13【Visit to Alsace】
When Oryx returned to Stratholme, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
There was no way, the day before the journey was tiring, flying for seven or eight hours, it was simply exhausting, and I could only stay in Dalaran for one night. Whether it is in the best hostel, or public funds - Dalaran can't afford to disadvantage customers, after all, the cost of building a stable transmission route across the continent is not insignificant.
By Stratholme, however, he had withered again.
It's too tiring to ride a griffon! If he becomes the head of the Knights of the Silver Hand, he will need to recruit at least a few mages if he wants to develop the fists and shields of this faith organization into a comprehensive group. Abandon the extremely time-consuming carrier pigeon transmission and set up transmission channels in major cities......
The fire at the south gate burned for a day and a night, and finally went out. The training ground of the Knights' Branch, which was used to receive the wounded of the orc attack, had changed drastically, and the tent had been erected as a field hospital.
The Alonsos Chapel was packed, full of people who had come to pray. In this troubled world, faith is always the spiritual backbone of people, especially after a disaster.
Although the town announcer had earlier announced the latest developments, it was said that the orcs had run back to the hills of Hillsbrad - what a terrifying maneuver, running a thousand miles in two days and one night, no wonder they were able to travel three thousand miles during the Second War more than a decade ago, all the way from the southern Yongge Forest of Quel'Salas to the royal capital of Lordaeron, but the people were also uneasy. They are all praying that the regular army will clean up those green-skinned monsters as soon as possible, hoping that the country and the people will be safe, so that they can continue to live a peaceful life.
"I heard we're going to Northrend to confirm the prophecy of the Light?"
"Well, that's what I heard. Otherwise, Lord Uther would not have asked us to gather. ”
"yes, the selection of the mission may be coming soon. I heard that it was cold over there, so I didn't know what I needed to prepare......"
Before he could open the door to the prayer room, Aurex heard the discussion.
The training ground of the Knights' branch is a stone building with a separate prayer room, located in the southeast corner of the training ground, next to the city wall.
As soon as the door was opened, there must be twenty or thirty people, all of whom were young paladins. A glance at it revealed that there were quite a few familiar faces inside. Like Bridget Abydis, Renaud Mograini. Combined with what he had just heard, he immediately understood, it seemed that the Knights had gathered all the young and promising members, and these were basically from the western part of East Lordaeron and the Andohal region, and the remaining half of them had of course gone to the headquarters of the Chapel of the Light's Wish.
When they saw him enter the door, everyone immediately looked at him, some of them with reverence in their eyes, and even bowed their heads.
Presumably, these people also heard the news of the prophecy of the Holy Light, and were given a gag order - no one is allowed to talk nonsense to the outside world until the truth is revealed, and the impact must be taken into account - but this does not prevent them from taking a high look at Oryx, after all, there is no one who can get the revelation of the Holy Light that is not deeply blessed.
It's just that Oryx has always been a little transparent before, and he was watched by so many people at once, many of whom are still famous families, and he is really a little unaccustomed to it.
This has to talk about the history of the kingdom of Lordaeron.
It's a very martial kingdom, not much less than the collapsing kingdom of Stormgard and the kingdom of Stormwind in the south. The children of the aristocracy generally practiced martial arts in order to serve the country and interpret true glory. This phenomenon became even more prevalent in the aftermath of the Second War, which was deeply affected by the aftermath of the war.
In addition, the belief in the Holy Light is very popular, and many noble children are baptized as adults and join the Knights of the Silver Hand as trainee paladins.
Some want to gild themselves. For this small group of people, this is a subordinate force organization of the behemoth Holy Light Church that spans the Seven Kingdoms, and its allegiance to the entire alliance is extremely high, not to mention that even the Prince of Arthas of the Lordaeron Kingdom is in it, which is more in line with the main theme than joining the army. However, it may be due to improper mental skills, most of them have not been able to awaken the power of the Holy Light, and no matter how much they train, they are superb in martial arts, and they cannot become a real paladin.
There are those who come purely for the glory of their hearts, who are faithful to the Holy Light, who faithfully perform their duties, who are true nobles, and who take on as much responsibility as they have power. The young paladins in the chapel are all of this category - the leaders of the Order are not stupid, and of course they will choose these young people who believe in the Holy Light to carry out the relevant tasks.
Oryx Rivendell is one of them, but his son, Baron Rivendell, hopes that he will use this status to glorify the family. After all, the family is only a big landlord in the Stratholme area, and it is said that there is money, but it is not as heroic as a serious family......
Anyway, he entered the Knights, and randomly found a peer who was bigger than himself. Either after the gate, it is a famous family, although they are nominally colleagues, comrades-in-arms and partners, but they also have to be respectful.
Now it was different, and he felt that he had faintly gained some kind of ...... Respect? Anyway, for these devout believers, nothing means more than being a "chosen one of the Light."
"Oryx, I'm not disrespectful to the Light, but you really saw it...... A catastrophe in Lordaeron? ”
"Can you tell me?"
After a few seconds of silence, the young paladins swarmed up and surrounded Oryx for questioning.
Oryx nodded deeply, "Yes, a catastrophe is coming. A terrifying being known as the Lich King is about to command an army of undead like never before to attack us. This is unprecedented in the history of Azeroth, and it will hurt not only us, but the entire world. ”
He was very honest and knew everything. These people can be on the list of the knights' bosses, their tone must be very tight, there is no possibility of leaking secrets, maybe they will be together on missions for a while in the future, and he also wants to take this opportunity to pull in the relationship with each other and get acquainted with colleagues who have not said a few words before.
Just when everyone's expressions were solemn, he still reminded: "But until we find enough evidence to convince the people, it is better not to disclose this matter, otherwise it may have a negative impact on the reputation of the Knights and the Church of the Holy Light." ”
Oryx, of course, is afraid of this.
After all, in the eyes of the people and the rulers of all ethnic groups in the alliance countries, now that the world is peaceful, I believe in the Holy Light to put you in the highest position, but isn't your prophecy of destroying the world clear that you will slap yourself in the face? This will lead to a decrease in credibility, which is not good in the end.
If you want to change history, you must rely on these two behemoths at present, and if you lose your trust and cause other chaos before your career is finished, then he will have to suffer.
When everyone heard this, they promised that they would never make low-level mistakes. Many people are gearing up to find evidence of the prophecy and save Lordaeron from the abyss before the catastrophe comes.
Maybe it's for the faith in your heart, maybe it's for doing the right thing, maybe it's for fame and glory; Maybe it's all three, after all, for other people's values, these really don't conflict.
Bridget Abydis, in particular, was the first to know about the so-called prophecy of the Light, and she was ready to practice her faith under the guidance of her best friend! She was an overly religious person.
Just then, the door opened again.
Oryx turned his back and didn't turn around to look at it for the first time, but the young paladins in front of him all knelt down on one knee and saluted in unison: "Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”
Oryx frowned slightly, turned around, and couldn't help but gasp after seeing the visitor's face clearly.
It's better to see than to hear, and it's better to see than to hear!
The visitor was tall and dignified, with short blond hair, and a strong high-ranking temperament in his gestures, wearing a silver hand-made regular robe, but behind him was a wide blue cloak, and on the buckle was the coat of arms of the royal family of Minethil.
If he didn't know the history of Azeroth, if he was a woman, the first impression of perfection would have convinced Oryx so much that he would henceforth regard him as a wishful man.
This man is not Arthas Minecil, who else could it be? It is worthy of being a historical tide favored by God!
He hurriedly wanted to salute, but was held up by the other party's arrow, and at the same time, he heard a gentle voice ringing in his ears: "No need to be polite, I came to you on purpose, Oryx Rivendell." ”