Grian Stallman has been worried about what is brewing in the Westfall for this period of time...especially three days ago, when he saw with his own eyes the great stonemason engineer, Stormwind City After becoming the daughter of Edwin Van Cleef, the founder and former leader of the Defias Brotherhood, his anxiety became even more serious!
He will never forget that scary little girl who was wearing a tight black leather jacket, with short black hair and hiding her face behind a red scarf, especially the scary look in her eyes...
That Vanessa Van Cleef looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she was vicious and ruthless. A blade enchanted with evil shadow power instantly killed those Yuexi Town militiamen who injured him. There were more than ten people... In the end, they were able to escape from him, a veteran paladin. This made him feel very troubled and worried!
If the other party is allowed to wander in this western wilderness, she will definitely become a formidable enemy of the Kingdom of Stormwind in the future, just like her father Edwin VanCleef!
Even...even more terrifying...
Because, the new Defias Brotherhood, which was resurrected through the hands of that little girl, has become an increasingly serious threat to the lives and property safety of the people in the Western Wilderness! Especially the slogan proposed by the other party, 'Kill the nobles, divide the fields, and pay less taxes', which makes Grian feel palpitated just thinking about it!
As a veteran who has been on the battlefield and has been exposed to many people's livelihood issues, Grian Stallman certainly knows the general power of this slogan and what it can cause if the Defias Brotherhood is allowed to develop like this. Serious harm!
Every time I think of the terrifying effect these words can bring and the recent discoveries, there is now enough evidence to show that: more and more refugees and townspeople bankrupt due to the kingdom's war and heavy taxes, as well as a small number of low-level people Farmers and some small farmers are in frequent contact with members of the New Defias Brotherhood.
In the past two days, as more and more information piled up on his desk, he almost couldn't eat or sleep well at all times. Even in his sleep at night, he would occasionally be awakened by the noise outside the window!
You know, he, Grian Stallman, also has a manor and land here in the Western Wilderness, and there are many, many more...
Therefore, without thinking too much, he knew that he must be the exploiting class that needs to be eliminated and the target of land distribution in the slogan of the New Defias Brotherhood, and he would definitely not be wrong.
In short, whether it is for the peace and stability of the Western Wilderness, or for the prosperity and harmony of the Kingdom of Stormwind, or for Grian Strowman himself to not have his head inexplicably cut off and robbed of his own in his sleep. Legacy, he must give those thugs of the New Defias Brotherhood a good look!
Knowing that his personal power was too weak in front of the organized Defias Brotherhood and the increasingly large number of thugs, Grian resolutely decided to fight with the townspeople and businessmen of Yuexi Town. , and large farmers, work together to form the Western Wilderness People's Army to defend their Western Wilderness, their homes, and their property!
Therefore, since he met Vanessa three days ago and lost his army, after much thought, Grian Stallman finally decided to gather the industrialists and rich farmers in the Western Wilderness, as well as those who were unwilling to join the Defias Brotherhood. People, once again expanded the Yuexi Town militia organization, which originally had only dozens of people!
This time, he will directly arm and train them into the Western People's Army with about 2,000 people, in order to protect and maintain the security of this important granary of the Kingdom of Stormwind and to target the increasingly obvious threats of the New Defias Brotherhood. threaten!
Of course, although he, Grian Stroman, is a powerful old paladin and a moderate noble in the Kingdom of Stormwind, but... it is such a matter of forming an army at will, even if it is only local. A militia organization is definitely not something that can be established simply by building it.
Because, even if it is just a militia team, it is a serious large-scale army, not a escort of some businessmen, nor a private thug army.
If they act randomly without reporting from the Kingdom of Stormwind, the few remaining regular troops in Stormwind City may come and kill them before they can train to fight against the Defias Brotherhood. First treat him as a rebel and eliminate him, Grian Stroman!
It is precisely because of this consideration that on the day when the Western Wilderness People's Army is about to be established, he, Gillian Stallman, specially invited the interim mayor of Yuexi Town and the executive officer of Western Wilderness political affairs, a The Parliament of Stormwind Kingdom has recently transferred an old noble to come here to supervise the food taxation work.
Now, when the Kingdom of Stormwind is deploying troops against the Outland and the Flame Alliance in the north, and they are fighting on two fronts, they still attach great importance to logistics work! Therefore, a noble councilor was sent to Yuexi Town to supervise the payment of food taxes and work to appease the Western Wilderness.
After all, in the entire Kingdom of Stormwind, except for a few farms in Elwynn Forest that produce food, only the West Wilds has the most farms and mines!
It can be said that the west here is indeed an important area for maintaining the finances of the Kingdom of Stormwind! This is also the fundamental reason why the Kingdom of Stormwind hopes that this place can continue to maintain stability. Before the Defias Brotherhood really makes a big mess, it is not willing to go to war to clear this place to prevent too much damage.
"Knight Grian..."
"Look, the warriors you have recruited are already in place...and I may have some very important things to do later. Plus...I see that the girls are already a little impatient. It’s not good for them to leave the garlands in their hands for too long because they’re impatient to wait, so...can we get ready to start the ceremony?”
Duke Leskova took a few deep breaths, looked at the old paladin next to him who was wearing a suit of gray-white unmarked plate armor and carrying a standard war hammer of the Knights of the Silver Hand behind his back, and then looked at him with a bit of complaint. urged the old guy next to him.
Originally, he didn't want to take care of things like forming a militia, and he didn't bother to care about it. After all, he was only here to supervise food taxation, and other trivial matters had nothing to do with him! Moreover, after the war in Outland or the north is over, he can pack up and return to Stormwind City to continue living his life as a drunken councilman, and no longer need to worry about these hard-working things in this remote area of Western Wilds.
However, because someone had specially reminded him before: It was said that the Kingdom of Stormwind hoped that Yuexi Town could be self-sufficient and maintain stability... But now, there happened to be such a veteran who was willing to take over this thankless and thankless job. There is no such thing as oil and water, so of course he wants it!
Anyway, he himself will definitely not donate money, nor food. In fact, he will not give anything except being there to say a few words!
This Grian, whether he invests it himself or lets the merchants or farmers in Yuexi Town share it equally, don't come to him no matter what! He was only responsible for speaking two sentences today, declaring the legitimacy of the Western People's Army and writing a report to the Kingdom Parliament, and the rest was none of his business.
"Well……"
Grian Stallman did not reply immediately. He first looked around the barracks at the review ground in deep thought. On the review stage, except for himself, Duke Leskova and dozens of elite guards, Only some representatives or family members of farmers and big businessmen were here to watch and bear witness.
In addition, in the team of town representatives, there were two blond girls holding flower garlands, which were prepared to be presented to Duke Leskova who was speaking later. They were also part of the ceremony, and those He also knew the two of them from Grian. They were indeed family members of an old nobleman and a large farmer he knew. They definitely could not be members of the Defias Brotherhood.
Therefore, he felt that there seemed to be no problems with the security of today's ceremony. With him here, and so many soldiers and the Duke's guards on the periphery, those people from the Defias Brotherhood should be gangsters. Those who don't come in are even less likely to sneak into their swearing-in venue.
"Okay... Your Majesty, you are ready to speak now!"
Nodding and realizing that there was nothing wrong around him, Gerrian reluctantly agreed to the proposal of this noble man from Stormwind City to start the ceremony early.
Originally, Grian himself was not willing to hold such a meaningless ceremony. According to his own wishes, he only needed to obtain the authorization document from the kingdom.
However, in order to highlight himself and the Kingdom of Stormwind, the Duke also needs to let most businessmen, mine owners and farmers know the legal existence of their Western People's Army, so as to facilitate the raising of funds, food and grass in the future. etc., so he finally reluctantly agreed to this matter.
But for some reason, Grian was still a little worried. He was afraid that the New Defias Brotherhood would send people here to cause trouble. Therefore, he scanned all possible suspicious elements in the venue several times. …
"Hey! Knight Grimmen... those two beautiful ladies over there seem to be two sisters? Do you know them? I don't know... can you introduce them to me later?"
Duke Leskova had long noticed the two women over there who were wearing silk robes, holding wreaths in their hands, with long golden hair hanging down their shoulders, and soft and white complexions! They seem to be very young, only eighteen to twenty years old, and... they seem to look very similar. They should be two sisters?
"..."
"Your Majesty the Duke, those two are also from noble families, and they are also some of the largest landowners in the Western Wilderness... So, I'm sorry, I really can't help you..."
Of course Grian understands what this old lewd nobleman means. This Duke, after coming to Yuexi Town, has been thinking about those dirty things all day long! The other party either goes to those parties and leads a arrogant and luxurious life, or he just indulges in women and ignores political affairs. He is not the same person as a veteran! Therefore, he directly rejected the other party's request and was unwilling to get involved too much with such a person.
"Oh? You don't seem to be willing? Forget it...I'll ask myself later!"
After saying that, Duke Leskova smiled proudly and walked towards the temporary speech platform made of wood in front of him.
"..."
At the same time, after seeing the Duke standing on the wooden platform, the two blond beauties holding garlands finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately greeted him with a smile.
They need to present the garlands they have knitted in advance to the Duke, and then the Duke will give a speech and announce the kingdom's decision! After the speech is over and the recruited warriors shout a few more slogans, then today's simple ceremony will probably be over.
"This beautiful lady, I wonder...can I get the names of both of you?"
When one of the older mature beauties put a garland on Duke Leskova's neck and took two steps back, the little beauty who was two years younger but with a more delicate and beautiful face walked toward Leskova. Skova came over, and he, who had been impatient for a long time, asked with a smile.
Although this behavior is rude and unethical, Lescovar believes that with his title of duke, he believes that no one dares to gossip! Moreover, dealing with a woman from such a small aristocratic family, even in this situation, should not be a big problem.
"Your Majesty the Duke...please lower your head, you are too high and I can't reach..."
This little blond beauty seemed reluctant to tell the other party her name, and she seemed a little afraid of this weird old man with a leering smile, so her voice sounded a bit timid.
If she could have reached the other party, she might have put the garland on it and escaped!
However, the other party was much taller than her. When standing upright, she had no way to successfully put her garland on the other party... And now, her sister's task had been completed, and all that was left was Being made things difficult for her by the Duke made her seem very aggrieved.
"If you don't tell me your name, then I won't bow my head!"
Looking at each other with a smile, bullying and teasing such an inexperienced little beauty gave Lescovar a sense of accomplishment! He has already thought about it. After knowing the other party's name, in a day or two, he will quickly hold a grand dinner and dance, and then send invitations to the other party. Of course, it must also include the person behind the other party. Mature beauty sister.
And then, as long as they were invited to his home, wouldn't they just let him do whatever he wanted?
Hum hum……
When he thought of something wonderful, Lescovar couldn't help but smile and stroke his neatly trimmed chin beard.
"Ahem! Your Excellency, it's getting late..."
Standing behind the high platform, Grian Stallman, the incoming commander-in-chief of the Western People's Army, saw that the shameless old guy above ignored the ritual procedures and openly molested the little blond girl on the high platform, and it looked like After almost making the other party cry, he couldn't help coughing twice and reminded a certain Duke in a low voice.
"..."
"How about it, my lady... As long as you tell me your names, I will bow my head and I will never embarrass you! This small request shouldn't be too much, right?"
After turning his head slightly and glancing at the old paladin behind him from the corner of his eye, Lescovar continued to ask the little girl gently.
Whether it is the Paladins or the Western People's Army, it is not something that Duke Leskova wants to care about! Now, he just wants to know the names of this little girl and her sister. As for whether other people have any opinions, it doesn't matter to him?
He Leskova is the Duke of Stormwind Kingdom, and is also a member of Parliament of Stormwind Kingdom and the governor of Westfall. What does he want to do, and why does he need to look at the faces of these untouchables? He is so powerful, but he is so willful now. What can people like them do to him? !
"Your Excellency, please don't do this...everyone...everyone is looking at us..."
The little girl holding the wreath of plum blossoms was neither advancing nor retreating. She could only bite her lips with her thin white teeth in grievance, with tears in her eyes. She didn't know what to do for a moment. .
"It doesn't matter, let's just let them watch our whispers. Don't worry, they won't and don't dare to have any objections?"
"How about it, beautiful lady, I don't want to embarrass you, I just want to know your names... Then, your mission can be completed! And I can continue my speech... Look, everyone You seem to be getting a little impatient with waiting, and you don’t want to be complained by so many people, right?”
Duke Leskova, who was determined not to give up until he achieved his goal, still used a soft tone to force the other party slowly and unhurriedly. He had many ways to deal with this little girl!
It is feasible to use one's own identity and power to carry out reasonable coercion. He believes that the other party will definitely give in.
"Then...okay, okay..."
"Your Majesty Duke... please lower your head first... when I put the garland on you, I will tell you secretly in your ear..."
Finally, when the tears were almost falling from her eyes, and under the worried eyes of her sister behind her, this little girl, who was probably only about eighteen years old, finally compromised under the pressure of Duke Leskova.
She had to nod her head in shame and reluctantly agreed to the other party's rude request.
"Of course! My lady, you can't cheat on me!"
Seeing that his goal was successfully achieved, Lescovar quickly smiled and squinted his eyes, lowering his head towards the other party.
Then... he really felt the other party's white and slender arms holding the beautiful wreath and gently placing it on his neck. At the same time, the other person's cheek, exuding a charming fragrance, carefully took this opportunity to come close to his ear, and whispered softly like a whisper between lovers:
"The one behind me...she is my sister...her name is Lana..."
The little girl's voice sounded soft. Hearing it in Lesková's ears made him feel like his heart melted. If it weren't for the fact that he was in full view of the public and it was hard to do something rude, I'm afraid he has to reach out and hug the other person and play with her hard!
Of course, he believed that this could definitely be achieved, and he wouldn't have to wait too long.
Wait for the day after tomorrow...
No, just wait until tomorrow! Tomorrow night, he will hold a grand party, invite the two sisters, and then find some supporting guys, then he will be able to achieve his goal. He believes that it will be possible!
"And my own name..."
"Actually, it's called... Vanessa... Van Cleef..."
When the word "husband" gently entered Duke Leskova's ears, in an instant, before he had time to react, he only felt a pain in his neck, and then the whole world began to spin...
"!!"
"??"
At this time, whether it was Grian Stroman, the surrounding bodyguards of Duke Lescovar, or the surrounding people watching the ceremony and the drafted warriors lined up in neat formation in front of the venue, all I was horrified to see: the little girl who just had to succumb to the duke's power and was about to tell him her name actually got a dark dagger from somewhere, and then directly put the head of that person to hers. In front of him, the head of Duke Leskova, who was about to listen to some whispers, was instantly cut off!
"There are...there are assassins!!!"
"It's murder! Run quickly!!!"
Finally, I don’t know who screamed in panic first, and then the panic exploded from the crowd of ordinary people who were watching. They all screamed and started to turn around and run away!
"Hahaha……"
Then, the headless corpse with two beautiful colorful garlands barely stood and swayed twice before spurting out bright red blood, twitching and falling onto the high wooden podium...
But the little girl who took action grabbed Duke Leskova's head which had not yet landed, and still had a look of surprise and confusion, and stood on the high platform laughing loudly.
"Hurry...get them...catch them!!!"
Although I don’t know why the two little girls suddenly killed Duke Leskova directly, and the method was so cruel and clean, catching everyone off guard! However, Grian knew that if he caught the other party first, he would be right. Otherwise, he might be in big trouble!
A noble Duke of the Stormwind Kingdom was successfully assassinated and his head was taken away under his nose. This incident will probably be a stain on his life! If he couldn't catch the assassin, then he wouldn't be able to live well!
"Come on! Surround them and catch them alive!"
"Others spread out and be alert to the surroundings, be careful not to have any accomplices coming to help them! Stop those guys running around over there. No one is allowed to leave without permission today!!!"
In anger, Grian was like a completely irritated lion, directly bursting out the powerful golden holy light all over his body, and grabbing his war hammer, with a fierce and ferocious expression, with His own men and the angry Duke's guards reacted and immediately surrounded the place that was originally the podium, but now became the Duke's guillotine!
"Say...you...why do you do this!?"
With a tone of grief and indignation, a hint of trembling and confusion, Grian opened his eyes wide, raised his head and shouted violently to question the two little girls on the stage who had assassinated the Duke.
What he didn't understand was: the other party was obviously a member of two noble families of the Stormwind Kingdom. They were both prominent figures in the Stormwind Kingdom and in the Western Wilderness. Why would they do such an outrageous thing? !
"Hahaha!!!"
"The lackeys of Stormwind City, and you, Gryan Strowman! Take a good look now, who am I!?"
A sentence that seemed a bit familiar to Grian Stallman was shouted from the mouth of the ferocious little girl who was holding the Duke's dead head, which made him stunned.
Then, as the little girl laughed triumphantly, the other party's body began to twist and change?
Then very quickly, in full view of the public, the other party transformed from the blond girl with blue eyes to a little girl with short black hair and black pupils, who was only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Moreover, her face... also became more stern and ferocious... Of course, the feeling of pride after the plot succeeded was definitely indispensable.
"You are... Vanessa Van Cleef..."
Finally, Grian Stallman, who remembered something, sighed in his heart. If this was the case, then everything would make sense.
Fortunately for him, he had been worried that the new Defias Brotherhood would come to cause trouble. For this reason, the security and patrols as well as the number of guards on guard were specially strengthened!
But in the end, what he never expected was that the other party did not sneak in in a sneaky manner, nor did he trigger the precious magic items that he specially prepared around to detect the invisibility of thieves. Instead, he changed his mind so blatantly. In the appearance of someone else, he stood in front of Duke Leskova so openly and easily chopped off the head of the man who came to the door? !
"Sister Vanessa! The effect of my polyjuice potion is about to wear off. Let's leave quickly. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the pain later and something will go wrong!"
Unlike Vanessa, who has been trained as a thief, ranger, and shadow priest since she was a child, she can endure the bone-crushing pain of recovering from polyjuice potion. She, Lana, cannot guarantee that she will endure the pain and cast spells. !
After all, she does not have a strong body, only the delicate body of a mage.
Moreover, she is a spell mage and is studying the Hogwarts Encyclopedia of Magic Spells that Her Majesty Queen Anne left for her. If the polyjuice potion fails later and she cannot concentrate on shouting out the spell, it will be terrible. Something big is going to happen!
So after she finished speaking, she didn't care whether the other party agreed or disagreed, and directly grabbed the wrist of Vanessa's other hand that was not holding the head.
"Hmph! You still want to run away? Come on, I must catch them, life or death!!!"
After finally understanding why the other party assassinated Duke Leskova, Grian no longer needed to capture anyone alive for interrogation! After all, the other party is a remnant of the Van Cleef family. He has extreme hatred for the Kingdom of Stormwind. Isn't it normal that he would do something like assassinate a noble?
"Hmph! Gerian, I will come back! By then, the heads of you Stormwind City lackeys will be chopped off!"
After Lana grabbed her wrist tightly, Vanessa did not resist. She just seized the moment and shouted this to the enemies who rushed to the high platform, and then the next moment:
"Apparition!!!"
Grian Stallman, who was rushing up with the soldiers, only heard another assassin who did not show his true face waving a short wooden stick, and shouted something inexplicably, and then... ... Before they could react, the two hateful female assassins on the high platform disappeared completely from the high platform with a 'pop'.
...
"What the hell is going on...how is this possible?!"
He rushed to the middle of the speech platform first and glanced helplessly around the barracks. Grian Stallman, who was carrying the golden holy light, discovered with grief and indignation that here, except for Duke Leskova, Apart from the headless corpse still dripping with blood, there are no traces of any enemies around!
The method the opponent just used was definitely not the stealth of thieves and assassins, but seemed to be... the space teleportation method of mages?
However, if it flashes over a distance, it can only flash up to a distance of thirty to fifty meters! As for long-distance space gates or teleportation, don’t we need guided spells? !
"Your Excellency Grian...what should we do now?!"
Seeing that the enemy had disappeared, a helpless-looking leader of the Duke's guards could only turn to the old paladin for help in panic.
Now, the assassin chopped off the Duke's head and left calmly under the heavy protection of their guards. Therefore, it is not difficult for them to guess that if they return to Stormwind City, even if they do not die, they will definitely be thrown into prison and suffer. spend the rest of your life!
"..."
"The whole town is under martial law, searching for assassins! Then... report to Stormwind City..."
Duke Lescovar was assassinated under his own eyes, and the assassin was Van Cleef's remnant Vanessa... What else could he do now? Apart from routine martial law and searching for members of the Defias Brotherhood, he has no other good options!
What Grian is now more concerned about is: after the great aristocrat Duke of Leskova and the tax and political consul of the Western Wilderness died here, will there be any trouble in the formation of the Western Wilderness People's Army? !
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