The afternoon at Port Royal is warm, unlike the icy Stormtown, and the smoky sea breeze blows on everyone's cheeks, making the sun no longer lazy, silently releasing heat to the earth.

The last time he was busy rushing back to Stormwind Town, Anduin only had time to see the dawn cut through the sky of Port Royal, but now the sun is shining, and he finally appreciates a different style, unfettered all kinds of buildings, showing the imagination of the creator, and the people who wander the streets are also in an unrepressive atmosphere, showing cheerful smiles to everyone, and the solemn and heavy silver fortress shows a completely different state.

Anduin and Eliza walked side by side in front, their contrasting outfits attracting curious glances.

Her Royal Highness the Princess, who wore a purple wide-brimmed hat and blocked the sun and vision, said to Anduin very proudly: "Do you know, the openness of Port Royal is one of the best in the entire Holy Empire, this is one of the greatest achievements of the struggle between the royal family and the Holy See in the past dynasties, and the reason why your teacher Holy Light Right Hand can sit here is still approved by my father and the Emperor himself, otherwise Port Royal will be a city without the Holy See." ”

Anduin smiled dumbly: "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess shouldn't say these words to me, right?" ”

"Why? Because you are the embodiment of the Light? Because you're a student of Lazarez? Eliza lifted the brim of her hat slightly and looked at Anduin's side face with deep eyes, "No, that doesn't be a reason, the right hand of the Holy Light is a smart man, he knows that he is caught in the power entanglement between the royal family and the Holy See, so he takes an indifferent attitude towards the development of Port Royal, and your situation is similar to his, even more complicated than his." ”

Anduin squinted his eyes and heard a little taste, and he knew that this imperial princess could not take the initiative to approach because of her charm.

Eliza keenly caught the details of Anduin's expression, and the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful arc: "Count Anduin, you are a smart person, you should be aware of your situation, you are not an ordinary imperial noble, nor are you a believer in the Holy Light in the ordinary sense, you have the blood of a meritorious knight in your body, and your figure has entered the eyes of the Pope, even if you plan to stay in small Stormwind Town all the time, one day you will face a fateful choice." ”

"When the time comes, will you support the royal family, or will you support the Holy See?"

[It seems that the royal family is determined to tear their faces, so they sent a princess as a lobbyist so early. 】

"This shows that the internal problems of the Holy Empire are no better than the Blackstone Tribe, and I am afraid that the two sides will fight, and as a result, a third party and a fourth party will enter the game strongly, and the people will not be able to make a living, and the final victor will know that it is the Twilight Holy See without thinking about it."

[What is the host going to do?] 】

"What else can I do? Cold! ”

Anduin, in line with the attitude that silence is golden, simply closed his mouth directly, gestured with Eddard, the great knight who was far behind him, and hurried to the port church, Eliza saw that he did not respond, stamped his feet hatefully, and walked a few steps briskly with a fluffy lace skirt before catching up with Anduin's figure, pointing to the free and prosperous port scenery, and said meaningfully: "Think about it, if one day, every corner of Port Royal is filled with a heavy religious atmosphere, and this seaside city will lose all vitality, And your Stormwind Town will definitely not be spared, and your Hearthstone Inn will not want to bring the warmth of home to customers. ”

"Before I came, I investigated the situation between you and Arthas, just ten days ago, your past had nothing to do with each other, and now he is a brother to you, I think you should know that this is not only because of blood, but also because of your status, which is enough to help him achieve great things."

Anduin refused to answer, and Eliza chattered, "Even if you refuse to side with the royal family, will you choose to be a staunch supporter of Arthas?" The situation of the Silver Fortress is completely different from that of Port Royal, the solemn scepter will not be like the right hand of the Light, and he is a mountain in front of Arthas, and if you want to be a pioneer in conquering the mountain, you will be on the opposite side of the Holy See. ”

The Majestic Scepter is the title of the Pope of the Fortress, and he has long competed with Prince Terenus for the right to rule the Fortress.

"Anduin, silence won't solve anything, I want to hear your answer!"

In the end, Eliza's expression was slightly excited, and even her voice was raised a little, attracting the attention of passers-by on the street, making the imperial princess feel a little embarrassed, and just as she hurriedly covered her hat, Anduin suddenly stood still.

Eliza's eyes flashed with a twinkle, and she said in her heart, I can finally force out your true thoughts.

But as everyone knows, Anduin just tidied up the priest's robe by himself, and then smiled at her: "If Her Royal Highness wants to visit the wonderful scenery of Port Royal, then I'm sorry, I can't accompany you, Ed, lead the way!" ”

After speaking, Anduin did not wait for Eliza's answer, and walked into the Church of the Holy Light in Port Royal under the leadership of the Grand Knight.

Eliza looked at his back, laughed angrily, tore off her hat and followed in, but was immediately stopped by the guard knight in front of the door: "The church is not open during non-worship periods, this young lady, please go back!" ”

"Take a good look at what this is!"

Eliza held back her anger and showed her identification, the guards and knights on both sides of the gate glanced at each other, or slowly gave way in hesitation, but Eliza walked into the church, but lost the trace of Anduin, and several priests in the lobby could not give an accurate answer, in desperation, Eliza sat in the empty church, waiting for Anduin to appear.

"I don't believe it, you can't hide!"

While Eliza was gritting her teeth, Anduin, the initiator, had already found Lazarez, who was trimming flowers and plants, in a small garden under the leadership of Eddard.

"You're here."

The Holy Light's right hand is like an ordinary old man, wearing simple clothes, holding scissors in his hand, slowly grooming the flowers and plants that are not precious, hearing the arrival of the two, he sighed without looking back: "The situation of Benedictas, I already know, Anduin, you have done a very good job, and you have successfully eliminated the cancer hidden on the border of the empire, and it has not caused major casualties, which greatly exceeded my expectations." ”

Anduin nodded slightly, and immediately asked, "Teacher, I have never understood, how is it possible for the solemn scepter to not be aware of Benedictas's problem from beginning to end?" ”

Lazares put the scissors down and gently patted the branches and grass clippings off his body: "This problem is more complicated, let's take a simple example, there are some things that the Holy Light cannot touch, then at this time, obeying the shadow of the Holy Light, they will start to act secretly, but when the problem is so serious that even the shadow cannot be solved, some bold people will try to use Twilight to achieve their goals." ”

Hearing this, Anduin immediately frowned, and he said in disbelief: "Teacher, are you saying that the Solemn Scepter wants to use Benedictas to destroy Stormwind Town?" But why did he do it? ”

"Never forget that Stormwind is located in the center of the continent, and sooner or later, the eyes of the whole world will be there."

Lazares sighed lightly, and looked at the sunset that was gradually setting in the west with a calm gaze full of wisdom: "Since the creation of the Holy Empire, all kinds of contradictions have erupted all the time, don't let the battle between the royal family and the Holy See completely fill your field of vision, broaden your horizons, you will find that the royal family and the major princes have been fighting for limited territory, and the royal family must intrigue with the resident church, when the resident church is powerful, it may even compete with the source." ”

"The ambition of the Majestic Scepter, even I have to be admired, if it weren't for the accidental interception of the information of the Twilight Holy See, Stormwind Town may have disappeared from the imperial map, in the absence of evidence, Prince Terenus can only accept the reality, I don't know what kind of benefits and losses such a result will bring to both sides, but there is no doubt that he cannot seek the help of the royal family, because the royal family, the Holy See and the Silver Fortress are no longer an absolute alliance to advance and retreat together."

"And what about you, teacher?"

Facing Anduin's sharp question, Lazares shifted his gaze to his face, and said with a light smile: "I believe in holy light, not power, come on, our holy light incarnation, so as not to make Her Royal Highness the princess wait for a long time, I will preside over the promotion ceremony for you, and by the way, teach you some ability to see through people's hearts, the situation in the Silver Fortress is very complicated, you need a pair of eyes that see into everything......"