Ser Mormont was still temporarily outstretched by Locke, because the three Alterac nobles he had captured were hiding a fortune outside. Locke told him to take people to find the riches they had hidden.

This is the best way to deal with it until the Mormont review period is over. By the time he returned, the Security Service had already concluded its full review of him, which was the best of both worlds.

At this moment, Locke had dozens of scattered title deeds on his desk, some of which belonged to the kingdom of Stormgard. The other part is in the hills of Hillsbrad.

Locke didn't know the names on it, but that didn't prevent Locke from finding out who they were and whose jurisdiction they belonged to.

These things were all found from the backpacks of the three nobles, in fact, there was no need for the Security Bureau to check, and Locke also knew that these title deeds were probably extorted from the original owner of the title deeds when they were wandering around the land.

But what Locke cares about the most is the title deeds of the three nobles in the fiefdom of the Alterac Kingdom, and the coat of arms that Aiden once stamped when he was still king.

To be honest, Locke's plan against Aiden may not be very complete yet. At first, he only thought about letting him contain Sylvanas. But with these three title deeds, Locke's plan has more room to maneuver.

The three viscounties may not be large in size, but they are remarkable in that they are located in the main location of the Alterac Mountains, near the town of Stannbride.

With these three land deeds, Locke could have sent someone to intervene in Alterac's forces. On the one hand, it prevents Aiden Pernord from sitting on the throne and supervises the implementation of the verbal plan he negotiated with Locke. On the other hand, to protect this extremely important transportation artery, it is important to know that the syndicate was financed in the first place, which was originally obtained by extorting money and collecting taxes from passing merchants.

Until Lordaeron is not fully unified and strong, the nobles of the Alterac Mountains cannot be reunited under one banner! Don't look at Locke's support for him now, it's just a stopgap measure.

The nobles of today are no longer the nobles of the past, and most of the promises between the nobles today are farting, as long as it is beneficial to them, they will keep it, and if they don't have a minute, they will break the agreement. Locke is now familiar with this routine, and there is no need to think that Aiden is the same.

Therefore, Locke will continue to collect the title deeds of the Alterac nobles in the Hillsbrad Hills, and strive to connect them together!

If you can mix sand with potential opponents, then as soon as possible, that is, to tell you clearly, I don't trust you, you can do it!

There was a report from the guards, followed by a knock on the door, and Locke looked up to see Bridget walking in in a military uniform.

"Are you sure we're going to launch an offensive against the rebellious nobles in the near future?" Bridget came to the chair in front of Locke and sat down, "What about the bandits of the Syndicate?" ”

"I don't think it's a big problem, you know what Mormont did to me the other day. He brought the news," Locke pushed aside the title deed on the table, "Alterac's gang of gophers have begun to flee Hillsbrad, and they're going back to the rat hole in Alterac." ”

"The recent reports of ambushes on patrols confirm this," Bridget nodded, though she was still a little confused, "If that's the case, we can wait for Clito's army to collapse on its own." There is no need to attack so quickly, and the further the war drags on, the better it will be for us. ”

"Plans changed!"

Locke sat back in his chair, the firewood crackling in the fireplace.

"What are your plans?" Bridget's brow furrowed instantly, and she couldn't help but say, "Your plans are always one after the other, I'm not saying that this shouldn't be." Don't you think you're moving too fast? ”

"From the Valley of the Hearth in the north to the Silverpine Forest in the south to what is now Hillsbrad. The army was so exhausted that it didn't even have time to rest. ”

"The free undead in the ruins of the royal city, you choose not to rub against them. I don't know what kind of agreement you made with them, but if anyone else knew about it, it would have a very bad impact. Bridget said to Locke solemnly, "And you didn't notice?" As our strategic depth expands, so do our weaknesses! ”

"Fireplace Valley - Tirisfarglades - Silver Pine Forest - Hillsbrad. This line is almost all within the radial radius of the undead in the ruins of Lordaeron!

"Hudson also told me that our army has expanded to the limit!" "The best we can do now is to digest the land we just occupied as soon as possible before the next war happens, in order to deal with the war that may come at any time!" ”

Locke looked at Bridget in surprise, thinking a little too much for a while, and didn't know what to say. After all, they occupy different perspectives, and they look at a problem in depth and shallowness.

As a traverser, Locke is naturally reluctant to start a war with potential allies in the future, albeit only temporarily.

But his men didn't think so, after all, it was their royal city, their capital. Standing by the undead for a long time is not a matter of moment...

Locke was able to push back all the time, under the pretext that the military was not strong enough and the national strength could not support the war. The enemy of Lordaeron is Alsace, not the civilians and soldiers who died in the past in Lordaeron, etc....

But apparently these excuses will not work out immediately.

Sylvanas seems to have reached a tacit agreement with herself since returning from Quel'Thalas, and she has also begun to attack the surrounding open space at the same time, apparently also exploding resources and troops.

It would be a very unwise decision to fight her at this time. In fact, Locke needed more time to develop than she did.

And in the Naxxramas Scourge floating fortress above Stratholme, the Scourge Legion commander Kel'thugad who remained here is going to die of joy!

Locke felt that the explanation still had to be explained to Bridget, but he couldn't tell her the truth, so he could only talk about it from other aspects.

Organizing the language, Locke rubbed his nose and said to Bridget with a straight face, "My plan this time does not require war, only a legion of soldiers stationed in Steinbrad, Alterac, to defend the land near that fork in the road. Aiden would know why I did that. ”

"I said I was going to work with Aiden, who represented Alterac. But you don't really think I'm going to pick him up, do you? Locke pointed to the large map behind him and said, "Now Alterac is the land of Lordaeron!" At a time when the other lords are unable to defend the territorial integrity of the kingdom, I must stand up! Because I'm the only one who has the strength! But now we have too many enemies, and I am not strong enough to completely drive them out of our land, so I can only use this expediency! ”

"Understood?"

Brigitte is naturally not stupid, of course she understands this, she just thinks that Locke has taken a big step, and the threat at the door has not been resolved, so she ran to the frontier to deal with other things.

"Besides, you know the orcs we used to hold in the shelter? They have made their home in Kalimdor. ”

Bridget nodded, "I know, I've heard that. But everybody thinks that if we can beat them twice, we can beat them a third time! They shouldn't be a problem..."

Ooh!

Am I focusing on the Scourge of the Dead, so that you ignore the dangers of this enemy in the past? Who gave you the impression that the tribe was easy to bully?

"What? Am I wrong? As if seeing the strange look on Locke's face, Bridget said inexplicably, "I also saw the information from the Security Bureau." Although they have made their home in the continent of Kalimdor, they have always been at odds with the Night Elves there. From time to time, they would have friction and turn into skirmishes. ”

"Although they are allied with the local indigenous race, the Minotaur, I don't think it's a problem!" Brigitte said contemptuously, "Didn't we defeat them in their alliance with the forest trolls?" ”

"And what if you add the spirits of the undead in the ruins of our royal city, who claim to be the Forsaken?" Locke couldn't help but shake his head with a toothache, and Locke understood it without saying any more. There are still many people like Brigitte who are optimistic about a war with the orc tribe!

"Then we should solve this trouble as soon as possible!" Bridget looked like she was right-on-place.

"Hehe," Locke asked rhetorically with a smile, "and how can we defend the coastline along the coast of the Silver Pine Forest, the Tirisfard Glades, and the Hillsbrad Hills?" The orcs were on a boat! Especially the city and port of Iva are our roots! The Lordaeron we are now is no longer the mighty Lordaeron of the past. And the orcs are no longer the weak orcs we were caught! ”

"We have the Kul Tirasians to help! Their fleet is mighty! We also have the Stormwind Alliance! They will support us too!! Not to be outdone, Bridget retorted to Locke, "If I were the Night Elves on the continent of Kalimdor, I would definitely attack the lair of the Orcs when they crossed the sea to attack the human Lordaeron!" ”

"Don't forget! There is no kingdom of Gilneth in the current alliance! Riptide Castle is no different from us, even worse than us! ”

"Kurtilas? They haven't joined the league yet! They are only showing signs of working with us! If the orcs invade in a big way, how can they fight the orcs with less than half of their ships? All right! Even if everything you say happens, then I ask you! The war went to the end?! Who profits? Locke laughed angrily, "Huh? Tell me about it? ”

"The main battlefield is in Lordaeron, and orcs have landed on us in Lordaeron from all over the place! In the end, everything I worked so hard to develop was smashed!? Is everything in Lordaeron retreating to the starting point? Do you want to see any of that? ”

"Think about it! Who is our biggest enemy right now?! Locke angrily pounded Bridget's forehead with his fingers! Is it a scourge of the dead?! Or the undead in the ruins of Lordaeron's Royal City?! ”

"Is it important to defeat the enemy who destroyed our country?! Or is it more important to launch the Fourth Great War for the ruins of a dilapidated city?!! ”

"Think about it!"

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