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

The five original paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand included Uther the Lightbringer, Tirion Fordring, Merrath Turalyon, Saidan Dathrohan, and Gavinrad Doom.

"Good day, Your Highness."

Gavinrad's greeting interrupted Varian's thoughts.

"Good day, Gavinrad, right? Please sit down." Varian looked at Gavinrad's young face in front of him and estimated that he was only a few years older than himself. At this time, Gavinrad did not have rich war experience.

Seeing Gavinrad's puzzled expression, Varian said directly: "I am planning to form a 30-man private guard, named Dagger Ridge Guard, and would like to invite you to join. Do you have any interest?"

Gavinrad showed surprise on his face, took a step back, knelt on one knee and said: "It is Gavinrad's honor to serve His Royal Highness the Prince!"

He didn't know why Prince Varian chose him, but he knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Varian quickly helped Gavinrad up, feeling secretly delighted.

Very good, we got a talented person.

"Very good, Gavinrad. From now on, you are the captain of the Dagger Ridge Guard. You will be the one to select the remaining 29 members. Then prepare the food and grass supplies for the team. Tomorrow, follow me to the Western Fertile Plains for training!"

Varian spread out the map of the Western Plains and pointed to the area around Moonbrook Town.

Gavinrad glanced at the location the prince pointed to, then stood at attention and said, "Yes, Your Highness. I'll get ready right away."

Varian waved his hand, signaling Gavinrad to step back, and let out a sigh of relief.

After returning to his residence, Varian began to prepare his things.

First of all, it is a traveler's bag that can hold a large amount of supplies. Going out for experience will not work without sufficient storage space.

Next are some scrolls and potions that may be useful, just in case.

In addition, there was all of his own private money, a few gold coins, less than 100,000 gold coins. This was because Varian had no way to make money, and these gold coins were private money accumulated over the years.

Of course, he hardly had to spend any money when he was in the palace before, and it was for this reason that he saved some money.

The next morning, Gavinrad came to tell Varian that the Dagger Ridge Guards had gathered at the castle gate and were ready to set off at any time.

Varian didn't waste any words, jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go!"

When he arrived at the castle gate, he saw his Dagger Ridge Guards.

I saw dozens of knights lined up in an orderly manner, and the sunlight shone on the armor of the knights and their horses, making them sparkle and look majestic.

Varian couldn't help but praise: "Good!"

Gavinrad is indeed a good hand, and he selected the elite of the Storm Knights.

Then with a wave of his hand, the team followed Varian and began to move.

Varian looked back at Stormwind City. It was tall and ancient, more magnificent and majestic than the Stormwind City in the game.

He remembered very clearly that when he first came to the gate of Stormwind City from Goldshire, he was shocked by the magnificence of Stormwind City.

The team moved slowly along the road in Elwynn Forest.

This road extends south from the gate of Stormwind City all the way to Goldshire, and then splits into two roads in Goldshire, one heading west to the Western Wilds and the other to the Redridge Mountains in the east. It is the most important transportation artery in Stormwind Kingdom.

The entire Elwynn Forest was covered with dense trees, blocking out the sun in many places. Although the sun had risen, it was not very hot when walking on the road.

On the grass on both sides of the road, you can see dairy cows and sheep grazing everywhere, as well as some wild deer and rabbits.

The section from Stormwind City to Goldshire is very busy with people coming and going, and there are almost no large wild animals, so it is relatively safe.

But even so, it took Varian and the Daggerridge Guards, riding on top-quality war horses, two full days, and they only arrived at Goldshire in the evening of the second day.

When Duhan, the new sheriff of Goldshire, saw the royal emblem of the Dagger Ridge Guard, he hurried forward to greet them.

At this time, Duhan was very young, only a few years older than Varian.

After everyone tied up their horses, Varian asked, "Where is the Lion's Pride Inn? We'll stay in Goldshire tonight."

Sheriff Duhan said in surprise: "Your Highness, this is your first time in Shimmering Gold Town. Do you know the Pride of the Lion King?"

Varian smiled and said, "Of course I know. Lead the way. I will try the morning dew wine and strawberry juice in the inn tonight."

A group of people walked into the Lion's Pride Hotel one after another, and half of the hotel was filled up in a moment.

The table was filled with delicious food, including beer-roasted pork chops, delicious small fish, roasted quail, wild boar ham, and drinks included morning dew wine, strawberry juice, honey drinks, etc.

Everyone ate with relish and drank heartily.

When Duhan learned that Varian was going to the Western Wilderness for training, he couldn't help but feel a little yearning. He had heard of the Western Wilderness, but had never been there.

As the sheriff of Goldshire, he was responsible for the security of the area and was unable to get away to travel, so he was very envious of Prince Varian.

Varian heard this, laughed and said, "There will definitely be a chance in the future."

Then Duhan told Varian about some of the conditions in the wild, saying that the kobolds in the south and the gnolls in the west were now very rampant.

"In the open space on the edge of the forest bordering the Western Fertile Plains, there is a group of Riverclaw gnolls who often attack passers-by. You must be careful when you pass by!" Duhan took a sip of the Morning Dew Wine in his hand and reminded Varian to be careful.

The clearing at the edge of the forest, the Riverpaw gnolls? Isn't that Hogg's place? But Hogg should still be young now, so it is probably Hogg's parents who are causing trouble.

They rested for one night at the Pride of Lion King and set out again early the next morning.

Based on the itinerary of the previous two days, Varian estimated the distance and expected to reach the Western Plains in two days.

After walking along the road for two days, the group arrived at an open space at the edge of the forest, but there were no gnolls attacking them. However, they later realized that creatures of the gnolls' level would only launch a sneak attack on ordinary caravans. They would not have time to hide from an armored knight team like the Dagger Ridge Guards, let alone launch a sneak attack.

Since we don't have to fight the gnolls, let's keep moving forward. After crossing the Xiquan River, we will reach the fertile western plains.

However, at this moment in the Western Plains, there is no West Spring Fortress. West Spring Fortress was established specifically to defend against the werewolf Hogg.

Hogg is still young now.

Not only was there no Westspring Fortress in the Western Plains, there was no Sentinel Hill Fortress either, so Varian and his party did not stop in between and headed straight for Moonbrook Town.

The safety of the Western Plains is indeed not as good as that of Elwynn Forest. The Daggerridge Guards killed several carrion birds, several bloodfang boars, and many mountain dogs along the way.

Although these are weak beasts that cannot withstand a fireball from the high-level wizard Varian, they still pose a threat to ordinary caravans.