[Chapter 84 Varian’s Secret Visit]

Is the Holy Light an enemy? This question is really hard to answer!

According to Azeroth’s current understanding of the Holy Light, the Holy Light should be the most solid backing for the righteous, but they will soon find that the Holy Light is not as “firm” as they thought. After all, the Holy Light is essentially one of the six elements that make up the entire world. As long as it meets the “requirements” to a certain extent, the power of the Holy Light can be used.

Even if it is an undead or a demon, the Holy Light will respond after meeting the requirements…

In addition, Benedictus’s situation is very different from the Holy Light’s “betrayal” of humans, because the fundamental problem of this matter is that Archbishop Benedictus betrayed the Holy Light first.

However, a Holy Light Archbishop can continue to use the Holy Light after betraying the Holy Light faith. This situation is estimated to have a great impact on many Holy Light believers.

David is not going to say too much about these details. Anyway, he has reminded Varian that there is a problem with the current Holy Light Archbishop. As for whether to investigate? How to investigate? That is none of David’s business.

Varian was silent for a moment. He also realized that Benedictus’s case was not easy to deal with, but he had to investigate it. After all, as the Archbishop of Holy Light, Benedictus had a huge reputation in Stormwind. If he really wanted to do something, it would not be surprising that the defenseless Stormwind Kingdom would be destroyed.

Just for this news, this trip was not in vain.

With a long sigh, Varian looked at the busy construction site in the distance and suddenly asked another question: “Will I be a good king?”

“You are a hero and one of the greatest warriors in Azeroth.” David wanted to finish these few comments, but thinking of the years he had fought in the Alliance, although he jumped to the Horde out of nostalgia, there was some personal emotion in it, so he said a few more words: “As for whether you are a good king, this needs to be evaluated by the people of Stormwind Kingdom, and I am not from Stormwind Kingdom.”

Varian turned his head to look at David, and then looked at the craftsmen in the distance, wondering if he had misunderstood David’s meaning: “I understand.”

“Your Majesty!” Bolvar seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by Varian’s hand. He could only swallow back the words he wanted to blurt out, and then looked at David with unfriendly eyes.

David glanced at the Grand Duke of Stormwind, rolled his eyes speechlessly, and “expelled” him back to his own world – what the hell, dare to show off on my territory?

Bolvar’s sudden disappearance made Varian’s hand reach for the hilt of the sword at his waist.

“Don’t be nervous, I just sent him back.” David paused and added, “And he won’t be able to come to me anymore.”

Varian nodded, but his hand was still on the hilt of the sword: “I sincerely apologize for Bolvar’s offense to you.”

“Nothing, just a trivial matter.”

Varian was calm on the surface, but secretly remembered this: this prophet named David was a petty person.

Perhaps in order to ease the somewhat tense atmosphere at the scene, only Fording, who had introduced himself at the beginning and had not spoken since then, said: “In fact, what David meant by that sentence is that I hope His Majesty the King will listen more to the voices of his subjects.”

“Oh?”

“If ordinary people have no complaints about the kingdom, but only look forward to their future lives, then as a ruler, you are naturally a good king.”

Under normal circumstances, Fording would not say these words. But the current situation is special. He hopes that the internal situation of Stormwind Kingdom is stable enough, not in a state of chaos.

Only a stable Storm Kingdom can provide enough help to the Kingdom of Lordaeron, so that the probability of the Kingdom of Lordaeron surviving the disaster is increased.

Therefore, Fording hopes that Varian will be a good king, not just a powerful warrior.

“What should I do?” Varian’s hand loosened the hilt of the sword. He really wanted to be a good king, but now he was a little confused and didn’t know what to do.

The black dragon princess Onyxia left him a mess, and he didn’t even know where to start sorting it out.

For example, in the matter of the Stonemason’s Guild, he already knew that it was the black dragon princess who was behind it. But what can he do? Now he has no money in his hands, and he can’t repay the craftsmen’s wages.

As for other things… To be honest, Varian didn’t know what problems his kingdom had, and many news could not be transmitted to him at all. Just looking at the information reported by everyone, he felt that the Storm Kingdom was still thriving.

“Go out and take a walk. From Elwynn Forest to Westfall, then to Redridge Mountains and Duskwood, walk through every inch of Stormwind Kingdom. Listen to what ordinary people living in Stormwind Kingdom are concerned about and what they are worried about. Then you will know what you should do.”

David had a lot of ideas, but Varian would definitely not listen to him.

If he followed his idea, all the nobles who had been involved with the Black Dragon Princess would be killed without a single one left. Confiscating the property of these nobles could also solve the financial crisis of Varian and Stormwind.

But Varian would definitely not accept such a drastic solution. In his eyes, the nobles were the foundation of the king’s rule over the kingdom. If he went against the nobles, his career as a king would be over.

Even if David told him to cultivate confidants, win over one faction, and attack another, Varian probably would not adopt it, and David seriously doubted whether King Varian had such an excellent governing skill.

In this case, it would be better to change the direction and let Varian walk out of the “cage” and see what his kingdom is like as an ordinary person.

When Varian saw with his own eyes that his kingdom was about to become a ruin, his hot temper would come up, and perhaps he would not worry so much.

Varian nodded silently. He really couldn’t think of a way to sort out the current predicament. Maybe walking around as David said would be a good way.

“Remember to disguise your identity, otherwise you won’t be able to see the truth.”

Varian was already thinking about which of his men he really trusted, so that they could provide him with various covers when he left Stormwind. Bolvar didn’t seem to be suitable, and he began to suspect that the prophet David sent Bolvar away in advance because the Grand Duke was not trustworthy.

This seemed to be the case. After all, Onyxia, disguised as Katrana Prestor, was very close to Bolvar when she was in Stormwind. To some extent, Bolvar himself was the leader of the group of nobles who led to the rebellion of the Stonemasons Guild.

A lot of names flashed through his mind, and Varian thought for a long time before realizing that now was not the right time to think about these things. He might as well ask a few more questions with this time.

But after opening his mouth, he found that he had already asked all the questions he wanted to ask. Maybe he should say goodbye and go back?

At this moment, Varian suddenly thought of his son: “Anduin… that is, my son, will he be a good king?”

“He will be a benevolent king and the new leader of the Alliance.”

David’s answer made Varian very happy. His son’s ability to become the leader of the Alliance indirectly proved his excellence. He didn’t seem to have to worry about Anduin’s future.

But in the next second, he remembered the crisis David mentioned. Stormwind City is not safe, especially the Archbishop of the Holy Light Benedictus is a huge hidden danger, and his son Anduin seems to be very interested in the Holy Light.

Although he hopes that his son will take over his mantle and become a powerful warrior, from David’s evaluation, Anduin may not be able to grow in the direction he expected. He never thought of training Anduin to be a “benevolent” king.

In his opinion, as a king, he must have enough courage to launch a fatal blow to the enemy when necessary, and maintain enough passion to allow him to better fight against the various pressures faced by being a king, and kindness… will only slow down his sword swinging.

Let Anduin stay here for a while? Wait until I solve all the crises in Stormwind before taking him back? As soon

as this idea came to Varian’s mind, he felt it was unreliable.

The villagers in this village are basically former members and relatives of the Stonemasons Guild, and there is no need to say more about the relationship between himself and the Stonemasons Guild. Sending Anduin here is equivalent to sending the child to the hands of the mortal enemy, isn’t it?

Varian gave up this idea and said goodbye to David. Accompanied by Fording, he returned to Stormwind City and immediately began to arrange various things to prepare for his trip.

Just a few days after Varian disguised himself and left Stormwind City with the help of Mathias, Varian suddenly contacted Fording through Mathias and asked Fording to send Anduin to Winter Village.

“So…” David looked at the little kid in front of him who was less than five years old: “Varian found that Stormwind Kingdom was more chaotic than he expected. He no longer trusted those nobles, right?”

Sending Anduin to him meant that Varian felt that the Stormwind Palace was more dangerous than Winter Village, where a large number of craftsmen from the Stonemasons Guild gathered.

“Yes.” Fording nodded. He had seen too many chaos in the Westfall and Elwynn Forest. Varian had only seen the tip of the iceberg. But Varian was very perceptive and immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. He decisively sent Anduin over: “But here, he’d better use a pseudonym.”

“That’s easy.” Just give him a random name. As for whether the people in the Stonemasons Guild would recognize Anduin? When the Stonemasons Guild smashed the queen to death with stones, Anduin was still a baby. There was no need to worry about being recognized: “Just call him Hope… By the way, doesn’t Varian have any reaction?”

(End of this chapter)