Evil will not deceive you

Honestly speaking, Li Ke really wanted to say that he needed it. After all, the Western Wilderness was technically Onyxia's base camp. Without his own strength, it would still be very troublesome for him to do things there.

But with the current situation of the Stormwind Kingdom, there is no possibility of sending troops at public expense.

If they had the money to send troops, given Varian's character, he would have led his troops to chop off the head of Van Cleef, the leader of the Defias thieves and the former leader of the Masons' Union.

It was really because he had no money to avenge his wife that he became so depressed and did not want to care about politics.

No way, his wife rekindled the flame of his hope for the future and gave him an heir.

But even after the flame of hope was killed, he still couldn't take revenge. This was a fatal blow to a man.

Ordinary fathers may cheer up because they need to take care of their children. After all, if they don't work, they will both starve to death.

But Varian was the king and he didn't have to take care of the children himself, so he remained in this depressed state.

The current Varian is not the High King that players are familiar with. But a...

A very poor king.

Basically all the problems Varian encountered were caused by poverty!

Yes, poverty is the source of all his problems.

Therefore, Li Ke felt that Bolvar was trying to dig a hole for himself, so he was not very enthusiastic.

"Of course, I need a lot of armor and soldiers. After all, the countess once reminded me that the western wilderness is not very safe."

Li Ke spread his hands and expressed his thoughts.

He has no safety issues, and he even plans to harvest a wave of evil energy there, so he only plans to hire soldiers who can protect Jennifer and the others during their retreat, and then slowly develop.

"I might be able to help you."

Bolvar showed a confident and kind smile on his face, but Li Ke felt that the other party wanted to deceive him.

So, he smiled slightly and thrust the words into Bolvar's lungs.

"Why, Duke Bolvar can help me? But as far as I know, Stormwind City's finances don't seem to be very good? There is no possibility of sending troops to regain the Western Wilderness."

Li Ke asked in a joking tone and said that he was not an idiot, causing the handsome Duke with long brown hair to cough in embarrassment.

He really wanted to trick Li Ke a little bit.

But even so, Li Ke had to admit that Bolvar is indeed handsome now, quite like a younger version of Leonardo, but the beard on his face and his resolute face are more handsome than the other man. Mature and calm.

In this society, in the eyes of others, Bolvar is much more handsome than himself, an Oriental.

That's right, the first impression left by the Duke of Bolvar on Li Ke was that he was handsome. Of course, what Li Ke pays most attention to is his hair.

Because in the future, he will become bald.

But Bolvar's first feeling towards Li Ke was helplessness.

"Needless to say, everyone knows why. It's because of those damn orcs that everyone's life is not very good now."

Bolvar sighed.

"There is nothing we can do about this, so there is no need to think about Stormwind City's support, but aren't you curious about what is in my hand?"

Bolvar thinks Li Ke is very interesting. Although his family does not have a long history, he is now a noble noble and a duke, and he is qualified to call himself a king.

Moreover, he is also the Lord of Stormwind City and the Grand Lord of Stormwind City personally appointed by the king. In theory, Stormwind City is his territory.

Of course, it can't be calculated like this. Stormwind City still belongs to Varian Wrynn, and His Majesty the King only handed it over to him for his convenience.

Even when talking to His Majesty the King of Lordaeron, he does not have to stand or half-kneel, but sits on a king's seat - unless Varian goes there in person.

So normally, a knight with Li Ke's status should be trembling when he sees him suddenly appearing here.

But Li Ke was quite indifferent. He didn't have the fear or uneasiness of a big shot suddenly appearing in front of him, which made his plan to get the head start failed.

"No matter what it is, it will be beneficial to Stormwind City. After all, your loyalty and character can be witnessed by the sun and moon in the sky. No one will doubt this."

Bolvar sneered. Li Ke simply meant that it might not be a good thing for him, so he spoke directly.

Because Li Ke is a paladin.

If Li Ke was an ordinary nobleman, he would not be so direct and talk to Li Ke about private matters on the street, but Li Ke was different. Li Ke was a paladin.

A very powerful paladin.

Bolvar can clearly sense the holy light of justice and fraternity in Li Ke. That is a power that evil people will never possess!

Only those who believe in justice and glory wholeheartedly can have such pure and powerful holy light.

So he became serious.

"Thank you for your compliment, but this matter is actually good for you, Mr. Li Ke. Although you are not a member of the Knights of the Silver Hand, I can't call you a brother, but you should also know that if you can bring the West If the wilderness is calmed down, what can you bring to our kingdom, what can you bring to you."

Li Ke raised his eyebrows. Bolvar's word "our" was very interesting. Not every relationship can be "our".

"I know a little bit about it, but I hope to hear the details."

Bolvar nodded.

"I need to pay you to build an army that will be commanded by you but still belongs to the Kingdom of Stormwind. As a reward, you can get territory in the Westfall and a title that truly belongs to you. Not only that, I also allow you to recruit soldiers from the North County Monastery. , mages, priests, and other talents you need, and purchase weapons and armor through the Alliance and the Kingdom of Stormwind.”

While talking, Bolvar handed the authorization letter in his hand to Li Ke. Li Ke took it and found that it was indeed the official document format of Stormwind City, and the most important thing was Varian's mark and signature.

What it said was exactly what Bolvar said, but with Varian's handwriting added.

"Capture Van Cleef alive! Bring him to me!"

The handwriting was a bit wild, revealing a kind of anger. Li Ke could almost imagine how complicated the expression on Varian's face would be when he wrote this.

"It seems that you have wanted to regain the Western Wilderness for a long time, so you want to take this opportunity to launch a big operation?"

Li Ke accepted this authorization letter, and it was naturally an act of taking advantage of others to provide money and effort to raise soldiers.

But if there is a title and territory, it is a mutually beneficial act.

And it is also written very clearly on it that Li Ke can arbitrarily recruit officers to become his own private soldiers - as long as they are willing.

And as long as the entire kingdom does not have to fight, then there is no difference between this legion and Li Ke's private army.

Of course, the scale is not very large, because Stormwind City only allows 5,000 people, and these soldiers are also responsible for patrolling and stationing guard towers. In fact, there are not many soldiers who can be mobilized at will.

and……

The recruitment of soldiers must strictly follow the standards of Stormwind City and be conducted at the North County Monastery - that is, the recruited soldiers must have land or real estate in the Kingdom of Stormwind, as well as a sponsor, and must not have committed a crime.

So basically the only people who can be recruited are loyal citizens of the Kingdom of Stormwind.

Obviously, although Stormwind City is short of money, it has no intention of letting him separate itself.