Peace talks are not a unilateral matter. The two warring parties need to reach consensus to promote peace talks.
On the Alterac side, Sharlayan believed that the young but skillful Yin Seton could overwhelm those nobles.
The restoration of Alterac is still short, and even with the full support of other kingdoms, Yin Seton does not want to waste too much time on the war with Lordaeron.
The top priority is that the newly born Kingdom of Alterac must first take back its capital city and officially announce the rebirth of this ancient kingdom to the original Alterac people who are still hesitant to return home.
As for Lordaeron, Terenas is still determined to attack, and this battle has not yet reached a point that Lordaeron cannot bear.
But as bad news continues to come from the front, the domestic peace faction is growing stronger.
Even in the period when the king's power was the most stable, Terenas could not completely ignore the opinions of ministers and nobles, let alone now.
In the feudal era when the royal family and the nobles jointly governed the country, if the king insisted on going his own way regardless of the interests of the nobles, there was a high probability of rebellion waiting for him in the end. This was something Terenas, who prided himself on being talented and strategic, could not accept.
Due to the fierce battle between the domestic war faction and the peace faction, Lordaeron's two front-line armies have recently slowed down their offensive pace.
Mograine, who had a military mentality, didn't think so much. He only weakened the offensive to reduce the consumption of food and grass. Uther's side on the eastern front was purely for political considerations.
In any case, the battlefields on both fronts were temporarily stagnant due to the turmoil in the rear, which facilitated Sarlayan's activities.
Alterac has been settled in advance, and Sharlayan plans to venture to the Royal City of Lordaeron to meet with the person behind the peace faction—Princess Calia Menethil.
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While Sharlayan returned to Steinblade to persuade Insedon and handle other chores, the Barov family still maintained contact with Andorhal.
Just as Sarlayan predicted, the stalemate on the front line made some people unable to sit still.
Terenas's envoy and the peace diplomats came to Andorhal and the frontline military camps of the Knights of the Silver Hand to check in.
Both sides are trying their best to increase their presence and win over others, trying to get the senior officers of the Knights of the Silver Hand to side with them.
The upright Uther has no interest in political struggle, and can even be said to be bored.
But in officialdom, some things are unavoidable.
Such as taking sides.
As the most valued first-generation paladin of Alonsus Faol, Uther possesses all the virtues of a paladin.
Rather than siding with the king and ministers, he preferred to stand on the side of the people and the country, and did not want to participate in dirty political struggles.
Uther, who is well versed in nonsense literature, performed a skillful set of "Tai Chi". Both the royal envoy and the diplomats sent by the Lord and the Prime Minister felt as if they had gained something, but in fact they did not get any promises.
After going back and forth, the main war faction and the peace faction gradually understood that Uther and the Knights of the Silver Hand had no intention of taking any side.
The royal envoy first returned to the Royal City of Lordaeron in depression. When the diplomats sent by the Lord and the peacekeepers also planned to return with a look of anger on their faces, they unexpectedly received contact from the Barov family.
The liaison party is the contemporary head of the Barov family, Alex Barov. On behalf of the new king of Alterac - Inseton Perenold, he clearly conveyed the message of Alterac to the Lord Harmony Faction. Kingdom Attitude—The Pursuit of Peace.
When the plenipotentiary representative of the Barov family, the Perenold royal family, had in-depth communication with representatives of the Lord of Lord Peace faction, Sarlayan took the lead and embarked on the journey to Lordaeron.
During this trip, Sharlayan will sneak into the Royal City of Lordaeron.
With the current relationship between Quel'Thalas and Lordaeron, all high elves living in the royal city will be monitored.
To put it simply, Sharlayan cannot enter the city as a high elf to avoid being monitored by Lordaeron's intelligence department.
He planned to stay in animal form throughout the entire journey, so it would be inconvenient to bring Valeera and Tinargosa with him.
Ever since Sharlayan left Quel'Thalas and traveled around, he has never really entered the Royal City of Lordaeron, passing by every time.
The sharp-tailed swift of Sharlayan's transformation set out from the northern part of the Alterac Snow Mountains, bypassed the still foggy Lake Lordamre from a high altitude, and flew at full speed northwest.
After entering the scope of Tirisfal Glades, Sharlayan slowed down and transformed into a raven that is very common in Lordaeron.
The dark raven spread its wings and glided from high altitude to the Royal City of Lordaeron below, overlooking the appearance of the entire city from the air.
The architectural style of Lordaeron is different from that of Dalaran, Alterac, and Kul Tiras.
There are a large number of tall and thin church-like buildings in the city. In barrage terms, this style is more similar to the Gothic architecture they know.
This architectural style is full of strong religious atmosphere, which is exactly in line with Lordaeron's identity as the origin of the Church of the Holy Light.
The majestic Holy Light Cathedral is located in the Church Square in the center of the city. There is an endless stream of people going to the cathedral to worship. From time to time, you can see nobles going to the cathedral in grand ostentation.
The war ahead does not seem to have affected the enjoyment of the nobles in the Royal City of Lordaeron at all, and those high-end consumption places are still very prosperous.
Not just the nobles, the atmosphere of the entire city is not depressing at all. The streets where common people hang out are also very lively, and most of the people still have smiles on their faces.
Sarlayan's transformed raven landed on top of a small church in the civilian area and stood on the church steeple to collect intelligence for several hours.
In addition to gossiping about everyday things, the civilians coming and going from the church would occasionally talk about the rebellion in the Alterac region.
Perhaps the Kingdom of Lordaeron has been strong for too long, and most people just regard the war as a conversation piece after dinner, and do not think that Lordaeron will lose to Alterac.
Sharlayan: "Ha~ It seems that the high-level officials of Lordaeron did not tell the people under their rule the truth. These poor civilians still don't know that what they are facing is not just the country of Alterac, but the five major human kingdoms. The anti-Lordaeron alliance formed together."
[Normally, in order to prevent the public from panicking and affecting the stability of the rear area, the government will definitely have some reservations when reporting on the war at the front. 】
[To put it simply, it means reporting good things but not bad things. 】
[Why did I suddenly think of the war between Ermao and Da Mao? With the biased reporting of the Western media, Er Mao’s battle report was so ridiculous that it sounded like it was about to counterattack Da Mao’s homeland. 】
[Hey, just listen to this nonsense. Aren’t there many self-media in our country who have been deceived and followed the Western media to repeat it? 】
[That’s not called being deceived. Some media just accept Tao Le and get paid to do things. 】
[If we don’t advocate that the Ermao occupy the battlefield advantage, the West’s sense of superiority that it can still control the world will be shattered and it will no longer be able to suppress it. 】
[Da Mao’s senior general who was “killed” for many days has been resurrected. Can you still believe what Er Mao says? Just have fun. 】
[Ahem~ You guys are going too far, let’s get back to business. 】
[I am very curious, if the people of Lordaeron, who think the war is going well, are allowed to know the truth about the battle situation on the front line, can they still treat the war as a gossip topic like this? 】
Sarlayan: "It makes sense. It's worth a try."
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In the past week, some taverns in the Royal City of Lordaeron have gradually revealed the "truth" about the frontline battle situation that is completely different from the official statement.
The people who spread the news exaggerated the failure of Lordaeron's military operation, making it sound as if the battlefields on both fronts were about to collapse.
At first, this unconventional rhetoric did not attract anyone's attention. Those who knew the rumor regarded it as a joke and ignored it.
But as this rumor spread more and more widely within a week, people who were originally optimistic about the war became a little uncertain. They began to doubt that the official war report contained water.
At this time, Valeela, who had returned to Eversong Forest, told Minister of Propaganda Vonderor about Sarlayan's plan.
Due to Lordaeron's official control, the major towns in Lordaeron were prohibited from publishing the Silver Moon Weekly. Vondelor had to change his mind and adopted Sarlayan's idea of surrounding the city with rural areas.
The new issue of the Silver Moon Weekly began to work hard. The employees of the newspaper spread the newspaper widely in various towns and villages in Lordaeron, exposing all the truth about the war situation.
There is a famous saying in the world where Danmaku is located.
OO's temperament always likes to be conciliatory and compromise. For example, if you say that this room is too dark and open a skylight here, everyone will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, they will come to mediate and be willing to open a skylight. .
The OO in this sentence can refer to any country, such as Lordaeron.
The rumors spread by Sharlayan were obviously excessive at first, but at least they left an initial impression in the minds of the people of Lordaeron, making them doubt the authenticity of the official report.
When the Silver Moon Weekly revealed the true truth about the battlefield, the foreshadowing that Sarlayan had laid in advance began to come into play.
Then... Terenas was angered.
