The stars are dotted and the moonlight is like water, just like the night scene of this starry sky.

The atmosphere of Northrend has not been polluted by any industrial civilization, and it still maintains the original appearance of the planet's high-latitude polar continent for thousands of years. From the ground, the pure night sky resembles a soft carpet of black goose down, and the bright stars shine like polished diamonds.

Through the starlight and moonlight between heaven and earth, even if it is late at night, the scenery on the earth is faintly visible. Under the cold wind, the floating spiritual tower remained motionless, and this noisy and cold fortress of natural disasters in the white sky was now also in a rare calm.

At this time, the vast majority of the legions of the dead also fell into a deep sleep, naturally it was not a physiological need, just to avoid unnecessary consumption, and the physical damage caused by the sword in Bai Yueli also required the evil power building to extract the magic power of the death caste from the void for nourishment and repair.

But this does not mean that the evil that occupies this land at this time is full of loopholes, on the contrary, after getting rid of the mana needs of the cursed cultists, these dozens of psychic towers have entered a state of full activation, turning into a large circle covering 100 meters with a magical network that is difficult to see with the naked eye.

This kind of defense system, called the "Ring of Cold Silence", once an intruder takes a step, it will immediately inspire dozens of layers of superimposed corrosive aura to blast together, even the heroes and powerhouses of this world must retreat in the face of this massive impact of pure negative energy superposition.

Moreover, with the consistent cold and ruthless style of the Scourge Legion, the order of this layer of turret is the real meaning of "no distinction between friend and foe", even if they are also undead creatures, they can only blame themselves for having eyes and not being killed when they step into it without permission, and their corpses will naturally be rebuilt, flesh and blood will be hated, and white bones will be turned into skeletons, make full use of them, and never waste them.

But...... This kind of intelligent system built with mana is powerful, but after all, it is composed of the arcane ring of the "Azeroth" world alone, which is enough to deal with the natives of the original plane, but it is slightly insufficient for the reincarnation who travels back and forth from the infinite plane and witnesses the rise of the demon god and the collapse of the planet, even if it is a rookie who is adventuring for the first time.

The most obvious example is what happens if an active entity that is neither a "living being" nor a "deceased" enters this detection circle with "magic" and "life force" as signals?

A swift and light figure gave the answer, in the vast night, this night walker who vaguely revealed the figure of a female surname, cruising forward like a walk and playing, allowing the surrounding three-foot floating dead buildings to investigate, but it did not enter the sea like water, and did not stir up a little and a half waves.

The corpse is not a life, and this is clear to Rorschach since he placed it in the space container. The "life" here, even the "undead" and "negative lifeforms" such as natural disasters are also included, and the corpse is smiling, seemingly full of feelings, but in the final analysis, it is just a simulation of the core of the spell in the body for the memory of life, in essence, her every move is more similar to the intelligent robot of logical judgment, rather than a magical creation driven by a resentful remnant soul such as a zombie.

(The original goods in the original comic "Corpse Queen" naturally belong to "mutant corpses with hearts and intelligent feelings", but what appeared this time is only the mutant after the second transformation of the reincarnation.) ）

If it were the world of Azeroth ten years later, Rorschach would not dare to make such a move anyway, but at this time, the undead scourge was in its infancy, and it had not yet had time to absorb the wisdom of the major races. Moreover, after all, Nao Zu was born as a shaman of the primitive civilization of the Argus planet, and even if he lived and died several times, it was impossible to change his thinking habits, and his cognition of the technological creations of dwarfs and goblins also stayed at the "human-driven tanks, airplanes" and other human-driven machines that were different from the arcane.

However, when Arthas incarnated as a death knight swept across the continent, countless genius scholars joined the Scourge camp as deceased, and at that time, the Scourge Legion absorbed the forging runes of the dwarves, the technological civilization of the gnomes, the bomb technology of the goblins, and even the arcane crystals accumulated by Kenrito for thousands of years, and developed to an unimaginable peak. Its well-established defense system covers almost all technological magic powers, and if this trick is used, the corpse will basically be discovered as soon as it appears, and then captured and killed.

"Only civilization can fight civilization", the Lich King, who has not yet realized this, gave Rorschach a chance to take advantage of.

This is the only way for him to struggle to survive.

Silent all the way, without the drag of the weak Rorschach, he completely let go of his ability, the agility of the muscles is several times that of the ordinary corpse, and the speed is even faster than the galloping horse that gallops with all his might. Rushing westward, crossing mountains and mountains, crossing rivers and streams, it was even more like walking on flat ground, which lasted only more than half an hour, and then stopped in front of a brightly lit camp.

It is said that the lights are bright, but in fact, most of the entire camp that has been set up together has fallen into darkness, but on all sides, it is divided into twelve horizontal and vertical lines along the edge of the inner camp, revealing a little fire, apparently to guard against the night watchmen of the night attack. The brightest of them all was the spacious tent in the center, which was spread through the curtain by a rare and soft light, and with the extraordinary eyesight of the corpse, several swaying figures were clearly visible under the light.

The long-haired black beauty with a slender body stood at the entrance of the camp for a while, and then she heard a "click", and a gap was opened in the simple rough wooden fence, and the two soldiers guarding the door poked their heads out, and immediately showed a look of awe, and politely invited them in.

They didn't know who the pale woman in black in front of them was, but there had always been respect for force in the barracks, and the night before yesterday, this woman broke into the camp alone and easily knocked down the weapons of several elite night watchmen, revealing her amazing swordsmanship and wrist strength. Later, he even suppressed the joint efforts of the two captains, and finally alarmed His Royal Highness the Prince, so that he was invited in, and the corpse concubine's extraordinary performance has inadvertently made these guys have the illusion of a "neutral hero".

When the corpse girl lifted the tent and stepped into the inner camp, the young crown prince named "Arthas" had been waiting for a long time, different from the heroic and murderous military Kai in Bai Yuli, now this tough young man who crossed the ocean to crusade against the demon king, let his blond hair scatter a shawl, wearing a white robe and inner armor, if you don't look at the beard and slightly haggard look, it makes people have a leisurely and luxurious intimidating popularity at first glance.

Seeing the guests arrive as promised, the prince nodded, his expression was gentle, and he pointed to the dozens of small wooden boxes placed in the corners of the tent and said, "I have prepared what you requested...... Next, it's time to show your true sincerity. ”

Ji Yanran shook her head, and said euphemistically in a sweet voice: "I'm sorry...... His Royal Highness the Prince, my master, seems to be showing signs of being discovered, and this evening he has suddenly been entangled, and I am afraid that he will not be able to act according to his plan until tomorrow night. ”

"Oh?"

Arthas's face was calm, and he couldn't see the look of joy and anger, and after thinking for a while, he took out a triangular glass bottle full of red liquid from the dark compartment in the table, handed it over, and then continued: "In that case...... You don't seem to be very safe, do you...... You bring these things with you first, bring this thing. Drink it, and even if the so-called lich does it himself, it will surely last some time, and I will naturally rush to rescue you when the time comes. ”

"The premise is...... If you're really on my side. With that, he continued to silently flip through the letter in his hand and said no more.

After taking the potion, and then putting the dozens of wooden boxes into the prepared purple packets, the corpse girl was not in a hurry to leave, and looked at the prince who was busy reading the letters at the table, and suddenly said:

"Actually...... My host would like to ask you a question on my behalf. ”

"What?"

"My master has heard of your deeds and has been your admirer." At this point, Arthas's brows raised inadvertently, obviously already a little concerned, and the corpse girl continued with a calm face.

"He asked me if you ever regretted the decision Stratholme had made?"

There was a crisp sound of "pop-", which was the sound of the pen in his hand being broken in half. Under the shaky candlelight, the palm of the hand with the steel finger guard slowly rubbed, subconsciously clenched into a fist, but gently placed it on the table.

"Regrets?" He didn't seem to hear clearly, and muttered something in a low voice.

At that moment, the light seemed to suddenly dim.

The candlelight shone on Arthas's body, revealing the faint silhouette of shadows on the side, and he unconsciously looked up from the darkness to a pair of azure eyes. The atmosphere was heavy for a moment, but after a while, Arthas, who had been poked in the sad past, did not expect to be furious, only holding his chin and looking erratic, as if he had fallen into that nightmarish memory of the past.

This question was a question that arose when Rorschach traveled through the world of Azeroth as a passer-by, witnessing the life of this legendary hero with mixed reputations and complexity.

Stratholme is probably a scar in the heart of Alsace, and indeed the entire royal family of Lordaeron, that will never heal.

It was the first time that the Scourge of the Dead showed its madness and horror in front of the world. At the end of that year, after a conspiracy to infiltrate and plot, the Cursed Cult distributed plague-infused food to the people of the city in the name of the royal family before the New Year's festival, in an attempt to infect the entire city's inhabitants with the inexplicable plague of the Scourge, thus setting off a zombie frenzy of the Scourge's Legion in the Eastern Kingdom.

This magical version of Resident Evil, in the final stage, was only shocked by the hoodwinned royal family of Lordaeron.

And the first person to arrive in high office was Arthas, who was the crown prince of Lordaeron at the time. Faced with 25,000 people who were loyal to him but plagued by the plague, he ignored the dissuasion of his lover Gianna, and did not hesitate to cooperate with his half-father, half-teacher mentor Urien. The Lightbringer breaks with Pain, making the most important decision of his life, and begins a "killing race" against the mastermind behind the scenes, the Dreadlord.

To put it simply, it is to take the first step to end the lives of the inhabitants before the demons activate the plague in their bodies.

At this point, whether it was the Holy Light of Faith used to deal with evil, or the swordsmanship and martial arts of assiduously practicing to defend the people, or the war hammer "Holy Light Revenge" forged by the blessing of the people of Lordaeron, and even spread to the army, the dwarven steam tanks and musketeers were also dispatched one after another, and Arthas slaughtered all the way, with a hammer, a holy light, a sword, and a fist, and turned himself into a murder weapon for slaughtering the city in guilt and hatred, and soaked the entire city in a pool of blood in the twilight.

Stratholme, the symbol of peace and light in the kingdom of mankind, turned into blood-colored ruins, where more than 20,000 civilians died, and monstrous resentment turned into dark clouds that forever covered the sky of the city, and never a ray of sunshine ever fell on this land, and Arthas himself was infamous for eternity.

However, all this can be completely avoided.

As long as Arthas obeys the wishes of his mentor and his girlfriend, he sits idly by and compromises with the Scourge Legion for the time being, and sits back and watches the entire city become a scourge before sending an army to exterminate it. Although this will inevitably cause the army to face the mutated dead and suffer heavy casualties, and there is even a danger that the plague will spread to the entire Eastern Continent Kingdom.

It may seem like a loss-making deal, but from a cold political point of view, it's a bargain. The merit of destroying a zombie-infested city, even if it fails, is enough to redeem all reputational damage once it is used as an excuse for politicians; And the slaughter of the people of a city, even the living who must die, is a sin that cannot be reversed, no matter how much hardship it takes.

stubbornly moving forward, the thousands of people pointed out and the rebellion of the relatives.

Take a step back, the harm is endless, but the glory is still there.

He...... Have you ever regretted it?

In the game, Alsace's psychology can be glimpsed even a few words, but it is always foggy and difficult to understand. Now that Rorschach has been able to enter this fantasy world for himself, and to share the blue sky with this legendary hero, he did wonder what the prince really thought before he thought that Arthas would face his dark fate in a few moments.

After a moment, Arthas's eyes closed slightly, and he suddenly came to his senses. He looked at the corpse who was waiting for an answer, and was about to avoid answering this question of not knowing whether he was friend or foe, but suddenly, he felt as if he had returned to that time...... After everyone had left themselves, he stood alone in the rancid battlements, looking around but there was nothing but the empty afternoon in his heart.

For some reason, he felt that the unfamiliar female face under the candlelight seemed to be immersed in mist, as if it had vaguely turned into the blonde face that haunted him.

…… Jaina...... She didn't say a word, but she probably wanted to know...... If you were to go back in time, would you take a step back and choose to take her hand and turn away together?

"Regrets?" In the eyes of the corpse Ji Yanran, the man he saw suddenly chuckled, but his face was as cold as a marble sculpture, and he just said indifferently:

"Ridiculous...... I am Crown Prince Lordaeron and my decision ...... How is it possible that everything that has been done for the people of the kingdom is regretted? ”

childhood sweethearts, who promise to be with each other for a lifetime, can be afraid of the subsequent world's remarks and retreat sadly; Even a mentor who is close to his father and brother can choose to be a saint for the rest of his life and escape from the distance, but Alsace cannot. He is the only crown prince of Lordaeron, even if he is young and immature, he can only force himself to make a decision in hesitation, even if there is only one person left, he stubbornly gritted his teeth and stepped forward, with nowhere to retreat and refused to turn back.

Even if he sacrifices all his reputation and achievements, even if everyone accumulates money and ruins, he must face it persistently. This is Alsace, the archetypal character born from the fairytale world "The Perfect Prince", who will never be able to become a cold-blooded full-fledged politician who plays with people's hearts and lives until he understands the deepest filth of the world.

This is a bit of the glory of the royal family of Minethir, called "Alsace. Minethiel's glorious innocence.

It is the prince's decisive answer, which has never changed.

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ps：

In fact, from a certain point of view, Alsace's life is probably a process of wrestling between the "fairy tale prince" and the "turbid world".

Although some people say that this image and experience are borrowed from Anakin Skywalker from "Star Wars", I personally feel that the beginning of the character of Arthas is actually a shadow of the "Prince Charming" of the "Grimm's Fairy Tales" series.

It's just that he went to the wrong set and rode a white horse instead of reaching the fairy tale world, but distorted to another path.

The pure and benevolent prince can't understand Chengren's orientation of measuring human life by value, so he often acts simply and directly "save", but in reality, it is impossible to be as witty and beautiful as all the children's dramas, and the prince cannot have the power to save everything like in fairy tales, but can only be knocked down or fallen again and again, so the development of the story is also completely different from children's fantasies.

What's the difference? Blizzard, on the other hand, probably collided the "protagonist of the fairy tale" with the "complex reality of the philistine", thus designing a tragic "reverse fairy tale".

How so?

Prince Charming, who was supposed to "save everything", mockingly became the one who needed to be saved the most.

In the twisted fairy tales when he grows up, the princess of the philistine will kill and decisively choose to abandon (Gianna) in the crisis, and there will always be an old grandfather life mentor (Uther) who guides the way, but he is even more pedantic and almost cowardly, because he cherishes his feathers, but drags his steps and makes it difficult for him.

Even in the end, as the most common "Prince's Revenge" used in fairy tales to achieve a great reversal, this only attempt to redeem the script no longer ends with the fall of the evil dragon, but ends with complete failure.

From beginning to end, with the fall of the prince, everyone gets what they want, the princess gains political fame and maturity, the knight mentor becomes an eternal saint even if he dies, and even if he is a villain, he is proud to have completed his plan. And the prince, who worked hard, became the only one to be played, like a clown, ridiculous to the point of cruelty.

And then...... Since the prince realized that he could not be as simple as in the past, but he refused to be in the company of those degenerate princesses and mentors, he also degenerated into a demon king.

Other words...... Even in the end, the child's eyes are always black and white, and he will never be reduced to the edge of gray, so he would rather choose to destroy everything and be reborn than be willing to rot in "indifference".

Or rather...... Every demon king is actually a prince who has grown up after the guarantee period.

Arthas, you are such a child who does not remember your last name......

What a ridiculous story.

So...... Black is not scary. The terrible thing is that my heart is stained with dust.

Hey, it was supposed to be good to kill without personal feelings, well, just to commemorate the memories of Yamaguchiyama back then, forgive a certain bear once, and don't talk about these in the future.

In the next two chapters, the protagonist will probably get the first ability.

And most importantly...... In the upcoming plot, in order to survive, the protagonist will probably have to choose one of the chastity and the festival......

Eh, it looks like I'm going to go to those intimate forums to learn some lessons. (laughs)

Bear never jokes, at least, the heavyweight profile never lies. ）