The Kurma Plateau is a plateau located in the southern mountains of Dorok, about 100 kilometers long and wide, and the terrain is higher than the northern mountains, and it is closely connected with the Goku region in the northwest of the Nord Kingdom.

Because it is located in the desert area near the southeast edge of the plateau, the vegetation is relatively scarce, so the climate of the region is relatively dry, and the meltwater of the snow-capped mountains in the north does not extend to this, and there are very few rivers and lakes, only some small forks, and the water source is extremely precious in this dry area.

The temperature varies greatly during the day and at night, and the scorching sun may reach more than 36 degrees Celsius, and at night, the temperature quickly drops below minus 5 degrees, and a layer of ice will quickly form on the dry ground during the day

Not only that's the heat wave from the barren desert in the west, which often rolls up storms and invades the Kurma Plateau, turning this place into a yellow sand area, if you think about it from a military and strategic point of view, it is the commanding heights of the southeastern mountains, and it is also the base camp of the southern faction in the Dorok Alliance, the largest ethnic group in the south, the Dressers, firmly control this area, the Dressers are the strongest among the seventeen tribes in the south, with a population of 210,000, and control the highlands in the southeast of the Dorok Mountains.

Fort Kurma in July is the hottest time of the year, and the Dressers have always been fond of military warfare.

Kulma Fort, the city named after the plateau in front of it, looks gray, 'houses are in disarray' as if drunken architects have made things up, and as a result, 'the whole of Kulma Fort looks a bit like a barbarian habitation. Compared to the big city on the plains' Kulma Fort is more like a large fortress, with thatched houses like yellow earth under grass stalks,

Few people know that under the rough surface of the Kurma Fort, there is actually a deep sense of war among the entire Dresser people. Located at the north-south junction, the Kurma Plateau has never been a peaceful zone, barren and barren, which does not mean that there is no war, and the hot and dry climate and harsh environment of Kurma indirectly forged the strong perseverance and tenacious will of the local people, and it is said that the Dressers who migrated from the southern coast were once the most trusted vassal lords of the Ikadiwa dynasty

However, because of the collapse of the dynasty and the rise of the Nords, the Dressers, who had once backed the empire, quickly became the target of the rising Ryerdian in the center and the Rads in the south.

At this moment, in the ancient council chamber of Fort Kurma, the heads of the seventeen families in the southern part of Dorok have gathered to discuss a very important decision, which is twice as old as the oldest person in the room, and is said to be the resolution hall of the ancestors of the Dressers who migrated here in the first place, which is more than 300 years old.

The large council chamber is very large, it looks very empty, it is very heavy, the rectangular conference table is also very large, it exudes a strong historical atmosphere, and it is facing the wall where a military map hangs.

The young patriarch of the Dressy tribe, Drayangelik, stood on the edge of the map, and his gaze swept over the patriarchs of the various tribes in front of him with some hesitation, although he was very young, he still wanted to pretend to be confident...

He was a tall young man, with a pair of blue eyes as charming as agate, and a resolute outline of the Dressers, who had been preparing for today's meeting for three days, and as the future patriarch of the Dressers, he had to show the insight and courage of his identity today, because he wanted to prove that he was not only a worthy successor to the Dressers, but also an outstanding guide of the Coolmar Highland Grant Alliance

The atmosphere in the hall seemed very quiet, and the patriarchs of the seventeen tribes of the plateau were also looking at the young patriarch of the Dresses tribe at the same time, their eyes were complex and deep, at this time when the future was confused, could this young man of the Dresses tribe take on the heavy responsibility of being a guide?

The situation on the continent is grim, and the tentacles of the Falcon Dynasty in the north have extended to the hinterland of the Dorok Mountains through wars and caravans, and even the remote Kurma Plateau is also feeling the expansion of power from this powerful kingdom in the north.

Especially in the last 2 months, because of the embargo of the Nords, the smuggling caravans from the southern coast have chosen to enter the Dorok Mountains from the Kurma Plateau, and with the comings and goings of these merchants, various news on the mainland has also been brought in

In the south of Vekia, the Nord army was annihilated 60,000 elite troops, and now in order to resist the attack of the Northern Falcon Dynasty, even the thirteen or fourteen-year-old children in the country were sent to the battlefield, it can be seen that the Nords now want the candlelight in the storm, and they are struggling to burn regardless of the consequences, the brighter the fire, the more fierce the candle burns, and putting the children on the battlefield is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs,

"Nords, it's going to be finished!"

"His Majesty the Falcon personally led the army south, tomorrow

I'll hit Nord Intensive tomorrow!"

In the mouths of the merchants of the Falcon Dynasty, it is natural to belittle the Nords for nothing, especially for the issue of the Nord embargo, I can't wait for the Falcon Dynasty to capture the Nord Kingdom within a day and make the original gold trade route flourish again.

For this kind of statement, the Dressers living on the Kurma Plateau naturally do not believe all of them, but they also feel that it is an opportunity, as more and more news like this, the merchants of Vekia, the merchants of Salander, the merchants of Kugit, and even some of the Nord merchants who come and go also say this, it is enough to attract the attention of the Dressers, hundreds of years, has not washed away their hatred for the Nords, and now the southern coastal area of the Nord Kingdom is the homeland that the successive patriarchs of the Dressers want to return to.

"According to our investigation, the Nord army did suffer a great defeat in the south of Vekia in June this year" The young patriarch Drayangelic sorted out his thoughts and said, slowly saying to the seventeen patriarchs below, "It is said that this war has caused the Nords to lose at least more than 60,000 elite troops, and also lost two-thirds of the coastal area."

"Two-thirds of the coastal area!" There was some commotion among the patriarchs below, the news was too shocking for the Dressers who had always wanted to return to their homeland, but the reason for the commotion among the other patriarchs was that two-thirds of the coastal area, including the passage connecting with the Kurma Plateau, had also fallen into the hands of the Falcon Dynasty, and the Kurma Plateau, which had always been safe, was now not safe

"We need to make a choice now," DrayAngelik's young, passionate voice echoed through the council chamber.

The walls of the council chamber behind him were black, and Drayangelique was dressed in the white of the Dressers, standing in front of the military map with a solemn gaze. Pointing to a corner of the map of the continent, he said, "Three hundred years have passed, and we Dressers have never forgotten the bravery of our ancestors, but the enemy is too strong, and we can only choose to forbear, but now, our opportunity has come, we have to use the sword in our hands to take back our own land, because it is ours, 300 years ago, it is now, and it will be in the future!"...,

As he spoke more fluently, Drayangelik became more and more excited, and he had the momentum of pointing out the country.

"What a passionate and impulsive young guide!"

Some patriarchs secretly shook their heads in their hearts, as a leader of the alliance, the Drayangelic in front of him was obviously too young and inexperienced, opening his mouth to the Dressers, closing his mouth to the Dressers, as if the other tribes were all vassals of the Dressers, it could be seen that the patriarchs below were not very interested in his words, returning to his homeland was very important to the Dressers, but for other tribes, it was completely irrelevant,

Looking at the patriarchs below who barely had any expressions, Drayangelic seemed to sense something, he stopped talking rhetorically, and began to put his finger on another place on the map, "Now we have two choices, one is to start a war against the Falcon Dynasty and recapture our homeland, but to go south from the Kurma Plateau, take advantage of the empty opportunity of the Nords, and scoop down the Gothic region in one fell swoop, so that even if the Nord Kingdom really can't resist the Falcon Dynasty, we can also have a bargaining chip!"

"Sending troops to Goth?" said a patriarch named Rosber, who said to himself, 'Apparently a little unexpected by this,

He raised his head, and finally had a trace of affection on his unchanged face, glanced at Drayangelik, and then said loudly, "Young Patriarch Drayangelik, everyone knows that the Gothic region is a rare flat basin in the Nord Kingdom, with fertile soil and rich resources, and most importantly, the Gothic region has the iron needs that we urgently need, this is probably the meaning of the bargaining chips of the young patriarch!"

"Yes, Patriarch Rosber deserves to be the smartest person in our Kurma!" Drayangelik nodded and said, "Although the Nords are still insisting, the situation on the mainland is already very clear, take precautions, it is only a matter of time before the Falcon Dynasty defeats the Nords, with the iron resources of the Gothic region, and with the steepness of our Kurma Plateau, it is the rumored invincible Falcon Dynasty, in the face of such a force, there will be some scruples!