In the early summer of 2433 in the imperial calendar, the frontier prince's domain, steel rock.

This legendary fortress, which has been passed down by word of mouth among many greenskin tribes, sits at the foot of a barren black mountain that is not very steep, but almost barren.

The reason why this mountain is so barren and desolate, and even the soil on the surface is faintly glowing with a black light, is that under the not very deep layer of earth and rock, it is all unexcavated high-quality iron ore.

The whole mountain is a giant vein, hence the name "Steel Rock".

Halfway up the Iron Mountain, stands a small three-story stone and wood fortress, with a rough shape, decorated with the furs and bones of various wild beasts, and a banner made of black animal skins on the roof, fluttering in the wind.

The rough greystone walls of the fort are painted with some unknown red paint on the huge faces of the hideous giants—abstract works that symbolize the Greenskins' worship of their gods, Brother Nai and Brother Mao.

This is the core building of "Steel Rock", the "Castle Hall".

It is said that the history of this fortress is longer than that of "Steel Rock", and there was first it, and then there was the entire fortress.

The terrain is treacherous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is only a narrow stone road from the bottom of the mountain, only for two people to walk side by side, and there are no trees to shelter around, it is conceivable that to attack this place must be prepared for heavy losses.

By the way, last year, the rat cubs of the "Clan of Kerx" experienced it with their own lives.

Past the fort and up until you reach the top of the hill, there is a huge steel furnace that is used to smelt the excavated iron ore and then craft it into various weapons and equipment, so that the mountain is obscured by black smoke all year round.

It was precisely because of the special geographical location that the fierce battle last year did not affect the furnaces and smelters on the mountain, so after the entire fortress changed hands, the black smoke that had not been stopped for a long time rose again, and after a year, the momentum was even greater than before.

At this time, outside the "castle hall", which looked unsightly but was extremely important, stood a group of greenskins who were stronger than the bodybuilding champions, all of them two meters tall and muscular, but the most conspicuous was the orc standing at the front.

This is a giant man who can stand out even in a group of big guys, more than three meters tall, wearing a set of dark red heavy armor from top to bottom, covering almost all from the soles of his feet to his neck, covered with cold glittering spikes, and only a green head is exposed.

If you get a little closer, you can see that the reason why this set of armor made of black iron looks red is because it is covered with dried blood stains and large pieces of rust, and at the same time, there are obvious traces of secondary processing in many places, and the exposed iron pieces and iron nails are simply beaten together, which is very simple and rough, but generally speaking, it is not ugly, and even has a rough mineral beauty, which is very visually impactful.

On the orc's chest, there was also an ancient book wrapped in a fist-thick iron chain, the material was invisible, and the appearance was also wrapped in a layer of rusty iron sheet.

Behind him, he carried two machetes the same size as the door panels on his back, which added a bit of murderous aura to the whole person.

It's just that neither the books that shouldn't be on Greenskin's body nor the exaggerated weapons are as eye-catching as the hairstyle on the top of his head.

A cockscomb head with seven colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, is like a broom that has overturned a paint box, and it is inserted straight into a large dark green bald head.

Although the hot wind on the mountain was gusting, blowing the flag on the top of the castle behind him, the cockscomb head of this orc was not messy at all, which was quite a bit of a sense that he was strong and he was strong, and the breeze was blowing on the hills.

Such a pretending green skin, except for our stone boss, there is no second person.

He was now condescending, looking west down at the legendary fortress at his feet, the fortress of the tribe, and his fortress!

It's now eight months since the last big battle.

In that short period of more than a month, the "Broken Claw Tribe" fought four battles in a row with the Skaven Rat Man, Greenskin, Tomb King, and Human, and the fight was so enjoyable that it climaxed one after another.

It's just that there is always a trough after the high, and you also need to cross your waist to catch your breath after a moderate amount of exercise.

Taking advantage of this rare quiet time for the territory, and before the orcs under his command had enjoyed the fight, the stone was like opening the "sage mode" after the passion, and developed the territory wholeheartedly.

First of all, the first step is to fully understand your own territory.

Of course, this is the "Steel Rock" that he just started, and the other bases were built by him with one hand and one foot, and he couldn't be more familiar.

Standing on the mountainside and looking down, you can clearly see that the whole fortress is built on a concave flat land, the area is about the same size as the original stone "Orgrimmar", the north and southeast are surrounded by mountains on three sides, only the west is connected to the outside world, but there is now a wall made of bricks and stones, so that the whole town is firmly surrounded, even if there is a siege, only to defend the west side.

To the east of the Iron Rock, behind the stone mountain, there is a small stretch of hills, over which a large river can be seen.

The river, called the Howling River, irrigated a large area of land east of the Frontier Prince's Territory from east to west, along with the Blood River and the Skull River, and finally all three rivers merged westward into Blackclaw Bay and into the sea.

On the other side of the riverbank is a desolate but now vibrant plain, home to Orgrimmar, the stronghold of the Broken Claw Tribe.

Although it is only separated by a river, the terrain in the west is steep and mountainous, and the terrain in the east is flat and endless.

The geography of the two sides is very different, but what is the same is that they now have the same owner.

If Stone can have a few small boats in his hand, it will only take half a day to get from one stronghold to another in half a day, which is very convenient, of course, these are all in his future plans.

With a fortified fortress in front and mountains and rivers in the back, coupled with almost endless steel resources, this unique geographical location has made "Steel Rock" never attacked from the outside in the hundreds of years since the legendary orc warlord "Iron Claw" Gobard was established, and it is usually its own internal problems, just like this time.

So the stone is a big bargain, otherwise with his own strength, he will have to wait at least another ten years before he dares to touch here.

However, the geographical location is not the fundamental reason why "Steel Rock" has gradually become famous in the long history, the real key is its unique strategic location.

The fortress is located at the southernmost point of the Frontier Princedom, where civilization meets barbarism.

From here to the south, there is the "badlands", which are extremely dangerous and wild for the inhabitants of the Old World, where the climate is harsh, the land is barren, and in addition to the large and small greenskin tribes, there are various evil creatures such as ghouls, ogres, Skaven rat people, and beastmen.

If the Frontier Prince is a thug who causes trouble all day long, then Badland is a real heinous murderer, and the danger of the two is not at the same level at all.

It is precisely because of this that since the establishment of the "Steel Rock", it has become a battleground for soldiers, especially in the eyes of the Green Skin of the Badlands, which is the best bridgehead for attacking civilized society in the north.

I don't know how many greenskinned tribes are staring at this place!