"But...... Is there any necessary connection between this and what we said earlier? We can still occupy this land with a single victory, and then let the people there ......"

Still a little confused, Arthas asked. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"In fact, even if Her Excellency the Queen were here, I would not ask for her help. This war, I'd rather leave the Lordaeron Royal Guard alone. ”

King Terenus shook his head and said.

"Why? I mean...... The power of Her Excellency the Queen and Frost can completely avoid unnecessary sacrifices. If Lord Kanter and his army had breached the Wall of Greymane alone...... Even if this difficult task is finally completed, casualties ...... It must be a lot of numbers. ”

Arthas retorted in surprise - it had taken him six years to decide to let Frost Sorrow use her powers in a battle between mortals, only to be stopped by his own father after only one manifestation in Zuaman.

"These can be seen as the price of necessity, Alsace. I know you don't want to see the Lordaeron Royal Guard die, but...... Have you ever wondered what will happen after we use the power of Her Excellency the Queen and your fiancée, Miss Fiancée, to win the war? ”

King Terenus asked in a deep voice.

"What will happen?"

Arthas said subconsciously.

"When Her Excellency destroys the Wall of Greymane, and the countless kingdoms/armies of Gilneys are wiped out like the orcs who died in the Bay of Fadil, the Gilnesians will surrender in fear, and we will take that land without much difficulty. But neither the Queen nor your fiancée will be able to stay in the sight of those Gilneys forever. Rebellion and riots never cease - because such a defeat cannot be accepted by those people. ”

"The Greymane family has ruled the kingdom of Gilneth for a long time, Arthas. No matter what you think of Jean, the people there are willing to die for him, and no matter what happens, they will follow him. We must defeat Jean with dignity to have the potential to rule this place forever. ”

King Terenus explained to his son.

"But we can suppress these rebellions, Gilneth is not far from here, and neither Her Excellency nor Frost can get there very quickly. The rebellion could not even reach Gilneth to be quelled. ”

Arthas disagreed with his father.

"And then? In every rebellion, we kill those who participated in the rebellion until we kill all the people of Gilneth? Even the Greymane Wall could not stop the two nations from communicating with each other, and there were many commoners and nobles in the Silverpine Forest and the Hills of Hillsbrad who were related to the Gilnesians, and if we were not able to rule there peacefully and steadily, the name of the Butcher would soon spread throughout the continent. ”

King Terenus said.

"Butcher ......"

Arthas was silent, the word that brought back some bad memories for him, such as in the original time stream...... King Terenus's words may not be true, but they serve as a reminder to Arthas that humans are not such an easy race to conquer, and even if they were all turned into undead, the Scourge would not have been able to completely conquer them.

"Arthas, you are very smart and talented. You'll become the most illustrious king in Lordaeron's history, but there's so much more to learn...... Will you be the lonely king in the fear of the peoples, or will the name of virtue be praised by your allies and enemies alike...... Sometimes, the two are only in our thoughts. ”

When King Terenus had said this, he stood up, left the table, and walked out of the dining room, where Arthas was stunned by his father's words.

The Lonely King.

- It reminded Arthas of his time at Icecrown Fortress. The Scourge Legion brings death and pestilence, and all the dead will be one of them, and all the living are no exception; However, the Scourge was unable to rule anything in the end - even the Death Knights of Ebon Fortress and the Dead Knights chose to betray Arthas.

Arthas didn't care about that, he didn't become the Lich King for the sake of domination; But it was really worth thinking about his father's words.

The young prince suddenly felt that perhaps he could not conquer Gilneth by relying only on the mighty power of the Red Dragon Queen and Frostmourn.

Arthas knew his father was right - unlike the Amani trolls, the kingdom of Lordaeron could not slaughter all the Gilneians because of the war Jean had waged.

Maybe they can wipe the kingdom of Gilneth off the road, but at least for a hundred years, they won't be able to erase the term.

War is not the end of domination, but only the means of domination; Arthas understood what his father was trying to say to him - if it was only conquest, the Minethil would never have been given such a loyal vassal as the House of Fortin.

Arthas finally understood where his father's "own mistakes" were—albeit unintentionally, but apparently brought with him the same ideas he had when he was the Lich King.

Transformed by the Red Dragon Queen's increasingly powerful body, as well as Frost Grief and the support of the Red Dragon Queen, coupled with the growing horn of the Burning Legion's invasion, Arthas gradually forgot who he is now.

King Terenus was reminding his son that he was not a god on high, but a prince beloved by all the peoples; And people hope that he will bring prosperity and prosperity to the country, not endless wars and deaths.

Sure, Arthas could be a god on high - but, as in the original time stream, he had to pay the price of loneliness, a nightmare he wanted to escape even if he committed suicide.

Arthas suddenly remembered Neozu, the old orc shaman who had only thought of his people and his tribe in the beginning; But as the war progressed, Neozu eventually betrayed all the orcs and betrayed the Burning Legion, and he lived only for himself - until he was consumed by the sorrow of frost.

Arthas didn't want to be the next Naozu, he was enjoying his life very much; He wouldn't let anyone ruin this chance of rebirth that Frostmourn had given him, including himself.

"Master, when are we going to take out those bad guys hiding in Gilnes?"

Frost Sorrow asked with great interest - the Red Dragon Queen is not here, and the little magic sword can't wait to show himself in front of his master.

"I'm afraid not, Xiaoshuang...... Maybe we won't be of much use in this war......"

Arthas came to his senses from the chaos of thoughts, pinched Frost's sad and smooth face, and said indulgently.