The inexperienced young king was at odds with a group of cunning aristocratic foxes. Even with the help of nobles loyal to the royal family such as Duke Fordragon, it would not be easy for King Varian to straighten out the chaos in the country.
The Kingdom of Stormwind is not a hostile country to Quel'Thalas. The Backlight Blade is very busy with its work, and it is impossible to allocate a large number of manpower to station in Stormwind City for a long time. The responsibility for gathering intelligence is mostly handled openly by the embassy headed by Lorian.
But this leads to a problem.
Lorien Riyin is a professional diplomat, not an espionage agent.
Most of the information he could detect was superficial, and he didn't fully understand the undercurrents hidden behind the Stormwind Kingdom.
Recently, the Backlight Blade's main focus has been on Northrend. Quel'Thalas has not received any important information related to the Kingdom of Stormwind. Sarlayan thought that this country, which was in desperate need of development, had been calm.
But after coming to Stormwind City to observe in person, Sharlayan discovered that this was not the case.
"Ambassador Lorien, does King Varian rarely attend banquets in public?"
Ambassador Lorien Riyin is a male high elf with a dignified appearance and a dignified bearing. He has been responsible for diplomatic work for more than 300 years and has very rich experience.
Although he did not know much about the espionage process, with the keen sense developed through years of diplomacy, Lorian was vaguely aware of the discordant rhythm of the Kingdom of Stormwind, and even understood the origin of this rhythm.
"Indeed."
Lorian said thoughtfully: "King Varian Wrynn is a typical man of action. He doesn't like red tape and rarely wastes time attending extravagant banquets of nobles that have no practical significance."
"His overly pragmatic style makes those nobles who like to pay attention to pomp and dignity very dissatisfied. The noble circle often makes fun of King Varian in private, thinking that he does not understand style and does not understand how to enjoy life."
Sharlayan was not surprised by this. Varian was determined to do practical things and wanted to re-develop the once-destroyed Kingdom of Stormwind into a powerful human nation in order to comfort his father Llane Wrynn who died young.
Since his father Lion was betrayed and assassinated by the half-orc Garona, Varian's view of orcs is very similar to Daelin's, believing that dead orcs are good orcs.
However, the "traditional" human nobles headed by Terenas only regard the orcs as political chips. They find it difficult to understand and cannot accept Varian and Daelin's waste of chips.
Since it is the closest to the Dark Portal ruins, most of the logistical resources for Watchfort stationed in the Blasted Land are provided by the Kingdom of Stormwind, while Lordaeron in the far north only provides verbal support.
In Terenas' view, the Dark Portal has been blown up from the Draenor side, and there is no need to continue to maintain the daily expenses of Nethergarde Keep.
But Varian, who has always been wary of the Dark Portal, was willing to give it, and Terenas was happy to play dumb, since it was not him who provided the supplies anyway.
During the time when the Kingdom of Stormwind was destroyed, the nobles of the Kingdom of Stormwind, including Varian, all lived in the Royal City of Lordaeron, and were inevitably affected by the political opinions of Lordaeron.
Sharlayan dared to use Lorian's Tintin to guarantee that there are definitely nails planted by Terenas among the nobles of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
From time to time, they will play tricks on Varian's back to slow down the revival of the Kingdom of Stormwind and ensure that Lordaeron can always stand at the top of the human kingdoms.
[Lorian:? ? ? 】
【Gan! Don’t you have it yourself? Why use mine as a guarantee? 】
Of course, Lorian didn't know what Thalayan was thinking, but he still dutifully recounted the various incidents he encountered while serving as the ambassador of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
"etc!"
When Lorian mentioned the nominal noble leader of the Kingdom of Stormwind, Sarlayan, who was a little distracted, had not yet reacted, but Valeera and Stellagosa stopped with a look of astonishment on their faces.
Valeela: "What did you call the nominal leader of the nobles just now?"
"Huh?" Lorian scratched his cheek in confusion: "Countess Presto, what's the problem?"
Sarlayan: "???"
After regaining consciousness, Sarlayan exchanged glances with Valeela and Little Xingxing, and the three of them showed question mark expressions at the same time.
Little Xingxing received Sarlayan's instructions and consciously opened a super-small remote transmission hole.
"Wai, are you there?"
…
The last time they went to Northrend, Sharlayan and Stellagosa were bored while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
Under the inspiration and guidance provided by the barrage, the two collaborated to develop an epoch-making remote communication spell, which was jokingly called a magic phone call by netizens from another world.
This new method of long-distance communication requires the user to be proficient in space spells, and both parties need to join the soul link channel modified by Sarlayan.
Once the above two conditions are met, you can use space transmission capabilities to communicate at any time even though you are thousands of miles apart.
Space teleportation spells are quite demanding. The farther the teleportation distance is and the greater the mass of the teleportation object, the more magic power will be consumed.
Stellagosa cannot teleport herself directly from the Kingdom of Stormwind to Dragonblight, but she can open a small hole in space and transmit only the sound to someone fishing in the Obsidian Holy Land through the soul link that is connected to each other.
"ah?"
Onyxia's stunned voice came from the other side of the small hole in space.
"Stellagosa?"
"It's me, we have something to ask you."
Onyxia sensed that something big had happened through the solemn attitude of the little star, and asked with interest: "What happened? Tell me and let me laugh."
"Lehe..."
The corner of Sarlayan's mouth curled up, and he suddenly interrupted and said to Onyxia: "This news is indeed worthy of joy."
"We were in Stormwind City and accidentally learned that a person named Countess Prestor was stirring up trouble in this country."
"……ha?!"
Onyxia was stunned for a few seconds before she amplified her voice and screamed.
"What the hell..."
The Black Dragon Princess roared angrily: "Who is it! How dare you use my pseudonym!"
Countess Katarina Prestor, the human alias that Onyxia used while hiding in the Kingdom of Stormwind.
According to Onyxia's setting, Dame Presto entered Draenor with the Alliance Expeditionary Force. Because the Dark Portal suddenly closed, she stayed in that desolate world and was never heard from again.
However, the development of the situation was very different from Onyxia's expectations.
According to Ambassador Lorien, the Countess of Presto returned to Stormwind City the year before last. It was said that due to delays for some reasons, she was unable to enter the world opposite the Dark Portal with the expeditionary force.
Before Onyxia abandoned this vest, Countess Presto was the leader of the hedonistic nobles of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
This imposter naturally inherited this identity and continued to stir up troubles in the Kingdom of Stormwind. Her shadow can be seen behind many of the things that went against the king.
Judging from Onyxia's furious attitude, this matter obviously has nothing to do with her.
While Stellagosa and Valeela were trying to calm down the angry black dragon princess, Sharlayan frowned and fell into thought.
'If it has nothing to do with Onyxia, then what is behind this false Countess Presto...'
Black dragon.
Not the black dragons of Onyxia and Sinestra's faction, but Nefarian's men entrenched in Blackstone Mountain.
It is rare for a black dragon to leave a well-known official identity in the human kingdom, so it would be a pity to give up like this.
Sharlayan speculated that Nefarian should have sent another female black dragon to replace Onyxia's human incarnation to continue to maintain the black dragon's control over the situation in the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Onyxia herself is an expert in political struggles and conspiracies. Even without Sharlayan's analysis, she can quickly figure out the key.
"tnnd!"
The more Onyxia thought about it, the angrier she became. Why did the vest that I managed so carefully fall into the hands of Nefarian?
"This is mine! As long as I don't give it to him, he can't take it away!"
Onyxia said on the spot that she was going to Wyrmrest Temple to report, and asked Zhan Wuzha to activate the teleportation device to send her directly to Stormwind City.
Saryan supports this.
The confrontation between the real and fake Countess Presto should be interesting, and just in time, he can also use Countess Presto's connections to find out the latest whereabouts of the panda man.
Under Sarlayan's instruction, Little Star prepared the teleportation coordinates in the embassy in advance.
Onyxia, furious, immediately took action.
She rushed to Wyrmrest Temple overnight, told Alexstrasza who was sitting at the top of the tower about the whole story, and successfully obtained the Red Dragon Queen's permission.
Under the operation of Kalecgos, Marionyxia, who is separated from Stormwind City, used the coordinates provided by Stellagosa to teleport directly to the Quel'Thalas embassy in Stormwind City.
"Where are the people?!"
As soon as she walked out of the portal, Onyxia immediately began to roll up her sleeves and prepare to hit someone.
"I want to see which little bitch dares to replace my vest!"
