25. Final preparations
As we enter August, the weather in Theramore also gets hotter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Even the wind blowing from the sea is not as refreshing as before, and the hot sun scorches the land, and the whole city becomes quiet at this time.
Of course, this quietness is not all due to temperature.
During the period when Dick went out on an adventure, the entire Theramore, which was still slightly weak, had been fully mobilized with weapons of war, and there were enemies in the Dust Swamp that were enough to destroy the country, so after the first wave of siege bugs was repelled by Silver Dawn and the Fourth Legion, adult men over the age of 18 in the entire Theramore were drafted into the army, ready to drive into the Dust Swamp and take the initiative to launch an attack on the bugs hiding in it.
However, it should be noted that this time it is not only the army of Theramore that is in action, but other forces have also sent a rare war observation team of extremely high standards, and the battle of quicksand will start in 5 months at most, and they are not willing to give up the most direct observation opportunity for the war of the worms.
For the first time, the eldest princess of Kalia even allowed the orc army to enter the dust swamp from the other side to contain the attack of some of the worms, although this decision displeased many people in Theramore, but no one would object, after all, the bugs had destroyed most of the dust swamp, and even standing on the city wall, you could see the ugly bodies of those bugs.
This is no longer the time to pay attention to hatred.
The support promised by the mysterious Zandalar trolls finally arrived not long ago, when the three canoes crossed the vast ocean and docked in the port of Seramo, all the fishermen couldn't help but widen their eyes, the holy light was above, this season was the time when the sea storms were frequent, but those trolls with wooden masks actually crossed the ocean with canoes!
This is a story that only appears in myths and legends!
Princess Kalia greeted the trolls from afar with a very high standard, and the next day, a strange green liquid was distributed to the front-line soldiers, and the warriors who had fought the bugs soon discovered the magic of the liquid, and when they drank the indescribable taste of the potion and fought the bugs again, the crazy bugs became weird.
It seemed to be fear, but it was also like chaos, and in short, the previous terrible offensive of breaking all obstacles by force was shattered, and for the first time, the soldiers who fought in small groups had the upper hand in the battle against the bugs.
This is also the confidence of the official Theramore to dare to take the initiative to attack.
"Those potions are made from destroyed worm crystals, and the hormones contained in them will emit a smell very similar to that of brain worms, causing brainless workers to enter confusion. ”
Dressed in a wooden voodoo mask, the Zandalar Troll Priest sat in the drawing room of the King of Theramore's Palace, the self-proclaimed Troll "Golden Rock the Crusher" looking more like a warrior than a priest, but when he spoke, the sense of organization made it easy for everyone in the room to understand what he meant.
Dick, Earl of the North, was busy with other affairs, so the representative of the military, Marshal Gasiris of Theramore, touched his black blindfold and couldn't help but ask,
"Since this herb is so useful, can we make more of it and use it as a war reserve?"
Princess Kalia also looked at the troll in front of her, and King Roch shook his head,
"I know what you mean, but unfortunately, this herb only has a noticeable suppressive effect on brainless workers, and for more advanced worm soldiers, it only attracts a more angry attack. Human generals, you haven't seen those bugmen, you wouldn't want to see them on the battlefield, those 4 meters tall, their whole bodies are covered with hard carapaces comparable to steel, and they have deformed worms that can easily tear an elephant apart. ”
Jin Rok's voice became muffled, and the troll's spirit withered a little more in the beating flames of the fireplace,
"The most terrible thing is that they don't act alone, but like an army! Ah, I can even imagine how desperate the ancestors were in the face of these guys. When they appear, you will also experience this despair. ”
Princess Kalia was made uncomfortable by Kinrock's strange tone, and she couldn't help but ask,
"But I heard from your sacrifice that you defeated them head-on 10,000 years ago!
King Roch raised his head and looked at Princess Kalia with deep eyes through the gap in the wooden mask, and he chuckled twice,
"Of course, there is a way. But we can't use it, we can only use our flesh and blood to resist those bugs, and expect a miracle to happen, but we won't necessarily lose, after all, the current Qila worm doesn't even have one percent of the strength of the Yaki Worm Empire back then, so look forward to a miracle, the queen of mankind, in this difficult year, we all need miracles. ”
"Why?"
Gathiris couldn't help frowning, he thought that this demonic troll was sloppy, so his tone was a little stiff, but Jin Roke didn't care at all, and he explained the reason very obediently.
"The High Priests write history on stone tablets from generation to generation, and when I first read about the final battle of the Great Empire of Zandalara, I was almost scared out of my body. In that battle, the Zandalar Empire, which owns the entire world, dispatched 300W troll warriors, a quarter of which were spellcasters, which was one-third of the empire's population, and the Zandalar Emperor blocked the fate of the empire and vowed to defeat the wormmen, but in the capital of the Yaki Zerg Empire, when the super giant crystal worm nest was destroyed, guess how many of those 300W warriors survived?"
Gasseris didn't answer, but shook his throat, he could probably guess the ending.
"You wouldn't want to know that number... When hell freezes over. ”
Jin Roke's voice grew deeper and deeper, as if he was asleep, as if he was in a dream, "So, expect a miracle, if it doesn't happen, we're all finished." ”
At the same time as this conversation between the human ruler and Zandalar took place, on the other side of the palace of Theramore, Dick was also presiding over a conversation.
The participants were mixed, including druids from the Council of Cenarion, dwarves from the Explorers' Guild, cold High Elf generals, old paladins who had not been seen for a long time, and nun priests standing behind him like a little flower.
"Welcome to your busy schedule. ”
Dick nodded at the men, but then noticed that everyone's eyes did not rest on him, but on the oversized sword behind him.
There's actually no way not to look at the weapon... It shouldn't be a weapon that would appear in the human world, Grand Druinalarex frowned at the greatsword shrouded in lightning and gray storms, as a staunch figure on the side of order, he didn't like anything that would have anything to do with the elements of chaos, but his mouth moved, and in the end he didn't say anything to dissuade him.
The paladin's left arm was so mysterious that he had seen it with his own eyes, and since the left arm full of the power of order could accept this longsword that was obviously related to the wall of the sky, then he had no reason to reprimand it again.
"It's so cool!"
This was the comment of the still cold Ranger General Sylvanas, and this very good compliment pleased Dick, and he casually threw out a piece of it, which Sylvanas took in his hand.
"There are 5 more... Uh, maybe it's only 4 months, and you have 4 months to find its secrets. ”
Dick squeezed an eyebrow at Sylvanas, whose face had become serious, "Trust me, beautiful lady!
General Ranger is an authentic Ranger, but it is also a branch of the hunter profession, in fact, the moment she got the ancient stone leaf in her hand, she felt a tremor in her soul, she put the stone leaf away, then stood up, and adjusted her hunting outfit.
"I wrote down this favor!"
After saying that, the resolute female general strode to the window, and disappeared into the window in a flash.
Dick shrugged his shoulders and threw another object to the silent nun priest, who took it in his hand in confusion, and then quickly showed a shocked expression, and handed it to his father as if he had thrown away a hot stone.
This silent lady without makeup is none other than the adopted daughter of the old paladin Mograine, the wonderful holy priest, and the sister of Renaud Mograine, Miss Whitemayne. It can be seen that after the eldest son of the Mograini family, Renault, was completely defeated by his younger brother, the young lady did not have a good life.
This is not to say that old Mograine abused his adopted daughter, the old-fashioned paladin could not do such a thing, probably because Whitemane was completely disappointed in Renault, who could not hold up the wall in the mud, in short, this time Miss Priest's nun dress has proved her determination to abandon human affairs and serve the Light faithfully.
Nuns cannot have marriage and love, as all followers of the Light know.
"Divine Eye, the spoils of the crusade against the Flame Demon!"
Dick explained to the Ashbringer who was looking at him, "Miss Whitemayne has finally made the right decision, so I have decided to give her this precious opportunity, and you won't refuse my kindness, will you?"
The old paladin pinched the Divine Eye in his hand, and just by injecting the burning holy energy in his body into it, he felt a surge of power that was completely different from the way of punishment, but it was extremely real, he glanced at Dick, then turned his head to look at the dwarves Brian and Druid sitting beside him, and finally stood up from his chair.
"I owe you another favor, Dick, come to the Scarlet Abbey for me if you need to!"
"And the war on the Zerg?"
Hearing Dick's question, the old knight shook his head,
"This is a matter of justice, it has nothing to do with our personal friendship, Ethan Lion will bring the Scarlet Knight. As for me, I have more important things to do, so from now on, let Whitemane stay with Princess Kalia. ”
With that, the old paladin shoved the Holy Eye in his hand into Whiteman's hand, patted his adopted daughter on the shoulder, turned and strode out of the room.
Dick smiled at the old man Whitemane, and then turned his gaze to the old dwarf and druid, his face becoming serious,
"Both, I have some advice for the upcoming war, and I need the help of both of you!"
"Say, Dick, what do you need me to do?"
The old dwarf's reply was refreshing, and the Great Druid thought for a moment and nodded reservedly.
"Well, I'll cut a long story short, the trolls of Zandalar told me that in addition to the battle bugmen, the Chila worms also have a fighting class called the Anubisas kobolds and obsidian statues, and those monsters are said to be able to crush an entire squad with just one head, and even 1,000 years ago, dragons were killed at the hands of these magical creatures!"
Dick's voice was low, but both the dwarves and druids understood what he meant.
"I learned about the weakness of the Anubisas kobolds and obsidian statues from some secret sources, but I can't confirm this, so I need some "experimental materials", as far as I know, there are still the remains of these magical creations on the battlefield of the Battle of Quicksand 1000 years ago, and I need the Explorers Guild to help me find some. ”
The old dwarf and the druid looked at each other, then nodded at the end.
"If you can really find the weaknesses of those monsters... No, no, no, if you can find a breakthrough for the soldiers, that's enough! I'll send those wreckage to Theramore as fast as I can!"
"Time... It's really not much!"