Chapter 661: Obey power in emergencies and ascend the throne urgently
Valilahao's merciless retort awakened the angry Sarlayan.
"call……"
After taking a deep breath to adjust his mood, Sarlayan smiled wryly and rubbed his forehead.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, I was impulsive."
As Valeera said, no matter how many outrageous things the Syndicate has done, at least at this point in time, they still need to guard the front line of Icewind Point.
Block the attack of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
In order not to affect the morale of the troops on the front line, Duke Faculest must have sneaked back.
The town of Steinblade is the home of the Syndicate, but not all Syndicates are aligned with Faculest's forces.
Even at this juncture, there must be many thieves who are having fun lurking in the dark and watching the situation change.
If Duke Faculest is killed at this time, once the news leaks to the front line, the consequences will be disastrous.
As long as people are alive, there is hope. Until the last moment of despair, the elite members of the Syndicate guarding the front line will not risk making the decision to die together.
After all, reviving the Kingdom of Alterac is not just the dream of Faculest alone.
Even though they knew that he had other intentions, there were still a large number of people with lofty ideals in Alterac who joined the Syndicate and contributed their share to the revival of the Kingdom of Alterac.
Duke Faculest's injuries were very serious. His left arm was dislocated at shoulder level, four ribs were broken on his right side, and his whole body was scorched black by the dragon's breath, leaving no hair at all.
But for a legendary hero with a strong physique, these injuries are not fatal enough.
Sarlayan suppressed his displeasure, raised his hand and released the power of life, and performed some simple treatment on Faculest, who was still in a coma with a hideous face in pain.
After confirming that Duke Faculest's injury was not serious, Valeela finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then curiously looked outside the empty door behind Sarlayan.
"Where are Tina and Meri? They didn't come back with you?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "Tina cannot keep up with the flying speed of the sharp-tailed swift, so she hangs behind and follows Ravenholdt's large army."
"In short, although the development of the situation was a bit unexpected, we finally successfully achieved the beheading goal, rescued the imprisoned Alex and Haas, and also persuaded some Alterac nobles to defect.
The mission was successfully completed.”
Valeera nodded,
He turned around and looked at Alex, who was explaining the situation to the nobles.
"Next, we have to take over this town controlled by the Syndicate.
With the support of the nobles of Alterac, Etherton's succession was officially announced and Alterac was restored."
"After that... comes the real highlight."
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Although the Syndicate controls considerable power in the Alterac area, in the final analysis, they are just an exile force, and their high-end combat power is only Duke Faculest.
In comparison, what concerned Sharlayan more was Lordaeron's two armies.
According to the intelligence conveyed by Dalaran, the person commanding the main force of Lordaeron on the western front is Alexandros Mograine, one of the few high-ranking generals in Lordaeron.
At this time, Mograine had not yet received the title of Ashbringer. After the barrage of additional explanations, Mograine's name was like thunder to Sharlayan's ears.
In addition to Mograine, the army was also accompanied by his adjutant Fairbanks who had followed him for many years, the army bishop Ethan Lien of the Holy Light Church, the army mage leader Duan, the pioneer warrior Herod and other famous people.
Elite combat power.
The Knights of the Silver Hand on the Western Front are even more elite, led by the leader Uther, known as the Messenger of Light, and the deputy leader Saidan Dathrohan also accompanied them all the way.
In addition, there are many elite paladin officers including Baron Maxwell Tyrosus, Sir Alamand Graythorne and Sir Serijek the Pure, which can be said to be a strong force.
If the Syndicate had not been well prepared and strengthened the defenses of Icewind Point in advance, it would have been impossible for the Syndicate, with its varying quality of soldiers, to withstand the impact of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
After Duke Faculest was captured, Steinblade's fate was doomed.
Led by Duke Jorach Ravenholdt, the Ravenholdt thieves quickly broke through the Steinblade defense line, which had no intention of fighting, and successfully entered the town to take over the defense.
Ravenholdt's transfer to the manor has always been incompatible with the Syndicate.
For the sake of the overall situation, Sarlayan asked Cholazi in advance to restrain his men and ask them to be merciful to the surrendered personnel of the Syndicate.
Blind killing will not solve the problem.
If the mob of the Syndicate knew that surrender was a dead end, they might be determined to fight to the death, adding more unnecessary variables to an already urgent situation.
Facts have proved that Sarlayan's reminder is necessary.
Under Jorach's strong restraint, Ravenholdt's thieves suppressed their hatred and accepted the surrendered Syndicate without hesitation.
Seeing that surrendering could save their lives, the Syndicate, who lost their will to fight after losing their leader, immediately surrendered and recovered Stannblad faster than Sharlayan expected.
The situation on the front line was urgent, and there was no extra time for Etherton to slowly prepare for the enthronement ceremony.
After learning that Duke Faculest had fallen, the lowly nobles who took refuge in the Syndicate turned to Etherton without hesitation, and even unscrupulously kidnapped Oridon Perenolde, who was still living and drinking.
Seeing his cousin again after several years, Etherton's expression was a little complicated.
The Perenold royal family was originally considered prosperous, but the turmoil that destroyed the country resulted in the death of most of Aiden's heirs. Only the young Auriden was taken away by Duke Faculest in the chaos.
Etherton can't say whether this is Auriden's luck or misfortune.
Fortunately, he was able to successfully escape from that hell and lived a dandy life for 6 years with no worries about food and clothing.
Unfortunately, he was completely crippled by Duke Faculest, who had ulterior motives. Even if he was lucky enough to follow the Syndicate to the throne, he would be destined to be just a short-lived puppet. Duke Faculest would usurp the throne sooner or later and become king.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In contrast, Etherton had already begun to understand when the country was destroyed, and he still remembers the hellish scene when the royal city burned.
He swore to himself six years ago that he would restore the ancient kingdom of Alterac to its former glory.
At Etherton's strong request and the coordinated request of Gilneas Prince Liam, King Zeon agreed to teach him the way to be a king. Etherton, who worked hard to improve himself, and Auriden, who was drunk all day long, embarked on two completely different paths.
Different paths.
Auriden, who was tied up in front of Etherton, had no idea what was going on. He looked around in horror, completely failing to recognize that the young nobleman with a heroic temperament in front of him was his blood cousin.
"Hey~"
After a moment of silence, Etherton waved his hand desolately.
"Take him down and take care of his daily life...don't let him get involved in any state affairs."
Alex nodded clearly and turned to wave to a young nobleman who was waiting for orders.
"Did you hear that? Take action."
"yes!"
The Perenold family only has two single children, Etherton and Auriden. For the sake of the continuation of the royal family's bloodline, Etherton does not intend to kill Auriden, who plans to compete with him for the throne.
Moreover, after seeing it with his own eyes, Etherton confirmed that Auriden would not pose much of a threat to his ascension to the throne.
With Auriden's bearish appearance, no discerning noble will choose to take risks when Faculest has failed in the background.
Etherton planned to use Auriden as a stallion, letting him use his strengths in eating, drinking and having fun to spread as many branches as possible for the Perenold family, just in case.
Under the support and witness of many nobles, Etherton received the Alterac crown stored in the treasure house of Falkrest Castle from Duke Jorach Ravenholdt and was officially crowned king.
After the simple enthronement ceremony, Etherton wasted no time and immediately issued the first royal order.
In the name of the new king of Alterac, he also asked for help from Gilneas, Kul Tiras, Stormgard, Dalaran, Quel'Thalas and other countries, asking them to assist the newly born Alterac.
Defeat the Lordaeron invaders.
The Gilnean reinforcements that had landed in Southsea Town on troop transports immediately began to move north. Lord Godfrey, who was stationed on the border of Hillsbrad, also suddenly launched a fierce attack on the defense line built by Lordaeron in the hilly border area.
When the main army of Lordaeron led by Alexandros Mograni finally broke out of the fog, what appeared in front of them was the elite Gilnean army that had already joined forces and had set up fortifications and was ready.