Fel doesn't lie to you

Chapter 425 The Long Stairway

The time was up soon, and Li Ke didn't stay in his territory for too long. He wanted to find out why the king of Lordaeron sent him an invitation letter.

So he ordered the things on the territory, and then headed towards Stormwind City.

And when he arrived, the news spread.

However, the news of the engagement of His Royal Highness Calia Menethil and Sir Prestor is not a big news in Stormwind City, because except for a few nobles, no one else has the ability to participate.

Whether it is a long road or a long journey, status and invitations are also an important reason.

So the people of Stormwind City are more curious about another question.

That is whether Li Ke is the illegitimate son of the King of Lordaeron.

After all, they are not like kings. It takes a few days for a few magisters who specialize in portals to measure and open them, and then send them there.

After all, in this era, one reason is that the transmission technology is not yet advanced, and the other is that there is simply no money, or the cost is too high.

Lordaeron opened a legion portal and threw in tens of thousands of gold coins. No matter how hasty it was, it was only [-] to [-] gold coins at most.

But if Stormwind City wants to open the same portal, it will cost at least [-] yuan, and it will even double if the portal is opened in a hurry.

This cost is at least three times that of Lordaeron.

Who made Stormwind's Mage Academy completely inferior to Dalaran?The price of many magic items is ridiculously high.However, sending one more person through the current level of the portal will basically burn thousands of gold coins in supplies, which is not a treatment that everyone deserves to enjoy.

Therefore, when Varian saw that Li Ke was going to take the portal to Lordaeron with him, the guy who didn't believe that Li Ke was the illegitimate son of Tenaris at first also thought it was Stone Hammer.

Otherwise, what would Tenaris do for so many?
And she kept denying in public that she had an illegitimate child...

He is a wise old man, so he doesn't know the unspoken rules, does he?And what good is it to pretend to be an illegitimate child?
Varian couldn't figure it out.

The same is true for Li Ke, he can't figure it out either.

Being rumored to be an illegitimate child is only good for him. Varian, who is sure that he loves his people very much, will be even more precarious in this situation.

The reason why he is a king is entirely because of his sense of responsibility and for his son.You have to let him say for himself that he definitely feels more comfortable being a general who charges into battle than being a king.

So when the two met again in Stormwind Fortress, the atmosphere between Varian and Li Ke was a little weird.Li Ke feels that Varian's complexion has improved a lot, the most important thing is that the other party has a lot of energy.

Varian, on the other hand, simply had the idea of ​​being close because Li Ke might be the illegitimate son of the King of Lordaeron he respected.

According to the rules, a person like Li Ke who does not have any knight status, or even a formal official position, is expected to salute when he sees Varian, and he even has to follow behind the team.

But neither the ceremonial officer nor Varian felt that this was very appropriate.

Excluding the identity of the illegitimate son of Rico Terenas, just his identity as a powerful and unique paladin is enough for him to walk side by side with Varian.

In addition, Varian has a good sense of Li Ke, so when Li Ke wanted to salute, Varian waved his hand directly.

"There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Li Ke, since we are all guests, there is no distinction of status."

He looked at Li Ke, his face still couldn't help but look a little weird.

But Li Ke insisted on performing the etiquette of a practitioner of the Holy Light, and gave his own explanation.

"How can this be done? You are a king, and I am just a commoner. Moreover, for someone like you who believes in the Holy Light, I should perform the rituals of the Holy Light as a member of the church. May the Holy Light bless you, Wa His Majesty Ryan."

When he was speaking, Li Ke's voice had already fallen. In an instant, Varian felt a holy light appearing in his body out of thin air. In an instant, some of his hidden wounds were healed. The feeling is also swept away in an instant.

so amazing!
Varian couldn't help but praised. Although other monks of the Holy Light can do this, but a user of the Holy Light like Li Ke who can heal his stubborn illness instantly and doesn't need any preparation, he is really Haven't seen it.

And his intuition told him that Li Ke didn't have any malice towards him, and would even help him a lot, so he also showed his kindness towards Li Ke.

Although his intuition also told him that Li Ke was a bit hypocritical, but he didn't care about it.

When kings and lords, hypocrisy is necessary, which is not deflected by the will of the individual.

At this moment, even Varian had forgotten one thing.

Jennifer is the lord.

"May the Holy Light bless you too, Mr. Li Ke. Sorry for ignoring you last time, but there is a reason for that..."

Varian didn't go on, but Li Ke also knew why.

The few days he came last time happened to be the anniversary of the death of Varian's wife, but Varian couldn't go to the cemetery to mourn because of too many things, which made him feel quite bad. understandable.

Not to mention that he himself admires people like Varian very much, a little unhappiness is nothing at all.

Most importantly, Varian's presence doesn't affect anything about him.

So Li Ke talked about more direct things.

"It's all trivial, Your Majesty Varian. However, I'm very concerned about another thing. I recently heard that the price of food in Stormwind City is constantly rising. I want to wait until I pay my Westfall tax. , should be able to calm down a lot. So Your Majesty Varian, I hope you can ensure that there will be no bandits on the road, after all, you know, I am seriously short of manpower now."

Varian's smile suddenly became awkward. He looked at Bolvar who was pretending to be dead, but Bolvar remained motionless.

This cannot be blamed on him, Stormwind City really has no money now.

Sending troops requires money. Although the loyalty of the Guards Corps can replace part of the wages, they have to find a way to be loyal if they spend too much time.

"Sorry, I can't help it. Some orcs attacked our checkpoints before, so I can't do anything for the time being. But you don't have to worry about taxes. After all, you are still troubled by Defias thieves, and Jonathan still needs your money." material support."

When Varian said this, he wanted to sigh. Jonathan did not disappoint him. He is indeed a qualified city gate general.

Also because of this reason, he fought quite conservatively. If it was Varian, he would have brought troops to encircle him now, but Jonathan was still laying out blockades, trying to consume the Defias thieves with supplies.

You can't say it's absolutely useless, because Defias thieves can really be surrounded to death, after all, they don't have a kingdom to support them.

But this kind of stupid battle consumes a lot of materials and time.

But Varian also knew that Jonathan could not be blamed for this. If the Defias thieves were not captured and Van Cleef was not caught, it would be tantamount to no action.

But it is impossible to catch Van Cleef without a blockade.

Moreover, most of Jonathan's troops were recruits, so he couldn't say much about Jonathan.After all, not everyone is like him, who can count as ten, or even hundreds!

So he was also very helpless, and when he was talking to Li Ke, his tone became a little emboldened.

"But no matter how much, as a courtier of the Stormwind Kingdom, taxes must be paid. The rules are the ones that need to be followed in order to exist, isn't it? I pay taxes to make less money for me, but for Stormwind City For ordinary people, it is enough to have a full meal.”

Li Ke continued to add a sentence.

And Varian glanced at Li Ke moved, and then nodded.

"Okay, I will thank you instead of those people."

He didn't think how much tax Li Ke could send over. Although Terenas carefully made up lessons for Varian's imperial education, and although the other party had no secrets at all, Varian, who had only received education for a short period of time, did not I don't know how much food Li Ke can bring him.

He only felt that with Li Ke's current situation, if he could deliver twenty or thirty carts of grain to him, it would be Li Ke's best effort.

After all, everyone is short of food now, and it doesn't mean that you can buy it if you have money.

And because of Li Ke's cheerful actions, Varian's affection for Li Ke increased in a straight line. He grabbed Li Ke's arm with a smile, pulled Li Ke forward, and walked towards the direction of the teleportation array. past.

But although they have arrived, the mages are not ready yet.

"Sorry, Your Majesty, we are still debugging, and you two still need to wait for a while."

After the head mage bowed to the two people, he quickly went to the side to calculate the formula. Li Ke took a look at the formula. Although he is already re-learning advanced mathematics, he is still stunned by countless formulas he has never seen before. face.

But just when he shook his head and gave up, and was about to study the advanced mathematics of this world, Varian suddenly spoke.

"You don't understand either."

Varian stretched out his head and smiled teasingly at Li Ke.

It is impossible for him to know mathematics, but the mathematics used by these wizards is completely beyond the common sense of the Middle Ages.

Li Ke could actually understand part of the calculation, but he didn't understand what it was, but seeing Varian's expression of "you really don't understand", he still nodded.

"Well, I don't understand, the mage's things always make people feel confused."

Li Ke's casual words resonated with Varian. He patted the table and spoke.

"That's right, they say all day long that what they research can change the world, but basically nothing has changed, and the most important thing is that these guys who play with arcane arts and energy can easily bring disasters to others."

As he said that, Varian's expression became silent again. Li Ke saw his hand subconsciously touched the bottle, but there was nothing else here, so His Majesty Varian picked up the table The vase on it, and even almost made the gesture of drinking.

However, his reaction was quite quick. After discovering this, he immediately put down the vase, and opened his mouth as if nothing had happened.

"But the flowers are quite fragrant, and he has good taste."

His serious look looks very interesting, but it is the same as before, and it is a little different from the serious Varian in Li Ke's memory, who just goes out and does business.

It seems, it seems to be more lively than in the game?
Li Ke maintained a serious expression. In order not to embarrass Varian, he stretched out his hand, shook the vase like Varian, and then sniffed the smell of the flowers.

"It's really fragrant, and the decorators here are really tasteful."

His movements were solemn and solemn, and even the breath of holy light flowed out, making him look more serious and serious.

Because of this, Varian's embarrassment instantly disappeared because of Li Ke's seriousness, and he even waved his arm subconsciously.

"You can tell by looking at me...cough."

Varian, who found that he was still very frivolous like this, coughed lightly, looked at Li Ke's serious face, and subconsciously touched the thin slice in his pocket, wondering if he wanted to share this kind of gift with Li Ke. Magic props that bring people new experiences.

But looking at Li Ke's serious and serious face, he felt that what he did was a bit blasphemy.

So, he got stuck.

But it didn't take long for the mage to come to rescue.

"His Majesty Varian and Lord Li Ke have been waiting for a long time. The preparations for opening the portal are ready. Please prepare."

"Okay, let's go. Li Ke."

As if Varian had been pardoned, Li Ke's serious attitude really made him a little embarrassed, so he quickly stood up and walked into the portal.

And Li Ke looked at him looking a little embarrassed, shook his head slightly, and followed Bovar's footsteps into the portal.

However, when he stepped through the portal, he had a smile on his face.

Because at the same time...

"Remember the master's order! Absolutely must not reveal the identity of the devil!"

Seeing her companion who had turned into a goblin, Sironas had a cruel smile on her face.

Li Ke's work here is indeed very easy, she likes it very much, but the only downside is that Li Ke doesn't let them kill casually.

So this is a kind of unhappy place for them, but now Li Ke asked them to kill, so they are not polite.

Especially Xilonas, she took the lead and was just waiting for today to decompress.

After Xilonas finished speaking, a portal opened, and out of it was an orc wearing a full body armor made by an unknown manufacturer.And leading these people is one of Nefarian's subordinates, the new Black Beast... General Blackhand, Red Blackhand, former chief of the tribe, son of Blackhand the Destroyer.

The black dragon and the demon have no intention of negotiating, because in front of them is the target of this trip, the warehouses and residences where the merchants who raised the price are located.

And what are the businessmen doing at this time?

They are popping champagne.

(End of this chapter)