It was already the morning of the next day when Lothar was sent to Karazhan. It was a coincidence that he happened to meet Garona who had gotten up early and went out for a walk. The latter recognized Lieutenant Windsor. After hearing that the military commander Stormwind Kingdom in the carriage was attacked by a magic dragon, he immediately sent him to his grandfather.
Even old Velen and Ishana praised Diakum's healing skills. Lothar's little injury could not stop him at all.
It's just a very ordinary green dragon poison plus Fel corrosion. It has been treated with expensive potions before. The injury will not worsen and the toxins have not entered the organs. You only need to use Detoxification Spell and Dispel Magic again, and then continue to read Healing Prayer to let the scars of the cleaned rotten flesh grow.
But Lothar never woke up.
The young man next to him who was more seriously injured than him woke up, but Lothar was still unconscious. This made Vigilant realize that something was wrong. He was very confident in his own treatment skills as Light Archon.
Since there is nothing wrong with the body, the problem must be with the mind.
It happened that there were three demigods in Karazhan, and Lothar's status was really special, so Diakum simply came for an "expert consultation."
While the "attending physicians" were talking, Lothar opened his eyes. When Diakum asked a question, he subconsciously answered:
"Wolf! A giant white wolf. It said that I was not ready yet and asked me to continue to undergo the trial of war. I am crazy! This is the first time I have seen it."
"Well, judging from the harshness of that adult in choosing "God Chosen", you are indeed a little bit behind."
Vigilant shrugged, and applied a Psychic Prayer to Lothar to make him recover faster. He turned around and said to the others:
"Look, Rebellious Moon Goldrinn's reaction is much faster than we thought. The war between it and Lycantos is estimated to be after Green Skins enters this place. It has already started since the beginning of the world. But the problem is that Black Wolf God has already established its God Chosen, Grom Hellscream in Draenor."
"Is that Grom awesome?"
Farodis asked curiously:
"If Lycantos were to start a demigod battle with Goldrinn, they would definitely choose the most courageous Orcs. Have you ever dealt with Hellscream?"
"This name is quite majestic."
Old Meryl commented sharply.
Diakum thought about it and gave a fair evaluation:
"I think it's very ordinary. He hit me thirty-seven times with an axe, leaving me with a scar. I killed him instantly with one sword and burned half of his soul. He probably hasn't woken up yet."
"That doesn't look powerful."
Because Diakum is in human form and is currently in a period of weakness after a major outbreak, Lothar realized that he was just a borderline legend, and commented as he got out of the hospital bed:
"If the most brave Orcs is only at this level."
"That's almost it, human!"
Garona couldn't stand listening anymore, and the half-Orcs assassin sharply sarcastically said:
"At your level, Grom only needs two axes to kill you. The first ax will kill you, and the second ax will chop off your head. If you maintain this mentality, then one ax can solve the problem.
Our Saint has just repulsed Dark Titan's will fragment. Of course he has the qualification to say that Grom is weak, but you do not have this qualification."
"Currently, Human King has no Warrior that can beat him. Human beings are far inferior to Orcs in terms of anger control talent, and their physical fitness is also worse. But this is not the main problem. Human race talents have not been well exploited."
Dick nodded and said:
"It's hard to say if it's a mage, but even a demigod like Old Meryl, Lich, would have a hard time dealing with Grom's surprise attack when he gets close to him. When that madman's anger reaches the extreme, the destructive power of each blow can break through the limit of life level. From a mortal perspective, his combat effectiveness is indeed quite exaggerated.
Black Wolf God deservedly picked him as God Chosen.
But the most outrageous thing about the Orcs race is that they have several Warriors who can rival Grom Hellscream, and even more if you include potential ones."
Vigilant looked at the frowning Lothar and warned seriously:
"So when you meet Orcs, try not to fight them one-on-one and use your advantages. In addition, my name is Diakum Zastinss. You should have heard my name from Gavinrad General, Lothar."
"Are you the alien Saint who warned us of the invasion?"
Lothar looked at Diakum's "Mortal realm body" form in surprise, and he said apologetically:
"Sorry, your transformation technique is too magical. I didn't find out your identity for a while. I thought you were a member of the Prestor Family."
"It's not your fault, I'm doing this because I don't want to attract attention."
Diakum took off the deformed brooch and restored himself to the 4.5-meter-tall semi-giant Human Form. Lothar raised his head high to see the face of the alien Saint, and Vigilant had to lower his head to talk to him.
To be honest, this kind of "really condescending" conversation made both of them uncomfortable.
Especially Lothar, he felt as if he had turned into a dwarf at this moment.
"You'd better use your magical powers, I'm taking the liberty."
Lothar laughed helplessly, thinking to himself that that bitch Gavinrad was really not exaggerating at all. When he left Stormwind, he still complained to Llane, how can any serious person in this world grow to be more than four meters tall?
This shows that the half-giant Saint is definitely not serious.
But it turns out that he is still too young.
"Marshal, you are finally awake!"
The loyal Warrior who was guarding the door heard Lothar's voice and took a look. After seeing that the marshal could walk on his own, Lieutenant Windsor was overjoyed. He rushed in and recounted what happened before to the marshal and several others.
Everyone has different expressions.
Lothar is worried that Orcs can control the dragon, while Old Meryl is confused about why Dragon Aspects, who is clearly a corrupted one according to the description of Lothar and the lieutenant, appears in the Orcs camp?
When he heard that Lothar was rescued by Lord Daval Prestor who "passed by" Redridge Mountains, Diakum's eyes jumped hard.
OK!
The raid on Medivh by myself and the three demigods last night seemed to have accidentally saved Deathwing's life!
If that guy really came to attend Medivh's banquet at this time, then the scene last night should have been replaced by the corrupted Earth Warder VS Dark Titan Mortal realm body.
It's not that Vigilant looks down on the fighting power of Deathwing, the super villain, but in terms of the destructive power shown by Sargeras Mortal realm last night, Deathwing, a "must-kill" void bastard in the eyes of Sargeras, will most likely die early.
As for Sargeras, who has a bad temper and would rather give up Medivh's body, he will definitely kill the "big trouble" left by his incompetent brothers and sisters.
No wonder those Void Lords were so generous with the rewards after their victory. After working on it for a long time, there is still such a thing. I actually accidentally saved the first Double Flower Red Pole that Void Faction had spent so much effort to recruit in Azeroth?
As for why Deathwing came here at this time, it is not difficult to guess.
The movement of Dark Portal's opening is too great. Guys like Deathwing who possess the authority of "Earth Warder" cannot not feel it. The authority given to Dragon Aspects by Titan is directly connected to the world itself.
In a sense, the fallen Black Dragon King is indeed the incarnation of the magnificent earth Azeroth.
In the official history, it was also attracted by the movement of Dark Portal, which led to the incident where Deathwing roamed Draenor, and Khadgar teamed up with "Dragonslayer" and Gruul to remove Adamantite's armor and escape in panic.
Speaking of which, Deathwing seems to be naturally at odds with "Dalaran". The two biggest setbacks it has suffered since its fall were all due to the good deeds of Dalaran's mage.
But this secret cannot be made public at the moment.
Diakum, who is familiar with the direction of fate, knows very well that once Deathwing's true identity is revealed, then Human King's country will be united, and Northern Borderlands's ability to endure the wrath of the fallen Earth Warder for thirty minutes is considered the blessing of Emperor Thoradin's ghost.
"Stormwind Kingdom can't resist Green Skins! I'm not pessimistic. Their individual strength has been exaggerated. Now they are protected by the wolf god and assisted by the magic dragon. This is not a crisis that Human King country can deal with in a hurry."
Marshal Lothar After learning the identities of the three people in front of him, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to ask for help.
He said to the three of them with a serious expression:
"I hope Your Majesty Meryl can persuade Dalaran to send battle mages to assist us. Without the power of spellcasters, Stormwind cannot resist the invasion of the dragon. As for Your Majesty Farodis."
"I am just an ordinary "Phoenix Guard" now, don't use such an exaggerated description, Lothar of Stromgarde."
Farodis waved his hand modestly and said:
"Since my life was about to expire three thousand years ago, I have resigned from those mortal titles and powers. I know what you want to say. When your ancestor Emperor Arathor signed the mutual aid contract with my descendant Anasterian, I was beside you.
That contract was written in my own hand.
In today's human civilization, you are the only one who is qualified to activate that watch contract. If you ask Quel'Thalas to fulfill its obligations to the ancient ally, then I will tell you that we will not breach the contract.
However."
Big Lich shook his head and said:
"Although I am sure that there are loyal people in the kingdom who will fulfill their agreement to watch, but you also know that the politics of the elves are very complicated, and the situation is no longer as simple as it was three thousand years ago.
If you want Quel'Thalas to do all it can to help humanity survive this invasion crisis, you should probably use your interests to convince Sun King's courtiers."
"Political?"
Lothar sighed.
He is not good at these things. Maybe Llane would be willing to go to Quel'Thalas as a messenger to ask for help, but Lich has already reached this point, so Diakum simply helped Lothar to make it clear.
He coughed and said:
"Even if the fragmented human civilization survives the invasion of Orcs, how will it deal with the subsequent series of threats? The demon dragon you see comes from the Burning Legion, a force that spreads destruction in the star sea.
My distant hometown fell into the hands of demons, and that was already 25,000 years ago.
Not long ago, the demons just launched a shameless attack on my second hometown Draenor. It took all the races in the world to unite to repel one of their vanguards.
You have to see the current situation clearly, Lothar.
I'm not preaching fear, but the fact is that Green Skins Orcs is just the vanguard of the devil's invasion of this world. Just because you defeated Green Skins doesn't mean you can sit back and relax. It just means you got a ticket to "face the devil head-on."
Perhaps, what you should be thinking about at this time is not just how to help Stormwind Kingdom survive the disaster of Green Skins, but as a leader, you should have a longer-term vision."
"Both of you, Lothar is a Warrior. Don't put it in such a tactful way. According to my more than 800 years of life experience, Warrior people generally like short and quick descriptions."
Aegwynn leaned on Aluneth Staff and said to Lothar:
"I hugged you when you were a child. Forget it, I am really not suitable for this kind of opening remarks. Let me just say it straight, Lothar, you and my son Medivh grew up together, and I regard you as my descendant.
There are some things that are not convenient for them to say, so let me tell you.
You can no longer evade the responsibilities your blood brings to you!
You must take the opportunity of the Orcs invasion to rebuild Human Empire! Starting from Stormwind, rebuild Arathor Second Empire! Only in this way can humanity, which has been divided for a long time, survive the Orcs invasion and the subsequent demonic invasion as a whole.
It will definitely be difficult for you to accomplish this, but fortunately, old Farodis provides you with a "shortcut"."
Aegwynn left Lothar some time to think, and finally the old Lich Meryl finished. Lich looked at Lothar with a subtle suppressed smile expression. He tried his best to keep a straight face and said:
"Old Farodis is a rare person among elves with a prosperous family. He has five grandchildren, three of whom have already been married and are quite prominent. Now there are two little granddaughters left to marry. The youngest "Lannathel Theron Nathrezim" has made an engagement with Prince Kael'thas and will become the queen of Sun King in the future.
His fourth girl, "Daenerys·Feng·Thorbeinn·Nar'thalas", has high eyes and a proud heart. She looks down on ordinary mortals and likes to wield swords and guns. This is the knot in the heart of the old Lich, who is afraid that his little granddaughter will not be able to marry.
It just so happens that you are single too, so.
Get married.
You become Quel'Thalas's son-in-law!
Become the emperor of the empire and become the brother-in-law of the next Sun King, reviving the friendship between the two races 2,800 years ago. Since then, humans and elves have united as one, and even merged into the same "continental empire" in the future. In fact, this has been the wish of the old Farodis.
He pessimistically believes that Quel'Thalas cannot last long, and only by uniting with humans can High Elf's civilization be better inherited.
In this way, Sun King and his group of arrogant courtiers will have enough reason to convince themselves to send their rangers and mages to help you rebuild Arathor Second Empire."
"Ah?"
Lothar, who is forty-five years old this year and has long made up her mind not to marry, listened to the whole thing in confusion.
Lieutenants Khadgar and Windsor beside him were stunned.
The four old men in front of him, whose combined age exceeds 40,000 years, helped him decide on a marriage with each other, and the marriage came with an empire as a dowry. This generous condition also provided sufficient "rescue" prerequisites for the marshal to complete his self-persuasion.
Lieutenant Windsor was moved when he heard this. If he hadn't been Lothar himself, he would have agreed directly on behalf of his beloved marshal.
It's best to get married and enter the bridal chamber tonight!
Tomorrow we will bring Farstriders and Phoenix Mage from Quel'Thalas to help Iron Horse Knights from the Stormwind Kingdom take away Green Skins Orcs.
"Isn't this right?"
Lothar is a little confused.
He felt that maybe he was injured and hadn't recovered well yet, so he rubbed his forehead and said:
"Aren't you talking about asking for help? Why did you suddenly realize that something is wrong with my life? There is a problem! The four of you have obviously discussed it."
As expected of the legendary Warrior, this intuition is sharp.
He stared at the four people of different races, identities and ages in front of him and said:
"Why?"
"Because of fate!"
Diakum whispered:
"After I realized that my sacrifice and Consecration were not enough to shake the destiny potential that had been accumulated for countless years, I knew that I needed to use a gentler and smarter way to fight against fate, and you are the one I chose "Hand of Fate"!"
"Because of unity!"
Aegwynn said loudly:
"My son sacrificed everything, just to end the stupid divisions and internal strife of mankind that have lasted for nearly three thousand years. He knew that he would surely die on the way, but he still started this scene.
Lothar, you and Llane are the people Medivh chose to succeed him to complete the formation of unity."
"Because of the glory!"
Farodis shrugged and said in a gentle tone:
"I have witnessed the whole process of the Human Empire's division and the establishment of kingdoms. I have been observing you for longer than you think. Anduin Lothar, your self-exile and disillusionment are not your original intention.
Those forces have confused people's hearts and made the descendants of Arathor forget their glory and unity.
I am his friend and partner, and I have the responsibility to help his descendants remember the glory of the past."
"Because of duty!"
Old Meryl put his hand on Lothar's shoulder, and he warned seriously:
"Except for you, no one else can make our four camps, with different interests, stand up at the same time to complete this seemingly impossible negotiation. Only you, and only you, Anduin Lothar.
Your ancestors tried countless times, and I tried to help them at first, but then I realized that not just anyone could accomplish this.
Now the time has come, you have to shoulder your responsibilities. Stormwind Kingdom's suffering is the beginning but not the end. If you continue to escape, it will be your people who will bear the consequences of all this.
They need a Lion to lead them.
They need you!"
"You didn't give it to me at all."
Before Lothar could finish his rebuttal, he was sharply interrupted by Old Meryl. This Lich who once followed Emperor Thoradin and faced Trolls directly, gave his life to the Arathor Empire Consecration, was resurrected after death and has Consecration for the empire again to this day, said loudly:
"Don't say such stupid things!
Choose?
The choice is for ordinary people!
But you are not an ordinary person, and you cannot be satisfied with being an ordinary person.
Think about it.
I will return to Northern Borderlands, contact knowledgeable people, and prepare everything you need to rebuild your empire."
"I will go back to Quel'Thalas this afternoon and discuss it with my granddaughter. If she has no objection, you will see her on the battlefield of Stormwind soon."
Old Farodis said:
"My granddaughter is not a lady waiting for your protection. I hope you will behave decently and not be underestimated by her. Oh, by the way, my granddaughter has a quarter of the Arathi bloodline.
She is a Half Elf.
Her father is the grandfather of Thoros Thorbeinn, and the current king Stromgarde wants to call her "little aunt". Therefore, theoretically, she has a weak claim of the Stromgarde Kingdom."
"I will leave for Broken Isles tomorrow and open Tomb of Sargeras."
Aegwynn said to Diakum:
"Stormwind Kingdom has been entrusted to you during this period, especially Lothar, the "man of destiny" chosen by the four of us. Please protect him. He is the hope established by the Second Empire."
"Well, leave it to me."
Diakum nodded and said:
"Although I have become weaker, I can transform into a bodyguard and deal with a few Green Skins. Besides,"
He looked at Old Meryl, whose eyes had ignited the fire of faith in rebuilding the empire, and said softly:
"I had a glimpse of the whereabouts of Emperor Thoradin's sword "Strom'kar, the Warbreaker" in the prophecy of Holy Light. It just so happened that my adopted daughter and my disciple were stranded in the Tirisfal area at this time, if you are interested."
"Of course I'm interested!"
Old Lich twirled his well-maintained beard and said:
"That is "Emperor's Sword" that even children in the human world know! If it returns, Lothar's ascension to the throne will only be smoother. Tell me, where should I look for the alien Saint?"
"It's closer than you think. In fact, it has never left the capital of the Lordaron Kingdom. Unfortunately, King Terenas, who is obsessed with pursuing the emperor's power, does not seem to have the qualifications to obtain it.
But I have an additional request, Sir Meryl. In the same area as Warbreaker is another dual path artifact belonging to Order and Holy Light!
I ask you to bring it to me to pay for this assistance."
Diakum smiled and said something. Old Lich stared at him and said:
"Is this a threat? I thought Holy Light Walker wouldn't have such dark thoughts."
"I wouldn't have done this before."
Dick smiled and said:
"Now I hope to live more freely outside the dogma of Holy Light. What's more, I am not selfish. I just want to return "Ashbringer" to human beings in a different way. Let's each take what we need, old friend."