Nineteenth Varedus and Twilight's Hammer
Sub-zero temperatures, cold and humid air. In order to survive on the barren permafrost of the www.biquge.info barren permafrost, every bit of vegetation here is far more resilient than its compatriots on other continents, and it is also more resistant to the cold here.
And the animals that live on this frozen soil, if they do not choose to adapt to the environment here, will have been fossilized thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, buried under the ice and snow.
In the Borean Tundra, which is located southwest of Northrend, it is not the coldest zone. Land that is not covered in snow and ice is fertile in a cold climate, and it is one of the few places in Northrend that is suitable for living. Although the temperature here is still below freezing all year round. However, as long as the hard permafrost is excavated, the fertile soil is enough to feed the people who live on the land.
Both the Alliance and the Tribe, after logging into the Borean tundra, have found excellent planting conditions here, and there seems to be no difficulty except for the relatively low temperature. So, in order to alleviate the logistical pressure, the expeditionary forces of the Union and the Horde began to establish settlements on this land.
The Alliance's Zhiyuan County, as well as the Tribe's Warsong Farm, are settlements established by both sides on this land. At the same time, these newly established settlements were responsible for the development of land here, and also served as granaries.
We don't know how the Alliance came to be, but as the Horde's granary on the Borean tundra, Warsong Farm was a good part of it in the beginning. Under the spells of shamans and druids, this fertile land can produce a large amount of food in a short period of time, and the abundance of food greatly relieves the pressure of sea transportation, allowing Hell Roar to bring more tribal troops from Kalimdora without worrying about food reserves.
It seems that the Horde's high-ranking Overseers are not just intent on defeating the Scourge and its masters. He wants to control this undeveloped land and turn it into a tribal territory.
However, the convenience brought by Warsong Farm is also due to its importance in the tribal expeditionary force, and it has brought the attention of some dangerous elements hiding in the shadows. I don't know when the cultists who worship the Lich King have infiltrated here, just like Stratholm once was, where a plague broke out.
The cultists of the Cult of the Damned, who have returned to their old business, have unleashed the plague here and contaminated the food hoarded here, seemingly intent on repeating the destruction of Stratholme. However, the owner of Warsong Farm, who has always been on guard, Top. After discovering the invasion of the Cult of the Damned God for the first time, he quickly ordered the evacuation of the farm, abandoning all those who had been infected with the plague and could not be saved. Evacuated the farm with the rest of the staff, and before that, the determined orc ordered the orc scouts who remained on the farm to burn all the food stored in the granary to prevent the contaminated grain from being transported to Warsong Fortress.
Although these practices have not been able to save the farm from falling, at least they have saved the lives of the vast majority of people. However, for those cultists, the plan that fell short disrupted their deployment, especially the plan of a certain big man. Let Varedos, the psychic lord of the Cult of the Damned, who is in charge of raiding the farm, worry about whether he will be punished and become a filthy and disgusting ghoul.
"That damn farmer, damn it, damn it!" Varedos angrily yelled in front of his men, "You bunch of waste, since you can't even fight a little orc farmer! Damn, it's good now, it's ruined Lord Kel'thugad's plan, and we're all going to have to finish it! A look of horror appeared on Varedos's face, as an evil wizard who manipulated psychic spells, his hands were already covered with blood debts, and he still trembled at the thought of the name of the adult.
However, now, they have failed, and it is very likely that the plan of the Lord will be ruined, and you can imagine how terrible the punishment for them will be. I'm afraid that when the time comes, even death may be a luxury.
No, no, I have to figure it out......
Thinking of the possible torture, Varedos couldn't help but contort his withered face.
"What are you doing in a daze?" Varedos grabbed a black-robed psychic and grabbed the psychic's head with his withered hands, and the magic of death accompanied by evil sorcery directly robbed the psychic of his life.
"Ahh.......h
In the midst of the screams, the psychic was killed by Varedos and transformed into a ghoul.
"Hurry up and transform the dead bodies." "Otherwise, I'll turn you all into brainless ghouls!" ”
“...... Be... Your Excellency, I... Let's go ......."
Seeing his psychic leave in fear, Varedos stayed where he was with a gloomy face and did not leave.
He knew that some useless cannon fodder and some temporarily transformed ghouls and skeletons were impossible to stop the approaching tribal army, even if he dug up the corpses in the farm, it was just 1 or 2 hundred corpses to talk about, even if he added the converted domestic animals, he would not be able to fight against the tribe's crusading army.
But if he just walks like this, he will not be able to atone for his sins if he fails the mission, and he will probably face a terrible punishment.
"So, Mr. Varedos, will you agree to cooperate with us?" Just as Varedos was frowning, a crisp voice rang out. Varedos hurriedly turned to look, and behind him, a human girl in a black dress was already standing behind him.
This is a girl with rare dark blue eyes, a delicate melon seed face, and a false smile. And behind that beautiful smile, there was a darkness that even he, the psychic lord, felt terrified.
"You ......"
"Oops, oops...... Didn't I tell you, sir, that I'm from Twilight's Hammer! The girl gracefully ran one hand through the long hair on the side of her earlobe, and said, "You know, in the face of reinforcements from the tribe, I am the only one who can help you!" ”
Varedos's face was filled with distrust of the maiden, and even more fear. He could feel that hidden beneath that human skin was a terrifying monster, a monster that could easily tear him apart. The girl, who claimed to be from Twilight's hammer, had bypassed all of his men not long ago, approached him, and offered to work with her. She could give him enough strength to face the Horde's army, but there was a requirement.
At first, Varedos was reluctant to cooperate with her and wanted to do it, but was easily defeated by the girl in front of him. Without even knowing what was happening, he was sealed away from all his power and left to be slaughtered.
But the girl in front of him didn't kill him at that time, but just said meaningfully that he would cooperate with her.
After that, a Shadow Agent of the Tribe arrives at the lost farm. Despite all his might, Varedos was still escaped by the agent, and Varedos knew that it would not be long before the Horde's crusaders would come here and crush him.
But if he plans to escape, he will face even more terrible punishment. At this time, Varedos, who was difficult to ride a tiger, saw the girl in front of him again.
"What's wrong? Mr. Varedos, what are you hesitating about? The girl smiled, "You know what kind of situation you will face without my help." ”
"But...... I've never heard of you......"
"Ahh It doesn't matter, our goals are more or less the same. The Scourge wants to destroy the world of the living, and we are about the same...... "What's more, Mr. Varedos, do you think that with the mana that your high-level mage possesses, you can stop the Horde's army?" ”
Hearing this, Varedos's face was even more embarrassed.
"So, what do you want?"
"I'm just going to provide you with a very useful gadget, sir......," the girl took out a dark purple crystal ball out of nowhere and handed it to Valedus.
"This ......" Varedus stared in surprise and greed at the crystal ball in the girl's hand, which was filled with a thick dark magic that far exceeded the mana he possessed. He swallowed and withdrew his greedy gaze at the crystal ball.
“...... Such a powerful magic weapon...... So, what do I have to give? ”
"It's simple, it's just that Mr. has to deal with a Blackblade Knight...... It just so happened that the Blackblade Knight was coming with the army of the tribe......"