Rise of the blood elves

"I'll arrest anyone who dares to disrupt official business," Brad Tucker said arrogantly without looking back. His dirty eyes never left Istaria and Anweina from the beginning to the end.

The group of tall guards immediately divided into half and swarmed towards the Angmar trio.

Angmar's anger had become real. Just when he was about to explode, he heard an anxious voice coming from behind the crowd: "Stand back, please."

The guards dared not move as soon as they heard the sound.

I saw a plump middle-aged man wearing a gorgeous large patterned robe and a mustache walking through the crowd panting.Under the astonished gazes of the onlookers, he actually trotted up to the three blood elves, with smiles on his face, but he swallowed his mouth several times when he tried to speak.

This fat man is the ruler of Tarren Mill, the mayor of Bruntak.

Seeing his father's posture, Brad Tucker also hurriedly ran behind his father, and beads of sweat soon appeared on his face.

Angmar looked at the two of them with a stern expression.

Now I know I was wrong

For "nobles" like Mayor Brentak, Dalaran, which was once far away in the horizon, is now a sharp sword hanging above their heads.

Since the fall of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, lands such as Hillsbrad Foothills that were once the territory of the Kingdom of Lordaeron have fallen into a state of anarchy and chaos.

Dalaran saw that this magical city-state kingdom that had never been involved in international political affairs suddenly took over the leadership at such a critical moment and began to use tough tactics to help the Alliance soldiers fighting on the front lines maintain stability in the rear.

When the natural disaster army pressed on the country, there were many noble nobles who had the lofty belief of protecting their home and country and resolutely recruited private troops to join the battle on the front line; but there were many nobles who took the opportunity to levy and extort money, and then fled to the safety of the south by boat with huge sums of money to start a new life. , also not in the minority.

However, most of these "bad nobles" were captured by a team of mages sent by Dalaran before they arrived in Nanhai Town. They were then convicted and imprisoned. All their assets were confiscated, part of which was used for military expenses, and the rest was used to purchase food and grass for disaster relief. .

Dalaran's move was absolutely correct, and it greatly ensured the stability of the rear of Hillsbrad Hills.

Although there is a hint of meddling in "nosy" things, everything Dalaran does is in compliance with the law.The trials of unscrupulous nobles all follow the laws of Lordaeron. The charges range from "violating the oath of allegiance, the country has not yet been effectively disintegrated, the army is still fighting on the front line, and the nobles have not fulfilled their duties and obligations" to "violating the Lordaeron oath." The scope of territorial tax self-care allowed by the Taxation Act, the abuse of power and the illegal collection of taxes under clever pretexts, etc. What is shocking is that these mages will dig out all the shameful and dirty deeds of their ancestors for three generations and use them as crimes. The evidence is such that one cannot find anything wrong with it.

In times of crisis, high-pressure measures are needed to deter certain groups of people in order to maintain stability.

Those who want to leave can leave, but they must go through the process: resigning and handing over the land under their control.After a clear investigation, if there is no illegal income in the composition of the property, then even if the asset is large enough to purchase a full set of armaments for a Lordaeron standard army of ten thousand people, you can take it all away, and Dalaran will not covet it at all. Heart.

Again, everything is in compliance with the law and no one can find any fault with it.

So these few nobles who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make money became honest. After weighing the pros and cons, they either resigned obediently and got rid of the shackles of their responsibilities and fled to the Kingdom of Stormwind with their assets, or they simply stayed and hoped for a war. After that, you can continue to rule your territory legally.

It must be said that Dalaran is not a believer in political idealism. They are not pedantic, nor have they made the mistake of overcorrecting. They have fulfilled their role of maintaining stability very well.

Dalaran welcomes those "former bad nobles" who are willing to change their past, provide funds for disaster relief, support the army, and rent ships to transport Lordaeron refugees to the safe areas of the Kingdom of Stormwind, without any regard for their past. Mistakes made.

Because in such an era when education is far from universal and the literacy rate of the people is appallingly low, the nobility is the real elite.

Especially nowadays, most of the nobles have fled, and most of the remaining ones who care about their country have joined the army. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have poured into the Hillsbrad Hills to maintain order and stability. We need the help of these nobles who know how to manage the land.

After some carrot and stick policies, everyone stayed on track.

After the Kingdom of Alterac was disintegrated and all the land was merged into the Kingdom of Lordaeron, Viscount Brentak, who was granted a noble title and the land of Tarren Mill through money and power transactions, is said to be a smart man who knows how to assess the situation, and is not like other people. People like that took advantage of the opportunity to make money and fled to the south, but they stayed.

However, Dalaran's strong intervention was like a change of scenery for a local noble like him.So he immediately made the decision to stay in Tarren Mill. On the one hand, he made good friends with Dalaran, and on the other hand, he expressed his willingness to accept refugees.

Princess Jaina of Kul Tiras evacuated the Lordaeron refugees from the Scarlet Monastery of Holy Light to the Hillsbrad Hills. Many people who did not want to go west stayed behind, numbering about [-]. One-fifth of these were resettled in Tarren Mill.

Angmar heard that Mayor Bruntak used his private property to build housing for refugees, and opened a large granary to make a huge profit from the food in it that was no longer collected by the Kingdom of Lordaeron, which he planned to sell after the situation stabilized. This year's taxed grain, as well as last year's grain reserves in his private granary, were all donated for disaster relief.

A smart move indeed.

Dalaran turned a blind eye to what he had done in the past and did not touch him for the time being.

The days when this kind of nobles sat on top of the poor and lorded it over the poor are long gone. The current Mayor of Brentak probably doesn’t even dare to speak loudly, and is trying his best to make himself appear more useful, lest he actually be killed at the end of the war. After a period of time comes the reckoning.

Brentark was afraid of the mages of Dalaran, and even more afraid of the officer following Angmar.

Because he and his troops belong to the Alliance Supreme Command and are regular troops who withdrew from the Holy Light Monastery front along with the refugees.He originally planned to go north to support the front line, but due to the influx of Lordaeron refugees into Hillsbrad and the lack of manpower to maintain security, he had to stay temporarily.

For the time being, it means that one day he will return to the front line.

On the way here, Warren told Angmar that Brentak had tried every means to please him during this period, just because he was afraid that he would report his past evil deeds to the Alliance High Command.

"Mayor Tucker, please explain this matter."

Ovalis, the quartermaster from Dalaran and the mage responsible for collecting grain and grass supplies, said with an extremely cold tone.

Angmar saw Brentak swallowing and making a "gurgling" sound from his throat.