On the road from Ironforge to the northern frontier, a low-key black carriage is slowly moving forward, this carriage is guarded by more than 30 elite knights, these knights are wearing the military version of the improved plate armor produced in the Black Iron Zone, carrying heavy shotguns full of bullets, in the pockets of armored war horses, there are also light machine guns that can fire continuously, black halberds for charging, belts are full of black high-powered grenades, and rapid-fire military pistols for melee combat.

And the most exaggerated thing is that on the top of this carriage, there is also a heavy rapid-fire heavy machine gun, and the chain of pointed bullets that make people numb is loaded, and only the operator needs to gently pull the trigger, even if there is a wurm standing in front of him, it will be torn to pieces of flesh and blood in the bombardment of the metal storm.

These knights are armed to the teeth, and most importantly, these knights armed with hot weapons also have a kind of spirit unique to classical knights, which is not at all comparable to the new soldiers of the Federation who have not been tempered by war, and on the plate armor on their chests, there is a special longsword insignia, which is the symbol of the Federation's bigwig organization "Veterans Federation".

Hearing this name, many people who don't know about the federation will think that this is just a mutual aid organization similar to a trade union, but in fact it is not!

With the economic development of the Federation, the Veterans Federation has become a major consortium in this system, and this organization that has absorbed many former Imperial soldiers has a unity and inheritance that other consortiums cannot match, and its internal system is just like the former Imperial Army, with strict hierarchies, and it has established a board of directors responsible for handling economic affairs in imitation of the federal parliamentary system.

What's worse is that the mode of this consortium when it conducts business activities is the same as a real war, domineering, ferocious, and has a kind of momentum that other consortiums do not have, and they also have a strong relationship in the political circles, at present, among the 13 members of the Federal Supreme Assembly, 4 are related to the Veterans Federation, and in the increasingly large Federal House of Commons, members of the Veterans Federation also occupy many positions.

Generally speaking, this frustrated consortium is developing in the direction of a giant hidden under the superficial economic order of the Federation, and this time, the 7 directors of the Veterans Federation have personally selected 30 of the best young men from the entire organization, and given them the best weapons, all the support, these former military tycoons, and now the only requirement of the business predators is...

These knights, who have signed a pact of life and death, must help Anduin, who is about to join the Scarlet Crusade. Little Prince Wrynn, become the head of state of the soon-to-be-founded Order of the Silver Dawn!

Yes... The attention of the Federation of Veterans has shifted to the country that has not yet been established, and these veterans have made their own plans, so that the empire, which has become an enemy country, an enemy of the freedom and dignity of the people, and its nobles, die, the future of the Order of the Silver Dawn, must be in the hands of their "own people".

And the representative they launched is Anduin!

Interpreted as a description more familiar to observers, the association of ambitious, wealthy veterans, tired of petty fights in the mall, were about to make a big deal similar to that once done by a businessman named Lü Buwei.

"Sarantia, you say, what if they don't accept me and you?"

And in this tightly guarded carriage, Anduin looked at the high elf girl next to him with some trepidation, Sarandia should have stayed in the Dark Temple, but when Anduin left, the little girl who had been afraid of Aurelia ran to meet the Blood Mistress, and after the mother and daughter talked for nearly an hour, the Blood Mistress agreed to her idea of leaving with Anduin.

And the next day, Queen Tiffany, with a happy face, gave Sarandia her most cherished jewel, the crystal rosary that the prophet Viren had given her, and the silly girl did not know the meaning of this act, until Dornan, who had come to see her off, called her "little queen" of Anduin, which made Sarandia blush.

Of course, no one knows how the relationship between the two children will develop in the future, but at least for now, Salandia is the only one left who can discuss things around Anduin.

This is a personal saga destined for Anduin, and he doesn't want to lose, but the problem is that the little prince doesn't know what to do, let alone how to start.

"No, it won't!"

Faced with Anduin's concern, Sarantia took a small black box from her side, she placed it in Anduin's hand, and a hint of cunning flashed in the child's beautiful green eyes, and she whispered:

"As long as the great knights are sane... They won't turn you down. ”

We gave them a "gift" that they couldn't refuse! ”

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On the other side, in Old Fordin's office, the two Grand Knights were arguing about Anduin's joining the Scarlet Crusade.

"An artifact left behind by Tyr isn't enough for us to risk! Fording, you're dazzled by this artifact! You don't see the hidden danger behind this! ”

Grand Knight Mograini smoked a cigar and said his thoughts:

"I know what the Pope means, that restless dwarf Brian did describe the relationship between the god of justice and the human Light Inheritance in the Report on the Origins of Azeroth Civilization published last year, and I also know how much glory the Holy Light Orthodoxy will be added to the Light Orthodoxy that is currently threatened by the Moon God and Druid faith once the artifact left by Tyr falls into our hands, but the question is... Anduin was raised by Tyrion! Do you understand how dangerous this is? ”

The Grand Knight knocked on the table and said:

"Even if I stand up for Anduin with you, even if you and I are willing to admit that he is a paladin recognized by the Light, no one else will think so! Especially the young people who have been carried away by the will to purify, God knows what they will do to this identity-sensitive child! ”

"Fordin, Anduin has another identity besides a paladin! He is the son of Varian, and Varian, the king of the Kingdom of Stormwind, from what we know so far, although Varian is resisted by the nobles, but the people are on his side, as long as Varian is willing, he holds the Exterminator and shouts... He'll be the next Lothar! ”

"The only son of the future emperor has an accident in our country..."

As soon as Mograine thought of that possibility, the Grand Knight couldn't help but tremble:

"At that time, the Council of the Order of the Silver Dawn will immediately be regarded as enemies of the Empire, and those of us who have given everything for the Empire will become sinners of the Empire in an instant, if the Confederacy with a thief heart intervenes in it... We're doomed! You and I are old, and we don't care, but the warriors who follow us, your sons, my sons and daughters, have you thought about their end? ”

"You have a point."

Old Fording was not angry at Mograine's agitation, but on the contrary, the great knight held the letter in his hand, and he leaned back in his chair, which could be rotated, and he closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"But have you ever thought about the question, Alessandro... It is rumored that Tyrion raised Anduin as his own son, and there are many people in the Federation who have seen Anduin appear by Tyrion's side more than once, playing with Tyrion's adopted daughters, and Queen Tiffany, if this rumor is true, no! It's real, I can feel it, it's real. ”

"Do you think that with someone like Tyrion, he would let his children come to such a dangerous place and "die"? ”

"Also, Varian must have gotten the news before we did, and there's a lot of information that proves that Varian has deep ties to some groups in the Federation, but Varian hasn't said anything about it... You see, even Arthas, who trusted us the most, sent emissaries, but Varian did not, and he seemed to have confidence in our statehood. ”

"And the fact that His Holiness can write this letter to the two of us means that the Pope must have thought about it as well, and that certain factors have prompted him to be willing to give Anduin some confidence... What's more, if the description of the artifact in this letter is correct, it means that we finally have a weapon in our hands that can truly counterbalance evil... Or, two... But it's also hard to say. ”

Old Fording laid the letter on the table, and he looked up at Mograini:

"Finally, you're also worried that the radical faith within the Crusaders will eventually destroy us, it's dangerous, that purifying mindset reminds me of the cultists we exterminated, and I've been looking for a way to curb that faith, and now, in Anduin, this kid, I see the breaking point!"

"The relationship between you, me, and Abidis is doomed to the fact that neither of us can directly stop that stubborn old man from spreading that dangerous statement, and although we can't stop it, it doesn't mean that we have to sit back and watch him continue like this... Abidis is very smart, he uses his daughter, the genius Paladin Bridget Girl, as the leader of that dangerous thought, and he has found a representative for himself! If he can do that, why can't we? ”

At this moment, the upright paladin of Old Fording was like a cunning fox, he narrowed his eyes and whispered:

"Don't you have faith in Anduin?"

"It's not without faith."

Mograini placed the cigar in the ashtray and let it burn, rubbing the stubble on his chin, and whispered:

"I still feel a bit risky, in the face of young people's challenges, will that kid be able to persevere? And, if Tyrion is behind this, how do we deal with him? You and I, we know best the horrors of that Necromantic King... Every time I think about us playing against an opponent like this, I feel... Despair. ”

"Hehe, I don't think so."

Old Ferding took a deep breath:

"If Tyrion wanted to destroy us, he would only have to move his fingers, but he didn't do it, and let us exist here for so many years, which means that he has something else..."expectation from us", and if Anduin was really cultivated by Tyrion, then I believe that this child will definitely give us a "surprise". ”

"We are going to build a country, Alessandro, although this is forced to do so, but in the future, we can no longer measure politics purely by the ideas of warriors, we must also learn to play our role in the center of the Federation and the Empire..."

Old Fording hesitated, but in the end, he still said the words:

"We're going to know the Federation better than the rest of the Empire, and sometimes, I can't help but think, maybe... Maybe the Commonwealth is indeed better than the Empire? Throw aside our hatred of the undead and look at it with a neutral eye... Perhaps, in the midst of this ideological confrontation, the empire is actually at an absolute disadvantage? ”

"Alessandro, we are all mortals, we can't control our destiny... So, just let him go! ”

This sentence made the Grand Knight of Mograine frown, and he asked rhetorically with a hint of anger:

"And what if cruel fate is going to tear you apart in the end? Fordin! What if he is destined to kill your loved ones and destroy everything you guard? Is it just like that? ”

"Nope! I'll do whatever it takes to smash it! ”

Furding whispered:

"But what if this fate is not the exact opposite of those we are guarding? What if this fate and our guardian path are the same path? If we are both on the side of the righteous, Alessandro, if hatred becomes the only thing that governs you to keep going... Will you allow hatred to push you into the abyss along with the warriors behind you? ”

Old Fording stood up, and he put the letter in his drawer, and at this moment, like an old man in the twilight of his life, said to Mograine:

"I, no!"

"I'll go to Tyrion and fight to the death, but I'm not going to take anyone with me..."

"Let the hatred of our time, let it end in our hands, let it lie down with us in the grave... Children, the next generation, the next generation, they are all innocent! ”

The atmosphere in the office fell silent for a moment, and after several minutes, Grand Knight Mograini picked up his extinguished cigar again, and he took a sharp puff of smoke, and as the smoke filled his face, a low, tired voice sounded in the smoke:

"Well... I agreed! ”

"Let that kid come, but if he really wants to be the King of the Crusaders..."

"Then he's going to have to show us old guys what he's really capable of!"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors