Chapter 267: Critical Illness and Challenges
The sun rises as usual, but someone can't wake up.
The rapid spread of the cold poison plague has dealt a heavy blow to the Gilneth region, a large number of plague patients have been exposed to the streets or died in the fields because they have not been treated in time, and the popular riots caused by the cold poison plague have caused a series of economic losses, especially in order to prevent the spread of the plague to Gilnes, the pass and sea routes have all been blocked by heavy troops, and the victims who are eager to leave Gilnes have stormed the defense line and caused frequent conflicts, resulting in extremely bad and tragic consequences.
After all, the universal light brought by Alonsos can only temporarily soothe people's hearts, and the grief caused by this plague is destined to take a lot of time to slowly dissolve.
The snowflake-like death list, sent from all over Gilney's area to the royal court, made Prince Jean Greymane worried, after this battle, Gilne's vitality was greatly damaged, in the current turbulent and treacherous chaotic situation, it is very easy to be coveted by others, and what makes Jean Grey Mayne even more entangled is how to deal with Lord Goldfrey and the group of silver knights who "came from afar".
Normally, he only learned that Arthas was an ambitious heir to the throne, but he never really understood the madness of the other party.
Don't look at the elf relics who have been hiding in the Yongge Forest for so many years, but the strength of the blood elf royal court should not be underestimated, with the heritage of the elf empire, the blood elves have the absolute strength to set off a counterattack war, once the war starts, Gilneys, who bears the brunt, will definitely be reduced to thousands of miles of scorched earth.
However, Arthas actually launched an attack on the Eternal Song Forest through Gilneth without warning, if you ignore the plague leakage, then this raid will undoubtedly achieve Arthas's purpose and deal a fierce blow to the elves, but the fault is that the people of Gilneth have borne a painful shackle that should not be carried for Arthas's ambitions.
"What should I do?"
Jean Greymayne couldn't help but fall silent, there were a few more wrinkles on his forehead out of thin air, Gilnes, who was full of injuries, what he needed most was to recuperate and recover in the shortest possible time, but if Arthas was not to pay the price, he would definitely not be able to swallow this bad breath, and the people of Gilneth could not die so inexplicably!
Pacing back and forth, slowly standing still, Jean Greymane made a decision, he summoned the royal court's attendants, asked about Anduin's movements, and after receiving the answer, he immediately took himself and rushed to the Church of the Holy Light in Port Royal, the reason why Anduin came here was because he suddenly received a call from Lazarez, the right hand of the Holy Light, and arrived overnight at the place where it all began.
Even though the port church is a papal building, there are many seaside features to be seen beyond the majesty, and although he was accepted as a student by the right hand of the Light, Anduin has only been here a handful of times, so he is still curious about his surroundings, and he can find some novelty in his strolls.
"You're finally here."
The dress of Lazarez, the right hand of the Holy Light, has not changed much from the previous two meetings, as casual as an ordinary old man, and he can't see that he is a legendary pope of the powerful side, but this meeting made Anduin sense some inexplicable strange feelings, and he couldn't grasp the key for the time being, so he patiently saluted Lazarez.
"Teacher, I don't know what happened to your sudden recruitment?"
While asking, Anduin wondered in his heart, what are the plans of his cheap teacher?
At present, it seems that eight times out of ten it is related to the turmoil that occurred during the night, and the change of faith in the Holy Light and the actions of Alonsos will have a significant impact on the entire Holy See, and Lazarez, as the recognized successor of the Pope, may have heard some rumors, so that he chose to meet alone with the "identity-sensitive" incarnation of the Holy Light in this situation.
"I had a premonition of a call to duty, and I was afraid that I wouldn't have time to say something, so I decided to find you for a while." The corners of Lazarez's mouth showed a kind smile, and the gray-haired man casually pointed to the seat next to him, signaling Anduin not to be restrained, "Anduin, your growth speed is the only one I have ever seen in my life, and you have reached the middle level of legend in a short period of time, and you can rank in the forefront throughout the ages!" β
"The teacher has a good reputation, I'm just lucky."
"Haha, luck is always part of strength, your luck is enviable, and I hope you can make good use of this luck!" Lazares slowly got up, stood with his hands in his hands and looked at the shore, a slightly low voice, accompanied by the sea breeze, reached Anduin's ears, "I have heard about last night's incident, Anduin, you have done a very good job!" β
Well?
Hearing this, Anduin raised his eyebrows, he was a little unable to judge Lazarez's position, why would this sure successor of the Pope praise him for being a guy who is detrimental to the interests of the Holy See? Could it be that his teacher has a grudge with Alonsos XIX? Or is he going to use the mentor-apprentice relationship between the two to support Stormwind and strengthen the base of believers in the north of the empire?
Lazarez didn't seem to feel Anduin's doubts, and continued to say to himself: "The Holy Light Holy See has lasted for many years, and almost the entire Holy Empire is its follower territory, but it is precisely because of its monopoly position that the Holy Light Holy See is gradually moving towards an unknown chaotic direction, if you have investigated, you will find that in recent years, the scope of activities of the Twilight believers has become closer and closer to important cities, and many times, the extermination actions planned by the Holy See are often known in advance by the Twilight believers. β
"This Holy See has been bitten by all kinds of moths, and it's time for it to know that if it doesn't seek to change itself, no matter how huge the current power is, sooner or later it will decay and collapse!" Lazares slowly raised his hand, pointed to the sky, and turned his head to look at Anduin with a look of affirmation in his eyes.
Anduin, who was a little confused, could only nod in response.
It stands to reason that when Lazarez becomes pope, he can reform the Holy See in a big way, but listening to his meaning, it seems that this task is pressed on Anduin's shoulders.
Don't...... Lazarez is afraid that he will take over a mess that he can't clean up, so he wants to make his Stormwind City a catfish that stirs up stagnant waters?
But the right hand of the Holy Light, who has always been indifferent, would bluntly rebuke the Holy See to Anduin for such a simple matter?
Fortunately, Anduin's doubts did not last long, and Lazares gave an explanation.
"Your Majesty, critically ill!"
"What?"
Anduin looked stunned, feeling that he was having auditory hallucinations, how could Alonthos, who was still alive and well at night, suddenly become critically ill? The vitality of the demigod powerhouse is extremely tenacious, how can he hear and feel that there is a cat here, but Lazarez's calm gaze does not seem to be lying.
At this moment, Anduin, who had just been answered, was even more confused.
"Don't be surprised, His Majesty the Pope is indeed critically ill, this has been confirmed by the North County Elders, today and tomorrow, this news will be made public, and I will take over the papal authority and become Alonsos XX." Lazarez's voice was flat, as if he were saying something very ordinary, but his words stirred up thunder and waves in Anduin's ears.
The North County Elders' House is a high-level organization composed of the elders of the Holy See, and the ascetic Lance, who was captured by Anduin, is one of them. Their role, in addition to helping His Majesty maintain the operation of the Holy See, is also responsible for facilitating the succession process of the old and new popes, and since the North County Presbytery has confirmed it, it means that LΓ‘zarez will succeed the pope regardless of whether Alonsos XIX is really critically ill.
This...... What a great news!
"Congratulations, teacher."
Anduin spoke kindly, and Lazares responded with a chuckle, waving his hand and glancing at Anduin, "Anduin, remember that I first called you the incarnation of the Light, right?" Now that you can truly get the Holy Light's assistance, congratulations, with the Holy Light of Faith in the territory, the development of Stormwind City will be much smoother, but do you know what is the most important thing for a Holy See? β
"If the students don't know, please ask the teacher to solve their doubts." Anduin had some ideas of his own, but he chose to be humble and seek advice.
"Faith!"
Lazares raised his palm, and a ball of light slowly emerged: "Faith is the absolute foundation of every religion, the believers are huge, and the faith is stable, then the strength and status of this religion must be outstanding, if you want to develop Stormwind City more smoothly, you must work hard for the foundation of faith, and the reason why I talk about this is to remind you that the battle of faith is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat!" β
"The Holy Empire has a limited number of believers, and the Silver Fortress is even more so, when the Sun Sect integrates the believers in the fortress, it will turn back and attack you, Konstantin, and he will not tolerate the hidden dangers behind his back." Lazarez's eyes twinkled, and his tone was low, "But you need to be more careful with the Holy Light Holy See than the Sun Holy See, because Stormwind City's faith is also Holy Light, and there is a direct conflict with the North County. β
"When the news of His Majesty's critical illness spreads throughout the Empire, everyone will know that he died to save the people of Gilneis, and at that time, the foundation of faith in the Holy City of North County is bound to reach an extremely high peak, which is definitely not good news for your Stormwind City!"
Lazarez pointed out the key, and immediately reminded Anduin of Medivan's parting words, the Guardian said that Alonthos still has a shocking method, and now that I think about it, this method is really shocking enough!
But the question is, what's in it for him?
Finally created a new light of faith, and then personally came forward to lower the light, although in the end left a good name, but the real benefits were all taken away by Lazarez, who succeeded the pope.
There can never be such a good thing!
Anduin is very sure of this, Alonsos has a back-up move!
He will either retreat into the background and become a emperor, or there are other unknown means, anyway, Anduin absolutely does not believe that Alonthos will willingly make a wedding dress for someone else.
However, he is not easy to say these questions, and looking at Lazarez's indifferent appearance, he must have his own considerations.
Later, with his teachings and bewilderment, Anduin took his leave, and walked alone on the golden beaches of Port Royal, bathing in the sea breeze and contemplating his thoughts, and was then found by Prince Jean Greymane.
"Marquis Anduin, I really admire you, it's time to be able to hold your breath and enjoy the scenery." Jean Greymayne strode over, he really couldn't sit still now, "You threw those people and horses of the Silver Fortress to me, and then you hid here to play in the mountains and rivers, Marquis Anduin, it's a bit unauthentic for you to do this!" β
"Hehe, what did His Majesty the Prince say, I am just an outsider to Gilneth."
"But you're a nobleman canonized by Prince Terenus himself, so I'd like you to give me some advice on how to deal with those Silver Knights!"
Jean Greymane kicked what he found to be a difficult problem at Anduin's feet, but Anduin didn't respond, and instead asked, "Isn't there an anomaly from the Yongge Forest yet?" β
"Yes, I have sent a lot of men to defend the forest, but I have never seen any trace of the elven relics." Jean Greymayne first said truthfully, and then he mistakenly thought that Anduin was reminding him, his eyes moved, and he nodded and said, "There is a debtor and a debtor, and the suffering of the Yongge Forest should not be borne by Gilness, and Gilness's loss should be paid by the initiator." β
Anduin has no opinion on Jean Greymane's thoughts, on the contrary, he has already signed a large potion order with Gilneth, and in the next stage, it is not his turn to worry about how to deal with the relationship between all parties, and he is more worried about the plague situation in the Yongge Forest, you must know that the holy light of Lhasarez does not shine on the territory of the blood elves!
He had previously judged from the excitement of those elven rangers that the intrigue within the blood elves was much more serious than expected, and if the elven sisters still didn't ask him for help, it would either have been properly resolved or it would be too late.
Anduin had the intention to dive into the Forest of Eternal Song to find out, but the breaking news brought by the demigod of the wilderness through the elven artifact Horn of Cenarius completely disrupted all his plans.
According to Cenarius's intelligence, Blackhan the Destroyer, who had just ascended to the throne of the Great Chieftain, intended to restart the race war, and the primary goal was to capture the silver barrier that had once held back the orc army.
The new Great Chief Destroyer is in the limelight, so his call has been widely responded, and a large number of clans have begun to mobilize, gradually moving closer to the Blackstone Mountain where the Blackstone Clan is located, and the territory of the Blackstone Clan is also a situation of waiting for the arrival of the army, and he can launch an attack, secretly, summon the remnants of the Warlock Gul'dan to continue to give advice to Blackhan, this powerful existence at the peak of the demigod, very patiently continue to hibernate and slowly rebuild the Shadow Council.
"Sure enough, it's time to come, it's still here!"
Anduin sighed softly, but there was a flash of light in his eyes, he had worked hard for Stormwind for so long, and it was time to test his results!
I wonder if Stormwind will become the focus of the world after this battle, or will it be destroyed?