Crossing Azeroth, starting with the Heroes of Might and Magic system

Chieftain Cairne then rode the royal griffin and circled Thunder Bluff.

He was high in the sky, overlooking the scenery of Thunder Bluff and Mulgore Grasslands, feeling extremely magical.

This was his first time making a flying mount. It was very novel and he liked it very much.

He flew from the top of Thunder Bluff to the foot of Thunder Bluff and back again.

After flying back to the original place, when the griffin stopped steadily, Chief Kane jumped off the griffin and clearly felt the griffin breathe a sigh of relief.

Chief Kane asked, "How much does a flying mount like this cost?"

Varian said, "Griffins are very rare flying mounts, so they are quite expensive, costing 10,000 gold coins each. Chief Cain, would you like a few?"

Kane was shocked when he heard this and said, "Well, it's a bit expensive. I won't buy it yet, I won't buy it yet..."

It's not that he doesn't want to buy it, but he can't afford it. The Tauren have been fighting for years and have basically not developed very well, nor have they accumulated much wealth. How could they be willing to spend 10,000 gold coins to buy one?

Varian smiled and said, "Don't worry. Griffins are always available. You can buy them whenever you want."

Varian knew that they didn't have much money and didn't expect to sell for much. He believed that these chiefs would eventually pay for griffins or Pegasus.

If you don't have money, just hunt more. If there are not enough prey in the Barrens, go to Dustwallow Marsh in the east, Thousand Needles in the south, Shimmering Flats, and Feralas in the west.

Felwood is also a good place. There are many large prey, such as bears, wolves, and wind snakes.

With the Tauren's hunting ability, it is not difficult to earn some gold coins.

After sending the tauren away, Varian went straight back to Dagger Ridge. He had stayed in Thunder Bluff for too many days, so he wanted to return to the base camp to rest.

Who knew that as soon as I returned to Dagger Ridge Fortress, Mathias would come to me.

Varian quickly asked the guards to bring two cups of goldenthorn tea.

Mathias just sat down and took a sip of tea, then immediately said, "Your Highness, where have you been? I haven't seen you for a few days."

Varian said, "Why do you have to look for me?"

Mathias said, "This time the news is different. Our Military Intelligence Department has important news from Gran Village."

Varian said, "You seem so anxious. What news can you expect from Gran Village?"

Mathias said: "The villagers there said that some unknown creatures with green skin appeared near the Dawn Forest. They are very ferocious and very strong. Ordinary villagers are no match for them. Now reports say that more than a dozen villagers have been injured."

Varian's heart suddenly became heavy.

Mathias didn't know what these green-skinned creatures were, but Varian knew very well that green skin and their appearance near Gran Village clearly meant that the orcs had arrived!

The Dark Portal to Draenor has been opened!

In the original work, after the orc warlock Gul'dan built the Dark Portal, the orcs poured into the world of Azeroth from the planet Draenor like a tide, and their first stop was the Cursed Lands in the southeast of the Eastern Kingdoms.

These green-skinned orcs transformed by the Burning Legion are powerful and extremely cruel, bringing heavy disasters to the world of Azeroth.

Varian said, "The disaster of this world is about to begin! Mathias, have SI:7 keep a close eye on the whereabouts of these unknown creatures and report to Sir Lothar at any time."

Mathias said, "Your Highness, have you seen these creatures?"

Varian said: "I haven't seen it, I'm just guessing."

Mathias said: "Okay, then I will go back and ask them to be more vigilant."

Varian said: "Go ahead, and keep me informed of any new news."

After Mathias left, Varian quickly controlled a royal griffin that was hovering in the Dawn Forest and flew quickly towards the Cursed Lands southeast of the Eastern Kingdoms.

Varian vaguely remembered that the straight-line distance between Gran Village and the Dark Portal was several hundred kilometers. If one took into account the detour through the Deadwind Pass, the Swamp of Sorrows, and the complex terrain of the Cursed Lands, the distance between Gran Village and the Dark Portal was actually more than a thousand kilometers.

Now there are sporadic orcs appearing in the Dawn Forest, which means that many orcs have come to the Cursed Land.

Varian is now going to see the situation of the Dark Portal through the vision of the royal griffin.

Sure enough, as soon as the Royal Griffins flew out of the Dawn Forest, they discovered small groups of orcs in the Deadwind Pass and the Swamp of Sorrows to the east.

These orc exploration teams, each team has dozens of soldiers, holding various weapons and tools, heading in all directions to explore the new world of Azeroth.

Varian made a rough estimate and found that there were several thousand orcs in Deadwind Pass and Swamp of Sorrows alone.

After flying for nearly a day, when the Royal Griffin arrived at the Cursed Land, Varian saw orcs everywhere, and they had built several large camps in the Cursed Land.

Varian also saw the legendary Dark Portal in the south of the Cursed Lands.

There was a huge stone gate about 40 to 50 meters high. On both sides of the gate were two huge stone statues holding swords in both hands, with huge swords stuck in the ground. There were also two braziers in front of the statues, but I didn't know what they were used for.

At the top of the stone gate is a statue of a giant coiled snake.

In the middle of the entire stone gate is a light curtain glowing green. Through the light curtain, you can see the stars behind it, just like the starry sky, and it seems like you can see the Milky Way.

This is the portal connecting the world of Azeroth and the planet Draenor, the Dark Portal!

At this time, the green light curtain of the Dark Portal and orcs continued to walk out.

Judging from the tools in their hands, most of the vanguard troops coming over now are soldiers, with only a small number of ordinary orcs pulling baggage, who should be called orc laborers.

Varian made a rough estimate and found that there were already 50,000 to 60,000 orc soldiers stationed in the Cursed Land in several large camps here.

Moreover, the green-skinned orcs have not stopped entering the Dark Portal, and orcs are coming out from time to time.

Now the orcs in several places have added up to more than 70,000. According to the combat power of one orc, at least two human infantrymen are equivalent, so now there is an army of more than 100,000 soldiers, and it is still increasing.

Varian took a look at the orc camp and found that the orcs were not just wielding weapons and attacking recklessly. There were also many small crossbows and catapults around the camp!

There are quite a few ballistae and catapults.

This means that if we forcefully fight the orcs, there will definitely be a lot of casualties!