At the gate of Stormwind City, thousands of residents who spontaneously gathered at the gate of Stormwind City were waiting for the return of the king and the soldiers who had gone on the expedition, and soon a fluttering golden lion king banner on a blue background appeared in the distance, and the crowd began to stir and cheer.

"Praise be to the Light, they are back!"

"It's the Golden Lion King Banner, Your Majesty and the soldiers are back!"

"Long live the Stormwind Kingdom! Long live Your Majesty Wrynn! ”

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Grand Duke Berval, who was waiting for the return of Varian and the soldiers with a small number of ministers, had a smile on his face, and he knew why people were so fanatical.

In the past year, the once powerful Lordaeron, Dalaran, Quel'Salas and other countries have been destroyed in a short period of time, and the entire north has become purgatory, and all kinds of creepy rumors have come one after another, casting a haze on everyone's hearts, so when the king led his troops to defeat the culprit who destroyed Dalaran and pacified the civil unrest in the western wilderness, the people who had been suppressed for a year wantonly vented their emotions to express their love and respect for the royal family.

The army began to enter the city, and when the people saw the corpse of the demon lord and the large number of jackal captives, the cheers grew louder and louder, and finally converged into a sea of revelry, and Bervar had already met Varian:

"Your Majesty, Lady Katrana and Duke Visak are waiting for you in the Throne Room with the members of the Council of Nobles, and then we will have a grand celebration feast."

"I see, Berval, where is Anduin now?"

"Your Highness is with Lady Shuni as usual, and you will be able to see him at the banquet in a moment."

……

Claudia followed Varian in the first row of the queue, with the other generals, who stood out as a woman and young and beautiful among the middle-aged male generals, but the generals did not question her position, not because of her relationship with Varian, but because of her exploits.

Nearly a month ago, at the end of the Battle of Mount Hyjal, when the top leaders of the coalition forces gathered together to summarize, the general realized how much she had contributed before and after the Battle of Mount Hyjal:

According to his allies in Theramore, she fought and won a duel with the Horde's general, increased the prestige of the Humans, and played a crucial role in the battle to kill the demon lord Manolos.

On the side of the Stormwind Kingdom's army, it was thanks to her that the humans quickly won the friendship of the Night Elves, and in the subsequent battles, she defended the king and rescued a large number of other soldiers.

The Night Elf allies also praised Claudia as a girl blessed by the Moon God, and mentioned that she had worked with another Night Elf to reverse the corruption of the Felwood Forest and defeat the Demon Lord Tikdios.

After a comprehensive evaluation, the generals have to admit that judging from Claudia's contributions before and after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, her exploits are already among the best in the army, if she is young and a teenager and has a few more years of military experience, she may now be able to be directly promoted from major to general, so the girl has been recognized by the generals with real credit.

"Who is this girl? It was so young that he could be in the same row as the general marshal. ”

"Look at the insignia on her body, it's a high-level paladin, oh my God, such a young high-level paladin!"

The civilians soon spotted the conspicuous girl, and many people questioned and talked about her, but the doubts did not last long, and soon a nearby tailor gave an answer:

"I can guess who she is, when I went to pray at the Cathedral of Light last week, I heard from Pastor Sinas that they had a young sister named Claudia who participated in the expedition, and although she was not very old, she should have done a great job."

One of the shoemakers echoed the tailor's words: "I also remember that Deacon Delia has mentioned that the existence of their Claudia sisters is the best proof that we humans are favored by the Light, and that she is about to become a heroic paladin as soon as she becomes an adult. ”

After hearing the tailor's words, many commoners suddenly realized that they had more or less heard the priests talk about this girl when they went to the cathedral during this time, and when they heard the words of the shoemaker, they all said with a pious face:

"Praise the King, praise the Light!"

"Praise be to the noble paladin! Praise be to the Church of Light! ”

"Rejoice in the eternal light that blesses us!"

In the human world, the Holy Light is the only faith of human beings, especially the common people's belief in the Holy Light is even more pious, and the Holy Light is regarded as their most important spiritual sustenance.

Claudia, as the person concerned, didn't notice the gaze of the crowd around her, and her attention was all drawn to a figure in green chain mail, Segrina Qingfeng, with long silver hair and pointed ears, sitting on a big tree in the distance, smiling brightly, waving at her.

"Cylie!"

Claudia also greeted Segrina happily, but she did not leave the queue, and after giving Seri a gesture to meet her, she continued to follow the army and receive the cheers of the people.

Soon, the army and the crowd arrived at King's Square in Stormwind, and soon after the king gave a victory speech and announced the disbandment, Claudia, who was eager to meet her sister and friend, was about to leave, but an attendant stopped her and conveyed the king's meaning:

"Lord Baron, you had better prepare that Your Majesty has invited you and Miss Partris to the banquet tonight."

"I see, I'll be on time."

Claudia hurriedly agreed, she had already seen her sister and Segrina in a priest's uniform next to a carriage in the distance, and the attendant left after receiving the answer, and Claudia also greeted her sister and Seli.

After a brief exchange after the reunion, Claudia learned about the general situation of the family, her sister has lived a very fulfilling life in the past few months, in addition to studying inscriptions, Bishop Dravi of the Cathedral of Light also recruited her as an assistant priest, often assisting the bishop in handling religious affairs, and the life of the old butler and other members is also the same as before, except for the dark shepherd:

"You're saying that Natalie left two or three days after I went on a mission to Camlido, and left me a letter before leaving?"

"Yes, she left a book and a jewel, and as for the letter, she said it was for you, so I didn't open it."

Claudia took the letter and read it, frowning as soon as she saw the title in the letter:

"To the boring little Claudia:

I've got what I need in Stormwind and with you, but you're too bored here, so I'll leave for a trip first, and by the way, pajamas, oh to convince old friends who have gone astray before.

"Secrets of the Void" and this gem are a reward for your good performance during that time, and I can also give you a free message: there is also a two-handed sword artifact in the place where you got the hammer, its name is Scamdor, the sword of Soladin the Great, it seals a demigod Zakhaz, but this seal will not last long, and Zakhaz will break free in a few years.

Given your relationship with Zachaz, you won't ignore it, but I'd suggest you'd better be prepared, your Titan Servant knows best how difficult Zachaz can be.

Shall we leave it at that, and when we meet again in the future, I may reward you again? ”

Reward? Two-handed sword artifact Scamdo? Zakaz?

After looking at Natalie's letter with a faint mocking tone, Claudia suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, she suddenly remembered that Natalie had too many things wrong, but whether Claudia or others would always subconsciously ignore the loopholes in the other party, and would trust her from the bottom of their hearts, and spontaneously make excuses for the other party's unreasonableness, which is obviously a manifestation of mental influence.

How did she do it? Obviously the artifact will remind me.

With deep jealousy, Claudia asked about the Silver Hand, and the Silver Hand replied:

"I really didn't find that she affected your mind, because unless you agreed, I can't understand your thinking and memory, and I can only judge whether your spirit is affected by your behavior, but in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with your behavior during that time, maybe the psychological hints she gave you only affected your judgment of her."

"Who is she, why does she know so many secrets, even your identity is clear."

The Silver Hand's tone immediately became solemn: "What did you say? She even knows about me? ”

After Claudia recounted Natalie's letter to the Silver Hand, the Silver Hand made a simple guess:

"Maybe she has something to do with those flesh prisoners, but those prisoners are good at confusing souls and know the Titan minions very well, and I'm starting to worry a little about whether the cage is secure."

"Prisoners? Cage? ”

"Yes, there are three prisoners on this planet who have been kept in lockdown, but you don't need to go into too much detail for the time being, because you are so weak, you know, even if you just see a prisoner now, your mind will start to fall, and in a moment you will go completely crazy."

Can't even watch it?

The girl gasped and instantly understood how terrifying those prisoners were, and the Silver Hand continued:

"And the artifact mentioned in the letter may not necessarily recognize you, so it doesn't matter, but as for the 'old friend' Zakaz mentioned in the letter? Back then, the Guardian Tyr died because of it and another monster, and this revenge cannot be avenged. ”

"Although Zakaz is only a servant of those prisoners, even the servants are not the enemies of ordinary people, especially for flesh and blood."

"Ethel and Vanir are fine, but flesh and blood life, especially those that are less than heroic, will only become nourishment for Zakaz in battle, so it is not an existence that can be defeated by just a large number of people."

"As for us, even if one of your traits happens to restrain it, I suggest that you learn the Book of Order before dealing with him, because once we do, we must make sure that we can completely destroy it and not give it a chance to escape."

After hearing this, Claudia was a little puzzled: "Silver Hand, are you so sure that what is written in the letter is true?" ”

"I think it should be true, but since it is about your human Emperor Soladin, you can also check the information to confirm."

"Okay." The girl agreed.

Some book friends said that I had a problem with the rhythm, and I would adjust it.