After destroying the black dragon's lair in Alterac, Buck did not remove the magic barrier here. Instead, under the instruction of Krasus, he injected a lot of magic to maintain the barrier.
Because we already knew that this was the Black Dragon's conspiracy, we didn't want to destroy the external barrier. We were afraid that the Black Dragon would be alerted.
"Lord Cleostrasz believes that it is not yet certain that the guy in Lordaeron is Deathwing himself. Although Lord, he has already left to meet other dragon kings.
But the Dragon King cannot show up for a short period of time, so be careful that this is not another conspiracy of Deathwing."
Although he knew in his heart that Lord Prestor was Deathwing himself, Li De agreed with Krasus on this point. Even if he wanted to take action, he could not do it in Lordaeron.
What is catching mice in a china shop? This is the feeling now. Not only are you afraid of breaking some bottles and cans, but you are also afraid of hurting the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Lordaeron.
Because of Li De's arrival, the thieves in Alterac no longer dare to make trouble. And those ogres who would attack Broken Ridge at night also suffered heavy losses because of Li De and Bakromworth, and they did not dare to do so in the short term.
attack.
Ogres are invaders from another world and are not a native race of Azeroth. Therefore, taking action against ogres is not included in intervening in mortal conflicts.
In the next few days, Li De visited most of Alterac and learned about the situation here in detail. The locals were grateful to Li De for bringing them stability, and they also knew all about his problems.
During this period, he heard from the locals that there were still orcs in the south, and Li De knew that they were referring to the Frostwolf clan that did not participate in the invasion.
Among the first few clans that followed Blackhand and Gul'dan into Azeroth, one of the orcs called the Frostwolf clan did not approve of the tribe's aggressive behavior and chose to leave the tribe.
They avoided the sight of Azeroth and trudged through the mountains, finally reaching the Alterac Mountains and settling in the southern valleys of the Snowy Mountains.
Although this group of orcs did not participate in the invasion, they only occupied a barren land that was temporarily uninhabited.
But they are destined to be implicated by other orc compatriots. In the future, as the dwarves expand in the southern part of the Alterac Mountains, new conflicts will inevitably break out among them.
Li De did not take the initiative to contact the orcs. It was not the time to deal with this problem yet.
After staying in Alterac for five days, Varian in Stormwind City officially succeeded to the throne yesterday. Li De calculated the time and realized that he should go back.
"Let's go back to Lordaeron first to crush the black dragon's conspiracy. Please make sure the Dragon King is well prepared."
Before Li De left Alterac, he did not forget to give Buck his instructions.
"Don't worry, if it turns out to be Deathwing, the Dragon Kings will definitely take action."
Buck made a promise to Li De, and Li De didn't say anything more. He just packed up his things and returned to Lordaeron with Pumillo and Jason.
By keeping Buck here, he was worried that the situation here would continue to deteriorate after they left.
Various reasons have led to the current collapse of Alterac's economy. The entire country is seriously lacking in daily necessities. In such an environment, public security is destined to be bad, and the only way to prevent the situation from getting worse is through high pressure.
Although the dragon could not attack mortals, Li De only hoped that Buck could act as a deterrent. As long as he circled the sky above Alterac twice before dusk every day, it would be enough to deter those with evil intentions.
…
In the city of Lordaeron, the day after Li De went to Alterac, Archbishop Faol personally visited Terenas.
Terenas had recently heard that the archbishop had serious opinions about some nobles, bishops and priests in Lordaeron. This time when Faol came to visit, he thought he wanted to talk about this matter.
After the conversation with Li De, Terenas also felt that the common people should be paid more attention to. But what he wanted to do was call on the nobles to reduce taxes. As for the Holy Light Church, he really didn't think it had much to do with the common people.
The cultural level and moral level of the common people are very low. Apart from chanting "Praise to the Holy Light", they are destined to be unable to understand the more profound teachings of the Holy Light.
Let the Holy Light Church communicate more with the nobles and improve the moral cultivation of the noble class. This is a good thing in Terenas' view. Now the Holy Light Church not only has priests who can save lives and heal the wounded, but also powerful paladins.
Such a Holy Light Church with unlimited potential must naturally be tied to the royal family and the aristocracy. Even Terenas himself hired the paladin Uther to be his son's court tutor.
Now that the archbishop insists on going against the general trend, it can only be said that he is a bit old-fashioned.
Out of this thought, Terenas was thinking about how to deal with Faol. However, he did not expect that Faol would bring him another thing.
"Grand Duke Li De asked me to tell you that before the formal high-level meeting, the Red Dragon Legion will send a dragon to Lordaeron to have an informal mid-level talk in advance.
He insists on letting me go this way just because he wants to borrow my old face. Please don’t blame him for not coming over and telling you personally that you are rude."
As long as he didn't act like an old scholar, giving advice to the current Lordaeron, Terenas was still very happy in his heart, and he also paid great attention to what Faol said.
"Well, it is indeed necessary to have an informal communication before the formal meeting. Did Li De say what day it will be?"
Fao nodded.
"The time will be set on the next Sunday. This date was proposed by the dragon. It is just the right time to welcome them with our way of holy light."
Terenas frowned subconsciously.
"Nine days later? How come it's such a coincidence?"
Faao pretended not to know.
"What? Does your Majesty have any other plans for that day?"
"That's right. Next Sunday, I plan to summon the leaders of various countries to summon Lord Prestor, who will be Alterac. It's time to understand the issues in Alterac."
When Terenas said this, there was a faint smile on his face. Although he had not yet met Lord Prestor, his ears were already full of his good reputation.
Even the people he sent out to investigate came back with extremely complimentary words. This made Terenas feel that he might gain an excellent political ally. Of course, the most ideal result would be to add an excellent political retinue.
"Oh, that's right. He is a very charming nobleman."
Faao complimented him and then explained with a smile.
"No problem, the interview with Presto will be at noon, and the interview with the dragon can be scheduled at night. If the Alterac matter is resolved peacefully, he can also see the bright future of the alliance."
These words made Terenas very happy, and he was also very pleased with Fao. He thought that after all, he was an archbishop who made great contributions in the war. Overall, he was very likable. It can only be said that he was too good at being a teacher.
Some people always want to show off their seniority.
After being happy, Terenas asked casually.
"Speaking of which, why did Li De invite you here? Has anything happened to him? Ah! It's about Varian's succession. He wants to go to Stormwind City to attend the ceremony."
Faao pretended to say it casually.
"Li De went to Alterac for something."
"Oh...oh? Alterac? What is he doing there?"
"I heard that it is a military matter. Orcs have appeared in Alterac. Marshal Lothar wants to preside over the succession ceremony, so we can only appoint Li De to investigate on his behalf."
Faol carried Lothar out, and Terenas couldn't help but think about it. Lothar has not yet resigned as commander-in-chief of the alliance, and one-fifth of the alliance army has not been disbanded.
Leading the alliance to defeat the orcs and save the human race from danger was such a great feat that Terenas had not yet figured out how to arrange a position for Lothar. Although Lothar himself did not look like someone who was greedy for power, if in the end he
Improper arrangements may have chilled the hearts of many soldiers.
Now that he heard that there were orc activities in Alterac, Terenas couldn't help but murmured in his heart that he must ask about this matter when he meets Presto.
…
Time finally turned back to the present. When Li De returned to Lordaeron from Alterac, it was already the seventh day. There were only three days left before Terenas met Presto.
At the same time, after many days of fermentation, Presto was also held up to a ridiculously high position by public opinion.
If it was Li De seven or eight days ago, faced with such a public opinion environment, he might really have no idea what to do: it is easy to destroy a body... Maybe it is not that easy to destroy the body of Death Wing, but from the spiritual level, from the soul
It's even harder to defeat someone.
But now, after careful analysis, Li De suddenly found that Presto continued to use magic to confuse people and elevate his own identity. This behavior actually helped Li De.
Using magic to subtly confuse people's minds can indeed easily control public opinion, but while enjoying the benefits, you must also endure its backlash.
Magic does not directly put a stamp of thought on people, making them believe that the other person is a good person. Instead, it amplifies people's emotions, and then creates the illusion that they are a good person, allowing people to convince them faster. In layman's terms, it is an emotion.
catalyst.
And such magic will make people more sensitive, and their emotions will fluctuate violently at any time. When they receive positive feedback, people can put them on the altar in an instant. But when they encounter negative feedback, people also
It can send people to hell in an instant.
It sounds like he thinks the public is so ignorant that it is not an exaggeration to call him a mediocre mob.
Li De thought so at first, but after he communicated with Fao and visited Alterac.
He realized a truth: everyone is stupid, including him, Lidden Victory. Emotion is exclusive to flesh and blood creatures. While enjoying the courage, loyalty, kindness and other qualities it brings, he also
Tolerate emotional irritability, timidity and blindness.
People are complicated. There are only good qualities and there is no bad quality. Finding balance in the complex changes of emotions is the eternal pull between light and darkness.
Deathwing's magic amplified the emotions of the people of Lordaeron, and the last thing he should do was to be arrogant and allow his identity to be raised to such a high level.
When a saint reaches the state of perfection, every detail of him will be infinitely magnified. Unless every detail is truly perfect, the next step will be the beginning of the saint's fall!
It's a pity that there is no perfect saint in the world? What's more, the saint Prestor is just an illusion given to the people of Lordaeron by Deathwing.