Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Cheerful Old King
By the time Carl and Onexia arrived in Lordaeron, the battle was over.
Traces of smashing could be seen everywhere on the city walls, the black smoke had left mottled black clumps on them, and the blood stains on the city gates and roads had not had time to be cleared, and they had turned into a deep black with thirst, and the air exuded a thick smell of blood and rancidity.
The soldiers and people, who were cleaning up everything, looked a little tired, but their faces were filled with the joy of victory.
Led by the guards, they walked through the streets crowded with singing and dancing crowds, and the two arrived at the throne hall of Lordaeron.
The whole hall is circular, tall and majestic but not empty, and the floor in the middle of the hall is carved with an intricate pattern: a circular ring carving depicts a triangle through two concentric rings, and inside is carved a golden ring, and in the center of the golden ring, also inlaid with gold with an abstract LD case, is the logo of the kingdom of Lordaeron.
The sun shone down from the transparent dome and shone on the carving, shining with a burst of blue and gold light, making the whole hall even more solemn.
The old king Terenus sat on the carved throne in front of him, while Tulayan, Khadgar, Danas, and Kudran, who had arrived first, sat on either side of the throne, and when Karl and Onexia came in, they all nodded to him.
"Welcome, Carl." Terenus rose from his throne and spoke aloud.
"Your Majesty is well." Karl bowed slightly, "I am here this time on the orders of King Anastarian, Quel'Thallas has agreed to join the alliance, and our army will arrive later. ”
"It's great." Terenus was a little excited, after witnessing the powerful combat power of the orcs, Terenus was no longer very sure that the alliance would be able to expel these orcs back to his homeland, and now with the addition of the elves, confidence returned to him.
"Convey the Alliance's welcome and thanks to Anastarian Guoan on my behalf, with you joining us, it will be easier for us to defeat the orcs."
"Well, Your Majesty may have misunderstood, Aurelia Windrunner is Quel'Thalas' ambassador." When Carl noticed that he said Aurelia's name, Tulayan's face was slightly excited, and Carl smiled knowingly, "I'm just running faster, but I'm sure Your Majesty won't mind if I relay the news in advance." ”
"Haha, of course." Terenus smiled heartily, and Danas burst into laughter despite the king's presence. "That's the best news I've ever gotten in recent times."
"Carl, you've come just in time, it looks like you've taken out the trolls of Quel'Thalas." Danas walked over to Karl and slammed his fist into Karl's chest, "Now that the orcs have retreated for unknown reasons, we are considering whether to chase them out." ”
Karl glanced at Terenus and Tulayan.
"Chasing, of course, Gul'dan has betrayed the Horde, leading his Raider Clan or the Ogre Legion of Gugar, snatching the Horde's ships and sailing into the Endless Sea."
Karl said, and then looked at Danas with a look of sudden realization, as if suddenly remembering something.
"I almost forgot, but you confirmed the news of Gul'dan and Ogrim's turn of face when you were in Saldo."
Tulayan and Khadgar were about to lose the power of the tribe, but when they heard Karl mention the false news that they had been deceived by the Bloodfiend when they were in Saldor, they knew that Karl was taking revenge for the ridicule he had made at the beginning, and they immediately cried and laughed.
Danas was thick-skinned, pretended to cough, and looked at Carl solemnly.
"The captive's confession is true, but it happened a little later." He winked his eyes at Carl and used one of the words that Carl often said, "Don't worry about the details. ”
Your shamelessness is the style of my youth. Terenus, the king of Lordaeron, was also disrespectful to the old man, and deliberately glanced at Danas with appreciative eyes, causing everyone to laugh.
After a while, the crowd fell silent at Terenus's signal.
"Alright, let's get down to business." Terenus returned to his throne and sat down, speaking to the outstanding League youths.
"Now that it has been determined that the orcs have been divided, and Danas you have captured almost half of the orcs of the clan in Alterac, it seems that this part of the orcs led by the orc chief is no longer a cause for concern, except for the threat of the red dragon."
Tulayan nodded, "But we still can't take it lightly, the orcs still have a large army in Nanhai Town, His Majesty Jean and Admiral Daelin are still defending in the west, and the generalissimo is still compressing the attack of the orcs in the east, the orcs still have great war strength, and we must seriously carry out the next battle." ”
Terenus was not angry at Tulayan's rebuttal, he looked at the young lieutenant with admiration, Lothar had a unique eye for picking people, which made him a political king who had to admire him, and what made him even more happy was that Tulayan was a man of Lordaeron, and he intended to train this wonderful young man well, so that in the future, after his abdication, he could be a good assistant to his son, Arthas, who would take his place.
"Then do we need to stop the orc chieftain from converging with Nanhai Town?"
Danas asks one of the key questions.
"I'm afraid we can't stop it." Karl shook his head, "The Dragonmaw Orcs who control the Red Dragon Legion have long since evacuated Quel'Thalas, and most of them are now united with Orgrim, and our army would not be able to stop them without the support of the Master Mage." ”
When it came to the Red Dragon, everyone fell silent, this creature that is almost the equivalent of legend in Azeroth is especially destructive on the battlefield, not to mention that it is a group of red dragons, not a one.
"Are we just watching the opportunity to fight the orcs slip out of our noses like this?!!" Kudran Hammer roared loudly, the dragons were powerful, but the dwarves were not afraid of them and flinched.
"Kudran." Tulayan reminded Kudran of the occasion, "There is no doubt about the strength of the Red Dragon Legion, and if we fight hard, countless soldiers will be consumed by their flames. Kudran pursed his lips and said no more.
"The orcs are not united within themselves, and this may be our chance." Carl didn't want everyone to be beaten by the Red Dragon Legion, "Gul'dan's betrayal this time will definitely cause Orgrim's wrath, he will definitely send a part of the troops to hunt down Gul'dan, and the Red Dragon may also be sent, you know, Gul'dan has a large number of warlocks and two-headed ogres." ”
"If the orc chieftain sends too few troops, I'm afraid it will only deliver food to Gul'dan's minions." Terenus took Carl's words.
"That's right!" Karl nodded, he didn't tell everyone that Gul'dan was completely self-defeating, and that Gul'dan would also be killed by the demons without Orgrim's intervention, "So, we still have a chance." ”
"That ......"
"Your Majesty!" One of the guards walked in and reported to the king.
Terenus waved his hand and motioned for the guards to continue.
"There is a Grand Master of Dalaran who has asked for your reception."
"Oh? Archmage of Dalaran! "Terenus was a little surprised, how could the mage of Dalaran come at this time, he hadn't informed them to start the King's Council yet." Bring the mage in. ”
The guards bowed and withdrew, and Karl and Tulayan looked at each other a few times, not knowing what the purpose of Dalaran's mage was here.
Here, a tall figure walked in through the gate.
The standard Dalaran purple luxurious magic robe, but Carl was a little surprised to see the person coming, and even vaguely guessed his purpose in his heart.
The mage who came in made a salute to Terenus.
"Crassus has seen His Majesty!"