The top floor of the observatory has been used as the general headquarters.

Officers came and went, and the generals discussed the battle situation around a sand table showing the whole of Gilneth.

Several royal mages are also using spells to contact their colleagues in various places, constantly updating the military with the latest information on the battle situation at a time when air supremacy has been obtained by the Scourge and cannot be transmitted through griffon riders and carrier pigeons.

After communicating his intentions to one of the officers, Oryx was told that the king was on the balcony.

So he went out onto the balcony and was struck by what he saw.

The four districts of the royal city, except for the "royal courtyard" where the royal palace is located, were all reduced to a sea of fire. The heat wave was blowing in the face, and black smoke was reaching into the sky. And the central Cathedral of the Holy Light Dawn has also been turned into a ruin.

It can be seen that before dawn, Gilneth's army was still trying to defend the enemy outside the royal city. Because a large number of trenches have been dug around the city, but they have long been filled with the walking corpses of the resurrected people, the lowest level of the Scourge Legion.

Even the moat outside the city was filled with walking corpses, like a mass grave.

As the saying goes, there are more than 10,000 people, and there is no boundary; There are more than 100,000 people, and the earth is full of sky. He couldn't describe how terrible the tide of corpses was pouring in from all directions, like rotten sores growing on the earth, wriggling from the end of his eyes to his feet.

Not to mention countless gargoyles in the sky......

The enemy in the sky obscures the sky and the sun; The enemies on the ground are all over the mountains.

Weapons of mass destruction, which are supposed to inflict terrible damage on a dense crowd of corpses, are like stones thrown into the mud, whether it is the shelling of a cannon on a high wall or the explosion caused by a powder keg thrown by a trebuchet.

It will throw up mud flowers, but they are quickly filled and smoothed out by the wriggling mud, and the damage caused is simply not worth mentioning to the corpse tide, making people feel extremely pale and powerless.

Oryx came back to his senses and saluted Jean Greymane, who was not far away, "Your Majesty. I am Oryx Rivendell of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and I have come to help you in any way I can, at the behest of the King. ”

"I didn't expect Lordaeron's support to arrive so soon, it seems that Arthas has inherited his father's heart," Greymane sighed and shook his head, "I am ashamed to send you, the hand of the king, he is full of sincerity." ”

Oryx just smiled and didn't answer.

It seems that the king, who has always practiced isolationism and has done too many reviled acts in the past decade or so, has been transformed by this disaster.

In the canonical history, this scene takes place around the time of the cataclysm.

At that time, Jean Greymane was ravaged by the curse of werewolves, the sacrifice of his eldest son Liam, and the invasion of the Forsaken, and the kingdom of Gilneth was destroyed in the ensuing catastrophe, and he instantly realized the mistakes of the past. Then, after twists and turns, with the help of the Night Elves, he found a way to curb the ambition in his heart, and after joining the Alliance, he changed his past and worked hard for the Alliance......

Now is a good start. Although he had a lot of bad feelings for Gene Greymane before his conversion, he didn't let it take him lightly.

For a community with a shared future for mankind, this "old wolf" who has always pursued isolationism isolationism is the so-called "prodigal son" in a sense.

Regardless, Jean Greymane was the king of a medium-sized country, and a valuable ally even if his country was plagued by the Scourge Legion.

If you want to fight a terrifying enemy like the Scourge Legion, you need everyone to fight side by side.

Seeing that there was no one around, Oryx asked, "May I ask an inappropriate question, does Your Majesty intend to rejoin the Alliance?" ”

Jean Greyman's eyes lit up and he asked, "Then in what capacity are you asking questions?" ”

If it is the Hand of the King, it means that it is an official invitation from the kingdom of Lordaeron, which dominates the alliance. In such a special period, it is needless to say what it means to invite Gilneth to return to the "big family" of the Alliance.

Oryx replied meaningfully, "As a saint of the Church of Light...... But I think I will soon formally raise this issue with your nation on behalf of the Alliance, in my capacity as the Hand of King Lordaeron. ”

King Greymane nodded deeply, walked slowly to the guardrail, pressed all the weight of his body on the arm holding the guardrail, and sighed deeply as he looked at the devastated land, his expression was extremely complicated, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

It's not hard to know what the king is thinking.

Maybe I'm lamenting that fate makes people - I have been running through my father's isolationism for a lifetime, and this is the case in the second war, and so have I have been in the past ten years. Obviously did not contribute to the war with the orcs, but after the war, he tried to use the cowardly second in line to the heir of the kingdom of Alterac to unjustly seek benefits for Gilneth.

And the Scourge smashed open the door of Gilnes, and the neighboring country, which had never been regarded as an ally by itself, actually threw an olive branch once again, regardless of its previous suspicions...... The difference in values does not mean that it is unreasonable, and compared with what he has done in the past, the heart of the Kingdom of Lordaeron is deeply admirable......

That's probably it.

Oryx said at the right time, "Your Majesty, the Scourge is just the beginning. The Burning Legion, the initiator behind it, is the real enemy, and the future Northlands, and even the future Azeroth, will usher in an increasingly dense and terrifying catastrophe.

Times have changed, Your Majesty. This is no longer the peacetime of decades ago.

Such an enemy cannot be fought against unless the unity of the tribes of Azeroth is possible. No country or clan has the capital to resist the enemy alone.

At least for now, all of humanity must come together.

At least for this moment, Jeonbuk must unite! ”

Old Greymayne heard the words and said, "Yes, unity...... If this conversation had happened a few years ago, I would have scoffed, but now ......"

He shook his head and said no more, his eyes full of vicissitudes. The Scourge not only crushed Gilnes, but also the "arrogance" of humanity's greatest isolationist.

……

Subsequently, the two talked about the war.

Oryx told him about Lordaeron's strategic plan, claiming that it would be difficult for more reinforcements to enter Gilneth in the short term, at least until the situation in the northern pass stabilized, and then he would join forces with Gilneth to eradicate the tide of corpses.

King Jean Greymane agreed, knowing that such a move would be the most reasonable. He also told Arthas that he must be more vigilant against the Scourge Legion, saying that Gilneth had been trying his best to prevent it, but he was still exploited by the Cursed Sect, and he still couldn't understand how the root cause of the plague outbreak had quietly infiltrated the country......

Oryx said that he would return the good results of this meeting to his king as soon as possible.

As soon as possible, we will promote the alliance's top operational command in a special period, and strive to achieve real-time access to military intelligence and strategic plans, so that the alliance member states that are interested in working together to survive this disaster can carry out more unified scheduling.

"When will Your Excellency return to Lordaeron?" As he was leaving, Jean Greymane asked.

Oryx replied, "Your Majesty, I am here to help Gilneth, and I will stay here until the crisis is resolved." ”

That being said.

But it's more of an ingredient for pretty words.

He was only sent by Arthas to convey goodwill, and now that the purpose has been achieved, he really wants to return as soon as possible.

What to do when I go back, of course, is optimistic about my own one-third of an acre of land and my own king. Staying here, with those fifty paladins who are dispensable to the overall battle situation, will not do much.

After all, the Scourge Legion took advantage of all the attention of the Northland to focus on Gilneth and would attack Lordaeron, which was expected - it should be said that it was a conspiracy, even if Lordaeron expected it, it would be because a large number of regular troops were transferred to guard the border and curb the tide of Gilneis's corpses......

Gene Greymane laughed, "It doesn't have to be this way. I've received Lordaeron's sincerity, and although I'm an old bastard, I'm not really unkind. I will not say much if I say thank you, but please convey it to your king on my behalf, and I will remember his kindness...... I've never said anything like that to anyone. ”

Seeing that the king was so well-versed, Oryx had no worries.

"But before you go, I have a request," Gene Greymane said, turning back, earnestly, "about my daughter Tess. ”

Oryx blinked.

It can't be the same request as the High Lord Darius Crolley, right?