Terenas has been in a very complicated mood recently. Li De, who he originally thought was just a junior officer, has brought him too many surprises from the late war to the present.
Having an independent territory overseas has contributed to the truce between the high elves and the Amani, and the reconstruction of the Kingdom of Stormwind has dealt a heavy blow to the nobles... In addition to these accidents, now this young man, who is not yet thirty years old, is involved with the dragon again.
Got the relationship!
"During the naval battle on Tideluo Island, Grand Duke Li De liberated the dragons from the hands of several orcs. The rescued dragons asked the Grand Duke to help them rescue the imprisoned queen.
Grand Duke Li De believes that this is a good opportunity to establish a communication channel with the dragon. Out of respect for you, he believes that you must first seek your opinion on this matter.
The human race will start a dialogue with the dragon under your leadership."
When Fao and Antonidas visited together again and proposed that the dragons should establish a dialogue channel with the human race, one can imagine the shock in Terenas's heart.
During the Second Orc War, the damage caused by those red dragons to the alliance was huge, and it also made the monarch realize the destructive power of the extraordinary race.
No monarch would not be tempted by such a terrifying power.
But Terenas has this self-awareness, and the dragon will never be used by him.
The dragon invited him to talk just because he is the monarch of Lordaeron. This is to better realize the smooth flow of information in dealing with world-class crises. As for the disputes between secular regimes, the dragon will not become an ally of any party.
At least not his Terenas ally.
After roughly listening to the two elders explain the situation, Terenas' expression at that time seemed meaningful, and it took him a while before he spoke.
"I think this matter should be considered carefully... Well, I will accept the meeting with the young Grand Duke. If he has time, I will arrange the meeting in the afternoon three days later."
This news was sent to Stormwind City through remote magic.
The magic network in the Kingdom of Stormwind is too sparse, and the Grand Magister cannot use teleportation magic to get here. He can only use magic induction to let the chief mage of the Kingdom of Stormwind: Magino Dumas receive the news.
From this incident, we can also see the gap between the magic level of Dalaran and other countries. Magino, the chief mage of the Kingdom of Stormwind, is just a senior mage. And the senior mage can catch a lot of them in Dalaran.
Well, except for the two great mages in the Quel'Thalas Mediation Group, the remaining twenty were all high-level mages.
When the transmitted information was delivered to Lothar and the others, Lothar was a little suspicious when he saw that there were several places where the language was not fluent on the parchment.
"Chief, are you sure this news is accurate?"
Hearing Lothar say this, Maginot was a little embarrassed.
"The distance is too far, and it is really difficult to distinguish the magic fluctuations. However, this is the information that I have confirmed many times with His Majesty Antonidas and restored it by comparing it with the magic patterns.
Although there may be some omissions in some related words, the key information must be correct."
Since the other party said this, Lothar did not criticize him too harshly. Kurdlan, who was sitting aside, laughed and said.
"It's already very good to be able to do this. You can transmit information quickly at such a long distance. Only magic can do it. This is the southern part of the continent. Even if I ride a griffon, it will take two days.
time."
Hearing what Kurdran said, Lothar nodded helplessly.
"Transportation is indeed a big problem. At such an old age, Archbishop Fao has to trouble him to travel in person. I really feel sorry for him."
Magni, who was also invited to Stormwind City, suddenly said.
"If we really want to unite, the traffic problem has to be solved.
Before coming, the great craftsman Mekkatorque found me. He said that he was recently working on something, using engineering to provide power and connecting two places through underground tunnels.
The great craftsman Ju said that that thing is faster than griffins and sea ships. If it can be repaired, it will only take three hours to go from Ironforge to Stormwind City."
Magni's words really frightened everyone, what could be done so fast, but then they heard Magni say it again.
"It's just that this thing is too expensive. If you want to connect Ironforge and Stormwind City, you won't be able to do it without tens of millions of gold coins."
This sentence gave up everyone's desire to ask further. The cash flow of Bores, a great nobleman, was only a few hundred thousand gold coins. Tens of millions of gold coins, that's more than an astronomical figure.
Li De knew what Magni was referring to, but now was not the time to talk about it. No one in the entire Azeroth world could afford that kind of thing.
Bringing the topic back again, he looked at the date given by Terenas: the afternoon three days later. There were less than three days left. If he wanted to attend the meeting, excluding the preparation time for arriving in Lordaeron, Li
I'm afraid I have to leave now.
"Varian, what do you think about this matter?"
Lothar turned around and asked Varian in a gentle tone.
Varian shook his head. This matter was not something he could participate in from beginning to end. In fact, there was no need to express his opinion.
"It's up to you and everyone to make up your mind. I respect your opinion."
Lothar sighed. He had already discovered the problem. Varian was now too dependent on himself. Because of his own existence, this obviously very independent child had no reason to make decisions.
As the descendants of the Vrykul, the human race grows very quickly. The young boy who is still young now may grow up in the blink of an eye, and then he will have to consider starting a family. At that time, Varian must also be in charge.
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"In this case, Li De, please prepare and leave as soon as possible. After that, our plan will begin to advance."
When Lothar said these words, there was a trace of reluctance in Varian's eyes.
Just a few days ago, Lothar informed him of his next plan. When he learned that Lothar planned to leave the Kingdom of Stormwind, Varian seemed particularly at a loss.
If Lothar hadn't used King Lion to inspire Varian, the prince's pleading would never have stopped easily.
In the end, Lothar only said that Turalyon would help Varian. He did not say that he would still be concerned about the situation in the Kingdom of Stormwind after arriving in Alterac, because then he was afraid that Varian would still be unable to change.
He noticed the silent interaction between Lothar and Varian, but Li De didn't reveal anything. All his energy was focused on the next important thing.
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It takes two days to get from the Kingdom of Stormwind to Lordaeron by sitting on a gryphon.
During the past two days, Li De and the others spent their time eating and sleeping on the griffin. If griffins were not very proud animals, he would have wished he could be in the sky.
After two days and two nights of sleeping in the open, Li De finally landed at the Menethil Barrier in the east of Lordaeron.
He handed the griffin to the administrator here and completed the registration on the registration form. This was a secret meeting, so Li De and the others came as Lothar's messengers.
Without alerting the local commander, Li De simply dressed lightly, with only Pumillo and Samuelson by his side.
In recent times, Pumilo and the others have almost become Li De's full-time security guards. Because they are relatively flexible in thinking and practical and conscientious in their work, it is indeed more convenient to take them with them.
During this period, Li De also asked them what they thought. After all, Brad and Martin Lei, who were at the same time as them, had become commanders in charge of the area, but they seemed to agree with it. There was no change for a while.
If they find suitable positions, Li De will no longer be in a hurry to let them go.
After entering Lordaeron, Li De and the others quickly contacted Fao and Antonidas.
When meeting Li De, Antonidas even joked with a smile.
"Grand Duke Li De, actually we have only met a few times. Please don't think about me all the time next time. The high elves are fine, but I have never dealt with a giant dragon."
When Antonidas said these words, it was actually a test. Because Crassus told him before that he had a hunch that Li De seemed to know his identity.
Li De smiled and made a haha.
"As the chief of the Kirin Tor, you are now a flag of the human race. To talk to the dragon, you need an equal and strong person."
Although it was a reasonable reason, it still did not dispel Antonidas's suspicions. When he was in Quel'Thalas, Li De showed his extraordinary ability.
After returning from Quel'Thalas, Antonidas recorded the construction of the non-combat zone and the rescue team very well, and then proposed an initiative to Terenas, hoping that this arrangement would become normal in the future.
change.
After all, no one knows that one day, the countries within the alliance will turn against each other for whatever reason.
The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon of the next day. There are almost no seasonal changes in Azeroth, but the temperature occasionally fluctuates. The cold wave in Northrend will have a certain impact on Lordaeron in the north. However, the sunshine today is very good.
Li De met Terenas in the garden of the palace.
This was the first time Li De met Terenas alone. At that time, Terenas was not senile. On the contrary, he wished he had the words "young and powerful" written on his face.
"Grand Duke Li De, I haven't had the opportunity to communicate for a long time. I still want to thank you for your contribution to the alliance."
To be honest, Terenas had not thought about how to get along with Li De. The young man in front of him seemed to belong to the Kingdom of Stormwind, but according to the information he obtained, the land actually controlled by this young man exceeded that of Alteran.
gram.
Terenas is still considering whether to recognize the Hanhai Protector as a country and whether to absorb him into the alliance.
"This is all for world peace."
Sure enough, what Li De said was not "for the alliance."
Terenas sighed secretly.
"The orcs of the Dragonmaw clan have retreated to Grim Batol. That is not the territory of the Alliance, and the Dragonmaw orcs have no intention of attacking.
The red dragons were our enemies during the war, and rescuing their queen could be a civil act. There seems to be no need to help them in the name of race.
On the contrary, if our actions cause the Dragonmaw orcs who have no desire to fight to invade our land again, then the Alliance will not gain anything.
And to be honest, I still haven’t figured out what your motive was for promoting this matter.”
Li De smiled and nodded.
"Yes, from the perspective of short-term interests, the alliance will not gain any benefits. The dragons will not participate in mortal battles. We will help them rescue the queen, and the red dragons will not help us build our country.
But do you really think that we will not encounter crisis challenges from now on?
It is true that the dragon will not be busy with us making the country stronger, but if the country is about to collapse. For the sake of this world, the red dragon will save more lives."