scenes everywhere. King Liam repeatedly comforted the nobles in the country.

The little wolf king announced in public that he would not carry out the kind of crazy big reforms like Varian, but according to private gossip, King Liam immediately sent his confidant minister Gray Yop Going out, I don't know where the intelligence minister in charge of Gilneas has gone.

Compared to the chaos in Lordaeron and Gilneas, the northernmost Kingdom of Stormgard in the empire is a completely different scene. Galen Trollbane, who has long been overwhelmed by the great nobles in the country, swears He said in his own court that if the nobles in the country were dishonest again, he would go to Varian to "learn"...

Of course, this was just a joke that Garin casually said, but it directly caused some panic among the nobles of the Stormgard Kingdom.

It is said that several ministers met Galin that day, and the quarrel in the palace lasted almost the whole day. King Galin seized this golden opportunity, and he persecuted the nobles in the country with an extremely strong posture. In the early morning, King Garin gained the upper hand for the first time on several major issues concerning the development of the Stormgard Kingdom.

However, this is only the first wave of Varian's bloody reforms in the empire. With the disclosure of subsequent events, there are still many things that make other kings depressed. This is just the beginning of a brewing storm. During the Lothar period, it was briefly twisted into one rope, but with the death of Emperor Lothar and the westward migration of the empire, the gap between the various countries made their relationship with each other in a posture of "union and division".

Whether the major reforms of the Stormwind Kingdom will completely dismantle this seemingly estranged alliance, or will it completely twist the entire loose human empire together, at least for now, no one can guess the result.

And in this bustling atmosphere of heated discussions and discussions, Chaldea Morgan, archbishop of the Stormwind Kingdom, came to the port of Baita City, where he will accept the Pope of the Holy Light, Alonsus Faol His Majesty's interrogation.

The news of the arrival of the Archbishop of Chaldea has not been concealed, but before those anxious or angry nobles questioned the Archbishop, they had to wait for the Pope's interrogation to end, at least in the current human empire, even the most rebellious Nobles who are tame even dare to contradict the majesty of His Majesty the Pope face to face.

At this time, in the cathedral of Baita City Harbor, under the pointing eyes of his colleagues, the indifferent Chaldea Morgan walked on the red carpet with a scripture in his hand, and finally stopped at this sermon At the very front, on the steps in front of his eyes, the old Pope of Holy Light was sitting there. His Majesty Alonsus Faol was not wearing the cumbersome pope robes, he was like a Just like an ordinary old priest, wearing only black plain robes.

He sat on the chair and looked at Chaldea Morgan below. A trace of regret flashed across the wrinkled face of the old pope, but in those eyes still full of wisdom, there was a faint The pride and expectation of...

"Chaldea..."

The pope's low, weak voice sounded in the gorgeous church, as if a certain switch had been turned on, and all the whispers in the church completely dissipated at this moment, and the old pope's gaze was on Caleb The Archbishop, he whispered:

"I called you here to inquire about the..."reforms" carried out by the Varian child in the Kingdom of Stormwind. Since yesterday, the door of my meditation room has been filled with letters of protest from nobles from various countries. There are several distress letters from the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom, I want to ask you, are the accusations and protests of those nobles against Varian's massacre of the nobles true?"

Chaldea raised his head, and he looked at the old Pope in front of him. The life of this wise old man in front of him is really like a candle in the wind. Maybe he has been called by the Holy Light in the past few years.

But in the face of Fao's questioning, Chaldea did not hesitate, nor did he hide it. Holding the black scripture in both hands, he said softly:

"It's true, Your Majesty the Pope, I have seen with my own eyes the most noble blood flow on the earth amid the cheers of the free people, and I have also seen with my own eyes the little nobles tremblingly signing under the majesty of His Majesty Varian. I even personally presided over the beheading of Earl Casa Nelson..."

Chaldea's words caused the other priests and bishops in the church to let out a suppressed exclamation. Everyone thought that Chaldea was crazy and dared to be so rude in front of the Pope, but what they didn't expect was that Well, the Pope did not reprimand Chaldea for these issues. On the contrary, after Chaldea finished speaking, the Pope moved to another point.

"Well, it seems that Varian's child finally made a decision."

The Pope nodded. No one could guess what was going on in his heart at this moment. The next moment, the Pope's eyes suddenly became severe. He stared at Chaldea and asked in a deep voice:

"Then, the rumor about you allowing the faith of the Blightcaller Druids to enter the territory of the Stormwind Kingdom is also true?"

Chaldea hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded slightly:

"Yes, Your Majesty, I did personally approve that decree..."