"..."
Looking into the distance, looking at the large group of heavily armored knights (paladins) in the floating island military camp who were returning triumphantly from the portal, as the ambassador of the empire's envoy to the floating island, that Egbert, the leader of the Black Dragon Legion, frowned subconsciously and fell into deep thought.
He saw that in this floating city of unknown origin, not only did the opponent have such powerful military power, but it could also use the mature large-scale portal to project troops over long distances. Such exaggerated and dangerous methods made Ai Gebert couldn't help but feel that things were getting more difficult, and at the same time he felt more fearful of this floating island force.
You must know that even their empire does not have the power of mages to operate a floating island and the strength to teleport large corps over long distances.
Especially yesterday, when they first came here, they saw the people from Karsus outside the Silver Moon City and learned that they seemed to have some subtle connection with a certain queen here. There were a lot of doubts about whether their mission to the floating island could accomplish the intended goal this time.
"Morgan!"
"Liat went to inquire for information, hasn't he come back yet?"
After watching it for a while, Egbert didn't know whether the people on the island arranged for him and others to be in this high tower intentionally or unintentionally. In the end, he had to knock on the guardrail in frustration and said with a somewhat gloomy expression. He turned around and asked the somewhat wretched-looking follower behind him.
That Liat was specially arranged to protect him because Leon was worried that he, the old guy who was the empire's think tank and the leader of the four generals, came here in person. And just now, the other party was arranged by Egbert to go out and inquire about those important people. The reason why the cavalry (paladins) go to war is gone.
"He has been out for a while, he should be back soon, right?"
"or……"
"Should I send someone to check again?"
Looking at the barracks-like place in the distance, and seeing the large portal that sent troops back slowly dissipating, the wretched Morgan thought for a moment, then asked tentatively with a flattering smile.
"No need to send!"
"Report!"
"Lord Egbert, I'm back!"
At this time, before Egbert could reply, a powerful voice sounded.
Then, Liat, the adjutant of the Blue Dragon Knights who was wearing the green imperial standard cavalry armor, strode into the hall at the top of the ornately decorated Quel'Thalas-style tower, and walked straight to the window terrace. Egbert clenched his fist and saluted.
"Well……"
"Just come back!"
"how?"
"They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
"Have you asked clearly about those heavy cavalry... and their purpose of going out?"
When he saw Liat coming back, Egbert immediately walked into the hall and asked.
Actually, Egbert doesn't have much hope that Liat can find out the truth.
Think about it, after all, it was a military operation. Although it seems to have ended and returned, these envoys from their empire are still outsiders after all. If he were the commander here, he had deliberately displayed part of his military power as a demonstration and Showing off is already the limit, and it is impossible to reveal more information.
"yes!"
"I've asked everything clearly!"
"Those heavy cavalry are the Holy Knights of the Holy Light Church, named 'Silver Hands'. The specific number is unknown, but my subordinates guess that there are nearly ten thousand people on this island alone, and they are all with that kind of name. The heavy cavalry of the 'Holy Light's 'Divine Power of Light'!"
"They belong to the Kingdom of Lordaeron in the Alliance of Lordaeron in the Empire of Azeroth, and their queen seems to be a queen named Calia Menethil?"
"However, it seems that they also followed the orders of another queen named Anne Hastur, and said that she was the leader of their Flame Alliance?"
"This military operation was launched urgently because one of their Flame Queens was surrounded by tens of thousands of monsters!"
Liat didn't hide anything and simply told everything he knew.
However, he was a little confused as to what the organization that was both the Alliance of Lordaeron and the Alliance of Fire was about.
"Well?"
"strangeness……"
"Where is the Empire of Azeroth?"
"Also, why is the subordinate relationship between them so complicated?"
Egbert frowned, he seemed a little confused.
After all, Liat also said just now that they are part of an empire, part of an alliance, part of a kingdom, and there are two queens, with different subordinates and yet leading each other, so what on earth is going on?
And there is...
The news he received in the past two days also made him feel entangled, such as:
The demon clan named Night Elves and High Elves are actually hostile to each other, but they have a common queen named Azshara, the "Light of Light"?
At the same time, there seems to be serious hostility between the green-skinned orcs, humans, high elves, night elves, etc., but does it not prevent them from staying in this city openly?
And that kind of fire elemental clan, which no one cares about except their queen, can cooperate with the management of other races on this floating island in daily security and defense work. That is very wrong. !
besides……
Those Stormwind soldiers carrying lion-heart shields are obviously humans, and they are still humans in the Alliance of Lordaeron, but they seem to have some kind of relationship with the soldiers of the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the heavy cavalry who have just set off. Dissatisfaction?
Anyway!
The chaotic ownership relationships among the various races and kingdoms on the island are becoming more and more confusing. He has no idea how the other party manages to deal with the different races and different countries that have hostility and suspicion. The kingdoms were gathered under the Azeroth Empire and could still coexist peacefully on this floating island.
Of course, what worries Egbert even more is, where did the Azeroth Empire come from?
Why did the other party suddenly send so many people here, and almost evacuate the Yanfenggu Mountains without anyone noticing and float them into the sky to become a floating island, and build such a gorgeous large city? As well as a fortress, a palace, and at least hundreds of thousands of elite troops stationed there, what exactly are they doing?
As far as Egbert knows, there seems to be no empire called Azeroth in this world, whether it is the continent of Elusaria or another continent on the other side of the sea!
What's even worse is that just when the Empire was about to overthrow the Kingdom of Karsus and plan to unify the continent in the next step, the other party came here and stared at the border between the Empire and the original Karsus. What on earth did they want to do?
All of the above are things that Egbert urgently needs to understand now, and they are also the biggest gains he has made since he decided to come here in person. If it were someone else, he would not have thought of so much or seen such complexity. things.
"Lord Egbert?"
"Your Excellency, Legion Commander?"
Seeing that Egbert suddenly fell into deep thought, and didn't know what he was thinking about, after waiting for a while, Liat finally had to speak gently to wake him up.
"!!"
"All right……"
"Go on, why are they going to conflict with those demons this time?"
After coming back to his senses, he first shook his head and put all the chaotic thoughts behind him, and then Egbert motioned for Liat to continue.
If it was the feud between the demons and the Azeroth Empire that caused the other party to come here at this critical moment and affect the great cause of the empire, perhaps Egbert would have to pay tribute to their emperor as soon as possible after returning. Let’s re-discuss the cooperative relationship between the empire and the demon Bozanlu.
Naturally, he was not afraid of the Azeroth Empire.
Although the strength that the other party has shown so far is already very terrifying, he just doesn't want to casually turn against the other party without knowing the other party's true intention, especially when the empire is about to complete the great unification. This is a critical moment for our great cause.
"this……"
"I heard it was to save someone?"
"Feel sorry!"
"Commander of the Egbert Corps, I only found out that a woman seemed to have been kidnapped by the demons. Then, the dragon knight came back to bring reinforcements, and then one of their queens followed."
"Then, the queen seemed to be surrounded. Next, the Knights of the Silver Hand were urgently summoned and went out for battle."
"You should have seen the rest here, so I won't go into details."
Seeing Egbert's confused look, Liat didn't dare to hide anything and hurriedly told some more specific information that he had not reported just now.
"Well……"
"So that's it..."
Nodding, Egbert expressed understanding.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that this floating island and that Azeroth force have officially started a fierce conflict with the demons. That has become an established fact. Then, next, the empire will more or less It is necessary to adjust the cooperative relationship with the demons and Bozanlu.
"correct!"
"How much did they lose?"
"What's the gain?"
Judging from the cheerful look of those guys named Paladins when they came back, it was not difficult for Egbert to guess that the other party must have triumphed. However, he wanted to know more details in order to make a good evaluation.
"..."
It was okay not to mention this. As soon as he mentioned this, Liat's face suddenly became ugly.
"What's wrong?"
"What is the problem?"
Egbert also noticed it, and then quickly frowned and asked.
"Is such that!"
"This time, the Paladins of the Silver Hand dispatched about 5,000 knights, as well as two Paladin Lords. They killed nearly 8,000 demons, and their own losses were..."
"yes……"
"zero!!"
Although he couldn't believe it, Liat finally hesitantly told him what he had learned about the battle damage on both sides.
"!!"
"what did you just say?!"
"Report to the Legion Commander!"
"It is reported that those Paladins did not suffer any losses!"
"snort!"
"This is impossible!"
"But!"
"Sir, that seems to be the truth!"
Although Liat himself was a little unbelievable, judging from the cheerful looks and cheerful expressions of the Paladins he saw at the scene, as well as the fact that no corpses were brought back, that was probably true!
"this……"
"Is it because the divine power of light restrains the demons?"
The Templar Knights and Monk Soldiers in the Temple of Light have a restraining effect when fighting monsters. Egbert has long known that, but five thousand against monsters with more than 10,000 can still annihilate eight thousand enemies. As for his own record of zero casualties, he couldn't believe it.
In his opinion, even if the empire's most elite Blue Dragon Knights with 5,000 heavy cavalry fight against 10,000 demon troops, even if they win in the end, there will definitely be considerable losses, but now...
"But I remember that they are not knights who believe in the goddess of light, right?"
"Those Paladins, are they Queen Azshara who believes in the 'Light of Light'?"
Confused and shocked, Egbert continued to ask.
"No!"
"They are the Holy Knights of the 'Holy Light Church', and they believe in an existence called 'Holy Light'!"
I don’t know which loudmouth Liat got so much important information from. Anyway, it seems that he knows quite a lot, and he said it one after another.
"Holy light?"
"..."
"Well?"
"Is there anything you need?"
While Egbert was listening to Liat's report and began to think deeply again, suddenly, an entourage from the Imperial Envoy came in from the spiral staircase outside, forcing Egbert to interrupt his thoughts and raise his head to ask. road.
"Report!"
"The people of the Floating Island have just sent news that their queen is back and will entertain us tonight in the Flame Palace!"
"It is said that……"
"Invite us to a feast prepared by the Pandaren chef?"
The Imperial Army follower did not hesitate and reported loudly.
"oh?"
"Which queen's banquet is it?"
"besides!"
"Were the people from Karsus also invited to the banquet?"
Egbert, who frowned and didn't know which queen it was, thought for a moment and then continued to ask.
After all, he knew that there seemed to be many queens on this floating island?
"Well..."
"terribly sorry!"
"Sir, they didn't say anything, and we didn't remember to ask just now..."
The follower never thought that Commander Egbert would ask such a question, so he was startled for a moment. Then, thinking that he had not done anything well, he hung his head apologetically.
"alright."
"I understand, please step back!"
Since he didn't ask, and the person who invited him didn't explain it specifically, Egbert had no choice but to leave it at that.
Then, he signaled that Liat could also withdraw.
Because he had to prepare well for the banquet in the evening, keep up his spirits, bring their gifts, and think carefully about how to deal with it when the time came. Then, he had to make some insinuations to see what the other party had done. What does it mean that the island is parked above the imperial territory?
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