Every Stormwind nobleman gasped in shock.
This was the Stormwind Kingdom, the strongest human kingdom in the entire Eastern Kingdom.
Twenty years ago, the Stormwind Kingdom had been destroyed in the first Battle of the Dark Portal. However, the fallen Stormwind Kingdom was miraculously recovered, and it took more than ten years to rise again, becoming one of the most outstanding human kingdoms.
Even the oldest human kingdom, Lordaeron, could not compare to Stormwind. Due to the plague of the Scourge, and the loss of a large number of people in the war, the once powerful Lordaeron was now just a second-rate kingdom.
On the other hand, Stormwind was able to thwart the infiltration and conspiracy of the Cursed Church during the third Battle of the Dark Portal due to Duque's prior arrangements. They managed to avoid the plague that broke out in the Northern Continent. Moreover, when Lordaeron fell, Stormwind took in a large number of refugees and invested them in the development of Stranglethorn Vale and the Swamp of Sorrows.
Even after the war ended, those who stayed were given land. Queen Kalia of Lordaeron did not force her people to return. Overall, Stormwind's national strength did not decline.
The previous king, Laing, was undoubtedly an excellent king, but that was all.
Compared to his two incomparably dazzling and inescapable subjects, Ryan was just a mediocre person.
Anduin Lothar, the leader of the Stormwind Royal Guards, the leader of the Iron Horse Brotherhood, the first commander of the Alliance, the strongest human warrior, and the last confirmed direct descendant of Thoradin The Great.
His life could be said to be legendary. He had participated in the killing of the Demon King Sargeras who had possessed Medivh's body, killed the first chief of the Horde, fought head-on against Grom Hellscream, who had killed many famous Alliance knights in the Silverpine Forest, and led the charge in the battle of the Scorching Plains when his side was at a disadvantage …
His heroic story could be said for three days and three nights.
Lothar was a model of chivalry. He was worshipped by countless knights and was destined to be sung for thousands of years.
However, there was another person who was more famous than Lothar. That was Duke Marcus, the uncrowned king.
On the military front:
Duque had personally pierced through the chest of Medivh, who was possessed by Sargeras. He commanded the weak army of Stormwind to set fire to the 200,000 Horde soldiers. He miraculously saved 50,000 Stormwind elites on the Floating Ice Island, and was appointed as the Alliance's Vice Commander before the age of 20.
After that, he led the army to fight for thousands of miles, from the battle of Southshore where the sea was dyed red, to the Eagle Nest Mountain, to the northernmost Cuel Salas on the mainland, to the siege of the Horde in Rotterdam, and finally to the decisive battle on the Scorching Plains that made the name of the Lightning War resound in both heaven and hell.
When the Horde's third generation chief, Ner 'zhul, led the army to counterattack, it was his Watchtower defense line that defeated the Horde's ferocious counterattack.
During the third Battle of the Dark Portal, he led the alliance and defeated the main force of the Calamity Army in one fell swoop. In the end, the Calamity Army that had swept the Rotterdam Kingdom, the Dalajan Kingdom, the Rapids Castle Kingdom, and the Cuel Salas Kingdom was expelled from the Rotterdam Kingdom.
What followed was the Battle of Mount Hyjal that almost destroyed the entire World of Azeroth.
It was no exaggeration to say that in the field of military affairs, Duke Marcus was the God of War!
Just based on this battle record alone, it was enough for Duque to be praised for thousands of years.
But it was more than that.
In the field of civil affairs, Duque was the greatest inventor and reformer.
The new seeding technology, the mold-based construction of houses, the development of the marine economy in combination with the Murloc Nagas, the medical security system, the six-year compulsory education, the economic construction of the Belt and Road Railway, and the continental integrated economic model that linked all railway and sea transportation …
Many of his views and new ideas were fiercely opposed by countless people at the beginning. He used his unique vision and charisma to promote all of this in an almost tyrannical way.
Time proved that everything he did and every policy he promulgated was correct.
That was how the Stormwind, which had been completely destroyed by the war, was pulled into the Stormwind, which was extremely rich in resources today.
His territory was already larger than the Stormwind, and even larger than many small countries. Rumors of his flirtatious exploits with several queens were spreading everywhere. No, it was no longer rumors. At least the three queens of Kurtiras, Lordaeron, and Alterac publicly announced that the person they loved was Duque. As long as Duque was willing, he would not hesitate to change the surname of the royal family to Marcus.
However, Duque chose to be loyal, and like the other lords in the kingdom, he fulfilled his obligations as a vassal to the king of Stormwind.
There was such a standard in the noble circle that was recognized all over the world. As long as a vassal paid taxes to the king on time and sent troops according to the strength of the territory during the war, he was a perfect vassal.
Obviously, Duque's Marcus Family did this impeccably.
Therefore, for the nobles, Duque was also the embodiment of loyalty.
Originally, it was said that Duque almost died because he was cursed in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, and after he recovered, he participated in the secret mission of the Dragon of Time, Nozdormu, and was likely to die in the river of time.
Suddenly, there was news that he had returned.
After all, Duque was a legend among legends, a living legend!
The nobles had mixed feelings.
They coveted the benefits brought by Duque, but they also did not want Duque to return, because the return of such a powerful grand duke was bound to reshuffle the power of the entire kingdom.
Compared to Duque, even Bolvar Fordragon, the regent, had to step aside!
As the ceremonial officer finished the roll call, an archmage dressed in a dazzling epic mage equipment appeared at the door of the conference hall.
Every single piece of equipment on his body emitted a strong magical wave visible to the naked eye. Even though he had repeatedly suppressed the magical power of the equipment, the flowing light and vibrant colors still overshadowed the jewelry worn by the nobles.
Half a step behind Duque were two vassals of Duque — Earl Edwin van Cleve and Earl Reginald Windsor.
Behind them were two beautiful women dressed in maid clothes, and one of them was an elf. Those who knew the inside story, of course, knew that one was van Cleve's daughter, Vanessa, and the other was the former follower of Prince Cuel Salas, Solarian.
Not to mention the two important ministers signing autographs, even the maids were Heroic Domain Masters or Radiant Moon Mages. Only Duque could be so extravagant.
Every noble, whether marquis or dukes, bowed their heads in respect.
Duque strode forward, but stopped in front of a beautiful, black-haired female noble.
"Hello! Beautiful lady, may I, Duke Marcus, have the honor to know your name? "
"Hello! Your Excellency Duke Marcus, I am Countess Katrana Anristo. "Katrana performed a very standard and elegant ladylike bow.
"Very good! I'll remember you! "A mysterious smile appeared on Duque's face.
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