Chapter 465: Where Did Countess Presto Come From?
With an inexperienced young king and a group of cunning aristocratic foxes, it will not be so easy for King Varian to straighten out the chaos at home, even with the help of nobles loyal to the royal family, such as the Duke of Fotagen.
The Kingdom of Stormwind is not a hostile country of Quel'Salas, and the work of Backlight Blade is very busy, and it is impossible to allocate a large number of people to be stationed in Stormwind City for a long time, and the responsibility for inquiring about information is most of the time in charge of the embassy headed by Llorian and above board.
But that leads to a problem.
Lorian Sunshade is a diplomat, not a spy.
Most of the information he could hear was superficial, and he didn't know much about the undercurrents lurking behind the scenes of the Stormwind Kingdom.
Recently, the main focus of the Backlight Blade has been on Northrend, and Quel'Thalath has not received any important information related to the Stormwind Kingdom, and Sarjan still thinks that the country has been in trouble.
But after visiting Stormwind for himself, Saljan realized that this was not the case.
"Ambassador Llorian, does King Varian rarely attend banquets in public?"
Ambassador Lorian Sunshade is a good-looking, graceful male High Elf who has been in charge of diplomacy for more than 300 years and has a wealth of experience.
Although he didn't know much about the process of espionage, with his keen sense of smell cultivated over the years of diplomacy, Llorian was vaguely aware of the discordant rhythm of the Stormwind Kingdom, and even knew the origin of this rhythm.
"That's true."
"King Varian Ureon is a typical doer, he doesn't like red tape, and he rarely wastes time attending extravagant banquets of the nobility that are of little practical significance. β
"His overly pragmatic style has made many nobles who like to pay attention to pomp and decency dissatisfied, and the aristocratic circle will often make fun of King Varian in private, thinking that he does not understand the customs and does not know how to enjoy life."
This is not surprising to Saljan, and Varian wants to do something practical to redevelop the once destroyed kingdom of Stormwind into a human power, as a way to comfort his father, Ryan Wrynn, who died young.
Due to the betrayal and assassination of his father Ryan by the half-orc Garona, Varian has a similar view of orcs to Dalein, believing that only dead orcs are good orcs.
However, the "traditional" aristocracy of humanity, led by Terenus, only used orcs as political bargaining chips, and they could not understand or accept Varian and Daelin's waste of chips.
Due to its proximity to the ruins of the Dark Gate, most of the logistical resources of the Watchbun stationed in the Cursed Lands are provided by the Kingdom of Stormwind, and Lordaeron, far north, is more of a verbal support.
In Terenus's opinion, the Dark Gate had been blown up from Draenor's side, and there was no need to continue the daily expenses of the Watchtower.
But Varian, who has always been wary of the Dark Gate, is willing to give it, and Terenus is happy to play dumb, and it is not him who will provide the supplies anyway.
During the period when the Stormwind Kingdom was destroyed, all the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom, including Varian, lived in the royal city of Lordaeron, and were inevitably affected by Lordaeron's political views.
Saljan dared to take Lorian's Tintin as a reassuring that there was definitely a nail planted by Tyrenus among the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom today.
From time to time, they will play behind Varian's back, slowing down the revival of the Stormwind Kingdom and ensuring that Lordaeron remains at the top of the human kingdoms.
[Lorian: ??? γ
γGan! Don't you have it yourself? Why take mine as a guarantee. γ
Of course, Lorian didn't know what was going on in Sarean's mind, but he still dutifully recounted the events that had befallen him during his time as ambassador in the Stormwind Kingdom.
"Wait!"
When Lorian talked about the titular leader of the nobility of the Stormwind Kingdom, the somewhat distracted Sarlian had not yet reacted, but Valera and Stellagossa stopped in amazement.
Valeera: "What did you just say was the name of the titular leader of the nobility?" β
"Huh?" Lorian scratched his cheeks in confusion: "Countess Presto, what's the problem?" β
Sarren: "??? β
Saljan, who came back to his senses, exchanged glances with Valera and Little Star, and the three of them showed a question mark on their faces at the same time.
Little Star received Sarren's instructions and consciously opened an ultra-small teleportation hole.
"Crooked, are you there?"
β¦β¦
On their last trip to Northrend, Salajan and Stellagossa were bored while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
Under the inspiration and guidance provided by the barrage, the two collaborated to open up an epoch-making remote contact spell, which was jokingly called the magic phone call by netizens in another world.
This new method of telecommunication requires the user to be proficient in spatial spells, and requires both parties to join the Soul Link channel that has been modified by Sarren.
Once the above two conditions are met, they can use the space teleportation capability to contact each other at any time when they are thousands of miles apart.
Space teleportation spells are quite demanding, and the farther the teleportation distance and the greater the mass of the teleported object, the more mana will need to be consumed.
Stellagossa can't teleport herself directly from the Stormwind Kingdom to the Dragonbone Wilds, but she can open a spatial hole and only transmit sounds to someone fishing in the Obsidian Sanctuary through a connected soul link.
"Huh?"
Onexia's stunned voice came from the other side of the spatial hole.
"Stella Gosa?"
"It's me, we have something to ask you."
Onexia sensed that something big was happening through the solemn attitude of the little star, and asked with interest, "What's wrong?" Say it and make me happy. β
"Happy ......"
The corners of Sarean's mouth hooked, and he suddenly interjected and said to Onexia: "This news is indeed worth rejoicing. β
"We're in Stormwind, and we stumble upon a man named Countess Presto who is stirring up trouble in the country."
ββ¦β¦ Ha?! β
Onexia took a few seconds before amplifying her voice and screaming.
"I'm ......"
The Black Dragon Princess roared angrily, "Who is it! How dare you use my pseudonym! β
Countess Caterina Presto, a human pseudonym used by Onexia while she was in the Stormwind Kingdom.
According to Onexia's setting, Dame Presto entered Draenor with the Alliance Expeditionary Force, but was left in that barren other world due to the sudden closure of the Dark Gate, and has not been heard from since.
However, the development of events was very different from what Onexia had expected.
According to Ambassador Llorian, the Countess of Presto had returned to Stormwind the year before, and it was said that for some reason she was delayed and could not follow the expeditionary force into the world on the other side of the Dark Gate.
Before Onexia abandoned the vest, Countess Presto was the leader of the hedonistic nobility of the Stormwind Kingdom.
This impostor has naturally inherited this identity and continues to stir up trouble in the Stormwind Kingdom, and her shadow can be seen behind many things done against the king.
Judging by Onexia's thunderous attitude, it is clear that this matter has nothing to do with her.
Taking advantage of Stella Gossa and Valeera's kind words to appease the enraged Black Dragon Princess, Sarjan frowned and fell into deep thought.
'If it has nothing to do with Onexia, then there is no ...... behind this false Countess Presto'
Black Dragon.
It's not the Black Dragons of Onexia and Sinestra's faction, but the Nefarians of the Blackstone Mountains.
It is rare for the black dragon to leave a well-known official identity in the human realm, and it would be a pity to give it up like this.
Saleien speculated that Nefarian had sent another female black dragon to replace Onexia's human avatar and continue to maintain the black dragon's control over the situation in the Stormwind Kingdom.
Onexia herself is an expert at political struggles and intrigues, and even without Sarren's analysis, she can quickly figure out the key.
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The more Onexia thought about it, the more angry she became, why did the vest that the old lady managed with her heart fall into the hands of Nefarian?
"This is mine! As long as I don't give it, he can't rob it! β
Onexia said on the spot that she would report to the Temple of Dragon's Sleep, and let the five scum activate the teleportation device to send her directly to Stormwind.
Sarayan supports this.
The confrontation between the real and fake Countess Presto should be interesting, and it just so happens that he can also use Countess Presto's connections to find out the latest whereabouts of the pandaman.
At the behest of Salian, Little Star prepared the teleportation coordinates in the embassy in advance.
Angry in her heart, Onexia immediately began to act.
She rushed to the Temple of the Dragon's Sleep overnight to inform Alexstasa, who was sitting at the top of the tower, of the ins and outs of the matter, and successfully obtained permission from the Red Dragon Queen.
Under the operation of Karegoth, Onexia, who was thousands of miles away from Stormwind, teleported directly to the Quel'Salas embassy in Stormwind with the help of the coordinates provided by Stella Gossa.
"What about people?!"
As soon as she stepped out of the portal, Onexia immediately began to roll up her sleeves and prepare to beat someone.
"The old lady wants to see which little dares to replace my vest!"