113 [Assassinated Again]
Through his correspondence with Arthas, Oryx learns that there is an outbreak of plague in all parts of Lordaeron.
Limited by the number of mages, Lordaeron is unable to monitor every settlement in the vast territory. On the outskirts of towns, in rural areas and in remote areas, the only way to do so is to do what is possible.
Fortunately, after the outbreak of the Gilneth plague, there was also a large influx of people into large villages, towns or cities with better protection. Thanks to the efforts of Mage Dalaran, these locations have greatly reduced the size of the corpse tide that could form after the outbreak of the pandemic.
The plague had broken out twenty minutes earlier.
As everyone expected, the Cult of the Damned continued the same old method of attacking Gilneth - splitting the source of the plague into small portions and sending them to the countryside to infect the villagers at the cost of a drastic reduction in effectiveness.
According to preliminary reports from various places, the outbreak in the Hillsbrad area is sporadic and not threatening, and it is the least affected in any part of the kingdom.
The main reason is that as early as the second half of last year, when the orcs caused a large-scale disaster along the line from Hillsbrad to the Arathi Heights, and the war for the asylum began, the problem of population loss in the coastal land there was quite serious.
Especially in the central and eastern parts of the country, not to mention the ten rooms and nine emptiness, there is little difference. In order to avoid the orcs, everyone left their homes, and even those who did not want to leave their homeland mostly went to the fortified towns such as Tarummir and Nanhai Town to seek refuge.
The orcs were gone, and before the outcasts could return home, another plague broke out in Gilneth. After hearing about what happened there, people were even more afraid to leave the town, which greatly reduced the pressure on control and prevention.
In this area, as long as the main towns are not lost, there is nothing wrong with that. Even if the entire region were to fall, the scale of the corpse wave would be limited.
The Tirisfal Woodland, the most well-fortified, was as affected as expected, with fewer than a hundred small village settlements outbreaking the plague. At the foot of the royal city, there are stationed the Praetorian Guard Legion, and three regular legions, and the defense power can be called an iron bucket, and it should not be difficult to quell the trouble.
The East Wilder region is second.
Bounded by the Sodoril River, the western half of East Wilder, where Andorhar is located, i.e. Central Lordaeron, is in good condition. The two regular regiments stationed in the local area have cooperated with the militia forces in various places to evacuate the people around the outbreak point in an orderly manner. If things go well, the encirclement of infected people will soon begin, and the chances of a large-scale corpse wave forming are very low.
All in all, in good condition.
It was so good that Orrix was surprised, could it be that the butterfly effect he had caused was really so strong that the Northlands could already resist the attack of the Scourge Legion with the sincere unity of the Northlands-he also knew that this was obviously delusional.
In any case, the Scourge's Legion and the Northern Lands of the Eastern Continent, which is currently ignorant of the Necromantic Origin Realm, and even Azeroth, are like poisoners and a master of martial arts that has no resistance to "poison".
The two tentatively exchanged a few rounds, and the user might be temporarily withdrawn from the punch, but the real fight would begin when he used his true skills.
Oryx can tell the world about the horror of "poison", and even reveal the truly terrible existence that stands behind the poison user, but he cannot fundamentally solve the problem of the world's lack of resistance to "poison".
The latter passages of Alsace just confirm his cognition.
East of the Sodoril River, east of the Sodoril River, in East Lordaeron, under the hand of the King of Orrix, was in the worst condition.
A fleet of the Scourge has landed on the eastern seaboard! It's staggeringly large, numbering tens of thousands—not the weakest resuscitators, but the true Scourge Legion's elite.
Sure enough......
In the past two months, the Scourge Legion has been slow to move and his plans are full of loopholes, and he has long known that there must be a demon when things go wrong, but he doesn't know where the demon is. Now it's finally possible to get a glimpse of it in its entirety.
But it left him puzzled.
When did the Scourge have a fleet capable of transporting elite troops to the eastern coast of Lordaeron?
In the canonical history, the Scourge Legion at the end of the 19th year of the Black Gate Calendar was limited to the area around Icecrown Glacier and the underground space of Northrend with the help of the Spider Demon Undead.
In the northwest region of Icecrown Glacier, there are indeed ports, but at this point in time, the Scourge Legion has never built such a large-scale fleet capable of ocean voyages, able to withstand the complex sea conditions of the Endless Sea, and capable of transporting up to 10,000 soldiers at a time.
Oryx believed that after thwarting the Lich King's plot to spread the plague in Lordaeron and making the Northlands more careful, the Lich King had realized that it was impossible to build a large fleet and start planning a cross-sea attack.
But it was only two months before he rewrote the course of history.
Even if the resources were sufficient, it would not be possible to build so many ships in such a limited time, not to mention that Dalaran had been monitoring the situation in various areas of Northrend.
Not only Dalaran, but "Crassus" also brought a lot of red dragons to help. If the Scourge were building ships, they wouldn't have been able to find out. At least if the Scourge wanted to set sail from the Borean Tundra or the Howling Windsfjord, they wouldn't.
Take 10,000 steps back, even if all kinds of impossible things really happened. Two months is not enough time for the Scourge to complete the construction of long-distance ships and complete the voyage of thousands of nautical miles.
The north-west coast of the Tirisfal Glades, to the Howling Fjord in the southeast corner of Northrend, is about 1,200 nautical miles in a straight line. With the speed of more than a dozen knots of long-distance ships in this era, it is impossible to survive for three or four months.
Not to mention the fact that it is impossible for the Scourge to set sail from the heavily controlled Howling Fjord, it is more likely that they will sail northwest of Icecrown Glacier, which is under-monitored by the Dalaran and Red Dragon Legions. In this way, the road is even farther away......
No matter how you think about it, it's impossible.
For a moment, Oryx had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and said in a deep voice to the communication crystal: "Your Majesty, I suspect that this fleet is not from Northrend at all. You'd better ...... Keep an eye out for Kul Tiras's condition. ”
Arthas gasped and said, "Do you suspect that this fleet is from Kurtilas?" It can't be, this is a large fleet capable of transporting 10,000 legions, and if it is stolen, Kurtilas will not go unnoticed. ”
"But that's the best possibility, otherwise I can't figure out how the Scourge could do it. And it's not just stealing, Kurtilas may even be under the control of the Scourge Legion. Oryx said with a solemn expression.
He had always ignored Kul Tiras.
Over the past two months, the Scourge has had the opportunity to wreak havoc on even greater chaos, but has repeatedly missed opportunities. Now that I think about it, it is very likely that he is attacking Kul Tiras.
Although it is still very incredible, how it is possible for the Scourge Legion to control a powerful sea kingdom in just two months......
But at the end of the day, it's logical. If he is the Lich King, it would be a good choice to get his hands on the kingdom of Kul Tiras, which is far from the mainland but has the sea power that surpasses Azeroth, after the key target is fully alerted.
Crucially, no matter what happens, it will be difficult for the other kingdoms to effectively support Kurtilas.
Orix can only say that success is also history, and defeat is also history.
The familiarity with the direction of history has brought me a great advantage, but it has also unconsciously constrained my thinking.
Arthas muttered, "You have a point, but I still find it incredible. Just the other day, I was discussing an alliance with King Daylin Proudmoore...... Let's hope it won't be what you say. I'll contact the Kenrito Council to verify this, and your goal is to hold East Lordaeron and prevent the Scourge forces from entering the heart of the kingdom! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm here, East Lordaeron is in. I'm dead, and East Lordaeron will still be there! "Oryx is right.
Communication is lost.
Oryx casually draped over a garment and was about to push the door open. But after thinking about it, he stopped again, took out the long-preserved Ruizebu crystal from his arms, and put it close to the bracelet containing the [Cloak of Light and Darkness].
The Rizeb crystal immediately turned into pure and majestic divine energy, and after some complex transformation, it existed inside the bracelet in another physical form, becoming a large built-in battery that supplied it with a large cycle.
With all that done, he pushed open the door and walked quickly towards the office.
It's messed up, it's all messed up.
With the exception of East Lordaeron, the situation is now good – at least based on the information available, it is unlikely that a terrible tragedy will happen like Gilneth – and it will be up to them to see if they can hold on.
But compared to the turbulent undercurrents, the information available is the tip of the iceberg. The good in front of you is not really good, but the prelude to a storm......
The epidemic had not yet broken out in Eastern Lordanlun, and he would rather have the epidemic break out a little earlier than that all its troops would be pinned down by the elite natural disaster troops on the eastern coast, leading to an outbreak of internal air defense.
"My lord, is something wrong?" The guard on duty couldn't help but ask when he saw his worried look.
For no reason, Oryx remembered a sentence he had once said, a sentence that marked his path to rewriting history.
He smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head and replied, "There is something, and it is a big thing." ”
The guards didn't know what to do, but they walked in front, constantly using the control crystals in their hands to open the spell protection arrays in the corridors for him - after the last Dreadlord infiltration incident, Dalaran had set up more protective arrays to protect his safety.
The second-floor hallway leading to the converted "office" in the living room was silent, and pins could be heard.
Worried, Oryx suddenly came back to his senses, was it a little too quiet? It's just the second half of the night, and at this time of year, the "office" is always brightly lit. Old Langton and his assistants would take care of the affairs of the territory......
He stopped, and as soon as the confusion in his heart arose, the guard walking in front realized something, turned around, and drew a strangely shaped weapon from his bosom......
Stab at him! Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens