The kings had mixed feelings about this.
Even though they knew that this was the only candidate that Terenas had chosen to inherit the Alterac Kingdom. Many of the kings already had an instinctive resistance when they heard about this, and they had a bad preconceived impression of him.
However, when Presto stood up, everyone had a feeling that this man was someone who could be trusted by everyone under any circumstances, and was also someone who deserved to be trusted and respected.
Amidst the slightly confused atmosphere, a few gasps of admiration rang out at the same time.
"If only Arthas had him like this."
"If only Tanreid could be like him …"
"William still has room to improve!"
If it was Terenas, they could say that he was biased. However, the praises came from Daelin and Laing, two kings who had different political views from Terenas. One had to admit that this lord was very charismatic.
On the other side, Antonidas secretly injected arcane power into the blood vessels in his eyeballs. This was a very risky thing to do. If the arcane power went out of control, he would be blinded on the spot.
The uneasiness in his heart made him do this.
Damn it!
Even this didn't work.
In the vision created by the arcane power, the figure standing in the middle of the hall was like a giant black hole, sucking in all light and heat.
It was as if even the eyes that were filled with magic were going to be sucked into it.
No, it wasn't just as if.
The power that came from the Mysterious Domain was using an unparalleled suction force to suck Dalaran's eyeballs out of his eye sockets.
Antonidas could only feel his consciousness starting to collapse …
"Slap!" With the last of his consciousness, Antonidas slapped his old face.
The crisp sound attracted the attention of all the kings and representatives.
"Oh, sorry, there's a mosquito!" Antonidas hurriedly lowered his head. He still felt that the mysterious lord was up to no good, but he had no evidence at all.
Should he tell the kings in front of everyone, "Lord Presto has a Divine Artifact on him, and he stopped me from looking at him? Can you ask him to take that Divine Artifact down so that I can use my arcane power to look at his body? "
If he dared to do this, he must be crazy.
Who was Davar Presto?
He was the only one with the bloodline of the Alterac Royal Family, and was destined to inherit the Alterac Kingdom. As long as he went through the motions, he would be able to sit on the empty throne and be on equal footing with the other nine kings and representatives.
Antonidas decided to remain silent.
Terenas cleared his throat and said, "Lord Presto, this is no longer the time when the countries are isolated from each other. The invasion of the Horde was cruel and terrifying, but it also brought about a great unity among the four races that had not been seen in the past three thousand years. As the leader of the Rotterdam Kingdom Alliance, I think as an elder, I hope that you can introduce yourself to the kings and tell them how you want to get along with the various allies in the future. "
King Terenas stroked his bearded chin in satisfaction. He was looking forward to the debut of the lord who had never disappointed him.
In his eyes, Lord Presto was perfect.
Presto raised his head and stared at the sky with his eyes that were as deep as the night. "War … is cruel."
Just this sentence, just this opening that was full of masculine charm, caused a silent uproar among the kings.
"For this terrible war, the Alliance has sacrificed too much. The fertile farmland has been turned into scorched earth. Millions of farmers became soldiers and sacrificed their lives on that great battlefield. Now, the war is over, but all of us in the Alliance must work together to rebuild this continent, feed the people, and bring life back to the land. "
"I saw a report that made my heart ache. The Alterac Kingdom is less than half of what it was before the war. But just to the west of the Alterac Kingdom, the fertile Silverpine Forest that originally belonged to Guinevere and Rotterdam has been turned into scorched earth that cannot be cultivated for many years due to the infernal weapons. "
When Presto said this, Duque's eyebrows twitched.
This blame is on me?
Presto did not notice, or perhaps he noticed but ignored Duke's reaction. He continued, "In the east, the few highlands of Arathi were burned by the dragon breath of the Red Dragon Army that belonged to the Horde's camp."
In the throne room, Solas Trollbane's face twitched in pain.
"It doesn't take much imagination to predict that if we don't change everything, hundreds of thousands of people will die of famine next year. What a sad thing it is! "
Lord Presto's passionate voice quickly infected all the kings. Even the kings who were already aware of this felt the same way.
"If I become the king of Alterac, to make up for the mistakes Alterac made in the war, and to make up for the relationship with the surrounding countries, I will only choose to keep the farmland around Stannbrad, because this small amount of farmland is enough to feed 60,000 Alterac citizens. Briar and Kaer Daron were loaned to Rotterdam, Hillsbrad Plains were loaned to Gilness, Rotterdam Mill Plains were loaned to Dalaran, and Tarren Mill and Southshore Town were loaned to Stormgard. Each place will be rented unconditionally for 20 years. "
As soon as he said this, the kings were shocked.
This was so generous! Although these lands originally belonged to the Barov Family, and although he was also the king that Terenas supported, he was really willing to give them away!?
Aurelia giggled and said to Duque through the Whisper of the Wind, "Duque, why do I feel like he's more generous than you?"
"Haha!" Duque replied with a sentence that could do anything.
On the other side, the kings of the four countries were moved.
Some of them were part of the deal, but some were added by Lord Presto himself. Terenas didn't want Briar and Kaer Daron at this time to avoid looking too unsightly.
Everyone knew that the so-called loan … it was easy to not return it after borrowing it. There were many such things in the history of Azeroth.
After thinking for a while, Terenas spoke.
"Thank you for your generosity, Presto Lord. But this is not a good precedent, so please forgive Lordaeron for rejecting your kindness. But … "Terenas changed the topic and said to Solas," I think Rapidhold needs Alterac's selfless help more than any other member of the Alliance. If King Trollbane doesn't object, then let's sign the loan contract under the witness of the Alliance. "
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