At the beginning of the tenth year after the opening of the Dark Gate, while Arthas received the achievement of "Secondary Two Boys", he left Dalaran with the Sun-Shadowing Mercenary Group and began a journey north to the capital of Lordaeron. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The planned route was a rare detour, from Dalaran to the east, first to Tarunmere, then north through Steinbrad, then through Andorhar, then west, from the Light Barrier into the Tirisfard Glades, and finally to the capital of Lordaeron.

This is a road that has reached the extreme in detouring the distance, after all, starting from Dalaran, it is the same to go directly by water. However, the half-elf Tifania explained that because the goods transported could have an unexpected conflict with the ruins of Dalaran, she had to choose such a path.

As the research center of the arcane, it is inevitable that Dalaran's location will be closer to the Void, and it is true. However, Arthas didn't think anything strange would happen without the initiative of a super mage of Medivan's level. However, if you think that the team itself is probably already a trap, there is no doubt about it.

It has been more than a year since the end of the Second War, and the two foothills of the Alterac Mountains are no longer the scene of the flames and the wind and the wind and the earth and the snow and the snow in the past have disappeared without a trace, so that the lonely Alsace wants to sleep along the way

"In fact, you have already slept, Your Highness."

Looking at Arthas, who was still wiping his saliva, Esni put down the book in his hand and reached out to hand over a handkerchief.

"Oh, thank you...... Alsace didn't see it, took it and wiped it, and then put it aside, "Where are we now?" ”

"Talon Mir," Isni said, recovering his books, "and by the way, the plan is to board the ship at Talon Mill and then take the water to Andorhar. ”

"By water?"

Arthas was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that at this point in time, the future King's Road had not yet been built, so the road across the Alterac Mountains was still in a state of disrepair and rugged, both in terms of safety and cost. As a result, large caravans would choose to embark from Tarummere and head north to Andohar by water.

As it happens, the same method used by Doomhammer to bypass Alterac in the first place. It can only be said here that even the heroes are difficult to bypass this material constraint, which is really sad and lamentable.

"The Stillwater River, adjacent to the three strongholds of Tarunmere, Nanhai Town, and Keldaron, is a long-standing water trade route for the Barov family," said Esni, "so there are still many people in these areas who still have their hearts set on the Barov family, and the Talenmir we are about to arrive at is the largest concentration of mills in the entire Union. ”

"In other words, a bunch of flour millers," Arthas patted his face, "but since you've mentioned the Barov family so emphatically, do you think the Barov family might make any moves along the way?" ”

"No, I just think that if you apply for protection from the Barov family at this time," Esney put away the book and sat there on his knees, with an innocent smile on his face, like a little girl on a picnic, "that would be a lot less important, at least, it would allow someone who cares to weigh his own strength." ”

"What a contrast between what you say and what you look like," Arthas rolled his eyes, "In other words, you don't suspect the Barov family at all?" ”

"Why should you doubt a family that is against my father every day?" In response to Alsace's question, Eisni replied even more incredibly, "In that case, wouldn't it be a good idea to live up to the Barov family?" ”

"Hey, that's against your daddy......" Arthas said halfway through when he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Oh? So, where are the Barovs opposed? ”

"Taxes on the river trade, requisition of boats, and access to the mills," said Eisni, holding out his hand, "are probably these." ”

"I see, that's a good idea," Arthas nodded, "Okay, I'll talk to Tifa." Also, what's that next to you? ”

"Tarrenmere specialty, turtle soup and grilled lion steak," Isni looked at the already cold food on the side, "Do you want to warm it up?" ”

"Even if I'm already corrupt in the carriage, I'm not going to continue to be corrupt," Arthas shook his head and got up to leave the carriage, "it's time to get some fresh air." ”

Seeing Arthas come out, the coachman naturally moved out of the way and watched as Arthas jumped. Although Alsace can barely be regarded as 14 years old now, after years of exercise, his height is no different from that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old, except for his tender face, no one will ignore him because of his size.

Compared with Alsace, Eisni is three years younger, and although women grow relatively early, compared to Alsace's precociousness, the image of girls is far behind. If you want to say a more intuitive way to describe it, it is that the coachman ignored Arthas, who jumped out of the car directly, but reached out to stop Eisni who wanted to jump out of the car - along the way, everyone in the entire Sunrise Shadow Mercenary Group treated this "genius creator" as a treasure, and this carriage was also a special product specially prepared for Asni, although Alsace enjoyed more along the way.

"Oh? Willing to give it up? ”

Seeing Arthas hurrying after him, the half-elf said hello, and the big ponytail behind his head shook like a real flame.

"Thanks to you, a good night's sleep," Arthas said, "I heard we're going to ship at Tarummere?" ”

"So, did Esney tell you?" The civilized stick in Tifania's hand shook, "So does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Lordaeron have any opinion on this?" ”

"No, I think it's good," Arthas looked at the path that was gradually starting to rise, "but when you enter the Holy Light Barrier, it is the direct leader of the Minehir family, if you go too fast, will it go against the plan?" ”

"Actually, if it weren't for some reason, I'd rather go faster," Tiffania said with a wry smile, "than ...... Forget it, anyway, Arthas, use your ingenuity, since you can use these to participate in the war against the orcs, these things in front of you should not be difficult for you. ”

Watching the half-elf gradually walk away, Arthas blinked, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What the other party said just now is a bit more noteworthy. Although I don't know why the other party would say his contradictions so bluntly, it can be confirmed that Arthas's earlier inference was wrong.

After all, if it was a Naru Crystal, it wouldn't be so nervous. And if you want to send it to Lordaeron in an instant, you have to choose such a long detour instead of taking the waterway, plus it is easy to have problems on the ruins of the old Dalaran, if you look at it all together......

"Isn't it ...... The cargo is ...... The Eye of Dalaran? ”

Powerful mages like to leave something in the world, such as the Book of Medivan with all kinds of demons and prophetic spells, the staff of Etiyesh's drumsticks, the magic of the Guardian of the Tirisfarda Glades, and so on. As a city of mages, Dalaran is not exempt from vulgarity, and the Eye of Dalaran is an artifact made by mages with more than a thousand years of collective wisdom.

Truth be told, Arthas didn't know what it looked like. Because by the time he learned about it, the story related to it had already become a legend, and the person concerned had disappeared into another world due to the explosion of the Dark Gate. However, since the Talon Bloodfiend in his memory did not hesitate to infiltrate Dalaran to obtain that thing, I guess it must be a very powerful artifact.

But it's not necessarily necessary.

The Eye of Dalaran is the crystallization of Dalaran's wisdom, and if you want to be honest, it was given away because of some non-existent things, and Arthas himself didn't believe it. In comparison, there were a lot of powerful trophies captured in the Second War, such as the Scepter of Sargeras, which was made by Guldan's disciples and grandchildren who vomited blood. Compared to the former, which is only known as its name, this thing with a certain dark Titan but made by mortals is an old acquaintance of Arthas or the Lich King, and the power contained in it is also very prominent, if this is the case......

That would make things even worse, hey.

Arthas looked up at the town of Tarenmere in front of him, and under the clear blue sky, Talenmere's iconic giant windmill was slowly turning with the wind through the river valley, like a giant, showing off its strength at the team.

"I suddenly hated the mill......"

Hearing Arthas's sudden exclamation, Esney turned his head to look at him with a dazed expression.

"I don't know what happened to the Watchdog lately," Arthas didn't explain his unprovoked emotion, but instead mentioned something thousands of miles away, "I hope there are no surprises over there in the Black Swamp." ”

"Oh, thank you...... Your Highness, the turtle soup is hot, do you want to take a sip to warm up? ”

Just as Arthas was looking at the imitation of the art scene, a burst of aroma wafted into his nose, and when he turned his head, Esney was holding a bowl of turtle soup, where he was whirring and blowing. And it seemed to be set off by the hot food, and the cold wind in winter seemed to be more pronounced, so that Arthas didn't even have time to be polite, so he took the bowl directly and drank the soup with a snort.

"It's a bit cold this day......

"Yes, yes," Isni smiled like a cat in Arthas's sight, "after all, the mountain is the legendary Icewind Hill." ”