Leaving the mage quarters, Diego hired a carriage by the canal for three silver coins and headed for the palace.

Such a high price was mainly due to the presence of Kanhaifa, since almost all the horses that pulled the cart could not stand in front of it, let alone pull it. In the end, it was an old coachman who took over the job, this is a veteran who had participated in the orc war, his horse was a war horse that had retired from the army with him, and he was not afraid of the beast, you know, it even kicked the wolf of the orc wolf cavalry a few times back then! But the veteran still had a high price, three times more than the other coachmen. But even Diego himself thinks that he and his horse are worth the price.

The first thing they passed through was the busy trading area, the largest human city in the south, which was as bustling as ever. The squares and streets were full of carriages and crowds. Aristocrats, officials, merchants, artisans, and farmers of all stripes and costumes gathered here, and laden wagons lined the streets, with wagons from the countryside loaded with honey, grain, salt, fish, hides, ores, and timber, while wagons from other towns loaded with cloth, ale, weapons, and armor.

After the orc war, the city rebuilt from the ruins is rejuvenating a thin layer of life, although just a few years ago, it was also experiencing the crisis of the disappearance of the king and the black dragon's seizure of power, but now, it is back on the right path and is becoming more prosperous day by day.

Diego looked out of the carriage window, feeling the breath of life in his face. These people who live in peace and stability do not know that thousands of miles away, a group of heroes who have never known each other are fighting to the death against the demons for them, and they do not know that there are people running around to gather the power of the Eastern Kingdom to fight the demons.

"I'm not going to let the Burning Legion ruin this, never!" Diego muttered inwardly.

The carriage passed through the busy trading area, then through the deserted Old Town, and finally stopped at the small square in front of Stormstorm Fortress. Diego jumped out of the carriage with Guan Haifa and, in appreciation of the old coachman's skilful and smooth driving skills, gave him an extra tip of two silver coins.

"What a generous passenger!" The happy old coachman took the coins with his hat and fastened them to his head, "May the Holy Light always be with you!" ”

With a casual wave of his hand, Diego turned and walked towards the gates of Stormwind Fortress.

At the gate of the palace, two tall guards had already noticed their approach, and one of them walked up, his whole body shrouded in a blue and white Stormwind Guard's standard armor, and his face could not be seen even through the "D" shaped gap in the helmet.

Diego noticed that behind them, the gates of the palace, which had always been open, were now hidden, leaving only a gap for people to enter and exit. As the guard approached, Guan Haifa lowered his body slightly, hunched over, and let out a low roar in his throat, a hostile gesture that it would only do when it was about to attack.

"Hey, take it easy, Kanhaifa! It's your own people! Diego gently soothed the big cat. Perhaps it hadn't recovered from the fierce battles in the Cursed Lands, it was too sensitive.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? The guard stopped four or five yards away from Diego and asked aloud. His voice sounded dull and hoarse, as if it had been burned.

Diego was a little stunned, knowing that with his popularity in Stormwind, there were very few people in the palace guard who didn't know him. However, he was soon relieved: after Varian's return, the Wang's team had undergone many reorganizations, and this guard may have been drawn from the legion in the field.

"I am Count Diego Asnar, and I have come to see His Majesty, and if he doesn't have time, he can inform the Duke of Berval." Diego replied.

"We'll let you know, and if His Majesty wants to see you, someone will call you." The guard said politely. Diego noticed that he was holding a shield in his left hand and his right hand was gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, as if he was ready to fight.

This made Diego a little strange, knowing that Stormwind was not a dangerous and cursed place, and in this peaceful city, there was no need to put up all his spikes like a hedgehog.

He scanned around with some confusion, and then noticed more abnormalities. In normal times, the small square in front of this palace was always full of people, waiting in groups of many officials, nobles, officers and commoners who wanted to see the king.

"Get out of here!" Seeing Diego looking around and lingering, the guard came closer and warned.

"I haven't told you where I'm staying yet! If the king wants to see me, where do you go to find me? Diego retorted with a straight face. He had sensed that something was wrong, because when he came to the palace to ask for His Majesty's view, there was a court clerk at the door recording these things, but now, he didn't see anyone doing this at all.

"Well, where do you live?" The palace guard said impatiently.

"The Gilded Rose Inn, where you can find me!" Diego stepped forward unnoticed and replied. He smelled a stench of sulfur, barely imperceptible.

"Okay, I see, you can leave!" The guard urged, but just by listening to his tone, you could tell that he didn't take it to heart at all.

"Okay, I'll go!" Diego smiled as he stared at the guard's eyes hidden under his helmet, "But honestly, that messy mess stuck to your shield is disgusting!" ”

The guard looked down in confusion and saw that his shield was as bright as new, and there was nothing on it. He looked up in amazement to see Diego with a musket in hand, facing him in the face!

"Idiot, I just used Ereda!" Diego said with a sneer, then pulled the trigger. He wasn't at all worried about killing a good guy by mistake, because no one would believe that a real palace guard guarding the gate could understand the devil's language!

The detached bullet whizzed through the eye slit in the guard's helmet, and then through the back of the head. But inside that helmet, shattered skulls and gray brains had exploded into a pulp that spewed out of the cracks in the helmet. Under the impact of the huge kinetic energy of the bullet, the corpse of the guard fell back sharply and fell to the ground with a "bang".

Beside him, Guan Haifa, who had been holding on for a long time, roared and pounced on the other guard. 2k reading web