Chapter 70: Entering Stormwind for the First Time

The fortified and majestic Stormwind stands in the eastern hills of the Elwyn Forest. On the gentle slope in front of the towering gates of Stormwind, the caravan of goblin profiteers Calent* Gold is moving slowly.

There were a few familiar figures missing from the caravan members. The gnolls, kobolds, and human swordsmen had already broken away from the caravan on their way from Sentinel Ridge to Stormwind, and of course they hadn't forgotten to take their commission from the profiteer Calent, which was what they deserved, after all, not everyone could have the opportunity to fight trolls, ogres, venture capital firms, and the Brotherhood of Defia in a simple escort mission.

After seeing his old comrade-in-arms, Second Lieutenant Glish, and the current embarrassing situation in his hometown, the human swordsman chooses to abandon his identity as an adventurer and stay at Sentinel Ridge to become a member of the People's Army of the Wild West, resist the Brotherhood of Defia, defend his hometown, and defend the poor inhabitants of the Wild West who have been ravaged by gnolls, Defia bandits, and mechanical golems.

Old Tang was noncommittal about the decision of this human veteran with a resolute personality and superb swordsmanship. According to the intelligence, Van Cleaf, who can make MI7's notorious intelligence boss Matthias Shore shout "This man is not easy to deal with", is at least an eighth-order assassin. The swordsman Vasi*Lev is now only at the peak of the sixth order, and his strength is limited after all, and his joining is insignificant to the situation in the Western Wilderness.

Even the leader of the People's Army, Sheriff Gleman, was only an eighth-order, and the KPA was completely defeated in terms of the high-level power of the two sides. Although the Western Wilderness People's Army has good combat effectiveness, in the final analysis, it is still only in its infancy, and it can only be regarded as a militia organization. With the strength of more than a thousand Western Wilderness People's Army, it is fanciful to completely eradicate the danger posed by Van Cleeff and his Defia Brotherhood.

Although even if the addition of swordsmen is only a drop in the bucket for the People's Army, every help is especially valuable for the current Western Wilderness People's Army. Old Tang still admired his firm determination to defend his hometown, and hoped that the swordsman would die well, so Old Tang specially left a piece of parchment full of lingua franca for the human swordsman when the caravan left. It was full of information about the Defia Brotherhood in Old Tang's memory, and he also specially told the human swordsman Huaxi * Lev not to lead the team to take risks without the help of a ninth-order master.

With the experience of the Barren Lands, Don who witnessed the wild boar people of the Bayonet Swamp fall into the nest and appear in the Barren Land, will not blindly think that the bosses in the previous game copies will honestly stay in the stronghold as a "dead house", in this real world, even if Van Cleef personally led people to attack Sentinel Ridge and tried to destroy the Western Wilderness People's Army, the organization that made him like a fish in the throat, Old Tang would not be surprised.

Old Tang didn't forget to remind the swordsman not to reveal the origin of the parchment before he left the territory of the Storm Kingdom. Old Tang is still very jealous of the pervasive MI7, and it is not a good idea to leak himself out of their eyes too early. As for the future, when the undead natural disaster ravages Lordaeron, it is estimated that they will not be able to take action to lock up their "little role" for a while. If you wait for yourself to reach Kalimdor, when you return to the "Team Fortress", Don, who was sitting on the home field, is not afraid of any prying eyes, and dares to stretch out his hand... Chop it up!

Hogg, the Gnoll, found his people at the junction of the Elwyn Forest and the Wild West. Looting kills humans, and is also surrounded and slaughtered by human armies. Hogg decided to stay here and unite his people into a force that could not be bullied. Also thinking about it is the kobold Golden Fang. The kobolds, a race that specializes in mining and mining, have taken advantage of the tight military strength of Stormwind City to seize several mines in the Elwin Forest, and they have become a small climate. Hogg and Golden Fang directly challenge and kill the leaders of the two clans in this area to become the new leader.

Under the mediation of Old Tang, Hogg and Golden Fang even reached an offensive and defensive alliance to fight against the encirclement and attack of Stormwind City. Unlike Old Don's worries about the future situation of the swordsman, Old Tang didn't have so many thoughts about the Jackals and Kobolds, and was purely thinking about causing chaos in Stormwind City, trying to make these two high-level humans make some trouble for humans and disgusting humans. As for whether the future of Hogg and Golden Fang will be like in the original history, it is not within the scope of Old Tang's consideration.

After all, the gnolls and kobolds are not behemoths like tribes, and they can only cause a little trouble to the humans of Stormwind City if they make a small fuss. The disease of ringworm and scabies is not a cause for concern. Although Tang's move seems like child's play, it actually has another meaning. Slightly changing the trajectory of the fate of Hogg and Golden Fang is actually testing another member of the team, the Bronze Dragon's Commander "Soy Sauce Dragon" Chromie.

Ever since "Little Lori" Chromie joined this caravan, Old Tang has always been wary of it. It's not that Old Tang feels good about himself, it's really that his identity as a traverser is too sensitive, and if this "little Lori" who shuttles through time doesn't join the caravan for himself, it would be strange. Old Tang, who didn't know whether his "true identity" had been mastered by Nuo Erye and his Bronze Dragon Legion, was still a little timid when facing the "Soy Sauce Dragon".

But what puzzled Lao Tang was that in the nearly a month since the caravan set off, "Little Lori" had not done anything at all. Except for staring at Lao Tang with a meaningful expression from time to time, there was no out-of-the-ordinary action, and some ignored Lao Tang's posture. Old Tang, who couldn't figure out what the attitude of "Little Lori" Chromie was, was always a little flustered, so he had to take the initiative to change history and directly test Chromie's reaction by the "general".

Sure enough, after the gnolls under the command of "Hogg God" and the kobolds led by Golden Tooth formed an alliance, "Little Lori"'s face was not good-looking. However, in the end, the "Soy Sauce Dragon" did not stop or have a showdown with himself, the initiator, as expected by Lao Tang, but only waited for Lao Tang to turn around and leave angrily, no longer caring about Lao Tang. And Lao Tang, who saw this scene, directly ignored the bad face of "Little Lori" and put his worried heart back in his stomach.

Since the "Soy Sauce Dragon" did not interfere, it at least proves a little bit of Old Tang's speculation about the flow of time - although it is still uncertain that he can intervene in the "Cheng DΓΉ of history", at least it is not impossible to change the fixed "plot" of the game in the previous life! His identity may not be a smuggled "black household" in the eyes of the Bronze Dragon Legion, but a part of real history! While participating in history, I am also one of the writers of this "history"! Only such an explanation can explain why "Lolimi" didn't stop it, or simply summoned his companions to erase himself!

Although he has not yet had a showdown with the "Soy Sauce Dragon", there are still many questions that have not been confirmed, and he does not know what kind of Cheng dΓΉ he can do for future changes, but if he wants to understand some of the problems, at least he knows that he will not be on the blacklist of the Bronze Dragon Legion in a short period of time, Lao Tang, is in a good mood, and completely relaxes his mood and starts his journey to Stormwind City.

Now that the new tribe has not yet been established, the minotaurs, who have not yet dealt with humans, are not the target of human hatred, which is why Old Tang dares to follow the caravan north to Stormwind City generously. As an "insignificant" adventurer, although the racial identity of the Minotaur may attract the curious eyes of humans, at least there will be no swords and muskets waiting for him ahead. I'm afraid that by the time of the day, not to mention visiting Stormwind, even just stepping into the sphere of human influence will attract a lot of hostility with bad intentions.

Therefore, this opportunity to visit Stormwind City is justifiable, and some happy old Tang naturally will not miss it. The neatly clad Stormwind guards at the city gate strictly inspected everyone who entered and exited the city gate, and compared with Old Tang, there were two people in the team whose identities were more embarrassing, and it took a lot of trouble to enter Stormwind City.

The two-headed ogre Ogar and the troll headhunter Abeta AtalΓ© were initially denied entry to the city by the Stormwind guards due to their racial status. Ogres and trolls sided with the orcs when the tribes swept the Eastern Kingdoms, and as accomplices of the old tribes, the hatred between these two races and humans has grown! According to one of the Stormwind guards, not drawing his sword and slashing the two of them on the spot was already considered magnanimous and merciful for the sake of the Holy Light, but now it is really wishful thinking to enter Stormwind City!

For this reason, the goblin profiteer Calorie Gold Coin is easy to talk about, and the guards do not show the slightest sign of accommodation. The bald profiteer even endured the pain and tried to bribe the guards, but the guards refused to eat it, and the helpless goblin profiteer finally had to move out of the name of the trade partner in Stormwind City, which made the guards hesitate to report the situation to their superiors, and the city gate guard decided to decide.

While the garrison and the profiteer were arguing over the troll's and ogre's guards' qualifications to enter the city, Don was in a trance over a name that the profiteer Calorie had spit out. Old Tang never expected that Finex Gold, a goblin employer who has always been miserly and greedy for money, would have a relationship with this "woman" with a lot of background! Countess Caterina Presto!

Count Caterina Presto is an important member of the Stormwind nobility's leadership. This well-read and stunningly beautiful "woman" relied on her shrewdness, ability and resourcefulness to play with almost the entire aristocratic council. The corruption of the nobles of Stormwind, the wreak havoc of the Brotherhood of Defia, and the disappearance of the future King Varian Ureon are all inextricably linked to our Lady Catlana Presto, who is behind the events that have been secretly masterminded. Perhaps Old Don is more familiar with her other name: Onexia!

This daughter of Deathwing, Nefarian's sister Old Don, can be regarded as a long-standing admirer, but she didn't expect to have the opportunity to meet the real "person" so soon...... The quarrel between the goblin profiteers and the gatekeepers of Stormwind is over. For the countess's sake, after agreeing to a series of conditions such as collecting weapons and sending people to follow, the two-headed ogre O'Gar and the troll headhunter Abeta AtalΓ© were finally allowed to enter Stormwind. Two well-armed guards were assigned to lead the caravan and supervise some of the "dangerous men" in the caravan. Following behind the two Stormwind City guards, Old Tang rode on the brute horn with his little Nizi Serena *Blood Feather in his arms, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, should he find a chance to meet this "strong woman" to satisfy his curiosity?

When the caravan set foot in the Valley of Heroes, looking at the statues of the five alliance heroes such as Tulayan and Khadgar, Old Tang muttered in a faint Chinese language:

"Stormwind, Black Dragon Girl... Interesting, hey! This time it's interesting. ”

Stormwind's architectural style is elegant in solemnity, which makes the old Tang, who was accustomed to the rough and wild architectural style of the tribe in his previous life, feel very novel. The wide cobbled streets are large enough for five or six large consignment beasts, and they don't look crowded; The milky white marble buildings are beautifully carved by craftsmen: the towering towers and the fortified walls make people feel awe; A variety of statues and fountains of different styles dot the city, making the city look beautiful......

The Pig and Whistle Inn, located in Stormwind's Old Town, is hard to look at the faΓ§ade to get people in for a drink or a night's stay. But there is a saying circulating in Stormwind: "If you haven't been to Pigs and Whistles, you've never been to Stormwind!" Although this is an exaggeration, it also speaks to the importance of this unassuming inn in Stormwind. It has the exclusive distribution rights of the Dwarven-brewed Thunder Beer in Stormwind, a privilege that no hotel in the Dwarven District has. This powerful spirit is known as a manly spirit, and many adventurers who travel north and south through Stormwind will be willing to take the time to come here for a drink, which is why this unassuming inn is always crowded.

The caravan, led or escorted by two dutiful Stormwind guards, made their way through the streets to settle down at this famous inn. Along the way, not only Lao Tang and his party were watching the scenery of Stormwind City, but Lao Tang and they were also the focus of attention of pedestrians on the road. With the exception of the dwarf hunter Karui Copperiron and the human thief girl, the Stormwind residents were commonplace and unnoticed, and almost all of the others became members of the Darkmoon Circus, being watched by everyone along the way.

Counting the three high elves, including Xiao Nizi Serena * Blood Feather, they are a combination of handsome men and beautiful women, and the return rate is naturally not low; The racial identities of O*Gal and the headhunter have also attracted a lot of attention, of course, fear and hatred; Even Old Don, the wood-throated bear monster Sharu, and the goblin profiteer caused crowds to watch and whisper. The caravan, which was a little uncomfortable to be seen by everyone, rushed into the tavern after arriving at the Pig and Whistle Hotel, and only then did they avoid the fingers outside.

"Aha, big Good, I'm going to visit my trading partner in advance. She's a big deal here, and I can't see her without an appointment! The goblin profiteer, who had booked a room and taken care of some trivial matters, ran to Old Don's side and jumped on an oak chair to try to pat Old Don on the shoulder. But even if he stood on the chair and nodded his front toes, his fingers were still a big gap from Old Tang's thick and broad shoulders, and finally he could only pat Old Tang's arm impatiently and pull up the male duck voice and say.

"And you, big guy! You're responsible for helping me pick out a few new members of the Guardian Team! Swordsman and Hogg need someone else to take their place! I don't want my caravan to be underprotected on the rest of the journey! ”

"Time is money, my friend! I'm optimistic about you! And also! The price of employment must be negotiated when I come back! ”

With that, the bald goblin walked out of the hotel door with the dwarf hunter at a brisk pace. The paranoid dwarf hunter who wanted to kick out the team before Old Tang finally wants to say goodbye to everyone in the caravan in Stormwind City. He will take the subway connecting Stormwind and Ironforge to return to Ironforge, a great city that belongs to the dwarves. And the reason why the profiteers got involved with him was only to use his dwarven light to order some cheap ground goods from his hunters.

"Is it embarrassing for me to recruit employees for you, a miserly profiteer? New teammates... If you can say that one of the 'Loli Dragons' in the team will go all out, where will you use the extra team members? ”

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This afternoon, I went to read the official history again~~ and two official comics...... A problem was found...... Azeroth's airships can fly at will, but there may be only a small number of airships... It doesn't matter, and you can't sit down...... The load capacity of the bipedal wyvern seems to be easy to carry the minotaur...... So on the issue of air defense and transportation, I guess I have to rethink it......

Now, in the next chapter, in addition to meeting with the black dragon girl for the first time~~~ I will also recruit about 4 new teammates~~~ If you have an idea, write a trick~~