The main castle of Stormwind City Fortress, this huge fortress built on the cliff on the edge of the city, is located in the northwest of the city, guarding Stormwind City from a high position! At the same time, it also demonstrates the supreme power and status of the king and nobles.
Here, it is not only an important fortress for the defense of Stormwind City, but also the residence of the royal family members and some important nobles of Stormwind City. Of course, it is also the most important center that rules the city of Stormwind and the Kingdom of Stormwind!
However, now the sky is getting brighter...
Last night, more than a dozen people including the king, nobles, military and political councilors or generals who came here for an emergency meeting late at night to discuss countermeasures were still arguing noisily in the king's meeting hall, and they were still arguing. No reasonable final conclusion was reached.
And the reason why they are here is because last night, the agents of MI7 who were performing special tasks in the western wilderness urgently sent back some very important breaking news to Stormwind City:
First: The Defias Brotherhood in the West Wilds has resurrected. After a few years, the daughter of Edwin VanCleef finally appeared - Vanessa VanCleef. She reorganized this violent organization and transformed it Carry forward!
The intelligence agents of MI7 estimate that within the next three to seven days, when their weapons and equipment are delivered, a large-scale armed uprising will begin in the Western Wilderness, in this large granary of the Kingdom of Stormwind!
Those members of the Defias Brotherhood who chanted 'Kill the nobles, divide the fields, and pay less taxes' are a huge threat to the security and rule of the Kingdom of Stormwind! Now, in the Western Wilds, the Kingdom of Stormwind's military strength is extremely weak, and the Western People's Army formed by the Paladin Grian Stroman is seriously short of personnel and lacks training. The success rate of successfully quelling the New Defias Brotherhood is very low. Low……
Second: The leader of MI7, Master Assassin Mathias Shore, was unfortunately killed when he attacked the food transport team of the New Defias Brotherhood in the northwest area of Demont in the Westfall... together with the eighty people who were present at the time. The remaining MI7 agents also died gloriously in battle!
Third: A little girl suspected to be the Queen of the Fire Kingdom, the demigod mage Anne Hastur, appeared at the scene where Mathias was killed! This powerful man who single-handedly created the Flame Alliance, defeated the Scourge of the Undead and defeated Archimonde the Defiler, is suspected of reappearing in the world of Azeroth after being missing for several years! Moreover, her appearance directly led to the arcane archmage Kom's surrender to the enemy and treason...
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King Varian Wrynn looked with a headache at the nobles, councilors and military generals who were still arguing. Several hours have passed since they received the news late last night and urgently arranged this meeting, but... they still haven't come up with an effective solution.
And, from the looks of it, it definitely wasn’t a good idea in the end?
So after thinking about it, Varian had to sigh, stood up and left his throne, walked to the large window of the king's meeting hall, and silently looked out the window at the misty scenery in the morning light.
This is his Stormwind City...
Although the sun has not officially risen in the morning, the smoke has begun to rise from the tops of the rows of buildings in the city. The citizens of Stormwind City are already preparing to start a new day with the ringing of the morning bell. life and work... Looking from a distance, the number of pedestrians on the streets is gradually increasing, coming and going in a hurry, and from time to time some horse-drawn carriages will appear, and the neighing of horses can be faintly heard... This city, it has now begun Wake up.
Varian felt a little proud. Their Stormwind City was now not only a prosperous and beautiful city, but also the economic, political and cultural center of the entire kingdom and even the entire Stormwind Alliance. I think back then, after the war and destruction by the orcs in the Second War, it was full of broken eaves and broken walls. After being rebuilt, it has become even more glorious and magnificent than before!
It can be said that it is now the most dazzling pearl in the world of Azeroth! Even, it is far more magnificent and majestic than the original largest royal city of Lordaeron in the north!
However, with all the things happening in the western wilderness now, when he looked at this beautiful city, he always felt that there seemed to be a lingering haze hanging over it...
Due to the topography of the Stormwind Castle Fortress, from Varian's window, one could have a vague view of the Valley of Heroes to the south of Stormwind City... In addition, the weather today is very clear, so that those in the distance are He could clearly see the huge statue.
He knew that standing there were the five heroes of the Dark Portal expedition: Prince Danath Trollbane from the Kingdom of Stromgard, and Alleria from the High Elf Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. Windrunner, General Turalyon of the former Kingdom of Lordaeron, Kurdran Wildhammer of Eagle's Nest Mountain, and Khadgar of Dalaran...
In this idle moment, Varian Wrynn even had time to think maliciously, if those five heroes who they thought had all been sacrificed and had statues commemorated returned to the world of Azeroth, I am afraid that except for Danas Trollbane, the prince of the Kingdom of Stromgard, who they can fight for, the other four people will probably part ways with the Kingdom of Stormwind, right?
If that time comes...
These statues of enemy heroes may not be suitable to be erected... So, as the king, will Varian order them to be torn down... or not to be torn down? Let alone talk about this matter in the future, just thinking about it now makes him feel very embarrassed!
"..."
"Your Majesty the King, things are very troublesome now. It may be difficult to find a complete solution in a short time, so... maybe you can go back and rest for a while?"
At this time, Grand Duke Bolvar Fortagon, who was not involved in the fierce quarrel among those people, wiped the sweat from his head and walked to Wari, who was standing in front of the window looking at the scenery and in a daze, as if he had been in a battle. Next to King An, he persuaded the other party.
"No, they are about to get the results, just wait..."
Varian shook his head, rejecting the Duke's offer.
"Bovar, tell me, we killed that Edwin Van Cleef a few years ago, and now Vanessa Van Cleef appears... Did we really do something wrong with the Masons' Union? ?”
After looking at this prosperous and huge city, and then thinking that it was actually built by the Masons' Union and Van Cleef, Varian couldn't help but sigh again, as if there was a huge stone in his chest, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. .
Once upon a time, he always thought that when he personally annihilated the Defias Brotherhood and captured Edwin VanCleef and beheaded him in public, this matter might be completely exposed and no one would ever mention it again... But who would have thought that after six years, this matter would be fermented again, and the matter would become more serious?
Thinking about Edwin's daughter mentioned in the intelligence, Vanessa VanCleef, who had a deep hatred against Stormwind City, Varian felt a headache coming on.
If the relationship between Stormwind Kingdom and the Stonemasons Guild can still be explained, then the relationship between Stormwind Kingdom and Vanessa, the leader of the New Defias Brotherhood, is a complete and utter feud. , there is absolutely no possibility of relaxation!
"Your Majesty the King!"
"Please don't mess up! The matter is not that serious now. Moreover, neither of us was actually right back then. It was just the hateful black dragon princess Onyxia who got in the way and confused us. And it just instigated the relationship between the two parties!"
Bolvar, knowing what King Varian was thinking, quickly spoke out to comfort him.
These things, after they smashed the Black Dragon's conspiracy last year, revealed the identity of Countess Katrana Presto and drove her away, they had already analyzed and discussed various things over the years in private, and also analyzed them in the same way. It tells the story of the riots by the Masons Union that year. Thinking of the active countess back then, they estimated that everything was the conspiracy of the black dragon!
Maybe Queen Tiffin's death at that time was related to the black dragon?
Originally, Grand Duke Bolvar Fordragon, who was deceived, wanted to summon warriors to expedition to Dustwallow Swamp to attack Onyxia's lair last year to destroy the black dragon! However, when things happened between the Ahn'Qiraj bugs, the Flame Alliance in the north, and the Outer Territory, he had to interrupt all his plans and let a certain hateful black dragon princess survive until now...
However, their Stormwind City Alliance finally captured the Blackwing Lair in Blackstone Mountain and drove away the Black Dragon Prince who was inextricably involved!
"Forget it, what you said makes sense, so don't think about those troublesome things!"
"It's been so long. How are they discussing now? Is there any effective way to deal with the New Defias Brotherhood?"
Even as a king, there are some things that Varian cannot do just as he wants! Just like now, a series of things happened, each one more troublesome and more difficult to deal with. If he dealt with it casually by himself, he might cause a big mess!
This is like the matter of the New Defias Brotherhood. If Varian was left to deal with it himself, he would definitely lead the army to the West Wilds without saying a word and kill all the rebels who were about to rebel. Or arrest him, and then at least win internal peace for the Kingdom of Stormwind for a few more years?
Although this method doesn’t look like much, it is indeed the best solution at hand! But... when he said it last night, he was severely rejected by a group of generals and congressmen...
That's because most of the main forces of the Kingdom of Stormwind have gone to the outer lands and are engaged in the Northern Expedition in the north. If the few remaining troops in Stormwind City are mobilized to go to the Western Wilderness, it may not be effective if there are too few people sent. It's probably not enough for the Defias Brotherhood to kill! And if most of Stormwind City's elite troops are sent out, who will be able to defend the city then? Who can protect Stormwind City and the property and personal safety of the nobles? !
Although they all support His Majesty King Varian, it does not mean that they are willing to put their property, family, and the capital of the kingdom in danger!
You must know that once there is a problem with Stormwind City's city defense force, some hostile forces or those from the Flame Alliance in the north may take the risk to send some elite troops over. Even if they cannot completely occupy Stormwind City, they may at least be able to capture it. Destroyed, right?
Moreover, the Flame Alliance is not the only force that wants to take advantage of Stormwind City!
Those remnants of the Blackstone Orcs who were driven away from Blackstone Mountain by their Kingdom of Stormwind, those two terrifying black dragons, those goblins and even various pirates, etc., once they discover that Stormwind City's defense force is insufficient and there are loopholes, those who are greedy for money will This guy, like a shark that smells blood, will surely pounce on him and take a few vicious bites?
Therefore, before the Northern Expedition or the return of the army from the outer lands, no one can touch the strength of Stormwind City!
"Hmph! How can their group of cowardly nobles do anything good?"
"You may not know that I just listened to the matter about Vanessa Van Cleef and the new Defias for a while. Their basic solution is to let the old Paladin Grian Stroman and The opponent's Western People's Army will handle it. At most, Stormwind City will provide some weapons and equipment and military instructors. As for money and food, they won't even provide a copper coin or a grain of food!"
Thinking of those greedy and stingy nobles and members of the Parliament, Bolvar shrugged helplessly, and then stood next to Varian, side by side, silently looking at the scenery outside the window.
Now, far away on the eastern horizon, a red light gradually lights up and illuminates half of the sky red... Obviously, they have successfully lingered here for half the night, and now, a new day is finally coming. here we go.
"According to the results of their discussion, we don't have to do anything now... If the old Paladin can defeat or resist the trouble caused by the Defias Brotherhood, that would be the best! You know, when we mobilize After the troops return, those rebels will definitely be in bad shape!"
"And what I'm more worried about is...how many people from the Flame Alliance are involved? That Flame Queen, is she really back...and why does she appear in the West Wilds again?"
"Obviously, a powerful demigod mage is an extremely terrifying deterrent to us!"
"In fact, if it can be confirmed that the opponent has really reappeared and is in the Western Wilderness, then I would prefer to protect myself first and cannot just send out the few remaining troops in Stormwind City."
Bolvar gets a headache when he thinks of the powerful Flame Queen mixing with Vanessa Van Cleef and the Defias Brotherhood... Now that the opponent has troops and super high-level combat power, this battle is really impossible. French attack!
If he, Bolvar, were to lead all the elites in Stormwind City to the Western Wilds to face a powerful mage and a group of ragtag men, he felt that his chances of winning might not be too high.
Looking at the current warriors or mages in Stormwind City, they could not even do anything to the black dragon at the beginning. Instead, they allowed the other party to wreak havoc and then escape calmly... But now, a demigod mage who may be stronger than the Black Dragon Princess, What can Bolvar do?
Therefore, he feels that the best choice now is to withdraw the army. In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home! But if that is really the case, should the Northern Expedition, which is about to be victorious, continue to be fought? Regarding matters in the outer realm, will the large areas occupied and the Burning Legion continue to resist?
"Ha! Bolvar, this doesn't look like you!"
"That demigod mage who looks like a little girl may be really powerful. I admit that! However, facts have proven that even the most powerful existence can be killed!"
"Think about Cenarius, the wild god of the night elves and the demigod of the jungle. Wasn't he killed by an ax from the orc sword master? And look at the even more powerful Archimonde the Defiler of the Burning Legion. , were they also defeated and killed by our coalition forces on Mount Hyjal?"
"So, Bolvar, you have to relax. There is just a demigod mage on your side. At most, he is a little difficult to deal with. There won't be any big problem!"
Patting Bolvar's solid shoulder, Varian himself laughed first. Because originally the other party was supposed to come to comfort me, but now, it is me who is trying to comfort the other party?
"By the way, the war in the north...are these guys still unwilling to retreat now?"
In line with Bolvar's wishes, since there are problems within the Kingdom of Stormwind and the queen of the Fire Kingdom has reappeared, Varian himself is more inclined to end the war in the north as soon as possible and maintain the current structure for the time being. Just give it up and wait until the situation becomes clear before making other plans?
"You also want to retreat...I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
"You also know that although the night elves have to guard against the tribe, they have not sent more troops to the Northern Expedition... but the Draenei who have newly joined our alliance have decided to send a powerful man as powerful as the Holy Spirit. The Naaru, who are like gods of light, and a large number of paladins and priests, are powerful enough for our Northern Expedition to defeat the defense lines of those Silver Hand paladins!"
"At this time, their spaceship must have landed at the front line of Nanhai Town, right?"
"So... Your Majesty, please think about it. Seeing that an entire continent is about to be acquired, with such huge benefits, do you think those nobles will choose to stop at this time?"
Smiling and looking at the red sun rising in the distance, Bolvar cheerfully joked towards his Majesty the King and his good friend Varian.
Victory is about to come. The entire former continent of Lordaeron, so much unclaimed land, minerals and other huge benefits are right in front of him. Even Bolvar can't help but be a little tempted, let alone propose it. That group of nobles.
And this is exactly why they guys are trying to sit back and watch the situation in the Western Wilderness worsen further, and also want to capture the north first!
"well……"
"I always feel that things may not go too smoothly... Moreover, those Naaru, those living creatures that are like holy lights and gods, they appear in our alliance, I always feel that... this does not seem to be a good thing. !”
That's right, Varian is a little afraid of those Naaru now!
Thinking about humans, almost all of them believe in the Holy Light... So here comes the question: What if one day, those Naaru let the people of Stormwind Kingdom do something that goes against the king's orders?
A living divine creature of the Holy Light appeared in a kingdom with faith in the Holy Light. Varian simply could not imagine what a big challenge it would be to the kingship of the Kingdom of Stormwind!
Although it may not have much impact in the short term, what about decades or centuries later? At that time, who should the Stormwind Kingdom listen to?
At that time, it will not be easy for those Naaru to slowly evade the royal power of a country! He knew that among the Draenei, except for the Draenei prophet who looked like a demon and the spokesperson Velen, it seemed that Naaru had the final say...
This thing is terrible! Anyway, Varian still hasn't found a suitable way to deal with it.
"Haha! Varian... you have finally matured! It seems that those days as a gladiator still had a great impact on you!"
"It's good that you can think of this! However, I can't give you too much advice... You have to know that in this world of Azeroth, we cannot do without the Holy Light. We need the Holy Light to help us resist evil. And defeat those powerful enemies! However, the balance between divine power and royal power is a philosophical issue. You can only slowly understand it yourself and handle the relationship between the two parties!"
If it were an ordinary person, he might not dare to say such a thing to the king! However, he, Bolvar Fordragon, is not only the Grand Duke of Stormwind City, but also the Regent of the Stormwind Kingdom. It is just right for him to say these words! Of course, he could only point so far and couldn’t say too much!
After all, Bolvar not only believes in the Holy Light, but is also a glorious Paladin who uses the power of the Holy Light. If he were to speak ill of the Naaru behind their backs, it would really go against his beliefs. , then, does he still want the Holy Light, and does he still want to be a Paladin?
And if you think about it carefully, in addition to learning the way of the warrior, the current Prince Anduin is also learning the way of the Holy Light, and those Naaru...
Well, this is a very serious and serious issue, and he can't think about it anymore!
"I will……"
Varian's eyes flickered for a while, then he began to nod and ponder.
Compared to the Paladin Grand Duke Bolvar, Varian is a warrior, and he doesn't have as many worries about the church and the Holy Light as he does! However, the holy light is of great use to him. Whether it is to calm people's hearts, maintain stability, or the power of the paladins and priests, he needs...
Anyway, this matter cannot be sorted out in a short time! At most, he needs to be more resolute in the future and don't let those nasty Naaru creatures set foot on the land of Stormwind Kingdom! It's none of Varian's business that they are preaching or gathering believers, deceiving people, etc., as long as they don't come to the Kingdom of Storms to be an eyesore!
"Then there is only one last thing left: the matter of Mathias Shore. Is there a suitable successor for MI7?"
MI7 is very important to the Kingdom of Stormwind and to King Varian! It is their eyes and the extended blade, and this time, so much important information can be transmitted back in time, which proves the necessity of its existence!
Although Mathias Shore's death made Varian a little sad, some things that should be done still need to be done. MI7 must not be paralyzed, let alone collapse! They must find a reliable and capable person to take over in time, and the sooner the better.
"Of course, I have just received the news. Last night, a perfect candidate came forward and successfully took over MI7! Your Majesty the King, why don't you guess...who it will be?"
Bolvar was originally very worried about MI7's affairs and planned to ask the king to send his own people to take over as soon as possible. However, after a message was delivered to him by one of his subordinates, he was finally relieved, and now he was in the mood to play guessing games with the king.
"..."
However, Varian, who had not slept all night and was entangled with various worries, had no interest in playing such riddles with the other party. He just looked straight at the Grand Duke next to him, hoping that the other party would not Don't waste any more time in a place like this.
"Okay...the person taking over is Pasonia Shore!"
Seeing His Majesty the King's majestic and impatient gaze, Bolvar could only tell the new leader of MI7 directly without interest. Now, no one can reassure him more than this person taking over MI7, and at the same time, he can also ensure that this agency will not have any problems due to the temporary change of generals.
"Pasonia? Shore..."
"She is...wait! Is it her? But...she is so old, how can she still do it?"
When he heard that the successor was another member of the Shore family, Varian felt a little dissatisfied! At that moment, he even thought that the other party was a junior of the Mathias family! Just now, he was even thinking about whether to find a reason to replace the other party. After all, MI7, an important institution of the Storm Kingdom, has always been in the hands of the Shaw family. That is not a good idea!
However, when he came back to his senses and finally understood the meaning of the name Pasonia, he turned his head in shock and looked at Grand Duke Bolvar, who had a natural look on his face.
"That's right! It's her, and she's back now! Your Majesty the King, don't you think that in order to avenge her grandson, she will definitely work harder than ordinary people, which is more appropriate?"
The founder of MI7 once again took over MI7. In this case, neither the agents in the organization nor the upper echelons of the kingdom would have too many opinions! No matter how you look at it, at this critical moment, there really is no one better than her.
If you want to change it, go through the current difficulty first, and it won’t be too late to change it after everything calms down!
"But, she is quite old now..."
After calculating silently for a while, Varian still felt that the other party's age might not be suitable for this position anymore. He is already so old, and yet he is allowed to return to be the head of MI7. If people who don't know the situation see it, they will think that they have no more capable people in the Kingdom of Storms!
"Your Majesty the King, please believe me! Although Pasonia is indeed a bit old, if she wants to assassinate me, maybe... I will not be able to sleep all night!"
Azeroth is a magical world. For the powerful, age does not matter as long as their strength does not decline! Maybe there is a way for Pasonia to live for one or two hundred years?
"No way...is she really that powerful?!"
"Please believe me, Your Majesty...she will only be more powerful than you imagine!!"
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"Sister Lana, I don't understand..."
"Why does Her Majesty the Queen still look like an eight-year-old child? And she asked me to call her sister with such a serious face... This is really inconsistent and embarrassing..."
In the early morning, in the Dimont Wilderness, at the secret valley farm estate of the Defias Brotherhood, Vanessa Van Cleef was holding her chin and lying depressedly at a wooden table in the courtyard.
And now, Her Majesty Queen Anne of their Flame Alliance is no longer here!
After Her Majesty Queen Anne met with Vanessa and stayed here for one night, she hurriedly teleported back to the north early this morning, leaving only the arcane archmage who was enslaved by contract. Kom came to help Vanessa and try to cause more trouble for the Kingdom of Stormwind in Westfall.
"Okay, little Vanessa..."
"Anyway, Her Majesty Queen Anne has gone back now, so you don't have to worry about these little things anymore! After all, when Her Majesty the Queen met you, you were still a dirty little kid!"
Lana couldn't help but laugh when she heard that the little guy brought back by Her Majesty the Queen had now turned into a big girl.
She still remembered what happened back then, it was she, Her Majesty the Queen's maid, who gave him a bath! At that time, this little Vanessa looked so thin and frail that she was almost skin and bones. She was so pitiful!
"I'm really worried about the north now, and I don't know how the war is going..."
"As you know, the archmage Kom said: Those Draenei who look the same as demons seem to have sent a large number of powerful paladins and priests, plus a pure holy light creature Nanar that is like a god. Lu participated in the battle to attack our Flame Alliance. If the battle situation goes bad, then we will really be homeless!"
That's right, it was because a certain surrendered Archmage handed over all the information, and after he sold all the military secrets of the Kingdom of Stormwind, that Anne would just stay with Vanessa in this small farm. They stayed for one night, and after getting addicted to letting Vanessa, who was taller than themselves, call her sister a few times, they hurriedly teleported back to the northern continent of Lordaeron early the next morning. .
Because Her Majesty the Queen is actually very worried that her own City of Fire will be occupied by the enemy!
Therefore, except for Vanessa, Lana, Lana’s foot-picking warrior brother Peter, and a certain archmage who had to succumb to power, those who are still here in the western wilderness do not have many reliable people. Great helper.
"Then we have to work harder! According to the fleet departure date mentioned by Her Majesty the Queen, I think those damn goblin fleets will arrive at the western coast in three to five days at most. Then, wait until our troops are equipped That’s it, let’s set off and conquer the entire Western Wilderness!”
"Then, go directly north to attack Stormwind City! If you have the chance, bombard or burn it! By that time, I believe that their army will definitely withdraw from the north!"
Vanessa suddenly stood up, waved her fists and shouted confidently! She believes that with her current strength, she can definitely do this!
Because now, in addition to two powerful mages and a useless warrior commander, she is about to usher in a large group of goblin pirates, plus two alliance prisoners who escaped from the outer lands and a powerful orc shaman. ?
Now Vanessa has thought about it. When the time comes, she will let the orcs take the lead, kill the old paladin Grian who was in the way with them, and publicize the fact that the orc shaman is helping her army. !
At that time, when they in the Kingdom of Stormwind find out that a high-ranking member of the orcs has teamed up with the Flame Alliance to attack the Western Wilderness, and also attack Stormwind City together, their expressions will surely be very exciting, right?
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PS: The world of Azeroth is probably the same or longer than SHIELD. After all, I want to return to Azeroth again. If I want to write it, I will finish it, at least until Sargeras fails. , until the time when the planet was forcibly inserted...the word count may be a bit long, I want to write it more carefully, don't call me stupid~
I, the shadow bear, play with fire and don’t like water?????
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