Volume 6: The World of Rebellion Chapter 299: A Man of Honour Does Not Speak in Secret
While Godwin was secretly making arrangements, the three brothers were already drinking in a side room.
Varian was in a depressed mood because his country was destroyed and his father died. It was a rare occasion for him to meet his two brothers, so he naturally drank without restraint.
Arthas is now in a difficult situation and is in a depressed mood.
Although Murphy was in a good mood, he could only pretend to be a caring elder brother and comfort his two brothers.
With his comfort, the two finally put aside the barriers in their hearts. The three of them clinked glasses and drank more and more happily, and they didn't stop drinking until very late that night.
When Arthas woke up in his bedroom the next day, it was already bright.
He rubbed his head , and couldn't help but feel relieved when he thought about the successful reconciliation with Varian.
After washing up, Arthas prepared to go to the restaurant to have breakfast with his father and brothers. As soon as he entered the restaurant, he heard the voices of his brothers.
Meow King Menethil (Prince of Lordaeron): "Father, that Varian is recruiting troops in the refugee camp. He has bad intentions."
Winter is Coming Menethil (Prince of Lordaeron): "Yes, father. Lordaeron is the capital. How can we allow foreign troops to run rampant here? We must transfer the troops recruited by Varian away."
Elsa Menethil (Princess of Lordaeron): "I also heard that Varian is going to organize an expedition to Northrend to search for treasure. Now the war with the orcs is about to begin. This guy doesn't want to avenge his father, but only wants to find treasure. He must be taught a lesson."
Arthas was shocked when he heard this. He already knew that Varian was going to Northrend, but he didn't expect that his brothers and sisters also knew about it and were even trying to trip up their second brother.
He simply couldn't understand why Varian was targeted by these brothers and sisters, but that didn't stop him from trying to dissuade them.
"Father, Prince Varian wants to find the artifact to fight against the orcs, not for his own selfish desires. Please don't interfere in this matter. He is recruiting troops only to prepare for the expedition and will leave soon."
Terenas originally had an indifferent expression, but when he heard that Varian was going to look for the artifact, his face suddenly became serious.
"What artifact? Explain it to me in detail."
Alsace secretly cried out inwardly, he had promised not to tell anyone, but considering that his brothers and sisters already knew about it, there seemed no need to hide it.
"I just heard about it. It is said to be a magic sword that can help him defeat the orcs."
The brothers and sisters immediately showed an expression of "as expected".
Jon Snow Menethil (Prince of Lordaeron) "Brother, don't believe everyone. What magic sword? I think Varian is afraid and doesn't want to participate in the war. He wants to hide in Northrend. We are your brothers and sisters. How can we lie to you?"
Conan Menethil (Prince of Lordaeron): "That's right, Northrend is a barren place, not even a hair on the ground. You'd better not follow me there."
Anna Menethil (Princess of Lordaeron): "Yes, yes, you are the apple of our Menethil family's eye. Please don't take risks in Northrend. If something happens to you, we brothers and sisters will be so sad."
Arthas was confused for a moment, thinking: It is obviously my second brother who is going to Northrend, why are you all dragging me into this?
Terenas's expression was uncertain. "That's enough. Stop talking. Arthas, I know you have a good relationship with Varian, but don't interfere in this matter."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "King Conan the Barbarian, Jon Snow, I have two tasks for you. King Conan the Barbarian, you must go to the refugee shelter immediately. There is an army recruited by Prince Varian. Recruit this army immediately. Also, go to the Adventurer's Guild and issue a ban on going to Northrend.
Jon Snow, take an army to the port and seize those warships of Stormwind Kingdom for me."
"Yes, father. Let's do it right away." The two men looked at each other and saw each other's excitement.
Arthas' face flushed with shock; he never expected this to happen.
Half an hour later——
Arthas finally found Murphy and Varian who were having breakfast.
"It's bad, second brother. Father has seized your ship and forcibly transferred the army you recruited. He has also issued a ban, prohibiting adventurers from exploring Northrend."
What! Varian was startled at first, and then a hint of anger appeared on his face. Murphy thought Varian was about to explode, but he calmed down after just a few seconds.
"I see."
Murphy was a little surprised. Hey, isn't this kid very impatient? How come he is so calm all of a sudden? He has grown up and can keep his emotions under control.
Varian looked at Arthas and asked calmly, "Did you tell King Terenas that I was going to Northrend?"
Arthas hurriedly explained: "Of course not, it was my brothers who suddenly told father about this matter this morning. I don't know where they got this information from. They also slandered you, saying that you were afraid of fighting with the orcs so you wanted to hide... I tried hard to persuade father, but he seemed determined..."
Varian snorted coldly after hearing this, "It has nothing to do with you. Someone wants me to do something."
Murphy's heart moved, and he thought of the strange conversation between Godwin and Varian last night. "How about I talk to my brothers and lend you a few warships from the Alterac fleet?"
Varian shook his head and said, "No need for that. This is not just about the battleship. The most important thing is that someone wants me to do something for him. If I don't handle this matter well, there will still be trouble even if I solve the problem of the ship. Don't worry about this matter. I will naturally find a way to solve it."
Murphy couldn't help but feel curious, what exactly was the solution?
However, he knew Varian. Once he made up his mind, he would not look back. He could only nod.
"Okay, just be yourself. If you have any trouble, just come to me. Don't be polite to me."
"I will, Brother Aidan."
After finishing breakfast, the three brothers separated again.
Arthas still had tasks assigned to him by Terenas to complete, while Murphy returned to the temporary base of his own knights.
Today’s Dragon Knight training has not been completed yet. He can now convert 50 Dragon Knights every day, which is considered a necessary daily job.
When the princes divided their inheritance, he specifically asked for the remaining 500 Knights of the North Wind.
Since the country is now led by the Princes' Parliament, the army has naturally become everyone's private property. By directly issuing an expedition mission in the name of the parliament, the army can be led without restrictions.
Even though the North Wind Knights don't have any highlights among the fourth-level soldiers, and they don't have any outstanding features compared with the knight orders of various countries, they are still knights no matter how bad they are, and they meet the conditions for transformation into Dragon Knights. As long as they are transformed into Dragon Knights and then advanced into extraordinary soldiers, they can turn decay into magic.
Therefore, in addition to training Dragon Knights every day, Murphy's other job is to collect materials at auctions.
Dragon scales, dragon bones, dragon blood, dragon eggs, he bought as many as he could. Over the past week, Murphy had invested more than two million. The average cost of a super soldier was as high as four to five thousand, and one like the Dragon Rider was nearly ten thousand.
Murphy plans to transform all these 500 knights into Dragon Knights, and then upgrade them to super soldiers, so that they can dominate the world.
In order to improve his strength, Murphy gave it his all.
At the same time, Varian also came to the Cathedral of Light in Lordaeron, where Prince Godwin practiced the Holy Light.
However, today Godwin was not practicing the Holy Light, but practicing combat skills. When Varian came to the training ground, Godwin was practicing with a burly and dignified middle-aged knight. Both of them were wearing cloth and fighting with two-handed wooden swords. Although it was just a practice fight, both of them were filled with the power of the Holy Light and obviously did not play it perfunctorily at all.
Varian couldn't help but be a little surprised after taking a few glances. Both Godwin and the middle-aged knight who fought against him had great martial arts skills, especially the two of them combined holy light with combat skills. The two golden lightsabers kept colliding with an astonishing momentum.
Godwin's profession is a knight of light, which is different from the paladins among the adventurers. Strictly speaking, the official profession of paladin had not yet been born at that time. For example, Uther, Tirion Fordring, Mograine and others were not strictly speaking paladins at this time. They were more like warriors who practiced holy light, knights who practiced holy light, and priests who practiced combat skills.
In the past, holy light was only used for healing, so everyone was still groping for how to use it in battle.
It is not until the establishment of the Knights of the Silver Hand that the Paladin is officially born and the Holy Light combat skills mature.
Bang! The two wooden swords collided again, and the golden holy light repelled each other.
The middle-aged knight said with emotion: "Your Highness Godwin, your martial arts have improved again, especially your integration of holy light. I really admire you."
"Haha, Lord Uther's fighting skills are equally superb - ah, it seems that we can only stop here today, I have guests coming."
The two men turned their eyes to Varian standing aside.
Varian also stepped forward and greeted the two men.
"Good morning, Prince Godwin."
"Ah, Lord Varian, aren't you going to Northrend? Why are you looking for me?"
Varian looked straight at Godwin, and the two of them just stared at each other. There was no flaw on Godwin's face, as gentle and sunny as ever.
Varian was even a little shaken, wondering if he had thought too darkly of human nature, and perhaps all this had nothing to do with him.
"It was King Terenas. He seized my fleet, transferred the soldiers I recruited, and issued a ban on the adventurers I recruited, prohibiting them from exploring Northrend."
Godwin immediately showed a surprised expression. "What! Why did my father do this? Oh, this is really hard to understand. I'm sorry, Your Highness Varian. My father is too obsessed with ruling and power. He will not tolerate anything that may challenge his majesty. I deeply regret this. If I were in charge, I would never let this happen. I'm so sorry."
Hearing the last sentence "If I am in charge", Varian immediately realized that all this must be related to Godwin, and his previous guess was completely correct.
He smiled and said, since you want to play games, then I'll join you.
Varian (Storm Prince): "Remember what you mentioned yesterday? You said I could come to you if I needed anything. Maybe I do need your help, such as persuading His Majesty Terenas."
( You want me to kill Terenas, I agree).
Godwin nodded: "Of course, if you need me, I will do my best to help you." (I keep my word, let's get started.)
Varian (Storm Prince): "I am going to see King Terenas to explain this matter. Does Prince Godwin have any suggestions?"
(Do you want me to kill your father right now?)
Godwin (Prince of Lordaeron): "My father is preparing to hold a military parade to review the royal army of the Kingdom of Lordaeron to boost the morale of his subjects. I think it would be more appropriate to talk to him about this when the time comes. I can also help you with some preparations in the meantime. I will send my attendants to lead the way for you and arrange matters for the audience."
(It's too early to do it now. It will be better to do it during the military parade. I will help you deal with the guards. You just need to do it.)
Varian (Storm Prince): "Okay, I'll wait patiently for a few days. But Prince Godwin, you won't forget your promise today, right?"
(Don't turn your back on me after I've dealt with this.)
Godwin (Prince of Lordaeron): "Of course not. As the crown prince of Lordaeron and the future king, I have always upheld the way of honor and will never allow my reputation to be tarnished in the slightest. I always keep my word and will never go back on my promises."
(As long as you let me be the king, everything will be easy. Fleets, troops, adventurers, everything will be handled within my body. And even if it is just to get rid of my own suspicion, I will handle everything for you.)
"Oh, by the way, I heard that the Horde has sent many orc assassins to win by assassinating the top leaders of the Alliance. Your Highness Varian should also be careful. Even Lordaeron may not be absolutely safe. I once told my father to be more careful about this matter. It would be best to conduct a large-scale alert and search inside the royal city. Unfortunately, my father is not willing to start a war because of some rumors."
(Then we can just put the blame on the orc assassin.)
Varian nodded and said, "I'll pay attention." Then he turned and left.
Uther listened to the conversation between the two and said seriously, "Your Highness, is there really an orc assassin?"
Godwin smiled slightly, "Of course, and it is hidden very deeply, but don't worry, my father is protected by the gods, I think nothing will happen to him - right."
