Chapter 69: The Countdown to the 100 Days Before the Opening Ceremony (Part I)
Ryan knew Bolval, a young man who was extremely fair, self-disciplined, and an exemplary chivalry. As a vassal of the kingdom, Berval's attitude was also very important.
Ryan nodded a little dejectedly: "Okay, if there are no new opinions, then please leave everyone except the cabinet members first." Our cabinet has an emergency meeting. ”
Duke and the guy who was staring at him were gone, and a group of people who were not at the heart of the kingdom's power were escorted away by the guards.
What King Lane and his retainers were talking about, Duke no longer cared. Walking out of the Stormstorm Fortress, in the cold night wind, Duke looked up and saw the huge statue not far from the Stormwind Fortress that could not be concealed in the night, the statue of Medivan, the guardian of Azeroth.
It was built to commemorate twenty years before the great Medivan guarded the Stormwind Kingdom.
It is ironic that once the patron saint of an entire kingdom and even an entire world, is now about to become the culprit for the destruction of this world.
As the person who was about to witness this scene, Duke also felt that there seemed to be a spicy taste in his mouth.
Old man Norton came to Duke's side, and when he was about to say something, Duke spoke: "Let's go, I still want to continue to ask for advice on how to promote the Sky Mage." ”
"Duke, are you in a hurry?"
Duke shook his head and didn't speak. Because the system elf judged just now, there are just 100 days before the black hourglass is all sand leaked!
I don't know if it's because of Duke's crossing, history has changed drastically, and the Dark Gate incident has been greatly advanced!
Duke...... There isn't much time left.
In the depths of Stormstorm Fortress behind Duke, the king and his ministers blushed and blushed, but nothing constructively came of it.
Three days later, Duke was secretly summoned by the king.
In the secret reception room of the Stormwind Fortress, there were only five people in the room - King Ryan, Anduin, Bervar, and an old magician who was supposed to be a guard.
The first to speak was the young Duke Berval Fotagen: "Sir Marcus, this kind of thing would not have been revealed to you, but Lothar insisted on asking your opinion, hoping that you would not disappoint us. ”
Duke nodded, kind of understood. He knew very well that among the kingdom bosses, normally speaking, there would not be a little mage like him to speak. In the final analysis, in their eyes, he is just a rookie, a mage who can make some money, and he is not a heavyweight.
He was summoned here simply because of his god-like 'prophetic vision'.
Anduin's eyes were still refreshed, but there were dark circles in the corners of his eyes that couldn't be concealed. King Ryan and Berval are similar, probably not sleeping well.
Anduin propped his hands on the table and said in a deep voice, "Things are going in the worst direction. That night we sent three waves of messengers. The first group were three messengers carrying the flag of the kingdom and riding griffins. Then they and their griffons, charred by lightning and lightning, were found in front of Karazhan by a second wave of messengers. ”
Speaking of this, Anduin gritted his teeth and continued, "For the sake of insurance, the third wave of messengers divided into two teams and followed far behind the second wave of messengers. They saw the second wave of couriers smashed to pieces by magical missiles fired from the tower. The letter shouted as he walked, holding aloft the King's Summoning Guardian token - a special magical ring that Medivan could not have sensed. ”
Bowval: "Then Medivan let the third wave of messengers send someone and dragged the second wave of messengers back with their tattered bodies. ”
At this time, Ryan, who was sitting on the throne, clenched his fingers crossed, pressed against his forehead: "The worst is that our guardian becomes our worst enemy. There is nothing we can do but inform the Council of Tirisfar. ”
Anduin slammed his fist on the table and let out a loud noise, "We have no idea what happened to Medivan!? If we want to destroy the Stormwind Kingdom, he can do it alone." But why do such a thing!"
Of course Duke knows why! Sargeras, the king of demons, wants to vent his anger for thousands of years. Over the past 10,000 years, he has failed to invade Azeroth many times, and he has destroyed his body for Medivan's mother, and has become a lonely ghost-like existence. Pure torture and killing could no longer appease the wrath of the Demon King.
Not only did Sargeras ruin the prestige of Medivan as a guardian and even the Council of Tirispha, but the entire world was crawling at his feet in despair and fear.
These 100 days are the entertainment time for Sargeras to torture the people of the entire Stormwind Kingdom.
To be precise, it's just an appetizer before the beginning of destruction.
Ryan stepped down from the throne and patted Anduin on the shoulder, calming his anger slightly: "Duke, we came to you to ask if you saw anything more." Second, Anduin said you have a good way. After all, it is impossible for the kingdom to do nothing under threat, and is there a way to prepare for a possible crisis without causing panic among the people...... You know, the kingdom's most relied on guardians are at risk of betrayal, and such news would send the populace into great panic. ”
Duke pondered for a moment, and said secretly in his heart: Lao Mai, you are not kind, then don't blame me for taking out black technology that is not available in this era.
Duke then looked up and replied aloud: "We can strengthen three aspects: propaganda, early warning, and strengthening the army." ”
Originally, I didn't expect the young Duke to have any opinions, but I didn't expect Duke to look confident, and King Ryan also came to the spirit: "You say." ”
"Propaganda is to inform the public that the monsters in the Elwyn Forest have mutated recently. A while ago, I happened to hunt down a gigantic gnoll Hogg. The guy was over 12 feet tall. And the other gnolls are also over 7 feet tall. This was already a great threat to people's lives, and Stormwind decided to strengthen the security of various parts of the Elwyn Forest. ”
"A 12-foot gnoll, hell, that's already a giant. How I hadn't heard of it. King Ryan muttered.
"Your Majesty, in fact, there is something in the report for you, but you don't have time to pay attention to this small-scale monster invasion. Lothar reminded.
Bolval pouted, "That's a good reason." We can take the opportunity to reorganize and expand the militia groups in the towns. After the farming work, training for an hour a day allows the population to receive basic military training. ”
"What about the weapons? should we arm the peasants in advance?" Lane's rhetorical question made Duke realize that the peasants with weapons in any era were not what the rulers wanted to see.
Anduin glanced at the king: "You can transport some of your weapons to important towns and send trusted officers to guard them." ”