Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 554 107. The King's Invitation

   "The Royal Palace of Alterac caught fire last night. A mob broke in and killed the 'Mad King' Aiden Perenold, who was imprisoned in the palace. The palace was stolen, and a large number of treasures collected by the royal family were robbed.

   Also last night, the immediate and collateral blood relatives of the Perenold family who lived near the palace were almost slaughtered by the thugs.

   Only Major Oredon Perenold, stationed near Steinblade, escaped under the protection of the Prestor family's private soldiers.

   But the major was also attacked by assassins and nearly died in chaos. "

   The next morning, as soon as Blake got up, he saw a serious-looking Shaw appear in his room, bringing him a "shocked" news.

  The performance of the pirates was also very "shocked".

   He was very playful, exclaiming in a high-pitched voice:

   "The Holy Light is above, this is terrible. What kind of arrogant **** dares to do such a bottomless thing? Can't be a king these days to protect his own safety?

   Ah, life on your continent is too 'exciting', I'll think about it carefully, I'd better go back to the sea as soon as possible. "

   "Don't pretend!"

  Shore asked with a serious face:

   "Does this have anything to do with you? Your faction of the Uncrowned has been operating in Alterac recently!"

   "What's the matter with you people?"

  Blake put on his beloved red blindfold in dissatisfaction, and carefully tied it into a butterfly knot behind his head. He said in a very unhappy tone:

   "Why are you the first to suspect me every time something bad happens? I slept in this tower last night, how could I have the ability to travel thousands of miles to Alterac Palace to assassinate the Mad King?

   The uncrowned under my command are only a few people, you can let them engage in assassination. Rushing into a palace, burning down half a city, and killing a king is beyond their ability.

   Again, let me ask you, what good is Aiden's death to me?

  You are also a member of Ravenholdt, you should know better than those who guess without reason, there is no bounty for Aiden at all recently, and no one wants that lunatic to die at this sensitive time. "

  Shore was silent for a few seconds.

  He stretched out his hand to help Blake straighten his collar and whispered:

   "I can't refute you with facts, but my instinct is telling me that this matter has nothing to do with you."

   "Then stop playing with your 'instinct'."

  The pirate said softly:

   "It's a 'bad friend' who will lead you down the wrong path! Besides, it really has nothing to do with me."

"boom"

  The door was pushed open, and Nathanos, who had a serious face, walked into the room with a briefing from the official intelligence organization of Lordaeron, only to see Shaw and Black standing very close to him.

  Shore's hand was still on Blake's neck, and the two looked very intimate.

This.

   "It's not what you think! Don't think about it."

   Before Blake said anything, Shaw first flashed out with a whistle. He pulled his sleeves and seriously explained to his other brother:

   "I have a lover in Stormwind City, and she is a very beautiful woman!"

   "The more you explain it, the more confusing it becomes."

  Marris glanced at Shore, who shrugged and handed him the brief in his hand, saying:

   "New information has been sent. Before the fire at Alterac Palace last night, a mage stationed there saw a black burning bone dragon.

  The archmage sent by Dalaran was still in the ruins after the fire and found the remains of the demon.

   This attack was done by the Black Knights.

   Their goal has also been clarified. Among the lost royal treasures, there is a very sensitive thing, the Book of Medivh! That book records the magic of breaking the dimension of reality and summoning demons on a large scale. "

   "Look, I'll just say, it's nothing to do with me."

  Blake stood by the window, picked up the half bottle of wine that he drank last night, and said to Shaw, who was looking down at the information, with a gurgling "wash".

   "Don't wrong me in the future, brother, your question just now really made me very sad. When anyone else doubts me, you should believe me more firmly."

"yes?"

  Shore glared at the sly guy and said:

   "I was skeptical before, but I can be sure of this.

  Your Uncrowned One cannot escape the relationship, the Black Knights are going to rob the Book of Medivh, they have no reason and no time to assassinate those side branches of the Perenold royal family”

   "Uh, about this, it's also written in the intelligence."

  Nathanos reminded somewhat awkwardly:

   "Flip back and you can see the results of the investigation. It was the orcs who killed those royal family members."

   "Orcs?"

  Shore's expression changed, and he quickly turned a few pages back. He frowned and said:

   "The news of the Orc clan hiding in the Alterac Mountains has been confirmed?"

   "Then what do you think my Uncrowned One is doing in Alterac these months?"

  Blake snorted, stretched out his hand and took out his own emblem of the Church of the Holy Light from his arms, tossed it up and down, and said in a proud tone:

   "When you thought the orcs of Alterac were just a legend, the Uncrowned have already figured out the size, territory, scope of activities, staffing, war potential and information of their leaders, etc. of the Frostwolf clan.

  Should be at this moment, my subordinates have gone to the headquarters of the Church of the Holy Light in Stratholme to meet the Crown Prince Alonthos Fao in my name.

   Secretly submitted to him a "Summary of Intelligence and Investigation of the Frostwolf Clan in the Alterac Mountains".

   This is the 'trivial' contribution I can make to the church as a Templar Assassin.

   After all, I used to be an 'Alliance Hero', and even though I am now a pirate, I still miss the race I came from.

   While you are reading the information, my subordinates have already started the pre-war expulsion of the Frostwolf clan, and even prepared to lead the Alliance Legion into the Alterac Valley on a large scale. "

  The pirate put on a posture of holding a Chizhu, and said to the two brothers in front of him:

   "I've always told you that the Uncrowned is born to do great things, I'm not bragging."

   "Why present it to His Majesty Fao?"

   Nathanos asked hesitantly:

   "You should hand him over to Marshal Lothar."

   "No, it is the right choice to hand over to His Majesty."

  Shore, who is better at analyzing political games, shook his head and said:

   "Marshal Lothar has attracted a lot of attention at this point in time. Once the news of the orcs appearing in the hinterland of the human kingdom spreads, the Marshal's return to military power will make those people even more fearful.

   In the current situation, only the majesty can suppress the waves that come later. "

  Shore looked at Blake, who was looking for fine wine in the wine cabinet with a complicated expression, and asked:

   "You already knew that the Mad King would die? You deliberately chose to present the information of the Frostwolf clan at this point in time, to take the initiative to provoke the situation that the Northern Frontier is not causing now?"

   "You like to think too much."

  Black picked up a bottle of wine and stood up. He turned back and said:

   "It's all just a coincidence."

  “Shu”

   Just when the pirate bit the cork and was about to drink the wine, the light of teleportation lit up in his room, and the excited little star came out with a bunch of things.

   She excitedly said to the three people in the room:

   "The bald old man was assassinated just now. I could see clearly from the sky. His yard was full of blood and there were several corpses. The place is now under martial law by the mages.

   And this, Captain, the royal family of Lordaeron sent us an invitation!

   It is said that Her Royal Highness Princess will be married in a few days and invited us to Lordaeron to watch the ceremony. Oh, and this one is for Nathanos. "

  Little Star took out a transfer order stamped with the seal of the Lordaeron Army from the pile of things in his arms and handed it to Maris.

  The latter took a look in his hand, raised his head and said to Shore and Black:

   "The army dispatched me to go to East Wilder immediately after the wedding of Her Royal Highness the Princess, to form a Ranger Legion outside Andorhal, and follow Marshal Garithers to the Alterac Mountains to attack the orcs."

   "Garrises is now a marshal?"

   Black asked:

   "Isn't he a general before?"

   "It should be temporarily closed."

  Nathanos glanced at the order in his hand and said softly:

   "King Terenas doesn't seem to want Marshal Lothar to regain his military power. He wants to deal with the orcs before they ferment."

   "The old king thinks beautifully. He is afraid that he forgot what kind of bear Garithus was beaten by the orcs. He really thought that Orgrim died and the orcs could be bullied at will?"

  The pirate took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and said:

   "I'm putting my words here today!

If    Garithers or some messy 'marshals' from other kingdoms dare to step into the Alterac Valley without the orcs, I'll let them bury them there!

   This commander-in-chief must come from Lothar!

  This is an agreement between me and His Majesty that Alterac is not open to anyone other than the army under the banner of Lothar. "

  Black picked up the invitation letter with the emblem of the royal family of Lordaeron from Little Xingxing. He opened it and looked at it, and said in a casual tone:

   "If you dare, I will definitely teach them a lesson they will never forget."

   The room fell silent.

   After a few seconds, Shaw said in a deep voice:

   "You are adding fuel to the fire!"

   "You're forcing Marshal Lothar and those filthy guys to fight immediately!"

  Nathanos also reacted, he asked:

   "Why do you have to do this?"

   "Then what do you think Lothar came to the northern border for? Did he come for an outing?"

  Black asked:

   "Look at your arrangement, what's the use of so many legendary guardians around Lothar? It's a waste of resources, the easiest way to make him survive is to give him back the military power he was deprived of!

  You fools, playing cards on the table with those old foxes who have played politics all their lives, do you have any chance of winning?

   Lifting the table is the easiest way.

  Lothar only had fifty thousand soldiers under his command, which king would dare to attack him? "

   "You think things are too simple! Except for the Kingdom of Stormwind, which king will give the army in his hand to Marshal Lothar?"

  Shore rubbed his forehead and said in the complicated thoughts running at high speed:

   "And what if Marshal Lothar had an army? Was he going to fight another civil war with the kings? He didn't want to, so he came alone, trying to solve the problem himself.

   He didn't want to see the human kingdom that had just gone through the war because he was in chaos again.

  Black, I understand that you are impatient to fight with those people secretly, but before you break through the conflict, at least discuss it with us, now that Marshal Lothar doesn’t have a single soldier in his hands, how can he do it?”

   "Who said no?"

  The pirate pushed open the window, and on Dalaran Street below, a knight was riding forward. He was holding the flag of the Kingdom of Alterac in his hand.

   "The Orcs attacked the border of Alterac, the last orthodox heir of the Kingdom of Alterac, His Excellency Oridon Perenold, along with the Prestor family and the Barov family, asked Marshal Lothar to come and sit!

  The Orcs are back!

   Alterac needs Lothar the Destroyer of Orcs! The human kingdom needs the invincible Lothar! "

   "Look, isn't it there?"

  Blake pointed out the window, took another sip of wine, and said softly:

   "The sole orthodox heir to the throne of Alterac, together with the union of the two largest nobles in the country, took the initiative to request Marshal Lothar to go to Alterac.

   is indeed a commander who wins the hearts of the people, and the public opinion is surging. "

   "You even arranged this."

  Shore has understood everything by now. He looked at Blake and didn't know what to ask for a while, but soon, a strange light appeared in Shore's eyes.

He says:

   "What exactly do you want Marshal Lothar to do?"

   "I gave him the sword of the emperor, what do you think I want him to do?"

  The pirate tasted the sweeter wine in his mouth, and he repeated what he just said:

   "I said, the Uncrowned is born to do great things. I want to show our incompetent trash colleagues what great things assassins can do.

   We can rule the rise and fall of empires, we can cause wars of destruction, and we can scare the old foxes on the thrones into sleepless nights.

   And now, we just run around all day for a little bit of money bounties.

  Ravenholdt, League of Assassins, Dukes, Master Assassins

  , it's all trash! "

   "Marshal Lothar will not agree."

   Nathanos said softly:

   "He won't cause a fight because of himself."

   "He owes me his life."

  Blake turned his head and threw the wine bottle in his hand out of the window, knocking a hapless dwarf passing by. He clapped his hands and said decisively:

   "He has no right to say 'no' to me!

  I promised Thoradin the Great that I would give his saber to a qualified user, and if Lothar was unqualified, I would not trouble him.

   Someone will trouble him. "

   After finishing speaking, the pirate instructed the little star beside him who was looking at him with admiration for the first time:

   "Find me a dress."

   "The king invited us to the wedding, the bride and groom are big names, this is a real big scene, and must be dressed up to attend.

   Come and be my girlfriend, my junior.

   But there is one thing I must tell you in advance.

   During this wedding, you are not allowed to leak your breath, not at all.

   And you can do whatever I ask you to do. If you do something wrong and cause trouble, I can just let it go. "

  PS:

   There will be an update on the 11th of next month

   (end of this chapter)