Volume III Kuroshio 20 returns to Lordaeron
- The Saldo Bridge, which you have never seen, is one of the few wonders in the world, and I am not exaggerating. The height, width, and span of that bridge were difficult for humans to build. It is said that it was built by the Copperbeard Dwarves and the Hammer Dwarves who have moved away from their people.
-The dwarves don't remember exactly how many years the bridge was built, but I guess it was built back in the days when the Hammer Dwarves and the Copperbeard Dwarves split up but had a good relationship.
-Ethan:......
- How big is it...... Well, ten wagons side by side are more than enough.
- And it straddles the strait between two continents. You haven't been there, I don't know how wide and deep the strait is, anyway, ships can cross under the bridge! Warship! The light mast has to be at least ten or twenty meters, you just think!
-Ethan:......
- That's a good question, watchtowers and bunkers were built on this bridge, and there was a garrison there, can you imagine? It's about living on the bridge! Anyway, apart from this bridge, no bridge built by humans can have as much function as it is.
-Ethan:......
- Not really, he sent us both over the bridge, nothing happened, I just told you about this amazing spectacle.
- On the other side of the bridge is hope, hope...... Scold...... I still remember the first time we looked across the sea...... Well, it's the first time I've seen it...... Shocked, I ...... We're crossing the bridge.
- There are no human troops stationed on the other side of the bridge, but there are human villages not far away. I hate the rush of the road, and the only thing that makes me feel a little comfortable is the surprised glances that people look at us riding two war sheep.
-It's like when you buy a new pair of pants, and everyone looks at you. Hey! That's how I felt at the time.
-Muller:......
- Yes, that's right, we want to exchange horses with the towns, but the humans are extremely disapproving of such large sheep, they have never eaten such a thing, and no one has ever ridden it, although some say that they have seen dwarves ride such things, but the peasants are clearly not satisfied with the comfort of this mount. So we rode all the way to Riptide.
- It is the capital of the Kingdom of Stormgard.
- Or that the people of the big cities are well-informed, and these two war sheep are finally willing to be bought, of course, he only pays for one horse.
- This is to see that we are in a hurry to make a deliberate blackmail. And this man is none other than one of the king's men.
-Ethan:......
- Of course I went, but the people in the tavern were not very afraid to accept such things, and the ones who dared to accept offered were lower than those of the king's men. At that time, I really didn't have any money, and I had eaten grass along the way, so I gritted my teeth and sold it.
-I wanted to see the king, but I didn't have the money to do it at the time, so I didn't succeed. But in the tavern I got some news.
- Or that it is easy to deform when it comes to people's mouths, and I was listening to the news in a tavern at the time, and I got at least three kinds of news.
- Some say that there is not much left of the Storm fleet, and some say that the whereabouts of the royal family are unknown. There are even more conspiracy theories. Especially in the eyes of most people, the conspiracy is more interesting than the alien invasion, and of course they don't dare to ridicule their king.
- Summarizing what I've heard, I'm sure of two things: it's been days since the refugees from Stormwind City arrived in the town of Southsea in the kingdom of Alterac, and they've suffered heavy casualties.
-You are not descendants of those who fled to the North.
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- Hmph, yes, most of the people who were able to escape to the ship first were not civilians, especially the big ships.
- John was very unhappy, and to be honest I miss my friends more than Anduin Lothar, Marshal Reginald Windsor...... Well, he wasn't a marshal back then. Wait a minute......
- And what makes me feel most uncomfortable is the ridicule and slander in addition to the onlookers and ridicule. Those who fled were called cowards, soft eggs. Others say it's the price of betrayal, and I've never figured out how this kind of birdman would say such a thing, betrayal...... Ha, it was a betrayal for King Fadil to move south with the people of Stormgard......
-Muller:......
- Certainly not a betrayal, how can the departure of the king from his country with the people be a betrayal?
-Muller:......
-Supporter...... Belch...... Hum...... Perhaps.
-Muller:......
- I don't know if it was the people who abandoned him or he abandoned the people, in short, you guys...... They are all descendants of their ancestors, and they were once ...... with the Stormgards Homogeneous and homogeneous.
-Willie:......
- Of course, it doesn't matter...... Well......
-Hum!
- John wanted to do it but was pulled by me, he is a patriot. In order to get to Nanhai Town quickly, I asked him to go out of the city and wait for me.
-Ethan:......
- The horses stored in some brothels are not in any way inferior to the horses of the army.
-Ethan:......
- Yes, precisely because it was a good horse. So in the early morning, just after the city gates were opened, I was the first to go out of the city.
-We ran from Torrent to Southsea for several days, and when we arrived in Southsea, I finally saw the Stormwind Kingdom's refugee camp outside the town.
- I remember that before the fall of Stormwind, there were still a lot of ships in King's Harbor, but there were not as many refugee tents here as I thought. There is no one I know.
- Although the group has been on the shore for a while, it still looks like things are going bad.
-Muller:......
- Hmph, the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and the phoenix that landed was not as good as a chicken. They are refugees...... Those who fled in a hurry needed more than just gold, but more tents, food, and medicine.
- Clearly, the people of Alterac are not willing to miss this opportunity to make a fortune.
-Stephen:......
- Everywhere there are good guys, everywhere there are villains, Stephen. And the mercy of most people is first and foremost based on the fact that their losses are manageable. If you have ten gold coins, and you give two copper plates, you won't feel pain, but how merciful will you be when you give you two copper plates?
-Stephen:......
-Ha! Well, Mr. Stephen. I didn't expect you to be a righteous gentleman who is kind and helpful to others. Well...... I'm really impressed with you just by saying this, hehe. Hope you do!
- It was only here that I learned that the fleet that went to sea was not all smooth sailing at all. They had storms, fog, and ...... Kraken. This has also led to some people being a little insane, and their mouths are chattering all the time.
-Ethan:......
- Siren, Naga. The kind of monster in the story that drags people into the deep sea.
-Muller:......
-Yes, luck and good things don't happen in quick succession, but when bad things happen, it's easy to get stepped on again.
- This group of people is seriously ill, although Lordaeron and the surrounding countries have sent a condolence mission, but the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual help, you have to believe it.
- His Majesty Varian is not dead, of course he is no longer here, and Lordaeron has sent envoys to bring a group of men to Lordaeron a few days before we arrived.
-Muller:......
- Well, pretty much, it's basically them, and the army is left behind to take care of the refugees.
- To be honest, I can't bear to snatch another stutter from the mouths of these refugees. So the two of us hurried on the road again and chased all the way...... Didn't catch up. By the time we were about to make it to Lordaeron, they had been there for three days.
- To be honest, I was quite excited when I arrived in Lordaeron.
-Ethan:......
- Yes, I've been here for many years before, and it's definitely not the same to be alive and come back alive again. I first went to the foreign embassy and consulate in Lordaeron, and the outside of the embassy and consulate was not very guarded, but it was definitely not possible to go in casually.
-Ethan:......
-The guards are not our people, they are all royal guards from Lordaeron. It was said that the people of Varian had settled in the King's Castle, and I didn't really want to meet the nobles, and I didn't know most of them, so I went to the cathedral, where I met some of the more prestigious clergy in Stormwind.
- Among them are a few people who are now being praised all over the continent, especially the role models of boys, and the dream lovers of most girls.
-Ethan:......
- Yes, that's him.
-Ethan:......
- He is not Lothar's biological son, Karen Lothar's biological son has died in battle.
-Ethan:......
-He...... I guess I'm already dead.
-Well...... I...... Went to the cathedral. There were always a lot of people there as before, but I didn't see him, he wasn't there. Most of the people I knew before were no longer just serving the people here, they were recruited into the palace to provide more advice and help to the king and the royal family.
-I would have wished to ask them to help me with a message, but unfortunately, they are not very willing to help with this kind of thing. The main reason is that you can't see it.
- After settling John, I decided to go to the palace myself to find them.
-Ethan:......
- It's impossible for the average person, but I'm not the average person.
-Ethan:......
- Climb in.
-Gatsby:......
- This is really not bragging, Gatsby. As long as I want to go, there is nothing I can't go.
-Gatsby:......
- Why should I run away now? Is it necessary for me to run away from here now?
-Hum...... Childish guys.
- Lordaeron City is huge, bigger than Stormwind, and even more so the King's Fortress. It is not easy for such a fortress to attack the city from the outside.
-Muller:......
- It's true that the orcs have attacked Lordaeron, but this place is obviously more difficult to attack than Stormwind, especially the King's Castle, which will be discussed later.
- I mean to say that it is very difficult to attack in an open and honest place like this, and ordinary assassins cannot get in. But for me......
-My hand...... Did you see that?
-For me, who has such strength, it is completely possible to climb up to it.
- This kind of place is no more sleepy than the outer city walls, and the guards in this kind of place are even more sleepy.
-Ethan:......
- You listen to their farts, almost no one dares to climb in and steal in such a place, and of course no one can climb in, so the guards on the walls of the King's Fortress are much easier than those on the outer walls.
- It's hard to stay up in the second half of the night, especially around three o'clock. It was easier and I climbed up.
-Ethan:......
- I have been to the fortress many times, although I am not familiar with it, but the location of the church in the fortress is not difficult to find.
-Ethan:......
- The King's family is not the only one in the King's Fortress, some clergy or favored people are also allowed to live in it.
- I have been to this church twice before, and it is said that this building was built by the great general Lordain to commemorate the brave soldiers who died in battle before Lordaeron was built thousands of years ago.
-Ethan:......
- Lordan is...... The founder of Lordaeron. Don't interrupt, kid, listen well. The church here is not locked, I pushed the door and walked in, although this place is really for the royal family, but it is not more luxurious than the cathedral.
-Behind the main hall of the church was the rest area, and I didn't know if my friends were asleep there, so I sat on the church benches. I wanted to take a break and calm down......
-Ethan:......
- Do you believe in telepathy?