While you don't have to use a hot turtle soup to beat the cold, Lordaeron isn't a snow-free world in winter. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 All I can say is that the southern part of the country is warmer than the northern part of the Alterac Mountains. In Alsace's view, compared to the highly developed Tirisfal woodland, the hills of Hillsbrad, which were abandoned by various princes and kings, may be a promising land.

Of course, at this time, the only commendable place in this land is probably the area on both sides of the Jingshui River. The development of both sides of the river has been driven by the development of river commerce, and the water capacity is the cornerstone of Tallemmere's position as the largest flour production center in the region. Compared to Hillsbrad, which is closer to Dalaran, the small town of Talenmere in front of you is obviously more densely populated and more vibrant.

However, compared to Talummere, who was very energetic but not prosperous, the people who appeared on the docks surprised Alsace even more.

"Master Dasolhan?"

As part of the plan, the Barov family and Blackmore would have been waiting here for this mercenary group with an important mission. However, in the team that appeared in front of Arthas at this moment, the representatives of the Barov family and Blackmore were in the position of followers, and the person who presided over it was Saidan Dasohan, one of the original five paladins of the Silver Hand.

"Da Sohan has seen His Highness." The veteran who was still in the prime of life stretched out his hand and hammered his left shoulder, and there was no confusion or fear in his eagle-like eyes, like a pair of sharp swords, anyone who wanted to look at him often had to pay great courage, "I am relieved to see that you are well." ”

"Master Dathohan calls me Arthas, after all, in the hands of silver, I am just an ordinary knight," Arthas saluted, "I wonder what bothered the Master to come to Tarummere?" Is it because of my willfulness? ”

"Your Highness's willfulness is part of it," although he didn't call him by his name, but the estrangement that was just called politeness had disappeared a lot, and the burly veteran smiled, but the scar on his face became more and more hideous, "Actually, it was the recent intelligence from the Watch Fort that prompted me to come here. ”

"Watchtower?" Arthas asked, "Did the orcs kill again?" ”

"No, but there have been skirmishes," Dassaulthan said, "the orcs are very cunning, and the result of the discussion within the Silver Hand is that this conflict at the Watch Fort is most likely a means for the orcs to confuse us, and their real plan should have already begun." Therefore, under the leadership of Generalissimo Lothar and Tulayan, the Silver Hand will strengthen the vigilance with the legions everywhere in case the orcs rescue their slaves from the shelter and have another orc war. ”

Seeing Dasohan's impatient look, Arthas suddenly thought that the other party seemed to be the Iron Blood Sect who wanted to exterminate the orcs. It is the opposite of Terenus, who built the asylum against all odds.

"I see, but Master Dathohan," Arthas thought for a moment, "Perhaps, this time the Generalissimo and Master Tulayan didn't care about the orcs in the asylum, after all, they look ......"

After World War II, the orcs in the shelter somehow lost their prowess on the battlefield, and these green-skinned guys seemed to be drained of their strength, becoming lazy and decadent. It was thought that it would take a lot of effort to deal with these large captives, but the reality is that a small squad of soldiers is enough to watch over a thousand orcs and make them a very useful cheap labor. This is the main reason why the asylum program was finally implemented, but it is also a mystery that the coalition has not been able to solve so far.

"Since His Highness says so......," Dassaulthan frowned, "then what is the true purpose of this plan?" ”

"Of course the orcs didn't enter the shelter," Arthas said, pointing to the towering Alterac Mountains beside him, "and there are a lot of them in the mountains, for example. ”

"Isn't that still an orc?" Da Sohan snorted, as if he didn't think this kind of child's word play was interesting, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce it, this is Duke Blackmore, Lord of Dunhold, and here, Alex Barov." ”

Arthas turned his head to look at the two men, Alex Barov was a young man who was older than Arthas, and he didn't seem to be any different from his peers who were looking for work in the royal capital. And Blackmore is even more unsightly, the kind that can't be found in the crowd, but compared to Alex, this duke, who is also a veteran, stands more upright and has a more robust figure, and at first glance it is the image of a traditional nobleman who is proficient in martial arts.

"I've seen two," Arthas looked at the half-elves who had been ignored for a long time, "Are you two here to escort this cargo to the capital?" ”

"Although it is my father's order, I am indeed very idle now," Alex said politely, "So, I can't help but come to rub the car, I hope Your Highness doesn't mind." ”

"Then you have to talk to the owner of the car." Arthas smiled, then turned to Blackmore, "Duke Blackmore, thank you for your hard work. ”

"Compared to the war with the orcs, this journey is like a vacation," Blackmore perfectly displayed the self-esteem of a veteran, "Your Highness, rest assured, no orcs or robbers can steal anything from my men!" ”

In order to show the strength of his tone, he also reached out and patted his chest, which was different from Da Sohan's courtesy movements, and his breastplate rattled with these two strokes, attracting sideways glances from the people around him.

"Thanks to you...... "Arthas looked at Blackmore, "would you like to come with me to get in touch with the mercenary group?" ”

"No," replied Da Sohan before everyone else, "since His Highness is here, we will all look to His Highness for nothing. ”

"Then thank you for the master's trust."

Saying goodbye to the trio of kingdom representatives for the time being, Arthas returned to the mercenary side. At this time, he realized that Esney and the half-elf had begun to play with a deck of game cards at some point, and Arthas looked at it for a while and realized that he could not understand what it was, so he said, "Is there no problem here?" ”

"I'll do something, don't worry," the half-elf directly threw the cards in his hand when he heard this, and gave up the game, "Ahem, it's a pity, our game is over." ”

"Okay." Esney shrugged his shoulders, silently put away the card in hand, and handed it to the half-elf, "Very good game, I like it very much." ”

"Well, then I guess you can have a good time with my brother," the half-elf's expression seemed a little embarrassed, but it was then masked, "So, how did the exchange between the nobles turn out?" ”

"That's it, it's nothing more than gossiping about each other, and it's not as pleasing to the eye as the scar on Master Dassaultham's face," Arthas pointed to his forehead, "By the way, are there any spells that can detect souls or anything like that?" ”

"Humanoid detection? I don't know," said the half-elf, "why are you asking me this?" ”

"Well, I'm not asking you," Alsace said casually, looking at Esney, who shook his head silently, "I just suddenly felt that I should be careful about this." ”

"Do you mean that Blackmore operation?" The half-elf glanced at Blackmore not far away, "But that's a pure-bred human, and you can't make a conclusion with just one action, right?" ”

"That's why I asked about soul spells......" Arthas frowned, "Forget it, just pay more attention on the road." ”

"Whatever you ......want," the half-elf shrugged and stepped aside to arrange for the ship.

"I know now why you mentioned Blackmore," Alsace smiled wryly as he looked at Esney, who still seemed to be studying the card game, "I realized that I couldn't explain the sense of disobedience when I met...... After all, that guy is too detached from human society, and if he wants to do anything, it can't be easier. ”

Esney flipped through the cards in his hand and took out one of them. Arthas looked at it and saw that it was a card representing a prophecy spell, and the content was "Soul Observation", which stated that "This card has a weighted value of 6, and you can only activate it if you have 6 energy cards, negating the attack of one of the opponent's minions for 1d3 turns." ”

"Didn't you just say you didn't know about this spell?"

"Can't use, and don't know is the same concept," Esney put away the card, "What's more, it's good to notice, if you break it now, it will only make the other party hide, and it's more difficult to grasp, right?" ”

"That's what it means, but how do you know that the other party won't have other arrangements?" Arthas asked rhetorically, "What if this was only sent by the other side as bait?" ”

"If it's a bait......"

Looking at Arthas, who was a little anxious, Esney put away the card and looked at the other party seriously.

"Can a decoy, which even Master Dasuohan hasn't discovered, really serve to attract attention?"

“…… You're right, I'm probably too anxious. Arthas's voice was dry as if he was spitting out something unclean, and although he wanted to scratch his head, he didn't do it in the end, "In this way, it doesn't necessarily need to be too deliberate now, after all, it feels like the other party doesn't want to start a ...... at this time Uh, why are you looking at me like that. ”

Just as Arthas was talking, Esney had already cleaned up and looked at Arthas quietly, as if waiting for his instructions, but now Arthas felt that he needed the other party's advice more, and at least he should continue the conversation.

So, he tried to change the subject.

"Well, speaking of which, it doesn't seem to be the necessity of the two of us along the way?"

"If that's it......" Esney tilted his head slightly, "it will probably be reflected soon." ”