887 Tempest
It's not that Arthas hasn't been on a boat, it's just that he's rarely sailed so far - he had crossed the Endless Sea, and several times, but only when he had used it the first time he had traveled from the lands of the kingdom of Lordaeron to Northrend.
Later, whether he traveled to Northrend or followed Akmund to Mount Hyjal, he chose to use Frost Grief to turn the waters beneath his feet into a path of frost.
Of course, this time Alsace will not do this, it will not be conducive to the advance of the army, it is more convenient to use ships.
The composition of the first advance army was more complex, including troops from Stormwind - mainly the Brotherhood of the Iron Horses and the Royal Knights of Stormwind loyal to House Wryon, who were led by their King Varian? Led by Urian.
Muradin? Copperbeard still carries the elite dwarven warriors, who don't like to ride ships very much, as there is little room left on them for their favorite barley wine.
So most of these dwarves hide in their rooms and sleep so as not to get bored.
The royal guards of Lordaeron did not make a move this time, because the number of ships was not very abundant; Knights of the Silver Hand in Alexandros? Under the leadership of Mograine, he followed the left and right of Arthas, a very powerful army, and with the strong support of the Church and the royal family of Lordaeron, it has grown rapidly over the years, and more and more paladins have joined the Knights of the Silver Hand, vowing to fight all evil beings to the end.
Prince Danas was also among Arthas's entourage, since King Solas received a quarter of the kingdom of Gilneth and gave it to his son Garin? After Tol Bain. Prince Danas became the sole heir to the kingdom of Stormgard.
However, it seems that Prince Danas is not too concerned about this, and he is more interested in killing the orcs on the other side of the Endless Sea called Kalimdor.
The first fleet numbered about 500 ships, and the total number of Allied fighters exceeded 10,000 - and that's without counting the sailors.
These numbers of troops. Arthas thought it was enough to establish a temporary base on the continent, and if the orcs were just the remnants of the army that fled in a hurry six years ago, then these 10,000 orcs alone would be enough to take them over.
If Arthas's worst fears were to happen - the orcs reopened the portal to the world of Draenor - of course Arthas thought that the chances of such a thing were low, and that no amount of human armies would be of much use, in that case it would mean a full-scale war, and Arthas would have to be prepared to deal with an entire Burning Legion, and it would be up to Frostmourn and the Red Dragon Queen to deal with it.
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"It's boring! So boring! I want to eat something delicious! I don't want to eat dry cheese and bacon anymore! ”
Arthas was standing on the deck of the flagship of the expeditionary fleet, thinking about the Red Dragon Queen. I saw this guy rolling around on the deck in a very unproductive way, playing with his temper like a child who wanted candy - a dignified red guardian dragon, the swearer of life. would do such a scoundrel thing for the sake of food.
"But that's all we have now, Your Excellency! Just bear with it! ”
Wen Lesa crouched beside the Red Dragon Queen, softly comforting her friend.
"I don't care! I'm going to catch fish in the sea! ”
The Red Dragon Queen jumped up and ran in front of Arthas in three steps and two steps. Loud yelling.
"Whatever you want...... Don't catch too big a fish, though. ”
Arthas said with a shrug.
"Why? I'm going to eat the biggest fish! I'm going to catch a whale shark! ”
The Red Dragon Queen retorted to Arthas like a gambling child—but she was right. No one doubted that she had this ability, no matter how big the whale shark was, it was like a small toy in front of the guardian dragon in its full form.
"If you like to eat raw, I don't have a problem with that...... If you want the ship's chef to grill it for you, try to get some small fish, you know? ”
Arthas said angrily - did this stupid dragon really think she could put a whale shark on board?
"Oh, yes...... Then I'm going to have to catch a lot of them! ”
The Red Dragon Queen walked to the side of the ship and muttered to herself. One side jumped into the sea.
Winlessa panicked and ran to the side of the ship, only to realize that her friend was the Great Oath of Life. The queen of the Red Dragon Legion, she will not be drowned in the sea.
The Red Dragon Queen took dragon form—a slightly miniature dragon, of course—and waved her claws and tail, bathed in the sea before diving into the water, catching the curious fish that were watching her in amazement, and throwing Arthas's flagship.
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"You eat these fish...... Doesn't it violate the rules of life? ”
Arthas asked as he watched with interest as the Red Dragon Queen counted the various sea fish she had caught and piled up on the deck.
"Of course not! I was meant to be a dragon! Before we met Lord Elune, we ate fish, and of course rhinos and mammoths...... In short, big fish eat small fish, this kind of thing is in line with the rules of life, so I have no problem eating fish...... It's called the 'food chain,' and it's a very advanced knowledge that Lord Elune has given me, and you mortal won't understand. ”
The Red Dragon Queen spoke to Arthas with a sense of superiority, her mouth full of jurky, jurky, jumbled words like "food chain" and "ecosystem".
While Arthas was talking to the Red Dragon Queen, several sailors had already built a grill on the deck and roasted the fish that the Red Dragon Queen had caught on an iron plate.
"It smells so good!"
Wen Lesa stood on the edge of the grill, staring at the faint aroma of the grilled fish fillet, and secretly sucked her saliva.
"Wen Lesa you can eat! Others can't, like some nasty human imp! ”
The Red Dragon Queen grimaced at Arthas and said with a look of vigour.
"I'm not uncommon to eat...... But if you don't hurry, you may not be able to eat fresh fish - there seems to be a dark cloud coming over there, and a storm is inevitable. ”
Alsace was not an experienced sailor, but everyone knew that a black crushing cloud like the one that was coming from the south at this time would certainly not bring any gentle drizzle.
"Yikes! Oops! Hurry up! ”
The Red Dragon Queen also noticed the dark cloud, and she urged the sailors who grilled the fish, and at the same time couldn't help but reach out and catch a still hot, half-cooked grilled fish, and didn't pay attention to the bones, and stuffed it directly into her mouth. (To be continued......)