With two mechanical beeps, the goblin staff of the Booty Bay Federal Immigration Administration stamped the entry permit certificates belonging to the couple on the visas of Sass and Anna. They were wearing black uniforms and carrying a single tablet.
The green-skinned goblin with glasses handed out the visa with both hands, and at the same time whispered:
"This is your first time coming to the Federation. I recommend you to take the famous "Traveler" train of the Dark Blade Consortium. It can go all the way to Night Town in the Twilight Federation. You can also enjoy the natural scenery of Stranglethorn Valley along the way. If you buy a package ticket
If you want, you can also visit the "Forest House" in Northern Stranglethorn Valley. Believe me, it must be a scenery you have never seen before."
"Uh, is it really as fun as you say?"
Mr. Sasse, who wore black-rimmed glasses and dressed like a shrewd small businessman, asked curiously. The goblin employee patted his chest and said proudly:
"The Dark Blade Consortium never lies, especially when it comes to matters related to our reputation. According to the passenger traffic statistics last year, 70% of tourists who landed on the Treasure Coast would choose to visit the Lin Jing's House, where two
You can also ride a huge thorn beast, roam in the forest, and go to the ancient troll ruins Zul'Gurub to enjoy the beautiful scenery. In the evening, there is a large song and dance performance of "The Sorrow of Hakkar" with a very troll style. I have been there.
Tourists all say yes!”
The goblin spoke eloquently, and the Sasse couple, who were so dizzy after what they said, purchased a high-end package, and then 5 minutes later, a strange vehicle came out of the port authority.
It drove out and stopped next to the Sass couple. The goblin driver, who was agile and wearing a servant dress, directed the troll to load the newlyweds' wedding ceremony into the back of the mechanical vehicle, and then invited the Sass and Anna couple to sit in the back seat of the vehicle.
With the sound of the horn, the rumbling four-wheel car drove along the underground lane of Booty Bay towards the Stranglethorn Valley tourist area.
Behind them, the goblin clerk at the Entry and Exit Administration Department whistled proudly. His performance this month has reached the target again. He only needs to sell 3 more sets of tickets to get the bonus this month.
The Sass couple sat in this weird engineering vehicle and drove all the way to the Wood Elf's home in Northern Stranglethorn Valley. This journey became weird from the moment they entered Booty Bay. Of course, this was also a novel experience.
journey.
Mr. Sasse, also known as Alsace under a pseudonym, was lying comfortably in the back seat of the vehicle. He pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and looked at the visas that belonged to him and his wife in his hands. He read the words on the visas carefully.
, and looked at the red permit certificate on the visa. After this first experience, the federal civilized bureaucracy left a pretty good impression on him.
"It's really quite different from us."
Alsace put down his visa and said with some emotion to his wife who was curiously looking at the surrounding scenery:
"The federal tax laws are much more detailed than ours. If coupled with a more efficient bureaucracy, their tax revenue will be much higher than ours."
"Rather than this, what I'm more curious about is when the tentacles of the Federation's commercial civilization extended into the commercial district of Kul Tiras."
Gianna rubbed her forehead in distress. She leaned in her husband's arms. Amidst the vibrations of the engineering car, she whispered:
"I originally thought that Lucille's trade route extended to Booty Bay to supply necessities to Kul Tiras, but now it seems that the business run by Lucille and her husband Alexander is not so clean.
In vain... You also saw the two of them at the store in Booty Bay. There were actually a large amount of canvas and shipbuilding wood that were prohibited from being exported... That little girl who was always following me back then,
Now I have learned how to make money through smuggling."
"I also heard that Lucille and her husband became federal citizens... Really, how can I face her again?"
"Lucille?"
Alsace hugged his wife and asked curiously:
"Is she Miss Lucille Waycrest? Isn't she the last successor to the Waycrest family of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras? How could she become a federal citizen? What about the Waycrest family's territory?
?”
"well..."
Jaina let out a long sigh, and a trace of regret appeared on her cheeks that had been changed by magic:
"That mountainous area was previously occupied by the undead. Before the arrival of the Wither Druid, the undead were driven out, but the residents there converted to the Wither doctrine, and the kingdom only had nominal control there.
Fortunately, the Blightcallers have no intention of confronting the royal family, so Drustvar is still part of Kul Tiras."
"Perhaps she was forced to have no choice. Three years ago, Lucille handed over the territory of Drustvar to the Kul Tiras royal family and voluntarily gave up the inheritance rights of the Waycrest family. After all, Lucille's parents
After a tragic incident, a girl was left behind, unable to fight against the other three noble families of Kul Tiras, but even so, she should not join the Federation... After all, her parents died in Tyree
Hold it in your hand."
Arthas frowned when he heard this. After a moment, he stroked Jaina's long hair and asked softly:
"Then what are you going to do? Anna, after all, she is your friend since childhood."
"I'm going to see her."
Jaina pursed her lips and said:
"I have asked. Lucille and her husband are currently on vacation at a manor in North County, which happens to be a stop on our trip. I want to take time to meet her and ask her what is going on.
If she really had to flee because she was bullied by the disgusting nobles in the country, I will definitely seek justice for her!"
"Okay, I support you!"
Alsace kissed his wife on the forehead, and then raised his head. Although this engineering car looked strange and square-headed, it was not slow at all. In just ten minutes, it approached the famous tourist attraction.
The resort forest spirit house is a large park built in the jungle. There is a strange circular sign at the entrance with a sentence written in various languages.
"Visitors are welcome to visit...Lin Jing Paradise, where you will have endless fun."
This vulgar welcome made Alsace shake his head, but he still held his wife's hand with great interest and walked into this holy land of travel under the leadership of the forest elf waiter.
After all, they are here for their honeymoon... Let's talk about those annoying things later.
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While Arthas and Jaina were enjoying their world together, on the shining plains of Kalimdor, in the palace of New Stormwind City by the sea, an investiture ceremony was taking place.
This is the award ceremony for King Varian Wrynn’s soldiers of the 7th Legion who made contributions in the Silithus War. Almost one-tenth of the tens of thousands of soldiers who survived were selected. Of course,
It is impossible for everyone to gather in the palace. There is only a small part here, but it is the part most loyal to King Varian.
The soldiers who can stand here have all been carefully reviewed by MI7. Most of them are from civilians, and some are from down-and-out nobles, but there are no members from big noble families. In fact, there are very few in the Kingdom of Stormwind now.
Due to the presence of the great nobles, the war when the Dark Blade Army captured Stormwind City was carried out very quickly. The noble families in the kingdom had no time to transfer their wealth, so they were forced to move north to Northern Xinjiang.
But other nobles in the empire are not willing to help others. In the new environment of displacement, many once wealthy families have become destitute. After arriving in the New World, the aristocracy of the Kingdom of Storm has been reduced by nearly one-third compared to its heyday.
There are two more. It can be said that among the current member states of the Human Empire, the Kingdom of Stormwind has the least nobles, but it is also the one with the most serious land annexation.
At present, 14 of the 17 large-scale settlements newly developed by the Kingdom are in the hands of nobles of all sizes, and 5 of them are towns, all of which are under the territory of Duke Aberlock, the current regent of the Kingdom. There are even plans to open up this year.
There are already nobles secretly planning for the five territories. This situation certainly does not satisfy King Varian... In fact, King Varian, who has lived in the federal civilization for several years, has no interest in the nobles.
A hint of good feeling.
Although he was also born into a noble family, the Wrynn family no longer has control over the land in the New Kingdom after undergoing great changes. This also proves the hypocrisy of the nobles. Sometimes they are not even willing to do superficial work.
Yes, that look of eating is really greedy.
The nobles occupy large territories, enslave the common people, and withhold the wealth that originally belonged to the center of the kingdom. What is even more hateful is that in order to maintain their transcendent status, they monopolize the spread of knowledge and keep the common people ignorant in order to stabilize the order of the territory. In the past,
In that era, the characteristics of feudal civilization determined that Varian would not be aware of the harm of this behavior, but after comparison and seeing new power, Varian was determined to break this cycle.
The most important thing is that Varian's proposal to develop basic industries through the noble meeting has been rejected for the third time. The nobles stated with a high-sounding voice that the civilized reconstruction of the Kingdom of Stormwind has not yet been completed, and the people cannot even live and work in peace and contentment.
Therefore, the king's idea is good, but it is not suitable for the current situation of the country. They also persuaded King Varian to be "calm" and "realistic".
Those kind of hypocritical words made Varian want to vomit...
Through his recent understanding, Varian knows very well that the great craftsman Mekkatorque, who was once rescued by the empire with great efforts, is currently placed on Orcaz Island near Dustwallow Swamp.
The craftsmen transformed it into a huge factory and produced the first batch of industrial products produced by the empire, as well as some industrial mother beds and the like. However, because the island was too small, many ideas could not be implemented.
.
The industrial progress of the empire has been difficult in the past few years. Although there are also the effects of several wars, Varian can see clearly that the main reason that hinders the industrial development of the empire is because of these aristocrats who are stubborn... They
They are worried that the development of industry will draw too much manpower and lead to unstable order in the territory. They are even more worried about the contrast in the balance of power between the nobility and the oppressed caused by industrial progress. Once advanced weapons fall into the hands of civilians, their rule will be undermined.
was overturned.
In other words, they are frantically resisting industrial progress because they are afraid of the power of industry... They have forgotten the disaster in which the human empire was nearly destroyed by the mechanized Dark Blade Legion in the northern frontier.
"People will never betray their own class... When things cannot be done, they will even be willing to die for their own class."
Varian recited these words silently. In his heart, the stubborn old nobles had been marked with a big "X", but even if Varian was unwilling to admit it, judging from the current situation, he had
There is a lack of substitutes for the rule of the kingdom. If the aristocracy in the country is eradicated at once, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the entire kingdom's administrative system. The existence of aristocrats is necessary.
The king took a deep breath, and he pushed open the door of the palace. He looked at the soldiers in front of him who were saluting him in unison, and the excitement and determination on their faces made Varian's lips curl up.
A hint of a smile.
These soldiers, these grassroots controllers of the future kingdom, are the "replacements" in his hands. As long as they have enough governance experience, he can begin to drastically reform the political system of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
He still needs to wait and be patient...but the time for waiting and patience will not be long.
"In the future Kingdom of Stormwind, there will be no more nobles..."
Varian waved to the soldiers, who received waves of cheers like a roaring tsunami in the palace. He said to himself in his heart:
"Or...they will just be a dispensable symbol!"
"The new country I will lead will only have one voice, and I don't need anyone else to tell me what to do!"
The light in Varian's eyes shines brighter and brighter. He has already seen the future, a new system and a rising kingdom. Under the leadership of Archbishop Chaldea of the Church of Holy Light and the new Field Marshal Halford Wymbane of the Kingdom of Stormwind,
Under the escort, the king stood on the innermost platform of the palace. He raised the scepter that represented the royal power in his hand. Under the gaze of the soldiers, Varian took a long breath and said loudly:
