"Dadada"

In the early morning wind of the Twilight Federation, a wide carriage was heading along the road from the Twilight Federation to the Western Wilderness Federation.

The dark power that shrouded the sky of the twilight forest disappeared one year ago, but the impact of that dark power on this land could not be eliminated in a short time, although the sun still shone in this forest, the temperature here was still lower than in other parts of the Federation, and there were many medicinal herbs and other crops that could only be found here in this forest, and even the quality of the wood here was better than that of other places.

This is one of the main industries of the Twilight Federation, which is the largest distribution center of the potion industry in the Eastern Continent, and is also the location of the Federation of Pharmacists and Alchemists of the Federation of Civilizations.

The Western Wilderness, adjacent to the Twilight Federation, is the richest granary of the Eastern Continent, this open land by the sea is covered with large and small farms, 70% of the food of the entire Federation civilization comes from this land, after the gradual implementation of mechanization, intensification and the application of fertilizer industry, the annual output of the Western Wilderness can feed almost half of the world's living beings.

"My Anna, the old Mr. Satin we are going to see today is no ordinary man."

Arthas took his wife in his arms, and he leaned down and kissed Gianna on the forehead, the beautiful lady was now a little lazy, as if she hadn't slept well last night, her eyes were half-open, as if she were intending to make up for sleep in this not bumpy carriage.

"Huh?"

Gianna snorted, representing her doubts, and Arthas asked Gianna to lean against his broad chest to make his wife lie more comfortably, and he leaned back on the seat of the carriage and explained to her:

"As I heard yesterday in a conversation with other businessmen at the town hall of the Twilight Federation, Mr. Sardinian Sr. is not only the president of the Federal Farmers Federation, but also one of the three members of the House of Lords of the Western Wilderness, remember the system of the upper and lower houses of the Federation that we discussed earlier? ”

Gianna, leaning on Arthas's arms, nodded, and the sleeping beauty closed her eyes and said:

"The House of Commons is composed of hundreds of members from the various Union Territories, who are the citizen representatives of every town in the Federation, and are elected by the regional councils and referendums of the various Union Territories, but the members of the House of Lords are all Speakers of the Regional Assemblies or representatives of the Confederation, and their political status is higher than that of ordinary citizens, less than 80 people, and in this respect Mr. Old Sardin should be regarded as one of the three most powerful men in the Western Wilderness."

"Well, that's it."

Arthas sighed, and he opened the curtain of the carriage, and looked out the window at the vast farms of the western wilderness that would make every ruler smile, and he whispered:

"A man like old Mr. Sardin, if he is in the imperial system, is at least an earl."

"And it is said that his son is not ordinary, the young and promising little Sardin is only 29 years old this year, but he has been the commercial governor of the New Gilness Federal Territory for 2 years, and under his auspices, the craft industry of New Gilness has formed a scale, according to Mr. Juncker, the little Sardin is very likely to become the speaker of the New Gilnes Federal Assembly in a few years... The Sardinia family, which was originally just a commoner home in the Stormwind Kingdom, can now be said to have the rudiments of a federal political gate. ”

Listening to Arthas's emotion, the corners of Gianna's mouth with her eyes closed outlined a slight smile, and she whispered:

"The Sardinia family is more worry-free than the Imperial Count, my Alsace, the political system of the Federation and the land power are separated, even if the old Sardinia family is prominent, they can't change the land ownership of the Western Wilderness, and the land annexation problem that makes all the kings of the empire headache does not exist in the Federation, such a political system may be what Brother Varian is pursuing, no matter how the politics changes, it will not affect the lives of the commoners."

"The people will not be displaced by the struggle of the aristocracy, lose the only land, and their votes will also affect the stability of the position of the powerful, so that the people in power do not dare to exploit and oppress the people here too much, the members of the House of Commons are born among the people, they will instinctively speak for the people, let the people have their voice, and even directly participate in the grassroots management of the country..."

"The development of industry has allowed many commoners who live on the land to find a new way of life, they are completely free from the dependence on the land, and the craftsmen of New Gilneys, the well-developed entertainment industry in the Valley of Thorns, and the overnight profits of the goblins' casinos are comparable to the taxes of a barony in the empire for a year, and the efficient tax law allows the taxes handed over to the federal government by all walks of life to be used to improve the spiritual and material lives of the people, so that the people feel that the taxes they pay are meaningful."

The archmage who was wise in thinking and was born in a top noble family sighed:

"Speaker of the Commonwealth Edwin. When Van Cleef was first formed, he promised the wandering people that he would give freedom and equality to every member of the Union... And he did, Arthas, and while there were some problems in the Federation that could not be ignored, on the whole, the stonemason who had been considered a traitor by the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom and tried to exterminate him had done what countless wise kings wanted to do, but could not. ”

"Compared to the Speaker, you and I, and all the kings in the Empire, are... What a failure. ”

Gianna's words silenced Arthas for a long time, and as the carriage drove into the largest Sardinia farm in the region, Arthas reached out and straightened his clothes, and he kissed his wife on the forehead, and he whispered:

"So, we're here to learn from him, Anna... Brother Varian wants us to see this, we see it, we recognize our shortcomings, the bloated empire is like an old and twilight giant, it needs a flame to bring itself back to life, so we will start reforming too, but in our own way. ”

"Alright, now, let's go meet the magical Mr. Sardin."

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"Look who's here!"

Old Satin didn't like to wear cumbersome dresses as a councillor, he dressed like an ordinary old farmer in his own house, at most the clothes were made of more elaborate materials, and when Alsace and Gianna walked into the farm, old Satin was talking to a dwarf in uniform, and the two of them were arguing and spatting, until Mrs. Satin snorted dissatisfiedly, and old Satin realized that his guests had come.

The spirited old man waved his hand at Arthas, who had made a good impression on the mild-mannered young man who had spent a lot of money at the reception the night before, and the old Sardin waved rudely to let the noisy dwarf leave, and then walked over to Arthas, and shook his hand.

As for Miss Gianna, she was taken aside by the gentle, fat Madame Satin to talk about the women, and the gift they had brought, the old wine from the secret of the court of Lordaeron, was very pleasant to old Satina, who loved to drink, especially these true old wines.

"Do you like hunting? SASS? ”

Old Sardinia said to Alsace, who went by the pseudonym "Sas" behind him:

"The wild boar chowder soup in this place of the Western Wilderness is a must, come with me, child, let old Satin show you a good hand, and tonight will definitely make your guests feel the enthusiasm of our Western Wilderness people."

In the face of old Sartin's enthusiasm, Alsace did not shirk too much, he came to the old Sartin's "collection", looked at the wiped clean shotguns, he picked up a handful, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it, and then made an aiming action, this hand is neat and neat, so that the old Satin is greatly appreciated.

"Have you ever been a soldier before? Child? ”

Old Sardinia threw a cigar to Artace, who took it in his hand and nodded to Old Satinia:

"Well, I've been on the battlefield... I'm not afraid of your jokes, I also fought with the Darkblade Undead at that time, in the northern frontier, and then after the war ended, I went back to my hometown, where I met my wife. ”

"Oh, that should have been a few years ago."

Old Satin shrugged his shoulders disapprerovingly, Arthas thought that the old councillor would get to the bottom of it, but he didn't expect that old Satin didn't care about him and the Dark Blade at all, which made Arthas interested, and the young king couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Sardin, you... Don't you care that both of us are still enemies? You see, I'm from Kul Tiras, which is a subject of the Empire, and you're a member of the House of Lords of the federal government, and a person like you should be concerned about these things..."

"You mean, kid, I'm supposed to get you out with a gun? to show my loyalty to the Union? ”

Old Satin buttoned his cowboy hat to his head, and he looked at Arthas with a smile, and he whispered:

"Come on, kid, you've invested a lot of money in the Wild West's Farmers Federation, and your money will be used to help the kids of the West build three more schools, not just because you have the money and I want to scold you, or because you're from outside the Federation and I want to find out who you are... Kid, just because you did something good that no one else did! That's why I'm going to invite you to my home. ”

"Did you see that dwarf just now?"

Old Satin approached the stable, took out two tall horses, and gave Alsace one of the reins, to which he said with a smile:

"That dwarf, his name is Wizban, he is a very nasty fellow, he has a sharp voice, likes to listen to some very noisy and tasteless music, and occasionally likes to go to the houses of various farmers in the neighborhood to eat and drink, but no one really rejects him, because Wizban has rejected the invitations of many big companies in the Black Iron District, and he is willing to stay in this place in the western wilderness and be a teacher for the children, he has been annoying me for a long time, and has asked me to find a way to build a few more schools."

The farmer turned over his horse and put his shotgun in his pocket, Arthas followed him, and escorted by several local sheriffs, the councillor and his guests headed towards the wild boar-hunting wilderness, and the two men talked:

"Mr. Wizban hopes that the Western Wilderness can accommodate more students, and he even hopes to establish an engineering college in the Western Wilderness, but the local treasury can't spare much money for next year's agricultural machinery renovation, and your money has helped me a lot."

"It's nothing..."

Arthas said a little embarrassed, the money thrown in the charity reception the night before was just to let him and Anna get out, but I didn't expect there to be this story behind it, although it is somewhat strange to fund the construction of schools in enemy countries as the king of the empire, but Arthas is a paladin after all, this kind of thing that is considered a good thing anywhere, he will not care about it anymore.

"No, Sasse, it's a big deal."

Old Satin smoked his cigar and grasped the reins of his horse relaxedly, and without looking back, he said to Arthas:

"The federation has developed too fast in recent years, there are many opportunities to make money, as long as you are willing to work, you can get rich, but this is not a good thing, everyone is talking about making money, for these things that are really helpful to people's lives, but do not bring direct benefits are no longer concerned, more money is a good thing, but everything is not so good to look at money, federal businessmen now give me the feeling of being like a group of nouveau riche, some... Well, impetuous. ”

As he spoke, the old councillor grabbed his gun and pulled the trigger on a gray fox running on the distant ground, but unfortunately, the shot missed, and the frightened fox turned and ran, and soon disappeared into the grass.

"Alas, people are getting old, and their eyes are not very good."

Old Satin shrugged his shoulders and smiled at Arthas behind him:

"Anyway, I mean, it would be nice if the Federation had more good businessmen like you, and back to the previous question, Sas, a good young man like you, do you really think that the Federation people regard the Empire as enemies?"

"Uh, that's it."

Arthas didn't know how to answer, but he hadn't heard much resentment and hostility towards the Empire from the citizens of the Commonwealth, on the contrary, there were many merchants from the Empire operating in the Commonwealth, seeking more wealth, not to mention Anna's sisters when she was a child, Miss Lucille and her husband Alexander from the Dressva family, also became citizens of the Commonwealth.

"We've never seen the Empire as an enemy, Sas, at least not now."

Old Satin took off his cowboy hat, hung it in the saddle, and let the wind of the western wilderness blow his gray hair, and said to Arthas:

"Especially us old guys, we have experienced the time when the empire ruled this land, and we have also seen the development of the Federation on this land, even if we are now divided into two camps, children, but we have never forgotten that we all have human blood in our bodies, and we should not be artificially divided into two camps."

"Can you believe it? Child, if the Empire gives its people free choice, then I believe that 90% of the people in the Empire will choose to join the Federation, and the remaining 10% will be those nobles who are unwilling to give up the power in their hands, and it is precisely because of those 10% of the nobles who hold the power of the Empire that things have come to this point..."

A spark flashed in the old speaker's eyes:

"The first 60 years of my life were a mess, Sas, but the next 10 years made me see a lot of things, people who claimed that they were noble and born to rule the land, but they didn't... Emperor Lothar was a good emperor, and the Federation revered his great sacrifices for the Empire, but alas, the people he sheltered... Unworthy of such sacrifice. ”

"The nobility is the root of all evil in this land! And how we and the Empire will develop in the future will depend more on the attitude of you new generation of rulers..."

"You're right? Your Majesty Alsace..."