"Kristen Regan?" Magni's frown finally relaxed a little, and he stepped down from the throne to face the knight, "Ha! Why are you here, kid? Sit down, sit down! I heard that you have been messing around recently.
It’s so prosperous, the name of the Dragon-Slaying Knight is spreading throughout Azeroth!”
"Hey, it's just a compliment. Besides, you still don't know what I am capable of?" Regen said nonchalantly.
"Haha, you are sincere!" The Dwarf King grinned and gave Regen a big hug, "But why are you coming to Ironforge at this time? You must know that Prince Anduin's recruitment ceremony will be held in two days.
It’s outrageous that none of your important ministers will be here by then!”
"Of course not, Your Majesty," Regan explained with a smile, "My companions and I are just rushing back to Stormwind City on this trip. We passed by your place and came to say hello."
"Companion? Where are you? Could it be that you are here to treat your little elf girlfriend again?" Magni asked teasingly.
"Hey! Your Majesty, the bearded majesty, you are the only one who is sick!" Sophie revealed her head from behind Regan and waved her fist angrily, "I originally wanted to say thank you for taking care of you before, but I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, you would say bad things behind his back.
!”
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Magni laughed repeatedly, his gloomy mood seemed to be brightened a lot by such a fuss, "Little Sophie, we haven't seen each other for a long time, why do you have time to accompany Ragen today?
Ironforge?"
"Of course I'm here to see you! You don't need any reason to visit the elderly!" Sophie said with a smile.
"Ah! Thank you so much!" Magni said with some sigh, "Although I am the king of a country, I rarely even have my own relatives around me... Only you can treat me as an old man.
Treat it like a friend..."
"Why do you say that? Your Majesty, aren't King Varian and we both your friends?" Regan stepped forward and comforted him.
"I know, young man," Magni patted his shoulder and smiled happily, "You are all my best friends!"
"By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet!" After chatting with the guests for a while, the Dwarf King seemed to be hungry himself, "How about you have dinner with me later?"
"I wish you all, Your Majesty," Regan and Sophie looked at each other and smiled. "It happened that some of my friends hunted some game outside Ironforge. I believe it will be a perfect choice for tonight's main course!"
"Game?" Magni was stunned for a moment, then laughed and responded, "What a good boy, you can poach so confidently, you are indeed a rookie who even dares to contradict Bolvar!"
"Hehe, Your Majesty, thank you for your reward. I was just a ignorant young man who didn't understand anything at the time. If I had known that hunting was prohibited in the Dwarf Kingdom, I wouldn't have dared to make any mistakes if I had the courage to do so." Regen said with a playful smile.
"A total ban on hunting is out of the question," Magni explained, stroking his beard. "Otherwise, where would so many hunters in Ironforge go to make a living? We are only trying to prevent damage to the biological chain caused by indiscriminate hunting.
Zmodan has set up a hunting reserve, but those who don’t know it will not be guilty. I believe you also have good intentions... In this way, let your friends send those prey directly to the imperial chef, and then introduce them to me!"
"As you command, Your Majesty," Regan responded with some surprise. He didn't expect that the matter would be resolved so easily.
"But my friends are still outside the city. I'm afraid the city guards will not let them in until they get your order."
"Handbook?" Magni looked at Regan curiously, "The city guard will not stop a team of less than a hundred people, so don't tell me that what they brought is an army?"
"Oh...unfortunately, it happens to be an army," Regen said with a somewhat surprised smile, "But there are only a thousand people coming, so you don't have to worry about the security issues in Ironforge!", "A thousand people coming?"
The dwarf king raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment and asked, "I'm not worried about security, but where can there be thousands of alliance warriors in the north? Where do your subordinates come from?"
Seeing that the dwarf king's face became solemn, Regen knew that he must have misunderstood, so he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, please relax, they are all bloody warriors from Lordaeron. Although they once had a disgraceful history, now
They have all changed their minds and are willing to join Stormwind City and fight for the Alliance!"
"Scarlet Crusaders?" Magni's expression improved a little, "This is still reasonable. I finally dealt with Alessandro back then. Although his subordinates have become more and more outrageous in recent years, but
After all, we are of the Lordaeron lineage. As the saying goes, 'When humans are in trouble, the dwarves help'. As the king of Ironforge, I naturally cannot wrong the children of my old friend..."
Magni thought for a moment, waved his hand to an attendant, and asked him to go to the city gate to inform the guards to let him go.
"But as you said, they should also realize that it is unwise to fight against natural disasters independently... But I am more curious about how those stubborn commanders were persuaded by you. You must know that their brain structure is stronger than the mountain giants." The dwarf
Wang turned around and asked
"It's a long story..." Regan smiled slightly, and under the watchful eyes of Magni and several ministers in the palace, he recounted the journey to the Plague Land. The already thrilling journey was transformed by his description.
Even more exciting, when it comes to defeating the Lich King and entering the Undercity alone, people all applauded the knights, and the Dwarf King also touched his beard with approval: in his eyes, Ragen was still an immature young man half a year ago.
Man, I didn’t expect that he would grow to such a level after not seeing him for so many days. It seems that Brother Varian’s vision is indeed right.
"... Just like that, after we wiped out the group of Syndicate bandits, we happened to meet His Majesty Varian's messenger. When we learned that Prince Anduin was about to hold a teacher recruitment ceremony, we rushed to Ironforge without stopping." Regan shouted.
With dry lips, he gave a slight greeting to the people who were listening intently, indicating that he had finished his narration.
"Ah...what a magical journey!"
"As worthy of being a dragon-slaying knight, Lord Regan's strength is probably only a hair's breadth away from His Majesty Magni..."
"It's so gratifying that another peak powerhouse will be born in the alliance!"
The ministers whispered to each other and cast admiring glances at Reagan.
While everyone was talking about it, the attendant who had just gone out to deliver the decree ran back in a panic and reported to Magni: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Lord Regan's troops and the city guards are fighting at the door!
"
"What?" Magni stood up from the throne with a roar, "Didn't those bastards see my handwriting? Not to mention there are only a thousand people, even if the other party comes with an army of 100,000, they have to let it go!
"
"It's not a matter of numbers, Your Majesty!" the attendant hurriedly explained, "The most important thing is that there is actually an orc and an undead in Lord Regan's army!"
As soon as these words came out, the palace instantly became quiet, and everyone looked at the knight in embarrassment.
"Yes, there are indeed two non-human members in my team," Regan looked back at everyone frankly and said, "I'm sorry for not explaining it clearly to you just now, but they have no ill intentions towards the alliance, and the death knight among them is even more so.
They have been recognized by His Majesty Varian and have joined the royal guard, so I feel that you do not need to have any doubts about them."
"I have also heard about the death knights. There is no need to discuss the undead anymore, but Ragen..." Magni frowned displeased and asked in a deep voice: "Can you guarantee that one day when we conflict with the tribe, that
Orcs won’t turn against each other? Don’t think too simply about the gap between races. Orcs are cunning and cruel by nature, and it’s not something that can be guessed by common sense.”
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for interjecting a word."
Regan was about to defend, but Sophie stood up first, "If we talk about hatred for orcs, besides humans on the continent, it should be the night elves. They once killed our demigod Cenarius.
, and they are still deforestation in the Ashen Valley, destroying the harmonious balance of the entire nature. Therefore, I hate every orc on the continent, thinking that they are just violent species with well-developed limbs. Without lofty self-discipline and dignity, they will only bring trouble to Ai.
Xerath brings carnage and destruction
"But during this trip, an orc named Roxas changed my view - he was not blinded by ancient hatred. On the contrary, he was the first to show his kindness during the communication with us.
With the help of friendship, even when he encountered a powerful enemy like the Lich King, he did not stand idly by because the matter had nothing to do with him, but did his best to help us, friends who had only just met each other."
Sophie looked at Magni with clear eyes, "Regardless of different appearances and beliefs, I believe that the vast majority of orcs are like you, possessing a kind and noble soul... Therefore, as someone who once hated orcs extremely
, I implore you to meet this alien race in person."
Magni stared at Sophie without saying a word, while the elf also looked at each other innocently - dwarves have always been known for their stubbornness, but what people don't know is that the elf's persistence cannot be underestimated either.
After a long while, the dwarf king nodded slightly, seemingly moved by Sophie's eyes: "Okay, little Sophie, although I don't think everything you said is correct, I am still willing to maintain a middle position..." He then said to a
The minister waved his hand, "Clark, go to the door and ask the guards to clear the way and let all the Crusaders in. I would like to see what kind of people the weird friends of Knight Regan are."
"Your Majesty," the minister named Clark took the order and retreated.
——The people in the palace waited for less than half a quarter of an hour before a few humans in red walked in surrounded by an orc. Needless to say, it was definitely Roxas.
"I send you my highest greetings, Your Majesty Magni!" Roxas and others stepped forward to salute, without any hesitation on their faces.
"Orc, what's your name?" Magni was silent for a while before slowly speaking.
"Roxas," the orc replied calmly, "Roxas Saurfang."
When Magni heard this name, his eyes suddenly lit up, but then he returned to his normal state: "Saurfang, this surname is rare on the mainland... Maybe you should know Varok Saurfang?"
"Yes, I know him," Roxas nodded, "but to be more precise, he is my biological uncle."