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war3. The Frozen Throne Chapter 12 Questions and Answers on a Starry Night, the Childlike Prince

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    The stars are dotted and the moonlight is like water, just like the night scene of this starry sky.

    The atmosphere of Northrend has not been polluted by any industrial civilization, and still maintains the original style of the planet's high-latitude poles for millions of years.  Viewed from a distance from the ground, the pure night sky is like a soft long carpet made of black velvet, and the bright stars shine like polished diamonds inlaid on them.

    With the starlight and moonlight penetrating the sky and the earth, even if it is late at night, the scenery on the earth can be seen in detail.  The cold wind blew down, and the ziggurat floating in mid-air remained motionless. This natural disaster fortress, which was noisy and cold during the day, has now fallen into a rare calm.

    By this time, the vast majority of the legions of the dead have also fallen into a deep sleep. Naturally, it is not a physiological need, but just to avoid unnecessary consumption. Moreover, the physical damage caused by swords during the day also requires evil buildings to extract the death attribute from the void.  The magic power is nourished and repaired.

    But this does not mean that the evil that occupies this land at this time is full of holes. On the contrary, after getting rid of the mana needs of the cursed believers, these dozens of ziggurat towers have entered a fully activated state, which is difficult to see with the naked eye.  The visible magic network turned into a large circular ring covering a hundred meters.

    This defense system called the "Ring of Cold Silence", once an intruder takes a step, will immediately trigger dozens of layers of superimposed corrosive auras to rush in. Even the heroes and strongmen of this world will face this kind of simple  We must also stay away from the massive impact of superimposed negative energy.

    Moreover, with the Scourge Legion's always cold and cruel style, the command of this fort is in the true sense of "no distinction between friend and foe". Even if they are both undead creations, if they step into it without authorization and are bombarded, they can only blame themselves for being blind, and their corpses will naturally  Rebuild, flesh and blood turn to hatred, bones turn into skeletons, make full use of it and never waste it.

    However this kind of intelligent system built with mana is powerful, but after all, it is only composed of arcane loops in the world of "Azeroth". It is enough to deal with the natives of this plane on weekdays, but it is not suitable for those who travel from infinite planes to and from the infinite plane.  For reincarnations who can swim freely and witness the rise of demons and the collapse of planets, it is slightly insufficient, even for rookies who are adventuring for the first time.

    The most obvious example is that in this detection circle with "magic power" and "vitality" as signals, what will happen if a moving body that is neither a "living" nor a "dead" enters it?

    A nimble and light figure gave the answer. In the vast night, this night walker vaguely revealed a female figure, cruising forward as if taking a walk, despite being inspected by the death buildings floating three feet around, but it did not enter the sea like water.  , causing no waves at all.

    The Corpse Princess is not considered a life, this is clear to Luo Xia after she placed it in the space container.  The "life" here includes even "undead" and "negative life forms" such as natural disasters. Corpse Girl smiles sweetly and seems to be full of emotions, but ultimately, it is just a simulation of the memory of her life by the core of the talisman in her body.  Well, in essence, her every move is more like an intelligent robot making logical judgments, rather than a magical creation driven by resentful remnant souls like zombies.

    (Those original products in the original comic "Corpse Princess" naturally belong to "mutated corpses with heart, intelligence and emotions", but what appears this time are only mutants after the second transformation of the reincarnation.)

    If it were the world of Azeroth ten years later, Rorschach would not dare to do this anyway. But at this time, the undead natural disaster has just begun to become powerful, and it has not yet had time to absorb the wisdom of the major races.  Moreover, Ner'zhul was born as a shaman of the primitive civilization of Argus. Even if he lived and died several times, he could not change his thinking habits. His understanding of the technological creations of gnomes and goblins was still limited to "man-operated tanks and airplanes".  It is different from arcane human driven machinery.

    But when Arthas turned into a death knight and swept across the continent, countless talented scholars joined the Scourge camp as dead people. By then, the Scourge had absorbed the forging runes of the dwarves, the technological civilization of the gnomes, the bomb technology of the goblins, and even the Kirin Tor Millennium  After the accumulated arcana crystallized, it developed to an unimaginable peak.  Its complete defense system covers almost all technological and magical powers. If this method is used again, Zhi Ji will basically be discovered as soon as she appears, and then captured and killed.

    "Only civilization can fight against civilization." The Lich King, who has not yet realized this, gave Rorschach an opportunity.

    This is also his only chance of survival.

    The entire journey was speechless. Without the burden of the weak Luo Xia, she completely let go of her abilities. The corpse girl's muscular agility was twice that of an ordinary person, and her speed was even faster than that of a galloping horse at full speed.  Traveling westward quickly, climbing over mountains and ridges, and crossing rivers was even more smooth. It only lasted for more than half an hour, and we stopped in front of a brightly lit camp.

    ??It is said that the lights are bright, but in fact, most of the entire connected camps have been plunged into darkness, but the surrounding areas are divided into ten horizontal and vertical camps.There were dots of firelight on the edge of the inner camp along the road, obviously for the night watchmen to guard against night attacks.  The brightest one is the spacious tent located in the center. A soft light spreads through the curtain. With Corpse Girl's extraordinary eyesight, several figures shaking under the light are clearly distinguishable.

    The beauty with long black hair and slender figure stood at the entrance of the camp for a while, then she heard a "click", and a gap was opened in the simple rough wooden fence. Two soldiers guarding the gate poked their heads out and immediately showed awe.  Look, politely invite him in.

    They didn't know who the pale woman in black in front of them was, but force was always respected in the military camp. The night before yesterday, this woman broke into the camp alone and easily knocked down the weapons of several elite night watchmen.  Amazing swordsmanship and wrist strength.  In the end, the fight even suppressed the cooperation of the two captains, and finally alerted His Highness the Prince before inviting him in. Corpse Princess' various extraordinary performances had inadvertently given these guys the illusion of a "neutral hero".

    When the Corpse Girl opened the tent and stepped into the inner camp, the young crown prince named "Alsace" had been waiting for a long time. Different from the heroic and heroic Shoujun Kai during the day, now this young prince who traveled across the ocean to fight against  The tough young man of the Demon King has his blond hair scattered around his shoulders and wears a white robe with inner armor. If you don't look at the rich beard and slightly haggard look, you will have an intimidating aura of leisurely luxury at first glance.  Spend.

    Seeing that the guests had arrived as promised, the prince nodded with a gentle expression, pointing to the dozens of small wooden boxes placed in the corner of the tent and said: "I have prepared what you asked forThe next step is to show  You are truly sincere."

    Ji Yanran shook her head and said tactfully in a sweet voice: "I'm sorry Your Highness, my master, seems to be showing signs of being discovered. He was suddenly entangled tonight. I'm afraid I won't be able to act as planned until tomorrow night.  "

    "oh?"

    Alsace's face was calm, with no sign of emotion or anger. After thinking for a while, he took out a triangular glass bottle filled with red liquid from the hidden compartment in the table, handed it over, and then continued: "In that case  You don't seem to be very safe You should take these things over first, and drink it. Even if the so-called lich does it himself, it will last for some time. Then I will  Naturally, I will rush to rescue you.¡±

    "The premise isif you are really on my side." After saying that, he continued to silently read the letters in his hands without saying a word.

    After taking the potion and putting the dozens of wooden boxes into the prepared purple bags, the corpse girl was not in a hurry to leave. Looking at the prince who was busy reading the letters at the table, she suddenly said:

    "Actuallymy master wants to ask you a question on my behalf."

    "What?"

    "My master has also heard of your deeds and was once your admirer." At this point, Alsace inadvertently raised his brows, obviously showing some concern, and the Corpse Girl continued calmly.

    ¡°He asked me to ask, have you ever regretted the tragedy that happened in Stratholme?¡±

    There was a crisp sound of "pop¡ª¡ª", which was the sound of the pen being broken in half.  Under the shadow of the flickering candlelight, the palms covered with steel finger guards subconsciously clenched into fists, but were gently placed on the table.

    "regret?"

    At that moment, the light seemed to suddenly dim.

    The candlelight shone on Alsace's body, revealing the faint shadow outline on the side. Hearing this question, he unconsciously raised his head from the darkness and looked over.  The blue pupils stagnated slightly, and then suddenly fell silent. However, he did not expect to be angry and angry. He just held his chin with a vague expression, as if he was trapped in the nightmare-like past memories.

    This question was the doubt that Rorschach had when he was traveling in the world of Azeroth as a passing player and witnessed the life experience of this most complex legendary hero with mixed reputations.

    Stratholme is probably a scar that will never heal in the hearts of Arthas and even the entire Lordaeron royal family.

    That was the first time that the undead natural disaster showed its madness and terror in front of the world.  At the end of that year, after conspiracy, infiltration and planning, the Cursed Sect distributed plague-laced food to the people of the city in the name of the royal family before the New Year's Festival, in an attempt to infect the entire city's residents with unsolvable natural disasters.  The plague set off a zombie craze among the Scourge in the Eastern Kingdom.

    This magical version of the biological crisis was reaching its final stage when the deceived royal family of Lordaeron realized that something was wrong.

    The first high-ranking person who arrived later was Arthas, who was the Crown Prince of Lordaeron at the time.  He faced a total of twenty-five thousandThe people who were loyal to themselves but were infected by the plague, despite the dissuasion of their lover Jaina, broke with their half-father, half-master mentor Wrynn Lightbringer, and painfully made the most important decision in their lives, starting a battle with the people behind the scenes.  Black Hand - The Dread Lord's "Killing Contest".

    To put it simply, it is to understand the lives of residents before the devil activates the plague in their bodies.

    So far, whether it is faith in the Holy Light to deal with evil, or the swordsmanship and martial arts practiced hard to protect the people, or the warhammer "Holy Light's Vengeance" cast with the blessing of the people of Lordaeron, which has even spread to the army, the dwarves'  Steam tanks and musketeer troops were also dispatched one after another. Alsace slaughtered all the way, using hammers, holy light, swords, and fists. In his guilt, he turned himself into a murderous weapon for the city.

    In this battle, Stratholme, the "home of travelers" that symbolizes peace and light in the human kingdom, was turned into a bloody ruin. More than 20,000 civilians died here. The overwhelming resentment turned into dark clouds and forever covered the city's sky.  From then on, no ray of sunshine ever came to this land, and Alsace himself was burdened with eternal infamy.

    However, all this can actually be avoided.

    ¡°As long as Arthas complied with the wishes of his mentor and girlfriend that day, stood aside and temporarily compromised with the Scourge, and watched the entire city turn into a plague of natural disasters, then send out the army to annihilate it.  Although this would inevitably cause the army to face the mutated dead, resulting in heavy casualties, and even risk spreading the plague to the entire Eastern Continent Kingdom.

    This deal may seem like a huge loss, but from a cold political perspective, it¡¯s a great deal.  The achievement of wiping out a city occupied by zombies, even if it fails, can be used as an excuse for politicians to recover all the loss of reputation; but massacring the people of a city, even the mortal survivors, is difficult to recover no matter how much painstaking efforts.  of sin.

    ??If you move forward stubbornly, you will be criticized by thousands of people and betray your relatives.

    Taking a step back will cause endless harm but remain glorious.

    Hehas he ever regretted it?

    Even if we can get a glimpse of Alsace's psychology in the game, it is always foggy and difficult to understand.  Now Rorschach can personally enter this fantasy world and live under the blue sky with this legendary hero. Thinking that Arthas will face his dark destiny in a while, before that, Rorschach is indeed a little curious about the prince.  real thoughts.

    After a while, Alsace's eyes closed slightly and he suddenly woke up.  He faced the corpse girl who was waiting for the answer. He was about to avoid answering the question of whether he was an enemy or a friend, but suddenly, he felt as if he had returned to that time when everyone abandoned him  A man stood on the putrid battlements, looking around but finding nothing, only the empty and empty afternoon in his heart.

    He didn¡¯t know why, but he felt that the strange female face in the candlelight was swaying as if it had been immersed in water, as if it had vaguely transformed into the blond face that haunted him.

    ¡­Gianna¡­ Although she didn¡¯t say a word, she probably wanted to know¡­ If he could turn back time, would he take a step back and choose to hold her hand and turn away together?

    "Regret?" But in Corpse Ji Yanran's eyes, the man she saw suddenly laughed softly, but his face was as cold as a marble sculpture, and he just said indifferently:

    "It's ridiculousI am the Crown Prince of Lordaeron. How can I regret my decisioneverything I have done for the people of the kingdom?"

    Childhood sweethearts, lovers who promised to stay together for a lifetime can be afraid of the subsequent public opinion and become heartbroken and retreat. Even mentors who are as close as father and brother can choose to be a saint for a lifetime and escape far away, but only Alsace cannot.  He is the only Crown Prince of Lordaeron. Even though he is young and immature, he can only force himself to make a decision in hesitation. Even if he is alone, he stubbornly grits his teeth and moves forward, stepping forward with nowhere to retreat and unwilling to look back.

    Even if he sacrifices all his reputation and achievements, even if everyone's opinions and money are destroyed, he will persist in facing it.  This is Alsace, the archetypal character born as the "perfect prince" in the fairy tale world. Before he understands the deepest filth of the world, he will never be able to become a mature politician who cold-bloodedly plays with people's hearts and lives.

    This is a bit of glory of the Menethil royal family, the innocence named "Arthas Menethil".

    This is the prince¡¯s unchanging and decisive answer.

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    Ps:

    In fact, from a certain perspective, Alsace's life was probably a process of wrestling between the "fairy tale prince" and the "evil world".

    Although some people say that this image and experience are borrowed from Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars", I personally feel that the character of ArthasIn the beginning, it actually reflects the shadow of "Prince Charming" in the "Grimm's Fairy Tales" series.

    "It's just that he went to the wrong set, and instead of reaching the fairy tale world, he took a different path.

    The most pure and kind prince cannot understand the tendency of adults to measure human life by value, so his actions are often simple and direct "rescues". However, in reality, it is impossible to be as humorous and beautiful as in children's dramas, and after all, the prince cannot be like in fairy tales.  He has the power to save everything, but he can only be knocked down or fall down again and again, so the development of the story is completely different from children's fantasy.

    What¡¯s the difference?  Blizzard, for the most part, collided the "fairy tale protagonist" with the "complex reality of the philistine", thus designing a tragic "reverse fairy tale."

    how to say?

    Prince Charming, who was supposed to "save everything", ironically became the person who needed saving the most.

    In the twisted fairy tales when you grow up, the philistine princess will decisively choose to abandon her (Jaina) in crisis, and there will always be a life mentor (Uther) to guide her forward, but she is even more pedantic and almost cowardly, because  Cherishing the feathers only dragged him down and made it difficult for him to move forward.

    Even in the end, as the "Revenge of the Prince" is the most common way to achieve a great reversal in fairy tales, this only attempt to redeem the script no longer ends with the fall of the dragon, but with a complete failure.  ending.

    From beginning to end, with the fall of the prince, everyone got what they wanted. The princess gained political fame and maturity. Even if the knight mentor died, he became an eternal saint and was remembered. Even if he was a villain,  He was very proud of having completed his plan.  But the prince who worked hard in every possible way became the only one to be played with, like a clown, so ridiculous that he was almost cruel.

    Thensince the prince realized that he could no longer be as innocent as before, but refused to associate with those degenerate princesses and mentors, he degenerated into the devil king.

    In other words even in the end, children's eyes are always black and white, and will never fall to the edge of gray, so they would rather choose to destroy everything and be reborn than rot in "indifference".

    In other words, every demon king is actually a prince who grew up over the guarantee period.

    ¡°Alsace, you are really a child with a short memory

    What a ridiculous story.

    So black is not scary.  The terrible thing is that my heart is stained with dust.

    ?????????????????????????????? I originally thought I would rather not write a psychological description, well, let¡¯s just think of it as commemorating the memories of Yamaguchi Mountain, forgive a certain bear once, and let¡¯s not talk about it in the future.

    In the next chapter or two, the protagonist will probably gain his first ability.

    The most important thing is In the upcoming plot, the protagonist will probably have to choose between chastity and moral integrity in order to survive

    Hey, it seems like I need to learn from some experience in those private forums.  (laugh)

    Xiong never jokes, at least, the heavy-flavored introduction never lies.  )
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