The port of Iva gradually disappeared from Locke's field of vision, and the monsoon wind from Northrend in the North Pole whistled the swollen sails on three sides, and the cacophony of sailors made Locke a little melancholy.

Although he had forethought about the best outcome of his trip, in fact, he didn't know what the outcome of his trip to the alliance would bring, and he didn't know if the plan would actually go as he thought. But he knew very well that, according to Onexia's temper, she could not have thought nothing about herself, the king she had brought to her lips. But with the opportunity of Lordaeron's rise, he couldn't help but embark on this journey.

So when he left, he specially called several cabinet ministers and Kalia together.

As if it were a normal diplomatic visit, Locke handed over the reins of the kingdom of Lordaeron to Kalia and Prime Minister Mormont, respectively. Moreover, it is clearly stated that during his absence from Lordaeron, the queen will be in charge and the prime minister will be in charge. The other ministers are accountable to the Prime Minister, who is responsible for the specific positive and negative work, and then to the Queen. This time, with the exception of the Ministry of the Interior, Locke put all the other military forces of the Kingdom of Lordaeron into the hands of Kalia.

Locke was ready if something happened to him. Then the backhand arranged by himself will make Kalia become the queen of Lordaeron smoothly. In that moment of crisis, only Kalia could keep the kingdom moving.

Locke is not worried that someone will betray him behind his back after he leaves. To be honest, the army was brought out by itself. The army does not belong to any noble, it is a professional soldier who has been promoted and trained by himself. They owe allegiance to the king, and Hudson would not sit idly by when someone threatened the king's rule. Second, Noris's Ministry of the Interior had an armed force independent of the army, although it was not comparable in size to the army. To be able to deal with emergencies, it is enough to cut off the sprouts. Moreover, the Security Service has been operating in Lordaeron for so many years, and even Rock doesn't know how many agents Noris has under him.

Not to mention, the Ministry of Defense accepted a part of the members of the Security Service to form the Military Intelligence Bureau. Its duties are largely at the intersection of the Security Service, and it is difficult for anyone to do anything to hide from their eyes.

Finally, Tyran, the only fiefdom in Lordan Renli, was a staunch ally of Locke. The latter made it clear that he would do whatever it took to support Locke...

What should be said and what should be done has been arranged. Locke talked to every cabinet minister, with the main officers in the army, and even Locke went out of his way to tell Sally to go to Quirtilas to give birth when her belly was about to appear. Lotherma had Liadline there to communicate the true meaning of the Light, ready for everything.

Now, there's no reason for Locke not to go to the Stormwind Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, I have vacated my room and will use it as your dormitory during this time." Riddles Stosson came up behind Locke, bowed slightly, and said, "I hope you're satisfied." ”

If there's one thing you can do to get from Lordaeron to Stormwind, it's the portal. Unfortunately, the relationship between Iva City and Stormwind is not so good at the moment. Similarly, Locke did not dare to do this, at least when Lordaeron's reforms began to bear fruit, Locke would be able to shorten the distance between the two.

So Locke had no choice but to take a boat to Stormwind.

Unlike when I first went to Quel'Thalas, everything was sketchy in Iva at the time, but now it's different. Iva did not have a navy as before, but support from its ally Kurtilas began to arrive after the trade deal was signed.

The Naval Officer Academy, the Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and so on, everything is being established step by step. Iva's shipbuilding plans for Kurtiras are already busy in the shipyards of the Tigalad Strait and Stoxon. Most importantly, Tyred Prodmoor, whom Locke had never met, provided Iva with a detachment to protect the coastline off the west coast of Lordaeron and protect the trade routes along the route from pirates. At the same time, they are also responsible for training the Iva Navy.

Now the whole of Azeroth goes north to the port of Lordanluniva, which has become a popular route. Countless pirates are staring at this golden shipping route and drooling...

After Locke decided to go to Stormwind, the fleet became Locke's bodyguards... There's really no way around it.

Actually, Locke is quite embarrassed. Lordaeron said that he was not small, and kept saying that he wanted to stand up, but as a king, a representative of the country, he didn't even have a car...

For a long time, the Navy has not been taken seriously, after all, the enemy from the sea at this stage is only pirates ... Counting on the current sixth-tier ships in the Admiralty, Locke might as well take a merchant ship over. Although Fenna had a second-class battleship, that ship was used as a trainer ship, training Lordaeron's native fleet commander. And Locke can't just go over on that ship, right? What is solitude?

Therefore, the initial plan was to send the Kurtilas to Stormwind and finally rub Varian's ship over....

That's what happened, and although I was unhappy, the construction of the navy had already begun, and with the help of the Kurtilas, Lordaeron's new fleet should take shape soon.

What the? You say Lordaeron still has a naval fleet on the east coast of the Hand of Tyre?

Yes.

But that fleet Locke can't manage...

Because the commander of the Navy, Barry Weswin, ran away with that fleet ...

This was discovered by the lord of the Hand of Tyr, Vademar, not long ago, and the entire fleet disappeared, and everything that could be used on the docks was taken away. With it, all the people near the port disappeared. Many agents were sent out to search the sea for the fleet, but Locke suspected that he had been tricked by the Dreadlord Marganis into going to Northrend. Locke shifted the focus of his search to find the Northrend Continental Route, perhaps finding them along the way.

It is for this reason that Locke asked Marlan, the current commander of the Hand of Tyr, to strengthen his surveillance of New Avalon. While having the Ministry of Magic, under the leadership of Minister Olivia, set up several surveillance towers there to monitor the movement of the spatial nodes there, and at the same time evacuate the people living there...

No one knows what the situation of the Northrend continent is now, and Locke is afraid that the Blackblade Fortress will fly over in advance... You know, Naxxramas is still hovering over Stratholme! If you are caught from both sides, the undead of the natural disaster will be raging again.

Locke can only let the army strengthen its vigilance, let the Ministry of Defense train more reserves, and the combat offensive against the undead can only wait for himself to return from the Stormwind Kingdom.

Locke didn't hurry to speak, he pointed to the merchant ships on the sea and followed the fleet and said, "General, is this situation common?" ”

Reedles came to Locke's side, leaned on the fence with his hands and looked out, "Normally, every time the Navy patrols, there will be merchant ships who choose to accompany them. It's just that this time there are a bit of a lot. ”

It is indeed a lot, and on the sea several nautical miles away from the fleet, there are hundreds of ships of all sizes, large and small, and the sails are full of air to keep pace with the fleet.

"Won't they affect the operations of naval formations?" Locke asked, puzzled, "Besides, how can they take care of them so far away from the fleet?" ”

"Merchant ships are used to working with the navy, and they know the rules of battle of the navy. In fact, a considerable part of the composition of the merchant marine members belongs to retired soldiers of the navy. They will have enough routes for the Navy to move through at critical moments, and that is not to be feared. ”

"As for whether you can see it... This is not something to worry about. ”

"Your Majesty, pirates are not brainless bastards, on the contrary. They are a very clever bunch of criminals. Reedles smiled and explained to Locke, "If our patrol fleet only has a few ships, then they will look for weak points in our patrol and rely on speed to get close to the sails of the attacking merchant ships. The merchant ships whose sails were damaged could only be slowly pulled to the rear of the caravan, and we needed to protect more merchant ships, so naturally we couldn't stop and rescue them. ”

"This is one of the most common tactics of the pirates, and it is mostly used when our navy is short on manpower. When there are enough merchant ships, they sometimes form gangs to deliberately attract the attention of our reconnaissance ships and attract our main warships. Then rob other ships. ”

"If the navy is strong enough, then the pirates will voluntarily abandon the robbery of the merchant ships protected by the navy and look for the next opportunity. Because the routes of our navy are fixed, the merchant ships are not. When they are out of our sight, they risk being robbed by pirates who have been in ambush for a long time. At that point, it's up to them to see themselves. ”

"On the other hand, in the seas where there are often pirates, there will be pirate informants in all the surrounding ports. They will tell the pirates on the seas which ship has cargo worth looting and which is not. Pirates don't act blindly unconsciously. ”

Locke nodded, in this case, it is basically impossible for pirates and the country's navy to collide as shown on TV.

The two sides are not one size, and the pirates are cunning and do not joke with their lives.

"Just like we have today, we have a second-class battleship, six third-class battleships, eighteen fourth-class battleships, and more than thirty fifth- and sixth-class reconnaissance and transport ships in our detachment, and the pirates will not come looking for trouble." Reedles smiled and said confidently, "There are no pirates here who can challenge this fleet. ”

Locke thought for a moment, looked at the dense merchant ships on the sea, and said, "Then what do they have to pay for the protection of the navy?" ”

Reedles looked back at Locke in surprise, as if to say, "As the king of Lordaeron, don't you know this question yet?"

Hell, I really don't know...

"In our Kul Tiras, every merchant ship that needs naval escort is registered with the port authority. Then pay a certain amount of gold coins to be protected by the navy...", Reedles said with a smile, "When there is enough merchant ships, or when the day comes for the navy to go out to patrol, the merchant ships will depart at the same time as the navy." ”

"As for Lordaeron, Your Majesty, I don't know too well."

"But I saw that the port authority in Port Iva was very lively a few days ago, and I want to come to Your Majesty, your tax officials, and it is the same as my motherland, Kurtilas."