Sitting across from Count Kennery, Kerrith glanced at the attendant pouring the tea, a middle-aged man in an ordinary attendant's suit, with the short shawl hair that was popular in Lordaeron, but the action of pouring tea was a little rusty, and he might not be in charge of this kind of thing. Then he looked at the teacup on the table, and did not move, but stared at the Earl, who was sitting steadily opposite

"Your Excellency, you won't be waiting here for me to have tea. ”

"Hehe, we haven't seen each other since you came back, didn't we rush over to meet you. Jon's teacup stopped in mid-air, looked at Kelreth on the other side and looked at him expressionlessly, grinned, and put the teacup back on the table.

"Lord Lao is concerned. ”

Still responding with a blank face, Kelreth now has great suspicions about this father who is ostensibly his own body, and after he was assassinated in the Silver Pine Forest, he still turned a blind eye, either because he was born in a cold mood, or the mid-level mage was not Kenneri's son at all. In fact, since he knew that he was the bloodline of the Sunchaser, Keerreth began to doubt who his father was, although the current Earl Kenneri was a high-level warrior, it was just a matter of deceiving ordinary female elves, and he would definitely not have a chance to encounter the royal bloodline of the high elves, so the fear of the term father that was still in the initial memory also dissipated.

"Hey, Kyle, after all, you've lived in Kennari for nearly ten years—" The Count glanced imperceptibly to the side, then sighed and said to the mage.

"Actually, Lord Earl, I've always had a problem. Kelreth frowned and interrupted.

"You ask, as long as I know. Except..."

"Who the hell is my mother?"

Bitterly smiled as he watched the middle-level mage interrupt his words again, and asked the question he didn't want to hear the most, but when he saw the other party looking at him expressionlessly, the wry smile on the corner of his mouth gradually froze there.

"I don't have the right to tell you about it. ”

"Then, Lord Earl, this time you are here, you won't really just invite me to a cup of tea!" Although he had already expected the other party's refusal, Kyris was still a little disappointed, and then leaned back on the sofa with a nonchalant face, and asked the man opposite tentatively.

His face slowly returned to calm, Jon looked at his nominal illegitimate son in front of him, since the other party went to Dalaran, according to the original agreement, he, or Lendan Lun's side, had no right to interfere with the other party, and instead Dalaran's Brighton was responsible, although the other party was only a six-ring mage on the surface, but the true strength had already been experienced by himself, even a high-level mage could not make himself so embarrassed so easily. And as a relative outsider, according to his thoughts, they should no longer have any contact with Kelris, which is also the opinion of the court archmage Orando, but sometimes, the king's fate is difficult to do.

"The destination of your trip, the town in the northeastern part of the Stratholme region, already has a common name - Oak Town, but as its owner, the first thing you have to do when you arrive is to give it a name and report it to the officials of Stratholme, because in the records of the Senate, you do not have a surname... ”

Speaking of this, Earl Kenneri paused hesitantly, originally this kind of field baron would only be granted after a strict review. As the four-ring mage Kelreth, the previous rule was to give a court baron the title and not add the field, but this time the high-level mage gave all the credit for the discovery and elimination of a contagious epidemic to Kelruth, and with this credit and the agreement of the king and queen, Kelrith will get the title of this field baron.

However, to the embarrassment of the old nobles of the Senate, so far the Baron Kelreth has not applied for his surname to the Senate, and the Kenneri family seems to have deliberately forgotten about it, and even the old mage has not reminded Kelrith, and for a while it seems that all parties have maintained an eerie silence on the issue of Kelris's surname. However, as a field nobleman of Lordaeron, no surname is really unruly, and it is easy to attract the attention of people with a heart, so it is necessary for a middle-level mage to take the opportunity to name his town and unknowingly propose his surname.

"I won't go into detail about some of these small doorways, you can think of a surname yourself, and just report it by naming the town. ”

"I know, I'll do it right away when I go there. After looking down and thinking about it, Kelreis had actually discovered this problem a long time ago, but from the time he learned that he would get the title of baron to the time he got the real promulgation document, no one asked him to go to the Senate to apply for a surname, and he didn't want to put Kennari's name on his head for some reason, so he didn't care about it.

"I think Gunniel is good—" After a slight hesitation, Earl Kennery said to Kelrith.

The mid-level mage looked at Count Kennari with a slight difference, there is no such word in the lingua franca of mankind, but in the ancient Salas language Junniel represents the starry sky, but it may also be some local slang, or another name for some special things.

"I'll think about it. ”

"One more thing, although the oak grove is very large, the easternmost part has been developed by some nobles of Stratholme because it is close to the east gate of Stratholme, and now it has stopped expanding, but you can let it go after you go. Although the other party is only a minor nobleman, he has lived in Stratholme for generations and is a veritable native nobleman, and it is good for you to deal with this kind of person. ”

Taking out a square map of thirty or forty centimeters long and wide from behind him, I couldn't tell what kind of material it was, but the content was clearly marked with the details of the area of Stratholme, the greater Cowlingshire and most of the Talon county, pointing to the map marked with the east gate of Stratholme, and Count Kennery narrated to Kelrith.

Stratholme is a mountain city, and like the dwarven king, Ironforge, it was built directly in the mountains behind it, and it can be seen from the distance between its main gate and the east gate, that the city almost pierces the mountains behind it. As the eastern giant city of the kingdom of Lordaeron after the royal capital, if it were not for the fact that there was no full-power nobleman in the true sense here, the rule of the city was jointly managed by dozens of nobles of different sizes with the assistance of the political officials sent by the royal family, otherwise the Minethil clan would not have let this city far from the capital develop so strongly, and even so, as the trump card of the Lordaeron trump card, the main army of the Silver Hand is generally stationed in the Great Cowling County next to the Stratholme region, and always intimidates the city.

"After I went, I would meet the plane. ”

Looking at this map with hot eyes, although Kyris also has a map copied from the library of Namitheus Academy, but it is only about the Stratholme area, and it is very old, and many places are very vaguely remarked, and it is completely incomparable to the one in front of him, but he is only hot-eyed, and it is impossible for him to speak.

However, Count Kennery, who had finished introducing the East Gate, did not stop, but pointed to the eastern edge of the oak grove and said.

"This is the only secret passage to the northern Quel'Thalas, where the elves have established two gathering points, one is clearly erected at the edge of the oak grove, the first oak trees were planted by them, and the other is just rumored to be, we humans have not yet discovered where it is, and you need to pay attention to..."

"There's a tribe of trolls here, which is why the elves gather here, because of the elves, they rarely appear in the Stratholme area, but occasionally some fish slip through the net into the oak woods. Trolls are very troublesome things, and you're a mage, so you should know what I'm referring to. ”

Eyes fixed on that mountainous area, Kyrus nodded, as the oldest native species of Azeroth, the most terrifying thing about the trolls, a race with the nickname of Xiaoqiang, is the super strong physique, which is not only reflected in the average height of more than three meters, ordinary adult trolls have the strength of low-level warriors, but also in the fact that it is difficult to kill completely, in World War II, the trolls who are naked in the human battle array are the most photographable existence, almost only by cutting off his head, this war machine will stop working, and the trolls on Lordaeron's side are generally forest species, is the kind that can easily hide and seek with the locals in the strange dense forest, and they are generally hiding in the woods, and the danger level will directly increase to a level.

Fortunately, since the war between the primeval elves and the trolls, the troll empire has completely collapsed, and on the north continent, the alliance between humans and the high elves three thousand years ago has completely destroyed the only troll kingdom in the northern continent, Zuaman, and the human kingdom coalition in World War II has once again hit the remnants of Zuaman who colluded with the orcs, and since then, although there are still many troll tribes left in the dense forest, it is rare to see dangerous tribes with a complete inheritance in the northern continent.

"There are elven defenses in the west, what do we humans do with the south?" Kelreth turned to Earl Kennery and asked, there was no way to break through the defenses in the west, the trolls must want to invade from the south, and its south was Grand Cowlingshire.

"Here. Jon pointed to the sign of the northernmost city in Greater Cowlingshire.

"The East Wall Fortress, an extension of the original watchtower, is the northern bulwark of Great Cowlingshire and the only military fort. Speaking of this, Earl Kennery hesitated, and then added.

"It is also the main garrison of the Silver Hand. ”

Seeing Kyrreth nodding silently, Jon took a sip of tea, and after saying so much, his mouth was indeed a little dry. Putting down the teacup, I saw that the mid-level mage had returned to its original position, only occasionally aiming at the map.

Jon smiled, rolled up the map, and handed it over.

"Take it, sort of, it's my last gift to you. ”

Looking at the man in front of him, Kelrith's memory is only very pale, he has never fulfilled the responsibility of a father, of course, according to the current view, he was not his father in the first place, but at least in terms of sending him to Dalaran and giving him financial support during his apprenticeship, he, Kelruth still owes the other party a favor, although this favor is as light as clear water.

After hesitating for a moment, the mid-level mage took the map scroll and casually put it into the spatial ring.

"Thank you"

Glutinous, after saying a word, both of them fell silent.

"It's not too early, so I'll quit first. After a short silence, the mid-level mage took the lead in speaking.

"You can rest here, these rooms are indeed the headquarters of Jon's team. Leaning back slightly on the couch, Jon said to Kyrryth, who had already gotten up.

"No need. With a slight smile, the middle-level mage gave a noble salute to Count Kennery, Shi Shiran stepped back and walked out, only to turn around, his eyes paused when he glanced past the attendant who poured tea for him at the beginning, but he didn't stay long, and turned around.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing as Kelreth descended the stairs, Earl Kennery got up and stepped aside, while the attendant who had poured tea for Kerrith at the beginning naturally sat down on the sofa.

"He found out. Jon, who was standing on the side, said suddenly.

"I should just find that there is something wrong with me, seeing that you are so alert, what kind of life is he doing with you!" The middle-aged squire turned his head to look at Count Kennery beside him with a calm face, but there was a hint of anger in his words.

"Your Majesty... Ling can ignore him for my sake for so many years, it's not easy, and I can't stimulate her anymore. Looking helplessly at his lord, Count Kennery smiled wryly. Today, he was supposed to accompany the frightened lady in his own home, but he didn't expect that His Majesty Terenus, who suddenly changed his appearance, came to his own attachment alone, and took him directly to this place through a secret teleportation array, and all his actions just now were also arranged by this majesty.

"Hmph, he looks too thin," Tyrenus muttered, snorting.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, we should go back, or the queen will be suspicious. Jon took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, approaching the Lord and said.

"Well, got it, let's go. King Lordaeron got up and looked at the seat that Kyris had just made, shook his head, and walked out of the room first.

On the other side, after the two opened the door, they found that the mercenary captain was still at the door, and it seemed that he had never left.

"Captain Jon, it looks like our contract has to come to an end. Glancing at the other party indifferently, the middle-level mage said, in fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, Kelreth can even go to the mercenary union to complain to the other party, but Kelreth is too lazy to do so.

"My lord, I can't help it, he is a great nobleman in the royal capital, a red man around His Majesty, we are just a group of mercenaries. His face changed, and Jon took a step forward in a hurry, but the alert Kir had already stopped in front of the mage, and the mercenary captain could only take a step back and explain.

"In any case, you have unilaterally reneged on the contract, don't worry, I will not complain. Across Kiel, Kyrreth said a few words and walked towards the center of the city, leaving the mercenary captain at the door with a helpless expression.

"Why, he doesn't want you anymore?" Jon walked out with his entourage as Jon stood in the doorway, looking at the mercenary captain with a funny expression.

"Lord Earl, Lord Mage thinks that we have unilaterally broken the contract, so we left alone. Although the frustrated mercenary captain wanted to say that he had been harmed by the other party, he finally turned around sensibly.

"Jon, you're the bastard son of Hirry Lane. Glancing at the other mercenary members who had suddenly appeared at the door of the other two rooms, Jon suddenly said to the mercenary captain.

The mercenary captain who heard the words looked at Count Kenneri in surprise, and then blushed, he has always claimed to be a descendant of a declining nobleman, but in fact he is just an illegitimate son left by the daughter of a small citizen who a viscount in Lordaeron City played casually when he was young, although after learning of his existence, he gave him some help and finally became a mid-level warrior, but deep down, his identity as an illegitimate child is still a scar hidden in the depths. In fact, this is also caused by the current situation, in Lordaeron, and even in the current human kingdom, theoretically, illegitimate children are lower than the poor, and a little higher than slaves, especially the illegitimate children born in noble families, although they can have no worries about food and clothing, but they will suffer from the contempt and humiliation of the orthodox heirs, which is far more painful than starvation for people who have received education and mature thinking and culture.

"Follow him, you only have one chance. With a whisper, Jon walked away without looking back.

Leaving the mercenary captain stunned, he immediately turned his head to look at his teammates who were surrounding him, and a light began to flash in his eyes that had never appeared before.

"Cirilane?" Count Kennari hadn't gone far when Tyrenus suddenly spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's that wood," said Count Kennery, walking expressionlessly, with a slight evil smile on the corner of Earl Kennery's mouth.

"I think Kyle will need it. ”

"Yes, that's fine. ”