Thanks to his strong physical fitness, Sarayan did not fall into a prolonged coma and regained consciousness after only resting for most of the day.

Before I opened my eyes, the noise around me came to my ears first.

In addition to the "whirring" sound of the sea breeze, you can occasionally hear the quacks of unknown water birds as they pass across the sea.

The shouts of passers-by stimulated Sarren's eardrums and woke him up from his state of waking up in the Lost Lake.

"Huh?"

Consciousness returned, and it was then that Saléan realized that something was wrong.

He actually kept his bear form and fainted like this, no wonder he always felt a little awkward in his posture.

At this time, the post-war reconstruction of Yangfan Port was in full swing, and the residents who had taken refuge in the basement and evacuated from the city returned to the city.

If it weren't for Kael'thas erecting a cordon near Sarean, the flimsy bear children might have used the unconscious bear as a place to play.

Half a day was not enough time for Salian to regain his overdrawn vitality, and when he moved his hands and feet to get up from the ground, he could clearly feel the sluggishness and heaviness of his body.

Reluctantly disarmed Ursock's incarnation, Saljan, who had reverted back to his human form, shook a little at his feet.

Valera and the others, who had been guarding nearby, heard the news and rushed out of the hut on the side, scrambling to hold him up.

"Hiss~"

After a little movement, Salian felt pain all over his body.

Valera propped up his left shoulder and complained angrily: "Let you do it, do you really think you can stop thousands of troops?" ”

Salian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "At that time, in that situation, there was always someone who had to stand up and block the enemy. ”

"Can you rest assured that those second-line security forces are at the front? Once they are defeated, the morale of the defenders will be completely crumbled, and they will have to leave no one behind. ”

Stella Gosa sighed: "This encounter can be regarded as a lesson, it should be regarded as a test of your extreme endurance, don't mess around in the future." ”

Salian smiled and promised, "Okay, I promise you." ”

"Closer to home, what happened to me after I fell unconscious? Did the enemy retreat? ”

……

After evacuating from Yangfan Harbor, the remnants of the privateer fleet first sailed westward, leaving the waters off the coast of Yongge Forest.

Under the pursuit of the Red Dragon Knights, the already badly damaged flagship Mayflower has long since lost power, and only the last of the three capital ships remains, and only two frigates remain.

Even the three ships that narrowly escaped were scarred.

If it weren't for the Red Dragon Knights' abandonment of the deep pursuit after entering Lordaeron's borders, Weswin and Abydis would surely have died at sea.

The remaining three ships rounded the southern part of the Yongge Forest and Eastern Tirisfa, heading southwest along the uninhabited coastline, eventually docking at a secret port in the northeastern part of the Tirisfal Glades.

This secret port is a natural formation, located in a cave near the sea.

Three years ago, the North Sea pirates were wiped out by the main fleet of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and the lair in the cave was also breached by the army.

An unknown secret port was accidentally obtained, and the kingdom of Lordaeron did not make a noise about it, and quietly operated it.

According to the original plan, the privateer fleet would have completed the "whitewashing" in this secret port.

Replace the black sails, lower the pirate flag, and refurbish and modify the flag of the Lordaeron Navy again.

As long as Quel'Salas is not caught, the existence of the privateer fleet will not be recognized by Lordaeron.

The two officers who carried out the order were in a bad mood at this time.

Not only was it the king's punishment for the failure of the mission and the heavy losses of the fleet, but the two upright soldiers had an instinctive resistance to such indiscriminate practices.

Compared to Abydis, who has always had an ugly face, Barry Westwin, who is not a paladin, is relatively calm.

"Alfred, what are you going to do next?"

"If the mission entrusted to us by Your Majesty fails, even if we don't punish it openly for reasons of secrecy, we will never have a good time in private."

"Humph!"

Abidis snorted angrily: "It's a big deal to hide back in the hands of Tyr and never come out again, I don't believe that the Minethil family can still deprive me of my nobility and territory." ”

The Abydis family were not lovers of their people, but compared to the noble lords who expropriated their own domains, the people of the Hand of Tyr at least lived a decent life, and did not easily cause disturbances such as peasant uprisings.

If Terenus forcibly stripped the Abydis family of their fiefs and titles, it might instead irritate the local residents who were doing well, and the gains outweighed the losses.

And, as Barry Westwin said, this privateering mission was a shady one.

Regardless of success or failure, rewards and punishments cannot be brought to the surface, at most they are small actions in private.

Depressed, Abidis plans to lead his immediate subordinates to leave first.

"Failure is failure, and you deserve to be punished, and whatever the Minethil royal family intends to do, I will take it with you."

"Old friend, you should also ask for more blessings."

"This kind of negative mission, no matter how persecuted Terenus is, I will never participate in it again in the future, and once in my life is enough for me to 'reminisce' for the rest of my life."

Seeing Abidis deceive and his men leave, Weswin looked up at the clear sky with a bitter smile on his face.

"Me too...... I didn't expect that the dignified Lordaeron regular navy would one day make a cameo appearance as a pirate to plunder in other countries, he~ It's really self-willing. ”

……

Unsurprisingly, when Abydis and Westwin returned to King Lordaeron to explain the execution of the Jungle, they were scolded by Terenus when he learned that the mission had failed.

But that's all, in order to avoid leaking the news, Terenus did not punish them further.

Abidis could tell from the cold and disgusted look in Terenus's eyes that the king had lost trust in himself, which was worse than any substantial punishment.

'you M's! Insidious and vicious old boy, I won't play with you anymore! ’

As a paladin, Abidis was already very resistant to this mission.

Terenus's attitude provoked anger in his heart.

Abidis swore inwardly that he would never help Lordaeron in the future unless he encountered a major crisis that would lead to the destruction of Lordaeron.

Tyrenus loves it, it has nothing to do with me anyway.

Weswin couldn't be as free and easy as Abidis, and he knew that his future promotion might not be so easy, so he could only pinch his nose and recognize it.

Feeling guilty, Abidis returned to his own territory, despite the ban that Terenus had privately imposed on the lords, and resumed trade with Quel'Thalas.

But that's for another time.

"Whew~"

Scolding Abydis and Weswin away, the somewhat pale Terenus spat in anger.

"Tsk! I didn't expect Quel'Salas to have a red dragon knight, hiding deep enough. ”

"Your Majesty, one failure doesn't mean anything."

A feminine-looking middle-aged man stepped out of the shadows behind the throne and saluted Terenus with a smile.

"The weakness of the High Elf Navy can't be improved for at least two years, and it's impossible for them to dispatch the Red Dragon Knights in time every time, not this time, just find a way next time."

"Ahem~"

Terenus has been in poor health lately, and it took two coughs to calm his impatience and anger.

"Portman, then please continue to plan, you must beat Quel'Salas's arrogance!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The middle-aged man named Portman bowed his head to accept his life, the corners of his mouth curled sarcastically in a position that Tyrenus could not see.

……

"This shame must not be repeated...... Ahem! We need to build a strong navy to protect ourselves! ”

After dragging the sick body back to Silvermoon City, Salaan did not hesitate to express his attitude to Kael'thas and the Silvermoon Council.

The lessons of the past are still fresh in mind, and most of the Silvermoon Councillors agreed with Sarean's proposal.

For once, it was negligent, and the arrogant High Elves could not tolerate the continued raiding of their coastline by "pirates".

Silvermoon Speaker Darkan raised some concerns about this.

"Even if we start building ships now, even with the help of Kul Tiras's shipbuilding consultants, it will not be possible to build a finished warship in a short period of time."

"During this vacuum, how can we protect the coastal areas from the re-invasion of 'pirates'?"

Although Kael'thas has always been wary of Darkan's every move, it has to be said that the questions he asks are really to the point.

Lilesa pondered for a moment before giving the best answer she could make.

"Strengthen the ties with Kurtiras, and buy ready-made warships from them, even if they are not the most advanced."

Kael'thas frowned, "Can it work?" Now Kurtilas is afraid that he is too busy to take care of himself, right? ”

Salian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty the Sun King, you have underestimated the war potential of Kul Tiras. ”

"Since the war with Zendara, the naval shipyard in Berralhas been operating at full capacity, producing a new batch of secondary warships in two months at the latest."

"Let me go to Pelares as an envoy, and I will do my best to convince Daelin to sell these ships to Quel'Thalas."