A reception hall in Violet Castle, the first time in his life that a dwarf like Kudran Brutehammer grew up in the mountains, a castle built by a mage like this had set foot in.

Slightly nervous, under the leadership of several battle mages, the dwarf was about to enter the castle when he suddenly heard messy footsteps behind him.

It was the paladin named Tulayan who had just informed him, and he was out of breath, but he had kept up with Scarley.

"Yo, are you kid fast?" Kudran couldn't help but exclaim.

Tulayan took a deep breath, his face barely regained his composure, and then said, "It's okay...... Come in with me! ”

……

"Tulayan, you've brought Kudran here!" Anduin Lothar sat at the top of the room, looking at the two figures, one tall and one short, who had entered.

"Yes, sir!" Tulayan made his expression as easy as he could, and said in a loud voice.

Kudran glanced around the room, there were a lot of people...... Mainly humans, there are also a few elves, and there is only one dwarf besides him, the kid named 'Muradin' of the Copperbeard Clan......

All of them seem to be big shots, but unfortunately most of them don't know Kudran.

After a few steps, he scurried to a corner and sat down, winking at the two familiar mages beside him.

"Wow, Kudran, the snowflakes on your clothes haven't been shaken off yet!" Khadgar reminded in a low voice.

"Don't talk, the meeting is on!" Carlin glared at Khadgar and gestured to Kudran.

Kudran quickly straightened up his griffon's wool coat and sat up straight......

Although he was in stature, he seemed to be a head shorter than the two mages beside him.

The paladin, Turayan, walked calmly behind Marshal Lothar and stood behind a female elf ranger.

"Wow, is this kid in such a great physique?" Kudran blinked, and thought to himself, "After running such a long way, I didn't even breathe!" ”

However, if Kudran got closer, he could see that Tulayan's face was already slightly reddened, and his back was covered with sweat......

……

The meeting began.

The white-bearded wizard sitting next to Lord Lothar, Tulayan could guess, should be the Lord of Dalaran and the Archmage Antonidas! His great name was heard even in Eagle's Nest Mountain, where Kudran had heard of it.

And that beautiful female elf ranger, Kudran also has an impression...... It was the guy who snatched his prey when Quel'Thalas, but unfortunately I don't know what it was called.

There is also the paladin Uther, who had dealt with him in Hinterland and Kudran, and his serious face at that moment impressed Kudran very much.

As for the others......

In Kudran's eyes, the elves are slightly better, but these humans seem to all look the same, so it's hard to tell the difference.

Fortunately, there are Karin and Khadgar by his side, so he can help Kudran secretly introduce them.

For example, the general in the orange robe and plate armor is Lieutenant General Merrick Haas of Alterac; The two brother-looking paladins standing side by side with Tulayan behind Lothar were Tirio Fording and Reginald Windsol; And the wizard who sat next to Antonidas, dressed in gray robes and looking at the fact that everyone owed him two glasses of ale, was Kel'thugad......

"Kudran!" The dwarves were still recognizing people, when suddenly Lord Anduin Lothar called out his name.

Standing up reflexively, he touched his head and sneered, "Luo...... Lord Lothar, there is ...... Any commands? ”

"The dwarves of the Hammer tribe are like this, and they can't even say a word...... "Kudran heard Muradin of the Copperbeard clan whispering to the beautiful elven ranger about him!

Kudran's hands trembled slightly, and now he couldn't attack.

"Is it true that Carlin said he equipped you with weapons strong enough to deal with dragons?" Lothar asked with concern.

"Yes...... Those bombed ......" Halfway through his words, Kudran hurriedly swallowed it: "Those weapons have been equipped to my griffin troops, and the next time I meet the red dragons of any tribe, I promise to make them look good!" ”

Carlin had specifically instructed him not to tell anyone else the secrets of these explosives until they appeared on the battlefield......

Lord Lothar also seemed to have received Karin's instructions, and did not ask more, but nodded solemnly: "Okay, do a good job of secrecy, and surprise those tribes when the time comes...... The Red Dragons of the Horde once made us helpless, and if the Griffin Knights of the Hammer Clan can deal with them, it will be the key to our victory! ”

"Yes, Lord Lothar!" Kudran shouted, "In the name of Eri and Eagle's Nest, we will defend the Alliance's air supremacy to the death." ”

With that, Kudran glanced triumphantly at Muradin-Copperbeard before sitting down.

……

The discussion of the war continued, and Kudran listened to it in a fog, and from time to time he had to ask Carlin beside him to explain a few words.

"Lord Lothar, King Solas assures you that the line of defense has been arranged...... Even if the Horde launches an all-out assault on the Saldo Bridge now, he will be able to keep it intact until Alliance reinforcements arrive! ”

The one who spoke was a young man named Danas Tolbairn. He was the nephew of King Solas Tolbairn of Fort Riptide and an energetic lad.

"I believe in the loyalty of Solas and the bravery of the warriors of Fort Riptide!" Lothar said in a deep voice, "But we need to prevent the tribe from raiding from other locations......"

"That's right, at sea!" Karin, who had not spoken beside him, suddenly stood up and said, "After the destruction of the Kurtiras fleet, we have lost the right to control the sea, and the tribe may launch a landing on the north by sea at any time!" ”

"It's a possibility!" Lothar nodded, looking down at the map.

The entire southern waters of Lordaeron are dotted with many terrible biting reefs, and because of the presence of these rocky reefs, most of the coast is not suitable for ships to land...... Due to supply constraints and unfamiliarity with the sea, it was difficult for the Horde's fleet to penetrate deep into the Endless Sea and land in the west or north of Lordaeron.

So the most likely landing point is only one:

The largest port on the south coast of the entire Lordaeron: the town of Nanhai!

"Uther, you can take people to Nanhai Town to prevent the Horde from raiding at sea!" Lothar hurriedly ordered.

"Understood, sir!" Uther-Lightbringer's face was still expressionless in response.

"Also, Mentor ......" Carlin turned his gaze to Archmage Antonidas:

"Dalaran, you should also be careful of the raids of the tribe!"