Before meeting Sharlayan, Druyin, a profession that existed widely in Kalimdor, only existed in legends to Alex and had never seen it with his own eyes.
With Valeera by his side, Alex, whose logical thinking ability is not bad, naturally began to draw inferences.
If Sarlayan can transform into a black panther, why can't a gryphon transform into one?
From the bottom of his heart, Alex also hoped that the gryphon holding his son was Sarlayan.
After all, the beast is just a beast, and its subordinates are insignificant.
Although Alex's strange behavior disrupted the Barov family's overall plan, he is still their own cub after all, and it still hurts to see him injured.
As for severe punishment... that will happen later.
Flying in the snow-capped mountains, Sarlayan subconsciously chose protective colored feathers when he transformed.
The snow-white gryphon fluttered its wings several times and flew across the battlefield, landing on the wall of Barov Castle, landing right next to Alex.
Alex stretched out his hand to stop the nervous guards around him, and glanced at his stupid son with messy hair and a frightened look on his face.
"Hmph! Take this idiot who has failed to achieve anything but fails to do anything, and imprison him in his own room!"
"In the name of the contemporary Barov family, I order that Alex Barov be permanently deprived of any form of inheritance rights to the family property, and the identity of the family heir is handed over to Jandis Barov."
Alex's strike hit Alex's pain, and Qi Pao, who was still a little dizzy, immediately jumped up with a "whoosh" and walked with crab steps trying to get closer to Alex.
"No! You can't do this, I am Barov... ugh!"
With a gloomy face, Alex retracted the fist that had sunk into Alex's abdomen.
Letting this stupid son roll his eyes and fainted to the ground, he coldly gave another order to the guards beside him.
"What are you waiting for? Execute the order!"
"yes!"
Sarlayan and Valeela viewed the scene of a loving father and son as amusement. After Alex, who was lying on the ground, was carried away, Sarlayan remained in his gryphon form and spoke.
"Mr. Alex, we have removed all the Lordaeron scouts that may be on the march. It's time."
"Huh~"
Alex exhaled a breath, forcing himself to temporarily forget those nonsense family matters and turn his attention to the imminent national affairs.
"The Barov family has made all preparations for the expedition. Over there at Icewind Ridge..."
Valeela took over and said: "It has been resolved. The Teta brothers and Polina have agreed to submit to the new Kingdom of Alterac."
"As for Damian's group...hehe~"
"The Teta brothers and sisters..." Alex touched his chin thoughtfully: "Yuri and Yulia from the former Intelligence Agency? I didn't expect them to be alive."
Alex wasted no time in asking what happened to Damian and the others.
It can be seen from the fate of Duke Faculest, who was almost killed on the spot, that Sarlayan and Valeela are not soft-hearted and pedantic people, and they will never hesitate when it is time to kill.
"You two, I will leave the private soldiers of the Barov family to you. Take them to Bingfeng Hill for reinforcements as soon as possible."
There was a look of surprise on Valeera's face: "You won't go with us?"
Alex smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The last time I left home for business, there was a lot of trouble at home."
"Now that idiot Alex is back. If I don't keep watch at home, Yin Lucia will release him soon. Who knows what troubles he will cause."
"Ha~"
Sarlayan chuckled helplessly and said nothing, but in his heart he lamented the barrage: "Just like what you said, a loving mother is a loser."
[The correct answer is that all naughty children are born from naughty parents. 】
[We have an old saying that if a son fails to teach, it is the father’s fault, but... is it really only the father’s problem if the son is ineffective? 】
【Big courage! Do you dare to question the great mother who gave birth to her child? If you have the ability, you can be reborn in the next life! 】
[That’s it, don’t fish here. After several rounds of systematic cleaning, there are no boxers here. 】
Valeera didn't know what Sarlayan was thinking at the moment, but thinking about it from his perspective, she could understand Alex's confusion.
Valeela: "Okay, we will quietly send the reinforcements to General Haas."
"As for your family affairs... it's better to deal with it as soon as possible. The reconstruction of Alterac cannot be separated from the support of the Barov family."
…
In name, the Marquis title of the Barov family is inferior to that of the two dukes, Falkrest and Ravenholdt.
But this does not mean that the Barov family is weak.
On the contrary, the Barov family with a long history has a very transcendent status in the Kingdom of Alterac. In the early years, Keldaron was even said to be a country within a country.
The Barov family has always maintained an in-law relationship with the Perenold royal family. They have no great interest in getting involved in Alterac politics and only want to make money.
Because of this, the kings of Alterac have never doubted the Barov family. Instead, they were wary of the two duke families and deliberately provoked a fight between them.
In the minds of the vast majority of Alterac people, Barov is truly the chief noble of Alterac, and both Falkrest and Ravenholdt have to give way.
Moreover, the Barov family is in charge of the money bag of the Kingdom of Alterac. Without Barov's support, no matter who sits on the throne, his butt will definitely be unstable.
After the fall of the Kingdom of Alterac, the proud Terenas forcefully took away the ownership of Brill, Tarren Mill and Southsea Town from the Barov family.
With the loss of these three wealthy towns, the Barov family's financial resources will inevitably shrink.
However, with Alex, the shrewd head of the family, at the helm, the wealth accumulated by the Barov family over thousands of years cannot be lost in just six years.
It's actually not a bad thing for Alex to stay in Keldaron. While taking care of his family affairs, he can use the Barov family's connections and business channels to ensure the logistics delivery of Icewind Post.
Sarlayan has always believed in a truth. A war cannot only be judged by the strength of the military on the battlefield. Logistics and intelligence are also very important.
The armies of Lordaeron and Gilneas, which are facing each other on the Western Front, are a clear example.
Lordaeron sent 30,000 elites, and Mograine also raised a star army of officers.
In comparison, Gilneas's army only numbered 20,000, and its famous generals were not as luxurious as Lordaeron's.
However, if the two sides really fight, as long as Gilneas fights steadily and is not taken away by a wave, Lordaeron will not be victorious in the end.
The reason is that due to the logistical transportation difficulties and intelligence blockade in the Lake District of Lordamre, Mograine simply did not dare to devote all his energy to the battlefield when the army was blind and deaf.
Not to mention he still had to worry about the disturbing problem of grain and grass transportation.
The private soldiers of the Barov family are led by officers appointed by Alex, and Sarlayan and Valeera do not intend to overstep their authority.
During the silent march to Icewind Point, Sarlayan kept his griffin form and hovered over the battlefield.
Valeera searched everywhere with her eyes wide open, and would attack immediately if she found any sign of trouble. Along the way, she had already caught no less than 10 Lordaeron scouts who had just arrived to fill their positions.
"It seems that Uther has discovered something is wrong."
"Uh-huh!"
Shaking off the blood beads on the dagger, Valeela looked towards the town of Andorhal opposite the Ridge of Regret as if feeling something.
"There must be hunters over there in Andorhal right now who are monitoring our actions using eagle eye skills."
"It doesn't matter."
Sarlayan landed on the ground and picked up Valeera again: "The Icewind Hill fortress is already in sight. I don't think Uther dares to risk going around the fortress to intercept reinforcements."
"Taking a step back, if he really dares to do it...the Tetta siblings and Polina who are staying in the castle are not vegetarians."
Just as Valeela said, Mayor Matthew of Andorhal had noticed the abnormality of the scout team in the Regret Ridge area, sent an extra team of scouts over, and arranged for hunters to monitor the movements on the other side across the river.
Knowing that the enemy's reinforcements were about to arrive, Uther chose to seek stability after some hesitation and rejected Dathrohan's radical proposal.
"Why!"
Dathrohan stamped his feet depressedly: "Uther, you will regret it."
"If we can't take this opportunity to gather reinforcements, once the reinforcements from the Alterac rebels are combined, it won't be that easy to capture Icewind Hills!"
