It's been days since the battle with the pirates.

The crew of the "Forwarder" suffered almost zero damage in this battle, and only two sailors received minor injuries...... As for the pirate ship, after leaving behind more than thirty corpses, it fled.

The crew did not forget who led them to victory, and they looked at Carlin with a little more "awe" in their eyes!

The only exception is Nathanos, a silly boy, who still pesters Carlin every day as before, asking this and that!

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The world of Azeroth was originally a vast land surrounded by an endless ocean, and its name was Kalimdor. Nearly 10,000 years ago, a huge explosion occurred in the Well of Eternity, located in the middle of the continent, and it caused a powerful earthquake that destroyed the skeleton of the world, and the sea water roared into the rift of the continent. Nearly 80 percent of Gukalimdor's land has been torn apart, leaving only a handful of fragmented continents surrounding the newly formed ocean.

One of the remnants of that cataclysm is the Northrend, the arctic land of Northrend, which was formed by the disintegration of the ancient continent of Kalimdor, the highest continent in the world of Azeroth, often referred to as the "Roof of the World"! However, in the past, even the famous Society of Ironforge Explorers had limited knowledge of Northrend.

Hardly anyone knows exactly when humans began to settle on this cold continent, or how many people live on it! Through some research by the Explorers' Society, it is vaguely known that the first humans to live in Northrend were mainly from Kul Tiras and Lordaeron, and that most of them were fishermen and sailors who were shipwrecked during ocean fishing...... Later, it became a place where prisoners were exiled from Lordaeron and other countries.

Even in the darkest places, the Light is everywhere, at least that's what the Church of Light thinks. Following in the footsteps of their predecessors, in the following centuries, the missionaries of the Church of Light also brought their faith in the Light to this continent that seemed incomparably inhospitable to outsiders.

The opening of new shipping routes has led to groups of pioneers, hunters and even businessmen coming here! During this time, many, many colonial towns with Northrend characteristics sprung up, and these human towns were mainly concentrated along the shores of the Endless Sea, with a mild climate and relatively fertile soils.

The inhabitants of Northrend depend mainly on fishing and hunting, and there are several huge mines waiting to be discovered, as well as some farms scattered in relatively gentle hilly areas. Every summer, the locals would sell their grain, ore, and year-old land to merchants in exchange for some necessities and curiosities from the south.

The northern hide, usually from mammoths, rhinos, polar bears, elk, polar foxes, and the giant ice worms that roam the ice fields, their fur is either hard or shiny compared to southern creatures, and it is an excellent material for soldiers' leather armor!

Because of this, even though it is so difficult to make a round trip, and you will be attacked by fishmen, naga and even pirates, there is still a constant stream of merchant ships bound for Northrend!

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The continent in the north is already close at hand, and the Progresser has been drifting along the continental shelf in Northrend for the past two days. It wasn't until a bay appeared ahead that the first officer, Hana, commanded the Advance to change direction.

"We're already in the territory of Howling Fjord, this is Daggard Bay, and the natural bay topography makes it a good starting point for crossing the continent!" Nathanos introduced Carlin, "In the bay is the port of Valgard, the largest port and city in the whole continent of Northrend!" ”

"Daggard Bay? Port Valgard? Isn't this the landing site chosen by Alsace and later the Union Expeditionary Force in Northrend? Carlin complained to himself.

When WLK first opened in the previous game, in order to prevent too many Borean tundra people from grabbing the monster, Carlin deliberately chose to start the quest line from here!

The "Forerunner" continued to move slowly, the bay of the dagger was very narrow, and from time to time you could see the passing ships, and it seemed that the port of Valgard had taken shape!

The sea breeze was blowing around him, and Carlin could even hear what seemed to be a wild beast barking – that's where the name Howling Fjord comes from! Other than that, though, Howling Fjord is a nice place; The temperatures here are mild, not as cold as elsewhere in Northrend, and the seemingly flat terrain around it is ideal for growing crops......

Dagger Bay was tightly surrounded by rocks, almost surrounded by mountains on three sides, and one side went out to sea...... and after about half an hour of the Advancer's continued travel, Carlin saw the end of the bay - Port Valgard!

The port is a bit shabby, far less luxurious than the previous Yangfan Port...... More than a dozen ships of all kinds are moored in the harbor, and sailors and migrant workers are busy unloading their cargo. It can be seen that there are not many people in Port Valgard now.

"Alright, Mr. Carlin, thank you for your hard work, we have arrived at the designated place!" Captain Lygul came over at some point: "It will now take us a week to hand over the ship's cargo to the traders here, and to get enough ore, fur and grain ......"

"Is there anything I need help with?" Carlin asked sincerely.

"No, no, no, this little thing can't bother you!" Captain Lyguli hurriedly refused, "For the next month, you can wander around the Howling Fjord!" ”

"On the southwestern island of Kamagu lives a strange group of walrus people with a very docile temperament. Sometimes they do deals with us; Rounding the eastern side of Daggard Bay, there is a group of dwarves from the Explorers' Guild, who seem to be digging for something; There are many wild beasts in the forest to the north, such as wolves and bears, and if you want to hunt, Mr. Carlin, you can go and see them, but don't go further north, I have heard that there have been traces of trolls there; Don't go near the Rogue Harbor over there, it's the base camp of the North Sea pirates, but Valgard has a militia guard of his own organization, and those pirates don't dare to come over! Captain Lygoory explained to Carlin the Howling Fjord.

Carlin listened carefully, taking his words in his head.

"By the way, Nathanos, I'll give you a mission!" Captain Lyguli suddenly glanced up at the longbowman beside Carlin.

"What's the matter, Captain?"

"You don't have to attend our unloading this week, it's enough to protect Mr. Carlin!" Captain Lygooli said with a smile.

"Protect Mr. Carlin...... Oh my, that's great! Nathanos shouted excitedly.