Thanks to the fact that Saljan used his shield to delay time, the Red Dragon Knights finally arrived in time, and the crisis in Yangfan Harbor was resolved.

"Ha~Ha~"

After the battle, Saljan was so tired that he lay on the ground panting.

Since the awakening of the dragon bloodline, Sarean has been full of energy, and he has never fought to exhaustion like this.

The vitality given to him by the bloodlines of the red dragon and the green dragon is indeed very powerful, but this vitality cannot be infinitely overdrawn.

Once the consumption reaches a certain critical point, Sarjan's self-healing ability can no longer be effective.

At this time, the wounds on the Blood Bear's body were healing very slowly, and the second-line priests who had never experienced the war were hurriedly surrounding him, using the Holy Light Technique to try to heal those hideous wounds.

A red dragon knight landed beside the half-closed Sarjan, hesitated slightly, and finally decided to ask.

"Count Deepshadow, the enemy is starting to retreat, shall we continue the pursuit?"

"Chasing ...... But don't ...... Too deep. ”

Sareen barely raised his head and glanced at the Red Dragon Knight's officer.

"Prioritize the safety of Yangfan Harbor and clear out the remnants of the rout that have not escaped."

"Restore order to Yangfan Harbor as soon as possible, and do not allow merchants from other countries to take advantage of the chaos to hype up the weakening of Quel'Salas's maritime power."

"As for that privateer fleet...... Just do your best, and don't be too pushy to annihilate the enemy. ”

The officer of the Red Dragon Knights nodded solemnly: "Obey, I'll arrange it." ”

Onexia, Stellagosa, and Tina Gossa led a dozen Red Dragon Knights in pursuit, and only after they confirmed with their own eyes that the badly damaged privateer fleet would not turn back, did they turn back to Yangfan Harbor to report the situation.

Sarren's injuries seem to be serious, but in fact, they are not critical, and what really bothers him is the lack of vitality.

As long as you recuperate for a period of time and replenish the depleted vitality, those skin injuries can be automatically recovered.

When the three girls landed in Yangfan Harbor and turned back into human form, Sarian had already fallen into a coma due to excessive bleeding, and remained in the form of a giant bear lying on the square of the port area.

The garrison of Yangfan Harbor was a little distressed, and several officers were discussing whether to forcibly transfer Count Deepshadow outside the city to ensure the normal circulation of the port area.

"No, just let him lie here for the time being."

Valeera, who had arrived with the Red Dragon Knights, crouched beside Sarren's head in distress, gently stroking a hideous wound on the bear's forehead.

"These wounds, left to protect the civilians in the city, are a symbol of glory."

"Let the merchants of all countries who are hiding in the basement take refuge and take a good look at what Quel'Salas has done to protect Yangfan Harbor and this trade route."

Valeera closed her eyes slightly, masking the cold light that flashed in her eyes.

'Lordaeron and Terenus, I will collect this account from you sooner or later!' ’

……

News of the arrival of the pirates had already been transmitted back to Silvermoon City through the early warning system on Quelldanus Island.

Kael'thas almost wanted to use the four legions and the Giant Eagle Knight to defend the capital, but he was persuaded by Lilesa to dispel his thoughts.

As a result of the reform of the bureaucratic system in Quel'Salas, Liresa was officially appointed Minister of National Defense, overseeing all military affairs, including domestic garrisons and foreign wars.

After the reform of the bureaucratic system, Kael'thas adopted Lilesa's suggestion and intended to carry out some reforms in the size of the army as well.

In order to avoid a strong backlash from the major nobles in charge of the army, Kael'thas did not intend to completely break up the organization and reorganize, but mainly to separate the domestic garrison and the foreign expeditionary forces, so as to avoid the two violating each other's powers.

According to the proposal for reform of the bureaucratic system submitted by Sarean, the Ministry of Defense alone has a large number of subordinate departments.

Including the Navy Headquarters, Army Headquarters, Air Force Headquarters, Joint Operations Command, Equipment Department, Logistics Support Bureau, National Defense Infrastructure Administration, National Defense Guard Bureau, National Defense Research Institute, Veterans Service Department, etc.

Lately, Liresa has been busy talking to the commanders of the major legions to find out their respective wishes.

Those who are willing to participate in foreign wars shall be uniformly integrated into the corresponding navy, air force, and war ministry.

Those who only want to defend the homeland will be thrown into the National Defense Guard Bureau and become a garrison force specializing in the defense of the homeland.

In this way, you can avoid the major legions pushing back and blocking when using force externally, or you will grab me.

Sylvanas' Ranger force was stationed outside, just as Quel'Thalas's defenses were empty.

Don't get me wrong, it's all of Quel'Thalas, not Silvermoon, that is empty of defense.

With the arch guards of the four major legions, Silver Moon City can be said to be impregnable.

But it is precisely because of the excessive importance of Silvermoon City that the four major legions, which were once the elite of the battlefield, are gradually corrupting.

This is something that neither the Commanders of the Corps, nor the Minister of Defense, Lilesa, nor Kael'thas want to see.

Li Leisa sent people to make statistics, and most of the officers of the Young Zhuang faction wanted to be incorporated into the foreign expedition troops, while those who were older and no longer motivated wanted to stay in the homeland for retirement.

After discussions with Kael'thas, Liresa did not intend to use age as the dividing line to engage in a one-size-fits-all approach, and that it was reasonable to use the old to lead the new.

As Kael'thas and Liresa were energetically discussing how to further refine the powers of the various departments of the Ministry of Defense, the news of the arrival of pirates struck them like a thunderbolt from the blue.

Kael'thas also knew how stretched Quel'Thalas's naval strength was.

In the past, there was no need to worry about the defense of the Kurtilas Navy.

Now the main force of the Kurtilas Navy is busy preparing for the final round of naval decisive battles with Zandalara, and there is no extra force to patrol Quel'Thalas.

It was at this time that an inexplicable pirate fleet began to raid the shores of Quel'Thalas.

Ambitious, Kael'thas felt himself slapped in the face.

"Navy...... Navy! ”

Kael'thas anxiously walked back and forth in the throne hall: "No matter how the battle with the pirates ends this time, we must vigorously develop our navy, and this shame must not be repeated again!" ”

"Who is in favor of this decision? Who is against? ”

The councillors exchanged glances with each other, but no one stepped forward to take the lead.

Not only was Kael'thas annoyed, but Councillor Silvermoon, who was at the decision-making level of Quel'Salas, also felt a fever on his face.

The High Elves are undoubtedly arrogant, and they don't think that any race in Azeroth is worthy of being equal to Quel'Thalas, except for distant relatives and more powerful beings with a history older than themselves.

However, in the eyes of some people, Quel'Thalas, who is white and flawless, is now under the ravages of a group of pirates, and can only hope that the Red Dragon Knights will arrive in time.

The air force is still needed to help in the battle at sea, so what is the newly established Admiralty?

Previously, in order to avoid unnecessary friction with Kurtilas, the Sun King and the Silvermoon Council deliberately shelved the establishment of the navy and allocated resources to other areas first.

This pirate invasion is a wake-up call for Quel'Salas's decision-makers.

After all, the protection of other countries is not their own, and when the two sides encounter a crisis at the same time, Kurtilas will definitely give priority to ensuring their own interests.

There is nothing wrong with this practice, people do not do it for themselves, and heaven and earth will be destroyed.

Kael'thas intends to take advantage of this pirate raid to formally set up the Admiralty and build a large sail warship for Quel'Thalas.

As Kael'thas and the Silvermoon Councillors waited anxiously, the battle report from the front was finally rushed by a Dragon Eagle Knight of the Sunfury Legion.

"Your Majesty the Sun King! The Red Dragon Knights arrived in time, the pirate fleet had been forced back, and Yangfan Harbor suffered very little damage! ”

"Good!"

Kael'thas perked up, and the oppressive atmosphere in the throne hall cleared up.

"But ......"

The dragon eagle knight suddenly gasped for air, and the smile on Kael'thas became a little stiff.

"But what? Say it all at once! ”

"Yes."

The Eagle Knight bowed his head and continued to report, "Count Sarjan Shadow took the lead in resisting the pirates' landing force and successfully defended the port area from piracy, but he himself was seriously injured and is still unconscious. ”

"What?!"

……

The unconscious Sarren didn't know it yet, because of his reasons, the Sun Chaser Wang Court was very chicken-flying-dog-jumping.

Ignoring the objections of the Silvermoon Councillors, Kael'thas personally went to Sunsail Harbor, which was being rebuilt after the war, and crouched down next to the giant bear, which had not yet turned back into human form, and asked Valilla and the others about his injuries.

During the reign of Anastria, there was a fierce struggle between the old aristocracy and the royal family.

Fearing that the old nobles would take the plunge of assassination, Anastria barely left the court of the Sunstrider except for the final battle of the Troll War.

After the new king ascended the throne, the internal situation in Quel'Salas was very different from before.

The power of the old aristocracy is declining, and Kael'thas is confident that he can cope with the assassination with the protection of many elites of the Backlight Blade, and his own combat effectiveness is not weak.

It was the first time that many residents of Yangfan Port had seen the new Sun King in person, let alone foreign merchants.

Huge brown bears lay on their stomachs in the bustling port square, and the salty sea breeze gently blew through the still-reddened manes.

Kael'thas patted Sarjan's head with some embarrassment, and said in a calm tone to the Silvermoon Councillors who were following him, "I know that many of you don't understand why I trust Sarren so much. ”

"In order to protect this country, Salian has paid too much, and some of it involves the secret information of the world, which even you high-ranking people don't know."

"Seeing this with your own eyes, my dear parliamentarians, are you going to continue to stand your ground?"