When Sharlayan flew to the temporary embassy of Quel'Thalas in Stannbraid, he could clearly feel the change in the atmosphere of the town that temporarily served as the capital of Alterac.
During the reign of Lordaeron and the Syndicate, the atmosphere in Stannbraid was very oppressive. Passers-by on the street always looked cautious and did not even dare to let go of their voices and speak loudly.
Before Sharlayan and others, they went to Steinblade's Backlight Blade to do some investigation.
After being forcibly annexed by Lordaeron, most of the people of the original Kingdom of Alterac had a very unhappy life.
In their own words, the Alterac people, under the rule of Lordaeron,
Live like a second-class citizen who is inherently inferior to others.
Due to the syndicate's continuous assassination operations, the mayor of Steinblade needs to be changed every six months on average.
The native people of Steinblade have no hope that these precarious mayors will treat them sincerely. It would be great if the poor mayor could save his life from the syndicate's black hands.
After Etherton took over Stannblad, he overthrew the behind-the-scenes reign of terror implemented by the Syndicate and gradually restored the town's daily life to normal.
Normal life may sound like a matter of course to many people, but this is not the case for Steinblade... and even for the residents of the entire Alterac Snow Mountains.
Except for the soft-headed bitch who is used to kneeling and can't stand up, no one wants to be a second-class citizen who suffers discrimination.
Stann Blade was restored, and the Kingdom of Alterac, which had been dead for six years, was reborn.
The people of Alterac, who have been oppressed for six full years, can finally stand up and cheer for their homeland openly, without having to worry about being persecuted by Lordaeron and the Syndicate.
It is undoubtedly a good thing to get rid of slavery and regain a new life, but in Sharlayan's view, once they were liberated, the Alterac people who had accumulated too many negative emotions in the past six years seemed to have a tendency to overdo it.
On the way back to the temporary embassy in Quel'Thalas after entering the town, Sharlayan heard more than once the Alterac people standing on the roadside talking and shouting extreme slogans to counterattack Lordaeron.
"It's not that I can't understand their feelings."
Valeera shrugged and said: "But at this juncture, the boiling public opinion is a bit adding fuel to the fire."
"Perhaps because of the experience of being away from home over the years, Etherton is used to listening to the voices of the people, and he pays too much attention to the appeals of the people."
Although saying this may offend some people, Sarlayan still thinks that what the barrage said makes sense.
Because the channels for obtaining intelligence are limited, even in the modern world where the barrage is located, their people can still be said to be ignorant, and many people can easily be swayed by certain mouthpieces that control public opinion.
As a ruler, it is indeed necessary to listen to the voices of the people, but you cannot govern the country entirely according to the people's suggestions.
Because most keyboard politicians don’t know what to do to benefit the country,
Even if they know, they will pretend they don't know. They will only consider how to seek personal interests.
The rhythm is so exciting.
In barrage terms,
This is called the butt deciding the head.
A good ruler cannot listen to the voices of any party and arbitrarily regard the loudest opinions as the general public opinion.
To put it simply, it is not advisable to allocate people according to their needs.
Under the careful instruction of King Zeon, Etherton showed extraordinary abilities at a young age, but after all, he was still very young and lacked practical experience in governing the country. If he was not careful, he would be led into a ditch.
The restoration of Alterac was short-lived, and the officials appointed by Etherton were all selected from the original Alterac nobles, and they had their own positions.
The power of Lordaeron is still engraved in the hearts of many nobles, and they are subconsciously afraid that Lordaeron will use all its strength to retaliate against Alterac.
Driven by this fear, the first thought of the restless nobles was naturally to get rid of this threat.
Under the secret instigation of these nobles, the people of Alterac who had the same position for different reasons took to the streets to speak out loudly.
They are trying to use the power of the Anti-Lordaeron Alliance to completely wipe Lordaeron from the territory of Azeroth.
After seeing each other again after a long absence, Tinagosa immediately threw herself into Sharlayan's arms, climbed onto his broad shoulders with both hands and feet, and sat down on her royal throne without moving.
In the process of thinking, Sarlayan subconsciously helped little Tina smooth her hair. Under Valeera's unkind glare, Tina half-squinted her eyes as if she didn't see it, enjoying Sarlayan's intimate contact.
"Tsk~"
Valeera knew very well that the relationship between Sarlayan and Tina was a very pure brother-sister relationship.
There is an essential difference from Jaina, who regards Sarlayan as her "loving brother".
But of course there is a reason why Valeela was jokingly called a jealous person by the barrage.
She is always highly wary of women who are active around Sarlayan, and Tina is no exception.
Sharlayan did not notice the eye interaction between Valeera and Tinargosa. He was thinking about how to persuade Etherton to retreat while the anti-Lordaeron alliance was advancing.
"Valeela, how is the situation on the Western Front?"
Valeera retracted her eyes and glared at Tina and explained: "It's almost as you predicted. The overall battle situation has not changed much. It's just a tug of war in the plains. No one can overwhelm the other."
"But after a period of stalemate, the huge logistical pressure faced by the Lordaeron army gradually surfaced."
"If the supply line situation in the Lake District of Lordamre cannot be improved, Mograine's army will have a food crisis within one month at the latest."
"Um……"
Sarlayan frowned and weighed it, then suddenly changed the subject.
"How is Merry? Has he made any breakthroughs in his research on Trollbane's battle ax?"
Valeela shook her head: "Who knows, he has been locking himself in the laboratory. Tina and I can't understand his research, so naturally we can't confirm his progress."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Suddenly an idea came to her mind, and Valeera asked unexpectedly: "Could it be that you are going to let Merry persuade Dalaran to stop?"
Sarlayan smiled noncommittally: "We haven't said anything about this yet. Let's solve the current problem first."
The situation in Alterac is very complicated now.
Because Terenas was eager to save the face of Menethil's royal family, Sharlayan could not let him taste the sweetness on the battlefield, lest it provoke a stronger counterattack from Lordaeron.
But on the other hand, the Anti-Lordaeron Alliance cannot be allowed to completely defeat Mograine's army, so as not to further encourage the counterattack of Alterac and other countries.
After some preliminary planning, Sharlayan planned a three-pronged approach to persuade Dalaran to reduce its pressure on Lordaeron's food routes.
The first one is Ronin, the second one is Jaina, and the third one is Meri.
But there is no need to worry about the Dalaran matter, it can be resolved within a month.
The top priority is to find a way to persuade Etherton to suppress the extremely radical voices in Alterac, and not to be carried away by those who loudly call for revenge for the destruction of Lordaeron.
Early the next morning, Sharlayan put on a more respectable dress and went alone to the palace of the Alterac royal family - the original Steinblade Town Hall.
After Duke Faculest was arrested, a large number of nobles lobbied Etherton one after another, suggesting that he completely remove the Faculest family who intended to rebel and convert Faculest Castle into a temporary palace.
These nobles who tried to show their loyalty after jumping back made Etherton see what it means to be pushed down by the wall and what it means to be a chameleon without moral integrity.
Etherton was not that easy to fool. He knew that these people were worried that if Duke Faculest came back, he would take bloody revenge for their defection.
Etherton did not take the strong advice of the nobles and imprisoned Duke Faculest, who was still seriously injured, in prison, but he was never convicted.
Everyone knows that Steinblade is only a temporary capital. After repelling the invasion of Lordaeron, Etherton will definitely send troops to snatch the lost royal city of Alterac from the hands of the ogres. There is no need to spend money here.
Manpower and material resources were used to build the palace.
Steinblade was just a small town, and the town hall was not large in size. As soon as Sarlayan entered the hall, he heard noisy quarrels, just like a haggling market.
Under the guidance of Etherton's confidants, Sarlayan pushed through the crowd blocking the way and arrived in front of Etherton's temporary office.
"哐~"
After the office door was closed, the noise outside the door weakened significantly, and Sarlayan vaguely felt arcane fluctuations.
'Soundproof barrier?'
When Sarlayan entered the office, Etherton was still busy writing. There were very obvious dark circles under his eyes, obviously he had not had a good rest recently.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Etherton raised his head and smiled apologetically at Sarlayan.
"Earl of Deep Shadow, please wait a moment and let me deal with this memorial first."
Sarlayan smiled and nodded in a good-natured manner, but he was a little muttered about Etherton's excessive diligence.
'With this intensity of work...this kid won't suddenly die on his desk at such a young age, right?'