Kel'thugad was not a faithful servant of Alsace.

How could he be a faithful servant! He violated his own code as a magician for the sake of power, he gave everything to the Lich King for the sake of power, and for the sake of strength he could kill those innocent. So when he encounters a greater power, he will not hesitate to betray the past.

There's nothing to say about that.

But it's interesting how Arthas got tricked.

Kel'thugad seconded the opinion, and I had no way of knowing his true intentions at the time. I just feel like there's something going on here, especially the traitor. But at that time I wasn't sure who else could stop Artace, who could pose a threat to him. What about even intrigues? So at that time, I was completely in the mindset of watching a play.

Actually, if you had told Alsace about it, it might not have been like that.

Arthas listened to their advice and agreed, and the army began to march towards Dalaran.

Perhaps the news of the elves' destruction did not reach Stormgard in time, but they did meet reinforcements on the way.

It may also be that I know that the elves are finished, but this is my blind guess, after all, we usually don't leave prisoners and alive. So I don't know what they're trying to do.

But here's what's interesting...... The end result of this encounter was to give Sylvanas a good idea of the country, and do you know what Sylvanas did to the country after he broke away from Arthas?

You don't know either?

But there is another driving force behind this matter, which will be discussed later.

Where did we encounter it? That's interesting...... Really...... Sometimes it's a matter of a moment that this person is married to someone.

We crossed the riverside region and returned to Andohar, where Kel'thugad had already begun to frantically expand his cronies and supporters. Arthas didn't care about him, and Kel'thugad was too busy at that time.

We stayed in Andorhar for more than ten days, during which time Arthas was invited to a family dinner at the Barov family.

In fact, it was a banquet for Kel'thugad to test Alsace again.

The army was stationed in Andorhar, and the vast majority of the Death Knight leaders stayed there, so it was safe for Arthas. Arthas wanted to take the Banshee with him, but he volunteered to fight when he spotted an enemy from the south. And the traitor, knowing that Sylvanas was dissatisfied with him, went with Arthas.

Our group of more than 100 people rushed to Kerdaron, but Alsace refused to use the ferry, so we had to take a long detour.

Kel'thugad had no skin or face, and he couldn't see any expression, but at that time it was obvious that Sherling could not hide the excitement in his heart, and it was rare to see that he was not so crazy and ...... Murderous.

If I think about it now, I can only describe the scenery of this road as withered, devastated, barren, and lifeless.

Well...... Scenery.

It was already winter, so I could barely see the greenery, and although it was only this depression and barrenness, I didn't feel that it was too inappropriate at the time.

And almost all the villages along the way are deserted. It's just nobody, you know?

It's not as simple as people are gone, and there can be a lot of destruction in the house. Whenever there are still people living in the village, you can always see a trace of life, even if it is the smoke from cooking, or the light from the house in the evening.

There was nothing, not even the barking of dogs, and if it weren't for the north wind's cry, the silence of these places would be more terrible than the graveyard.

I don't know what Alsace thought when he saw this scene at that time, it was as different from the new order and new society he imagined.

And when we arrived near Icewind Hill, it was snowing.

It was snowing so much, thanks to the fact that I had seen what Northrend had liked, and because it was full of dead people.

Yes...... Wrong, Arthas is a living man, and that traitor of what the thing is called. He wasn't dead then.

A living horse can't stay in our ranks, so the traitor rode the undead horse, and the horse was unaffected except that he nearly froze to death on horseback.

Since then, the road has been covered with snow, and the endless snow scene is full of snow, in fact, I still have the impression that this road should be full of fertile farmland and rich villages, but now it is all covered by snow.

The snow obscured the truth, and there were no footprints on the snow, but this fact was revealed. It's just that no one cares.

Along the lake we came to the bridge where Keldaron Island connected to the land, and there was still not a single footprint on the bridge.

I glanced at Kel'thugad, and the guy was as motionless as if he had died. Arthas did not hesitate or stop at all, and walked straight up.

And after arriving on the island...... It's empty!

Yes, not even a shadow was to be seen except Kirtunos, who was crouching at the head of the city.

Kirtunos flew down from the city walls and said: "Barov's family is waiting at the gate of the castle. ”

Anyway, Arthas is also his king, and this etiquette is not in place. Arthas nodded and walked straight to his family's castle.

Although I think it's no one, I always feel like there are a pair of eyes staring at us in the houses around me, and I even hear someone talking...... All sorts of whispers!

The Barov family of more than 20 people were all standing at the gate of the castle, respectfully. It's just that the faces of this group of people look a lot thinner.

Duke Barov, who had been killed by Arthas himself, stepped forward and kissed Arthas's boots and bowed respectfully, "Welcome my king to the Humble House." ”

None of us dismounted on our horses, and Thelsen's eyes never left Jandis, who must have seen him look at her, but her face was not natural.

After welcoming us into the castle, I noticed that the place had changed a lot. The most obvious thing is that it seems to have not been cleaned for a long time.

Actually, this meal was very ...... Worst.

Barov did still have living people in the house, but the food they served on the table was almost the same as that of the little landlord and nobleman. The food on the table is exquisite or not, not to mention for the time being, the variety has been pitifully small, and this kind of card entertaining the king is afraid that he does not want to live. And the apples on the table were all fresh at all, and they were almost all crumpled and wilted.

Although I can't smell the smell or see the color anymore, I still know what the food looks like, whether it's soft or raw. I didn't have to eat, but the steak they brought was obviously not broken by the tomahawk.

But the food didn't make the atmosphere at the table awkward. Barov tells Arthas about what they have accomplished during this time, how many Cursed Cultists have been captured, and how many secret dens have been destroyed.

Arthas nodded, but he said to Barov: "I have smelled a peculiar smell since I approached this castle, can you tell me what it is coming from?" ”

Alex was stunned for a moment, then looked at his daughter, who was just slowly cutting the steak with their heads down.

I thought I was the only one who would lose my sense of smell when I died, but so did Alex Barov, who couldn't smell it, but his family members should. Or did they think Arthas was also dead?

At this time, Kel'thugad said: "I used to do research here. ”

I was a little surprised that he stood up and spoke like that. What do you think he meant by that?

Kel'thugad used to study the plague Arthas should know that Kel'thugad was originally sent by the Lich King to do something, so there was a later thing. However, when Arthas came under the control of the Lich King, he did not abandon the liquidation of the Cursed Cult, but this was before Kel'thugad was resurrected.

Now Kel'thugad has been resurrected, and has become his deputy, as well as the second-in-command of the legion. On the one hand, he took the initiative to take on this responsibility as if Arthas had admitted the past, and even if he did, Alsace would not have done anything to him. On the other hand, he wanted to hear Alsace's attitude.

Arthas stared at Alex and said, "What are you studying?" ”

Kel'thugadmai said lightly to such a knowingly question: "The Lich King's original order. ”

"When did you learn to dodge my questions?" Arthas's eyes were a little cold.

"The Lich King first asked me to study ...... A plague that can make people obedient. It said.

Arthas just stared at him for a few seconds, and though it was only a few seconds I felt a little long, "Let the thief catch the thief." He snorted coldly and looked at Kel'thugad, "What is the result?" ”

"The research did stop...... And...... We have indeed made a clean break with the original Cult of the Damned. Barov said.

"What do you say?" Arthas glanced at Barov and tilted his head to look at Kel'thugad's face.

"With Your Majesty here, the previous research is completely fine...... Discarded. Kel'thugad said. The Lich King will agree. ”

"How do you know it's going to agree?" Arthas continued.

"Your Majesty, you are the most powerful weapon under the Lich King, as long as you are here, what I did before will not be able to take it to the table." He said.

"Weapons?" Arthas's voice dropped to freezing in an instant, and it made me feel like I was about to flip the table and draw my sword at any moment.

"You mean...... I've been taken advantage of......" he tilted his head to glance at the Kel'thugad.

Anyone who hears this will feel very ugly, and this is simply an insult! Kel'thugad said this at the time, which made the silence at the table eerily still, and the group of people on the other side of the table were all stunned and motionless. Even the two boys, who were patronizing the meal, put their hands on the table with their knives and forks, and their mouths were bulging.

Even the blue light in Kel'thugad's hood didn't flicker.

And the traitor's face was more of fear than doubt. I stared at the guys, and suddenly there was a moment in my head that if I wanted to do it, I would do it first.

Suddenly, Kel'thugad's hood flickered, and he moved slightly and said affirmatively: "Yes! ”