As the most basic territory of the Storm King for thousands of years, Alwyn Forest has always been a treasure bump in the eyes of nobles. The www.biquge.info not only brought a stable life to the people through agricultural activities such as logging and farming, pig and sheep raising, but also brought continuous tax revenue to the nobles' domains.

In addition, there are a large number of high-grade copper ore and other mineral resources in the Alwyn Forest, and the Alwyn Forest is almost synonymous with no worries about food and clothing.

If it weren't for the millennia, where every inch of the forest had been sealed off by successive kings, no fool would have gone to such great lengths to exploit the barren Red Ridge Mountains to the east, the dark twilight forests to the south, or the monster-infested western wilderness.

In the council chamber, everyone's first reaction was that Duke was crazy and instinctively wanted to veto Duke.

The second reaction was...... It seems to make some sense.

What has become of Alwyn Forest, and does it have anything to do with them now?

No!

Not at all!

No amount of denial can change the fact that the Elwyn Forest has all fallen into the hands of those damn greenskins. The abundant natural resources of the past have all been turned into materials for those green skins to raise future generations.

The thought of his beautiful mansion and the rich territory falling into the hands of those savage beasts, every nobleman gritted his teeth with hatred.

One of the nobles weakly asked, "Will setting fire to the forest anger those druids?"

Then, a group of nobles looked at the little nobleman with idiotic eyes. I'm in a big disaster here, and I still care about the druids who don't know where to die?

The nobles suddenly stopped squeaking.

Or Lothar was kind enough: "What about the orcs who are called warlocks?"

"I have received absolutely accurate information from my master, and at this moment, Guldan, the strongest warlock of the orcs, for some reason, will not be able to fight in a short period of time, and the Shadow Council is the same. So, just give me a griffin and I'm safe. ”

Lothar woke up to the fact that in the battle with the orcs, the human side was almost suppressed in all directions, not only because of the factor of individual combat power, but also because of the ignorance of the orc magicians. The Storm King's mage group was defeated in a showdown with the Shadow Council, and the mage group almost died in name only.

However, in recent days, there have been no orc warlocks. Fortunately, otherwise, the only remaining Morning Star mage in the country would protect Ryan, relying on a few three Sky Mages, and he was really not the opponent of the Shadow Council.

Lothar nodded at Ryan.

Ryan stood up: "Okay, I approve this plan. But I have only one request for you, Count Marcus. ”

"Your Majesty, you say. Duke stood up and saluted.

"You must come back alive!" Ryan said earnestly, "The Stormwind Kingdom is on the verge of destruction, and it's not your responsibility Duke Marcus alone. For you, who are only 15 years old, you have done enough and done enough. If the fate of the kingdom is to end, I will accept it. But in the future, rebuilding the Stormwind Kingdom from the ruins will require a lot of efforts from young people like you. ”

"Shhhh

If anyone else wants to do this kind of task, at least it will be the next military order, and if they don't complete the task, they will die and die for the country. Now that Duke has been replaced, Ryan is so forgiving that he even does not hesitate to gamble on the early destruction of the kingdom!?

How much does Ryan really value Duke?

Such a holy grace is unheard of. Even when Medivan was alive, Ryan had never been so kind to a Medivan.

But when I think about it, I think it's normal.

Is there anything else Duke needs to prove to this day?

The youngest sky mage, a wealthy merchant in the world, a sea king who controls the lifeblood of the kingdom, a hero who killed the demon king Sargeras, saved the lives of the queen and prince, and the king's great benefactor, if it weren't for the fear that there would be no reward in the future and was stopped by a group of nobles, Duke would have been a fictitious duke now.

Even so, everyone in the aristocratic circle knew that Ryan had already greeted the only Morning Star mage. As long as the situation is stable, Duke will inherit Medivan's position in the kingdom and become the chief court mage of the Stormwind Kingdom.

Duke's rise is unstoppable, and Duke has not returned from Karazhan before, and no one has a bottom in his heart. Now many nobles have secretly decided that if Duke's plan to block the orcs for 10 days is successful, they will completely tie Duke to their family's chariot.

Compared with other nobles, King Ryan has a fatal flaw - the royal blood is too thin. Not only is he not a direct descendant of Soladin the Great, but Ryan has no siblings, and the heir is only Prince Varian. The queen did not have more than one boy and half girl with Lane.

But other big nobles are different, aren't they just noble daughters? As long as they marry Duke, then even if they lose their territory, their family can live a very prosperous life. It would be even better if the territory could be brought back in the future.

Before they knew it, the nobles were all up to Duke with his idea.

Duke didn't know what the nobles were thinking, and after thanking Ryan for his concern, he prepared to go.

It was only after stepping out of Stormstorm Fortress that he unexpectedly found a group of old friends waiting for him.

"Mentor Norton, I'm glad to see that you're breathing. ”

Yes, it was Old Man Norton, and Danielle and Itana were also alongside, and Duke noticed that the two former magic apprentices were now wearing the official mage robes of the Royal Mage Regiment.

"Huh, you've been promoted!?" this time, Duke was really surprised.

Danielle smiled: "Itana said, 'If you don't rise in war, you will perish in war'. I'm a first-class earth mage who was just promoted last week. Itana was promoted two months before me, and is now a third-rank earth mage. ”

The freckled Itana gave Duke a standard ladylike salute, her face still a little stiff: "Mentor Norton said that we should be able to help you." ”

Old man Norton cordially came over and took Duke's hand: "Duke, don't refuse. The old man's bones are falling apart. I thank God for surviving this battle. There's no future for the two of them with me. I don't want this old face today. If you don't take them, I'll kneel here for everyone to see. ”

"Don't, don't. Duke knew that the old man was serious. Danielle and Itana, who were born as civilians, have long been labeled as his Duke, and if he doesn't want Duke, there really is nowhere for the two to mix.

Duke turned to face the two of them: "Okay, let's not talk nonsense, you two will mess with me in the future." I want to ask you, do you really want to be my followers, or are you retainers?"

Danielle touched his head: "Is there any difference?"

Itana gave Danielle a light kick: "Followers, of course." (To be continued.) )