In the face of Sarren's complaint, Kael'thas pouted disapprovingly: "You believe in the old self in your family, where does the child come from?" ”

"If you want to be small, you might as well get me an elf girl!"

Salian snorted disdainfully and let out a puff of air: "You are qualified to say this to me?" What about the queen you promised the old king? ”

"Uh~"

Noticing the look of embarrassment on Kael'thas face, the barrage suddenly blossomed.

[Come on, hurt each other!] 】

[There is a saying that Salian is only in his 20s this year, and he is still very young by human standards, and he can afford to wait, but Kael'thas ......]

[Poof~ It makes sense, I lifted a stone and shot myself in the foot. 】

It's not that Kael'thas doesn't want to marry the queen sooner rather than later, so as to carry on the lineage of the Sunseeker family.

Salian understands his concerns, too.

Now that Quel'Thalas is in the midst of a turbulent phase of social reform, Kael'thas is not sure what criteria to use to choose the queen.

If it is customary to follow the conventions in the past, the queen should choose from among the concubines of the major nobles, and after layers of selection, finally select a noble girl who meets the most standards and send it to the palace.

However, for well-known reasons, Kael'thas was intent on suppressing the traditional nobility, and he even had the bold idea of choosing a commoner as queen.

This idea has just been tentatively proposed, and it has immediately aroused unanimous opposition from both the government and the opposition, and even many civilians themselves do not agree with this decision that is too advanced.

In desperation, Kael'thas had no choice but to choose a suitable candidate from among the lower nobles.

The marriage of the Sun King still often sparks large-scale "discussions" in aristocratic circles, and the small nobles naturally want to climb the olive branch of the royal family and achieve a class leap in one step.

The old nobles, led by the four nobles, resolutely opposed this matter, after all, Kael'tham's proposal mainly infringed on their interests.

After a long period of mutual bargaining between the two sides, Kael'thas, who was already a little soft-hearted, couldn't make up his mind, and this matter even attracted the attention of Anastria, who had long since retired to the deep palace to enjoy his old age.

"Hey~"

When it comes to his marriage, Kael'thas has a sad face.

"After the father personally came forward to exert pressure, the attitude of the big nobles finally relaxed, and the small nobles took the opportunity to give many candidates, but the cabinet has not yet come up with a list that can be recognized by all parties."

Sarean: "If it's a farce, you should be tough and personally order the most eye-catching virtuous lady to be the queen." ”

"Forget it, don't talk about me."

Kael'thas waved his hand a little irritably: "What about you?" Let me start with that, although Gianna is my apprentice, from the standpoint of the King of the High Elves, I still hope that you will marry a High Elf. ”

"I think Valera is good, childhood sweetheart."

Salian rolled his eyes on the spot: "Let me put it this way, my marriage dominance is not in my hands at all." ”

"My mom is still swinging back and forth between Valera and Gianna, and I can't say what she will choose in the end."

Kael'thas playfully proposed, "Why don't you just do it together?" A bowl of water must always be even. ”

", Quel'Salas has such a two-wife system."

Kael'thas spread his hands disappreciatively, "Quel'Thalas doesn't, but don't forget your other identity." ”

"Do dragons take the matter of multiple partners so seriously?"

Salian shook his hand irritably: "Forget it, let my mother worry about it, anyway, no matter who I marry, I will definitely not lose." ”

……

After hurting Kael'thas for a while, Sarjan left the court of the Sunseeker in a depressed mood.

Kael'thas, who stayed in the palace to continue to handle official business, also looked unhappy, and some of the royal court attendants thought that the Sun King and the Marquis of Deep Shadow had quarreled.

But when Kael'thas submitted the decision to the cabinet for a knighthood promotion to a vote the next day, the royal chamberlains immediately dismissed the outrageous speculation.

Where is there a duke who sends it to the duke just after a quarrel? If you have this kind of bad friend, please give me a dozen.

Kael'thas submitted a resolution to the cabinet as a mere formality.

When the results of the battle of Estorant were brought back from the continent of Kalimdor, all the cabinet officials had already realized that the dukedom could not escape the palm of Sarren's hands.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Sarren, who was exercising at home to keep himself in shape, received a knighthood promotion order signed by the cabinet and the Sun King.

From today onwards, the Marquis of Deepshadow is promoted to Duke of Deepshadow, becoming the only duke of Quel'Thalas in the present day except for the four nobles.

In other words, Salaan is also the first high-ranking nobleman to be awarded the title of Duke for his merits since the end of the War of the Trolls, and he is also a half-elf with impure blood.

No matter how the hard-mouthed commoners in the lower classes belittle the nobles, if they have the opportunity to become nobles, I am afraid that they will not do more than the aristocratic lords who seem to do all kinds of evil in their mouths.

Quel'Thalas, who had practiced a system of aristocratic feudalism for more than 7,000 years, had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it was not something that Kael'thas could easily change in just a few years.

Those civilian geniuses who are still working hard in the major high academies, if you ask their dreams now, becoming a nobleman is definitely the one with the most choices.

The half-elven marquis was officially promoted to duke, and under the deliberate publicity of Kael'thas, the news soon spread throughout the Yongge Forest, even Stratholme next door heard about it.

As the person concerned, Sarjan himself was not surprised by this, it was just that the territory had expanded a little more, and his status in the aristocratic circle was higher.

Money? The rich Marquis of Deep Shadow...... Now it should be called the Dukedom of Deep Shadow, there is no shortage at all, it's just a number.

Status? How many of the current Quel'Salas nobles have beaten Sarean? How many people are more trusted than he is in the eyes of kings?

The hard power is here, even if Salian's title is not promoted, his influence in the nobility circle has long been in the sky, especially in the southern part of the forest, which is far away from the capital.

The lords of the Dukedom of Deep Shadow held a grand ceremony to celebrate the re-promotion of their lord's title, and the unicorn town, which was about to complete the upgrade, was filled with singing, dancing and lights for a week.

In order not to chill these lovely lords, Sarayan attended the ceremony at the urging of his mother and confidants.

I don't know if Yinas realized something from Kael'thas relayed it, she has been in a dilemma before, and she has recently completely let go of herself.

Sometimes she chatted with the Sangunars at Valeera's house in the morning, and in the afternoon she was transported to Pelaris to talk to Dalin, Catherine, and Priscilla.

Sarean didn't know what his mother was up to, and he didn't want to ask, he still had his own business to do.

After a few days of recuperating at home, Sarena decided to set off again, taking the prepared Las to Northrend for the shift.

Onexia was about to return to the Temple of the Dragon's Sleep and inform her mother of Nefarian's strange behavior.

With the exception of Onexia, Valera and Stella Gousa will remain in the territory.

The territorial expansion of the dukedom requires someone to communicate with the surrounding lords on the side of Silvermoon City.

Yinas has been so busy with Saljan's marriage and research projects lately that the task has been left to Valera and Stella Gossa.

What? Julian?

Saleien said...... If you look for him, I lose if I see him twice in a week.

……

"Huh~"

Passing through the permanent portal connecting Silvermoon City to Shinsugi Dara, the three of them moved from the everlasting Song Forest, where the seasons are like spring, to the crystal song forest, where the climate is harsh.

Of course, the so-called severe cold here is based on the Yongge Forest as the standard.

The climate in the Crystal Song Forest is pretty good on the continent of Northrend, at least much better than the Icecrown glaciers and storm cliffs further north.

After the initial period of exploration, the lords of the Crystal Song Forest have already changed once.

The original lord was promoted to one level, and was transferred back to the territory of Quel'Salas to enjoy the blessings and spend his old age in peace.

It is said that it was his own choice.

Salian was not familiar with the new lord named Haytham Morningstar, only knowing that he was one of the hardcore members of the Morningstar family among the four nobles.

Haytham had already received the news that Duke Deepshadow and the new commander of the Northland Ranger Force would be coming, and personally took the senior officials of New Sandala City to wait outside the teleportation hall.

"Welcome Duke of Deep Shadow to visit New Shandara City!"

The sudden sound startled Sarjan, who had not yet gained a foothold, and Onexia rolled her eyes when she saw this, and took the opportunity to pretend to mix garlic under her feet, and fell into Sarren's arms.

Lailas, who was on the side, immediately rolled up his dead fish eyes and complained: "Tsk! Dear friend, when did you become so popular? ”

"Okay, good brothers, let's go together, who will get off the list first and who will be the dog? I'm so sour! ”