The Lordaeron army, which was marching in a hurry, suddenly changed its operational strategy in Tarren Mill. Instead of its previous impatience, it stopped in this small town and stood still.
As the Lordaeron army stopped, the tense atmosphere in Hillsbrad also calmed down.
However, relevant countries know that this situation is only temporary.
The news that Terenas had relapsed into a coma was strictly blocked by Lordaeron. Except for Quel'Thalas, which obtained accurate information through special channels, other countries knew nothing about it.
Although they don’t know what Terenas is up to, all the countries in the Eastern Kingdom know that the increasingly stubborn King of Lordaeron will not give up so easily. The crisis in the Kingdom of Stromgard has not passed yet. .
King Garin has disappeared, and the princes and ministers of Stromgard who have taken refuge in the Valley of Refuge are leaderless.
In order to ensure that he would inherit the throne, Garin killed many of Trollbane's kinsmen one after another. Danas, who was most likely to threaten his inheritance, was also exiled to Draenor far away, and it was difficult to find him in a short time. Back.
A country cannot live without a king for a day.
In view of Garin's wasteful performance in corrupting the country's power over the years, the Stromgard nobles and ministers hiding in the Refuge Valley finally decided to temporarily form a regency council after a heart-to-heart discussion.
Regardless of whether Garin is still alive or not, the Regent Council will regard the king who deserted and ruined the country's prestige as dead.
When Darnath Trollbane returns from Draenor, the Council of Regents will return power to the Trollbane royal family.
Before that, the Regency Council will have full control over all affairs in Stromgard, with recapture of the capital, Stromgarde, as its top priority.
According to the intelligence sent back by the frontline scouts, it can be said that demons are currently dancing in Stromgarde.
In addition to the deadwood trolls who broke into the city, the Stonefist Ogres wandering in the Arathi Highlands also took the opportunity to sneak in and occupy an area of the city, and there were even Syndicate thieves who came from Hillsbrad to get chestnuts from the fire.
In addition to the militia guards composed of civilians who had not escaped from Stromgarde and remained in the core city area, the four major forces were fighting for each other in Stromgarde, and the situation in the city was simply a mess.
This is only the domestic situation, Lordaeron's army is still watching Tarren Mill.
The dilapidated Wall of Thoradin could not stop Lordaeron's troops at all, and the funds originally planned to be used to repair the wall had long been squandered by Garin.
Is this foolish king who caused Stromgard to lose his capital still alive?
Unbeknownst to the Council of Regents in Sanctuary Valley, members of the Intelligence Bureau in Quel'Thalas discovered his whereabouts.
Garin did not run away. This guy was hiding in a tower near the coastline in the west of Stromgarde, surrounded by only a dozen incompetent people who only knew how to flatter others.
After using the communication spell to consult Silvermoon City, the intelligence bureau thieves who received permission quietly contacted the Temporary Regent Council of Stromgard and told them the information.
When Kael'thas received the feedback from the front, he had a true expression on his face.
The Regency Council entrusted Quel'Thalas to assassinate the faint Lord Garin, creating a fait accompli of the monarch's death to ensure the legitimacy of the Regency Council.
Kael'thas had some doubts about the Regency Council's intentions in issuing this commission, and seemed a little hesitant for a while.
Sarlayan stood up and convinced him at this time.
"We don't need to know the real intentions of the Regency Council. All they want is a result."
"Besides, who says we have to do what they say?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Sarlayan's face: "We can secretly 'escort' Garin back to Quel'Thalas and declare to the Regency Council that Garin is dead."
"If this matter is settled, we can support Jialin until his death."
"But if the regency council wants to do something frivolous, we can also provide facts as evidence to refute it and avoid being accused of assassinating the head of state of another country."
Suddenly enlightened, Kael'thas decided to adopt Sharlayan's proposal.
A small team of intelligence bureau thieves successfully sneaked into the tower and effortlessly captured Garin, who was still intoxicated.
They also revealed the coordinates of the tower to the dead wood troll who was searching nearby, and they used borrowed money to kill people.
After learning about Galin's "death", the regent council sitting in the Refuge Valley no longer hesitated.
They raised the banner of Stromgard openly and called on the armies scattered across Arathi to gather in the Valley of Refuge to form a recovery army.
Stromgarde, who still retains a considerable amount of military strength, began to counterattack Stromgarde from the outside in, intending to end this farce before Lordaeron could enter Arathi in the name of assisting its allies, and not give Lordaeron a chance to exploit the problem. .
Terenas fell ill again in a short period of time and fell asleep intermittently on the hospital bed for more than a week. He occasionally let out a few curse words in his confusion and was completely unable to govern.
As a last resort, the Prime Minister risked being punished by Terenas and sent intelligence to Tarren Mir, requesting Crown Prince Arthas of Lordaeron to return to the royal city to supervise the kingdom.
In fact, there are still close relatives of the royal family staying in the Royal City of Lordaeron at this time, but Princess Calia has never received political education, and Terenas positions her as a vase for marriage.
In contrast, although the 14-year-old Prince Alsace was still young, he at least knew the general process of running a country under the guidance of Terenas, who taught him three days of fishing and two days of drying nets.
While Lordaeron and Stromgard were causing trouble, Sharlayan, who had sorted out his domestic affairs, quietly teleported to Dalaran, preparing to discuss Kel'Thuzad's follow-up arrangements with Antonidas.
Kel'Thuzad was indeed exiled from Dalaran for studying forbidden necromancy without authorization, but the two sides who ordered the exile and the exile did not break up because of this. After all, this was part of Sharlayan's long-decided plan.
In addition to discussing the matter of Kel'Thuzad and filling the vacancy of Kirin Tor Councilor, Kael'thas also added a layer of burden to Sharlayan's trip to Dalaran.
Thalayan needs to discuss the important matter of rebuilding the Council of Tirisfal with Antonidas on behalf of the Sunstrider royal family.
This time, there were only two members of Sarlayan's entourage. One was Onyxia, who was stalking her and wouldn't let go, and the other was Little Star, who was sent by Valeera to monitor the Black Dragon Princess.
The playful Tinagosa wanted to follow her, but unfortunately she was forced by Stellagosa to stay in the territory to familiarize herself with the affairs that the secretary was responsible for, and to assist Valeera in managing the territory.
In fact, the development of Sarlayan's territory has already been on the right track, and there are no heavy matters to deal with.
Stellagosa just didn't want her sister to be raised as a useless person who couldn't eat enough to open her mouth. She wanted her to learn to support herself and exchange labor for money.
There is a saying that the salary offered to the migrant workers in his territory by Sarlayan, who was so poor that he only had money, was definitely not low.
As long as Tina is willing to calm down and work hard for a month, the salary she gets will definitely be able to meet her daily expenses, and she doesn't have to worry about running out of money.
The Dragon Clan has never had this practice of distributing according to work. After all, most of the Dragon Clan are busy sleeping all day long.
They don't have much waking time throughout the year, they consume very little resources, and most of them have the ability to be self-sufficient.
Since Tinagosa and Stellagosa decided to live in the mortal world with Sharlayan, they naturally needed to integrate into the daily life of mortals. The most basic rule was to exchange labor for money.
Sharlayan made no comment on Stellagosa's decision.
Despite Tina's fussing all day long, in fact, the actual age gap between this little guy and Stella Gosa is not that big.
She understands many truths, but she is a little willful under everyone's care and likes to take the opportunity to act coquettishly.
Temporarily putting aside the chores at home, Sharlayan teleported to Dalaran with the two dragon girls.
"Salayan, long time no see."
Kirin Tor Speaker Antonidas personally came to the teleportation hall to greet the distinguished guests, and the increasingly mature Kirin Tor Senator Ronin was beside her.
This guy had a mustache on his chin, and he looked like a big shot in the upper class.
However, judging from the narrow look when his eyes met with Sarlayan's, this calmness was probably a deliberately pretended business temperament.
Sarlayan responded to Antonidas's greeting with a smile, and quickly turned his attention to the two people beside Antonidas.
Needless to say about Ronin, Sarlayan knew that this kid was gloating about his misfortune and waiting for a good show.
'It's a pity that I have to disappoint you. '
Turning his gaze to the slim blonde girl on the other side behind Antonidas, Sarlayan had a gentler smile on his face.
"Long time no see, Jaina."
