" Kalimdor? You want my people to go to a desolate, completely unknown place to start a new era? They won't want to," Princess Calia shook her head. "And given Jaina's personality, she won't want to leave."
"Some things are beyond her control. When countless refugees are homeless and facing death, she must know what to do."
Jiang Jie looked into Calia's eyes and said earnestly, "Your Highness, prepare for the worst. We will all do our utmost to protect this land, but in the event that Lordaeron falls... a Archmage must be stationed in Lordaeron to open a portal at any time to send you away. Lordaeron cannot lose its last heir. As long as Menethil is alive, Lordaeron will remain!"
Royal lineage is really important.
Even though Stormwind City Kingdom of Stormwind was conquered and its king died more than a decade ago, Varian, who was only a teenager at the time, was still alive. Therefore, Kingdom of Stormwind did not perish and could be rebuilt two years later.
Even if King Terenas dies, even if Prince Arthas falls, as long as Princess Calia lives, she can still rally a large number of Lordaeron nobles, knights, soldiers, and commoners, and the banner of Lordaeron will not fall!
" Archmage Rhonin has been protecting Father in the palace," Princess Calia said. " Nicholas, I will do as you say, but I don't know how many nobles will cooperate, and how many will oppose me."
National affairs are never simple. Not to mention Princess Calia, even King Terenas can't just say whatever he wants. The nobles have different ideas. Some want to leave this place full of Scourge Plague as soon as possible and have already transferred their property. But others are reluctant to give up their territory and wealth and want to fight to the end.
The House Menethil's army, in total number, is less than the number of private armies held by the nobles, and local resistance efforts still rely on the support of the nobles.
Who should evacuate, who shouldn't, who should evacuate first, who should evacuate last, how to compensate those who make sacrifices, troop movements, supply mobilization, refugee mobilization—everything is too complicated. Not to mention Jiang Jie, even Princess Calia felt a great headache.
Fortunately, she had the support of Uther the Lightbringer and Jaina, as well as many powerful nobles, such as Earl Lawrence, which prevented things from falling into complete chaos.
" Rhonin? It's good that he's here." Jiang Jie nodded.
Khadgar was once the number Dalaran, but now he is a mature and steady Archmage. His spellcasting ability is stronger than Jaina's at present, and he is not much weaker than some of the weaker members of the Council of Six.
With him around, King Terenas and Princess Calia are relatively safe, which is good.
Upon leaving the palace, Jiang Jie immediately went to the Assassins' Order's base and found the high-ranking assassin, Miles.
"What? You want to learn all the skills of a high-level thief?" Miles's eyes widened, completely unable to believe his ears!
"Lord Miles, you heard me right. I've mastered almost all the skills a mid-level thief needs, except for a very few. Now I should be qualified to learn high-level thief skills, right?" Jiang Jie said with a smile.
"You... mastered them all? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Miles shook his head vigorously. " Nicholas, although you are a thief genius I've never seen before, how long has it been? A month at most! You've mastered so many thief skills? I don't believe it! Roand, Ivan, do you believe it or not?"
"Lord Miles, I don't believe it either." Roand stood to the side, completely incredulous.
Did he really have to believe that after nearly twenty years as a thief, he was inferior to a boy who had only been a thief for a month? The difference was simply too great!
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
No matter how talented or monstrous you are, there's a limit, right? Learning dozens of rogue skills in a month? Are you kidding me? Are you possessed by Garona?
Or is he the reincarnation of Farad? "I believe it! I believe my Nicholas can definitely do it!" Ivan's reaction was completely unexpected.
The kid looked at Jiang Jie with adoration, his eyes sparkling, as if everything Jiang Jie said was right, even his farts smelled sweet, and he could do anything!
Miles was speechless. He figured even if Jiang Jie told him he was now Legendary assassin, this kid would believe it! He'd been completely brainwashed!
Ivan is like someone from a certain Eastern country on Earth: if you're weak, he'll trample on you relentlessly; if you're stronger than him, he'll treat you with utmost respect. Jiang Jie's abilities far surpass Ivan's, so Ivan's attitude towards him is surprisingly good!
" Nicholas, then prove it to me. Here's the deal: if you can defeat Roand, I'll teach you advanced thief skills. If you can't, then you'll have to train for another year... no, another two months!" Miles didn't dare to make any promises too easily.
Although he didn't believe Jiang Jie was already a seasoned mid-level thief, he felt that given two months, Jiang Jie Jiang Jie definitely reach Roand's current level. He wanted to make Jiang Jie stumble and experience a sense of defeat. For a genius, smooth sailing isn't good; sometimes, one must taste failure.
He was thinking of Jiang Jie and genuinely wanted to see a Legendary thief grow up gradually, rather than dying prematurely due to pride and complacency.
"Oh, okay. Professor Roand, well... I'm sorry?"
Jiang Jie had barely finished speaking when he vanished.
"That kid... he's pretty alert." A second too late, Roand also quickly entered Stealth mode.
If he were defeated by Nicholas, he'd probably be traumatized! Even though he had no hope of becoming a master thief, becoming a high-level thief... there was still hope! He didn't want to be defeated outright and lose all his confidence!
Miles sat back in his chair, then took out a pipe, ready to enjoy it.
Because battles between two thieves usually last a very long time, after all, thieves have such strong survival abilities, and their Stealth state is indeed incredibly powerful, so they can only slowly probe each other. This is equivalent to fighting blindfolded, which is a great test of skill.
Cigarettes are like **, cigars are like lovers, and pipes are like wives.
For him, whose wife died young, this carved briar pipe was like his wife. He had it with him for more than ten years, and whenever he had time, he would take a few puffs to relax.
Lately, he's been single-handedly carrying the entire Assassins' Order, and the pressure is immense; he's smoked countless bags of tobacco!
He took out his pipe and was about to fill it with good Stormwind City tobacco when his hand suddenly trembled, for he heard a resentful curse.
"Depend on!"
Miles quickly looked up and saw that Roand was standing still, swaying slightly. He had actually been hit by a " Sap "!
Jiang Jie stood in front of Roand, his left hand raised, the " Widowmaker " flying up and down in his hand like a dancing sprite, flickering afterimages as it was gently plucked by his five fingers.
Like a dream, as fast as lightning!
The battle is over!