Chapter 54: The Lucky Merchant
"You're saying that Ravenhold Manor has to collect money again before it is willing to assassinate?"
"Yes."
"Insatiable fools. Ignore them. All the Assassins under Choraci couldn't move a single hair of that man. ”
"That person is so powerful?"
"It's not him who is powerful, it's the angels around him."
"And what's next?"
"Don't do anything. Don't look for me again until I contact you, anything! ”
The crystal ball loses the voice of the lich. Hercula put it back on its pedestal and looked at it in amazement. He wanted to give the great Lich King a great gift before he became a true Lich, but failed. But was that young lord really that powerful? He was a little skeptical.
To make matters worse, Kel'thugad was visibly alienated from him. The best friend now seemed aloof, and he was not allowed to contact him - he was afraid that he would betray him?
The Lich King is on top, and he knows exactly what he wants. He will never return to the embrace of the Light. Hercula's only thought was to become a lich and gain eternal life.
Hurkula still wants to wait for the right moment. However, a few days after Jiang Weihan returned from his last visit to Dalaran, he sent someone to take over the power of Talummir. Lordaeron's sheriff, Oakes, happily handed over the reins and had returned to Lordaeron from here with his men for a new assignment. In the same way, Dalaran also sent an order that all the mages of Dalaran, including him, must also return to Dalaran within a time limit.
Jiang Weihan sent an army of about 500 people, as well as more than 100 administrators, and completed the transfer of power in just a few days, making him the real ruler of this place.
Hercula had already packed his bags. He also wanted to find an opportunity to sneak attack Jiang Weihan, and he was confident that his ** division's ability had a very high success rate in doing so when the other party was unguarded - but unfortunately Jiang Weihan himself did not come at all.
Kel'thugad didn't contact him these days, so he had to return to Dalaran with his apprentice. But on the way back, he thought that he was now a hidden stake buried in Dalaran, and when natural disasters hit on a large scale in the future, wouldn't he be able to play a greater role in the Magic Kingdom than assassinating a Jiang Weihan?
At the thought of this, Hercula's mind suddenly dawned on him—apparently he didn't know enough about his situation.
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When Gianna followed Jiang Weihan to Dunhold, everything in front of her was challenging her cognition - she had been to Dunhold. It doesn't matter if it's before it's destroyed, or after it's destroyed. It used to be a huge concentration camp, and in addition to the orc captives, there were humans who served in the shelter. But now, all kinds of large machinery shuttles inside and outside the castle, bringing in a large amount of building materials and bringing out a large amount of waste residue. Thanks to the hard work of the people, a number of strange-looking high-rise buildings have risen from the ground - these are real high-rise buildings, some have been built seven or eight stories high, but there are still huge tower cranes working on them, I don't know how high they will be in the end.
The rest of Lordaeron is not without towers. There are many in the city of Dalaran. But she knew that the minarets were made of magic, and they were functionally for mages. But these are all pure building materials, but with a lot of steel and a mixture of clay and lime that Jiang calls "concrete."
"How tall can a building be built with this method?" Gianna asked curiously.
Jiang Weihan replied: "There is a completed 828-meter-high building in my hometown, with a total of more than 160 floors. ”
Gianna said, "No magic? ”
"Of course."
Gianna covered her mouth incredulously: "How is this possible?" Valoran has such a strong building ability? ”
Jiang Weihan laughed and said, "No, no, you misunderstood. I'm talking about my hometown, not Valoran. ”
"Is there a difference, aren't you from Valoran?" Gianna asked, confused.
"I said I represented Valoran, but I didn't say I was from Valoran." Jiang Weihan corrected, pointing to Kyle beside him, "You see, Kyle is from the Eternal Realm. A plane far from Valoran. My homeland is on another plane, and I've just been summoned to Valoran. There are many more examples like ours, but eventually we all gathered under the banner of League of Legends. ”
"How could they choose someone who is not from this world to be their commander? It's incredible! Gianna's preconceived notions made it difficult for her to understand such a thing.
Jiang Weihan shrugged: "This is also a question I want to figure out." ”
Kyle glanced at him and said, "Because you have what it takes to save Valoran." ”
"Aha, yes, you really have faith in me. But I always feel like I'm just an ordinary person, am I? Jiang Weihan himself didn't notice anything special about himself. To be able to come here, he felt that he had clicked on the option to summon on behalf of Valoran without his knowledge, and then he was trapped.
Gianna said, "You don't have to be presumptuous, at least in my opinion, you are not an ordinary person. ”
Kyle also said, "You think you're ordinary, and you think that what you're doing now can be done by someone else." But that's not the case. Most people can't do what you do, and most people make a mess of things in your current position. As the commander of Valoran, you should have enough confidence in yourself. ”
Jiang Weihan stared at Kyle, was she defending him?
The last time she had said so much at once was in Lordaeron's throne room. When Lordaeron's ministers belittled him and slandered him, and the Alliance Lord Terenus distrusted him, Kyle rebuked everyone and proclaimed his identity - the millions of people of Valoran, the ruler of all intelligent races, and the allegiance of more than a hundred heroes, shocked everyone on the spot, preserved his face, and made his departure seem less wolfish.
In fact, until now, less than one percent of the ideal million people have come to this world, and only five heroes have been summoned. Such a force is not ranked in Azeroth at all. However, Jiang Weihan firmly believes that as long as he continues to work hard, what Kyle said will eventually become a reality.
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Gerard Bard finally returned to his hometown of Nanhai. He will never forget this thrilling trip from the town of South Seas to Stratholme for the rest of his life. Although he not only lost his capital this time, but also reduced his net worth by half because of the large amount of compensation given to the families of the four guys who died under the plague, but after the test of life and death, he has completely seen it.
Now that the eldest son is married, and the daughter is about to reach the age of marriage, the only one who is not worried is his younger son. This little bastard has been mischievous since he was a child, and now he is a fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man, and he still fantasizes about going on adventures and going to war all day long, and his heart is full of yearning for the outside world. But adventures and wars are dead, and this stinky boy doesn't understand his hard work at all. He has always counted on his youngest son to inherit his family business!
In the days he had been back, he had been walking the streets every day, boasting to his neighbors about his adventures - the paladin commander Da Sohan had given him a medal according to his word, which greatly increased the credibility of his story. The first thing Bard did when he woke up was silently pillow the medal under his head, and when he got up, he would carefully wipe it down, and then wrap it in fine silk and put it close to his body.
In the past few days, it has been rumored that Dunhold Castle in the north of the hills has welcomed a new lord, with a few angels by his side. A lot of people think of this as an afterthought, but Bud has a snack - isn't this his savior, the holy angel Kyle?
He was determined to go to Dunhold to meet the new lord. It must have been ruined by the orcs. He decided to repay the favor of the angel and the lord and moved his family there.
When he announced the decision at home, his wife exclaimed, "Are you crazy, Bud, it's a ruin." Shall we go there and eat bricks? ”
"You know what, there's an angel there, you know? You haven't seen the horrors of the plague, and if one day a bad guy poisons what we eat, we'll become biting ghouls! Mibo, Tru, Goldman, and Little Jack all died like this! Only the blessings of angels can protect you from infection. If it weren't for Master Kyle, you wouldn't have seen me! Do you think that our sons and daughters will become moving dead? Even if it's not for money, for the safety of our families, we should relocate! ”
Eventually, Gerald convinced the family. They sold most of their possessions, including the storefronts that had been in business for more than a decade. Then, on a sunny day, the family took a horse-drawn carriage with their luggage to Dunhold.
But what they saw in Dunhold was nothing like what they had imagined—they almost thought they were in the wrong place.
The whole of Dunhold was turned into a giant construction site. There were workers everywhere, and large machines that Gerald had only seen in dwarves carrying building materials. As far as the eye can see, there are tall buildings rising from the ground everywhere. Most of the people near the walls were three stories high - a height that only the houses of the great nobles could have. But it's the lowest in the city. The further you go to the castle lord's mansion in the rear, the taller the building becomes. He even saw a building that was eight stories tall and continued to climb and fall.
God, such a tall building, your legs will be soft if you climb up, right?
Gerald muttered to himself: Surely only mud legs will live on the upper floors.
Apparently his family was also amazed at the change in the city. Just looking at the people coming and going here, I'm afraid the number of people will not be much less than that of Nanhai Town. It's ridiculous that they thought there were only a few hundred refugees waiting to be fed!
And the management here is very standardized. The family was examined and questioned before entering. When they learned that they were going to emigrate with their families, there were special officials to handle the formalities for them. And these officials are very kind, before he thought that the middle-aged woman who asked them to fill out the form should be an errand runner, who knew that others would call her "Archon"!
Gerald assured that this was the kindest official he had ever seen in his life - uh, Mrs. Official?
Rebecca, the consul, thought they were among the first immigrants to bring investment, so they were very enthusiastic about this family. This means that Valoran is gradually integrating with Lordaeron, which is very important for Valoran to integrate into the world.
So when she reported to work, she specifically explained the matter to Jiang Weihan.
When Jiang Weihan heard this familiar name, he immediately recalled this person. So he decided to meet Gerard Bard after Stantholm's farewell.
He had no idea that this lucky merchant would bring him the most urgent news he had ever received