After the matter between Stromgard and the Syndicate came to an end, there was finally no obstacle to Alterac's restoration.
Perhaps the remaining remnants of the Syndicate still want to get involved, but the double pursuit of Ravenholdt and the Privy Council has left them too busy to take care of themselves.
Almost wherever they show up, the Privy Council and Ravenholdt's people will appear among them instantly. Every escape of the Syndicate is accompanied by the death or capture of several core members.
Such terrifying oppression made the Syndicates afraid to appear in the Eastern Kingdom again. They didn't have many core members to bury.
The defeat of Faculest and the eradication of Syndicate forces in Stromgarde caused them to suffer heavy losses overnight, and they no longer had the strength to compete with the two giants.
They were now like rats in a sewer, afraid of being caught by the Privy Council and Ravenholdt.
The Syndicate is not a force with any powerful existence. They are rooted in human beings and do some shady things. They hide dirt and shelter criminals and villains.
Once they lose their foothold in the human kingdom, it won't be long before people who live and work in peace and contentment will naturally forget about this organization. Without their influence, they will be nothing.
Individual strength is an important factor in whether one can gain a foothold on Azeroth.
And Arthas's idea is also very simple. Although the foundation and heritage of humans make it difficult for them to achieve the glory that the elves have achieved, the secrets held by Arthas are probably even greater than Azshara who enjoys the Well of Eternity. Has potential.
This world ultimately belongs to every ordinary creature, but someone needs to watch over them. When needed, Arthas will try his best to play such a role.
Today, the ancient guardians have fallen into fog or darkness, and the Titans have also encountered the most deadly and terrifying enemies in the universe, and their bodies have been destroyed.
However, the guardian dragons who have inherited the power of the guardians cannot achieve the same level as the guardians created by steel and rock due to their own factors. These ancient powers are also their shackles to a certain extent. and burden.
It took about a week, and most of the ogres and bandits in the Kingdom of Alterac were basically wiped out by the First Legion. They used Ilucia's unimaginable speed to complete the task that the Syndicate had been doing for more than ten years. Nothing gets done.
Although behind this was the support of the powerful Lordaeron, Ilucia did see the difference between Lordaeron and Alterac.
The reconstruction work of Alterac City was handed over to Edwin VanCleef, the great stonemason who returned to the Eastern Kingdom from Kalimdor. As the chief architect of rebuilding Stormwind City and building Theramore, Artha Si had great faith in the mason's ability.
Edwin actually likes his current job very much. Although he is not weaker than Stormwind City's intelligence chief Xiao, he has a complete family and is tired of fighting and killing. Even though there are countless ways to steal from the shadows, Among the skills of human life, what he prefers is to do serious work under the sun.
For Arthas, all that was left in his heart was gratitude and admiration. When the Stonemason Brotherhood was forced into almost desperation by the powerful people in Stormwind City, the person who helped them overcome the difficulties was Arthas, and Arthas also fully His opinion was considered and he was not directly admitted to the Privy Council.
There was just one thing that gave him a headache. His beloved daughter seemed to have a very strong interest and talent in the way of shadows. Moreover, his daughter seemed to have inherited his management and business acumen.
This gave Edwin a headache for a while, and he was still wondering why his daughter suddenly became interested in these things, until one day after returning home from get off work, he bumped into an "uninvited guest" in his home.
Although he didn't directly see the other person's face and appearance, Edwin immediately knew the other person's identity due to his iconic long pointed ears and a figure that was smaller than that of a normal human being.
"High Elf?" Arthas looked at Edwin who was complaining to him with a strange expression. "You said that a high elf appeared in your home, and she was chatting happily with your daughter?"
"Yes, my highness," Edwin said with a grimace. He was busy working outside, and his wife also lived in Lordaeron and opened a small tailor shop, so his daughter Vanessa often stayed there. People are playing at home.
But unexpectedly, a high elf sneaked into his backyard and instilled all kinds of strange thoughts into Vanessa while her parents were away.
Edwin also wondered where his daughter learned to escape into the shadows. When he came home that day, he was unexpectedly startled by Vanessa.
His first thought was to hire a trustworthy servant to take care of Vanessa, but then he thought that ordinary people would be disdainful of a stalker who was proficient in stealth skills, so Edwin gave up this plan.
He himself can't stay by Vanessa's side every day, and his wife is just an ordinary person. Even if he brings Vanessa to work, Edwin can't watch over her all the time, and the weather in Alterac It was really poor compared to Lordaeron, so he had been troubled by this for a long time.
So Edwin came to see Alsace, hoping to get some useful advice.
"This mysterious high elf is definitely not an ordinary person. Her movements of escaping into the shadows are very natural. She seems to be able to figure out all your blind spots and psychological misunderstandings. She is better than those three-legged cat stalkers who will only disappear in front of you. too much!"
Edwin knew that the strength of such a stalker would never be worse than his own, and the other party was also a high elf. With a lifespan longer than that of humans, she must have spent more time studying this path than she is now, a stonemason. a lot of.
The answer was obvious. The female high elf was a stalker even more powerful than himself. Edwin didn't feel that his daughter would be safe with such a person at all.
"Actually, I think you don't have to worry. The security in the city where your home is located is very good. Ordinary thieves will be caught by the sheriff and patrol team before they take action," Alsace reassured Ed. Wen's emotions, in order to prevent him from having any bad thoughts, he planned to fight the female elf stalker for the sake of his daughter.
To be honest, Arthas really didn't think highly of Edwin. Although Edwin was considered a good player among humans, as long as he had something to do with elves, there wouldn't be many people who could deal with him.
Not to mention, based on the characteristics Edwin described, Arthas actually knew the female stalker he saw.
Most of the high elves are arrogant by nature. They look down on humans and other intelligent races. Needless to say, their mortal enemies, the trolls, are just a bunch of dirty beasts in the eyes of the high elves.
As for a high elf stalker who appeared in the central city of Lordaeron and was willing to chat with a little human girl who was playing alone, Arthas could only think of one person who met so many requirements.
Valeera Sagunar.
Moreover, she is actually a member of the Privy Council, but she will not be dispatched on ordinary tasks. Because of her powerful strength and superb and deadly skills, whenever Valeera is dispatched, there will always be a difficult target lost. Life and... wallet.
Well, Arthas didn't know why this high elf lady always liked to take away the belongings of her targets, but he had to admit that she was one of the most outstanding members of the Privy Council.
It's just that her relationship with the ranger lord Nathanos doesn't seem to be that good, and Arthas doesn't know why. Shouldn't Nathanos be a special attack on the high elves? Even the Ranger General can take it down, you little Valeera——
As he wandered off, Arthas coughed twice and said to Edwin, "From your description, I seem to know who this high elf is. When did you say she would appear at your house with little Vanessa?" Together?"
"I don't know the specific time, because I only bumped into her once. That time, Vanessa must have pestered her and made her forget the time, so she was discovered by me." Edwin calculated in his heart. Fan, "Vanessa refused to tell me how long she stayed, but judging from the time my wife went to the tailor shop, she should have come to my house from early morning to afternoon."
"I understand." After listening to Edwin's analysis, Alsace looked at the working hours of the Privy Council and immediately understood when Valeela secretly went to find Vanessa.
He was also a little curious as to why Valeera was so interested in this little girl Vanessa and taught her many stalker skills.
You know, in the Privy Council, Valeela was often "reported" when she was not working, saying that she was a salary thief. In addition, she showed a lack of interest in everything, so naturally she didn't have many friends. .
This may be related to Valeela's experience when she was young. Arthas valued her ability and she never made mistakes in key tasks, so he gave her the position of "special advisor".
Anyway, if you encounter a difficult problem, just go to Valeera. She can basically help you solve it. However, when you check your finances afterwards, you will find that there is always less than expected.
"Edwin, in this case, you and I will wait for this 'visitor' together. Maybe face-to-face communication can solve the problem." Alsace said.
Edwin was stunned for a moment, then showed a somewhat troubled expression, "Uh... Your Highness, she is a master of stealth. Not to mention the two of us, even if there are two cats in the yard, She can also tell something is wrong.”
"Then let her think that there is no one in the yard." Arthas also planned to beat this weird high elf. After all, the enemies he would face in the future would become more and more dangerous, and she could now be exposed to Edwin. If you tell the truth, you may be captured alive by a giant dragon, demon, or ancient god next time.
This is not what Alsace wants to see. There are many people he likes in the Privy Council. If he can use a small lesson to prevent them from making big mistakes, it is already worth Alsace's personal trip. .
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Valila walked through the shades of trees and paths with ease, "wandering" in the private residential area as easily and casually as if walking in her own courtyard.
However, this is not actually wandering around aimlessly. In fact, she is observing the situation of the Van Cleef family residence from different directions and locations. Based on the dust and leaf accumulation in front of the house, she can basically Sure enough, Edwin and his wife aren't home anymore.
She cast her eyes on Vanessa, who was reading a book in her arms on the swing in the courtyard, and unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth - the sun was shining on the girl's body, everything looked so beautiful and comfortable, just like her before. Same.
Of course, the vigilant Valeela couldn't let down her guard just now. Her pointed ears twitched rapidly, collecting all possible information. When she was sure that little Vanessa was the only one in the house, she tiptoed, The figure landed lightly in front of little Vanessa.
"Good afternoon, little girl." Valeera greeted her casually. The atmosphere here made her more comfortable than the oppressive Privy Council.
Vanessa raised her head when she heard the familiar greeting. She stared at Valila in surprise, "Sister Valila, why are you here?"
Valeela saw the surprised expression on Vanessa's face and felt a little strange, but she couldn't help but laugh, "Don't I often come to accompany you at this time?"
"But -" Little Vanessa wrinkled her face innocently, and just as she was about to speak, Valeela's body instantly tensed up due to the sudden sound of opening the door.
Vanessa turned to look at the entrance to the garden. The door to the connecting room was opened. She put down the book in her hand, ran towards it, and shouted excitedly, "Dad!"
Valeela's figure had almost disappeared into the air at this time. She suddenly realized why she felt strange. That was little Vanessa's first reaction after seeing her.
Except for the first time she met Vanessa, Vanessa never looked surprised when they met again. Most of the time she looked happy and delighted, because when her parents were away, she finally Someone can accompany her.
But today, when little Vanessa saw her, she looked obviously very surprised, as if she was wondering why Valila appeared.
——She was indeed wondering why Valeela appeared, because usually when Valeela came to see her, there was no one at home. Vanessa thought this was amazing, why did Sister Valeela always come to her home? She showed up at a time when no one was at home, and there had never been any mistakes?
She asked Valila this question, but Valila muddled through on the grounds that "you are still young and can't understand some things."
But today, Vanessa is very sure that her father is at home, and there seems to be a very distinguished guest at home!
