16. You don't even want to call me Godfather of Gilneas【17/20】(1/2)
"Speaking of who knows me best in this world, it has to be you, Your Majesty. We are worthy of being friends forever."
In the prayer room under Fao's crown, Blake rubbed his hands, blinked and said:
"What I want to talk to you about today is Gilneas. I believe you who have been sitting in Northern Xinjiang have heard about the situation there. A few days ago, Queen Mia Greymane escaped from the Royal City of Gilneas alone.
Her husband hurt her, and her children had just been rescued from danger by me.
We are planning to bring justice to the country shrouded in darkness, and all of this requires the support of the church.
At least, while we fight desperately in the Royal City of Gilneas, the Paladins can block the roads leading to other kingdoms from Gilneas.
You know that once the werewolf curse spreads, all wars and conflicts, all preparations and protections will become meaningless."
"It is for this matter that I returned from the Kingdom of Stormwind."
Pope Fao nodded, his face looked very worried.
The old man drew a religious symbol on his chest. He looked at Blake and said:
"The Archbishop of Gilneas Diocese has been missing for half a month, and none of the priests under his command have sent back any news. Only an old monk who was preaching abroad was sheltered by Lord Godfrey who was hiding on the border due to some strange combination of circumstances.
To escape a disaster.
The news that the monk brought back was frightening. It was said that a dark evil god was about to come to Gilneas? It was said that Genn had fallen into darkness and could not extricate himself?
It is said that he and his generals have begun preparations to transform all humans in Gilneas into werewolves?"
"No, your information is seriously out of date, Your Majesty.
This is why the Church needs us Templar Assassins. Without us, your intelligence organization will be so inefficient that people will shake their heads."
Blake shook his head and said:
"Genn and that bastard named Lyral Flamefang are not planning to do that, they have already started to do it! They have already started to advance their so-called 'War of Conquest' in a planned way.
Right now, in the Kingdom of Gilneas, which is completely cut off from the outside world, as we speak, the worgen curse is being forcibly imposed on innocent people every minute.
Over the past three months, the worgen population across Gilneas has skyrocketed.
From cities to villages, from seaports to forests, countless wolves were roaring and galloping, and even the night in that country was full of despair and madness.
According to my calculations, within half a month at the latest, two-thirds of the humans in Gilneas will actively or passively become members of the wolf pack.
And the targets of these wild wolves are not just Gilneas.
Lordaeron, Dalaran, Stromgard and even Alterac, the entire northern Xinjiang from the Arathi Highlands to Tirisfal Glades are the dark territories they covet.
They want to establish a Kingdom of Darkness for their evil god in the northern border of the eastern continent. I think this is a serious provocation to the Holy Light, so I came here in the hope that the church can take action."
Having said this, the pirate raised his head and said to Fao:
"I don't need the Paladins to invade Gilneas in a large scale. Your military strength is too scattered and you cannot take the initiative to attack in a short time. It is even difficult to defend Silverpine Forest.
I just need Your Majesty to use your influence to make the Kingdoms of Lordaeron and Stromgard, which border Gilneas, pay attention to this matter.
What I want is to see the darkness of Gilneas restrained in that land, until a new order is born after the moment of chaos has passed.
Oh, by the way, let’s inform King Terenas, His Majesty Solas, and His Majesty the Sun King.”
Blake let out a weird laugh, pointed to the north, and said:
"Be careful of the Worgen Marines and Gilnean fleets on their fleet sailing on the frozen sea...
I'm not the only one that Jean wants to defeat in Beihai this time.
To be honest, in the upcoming naval battle, I don’t think I can even send the top three of Old Wolf King’s strategic goals.
If the other kings don't act quickly, I don't know if my undead pirates will still exist after this battle, but the Alliance fleet and the Three Kingdoms navy will definitely belong to Gilneas.
If everything goes well, and if Lelar Flamefang's control over the werewolves is strong enough, Jean will also have a very luxurious "sea wolf pack" after conquering the land of Northern Xinjiang.
Tsk tsk, this is the ruthless thinking and werewolf wisdom that an old wolf should have. This old guy, Gene, can always do all kinds of ruthless things for us inadvertently.
To be honest, I started to like him a little bit.
I don’t know if it’s too late to apologize for my previous behavior of humiliating him, and then form an alliance with him.”
"Don't say such crazy things! The Holy Light is watching you."
Faol scolded Black, but the news Black brought back was indeed very ominous. Even the prophet who came to Azeroth for the first time felt how bad the problem was from the description of the smelly pirate.
But he was not very familiar with Northern Xinjiang, so he could only listen to Black's description and look for the locations of the forces that appeared on the map he carried with him.
While thinking under Faol's crown, the Prophet finally figured out the land borders between Gilneas and other kingdoms, which made him look extremely worried.
He stroked his well-groomed white beard and said to Blake:
"The Werewolf Curse mode reminds me of the undead... There is no other meaning, it is just purely based on my feelings. Such a crisis cannot be ignored.
Especially when you know that the werewolf curse can infect humans, maybe you should take the same action as last time and hire foreigners who will not be infected for border defense?"
“That’s good advice!”
Blake gave the prophet a thumbs up and waved, saying:
"But this is not my business. It depends on whether Your Majesty can persuade old Terenas and Thoras Trollbane to hire those alien warriors. There is no need to hire them."
The smelly pirate played with the wine bottle in his hand and said:
"There are enough 'foreign races' in Lordaeron and Stromgarde that can be used to fill the army line..."
"Huh? Are you talking about those orc prisoners?"
His Majesty the Pope, who was thinking about it, suddenly realized what Black meant. He frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with Black's behavior of not taking human life as his life.
But if you think about it carefully, the pirates' outrageous suggestion is actually not impossible.
Anyway, keeping green-skinned orcs in shelters in various countries is a waste of money and food. After confirming that the orcs will not rearm, it is not an outrage to drive them to the border to defend against possible invading werewolves.
And judging from the fact that although the old man Shengguang doesn't like it, he has extremely high political literacy, he can basically be sure that as long as he wants Terenas and Solas to make this suggestion, the two old kings will definitely agree.
They don't have any good feelings towards orcs, just like they don't have any good feelings towards werewolves. No matter who of the two dies, the kings will not feel so sad that they shed a drop of tears.
However, it was precisely because of Faao's superb political sense that he suddenly realized something that the pirates had not stated clearly, but was very important.
The old man of Holy Light narrowed his eyes, glanced at Black, and said:
"What about the future of Gilneas?"
"Huh? What does that mean?"
Blake asked pretending to be stupid.
His Majesty Faao shook his head and said bluntly:
"You said that you accepted Queen Mia's request to launch an activity to bring order to Gilneas. I have always been very confident in your destructive power. An operation with such a high-profile participation by you has a high chance of success.
So, what happens after the victory? Black, how are you going to arrange Gilneas? Just like how you arranged Alterac?"
"Eh heh heh!"
The pirate was really surprised now.
He blinked and looked at Faao Mian, and said in surprise:
"How do you know that I have my own arrangements in Alterac? Although Auriden is a bit useless and has been losing ground in the political struggle with the Barov family, I have full confidence in his ability to keep secrets.
Logically speaking, the fact that he was manipulated by me should not be leaked so easily... Let me guess, the Barov family is planning to do something in Alterac, and then they asked the head of the Holy Light Church
superior?
Did they tell you all my arrangements?"
"Roughly the same."
His Majesty Fao obviously does not intend to discuss this issue too much. He really has no interest in dirty politics at all. But he is not, and Black is very interested.
The pirate pursed his lips and said:
"With the way the Barov family behaves, they want to subvert the royal power of Alterac and truly become the masters of that small country, but the rewards they can offer are not enough to impress the church.
After all, the people of Alterac are tough and it is a bitter cold place. Neither wealth nor power can convince the church leaders there, unless the Barov family gives you what you value most...
Did they promise you that they would help the Holy Light Church promote their faith in Alterac? I guess they must have 'mortgaged' the country's faith power to the church to persuade you to acquiesce."
"Why do you care so much about Alterac?"
His Majesty Fao was annoyed by Black's questioning. He waved his hands and said:
"I have rejected the Barov family's request. I have no intention of letting my faith get involved in the political whirlpool!"
"No! Your Majesty, you should agree."
Blake shook his head and said:
"But instead of compromising with the great noble Barov, I heard that the people in that family have some psychological problems, perhaps because of the bad habit of internal marriage for many years, which has caused diseases in their blood.
You can take the initiative to discuss this matter with His Majesty Auriden Perenolde.
I will send him a letter and ask him to use official means to cooperate with the spread of Holy Light faith in that bitter cold land. I will even provide certain support to help you build churches deep in the mountains.
The Uncrowned Ones under my command will also be responsible for protecting the safety of church members in Alterac! I will work hard to turn the conservative Kingdom of Alterac into the Holy Light's 'Kingdom of God on Earth' in the northern frontier!
As a price in exchange.
To be continued...