Chapter 604: Arcane Photography
Terenus was now preoccupied with how to annex the weakened kingdom of Stormgard and expand Lordaeron's territory once again, seemingly oblivious to the growing internal turmoil in the kingdom of Lordaeron.
Or maybe he noticed it and just wanted to use external wars to divert internal contradictions.
No matter what Terenus thought, Quel'Thalas was not obligated to get used to him.
Since Garin's father's ascension to the throne, the cooperation between Quel'Salas and Stormgard has become much colder.
But no matter what, the trade between the two countries has never been severed.
Garin was stupid and bad, but at least he knew that he needed money to sustain himself in luxury, and he didn't bother with trade with Quel'Thalas.
After all, there are only a handful of countries in the Kingdom of Stormgard that are willing to cooperate with them.
The forest of Yongge is far from the Arathi Heights, and it is obviously unrealistic to send troops by land to help them by land, as they would need to cross the territory of Lordaeron and Gilneth by land.
The navy could have bypassed the Tirisfard Glades, the Silverpine Forest, and the Hillsbride Hills, and reached directly to the Gulf region southwest of the Arathi Highs and Lows.
Unfortunately, the ship purchase agreement between Quel'Thalas and Kurtilas has not yet been formally signed, and Quel'Thalas is now unable to come up with a decent navy to rush to the Arathi Heights for reinforcements.
Kael'thas wanted the kingdom of Stormgard to maintain its existing independence and not be annexed by the ambitious Lordaeron, so if he could not send troops, he had to think of other ways.
Lordaeron has acted perversely over the years, and the countries he has offended are not one or two, and there are few countries in the entire Eastern Kingdom that look at them well.
Sarjan also sent a series of suggestions along with the intelligence, and he planned to squeeze Lordaeron in all aspects such as diplomacy, politics, economics, and military (non-national military power), in short, how to come if he was uncomfortable.
Salaen didn't want to waste time and energy on Azeroth's internal friction.
But the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and Terenus, who is dominated by the obsession of human unification, is already a little stunned.
As he grew older, Terenus's mentality became more and more impatient, and he was no longer the far-sighted alliance leader he used to be.
When Demeter Huiri was ordered to rush to produce the first issue of the Silver Monthly, the members of the Alliance, still nominally dominated by Lordaeron, spoke out one after another.
The hot-tempered Furstad Brute Hammer bluntly asked Terenus why he suddenly mobilized troops to Hillsbride without greeting him, causing some people in the Eagle's Nest Mountain next door to panic.
Immediately afterwards, Dalaran also accused Lordaeron of driving the army under the city of Dalaran.
Although the army was nominally there to greet the Prince of Arthas, fools knew that it was Terenus who took the opportunity to flex his muscles to Dalaran.
Thanks to Quel'Thalas's diplomatic efforts, Kazmodan and Nomorigen also spoke one after another, expressing concern and concern about Lordaeron's dispatch of troops to the Arathi Heights in the name of aiding "allies".
Ally? Who is your ally, when everyone is stupid, right?
Stormgard withdrew from the alliance with Gilneth shortly after the end of the Second Orc War.
The one who forced them to withdraw from the alliance happened to be Terenus himself, who are you going to tell this cheeky self-confessed ally?
Kurtilas had just finished the naval battle with Zandalara, and Terenus expected that Daelin would pretend not to see it, so that his country could recover and consolidate the gains of the naval victory.
But Dalin, the king with a very shaft brain, just doesn't play his cards according to common sense.
He still remembered Lordaeron's cerebral palsy attempt to spare the orcs to establish a shelter despite the opposition of other nations.
Dalin's eldest son, Drake, the crown prince of Kul Tiras, died at the hands of the orcs, and he had an unbreakable grudge with the orcs.
Who dares to speak for orcs, I will teach you to be a man in minutes.
Daerin was a man of his word, and he had resolutely withdrawn from the alliance because of Terenus's arbitrariness.
At this time, Terenus dared to brazenly call himself an ally of Stormgard, and Dalin, who did not rub sand in his eyes, ruthlessly explained directly, denouncing Tyrenus's move to annex Stormgard.
Kyrgyzstan, who had been hiding in his one-acre three-third of his land to build a wall, also learned the news.
Hey, I'm not sleepy when you say this.
In a spirit of resentment against Terenus, King Jean Greymane's real name is Darin's remarks.
And the grumpy Jean doesn't just talk about it.
For the first time in many years, Gilne's army stepped out of the Greymane Wall, and the army led by Lord Goldfrey stood at the junction of Silverpine Forest and Hillsbride, ready to stab Lordaeron's army in the ass.
Terenus managed to get a good night's sleep yesterday, but when he woke up early in the morning, he suddenly found that his country suddenly seemed to be the enemy of the whole world.
Only the Storm Kingdom, far away in the south of the continent, seemed to have heard of this matter at all, and remained silent, not supporting or opposing it.
At this time, the two armies of Lordaeron happened to converge in the town of Tarunmere.
Saidan Dasohan had planned to march all the way to the Wall of Soradin, but the sudden international pressure made it difficult for him to stop at Tarenmir and wait for Tyrenus's follow-up orders.
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On the outskirts of King Lordaeron, the former Backlight Blade is now a secret stronghold of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Onexia is communicating with Quel'Salas through the mages stationed in the colony.
"So, what do you say now? Am I going back alone or with the loot? ”
The mage who stayed behind handed the newly received note to Onexia.
The Black Dragon Princess could recognize at a glance that the handwriting on the paper was Sarren's.
"Let's bring it back together, just to take a picture of them."
"Okay!"
Onexia turned her head to look at the makeshift prison, and the Dreadlords who had been beaten into pigs' heads were still unconscious and fell to the ground.
"One thing to say, this way of passing notes is still not convenient enough, can't it be improved?"
The female mage in the stronghold spread her hands helplessly: "Technological innovation is not something that can be achieved with a pat on the head, and being able to transmit messages remotely and instantly like this is already a big progress." ”
Onexia pouted: "Forget it, I'll go back to Sarren and ask...... Anyway, you've worked hard for this time, help me open the door last. ”
"No problem."
The female mage waved her hand and opened a small portal to Silvermoon City.
"Miss Envoy, please say hello to Lord Sarren on our behalf."
In order to deal with the unexpected events of Lordaeron's expedition to the Arathi Heights, Sarren temporarily handed over the affairs of the territory to the secretaries Stella Gossa and Tina Gosa, and brought Valera to Silvermoon City early this morning.
At Sarren's behest, the first issue of the Silvermoon Weekly, which had been finalized and printed, deliberately left a blank space on the front page.
Onexia had just walked out of the portal, and before she could see what she saw, her eyes were sour with a flash of white light.
"Whew! What the heck?! ”
"Don't get excited, it's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, the annoyed Onexia hurriedly suppressed her surging anger.
"What's the situation? What is this blinding white light? ”
Salian shrugged, "Something new, I'll name it Arcane Photograph." ”
After a little explanation, Sarayan didn't pay attention to Onexia anymore, and instead discussed it with the people around him.
It took several seconds for Onexia, whose eyes were flashing white, to regain her strength and open her eyes.
Sarean didn't have time to talk to her at this moment, and was communicating with a few other elves around him.
Valilla stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, "Scared, right?" It's not for you, it's just for the three big bats. ”
Following Valeera's fingers, Onexia saw a stack of "portraits" placed on the table in front of Saljan.
"What is this?"
These lifelike "portraits" don't look like they're hand-drawn at all, and they are clearly printed with the three Dreadlords, each with the name they used to lurk in the kingdom of Lordaeron on their chests.
Valeera: "Arcane photo, Sarjan only brought a new technology that a group of mages came up with a few days ago, which can record a certain range of images in real time. ”
Sarian looked at the slightly mocky photos and nodded with satisfaction: "It's not perfect, but at least it can be used." ”
"Immediately start a lot of reproductions, making sure that every silver monthly newspaper has a photo on it."
"The cost? Don't worry about the cost for the time being, let's talk about this first. ”
"As long as Silver Moon Weekly can take advantage of this matter to gain a firm foothold, the follow-up income is far from comparable to the cost of this photo."
"Quick! Get moving! ”