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"When I was not yet 16, my father, the great King of Lordaeron, in order to realize his political ambitions and to seize control of the Kingdom of Alterac, wanted to marry me off to Lord Prestor and support him to become the King of Kingdom of Alterac. From that time on, I was filled with disappointment in my father and envy in Arthas." Princess Calia's voice was very cold.
Her relationship with her father, King Terenas, was truly bad, always had been bad, and they had argued many times.
Jaina suddenly frowned and said, "Actually, at first, His Majesty the King wanted me to marry into the Kul Tiras alliance. However, considering that I was too young at the time and that I was from Kul Tiras, he worried that after the marriage, Lord Prestor would join forces with my father, the Admiral of the Kul Tiras navy, causing my father's prestige to surpass his. So he decided to send Calia to the marriage."
This is a little-known secret, indicating that at the beginning, King Terenas was reluctant to part with his daughter. However, something happened later, and presumably Jaina's father was dissatisfied. In any case, Terenas's wishful thinking failed, so he had to send his daughter to take matters into his own hands.
Other people ruin their fathers' careers, he's ruining his daughter's!
"Later, Lord Prestor revealed his true form— Deathwing. From then on, my father never mentioned my marriage again, as if he had forgotten about it. I know it was because I was no longer useful to him, and even more so because it was his sore spot, because it was the biggest mistake he, so wise and intelligent, had made. He didn't want others to remember it, didn't want others to make a joke of him!"
Princess Calia's voice was low, even slightly hoarse with a hint of sobbing. "Actually, I am the biggest joke in Lordaeron! I have never rebelled, because I could never rebel against my own father, the King of Lordaeron, the greatest king after Emperor Thoradin! Hah, the greatest!"
The greatest...
Perhaps!
Was Terenas really that great?
What did he do?
Lordaeron's prosperity was due to its fertile land, which was easy to cultivate, and the fact that when the Empire of Arathor split, the wealthiest nobles came here, bringing with them the most wealth of the later Seven Kingdoms. In addition, the successive kings also contributed to its prosperity. The credit cannot be entirely attributed to him alone.
In the aftermath of World War II, people first remember Anduin Lothar, the supreme commander of the Alliance of Lordaeron, and then the Five Heroes of the Dark Portal. As for Terenas, what did he do besides uniting the various human kingdoms?
After the war, it was he who advocated for the establishment of Orcs internment camps, using a large amount of tax revenue from the major kingdoms to support so many Orcs. Wasn't this all to demonstrate his benevolence and gain prestige? Because of this, the Kingdom of Gilneas withdrew from the Alliance! Because they were simply unwilling to pay for the construction of Orcs camps!
He even spared the Orcs Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer!
This directly led to the later Orcs Liberation War, which dealt Lordaeron repeated heavy blows, resulting in countless deaths and a significant decline in the overall strength of its army!
Why did the benevolent yet dignified King Terenas disregard the advice of the Medivh the Astral Mage after the Undead Plague?
Because his ego had become extremely inflated, because he no longer respected anyone!
But in reality, he's nothing special!
"None of that matters, because as a princess of the kingdom, I've never had the right to choose my own marriage partner. It's always been this way, hasn't it? It's not like I'm the only one like this. But!" Calia's voice suddenly rose eight octaves:
"My father is growing increasingly arrogant and overconfident, completely disregarding the Undead Plague! He trusts Arthas too much, believing that everything can be resolved once Arthas returns! But I know that Lordaeron cannot wait any longer! Knowing what Lordaeron is about to face..."
"You expect me to silently endure this? Perhaps I would have done so in the past. But ever since I read your Hamlet, I've decided to stand up and rebel!" Princess Calia declared passionately, looking at Jiang Jie: "For Lordaeron, for the people of Lordaeron, and for my father, I must kill Baron Soroson as soon as possible, obtain more information about the Cult of the Damned from him, and wipe out all the members of the Cult of the Damned in Lordaeron! Nicholas, and you, Lilian, are you willing to help me?"
Calia...
This amazing woman...
For the first time, Jiang Jie felt that he was not facing cold names that appeared in games or official novels, but living, breathing people standing in front of him, people he had interacted with, people who had even helped him and done him great favors!
He had always believed that Lordaeron was destined for Devastation, and that he couldn't disrupt the plans of the two powerful figures, Kil'jaeden and the Lich King Ner'zhul. Before his strength reached a certain level, he absolutely couldn't take any risks, because if he wasn't careful, he would attract the attention of Legendary beings like Mal'Ganis and Kel'Thuzad, and face certain death.
He had always wanted to leave Lordaeron before Lordaeron was completely destroyed, and then find a way to go to Kul Tiras, which was temporarily untouched by war, or go directly south to the relatively peaceful Kingdom of Stormwind to quietly increase his strength.
But he has always overlooked one thing:
He is no longer a promising young man from the 21st century on Earth, but a real human being from Andorhal!
It has the same nose, eyes, and ears as the humans in this world, and it even has the remnant soul of the original owner of this body integrated into it!
He can't stay a gamer forever, wandering outside the mainstream of this world; he should integrate into it!
Is Lordaeron destined for Devastation?
Dalaran destined for Devastation?
Was Arthas destined to become the Lich King?
Why should I?!
I didn't exist in this world before, but now that I exist, it means everything has changed. So why can't I use my power to make this world change even more?
Am I really not even as good as a woman?
Without her, would I have the courage?
When she asks for my help, should I forget the help she once gave me, and just stand by and watch her suffer because of the Devastation of her country? That...
Is he even a man anymore?
Now is the best time!
Mal'Ganis went to Northrend, and Kel'Thuzad's soul followed Arthas to Kel'Thuzad. The Cult of the Damned, which remained in Lordaeron, was weaker than ever before. Not to mention Legendary warriors and Dreadlord, they probably didn't even have many Archmage, high-ranking demons, or high-ranking Undead. This was the perfect opportunity to deal with the Cult of the Damned!
What reason does he have to remain silent?
" Calia, Fenna, Jaina, Lilian, and me."
Jiang Jie spoke each word clearly and forcefully, "Let's change this world, starting now, starting with us!"