Volume 5: King of the Mountain Chapter 291: Suppressing the Rebellion and Meeting the Alliance
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "The first cup is to the fallen soldiers. It is their bravery and sacrifice that enabled us to defeat the savage orcs and gain the final victory."
"The second cup, let us toast to our father King Aiden. He fought bravely and died bravely. He is worthy of the name of the King of the Mountains! He did not disgrace the honor of the Perenold family."
"The third cup, let us toast to our allies from Lordaeron. Their selfless assistance is also indispensable for our victory."
"Let us raise our glasses together to celebrate this rare victory. The barbaric enemy of the Kingdom of Alterac, the orc tribe from another world, has finally been destroyed!"
"Hey!"
Amidst cheers, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the victory.
The banquet hall of the royal palace was immersed in laughter and joy.
This is the third day after the Battle of Ice Wolf Field, in the castle of Alterac Palace.
After a whole day of pursuit and clearing, the army finally withdrew to the city of Alterac.
The cleanup over the past two days has achieved quite some results. Dozens of scattered and fleeing orc troops, totaling several thousand people, have been wiped out.
After such a blow, the Frostwolf orcs, whose numbers were already few, suffered another heavy blow. Now their number is less than 10,000, and they are scattered across the vast Alterac Mountains. They will no longer pose a threat to the Kingdom of Alterac in a short period of time.
The only regret is that several orc heroes were not caught, including Samuro, Drek'Thar, Draka, Young Wolf Lord, Frost Wolf Owl - oh yes, and the future Warchief of the Horde, Thrall.
Especially Thrall, this guy is a man of destiny. If he is really allowed to grow up, his future will be limitless, and maybe he can really make a comeback.
But these are all things for the future. Thrall is still just a little kid now. It will take at least ten years for him to grow into the chieftain leading the tribe. It is estimated that it will take two or three versions later.
Now that they had finally won the battle and killed Aiden, the annoying guy, the princes were naturally very happy, and it was naturally time to share the benefits.
Lord Adalion (Lord of Ravenstern): "My dear princes, now that His Majesty the King has passed away, someone must take charge of the situation again. In my opinion, the most urgent task is to elect a new king to inherit the throne."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. The mountain nobles present had suffered heavy losses in this war and really did not have much say. As for the plain nobles, no one was present, whether they had something to hide or for some other reason.
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "Your Excellency, do not worry. We brothers have already discussed this issue. Since there is only one king's throne , but there are 20 princes who have the right of succession, in order to avoid disputes, we have unanimously decided that the Kingdom of Alterac will adopt a parliamentary system in the future. The 20 princes will form the Princes' Council, and major matters will be decided by the Princes' Council by voting in the future."
What! Count Adalien was surprised, the nobles were even more surprised, and Arthas was also shocked.
Parliamentary systems have appeared in the Sky World before and are very common, but they are usually used to assist kings and ethnic leaders. How can a country be governed by a parliament?
In fact, the princes also felt that this matter was not very reliable. Who doesn't want to be king? The problem is that there are too many wolves and too little meat. There is only one king's throne, and whoever becomes the king will not be convinced by others. This is the only way for now.
However, Adalien soon calmed down. Under the current circumstances, this was a solution. It was better than a civil war among the princes. In the current situation of internal and external troubles, stability was the best choice.
Lord Adalion (Lord of Ravenstern): "I deeply admire the wisdom and generosity of the princes. On behalf of the nobles of the mountains, I am willing to obey the decision of the council."
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "Hahahaha, no problem. In fact, we have already discussed the first issue. Duke Barov deserted the battlefield, and several nobles fled with him. This behavior is a blatant betrayal. They betrayed their king and their people. Therefore, the Alterac Princes' Council passed the first resolution with a unanimous vote. Duke Barov will be regarded as a traitor, and the city of Dallon under his rule and the surrounding land and castles will all be taken back by the state and redistributed by the Princes' Council.
As for the nobles who rebelled together, the same treatment will be applied to them all."
What!
The mountain nobles were also a little surprised. They didn't expect the Prince's Council to be so cruel and directly declare treason. This was to force Barov to rebel.
You should know that Dalaran County is the richest region in the Kingdom of Alterac. Together with the territories of other plains nobles, its territory occupies a quarter of the Kingdom of Alterac, and its population reaches one-third.
This is the rhythm of a civil war.
However, the mountain nobles and the plain nobles already had hatred for each other, so of course they would not speak for him.
Earl Adalion said in embarrassment, "The kingdom has just experienced a great war, and the armies of our nobles have suffered heavy casualties. I am afraid—"
Sigrit (Prince of Alterac): "Don't worry, Lord Adalion. Our Princes' Council will send out the Royal Army to fight. You nobles can send troops as appropriate. Even if you don't, it doesn't matter. You have paid enough. Just go back and recuperate."
Of course, there is no need for the nobles to send troops for this matter. In wars, whoever sends the troops will gain. It is a rare opportunity to seize territory with justification, so of course it is best to keep the benefits within the family.
Among the twenty princes now, there are still several who have no fiefdoms. Most of those who have fiefdoms only have a small village. This is a good opportunity for them to take advantage of it.
Parliament is the place where power is exercised, but land and castles are where the real interests lie.
With a fiefdom, you can collect taxes; with a castle, you can build soldiers. Whether you want to dominate the world in the future, or to establish your own territory and make money, or even sell it to a studio, it will be a lot of money.
Therefore, the next main task is to kill Barov, capture the city of Dalon, and take over the surrounding castles and towns .
As for the war with the Horde, aren't there other kingdoms in the Alliance to support it? As the second-to-last weakest kingdom, there is no need for the Kingdom of Alterac to get involved.
Arthas finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Everyone, I just received a sad news. Stormwind City fell and King Llane died heroically in battle."
As soon as these words were spoken, the princes looked at each other, thinking, when was this news published? You just received the news.
But he still had to show shock on his face.
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "Gods be to you! How could this happen?"
God of War Lu Bu (Prince of Alterac): "Damn, Stormwind Kingdom is so useless. It was destroyed so quickly. We were thinking of rescuing them after defeating Barov."
Mr. Ma (Prince of Alterac): "That's right, they are just a bunch of rubbish orcs. Look, we won them easily, in a field battle. The Stormwind Kingdom claims to be the direct bloodline of Emperor Thoradin, but they can't even defend the city. They are such a loser."
The nobles were also shocked. The princes could talk nonsense, but they knew the gap in national strength between the Kingdom of Alterac and the Storm Kingdom. They did not expect the orcs to be so powerful. The Storm Kingdom was one of the two poles of the Alliance, and yet it was destroyed just like that!
Lord Adalion (Lord of Ravenstern): "When did this happen?"
Arthas (Prince of Lordaeron): "Just two days ago , on the same day that His Majesty Aiden was killed in battle."
The nobles sighed again.
Arthas added: "My fellow princes of Alterac, the armies of the Alliance countries have now gathered in the Kingdom of Arathi, and envoys from various countries have gone to Lordaeron to hold meetings to discuss the upcoming war. I believe the Kingdom of Alterac will not stay out of it, right?"
The princes hurriedly gathered together to discuss again.
We must definitely participate in this event. We cannot abandon the alliance brand yet and we still have to contribute our share. However, we must also fight a civil war. After all, the territory is made up of real money.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "How about this? The main force should attack Dallon and other castles of traitorous nobles. Meanwhile, we will send several princes to lead 10,000 militiamen and 500 Knights of the North Wind to participate in the meeting. We just fought a big battle, so it is reasonable to send fewer people. Although 10,000 militiamen are weak in combat effectiveness, they are still enough and it doesn't look too embarrassing. As for who goes, it is all voluntary.
Of course, considering that participating in the alliance can gain a large number of plot points, the territory gained by suppressing the rebellion will not score any points.
Do you want plot points or territory? Take what you need."
Murphy's proposal immediately caused a lot of discussion among everyone, but if you think about it carefully, it is reasonable. After all, players pursue different things. Some people want to get some real money, some want to feel the feeling of participating in changing history, and some want to play management games.
Others do it just to upgrade their equipment.
Victor (Prince of Alterac): "I will go and quell the rebellion."
Mr. Ma (Prince of Alterac): "I will go and quell the rebellion, too!"
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "And me."
In the blink of an eye, everyone expressed their opinions, and the majority of princes wanted to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. After all, territory represented real benefits, especially the big cities such as Nanhai City and Dalong City. Each of them was priceless, and one would become rich if they could capture one.
Maybe it's more profitable than starting a company in real life.
Although participating in the alliance will give some plot points, it is usually not too much, unless you participate in the subsequent war with the tribe, but that is a matter for the future, and fighting with the tribe is risky. In the battle the day before yesterday, seven of the twenty-seven princes died. These seven lost everything. Not only did they lose their accounts, but they also lost their seats in the Princes' Council.
Although you can create a son's account to inherit the fiefdom and inheritance, building a new account requires a lot of money, and you have to start from scratch.
Moreover, the king is dead, which means that the newly created account does not have the title of prince, and there is no way to inherit the seat, which is a huge loss.
It can be seen that when participating in a story campaign, the risks and benefits are proportional.
In comparison, suppressing the rebellion is much safer. There are not many high-ranking people among Barov's plain nobles, and they are all lord templates. The conquered territories are very valuable, and it is a sure profit.
Murphy chose to participate in the alliance without hesitation. To him, territory was of no great significance. Even his only fiefdom, Songmu Village, was left to those old guys to mess around with.
Only power is the truly valuable thing.
That was why he made this proposal. With the temptation of territory, most princes would certainly give up their qualifications to participate in the alliance.
Sieglet also raised his hand, "I will also attend the meeting."
Dara Bangba hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I will also go to the meeting."
These two are old partners. Now all three of them are at Silver Level 5 and will soon be promoted to Gold heroes, so naturally they all want to go further.
"And me."
The God of War Lu Bu raised his hand and unexpectedly chose to participate in the alliance. "I didn't get the chance to participate in the last war, so I can't miss it this time."
Finally, it was decided that four princes would lead 10,000 militia troops and a small number of knights to attend the alliance, and sixteen princes would lead the royal army and the remaining 10,000 militia to quell the rebellion.
The plan was decided, and everyone returned to the banquet, where Murphy told Arthas the decision of the Princes' Council.
After hearing this, Arthas expressed his understanding. It was good that the Kingdom of Alterac could send troops, at least to strengthen its momentum.
When the banquet was finally over, Murphy arrived in the wilderness with a full stomach.
We are going to Lordaeron tomorrow, and Murphy is quite looking forward to it.
The previous battle gave him great confidence. With his current strength, he was able to make a difference in the next war. When his level and rank were strong enough, he could continue his journey as Ancient Dragon 1.
But before setting off, he still had one thing to do, which was to add the BOSS talent.
The BOSS form has no specialties, and each level up can interrupt one talent. He had one unused talent point before, and with the previous two levels up, he now has a total of three talent points to add.
His current state and strength can be said to be quite perfect. Life-saving ability, AOE ability, single-target output, defense ability, elemental resistance...
There are almost no obvious shortcomings.
Compared to dragons of the same rank, they can be considered hexagonal warriors.
But every profession has its own expertise, and you still have to choose a development direction.
Considering that his main goal is to seize the original power and achieve the way of ancient dragons, in order to deal with those powerful dragons who possess the original power, he must further enhance his killing ability.
There are only two ways to increase attack power.
1. Strengthen the ability of melee combat and physical damage.
2. Strengthen the dragon thunder magic damage ability.
In battles between bosses, melee combat is the most efficient. When I first played Deathwing, killing dragons was as easy as chopping wood and melons.
However, after a little consideration, Murphy felt that this route was not suitable for him. Melee combat relies on strength and the power of the minions. He is currently only an adult dragon, not even an ancient dragon. There is no advantage in taking the melee route.
Moreover, the melee combat capabilities of all dragons are pretty much the same, and there are only a few sets of attack modules, so no matter how much you strengthen them, you won’t be able to perform any special functions.
It’s better to go for the dragon, thunder and magic damage route.
With the talent of Son of Storm, the damage is enhanced by 50%. It would be unreasonable not to go this route.
With this clear idea in mind, Murphy quickly chose his skill this time.
For the first talent, Murphy chose [Storm Sense]: Sense the location of nearby storms, and when you fight under the storm, the power of Thunder Breath and Dragon Thunder ability will be increased by 30%, and the flight speed will be increased by 30%.
This talent is actually a bit useless under normal circumstances. The reason is that storms are not common and have too many restrictions.
But Murphy's strength lies in the weapon skill "Call the Storm", which brings endless joy when used together.
For the second talent, Murphy chose [Force Lightning]: You can activate this effect during combat to strengthen your thunder force, so that your Thunder Breath and Dragon Thunder ability will have additional force damage and crushing effect.
Force damage is physical damage, and the shattering effect is especially useful against enemies with high armor, especially the dragon scales of the dragon clan. Once they are shattered, their defense and resistance will be greatly reduced.
For the third talent, Murphy chose [Superconducting Induction]; you can activate this effect during combat, and your Thunder Breath and Dragon Thunder ability will add a layer of 'Electrode' to the enemy hit. After three stackings, a 'Superconducting Explosion' will occur, causing 975 points of lightning damage and paralyzing the target for 1-5 seconds.
After adding the three talents, Murphy transformed into the Storm Dragon King and immediately felt some subtle changes in the dragon thunder in his body.
Electricity flows through the body and the power of thunder lingers between the dragon claws.
Yes, that’s the power!
Whether it's the orcs and the tribes, or those ancient dragons surviving in the corners of the world waiting to be hunted, just wait, the Storm Dragon King is coming.
