Anduin had not been to the Silver Fortress since the end of Princess Celestia's wedding feast, and on this trip to the fortress, Anduin did not want to attract the attention of others, so he disguised himself to blend in with the crowd, using the fake identity of MI7 as a merchant to blend into the city with the traveling merchants.

Calmly passing through the silver barrier, Anduin's expression was a little solemn.

I still remember rushing to the Silver Fortress a few months ago, Anduin saw the perfunctory act of the Fortress Holy See and repairing the barrier array, and felt that it was clear that the enemy was at present, but the fortress was also so taken lightly, if the orc tribe attacked in a big way, with the broken magic circle on the silver barrier, it was categorically unable to stop the charge of the beast cavalry and the shelling of the siege vehicles, but this time, the barrier formation took on a new look, and it did not hesitate to invest a large number of crystals, but it also had to run at full capacity day and night.

Although the actions of the Sun Sect are always under the surveillance of MI7, Anduin can always get first-hand information about the Silver Fortress as soon as possible, but seeing the victorious posture of the Silver Fortress with his own eyes still makes Anduin unable to help but be shocked.

Remembering that the Holy See of the fortress had made a lot of trouble with the maintenance expenses before, and openly allowed the maintenance personnel to be lazy and absent from work, the situation at this time was completely opposite, which shows how special Arthas's role is, he has become the only hub connecting the royal family of the fortress and the Holy See of the sun, in a sense, making the high-level of the fortress integrated.

Alsace......

Anduin's eyes flickered, and he decided that the changes in the floating island must have had some effect on him, and even if Anduin had saved his life earlier, it was impossible to talk to him now.

Finding that the time was still a long time before the deadline agreed with Gianna, Anduin tightened his cloak and walked towards Princess Celestia's mansion with his head bowed.

Before the death of the great slave owner Blackmore, he only had time to expose the existence of the black dragon princess Onexia, and did not explain the secret identity of the concubine Presto, so despite a period of fear, Presto's life became more and more nourishing.

As the husband of the eldest princess, the most important thing for Presto to do is to do nothing, so as not to be suspected of his covetousness for the princely position, so throughout the winter, Presto spent most of his time with Princess Kalia, and the two of them were like glue, and every time they appeared in front of the public, they always looked like a pair of love, so in the eyes of the residents of the fortress, the horse was not a great person, but a qualified husband.

Maybe the comfortable days had passed too long, and when Presto received Anduin's summons, he was really stunned for a while.

Blackmore's betrayal aroused the vigilance of the Dalaran Restorationists, who tried every means to transfer the nails buried in the Holy Empire to protect them and avoid the news from walking, and the intelligence network that had been built with great difficulty was destroyed in one fell swoop, as for those whose identities were too sensitive, such as the princess Priest, Dalaran temporarily cut off all contact, and if it weren't for Anduin's sudden contact, Presto even thought that he could completely abandon his past identity.

"Marquis of Anduin!"

In the remote courtyard of the princess's mansion, Presto met Anduin, and to tell the truth, he really didn't want to see this guy again if it wasn't for his own hands in Anduin's hands.

He wanted to forget the heavy shackles on his body and concentrate on enjoying the glorious life, but God did not fulfill people's wishes, and the time to come still came after all, and Presto could not avoid it, so he could only walk to Anduin's side.

"Don't come unharmed!"

"Don't come...... Unharmed. ”

Presto's expression was a little unnatural, even though he regarded himself as a proud son, but in front of Anduin, he could not raise any arrogance.

You must know that when I first met Anduin, he was only a second-order official priest, and he was a fourth-order powerhouse, but now goodbye, Anduin has already stood at the peak of the fourth order, but he has not yet found a way to go further.

There is a saying that people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away, and compared with the incarnation of holy light in front of him, he seems a little bleak.

"I'm here to ask you about something." Anduin didn't care about Presto's strange expression, looked at the unique scenery in the courtyard, and asked lightly, "Recently, has there been any unusual movement in the fortress?" ”

Unusual movements?

Presto's eyes changed, he didn't know what Anduin was asking about, he thought for a moment, and then said: "My identity is a little sensitive, and many secrets are inconvenient to ask, and the Marquis of Anduin should have known about the situation I know." ”

"Okay."

Anduin's eyes showed a look of disappointment, and he thought that this cheap colt was really comfortable.

"Wait, I suddenly remembered something."

Anduin's demeanor seemed to have stimulated Presto, and he frowned suddenly, his eyes showing reverie: "Recently, the Sun Holy See has completely gained a firm foothold, and almost all the ordinary believers of the entire Silver Fortress have been absorbed by them as Sun believers, but the members of the Silver Hand Knights are still staunch followers of the Holy Light, which inevitably leads to a conflict of beliefs. ”

"But all along, both sides have not violated the river water, because Arthas took the initiative to mediate, so that both the Holy See of the Sun and the Silver Hand restrained the members not to cross the line, but in recent days, the situation has been somewhat uncontrollable, and there have been several brawls, I heard from Kalia last night, it seems that Arthas agreed with Constantine's opinion and is ready to expand the Sun Faith to the Silver Hand, for some reason, the top of the Order was furious, and actually crossed the head of Uther and complained directly to His Majesty the Prince, for this reason, The royal family held an emergency meeting last night, and the main agenda for today is also how to deal with this matter. ”

"You mean that the top of the Order has crossed over Lord Uther and stabbed the matter directly to Prince Terenus?" Anduin immediately grasped the key.

Presto nodded.

"Your Excellency Uther's attitude seems to be a little wrong!"

Anduin rolled his eyes, the information provided by Presto, Anduin didn't know, MI7 had already started to lay out in the Silver Fortress, but it had not yet penetrated the upper echelons of the fortress, so this kind of emergency often could not be obtained immediately.

"This news is important, thank you, Presto." Anduin thanked the Horse Lord, and then asked Presto if he could arrange for him to meet the old lord, although the old lord has long since retired into the background and no longer holds important positions in the Knights, but he is still the right-hand man of Terenus, and even now his position is more important than ever, the strong rise of Arthas has made His Majesty feel the crisis, and the more at this juncture, the more Tyrenus values the old lord.

Presto is already a notoriously incompetent colt, and the old gentleman is often busy and relaxing, so there is some communication between the two, and it is not a problem to arrange a meeting.

I didn't expect the secret meeting with Anduin to end so simply, so that the horse master couldn't help but be quietly relieved, he asked Anduin to wait for a while, and got up to handle the matter in person, on the one hand, to show his respect, on the other hand, he also had the idea of evading, he was afraid to stay for a long time, Anduin suddenly made a request to embarrass him.

But he hadn't taken a few steps when Anduin's voice suddenly sounded, and his slowly relaxed heart tightened, and his cheeks tightened and he looked back.

"I heard you don't have anything to do this winter? In that case, I'll find you a job! ”

Presto's mouth suddenly became bitter, and he stammered a little and asked, "What...... What the? ”

"I want to open a Hearthstone branch in the Silver Fortress, just lack a manager, if you are free, you can help take care of it, of course, you don't have to be responsible for the specific affairs, you just need to let others know that this store is covered by you!"

……

"I've heard about Garkison, Anduin, it's terrible! Ordinary people can't stand on their feet when they see the legendary powerhouse, but you can say that Nefarian, who is at the peak of the demigod, is speechless, worthy of being Varian's son, a good boy! ”

Perhaps because he had tasted the sweetness, Presto's movements were unusually fast, and Anduin did not wait long before being secretly sent to a secluded garden, where he passed through the winding cloisters of the pavilion and met the old lord who had been waiting for a long time.

After many days of separation, the old man's spirit did not diminish, and when he saw Anduin walking briskly, he immediately laughed and praised him.

"It's just a fox and a fake tiger, it's not worth mentioning, if I don't have a lot of helpers, I don't dare to say that kind of thing again." Anduin humbled himself.

The old lord waved his hand, smiling brightly, looking very happy, Anduin looked at him, did not find a trace of haze, and felt a little strange in his heart, it stands to reason that something like that happened in the fortress, the old lord should be preoccupied, could it be that there was some unexpected turnaround?

"Hahaha, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, if it were me, they would definitely not dare to speak, Varian has a good son, yes, it's really good!" The old lord patted Anduin's shoulder and nodded with satisfaction, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and you have made a big noise one after another, let's say, what is the purpose of coming to the fortress this time?" If I can help this old bone, I will definitely not refuse! ”

Seeing that the old lord said so simply, Anduin no longer hid it: "I want to start the second phase of the expansion of Stormwind City immediately!" ”

"What?"

Old Lord Ren just swore an oath, and at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned, Terenus and he jointly made a decision, sending money and giving away people for the expansion of Stormwind City, and had already built the former bay town into a behemoth, why hadn't Anduin's appetite been satisfied?

"Old man, this expansion doesn't need the support of the fortress, I just care more about the attitude of the fortress."

The old lord was one of the few people who deserved Anduin's complete trust, so he told his true intentions straight to the point.

Hearing this, the old lord thought for a while, and suddenly realized that Anduin had transformed from a young eagle who needed his protection to an eagle with wings pointing to the sky, and if Stormwind City started the second phase of expansion, the size of the city would completely exceed that of the Silver Fortress, and such an oversized city scope meant that Stormwind City would also officially be separated from the jurisdiction of the Silver Fortress, although this affiliation was only nominal.

The old lord didn't give an immediate reply, but slowly paced in the atrium, thinking not about what threat Stormwind would pose to the Silver Fortress, but whether Stormwind was really suitable for the second phase of expansion.

The reason for the big tree is not a joke, now Stormwind City will use the underground ruins as a signboard, which has long attracted many coveted parties at home and abroad, due to the special geographical location, so that the vast majority of people are in a wait-and-see state, if Stormwind City expands again, it will not only become a mouth-watering cake, but also attract more and more powerful hungry wolves.

For example, the Blackstone Clan, which has just become the leader clan!

Due to the sudden attack of the Shadow Council, the temporary alliance treaty signed by the old lord and Orgrim has become waste paper, and when the destroyer leads the army to return triumphantly, it is very likely to restart the race war, not to mention whether Stormwind can be safe and sound, and even the Silver Fortress is in danger of being broken.

"If you really want to continue the expansion, there won't be too much opposition from the Stronghold, but, Anduin, I have to warn you that the civil war of the orc tribe is over, and you have to think about more risks." The old gentleman said earnestly.

Anduin nodded heavily: "I know that the ascension of Blackhan the Destroyer may reignite the war between humans and orcs, but I have my own reasons to expand larger cities and attract more residents. ”

"You've decided?" The old gentleman asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, I've decided." Anduin's eyes were firm and his attitude was calm.

The old lord took a deep breath, and then sighed: "I can feel that this era no longer belongs to us old fellows, Arthas is no longer satisfied with the status quo, you are also like this, I have discussed with His Majesty the Prince several times, and decided not to interfere with Arthas's will, and in the same way, we have no reason to change your will, Anduin, since you have decided, I don't want to say anything more." ”

"I only hope you can remember that you are not alone now, there are 50,000 inhabitants in your territory, and every decision you make will affect the life and death of 50,000 people."

"This is the duty of a lord, and you have to do it."

……

After the meeting with the old lord, Anduin got the answer he wanted, with the old lord's guarantee, at least the official level of the Silver Fortress, he would not obstruct the second phase of the expansion of Stormwind City, as for whether he would play some tricks in secret, Anduin was not worried, just see the trick.

Pacing to the Silver Hotel, I walked into the small box that had been booked, and the time was just over the agreed deadline.

"I can't see it, you're still a punctual person!"

There was already a beautiful woman sitting and waiting in the box, with blonde hair and blue robes, and a graceful figure, which was still so eye-catching.

"Of course, I always do what I promise others." Anduin's words meant something else, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Recalling the beautiful scene of that night, Gianna's pretty face was flushed, her blue eyes were shining, and she immediately said businesslikely: "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, this is all the payment, where is the goods I want?" ”