"Carlos, although we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I remember that you were not like this before."
"who?"
"Hermaphrodite."
"Huh? Uther, something is wrong with you."
"My brain is not broken yet. Those who say that my brain was burned by the Holy Light are all jealousy and slander."
"so……"
"Let us be frank about Tirion Fordring and the scandal of Stromgarde."
Yes, Carlos has been holding too many political meetings recently, and the secret exchange of interests and overt PY transactions have been too frequent, so that his words now are a bit strange.
But who is Uther, how could he be so cruel to Carlos in such a private situation.
So Uther broke it off.
Carlos deliberately replaced Tirion Fordring's "position" as the first-generation Paladin with Danaus Trollbane. In Uther's view, it was a temptation with ulterior motives.
Although the story of the high lord Tirion and the orc Eitrigg sounds very beautiful, if the butt is not so crooked, it is really difficult to praise the old Fordring.
Men are men, but they are not aristocrats at all.
Instead of saying that Uther's holy light burned his brain, Tirion was the real will-o'-the-wisp at that time.
As long as you use some tricks and tactics, things will not be like that.
That's right, even after the incident, a group of colleagues, including Uther, had protected me to the point where as long as Tirion issued a statement and loudly said in public that this matter had nothing to do with me, everyone would believe it.
Tirion said, "I don't think so. I am a pure man who only does things for his own sake. I am an iron-headed man who only wants to do things morally and with a clear conscience."
Be ruthless! Lafayette, you are ruthless! ! !
A group of colleagues took a look, felt aggrieved and took a step back, okay, okay, sir, you are just a man, then you can admit your mistake, you can admit your mistake, and the punishment for you will be just admit it, and it will be over. pass.
Tirion said no again, I was right, I have seen the most despicable humans and the noblest orcs, it was the Holy Light that betrayed me!
Ahem, Tirion Fordring didn't say the last part, but the righteous and angry speech made a bunch of old brothers hang their faces on the lampposts, and brought down Terenas Menethil. The authority of the world has fallen into a mud pit.
With no solution, the matter became more and more troublesome as it dragged on, from the internal conflicts of the Knights of the Silver Hand to the council hall of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
Uther, who received the urgent letter from the big boss, could only make up his mind to seal the old man's Heart of Holy Light and expel him from the order of the kingdom.
Did Tirion do something wrong?
From a moral point of view, yes, absolutely right, Wei Guang rectified the whole situation.
In terms of means, that's it? Is this the political consciousness of the great lord of Hearthglen?
Carlos also asked Tirion about this in private. Tirion replied that Carlos didn't know that the overall atmosphere in the Kingdom of Lordaeron at that time was very awkward, and Terenas suppressed him so hard that he couldn't breathe. He is like a stranded fish in the free air. He is inevitably extreme in doing things, so he does not hate Uther.
"The banishment order for Tirion Fordring actually consists of two parts. First, His Majesty Terenas resigned from Tirion's title of lord of Hearthglen, and the family territory was inherited by his son Tyran when he came of age. This part You have actually broken it, haven't you? Although I have only come back not long ago, Fording is now helping you block the undead in Andorhad. So you definitely don't want me to start from this aspect, and I'm not that big. Ability. So, you are referring to the teachings?"
"Yes, it's this damn thing I've never heard of. Tirion wrote to me and said that a young paladin spat at him after shaking hands with him enthusiastically. He was eager to return to the Holy Knight. A family of knights.”
The teachings, tsk tsk, are another great invention of Terenas Menethil II.
Without Carlos's Kingdom of Alterac, this thing might not have appeared so early, but where would it come from?
Although there is no compulsory belief in the countries of Lordaeron, the vast majority of people do not dislike the Church of the Holy Light.
Therefore, the identity of a missionary requires naturalization.
Subsidized by the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
Paladins and priests are both preachers of the Holy Light Church, so they naturally need to be naturalized.
Do you believe this statement...?
Anyway, Carlos didn't believe it. Isn't it because the Kingdom of Alterac stubbornly stood up to it and established the National Knights of the Royal Religion? The Silver Hand was unable to monopolize the right to speak for the Paladins, so they created the Religion. This thing is disgusting.
Except for Carlos, who was automatically naturalized for no apparent reason, which of the paladins trained by the Kingdom of Alterac have become naturalized?
A little further south, have the Paladins from the Kingdom of Storm been naturalized?
"They are really naturalized. The status of Stormwind City Cathedral is equivalent to Stratholme Cathedral. The bishop of Stormwind City can naturalize the Paladins of Stormwind City, which is recognized by the Kingdom of Lordaeron."
Uther explained.
"I felt like I was being targeted."
"Yes, the Kingdom of Alterac was targeted after you lost contact at the Dark Portal."
It's hard to talk to honest people.
"So what do you say about restoring Tirion to the church?"
"Let's do it with your Royal Religion National Knights."
"Um…..."
"His Majesty Terenas is no longer here, but the teachings are a good thing."
"Although I know you have a private message, what you said is correct and it is indeed a good thing, so let's do it."
In a few words, the issue of Tirion Fordring's identity was over, and then there was the headache for both Carlos and Uther.
Stromgarde problem.
Or let’s talk about the governance of Stromgarde.
If it's Stromgarde in the "World of Warcraft" game, just ignore any problems. It's a small ruined city, but it's going to irritate your eyes.
But the real Stromgarde is definitely a force that cannot be underestimated.
And Carlos understood that even Stromgarde in the game became what it was after going through the Second Orc War, the Trollbane Civil War, and the natural disaster invasion. By then Stromgarde had fallen into civil strife and lost much of its population.
But that is not the case now.
Although humans went north to open up wasteland because they felt that the Arathi Plateau was not rich enough, the concept of rich land itself requires comparison.
Although the Arathi Plateau cannot compare with Hillsbrad and Lordamre, it cannot withstand the development of the Arathor Empire for more than six hundred years.
In other words, the basic base of the Stromgarde regime is fully developed and mature land.
There are farms for farms, forests for forests, and minerals for minerals. Stromgarde is a world-famous fortified city, and Tol Barad is the most important seaport in Paladin Bay.
Even if they fall into internal strife because of Thoras Trollbane's unexplained death, they can still provide money, food, and troops to support their allies in the north.
Who dares to ignore such a Stromgarde.
Even though Carlos has tens of thousands of cavalry in his hands, you might think that the Alterac cavalry is awesome. That is because the Barov family and the Stromgarde City Council are playing tacit understanding, collaborating to drive up horse prices and eat Terenas rice. Nihil II's bad money.
The Alterac Mountain Horse is pretty good, with good size, endurance and explosive power.
But in terms of quantity, Arathi Highlands is the largest horse-producing area in the alliance.
Stromgarde is really pissed off and is mobilizing for a full-scale war, with two hundred thousand cavalry coming out for you.
If the Trollbane family is still in absolute control of Stromgarde, do you think Carlos would dare to withdraw his troops after half a battle against the orcs?
If Stromgarde hadn't fallen into internal strife and leadership chaos, you would have seen if they listened to the Alliance's call to raise food and send troops.
When the alliance is not under the control of Carlos, it would be a bastard not to take advantage of it.
But now that the Alliance is really under the control of Carlos, the chaos in Stromgarde has become a heavy time bomb.
The lands of Hillsbrad could not accommodate the two million refugees from Lordaeron.
So diversion became inevitable.
This is also the reason why Carlos did not refuse the envoys from Stormwind City to contact some guys in private.
But the real big deal is the return flow to the Arathi Highlands.
Even if it is split in half, with Hillsbrad accommodating one million people and Arathi Highlands returning one million people, the Alliance can preserve these populations and avoid a structural food crisis.
If these two million refugees are unable to leave their homeland for any reason, they will pile up in Hillsbrad.
Don't talk about undead and natural disasters eating people, everyone has to eat people.
But to achieve such a large-scale population transfer, a strong political power is the most basic requirement.
At this time, Stromgarde simply did not have the ability to solve the livelihood problem of one million refugees. While the Trollbane family was fighting internally, they were also fighting with the Stromgarde Municipal Council.
Even if Carlos tried to get benefits from both sides, he still felt like his head was exploding.
Stromgarde's decline looks unstoppable.
"Unless Danaus is brought back, there is no solution to this problem. Thoras Trollbane did not designate an heir when he died, but he did when he was alive."
"Yes, everyone knows that Danath Trollbane is the worthy Lord of Stromgarde. But this bastard is locked up on the other side of the Dark Portal with another bastard."
"Use Stormwind City to put pressure. Restarting the Dark Portal is a very serious topic. Use this issue to pressure Stormwind City to stand on our side, and then use Stormwind City to force Stromgarde to temporarily stop internal fighting."
Uther is an honest man, but that does not mean that an honest man is a fool.
"Carlos, before we deal with the undead natural disaster, Stormwind City will never have the courage to face the orcs on the other side of the Dark Portal alone, so it is absolutely impossible for them to agree to reopen the Dark Portal to welcome the expedition home."
"so……"
"The claim of House Wrynn. If Stromgarde cannot work together to cooperate with the Alliance's actions, let Varian appoint a mayor of Stromgarde."
"Haha, I didn't expect you, a thick-eyed Uther, to come up with such evil ideas. I like it."
Carlos couldn't help but secretly said, "How wonderful."
At any other time, this idea would be absolutely offensive.
It is impossible for Stormwind City to plan for actual control of Stromgarde across half a continent and the entire Palatine Gulf, but as one of Thoradin's blood descendants, the Wrynn family does have a claim to Stromgarde.
At the same time, the reopening of the Dark Portal is definitely not a major event that the current Stormwind Kingdom can deal with independently. It is a bargaining chip that can be used to manipulate Stormwind City.
Plus Carlos takes control of the Alliance...
"Who will do it?"
Carlos asked.
"I want to go north with you."
Uther gave you a look that said you had to figure it out.
So, Carlos and Uther turned to look at Saidan Dathrohan who was huddled aside eating and drinking.
"I'm just a rough guy, and I can do such a delicate job..."
It's a pity that Saidan Dathrohan hasn't finished speaking yet.
"What is the first rule of the Knights?"
Uther asked.
"obey orders."
"Well, very good, very energetic, the alliance has decided, it is you."
Carlos smiled and nodded.
