On the shores of Lake Kaudus in the Howling Fjord, there is a huge castle that rises into the sky: Utgard Castle.

The castle is an intimidatingly tall castle made of two-man tall blocks of stone, and it is not an exaggeration to describe Utgard Castle as impregnable.

For many years, Utgard Castle was considered to be an abandoned castle that was not much interest due to its entrance being buried deep underground and extremely difficult to find. Even the occasional attempt to get inside will quickly disappear.

It is speculated that these people either died at the hands of some kind of monster inside the castle of Utgard, or they got lost in the castle and could not find their way out, and eventually died inside.

There are many people who have disappeared in Utgard Castle, and the disappearance of these people has given Utgard Castle a mysterious atmosphere, but this kind of place is not liked by the vast majority of people, so fewer and fewer people pay attention to it, and finally it is forgotten by people who choose their surnames.

Recently, however, Utgard Castle has changed.

The forgotten deserted castle seemed to show some signs of life, and some people noticed that there were sounds coming from the castle, which seemed to be the roar of some kind of creature, or the conversation of intelligent beings, and some people even said that they had seen humanoid creatures moving around the castle.

The emergence of various rumors reminds people of this place, and Utgard Castle is attracting more and more people's eyes to itself.

Salufar paced back and forth in his tent, the orc commander in a restless mood.

Not long ago, Ogrimmar had received news that had made Sarufar's already bad mood worse, as Thrall had asked him to provide Sarah's Alliance expeditionary force with a base from which to rest, and that was nowhere else but the mysterious castle of Utgard.

Deeply aware of the dangers of Utgard Castle, Sarufar came up with the idea of a castle in the heart of Howling Fjord, as early as he came to Northrend and set up camp in the Howling Fjord.

In the strange place of Northrend, Sarufar was cautious with every step, and despite the rumors that Utgard Castle was an abandoned castle with no people, he did not act recklessly, but sent an elite scout to investigate.

It was this cautious attitude that avoided the loss of the Horde Expeditionary Force, for Sarufar was surprised to find that none of the scouts he sent had returned alive.

After ten days of waiting for no news, Sarufar immediately took Udegart Castle seriously, knowing that the scouts he sent included not only orc stalkers, but also several powerful Forsaken sentinels. It stands to reason that with the strength of these people, even if they go deep into Stormwind City, they can come back alive or two, but after they entered Utgard Castle, there is no news, is such an anomaly not worthy of Sarufar's attention?

Utgard Castle is not as simple as it seems.

After sacrificing a number of scouts, Sarufar made the judgment that Utgard, which towers over Lake Caudus, may seem desolate, but in fact it is dangerous to outsiders.

In order not to damage the Horde's military strength, Sarufar decided not to fight Utgard for the time being, and waited until the Horde's warriors adapted to the cold weather in Northrend.

However, just as he gave up, Thrall told him to attack Utgard Castle.

Not to mention, what Sarufar couldn't understand was that the reason for attacking Udgart Citadel was to help the Alliance Expeditionary Force, which was the alliance to defeat the Lich King, gain a foothold.

Sarufar couldn't figure out why Thrall had given such an order, and he objected, but after Thrall told him about the recent events and detailed the situation facing the orcs, Sarufar fell silent.

He never imagined that after he led the army to the Northern Expedition, the situation would actually change like this.

Sarufar didn't blame Lexa from the bottom of his heart, the latter did it for the good of the orcs, if it weren't for Leo's intervention, the situation would never be the way it is now, and the blame could only be blamed on Leo, this hateful human warlock who ruined everything.

We don't know what awaits us inside the castle of Utgard, and the losses are incalculable if we attack there.

Sarufar was very unwilling, he was not willing to let the soldiers of the tribe make such a sacrifice, why didn't they take it themselves if the army of the alliance wanted to get a foothold, why should the warriors of our tribe shed blood for this?

There is a word that the situation is stronger than people, Sarufar has to take Thrall's orders even if he has more willingness, the human race is now in charge, and the orcs under the name of the division cannot get the slightest help, the war is really burning, and their chances of winning are too small.

It is not difficult for the troops to attack the castle of Utgard, and Sarufar believes that his soldiers, as long as they are willing to sacrifice their blood and damage whatever is in his castle, they are all the swords of the tribal soldiers.

The conundrum is how to give Utgard Castle to the Alliance after taking it.

Sarufar believed that a mutiny was inevitable if he could not convince the soldiers.

Speaking of which, we have to mention Leo, the butterfly that fanned the hurricanes of history.

Since Sarufar did not have a remarkable presence in the Battle of the Quicksand as he had in his original history, his prestige did not reach the level that countless tribal warriors looked up to, and his influence was limited to the orcs.

The Tribal Expeditionary Force is not made up of orcs, it also contains other races such as the Forsaken of Sylvanas, the Darkspear Trolls of Woking, and the Trolls and Forsaken will not buy him if Sarufar does not give a reasonable explanation.

But how can Sarufar explain?

Do you tell them that because of the orcs, the tribe can only agree to the conditions of the alliance, and obediently serve it with both hands after taking the castle of Udgart?

Are you kidding!

Sarufar bet that if he really said that, the Horde Expeditionary Force would fight itself without the Scourge and the Alliance's armies doing anything.

If the alliance does not handle it well, the tribal expeditionary force will collapse and disintegrate, and even the entire tribal camp will be cracked, and even if it is dealt with, they can get a strong castle without a single soldier.

After guessing the Alliance's thoughts, Sarufar couldn't help but curse: "The Alliance's dog thieves are really deceitful. ”

Scolding and scolding, unhappy and unhappy, what should be done still has to be done, and the problems to be faced still have to be faced.

Sarufar frowned, what should he do?

"Now the orcs must be worrying about how to solve the problem they have to face, for this, cheers."

There was a lot of laughter in the Storm Fortress, and the crisis of the Watchtower was successfully resolved, not only that, but after a series of dissipations, the orc conspiracy not only did not succeed, but also suffered a lot of losses.

The nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom are the most excited people here, the strength of the kingdom has not been damaged, but the land under its control has expanded, the place of Sorrow Swamp is indeed dirty, and the nobles have no interest in going there, but they are very interested in the output of Sorrow Swamp.

Many aristocrats were even already discussing how to profit from the Swamp of Sorrows, how to add some of the specialties of the Swamp of Sorrows to their own pleasures...... Wait, this scene made Leo frown.

Compared with Alaso, the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom have too much to do, and it is true that many of them have the ability, such as Grand Duke Boval, but there are also a large number of parasites under all kinds of glossy appearances, and those nobles who only know how to get drunk and dream of death and hollow out their minds to enjoy are parasites in the kingdom.

Scarlett, who was standing next to Leo, felt the change in Leo's mood, and she quietly took Leo's hand, with a little helplessness in her eyes.

Even there will be shadows under the sun, and any kingdom will have parasitic nobles, which cannot be avoided and cannot be eradicated, and even paladins who believe in the Holy Light can only choose to compromise.

"Leo, these people ......"

Scarlett didn't know how to continue at this point, the warriors in front of them were desperately fighting to protect every human at the risk of their lives, and these parasites were drunk and dying in the rear, which was chilling to think about.

Leo patted Scarlett's hand and whispered, "Don't worry, I'm fine." I don't bother to pay attention to these guys, it's not worth it to be upset by them. ”

"Hey, Leo, hello."

Seeing that he was being ignored, Anduin beside Scarlett couldn't help but shout, anyway, this is also a storm fortress, and he Anduin is also the master here, how can you ignore me so much, it hurts your self-esteem too much.

Leo touched Anduin's head behind him, and after messing up the hairstyle of the prince of the Stormwind Kingdom, he said with a satisfied face: "It turned out to be the little prince Anduin, why are you here?" ”

Anduin rolled his eyes, this is his house, why can't he come, Leo asked this too strange and annoying.

"Leo, I know you don't like these people, and to be honest, I don't like either."

The people Anduin said in his mouth are those parasites who are drunk and dreaming of death, they are the cancer of the kingdom, but as a prince, he has nothing to do with these guys, and it makes people feel suffocated to think about it.

The relationship between the nobles is complicated, and often a small and inconspicuous network of nobles spreads throughout the kingdom, and if one moves, a nest will be drawn, and many things are not dared to be delved into even with Varian's strength.

"The king of the kingdom is not able to do everything he wants." Leo shrugged his shoulders, and he suddenly leaned down and whispered in Anduin's ear, "These parasites can't be removed even by you as a prince, not because you and Varian are incompetent, but because you are also a member of the noble class of the Stormwind Kingdom. If, I mean, the kingdom can't clean itself up internally, then what about with the help of a strong external force? ”

What do you mean?

Anduin looked at Leo, his face was a little shocked, the external force that Leo said should not be himself, this guy and the nobles of the Stormwind Kingdom are not small, is he going to take revenge when he has full wings?

Leo raised his index finger and shook it from side to side: "Don't look at me like that, I know what you're thinking, little Anduin, you have to believe me, I'm a pacifist." ”

(To be continued)