Chapter 114: A Hero with High Hopes
The night sky of Stormwind was as calm as ever. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The darkness of the night comes as always, just as it is believed that the dawn of dawn will always come every day.
In the dim darkness of the night, crimson fires in the distance pierced through the mist, declaring destruction and terror to Stormwind, an 'enclave' that hung alone outside the human political center of the entire continent.
To the west of Stormwind, the stars twinkle on the sea that has not changed since the last descendants of Emperor Soladin arrived in this land a thousand years ago. Through the clear moonlight hanging lonely on the sea, you can vaguely see the stormy harbor that was dark and dreary at night a year ago, and now it is brightly lit and full of sails.
In addition to the sound of rolling waves, there are also boiling human voices from afar.
Looking at Stormhaven, King Lane suddenly sighed at the queen.
"Honey, I've been thinking about a question...... Is Duke Marcus the destined patron saint of our kingdom?"
"If you look at the status quo, obviously, yes. That's right!" The queen gently tightened her grip on Ryan's arm, "If it weren't for his Stormwind Harbor, maybe Stormwind would have been overwhelmed by now." ”
Before the arrival of the orcs, no one thought that the new Stormwind Harbor built by Duke was just a useful supplement to Stormwind's fiscal revenue.
As the war progressed, everyone discovered that Stormwind Harbor and Duke's fleet had actually controlled the fate of the kingdom and became its pulse.
Stormwind is located in the southern part of the continent, and while all the land routes to the north are blocked by orcs, sea transportation has become the only way for Stormwind to connect with the outside world.
In this day and age, it is extremely dangerous to enter the port at night. However, in order to transport the scarce military supplies in Stormwind City, the old captains of Stormwind City and the sea kingdom Kurtiras not only transported during the day, but also chose to enter the port at dusk, unload the goods overnight, and leave the port in the middle of the night in order to save the location of the port and increase the transportation volume.
Thanks to the efforts of the captains, sailors, and others, all kinds of material resources were continuously transported from several other human kingdoms and the dwarven Ironforge Fort, while the women and children who urgently needed to be evacuated were transported in advance and sent all the way north across the sea to Nanhai Town.
Since the seven human kingdoms have not yet reached a unified opinion on the invasion of orcs, the assistance to Stormwind at this stage can basically be regarded as civilian.
Most of the nobles of the north scoffed at the Ryan Courier's claim that 'the danger of a massive orc invasion was great'.
"What are orcs? Our trolls here haven't killed them for thousands of years. This is the opinion of most nobles.
They expressed the most malicious suspicions and speculations about the fall of half of Stormwind.
The only fortunate thing is that the Alterac Kingdom agrees to lend the town of Nanhai to resettle the refugees of the Stormwind Kingdom. The other six kingdoms allowed Ryan's proposal to purchase supplies, allowing the people of Stormwind to purchase all kinds of military supplies, and severely cracked down on unscrupulous merchants who inflated prices.
At the same time, Lane was allowed to send people to recruit volunteers and mercenaries in the Six Kingdoms.
However, this is not enough.
Only Ryan, who is facing the orc frenzy, knows that it is enough for at least the seven kingdoms to declare a state of all-out war at the same time, and to entangle the seven kingdoms, and even the dwarven and elven allies.
The thought of this made Ryan's heart ache for a while.
So far, every thing and every idea Duke has offered has been good. For example, a new type of bunker.
That's what a guy named Makaro left behind by Duke is responsible for.
It's a strange name, it's called 'cement'.
How exactly did this thing come about, Macaro was tight-lipped, even in Macaro's own words, it was only a half-finished product.
The effect is remarkable, and the newly designed hexagonal bunker retards the orc offensive well.
These bunkers are about three stories high, and they are made of this 'cement' mixed with stone and sand, and they can be made extremely strong in just two or three days. Under the command of Edwin Van Cleef, an unknown member of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons, named by Duke himself, no fewer than five hundred of these bunkers were made in just a few days on the outskirts of Shining Gold, one of the barriers of Stormwind.
This kind of bunker can't be easily destroyed even by the largest catapult of the orcs. The narrow shooting hole made it impossible for orcs to even reach in. A large number of Duke-trained javelinmen hid in these bunkers, giving the orcs a heavy blow from various shooting holes.
Before the orcs destroyed the bunker with their most brutal rams, the javelinmen could continue to inflict damage on the orcs by digging tunnels that were too small for humans to pass through to the next bunker.
There are even rumors below that some of the best javelinmen have managed to do something that even the bravest Stormwind warriors can't - the guy killed 36 tough orc warriors by himself, and the javelin with the mark on the orc's head is the best proof of this feat.
What makes Ryan laugh even more is that the Stormwind Kingdom has an additional supernumerary force - the Fishmen.
These abominable monsters, which once gave the inhabitants of the Elwyn Forest a great headache, are now the patron saints of the Stormstorm people.
The fishmen let out an inexplicable "whoa" and took over almost every river in the Elwyn Forest that was more than five meters wide. Any orc who dares to go to the river to fetch water will be baptized by the fish-man's rough javelin.
Everything Duke has done, has greatly helped the entire Stormwind Kingdom.
Reflecting on Duke's changes to the kingdom, Ryan sighed with emotion: "I wonder how his raid with Anduin went. Hopefully they can come back safely......"
"It's fine. If they were killed, I would like to ...... Sargeras will be the first to show off......" The queen gently comforted Ryan.
Ryan suddenly smiled bitterly: "Nearly a thousand years ago, my ancestors came to Stormwind City, overcoming obstacles and opening up a magnificent era for the people. Anyway, I don't want Stormwind to be destroyed in my hands!"
"No, it won't. If you think about this, you might as well think about how you will recognize their merits if they return triumphantly. Why don't you erect a statue of them in the Valley of the Kings?"
"Great idea!"
At this moment, Duke is expected to be high by Ryan and even the entire Storm Kingdom. is facing the most dangerous battle since he crossed over.
Because his opponent is Gul'dan, even if it's just a fictional Gul'dan who doesn't know what magic principle is. In this bizarre chess space, Gul'dan is still extremely powerful.
Breathing in the cold air, Duke felt that his nose smelled bloody and hot. The unbearable excitement in his heart told him that at this moment, he was writing a legend that only belonged to him.