5. Persuasion: Longkou rescue
It is human nature that the admiral does not want to lose his son, he does not want to be a coward, and the king does not want to leave his prince.
This sentence made the great knight who was paddling frantically stop his movements abruptly, he gritted his teeth, looked at his master, and finally stuffed the oar into the hand of another great knight next to him, and said in a deep voice:
"I'm going to save His Royal Highness, Knight Vikres, and escort His Majesty to Nanhai Town!"
"Swear by my life!"
The other knight patted himself on the chest and watched as his comrades jumped into the icy waters and swam back towards the three ships that were being ravaged by dragon fire.
"Ugh..."
The admiral looked at Sellers who was alone in front of Hell, his expression changed for a moment, and after a few seconds, he reached out and untied his soaked cloak, he looked at the last knight, and the admiral's eyes flashed with determination:
"The Knight of Vikres... If I can't come back, go back and tell the queen that her husband has not disgraced the people of Kul Tiras! β
"Tell little Gianna again, her father is a hero."
"The captain will never abandon his ship and crew ... I'm Dai Lin. Prodmore, I'm not a coward who would leave his son and loyal subordinates behind and flee for his life. β
"Huh"
He jumped into the sea and swam towards the burning battleship, and the last knight had no time to stop him, and to see that his lord was about to return to the battlefield, the knight gritted his teeth, drew the sailor's sword in his arms, and jumped into the sea.
"The Vikris family is not a coward either! Your Majesty, it is an honor to jump into hell with you today! β
On the surface of the dragon's fire, these are actually three warriors, three warriors, and three fools, isn't it?
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In the harbor of Nanhai Town, everyone stared blankly at the three warships that were burned by the dragon's flames in the strong wind, and General Gavinrad roared wildly, telling the sailors of Nanhai Town to find all the ships that could be used, and rush to rescue His Majesty Dalein, the king of Kul Tiras, who was trapped in the disaster.
The Seven Kingdoms of the Human Race have finally been united under the threat of the Orcs, and if His Majesty Dai Lin, the Naval Commander of the Alliance, dies on the surface of the sea in Nanhai Town... That would be a true disaster.
Tyrion calmly watched the terrifying scene in front of him, memories and fragments of the present life echoing back and forth in front of his eyes, and after a moment, he turned his head and whispered to the Ranger Captain beside him:
"Selent, go see how our wounded are..."
Captain Ranger subconsciously pointed to the sea:
"But Captain Tyrion, the king of humanity also..."
"Dai Lin won't die here!"
Tyrion closed his eyes slightly and whispered, "I know! His fate is not here... And fate is not something that we mortals should think about, now, go and see our wounded! β
"Tyrion!"
A deep voice rang out behind him, Lotherma. Theron pulled an unused arrow from the ground, and he looked at Tyrion:
"I want you to join me in saving the human king... His Royal Highness the Prince has told me to maintain the relationship with the human alliance, and as you can see, it's just a young dragon, if you and I join forces..."
"I refuse..."
Tyrion said without looking back:
"I'm not here for you, Lotherma, I'm here for the soldiers of the Windranger family, they don't deserve to die here, as for the advice, your prince's advice is for you, and it has nothing to do with me."
Just one sentence, the already stagnant atmosphere between the two has become even worse, and even a little-for-tat.
Both of these are celebrities of the younger generation of the Quel'Salas Rangers.
Tyrion is famous for having captured Amani's chieftain Zurkin alive with his mentor, General Liresa, during his war against the Amani trolls five years ago, and stabbed him in one eye with his own hands.
And in recent years, Lotherma has repeatedly thwarted the counterattacks of Amani's trolls on the battlefield of the Eternal Song Forest in Quel'Salas, which is also a great achievement.
Unlike the low-key Tyrion, Lotherma likes to wear red chainmail unlike other rangers, and he was early on replaced by the prince of Quel'Salas, the next Sun King, Kael'thas. Those who chase the day look the other way.
Well, last but not least, Lotherma is a princeling's cronie, while Tyrion is clearly on the side of his adoptive mother, the Windranger family, a family that has been loyal only to the current Sun King for generations.
In addition to political reasons, because Tyrion knew about the future tragic end of the prince of Kael'thas, from the very beginning, he was far away from things related to Kael'thas.
"That's your prince too! In the future, you will be the king of your allegiance! Tyrion, and I don't understand, His Royal Highness has praised your exploits in public many times! β
A cold glint flashed in Lotherma's eyes, and he whispered:
"He admires you very much, and he even hopes that you will inherit the position of Ranger General in the future and help him build a more energetic Quirlasas, but you have repeatedly turned a blind eye to this!"
"Yes, he asked me personally, and I rejected him! So it looks like he chose you in the end, right? β
Tyrion looked back at Lotherma, and the sharp words pierced Lotherma's heart like a knife:
"If I'm not mistaken, you'll soon be promoted to Ranger Lord and then take the position of General of the Windranger Family for your prince step by step, and it looks like your prince is restless, Lotherma! Do you want to know why I rejected him? β
"Quite simply, his thinking is very naΓ―ve! He had no idea why King Anastarian was keeping his distance from humans... And I want to say that the Seven Nations Alliance of Mankind and Quel'Thalas are not meant to stand together! β
Seeing that Lotherma was about to retort, Tyrion interrupted his persuasion with a wave of his hand:
"I have no intention of discussing elven politics with you in human land, I just want to tell you plainly, don't meddle in the war between humans and orcs! That's not good for Quel'Thalas! β
"As for you, and the position of Ranger General..."
Tyrion glanced at Lotherma, then withdrew his gaze:
"Except for the Windrangers who have shed their blood and sacrificed for Quel'Salas for generations, no one is worthy of that position!"
Tyrion threw down an unceremonious word and turned to leave, but Lotherma's figure moved forward lightly on the ground, and soon stopped in front of Tyrion's eyes, and he took a deep breath:
"We won't talk about anything else, but you'll have to deal with that young dragon with me!"
"Why?"
Tyrion's fingers brushed against the hilt of the knife at his waist, and a dangerous glint jumped in his eyes:
"Are you trying to threaten me? Lotherma? It seems that the lesson of 4 years ago didn't seem to teach you one thing..."
"Wait! Listen to me! β
Lotherma took a step back, and he said in a deep voice:
"Aurelia. Windranger, the eldest daughter of General Liresa, your titular sister, 1 month ago, she ignored the orders of the Sun King, and secretly brought the guards of the Windranger family to support the human war, and she turned to Dalaran in the past two days, asking for the help of His Royal Highness, she and His Royal Highness the same idea, she thinks that Quel'Salas should join this war. β
"She's her, I'm me! Just because she decided to do that doesn't mean I'm going to do it too! β
Tyrion threw out a word, but the change in the look in his eyes was observed by Lotherma, who sensed a glimmer of hope and lowered his voice:
"Of course, I'm not threatening you with Aurelia, but I think you should also know that General Liresa's health is not optimistic, and the next Ranger General may be decided in the next few years, in your mind, who is the most suitable for that position?"
"Aurelia, right! I know you've had a very good relationship with her since childhood, and you want her to be the next Ranger General... I would say that I hope so, too! β
"I will explain to His Royal Highness the Prince that I will voluntarily give up my pursuit of the position of Ranger General, and in return, you will help me save King Dai Lin!"
"Huh?"
Tyrion jerked his head up, and after making sure that Lotherma wasn't joking, he asked:
"Why? You don't look like such a great person. β
Lotherma reached out and straightened the phoenix emblem on his chest, and he said calmly:
"Unlike you, selfish, Tyrion, I am willing to sacrifice for the future of the Prince and Quel'Thalas, and I admit that you are right, there is no one in Quel'Thallas who is more suitable for the position of General than the Windranger family... I'm also a disciple of General Liresa, don't forget. β
"It looks like you're loyal to your prince, Lotherma, but do you think you know me well? Why do you think I'm going to promise you? β
Tyrion looked at Lothmar coldly, and he asked a disdainful question, which made Lothmar unable to refute, but after a few seconds, Tyrion breathed a sigh of relief, his tense face relaxed, and he took off his back bow with his backhand, looking at the young dragon raging on the sea in the distance.
In this special time, the history of orcs and dragons was tumbling in his mind, and Tyrion said in a deep voice:
"So what are you going to do? Do you rush straight into the dragon fire to save people? β
Lothema was a little confused by this reversal of attitude, but after a moment, his eyes also fell on the distant sea, where the situation was already not optimistic:
"I'll lure it away, and you and the soldiers will go find Her Majesty Dai Lin and his son..."
"It's so reckless! Even the dragon breath of the young dragon is not something that you can deal with as a mere ranger captain! All it has to do is turn its head and you'll be burned to ashes, as well as the orcs on board, they are extremely powerful, more savage than trolls, and we don't have an advantage in close combat. β
Tyrion shook his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the young dragon hovering low in the sky, as he remembered it, it was a red dragon, a red dragon enslaved by a clumsy method, and a flash of sharpness flashed in the ranger's eyes:
"We have to use the Ranger method to solve the problem, the arrow can't pierce the dragon scales, but the orc who controls the dragon is only flesh and blood, listen to the miserable roar of the young dragon, its attack on the human is not voluntary, but manipulated by the orcs!"
"We don't need to save Dai Lin at all, we just need to give our freedom back to that young dragon... That's enough! β
Tyrion dodged into the wooden boat, and turned to General Gavinrad, who looked anxious but helpless on the shore, and shouted:
"General of the human race, find a few sailors and send us over... Go and save your king. β