Azeroth’s Death Track

Bang, bang

Accompanied by two mechanical beeps, the goblin staff of Booty Bay Federal Entry-Exit Administration stamped the visas of Sass and Anna. The green-skinned goblin with glasses handed out the visa with both hands, and at the same time whispered:

The two of you are coming to the Federation for the first time. I recommend you to take the famous Traveler train of the Dark Blade Consortium. You can go all the way to the Night Town of the Twilight Federation, and you can enjoy the natural scenery of Stranglethorn Valley along the way. If you buy a package ticket If you do, you can visit the Spirit House in Northern Stranglethorn, believe me, it must be a scenery you have never seen before.

Uh, is it really as fun as you say?

Wearing black-rimmed glasses and dressed like a shrewd businessman, Mr. Sass asked curiously. The goblin staff patted his chest and said triumphantly:

The Dark Blade Consortium never lies, especially when it comes to matters related to our reputation. According to the summary of the tourist traffic last year, 70% of the tourists who landed on the Booty Coast will choose to visit the Forest Spirit's House, where the two You can also ride a huge thorn beast, roam in the forest, and go to Zul'Gurub, the ancient troll ruins, to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Tourists say it's great!

The ground eloquently talked about it, and the Sass couple who were dizzy by the words bought a set of premium tickets, and then 5 minutes later, there was a strange vehicle from the Port Authority. Drove out and stopped beside the Sass and his wife. The goblin driver in a servant dress commanded the troll to put the newlyweds' salute on the back of the mechanical vehicle, and then invited Sass and Anna to sit in the back of the vehicle.

With the sound of a horn, this rumbling four-wheeled car drove along the underground driveway of Booty Bay to the Stranglethorn Valley Tourist Area.

Behind them, the goblin employee of the immigration management department whistled proudly. His performance this month has reached the standard again. He only needs to sell 3 more sets of tickets to get a bonus this month.

The Sasses, on the other hand, sat on this weird engineering vehicle and drove all the way to the forest spirit's house in the northern Stranglethorn Valley. This journey became weird from the moment they entered Booty Bay. journey.

Mr. Sass, also known as Alsace, whose alias was changed, was lying comfortably on the back seat of the vehicle. He pushed his black-rimmed glasses, looked at the visas belonging to him and his wife in his hand, and carefully read the text on the visas. , and looked at the red license certificate on the visa. Under this first experience, the civilized bureaucratic system of the Federation left a pretty good impression on him.

Sure enough, it's very different from us.

Alsace put down the visa, and said with some emotion to his wife who was looking at the surrounding scenery curiously:

The federal tax laws are much more refined than ours. If they are paired with a bureaucratic system with higher administrative efficiency, then their taxes will be much higher than ours.

Compared to this, I am more curious about when the tentacles of the commercial civilization of the Federation extended into the commercial district of Kul Tiras.

Jaina rubbed her forehead in distress. She leaned in her husband's arms. Amid the vibration of the engineering car, she said softly:

I originally thought that Lucille's business route extended to Booty Bay to supply Kul Tiras with necessities, but now it seems that Lucille and her husband Alexander's business is not so clear In vain... You also saw the two of them in the shop in Booty Bay. There are still a large amount of canvas and shipbuilding timber that are prohibited from exporting... The little girl who always followed me back then, Now I have learned how to make money by smuggling.

I've also heard that Lucille and her husband have become citizens of the Commonwealth... Really, how do I face her again?

Lucille?

Alsace hugged his wife, he asked curiously:

Is it Miss Lucille Waycrest? Isn't she the last heir of the Waycrest family of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras? How could she become a federal citizen? What about the territory of the Waycrest family? ?”

well...

Jaina let out a long sigh, and a look of regret appeared on her magically changed cheeks:

The mountain was previously occupied by the undead. Before the arrival of the Blightcaller Druids, the undead were driven out, but the residents there converted to the Blightcaller teachings, and the kingdom only had nominal control there. Fortunately, the Blightcallers have no intention of confronting the royal family, so Drustvar is still part of Kul Tiras.

Perhaps it was forced to do so. Three years ago, Lucille handed over the territory of Drustvar to the royal family of Kul Tiras, and voluntarily gave up the inheritance rights of the Waycrest family. After all, Lucille's parents Tragic things happened, and a girl was left behind, who was powerless to fight against the other three noble families of Kul Tiras, but even so, she should not join the Federation... After all, her parents died in Terry It's in your hands.

Hearing this, Alsace frowned. After a while, he stroked Jaina's long hair and asked softly:

Then what are you going to do? Anna, after all, she is your friend since childhood.

I'm going to see her.

Jaina pursed her lips and said:

I've asked. Lucille and her husband are currently on vacation at the North County Manor, which happens to be a stop on our trip. I want to find time to meet her and ask her what's going on. If she really had to flee because she was bullied by those disgusting nobles in the country, I will definitely seek justice for her!

Okay, I support you!

Alsace kissed his wife on the forehead, and then raised his head. Although this engineering car looked square and strange, but its speed was not slow. In just ten minutes, it approached the famous tourist car. The Forest Spirit House, a resort, is a large park built in the jungle. There is a strange circular sign at the entrance, with a sentence written in various languages.

Visitors are welcome to come and visit...Wishmanland, it's a lot of fun.

This vulgar welcome made Alsace shake his head, but he still held his wife's hand with great interest, and walked into the holy place of travel under the leadership of the forest spirit attendant.

After all, they're on their honeymoon... More on the annoying stuff later.

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While Arthas and Jaina were enjoying their world together, on the Shining Plains of Kalimdor, in the palace of New Stormwind by the sea, an honor ceremony was going on.

This is King Varian Wrynn's honor ceremony for the soldiers of the Seventh Legion who made contributions in the Silithus War. Among the tens of thousands of soldiers who survived, almost one-tenth of them were selected. Of course It is impossible to gather all of them in the palace, here is only a small part, but it is the most loyal part to King Varian.

The soldiers who can stand here have all been strictly reviewed by SI:7. Most of them are from civilian background, and some are from down-and-out nobles, but there are no members of great noble families. In fact, there are very few in the Stormwind Kingdom now. With the existence of great nobles, the war when the Dark Blade Legion captured Stormwind City was carried out very quickly. The noble families of the kingdom had no time to transfer their wealth, so they were forced to move north to the northern border.

But the other nobles of the empire are not helpful guys. In the new environment of displacement, many former wealthy families have become desolate. After arriving in the New World, the number of nobles in the Kingdom of Stormwind has decreased by nearly one-third of what it was in its heyday. Two more. It can be said that among the current member states of the human empire, the Stormwind Kingdom is the one with the fewest nobles, but it is also the one with the most serious land annexation.

At present, 14 of the 17 large-scale settlements newly developed by the Kingdom are in the hands of nobles of all sizes, and 5 of them are all attached to the territory of the current Kingdom Regent, the Duke of Aberlock. They even plan to open up this year. The five territories in the country have already been secretly planned by nobles. Of course, this situation cannot satisfy King Varian... In fact, King Varian, who has lived in the federal civilization for several years, has no respect for nobles. A touch of goodwill.

Although he was also born in a noble family, the Wrynn family no longer has the right to control the land of the New Kingdom after undergoing great changes. This also proves the hypocrisy of the nobles. Sometimes they are not even willing to work on the surface. Do, that pair of eating looks really greedy.

The nobles occupy a large area of ​​land, enslave the common people, and withhold the wealth that originally belonged to the center of the kingdom. What is even more hateful is that in order to maintain their transcendent status, they monopolize the spread of knowledge and let the common people continue to be ignorant, so as to stabilize the order of the territory. In this era, the characteristics of feudal civilization determined that Varian would not be aware of the harm of this behavior, but after making comparisons and seeing new power, Varian was determined to break this cycle.

The most important thing is that Varian's proposal to develop basic industries through the noble meeting has been rejected for the third time. The nobles said in a high-sounding tone that the reconstruction of the civilization of the Stormwind Kingdom has not yet been completed, and the people cannot even live and work in peace. So the king's idea is very good, but it is not suitable for the current state of the country. They also persuaded King Varian to be calm and realistic.

That kind of hypocrisy made Varian want to throw up...

Through the recent understanding, Varian is very clear that the great artisan Mekkatorque, who was once rescued by the empire with great efforts, is currently placed on Alcaz Island near Dustwallow Marsh, and that island has been taken by the Great Master. The craftsmen transformed it into a huge factory, and produced the first batch of industrial products produced by the empire, as well as some industrial mother beds and the like, but because the island was too small, many ideas could not be implemented. .

The industrial progress of the empire has been difficult in the past few years. Although there have been several wars, Varian can see clearly that the main reason for hindering the industrial development of the empire is because of these stubborn nobles...they They are worried that the development of industry will draw too much manpower, which will lead to instability in the territory. They are even more worried about the contrast in the power balance between the nobles and the oppressed caused by industrial progress. Once advanced weapons fall into the hands of civilians, their rule will be destroyed. was overthrown.

In other words, they frantically resist the progress of industry because they fear the power of industry... They have forgotten the disaster that the human empire was almost destroyed by the mechanized Dark Blade Legion in the northern border.

People will never betray their own class... When things cannot be done, they will even be willing to be buried with their own class.

Varian read this sentence silently. In his heart, the stubborn old nobles had already been marked with a big X, but even if Varian was unwilling to admit it, judging from the current situation, he had In the absence of a substitute for the rule of the kingdom, if the aristocratic class in the country is eradicated at one time, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the administrative system of the entire kingdom. The existence of the nobles is necessary.

The king took a deep breath, and he pushed open the gate of the palace. He looked at the soldiers who were saluting to him in unison, and seeing the excitement and determination on their faces, the corners of Varian's lips curled up. A smile.

These soldiers, the grassroots controllers of the future kingdom, are his substitutes. As long as they have enough governance experience, he can start to drastically reform the regime of the Stormwind Kingdom.

He still needs to wait and be patient...but the time to wait and be patient will not be too long.

In the future Stormwind Kingdom, there will be no nobles...

Varian waved to the soldiers, in exchange for bursts of cheers that sounded like a tsunami in the palace, he said to himself in his heart:

Or... they will just be a dispensable symbol!

The new country I lead will only have one voice, and I don't need others to tell me what to do!

The light in Varian's eyes became brighter and brighter. He had already seen that future, a new system and a rising kingdom. Under the leadership of Chaldea, the Archbishop of the Holy Light Church, and Halford Wirmbane, the new Field Marshal of the Stormwind Kingdom, Under the guard, the king stood on the innermost platform of the palace. He raised the scepter in his hand, which represented royal power. Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, Varian took a long breath, and then said loudly:

My pioneering knights...