Chapter 121: Smile (1st Update)
Yes, smile at everyone, like a triumphant lord facing his subjects. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
But there were terrifying tens of thousands of people in the vicinity of the portal alone!Benny made his way through the crowd, feeling the muscles on his face freeze.
"Adult, Adult!" a young mother rushed out of the crowd and pulled the little girl of three or four years old next to her to her knees.
"It doesn't matter. Benny waved his hand, stopping the guards.
"I'm not an adult. Benny picked up the young mother and smiled kindly at the little girl. "The Light has not given me the right to be bowed down. β
"You--- you ----," the young mother was a little speechless with excitement.
"Are you going to give it to me?" Benny smiled and pointed to a cloth bag in the woman's arms.
"Hmm!" the woman nodded, scrambling to unwrap the cloth bag. "I made it myself. To thank you. β
"Yes. "Some bread, eggs, and a few thin slices of meat, which looked like sandwiches, were already crowded by the crowds.
"I ----- I don't know----" the woman looked like she was about to cry.
"It tasted good. Benny picked up a slice of bread and sandwiched a slice of meat and eggs himself. Unexpectedly, it does taste good, because it tastes like a past life.
"Thank you so much. Benny smiled and picked up the bag from the ground up and held it in his hand. "It must have been nice to have it for lunch. β
"You saved us in Stratholme. The mother pulled the little girl, her face full of nervousness, she had just really rushed out, and the holy light was above!
"These. Benny lifted the cloth bag. "Just thank them for it. β
"Your Excellency, you saved me in Lordaeron too!" "Me too, Your Excellency!" the crowd scrambled.
Benny pressed his hands down: "I can't do such a great thing alone." He turned and gestured to the warrior behind him. "You owe them a debt of gratitude to these valiant warriors, who have given their blood and lives to get us to where we are now, and who will continue to fight in the near future, and all the evil forces that seek to destroy what we hold dear, I would love to attribute it all to the teachings of the Light, but in fact the Light is the one who is drawn to the faith in their hearts. Thank them, therefore, for holding fast to their convictions, for not taking a step back even in the face of an invincible enemy! Thank them for their fearlessness in protecting all that we hold dear!"
"Long live the 'Dawn Light'!" shouted the young mother.
"Long live the 'Dawn Light'!!" The voices of the crowd converged and shook the heavens and the earth.
When he returned to his residence, Benny let out a long breath, this kind of situation of welcoming all the people was good, he really couldn't get used to it.
"Starting today, my whereabouts will be sealed off to everyone except the Intelligence Department and officers above the colonel level. "Making a fortune in silence is his credo, though to some of his enemies he may already be as bright as a light bulb in the night, after all, the light that is active around him cannot be hidden. But for those enemies who do not have the ability to 'perceive', an intelligence blockade is still necessary.
"Understood. Gavinrad nodded.
"Alright, now tell me how I became the 'Grand Lord'?" The Grand Lord is an honorific title for dukes, and only dukes with real power who own fiefdoms are called so, such as Tirio Fortin.
"It was I and all the nobles who proposed it, and this is a legal instrument. "A scroll of the Tirio Empire, with the coat of arms of Chorodaren printed on the red lacquer, but a two-headed griffon emblem. "According to Lordaeron's law, when the royal family is unable to exercise the power of the country, all the nobles will collectively elect a 'regent' to assist the royal family in governing, and we think you are up to the task. β
"In other words, I was gone for a month and somehow became 'Regent'?" Benny sighed. "Your Excellency Foding, are you testing me?"
"Your Excellency, I have no intention of doing so. β
"The two-headed griffon emblem, Lordaeron's banner, one for courage and the other for loyalty. Benny rubbed the red lacquer and looked at the Buddha. "Your Excellency Fortin, I have no intention of replacing Lordaeron as a usurper!" everyone in the room took a breath, this question was something they had been deliberately ignoring, and they did not expect it to be suddenly raised on such an occasion.
"Your Excellency, I really don't mean that. Foding's expression remained calm, and his tone remained steady. "Being a regent will allow you to govern the place better, and the transfer of troops and the appointment of officials will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble. β
"Where's my fief?" Benny asked suddenly.
"The whole Stratholme area. β
"Are you sure?βit's no less than a country's territory!"
"This is what you want, Your Excellency. β
"I accepted it. Benny smiled suddenly. "Can you rest assured?"
Foding was stunned for a moment and nodded.
"Congratulations, Grand Lord Smith. β
To tell the truth, Benny understands Foding, just like in the previous life, Foding has been hanging the title of Great Lord until death, which shows his loyalty to Lordaeron to death, he is playing this hand today, just to 'tie' Benny to Lordaeron, if it is said that Benny directly established himself as a king before it can be said that it is logical, and he accepts the title of Great Lord and then takes this step, which can be called 'usurpation'. However, what can this be, the royal family and nobles of Lordaeron have long existed in name only, and the illusory surviving princess in the previous life does not know where it is, not to mention that the destruction of this country is due to the betrayal of the heir to the throne, and the people have long lost trust and even hatred of the royal family. Not to mention that he has no intention of establishing a kingdom, even if he wants to, no one can stop him. He holds all military and political power, as well as a popular base. What Fordin did was more like comforting himself.
In that case, let's be a nameless king, at this stage, these bullshit things don't matter at all!
"Well, that's it. Benny looked around the room. "It doesn't make any difference to anything else. β
"Sit down. Benny gestured to the low stool that the guards had just put into the room, and everything else had been removed from the room. "Today's meeting is taking place right here. β
Everyone knew that Soso was seated, and the room was filled, and most of Stratholme's officials were here.
"Has anyone noticed the anomaly in the direction of the Wraith Lands?"
"I was about to report it to you. Gavinrad stood up. "We asked the elves about the anomalous vibrations and some unknown phenomena in the ----, and Councillor Capnion replied personally, saying only that you already knew about it, and that you need to explain the situation yourself. β
Benny nodded.
"Does anyone know about Draenor?"
"Do you mean the orc world?" said Fordin, standing up with a solemn face. "The other side of the Dark Door!"
Everyone was shocked and looked at each other, how could no one know about the Dark Gate, could it be that the anomaly of the Ghost Land was related to those orcs?
"This matter has nothing to do with orcs. Benny explained. "But the anomaly does come from the world of Draenor, and for some reason, I went there for a while. (To be continued.) )