The 29th Congress of the Nobles of Alterac lasted a month and finally came to a successful conclusion. During this period, representatives of the nobility from all over the country held cordial and friendly discussions and consultations, and reached a common intention on specific measures to carry out military strikes and economic sanctions against the Hinterland troll tribe. In a harmonious atmosphere of unity and friendship, Aiden. President Pirenod and Alex. Secretary Barov made a concluding remarks together. The closing ceremony ended with laughter.

(Diplomatic rhetoric, below the intermediate audience, the lord can ignore this paragraph.) The author went to pick up the courier. ）

After a month of waiting, Aiden finally had a showdown with Alex, and in the wilderness of Sofia Highlands, two young friends ate a whole roast rock sheep and drank half a barrel of Alterac Snow Beer. The next day, the two old men went home to sleep, and the nobles of the kingdom were so anxious that they foamed at the mouth.

Two days later, the noble knights who had been in Steinbrad for more than a month finally received the king's decree and stepped into the city of Alterac to reunite with their wives and children.

In the palace council chamber, the lord of the kingdom of Alterac, the son of the mountains and the snow, Aiden. Pirenod issued an edict: Alex. Barov rose to the rank of duke, and if he had no children, Carlos. Barov will be the third heir to the royal family in Aiden. After his death, Pirenod succeeded to the throne of the kingdom of Alterac, as witnessed by everyone present.

The minor nobles were in an uproar, while the King, the Queen, Duke Alex, Ser Willoma, and General Audren all looked natural and unfazed.

There was no expected fish and snake competition, and shrimp and rice were profitable. Aiden and Alex each took a step back and placed the controversy in the future. If Aiden divorced the queen or gave birth to a son with the queen, the Barov family would have lost the bamboo basket; If Aiden dies without a queen or a son, the kingdom of Alterac will belong to the Barov family.

Aiden's territory plus the fief of the Barov family, eighty percent of the land and inhabitants of the entire Alterac will belong to Barov. A one-word kingdom of Alterac. Thinking of this, the bodies of the nobles who supported Alex began to tremble, with a slight hint of fear in their excitement. And Aiden's supporters also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, the initiative was in their hands.

The queen, as a victim of this political peace, looked at Carlos gently, and saw that Carlos's scalp was numb. After all, the reliability of her crown no longer lies in Aiden, but in Barov's dedication to the crown.

Sir Willoma received financial support from the Barov family, and General Audren received a commitment from King Aiden to expand his army and a 40% guarantee from the Barov family.

The nobles, large and small, have more or less gained.

Except for the queen, there are no losers in this political feast.

Once the issue of inconsequential inheritance was resolved, retaliation against the Hinterland trolls was officially on the agenda.

Carlos swore in on the spot to join the Otlan Knights, Aiden appointed Carlos as the Knight Captain to lead 300 Alterac Knights to participate in the troll crusade, 2,000 Kingdom Guards were commanded by General Audren to participate in the troll crusade, and the nobles of the country cobbled together 3,000 soldiers according to their ability to participate in the troll crusade. Duke Barov, who was deeply sympathetic to the murder of the prince, offered to bear half of the cost of the operation.

Nearly two months later, Jerio. The news of Pirenold's murder in Hinterland has spread throughout the human realm, and even King Ryan of Stormwind has sent envoys to greet him. Finally, Terenus. The envoys of Minethil II offered supplies worth 2,000 gold coins as a greeting; DAI Lin. Prodmore's envoy offered to provide 10 guns and 100 artillery pieces to participate in the crusade; The Torbain family of Riptide Fort is also suffering from troll harassment and offers 300 cavalry to join the raiding party.

Winter was approaching, and everyone agreed to meet at Dunhold Castle in March next year, so they left a lot of garbage in Steinbrad and went back to their respective homes to find their mothers.

County Keldaron has been busy all winter.

The responsibility of the Barov family for this crusade against the orcs is quite heavy, but compared to a crown, it is still worth it.

"Father, why me?" Carlos asked in general terms, but Alex understood what his son was saying.

"Because you're my child." Alex's answer was also very succinct.

"Why me." Carlos's tone became more and more flat.

"Because I'm fighting with Aiden, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight him." Alex touched Carlos' head.

Unconsciously, his son has caught up with his height, which makes the head of the Barov family can't help but sigh that time has passed, the years are easy to age, and he has neglected that his son is actually only 14 years old.

"I've heard about your feat in Nanhai Town, and you've done a good job, which has given me a lot of advantage in my deal with Aiden." Alex looked at Carlos gently, "In the future, I will be close to the queen." Aiden seems to have taken the initiative, but in fact he has already lost. Time is not on my side, but it is on yours. I'm 38 years old today, and Aiden is 3 years older than me. Even if he has a son, after 10 years, he will fight with you for something, and after 20 years, his son who doesn't know where he will fight with you. Alex stated his intentions.

"And this crusade?" Carlos humbly asked Alex for advice.

"It's just a formality, and a few thousand troops can't harvest a few hundred heads? Getting you into the Royal Knights is the key, you are now the Knight Chief, and in a few years you will be promoted to the Grand Knight, and when you take the crown, the most elite troops of Alterac will be yours, and this is part of the deal. Alex said nonchalantly to the dead Jerio. Pirenod's rude words.

"But if possible, maximize the results of the battle, for the king, prestige is life, even higher than life. Audren is a competent soldier, don't overstep his example, learn more about how he fights. War is not a duel, and individual bravery cannot lead the army to the final victory, learn with an open mind, my son. Alex warned his son.

"Also, be careful of the extremist forces under Aiden's command to assassinate you, they will not do anything in the war, it is too obvious, but the poison in the camp and the dagger in the sleep are even more difficult to prevent. When the ice freezes, I'll take you to Ravenhold Manor and ask Duke Choraci for help in sending his best thieves to protect you. Alex also revealed the roots of the Barov family.

"My child, you were born as a father and could not have the mountains of Alterac cry your name, but you promise your father that you will be crowned king." Alex assured in a resolute tone.

My father still remembers his words when he was a child!

In the previous life, Carlos retired and returned home in obscurity, barely supporting himself in his thirties, and was reborn before he had time to fulfill his filial piety.

In this life, Alex. Barov's deep paternal love crushed Carlos's defenses, and the man gave up the crown at his fingertips to his son for the sake of his son's childhood dream.

"Daddy!" Carlos's feelings collapsed, and he hugged Alex's shoulder, tears that could not be stopped for a long time.

PS: After this chapter was written, the author himself cried inexplicably, and he couldn't stop crying. Father's love is like a mountain, always in a silent place.