Chapter 41: The Feast of the Storm City
By the time the secret meeting at the Sardinia farm ended, it was already late at night. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Drunken Wind and Anduin Lothar both left and began to act according to the plan they had just discussed, and Tulayan, the only one left, was still silently digesting Lothar's teachings to him.
"In order to prosper Stormwind City, Ryan and Medivan and I decided to learn martial arts, politics, and spells separately."
"But the invasion of the orcs made me realize that learning the same alone won't work."
"Tulayan, you are from a civilian background, it is normal to not be used to this kind of filth, and I am not used to it, but there is not only black and white in this world - there is also the most gray, since you are white, you must unite with the gray and deal with the black."
"This time you just have to watch, this is the last lesson I taught you."
"A warrior who doesn't understand politics often dies from a hidden arrow in the back, and of course, the Paladin is no different."
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The next day, Anduin Lothar, who had "returned from Ironforge", offered to hold a dinner party and talk about the division of the nobles' territories after the rebuilding of Stormwind, many of whom had been wiped out in the Orc Wars, some new nobles had been born for military exploits (such as Tulayan), and some nobles had to be redivided.
After the news came out, the nobles who still lived in tents suddenly boiled, and the ladies and ladies began to rummage through the cabinets to find the dresses for the dinner, while the heads of the houses were in contact with each other, trying to reach some agreements and tacit understandings in private.
Of course, there were a few members of the Senate who were a little weak-minded, but after some conspiracy, they were relieved.
In the midst of everyone's chaotic thoughts, the banquet was held as scheduled.
The newly renovated palace hall is decorated by the surviving mages of the Stormwind Mage Order, and while it can't be compared to the pre-war time, it's luxurious enough.
The protagonist of this banquet was not the great Lord Regent, Sir Lothar, nor the young King Varian Ureon, who had just ascended the throne, nor was it the drunken pleasure of eating Hesse on the side......
Tulayan, the rising star in the orc wars, became the center of attention for all.
Poor Tulayan, who was the son of a prison guard, had no experience in facing this kind of formation at all, and once he was surrounded by many nobles he knew and didn't know, he was completely panicked. In desperation, Tulayan could only look at his wife, Aurelia Windrunner, who was holding his arm, for help, only to find that the ranger commander who had fought so bravely on the battlefield was now dealing with the nobles around him politely, and could not find any problems with everything from posture to etiquette - she even winked at Tulayan mischievously in between conversations.
In fact, Tulayan is completely unaware of his status in Stormwind, and now that he is young and in a high position (the current garrison marshal of Stormwind), he will be the most important person in the country for decades to come.
Thankfully, Aurelia had already agreed to Tulayan's proposal, otherwise the nobles present might have already begun to line up to introduce their daughter to Tulayan.
Not to mention the burnt Tulayan, the drunken wind at this time is almost completely indulged in the sea of food. When this banquet was held, due to the shortage of court chefs, the private chefs of various aristocratic families participated in the preparation of the dishes, which made the dishes of the whole banquet full of different styles, and Zuifeng seized the opportunity to savor the different cooking schools of human beings.
"Hmm! This salt-and-pepper prawn dish is definitely the work of Chef Kul Tiras! It seems that it takes less than 10 seconds to process each shrimp, which preserves the umami of the shrimp, and it is estimated that no chef has such a skillful technique out of the Kul Tiras. ”
"Spicy wolf ribs? Let me taste it...... Woo woo, it's so spicy! These are two extremes of the pride of the lion king! Oh my God, I need water! ”
"Thankfully, it's the first time I've found pumpkin juice so good."
"Delicious Wind Snake? Where did you get that? I can't believe I'll be able to eat a truly delicious wind snake one day! How does this work? Why do I have the feeling that I'm a pirate? Obviously there is no taste of arcane, how can it still have such a strange effect? ”
Finally, the highlight of the banquet is here, and Anduin Lothar is officially on the scene!
It was the first time that Drunken Wind had seen such a serious Lothar: her snow-white hair was meticulously groomed, she was wearing the armor dress of Stormwind City, and her chest was covered with various badges, and she appeared in the center of the hall with her head held high.
"Dear Stormwind nobles! After many years, we finally drove out the invaders and returned to this land. ”
"Stormwind is about to be rebuilt, and this time, I swear that the blue lion flag will fly at the head of Stormwind forever!"
"In this war, we have experienced too many hardships and witnessed too many sacrifices, and countless soldiers have given their lives to protect and recapture our land."
"Their sacrifice is in exchange for us being able to stand here today to celebrate the victory, let us pay tribute to the heroes who sacrificed!"
Everyone began to observe three minutes of silence under the leadership of Lothar.
"However, in the midst of the war, some people are not only unwilling to contribute to the country, but they are dragging their feet everywhere and even sabotaging!"
Lothar's tone suddenly rose as many soldiers dressed in Stormwind armor poured into the hall with swords and shields in hand.
The nobles present panicked, and no one thought that Lothar would suddenly tear his face and use force directly without an ultimatum.
"Now, according to King Lane's edict, purge the noble order! I will judge the guilty one by one according to the evidence gathered by MI7! ”
"Viscount Stanko Lee collected double taxes in the name of the king at the beginning of the Orc War, but he did not send a single soldier until the loss of the territory and the end of the war. You are the lord of the town of Susman, and you also hold the position of garrison, and I deprive you of your nobility and remove you from all positions on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty! A pot-bellied nobleman was torn off his family crest by the guards, and he sat on the ground and wept bitterly.
"Marquis Forteret Warnia, you concealed the traces of the orcs during the first orc war, and reached an agreement with the orcs to let the orc army directly cross the Aldora outpost, I will banish you forever on the charge of treason, if you dare to step into the kingdom of Stormwind again, you will be killed!" An old man and his young wife (presumably newly married) were carried out of the hall by the guards, and it was useless to struggle.
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Anduin Lothar was extremely decisive, relying on his outstanding merits, and dealt with a large number of nobles cleanly, especially the members of the Senate, almost two or three out of ten, and the remaining nobles either proudly puffed out their chests or watched coldly.
The banquet finally ended unhappily (except for the drunken wind that was enjoyable to watch and eat happily).
Although MI7 found no evidence that the Senate had directly manipulated the construction accident, after this purge, and Lothar's promise to compensate Gazruvi with the same engineering robots, it seems that all the problems have been solved - however, neither Drunken Wind nor Lothar think so, and this apparent calm can only fool the innocent Tulayan.