The same royal hall, the same luxurious throne, but today its owner is no longer the old Terenas, but the young and handsome Alsace.
Alsace did not sit on the throne, nor did he wear a crown. He was buried with his father's crown, and the royal jeweler was still making a new crown for him. Alsace was facing the throne at this moment, Standing tall and straight, even though he has not yet reached the top step, he appears to be more noble and taller than the supreme throne of power.
His power has long transcended the boundaries of mortals, and he no longer pays attention to worldly power and wealth, but how can the throne be summed up in terms of power and wealth?
If the throne is only used as a symbol of power and wealth, it is undoubtedly the idea of a foolish king. Just like the already destroyed Alterac, Perenold actually sold his kingdom and people to the orcs in order to keep his money and wealth. He even thought that he could sit on the throne of the king again in the future, but the result was obvious. His stupid decision even cost him his own life.
When Arthas sits on the throne of Lordaeron, it means that most of the land on the continent of Lordaeron has been managed by him, and what is more precious than the land and resources are the loyal people living here.
Without them, Lordaeron would not have the ability to defend itself, repel the orcs and demons, and defend its homeland.
During the process of contemplation, the sound of armor boots colliding with the marble floor echoed in the hall, and a tall figure with a cold aura walked into the hall.
"It's me who pays my condolences to you this time, Arthas."
Lothar took off his helmet and put it under his arm. "Terenas is my friend. He has done a lot for me and my people. It is a pity that I have no chance to repay him."
"You have already repaid us," Arthas turned around. "Without your efforts and sacrifices, the Alliance might have been defeated by the old tribe more than twenty years ago, and Lordaeron would have ceased to exist."
Lothar looked up at the figure on the steps of the throne, and it seemed as if he had returned to the time when he was appointed Grand Marshal in Lordaeron more than 20 years ago in front of everyone's attention.
At that time, Terenas had expressed the deepest condolences to his king and country. It was also when the country was ruined and the family was ruined that Lothar took over the burden of the alliance and led the alliance's army to fight the orcs to the death. decisive battle.
Then his memory stopped at the battle at the foot of Blackrock Mountain. At that time, he was forced to fight Orgrim despite being surrounded for days. The Orc Warchief's hammer knocked him down, and then the darkness Attacked, Generalissimo Lothar fell in the last important battle of the Second War.
When he woke up again, he was already in the Frozen Throne.
After recovering from the memories of the past, Lothar asked Arthas solemnly, "Are you ready?"
"The Battle of Silithus has brought the Scourge to the stage. You should also have a legitimate identity in the world, instead of always following the world like death itself."
This is a decision Alsace has made long ago. Under his control, the Scourge is destined to become the force that protects Azeroth. In the years of fighting, sooner or later someone will notice the existence of the Scourge. Rather than letting the Scourge If you are misunderstood, it is better to stand up and reveal your identity.
Lothar shook his head, "I'm not worried about how I will be viewed by others. I don't care about it for a long time. But what I am worried about is you, Arthas. You know that once your status as the Lich King is known to the world, What will they think of you?"
As the Lich King, as the source of all the undead that exist against the common sense of the world, who can guarantee that Arthas will be accepted by the world? He is the new king of Lordaeron and one of the leaders of the Alliance. If everyone knew that Arthas controlled such power, there would be bound to be people who were ignorant or had ulterior motives to criticize and slander Arthas.
However, does Alsace care about this?
"I no longer need the blessing of false fame. The most important thing is to resolutely implement the correct decision." Alsace's voice was as firm as ever. "Lotha, you should know better than anyone else that blind kindness and compromise do not mean According to the Holy Ming, the existence of authority is necessary because it is the basis for uniting all forces most quickly at critical moments."
After a brief silence, Lothar solemnly knelt down on one knee and performed a very solemn and formal knighthood ceremony towards Alsace. It was not a simple ceremony of clenching a fist with one hand and beating the chest when wearing a military uniform, but a king conferring a knighthood. The etiquette of the time - Lothar knew very well that Arthas made such a decision in the hope of making up for Lothar and other people who were resurrected to fight for Azeroth for various reasons.
"I am no longer a living person. Varian and the Kingdom of Stormwind, which I only care about, are now thriving. Today, I, Anduin Lothar, pledge my allegiance to you in the name of the blood of Arathor, the great Lich King and Lordan. His Majesty King Lun."
Arthas nodded slightly. He pulled out Frostmourne from his waist, walked towards Lothar, and touched Lothar's shoulder and back three times with the sword, completing the final canonization for Lothar.
After this ceremony, which had no other complicated etiquette and seemed simple yet extremely solemn, Alsace presented Lothar with three mottos:
"May your sword always be sharp,
"May your heart always be strong,
"May our friendship last forever."
After the ceremony, Lothar stood up and said to Alsace, "Your Majesty——"
"Just call me Alsace. Didn't I just say that I hope our friendship will last forever?" Alsace interrupted Lothar with a smile and shook his head. "Then go get ready and bring your death knights and Psychics...don't call those lichs who have studied necromancy in depth yet, acceptance must be a step-by-step process."
Lothar is convinced that there are all kinds of undead creatures in the Scourge Legion. Among them, the most acceptable to the world are probably the group of death knights and psychics, although they are more exposed to the undead and dark magic all day long than ordinary people. It's cold and cold, and the death knight is not a living person at all, but it is much better than the group of lichs who are proficient in necromancy and have completely transformed into undead creatures.
If you encounter a timid person, you may be directly frightened by the terrifying skeletal body of the lich and faint, not to mention that the necromancy spells practiced by most lichs give them extremely strong suppression of the living. Power, weak beings may be sucked out of their life force just by being close to them and become their puppets.
Although the Scourge Legion needs to appear in front of the world, they really cannot be too anxious. After all, they use the power of darkness to fight against the forces of darkness, and the shock they bring to various races in Azeroth must be quite big.
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A week later, the Royal City of Lordaeron was filled with more joy and excitement than the gloom of the day Terenas died, because although they lost an old king, they ushered in a new one. For the young new king.
Arthas stood on the royal terrace, overlooking the joyful scene in the city. Compared with the dead and silent King of Lordaeron in his memory, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He at least did something, not letting tragedy happen, and not letting countless people suffer. People die in disasters.
"Alsace, why are you here? The private banquet is about to start."
Jaina and Calia walked together and found Arthas who was relaxing on the balcony. Jaina was wearing the traditional blue and white royal culottes of Kul Tiras today, and her tight waist outlined her perfect figure. Her waistline, white trousers and blue boots embroidered with gilt patterns accentuate her slender legs. In order to prevent her upper body from looking too weightless, she also used shoulder straps to fasten a delicate cape with a blue background and gold edges. , this one is mainly blue and white, and the combination with golden decoration is very beautiful.
"I know, Jaina, but dealing with those politicians is so annoying, I'm just here for some peace and quiet."
Caliya covered her mouth with her hands wearing white dress gloves and snickered, "I'm afraid you scared them all away. On the way here just now, I heard a noble whispering tremblingly, was he in trouble? His Majesty Alsace is unhappy."
"Okay, actually I don't want to deal with those guys, but there's nothing I can do about it." Gianna felt the same way. It was really tiring to have good etiquette at such an official banquet, although Al Sass has long been famous in the kingdom, and no one will question his succession, but those nobles will definitely come for a formality, not wanting anything else, at least to become familiar with Alsace.
Jaina immediately continued, "But I know you must have a lot to say at the private banquet, and our old friends are also waiting for you."
Alsace invited old friends and new friends from all sides of the alliance to participate in this feast. It was both a banquet and a meeting held on this opportunity to discuss the future of the alliance.
"Yes, Jaina, you can guess my mind just like before," Arthas stretched out his hand to Jaina, "Now, beautiful lady, I, Arthas Menethil, invite you as My female companion is participating in the royal banquet, would you like to accompany me?"
Jaina naturally put her hand on Alsace's hand, reached Alsace's side and took his strong arm, "Of course, handsome gentleman."
Caliya on the side saw the two people's postures and was still laughing lightly, but her smile was more obvious.
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