Rise of the blood elves

Medivh's appearance disrupted the progress of the summit. Although the envoys were thinking with heavy hearts about what Medivh's "prophecy" meant and were curious about what kind of fragments he saw, no matter whether it was the dwarf ambassador who did not know magic or , or the blood elf ambassador Rommath, who is skilled in this art, all know that prophecy spells are not enough to rely on to accurately judge the future.

The so-called "prophet"'s predictions certainly have reference significance. Even Antonidas, the leader of Dalaran, also claimed that the severity of the situation may be more serious than he originally thought. Otherwise, Maddie, who has unprecedented magical attainments, will never come after him. Wen would never say such a thing.

If the prophecies are not accurately fulfilled once or twice, few people will really believe in the so-called "prophet."Especially for Medivh, the last guardian who was not worthy of his name, had been possessed and controlled by part of the demon king's soul, and was not trusted by the world.

In fact, even Angmar is doubtful.

He had a vague feeling that he once thought that he was an "outsider" in Azeroth. No matter what kind of major historical events he experienced, he could stay out of it and look at everything from a clear perspective.

But now he finds that he has become an insider obsessed with the authorities.A layer of shackles had been locked on him unconsciously.

Especially what Medivh said before leaving, "Azeroth is not an immutable chessboard that can be dismantled and changed by you without being moved at all."

It seems that to these pinnacle beings at the top of Azeroth, Angmar is still an insignificant little butterfly.

The summit went smoothly. Antonidas first explained to everyone the severe situation they were facing from Dalaran's standpoint. Later, Marshal Elliot of the Fourth Army of the Alliance Supreme Command, who arrived belatedly, He personally answered everyone's questions about the war situation.

At present, the troops and civilians in the entire Lordaeron region have almost completely evacuated.

First, with the help of Princess Jaina of Kul Tiras, the Scarlet Monastery of Holy Light was evacuated first, leaving only a small number of church personnel who were unwilling to abandon the Holy Land, and a small number of troops left behind.

The Marshal of the Fourth Legion was very pessimistic about this. He believed that the church's stubbornness would only lead to his own sacrifice. When the natural disaster army had an absolute advantage, once the monastery was besieged, no troops could overcome the obstacles of the undead to rush to their aid.

However, Angmar knew that there was no risk of the Holy Light and Scarlet Monastery being captured. After the civilians were evacuated, the place no longer had the conditions to attract the attention of the Scourge. It was not the primary target of the Scourge at all. Until the Forsaken appeared, the monastery would also It stands tall and motionless in the northeast corner of the Royal City of Lordaeron.

Secondly, after the road to Hearthglen was opened, the [-] troops there also successfully moved south to join the main force of the old alliance.Now Grand Marshal Garithos is leading these [-] elite soldiers who have been baptized by the flames of war, through the snowy mountain passes of the Alterac Mountains, to the great plains where Dalaran is located.

The only threat to this army was the terrible winter in the Alterac Mountains: continuous heavy snow blocked the roads, making the march extremely slow.

Although there were reinforcements from the Dalaran mage, enough supplies and cold-resistant clothing were transported to the army through the portal, allowing them to abandon the baggage that seriously slowed down the march and march lightly.However, the Alliance High Command discovered that if they continued to march at the current speed, within a month, they would be overtaken by Alsace's army in the western region of Alterac.

After all, the undead don't need to rest, but for humans, marching in low temperatures and severe cold will consume twice as much physical energy.Being able to march twenty kilometers a day in the severe cold at the same speed as marching on the mild and rainy plains is already a huge miracle. This has never happened in the military history of the Kingdom of Arathor to the present.

Marshal Elliot said that the top priority was to find a way to slow down the march of the undead army.

It would take 30 soldiers [-] days to complete the rest of the journey, crossing the hinterland of the Alterac Mountains and reaching the Great Plains of Dalaran. This was still the most optimistic estimate.

It is necessary to buy them at least 10 to 15 more days, half of which is the buffer amount to delay the march due to snowstorms on the road, and the other half is the necessary time to reorganize the troops and build a defense line after arrival.

The Alliance High Command has dispatched special forces who are good at fighting in the snow. They have broken them into pieces and ambushed on the path of natural disasters. Once they enter the snowy mountains, they will wait for opportunities to create avalanches and other disasters to slow down the march of the natural disasters.

But the undead are doing the same thing. The two sides are hundreds of kilometers away, but they are engaged in small-scale confrontations continuously. The main bodies are elite special teams, and they are doing their best to create obstacles for the other side.

The most disturbing thing is that the alliance's precious air power has long been exhausted, and the entire army only has a hundred griffons available for combat.The number of natural disaster gargoyles was dozens of times greater than theirs. They often flew over large armies and threw canisters of plague gas, causing the Alliance soldiers to complain incessantly.

The dwarf ambassador immediately said that Gnomeregan would contribute new engineering masterpieces and provide the alliance with five hundred high-performance aircraft to participate in air battles.

Angmar was frightened to hear the five hundred aircraft. At this time, Gnomeregan had not yet become a restricted area for all living creatures due to radiation, and the power was indeed terrifying.

However, the dwarf ambassador cannot guarantee that these aircraft can operate well in the alpine climate of the Alterac Mountains, and they can only meet urgent needs, and there will be a long period of interruption in between.Because the maintenance and repair work required for these engineering masterpieces is extremely heavy, it may take at least two or three months to transport these equipment to Dalaran.

Rommath said in time that the results of the spell research aided by the blood elves include the theory of building a large and stable portal. As long as there is a sufficient source of magic, it will not be a problem to connect Dalaran with any place in the world.

At that time, Angmar saw Antonidas' eyes light up and thanked him one after another, saying that the blood elves were really helpful.

The problem of the aircraft has been solved. The ambassador of the Bronzebeard Tribe of the Kingdom of Khaz Modan is willing to provide a complete set of equipment that can arm fifty thousand soldiers, as well as no less than six thousand single-shot muskets, and four thousand elite dwarf infantry armed to the teeth. .

The ambassador of the Dwarf Wildhammer tribe in Eagle's Nest Mountain also said that they can provide two hundred well-trained combat griffins and at least four times the number of riders.

What surprised the envoys the most was that they had always thought that the strange night elves in another continent far away would ignore their own concerns, but they actually expressed their willingness to participate in the war.Fandral Staghelm will lead some druids from the Cenarion Circle to come in person to communicate with the natural spirits of the Alterac Mountains, remove the snow, and create as good a marching environment as possible for the Alliance army.

Finally, it was the turn of the Grand Duke Bolvar Fordragon of the Kingdom of Stormwind. He claimed that the domestic political environment did not allow large-scale troops to be sent to support the war at this time, but the Kingdom of Stormwind would continue to provide supplies to the Alliance through sea routes.

After the initial assistance from various ethnic groups and countries was finalized, the key later-stage military support was discussed.

The dwarves sent a total of five thousand troops, mainly infantry, supplemented by air force, and continued to provide high-quality military equipment to the coalition forces.

The dwarfs are supported by various engineering equipment, including the newly developed battlefield killer: the combat tank prototype.

The Tauren Ambassador Hamuul Rune Totem informed everyone that the Tauren are migrating in large numbers due to the intensifying harassment by the Centaurs, and it is difficult to provide any support, but he will still participate in the battle as much as possible.

Due to the remaining threats of natural disasters in the country, the blood elves could only send out two thousand troops, all of whom were the best of the best, including a small number of spellbreaker troops who were famous throughout the continent.

The night elves have the most terrifying number of troops, with a total of [-] elites. Once the reorganization is completed, they will arrive in batches by boat. It is expected that it will take half a year to a year for the first batch of troops to arrive at Hillsbrad Hills. .

Angmar knew that regardless of whether Medivh's prophecy came true, the night elves would not be able to catch up with this war. However, in any case, they showed a "same enemy" attitude and were not hesitant at all because they did not have formal diplomatic relations with other races. , gained the respect of the envoys present.

It seems that this ancient race, which has not been seriously damaged by the demonic invasion of Ashenvale and Felwood Forest, is now in its heyday in history, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

Indeed, Teldrassil has not been planted at this time. The territory of the night elves stretches from the Dark Coast in the north to Ashenvale in the south. There are even settlements in Feralas in the middle of Kalimdor. After nearly ten thousand years of worry-free and foreign affairs, Proliferating without strong enemies is indeed extremely powerful.

Halfway through the meeting, there was an episode. Grand Duke Bolvar Fordragon mentioned the Kingdom of Gilneas and asked why they didn't come. As a result, Antonidas just sighed and didn't answer.

There was no red tape, no ambiguity, and no sloppiness. The meeting that was originally expected to take three or four days to conclude actually took only one night to complete the entire agenda.

Under the leadership of Dalaran, all the participating tribes have become one, showing their lofty belief in fighting against the Burning Legion and defending their homeland, which can be called a profound sense of justice.

Azeroth has no shortage of such people.

The summit provided a good opportunity for communication among all ethnic groups.

For the various races on the Eastern Kingdom continent, because they are separated from Kalimdor by the endless sea, they simply do not understand the night elves and tauren on that continent.

So using their free time the next morning, envoys from humans, dwarves and gnomes visited one after another and expressed their willingness to establish formal diplomatic relations.

In the remote Quel'Thalas, the blood elves, who have never interacted much with the southern races, were also visited by envoys from the Kingdom of Stormwind, dwarves and gnomes.

I don't know why, but the dwarves liked Angmar very much, so they were forced to drink in the most famous tavern in Dalaran by the bronzebeard dwarf ambassador, who had a big nose and was as strong as an ox.

He said: No matter how busy you are with official duties, you can't stop drinking.A dwarf who doesn't drink is not a good dwarf.Drinking is the best way to relax and the only criterion for testing truth

What kind of nonsense is this? And they are not even close to each other, okay?

As a result, the ambassador of the Wildhammer Tribe of Eagle's Nest Mountain also came as requested. The two good dwarves, who were like brothers, started to compete like this. You drink one cup, and I drink two cups; you drink one shot, and I drink one bucket. , whoever drinks less is a goat with castrated eggs.

The strongest wine was served in the tavern, but the dwarves were still arguing about whether it was tasteless enough. They even got so angry that they argued over whether the wine from Eagle's Nest Mountain was better or the stronger wine from Khaz Modan, and they started fighting on the wine table. Got up and smashed several tables.

Angmar, who had long been so drunk that he crawled under the table to count his toes, was finally carried back by two dwarves, like a slug, leaving vomit all over the street along the way, causing a lot of dissatisfaction from passers-by.

Closing his eyes, the last thing he saw was two dwarf ambassadors with bruises and swollen faces. They patted each other's shoulders enthusiastically and loudly said that they would drink together next time. They didn't look like they were fighting.

It was already the third day when he woke up again. Angmar endured the hangover headache and went to see Rommath, but was severely criticized by the latter.

He hurriedly promised that he would never drink so much next time.Since the summit went smoothly and there wasn't much work to be done, Rommath didn't trust a young man like him to be responsible for specific matters, so he asked him to find a way to meet Fandral Staghelm again and finalize the cooperation on the Holy Tree.

He put on green clothes, resisted the looks of fools from passers-by, and went to the residence of the night elf envoys, only to find that they were already empty.After going back to report to Romance, he took leave, packed up his luggage, and came to the center point of the teleportation network on the Crassus platform.

It's snowing, and the fluttering goose feathers of snow fall from the sky. They are blown by the cold wind in December and dance wildly along the air current.

In the wind and snow, the ruins of the Royal City of Lordaeron in the distance were no longer visible, leaving only a vague shadow, like a dead lion, lying on the devastated and corrupted ground, its body covered with dirty Maggots.

Angmar put five gold coins into the hands of the bald teleporter and said the destination of his trip: "Taren Mir, thank you."

The bald teleporter nodded, breathed hot air into his frozen hands, and then began to cast spells.After a while, a light blue portal that seemed to cut through the space plane appeared in the middle of the platform.

Angmar smiled at the teleporter and stepped into the teleportation gate.