Chapter 425 The Long Staircase

The time came quickly, and Li Ke did not stay in his territory for too long. He wanted to find out why the king of Lordaeron sent him an invitation.

So he gave some instructions on matters in the territory and headed towards Stormwind City.

And when he arrived, the news spread.

However, the news of the engagement between Her Highness Calia Menethil and Sir Prestor is not a big news in Stormwind City, because except for a few nobles, no one else has the ability to participate.

Whether it is a long road or a long journey, identity and invitations are also an important reason.

So the people in Stormwind City are even more curious about another question.

That is whether Li Ke is the illegitimate son of the King of Lordaeron.

After all, they are not like kings. They can let several magisters who specialize in portals spend a few days measuring and opening them, and then send them there.

After all, in this era, one reason is that the transmission technology is not yet advanced. Another reason is that there is simply no money, or the cost is too high.

Lordaeron opened a Legion portal and invested tens of thousands of gold coins in it. No matter how hastily it was, it would only cost sixty or seventy thousand gold coins at most.

But if Stormwind City wants to open a similar portal, it will cost at least one hundred thousand. If the portal is opened in a hurry, it will even double.

This cost is at least three times that of Lordaeron.

Who makes the Mage Academy in Stormwind City completely inferior to Dalaran? The prices for many magic items are ridiculously high. And sending one more person through the current level of portal will basically burn thousands of gold coins in supplies. This is not a treatment that everyone deserves to enjoy.

Therefore, when Varian saw that Li Ke was going to Lordaeron via the portal with him, the guy who didn't believe that Li Ke was the illegitimate son of Tenaris at first, now thought that he was Stone Hammer.

Otherwise, why would Tenaris give so many?

And he continues to deny in public that he has an illegitimate child...

He is a wise old man, so he doesn't know the unspoken rules, right? And what's the benefit of pretending to be an illegitimate child?

Varian couldn't figure it out.

The same is true for Li Ke, he can't figure it out either.

Being rumored to be an illegitimate child is only beneficial to him. If a person with Varian's character is sure that he loves his people extremely, this person's current situation will be even more complicated.

The reason why he is a king is entirely because of his sense of responsibility and for his son. You have to let him say it himself, he definitely feels more comfortable being a general charging into battle than being a king.

So when the two met again in Stormwind Fortress, the atmosphere between Varian and Li Ke was a bit strange. Li Ke felt that Varian's complexion had improved a lot. The most important thing was that he had a lot of energy.

Varian, on the other hand, simply had the idea of ​​being close to Li Ke because he might be the illegitimate son of the King of Lordaeron whom he respected.

According to the rules, a person like Li Ke, who does not have any knight status or even a formal official position, must bow properly when meeting Varian and even follow the team.

But neither the etiquette officer nor Varian felt that this was appropriate.

Excluding Li Keterenas' identity as the illegitimate son, his identity as a uniquely powerful paladin is enough for him to walk side by side with Varian.

In addition, Varian has very good senses about Li Ke, so when Li Ke wanted to salute, Varian just waved his hand.

"There is no need to be so polite, Mr. Li Ke. Since we are all guests, there is no difference in status."

He looked at Li Ke, his face still couldn't help but look a little weird.

But Li Ke insisted on performing the etiquette of a holy light practitioner and gave his own explanation.

"How can this be done? You are the king, and I am just a commoner. Moreover, for people like you who believe in the Holy Light, I should perform the rituals of the Holy Light as a believer. May the Holy Light bless you, Wa Your Majesty Li An."

When he spoke, Li Ke's voice had already fallen. In an instant, Varian felt a holy light appear in his body out of thin air. In an instant, some of his hidden wounds were healed. He was a little tired after getting up early. The feeling was swept away in an instant.

so amazing!

Varian couldn't help but praise him. Although other Holy Light monks could also do this, a Holy Light user like Li Ke who instantly healed his stubborn illness and didn't need any preparation was the real deal. Never seen it.

And his intuition told him that Li Ke had no ill intentions towards him, and would even help him a lot, so he also showed his kindness towards Li Ke.

Although his intuition told him that Li Ke was a bit hypocritical, he didn't care about it.

When kings and lords are kings and lords, hypocrisy is necessary, and this is not deflected by personal will.

At this moment, even Varian has forgotten one thing.

Jennifer is the lord.

"May the Holy Light bless you, Mr. Li Ke. I'm sorry for neglecting you last time, but that was for a reason..."

Varian didn't say anything further, but Li Ke also knew why.

The last few days he came here happened to be the anniversary of the death of Varian's wife, but Varian was unable to go to the cemetery to express his condolences because of too many things. This made him feel quite bad. These Li Ke are absolutely Understandable.

Not to mention that he admires people like Varian very much. A little unpleasantness is nothing at all.

The most important thing is that Varian's existence does not affect anything about him.

So Li Ke talked about something more direct.

"These are all trivial matters, Your Majesty Varian. However, I am very concerned about another thing. I recently heard that the price of food in Stormwind City is rising. I want to wait until I pay my taxes in the western wilderness. , should be able to calm down a lot. So Your Majesty Varian, I hope you can ensure that there will be no bandits or the like on the road. After all, you know that I am seriously short of manpower now."

Varian's smile suddenly became awkward. He looked at Bolvar, who was pretending to be dead, but Bolvar remained motionless.

You can't blame him, Stormwind City really has no money now.

Sending troops requires money. Although the loyalty of the Guards Corps can replace part of their wages, if they use it for a long time, they will have to find ways to be loyal.

"Sorry, I can't help it. Some orcs attacked our checkpoint before, so there is nothing we can do for the time being. But you don't have to worry about taxes or anything. After all, you are still having trouble with Defias thieves over there, and Jonathan still needs your help. Material support.”

Varian wanted to sigh when he said this. Jonathan did not disappoint him. He was indeed a qualified city gate general.

For this reason, he fought very conservatively. If it were Varian, he would have already led his troops to encircle them, but Jonathan was still setting up a blockade, hoping to use supplies to kill the Defias thieves.

You can't say it's absolutely useless, because the Defias thieves can really be surrounded. After all, they don't have a kingdom to support them.

But this kind of stupid battle consumes a lot of materials and time.

But Varian also knows that Jonathan cannot be blamed for this. If the Defias thieves are cleared and Van Cleef fails to be captured, it means that there is no action.

But if you want to catch Van Cleef, it's impossible without setting up a blockade.

Moreover, most of Jonathan's troops were new soldiers, so he couldn't say much about Jonathan. After all, not everyone is like him, who can equal one to ten, or even to a hundred!

So he was helpless, and when talking to Li Ke, his tone became a little arrogant.

"But no matter how much it is, as a subject of the Kingdom of Stormwind, you must pay taxes. The rules should be followed to have the meaning of existence, right? The tax I pay is just that I earn less, but for the people of Stormwind City For ordinary people, it is enough to have a full meal."

Li Ke continued to add.

Varian glanced at Li Ke movedly, and then nodded.

"Okay, I'll thank you on behalf of those people."

He didn't think that Li Ke could send much tax money. Although Varian's imperial education was provided by Terenas' careful tutoring, and although the other party did not hide his secrets at all, Varian, who only received education for a short period of time, and I don’t know how much food Li Ke can bring him.

He only felt that with Li Ke's current situation, if he could transport twenty or thirty carts of food to him, it would be considered Li Ke's best effort.

After all, food is in short supply for everyone, and it doesn’t mean you can buy it if you have money.

And because of Li Ke's happy move, Varian's favorability towards Li Ke increased. He smiled and grabbed Li Ke's arm, pulled Li Ke forward, and walked in the direction of the teleportation array. passed.

But although they have arrived, the mages are not ready yet.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, we are still debugging, you two need to wait for a while."

After the leading mage bowed to the two people, he quickly went aside to calculate the formula. Li Ke took a look at the formula. Although he was now re-learning advanced mathematics, he was still fascinated by the countless formulas he had never seen before. A face.

But just when he shook his head and gave up, ready to study the advanced mathematics in this world before studying it, Varian suddenly spoke.

"You can't understand either."

Varian stretched out his head and smiled teasingly at Li Ke.

It is impossible for him to not know mathematics, but the mathematics used by these mages is completely beyond the common sense of the Middle Ages.

Li Ke could actually understand part of the calculation, but he didn't understand what was being calculated. But looking at Varian's "You really don't understand" look, he still nodded.

"Well, I don't understand. Mage stuff always makes people feel confused."

Li Ke's casual words resonated with Varian. He patted the table and spoke.

"Yes, they say all day long that what they study can change the world, but basically nothing changes. And the most important thing is that these guys who play with arcana and energy can easily bring disaster to others."

As he said that, Varian's expression became silent again. Li Ke saw his hand subconsciously touching the bottle, but there was nothing else here, so His Majesty Varian picked up the table. The vase on the table even almost made the gesture of drinking.

However, his reaction was quite quick. After discovering this, he immediately put the vase down and spoke as if nothing had happened.

"But the flowers are quite fragrant, and he has pretty good taste."

His serious look looked interesting, but just like before, he was a little different from the serious Varian in Li Ke's memory who always did what he did when he went out.

It seems, seems to be more lively than in the game?

Li Ke kept a serious expression. In order not to embarrass Varian, he extended his hand, shook the vase like Varian, and then smelled the flowers.

“It smells really good, and the decorator here is really tasteful.”

His movements were solemn and solemn, and there was even a breath of holy light flowing out, making him look even more serious and serious.

Because of this, Varian's embarrassed expression disappeared instantly because of Li Ke's seriousness, and he even waved his arm subconsciously.

"You can tell just by looking at me...cough."

Varian, who realized that he was still very frivolous like this, coughed lightly, looked at Li Ke's serious face, and subconsciously touched the sheet in his pocket, wondering if he should share this kind of gift with Li Ke. A magic prop that brings people new experiences.

But looking at Li Ke's serious face, he felt that what he did was a bit blasphemous to the Holy Light.

So, he was in a tangle.

But not long after, the mage came to the rescue.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty Varian and Mr. Li Ke have been waiting for a long time. Preparations for opening the portal have been made. Please prepare."

"Okay, let's go. Li Ke."

Varian was granted amnesty. Li Ke's serious attitude really made him a little embarrassed, so he quickly stood up and walked into the portal.

Li Ke looked at him looking a little embarrassed, shook his head slightly, and followed Bolvar's footsteps into the portal.

However, when he crossed the portal, he had a smile on his face.

Because at the same time...

"Remember the master's order! Never reveal the identity of the devil!"

Seeing her companion who had turned into a goblin, Sironas had a cruel smile on her face.

The work here in Li Ke is indeed very easy, and she likes it very much, but the only disadvantage is that Li Ke does not let them kill people casually.

So this was a moderately unhappy place for them, but now it was Li Ke who asked them to kill people, so they were not polite.

Especially Sironas, she took the lead and was just waiting to relieve her stress today.

After Sironas finished speaking, a portal opened, and out of it came an orc wearing full-body armor made by an unknown manufacturer. And the person leading these people was none other than one of Nefarian's men, the new Black Beast... General Blackhand, Red Blackhand, the former chief of the tribe and the son of Blackhand the Destroyer.

The black dragon and the devil had no intention of negotiating, because in front of them was the target of this trip, the warehouses and residences of the merchants who were raising prices.

What are the businessmen doing at this time?

They were popping champagne.