Derek Proudmoore is a man who has experienced war, suffering and disaster.
He inherited the wisdom and strength of House Proudmoore. Under his management, Kul Tiras' business quickly recovered after suffering the setback of the Imperial disaster, relying on its business network with the Empire and the Federation.
, the entire Kul Tiras not only did not weaken after the Battle of Northern Territory, but instead became more prosperous. Among the kingdoms of the current empire, Kul Tiras' national power is undoubtedly the first!
He has also saved many, many people in times of crisis. To this day, His Majesty Drake's reputation is still very, very high among the civilians of the empire. In the past period of time, when people talked about the choice of emperor,
At that time, Drake also received the support of a lot of people. If the position of emperor really depends on the people's vote and there is no shady story, then Drake also has a good chance of becoming the emperor.
Moreover, Kul Tiras has been fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations as a vassal state of the empire in the past few years. Kul Tiras' rebuilt fleet patrols the imperial waters to combat pirates and protect commerce. In several major events,
The Kul Tiras fleet has performed extremely well, and after the night elves suffered a disaster, Kul Tiras was also the first human country to lend a helping hand to the night elves, which effectively improved the relationship between humans and night elves.
diplomatic relations between.
It can be said that Drake is definitely a qualified ruler and a truly wise king.
But his choice in facing Varian's coronation ceremony this time was shocking. His performance was completely inconsistent with the level of wisdom he should have had in the past. Even during his quarrel with Jaina, Jaina once suspected that she
Has my brother's thinking been disturbed by some kind of psychic spell?
In the confrontation between Drake and Tanred, Drake confessed to his brother that he could not forget the disaster that happened to his father. It was hatred that drove him to make that choice. This sounds reasonable, but
If you study carefully, you will find that this seemingly normal statement is also somewhat untenable...
If his hatred was really that serious, then he would never wait until now, at this critical moment, to explode it.
In other words, there is a deeper reason behind Drake's choice to oppose Varian, but he would rather turn against his younger siblings than confess this reason.
It can be seen from this that it should not be a pleasant thing.
And now, in front of Dai Lin, Derek, with bruises on his face and blood on the corners of his mouth, wiped his mouth. He got up from the ground. He looked at his father, and there was a flash in Derek's eyes.
The flame of inquiry, he said:
"I saw it, father."
"I saw everything that happened on Chaoluo Island more than ten years ago."
Hearing his son's words, Dai Lin raised his eyebrows. He had already guessed that Drake must have some difficulties, but he didn't expect that it would be this reason.
"I saw my original destiny. I was supposed to die in the attack by the red dragon controlled by the orcs, and then follow my battleship to sleep in the deep sea until one day I was resurrected by an evil banshee to attack my poor...
Relatives.”
Drake closed his eyes, the tragic scene echoing in his mind, and he said in a voice mixed with pain and despair:
"I also saw you being betrayed to the lowly orcs by my sister, your daughter Jaina Proudmoore, and I saw you being sneak-attacked to death alone on the coast of Durotar... Tanred
He will not come back so early. He will be sealed off at the edge of that world. It will not be until more than ten years later, when Anna returns to Kul Tiras, which is suffering from internal and external troubles, that he and his fleet will return to this world.
"
"Then...then I saw what was really happening."
Drake's voice sounded like he was crying in pain. He covered his face tremblingly, like a poor man who had been beaten to pieces. He said:
"I saw that you were forced to make an agreement with Tyrion, just because you wanted to save my life. I thought that I had earned everything by myself, but no! I am just a wretch who should have died long ago.
My father had to sacrifice his life for me to be saved. Father... you should be the living one, not me!"
"All this, everything I own should belong to you, I stole it! Tanred said I am a monster, yes, I am a monster, I was born when my father died, and I should not have appeared at all.
Monster in this world!"
Drake knelt on the ground. In this cold and rainy night, the king of Kul Tiras completely collapsed. He choked and said:
"The quarrel between me and Anna is not because I really hate her. I love my sister, just like you love your daughter. But when I see Anna's face, I can't help but think of what didn't happen there.
In the history, how she coldly and cruelly betrayed her father in exchange for the peace of the orcs... I can't stand her betrayal, even if it didn't happen at all! But I can't convince myself to forgive her..."
"I couldn't face Varian directly. I didn't go to the ceremony because I didn't dare to go. Father... I'm a coward. I saw Varian's original fate. He should have lived a more miserable life, but he was a
A true hero, even in a world that has not yet existed, is a hundred times braver than me. There is no one more suitable for the throne of emperor than him. I know this. But I can't face him...
"
"He is just like me, and even Garin, Arthas and Liam, they are everything. We are all pathetic people whose destiny was changed by Tyrion! Garin will become an undead like a madman, and Liam will
After the destruction of Gilneas, he would be killed by the evil banshee, and Arthas would become the true representative of evil, but Tyrion reversed all this, and he gave us a brighter life."
"I have always hated him, father. I hated him for taking you away from me, but...but I was wrong. It was me who was really stupid. What Tyrion did saved the world, more than once.
...Oh God! The evil I thought was justice, but the justice I insisted on was more like a dream. How should I accept all this, father, tell me..."
"How can I accept all this? I'm really, really going crazy..."
Seeing her collapsed son kneeling at her feet and crying bitterly, Dai Lin, who originally came with anger, could no longer maintain the cold anger in her heart.
He guessed correctly. Drake did have his own reasons. Everything he did was not his intention. But he also guessed wrong. His son did not make such a wrong decision because he was greedy for power. He just accidentally saw the world.
He was too close to the cold truth. It was a heavy pressure that a mortal like him could not bear. It was a sad reality that should have been hidden behind history.
Just one glance at the unchanged, sad world line is enough to overwhelm a mortal's mind, and the fact that Drake can persist until now shows the man's firm will.
But he was still affected... Fortunately, Dai Lin found out not too late, and her son could still be saved.
As for who projected all this cruelty into Drake's mind, and who can completely restore it all, there is almost no need to guess.
It seems that the last ancient god N'zoth is really impatient. After provoking the great lord Tyrion by hurting his relatives, he once again used the same method to provoke the Demon King of the Sea.
Dai Lin knelt down and patted his son's shoulder with his cold hands. He said softly with a gentle attitude that should not belong to the undead:
"Drake, look at me..."
"Don't ruin the present you have because of the past, and don't be angry with your family because of things that haven't happened. I already know everything you see, and I was on Chaoluo Island and Terry
When Ang signed the life-and-death contract, I didn't feel any regret in my heart, because for a father, it is worth it even if he can save his son from hell, even if he pays the price of his life."
"I have never regretted my decision, so I don't want you to give up your long life because of it. Yes, your survival is indeed based on my death, but that is what I am willing to do.
Yes, my death not only saved you, but also allowed my daughter, your sister Anna, to escape from that horrible, sad fate... and also allowed Tanred to escape the sad life that he had been trapped in for more than ten years.
, look..."
"My son, he sacrificed me alone to save my family and all my relatives. This is the greatest feat a father can do, so don't feel sorry for me, my son."
"Father!"
With tears streaming down his face, Derek reached out and held his father in his arms. He hugged Dai Lin's body tightly, as if he was playing with his father when he was a child.
"I was wrong, father. I have done too many wrong things. Take me away. I can't stay here. I can't accept all this. Take me away!"
"No!"
Dai Lin broke away from his son's hold, stood up, looked at Derek, and said in a deep voice:
"You are a man of the Proudmoore family. There is no word escape in your dictionary. If you really feel pain, my son, then remember that I exchanged my life for your life.
You are carrying not only your life, but also mine, so you must live as wonderfully and grandly as if the lives of two people were superimposed."
"Don't tell them, Derek, the truth of what you've seen. Don't ever tell anyone else. If you already know how precious and beautiful the world is as it is, then do your best to protect it. Just
It’s like we, the dead, are guarding the future of you, the living.”
"I'm leaving, Derek...Tonight is the real farewell, and a great destiny is waiting for me."
Dai Lin's figure slowly dispersed in the mist like quicksand, and his voice echoed in the room:
"And I've been putting it off for too long. Tell your mother, your sister, and your brother for me that I love them..."
"My son, let's meet again after you die."
Like a sluggish man, Drake watched the fog in front of him dissipate. In the cold rain that covered the floor, a gem as blue as the sea was lying there. It was covered with the most beautiful mithril necklace.
Decorated, in the halo of flowing water inside, there is the phantom of a repaired keel battleship shining in it.
That was Dai Lin's last gift to her grandson.
Drake picked up the gem necklace and put it in his hand. He put the necklace against his forehead as if it were a confession and a true farewell.
The violent storm outside the window slowly subsided, and the stars shone brightly, indicating that tomorrow would be another glorious day.
Tomorrow is another new day.
"Father..."
"goodbye..."
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Just when Drake was saying goodbye to his father, his younger brother Tanred was staying alone in the captain's cabin of his flagship "Jackdaw". In this stormy night, this heavy battleship also
Swaying endlessly in the tide in the harbor.
But for an outstanding naval admiral like Tanred, this kind of shaking is almost the same as flat land. In the slightly dim lights in the captain's room, Tanred sat on the captain's chair and drank alone.
Drunk, a person recalls the past life.
He was born as a prince and lived a privileged life from childhood to adulthood. In his life, there were countless women trying to leave their own place in his memory. The past of feasting and feasting, those past dissolute lives, Tan Rui
De once thought that this was his life, just like the best sailor. Although he enjoyed the warmth of the port, he would always have the sea in his heart and would never truly anchor.
Until that woman appeared.
The other women in Tanred's heart, those romantic stories have long become blurred, he can't remember any woman's face, but only in that cold sea water, that white shadow sinking to the bottom of the sea, that salvation
The elf who killed him but sacrificed his life...
He erected a tombstone for her in the family cemetery in Proudmoore, and he called her his wife, but all of this could no longer save the life of that stupid elf.
The prodigal son often turns back only in a moment. Unfortunately, in that moment, the price they paid was too expensive.
"Bang"
The empty wine bottle was thrown to the ground by Tanred. He staggered up and took down an elf lyre from the wall of the cabin. He leaned against the window of the cabin and looked at the storm gradually subsided outside. He played the lyre.
Strings, a hoarse song sounded, it was a night elf ballad, representing the longing for the lover.
There is nothing more suitable for a sad man with no love in his life than the sound of songs that no one listens to, paired with this cold night.
At the moment when the singing subsided, the sound of knocking on the door came from outside the captain's cabin, interrupting Tanred's longing for his deceased wife. This made the admiral a little angry, and he yelled at the people outside the door,
He told her to go away, but the knocking on the door did not stop until the angry Tanred couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up, strode to the door, and opened the door fiercely.
But the next moment, his scolding voice remained in his throat. In front of him, an elf wearing a white elf robe and a garland was standing there, looking at him.
That was the face he remembered most clearly, and the eyes full of longing and tears.
The elf who had returned from death looked at her lover. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Tanred with a dull face slamming the door shut, and the next moment, the door was opened again.
This slightly drunk man seemed to think that maybe the way he opened the door was wrong, which caused him to hallucinate.
"Tanred...my love."
The elf Tiana Xingge, whose face had never changed at all, took a step forward. She stretched out her hands and hugged her sluggish man. She put her head on Tanred's chest and listened to the wild beating heart.
