From Sharlayan's point of view, Daelin was far behind Catherine in terms of how he treated others.
Queen Catherine didn't have any bad intentions, but her way of dealing with it was a bit rigid.
Just like Dai Lin said, there is no need for so many complicated etiquette between a family, and now it is not a formal occasion.
The private banquet that Dai Lin mentioned was indeed very private. Apart from the busy maids and attendants, there were only six main people present.
Daelin, Catherine, Jaina, Sarlayan, Valeera, and a little boy who looks like a tiger-headed boy. He is Jaina's brother and the youngest child of the Proudmoore family, Prince Tandre.
Perhaps because he traveled around the sea all year round, Sarlayan didn't see much of the nobility of a king from Daelin, but the free and uninhibited aura of a man at sea predominated.
During the banquet, Dai Lin didn't talk about anything serious. He just smiled and asked about Jaina's experience during this time, and asked about Tandre's study progress.
After the banquet was over and Queen Catherine took Jaina and Tandre one by one and left, Daelin withdrew the smile on his face and brought Sarlayan and Valeela to the study.
"No need to be restrained, just sit wherever you want."
No longer needing to pretend in front of his children, Dai Lin sat on the sofa with a tired face, rubbed his brows with a wry smile.
"I think you should have guessed why I came back so soon, right?"
Sarlayan and Valeera exchanged glances, and as always, Valeera, who was more articulate, was in charge of communication.
"Did something happen at the alliance meeting?"
"snort!"
Daelin sneered disdainfully: "There's no need to be so cautious. Let me just say it bluntly. The alliance... or Terenas' alliance has come to an end."
Sarlayan's eyes flickered, but he did not interrupt rashly. He knew that Daelin, who was not happy, still had something to say.
Many people in the barrage said that Daelin looked more like a soldier than a king, and Sarlayan agreed with this.
The king of Kul Tiras told the two men unabashedly about the division of the spoils... no, what happened at the alliance meeting.
The war between the Alliance and the Horde lasted for several years, and the seven alliance countries invested a lot of manpower and material resources in this war.
Now that they have finally won a complete victory, the kings naturally want to recover the costs as much as possible, reap benefits for their country, and speed up post-war recovery.
The Kingdom of Alterac took the initiative to seek death, but the alliance army captured the royal city long before the tribe was defeated, and the half-crazy king Aiden Prenold was also captured and imprisoned.
Daelin, who had a straightforward temper, had already criticized Lothar's death in battle. He believed that other kingdoms were behind the scenes to force Lothar to take risks.
But the matter has come to this, everything is irreversible.
Dai Lin could only suppress his dissatisfaction and attend the alliance meeting.
The meeting started normally, with the topic surrounding how to close the Dark Portal. The new Alliance Grand Marshal Turayan was responsible for presiding over this part of the meeting.
In addition to the six human nations, Khaz Modan, Eagle's Nest Mountain, and Gnomeregan all sent representatives to attend the meeting. Even Quel'Thalas, which had always stayed away from mainland affairs, also sent its prince Kael'thas.
Although the tribe was completely defeated, as long as the Dark Portal is not closed for a day, the orcs may gather their forces again and make a comeback.
The Dark Portal was opened by Medivh, who was controlled by Sargeras, and the information related to it is stored in the library of Karazhan.
After Medivh's death, his apprentice Khadgar was the only one eligible to inherit Karazhan.
This young archmage with white hair and beard also attended the alliance meeting in person, and combined his professional knowledge to put forward many useful suggestions for the alliance.
After forcing the Horde back to Draenor, the Alliance's army still stayed in the Black Swamp...or rather, the wasteland that was originally the Black Swamp, monitoring the movements of the Dark Portal.
The evil energy corroded the swamp area that was originally full of life. The water vapor in the area was evaporated, and the earth dried up and cracked, turning it into a wasteland without any vegetation.
Kirin Tor councilors Drayden and Kel'Thuzad are collecting data near the Dark Portal to make advance preparations for closing the Dark Portal.
Completely eradicating the orc threat is related to the interests of all countries in the Eastern Kingdom, including Quel'Thalas. The participating countries unanimously agreed to work together to close the Dark Portal.
Since closing the Dark Door cannot be completed overnight, even after it is closed, it cannot completely eliminate the possibility of being opened again.
The Alliance decided to build a fortress in the wasteland now known as the Cursed Land to monitor the movements of the Dark Portal for a long time.
After Turayan and other senior generals set off for the Cursed Land, the second issue became more acute.
Regarding the Kingdom of Alterac and the disposition of Aiden Perenolde.
The direct territories of the Kingdom of Alterac are Alterac Mountains and Hillsbrad Foothills.
Not to mention the Alterac Snow Mountains with poor resources and cold climate, Hillsbrad Hills is a treasure land.
The climate here is suitable for food growth, and there is a prosperous Nanhai Town as an outlet to the sea, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture and maritime trade.
More importantly, Hillsbrad directly borders the four countries of Lordaeron, Gilneas, Dalaran, and Stromgard on land. Counting the sea route to Kul Tiras, there are five countries. Proper military strategists must fight for the ground.
King Genn Greymane of Gilneas, King Thoras Trollbane of Stromgarde, and King Daelin Proudmoore of Kul Tiras all want a piece of the Hillsbrad Foothills. .
Dalaran has no interest in territorial expansion, as long as it can get its own share of resources.
These four leaders were quite restrained and did not think about swallowing up the entire Hillsbrad alone. The kings of the three countries except Dalaran even privately discussed how to divide this land.
Lordaeron's Terenas immediately aroused the unanimous indignation of the three countries after entering the scene and expressing his stance.
This bitch has no martial ethics and actually wants to swallow up all the territory of Alterac, and he also found a seemingly reasonable reason.
Baron Prestor, a distant relative of the Perenold royal family.
Because the Perenold family betrayed Azeroth and colluded with the Horde, the entire family was thrown into the prison of Lordaeron to wait for the Alliance's judgment. They were destined to never be able to stand up again.
At this time, a distant relative of Perenold suddenly appeared and kept saying that he would hand over the territory of Alterac to the management of Lordaeron. He knew there was something wrong with it.
Dalaran and the Kingdom of Stormwind stood neutral regardless of the matter, and other non-human kingdoms also folded their arms and watched the fun.
The four major human kingdoms are in turmoil over the distribution of Alterac territory.
During the conference, Terenas openly and secretly expressed his intention to marry Calia Menethil, the eldest princess of Lordaeron, to Baron Prestor, in order to obtain the legitimate inheritance of Alterac.
"Baron Prestona?"
The name seemed a bit familiar to Sarlayan, and he subconsciously looked at the barrage.
[Bullshit Baron Presto, this is Deathwing’s fictitious identity! 】
[No, wasn't Deathwing's armor removed by Sharlayan and he escaped? 】
[Looking at the serious injuries that tore his body from the inside, it is absolutely impossible to recover without several years of training. Who is this Baron Presto? 】
[Who else could it be? Nefarian, his father was seriously injured and ran away. In order not to destroy the layout of Deathwing, he had no choice but to stand up and take over the tank. 】
'Prince of the Black Dragon, Nefarian? '
Since acquiring the system, Sarlayan's biggest gain is not the character panel that becomes stronger with battle, but the troll netizens who know many secrets of Azeroth.
Whenever he hears the name of a new person or thing, Sarlayan will habitually turn to barrages to get brief or detailed information from them.
Nefarian is the eldest son of Deathwing and the legitimate heir of the Black Dragon Legion.
With Deathwing hiding to recuperate and Dragon Queen Sinestra missing, Nefarian became the acting leader of the Black Dragonflight.
Deathwing was corrupted by the Ancient Gods long before the War of the Ancients, and most of the black dragons followed the Dragon King to join the forces of the Ancient Gods.
For the ancient gods, the order in the mortal world is of course the more chaotic the better. It is best for the entire world to be in chaos and attack each other, so that no one will notice the jailbreak they have been carrying out.
The purpose of Deathwing's fictional Baron Presto is to disrupt the human kingdoms and make them fight among themselves due to the uneven distribution of benefits.
Although Deathwing was temporarily missing, Nefarian continued his plan, pretending to be Baron Preetos and sneaking into the upper echelons of the human kingdom to stir up trouble.
'In other words, behind the uneven distribution of spoils among human countries is the black dragon who is trying to stir up war and chaos again? '(To be continued)
