Before Duke traveled through time, this was definitely the most ambiguous word in a certain social software. At this point in time, it has a very subtle magical effect. As a black dragon that sneaked into the human world and mixed with the aristocratic circles, Onyxia is indeed a unique dragon with a very high political attribute. Precisely because she knew it was impossible to deprive the Duke of all his fiefdoms, she set her goal on fighting for power from the very beginning. There is a reason why the Edmund family is so powerful in the Stormwind. First, the Edmund family’s direct jurisdiction is the largest. Second, the Edmund family has a terrifying number of ways to make money, and the taxes from the territory only account for less than one percent of the total income. It would be too fake if a family that controls almost all the economic lifelines of the entire kingdom did not fight back. Duke’s current approach is a typical lose-lose situation. The nobles did control all the railways leading to the Redridge Mountains, the Swamp of Sorrows, and the Cursed Lands, and they also declared that if Duke did not surrender, they would continue to increase taxes, from 100% tolls to an unlimited level. Duke simply did not allow trains to pass through the border, nor did he allow any transport vehicles to enter Elwynn Forest. You know, trains have been running in the forest for more than fifteen years, and cheap train transportation has long since destroyed all traditional horse-drawn carriage transportation industries. If the technology of miniaturizing steam engines had not yet matured and cars had not appeared, perhaps even horse-drawn carriages would have been eliminated from the Stormwind. Most horse-drawn carriages today are used for branch line transportation, and if they were suddenly asked to take on the heavy work of long-distance transportation, the transportation volume would be a drop in the bucket. Duke stopped the train, which was certainly a blow to the Edmund family’s trade, but it also damaged the supply to the Watchtower in the Cursed Land. The fish caught in the Redridge Mountains, plus the transformation of the Swamp of Sorrows into farmland, could barely meet the needs of the garrison of Nethergarde. But that was in peacetime. Once a war broke out and the army poured into Nethergarde, it would be a drop in the bucket. Now if Nethergarde wants to get other supplies, it must go through the docks set up by Reed Coast. But there is another problem. There is the Temple of Atal’Hakkar in the middle of the Swamp of Sorrows, which was an area that Duke strictly prohibited exploration. Therefore, the passage from the north of the Swamp of Sorrows to the docks of Reed Coast is not completely safe. Therefore, the nobles’ high tolls would not last long. If the Alliance’s largest defense system, Nethergarde, was damaged, Duke, as the Alliance commander, would accuse the nobles of "damaging the Nethergarde defense system and letting demons into Azeroth," and the nobles would be in big trouble. The current Stormwind nobles were much cleaner than the first batch in the Dark Portal era. Unfortunately, they were still not clean enough. It was because Duke used the Bloodsail Pirates to destroy the nobles that he did not get Llane’s full support, which resulted in a tail. When Duke disappeared twice, perhaps out of a compensatory mentality, or because he felt that the meeting hall was too empty, Llane let many of the nobles who died inherit the main family before his death and restored the family name. However, Llane never thought that after his and Lothar’s death, the restoration of the nobles would be so fierce. In addition, Bolvar, the regent, was also born into a noble family, which resulted in the birth of a new group of termites. These guys don’t have the courage to confront Duke. In their opinion, as long as they can keep their power and Duke can pay them a toll, that’s perfect. After Duke’s actions that hurt both sides, the conservatives began to call for peace. The nobles all told Katrina to quit while she was ahead. The Black Dragon Princess was here to stir up trouble, and she didn’t want to fall out before she completely took over the supreme power of the Stormwind. So in her opinion, Duke was asking for peace under the pretext of a Valentine’s Day date. "It’s a good excuse. It also fits his identity as a Duke who hunts for beauties." The Black Dragon Princess, who transformed into Katrana, smiled. Several dukes came up and asked, "So... Anresto, what are you going to do?" "Date? Of course I will go. The essence of politics is compromise. Since it is not good for both sides, then negotiation is the only way out. If Archduke Edmund is willing to give up his queen lovers and the price is high enough, what if I marry him?" Hehe! If he found out I was a dragon on his wedding night and I tore him apart, leaving only half of the Alliance hero... well, that expression would be awesome! Onyxia’s evil smile with ill intentions was regarded by the nobles as a sign of confidence. The stagnation of logistics caused considerable chaos within the kingdom, but there were two places that were not affected: One is the Western Wilderness, where the railway still provides a steady supply of supplies to the pioneering army that is expanding its territory in Stranglethorn Vale. The second is Stormwind City. Although all the supplies that should be shipped to Elwynn Forest are piled up in the warehouse of Goldshire, a cargo distribution center, the daily necessities supplied to Stormwind City are still not reduced at all. It seems that the upcoming Valentine’s Day event on February 14th has not been affected at all. The army has continued the tradition of more than ten years and routinely gives all soldiers who are not on emergency missions or on guard duty a day off. A large number of soldiers in civilian clothes poured into the streets of Stormwind City, using the military pay they have been holding for several months to dress themselves up to show their love; or directly buy gifts for their girlfriends who have been separated for a while. As one of the large series of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Alliance, Stormwind City held a big event on Valentine’s Day this year. The Edmund family took advantage of its developed seafood and asked the Naga to get a large number of extremely beautiful giant corals and shells from the bottom of the sea, and then specially built a "Lover’s Island" in the center of Mirror Lake outside Stormwind City. It was a hollow artificial island with a maze-like interior. Couples can spend 10 silver coins to rent a beautifully decorated two-person boat and row into the caves of Lover’s Island. In that deep but well-lit waterway, they can listen to the melodious violin and piano concertos that spread throughout the island, while admiring the various decorations on both sides of the waterway that look like the Dragon Palace in fairy tales, and enjoy the romance and warmth. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the ɴoᴠel Fɪre.nᴇt There are a total of 1,024 waterways available to the general public, each 300 meters long with a time limit of 10 minutes. There are 108 waterways available to the upper class, each charging 10 gold coins, with a time limit of 90 minutes. There is also a small private pier at the end of the waterway where you can go online, providing various "you know" services. As for the highest-level waterways, there are only twelve of them, and the fee is a killer price - up to 1,000 gold coins. I don’t know about other things, but it was opened three days before Valentine’s Day, and all the nobles who used it said it was good!