The year 1068 of Lordaeron, the end of the year 19 of the Black Gate.

Under the instruction of the Lich King, Dalaran and the Knights of the Silver Hands defeated the Curse Sect that attempted to spread the plague, and launched a new round of attacks in the last month of the year.

All the elite troops under Kelthuzad were released, and together with the powerful slaves sent by the Lich King, infiltrated the capital of Lordaeron and secretly controlled the key functional departments such as the Capital City Hall, the City Defense Team, the Imperial Guard Command, and the Royal Guard.

In the middle of the twilight moon, Saint Orix came to the capital to receive the title. In order to win over the newly-represented Holy Light, the royal family held a dinner. The participants were mostly top-notch wealthy people, and both the prince and the princess attended.

That night, the Curse Sect launched a full-scale attack. The fires devoured the palace and the city, causing the death of thousands of innocent people. The dinner was also attacked by assassins, and dozens of Lordaeron's upper nobles died. Thanks to the protection of Count Orix, the princess and the prince survived.

However, the Supreme Guardian of the Alliance, the Northern Lord, Terenas Minaihil II, the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and his queen, died at the hands of an elite assassin led by Kel Thujad.

This long-planned assassination shocked the Eastern Kingdoms continent.

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"Terinas Minaihill II, Lordaeron, has promoted the establishment of the alliance and made great contributions to the fight against the orcs..."

Walking on the Royal Palace Avenue leading to the Throne Hall, the lengthy eulogy still echoed in Orix's mind.

It is unexpected and reasonable that the Lich King assassinated Terenas.

It was not that he had not expected the Curse Sect's backer, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so urgently, and he was a king bomb with one move, which made people not have time to react.

Kel Thuzad actually assassinated the Terenas and his wife himself. Facing this legendary wizard who had gained a lot of necromancer knowledge, the royal guard who had no experience in coping was no match for it, and several royal mages could not protect the king's completeness.

After Kel Thuzad also left his token in a noble manner, blatantly provoking Lordaeron and Dalaran, as if he was intending to anger Alsace or someone else.

Orix understood that the real target of this assassination was simply Galia and Terenas. Since the plan to spread the plague has been ruined and the long-planned path of depravity is no longer useful, let's change the method to let Arthas embark on the road of no return.

Anyone who suffers the pain of losing a close relative of flesh and blood will be deeply stimulated. Maybe this is just another starting point for the trap made by the Lich King, in order to lead Arthas astray step by step...

At least it seems that this method has worked.

Orix looked at Alsace with concern.

The team returned from the funeral was very large, including princes and nobles, important ministers, and senior officials of the Church of the Holy Light and the Knights of the Silver Hands. Dalaran, Gilnis, the Storm Kingdom, and even the Kingdom of Stormgard, who was struggling with domestic affairs, sent envoys to attend the funeral. After all, Terenas was the leader of the alliance no matter what.

However, most outsiders have left at the end of the funeral or go to other places in the palace to wait for the next coronation ceremony.

Now the ones who follow the team towards the Throne Hall are basically the princes and nobles of Lordaeron and the great nobles who come from all over the country. It is worth mentioning that Tyran Fordine, who has inherited the Fireplace Valley because of the exile of Tyrio Fordine, also came to the capital with his mother.

Arthas walked at the front of the team, wearing a pure black dress. Half a step behind him followed Galia with red eyes. Beside Galia was Orix, who made great contributions last night.

This prince - no, it should be said to be the king. Although he had not yet undergone the coronation ceremony, his lips were tightly pursed, his brows were frowning, and his face was covered with a layer of haze that was too thick to melt. The cloudy day was insufficient, and the shadows between his eyebrows gave people the illusion that they were about to turn black.

After entering the throne hall, Arthas stopped at the door and looked around for a while. His eyes remained on the throne for a long time, as if recalling the scene when his father was still sitting on it. Then he slowly walked up to the throne, but did not sit down, but turned around and looked at the nobles of close ministers.

Lordaeron's big men walked into the Throne Hall in turn. Orix wanted to stand behind, but was signaled by Arthas and had to stand at the front of the first row.

Alsace nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he spoke loudly: "You all know what happened last night. The Lich King sent his despicable lackey to kill my father and assassinate dozens of important officials and nobles in the kingdom."

Everyone looked solemn and had their own thoughts.

Everyone's consensus is that King Terenas' death was too sudden and the power transfer was almost gone. Even the most loyal supporter of the Minaishir clan died yesterday. The power center of the kingdom is about to usher in earth-shaking changes, and a reshuffle and change will surely come.

Prince Alsace, who suddenly became a king of a country, was not prepared at all.

Some people are observing silence for the grief experienced by the victims' family, and perhaps some ambitious people have seen the opportunity to rise in this power reshuffle...

"If Count Orix had not been for his contribution to the escort of the lord, I and Galia would have died at the hands of the assassin." Alsace said again.

The nobles couldn't help but look at Orix who was standing in front.

Of course they had heard of this prophet who was in the limelight and had just been awarded the title of life Count, and the royal family wanted to win over it in every way. But no one expected that yesterday it was him who saved His Highness Alsace and Princess Galia, who had become the essential king of Lordaeron.

But they also heard the implicit meaning, which was to attract the youngest count of Lordaeron as a confidant in front of everyone.

Only Orix understood that even though he had no self yesterday, Alsace and Galia would never have any problems. After all, Alsace's strength is not bad at all.

In front of the nobles, Arthas did not hesitate to praise him. This was of course a good thing. He was indeed quite moved, but he knew that there must be a heavy responsibility waiting for him after laying the groundwork.

"The country is in trouble. Before, the curse sect caused trouble to Andorhar, which almost set off a wave of plague that swept across the country; later, there was an assassination incident, and the father, mother and many important officials of the kingdom died at the hands of treacherous and evil people. I decided to declare war on the Scourge in the name of King Lordaeron, launch a comprehensive investigation, and eliminate the minions of the Lich King lurking in the kingdom!" Alsace said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

The nobles began to whisper.

It is normal for Alsace to make such a decision, but not only the coronation ceremony has not been held yet, but important positions such as the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Military Affairs, and even the Standing Army Commander are also vacant. The country's operation has not yet recovered and it is not a bit too anxious to declare war on the Scourge Corps?

"Mr. Uther," Alsace looked at the teacher in the crowd, but spoke in a formal language, "I beg you in the name of my father to lead the Knights of the Silver Hands to perform their duties."

The two are masters and apprentices, but in such occasions, they still have to distinguish between the king and the minister.

Uther nodded and saluted, "The Silver Hand is obeying the orders, Your Majesty."

This is the duty of the Knights of the Silver Hand. This faith force organization, jointly formed by the Church of the Holy Light and the Seven Kingdoms, belongs to the entire alliance and is directly governed by the Supreme Parliament of the Alliance.

Although Arthas only inherited the kingdom and did not inherit his father's leadership position in the Supreme Council of the Union, he was also the monarch of the heavyweight member state of the Union and had the power to properly command the Knights of the Silver Hands.

"Earl of Orix," Alsace looked at Orix again, "I appointed you as the King's Hand to cooperate with the actions of the Knights of the Silver Hand. During this special period, you have the power to mobilize local second-tier garrison troops and militia organizations at will, and if necessary, you can mobilize regular troops in my name. You will clear away the remnants of the Cursed Sect in my name."

Orix frowned.

Not only was he shocked, but the nobles present were also scared.

The King's Hand is not a specific position, and none of the seven kingdoms has such a position. As Arthas said, literally, it is just a special position that was given special power in a special period and acted in accordance with the will of the king.

However, this is scary enough.

This young man who was only nineteen years old and had not even grown up, and the prophet chosen by the Holy Light, no matter how great the protection of the guards was, he would not have the ability to fulfill such an important task, right? This is too much! Besides... Is His Majesty the King trying to pull this unknown family into the core of power of the kingdom that was finally vacant?

No one wants such a thing to happen.

"Your Majesty, I do not disagree with the ability of Count Orix, but I think it is best to leave this matter to Marshal Toddmund. Marshal Toddmund was well-manned in the Second War and was an experienced general..."

A minister immediately came forward to suggest that it was really not someone else, but a survivor who had experienced the assassination of the dinner yesterday. He was originally one of the loyal supporters of the palace's inner court and one of the loyal supporters of the Minaishir royal family.

"My Majesty, I recommend Marshal Garythers."

“I think…”

Everyone said something and said something, and the throne hall suddenly became in chaos.

The supporters of the Minaishir royal family wanted to take this opportunity to consolidate their position. The families that were outside the core of the kingdom's power also wanted to squeeze in to gain benefits when power changes. This was not to treat Alsace, a 23-year-old king, as a child, as a child, and operate normally.

Arthas seemed to have expected this and had a gloomy face. He looked at Orix again until the discussion ended. He turned a deaf ear to the nobles and asked again: "Earl Orix, do you accept this appointment?"

Orix sighed secretly, without the joy of being entrusted with important tasks. He thought that Arthas was a bit unruly, which seemed a bit abnormal.

Although Arthas's move was equivalent to putting him on fire, and he was also incredible that Arthas trusted himself so much. But he didn't care whether His Majesty the King was eager to take revenge, or wanted to do something big when he first ascended the throne, or had no one available at hand and had to push him to the front stage.

Those nobles did not realize the seriousness of the situation, or they did not expect it to be so serious that it would be unprecedented, but they were different.

With the official history, he knew that the Scourge would never return in a defeat due to the setback of the mere plague plan. The future northern countries will surely cause a terrible bloody storm, and last night's assassination was just the beginning.

If this appointment is not rejected, it will inevitably lead to resentment because it touches the interests that some big families are eager to fight for, but that is not important at all. When the natural disaster really strikes, not many of these people will survive.

He only knew that taking the so-called "King's Hand" would indeed help curb the Scourge's actions in Lordaeron. It would also help him seize power before the catastrophe broke out on a large scale and accelerate his growth into an existence that could have an impact on the historical trend.

He didn't care about Arthas's motivation. He didn't care whether the nobles would regard themselves as enemies of interests.

He just wanted to grow up as soon as possible, and nothing else was a big deal.

Yesterday's assassination had already made him feel the crisis - if Kel Thuzad did not assassinate Tianruinasi, but instead pretended to be a nobleman and sneaked into the dinner and attacked him, would he really escape from heaven?
Chapter completed!