Night! Late at night!
On a balcony in the Storm Fortress, King Laing looked up at the starry sky.
In the deep universe, the light of a few stars that were usually bright intertwined with the light of a rising crimson demon star, as if a fierce battle was taking place.
Immediately, the huge shadow of the Demon Star easily shrouded them, and the stars became dim and wobbly.
One, two … a total of six meteors streaked across Laing's vision, and then disappeared into the endless darkness forever.
There was also a bright star that had been guarding the sky above the World of Azeroth for thousands of years.
This made Laing's mood extremely gloomy.
Anduin Lothar came to Laing's side.
"Laing, what are you thinking about?" In private, Anduin was not Laing's subject, but a good friend of 30 years.
"Anduin, I'm thinking, is our friendship with Medivh just an illusion? Why would he do such a thing? If he really wants this kingdom, I can consider giving it to him. Why? Why? Why!? "
Lothar was always mindful of his duties.
Before becoming Medivh's good friend, he was the most loyal subject of King Laing. Hence, when Medivh showed signs of abnormality, he was the first to be on guard.
But now that Medivh had openly rebelled, Anduin felt relieved. This allowed him to comfort Laing as a friend.
"Either we are blind, or Medivh has spent decades deceiving the whole world, or …" At this point, Anduin deliberately stopped.
"Or what?" Laing asked anxiously.
"Or there's a soul in our old friend's body." Anduin spread his hands, and explained, "I'm very sensitive to a person's feelings. You know, there's no lack of spirits in this world. Over at the Twilight Forest, I get reports of seeing ghosts every day … So, maybe … "
Laing heaved a sigh of relief and patted Andoine's shoulder. "Old friend, regardless of whether you're comforting me or speculating, at least I feel much better."
Yes! The recent events made Laing feel like the world was about to collapse.
The Orcs attacked like fire, and half of Stormwind territory had already fallen. Now, Stormwind could only control half of the Elven Forest, half of the Twilight Forest, and the Western Wilderness. The Redridge Mountain was practically out of contact.
Now that the guardian of the world, Medivh, had betrayed them, as the strongest mage in the world, no one knew who else could deal with Medivh.
"The stars are dimming. Is the world about to end?" Laing muttered to himself.
Andoine pointed to the starry sky, and said in a heroic voice, "Look, Laing, the stars are shining in the starry sky, but among the stars, some will become brighter, and some will become dimmer before falling. Don't you think that the extinguishing and illuminating of the stars are like the lights of our mortal world? The night will come, and the night will pass. Look! Isn't there a new star rising over there? "
Laing also noticed that in the sky in the west, there was a dazzling new star that he had never seen before emitting a bright light.
"Ah! Indeed. "Laing suddenly felt much better.
"Laing, that's right! We may have lost an old friend. But don't we still have a star of hope like Duque? We have to look forward. "
"Yes, you're right." Laing paused, and said to Andoine, "Call Marcus to Storm Fortress tomorrow. I think we should listen to his and his teacher's opinions."
Lothar pondered for a moment before nodding.
Not only Duque, but Duque's "teacher" was also extremely mysterious. After saving the remnants of the Gryphon Legion and achieving a great victory at the river bank, Lothar returned to find that the "Hundred-Handed Reaper" had disappeared. He only left a mysterious message for the injured soldiers, saying, "Look for Duque when you need me. I'll come when I'm free." He then ran away.
The next day, Laing summoned Duque.
It was a very private small reception room, and there were only three people in the entire room: Laing, Andoine, and Duque.
There was no splendor, no excessive decorations, and not even a throne. There were only a few extremely simple pieces of furniture and a cup of fragrant black tea. Laing sat on a chair that was exactly the same as the one Duque was sitting on.
After not seeing him for a few months, Duque had grown a lot taller. However, Duque did not grow a beard like the others in Storm City. He still chose to shave his beard regularly.
"Hello, Your Majesty, may I ask if you summoned me this time to look for me or my master?" Duque went straight to the point.
"What's the difference?" Ryan tilted his head, curious.
"Yes, if you're looking for my master, then I can go back because I can't find him. He said that he has something important to do that concerns the survival of the entire Azeroth. I don't know what it is, "said Duque, cutting off Lin Li's words in advance.
It was fine to pretend to be an old man occasionally, but it wouldn't be good if he was exposed and treated as a fool.
Laing smiled. "Are you trying to tell me that the Sea King is Duke Marcus, and not Huo Jia?"
"Your Majesty, you can understand it that way," replied Duque calmly as he took a sip of the fragrant black tea. After transmigrating for so long, the black tea was the only thing that Duque was most comfortable with.
"So, to what extent can I trust you? Andoine always told me that you might know a lot, but you won't reveal it to anyone. " Laing was not pressing. He gently stretched his body. He was completely looking at Duque's performance to decide how much he would trust Duque.
Andoine interrupted, "Since the day Medivh presented the Black Hourglass, I felt that you knew a lot. I'm sorry, but this is an unfounded intuition. But I hope you understand that many people in power can only rely on intuition when they can't find any concrete evidence. "
Duque knew that Laing and Andoine were forcing him to lay his cards on the table.
This was like a watershed. Of course, he could continue to maintain his mysticism, but now that he was betrayed by Medivh, it would be even harder for them to trust outsiders. If that was the case, "history" was likely to repeat the same mistakes again.
Duque decided to be honest, partly …
"Because no one would believe what I said at the time. If I told the truth, the only outcome would be being treated as a madman. No matter how wise Your Majesty is, you would only treat me coldly. "Duque was so resolute that it made Laing blush.
"What did you see?"
"In fact, what I saw was long before the Black Hourglass. When I first saw Medivh, I felt a strong demonic aura from Medivh. Sorry, this is a talent. I'm very sensitive to demons. "
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