My Frostmourne can't be so cute

King Terenas put down the knife and fork in his hand, looked at Arthas seriously and said.

"Misunderstanding?"

Arthas also made almost the same action-he was very interested in what his father was about to say-or that, when he and Frostmourne traveled through the stream of time with Frostmourne, he rarely had such a relationship with his father. Opportunity to talk seriously.

Both the Archmage Modra and Kalia became quiet. They quietly sipped the food in their mouths without even chewing, for fear of disturbing the two most important men in their lives. Dialogue.

On the contrary, Taresa looked a little more relaxed. She stood behind Kalia, looking at the Frostmourne facing herself with a puzzled face.

Strangely, both Her Royal Highness Princess Kalia and Her Excellency Modra Archmage have become quiet. Why does Ms. Frost dare to make faces at His Majesty King Terenas?

"I think you must be very curious, why in the face of the powerful Amani Empire, I let you lead the army alone; in the face of the Gilneas Kingdom, I have to go to command the battle myself... Do you want to understand why this is? Sass."

King Terenas said.

"I... don't understand too much."

Alsace said sincerely-he did think about this question, he thought he had the answer, but watching King Terenas say this, Arthas had no confidence in his answer.

"The difference between the Kingdom of Gilneas and Amani is... this time, our enemies are humans-apart from accents and customs, they are no different from us in appearance or culture; Years ago, they were our allies together."

King Terenas explained.

"But obviously this ally of the Gilneas Kingdom is somewhat incompetent-I think anyone who trusts Gene Greymane as an ally will pay the price."

Arthas refuted his father's words.

"Indeed, Jean... his character determines his behavior. When neither of us became kings, we had a very close friend relationship, but when he came to the throne... you know, The Kingdom of Gilneas soon launched a war against Hillsbrad Hills."

King Terenas nodded and agreed with Arthas.

"So what is the difference between them and trolls? We..."

Arthas didn't understand what his father meant.

"Of course there is a difference, my son, they are humans, they are our compatriots; the cost of launching the war may have to be borne by the entire Gilneas Kingdom, but there is no doubt that the Greymane family has to bear the main responsibility. Civilians, we can't kill them all in the war, right?"

King Terenas looked at his son in surprise. He did not expect Arthas to be more radical than he had expected.

"A hearty victory will let the nobles know who they should surrender to. As for the civilians... I believe they are more concerned about the importance of taxes."

Arthas shook his head and said-he didn't think this was something that his father valued.

"You think these things too simple, Alsace... The reason why the ancestors of the Menethil family allowed countless lords and nobles to submit to the establishment of the most extensive human country since the division of the Arathor Empire, not only It's because they conquered these places, and more importantly, they conquered the people in these places."

The tone of King Terenas was long and profound, and Arthas seemed to experience a supreme glory from his father's words-the glory of the Menethil family.

"You mean... do we need to win the hearts and minds of Gilneas? My father."

Arthas lowered his head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly.

"You’re right, my son. As I said before, the Kingdom of Gilneas is a human country, and we can’t deal with them the same way we deal with trolls. If the Menethil family wants to be in Gilneas Long-term peace, apart from breaking the'Greymane Wall', we still have a lot to do..."

King Terenas replied.(To be continued.)

753 War is not an end but a means

"But...is there any necessary connection with what we said before? We can still use a victory to occupy this land on the spot, and then let the people there..."

Arthas still had some doubts, he asked.

"In fact, even if the Queen is here, I will not ask her for help. I prefer to let the Royal Guard of Lordaeron complete this war alone."

King Terenas shook his head and said.

"Why? I mean... the power of the Queen and Xiaoshuang can completely avoid unnecessary sacrifices. If Lord Kanter and his army alone break through the Greymane Wall... even if this difficult task is finally completed Tasks, casualties...it must be a big number."

Arthas retorted in surprise-it took him six full years to decide to let Frostmourne use her power in the battle between mortals. He didn't expect to show it once in Zuaman, and he was defeated by his own Father stopped.

"These can be regarded as necessary costs, Arthas. I know you don't want to see the guards of Lordaeron's Royal Guard die in action, but... have you ever thought about us using the Queen and your fiancée? What happened after the power won the war?"

King Terenas asked in a deep voice.

"What will happen?"

Arthas said subconsciously.

"When the Queen destroyed the Greymane Wall, countless Gilneas kingdoms/armies were wiped out like those orcs who died in Fadier Bay. The Gilneas will surrender in fear, and we will occupy that area with no effort. Land. But neither the Queen nor your fiancée can stay in the sight of those Gilneas forever. Rebellion and riots will never stop-because such a defeat cannot be accepted by those people."

"The Greymane family has ruled the Kingdom of Gilneas for a long time, Arthas. No matter what you think of Genn, the people there are willing to die for him, no matter what happens, they will follow him. We must defeat Genn upright. , It is possible to rule here forever."

King Terenas explained to his son.

"But we can suppress these rebellions. Gilneas is not far from here. Either the Queen or Xiaoshuang can get there very quickly. The news of the rebellion can be quelled without even getting out of Gilneas."

Arthas disagreed with his father's opinion.

"What then? Every rebellion, we kill those who participated in the rebellion, until we kill all the people in Gilneas? Even the Greymane Wall cannot stop the communication between the two countries, Silverpine Forest There are many civilians and nobles on the Hillsbrad Hills that are related to Gilneas. If we cannot rule there peacefully and steadily, soon the name of the butcher will spread throughout the continent."

King Terenas said.

"Butcher……"

Arthas was silent, this word evoked some bad memories of him, such as in the original time flow... King Terenas' words may not be the truth, but it reminded Arthas-human beings are not so A race that is easy to conquer, even if it turns all of them into undead, the Scourge has not completely conquered mankind.

"Alsace, you are very smart and talented. You will become the most outstanding king in Lordaeron history, but there is much more you need to learn... Is it to become a lonely king in the fear of the people, or let The name of virtue is shared by your allies and enemies... Sometimes, the two are only between our thoughts."

King Terenas finished saying this, he stood up, left the table, and walked out of the dining room, while Arthas was stunned by his father's words.

The lonely king.

——This reminded Arthas of his time in Icecrown Citadel.The Scourge brought death and plague, and all the dead will become one of them, and all the living are no exception; however, the Scourge ultimately failed to rule anything—even the Ebon Fortress was the death of the dead. The knights also chose to betray Arthas.

Arthas didn't care about it. He didn't become the Lich King for the sake of rule; but it was indeed worth considering his father's words.

The young prince suddenly felt that perhaps if he wanted to conquer Gilneas, he really couldn't rely on the powerful power of the Red Dragon Queen and Frostmourne.

Arthas knew that his father was right-Gilneas were different from Amani trolls, and the Kingdom of Lordaeron could not slaughter all Gilneas because of the war launched by Jean.

Maybe they can erase the kingdom of Gilneas from the road, but at least for hundreds of years, they can't erase the term.

War is not the purpose of rule, but only the means of rule; Arthas understood what his father wanted to say to himself—if it was only to conquer, then the Menethil family would never get like the Fording family. Loyal vassal.

Arthas finally understood what his father said was his "mistaken understanding"-although it was not intentional, it was clear that Arthas had brought the concepts he had when he was the Lich King into this time stream.

The increasingly tyrannical body transformed by the Red Dragon Queen, as well as Frostmourne and the support of the Red Dragon Queen, coupled with the increasingly pressing horn of the Burning Legion’s invasion, Arthas gradually forgot his current identity .

King Terenas is reminding his son that he is not a high god, but a prince loved by all people; and people hope that he will bring prosperity and prosperity to this country, not endless wars. And death.