Chapter 144: Return to Lordaeron (I)

"Home, yes, I know, it's a nightmare for many, five years ago, you fled from Lordaeron to find a place to live, a temple of refuge, and eventually, you came to Stormwind. For many people, hometown is a past that many people dare not recall. However, I stand here today to tell you that Lordaeron is not a nightmare, not all horrors of the plague lands. The Silver and White Crusaders have purified one-fifth of the land, and fresh shoots and delicious fruits and vegetables have grown around the Chapel of the Light's Wish. In addition, King Varian has promised to send one of the most elite legions to escort us home, back to Lordaeron, and start our new life. ”

"It's going to be a whole new life, a life of hope and freedom. We will rebuild our country from the ruins, we will once again have our own government and country, the banner of glory once fell in that blood-stained land, but, I assure you, from now on, where the Ashbringer is, there is the light. In the land of Lordaeron, we will replant the seeds of hope and start our lives anew. ”

"Follow me and go home, brothers and sisters, for Lordaeron. It's our hometown, and there are our loved ones, who are still on the front lines of the fight against the undead of the Scourge. For the sake of freedom and glory, for the sake of our loved ones, why should we not go back and rebuild our Kingdom? ”

On the first hundred and fiftieth day after the rebuilding of Stormwind, Ares stood in the city square of the old town, held a rally, and gave a earnest and enthusiastic mobilization speech. It can be seen that many people are silently crying at the mention of their hometown. No matter how good Stormwind City is, it is not their home after all, and the taste of being under the fence is not pleasant. Especially the nobles of the original Lordaeron, they were the upper echelons of society in the kingdom of Lordaeron, but when they came to Stormwind, they could only be regarded as ordinary civilians. Doing the lowest job to support himself.

The soldiers of Lordaeron were also deeply touched, the kingdom's army was defeated, but they did not want to return to their native lands and take up arms again, to fight for Lordaeron, for glory. As Ares said, many people fled there, however, many stayed there. The Silver Crusade in the Chapel of Light's Wish includes their former comrades, their brothers and sisters......

"Ember Bringer, will you personally lead us home?"

Someone in the crowd asked questions. Obviously, the will of many people is wavering, with the plague-ridden northern continent on one side and the hardships of Stormwind life on the other. Life is not easy on both sides, (refugees are certainly not as good as local civilians) If it is really like what Ares said, the continent of Lordaeron can grow live crops again, and there is the protection of the army of Stormwind, then it is not a better choice to go back.

"Yes, I promise. Everything I do is for this day to come. ”

Standing on the cornerstone of his speech, Ares solemnly made a promise.

"What about our country...... In what form will it exist? ”

A Lordaeron nobleman questioned, and Ares knew that he had only asked the first half of the question, not the second. There is no doubt that everyone is concerned about this issue, because the family of Terenus is no more, who will rule this kingdom after the rebuilding of Lordaeron, so many nobles...... It was obviously impossible for the nobility to elect a new leader among themselves. Everybody wants to be a king. Only new disputes will arise then, if the matter is not resolved in advance.

"That's a good question, and that's the focus of my talk today. Yes, we lost the benevolent and virtuous King Terenus in the Scourge War of the Dead, and there is no one from the royal family who can take on this responsibility. To this end, I will establish a new form of government, a republic. Republic of Lordaeron. There is no king, and all the people of Lordaeron are the masters of the country. The government will be elected by the people, and the representatives will form the parliament, and the affairs of Lordaeron will be decided by the parliament. No one can have unique power, this is the Republic! ”

Standing on the podium, Ares's remarks were astonishing. The audience was in an uproar. In the history of human development in Azeroth, there has never been such a form of government, such a state. It sounds so reasonable, so exciting...... So much so that many people present couldn't control their emotions on the spot and shouted loudly. The people become the masters of the country, although this is only a slogan, but it is enough to rejoice and invigorate the common people. They can elect their own representatives, and this representative will more or less decide the affairs of the country. Before, they didn't even dare to think about it......

Looking at the crowd full of joy and even boiling, Ares once again made a quiet movement.

"You may also ask, so what do I do? The top decision-maker of the council? Behind the scenes? No, what I want to tell you is - I will fulfill my responsibilities as a protector, I will be the protector of the parliament, I will be the protector of the people. The Crusaders will not take part in the internal affairs of this country, and I myself swear that I will never interfere in the decisions of Parliament. I will only keep my promise to be the protector of Lordaeron, and where there are the undead of the Scourge, there will be the Messenger of Ashes! ”

Standing on the cornerstone, Ares shouted. At this moment, the atmosphere of the audience was ignited, yes, the ideals and the future proposed by Ares are so beautiful. Hometown, homeland, it seems that in the near future, beckoning to them. Beckoning to the thousands of people of Lordaeron.

"Ares! Ares! ”

The crowd began to shout in unison, and at this moment, they almost regarded Ares as a savior. Even Varian on the periphery looked embarrassed. The King of Stormwind thought to himself, it was a good thing that Ares was not in Stormwind, otherwise, with his ideas, Stormwind might have to break out in another large-scale riot...... The idea of a republic is much more advanced than that of the kingdom......

……

"Wonderful presentation."

After stepping down from the podium, Varian met with Ares. Gradually, the Ember Bringer became a legend, he had never lost a battle, and even the army of Stormwind was willing to fight with Ares. But Varian was not a narrow-minded man either, and he approached Ares not to talk about the Legion, but about Anduin......

"Hehe, in general, I memorized the speech in advance."

Surrounded by Varian's shoulder, Ares replied with a smile.

"Looks like they're determined to return to Lordaeron with you."

"Well, that's it for now."

Ares smiled.

"Brother, there's something I have to tell you."

"Say it."

"I've agreed to Anduin's learning of the Way of Light, but unfortunately you're leaving."

Varian sighed.

“…… As fate would have it, there was no choice, there would be a chance in the future, and I believe that Anduin would make a good priest or paladin. ”

Varian's words surprised Ares, but Lordanren was more important than anything else, there was the Chapel of Light, there were Crusaders, and the Ember Bringers had been away from them for too long, and they had no choice for themselves. If he could, he wanted to take Anduin with him, he wanted to take Valera with him, but how could that be......