"Child, the day you were born, the whole forest of Lordaeron whispered the name—Arthas."

"Child, I proudly watch you grow day by day and become the embodiment of justice. You have to remember that we have always ruled this country with wisdom and strength, and I am confident that you will be careful in using your mighty power. ”

"But the real victory is to boost the fighting spirit in the hearts of your people."

"One day, my life will come to an end."

"And you, will be crowned king."

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20 A.D., Lordaeron.

From Northrend in the far north, exciting news has arrived - Prince Arthas Mirhil, a member of the Knights of the Silver Hand and son of King Terenus Mirhil II, has returned!

The sun was shining brightly in Lordaeron, and the petals of the flowers were sprinkled on the ground with the beautiful sound of the bells, just as it was the day when he was a baby in his father's arms and welcomed by his subjects.

Fourteen years have passed since the Second Great War between humans and orc tribes, but the people of this country have never forgotten that war, even young people who have not experienced it have heard it from the mouths of their elders.

Anduin Lothar, the greatest knight of all time and leader of the Alliance and the Lion of Azeroth, the benevolent and wise King Terenus of Lordaeron, the great general of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Tulayan, and Uther the Lightbringer, are all familiar names and stories that make people's ears callous.

Still, people are enjoying it.

In particular, the story of the black tide of tribal armies pouring down from the valley to attack the royal city of Lordaeron, only to be defeated and retreat under the leadership of Terenus and Tulayan.

To this day, Lordaeron is known as a royal city that can never be breached by the entire Eastern Kingdom!

It's a pity that heroes will die and grow old.

The knights of Lothar died in the Black Rock Mountains shortly after the defense of the royal city of Lordaeron, but the second war ended in the Alliance's victory, when the Alliance's vice-marshal Tulayan captured alive the Great Chief of the Horde who killed Lothar, and the Alliance mage Khadgar destroyed the Dark Gate.

There is no doubt that Terenus was indeed a wise, wise, and benevolent king, but alas...... He's old.

The rebellion of the orc tribes in the southern part of the kingdom, the terrible plague spreading in the territory of Lordaeron, these things have shaken the foundations of the entire kingdom.

Terenus seemed to be overwhelmed by the sheer pressure.

Even Uther, the Lightbringer, had no way to share the pressure on him.

That's when a new hero appears.

Hope and pride of Lordaeron, Prince Arthas.

His performance in the defensive battle of Steinbrad was praised even by his mentor Uther.

But no one could have imagined that this beloved prince would slaughter the entire city of Stratholme!

In fact, when the news first came, everyone's first reaction was not to believe it.

It's not impossible, it's simply impossible!

However, with the report of Uther, the lightbringer, and the cries of the refugees returning from Stratholme, the people of the royal city fell silent.

The prince's slaughter of the city is really hammered!

Even his lover Gianna Proudmore chose to leave because of this incident.

Even so, there are still many people in the kingdom who support the prince.

Because the citizens of Stratholme have eaten the food infected by the plague, although they are innocent, in that case, they are bound to become the new force of the undead natural disaster.

Therefore, the Prince of Arthas's approach was indeed cruel, and the slaughter of the city was an indisputable fact, but in that case, it seemed that there was only one way left.

After all, everyone knows that the Prince of Arthas loves his country and his people more than anything else.

But is the prince who has slaughtered the city really the same prince who loves his country and people?

According to the people who returned from Stratholme, when the prince ordered his soldiers to slaughter the city, he was as cold as a machine.

In fact, until today, the debate about the massacre continues.

However, just earlier today, news came that was enough to cheer everyone in the alliance - the prince of Arthas led an expeditionary force to win a great victory in the counterattack in Northrend, not only saving Muradin Copperbeard, the younger brother of King Magni Copperbeard from the kingdom of Kazmodan, but also stabbing the culprit of the plague - Melganis!

In this way, the prince's slaughter of the city was never mentioned again.

Because that doesn't matter anymore.

On this day, the streets of the royal city of Lordaeron were empty, and people came to the streets to see the prince who had brought peace to them again.

"Bless you with the Light, Your Highness!"

"Long live Lordaeron!"

"For the Alliance!"

People followed each other just to see the prince's face.

"Wealth does not return to the hometown, like brocade clothes at night."

Seeing this scene, Xu Mochao couldn't help but feel a little emotional, this was the first time since he was born that he was so popular.

Neither in the Overworld nor in the Secret Realm, he had never received this kind of treatment, this kind of genuine love.

"You say, what would they think if they knew I wasn't Artace?"

Xu Mochao suddenly turned his head and asked Du Pont, the leader of the expeditionary force beside him.

DuPont could only smile bitterly.

His real name is Ouyang Chong, and he is also a student at Qingyi University, a sophomore this year, and he is Xu Mochao's senior.

Although he didn't know much about this dungeon, he also knew about Arthas's transformation from a paladin to a death knight, so he almost freaked out when he learned that he was the captain of Arthas's infantry.

I'm afraid that once Arthas becomes a death knight, he will be the first to take a knife on him.

However, when Xu Mochao and Mu Ladin came back together, he sensed that something was wrong.

Although the prince looked fierce, he didn't look like he was going to turn into a death knight.

What's more, his hatred for Melganis doesn't seem to be so deep, and he doesn't look like he wants to kill the other party at all, which is too abnormal!

It wasn't until Xu Mochao told him the sixteen-character formula of guerrilla warfare that he finally understood.

Will Alsace fight guerrilla warfare?

Are you kidding!

So he decisively found Xu Mochao on the night of the end of the Norrend counterattack and recruited him directly.

Xu Mochao didn't expect that he would meet an experienced practitioner so soon, and when he heard that the other party identified himself and sincerely proposed to cooperate, although he was surprised, he also said his identity.

After all, this guy named Ouyang Chong has a good reputation in the school, and has the reputation of "Beixia", so he can be regarded as a trustworthy person.

When Ouyang Chong heard the words "Xu Mochao", he couldn't help but gasp.