After crossing the small river that originated in Lake Daron Mill to the east of Southsea Town, it was not long before Varian's diplomatic team arrived near the fortress of Dunhold.

Rydweis, the young guide who was in charge of leading the way, pointed to the castle not far away and introduced Varian: "Your Highness, this is the Dunhold Fortress. It is an old and fortified prison with a high security base for criminals. ”

Varian looked in the direction Ridweis had pointed out, and the castle fortress had been built entirely of solid stone instead of wood or other materials.

Varian whispered with some emotion, "That's Dunhold Castle......"

"Yes." "Once we are at Dunhold Castle, we will only have to walk north for less than two days before we can enter the borders of Hinterland," said Ridweis. ”

Because of the memories of his previous life, Varian is no stranger to Dunhold Castle, and it can even be said that he is relatively familiar.

What he remembered the most about this place was the mission to save Sal from the old Hillsbrad Hills in the Cave of Time when he was playing World of Warcraft 2.0, because only after completing this quest and the subsequent Dark Swamp Eighteen Waves quest could he continue to work on the Karazan Portkey quest.

And in the original timeline, the orc Thrall, the founder and leader of the new tribe, was raised in this castle by Lieutenant Adras Blackmore.

In fact, Thrall's real orc name is "Gouyle", and "Thrall" is just the name that Blackmore gave him, which means slave in the lingua franca of mankind.

Blackmore tries to raise Thrall to be an important pawn in his ambitions, so he lets his servant family feed him with milk.

Blackmore also hired a teacher to educate Thrall, and it was because of this that Thrall had the opportunity to learn the human language, writing, and various combat skills, grow into a strong and intelligent orc, and also learn all the qualities that a good leader should have.

Thrall then escapes from Dunhold Castle with the help of Taresha, a human woman who cares for him as he grew up, freeing himself from Blackmore's control and successfully fighting back.

However, the current fortress of Dunhold is not the concentration camp that was used to hold orcs in the future, and Blackmore is just an ordinary junior officer, and has not yet been appointed as the actual leader here, so the young world is not here.

Varian put away the memories of his past life and looked up at the sky.

It was late in the evening, so he asked a diplomat next to him, "We should have no problem staying there for the night, right?" ”

The diplomat replied respectfully: "Of course, there is no problem, Your Highness, you are now the envoy to Hinterland on behalf of the Lordaeron Alliance, and the commander of the Dunhold Fortress will definitely not refuse your request." ”

"That's good......" Varian turned his head and ordered his captain Brad, "you go down and inform the rest of the team, and if they allow us, we will rest in that castle tonight and wait until tomorrow morning to continue our journey." ”

The party soon reached the gates of Dunhold Castle, and as the diplomat had expected, they were received without incident.

After a night of silence, Varian and the others got up early the next morning, and after breakfast, they began to set out as a group, continuing towards Hinterland in the north.

……

High above Hinterland, several griffons soar in the sky.

They fly at too high altitudes, so they appear very small.

But if someone gets closer, they can see that there are several dwarves sitting on each of the griffins.

They are the air power of the Dwarves of the Hammer Clan: the Griffon Knights.

The Hammer Dwarves revere the power of nature, and they live on an equal footing with the mighty griffons, as close and loyal to each other as friends.

So each pair of griffon knights and his griffon companions fight together, their combat power is no longer simply one plus one equals two, but almost multiplied.

The griffin knights flew for a moment, and one of them said, "Flanders, keep your eyes open and see carefully. Furstad had already told me that the humans arrived in Hinterland today. ”

The knight had thick orange-red hair, and his shaggy beard was equally orange-red, with pale gold beads strung on it, which brought him good luck according to the custom of the Hammer Dwarves.

The knight has a silver-glowing hammer at his waist, the most famous of the Hammer Dwarves, the Storm Hammer, and only the most powerful griffon knights are capable of wielding it.

This knight is one of the several lords of the Hammer Dwarves: Kudran Wildhammer, and the Furstad he mentioned earlier is the true leader of the entire Wildhammer tribe, their chief: the High Lord Furstad Wildhammer.

Varian's trip to Hinterland, as a representative of the Lordaeron Alliance, certainly can't go straight into the territory of the Hammer Dwarves without saying hello.

So a few days earlier, Varian had arranged for a messenger to travel to Eagle's Nest Mountain to inform the leader of the Brutehammer Dwarves of the imminent arrival of the Lordaeron Alliance's emissary.

Kudran was sent by Vorstad to receive Varian and the others, and he was also responsible for guiding Varian's team.

Griffons fly very fast, so the air currents that form when they fly through the air are also very strong.

Even so, Kudran's voice reached the ears of another griffin knight named Farland.

Flanders' skin was darker than that of Kudran, and his skin was not only dark, but also rough because he was often exposed to the wind and sun on his griffon.

After listening to Kudran's words, Flanders gently pulled the reins in his hand, and slightly controlled the speed of the griffin beneath him.

When the distance between Kudran and him was close again, Flanders said: "Don't worry, Lord Kudran, my eyes are the most powerful among our people, and I will definitely be able to spot those human ...... first."

Before Flanders could finish speaking, Varian's team had already made their way through the woods and appeared in Flanders' field of vision.

"Look! There they are! Flanders immediately shouted loudly.

When Kudran heard Flanders' words, he gently kicked his griffin companion Scarley beneath him, and the griffin immediately spread its wings in tacit agreement and began to dive in the direction in which the humans appeared.