The scouts rode along a purpose-built path in the forest, revealing white boulders in places where the mantle was not covered. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"This road connects all the towns of the Silver Pine Forest, Thurberchel, the Ellim Pit, Ambermere, the castle of Lord Baron Valene, and the village of Burnwood, where I was born, and it also connects my former country, Gilness." Mina said slowly, "It doesn't just connect the towns here, it goes as far as the Sador Bridge to connect the Eastern Kingdom to the mainland, passing through all the towns of the Hillsbrad Hills and the Stormgard Kingdom in the Arathi Highlands. ”

"So far?!" Naomi smacked her tongue and said, "It looks like this road is paved with boulders, how much does it cost?" Expect one country to be unable to do it, right? ”

"At the time of the Second Orc War, the Alliance nations, under the leadership of us at Lordaeron, built this avenue across the kingdoms. The purpose is to allow the logistics troops to support the troops on the front line in time when fighting the orcs, so that the soldiers do not go hungry. Scarface interjected and explained, "When building this road, it cost a lot of gold from the Alliance, but it was necessary to build this road because of the need for war, and the kingdoms gritted their teeth and agreed to this proposal. Then, when the merchants of the various kings learned about it, they realized that this was a good opportunity to open up the trade routes of the various kingdoms, and they also donated gold coins to make the road as fast as possible. ”

"Actually, it goes as far as the wetlands, where it was once one of the orcs' lair."

"Oh~" Naomi nodded, as if she didn't understand.

The road was unusually wide, with more than a dozen cavalrymen walking side by side, which showed the determination of the alliance at the beginning, but now the dominant kingdom that built this road has fallen apart.

Passing through a corner of the forest, farmland began to slowly appear around it, and the farmland stretched along the road into the distance.

On the left side of the road, a wide, bright lake appeared.

The lake was huge, twice as large as the clear water lake in the Tirisfard Glades, and Scarface visually measured it for more than 100 kilometers.

In the center of the lake there is also a huge island in the middle of the lake, which covers an area of tens of kilometers and is far from the eye. Through the dense branches, you can also see that there are some military buildings on it.

Along the large island, a crescent-shaped group of islands stretched out around it. The island is lush with trees, and further afield, you can even see a pier.

"Hey, Mina." Naomi pointed to the lake and said, "Why don't we live on the island in the middle of the lake?" Or live by the lake? There is water and some houses, which are also suitable for us as a temporary residence. ”

Everyone looked in the direction pointed by Naomi, and at the edge of the lake, there were rows of wooden houses, built along the lake, located in the middle of the water and forest, which was very suitable for the scene.

"The view is so good, much better than the Tirisfal woodland, we may have no problem staying here for the time being." Naomi looked at Mina expectantly, and everyone looked at Mina with some interest.

After all, it has the largest freshwater lake, and it is indeed a suitable place to camp.

"No, we can't." Mina smiled and shook her head, "You don't want to think about it, such a nice place, there are still houses around, and why no one lives here?" You're still scouts. ”

At this time, everyone's heads finally found the problem, as a water source, there are houses here but no people are seen, and even the gnolls in the goblin's mouth have not been found. They don't need water, do they?

So there's something weird here?

The scouts may have doubts, but they will not show them.

Maybe there is something here that forced humans to leave here, plus the undead of the natural disaster, the group of robbers like the jackals, etc., this place is still very close to the main road. When you think about it, it's really not a good place to live, but if it's in peacetime, then it's a good place to live.

"This lake is called Lake Lordammere, and it is the domain of the royal family of the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Because of King Terenus's selflessness, he allowed his people to fish in the lake. As for the island in the middle of the lake, its name is Fenris, and the buildings on the island belong to the military fortress. During the Orc Wars, the Alliance built it to defend against orcs attacking Lordaeron from the Alterac Valley. ”

Mina breathed a sigh of relief, she saw that her team was watching her, she smiled and continued, "This lake was overrun by fishmen who came from nowhere when the natural disaster came. These nasty little creatures, in large numbers, drove away the island's army, and made the lake their territory, living on the island in the middle of the lake, and any creature that came near the lake would be attacked by them. ”

"Rumor has it that there is a wandering mage of Dalaran who is controlling them." Mina shrugged her shoulders and said, "Whether that's true or not, I don't know. ”

"To the east of Lake Lordamere lies the Ortarankk Mountains, home to the ruins of the former kingdom of Alterac, which is said to be a paradise for adventurers, syndicated thieves, ogres, and wandering mages of Dalaran."

"Hmm! And also! Mina suddenly thought of something, and continued, "In that foothills, there is an orc clan called Frostwolves living in a valley somewhere. They and the Thunderspear Dwarves there are constantly fighting over territorial disputes. This is the inn I used to be in Burning Wood Village, and I heard an adventurer say it, but I don't know if it's right or not. ”

Mina briefly introduced the geographical location near the lake, and Harrow, who was originally silent on the side, suddenly turned out to be a stubble.

"You're missing a place."

"Oh? Where? Mina looked back at him with some curiosity, as a native of the Silver Pine Deep Forest, she had lived here for more than thirty years, how could she not know the geography of this place.

"To the southeast of this lake, there's also the city of mages, Dalaran." Harrow added. "Although it has now been destroyed by the Scourge Legion, it is said that the surviving mages of Dalaran are preparing to re-establish Dalaran."

"I used to go there to buy enchanted feathered arrows. So, more familiar there. ”

"Oh, sorry, I did't forget." Mina smiled embarrassedly, she patted her head, "I did forget, yes." You're right, the ruins of Dalaran are there. Now, many of those wandering mages have gone to other human kingdoms, only a few of them remain there, and some of them wander in the Silver Pine Forest, seeking revenge on those natural disasters. ”

"Having said all that, it has little to do with our choice of choosing not to use this as a camp, so where exactly do we choose the camp?" Hamilton, who had been silent, spoke, "I think we should find a place to settle down as soon as possible before it gets dark." My instincts tell me that the nights here are not going to be peaceful. ”

"We can hide in the house by the lake, and we can hide the horses in it! Anyway, there are so many houses there, and it's so beautiful here! I love it here. Naomi looked at the wooden house by the lake with a slightly allegorical expression, "We can still be there, catching fish and grilling it, I like to eat fish!" ”

"Unless you want those fish-people covered in thick slime to use you as food." Mina smiled and shook her head, "It's not a good place to live, so come with me." I know there are a lot of places where we can use it as a camp. ”

"Better hurry! It's getting late, and in a little while, it's going to be dark. Scarface said as he looked up at the sun in the distance that had faded into the treetops.

"I agree with the captain, I can already see some gnolls staring at us." Harrow glanced around and said, "There are quite a few of them. ”

"Looks like they're going to use us as food."

"Okay, let's hurry up." Mina nodded, and continued to say with an embarrassed face, "I'm not sure if there's anyone there right now, though. At least the last time I left, there were still humans living there. ”

Mina tugged the reins of the warhorse, and the warhorse began to gallop forward at an accelerated pace, and all the scouts behind him followed.

The scouts galloped along the shore avenue of Lake Lordamere. Ten minutes later, Mina slowly stopped the speed of her horse, and she turned to guide her horse to the farmland by the side of the road.

In the middle of the rolling farmland, there was a dirt road for a horse-drawn carriage to walk, and Mina took the lead, jogging through the dense woods ahead.

Most of the farmland here is barren, and mantle plants and weeds are everywhere. Scarface could tell by the color of the exposed dirt that the farmland was fertile.

Among these mantle plants and weeds, hares and deer come in and out from time to time, leisurely grazing on the young grass on the ground. There are also wild wolves and brown bears, who are not afraid of humans, and at most they only look at them vigilantly, and continue to look for their own food in the fields.

Scarface also saw a brown bear, and it even stood upright, like a hill, in the farmland not far away, looking curiously at their scouts on horses.

Now, within a radius of several hundred kilometers, all the farmland has been turned into such a scene.

Scarface couldn't help but feel a pity, how many people could be supported if these lands were used.

At the same time, he also affirmed the thoughts in his heart.

The Crusaders must be brought here and the Fifth Legion occupy this fertile land, so that the Crusaders can grow and grow, and the great goal of Captain Locke's heart can be achieved!