"Do you have to go there yourself? I mean, it's perfectly possible to let Drumm and Whitemane go instead of you. As you know, Lordaeron is like a tight string that is in danger of breaking at any moment. The people won't oppose you, but those nobles, I've heard some rumors......"

In the room, Sylvanas said worriedly. She looked at Ares' busy figure and couldn't help but worry for him.

"But this matter is very important, if the army of Nanhai Town does not arrive in Lordaeron, then the army from various other places will not come. They had 10,000 reasons, and even the weather became their excuse. So I had to go to meet that Baltona. See what he wants. Sylvanas, you now know why I'm building the port of Beiliu, right? There must be other regions to contend with Nanhai Town, forming a relationship of balance and competition, otherwise, the situation will be like this. The power of the local lords even surpassed that of the Council of Lordaeron. ”

Ares said, letting the servants go down first, the luggage was almost ready. He walked up to Sylvanas, took her hand, and continued—

"Come with me, I'll feel at ease with your bow for protection."

Ares said, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. He stroked Sylvanas' long blonde hair, who nodded earnestly.

Two days later, Ares and Sylvanas departed. They disguised themselves as civilians and mounted galloping horses, and even the Snow Eagle was left behind in Lordaeron to hide from others. It is only known that their high lord did not appear in the council, but where he went, no one knew.

Ares plans to sneak into the town of Nanhai to investigate the situation here, and see if it is only the lords and nobles who oppose him, or if even the commoners are starting to oppose him. If that's the case, the strategy will have to be adjusted. Just because you can see some dangers doesn't mean that others can see them.

"Herold, you go first, help me to deliver this letter to Fred, son of Baltona, and remember, don't tell anyone about it, but give it to him yourself."

On the Silver Mirror Trail by Lake Lordamere, Ares handed over a scroll of papers to his men, and Herold took the papers, and without thinking about it, gave Ares a standard military salute. "Guaranteed mission, Ares." As he spoke, he struck his black horse with his whip, and the horse neighed and galloped out. Leave Sylvanas with that confused expression.

"What are you?"

She asked curiously.

"I asked Whitemane before I left, the lord of Southsea was appointed by the council when I left Lordaeron for the Outlands. He was a wealthy businessman, a wealthy businessman who was mercenary. Perhaps the position was obtained by bribing the parliament. It is precisely because of his businessman nature that the first thing Bartona did when he came to power was to recoup the cost of his campaign. Many times, his actions are not approved by his son, and the relationship between father and son is not good. Moreover, when Lordaeron fell, he had hired goblin ships to carry his wealth and assets south, but he had not had time to save his wife. Little Baltona. Fred has since lost his mother. This is a major reason for the estrangement of their father-son relationship. I've investigated all of this, so the main target of our trip to Nanhai Town this time is this Fred. As long as he helps us, everything will be fine. ”

"But Fred is Baltona's son after all, so you don't have to worry about him revealing this news to his father, and then we will be even more passive."

Sylvanas was still uneasy. She kept asking questions beside Ares.

"That's why I'm going to let Herold go first, and we're dressed as civilians, and no one will recognize us. Out of Lordaeron, few people know us. If Fred is really what you say, then we are not in danger either. ”

Ares replied with a smile.

They rode on the caravan horses and continued leisurely. There was a dark cloud over the woodland ahead, and Ares knew he had to take shelter from the rain.

A week later, Ares and Sylvanas arrived in Dalaran. The city had been built almost under the auspices of Ronin. It's just that like Silvermoon City, it can't go back to its pre-war appearance, at least, it's much smaller in size. Only one-third the size of the original.

Ares arrived in Dalaran without even informing Ronin. The civilians on the street did not cast a curious glance at the two strangers. A human swordsman, an elven ranger, these days, there are too many such wanderers. They're all surprised. In order to hide his identity, Ares deliberately wrapped the Ember Messenger tightly with a black demonic cloth that cut off the light source. lest the dazzling light of the crystal on the sword attract the attention of others. He's done this before, and experience has shown that it works.

"Maybe you should try this."

Walking in the business district of Dalaran, Ares pointed to a small shop selling household goods in front of him. Sylvanas glanced at it, and a look of displeasure immediately rose on his face. Because Ares is referring to nothing else, but women's underwear...... Elves have first-class figures, and at the same time, they don't lose shape because of the passage of time, so the High Elves don't need this thing at all. Ares smirked and joked about Sylvanas, and the Windranger pinched Ares' unarmored arm hard.

"Use it yourself."

Sylvanas looked up, didn't even look at it, and walked away.

……

Nanhai Town.

"I know, I know! I knew Ares was coming, but I didn't know how he came. Damn, I could spend half of my fortune to hire the best Assassin in all of Azeroth, but you have to tell me, where is he? Where is it?! ”

Coste's personal guards arrived in the South Seas in a griffin and landed at the home of Bartona, the lord of South Seas, in the name of delivering a message. However, in the face of the demands of the great nobleman Coster in the letter, Bartona was helpless. Ares' mysterious disappearance has left him sleeping.

"Calm down, Your Excellency. Things have come to this point where you can't afford to be stingy with your possessions anymore and we need to take a chance. Now that you've refused to offer Ares warriors, and he's already here, he won't give you a good look. Chances are: This time, he will forcibly strip you of your position. So, we have to act, before he goes into the city, to act. You can order the guards to check everyone who enters the city and prevent Ares from entering the city. Second, pay a premium to hire an entire group of Assassins. Ares travels in a low-key manner, and he must not have many people with him. Even if he can defeat a hundred, but a hundred professional assassins, I'm afraid he can't parry. Let the Assassins investigate Ares's whereabouts, that's what they do. ”

Cortez's guard said. He is actually the nephew of the great nobleman Coste. Once he had perfected his swordsmanship and fighting skills, Coster recruited him as a personal bodyguard. In fact, the status is much higher than that of the guards.

Baltona sighed heavily and nodded at the young man. He began to regret that he had fallen out with Ares for the sake of such a small army. But now, it seems, there is no turning back for him.