A few days later, in the palace of Lordaeron.
Arthas, who had just finished handling the government affairs, closed the document in his hand when he noticed that the light of teleportation magic lit up in the study. A moment later, a slim and familiar person appeared in front of Arthas. Who else could it be if it wasn't Jaina? ?
It's just that this "daughter of the sea" who is always dignified and elegant this time has her golden hair stuck to her sweat-soaked forehead. Although her expression is still calm, there is obviously a trace of panic hidden under the calmness. , and when she saw Alsace, she felt relieved, but her legs softened uncontrollably, and her body fell forward.
"Gianna? Are you okay? What happened?"
Arthas was a little surprised. He quickly stepped forward to support the other person and asked, because with Jaina's temperament, she would definitely tell him in advance when she came to him, and she hurriedly used teleportation spells to directly enter the Palace of Lordaeron. It can only mean that something extremely urgent has happened.
"I...I'm fine, but...Varian, Varian is missing!"
This news was like thunder on a sunny day. Even Alsace looked shocked, "Missing? What's going on? Why have I never heard any similar news?"
Lordaeron's intelligence agencies are spread throughout Azeroth, and coupled with the Scourge's eyes, it can be said that Arthas will definitely get any information.
"Varian has a plan to visit Theramore. He wants to further deepen the ties between the Stormwind Kingdom and the various allies of Kalimdor. You should know this." Jaina began to explain the cause of the matter.
"Yes, Varian has talked with me about this before. After meeting Marshal Lothar, he believes that he should get to know other races personally, which will be more conducive to the future development of the alliance." Arthas nodded and helped After watching Jaina sit down on the sofa nearby, he poured Jaina a glass of water, "Counting the days, he should arrive in Theramore this morning."
"But the ship he was on disappeared, just like evaporating from the world, disappearing quietly!" Gianna held the water glass in both hands, her eyes showing fatigue, "The most unbelievable thing is , other ships in the fleet were completely unaware of this incident. It was not until they docked at Theramore's port that they discovered that the ship their king was on had disappeared. So I immediately contacted Teacher Aegwynn, but we searched nearby Even at a distance of a hundred nautical miles, no abnormalities were found.”
After saying these words, Jaina's arms were shaking slightly. It seemed that the large-scale search with magic consumed a lot of her energy. After Arthas noticed this, he pondered and put his palm on Jaina's hand. On her shoulders, she used holy light to ease her fatigue.
Feeling Arthas' power nourishing her tired body and spirit, Jaina sat up a little straighter and breathed a sigh of relief, "Teacher Aegwynn is still searching. She asked me to come to you first to see if I can find Val. Ryan’s method.”
"Wait a mininute."
Arthas was silent for a few seconds, but finally just shook his head, "I didn't see any useful information either."
Just now, he used his soul will to connect all the undead of the Scourge Legion, but the results of scanning were as expected. Even the eyes of the Scourge Legion did not detect any abnormalities at all.
Everything was peaceful, like any other day.
However, this is the most bizarre and abnormal point. As far as Arthas knows, there is nothing more than that kind of existence in the world that can make Stormwind City's fleet evaporate and disappear off the coast of Theramore. .
"The Old God."
After realizing that Jaina had almost recovered, Arthas withdrew the healing of the Holy Light and rubbed his chin with his hand. "Besides them, I can't think of anyone else who would do this and who could do this."
Even the dragons and even the Titan Guardians could not prevent an entire fleet from realizing the disappearance of their flagship. You must know that Varian was not traveling privately this time. Stormwind City was equipped with a full-scale diplomatic team. The fleet, and since their king was also in the fleet, there were several archmages among the accompanying guards. Their ability was enough to protect the flagship from the dragon's wrath.
In other words, the mission fleet may be completely wiped out, but it is impossible to lose a flagship and remain unconscious. And the only one who can do this is the ancient god hidden under the waves.
Blinding and confusing the entire fleet in an instant, and then taking away the flagship of the fleet, so that other crew members did not realize the disappearance of the flagship until they arrived at the port. This thing is really in line with the style of the ancient gods.
"You mean, the only remaining ancient god N'Zoth?" Jaina has been crazily tutoring on these forbidden knowledge in recent years, and now she has a rough understanding of the existence of the ancient god.
"Well, inform other members of the alliance that the plan may be implemented in advance."
As Arthas spoke, he cast his gaze on a parchment scroll on his desk - it was a detailed chart of a lost "Atlantis" that the scribe had given him. .
Next to this chart, there are several similar ancient scrolls with royal wax seals printed on them. They seem to be ancient antiques that were just dug out somewhere.
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A few days later, news of Varian's disappearance inevitably spread among the Alliance. Although they had tried their best to weaken the negative impact of this news, it still caused quite a stir in the Alliance, especially in the Kingdom of Stormwind. commotion.
Fortunately, Bolvar's reputation in Stormwind City was high enough. He quickly suppressed the commotions everywhere and sent troops to clear out many cult organizations hidden in the kingdom. The evidence collected from the dens of those organizations showed that this The leak of missing information that affected the entire alliance came from this group of cultists.
The Grand Duke was furious, not only because of the disappearance of his best friend and king, Varian, but also because this group of cultists secretly committed unforgivable sins within the kingdom. They sacrificed human beings to sacrifice to the so-called evil gods. Most of those "sacrifice" were children they kidnapped from various places using various methods.
Witnessing the tragic fate of the children after the cultists' rituals, Bolvar's thunderous fury immediately swept across the entire kingdom. After a large wave of purges, the dark forces in the Kingdom of Stormwind gradually disappeared.
A small number of cult leaders were captured alive and publicly sentenced in Stormwind City. Although the death of these evil people applauded the people of Stormwind Kingdom, the disappearance of the king inevitably caused various impacts.
Standing on the throne of Stormwind Fortress is no longer the majestic Varian, but the young Anduin. Although this prince has been known throughout the country for his kindness and kindness since he was a child, he is obviously still young. It is not enough and cannot support the normal operation of the kingdom.
Queen Tiffin finally decided to appoint Bolvar as the regent of the Kingdom of Stormwind, temporarily taking charge of all matters of the kingdom until Varian returns.
After getting help from allies and implementing a number of temporary policies, the Kingdom of Stormwind finally returned to peace. After reorganizing the affairs within the country, all alliance members began to focus on another matter—— Find Varian's whereabouts.
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