The paladin general Turalyon took command and won the decisive battle with the orcs; the romantic Li De returned as a hero and captured the warchief Orgrim alive.
The news had indeed grown wings, and spread throughout the world with the Wildhammer Griffin Cavalry. These two young men instantly became two dazzling new stars in the Human Alliance.
It was just that when people first heard that Li De interfered in the duel between Orgrim and Lothar, some voices of criticism inevitably appeared. But after hearing what Li De said angrily against Orgrim, they
I couldn't help but think deeply.
In comparison, the praise for Turalyon was much simpler, but also much more bland.
There was a heated discussion about these two "Terran twins" who did not know who named them. But Turalyon and Li De themselves were unaware of the current praise. What was in front of them was
The battlefield is still being cleared, and the harsh climate of the Burning Steppes.
After the decisive battle, Lothar tried to gradually hand over the command of daily work to Turalyon. Now Lothar can be said to be relaxed.
Yesterday, Khadgar, who was as white-haired as Lothar, came here and informed Dalaran's mage team that they had won the battle in the Hillsbrad Hills. The remaining tribes there had suffered heavy losses and were preparing to
Escape to the Hinterlands and join the orcs there.
Lothar knew that everything from now on would be just some finishing work, but he thought it was more important to introduce Khadgar and Li De to each other.
Khadgar and Turalyon are both the young people Lothar is most optimistic about, and now they have to add Li De. Lothar sincerely hopes that they can unite and jointly contribute to the future of the human race.
However, in the process of introducing the two of them to each other, Lothar always seemed to be hiding something from Li De. Not only the keen Khadgar noticed this, but Turalyon on the side also noticed Lothar's abnormality in the past few days.
.
They didn't know what kind of secret there was between Lothar and Li De, but they both chose to ignore it with a tacit understanding.
After the decisive battle that day, Lothar still didn't answer Li De's question. He felt that he still didn't understand Li De well enough. Before he knew what Li De was thinking, Lothar didn't know what impact the answer to that question would have.
Several days passed like this, and finally when all the battlefields here were cleared and all the prisoners were escorted to the north, the army would withdraw from the Burning Plains early tomorrow morning.
That night, Lothar wrote three letters in the tent and sealed them separately.
After that, Lothar looked at the luggage on the camp bed and sighed. Maybe this is the best way to say goodbye?
But at this moment, a voice came from outside the tent.
"Marshal, can I come in?"
Since Li De was outside, Lothar knew that he would not give up easily.
"You come in."
After receiving permission, Li De walked into the tent with a bottle of wine in his arms and two cups stacked in one hand.
"The team will leave tomorrow. A friend gave me a bottle of good wine. I just wanted to have a chat with you, so I brought it with me."
After proving himself on the battlefield, Li De also gained the recognition of many generals in the army. Therefore, Li De spent a lot of time these days visiting various places to make friends.
You must know that many of these generals have noble titles and a large number of fiefs under their names. These people may be Li De's trading partners in the future. Just before departure, Li De brought a group of Hanhai Protectors
A specialty product specially used as a greeting gift.
In fact, it's not anything expensive, just some knickknacks made of monitor lizard skin and handicrafts made of coconut shells. Although the gifts are light, they are precious, so Li De also received some gifts in return. This bottle of wine is a Luo Dan.
General Lun's gift.
Lothar didn't say anything, just invited Li De to sit down, and the two of them sipped and tasted the red wine in silence. Lordaeron is located in the north, with a large temperature difference between day and night, and plenty of sunshine, so the quality of the wine is really good.
After drinking two cups in succession, Li Decai spoke slowly.
"I will eventually return to Kalimdor. The original thousand people have already taken root in Tanaris, and there are even young people who have started families there.
I would like to take more people who lost their homes due to the war to start a new life there.
In the future, except for business activities, I subjectively have no intention to cause damage to the political structure of the Kingdom Continent. I hope you can clear up my doubts without any worries."
After a few days of thinking, Li De also realized that Lothar seemed to have some difficulties, so he took the initiative to express his feelings. At this time, Li De was glad that he came over on his own initiative. After entering Lothar's tent, various signs showed that this was the case.
The marshal may have to leave without saying goodbye.
After two glasses of wine, Lothar's heavy mood relaxed. He could sense Li De's sincerity, so he lowered his guard and spoke.
"It would be a good thing for Varian if I died in the war."
Li De's pupils dilated slightly. Sure enough, things were not that simple.
"Are you afraid that your prestige is too high and may arouse His Highness Varian's suspicion?"
Unexpectedly, the answer to this question is no.
"No, Varian will never do that. I believe him. In fact, it is my existence that will harm Varian."
Lothar's words made Li De really confused. If he can rest assured that Varian will never doubt him, then what is Lothar worried about? Lothar, who had defeated the orcs, was the most prestigious in the alliance. With his help
Varian can certainly rest easy.
Lothar took the initiative to pour himself a glass of wine and drank it. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a noise coming from outside the tent.
The war made everyone suffer from mental allergies. As soon as they heard the noise, Li De and Lothar rushed out of the tent almost at the same time.
There was no enemy attack as imagined, but the soldiers were busy busy.
"What are you doing?"
Lothar asked a passing soldier. Seeing that it was Lothar, the soldier quickly answered respectfully.
"It's a bonfire party, Marshal. We will be evacuating tomorrow, so everyone spontaneously organized a bonfire party to celebrate our victory."
The two of them felt relieved and smiled at the same time. Indeed, this great and difficult victory was worth celebrating.
More people also noticed this, and they all came over and invited Marshal Lothar and Li De to join in the celebration. During this period, some people called Li De a general, but Li De reservedly said that he was not a general.
He went back to the tent and took out the newly opened wine. Li De and Lothar also sat in the celebration venue. Also, the battle was won, what was the point of the two of them hiding in the tent and drinking wine?
The soldiers gathered around clusters of bonfires, singing and dancing wantonly. Among them, Angegagagu and Pumiluo also took out several musical instruments and sang melodious tunes.
The two people's singing aroused everyone's curiosity. The content of their singing and the instruments they used were very novel.
Angagagu and Pumiro immediately spread the word with pride. The instruments they used were made of coconut shells, scorpion shells and lizard skins, including percussion and string instruments. As for the content of the song, it was drama.
A ditty of the same name adapted from "The Fall of Tyr".
The story of Tyr is well-known in the Kingdom Continent, not to mention that the Paladins call themselves the "Silver Hands". For a while, everyone was curious and invited the two to finish singing it.
When they heard that Tyr paid the price of his life in exchange for world peace, everyone couldn't help crying. Aren't they the ones singing about bravery, fearlessness, and sacrifice?
Everyone begged the two to sing this program over and over again, until eventually the soldiers surrounding them all started singing, and hundreds of people sang along.
There would be stories about trolls leading everyone to sing praises to the human race, which was something Lothar would never dare to think about before. Only now did he truly realize how broad-minded Li De was.
While there was no one around and everyone was immersed in the joy of celebration, Lothar decided to pour out everything in her heart.
"Varian is a kind and brave child. He has the potential to become a wise monarch. If I stay in the Kingdom of Stormwind, I will harm him."
Li De still didn't understand what Lothar was worried about.
"I'm worried about those nobles."
"noble?"
"That's right, those lords and nobles never value the interests of the kingdom or the interests of the people, they only care about themselves.
When Ryan was still alive, they knew that I was the person Ryan trusted the most, so they united to suppress me. This was to prevent me from assisting Ryan in becoming a powerful king and harming their interests."
Li De laughed dumbly. He felt that Lothar's worries were unfounded.
"Marshal, those nobles may have been able to unite to suppress you. But now, the orcs have ravaged their territory. And you have become the most prestigious person in the alliance, and His Highness Varian absolutely trusts you. How can they be yours?
Opponent? What are you worried about?"
Lothar sighed, Li De was still too young.
"You still don't understand the nobles. They never care about the enemy or ourselves, they only care about obtaining greater benefits. As long as they can obtain benefits, it doesn't matter which side they join."
Li De agrees with this point of view. This way of doing things has reached its extreme, and he is the king of Alterac who can surrender to the orcs.
"Join if you can't beat me. This is the nobility. Those nobles are not my opponent, but they can deal with the young Varian. I have the blood of Thoradin. If they advocate and support me as king, Varian and I will
How should we get along with each other? How should those guys treat Varian?!"
Li De was shocked when he heard this. He understood everything now.
Varian is the king, Lothar is the largest noble, and the other nobles will never get ahead.
But what if Lothar becomes the king? The nobles are just facing a strong monarch. No matter how powerful a monarch is, ruling a country also requires nobles as the middle class. The monarch cannot do without the nobles.
Under such considerations, a "success of support" becomes extremely tempting. It is conceivable that when Lothar assists Varian in returning to the Kingdom of Stormwind, someone will definitely encourage Lothar to stand on his own. It is even difficult to guarantee that someone will take risks and commit suicide.
Advocated killing Varian.
If Varian dies and the Wrynn family is extinct, Lothar will no longer be king. And Lothar, who becomes king, will not be able to liquidate those nobles for the sake of political stability. As for the northern countries, Lothar will
With Sa's prestige and bloodline, he must have accepted this arrangement!
Li De, who had figured everything out, felt chills all over his body. He understood the truth, but he had never been so close to this dirty conspiracy. Under the surface calm, he suddenly knew that the conspiracy had begun to brew.
"So you're just going to leave without saying goodbye?"
Now that Li De could see his intentions, Lothar was no longer surprised.
"Yes, in fact, the best result is that I die. If I die, Turalyon can inherit my remaining power. His qualifications are shallow, and unlike me, who has a cursed 'noble bloodline', he will not threaten
Varian's throne.
When a hero's prestige reaches its peak, only the dead hero is a good hero. Don't worry about the crisis in the world after my death, new heroes will always appear. An everlasting hero is destined to become a great dictator
."
Worthy of being the most outstanding person of the previous generation, Lothar's transparency shocked Li De. After admiring him, Li De blurted out what was in his heart.
"Since you don't want to stay in the Kingdom of Stormwind, I have a good place for you."
Lothar took the wine and drank half the bottle.
"You mean to invite me to go to Kalimdor with you? I won't go. Since I'm not dead, I should play a role. After I live in seclusion, I will watch Varian silently, and when he is in danger
Take action."
Li De smiled and shook his head.
"The Supreme Commander, you want to be a hermit? What kind of strength does it take to help the king when he is in danger? Is it possible that in your old age, you still plan to act as an old pawn and fight for His Highness Varian?"
Lothar was lost in thought, but still spoke firmly.
"Then I won't go to Kalimdor with you. Across the vast ocean, what happens on this continent is beyond my reach."
Li De clapped his hands, pulled out the dagger from his boot, and began to write and draw on the ground.
"When did I advise you to follow me to Kalimdor? I mean there is another land for you to start a new business. That way you can get rid of the political struggle in the Kingdom of Stormwind, and you can always pay attention to the Kingdom of Stormwind and become His Highness Varian.
Austrian aid.”
Lothar doesn't believe this at all. Is there such a good thing in the world? Where is the unclaimed land for him to show off his talents?
But when Lothar looked down at Li De's finger, he was stunned. While talking, Li De simply drew the outline of the Kingdom Continent with a knife.
Except for Kul Tiras on the sea, there are six human kingdoms from top to bottom: Lordaeron, Dalaran, Alterac, Gilneas, Stromgarde, and Stormwind City.
And the tip of Li De's sword was nailed on one of the names: Alterac!