…… Chapter 238: Kalimdor Who Is No Longer Calm (Second Update)

"I can help."

Gianna's voice was so calm that even she didn't expect it. She was standing in Antonidas's shockingly chaotic but dissatisfied study, staring at her mentor with a stern expression. "I've learned enough."

The Grand Magus stared out the window with his hands behind his back, as if he were watching the students practice.

"No," Antonidas whispered. "You have other responsibilities."

He turned to look at her, and the expression on his face made Gianna's heart sink: "That's me and Tenaris, may the Light rest his soul...... The two of us have shirked the responsibility. Because he refused to listen to that strange prophet, he died at the hands of his own son, and the kingdom was reduced to ruins. ”

Until now, Gianna had not dared to face the reality told by her mentor.

Alsace...... It's still unbelievable. She loved him so much...... Even until now. She always prayed silently in her heart, thinking that he must be swayed by some irresistible force. Because, if he did these things from the heart......

"He asked me too."

"And I'...... Also arrogantly self-righteous, refuting his seemingly ridiculous reminders. ”

"So, my dear, we are in the situation we are in today. We must live by our own choices...... Or death. Antonidas said sadly, and Gianna blinked vigorously to keep the tears from flowing from her eyes.

"Let me stay. I could—"

"Protect those you promised to protect, Gianna Proudmoore." Antonidas said with a solemn face, with a bit of sternness in his voice and expression. "Dalaran ...... One more, one less...... It doesn't make a difference. But there are other people in this world who are counting on you to give them hope. ”

"Antonidas......" She couldn't say any more, and rushed forward and hugged him. She had never dared to hug him before, and he always seemed so intimidating. But now, Antonidas looks ...... Hoary.

Yes, old and frail, and worst of all...... Resigned.

"Child," said the archmagus with a loving face, patting her lightly on the back, and then laughed suddenly. "No, you're not a kid anymore. You're a woman now, you're a leader. And, you'd better go. ”

"Go to Kalimdor! Go to that continent full of unknowns...... There, there is one last hope...... Bang bang bang! ”

A sharp knock on the door sounded in Gianna's ears, who was sitting on the couch and deep in thought, interrupting her memories.

Sitting upright, tucking back the scattered hair on her sideburns, Gianna changed from a lazy and charming woman back to a strong and brave leader in front of outsiders, and the confusion and weakness of the past were gone.

"Please come in!"

With Gianna's voice, the door of the study had been gently pushed open. A female paladin with long blond hair and royal blue eyes walked gently into the study.

Nia Esgarard, Gianna's lieutenant, former member of the Silver Hand, and Gianna's close friend.

"Your Lordship...... Call me Gianna, Nia. There's no one else here. The female knight had just opened her mouth after a standard knightly salute, when she was interrupted by Gianna, who had a smile on her face, corrected her salutation and asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

"Captain Dyson sent back the herald for backup." Perhaps because she was trained by the Silver Hand since she was a child, Nia Esgar is young but has an extremely calm personality and does not talk much. The situation is explained simply and clearly.

"Dyson? Dyson Merloy? The adjutant's reply made Gianna frown instantly, and asked in a stern tone, "Request for support?" What's going on? ”

"The reconnaissance force under the command of Captain Dyson was intercepted at the exit of the swamp...... They seem to be minotaurs, and they have set up a guard at the exit of the swamp to strictly prohibit anyone from passing. General Kristoff, who arrived with his army, got into an argument with the opposing party, and the mage Ibigus wounded a female High Elf from the opposing faction...... The two sides then went to war. ”

The female knight reported the news in the letter of request for help one by one, thought about it and added: "The other party's combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and the strength of the outpost is about two thousand. The five thousand sergeants of Captain Dyson and General Kristof combined were repulsed with ...... casualties Not small. ”

The best friend's report made Gianna's face sink like water, and she said in a stern tone: "There is a fight? I remember as if I had given an order to exercise restraint and not to fight with the native forces until the situation became clear! Are they turning a deaf ear to my commands? ”

Hearing Gianna's reprimand, Nia Esgard remained calm, but the next answer sharply pointed to the crux of the question:

"Gianna, they're just your father's subordinates, after all. You have only been in charge for a short time, and you will not be able to reach the prestige of Admiral Dalin in the army for the time being...... What you need now is time and record. ”

The persuasion of her friend reinvigorates Gianna, a young female leader.

It is undeniable that Gianna is an outstanding politician. The superb ruling skills and diplomatic talents of the human aristocracy are vividly mastered by this woman of noble birth and family roots. Even if she is still immature now, it is unceremonious to say that even now she is several points stronger than the orcs. But there are some things that you can't do quickly if you have talent......

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

While Thrall worries about the orc food source, Gianna worries about her prestige in her army.

Rubbing her smooth forehead with a headache, Gianna, who was calm and refreshed, thought about the pros and cons of this time for a while, and decisively ordered:

"Let General Leorik personally lead the elite of the 5,000 Seventh Legion with me to support. Now he can only use his prestige in the army to subdue those unruly guys. Well...... In addition, with the High Elf Mage Regiment, our opponent should be difficult to deal with. ”

"Go ahead and arrange it, Nia. Come and call me again when you're ready, and let me rest for a while. Lord Theramore, who gave the order, smiled wryly and waved his hand at his girlfriend. After the knight left the study, she curled up on the sofa like a little woman, relaxed her body, and her eyes gradually lost focus.

……

Gianna Prodmore is in a messy mood right now.

Or rather, Gianna hadn't been at peace since the slaughter in Stratholme.

The Knights of the Silver Hand, the pillars of the kingdom, were disbanded, the Scourge and the plague of the undead raged recklessly across the lands of Lordaeron, King Terenus was killed by his son's own hands, Uther the Lightbringer fell to the hands of his former disciples while defending the ashes of his allegiance to the King, the fall and destruction of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the contamination of the Well of the Sun, and the danger of the collapse of the Arcane capital of Dalaran...... Arthas, who killed his father, is now depraved and mad......

This unimaginable and unbelievable disaster has been repeated one after another in the past year. And this qiē has tormented the golden branches and jade leaves, Gianna Prodmoore, who has not been deeply involved in the world, and is too tired to support.

And the source of this qiē tragedy turned out to be her former lover, Arthas Minehir......

Such a double blow of body and mind is really physically and mentally exhausting for a woman.

But Gianna can't hide and soothe the wounds of her soul like a weak ordinary woman, or find a strong arm to rely on. She can only pretend to be strong and resolute in front of her people, bear this qiē independently, and give hope to those who follow her.

As a princess of the kingdom of Kul Tiras, she is a disciple of the archmage Antonidas...... This is a responsibility she must bear, even if it is a heavy burden.

But trouble haunted her like a shadow, even when she crossed the endless sea and came to another land.

……

Gianna had set foot on the ancient continent of Kalimdor five days earlier.

After the hastily concluded meeting of the archmage of Kenrito, Gianna, who was present at the meeting, was summoned to the study by Antonidas, the lord of Dalaran. Sensing the danger signal that the Well of the Sun had been detonated, Archmage Antonidas, knew that Dalaran was in danger, and this obscure but dangerous code made the Grand Magus finally come up with the decision of the Lord of a City - to preserve the fire and hope for humanity!

This is what Gianna said before, and then there are a series of actions such as gathering half of his father's fleet, bringing countless troops and civilians from Fort Riptide, Lordaeron, Dalaran, Stormwind City, and even Gilneth in seclusion, crossing the Endless Sea under the escort of a powerful fleet, and landing in Kalimdor.

But before and after the landing, trouble still followed.

While crossing the Endless Sea, an escort detachment of more than fifty warships was separated from the main fleet in a storm, and now more than a week has passed without hearing from them, and the captain's reports of those who have applied to search for them have piled up;

When the fleet landed in this swamp and established the port of Theramore, it was constantly harassed by fishmen, lobster people, ogres and even sea monsters. The garrison's workload had suddenly skyrocketed, delaying the implementation of the planned plan to spy on the swamp and the continent on a large scale.

As for other adverse factors such as the harsh natural environment, poor climatic conditions, poisonous insects and beasts scattered in the swamps, and so on, there are countless unfavorable factors.

But that's not all.

Because of the lack of control over the army, the ban he made was violated repeatedly. It has been seen from the report for help that those minotaurs have good combat effectiveness, and in the analysis of those minotaurs being able to set up military strongholds at the exit of this swamp, the status of the forces behind them in this continent is probably not low......

Now, because of the unwise actions of his subordinates, he has provoked a local force that could have fought for an alliance, how can this not annoy Gianna, the nominal leader of Theramore?

With a long sigh and a thin blanket pulled over by the mage's hand, Gianna Proudmoore was now physically and mentally exhausted...... At the orc camp in the Red Earth Wasteland, the Kodo Orc Cavalry was fully armed and ready to be assembled, waiting for their commander to give the order to pull out.

And beside the five thousand Kodo beast cavalry, the wolf cavalry of the more than two thousand war song clans also wore armor and were ready to go.

Commanding them is none other than the orc god of war, Grum*, Hellroar!

Old Tang had already informed several orc bosses of the battle conflict at the Terror Totem Outpost. Hearing that their allies' military strongholds had been attacked by the enemy, and that these enemies were still those damn pinkskins, the orcs who had recovered from the shock of the news that humans had also landed in Kalimdor did not say a word, and in an instant gathered two large groups of wolf cavalry to accompany them. The frail Hell's Roar persuaded the Sarufar brothers one after another to lead the team himself.

As soon as Old Tang and Hell Roar were about to give the order to go, a dark blue ghost wolf suddenly rushed from the direction of the coast and rushed in front of Thrall, whimpering and howling......

After squatting down and listening carefully, Sal stood up with a stern face, and when he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he frowned slightly and explained:

"The guards stationed at the seashore have sent back news that a large fleet of ships is coming towards us."

"Are those pink-skinned boats?"

Hearing Thrall's translation, King Sarufar asked with a solemn expression.

"I don't know, but there's news from the members of the Guard that there's a huge gold coin painted on the flag of the fleet......" Sal shook his head before continuing.

"Gold?" When Don heard Sal's answer, a smile slowly appeared on his lips, he already knew whose fleet it was. "Don't worry, it's the fleet of the Lord of Ratchet City, it's my friend."

After that, Old Tang summoned a Kodo beast knight beside him to give a few words in his ear, and then jumped off the brute horn and rushed to several orc bosses who were still in a state of ignorance except for Sal to explain the relationship with these goblins and the purpose of these goblins this time.

……

An hour later, escorted by two Kukaron guards, a dwarf, ugly goblin paced into Thrall's tent.

Taking off the nondescript gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, Gazruvi's familiar male duck's voice rang out in the tent:

"Ah, Goode! I'm glad to know you're alive! That means that there will be a lot of gold coins beckoning to me~~" Stacking that false signature smile, Gazluvi, the city lord of Ratchet City, smiled slyly at Old Tang, and unexpectedly said a piece of information:

"Before I deliver the goods, I'll send you a free piece of information, big guy." Gazruvi's big eyes full of cunning light stared at the old Tang who was a little stunned by the word "free" that came out of the goblin's mouth, and then said in a satisfied and excited tone: "Those troll friends of yours are not in a good situation, the Echo Islands are now a three-way scuffle!" Tsk, that scene ......"

As for why the goblins were excited about this news?

That's because it's profitable, of course!

Sure enough, when Old Tang heard the news, his eyes had narrowed slightly. After a while, he said to Sal, who was beside him for unknown reasons; "Thrall, maybe I should introduce you to another possible ally."

Immediately afterwards, Old Tang turned his head, put on a painful expression, and asked the goblin city lord angrily:

"Gazruvi, your fleet should take on some smuggling business once in a while, right?"

"Aha, business is coming to the door!" After getting the goblin rich man who got the old Tang's inquiry, he smiled lewdly at the old Tang, stroked his chest and saluted like a human nobleman, but finally said a shameless remark: "As long as you can pay enough, the big man ......"

"Goblins will provide you with: security guards, thugs, black and black, full service!"

*JM