The whole meeting was lackluster. The letter from the archmage Neras seemed to have made a big difference, and the Count of Lothar politely returned the favor, and then neatly appointed him as a second lieutenant in the kingdom's infantry, and asked him to serve in the Red Ridge Mountains within a month.

And this is exactly what the latter is pursuing, and at the same time, he also got to know this eldest lord who is actually more than ten years younger than he seems on the surface, and satisfied his curiosity - it turns out that the Lothar family's bow and bald head are really ancestral.

As far as he knew, the future legendary hero of humanity, Anduin Lothar, was also a powerful warrior when it came to saving the world. Although players were not able to fight alongside Lothar because the closed beta was decades after Lothar's death, it didn't stop players from being curious about the true legend.

"Well, sure enough, to be strong you have to be bald. ”

Marcus left the reception room satisfied.

However, the other party to the meeting was not as satisfied as it seemed.

"Sean, what do you think of this Mr. Marcus?" asked the Earl, touching the thinning hair on the top of his head, and looking out through the window.

The body of a thin, pale middle-aged man slowly appeared in the shadows. The black tights and the two daggers stuck in the waistband of his trousers illustrate his profession. Marcus didn't notice that there was a large living man hiding in the shadows behind the Count.

"I don't understand him, but he doesn't look as impulsive and reckless as he is outside. ”

"How do you know he didn't think about the consequences?" said the Earl, touching his beard, which had long since dried up like a withered weed, "though I don't know why he had to go to Red Ridge Mountain. Neras made it clear in his letter that he wanted him to join the Royal Guard, that he had to go to the frontier to pioneer the frontier, and that he respected his nephew's choice. ”

Many years ago, the humans of the Viku people, who had been exiled to the southern continent because of their deformity and weakness, were forced to abandon their nomadic life due to the threat of trolls in the northern forests. Then, for the first time, a great barbarian overseer unified the forces and established the Arathus Empire. As men named Soladin unified the human tribes, the empire finally defeated the trolls after allied with the elves, and post-humans began to spread across the continent, and new city-states were established one after another.

The empire eventually collapsed, but the human city-states remained the same, each developing its own customs and beliefs, and a new king. Among them, the Kingdom of Stormwind was founded on the basis of Stormwind City, which was built by pioneers who traveled long distances from the northern continent.

Stormwind is located in the southern part of the eastern continent of Azeroth, near the coast to the west, with hard-to-develop mountains to the north, barren western wilderness to the southwest, sunny forests to the south, and barren Red Ridge Mountains to the east. It can be said that as a kingdom built in the wilderness by the pioneers, only the Elwyn Forest, which is half wrapped in Stormwind, can be considered a good land to develop.

The land in the western wilderness is actually very fertile, and the Red Ridge Mountain, except for the part bordering the burning plains, has a very suitable climate, but these two places are not well developed, and can be said to be very treacherous places.

Even in the Elwyn Forest, there is still an invisible boundary between the village and the wilderness, dividing two different worlds. Ignorance and savagery, civilization and civilization, life and death, it is a danger to go on the road alone, and the bandits, beasts, and monsters such as fishmen, kobolds, and jackals on the road are enough to discourage any adventurer.

The Elwyn Forest, which can be regarded as a familiar land, is still like this, and it is natural to imagine what the Western Wilderness, the Twilight Forest, and the Red Ridge Mountain, which rely only on a few towns as strongholds. Marcus still asked to go to the outermost garrison defense area.

For example, in the town of Moonstream, located at the outermost of the kingdom's power in the Western Wilderness, battle has become a part of the lives of the descendants of these pioneers. Wolves, wild boars, vultures, gnolls, kobolds, fishmen...... Whether it's farming or going down the mine, there will always be monsters that can't be killed, and there will be a defensive battle at both ends in three days.

"Maybe it's because there are more garrisons in the Red Ridge Mountain region, unlike those places in Mooncreek Town, which are under the rule of the local lords, the pioneer knights who have forged ahead and gained the right to pioneer. The stalker said that he thought it was not a reliable speculation, "Maybe Marcus is more timid, and it would be more secure to go to the Red Ridge Mountain garrisoned by the kingdom, after all, we only give the pioneer knights the right to develop, as well as tax incentives, and the rest are the nobles' own efforts, whether they can occupy the land, and how much land they can open up depends on him - there are not many knight lords who have been destroyed over the years." ”

Count Lothar whistled, "It makes sense, the Red Ridge Mountain defense line is better than Yuexi Town, and it is within the kingdom's military system. But staying in Stormwind and having Neras to take care of you is much better than Red Ridge Mountain in terms of promotion and security, right?"

"Hmph, I don't think you need to think about the idea of a little ensign, you just need to pay attention to the idea of the chief archmage of the court, Neras Elan!"

"You're right!" the Count grimaced as he dealt with his spy leader. "Let's talk about the latest news from His Excellency Neras. ”

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?“ Let's all hurry up the lads, we're going to get to Lakeside before sunset!"

Old Tom frowned as he looked at the slow-moving convoy and shouted, "In town, there is hot broth, delicious oatmeal bread, and a large bed...... If you don't want to sleep another night in the wilderness, make sure to get to Lakeside before sunset!"

The power of the hot food and the beds was endless, and the convoy finally picked up a little faster.

Old Tom, the owner of the caravan, sighed anyway.

In fact, the security near Lakeside Town is quite good, at least in the direction of Lakeside Town to Alwyn Forest, it is still relatively stable. After all, this is the regional center of the kingdom in the Red Ridge Mountains, which transports timber, fish, and crops to Stormwind, and the situation beyond this place to the east is a terrible one.

The lords of Lakeside Town, as well as nearby garrisons, can do their best to protect the town from beasts and gnolls. However, there are tarantulas in the east, gnolls occupy the north, wild boars or wolves in the forests, and elusive tarantulas, with the combat power of this convoy, the whole army will be wiped out in less than two days.