At the same time, there were many cases of people freezing to death all over Lordaeron.
Apart from the Tirisfal Forest and the Holy City of Stratholme, most of Lordaeron's territory had been ravaged by the Orcs. The Silverpine Forest had been burnt to a crisp by the Flame Tactics. The Eastern Region (later known as the Eastern and Western Plaguelands) had been ravaged by the Orcs before they attacked Cuel Salas. Almost no town was left unscathed.
The people could only gather in their dilapidated houses and shiver in fear.
According to the latest statistics, there were at least 100,000 people who had died this winter.
Upon hearing this news, King Solas of Stormgard suddenly felt extremely lucky. He had also heard of Duque's method of building houses, but the unprepared people of Stormgard had no way of using it.
Duque gave him a suggestion — forbidding the people from returning to the Arathi Highlands before spring. A large number of people were settled in the former Stormwind Refugee Camp in the Hillsbrad Hills.
There, at least, they had almost perfect living conditions and stored food that could not be carried away by Stormwind.
Although it was said to be stored food, it was actually the food that the Barov Family had hidden in a secret place over the years. The Barov Family was forced to leave their territory by Terenas, but there were many things that could not be taken away. Since the Barov Family was determined to follow Duque, the right to dispose of the food naturally fell into Duque's hands.
Duque did them a favor and gave it to the people of Stormgard.
Looking towards the south from Southshore, King Solas's cloak fluttered in the cold wind. He suddenly shouted, "Duque — we, the people of Stormgard, will remember this favor forever! Not for generations to come! "
Behind him, hundreds and thousands of warriors of Stormgard shouted in unison.
"Forever in our hearts — not for generations to come!"
On the 15th of February, standing on the peak of the Redridge Mountains, Laing suddenly asked, "Say, what is Duque doing now?"
"Teaching students. I heard he made the little princess of Cuel Tiras vomit. "Andoine shrugged.
"So fast?" Not only Laing, but the ministers around him were also burning with curiosity.
"No, it's because it's the first time I've seen blood," Andoine corrected.
"Of course you'll see blood the first time." Laing had an expression that said 'we understand'.
Only the young Prince William was dumbfounded. He looked left and right, not knowing what these mysterious adults were talking about.
"It's not what you think." Andoine realized that he had inadvertently made things worse. His face turned green, and he had no choice but to roar, "Go and find out for yourselves. I'm not going to bother about this."
This time, Laing and the ministers were dumbfounded.
Duque, what the hell are you doing?
The Dark Portal 3, February 14th.
A certain otaku with the surname Du, who had never even touched a girl's hand back then, swore to use his power to name February 14th every year as Lovers' Death Day.
Later, because a certain man had successfully won over the Windrunner sisters, he shamelessly used his power to bluff King Laing in January. "Oh, Laing! I always felt that the Stormwind population loss was too great. To nurture a qualified soldier, we must first have a qualified young man. It will take at least 16 years for a baby to grow into an adult warrior. "
"You mean to encourage childbirth? The ministers discussed it with me before, but didn't you say that the country could not provide more money to encourage childbirth? "
"No, we don't need money. We can set February 14th as Valentine's Day. Apart from the soldiers on duty, all soldiers can have a day off. "
"Why 'Valentine's Day'?" Laing was curious.
"Ah! In order to fight against the evil Orc invaders, countless good men rushed to the battlefield without leaving a single man or woman behind. Many of them shed their blood on the battlefield, unable to return home to reunite with their beloved girls. Don't you think it's a great tragedy? "
Seeing Duque put one hand on his chest and the other stretched out like a bard reciting a poem, the corner of Laing's eye twitched.
"In order to deal with the tribe, this can't be helped."
"Yes! But at the end of the war, don't you think we should compensate our warriors well? At least 30% of our soldiers have to stay in the barracks or go out on patrol for the entire winter. You know, we have to maintain at least 100,000 standing soldiers for a long time in the future. Think about it, tens of thousands of soldiers have been holding back for the entire winter, and then suddenly announced that they can go home to reunite with their loved ones. What would happen? "The evil Duque smirked.
Well, that image was too beautiful. Oh, it was too painful for the eyes. Laing, who had always been serious, could not help but facepalm.
However, this era did not have the Three Gods of Death on Earth — Durex, Okamoto, and Jasper. These Three Gods of Death had prevented billions of humans from being born.
There had long been statistics on Earth. Starting from February, after 10 months, the number of babies born in December was the highest …
Laing smiled bitterly and turned to look at Andoine, who was also rubbing his eyebrows. "What do you think?"
Lothar could only answer with a bitter smile, "In terms of military discipline, it's terrible, but in the long run, it's beneficial to the country, so I can only agree. Anyway, those brats down there will definitely cheer. "
Hence, on the 25th of January, Stormwind officially announced that the 14th of February would be Valentine's Day in the kingdom. There would be a total of three days before and after that, and the soldiers could have a holiday in advance or later. It was so that the brave soldiers could reunite with their loved ones after going through tough training and battles.
In this era, professional soldiers had very few days off, and there were no fixed holidays. Most of them had served for more than 15 years.
In ancient Rome on Earth, professional soldiers had to serve for 25 years before they could retire. Before Stormwind, more than a third of the men were sent to the army for the sake of the war. Although the war was basically over, most of the soldiers had signed an oath with the kingdom to serve as soldiers.
Now that the announcement was made without any warning, the whole country cheered.
Jaina arrived in Stormwind by ship on the 15th of January. On the surface, it was to become Lin Li's disciple, but in fact, Dai Lin had asked Jaina to come over with the intention of marrying off his daughter.
Just the accompanying goods and servants alone took up three large ships, and there was also a team of 200 elite guards. Yes, there were also a few ceremonial officers. If anything really happened, the wedding would be held immediately.
Duque protested sternly, saying that it was not becoming Lin Li's disciple, but selling his daughter.
The two old foxes, Dai Lin and Laing, ignored him, and had a tacit understanding.
On the 1st of February, a convoy of 80 carriages arrived in Karazhan along the newly built cement road. Two weeks later, it was the official Valentine's Day of Stormwind.
14th of February, Valentine's Day. Sitting in the newly renovated reception hall in Karazhan, Jaina was wearing a well-tailored mage robe. She felt that something special would happen today.
Although she had been left hanging for two weeks after arriving, the official announcement that Cadgar gave her today was that Duque was giving her her first lesson …
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