Stormwind Wizard God-Chapter 243: King?

In the Hillsbrad Foothills, there is a stone castle standing on a hill. This is the temporary palace of the royal family of Stormwind Kingdom.

Almost every day, new decorations were brought into the castle, whether it was a rockery, a beautiful marble statue, or replacing the previous poor floor tiles.

King Llane repeatedly stated that the kingdom did not have a fiscal surplus to pay the stonemasons. However, the stonemasons said that this was a token of gratitude to Duke for saving their lives. After building those bunkers, they had nothing to do in the winter, so they just found some stones to practice.

However, the stonemasons also said that one thing is one thing, and when Stormwind City is rebuilt in the future, the wages will still need to be paid, but they only need to pay the cost price.

Llane agreed.

Looking at the increasingly prosperous so-called refugee camp, Llane was speechless. It was already inappropriate to call it a refugee camp.

This is the prototype of a new city.

The 3-meter-high stone wall, which can accommodate three people standing side by side, protects nearly 500,000 residents. The newly reclaimed fields in the distance are all protected by huge wooden fences. Every 300 meters or so, there is a 10-meter-high wooden arrow tower, which can monitor the fields from all angles.

There is nothing missing in the city.

The market, medical care, sanitation, fire protection, water supply, city guard station, all the buildings are planned and arranged in an orderly manner.

In cities where there is a lack of money circulation, there are no all-inclusive gifts from the state, and all food and daily necessities must be exchanged for labor.

Except for the necessary portion for the family, about 30% of the grain harvested in the autumn is all handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Stormwind Kingdom. In return, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will issue a batch of coupons with seals and an amount equivalent to the amount. These coupons can be used to exchange for cloth and other daily necessities in the market.

The rest of the work is similar. Whether it is logging or quarrying, all materials are collected in proportion, and for the remaining part, the workers receive substitute coupons as wages.

Although there is a lack of money, the entire refugee camp is running very well, like a self-sufficient independent kingdom. It is totally unimaginable that half a year ago, this was a group of refugees who were almost desperate about life and the future.

One day in December, Llane felt inexplicably warm in his heart as he watched the black smoke rising from the chimneys in the city.

On this day, Anduin Lothar returned.

Llane and Anduin embraced warmly.

"Anduin, what's going on?"

"Alas, in winter, I, the commander of the Alliance, am just a beggar, begging everywhere with a broken jar. All I got was a bunch of promises that I don't know whether they will be fulfilled, but nothing substantial." Anduin complained so wantonly because there was no one else around.

"A promise is better than no promise at all." Llane asked the servant to hand over a glass of hot wine. freewebnσvel.cøm

Anduin hadn't seen it clearly when he first came in. Looking at the already very presentable room, Anduin shook his head and said, "Damn it, am I seeing things? Why do I feel like I'm back in Stormwind Fortress?"

"It does look like it, doesn't it?" Llane shrugged. "I didn't force the stonemasons to make these things. It's Duke's favor anyway."

Anduin combed his hair with his fingers. "Ah, compared to him, I think my diplomacy is terrible. By the way, is there any good news about that little guy?"

"Is a new Storm Royal Family Mage Corps considered good news? 200 official mages and 500 magic apprentices. Although the contract is only for three years for now."

Lothar's eyes almost popped out of their sockets: "Will old Antonidas let us go?"

"Duke said he exchanged it for a copy of the magic book from Karazhan. I don't understand magic stuff. Anyway, what he said was that since Stormwind Kingdom had spent a lot of effort to help collect these people, it was definitely worth exchanging a copy for these people. Of course I agreed."

"Agree! My God, that kid is so awesome." Lothar patted Llane's shoulder hard.

Llane had a faint bitter smile.

"What? Are you still not happy? If we continue like this, we'll have a chance to recover the Stormwind Kingdom!" Lothar took several big gulps of wine.

"Anduin, I've actually been thinking about this. If we can recover Stormwind Kingdom, why not crown Duke king?"

This topic was really too heavy, and Lothar was unable to react for a while.

"Think about it. We all know that Duke is not actually from Stormwind. But how much has he done for us? Without him, Stormwind might only have 10,000 or 20,000 refugees left. I would have died in Stormwind long ago, either at the hands of Garona or with Stormwind. I know you will take good care of Varian for me, and maybe you will become the commander-in-chief of the Alliance. But how much say do you have? You don't even have an army directly under your own command. Even if you lead the Alliance to defeat the Horde in the future, how many citizens can help you and Varian restore the country?"

"but..."

"Look outside, Anduin. Outside the window are 500,000 Stormwind Kingdom citizens who are well fed and able to spend the winter safely, and 100,000 elite soldiers who are full of morale and willing to die for the kingdom. Before the winter comes, perhaps more citizens who have gone to other countries will rush back. All of this is possible with the help of Duke. Duke's ability is no less than any founding monarch in human history."

When Llane said this, Anduin was silent.

This is the truth, because the stability of the refugee camp in Southshore has attracted the previously dispersed citizens back. The soldiers lost in the previous battle in Southshore were also quickly replenished. If it were not for the difficulty of maintaining troops, it would not be impossible to recruit all the young and strong and pull out an army of 200,000 people.

Of course, now all the young and strong men in the refugee camp have begun to receive military training, and there are still plenty of reserve soldiers.

"Emperor Thoradin was great, but Stromgarde, the capital of the Arathor Empire, fell into decline after a short time of use. Other city-states have become independent kingdoms, such as Lordaeron and Dalaran. Humanity still has many enemies. If this is an unstoppable trend, why not just split it up?"

"Have you asked Duke?" Anduin asked suddenly.

"No. But you can imagine that Duke also has subordinates, and Duke also has people who support him. At that time, it will not be a question of whether Duke wants to do it or not." Llane sighed again: "I once destroyed the country, but now I have let go of everything. Anyway, I will go with the trend. After the restoration of the country, Duke can be crowned king if he wants. If he doesn't want to be crowned king, I will treat him like a prince, and I will establish a national policy and pass it directly to Varian and Varian's future descendants. It is enough for Stormwind Kingdom to retain most of Elwynn Forest.We can let Karazhan go..."

"Okay, I agree too. Let's see how the situation develops." Lothar finally nodded heavily.