Chapter 51: Withdrawal from the Alliance
Lordaeron, the kings gathered to discuss the distribution of the fruits of victory and the handling of the filthy orcs, but judging from the sound of quarrels coming from time to time in the main hall, it was clear that the matter was not going well.
Terenus? Minethil, King of Lordaeron, rubbed his brow with some headache, looking at a young man sitting on his right hand side with confusion and confusion.
"Your Highness Kael'thas, if I heard me correctly, you're saying that you High Elves are withdrawing from the Alliance, are you sure you're not kidding?"
Today, the most benevolent ruler of the alliance has been hit too much, Gilneth and Alterac have said that they want to withdraw from the alliance, he really doesn't want to see the strongest allies of the human race, the High Elves, also embark on this path, that is simply a denial of his status as the leader of the alliance and the ruling policy, so the king who once bravely raised the banner of resistance against the orcs showed a rare trace of weakness, and even brought a little pleading tone to the handsome elven prince.
Looking at the somewhat gray Terenus in his hair and revealing the expression of the lonely old man to himself, Mo Wen felt a chill all over his body, not to mention that this expression was a bit true or false, only let a king show such a look, if he didn't handle it well, it would definitely make the High Elves leave a bad impression in the hearts of all human kings, after all, the elves are just foreigners and allies, and they are the same race, and it is inevitable that they will die and be sad.
"Old fox!" Mo Wen scolded in his heart, he barely had to think much about it to know what the purpose of Tyrenus's move was, at this time, in the other party's heart, it was estimated that he wanted to win sympathy through this, and it was naturally best to dispel the elf's intention to withdraw from the alliance. But if it doesn't work, he's Terenus? Minahill. The rulers of the strongest kingdoms of the alliance have made such an expression, and the exit of the elves can only be that the elves themselves are too arrogant. The kings, who were already a little sensitive to the powerful strength of the elves, would definitely subconsciously think that the elves were too arrogant and had no one in their eyes when faced with this situation, and finally turned to the side of the alliance.
Mo Wen groaned for a moment, and was about to say something, but another square-faced king at the long table interjected with a sneer, "Terenus, put away your set, as a king, what you did just now simply disgraced the face of our human race." It's not a natural thing for other elves to quit the alliance, like this kind of alliance of idiots who spend money to support their enemies, only fools will stay here all the time! ”
After saying that, the king also glanced at the surrounding alliance kings with a mocking face, and finally saw that except for King Alterac who responded, the others were silent, so he snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.
None of the people who can run a kingdom are fuel-efficient lamps, because they are dissatisfied with the construction of an orc asylum proposed by Terenus, King Jean of Gilneis? Greymane has just said that he wants to withdraw from the league. At this time, seeing that the elves were also about to withdraw, he naturally rejoiced in his heart, which could not only blow the prestige of Terenus, but also win over the elf allies. This kind of opportunity to fall into the well is rare, but unfortunately except for Alterac who responded, the other kings did not participate. Otherwise, it is not impossible to directly remove Terenus from the position of alliance leader.
And in the face of Jean's provocation, Terenus almost ignored it. just looked at Mo Wen with his eyes, waiting for the other party's reply.
Frankly. Although today's series of things are not under the control of Terenus, it is not beyond his expectations, he knows that the proposal of the orc shelter will be opposed, but he doesn't care much, the Seven Kingdoms of the Human Race, King Jean has a stinky and hard temper, too strong, the proposal of the Tyrenus orc shelter, on the surface, is out of benevolent considerations, but in fact it is his means to control the alliance, after all, the alliance, the alliance, this is an organization established to fight against the orcs, if there are no orcs, What is the need for this alliance to exist, and what reason does his Lordanren have to dominate the movement of the alliance and indirectly dominate the entire human race? It was precisely when Jean saw this that he tore his face and opposed it, even at the expense of withdrawing from the alliance. And Alterac is a small mountain country with a weak national power, and they can't afford the huge expenses of the orc shelter, so they have to oppose it, even if it offends his strongest neighbor. And among the remaining countries, Stormgard has always been neutral, similar to the soy sauce player, and will not offend him, the alliance giant, Dalaran and Kutilas have a lot of money, and they don't care much about the expenses of the asylum, so they naturally won't object, and the remaining king of Stormwind City, Varian, was brought up by him, and he won't resist his will at all, so the threat of Gilneth and Alterac withdrawing from the alliance before was nothing to Tenaris, and their withdrawal was more conducive to Lordaeron to control the situation, It was only the exit of the elves that really surprised him, and it also had a great impact on the alliance, after all, the strength of the elves was completely revealed in the entire second orc war, the huge team of mages, the fierce long-range archers, the new magic knights, and the powerful magic array that destroyed the entire dragon giant, are all awe-inspiring things, Dalaran and Kutilas may not value money, but they definitely care about this powerful ally. When he heard the elves announce their withdrawal, the representatives of the two countries were already shaken, and they looked at him with some displeasure in Tyrenus's eyes, and if they also announced their withdrawal from the alliance because of this, Tyrenus hardly dared to think about what would happen in the end.
Therefore, in the main hall, almost all eyes were focused on Mo Wen's body, waiting for his decision or giving a reason.
Shrouded by the might of several kings, I am afraid that ordinary people would not be able to withstand this kind of pressure for a long time, but Mo Wen shrugged his shoulders as if he was nothing, he first stood up and saluted Tyrenus, and then said: "I'm sorry, Tyrenus Majesty, but the decision to withdraw from the alliance is my father, King Anastarian?" I can't change the decisions made by the Sunchasers and the Silvermoon Council! ”
Unlike in the original book, in this war, there was no orc invasion of Quel'Thalas, and the High Elves could be said to have joined the alliance war for free and on their own initiative, and suffered considerable losses in the battle with the Red Dragon Legion, which was enough for King Anastarian and most of the elves to repay the friendship of the Arathor Empire back then, and even those older elves who had fought against the trolls with the Terrans back then also admitted this, and the reason why it is friendship rather than kindness is because the Terrans promised to send troops back then, The elves also taught them magic by the covenant, which in the eyes of many elves could only be described as an equal exchange, not a favor. Therefore, after the end of the war, the voices of the High Elves withdrawing from the alliance became louder and louder, and the elves did not want to be dragged down by humans anymore and participate in some inexplicable war (the fact that the orcs were lackeys of the Burning Legion was not promulgated because of Mo Wen's intervention, and the reason for announcing the elves to join the war was in accordance with the revised covenant with the Terrans), and this momentum even King Anastarian could not ignore it, so Mo Wen, who was represented in the alliance meeting, withdrew from the alliance.
Originally, the elves announced their withdrawal before Gilneth and Alterac, but Mo Wen knew that Gilneth had strong opposition to the construction of an orc shelter, so he deliberately delayed it for a while and let the other party be a bird.
At this time, looking at Terenus's pale face all of a sudden, Mo Wen's heart was a little happier, and then he glanced around at the Terran kings before continuing: "Of course, it is not accurate to say that it is withdrawn, it is certain that the covenant between our High Elf clan and you is invalid, and we are not ready to sign a new covenant. ”
"What?"
"What's going on?"
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Hearing the high elves announce their withdrawal before, although the Terran rulers were surprised, but it was not unacceptable, after all, the orc shelter was such a large expense, and it was normal for the elves to be unwilling to pay, especially because of the orc war, the elves died a lot of people, this is the elven race with a low fertility rate, and the death of nearly a thousand people is a big deal, so it is human nature that they are unwilling to pay for the enemy, but now the elves say that their covenant with the human race is invalid, and the few people present can't understand it.
It's just that then the representative of Dalaran seemed to remember something, and the gaze of the several rulers of the alliance was a little strange.
- Sure enough, I saw Mo Wen spread his hands and smiled very kindly.
"We elves once declared friendship and loyalty to Soladin the Great of Arathor and his bloodline, but now Marshal Lothar, the only known descendant of Soladin the Great, has been killed in battle, and he has left no descendants, so the contract between our elves and the Terrans is effectively null and void." (To be continued......)
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