Facing the scorching gazes, Xue Huan, who had a strong psychological quality, did not show any abnormality on his face, he cleared his throat: "Actually, I don't know much about this plague incident, but when my troops passed through Andohar, I saw a necromancer who was covered in black gas, and it was precisely because of this that I reported this mysterious information to the king and let him decide." ”

Xue Huan's words made everyone's brows furrow deeply, the power of a necromancer is very clear to everyone, even if the enemy's strength is not too strong, but I'm afraid it is not so easy to deal with.

"Sir Odririca is right. ”

Gianna nodded, and she said as she skillfully turned over and rode on a knight's horse, "Although I don't know exactly what is going on, this is why my teacher, Antonidas, sent me. The plague has alarmed the upper echelons of Dalaran, and we must carefully investigate all the towns and villages near King's Road and ask the villagers for useful information. It's likely that they haven't been infected yet, after all, it's a local outbreak at best. ”

Gianna sighed, thinking of the solemn expression of her teacher at that time, she had a hunch that this sudden outbreak of the plague might not be so simple.

As for Gianna's thoughts, I am afraid that no one in the audience could understand it better than Arthas, and he heard the doubts in Gianna's voice. At the same time, the prince knew that if Antonidas felt that the matter was insignificant, he would not send his most valued student to investigate the matter, and his father would not entrust him with a thorough investigation of Andohar.

After everyone had mounted their horses, Arthas gave the order and led a large army to continue their march towards Andohar. This time, however, their speed slowed down, as there were more fleeing people in front of them, and Arthas had to force his cavalry to keep an eye on the victims.

Looking at the ragged and thin-skinned victims along the way, Alsace, as the crown prince, was heartbroken.

He was eager to rush to the small town of Andorhar to cut off the source of the plague and save the suffering people from it, even though it was unrealistic.

Arthas, who was riding on his horse, was thoughtful, and suddenly thought of something, and the prince turned his head and said to Gianna beside him with a strange expression: "I don't know if this matter is useful for the plague event, but I am sure you must have heard about the escape from the Dunhold asylum. ”

"You mean the orcs?"

Gianna nodded solemnly, in fact, the news had already reached the higher-ups of Dalaran as early as she set off for Lordaeron.

"The orcs had languished for a long time, but recently they had reawakened and breached Dunhold Prison and fled to the Alterac Valley to hide. You know it's a place that stretches for thousands of miles, and we at the Kenrito Council have limited manpower, so we don't have any way to deal with it. ”

Gianna didn't want to explore the established facts, but Arthas didn't, and the prince eagerly urged his crotch horse to speed forward, and said, "Those orcs are probably related to this plague event. My father sent me and Ser Uther and me to help defend Stannbrad, and when we got there, the orcs had already begun to kidnap the villagers for the study of evil magic, and we chased them into the camp to destroy them, but it was too late, there were already three villagers... It was used for sacrifice. ”

Hearing this, Gianna's eyes widened in disbelief: "You and my teacher think the same thing, he has always believed that this plague is the product of magic, and the news that the orcs have restored their demonic faith is really sad, but more importantly, perhaps, this is just a few clans." ”

Sighing, Arthas had to admit that Gianna was telling the truth.

In the Orc War that year, in addition to the 800 captured orc warriors, I don't know how many orc remnants lurked in the Alterac Valley, this exaggerated number simply made Arthas dare not think deeply.

Unlike Gianna's surprise, Xue Huan, who had always been behind Arthas, silently captured the news with an expressionless face.

A group of fugitive bloodthirsty orcs, if they can be used, can become the sharpest weapon - just as Arthas and the others set out to investigate the plague, Xue Huan has already begun to think about how to get Kel'thugad into contact and use those orcs.

didn't notice Xue Huan's abnormality at all, and Alsace in front of him said with a firm look in his eyes: "You're right, Gianna." We can no longer afford to take such a risk at such a critical time. If we are attacked, my men will kill these monsters, and this order will be in effect for a long time. ”

For a moment, Arthas's mind went back to months ago, when he and Uther were stationed in Stannbrad to deal with the troubles caused by the Blackstone Orcs.

He remembered that Uther had insisted on accepting the surrender of the orcs despite his own dissuasion, and that the enemy leader had replied neatly - they had killed the two men whom Uther had sent out for peace talks, and tied their decapitated corpses to their horses, so that their horses had brought back this silent and savage message.

The contempt made Arthas furious, even with Uther.

"I'm going to rush in and kill all these beasts. ”

He vaguely remembered his angry shouts, his bright eyes blood-red, the golden hammer in his hand clucking. Had it not been for Uther shaking his head and tugging at his arm, he would have rushed in.

"Remember, Alsace. ”

Uther said this, his voice calm, "We are paladins, and we cannot be blinded by revenge, and if we allow our anger to turn into bloodthirsty, then we will become no different from orcs." ”

This calmed the anger of Alsace...

Even though the prince was not truly obedient, Arthas gritted his teeth in the face of his mentor, watching his horse, frightened by the killing of his rider, being led away.

Uther's words were full of wisdom, but Arthas felt that he had failed the two horsemen who had gone to the peace talks, and although he was temporarily obedient, a seed of doubt was planted in his heart.

Before dusk, the large army camped in a small clearing on the side of the road, and they had to take advantage of this time to recuperate, because tomorrow was the real battle.

There was no moonlight in the dark sky, only the stars flickering.

Gianna, a magician, dramatically lit fireflies with magic, and the warriors opened the baggage they had brought with them and took out the bread and drinks that had been prepared inside. They leaned against the rabbit on the fire fork, arranged the fruit neatly, and talked loudly.

After a brief dinner, Xue Huan quietly walked away from the crowd, he sat on the hillside, looked up at the starry sky with a weed in his mouth, and planned his next plan in his mind.

Until now, whether it was to dispel Galia's doubts or to design Alsace and Farrar away from the Lordaeron Center, it was all moving towards his plan.

Unbelievably smooth...

Then the next thing is much simpler.

Xue Huan thought alone, not noticing the person behind him.

Arthas sat down beside him with a glass of wine, and in the tense atmosphere of this moment, he was still wearing a sturdy armor even in the middle of the night. The prince stretched his long legs and found a comfortable place to sit next to Xue Huan.

"What are you thinking, Sir Odrica?" said Arthas, chuckling.

"Nope. ”

Xue Huan, who came back to his senses, smiled faintly, not showing the slightest panic because of the arrival of Arthas, he spit out the weeds in his mouth to the side, and said perfunctorily: "I think of my hometown, and I also think of those clansmen who once fought side by side with me. ”

"Oh?"

Surprised, Arthas shook the wine in his glass and drank it down. Then, he wiped his lips with his wrist armor and said with a smile, "Alterac, before Perinord betrayed it, it must have been a sacred and beautiful land." ”

"It's... Oh, yes. ”

Xue Huan was originally talking nonsense, but in the face of Alsace's inquiry at this moment, he had no choice but to curse secretly, and then pretended to shake his head and sigh: "It was originally a holy land, although it was snowy all year round, and it had to endure some animal infestations from the Alterac Mountains from time to time, but after all, it was the former hometown, and it was always with deep nostalgia." ”

The acting is realistic, and the rhetoric is also very infectious.

I have to admit that although Xue Huan is usually a foolish person, he is also very lazy, and he is more timid and afraid of things, but once he does things seriously, or his life is forced to a dead end, then all the potential in his body will also be stimulated.

And it was precisely because of this that Nao Zu chose him to be the best executor of this plan.

At this moment, Alsace was actually infected by Xue Huan's emotions, he put the cup in his hand aside, raised his blue eyes, and looked at Xue Huan,

"Yes, we fought bloodily to defend our homeland, driving those hateful invaders out of Lordaeron. For this, we also sacrificed many good fighters, but for the sake of victory, it was all worth it. ”

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Arthas's words changed sharply, and he asked with a smile: "By the way, Sir Odrica, have you ever respected or regretted anyone in your life?"

Looking at Alsace's sincere and clear eyes, Xue Huan didn't know how to answer for a while...

(End of chapter)