King Terenas quickly rummaged through a pile of documents to find a letter written by the prince himself, spread it out and read it carefully, especially the part about the description of the gods.

After about three to five minutes, he put down the letter and asked in an uncertain tone: "What do you think of this God who suddenly appeared and their church as a whole?"

Uther replied without thinking: "I have only had a few contacts with them, so I can't say I know them well, but overall they should be pretty good.

First of all, it advocates order, law and contract. Even the fledgling church still cannot see any signs of chaos. On the contrary, everything is in order.

Secondly, they called on believers to accept and help people infected with the plague free of charge, and priests provided free treatment.

From the beginning of the advent to the end of the Stratholme massacre, the cumulative number of civilians who have benefited from it has reached tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Especially the more than 10,000 civilians who were saved in the Stratholme massacre have become loyal followers of the Church of the God of Contract and are willing to sacrifice everything for their faith.

This is also the reason why the God of Contract can replace the Holy Light Church in having huge influence and appeal in the East Wilder region.

In addition, in order to fight against the threat of undead natural disasters, the church also formed a militia of thousands of people.

They obtained enough weapons from the ruins of the fallen town and the Stratholme military camp, and both the number and level of training far exceeded the kingdom's military strength in the area."

"What?!"

These words immediately caused King Terenas's face to change drastically.

He may allow a new sect and belief to spread in his country, but he will never allow the emergence of a de facto illegal armed separatist regime.

What's more, Stratholme is the most important border town in the north of the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Once it falls under its control, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Even though it has just been massacred by Alsace, it still has very important strategic value.

Uther undoubtedly noticed the old king's reaction and immediately comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no need for you to worry about this church armed force.

Because they are planning to take a boat out to sea to leave Stratholme and go to Stranglethorn Valley at the southernmost tip of the continent to establish a new settlement.

When I left, there were already 10,000 people setting off as an advance team.

The leader of the church is still contacting Marshal Dailin and wants to use the Kul Tiras fleet to speed up transportation.

If nothing else happens, they will disappear from the kingdom’s land within a few months to half a year.”

"Sail out to Stranglethorn Vale by boat? Why? Isn't the rich land of East Weald much better than the tropical jungle full of mosquitoes, beasts and trolls?"

King Terenas' tone contained strong doubts and confusion.

In his view, the Church of the God of Contract has effectively controlled Stratholme and can occupy large tracts of surrounding land and force himself to recognize the latter's autonomy over the region.

Then use the power of faith to continuously expand and erode, and finally when the Menethil family is weak, they will separate the East Wilder region and establish an independent kingdom.

After all, during the raging undead natural disaster, almost all the feudal lords around Stratholme were dead, with only one Baron Rivendell left who happened to be attending a meeting in the royal capital. The foundation of feudal rule no longer existed.

At this time, it is completely possible to spread the news that the incompetence and cowardice of the royal family led to the disaster, and use religious fanaticism to encourage the people to escape the control of Lordaeron.

"Because the other party's god judged that this plague was just the beginning and not the end, and the truly terrible disaster was yet to come.

We simply cannot withstand the undead army coming like a tidal wave.

At that time, the entire kingdom will fall, and the people will be slaughtered and become one of the undead.

So they decided to leave the north and open up a new homeland in the safer south, taking with them all the believers who were willing to believe in this.

In fact, on the way back, I saw people dragging their families towards Stratholme.

A conservative estimate is that there will be at least hundreds of thousands or more."

After saying that, Uther lowered his head deeply, his heart filled with guilt and self-blame.

Because he felt that it was his dereliction of duty that caused the people to feel so insecure.

He would rather give up his current house, land and other most important assets to go to the harsh environment of Stranglethorn Valley to pioneer, rather than believe that the Knights of the Silver Hand and the Kingdom's army can provide him with protection.

King Terenas's face was even more gloomy.

On the one hand, he was shocked that the other party dared to undermine the Kingdom of Lordaeron so blatantly, and on the other hand, he was sad that so many people had lost their trust in the king.

Such a large number of people fled, it was like giving the old king a hard slap in the mouth and throwing everything he was proud of to the ground and crushing it to pieces.

What kindness...

Will a country with a benevolent ruler see hundreds of villages massacred and hundreds of thousands of people fleeing with their families?

As for the achievements of leading the alliance to win the Orc War, it became dimmed with the large numbers of Orc prisoners escaping from the concentration camps, as well as their destruction and killing of surrounding human villages and towns.

Some war-torn regions even criticized Terenas as a hypocrite for allowing the greenskin beasts to live and even provide food for them.

As a result, instead of being rewarded with gratitude, kindness allowed the orcs to recuperate and then continued to burn, kill and loot, bringing huge disasters to mankind.

Just when King Terenas began to doubt and reflect on whether he had done something wrong, his mind suddenly recalled the figure that had transformed into a raven and landed in the palace hall not long ago, and the destruction that the other party had done like a madman.

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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Obviously, if it is just the other party's mysterious and confusing words, it is not enough to make him feel a sense of crisis.

But if combined with the hundreds of thousands or even millions of undead armies hiding in the East Wilder area, and the sudden abnormal behavior of the Church of the God of Contract, which is organizing the escape of believers, the situation will be completely different.

So after pondering for a long time, the elderly ruler finally couldn't help but ask: "Uther, if those undead armies suddenly appeared and launched a full-scale invasion, do you think the Kingdom of Lordaeron can survive?

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"Your Majesty, I promise you that no matter how terrible the enemy is, the Knights of the Silver Hand will fight with all their strength and never retreat until the last drop of blood is shed."

Uther gave a reply that was not what was asked.

He obviously knew very well that with the strength of the Knights of the Silver Hand alone, it would be very difficult to cope with an undead army of tens of thousands, let alone hundreds of thousands.

Not to mention that the undead can rely on their overwhelming numerical superiority to surround a heavily guarded town, and then spread out to massacre and eliminate villages in the surrounding areas.

King Terenas, who had been engaged in politics all his life, could not understand the meaning of the Lightbringer, and he sighed deeply.

"well--

It looks like we need to prepare for all-out war.

When the next Alliance meeting is held, I will tell everyone about the threat of the Undead Scourge so that other kingdoms can also prepare.

Besides, I have one more thing to ask you."

"Please give me your orders."

Uther humbly bent down and saluted his loyal monarch.

"Help me bring Calia to Stratholme.

Since these refugees belong to the Kingdom of Lordaeron and want to go to Stranglethorn Vale to establish a new home, they must have a legal ruler.

A princess with royal blood is obviously most suitable for this position.

This allows them to quickly gain recognition from the alliance countries.

I plan to let Calia reach cooperation with the Church of the God of Contract on behalf of the Menethil family."

King Terenas made his intentions straightforward.

To put it simply, it is like how the Kingdom of Stormwind sent the young prince Varian Wrynn to Lordaeron for refuge. When faced with a crisis, he does not put his eggs in one basket to avoid being wiped out by the enemy.

What's more, if this group of refugees really establishes a foothold in Stranglethorn Vale and establishes a new human kingdom, Calia will naturally be crowned queen and in turn help the Kingdom of Lordaeron survive the crisis.

With the old king's political wisdom, he could see through this situation where both sides would benefit from cooperation and both sides would lose from division.

Being able to control emotions, never acting out of impulse, and always solving problems from the perspective of interests are the strengths of Terenas and the reason why he has been able to lead the alliance for so many years.

"But are you sure Her Royal Highness the Princess will agree?" Uther asked uncertainly.

He would not forget that during the Second War, Caliya had a very unhappy relationship with the old king due to marriage issues.

Moreover, a few years ago, she secretly fell in love with a commoner and even got pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.

Although so far, the royal family has not recognized the legitimacy of the princess's heir, and has even chosen to conceal it from the outside world. At first, only Queen Lianne knew the secret.

The reason is that in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, before Alsace gets married and gives birth to a true legal heir, there must be no next generation of children with royal blood.

However, the queen obviously underestimated her husband's control over the palace.

It's just that the latter felt that the family scandal should not be publicized and kept silent, deliberately pretending not to know.

In fact, King Terenas not only knew about this, but also sent people to keep an eye on the father and daughter who were living in seclusion in Nanhai Town to prevent anyone with evil intentions from using his granddaughter's royal blood to cause trouble.

After a brief silence, a cold flash appeared in the old king's eyes, and he replied in an emotionless tone: "Don't worry, I have a way to convince Caliya, she will agree."

"In this case I can give it a try."

Uther agreed without thinking, not realizing that King Terenas was obviously planning to use extraordinary means to force his daughter to submit, just as he almost married Calia to Lord Presto.

Same as Deathwing.

Unlike Alsace, who has been favored and expected by millions since he was a child, his sister's sense of existence has always been very weak. It can even be said that she has been a marriage tool used to achieve political goals from the beginning.

If she hadn't secretly married and had children and caused a royal scandal, she might have been married to the heir or king of a certain human kingdom.

Now, as the Kingdom of Lordaeron begins to experience turmoil and crisis, King Terenas once again thinks of his daughter.

…

On the other side, Zuo Si, who had just teleported to Dalaran with Jaina, did not know that Alsace's sister was about to arrive. He was standing in the square near the famous tourist attraction "The Wishing Fountain", admiring the apprentices and visitors with great interest.

Throw the coin with your wish in it, then close your eyes and pray devoutly.
To be continued...