14. The beginning of Baron Driek
The coalition forces that had rushed from the Western Theater to the intended main battlefield marched all the way, and soon joined up with the forces of Dalyan and Brigitte in the New Hearth Valley on the southeastern coast of the Dragonbone Wastes, and the elder Fording and Mograine established a forward base near the Tomb of the Stars, which was also the result of negotiations between the major powers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The base of the coalition is arranged here to guard against the spider demon capital, the spider demon of Eldraine Nirub, this huge dungeon has many names in the whole of Northrend, but the largest one, located in the west of the Dragonbone Wilderness, during the rampant dark forces of Naozu, near this large crypt near a yak village, the ice mist village has been completely destroyed, where it is also one of the forces of the spider demon.
And just like the human alliance needs to guard against the heavy task of spider demons, the tribal legion that arrived in the dragon bone wilderness three days earlier than the human alliance army has established a base in the mountains northeast of the dragon sleeping temple, they want to clear the huge number of undead that exist there, and withstand the attack of the undead army from Angasa, the gate of damnation, and the most important thing is to hold there and ensure the smooth flow of the waterway from Risk Bay to Blue Sky Lake, which will be an important material transportation channel for both sides of the alliance tribe for a long time to come.
The legions of the Stormwind Kingdom also rushed out of the mountains of Grizzly Hills, surrounded by those undead trolls, and they were stationed at the intersection of the three regions of the Dragonbone Wilderness, Grizzly Bear Prison and Zudak, and established a church and military camp called the Holy Light Hope, the main defense target is the huge number of troll undead in the Daxsalon Fortress, and if necessary, to support the Knights of the Black Blade and the Holy Light Outpost that are holding out in the southwest of Zudak.
There's also the army of the Zandalar trolls, who of course don't like to get involved in the Confederate Clan confrontations, so most of them are in the northeast of Zudak, where they work with the Dhakale trolls.
In this way, from the holy city of Enqira, to the Tomb of the Stars, to the New Hearth Valley, to the Orc Fortress, and finally to the Church of the Hope of Light in the Kingdom of Stormwind, one-third of the entire territory of Northrend has fallen into the hands of the civilized world, of course, the war in the rear is far from over, but the formation of this line of defense is a strong blow to the newly awakened Lich King.
Azeroth was not as vulnerable as he thought, in fact, when they united, the power erupted so that the Lich King who poured death had to choose to retreat.
Of course, in the current situation, the rapid advance to the Dragonbone Wilderness in the early stage is already the limit, and if you want to go further, you must fight between Angasa and the Lich King's army at the Gate of Damnation, the closed gate, which is currently the only exit from Icecrown.
Although the elves of Quel'Salas have found a mountain path that leads to Icecrown Glacier in the Crystal Song Forest, it is too steep, and it is full of heavy troops under the Lich King, and it will take a lot of effort and time to get through.
It was in this situation that Baron Drijek followed General Dalyan, who was stationed in New Hearthvale, into the Union Fortress in the Tomb of the Stars. His eyes couldn't see anything, not because he was injured, but because he was born blind, but for Baron, this is not a bad thing, born in a noble family in the Stormwind Kingdom, he has developed a very quiet personality since he was a child because of his eyesight, and finally entered the North County Abbey and became a low-key priest.
His uncle is currently the famous "Purity" of the Silver Hand Drierk, an old and powerful paladin, and it is for this reason that Baron appeared in Northrend, and became one of the members of the "Trials" on behalf of the Stormwind Kingdom at the recommendation of the old marshal Wendthor who has returned to the Stormwind Kingdom.
"Father, I'm back!"
Darian led Baron into the Command Tent, old Mograine was facing away from them, carefully observing the map in front of him, the war against the undead had rejuvenated the old knight with unimaginable vitality, and he seemed to pour everything he had into this war, like a raging fire, even the slightest proximity would make people feel burned.
Hearing Dalyan's voice, the old knight put down the deduction pen in his hand, turned around, and saw his youngest son, who he once did not value, but now, with his actual actions, has proved with his actual actions who is the next generation at the helm of the Mograini family.
Darian came to Northrend after being knocked out by Calvincent, and he participated in almost every battle in this frozen land, and in the recent battle to build the new Hearthvale, he faced the heroic Death Knight, the Scourge Lord Tyranus, and broke through the heroic rank at the last moment to drive the Death Lord away.
At this point, Dalyan has completed the process of going from weak to strong, and he has also regained the recognition of Sdomka and gone further.
"You're here, Dalyan, I've heard about your battle in New Hearth Valley... Well done, my son!"
Mograine beckoned to Dalyan and Baron, and a smile appeared on the young warrior's face, and the two of them sat down separately, Mograine's attention fell on Baron instead of Dalyan,
"This... Is it Drierk's nephew, a candidate for the Kingdom of Stormwind?"
Dalyan nodded and said in a deep voice,
"Field Marshal Windsor personally recommended Baron to me, his strength is very good, he is already qualified for the "trial", father, is the trial held here?"
The Grand Knight shook his head, his eyes fell on Baron's closed eyes, and he muttered for a moment, then replied in a low voice,
"Not here, the final trial will be held in the Temple of Dragon's Sleep, this is the kindness of the dragons, and it is also the convenience that the knights of Dick have won for us, for mortals, this is the supreme glory, as for here... I'll have to make sure if these candidates are eligible to be in it. ”
"Father!"
When Dalyan heard this, he felt that Old Mograine's tone was a little too hurtful, but the old knight raised his hand and motioned for him not to speak, he looked at Baron and said in a deep voice,
"Marshal Windsor is a respectable veteran, but he always thinks about things from the Stormwind Kingdom, and given his position, this is understandable, but you have to understand one thing, Baron, this trial is a decisive attack on the Lich King by the entire civilized world, and it can only be won, not defeated! I can't allow any indiscriminate guy to be among them, you must be the strongest, the most capable of fighting, and the least afraid of death in the entire civilized world. ”
"Uncle said the same thing to me, Grand Knight. ”
Baron was not offended by Mograine's blunt tone, and said calmly, "I believe I am ready to dedicate myself to the expedition of the Light, which is the supreme honor of my life!"
"Sounds like a fanatic. ”
Old Mograine smiled, his voice a little lower, "But I don't think you understand, the eyes of the whole world will be on you, in addition to the human world, there are elves, dwarves, trolls, and... Those damned orcs, you will eventually act separately, the strongest army in the whole world will cover for you, and everything you have in the war will serve as a proof of the division of Northrend after the war. ”
"Yes, not only glory, but also the game between countries and forces, in this battle, the human world must watch and help each other, whether you can become the ultimate warrior or not, I have only one request for you!
The expression on Baron's face became a little stiffer, obviously, this young man who had been indulged in the Holy Light Dossier had never considered the problem from this aspect, Mograine's naked analysis caught him a little off guard, but thinking of Marshal Wendsol's parting words, Balon finally understood that there was something in the old marshal's words.
Apparently, he has been kept in the dark.
After a few minutes, Baron breathed a sigh of relief and nodded,
"My father died in the battle where Stormwind was breached, and I wouldn't want to lose to the orcs if I could. ”
Old Mograini nodded in satisfaction, and he patted Dalyan on the shoulder,
"Alright, Baron, you can go to the candidate area, you're about to do your first mission. ”
"What?"
Dalyan asked curiously, and old Mograine smiled, and a trace of indifference and murder flashed in his eyes,
"Go deep into Eldraine Nirub, and within 1 day, Baron must bring back the remains of three high-level spider demons, well... You can do it alone, or you can team up, but if you add one more person, the number of wrecks will increase by 5.
"It's... But his eyes..."
Dalyan was a little surprised by this harsh request, hunting three high-level spider demons was indeed not difficult for him, but for a blind man like Baron, going deep into Eldraine Nirub's dungeon, I am afraid it was some...
But before old Mograini could answer, Baron took the initiative to speak,
"Out of the way, General Dalyan, I have lost my eyes, but the Light of Mercy has given me the ability to see the world more clearly, and all I can do is have soldiers take me to Eldraine Nirub. ”
The old knight stood up and waved his hand,
"There will be the best scouts with you, and they will be responsible for keeping track of your battles and rescuing you when you are about to be killed, hopefully you won't need them, oh yes, you can go to the quartermaster and get a new set of equipment, which is the right of all candidates. ”
Baron nodded to the two paladins, and walked out of the tent with his blind cane, leaving only Darian and Mograini father and son, Dalyan looked at the old knight, coughed solemnly, and said,
"Father, I've decided, I'm going to participate in what you said last time!"
The old knight, who had already sat back at his desk, was not surprised by his son's decision, he just looked up at his son, nodded, took out a document and looked at it, and after a while, drew a circle on it, and said to him,
"Yes, you'll be assigned to the team attacking the Shadowdome, and your team will be selected from among those candidates. ”
Dalyan's expression fell suddenly,
"Shadow Dome, not Icecrown Fortress?"
The old knight shook his head, picked up his pipe from the table, took a breath of smoke, and only slowly opened his mouth when the mellow smoke obscured his face,
"Of course not, Icecrown Fortress, that dark hell, that's the task of us old bones, we have to think about the outcome in case of failure, if we fail, you fresh blood can at least bring the army back to the Eastern Continent, or hold along the current defense line, we can die without worry, but you can't... My son, Dick, once said something that made a lot of sense. ”
"This world, after all, is yours... If you win, all will be fine, and if you fail, you will take up our banner and re-establish the entire human kingdom... It's not just you, Bridget, and even Varian, their tasks are the same, we're the front-runners, and this time it's up to you to take the lead for us old guys. ”
Dalyan's expression suddenly became serious, from old Mograine's words, he heard a different taste, if this "icebreaking" was just a plan at the beginning, then now, the top of the entire civilized world has undoubtedly formulated a real plan.
Instead of betting all their bets on this surprise attack, they made a very detailed plan for the consequences of a failed surprise attack.
"Remember, my son, after breaking through the Shadow Dome, immediately return to the battlefield of the Dragonbone Wastes with the candidates, and after we leave, you will take command and nail it into Angasa like a nail, and wait for news from us!"
The old knight closed his eyes, and said like a dream,
"When the four acropolises are breached, the gates of the Dark Cathedral and the Icecrown Fortress will be opened, and that will be the battle that will determine the fate of the world, the battle where the heroes of the whole world will gather, the final confrontation between light and darkness, good and evil... Well, for a veteran, that's simply the most perfect grave. ”