Ilucia looked at the bustling streets of Lordaeron, feeling a little confused for a moment.
The troubles in Alterac have been basically eliminated, and the project to rebuild Alterac City is proceeding in an orderly manner.
When the city is built, Ilucia will be the new king of Alterac, and the Barov family will be the new royal family of Alterac.
It was obviously two happy things coming together, but there was no ups and downs in Ilucia's heart. Instead, she felt a little involuntarily sad.
The reason is very simple. In this game... no, it should be said to be a drama, the Barov family is just an outsider without even a dialogue. It even appears in the background.
All Alsace, or rather the Alliance, needs is a new Alterac royal family in the background.
This was Ilucia's idea. She was endlessly pessimistic about her fate. Everything Alsace revealed to her left her unable to find a way to resist within her limited knowledge.
"There is no other choice."
Ilucia leaned on the soft sofa in the luxurious carriage - she was already the quasi-queen of Alterac, and today she entered Lordaeron with a distinguished status, not the timid Balor Miss Husband.
But she herself believed that this was just a ceremony of "a servant meeting his master".
She was even more desperate than the last time she came to Lordaeron, because last time she at least felt that things could turn around.
But now?
Turning points, fortune, situations, everything is just a joke. Destiny is not unpredictable, because the fate of the weak is always in the hands of the strong.
What's more, Lordaeron and Arthas represent how powerful Ilucia will never be able to have the idea of resistance.
Fortunately, the experience of the Barov family has made Ilucia accustomed to this state. Even if her heart is dead, she still "plays" her role step by step.
Ilucia knew that Arthas went to the front line again, so it was probably not Arthas or King Terenas who wanted to meet her this time.
Calia Menethil, the princess of Lordaeron, is one of the most noble people in the kingdom. Her status is the best proof of Lordaeron's strength.
Her sister of Arthas, a good friend of the Queen of Kul Tiras, and the daughter of King Terenas.
Just these few halos can make countless people flinch when facing Calia, and they dare not look directly at her glory.
"Those are just exaggerated rumors."
Compared to the demonic Alsace, Calia is simply the embodiment of gentleness. Her tone is unhurried and unhurried, like a spring breeze, bringing endless reverie and fragrance to people.
Calia personally filled a cup of milk tea for Ilucia, "Try it. This is a special drink given to me by Alsace. It seems quite expensive."
Hearing the name Alsace, Ilucia's body tensed involuntarily, and then quickly relaxed. She responded in a manner that did not arouse Calia's suspicion, "Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness Calia. "
But no matter how hard Ilucia tried to hide it, her slightly awkward and nervous behavior was still seen through by Caliya.
The princess chuckled lightly, "You seem very nervous, Her Majesty the Queen of Alterac, but in fact you don't have to address me as Your Highness at all."
"Without the help of Lordaeron, Alterac would never be rebuilt. Besides, I am not the queen yet. Please call me by my name, Your Highness Calia."
No matter how much Ilucia feared Arthas, Lordaeron still did not treat the people of Alterac unfairly.
Those nobles were naturally filtered out by Ilucia. As a vampire who was always coveting the remaining dividends of the old era, Ilucia had no good impressions of them.
"You still can't let go. Let me guess, is Alsace making you a little nervous?"
Ilucia's face was a little stiff, and she suddenly felt that the princess in front of her might not be as silly and sweet as she seemed.
Seeing that Ilucia didn't answer, Calia smiled slightly, picked up the cup gracefully, took a sip of the drink inside, and then said slowly, "Maybe Alsace did scare you a little, but I want to ask you not to I misunderstood him, he is just a little...different?"
When she said this, Caliya's own tone was a little uncertain, as if she was thinking of a suitable word to describe her brother.
Different?
Calia's description made Ilucia not sure where to start complaining: Your brother is really different. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he has an army of undead under his command. , you probably don’t know, right?
It's incredible to think that living people control an army of undead, but Ilucia is one of the controlled ones - even though she is not an undead.
But Ilucia didn't dare to say this, otherwise she might really become undead.
Therefore, Ilucia could only laugh at Calia's words, "His Royal Highness Alsace is indeed extraordinary. He is the most outstanding man I have ever seen."
Caliya glanced at Ilucia and suddenly said helplessly, "He is indeed extraordinary...but sometimes, I worry whether he is too different.
I am his sister. Although I am not a few years older than him, I am still a sister. But my younger brother has made me feel that I am the one being taken care of since he was a child.
During the days of the Orc War, even my father felt uneasy all day long, and the atmosphere in the entire palace was very depressing. Do you know how I spent those days? "
Ilucia shook her head.
"I always go to the library to look for Alsace. Although the library was one of the places I hated most at that time, being with Alsace made me feel precious tranquility in the depressing time. .”
Calia's expression was full of memories, "He was just a little boy at that time, but he already had a shadow of what he is now. Arthas always liked to sit in the library or practice his sword skills in training.
Although he is always busy with his own things, just looking at him and occasionally chatting with him makes me feel extremely relaxed and happy. "
At this point, Calia smiled and said, "Sorry for going off topic, but I just want you not to be too afraid of Arthas, although I know that things in Alterac are not what they seem. Simple, but I want to tell you that Alterac is not a vassal of Lordaeron."
After listening to Calia's words, Ilucia blinked, and for a moment she didn't know how to handle this overly direct dialogue.
"Arthas doesn't want Lordaeron to put too much pressure on the surrounding countries. But Lordaeron recovered from the trauma of the Orc War earlier than other kingdoms, and Lordaeron is developing too fast. Almost every kingdom Everyone felt the pressure from it.
Gilneas left the Alliance because they were afraid that Lordaeron would threaten their independence. King Zeon was worried that Lordaeron's ambitions would expand as much as our strength.
I can't deny this, because my father is a qualified king. He has spent his whole life trying to expand his rule. Whether it is Alterac or Gilneas, it represents everything he desires.
However, Arthas is completely different. He agreed to integrate the power of various kingdoms, but did not want to use violence to bring fear to other kingdoms. Although in our opinion, he is a bit too idealistic, but he did arrive.
Now Lordaeron is slowly moving forward according to his ideas. Arthas wants to gather the power of humans, dwarves, dwarves and elves, not because he wants to satisfy his desire for power, but because he is preparing something.
After all, I am Alsace's sister. I have been with him day and night for more than 20 years. I think I should know Alsace better than my father. Alsace hid some things from me, maybe to avoid I worry too much, maybe to protect myself.
I don't know what Arthas is preparing and worrying about, but I want you to know that this is not oppression of weak countries and races - if it was really necessary, we would have taken this step long ago. "
Ilucia was a little stunned. She stared straight at Caliya, and this time she was really speechless.
Calia's movements were still elegant and steady, "I am different from the genius Alsace. I have no talent, neither magic nor martial arts proficiency, so I barely received the protection of the Holy Light and was able to use some ordinary weapons. Holy Light Spell.”
After saying that, Caliya stood up, walked to Ilucia, and gently put her hand on Ilucia's shoulder.
"Alsace has protected me more than once. He has blocked countless slanders, rumors, and injuries for me. I don't want anyone to misunderstand Alsace. Are you right, Ilusia Barov? The noble Queen of Alterac."
Calia's words were still so gentle, but the slender hand on Ilucia's shoulder conveyed a completely incomprehensible fear and coldness to her.
It seemed that what stood behind her was no longer the gentle, kind, beautiful and elegant Princess Calia, but the infinite darkness that swallowed the light. Even the originally sunny garden seemed to suddenly reach midnight.
Ilucia's body tensed as a result, and she fell into a state of confusion.
Until Calia withdrew her hand, Ilucia shivered involuntarily and did not dare to look back at Calia.
The princess also took back her hand and left the garden where the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. The sun shone on Ilucia again, but she could not feel the warmth of the sun. Instead, she was surrounded by a chill that had not completely dissipated for a long time.
The strong Miss Barov looked like she was about to cry - although she was afraid of Alsace, she would definitely not betray him and the alliance. Why did even Alsace's sister come out to scare her?
very scary! It seems that back home, even Scholomance Academy is a hundred times warmer than the royal city of Lordaeron. Are all members of the Menethil family monsters? !
What only has a little bit of Holy Light magic? You can obviously beat me, who is already an official mage, okay? !
Arthas, who had no idea that his sister had once again terrorized poor Ilucia, was reading a letter from Jaina.
The content of the letter made Arthas breathe a sigh of relief, and his relaxed expression undoubtedly made Magni and Solas feel relaxed a lot.
"Good news, we have basically obtained the weapons to defeat Ragnaros and his minions."
"Really?!" Magni's eyes widened. This news was indeed too incredible.
The dwarves spent hundreds of years without finding a way to defeat the Fire Lord, but Arthas told Magni that all the weapons to deal with the Fire Lord had been found.
"What kind of artifact is it? Where is it? I'll go with you right away!"
"Don't get excited, Magni. It's not an artifact or an ancient holy object. The answer to the question is very simple, and it has always been with us."
Arthas took the map beside him and spread it out on the table. He pointed at a section between Dun Morogh, the Burning Steppes, and the Searing Gorge with his finger.
"This is...the bay?"
Solas and Magni looked at the place pointed by Alsace, which was the bay to the west of the three areas. However, due to the presence of the Fire Demon King and the Black Dragon, and the terrain there, it was not considered Well, it’s basically a forgotten sea.
Magni is worthy of being one of the founders of the Adventurers Association. His imagination is no smaller than that of his brothers and he quickly got a seemingly whimsical answer, "You want to use sea water... but how is this possible?"
Although Blackstone Mountain is close to the west side of the entire mountain range and is not too far away from the bay, it is not possible for the seawater to cross the mountains and reach here.
Magni even suspected that even the Titan Guardians might not be able to do all this in a short time.
"Of course it's impossible if we rely on us alone. So I asked Jaina to take some mages to hold a ceremony at the beach.
Since the Firelord can permanently destroy part of the Redridge Mountains and turn it into the current Searing Canyon and Burning Plains, is there another element that can extinguish the flames of Ragnaros? "
Arthas' words seemed to have opened Pandora's box, causing Solas and Magni to involuntarily wonder.
But Magni woke up faster, and he asked doubtfully, "Are you sure this can really work? And... how can we guarantee that we will not create a second Ragnaros? We still have ours here. People, if such a disaster really happens, I’m afraid most people will be buried here.”
"Generally speaking, there is indeed such a risk. However, there is such an elemental lord who has a "not very good relationship" with Ragnaros. Let's not discuss his attitude towards mortals. Just the camp he represents, He has irreconcilable conflicts with Ragnaros."
Arthas said firmly, "So, if we want to solve the problem of the Fire Demon King and his minions, we must first grasp the conflict between the Fire Demon King and another elemental lord."
