Volume 6: The World of Rebellion Chapter 310: Tenaristo Dream
"My child, when you were born, the forest of Lordaeron whispered your name - Arthas. My child, I proudly watched you grow up day by day and become the embodiment of justice..."
As Arthas listened to the familiar and kind voice, he felt confused. He found himself hanging in the sky. His perspective gradually moved with the voice, flying over forests, mountains, towns and rivers. The royal city of Lordaeron appeared before his eyes. His mind was not yet clear, and he just looked at it all blankly until his perspective gradually narrowed. On the balcony of the palace, he saw the familiar figure - King Terenas. It turned out that the voice was spoken by his father.
"You must remember that we have always ruled this country with wisdom and strength. I also believe that you will use your great power carefully. However, the real victory is to inspire the fighting spirit . One day, my life will come to an end, and you will be crowned king.
As Arthas listened to his father's familiar voice, his divergent thoughts gradually became clear.
His perspective finally stabilized, and he found himself standing on the rooftop of the former royal palace. Not far away, his father was looking at the city of Lordaeron below the palace with his back to him.
"Father!" he shouted excitedly, feeling inexplicably happy in his heart. He wanted to rush over and hug his father, but he couldn't move at all, as if there was an invisible wall blocking his movements. He struggled hard, but it was useless. The air was filled with mud and stagnation.
Terenas heard his shout and slowly turned around. His mouth, eyes, and nostrils were full of blood. There was a huge wound on his chest, which was hideous and horrible, and he could even see the other side of his body.
No! No! Arthas shouted in horror, and everything that happened three days ago came back to him.
My father is dead, killed by orcs on the throne. My eldest brother Godwin has been appointed regent and temporarily assumed the power of the king. I have stayed in my bedroom for three days out of grief... So what am I doing now - am I dreaming?
Terenas' expression was very calm: "Arthas, my child, I am leaving."
"Where are you going father?"
"A place no one knows about. It is the world of the dead. But before you leave, I must warn you. You are now in great danger."
Arthas found it hard to believe that he could be in any danger. He had more than thirty sisters and forty brothers to protect him.
King Terenas' body suddenly floated up, like a flag floating in the air. Arthas subconsciously raised his head. There was no blue sky and white clouds in the sky, but a huge dark vortex that led to nowhere.
King Terenas flew towards the whirlpool, and as he flew he said to him, "It was not the orcs who killed me, but your 'brother'."
"Brother? Who is it!"
However, Terenas had flown too high. He opened his mouth, but Arthas heard no sound.
"Wait a minute father, don't leave me!"
Arthas stretched out his hand with all his strength, trying to stop it all, but it was too late. The huge black vortex sucked Terenas in and disappeared.
"Father!" Arthas shouted and sat up suddenly on the bed. He looked around in shock and realized that everything was just a nightmare. He was lying on the bed in the bedroom. It was pitch black all around him and he was covered in cold sweat.
Arthas wiped the cold sweat from his face and couldn't help but feel the grief again.
He climbed out of bed and walked to the window. The Lordaeron Palace outside the window was extremely huge, just as he saw in his dream. The difference was that it was the darkness before dawn and the entire palace was shrouded in haze.
His residence was located at the very edge of the palace. There was no other way. King Terenas had more than seventy children, and the huge Lordaeron Palace could not accommodate so many people. When it was Arthas' turn, he could only live in a tower at the edge of the palace.
He stood on the tower and looked at the dark King's Hall, which was now the residence of his eldest brother Godwin. He thought of what his father said in his dream, "It was your 'brother' who killed me." For a moment, a cold chill rose from the depths of his heart.
Was it just a nightmare? Or did my father really leave me an important message?
A huge danger? The one who killed my father was my "brother", but I have more than 40 brothers, who is it?
Arthas frowned.
Early the next morning, he headed towards the training ground.
He desperately wanted to talk to someone about the dream. Of course he couldn't tell his brothers, after all, they were all suspects, and he was not very close to most of them, so the first person he thought of was his eldest brother Aidan.
When we arrived at the training ground, we found it was crowded with people, and a large group of knights were lining up for inspection.
Dara Bengba, Sigret, Roland, and Razidanan are all here.
Prince Aidan was conducting a promotion ceremony for the newly joined Dragon Knight. He was holding a few dragon bones, a handful of dragon scales, and a pile of gold coins in his hands. He was muttering something to the Dragon Knight. Then, a white light flashed, and the feudal knight, who was originally wearing plate armor and riding an ordinary warhorse, turned into a dragon-clad heavy cavalryman holding a dragon-spine spear, a dragon bone sword, and wearing dragon scale armor. Even the warhorse was covered with a layer of dragon scale armor, which looked very majestic and domineering.
Arthas was not surprised. He had seen this kind of scene many times. It was quite strange when he saw it for the first time. He did not expect that the Dragon Knights would promote their members in this way. But now he no longer took it to heart.
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "Haha, awesome! Now we can finally fight in Alterac! Otherwise, I would be a little worried if I only relied on those 10,000 militiamen."
Sieglet (Prince of Alterac): "Now we are short of ranged troops. Militia archers are too useless. So, do we have any good ranged troops to choose from?"
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "The Tirisfal Glades Archers in Lordaeron are pretty good. Of course, the best is the Windrunner Rangers, but it's a pity that they are exclusive to the elves. As for Alterac, I remember there seems to be a pretty good Raven Stern Archer, which has two additional characteristics of precision strike and fast movement."
Darabongba (Prince of Alterac): "Ravenstern Archers are the exclusive arms of the Lord of Ravenstern. The production is too low. Why don't we go to the tavern and buy some mercenary crossbowmen..."
Sieglet (Prince of Alterac): "Hiring crossbowmen is expensive and useless. I think they are not as good as militia archers. How about this? My reputation among the night elves has reached respected. I can hire a group of night sentinel archers to cooperate with me in the battle. This is the price..."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Money is not a problem. I will pay for it if it is not enough. But let me make it clear first, since I have paid the money, you have to listen to my command when you go to the battlefield..."
"Brother." Arthas finally couldn't help but speak.
Murphy turned around and saw that it was Arthas. He was a little surprised. This guy had not been seen for three days and no one knew where he had been hiding. He finally showed up today.
"Haha, Third Brother, you came just in time. Take a look at my Knights. What do you think? Pretty cool, right?"
He received 500 knights from Godwin, and he also held a tournament these days, which attracted a wave of new knights. The number of his knights has reached 1,200.
Although their number is small, they are all extraordinary soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is definitely comparable to that of an army of over ten thousand.
Especially on the battlefield, 1,200 extraordinary soldiers can play a much greater role than 10,000 or 20,000 conventional troops, and they are definitely the decisive force.
This army would be the capital for him to establish merit and gain reputation in the upcoming war between the Alliance and the Horde.
Of course, his investment in building this army was also enormous. The average cost of building one extraordinary soldier was close to ten thousand yuan. In order to train the new 600 knights, he had to invest another five million. The more than 20 million yuan of his family fortune that he had painstakingly accumulated was now reduced to less than eight million yuan after his misfortune.
But it's all worth it. Looking at the forest of dragon spears and giant swords on the training ground and the dragon riders and sky patrollers like dark clouds in the sky, there is only one word to describe it - awesome.
Arthas sighed sincerely, "Brother's Knights seem so powerful, how come there are so many more?"
"Haha, this is all thanks to your eldest brother who gave me five hundred knights. I invested all my family's wealth in training these knights. This thing is too expensive. What, do you want to talk to me about something?"
"I had a dream last night, a terrible nightmare, and I want you to help me analyze it."
Arthas recounted the scenes in his dream one by one, "I don't know if this is true, brother, what do you think?"
Murphy was a little surprised when he heard this. Oh my god, could Terenas really have appeared in Arthas's dream? It's not impossible. In history, after Terenas was killed by Arthas, his soul attached to Frostmourne and accompanied Arthas to become the Lich King. Until the Lich King was defeated by Tirion Fordring, Terenas' soul appeared again and sent Arthas on his last journey.
In comparison, the idea of souls visiting people in dreams is obviously not something outrageous.
If we go by Arthas' dream, Terenas should have reported to the Shadow Realm, but we don't know what the death world in the Sky Realm looks like.
As for Terenas saying that Arthas's 'brother' killed him, did Terenas know that the orc was Varian in disguise? Terenas should have known that Arthas and Varian were brothers.
Or maybe this brother refers to Godwin? Terenas is also a smart man, he would not be without defense against his "prince".
But no matter how you look at it, Terenas' words are not wrong. Godwin and Varian, the initiator and the executor, are both involved. Well, strictly speaking, the "big brother" himself is also an adviser... Why do I suddenly feel a chill on my back?
He glanced at Arthas who was eagerly waiting, and thought that this guy was a bit tragic. The 'eldest brother' and the 'second brother' teamed up to kill their father, and the other 'eldest brother' was also a participant in the plan. Arthas could be regarded as an example of a person with deep hatred and bitterness. However, it was better than doing it personally as in history.
Murphy thought with some evil humor in his heart - besides, your eldest brother and second brother's father are both dead, so it is only natural for you, the third brother, to cooperate. A family should be together.
Murphy pondered for a moment.
“I can’t tell whether this is true or not, but I think there are only two possibilities.
The first possibility is that the soul of King Tenaris really foresaw the future danger and descended into your dream. If this is the case, then you should be careful. For the sake of power and status, many people are willing to betray their loved ones. Since King Tenaris said that it was your "brothers" who did it, then one of your brothers must be a threat to you. Perhaps this is why King Tenaris warned you.
Of course, there is a second possibility. What you dreamed about during the day is actually a reflection of your subconscious mind. You feel that one of your brothers is a threat to you, and you miss your father, so you had this dream. If this is the case, you also need to be careful. The human subconscious can often sense danger in advance and warn itself. If this is the case, you must have known who that person is deep in your heart. "
After hearing this, Arthas closed his eyes . When he opened them again, he had a resolute look in his eyes.
"So big brother, who do you think that 'brother' will be?"
"I don't know much about your brothers, but if I were to say who is the most suspicious..."
Murphy was about to speak but stopped talking, but Arthas had already understood what he meant, "Are you talking about big brother? --Um, I mean big brother Godwin?"
Murphy nodded seriously, "This is the most likely possibility, because the death of King Terenas is obviously the most beneficial to him. For the king's power, who knows what people can do. But - after all, no one can explain this kind of thing clearly. It may really be the work of orcs. Maybe you should ask your second brother Varian. He was at the scene at the time and may be able to give you some useful information.
I also want to see your second brother off, so let's go together."
Arthas nodded, and the two left the training ground, summoned their mounts, and galloped towards the dock.
