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Stormwind Wizard God-Chapter 291: Deal
Chapter 291 - Deal
The current situation seems to be stuck in an unsolvable vicious circle.
Alleria was unable to stop the Sun King and the Silvermoon Council from committing suicide. Because the elves' top brass was stuck, the Alliance couldn't help even if they wanted to.
Likewise, no matter how good Duke was at fighting, he couldn't single-handedly take down more than 50,000 elite orcs. Moreover, Alleria discovered something else - it seemed that Gul'dan, the strongest warlock of the Horde, and his confidant rode a red dragon to catch up with Orgrim's team.
For Gul'dan, a super magician who can actually beat up the strongest human mage Antonidas, sending Duke, an archmage, would only be a waste.
And even if Duke wanted to go, he would be completely opposed by the generals of all Stormwind factions.
At this moment, Alleria fell into despair.
"Sister! Let's go! Since humans are unwilling to help, we have to go back on our own." Sylvanas was determined as she held her sister's hand tightly.
Alleria gave Duke one last pleading look.
Duke took a deep breath and said, "Actually... there is one last way."
As soon as Duke said this, the whole audience fell silent, every pair of eyes stared at Duke, every heart stopped beating temporarily, and everyone held their breath.
"You say." Alleria was instinctively excited.
"Alleria Windrunner, are you willing to be a patriotic traitor?"
"Patriotic...traitor?" Both Alleria and the others were confused by Duke's words.
Duke said in a deep voice: "Even if it is a great lord, inviting foreign troops into his country privately is a crime of treason. But you, Alleria, you can be a traitor because of your patriotism and because you want to save the high elves. Of course, this will cost you."
"What's the price?" Alleria's eyes lit up.
"I can accept your employment, Alleria Windrunner, as a wandering duke with all my private soldiers. The problem is that everyone knows I am not short of money. So the price is: after this battle, you must bring at least 1,000 elite members of the Windrunner family, give up your status and identity in Quel'Thalas, and become my vassal, Edmund Duke."
Duke's words left everyone in shock. The next moment, everyone started to think about it and it seemed like it was actually feasible.
First of all, Duke is not a king. His status is not so noble that he can't be fooled. It's not wrong to say that Duke is a wandering duke. Stormwind Kingdom has been destroyed! A country without territory is not recognized. Didn't you see that after Duke Farrell left Kul Tiras, he was just a pirate leader? Who would really recognize him as a duke.
Secondly, even with the so-called private soldiers, the strength of Duke's men is quite amazing. In addition to the basic 10,000 private soldiers, Duke also has a magician group. Moreover, if you want to fool people, there is still a lot to do.
Finally, there is the price.
From a legal point of view, even if Quel'Thalas joined the Alliance afterwards, someone would have to take the blame. Duke's affair with Alleria was known to everyone. The problem was that if Duke really wanted to marry Alleria, it would be extremely troublesome.
The union of a duke from another country and a general from Quel'Thalas must be approved by the Sun King and the Silver Moon Council. It is unknown what kind of difficulties Duke and the Windrunner family will face at that time.
Duke took this opportunity to pick Alleria out, which really killed two birds with one stone. Besides, there is also the strongest elf ranger in the thousand continents? freewёbnoνel.com
It is precisely because of this condition that Duke's "deal" will not seem to be a loss in the eyes of all the nobles. Otherwise, the nobles will only think that Duke is an idiot. I am afraid that if the Sun King really wants to investigate, no one except the Stormwind will protect Duke.
At this time, Alleria fell into infinite entanglement.
A patriotic traitor saved the lives of tens of thousands of his compatriots.
Alleria's conscience and her affection for Duke prevailed over both reason and emotion at once: "Duke, I can personally agree to your request. But I cannot give a definite answer on behalf of the rangers of the Windrunner family."
"No! 1,000 rangers, not one less. This is a matter of attitude!" Unexpectedly, it was Ilucia who bargained for Duke.
Duke was stunned.
Even more surprises for Duke were yet to come.
"I know my brothers and sisters. There cannot be a thousand Windrunner rangers willing to give up their homeland. 300 people? This is the limit." Sylvanas interrupted.
Ilucia was anxious: "We can't accept such conditions!"
"Of course this is unfair. However, as long as you can protect the evacuation of more than 20,000 civilians in Eversong Forest to Silvermoon City this time, Duke, I am willing to give up my position in Quel'Thalas and become your vassal with my sister."
Duke's brain froze for a second.
surprise!
Definitely a pleasant surprise!
Duke had never thought that he could gain such a huge benefit by using the Horde to attack Quel'Thalas. Those were Alleria and Sylvanas! The eldest and second eldest of the Windrunner family! The two strongest rangers in the world! In terms of strength, even the third sister Vereesa still had a big gap compared to them.
Not to mention their original history. One was a great hero with a statue in King's Valley in Stormwind, and the other was the queen who could call the shots in the Horde and even become the chief of the Horde in the distant future.
Damn, I really made a fortune this time!
If there weren't so many people watching, Duke really wanted to shout three times right away: "I have trapped Alleria and Sylvanas into my hands!"
At this moment, Duke finally felt a sense of pride in completely changing history.
No matter what, as long as we can get through Quel'Thalas this time, there won't be another Sylvanas who died in Silvermoon City, and there won't be another Forsaken Queen in the future.
The Forsaken?
Bah! I am a living man! I don't care how those bones die!
Originally, Ilucia wanted to help Duke gain more benefits or something, but when she saw Duke's excited eyes, she quietly retreated to the side and behind Duke.
Similarly, Seamus and Windsor did not want their boss to go so far to be a mercenary. After seeing Duke's look, they all sighed deeply.
Well, I hope that helping the elves this time won't be too much of a loss.
There is a rule for things, and everything is easy to handle. When Duke woke up King Llane with magic communication at night and explained the seriousness of the matter, Llane gave Duke and Alleria a surprise.
"If some Griffin Legion warriors are willing to become your private soldiers, I can't stop them. Sometimes nobles always like to secretly increase the number of their private soldiers, but if the king can't find out, then it's not a violation. However, the frontal battlefield will still need the elite of the Griffin Legion in the future!"