Varian has not forgotten his commitment to Arthas.

Two months after the Battle of Quicksand, he secretly went to Kurtilas, and the rumors started by the Gilneth nobleman were not too outrageous, and Varian did talk to Drake privately for several hours, but things were far from going well.

Among the younger generations, he and Drake are about the same age, 5 or 6 years older than Arthas, Gianna, Liam, and Garin, and during the Second Orc War, Varian and Drake also got along very well with some of Dai Lin's initiatives.

And Varian didn't actually lie to Arthas, he did fight Drake during his time at Kul Tiras... But it's not just because of the marriage between Alsace and Gianna, it's more about the conflict between some kind of political considerations.

But this did not affect the relationship between the two men, the current generation of rulers of the human empire had come to the New World from the ancestral land where the spirits were raging, and the relationship between the kings was so deep and the friendship with each other was far from what the nobles who were accustomed to intrigue could imagine.

After a short time, the carriage carrying Alsace and Varian arrived at the embassy in the port of White City, this port city is not the new capital of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, Arthas, like other kings, continued to use the name of the capital of the northern frontier, the city of New Lordaeron is located further west of the Thousand Needles Stone Forest, not far from the New Gilneth City, and Gilneth and Lordaeron share the Thousand Needles Stone Forest and part of the Glittering Plains, and the border between the two countries is more like the Thousand Needles Stone Forest from the center.

However, Baitacheng Port is indeed one of the fastest growing cities in the Human Empire in addition to the new Rapids Fort, thanks to the trade contract signed by the Human Empire and the Hot Sand Consortium, the economic development of several seaside ports is very good, this coastline is located at the starting point of the golden shipping route in the South China Sea, in the years of the empire's reconstruction, these commercial ports have provided a huge economic supplement to the human empire, which can make the reconstruction of civilization that is difficult at the beginning of everything go smoothly.

"Huh"

When Arthas and Varian walked into the embassy, the paladins guarding the entrance of the embassy drew their weapons and saluted the two kings, and behind the paladins, Gianna, who was wearing a blue and white robe and long skirt, was already waiting, and when she saw Varian, who had not been seen for several years, reappeared, Gianna's nose was sour, and she remembered the days when several people met in Dalaran City.

Women, no matter how powerful, are always sentimental.

Gianna, with red eyes, stepped forward quickly, and instead of welcoming her companion as a lady among the nobles, she reached out and hugged Varian, just like Arthas.

"It's been a long time, Varian, it's great that you're back..."

Varian was also a little emotional, and he reached out and patted Gianna on the back to calm the girl down.

"Don't be childish, Anna, you're about to get married, and I'm looking forward to you giving Anduin a brother or sister soon."

Gianna's face was flushed when he said this, and Alsace didn't have that shrewd and capable temperament, holding Gianna's hand on the side and smirking, Varian shook his head, he looked at the couple in front of him, Alsace and Gianna's love was not easy, as early as in Northern Xinjiang, the two had secret feelings, but unfortunately because of the political reasons of the two countries, their relationship has not been recognized by the elders.

When they arrived in the New World, national feuds and family hatreds gathered together, and it was not a time for the two to fall in love openly, they had experienced too much between the two... Fortunately, now, the lovers are finally married.

The envoys of the Stormwind Kingdom, who had come with Varian, rested in the apartments next to the embassy, while the two kings, along with their wives, enjoyed a "family feast" in the embassy's dining room, a private occasion that certainly did not talk about national affairs, a question that Arthas had asked once before, and which Gianna had asked again.

The archmage stroked her long golden hair mixed with a hint of white, she blinked, looked at Varian, who was drinking with Arthas, and asked:

"Varian, how the hell did you convince my brother? When I received his letter in Dalaran, I thought I was dreaming... You know, my brother has been doing things more and more like my father since he became King of Kul Tiras... He shouldn't be so easy to talk to, right? ”

"Yes, Varian, stop prevaricating me with the idea that you beat him up."

Arthas also put down the wine glass in his hand, and he looked at Varian solemnly:

"If it's because of us that you give up something very important, we will both be upset."

"Nope."

Varian waved his hand, he picked up the glass and handed it to Valilla, who obediently poured a glass of rum on the rocks for her husband, and Varian took a sip of the icy and refreshing liquor, and then breathed a sigh of relief and told the story of the confrontation between him and Drake.

"Actually, it's not a big deal."

Varian narrowed his eyes and smiled at the two men in front of him who he regarded as his brother and sister:

"Drake asked me to give him a chance..."

"What chance?"

Gianna asked subconsciously, and Arthas's eyes widened suddenly, and he lost his voice and said:

"Warkiller?"

"That's right! Exterminator. ”

Varian craned his neck and whispered, "Drake aspires to the throne of Emperor, so the belonging of the War-Destroyer is very important to him, and he asked me to give him a chance to tame the War-Destroyer, and I gave it to him." ”

At this, Varian laughed, drank the wine from the glass in his hand, then wiped his mouth and winked at the worried Arthas:

"Of course, he failed, the Slayer did not respond to his challenge, and when the sword fell into his hands, the awakened blade reverted back to its previous gray fluttering appearance, and it was clear that he was not enough to impress the sword."

"Then he felt that taming the Slayer required defeating the current owner of the legendary sword, so he challenged me..."

Varian shrugged:

"Then I beat him up and took the Slayer back."

"It's as simple as that?"

Arthas and Gianna glanced at each other, and the archmage couldn't help but smile at the thought of his brother, who had become more and more majestic in recent years, being beaten all over the ground by Varian, and she quickly stopped smiling and looked at Varian again:

"From what I know about my brother, he shouldn't be so easy to let go, right?"

Varian forked a piece of perfectly roasted venison with a fork, and he ate with a gladiator's attitude, not at all like a king, and he munched on the venison as he drank another glass of wine, and then said slowly:

"Yes, Drake is very difficult, this guy is indeed very stubborn, and as a last resort, I dragged him to meet another person..."

As he spoke, Varian's gaze fell on Gianna, and he whispered:

"Your father, my uncle... Dai Lin. ”

"What?!"

Gianna subconsciously stood up, her eyes shining with fear, and it wasn't until Arthas pulled her down in her chair that Varian continued:

"Of course it's not Dai Lin's body, but a vision of him, in the Emerald Sanctuary of Drusva, of course, I'm not united with the Dark Blade, this should be clear to Arthas, I always have an account to settle with Tyrion, but I think that Drake's desire for the throne of Emperor should not be a stumbling block to Gianna's marriage, so with the help of the Patriarch of the Blightburn, we met Uncle Dareen in the Emerald Dream in the form of a dream."

"Then my father... He... What did he say? ”

Gianna's worried hands were staggered on her chest, and Arthas couldn't help but listen, after all, although they were two sides that were incompatible, but legally speaking, Dai Lin was his elder and father-in-law after all, and his marriage with Gianna, if Dai Lin did not agree, it would easily cause confrontation between the Minerhill family and the Proudmoor family.

People in this era still have great respect for their ancestors.

"I don't know... It was Drake who talked to him. ”

Varian shook his head:

"Drake has agreed to your marriage to Arthas since he returned, his face is very ugly, and he has also made a request to me that when fighting for the throne of Emperor, I can't put the Exterminator as a final condition... I agreed. ”

"Varian!"

Arthas gritted his teeth and said:

"Such conditions! How can you say yes! In front of the Pope, as long as you take out the awakened exterminator, I believe that most of the nobles of the empire will be on your side! The position of emperor is at your fingertips! ”

"Do I need it?"

Varian asked rhetorically, and as he ate the cut fruit, he asked without looking up:

"Do I really need a war killer to prove myself? Alsace, you know, I'm not in the position of Emperor, and that's why I haven't been able to meet the Pope... I didn't intend to prove my "legitimacy" with the Exterminator at all, and to be honest, I don't know much about the position of the emperor, as for the nobility? Forget it... Soon they won't be my friends anymore. ”

"What do you mean?"

Hearing Varian's words, Arthas's heart suddenly tightened, with what he knew about Varian, this brother must be about to do something surprising.

"It's simple."

Varian looked up, took the cloth from Valeera, wiped his mouth, and then took the cigar from the waiter, and in the midst of the smoke, Varian squinted his eyes and said like a dream:

"I'm going to make a revolution in the Stormwind Kingdom, my brother, just like the Commonwealth did in their land, but I'm not going to copy the laws of the Commonwealth, that thing doesn't fit the status quo of the Empire, but the Empire... Open your eyes, Arthas, the Empire is a stagnant pool of water, we were forced out of our ancestral land, and fled to this land in disarray, but the catastrophe did not teach us much... Or rather, we have too little to learn from that disaster. ”

"It seems to me that the empire is already standing on the edge of a precipice, and reform, of course, will displease the vested aristocracy, but without reform, the empire will never be able to break free from this pool of stagnant water... I will reshape the kingdom of Stormwind according to my will, and after I succeed, you will see a kingdom of Zan Shin rise from the calamity, and at that time, there will be no need for a warrior, and the people will naturally lift me up to that position. ”

A chill flashed in Varian's eyes:

"On the contrary... If I fail, even with the support of the exterminators, I will not sit in that position, because it turns out that I simply do not have the ability to save the Empire, Arthas, watch my reforms, step by step, learn from my victories or defeats, and if I fall, the next one... It's your turn! ”

As he spoke, Varian reached out and patted the thoughtful Arthas on the shoulder, and he whispered:

"The backward system restricts your abilities and ideas, I have heard about the contradictions between you and the noble class of Lordaeron, no one will betray their own class, so this conflict is inevitable, not only you, Garin, Liam and even Drake, are facing this conflict and challenge, this is the war between the new and the old... It never stopped. ”

"But... But by doing so, aren't we betraying our bloodline and origin, as well as our class? ”

Gianna looked at Varian with some blankness, and the latter turned to look at his little sister, and he smiled:

"Where does the true power of the king come from? Is it the noble blood that flows in our veins? Or what do we say and do? Neither! Look down, my brother and sister, for the ignorant and ignorant people at your feet are the true power of the king... The trajectory of the Confederation has proven that the existence of the aristocracy is dispensable, and that we are far less important than we think..."

"Speaking of which, have you chosen a location for your honeymoon?"

Varian extinguished the cigar in his hand in the crystal-polished ashtray, and he looked at the newlyweds in front of him, and said:

"Let's go to the Federation..."

"Don't be disturbed by other people, and don't be disturbed by me, you have enough wisdom, so use your eyes to judge what kind of path you want to take in the future."

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"Well... I heard that your little girl, Gianna, is getting married? ”

In the wilderness of the Dead Realm, in the forward base built by the warriors of the Darkblade Hellfire Band, Tyrion sat on a chair, and Dai Lin sat across from him, and between the two was a game of chess full of chess pieces, and when Tyrion picked up a knight's chess, he suddenly asked:

"Do you need a gift?"

Dai Lin's breathing, who had recovered from the body of the living in the Realm of Death, suddenly shortened at this moment, but soon returned to normal, he picked up the bottle full of rum next to him, and after taking a sip of the wine, his blue eyes stared at Tyrion, he picked up a black chess piece and played with it in his hand.

"Let me confirm first, is your congratulatory gift going to explode?"

"Of course not!"

Tyrion laughed:

"You are my good comrade-in-arms, Gianna is equivalent to my junior, how could I do such a thing... It's a real gift, a gift that will make her stronger and go further in the future, of course, it's not so easy to get it..."

"Then send it!"

Dai Lin put the chess pieces on the chessboard, and he said calmly:

"How can my daughter, a descendant of the House of Proudmoor, be afraid of the wind and rain?"

"Also... 7th... Checkmate! ”