Chapter 13: The Unexpected
On the east side of the Ashen Valley Forest, this was originally a place where dense trees grew, and it was originally the place where flora and fauna followed the harmony of nature the most, but since the Warsong Clan began to devastate the Ashen Valley Forest, it has become a place with only bare tree stumps......
And now, this crimson battlefield has ushered in a new round of troops, and the battlefield on the outskirts of the not spacious Ash Valley Forest is almost crowded with more than 20,000 soldiers of all races, both sides are ready to fight, but because of some human who wants to invite a meeting on his own initiative, he has fallen into an eerie silence, not even whispering.
In order to facilitate effective conversation, Thrall took Woking to the middle first, and the coalition side Tyrande also went to Edlan's side, although she was very dissatisfied with this young human's self-assertiveness, but she felt that this human who had been constantly surprising her since her appearance seemed to really want to solve or suppress this conflict bloodlessly, after all, the Night Elves did not have so much time and energy to waste in the war with the aliens, because the attack of demons and undead had already made them anxious.
Thrall said with a disgraced face, "It turned out to be you! You are the paladin next to the prince, damn it! it was you who captured Orgrim and them......"
Edlan rolled his eyes, he didn't find the famous Thrall when he went with Arthas to quell the rebellious orcs, it seemed that Dunhold Castle had not been attacked at that time, but it was pointless to think about it so much now, he also knew very well the status of Orgrim in Thrall's heart, so he hurriedly interrupted Sal's surging anger like a warrior, "Okay Sal, what's the point of talking about this now? The past doesn't affect the decisions we make now, does it?" If you really want to dwell on the past, then I have to settle the account of the orcs slaughtering the civilians of the Stormwind Kingdom with you now?"
As soon as he said this, Tyrande frowned, can this human be good? Why is it still inciting the hatred of the past?
Wojin patted Thrall on the shoulder, he stepped forward, and used his composure to stabilize the orc chief first, after all, the dark spear trolls didn't really want this muddy water, but they were now in the same boat as the tribe, especially if the other party had the night elves. "Alright, young human, I suppose you didn't invite us to talk about the past, did you?"
The trolls are not strong, but if they don't hunch their backs, it will give people a lot of pressure, but Wojin seems to know the current situation very well, the strength of the two armies is at most five or five, he doesn't need to be condescending or inferior, he just slightly adjusted his standing posture, so that his height is slightly on par with this young human, after all, the dark spear troll and the human have not had any conflict for the time being, and he doesn't want to let the blind hatred affect the conversation that will be carried out this time after interrupting the battle.
The fact that everyone was communicating in the lingua franca really touched Adelan, the lingua franca left by the Titans was really useful, and the whole universe was universal......
"I think you're aware of it, and now let me tell you about it solemnly, Sal...... The culprit who brought Grom Hellroar and his Warsong clan back to the depravity of your world has appeared here, just after you took the orcs west, Thrall. Akmund destroyed Dalaran, and the Scourge destroyed Lordaeron with plague and undead, turning it into a paradise for the dead. Now, he, his Dreadlord and Abyss Lord, and more than 100,000 demons have arrived on this continent! I think if we still waste time here, it is a question of whether this continent or even this world can survive the clutches of the Great Demon. ”
Thrall's face changed greatly, after the orcs crossed to the west, they almost cut off all contact with the eastern continent, although before he crossed west, he heard that Lordaeron was being attacked by the plague, but in his impression, the kingdom of Lordaeron was the most powerful country in the human race, so strong that he didn't dare to look at it directly, which was also an important reason why Thrall listened to the words of the crow prophet......
The kingdom of Lordaeron is too powerful, so powerful that even if Thrall rescues so many orcs, although there are also reasons for the orcs themselves, he does not dare to set off the slightest idea of head-on conflict with it, so he can only avoid its edge and hide on Kalimdo.
And now, such a powerful country has been destroyed like this? This surprised Thrall! He was raised in a human environment, and Thrall did not experience the gradual death of Draenor, the home of the orcs, nor did he experience the various wars that the orcs fought in order to find a new living environment...... But Thrall has good brothers, subordinates, and advisors, Orgrim taught Thrall unity, Varok taught Thrall to have a proper view of orc history, and Woking and Bloodhoof taught Thrall to be aware of the power relations in Kalimdor.
This gave Thrall a comprehensive and systematic understanding that unlike Grom, he only remembered the miserable days when humans kept orcs in a shelter, and then hated all hostile forces. Thrall knew that the survival of the race was not yet secured, and that the new tribe, orcs to be precise, must find a way to establish themselves in Kalimdor.
That's why when Edlan said those key words, Sal had to come here to listen to what the other party had to say, even if he was not happy in every way. And now he heard the name of the Devil, the culprit of the Orc Shame and the sworn enemy of the homeland who appeared in the mouth of Orgrim, who appeared in the mouth of Varok, and who also appeared in the mouth of Grom!
Although Thrall obtained some information about the demons through the few wolf cavalry of the tribe, he never fully realized how powerful the demonic army really was, and now, judging by the power of the elements, Thrall believed what the human in front of him said
, as strong as Lordaeron, as strong as Dalaran was also destroyed by the demon and its legions, and such an evil and powerful existence has now come to this continent!And to destroy this world like Draenor, to destroy a new home that the orcs have found so hard! So how can this not make Thrall's face change drastically?
Thrall was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but Woking spoke: "Here, my connection with the god Loa is clearly hindered by something more powerful, and I experienced a similar feeling during the War of the Ancients, which is indeed affected by powerful demons, and what you say is true, human. ”
Hearing this, Tyrande also understood what Edlan meant, he wanted to persuade him, of course, she also knew that now was indeed not the time to fight with these orcs and trolls, but as the leader of the Night Elves, at least on the surface, she had to make everything for the overall situation before she had to agree to a temporary truce, otherwise she would have no shame to face her people. Then Tyrande also stepped forward and said, "Tell me what you think, Edlan, as long as it is not too excessive, I can temporarily cease war with these invaders on behalf of Kadore. ”
Edlan is a little painful, indeed you Tyrande has this arrogant capital, Kalimdor is still the world of the Night Elves, and the blessing of immortality given by a dragon king makes them even more noses upturned to the sky, only childbirth is not plagued by disease and natural death, so the accumulated heritage of the race is not something that ordinary people can understand, and only the ancient troll race can get a glimpse of it.
But now the trolls who are no longer glorious, especially the dark spear trolls, are like the gap between the sun in the sky and the ants on the ground compared to the night elves who are now in full swing, so Wojin has persuaded Thrall several times not to conflict with the night elves, and has constantly emphasized that the power of the night elves in Kalimdor is great, and only those who really understand the situation can deal with the problem rationally.
So when Tyrande came up and spoke out in a victorious manner, Thrall's anger was provoked again, but fortunately Wojin stopped the young chieftain who was already getting more and more excited, and then said calmly and indifferently: "I know you, Tyrande, you are not the kind of stupid ruler, you should know that we now have a common enemy, and what we are going to do is not to stir up hatred, but to unite against the demons! ”
Hearing this, Tyrande clenched her hands, but after a few seconds she let go, she knew that even if she wanted to avenge Cenarius, the Green Dragon Legion and the sentries who died tragically, it would not be now, Nodashir was indeed the target of the demons, so she could not waste precious troops and time here, so she said: "We do have a basis for cooperation. ”
Thrall is still very young...... Edlan looked at the performance of the other people on the field, the current Sal is far from growing into the intelligent and caring world of the "later generations", his current vision is still relatively small, to put it bluntly, he has not experienced enough beatings by Azeroth's hostile forces, so that he has not fully grown up. On the contrary, it is Woking and Tyrande, two veteran leaders who know how to put aside their conflicts for a while.
"Alright, since you all know that if we continue to fight, we will only cheapen the demons, so let's stop the war first. An unconditional truce. Edlan took a few steps forward and stood in the middle of the two sides, vaguely defining himself as a peacemaker.
"Hmph, I'm okay with that, if you agree, go back to Durontar and hide, don't get in the way of us going to find the demons!" In Tyrande's opinion, the tribe is not around, and making trouble with the Ash Valley Forest is the best condition for cooperation.
Even if it was decided to cease the fighting, the two sides with blood feuds still failed to give each other a good attitude. In the face of Tyrande's aggressive attitude, Thrall stood up not to be outdone, "Orcs are not afraid of demons! Tribes are never afraid of challenges! We will take revenge with our own hands!"
"Okay, okay, since everyone thinks that we should deal with the demon first, let's put away our grievances, otherwise we won't be able to talk about it in detail, will we?"
Woking also said very kindly: "Talk about it, you already have a specific plan?"
"The specific plan is not counted, I can sell a favor to the orcs, it is about the frostwolf clan. But on the other hand, you must provide the specific location of the demon in the Ashen Valley, that is, the Abyss Lord Manolos, the master of the demon's blood curse, we must get rid of the hidden dangers hidden around us and the back road first!"
"You actually know?!" Thrall was taken aback again! He actually knew about the Frostwolf Clan, and how did he know about the existence of that demon? But immediately, Thrall calmed down, "That Abyss Lord is also an enemy of our orcs, and the orcs don't need your favor, we will use our actual actions to make you tell us the information of the Frostwolf Clan as a reward!"
Thrall is the son of Durontan, the former chief of the Frostwolf Clan, and after coming to Azeroth, the Frostwolf Clan was exiled for offending and opposing Gul'dan, and in a despicable ambush, Durotan and his wife were killed by Gul'dan's killers, so the old shaman Drektar inherited the position of clan leader and hid in the depths of the Alterac Valley, no longer asking about all the affairs of the tribe, so they did not appear in the tribe's ranks in the subsequent series of wars.
Thrall survived the assassination by the "kind" killer who was left in the ice and snow, went down the river, and was picked up and raised by humans, and he only learned about his background when he was in the shelter, but he didn't know where the frostwolf clan was now, and it was obviously not the time to regain his people, because Durontar didn't have so many resources to feed so many people, and if the tribe failed or even died in Kalimdor, there were still orcs on the eastern continent to keep the race alive. Besides, Thrall had already decided when he chose to attack and reinforce the Warsong Clan, and after driving those Night Elves away, he would ask for it
Find the location of the Abyss Lord and get rid of the troubles that plague the orcs once and for all.
So when Adlan offered to sell this favor to the orcs, Thrall disagreed, the orcs were in a miserable situation, but they didn't need the enemy's mercy or unnecessary favors.
"You can go and solve your troubles in peace, Night Elves, and the Abyss Lord here will be handed over to us. Sal walked back without looking back, he really didn't want to deal with these yin humans and night elves for a moment.
"Rude reckless. Tyrande's brow finally relaxed.
Edlan shrugged helplessly, he looked at Wojin with a somewhat speechless look, and said, "Troll leader, if your tribe can't get trouble, remember to have someone share information with us." ”
“...... Okay......" Woking's calmness kept the relationship between the two sides from deteriorating again, "Wait a minute, we'll send someone out to collect the corpses of the dead soldiers, I hope you don't stop it." ”
Tyrande nodded, since there was no conflict for the time being, let's hurry up and clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded, she said: "This is also what we have to do, I hope your tribe will not do anything unpleasant to everyone." ”
"Then in two days at the latest, we will find out the location of the Abyss Lord. ”
"Well, wait for your good news. ”
Although everyone knows that this armistice was only forced by the situation, for Edlan, it can be regarded as a relatively successful armistice agreement through his own efforts after changing "history", although both sides have made a verbal agreement, but the union of these resistance forces can be regarded as a successful first step.
"What the hell are you going to do? Really want the troops to stay here for two days?"
On the way back to his camp, Tyrande asked questions.
"What I mean by that is to leave some elite and high-end forces behind to ensure that the Abyss Lord can be completely killed, and the main force will either go to the Forest of Felwood or directly into the demon resistance battle in the north. ”
Tyrande understood as soon as he heard it, it was useless to deal with the Abyss Lord's army, that kind of epic level demon had to be dealt with at least by a hero-level powerhouse, and no matter how many soldiers went, even if it was elite, it would be a waste of valuable combat power, "I understand what you mean, I'll discuss it with Illidan and Mavi." ”
"......" Adlane hesitated, but still asked, "While there is no one else now, there is something I want to ask you...... What do you think of Illidan gaining demonic powers?"
Tyrande couldn't help but slow down in the face of Adelan's question, she stared at Adelan for a few seconds, and after confirming that the other party was not making fun of this matter, she said, "Why are you asking this? Although we have formed an alliance for the time being, we are not yet to the point where we can discuss such a sensitive topic, right?"
"No, you are mistaken, Lord Tyrande. I'm just wondering if Illidan can change his power to be accepted by everyone, will you ever re-admit him back to the Night Elves?"
Tyrande was indeed stunned by Edlan's assumptions, "Cadore has been dealing with demons long enough, and we haven't found any energy that can counteract the power of demons, especially from Sargeras. If there were, I would have dissuaded and helped Illidan at that time. ”
"Honestly, I might have a way to give it a try...... There is no doubt that it is a gift from the Holy Light and the Red Dragon Legion, but this must be cooperated by him, and it is very dangerous, and if he is not careful, he will lose all his strength and become a waste, or he will die directly...... But if you want to get him back into the pack and be recognized by the majority, it's best to have a good chat with him first. ”
After hearing Edlan's whispering words, Tyrande was stunned on the spot. Does she like Illidan, yes, but she never thought of bringing Illidan back to the tribe, because she chose Malfurion, and if she let Illidan come back, she didn't know if she could guarantee that her love for Malfurion was fair, and she didn't know how she should face the other childhood sweetheart who showed her love more and more obviously......
But Illidan is indeed being treated unfairly by his clansmen, he is spurned by his clansmen not only because he uses the power of demons to deal with demons by cruelly absorbing and killing his own people, but also because he is unscrupulous and unscrupulous about the demonic power he has, it is precisely because he is afraid that he will become the next powerful demon, so people who don't understand him will reject him!
This has always been Tyrande's heart problem, she wants to help him gain the approval of his clan, but because of emotional problems, she has to keep a certain distance from him, which makes it difficult for her. Now, when the young human said that he could dissolve the evil power in Illidan's body, Tyrande was shaken......
What to do?
With this in mind, Tyrande, after the regular meeting that had ended, had finally made up her mind to take Illidan to a place where no one was around, and she really needed to talk to him......
But no one knew that at this time, on the way to find and transport the orc corpses of Grom Hellroar and the other orcs of the Warsong Clan that were still intact back to Orgrimmar, Kel'thugad led a group of necromancers to attack the convoy silently!
Now, Thrall finally remembered through this small experience how the kingdom as strong as Lordaeron could suddenly perish......