3. The wind rises and falls on the island
The news of the death of the Great Traitor Gul'dan quickly spread throughout the tribe, and it was the best news that a tribe that had suffered a series of defeats in recent times had ever gotten it.
Even the demoralization that had been depressed recovered a lot.
After the alliance took the Saldo Bridge, the tribe did not continue to stop them in the wetlands, but immediately evacuated the Kazmodan area, but some orcs began to secretly oppose Orgrim, believing that Orgrim was no longer the chief who could bring victory, and they refused to leave the wetlands.
Ogrim did not waste his time on these conspirators, who were contemplating rebellion in a moment of crisis, but allowed them to incite their soldiers in secret.
The Great Chief thought very clearly, since these soldiers don't want to leave, let them stay in the wetland, anyway, blocking the alliance also needs people to do, at this critical moment, expelling these strange bastards from the tribe is not a bad thing for the battlefield that will inevitably stalemate in the future and the possible counterattack in the future.
"Look at our chief, fleeing as fast as a rabbit without a tail!"
Necrus, the Skullcrusher, spat disdainfully on the ground, becoming the new chief of the Dragonmaw Clan after Zuluhid, the chief of the Dragonmaw Clan, died in Quel'Thalas.
Unlike the cowardly Zuluhid, the Skullcrusher Necruz is an ambitious orc, he used to be a warlock, his instinct to chase power and power, and he was the first to find the artifact that can control the dragon, the "Dragon's Soul", the golden disc-like thing, which is the treasure he values the most.
At this point, after the Horde army had retreated, Necrus was standing on top of Grimbaatar's mountain, and from his vantage point, he could easily see the Alliance scouts advancing through the wetlands.
Orgrim gave up the wetlands, so the original feint attack of Dai Lin also turned into a real landing, but the alliance's huge navy did not stay in this wetland for long, and two days after the battle, they set sail and went to the south of the continent, obviously, Admiral Dai Lin was not willing to give up his prey, he wanted to chase the fleeing orcs from the sea.
Next to Necruz is an orc warlock in a robe, the Great Chief has fled, and his ban is no longer observed, and these hidden orc warlocks can swagger into the light again.
"Chief, Orgrim has run away, and he clearly intends to use us as cannon fodder..."
The orc warlock said to Necrus, "Shall we get out of here too?" The number of those alliance dogs is growing, and I heard that even the dwarves of Kazmodan have joined them, if they attack..."
"Run? No, no, no, we don't run! ”
A hint of cunning flashed in Necrus's eyes, and he whispered, "Orgrim uses us as cannon fodder, but I'm using him too!" Rest assured, until the Alliance destroys Orgrim, they won't have the extra strength to crusade against us! ”
"What's more..."
The Skullcrusher glanced back at the underground city of Grimbaatar with the mountain peaks behind him, and said triumphantly:
"Even if they wanted to attack us, with Grimbaatar being easy to defend and difficult to attack, how many casualties would they have to pay? As long as the commander of the human race is not a fool, he will not come to gnaw this hard bone at this time, this dwarven city is enough to hold tens of thousands of people! The supplies left behind are enough for us to live for several years! ”
"When the next batch of baby dragons hatch and grow, my dragon knights will take off from this fortress and burn everything with dragon fire, the world... This world that Orgrim has not been able to conquer... It's going to be in my pocket eventually! ”
"Hahahaha!"
The Skullcrusher seemed to see the day when he would reign as King of the World, and he let out an arrogant laugh, but the orc warlock standing beside him was not as confident as he was, and the orc warlock glanced at the underground castle behind him with some fear, and he whispered:
"But Chief Necruz, you're also a warlock, and I'm sure you can feel the darkness hidden in this castle too... The strange power of whispering, many soldiers have reported that they sleep at night with very strange dreams... It was not for nothing that the dwarves had abandoned this castle, chief, this was not a place to wait long. ”
The words of the orc warlock also made Necrus silent for a few seconds, no one who can become a warlock is a fool, Necruz naturally knows the risk of staying here for a long time, but he can't think of any good place to go for a while, he rubbed his chin, and after a moment, he whispered:
"Then let those red dragons use their fire of life to clean up the entire castle once, hehe, there are dragon spirits here, they must listen to us! Speaking of which, that Red Dragon Queen Alexstasa is so powerful, she is comparable to thousands of troops, if I can comprehend the true secret of the dragon's soul, and can manipulate her to fight for us, there is no need to be so dormant... We can go out and occupy the world with a swagger! ”
Seeing that the new chief had entered that fantasy of the future again, the orc warlock was a little helpless, but Necruz didn't lie, the red dragon's dragon breath had a very powerful restraint effect on these sneaky darkness, thinking of this, the warlock's worries were also relieved a little, but he quickly remembered another thing.
"Chief, before Orgrim leaves, let's send the dragon to help Red. That little cub of the black hand, should we help? ”
The Warlock asked, interrupting Necrus's fantasies, and he snorted with some dissatisfaction, but after a moment of thought, he nodded.
"Pie! Judging from Orgrim's tone, that little cub of the Black Hand will soon be called the chief of the Blackstone Clan, that is a big clan, and it will not hurt us to have a good relationship with him in advance, not to mention..."
Nexus had a twinkle in his eyes:
"The stronger the Ogrim's side, the more Alliance dogs we can attract, and the safer we are."
With that, he glanced with some disgust at the Alliance scouts who were trying to get close to Grimbaatar, he reached out and waved his staff, and the next moment, an orc rider riding the young dragon flew through the sky, sprinkling the scorching flames on the miscellaneous who didn't know whether to live or die.
At the same time, beyond the southern coastline of the continent, a large fleet is moving fast, and the flag of this fleet is the flag of Kurtiras, which is a sign of an anchor with a white backing, indicating that the commander of this fleet is a military man from Kurtiras.
And on the flagship's flag, it is also embellished with a royal blue ribbon, which indicates that there is a royal family member of noble blood here.
That's right, this fleet of nearly 30 warships is the vanguard of the Alliance Navy under the command of Admiral Dai Lin.
Dai Lin, who was wearing a blue coat and a command knife at his waist, and a captain's hat, was patrolling the deck, and the great knight Cyrus was closely guarding His Majesty's side, and seeing the king coming, the navigator hurriedly bowed down and saluted, Dai Lin nodded to him, looked at the sea around him, and said loudly:
"Navigator! Report Location! ”
"Your Majesty, we are about to cross the coastline of the Kazmodan region, and after 5 hours of sailing, we will reach the waters of Long Beach in the western wilderness of the Stormwind Kingdom, from where we can choose to land and pursue the orcs by land, or continue south and land from the Valley of Thorns, which is closer to the Black Rock Mountain, but the Valley of Thorns is controlled by goblins, and there are many pirates there."
The navigator is a young man in his twenties, not a member of the navy of Kurtilas, during this period, the navies of various countries are under the command of Dai Lin, this situation is not surprising, but this age is very immature for the profession of navigator, which makes Dai Lin a little suspicious of this young man's ability.
However, it seems that the young navigator knows the waters of the southern continent well, which makes Dai Lin feel a little relieved.
"Trust me, kid, pirates aren't much, of course, it's more important to chase down those green-skinned crumbs right now."
The king twisted his very graceful beard, and he turned his head to look at the turquoise sea around him, which was not an artery of communication at sea, and the orc war had not affected here, but the view of the sea was as if it were peacetime.
"How long is it until the next supply point?"
Dai Lin asked again, and the navigator counted the time, looked at the compass again, and replied:
"In another 40 minutes, we will reach Tidal Island, which is the most suitable island to stop in the waters of Kazmodan, where we can replenish fresh water, as well as pick some wild fruits, or hunt for meat."
"Very well, kid, what's your name?"
Dai Lin patted the young man in front of him on the shoulder with satisfaction, which flattered the young navigator, and he hurriedly gave a military salute and replied:
"Report Admiral! My name is Taylor and I'm from the Stormwind Kingdom! I... I adore you and it was because of your story that I decided to join the Navy and become a navigator! ”
"Oh, Taylor? What a good name. ”
Dai Lin was also amused by the young man's words, and he laughed and motioned for him to continue working, and he whispered:
"Taylor, you are a good soldier, maybe you will become an admiral of the Alliance in the future, in short, come on!"
On the other side, the fleet of the Blacktooth Laughing Clan, returning from the hellish tomb of Sargeras, in the far middle of the Endless Sea, headed in the same direction.
There were only 7 ships left in this fleet, and the warriors who followed Red to hunt down Gul'dan were less than 1,000 men left, which can be called a heavy casualty. After the Black Hand returned from the tomb of Sargeras, things were not normal, he locked himself in the captain's room, and he didn't know what he was up to.
"Bang Bang"
There was a knock on the door, and Red, who was leaning against the window. The black hand shouted in disgust: "Get out!" Don't bother me! ”
"Brother, it's me, Maim."
Mehm. The voice of the black hand sounded, and Red breathed a sigh of relief, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he whispered:
"Come in."
Dressed in red armor, Maim walked into the captain's room with a portion of grilled fish, and he put the food on the table, looking at his brother, he hesitated, and finally, he asked:
"Brother, what's wrong with you? You've been out of your way since you got back from that temple, and we're worried about you. ”
"It's nothing, Maim, I'm curious, don't worry."
Red replied to his brother's concerns in a stiff tone, and he went to the table, picked up the grilled fish, and as he ate it, he asked:
"How long will it take us to get to the shore?"
"Tony. Twin Teeth told me that it might be another 1 day before we reached the Wild West, and that he was going to resupply the island ahead of him. ”
Maim replied, "You don't need to worry, brother, Tony is a good captain and an old pirate, so it's okay to leave it to him." ”
"That troll is a wretch, stay away from him, Maim."
Red snorted disdainfully, and there was silence between the two brothers again, until after Red had finished eating the grilled fish, that Maim cautiously asked:
"Brother, did you meet some people in that temple?"
This question made Red immediately raise his head, and he looked at Maim seriously:
"Who told you?"
"Well, nobody, I guess."
Maim scratched his head and said to Red:
"Last night when I was on my night patrol, I saw you sitting alone on the side of the boat drunk and talking to yourself, and I heard you say "goodbye", "will make the family proud" and "will re-form the orthodox tribe" and so on, tell me, brother, the warriors who followed you to the temple did not come back, what the hell did you encounter there? How did you kill Gul'dan? ”
Seeing the curiosity in his brother's eyes, Red hesitated for a moment, he motioned for his brother to sit aside, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke:
"I... Well, I'm just, these nights, I dream of my father, Maim, and he said so much to me, and he confessed to me that he used to be indifferent to our brothers, and he said... He also said that we would have to go our own way, and he said goodbye to me, Maim. ”
Red clenched his fists:
"It didn't feel like a dream at all, it was real, our father, he was watching us all the time, even after death! He's not cold-blooded, he's not ruthless, he's just been deceived by Gul'dan, and Orgrim killed him! Maim, I hate this tribe now! This hatred has never been so strong! ”
"I don't need Orgrim to give me the position of Chief of Blackstone that belongs to me again!"
"I want to carry on my father's legacy! I'm going to reorganize the true Orthodox tribe! ”
With a shocking anger and determination in his eyes, Red said to his brother:
"I want revenge, Maim... I'm going to kill Orgrim! You'll help me, right? ”
Mehm. The black hand hesitated for a moment, but looking at the firmness and stubbornness in Red's eyes, he nodded:
"Of course! If I don't help my brother, do I still want to help the enemy? ”
"Excellent! Then we need to plan carefully..."