Chapter Seventy-One: Stormwind City
The morning star rises in the east, and the sky begins to white; Gradual transition from deep purple to ultramarine. Moon Shadow walked out of the tent, and the morning breeze blew on him and he felt much clearer. The morning air is filled with dew, and it feels refreshing to take a deep breath. Walking slowly outside the camp, Moon Shadow saw Tyrande and the other moon god sacrifices treating the soldiers.
The light of the morning sun was imprinted on her face, making her body smell of sunshine and a little colder. "Maybe when to apologize to her, this time the incident forced her a little." Moon Shadow watched silently, thinking to herself.
Suddenly a scream from another tent where the sick and wounded were housed interrupted his train of thought, and several priests hurried over to check on it; War is like this, and even with all your might, people will still be injured and killed. Moon Shadow lowered his head, and he began to wonder if he had made the right choice, and for a long time he didn't have a clear answer. Perhaps there was nothing wrong with what he did as a king, but as an ordinary elf he couldn't bear it; Every life is precious and eternal, and they still have endless years to enjoy, but. With a slight sigh, Moon Shadow turned and left, all he could do was close his eyes and mourn in silence for those who had fallen asleep.
Zurgrab's victory made it easy for Kadore to reclaim the Northern Thorn Valley, but after the Cataclysm, as the largest piece of land in Azeroth, there was a large area of the Thorn Valley Cape to the south of the North Thorn Valley. In the right timeline, in more than 4,000 years, it will be largely overrun by goblins, and the Treasure Cove pirates are inhabited, a notorious group of pirates made up of goblins, humans, and many other followers. After the attack, the pirates sold their loot on the way to the arena. There are even people who go deep into Azeroth to peddle ......
The Valley of Thorns was once much larger, and it was connected to the pandaren empire of Pandaria to the south, and was at least three times the size of the last time it was at war with the trolls. With the current strength of Kadore, it is impossible to fully digest this land, but the construction of a stronghold is enough to ensure the strategic position of the elves. As for the development of the land, it still depends on the dark spear trolls themselves. Moon Shadow tore open the portal and left here, and the matter here was basically over, and he didn't have to participate in the rest of the trivial matters one by one. There are still human affairs to be solved in the north, and this will be more troublesome than the troll affairs.
The western grasslands are full of farms and pastures, and although they are under the jurisdiction of Cadore, 90 percent of the inhabitants are humans, and since the establishment of Candi in the Dawn Forest, all but the army that must be left behind have all moved there. Usually, only every year when the harvest or there is a problem with the plants or animals, will the elves come here. The human inhabitants have lived here for generations, and compared to the northern human kingdom, the elves have very low taxes, high freedom, and security; So the people here are very rich.
Heading north into the Alvin Forest is the domain of the human kingdom of Stormwind. Humans will soon multiply and their numbers will double in a few decades, and when the population of the western steppes increased until the land could no longer support so many people, Darthrema encouraged a large number of humans to come out and reclaim the land on their own. Stormwind belongs to this first wave. Naturally, there are those who later go out of the western steppes and go further north.
Stormwind has a total of three territories: the Elwyn Forest, the Red Ridge Mountains, and the Fertile Plains behind the mountains, which were later destroyed by the Black Iron Dwarves summoning the Firedemons; That desolate burning plain. For now, however, all three areas of land are fertile enough to support a large number of human beings. King Tyrion sat on his throne and quietly tasted the best wines from the west, which were made from special grapes cultivated by the druids and were loved by the elves; So there's very little to be gained on the human side. Many people in the north are proud to get their hands on such a barrel of wine every year. However, Stormwind can still get enough of the share as a city near the western grasslands.
"Squeak"
The gates of the palace were opened. Tyrion put down his glass and looked away, it was his counselor, Count Davin, who walked in quickly.
"How? What's the news from the south? Tyrion asked eagerly, with urgency in his eyes.
"The battle between the elves and the trolls was over before our knights arrived, and I heard the news from ahead that the ancient elven king had indeed appeared." Daven paused as he spoke, his eyes a little frightened: "I heard that the Elf King fought with a demigod summoned by a troll and directly destroyed a city that is even bigger than our Stormwind City."
"Well, it looks like we made the right choice." Tyrion sat back on the throne, his eyes narrowing slightly, as if he was thinking about something, then he looked at Daven and asked in a deep voice, "Have any other human kingdoms responded to Kadore's request besides us?" ”
"Lordaeron from afar away heard that a fleet had also been sent to deliver supplies, and the other kingdoms had nothing to say." Daven replied respectfully.
"Lordaeron, the last human kingdom to be founded?" Tyrion looked at Daven with questioning eyes. Daven nodded affirmatively. "I've heard that the kingdom has a close relationship with Kadore, and that the establishment of the kingdom is also supported by the elves."
"Yes. Legend has it that we humans used to live very hard. The Elven King found our ancestors as he passed through the Hillbride Hills, and he couldn't bear to see us wiped out and took us to the western steppes. But I don't think it's going to be that simple, and I'm a king, so I know that everything I do as a king has to have a purpose. I heard that there is another continent to the west of the sea, which is as lush as this one, and that the main territory of Kadore is there. That being the case, their intentions in coming here are worth pondering. With that, Tyrion shook his head, picked up his glass, and took a sip.
"I've also heard about this, every year during the autumn harvest season, the western coast always comes back with a few huge warships flying the Kadore flag to carry supplies away." Daven frowned as he spoke: "But as for the Elf King's intentions, it's hard to say, as an immortal demigod, it is difficult for us mortals to understand his way of thinking. ”
"Okay, just stand still, you continue to listen to the news and report back to me. I reckon that the pattern between human kingdoms is about to be broken. Tyrion put down his empty glass and rubbed his forehead, and Daven bowed and exited the palace.
Stormwind Docks is the busiest part of the city, with merchant ships coming from elsewhere every once in a while. The huge flow of people makes it a mixed place, and it is also the most needy place in the whole city, and there are many taverns, inns, and all kinds of shops by the docks, all of which are doing business with passing merchants. Moonshadow disguised herself as a human and walked into a tavern, where she was greeted by a scantily clad human female, who shook her head and gave her a silver coin to walk away. This is an industry that inevitably comes with this kind of place, specializing in the leather and meat business, and many male merchants in the past are willing to spend some money to spend some money.
This is a very common phenomenon in human society, and the shorter the lifespan, the stronger the fertility of the species; Their desire for sex will also become stronger. There was no such sign in Cadore, and the elves were almost eternal, so they didn't have that desire to reproduce in their bodies. Married elves are more soulmates and generally rarely have sex, which is also one of the objective reasons for elves to give birth, of course, the slow growth is another important reason.
"What do you need, gentleman?" Moon Shadow walked over to the bar and was greeted by a sleepy-eyed bartender, still wiping his glass with a rag.
"Is there any good wine?" Moon Shadow said as she tossed two silver coins onto the bar.
Seeing the light of the coin, the bartender's eyes lit up, and he put down the cup and rag, quickly picked up the silver coin, looked at the light, and put it in his arms. He continued: "The new whisky from the Fertile Plains is very good, why don't you try it?" ”
"I don't like alcohol that's too strong." Moon Shadow shook his head, the whiskey had an alcohol content of around 43, the same as brandy, and the new sake had a strong alcohol stimulus, which he didn't like.
"Well, then I recommend you to drink the ruby wine of the Western Prairies, the brewing process of the elves, but you have to add two more silver coins." As he spoke, the bartender held out his hand to look at Moon Shadow.
Moon Shadow took out two more silver coins and tossed them to the bartender, who collected them and took out a wine glass for Moon Shadow to fill and went to greet the other guests. Moon Shadow shook her head, a little speechless at how he treated Red Wine, and it stands to reason that he should at least give him a goblet. However, he didn't come to drink for the sake of drinking, but just to get a feel for the current development of humanity. Bars are the best place to gather information, and you can get a lot of information when you chat. (To be continued......)
PS: Old in a daze, a chapter wrote me for four hours!