Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 3 3. Argus Idea King: Hey Haiwuer Plan!
The people under Principal Archimonde's command really have strong execution capabilities. When Dick opened his eyes after a strange dream, he saw a sneaky figure in a cloak coming towards him.

Judging from the other person's figure and the sword and shield he carried, it was obvious that he should be the deputy captain of the academy's garrison, Sir Malderan.

Dick was very satisfied with this kind of execution. Otherwise, how could Archimonde accomplish anything?
Putting aside his personal charm and sense of good and evil, this principal really does his job flawlessly.

Of course, this is normal. To be a good person, you only need a kind and slightly pedantic heart. But to become big and strong in the field of bad guys, there are many things to learn. Super execution ability is only one of the necessary basic qualities.

You see, those superheroes all have their own flaws, but the super villains are more outrageous than each other, and they can be said to be well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor aspects.

If you don't have a few PhDs, you won't be able to hold your head up when you meet a group of villains.

This principle also applies to the even more outrageous universe of Azeroth.

Anyway, after Dick struggled to get up and wash his face, the sneaky hooded man knocked on the door and then pushed it open. He wrapped himself up tightly with only a pair of eyes showing. There was nothing wrong with dressing like this to apply for the Assassin position, but the problem was, brother, it was exactly the time for tens of thousands of students in the Mystery Academy to have morning classes!

When everyone is wearing the same school robes and rushing to the classroom sleepily, are you the only one dressed so outrageously? Are you planning to tell everyone that you are carrying out a "secret mission"?

Alas, he is indeed the garrison officer known for being rigid and inflexible!

No wonder old man Sachir, who is gathering people everywhere to prepare for a coup, looks down on us warriors from the bottom of his heart. Your straightforward behavior really makes me, the nominal security captain, lose face.

But Malderan, who had been summoned, did not think there was anything wrong with his behavior. He was also startled when he saw the seriously injured Captain Diakum. He quickly took off his hood and asked in a less friendly tone:
"The principal's secretary told me to come here, saying there's something important to announce, but you're not like this."

"cough cough"

Dick coughed a few times and pointed to his bandaged neck, indicating that his throat was injured and he couldn't speak. Then he staggered to the desk, picked up a pen and paper and began to write.

During the whole process, Garrison Commander Malderan stood there looking at him with caution and a hint of suspicion.

This is not the enthusiasm that a "confidant" should have.

The reason is simple, Garrison Commander Malderan is not Dick's confidant at all!
Not only were they not confidants, the relationship between the two was also very cold, and they only maintained superficial professional respect. They had worked together for more than 30 years, but had no private experience of going out for a drink together or fishing in the lake inside the academy.

Dick deceived Archimonde about Mardelaine.

As for why they had not formed any friendship after working together for 30 years, the reason was very simple. It was not because Dick was not good at socializing, but simply because he was an "airborne leader."

More than thirty years ago, when Archimonde became the principal of the academy, he was transferred from a low-level educational institution under the academy in Governor Krokuun, a remote area of the Eredar civilization, to the headquarters of the Arcana Academy as a security captain. His original intention was to use his kindness to place his own people in key positions. This was a normal personnel transfer after a change of leadership.

Dick himself is a typical example of mediocrity who rose to power through nepotism.

But the problem is that Garrison Commander Maldelan has been working diligently in the Academy of Mysteries for hundreds of years, and the position of security captain should have been his.

Although most of the garrison officers strictly abide by the teachings of the Holy Light and will not care too much about such private matters, it is wishful thinking to expect that Malderan, who is upset about being taken advantage of, will have a good face towards Dick.

Another reason is that thirty years is half a lifetime for humans, but for the Eredar it feels no different from a day or a week.

The Eredar are immortal!

Even in the "Dark Portal Official History", there was no Eredar who died of old age in all the plots before Dick traveled through time!
Led by the prophet Old Velen, they have been exiled among the stars for at least 13,000 years and at most 25,000 years. On this time scale that is unimaginable for mortals, they have still been able to maintain a complete civilization structure thanks to this outrageous racial talent.

More than 20,000 years is most likely just a difference of two or three generations for the Eredar.

So the question is, if normal humans can't develop a deep enough friendship with a stranger within a week or two, then the cold relationship between Dick and the Malderan garrison commander is perfectly explained, right?

This is also Dick's current dilemma.

Nearly a thousand garrison officers of the Arcane Academy obeyed his command, but they only followed orders.

In this situation where he had no confidants, he had no confidence at all whether he initiated the restoration of order against Sachir or the Sibisibi against Archimonde. He couldn't just be like a certain "plastic" president who stole the country and suddenly declared martial law without any soldiers or power, right?

What’s the difference between that and seeking death?
But the garrison commander Malderan in front of him is the absolute core figure in the academy's garrison commander system. He is not only bound by his position but also by his personal charm. This is why Dick must let him come here.

"Swish"

The paper filled with words was handed to Madeleine, who took it, took a look at it, and immediately frowned.

The text itself is not difficult to understand. It simply means that the most prestigious spellcaster leader in the world of Argus has defected to the devil, developed a cult, and is preparing to lead the devil worshippers to complete a "pest control and sun shooting" in the capital area of Mac'Aree. The current leader of the academy, the principal, who is one of the spellcaster leaders of the Eredar civilization, learned of this plan and is ready to set things right.

But how do we evaluate this situation?
Anyway, the first reaction of the garrison commander of Malderan was that Commander Dick might have been under some kind of evil spell. He looked at him with strange eyes, hesitating whether to ask the priest of the academy to check his brain.

It's such a big deal, what's the point of asking me, the deputy captain of security, to help you!

If this is true, why don't you quickly pack up your things and go to the Archon's Seat to explain the pros and cons to the two archons and dispatch a large army to the capital to suppress the riots?
But Dick shook his head, continued writing a paragraph, and handed it to Malderan. This time, the deputy captain took a deep breath when he saw it.

He stepped forward and slammed the paper covered in the crooked, dog-crawling Eredar script onto the table, lowering his voice and scolding:

“Are you crazy?

"Let's not talk about Sachiel for now. Why did I have to go secretly to the Archon's Seat to report this matter? Do you think Principal Archimonde is also not trustworthy?"

Look at what this question is.
Dick stared at Malderaine with a speechless look.

On the third day after Archimonde took office, he placed me, a guy who got to the top through nepotism, over your head as the security captain. I reaped the fruits of your hundreds of years of hard work. In this case, is there any need to ask whether Archimonde is trustworthy?
And you, the "victim", are asking this?
Oh, no, what happened to the brains of us garrison officers? Is it really because, under the call of the Holy Light, we started thinking with our muscles instead of our brains?
He shook his head regretfully, sighed, and wrote a few more words on the paper.

This time it was not persuasion, but an order:

"The matter is urgent and serious. You can't take responsibility, and I don't dare to take the blame!
But the coup attempt by Thal'kiel and the Awakener Cult is absolutely true. Your family has settled in Oronar. After learning of this, it is natural for you to return home and bring your family to the academy for protection. Archimonde will not doubt it, but will instead think that you are determined to stand on the side of rectifying the chaos for the sake of your family and duty."

He wrote while Madeleine read.

The old garrison officer nodded, that was indeed the truth.

Regardless of whether Archimonde has problems or not, once the coup d'état is launched on the side of Sachir, the capital area of Mac'Aree will definitely be in chaos. As the most prosperous area of the capital, the city of Oronaar will inevitably be the top priority for both sides to fight over. Protecting family is also the traditional morality of the Eredar.

Dick saw him nod, and then continued writing:
"As a teacher, Archimonde has done a great job and is a very outstanding educator. However, his personal ethics have always been criticized by his peers.

As a member of the older generation of the Academy of Mysteries, I don't believe you haven't heard similar rumors. Even if we put aside the factors of good and evil, it is obvious that Sachir raised Archimonde like his son.

The Enlightener handed over the arcane academy system he had built to Archimonde, which meant that the principal had become the Enlightener's actual political successor.

However, as a child, he is planning to step on the skulls of his mentor and adoptive father to gain power.
I was one of his spies sent to infiltrate the Awakener Cult.

You should understand the weight of my words!

Garrison Commander Malderan, I am not asking for your trust in my personal capacity. This is a matter concerning the future and safety of tens of thousands of students in the Academy of Mysteries.

Sachir has loyal followers in the academy, and Archimonde also has his own confidants here. Once the two factions start fighting here, innocent people will inevitably be involved. Archimonde must wait until he gets solid evidence before taking action, which means that he has bet the reputation of the academy and the lives of the students on his own future.

You and I are the garrison officers responsible for the security of the Arcana Academy. From the perspective of duty and morality, we should make our own judgments."

As he wrote this, Garrison Commander Malderan's expression had changed.

The old Eredar with several tentacles on his chin hesitated for a moment, and he looked at his superior who was once judged "mediocre" by his colleagues with a subtle look.

After a few seconds, he lowered his voice again and said:
“In fact, we also have a hunch about this, but we don’t have systematic evidence.

Several garrison captains reported to me several years ago that the instructor of the 'Stellar Biology' class in the academy had added the special category of 'Demons' to the teaching plan. Especially in recent years, the instructor of the 'Defense Against the Dark Arts' class suddenly taught students some warlock spells.

The other party claimed that although this spell appeared evil, it could greatly enhance students' emergency skills.

Most importantly, in the "Otherworldly Summoning" classroom on the edge of the academy, the arcane golems responsible for cleaning always discovered strange traces similar to those left behind by sacrifices and summonings. I still remember the Enlightened One's speech on "Fel Energy and Demons" over a decade ago. I clearly remember him demonstrating demon summoning and fel energy spells to the two archons, declaring that this would be a new breakthrough for the Eredar after they had reached a bottleneck in the arcane field.

He also argued that if the Eredar could accept the holy light that fell from the sky as their faith thousands of years ago, why couldn't evil be another kind of knowledge to be learned?
But the two wise archons explicitly rejected his proposal.

They believe that demons and fel energy are too dangerous and cannot be compared with the friendly Naaru and the Holy Light that encourages people to do good, and this dangerous knowledge should not be widely spread in Eredar society.

I agree with this, but the clues in the academy over the years make me doubt that the Enlightener Sachir, who retreated behind the scenes because of the blow he suffered in that incident, really still has evil intentions. He passed the position of academy leader to Principal Archimonde to create confusion.

The news you gave me perfectly confirmed my suspicions that a storm was about to fall upon the Eredar."

Madeleine paused, then said:

"I will follow your instructions and travel to Oronar City. I will use my family connections to report these matters to the higher-ups. However, regarding your accusations against Principal Archimonde, I personally have reservations! A person's personal morality is not strongly correlated with their professional ethics and expertise.

At least from my observation, Principal Archimonde has performed very competently in education over the years."

His answer made Dick breathe a sigh of relief.

The seriously injured security captain wrote on the paper again:

"I don't ask you to agree with my judgment, I just hope you will report this information to a senior leader who is truly trustworthy.

But I have a request, you and your family elders must keep this a secret!

You should know that if Archimonde discovers that the secret he is eager to use to gain power has been leaked in advance, my ending will not be good.

This can even affect you and your family.

The 'secrecy' I'm talking about isn't just a verbal request, Garrison Commander Malderan.

Principal Archimonde also has friends in Mac'Aree's political circles, so you are taking a great risk by becoming my 'messenger'. Once the news is leaked, both you and I will bear heavy responsibility.

I hope they can send someone trustworthy to talk to me in secret. I have more evidence to prove that Principal Archimonde is not trustworthy.

In fact, in my judgment, Headmaster Archimonde is a greater threat to the Eredar than Thal'kiel, who has now fallen into the fel frenzy and gone mad.

In short, please be cautious before taking any action!
In addition, I need you to come forward as my adjutant and hold a simple 'memorial service' for me at the academy. This will officially announce to the outside world that I have been attacked and killed, so that the Awakener Cult will give up their search and pursuit of me. Do you have anyone you can trust to entrust this important matter to?"

In response to Dick's text inquiry, Garrison Commander Malderan also realized that this matter was indeed more difficult than he thought.

But as garrisons walking the Path of Holy Light, keeping their oaths was one of their virtues, and Dick's persuasion made sense.

As the defender of the Arcane Academy, he must regard the order of the academy and the safety of the students as his top priority.

This is absolutely necessary.

The status of the headquarters of the Palace of Mysteries in the Argus world is equivalent to the status of the combined forces of all 985 and 211 universities in the University of Tokyo. If a major vicious attack occurs here, it is inevitable that the two great archons will be directly alerted.

By then, no matter how merciful the Eredar are, there will still be a lot of killings, and a large number of people will lose their jobs and reputation.

Therefore, after a brief thought, Garrison Commander Malderan whispered:

"The current Archon of the Arcana Academy, Ms. Verara, is a close friend of Grand Archon Velen. Although she is an outstanding arcanist, she, like Grand Archon Velen, is deeply in favor of the Holy Light doctrine. She has been observing the Naaru precepts for several years. She is our trustworthy sister.

Tarana, the administrator of the Palace Library and senior tutor, is my classmate and close friend. She can contact Ms. Verala for us.

In addition, as the academy's garrison commanders, we have the right to use some of the academy's arcane guard puppets.

When necessary, the Iron Golems, led by our loyal brother 'Guard' Quaram, can be deployed as defenders and riot suppressors.

The city council of Oronaar has an elite troop of thunder elephant cavalry that patrols the plains between the city and the academy. They are also responsible for defending the academy. Their cavalry leader, 'Warrior' Volusk, who has won the Jedney Competition three times, was once an outstanding graduate of the Arcanum Garrison Academy.

They are also trustworthy at critical moments.”

"Well, these forces should be enough to defend the academy."

Dick thought for a moment and wrote on the paper:
"Then you will be responsible for secretly connecting everyone. You must ensure that the communication is secretive enough so that it cannot be detected by Sachir or Principal Archimonde.

Please understand that this is for safety reasons.

Finally, when you go to pick up your family members at home, you must follow the normal procedures to report and ask for leave, so that you can gain the trust of the principal.

During the few days you're away, I need a few trustworthy people to provide security. I can't use the principal's arcanists, so please recommend a few trustworthy people to me."

"give it to me."

Malderan nodded. As a high-ranking garrison officer, he had strong execution ability. After realizing the seriousness of the situation, he immediately decided to set off.

Watching the old garrison officer trying to put on the "Assassin suit", Dick had no choice but to step forward and stop him.

Brother, we are doing something secret, so please keep a low profile if conditions permit, and don't make things more difficult for us.

After hearing his explanation, Madeleine finally realized how bad his "hiding the head and showing the tail" behavior was. He was rarely embarrassed for a moment and even explained superfluously:

"It's mainly because our garrison officers aren't as skilled in disguise as the knights of the Assassin's Court. I mean, I might be too obsessed with those chivalric novels. Sorry to make you laugh."

After saying this, he performed the garrison officer's courtesy to Dick, took his jeweled hammer and shield and strode away.

Dick sighed and returned to his room.

The first step of the plan was achieved quite smoothly.

It seems that the honest garrison commander Malderan will not be a problem at the moment. It will depend on whether he can get the help he really needs.

This is also the reason why Dick asked Malderan to come and be his assistant.

He himself was a country boy from Krokuun, with no relatives in a big capital city like Mac'Aree, but Maldran was a real old Mac'Aree man and a member of an upper-class family in the Eredar banner. Even though he had been the deputy captain of security for hundreds of years, it was because Maldran had a high personal moral standard and disdained to use connections.

Their family has lived here ever since the legendary "First Wizard Augure" led the Eredar ancestors to find the Atamar crystal relic in the mountains of Mac'Aree and founded the city here.

Do you know what Old Money, which has been rooted in the metropolitan area for tens of thousands of years, is?
Didn’t you see that when Dick asked him to help contact the upper-level people who could settle the situation, he just hesitated for a moment before agreeing?

You know, this is a matter related to a "coup"!

Anyone who could easily pull off something like this would definitely be in the top ten of the Eredar civilization's ruling class! At least much more prestigious than that unassuming little bastard Archimonde.

When Dick asked for advice, Madeleine blurted out the names of various people in the power circle of the Arcana Academy as if he was reading out a dish. This proved that although the old garrison commander disdained to use backdoors, he was really clear about these things.

At least he knows much more than Dick, a layman who is familiar with major historical events but knows nothing about the details.

With such a person secretly assisting him, Dick's chances of succeeding are undoubtedly much greater.

After understanding the power he could use, he felt more confident. In the next few days, while waiting for the upper echelons to send someone over, he had to quickly take care of his body and check what was going on that caused his garrison officer professional skills to be blocked.

A Paladin can't even heal himself.
If this were to be spread out to others, Archimonde would burst out laughing. How could Dick, the "Holy Spear", endure such injustice?

It can't be!

(End of this chapter)