At the same time, Countess Katrana Presto was invited into Duke Bolvar-Fortagon's reception room.
Seeing the arrival of the countess, the servants in the room left wisely.
"Oh, Bolvar."
Katlana looked at the majestic man in front of her with her watery eyes and teased: "Why do you want to have dinner with me today?"
Bolvar asked the beauty in front of him to sit at the table, then sat opposite him, then like magic, he conjured a bottle of red wine, put it on the table, and said, "Katlana, I accidentally got a bottle of wine that has been aged for thirty years. Bordeaux wine, so I thought of you.”
Noticing the bottle of red wine, Catlana's left eyelid twitched slightly and said, "Oh, what a coincidence. For this dinner, I also prepared a bottle of Bordeaux wine that has been aged for thirty years."
After that, Katrana also conjured a bottle of red wine like magic and placed it on the table.
Isn't this a coincidence?
"Oh, you also have Bordeaux, what a coincidence."
Bolvar's left eyelid also twitched slightly, and then he asked: "Then whose drink shall we drink first?"
"Well, this...is ready."
Katrana rolled her eyes: "Since our wines are all prepared for each other, then we might as well drink a glass of each other's wine. What do you think?"
Bolvar nodded tacitly and said, "Okay."
Then, the two opened their respective wine bottles and gave each of them a drink, taking a deep sip of affection.
"Good wine!"
After drinking, Bolvar put down his glass and looked at Katlana with affectionate eyes.
Katlana also put down her cup and looked at Bolvar in front of her with affectionate eyes.
The next second, the two hugged each other
They got together, and then rushed into the bedroom... I don't know how long it took, Katlana woke up from Bolvar's chest, and took advantage of the moonlight outside the window to see clearly the situation in the room:
"Oh, Bolvar, why is your room so messy? It seems like it was blasted with magic."
Bolvar, who was lying on the bed, hugged the beauty in his arms and complained: "Katlana, please restrain yourself next time."
"Huh? Oh, sorry."
Only then did Katrana realize that it was because she was so deeply in love that she couldn't help but release the pressure of the dragon, which resulted in shattering the pots and jars in Bolvar's bedroom.
So far, the two lovers (dragons) have finally gotten married, which is really gratifying. If Michaela were here, she would definitely bless them.
However, for the two de facto leaders of Stormwind City, everything has just begun!
"Katlana, tell me," Bolvar said, "Is what the tribal ambassador said about Varian true? Is His Majesty Varian really on Orcaz Island?"
As expected, Michaela's words could not be treated as nothing happened. The little king Anduin kept clamoring to find his father. Later, Bolvar personally nodded and asked Katrana to use hypnosis to calm Anduin down.
Katlana did not answer directly, but just said: "Don't you wonder why the tribal ambassador knew this news?"
As soon as these words came out, Bolvar already understood and immediately sighed: "Oh, you crazy Alterac nobles."
"Katlana, you don't think that if we don't go to Varian, others won't go to Varian!"
Bolvar shook his head and said, "As far as I know, Jaina of Theramore has been looking for Varian.
And there are people from the tribe who are also looking for it. "
"Tribe? Why are they..." Katrana was a little confused.
"Katlana, this is your shortcoming. As a dragon, there are some things that belong to mortals that you cannot understand."
Regarding mortal politics, Bolvar has a more thorough view: "Thall knows that the orcs came to Azeroth with an unclean identity, so he is trying his best to whitewash those greenskins to make us think that they are not evil."
"Think about it, what would happen if Thrall really found Varian and brought him back to Stormwind safely? How could we stand up to the Horde?
Do you want to start? "
Katrana understood: "So, the ambassador sent by Thrall is testing us. He already knows where Varian is."
As soon as she finished speaking, Katrana suddenly added: "It doesn't matter, I can adjust the detention location, or even..."
"No!"
Bolvar stopped Katrana: "Do you know what I regret most?"
Katrana looked thoughtfully at Bolvar's face.
"The thing I regret most is not stopping you from taking Varian away!"
Bolvar said: "I know that the debt-issuing king's actions have caused dissatisfaction among many nobles, but he is always the king, and I am just the duke."
It turns out that Bolvar was not involved in the "missing envoy" incident. He only received a vague reminder from Katrana beforehand, so Bolvar could immediately report Varian's disappearance to Stormwind City. Stand up to stabilize the government and clean up those careerists who dare to step out and cause trouble.
However, it was precisely because Bolvar moved so fast that it was a bit uncomfortable.
It's normal, so many people blame Bolvar for Varian's disappearance. To this end, Bolvar strengthened Crown Prince Anduin and crowned him king, and publicly swore that he would find His Majesty Varian. This stabilized the royalists in the country and allowed the transfer of power in the Kingdom of Stormwind to be smooth and transitional.
But for Katrana, publicly, the Black Dragon Legion wants to control the expansion of the human kingdom, so it takes action to kill Varian; privately, in terms of administrative ability, Bolvar is indeed much better than Varian, so let and It will be more beneficial to the Kingdom of Stormwind if Bolvar, his friend, comes to power.
Therefore, the Black Dragon Princess planned to persuade Bolvar: "Bovar, you should know that Varian's random issuance of public debt caused the country's financial crisis, and many nobles were dissatisfied with him. It was you who reorganized the country's economy after coming to power and put everything on the right track. !」
Remember the Varian Bond mentioned earlier?
At the beginning of the Kingdom of Stormwind's recovery, the goblins gave Varian a severe blackmail, which made the kingdom's finances stretched. Moreover, it was a critical moment to rebuild the kingdom, and Varian had to issue a large amount of public debt, which directly led to the kingdom's economy being bribed. The Kingdom of Lordaeron holds a large amount of Varian public debt.
Until the Scourge War, the Kingdom of Lordaeron was destroyed. With the disappearance of the largest creditor, the Kingdom of Stormwind was able to pay off a large amount of debt, and the economy instantly became a lot more comfortable. Logically speaking, this is the time for the Kingdom of Stormwind to pay off the remaining debts and let the finances go smoothly. Good time to get on track.
But Varian didn't think so. He actually chose to continue issuing debts, which resulted in the Kingdom of Stromgard becoming a new creditor...
No wonder the nobles privately call Varian the "Debt King."
After Ann disappeared, the royalists did not make things difficult for Bolvar because they also knew that Varian's excessive bond issuance was unreliable...
Until Bolvar came to power, he implemented a comprehensive tightening of expenditures and cut off numerous projects that relied on debt issuance to raise funds (such as the Holy Love Hospital without doctors and patients, and the daily allocation to the Holy Light Church, etc., all were affected by this policy) , finally achieved balance of payments, ending the history of the Kingdom of Storm’s indiscriminate issuance of bonds.
As for going north to support the Kingdom of Stromgard in the battle in the Arathi Basin, there must be preparations to default on the debt... Well, according to the official statement, support is used to repay the debt. No wonder Bolvar wants to make a behind-the-scenes deal with the tribe...
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
After listening to Katrana's words, Bolvar smiled bitterly and said, "Katlana, no matter what, I am the Duke of the Kingdom of Stormwind. I have sworn to find His Majesty Varian."
Katrana could hear the helplessness in Bolvar's mouth, after all: "Bovar, you have to know that if Varian comes back, then the good days for both of us will be over. And, have you ever thought about it, the tribal ambassador just mentioned After arriving in Varian, he came back soon, which will definitely arouse many people’s suspicions.”
"So there's no need to worry about this."
Bolvar said: "I said I wanted Varian to come back, but I didn't say when or how he would come back."
"Ah, I understand."
Katrana immediately gave her a passionate kiss
: "Bovar, you are awesome!"
Not only that, Katlana also raised her left hand and condensed a thumb-sized, black and bright gem in her palm:
"This is for you, it's called the Eye of the Dragon,
Our token of love. As long as we have it, no matter what happens, we will definitely meet again."
Bolvar took the gem, kissed Catlana's forehead, and said: "I will definitely set it on the medal and wear it every day."
"Stormwind City is definitely lucky for the kingdom to have the power of a dragon."
Bolvar continued, "Without you, I wouldn't have known there were so many evil things lurking in Stormwind."
Katlana showed a satisfied smile and said, "For example, little clerk Tessa."
Bolvar also nodded: "Yes, little clerk Tessa."
It turns out that Tessa had been discovered a long time ago!
Katrana said: "But this is not entirely my fault. Without the report from Master Shaw of MI7, we would not have discovered Tessa's strange behavior of suddenly leaving Stormwind City."
"But you are the one who sees the strange energy in her body." Bolvar said.
Katlana continued: "Tessa's disguise is better than mine. If I hadn't become suspicious of her and asked me to take a few more looks, I might not have discovered anything unusual about her. In addition, although there is no direct evidence, through disguise According to speculation, Tessa is probably the Dread Lord sent by the Burning Legion."
Bolvar even added: "The demon army closest to Stormwind City is the Kazzak Legion stationed near the Dark Portal. Tessa is likely to come from there."
"yes."
Katlana seemed to be talking about her achievements: "That's why I suggested that Tessa go to meet the tribal ambassador Mikaela. After all, the latter is a warlock who deals with demons. It's interesting to think about it. If Tessa can bewitch
Confuse Mikaela and then spread chaos to the entire tribe, which is great news. "
It turned out that it was the two of them's plan to let Tessa receive Mikaela, but they didn't know that Mikaela had already dealt with Tessa, that is, Gulian Tessa. They even formed temporary alliances for their own purposes.
At this moment, Bolvar suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Michaela wanted to tell me before that he wanted to go to the big prison... No, forget it, it's nothing."
"Um, big prison?"
Katrana frowned: "Micaela wants to go to the big prison? That's a place even I don't dare to go!"
Bolvar nodded: "The Great Prison has always been our biggest secret in Stormwind City. Only the kings of the past can know the details. I only know that there are many things sealed inside that must never be seen."
On the other side, Mikaela finally led Tessa to a corner of the sewer.
"Here we are."
Tessa pointed to the stone slab above her head: "Push the stone slab away and go up, which is the bottom floor of the big prison."
"good!"
Michaela stretched out her hand towards the stone slab above her head...
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