The division of the Lasher and the imbalance between Shadow and Arcane make the two swords feel completely different when held in their hands.
After talking to Faao, Li De felt that his state of mind had improved a little, and he had a new view of the world. Even his personal power was about to break through.
Jean tried to stop himself from relying too much on weapons, and the counterattackers also tended to become more and more violent. If the two swords were put together, the protector might be hurt. Because of this, Li De decided to put the protector
Gift to Varian.
As for Lordaeron, Li De, who had abandoned the burning cauldron of Gazas, now no longer had the fear he had before when he thought about Deathwing.
If he needs to take out a weapon to face the black dragon, then things will definitely develop to the worst extent. What difference will it make if he has one sword or two swords?
If he can pull the people of Lordaeron back towards the light, his chances of winning this secret war will be greatly increased.
The key to winning back these people fell on Archbishop Faol, and Lordaeron also worshiped according to the cycle of the moon.
The world of Azeroth is very interesting. A month also has thirty days, but a week does not have seven days but ten days. Because the two moons, the white lady and the blue boy, move in a ten-day cycle.
The service at the Holy Light Church is also held on the penultimate day of every week. Therefore, the next service that occurs once every ten days is the day when Terenas meets Presto.
Of course, Li De will not only rely on Faao. In addition to the battlefield of Holy Light and Shadow, Li De also has his own battlefield.
The reason why Deathwing is able to control the situation in Lordaeron and do whatever he says the people of Lordaeron believe is simply because Lordaeron does not understand the true situation in Alterac.
People don't know the truth in their hearts, so they can let Deathwing set the pace he wants.
In fact, if you think about it, Li De himself is not like this?
Relying on the old information in his memory, he made a plan to control Alterac from a distance, but he still didn't break out of the occupation army's mentality. How had he ever tried to understand the real situation in Alterac?
Standing side by side with Faol on the city wall south of Lordaeron, the two of them looked towards the south.
Below the city is Lake Lordaemir, and just across the lake from Lordaeron is the Alterac Mountains, which is also on the east coast of the lake.
"The distance is so close. You can even vaguely see the walls of Alterac from here, but just this lake can make Lordaeron ignorant of everything about Alterac and let others dress it up.
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"I heard that after Perenold opened the road to welcome the tribe, the orcs actually failed to fulfill their promise and carried out massive plunder there.
Lothar led his troops to repel the orcs there, but the area fell into a state of complete ungovernance. A few nobles tried to form a militia, but the effect was not very good.
There was a Duke of Ravenholdt who sent people to ask for help, but he ignored them and even drove the envoys out of Lordaeron."
Faol also looked sad. The geographical location of Lordaeron was too safe, so safe that even the orc army could not knock down its city gates.
He returned to Lordaeron this time and found that in just over two months after the war, the hedonistic style here had become so popular!
What makes Faao even more worried is that not only the nobles are enjoying themselves, but also some of the upper echelons of the Holy Light Church. Their Holy Light actually starts to only love the nobles!
At the same time, they even define the poor as lazy and guilty. They think that they live in such poverty because of their original sin, and because they are poor, these people will break the law and fall into darkness!
A country that doesn't even care about its own poor people will care about what the sinners of a country far away in the mountains are going through?
"You met with His Majesty Terenas two days ago. What did you discuss?"
Fao asked.
"I said that farmers and workers are the foundation of this country. His Majesty Terenas seems to have been touched. It's just the culture of a country that cannot be changed by the king overnight."
The archbishop was thoughtful after hearing this.
"I heard Archbishop Antonidas say that the elves in Quel'Thalas have almost lived a life of detachment. They are simply like an oversized Dalaran?"
"Yes, that's true."
After receiving Li De's affirmative answer, Faao sighed.
"The theory you talked about to explain the world is very interesting. The magic of Quel'Thalas is very advanced. They can obtain resources from the natural world, so that every elf does not have to pay heavy physical labor.
The same cannot be said for Dalaran. They do not have the deep background of elves. Although mages have the art of food creation, they still need to use alchemy to obtain other income from other countries.
Most human races cannot master such advanced magic, so they can only continue to work and endure part of the fruits of their labor being taken away.
The Holy Light should treat everyone equally, but the Shadow and the Nobles are causing the Holy Light to gradually reject the Holy Light."
"Yes, let's explain it this way."
Li De turned around and said that he found that the old man had closed his eyes. The cold wind on the city wall was blowing, and the old man's body was a little unsteady. The thick robe looked too big on his thin body.
Li De clearly still remembers that when he returned to Lordaeron in triumph, Faol still looked energetic. How long had it passed, and why did he look so old?
"Archbishop, let's go down. The wind is strong above the city and the water vapor is strong near the lake. You should pay attention to your health."
Feeling Li De's support, Faao opened his eyes and smiled.
"Sorry, that's just how old people are."
Fao said this as the two walked down the city wall.
"I will try my best to help you in the week after ten days. I hope your hunch is right."
Although Li De didn't say it explicitly, Fao could sense Li De's suspicion of Presto.
Faol had never met Presto, and he only heard rumors that the old man had no ill feelings toward the lord, but in recent days he had indeed felt the shadow's erosion of Lordaeron.
After sending Fao away, Li De summoned his personal guards.
He carefully wrote two letters, wrapped up the protector Gazas, and handed them into Samuelson's hands, ordering him to rush back to Stormwind City and meet with Varian and Lothar on his behalf.
After arranging for Samuelson to leave, Li De took Pumillo and Jason and decided to cross Lake Lordamre to personally explore the situation in Alterac!
Lake Lordamere is a lowland lake. Except for the flat silver pine forest near the west shore, the entire east and north shores are surrounded by high mountains.
When we first set out from the territory of Tirisfal outside the city of Lordaeron, we could still climb the rocks and walk sideways on the mountain road that was so narrow that it could only accommodate one foot. Afterwards, we had to swim several kilometers of road.
The water in Lake Lordamre was very cold, and both Pumillo and Jason felt a little unbearable. But the cold water made Li De extremely clear-headed, and later he actually took the two of them across Lordamre with some ease!
His feet stepped on the undercurrent and his arms stirred the lake water. In an instant, Li De was heroic.
After a night of crossing water, everyone finally crossed Lake Lordamre in the early morning of the next day and arrived at the foot of the Alterac Mountains.
From the foot of the mountain to the lakeside, there is a large area of weathered land. What surprised the three of them was that there was a small farm here.
Because of swimming all night, even the strong Pumillo and Jason's faces were as white as paper, and even Li De's lips were a little pale.
The three of them were very happy to see a farm here. They had been frozen in the water all night, and now the sun has not come out yet. The cold wind in the morning almost turned the three of them into ice cubes. If only they could stay warm here.
The body is pretty good too.
But as soon as the three of them walked into the farm yard, a farmer rushed out of the two-story wooden house in the yard!
Although he was dressed like a farmer, he held a sword and shield in his hand and launched an attack on Li De and the others without any explanation.
Even though he had been cold all night, he was still a heroic warrior after all. Li De subdued the impulsive farmer without any effort.
What surprised Li De was that such an ordinary farmer had the strength of an elite warrior.
After subduing the farmer, Li De did not rush into the house. He probably thought the three of them were bandits and was so impulsive in order to protect his family.
But after shouting outside for a while to show that he was a good person, he didn't get any response from the house, so Li De ordered someone to come in and check.
After entering the house, he found that in such a big house, only this farmer lived alone, which made Li De a little suspicious. Then he noticed that the land had been deserted for a long time, with no trace of farming at all, which made him even more interested.
The identity of a farmer.
But when Li De asked the farmer something, he closed his eyes and refused to answer. It was not until Pumillo found a pair of Alterac officer armor from the house that the farmer finally spoke.
His name is Darende, and this small farm is also called Darende Farm to the outside world. However, Darende's identity is not a farmer at all. He is the former captain of Perenold's personal guard.
Perenolde betrayed the Alliance and also betrayed Alterac.
As the captain of the king's personal guard, Darend despised the king's actions, but he could not abandon his mission. So he did the last thing to be loyal to Perenold and helped Perenold return from
Escaped from house arrest.
After doing this, Darend took off his armor and returned to his ancestral home at the foot of the mountain, where he wanted to live the rest of his life.
But not long after, Duke Ravenholdt of the Highlands found him and invited him to form a militia to protect himself, on the grounds that there were still many monsters remaining in the country.
Ravenholdt thought highly of him and appointed him to go to Lordaeron to seek relief. However, after he arrived in Lordaeron, he was violently kicked out.
After returning to Alterac, he felt that he was too embarrassed to meet Ravenholdt, so he just left a letter outside Ravenholdt's castle and returned here.
Although he lived in seclusion here, Darrend could not let go of his hatred for Lordaeron. He swore to guard Lake Lordaeron for the rest of his life. If any Lordaeron dared to invade from the lake and wanted to annex the land of Alterac,
You have to get over his body.
After listening to Darende's words, Li De was speechless. It seemed that even in a sick country, there would still be a few generous people.
He then stated his purpose of coming. He was here to help Alterac get out of trouble. At the same time, he was not from Lordaeron. His name was Li De.
"The hero who captured Orgrim alive?!"
Darend will never forget the night when Perenold opened the city and the ferocious tribes plundered Alterac. It was that night that Darend remembered the name of his enemy: Orgrim.
Later, Li De's name spread throughout the kingdom, and even Alterac received the news. Darend suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he, the captain of the kingdom's personal guard, was no match for him.
"Don't expect Lordaeron to help you. I have no allies in Lordaeron now, otherwise we wouldn't have swam all night to get here."
After hearing what Reed said, Darend finally believed him completely and wrote a letter to Duke Ravenholdt for Reed.
"If you really want to help Alterac, please only find Duke Ravenholdt. In the entire Alterac, he may be the only one who still cares about this country."
Li De nodded. He also wanted to see what kind of person the mysterious Duke Ravenholdt was.