Chapter 10 Nanhai Town
At dawn, the morning mist shrouded the land of Nanhai Town as usual.
As always, the people of the town are waking up from their slumber, ready for the day ahead.
Even though the sun had not yet risen and it was still dark, the townsfolk could still hear the waves crashing against the shore and the reef as they had done every day.
Today, however, they suddenly heard something strange besides the sound of the waves.
The voices were low and slow, drifting in with the sea breeze and echoing through the morning mist.
The people of the town listened attentively and finally determined that it was from the seaside.
Some of the townsfolk left their homes curiously and flocked to the shore, looking in the direction from which the sound came.
Slowly, the dense fog on the sea surface changed its shape, tearing like a cloth, and a black figure pierced through the sea fog and appeared in people's sight.
"Oh my God, what ??? that" Someone screamed.
The shadow continued to approach, and the sound grew louder and louder, until then it was clear that it was a large sea ship, which was now heading in the direction of the shore.
Immediately behind the ship were dozens of ships of similar size, and from a distance, the fleet seemed to cover the entire sea level.
"This is ......" The people on the coast unconsciously opened their mouths wide and showed a look of surprise, although they were used to seeing merchant ships docked in Nanhai Town on weekdays, but it was the first time they had seen such a large fleet.
"Quick! Go ring the alarm! Then notify the mayor right away! Marcus Redpass, the captain of the guard who came to the beach first, reacted first and hurriedly ordered one of the team members beside him.
Although it was not known the purpose of this fleet to come to Nanhai Town, it was clear that the situation at this time was beyond the control of this captain.
Immediately afterwards, Marcus raised his hand and drew his long sword, shouting loudly: "The others pay attention to vigilance and put on a defensive formation!" ”
The rest of the guards also came to their senses at this time, and they all drew their weapons one after another, and watched nervously as the mysterious fleet slowly approached the shore.
As the town's bells rang, the townsfolk swarmed to the shore with sticks, knives, fishing rods, and even fishing nets, whatever they could find as weapons, waiting anxiously behind the guards.
By this time the ship at the front had docked, and by the light of the rising sun, the townspeople could barely see the passengers on board.
They were men and women, mostly old and young, women and children, with complexions ranging from white to brown, and it was clear that they were not soldiers who had come for the war, but more like refugees who had escaped some kind of disaster.
These people slowly began to land on the shore, and each of them showed a relieved expression as they stood firm, and some even cheered directly: "Holy light! We're finally out of this damn sea! ”
The sun had completely risen below sea level, and the fog had dissipated in the morning light.
The townsfolk saw more clearly that these people were ragged and haggard, and they looked like a wretched bunch of miserable people.
At this time, a middle-aged uncle came out of the crowd that had already landed.
He was tall, bald on the top of his head, with a resolute face and a thick beard, and was none other than the actual leader of the fleet, Generalissimo Anduin Lothar.
Lothar was joined by Varian and Khadgar, and the three of them came to the townsfolk of Southsea Town, and Lothar began to introduce his group to the group: "Hats off! We are refugees from the kingdom of Azeroth, our country is mired in an extremely terrible war, and the royal city has been breached by a barbaric orc army, so I can only lead them out of there. ”
Seeing that the other party did not seem to be hostile, Marcus, the captain of the guard, relaxed his vigilance a little and said, "Azeroth Kingdom? That's in the far south! ”
"Yes, it took us more than a month to get here." Lothar replied.
"Your Excellency, what are you talking about the orc army?" Marcus had never heard of the orc race, and was a little puzzled.
Thinking of these guys who had plunged their country into war, a look of pain and resentment appeared on Lothar's face, and he said in a heavy tone: "They are a group of savage and brutal invaders, strong and vicious like wild beasts, so we call them orcs." They came from a different world unknown to us, brought wars and disasters, and destroyed our homeland......"
Feeling Lothar's grief, Marcus whispered, "I sympathize with what happened to you, and may the Light bless you......"
By this time, the mayor of the town of Nanhai had already arrived, and he crossed the crowd and came to Lothar and said, "Hello, guest from the sea, I am the mayor of this town, Heni Mareb. ”
"Hello Mr. Mayor Mare, my name is Anduin Lothar, and I am the leader of the Knights of the Kingdom of Azeroth." Lothar replied, and then he pointed to Varian beside him and continued, "This is the prince of our kingdom, His Highness Varian Ureon. ”
Varian nodded to Mayor Heni, and Khadgar walked a mage salute and said, "My name is Khadgar, and I'm a mage from Dalaran. ”
After the few men had introduced each other, Captain Marcus briefly told the mayor what he had just learned.
Lothar said earnestly to Mayor Heni, "Mr. Mayor, we have been at sea for many days, and now the ship's supplies have been depleted. I sincerely hope that you can help us, and I beg you to provide us with a place to rest and, if you can, some food and water. ”
Seeing the tired and hungry expressions of those who had already disembarked, Mayor Heney nodded and said, "We will not watch the people who are in distress suffer, the church in the town should be able to accommodate quite a few people, you can settle there first." ”
"Thank you very much for your generosity." Lothar said gratefully.
There are more than 1,000 people in Varian's group, and it is not easy for so many people to settle them all.
Mayor Heni arranged for the help of the surrounding townspeople, leading the old and weak women and children among the refugees to the town's cathedral to rest, and some townspeople brought clothes and blankets from their homes to share with them.
As for the young men, they were temporarily resettled in the open space in the wilderness, and they set up simple tents with their own hands, using leaves, wood and other materials, and barely survived.
The food that these people need to consume is also indispensable, but fortunately, the townspeople of Nanhai Town are still living a decent life, and there is no pressure to provide some vegetables, porridge and stewed meat and other foods in a short period of time.