Dark Gate August 14, 2017, sunny, I am in a good mood today.
This is the fourth day of my honeymoon trip in the Commonwealth with Alsace. Maybe I should thank the goblin in Booty Bay for his recommendation. The very named Groveland is indeed a good place to relax, even though we
Having already left that place yesterday, it was very interesting for the two of us to lean back on the chairs amid the bumps of the steam train and watch over and over the magical photos that Alsace and I took there.
I still remember when I was a child, my father often took Tanred and I to hunt in the snow outside Boralus. As a child at that time, I would always be happy when I saw my father hitting prey with a shotgun.
I clapped my hands, but now I think about it, maybe hunting is not the best entertainment for children. After spending a few days in Lin Jing Paradise, I had a new idea.
Perhaps, before Arthas and I's child is born, we should build a similar playground for my child in the court of New Lordaeron.
The Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the rotating ponies floating up and down, and the dizzying array of food and snacks. During those few days at Lin Jing Paradise, I seemed to have left behind all my burdens, as if I had completely returned to my childhood.
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But... maybe that's just my mind beautifying past memories. After all, I've been learning magic from my mentor in Dalaran since I was 11 years old, and before that, I was still learning in the court of Boralus.
Noble etiquette.
When I was a teenager, I lacked freedom and joy.
The world experienced great changes when I was young, and it has only gradually stabilized in recent years. In my eyes, the happy time is as short-lived as a rabbit's tail. To be honest, I don't want my children to live a life as heavy as mine.
I believe Alsace thinks so too.
Of course, if I hadn't stayed in Lin Jing Paradise, I would never have known that my silly, very chauvinistic husband would have such a childish side. During the three days in Lin Jing Paradise, he seemed to be more mature than me.
I enjoy the kind of happiness that belongs to civilians more. He will pull me to ride on rides that look dangerous but are actually very relaxing.
Every night, sleeping together in a forest spirit hut full of natural style is a real life that we have never experienced. After stripping away politics, war and power, ordinary days are so fascinating. Of course, as
As a magician, I also found many interesting things in the ruins of Zul'Gurub among the Gurubashi Trolls.
For example, about the grudges between the Gurubashi trolls and the mysterious blood god Hakkar, such as the origin and research of the cultural customs of the Trolls in Stranglethorn Vale, these are just the real things you can see in the exhibition hall of the ancient city of Zul'Gurub.
The ancient troll artifacts are enough for me to write 5 excellent papers, and maybe publish them in the "Dalaran Mage Daily", which will win me some more praise, although that is already enough for me now.
It makes no sense anymore.
The generous exhibition of these cultural relics also made me deeply feel the terrible inclusiveness of federal culture...
Varian and I have been friends for many years, and I learned a lot from him about the grudges between the Kingdom of Stormwind and the Gurubashi trolls. Decades ago, King Llane launched a crusade against the trolls.
The two sides have been hostile enemies to each other hundreds of years ago.
But now, the ancient heritage of the Gurubashi trolls is openly displayed on the land of the Federation. Even the trolls in the ancient city of Zul'Gurub have resident documents issued by the Federation.
According to my superficial research on the development history of the Federation, at least in the land of Stranglethorn Vale, the existing troll clans are basically followers of the Wither Sect, a German sect that only appeared on the continent of Kalimdor in recent years.
The Rui sect does not hide its neutrality at all. As they themselves said, in their eyes, there is no difference between the human empire and the federal government. They will communicate and cooperate with both sides at the same time, but will not participate in disputes between the two sides.
Arthas and I witnessed with our own eyes the dominance of the Blighter Cult on this land. In the subtle image of their peaceful teachings, the local trolls submitted proposals to the federal government over the course of several years to join the federal civilization.
The application was approved...
But the Federation does not rule the land of Stranglethorn Vale with a powerful attitude. On the contrary, they leave this land to the withermen and trolls for self-management, and only station the administrative and taxation agencies belonging to the federal government here.
It is said that the official title given to Stranglethorn Valley by the Federal Supreme Council is "Gurubashi Troll Autonomous Region", and this place is now a federal territory under the federal government.
There is no need to elaborate on the complex political system, but at least for the citizens of the Federation, the barbaric trolls who once fought to the death have become truly "one of their own".
Walking on the historic city streets of Zul'Gurub, Arthas and I often see citizens of the Federation bargaining with trolls setting up street stalls in weird languages to buy some troll-style souvenirs.
On the relatively neatly maintained streets, there are also troll police officers in black uniforms patrolling back and forth. They wear the emblem of the federal government, which means that they are out-and-out "public officials"
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Out of curiosity, when we left Stranglethorn Vale, Alsace, as an investor, inquired some information at the city hall of Zul'Gurub. According to those information, in the past two years, there have been many people who have been frightened.
The barbaric land of Thorn Valley has become an increasingly popular "vacation destination" for federal citizens.
It is said that the Goblin Dark Blade Consortium, which cooperates closely with the federal government, is preparing to spend huge sums of money to build a tourist coast on the island south of Booty Bay to meet the increasingly prosperous entertainment needs of the federal people...
This is an almost impossible scene in the empire, because even if we don’t want to admit it, the civilians under the empire are already exhausted from working every day to support themselves and their families under the various tax items of the nobles. 80%
The common people have no "entertainment needs" at all.
I still clearly remember the solemn expression on my husband Arthas's face when we took the steam train from Zul'Gurub to the Twilight Federation and left this land. Our honeymoon trip had just begun, and I
My husband and I both felt a sense of pressure.
From a pure traveler's point of view, the three days in Stranglethorn Vale were perfect, but from the perspective of the king of a kingdom under the human empire, just the political system and tax structure of Stranglethorn Vale gave us a lot to think about.
Sigh...I'm starting to hate this trip now...but not because this honeymoon wasn't perfect.
It’s just that I feel more and more that Brother Varian’s purpose of suggesting that Alsace and I come to the Federation for our honeymoon may not be so simple.
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Dark Door August 17, 2017, Yin, yesterday Alsace and I attended a local gentleman's charity party as guests.
Charity gatherings are not a concept unique to the Federation. There are similar receptions in the human empire. Often after a natural or man-made disaster occurs in a certain area, the nobles here invite other nobles to come and "generously contribute" to help the lord with his finances.
difficulties.
When I was a child, my father, King Dailin, often attended such parties, and occasionally held them himself. But in his words, this was a party for "greedy vampires". This shows that the imperial nobles were very concerned about this kind of drinking party.
To be honest, Alsace and I didn't want to attract attention.
But according to the Juncker manager of Lucille and Alexander who received us here, this kind of cocktail party was not hosted by the federal government, but was held by local gentry. To participate in this cocktail party, you can interact with local dignitaries.
Building good relationships among the gentry is very beneficial to our business operations.
Well, after all, Alsace and I came to the Federation under the disguise of investment businessmen from Kul Tiras, so we couldn’t refuse Mr. Junker’s kindness. That night, Alsace and I put on formal clothes,
Go to the Twilight Federation's City Hall to attend the cocktail party.
But there was a little surprise during this process...
Even though Alsace and I had tried our best to disguise ourselves as locals, certain habits of the empire still stubbornly affected us. That night I wore a suit that I thought was not luxurious or eye-catching, and had the characteristics of a kurti.
My Alsace wore a long white-blue dress in the style of Lars, while my Alsace wore a Lordaeron-style dress for entertaining guests. Such clothes seemed very simple to both of us...
But it still caused a "sensation" at the Twilight Federation's charity reception.
In short, Alsace and I became the most eye-catching "stars" of that cocktail party. All the ladies tried to talk to my Alsace, and there were always many federal gentry gathered around me...
.Until then, we realized that the uniforms used by the high-ranking nobles of the empire were indeed a bit too luxurious and eye-catching for the federal gentry.
Although these participants have accumulated a large amount of wealth during the rapid development of the Federation, but looking back a few years, these gentry are just civilians from the Kingdom of Stormwind or Northern Xinjiang, some bankrupt little nobles, most of them are
They are not qualified to attend the banquets of the great nobles, so in terms of aesthetics and style, the people of the Federation are not as decent as the people of the Empire.
Although I have used magic to hide the true faces of Alsace and I, the curiosity of the federal gentry towards us still puts us in danger of exposing our identities, so my Alsace had to announce on the spot that he was going to a place called "Federal Farm"
The "Main Alliance" organization donated a considerable amount of funds to support the construction of three new schools in the Western Wilderness area.
This allowed Alsace and I to finally get the right to enter the box and talk to the person in charge, and it also allowed us to get rid of the embarrassing scene of being in the spotlight.
In short, last night's banquet was an out-and-out "disaster" for Alsace and I...
This morning, when I opened the door, there were 37 expensive bouquets of roses piled at the door of Alsace and I's room. Those were sent to me by my "admirers", and my Alsace
At the front desk of the hotel, I got 23 letters with different perfumes, which were sent by his "admirers".
Although Alsace and I don't like this too straightforward way of expressing love, from the bottom of our hearts, every girl likes gifts, and I also like them. Looking at the people at the door, they even formed a smile.
A sea of roses, I feel that my beauty will be accepted by the people of the Federation... To be honest, this made my bad mood somewhat recover.
"Bang"
Jaina, who was wearing pajamas and writing in her private diary, suddenly turned around and saw a tired-looking Arthas walking out of the bathroom in a bathrobe. The poor King of Lordaeron, because of his lavish behavior last night, will be punished today.
Invited by several chambers of commerce in the Twilight Federation, he almost visited all the major institutions in the Twilight Federal District today.
It can be seen from his tired expression that today's "trip" has indeed made Alsace mentally and physically exhausted.
Thinking of this, Gianna put down her quill, stood up, brushed her long golden hair, walked to the mechanical refrigerator, took out a bottle of wine and two glasses, and then handed a glass of wine with ice to
own husband.
"Tired, my Alsace?"
"Fortunately, it's just that the businessmen on the federal side are too bold and straightforward. They don't have much official rhetoric. Everyone talks about money nakedly, which makes people a little uncomfortable."
Alsace took a helpless sip of his wine and looked at his beautiful wife. Her perfect body was looming under the gauze pajamas, and a gleam of fire appeared in Alsace's eyes:
"But if you adapt to this communication style, it will indeed save a lot of time. To be honest, Anna, if we are really investment merchants from Kul Tiras, we will probably make a lot of money from this trip."
The young king of Lordaeron drank the wine in his hand, stretched his neck, and lay down on the comfortable bed.
"Anna, we are going to the Western Wilderness tomorrow to visit the farm of Mr. Sardin, the president of the Farmers Federation. He invited us there on behalf of the farmers in the entire Western Wilderness. We need to go and see the federal agricultural development.
..But for now, let’s put that old man aside.”
With an ambiguous smile, Arthas curled his fingers at his newlywed wife who was standing beside the bed. Jaina, who had removed her magic disguise, looked even more beautiful under the dim light of the room, with two traces of tears on her face.
Blushed, under her husband's gaze, she slowly took off her clothes in a shy and seductive manner.
The perfect body like a goddess of beauty was exposed to Alsace's eyes, which made the young king's fatigue accumulated in the day disappear. When the young man's four lips kissed together, the whole world seemed to be on fire.
Oh, the wonderful scene that follows... let the observers make up their own minds...
