The main castle of Stormwind Fortress, a huge fortress built on the cliffs on the edge of the city, is located in the northwest of the city, and it is so condescending to guard Stormwind! At the same time, it also shows the supreme power and status of the king and nobles.

Here, it is not only an important fortress for the defense of Stormwind, but also the residence of the royal family members of Stormwind and some important nobles. Of course, it's also the most important hub that rules the city of Stormwind and the kingdom of Stormwind!

However, now the sky is getting brighter......

Last night, the king, nobles, military councilors, generals, and so on, who had come here in the middle of the night to hold an urgent meeting and discuss countermeasures, were still arguing noisily in the king's chamber, and still had not yet come to a reasonable final conclusion.

And the reason why they are here is because last night, the agents of MI7, who were on a special mission in the Western Wilderness, urgently sent back several very important news from Stormwind:

First: The Defia Brotherhood in the Wild West is back alive after a few years, and Vanessa Van Cleeff, the daughter of Edwin Van Cleeff, has reorganized the insurgency and carried it forward!

MI7 informants estimate that in the next three to seven days, when their weapons and equipment are delivered, a massive armed uprising is about to begin in the western wilderness, in the great granary of the Stormwind Kingdom!

Those members of the Brotherhood of Defia, who shout 'kill the nobles, divide the land, and pay less taxes', are a huge threat to the safety and rule of the Stormwind Kingdom! Now, in the Wild West, the Stormwind Kingdom is extremely weak, and the Western People's Army, formed by Paladin Grian Stallman, is severely understaffed and untrained, and has a low success rate in successfully quelling the Brotherhood of New Diphia......

Second: MI7 leader, Master Assassin Madias Shore, was killed while attacking a food convoy of the New Defifia Brotherhood in the northwestern region of Dumont...... Together with more than 80 MI7 agents who were present at the time, they also died honorably!

Third: A little girl suspected of being the queen of the Fire Kingdom, the demigod mage Anne Hasta, appeared at the scene of Madias's death! The powerhouse who single-handedly created the Flame Alliance, defeated the Scourge of the Dead, and repelled the polluter Akmund is suspected to have reappeared in the world of Azeroth after being missing for several years! Moreover, her appearance also directly led to the defection of the arcane archmage Kom......

“……”

King Varian Ureon looked with a headache at the nobles, parliamentarians, and military generals who were still arguing. It's been a few hours since they got the word late last night and urgently arranged this meeting, but ...... They still haven't come up with a solution that works.

And, it seems, it's certainly not going to be a good idea in the end?

So after thinking about it, Varian had to sigh, get up and leave his throne, and walked to the large window of the King's Council Hall, silently looking out at the misty scenery in the morning light.

Here, it's his Stormwind City......

Although the morning sun has not officially risen, smoke has begun to rise from the rooftops of the city's many buildings, and the citizens of Stormwind are ready to start their day of life and work under the ringing of the morning bell...... From a distance, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually increased, and from time to time there were some horse-drawn carriages rushing to catch goods, so that the neighing of the horses could be faintly heard...... The city, it's now starting to wake up.

Wari was a little proud that their Stormwind City was now not only a prosperous and beautiful city, but also the economic, political, and cultural center of the entire kingdom and even the entire Stormwind Alliance. Back then, after the war and destruction of the orcs in the second war, it was full of broken eaves and broken walls, and after it was rebuilt, it has become even more brilliant and magnificent than the original!

It can be said that it is now the brightest jewel in the world of Azeroth! Even, it is far more magnificent and atmospheric than the originally largest royal city of Lordaeron in the north!

However, what is happening in the western wilderness now makes him feel that when he looks at this beautiful city, it always seems that a lingering haze hangs over it......

With the topography of Stormwind Castle Fortress, this window of Varian could have a faint view of the Valley of Heroes to the south of Stormwind...... In addition, the weather was sunny today, so that the huge statues in the distance could be clearly seen by him.

He knew that there stood the five heroes of the Dark Gate Expedition: Danas Torbain, Prince of Stormgard, Arelia Windranger of the High Elf Kingdom of Quel'Salas, General Tulayan of the former Kingdom of Lordaeron, Kudran Brutehammer of Eagle's Nest Mountain, and Khadgar of Dalaran......

In this idle stall, Varian Ureon even had time to maliciously think that if the five heroes who they thought had all died and erected statues to commemorate them returned to the world of Azeroth again, I am afraid that except for Danas Torbain, the prince of the Stormgard Kingdom, who they could fight for, the other four would surely part ways with the Stormwind Kingdom, right?

If that time really comes......

The statues of these enemy heroes may not be suitable for standing...... So, as the king, will he Varian order his overthrow...... Or not to knock it down? This matter, let alone in the future, just let him think about it now, he feels very embarrassed!

“……”

"Your Majesty, things are very troublesome right now, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a perfect solution in a short period of time, so ...... Maybe you can go back and rest for a while? ”

At this time, the Grand Duke Berval Fortagen, who had not participated in the fierce quarrel among those people, walked to King Varian, who was standing in front of the window looking at the scenery and in a daze, as if he had been fighting, and persuaded the other party.

"No, they're almost there, so wait......"

Varian shook his head, rejecting the duke's offer.

"Boyval, you say, we killed that Edwin Van Cleeff a few years ago, and now there's another Vanessa Van Cleef...... Did we really do something wrong about the stonemasons' union back then? ”

Looking at this huge, thriving city, and thinking that it was actually built by the stonemasons' guild and Van Cleef, Varian couldn't help but sigh again, feeling like a boulder in his chest.

Once upon a time, he had always thought that when he personally exterminated the Defia Brotherhood and captured the Edwin Van Cleef and beheaded him, the matter would probably be completely revealed, and no one would ever talk about it again...... But who would have thought, after six years, this matter has fermented again, and the matter has become more serious?

Thinking about Edwin's daughter, Vanessa Van Cleef, who had a deep hatred for them in Stormwind, Varian felt a headache.

If the matter between their Stormwind Kingdom and the Stonemasons Guild can be explained, then the relationship between the Stormwind Kingdom and Vanessa, the leader of the New Defia Brotherhood, is now a complete mortal enmity, and there is absolutely no possibility of easing!

"Your Majesty!"

"Please don't mess with yourself just yet! It's not that serious now, and besides, neither of us was wrong back then, but the hateful black dragon princess Onexia was the one who got in the way, confusing us and sowing discord between the two of us! ”

Bolval, who knew what His Majesty King Varian was thinking, quickly spoke out to comfort the other party.

These things, after smashing the conspiracy of the Black Dragon last year, exposing the identity of Countess Katrana Presto and driving away the other party, they have already analyzed and discussed the various events of these years in private, and also analyzed the riots of the Masons' Guild that year. Thinking of the active countess back then, they estimated that everything was all the conspiracy of the black dragon!

Perhaps, Queen Tiffen's death at that time may have nothing to do with the black dragon?

Originally, as the deceived Grand Duke Berval Vortagen, he wanted to gather warriors to attack the lair of Onexia in the dust swamp last year, and destroy the black dragon! However, when the Angela Bug and the Flame Alliance to the north and the Outlands were all in trouble, he had to interrupt all his plans and keep a certain hateful black dragon princess alive to this day......

However, their Stormwind Alliance can be regarded as having captured the Black Wing Lair in Black Rock Mountain, driving away the Black Dragon Prince who is inseparable from the other side!

"Forget it, what you said makes some sense, then don't think about those troublesome things!"

"It's been so long, and now, how are they talking about it? Is there any effective way to deal with the affairs of the Brotherhood of New Difia? ”

Even as a king, there are some things that Varian can't do as he wants! Just like now, a series of things have happened, one is more difficult than the other, and if he handles it casually, it may cause a big mess!

This is like the matter of the New Defia Brotherhood, if he is allowed to deal with it by himself, it must be without saying a word, leading the army, killing the western wilderness, and killing or arresting all the rebels who are about to rebel, and then, at least for several years of internal peace for the Stormwind Kingdom?

Although this method may not seem like a good idea, it is the best solution at hand! But...... Last night, when he said it, he was fiercely rejected by a group of generals and parliamentarians......

That's because, now most of the main army of the Stormwind Kingdom has gone to the outer regions and the Northern Expedition in the north, if the few remaining troops in Stormwind City are mobilized to the western wilderness, it may not be useful to send fewer people, and it is estimated that it will not be enough for the Defiya Brothers to kill! And if you send most of Stormwind's elite troops, who will defend the city when the time comes? And who will protect the property and personal safety of Stormwind and the nobles?!

Although they all support Varian, His Majesty, it does not mean that they are willing to put their property, their families, and the capital of the kingdom in danger!

You know, once there is a problem with Stormwind's city defense forces, maybe some hostile forces or those from the Flame Alliance in the north will send some elite troops over at a risk, even if they can't completely occupy it, they will at least be able to destroy Stormwind City, right?

Moreover, the Flame Alliance is not the only force that wants to fight Stormwind City!

Those remnants of the Blackstone Orcs who were driven away from Blackstone Mountain by their Stormwind Kingdom, those two terrible black dragons, those goblins and even all kinds of pirates, etc., once they find that Stormwind City's defenses are insufficient and there are loopholes, those guys who see the money will definitely pounce on them and bite viciously like sharks that smell blood?

Therefore, before the Northern Expedition or the return of the armies of the Outlands, no one can move the forces of Stormwind City!

"Humph! What can they do with their group of timid aristocrats? ”

"You may not know, about Vanessa Van Cleef and New Defia, I just listened to it for a while, and their basic plan of handling is to let that old paladin Grian Stallman and the other party's Western People's Army deal with it, at most, Stormwind City will provide some weapons and equipment and military instructors, as for money and food, they will not even give out a copper coin or a grain of grain!"

Thinking of the greedy and miserly nobles and members of the council, Bolval shrugged helplessly, and then stood beside Varian, side by side, silently looking out the window.

Now, on the eastern horizon, a red light gradually brightened up, illuminating half of the sky red...... Apparently, they had managed to grind here for half a night, and now, a new day was finally about to begin.

"According to what they discussed, we don't have to do anything now...... If that old paladin can defeat or fend off the Brotherhood of Defia, that's for the best! You know, when we come back, those rebels will definitely not be in a bad climate! ”

"And I'm more worried about ...... How many people from the Flame Alliance are involved? That Flame Queen, is she really back...... And why is she in the Wild West? ”

"Obviously, a powerful demigod mage is extremely terrifying for our deterrent!"

"In fact, if I can confirm that the other party has really reappeared and is in the Western Wilderness, then I am inclined to protect myself first, and I can't just send the few remaining troops in Stormwind City."

The thought of the mighty Flame Queen mingling with Vanessa Van Cleeff and the Defia Brotherhood gave Bolval a headache...... Now that the other side has troops, as well as the combat power of the super high-rise, this battle is really impossible to fight!

If he really let Bolval lead all the elite of Stormwind to the Wild West, against a powerful mage and a rabble, he felt that his chances of victory might not be too high.

Looking at the current warriors or mages in Stormwind City, they couldn't even help the black dragon at the beginning, but let the other party wreak havoc and then calmly escaped...... And now, a demigod mage whose strength may be stronger than that of the Black Dragon Princess, what can he Boval do?

Therefore, he felt that the best choice now was to withdraw the army, and he must first settle down inside! But if that's the case, will the Northern Expedition, which is about to be won, still have to be fought? The affairs of the Outlands, the large territories occupied and the Burning Legion will continue to resist?

"Hah! Bolval, this is not like you! ”

"That demigod mage who looks like a little girl, maybe she's really powerful, I'll admit it! However, it has been proven that no matter how powerful a being is, it can be killed! ”

"Think of that Cenarius, the wilderness god and jungle demigod of the Night Elves, wasn't he hacked to death by the orc swordmaster's axe? And look at the even more powerful, the polluter of the Burning Legion, Akmund, who was also defeated and killed by our coalition forces on Mount Hyjal? ”

"So, Berval, you have to relax, the left and right are just a demigod mage, at most it is a little difficult, there will be no big problem!"

Patting Bolval's solid shoulder, Varian himself laughed first. Because, it was supposed to be the other party who wanted to comfort himself, but now, why has it become himself to persuade the other party?

"By the way, the war in the north...... Are they still unwilling to retire now? ”

Like Boval's wishes, now that there is a problem within the Stormwind Kingdom, and the reappearance of a certain queen of the Flame Kingdom, Varian himself is more inclined to end the war in the north as soon as possible, maintain the current pattern for the time being, accept it when it is good, and wait for the situation to clear before making other plans?

"You want to quit the army...... I'm afraid it's hard! ”

"As you know, although the Night Elves have to guard against the tribe now, they have not sent more troops to the Northern Expedition...... But the new Draenei who have joined our alliance have already sent a powerful Naru like the god of light and a large number of paladins and priests, and the strong military force is enough for our Northern Expeditionary Army to break down the defenses of those Silver Hand Paladins! ”

"At this time, presumably their spaceship should have landed on the front line of Nanhai Town, right?"

"So...... Your Majesty, think about it, seeing that an entire continent is about to be acquired, and such a big benefit, do you think those nobles will choose to stop at this time? ”

Smiling at the red sun rising in the distance, Bowval cheerfully quipped to his Majesty the King and friend Varian.

Victory was about to come, and a whole piece of the former Lordaeron continent, so many unclaimed lands, minerals, and all kinds of other huge interests were in front of him, and even he Bovar couldn't help but be a little tempted, let alone the group of nobles who proposed it.

And this is also the reason why those guys of them are desperately trying to sit back and watch things in the western wilderness deteriorate further, and they must also take the north first!

"Alas......"

"I always felt like it wasn't going to go too well...... And, those Naru, those living beings like the Divine Light, they appear in our alliance, I always feel ...... This doesn't seem like a good thing! ”

That's right, Varian is a little scared of the Naru now!

Think of them as human beings, almost all of whom believe in the Light...... So the question arises: what if one day, those Naru let the people of the Stormwind Kingdom do something that disobeys the king's orders?

With the appearance of a living Light Divine Creature in a kingdom with a belief in the Light, Varian couldn't imagine what a challenge it would be to the kingship of the Stormwind Kingdom!

It may not have much of an impact in the short term, but what about decades, centuries from now? When the time comes, who should the Stormwind Kingdom listen to?

At that time, those Naru want to slowly empty the royal power of a country, it is simply not too easy! He knew that among those Draenei, it seemed that with the exception of the Draenei prophet who looked like a demon, and the spokesperson Veron, it should be Naru who had the final say......

It's a terrible thing! Anyway, Varian hasn't found a proper response until now.

"Haha! Varian...... You're finally a little more mature! It seems that those days when you were a gladiator still had a great impact on you! ”

"If only you could think of that! However, I can't give you much advice either...... Know that in this world of Azeroth, we cannot do without the Light, and we need the Light to help us resist evil and defeat those powerful enemies! However, the balance between divine power and royal power is a philosophical issue, and you can only slowly understand it yourself and deal with the relationship between the two sides! ”

If it were an ordinary person, he might not dare to say such a thing to the king! However, he Boval Vortagen is not only the Grand Duke of Stormwind, but also the regent of Stormwind Kingdom, and it is fitting that he should say these words! Of course, he can only point to the end, and he can't say too much!

After all, he Boval not only believes in the Light, but is also a glorious paladin who uses the power of the Light, and if he is allowed to speak ill of those Naru people behind his back, which is really contrary to his beliefs, then does he still want the Light, or does he want to be a paladin?

And if you think about it carefully, the current Prince Anduin is not only learning the way of warriors, but also learning the way of holy light, and those Naru ......

Well, this is a very serious and serious issue, and he can't think about it anymore!

"I will......"

Varian's eyes flickered for a moment, then he began to nod and groan.

Compared to the paladin Grand Duke Berval, he Varian is a warrior, and he doesn't have as many scruples about the church and the Holy Light as the other party! It's just that the Light is of great use to him, whether it's to calm people's hearts, to maintain stability, or to the power of those paladins and priests, he needs ......

Anyway, this matter can't be sorted out in a short period of time! At most, his attitude should be resolute in the future, and he will not let those nasty Naru creatures set foot on the land of the Storm Kingdom! If they preach or gather believers out there or demagogue, it doesn't matter to him Varian, as long as they don't come to the Stormwind Kingdom to be an eyesore!

"Now that's all that's left for the future: the matter of Madias Shore, is there a suitable successor to MI7?"

MI7 is important to the Kingdom of Stormwind, and to him as King Varian! It was their eyes and their outstretched blades, and this time, being able to send back so much important information in time also proves the necessity of its existence!

Although the death of Madias Shore made Varian a little sad, there are still some things that need to be done, and MI7 must not be paralyzed, let alone collapsed! They must find a reliable and capable person to take over in a timely manner, and the sooner the better.

"Of course, I've just received the news that last night a brilliant candidate came forward and took over MI7! Your Majesty, why don't you guess...... Who will it be? ”

Originally, Bolval was also very worried about the matter of MI7, and planned to let the king send his own people to take over as soon as possible. However, after a message from one of his subordinates, he was finally completely relieved, so he was now in the mood to play a game of guessing with the king.

“……”

However, after not sleeping all night, and being entangled in all kinds of troubles, Varian was not interested in playing such a dumb riddle with the other party, so he looked directly at the Grand Duke next to him, hoping that the other party would not waste time in such a place again.

"Okay...... The person who took over was Pasonia Shore! ”

Seeing the majesty and impatient gaze of His Majesty the King, Bowal could only speak directly and uninterestingly about the new leader of MI7. Now, there is no one more reassuring to him than this man taking over MI7, and at the same time, it can also ensure that there will be no problems in this agency due to temporary changes.

"Pasonia Shore......"

"She's ...... Wait a minute! It's her? But...... She's so old, how can she still be? ”

As soon as he heard that the successor was a member of the Shore family, Varian was faintly dissatisfied in his heart! At that moment, he even thought that the other party was a junior of the Madias family! Just now, he even thought about whether to find a reason to remove the other party, after all, MI7, an important institution of the Storm Kingdom, has always been in the hands of the Shore family, and that is not a good idea!

However, when he finally understood the meaning of the name Pasonia, he turned his head in astonishment to look at the Grand Duke Boval, who had a look of course for granted.

"That's right! That's her, she's back now! Your Majesty, don't you think that in order to avenge her grandson, she will definitely work harder and more suitable than ordinary people? ”

The founder of MI7 has taken over MI7 again, so that neither the agents in the organization nor the upper echelons of their kingdoms will have too many opinions! No matter how you look at it, at this critical time in front of you, there really is no better than her.

If you want to remove, get through the current difficulties first, and wait for everything to settle down before you can change it!

"But, she's old now......"

After a moment of silent calculation, Varian still felt that the other party's age might not be suitable for this position. They are all so old, and they still let the family return to the head of MI7, so that people who don't know the situation can see it, and they think that their Storm Kingdom is no longer available!

"Your Majesty, please believe me! It's true that Pasonia is a little old, but if she's going to assassinate me, maybe ...... I'll never be able to sleep all night! ”

Azeroth is a magical world, and for the powerful, as long as their strength does not slip, age does not matter! Perhaps, there is a way for Pasonia to live to be a hundred or two hundred years old?

"Won't you...... She's really that powerful?! ”

"Believe me, Your Majesty...... She's only going to be more powerful than you think!! ”

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"Sister Lana, I don't understand......"

"Why does Her Majesty still look like that eight-year-old child? And let me call her my sister with a serious face...... It's really disobedient, it's so embarrassing......"

Early in the morning, in the Dumont Wilderness, at the Brotherhood of Defia's secret valley farm estate, Vanessa Van Cleef was lying on a wooden table in the courtyard with her chin propped up.

And now, Her Majesty Queen Anne of their Flame Alliance is no longer here!

Her Majesty Queen Anne, after meeting with Vanessa and staying here for the night, hurriedly teleported back to the north early this morning, leaving only the indentured arcane archmage Kom to help her Vanessa and try to cause a little more trouble for the Stormwind Kingdom here in the Western Wilderness.

"Alright, little Vanessa......"

"Anyway, Her Majesty Queen Anne has gone back now, so you don't have to worry about these little things anymore! After all, when Her Majesty met you, you were still a dirty little bit! ”

Lana couldn't help but laugh when she heard that the little guy who had been brought back by Her Majesty was now a big girl.

She still remembers the events of that year, it was she, Her Majesty's maid, who bathed the other party! At that time, this little Vanessa, who looked thin and weak, was almost skinny, which was really pitiful!

"I'm really worried about the north right now, and I don't know what's going on......

"You know, the archmage Comber said: Those draenei who look like demons seem to have sent a large number of powerful paladins and priests, plus a pure light creature like a god to participate in the battle against our Flame Alliance, if the battle situation is not good, then we will really be homeless!"

That's right, it was because a certain archmage confessed all the information, and after he sold all the military secrets of the Stormwind Kingdom, Anne only stayed with Vanessa and them for one night here in this small farm, and after a few addictions to let little Vanessa, who was taller than herself, honestly call herself a few sisters, she hurriedly teleported back to the Lordaeron continent in the north in the early morning of the next day.

Because, a certain Queen is actually very worried herself, and she is also afraid that her own city of flames will be taken over by the enemy!

Therefore, except for Vanessa, Lana, Lana's brother-in-law Pete, and a certain archmage who had to succumb to power, they still don't have many reliable helpers here in the western wilderness.

"Then we'll have to work harder! According to Her Majesty's date of departure, I think in three or five days at most those damned goblin fleets will be on the western coast. Then, when our army is ready, let's set off and go straight to the entire Western Wilderness! ”

"Then, go north directly to attack Stormwind City! If you have the chance, bombard or burn it! By that time, I am sure, their army will be withdrawn from the north! ”

Vanessa suddenly stood up, waving her fists and yelling confidently! She believes that with her current strength, she can definitely do this!

Because now, in addition to two powerful mages and a useless warrior commander, she is about to welcome a horde of goblin pirates, plus two Alliance captives who have escaped from the Outlands and a powerful orc shaman?

Now that Vanessa has figured it out, when the time comes, she'll let the orcs take the lead, join them in killing the old paladin Grian, who was in the way, and trumpet the fact that the orc shaman was helping in her army!

At that time, when their Stormwind Kingdom knew that a high-ranking orc had actually teamed up with the Flame Alliance to attack the Western Wilderness, and they were going to attack Stormwind City together, their expressions must be very exciting, right?

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PS: The world of Azeroth is estimated to be the same or longer than S.H.I.E.L.D., after all, I want to return to Azeroth again, and I can finish writing it if I want to, at least until Sargeras can't hold it and forcibly insert it into the planet...... The number of words may be a bit long, I want to write in detail, don't say I'm water~

My Shadow Bear plays with fire and doesn't like water. ◕ᴗ◕｡

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