A few days ago, although more and more refugees had flocked to Stormwind for refuge, it was relatively stable, and there were few problems other than the relatively large investment in food supply and law and order.

But now, the upper echelons of the kingdom, including those high-level generals who were originally full of confidence, nobles and nobles or important members of the parliament, and even King Varian, have lost their previous calm and calm mentality.

Countless nobles and wealthy merchants and big farmers who knew the news in advance, or realized that the rumors were not quite right, began to transfer their important possessions and families, and let them take the mine subway to the safer Danmoro in the north, and take refuge in the capital of the Hammer Dwarves, Ironforge......

Of course, there were also some wealthy shipowners and wealthy merchants who even began to form groups with each other, intending to sail armed with boats, and venture across the endless sea to the safer Kalimdor, to the supposedly safe Theramore, which is located in the muddy swamp?

Anyway, until now, as long as you are capable, you have basically tried to run away in advance! And those who escaped in advance naturally drove the originally stable order in the city into a little chaotic and restless, so that the security forces of Stormwind City had to draw more troops that were already stretched to join the security operation to maintain order.

Overall, compared to the crowded but not too chaotic Stormwind City a few days ago, the city is now showing signs of becoming chaotic...... Countless Stormwind citizens crowded at the entrance of the mine subway in the dwarf area of Stormwind City, anxiously hoping that they would be able to be arranged to the next batch of mine trains to take refuge in Ironforge Castle one step ahead of others......

And all of this is caused by that great event that happened three days ago!

Three days earlier, in the western part of the Elwyn Forest, the Westspring Fortress, which had entered the main road of the Elwyn Forest in the western wilderness, had been captured by the Defia bandits...... After more than 2,000 soldiers were killed, only Archduke Berval Fortagen, led less than half of the remnants of the army, and some of the refugees were evacuated from the secret passages of the fortress, and rushed north across Lake Spiegel overnight, and fled back to Stormwind the next day, two days earlier......

As of today, according to the information reported by the spies and the Sheriff Marshall Duhan of Shining Gold, who still had the face to flee back to ask for credit, the town of Shining Gold had also been captured by the enemy two days earlier, and zero soldiers had been killed...... Most of the townsfolk have safely retreated to Stormwind, and the rest have retreated to the north, North County.

And those rebels of Defia are said to have passed through Shining Gold Town and are sweeping towards Stormwind City in the northwest direction, and it is expected that they will definitely arrive outside the gate of Stormwind Hero Valley in the next two days!

“……”

"Ladies and gentlemen! Now the situation in our Stormwind City, our Stormwind Kingdom, has become very critical! ”

"I'm sure you all know that...... The rebels of Defia from the Wild West, they're coming towards our Stormwind! According to our Griffin Knights' scouting reports, according to the speed of the rebels' march, it is expected that they will reach the first gate outside our Stormwind Hero Valley tomorrow evening, or the morning after tomorrow at the latest! ”

"In the beginning, our plan to defend Stormwind and all of our offensive and defensive arrangements were not too flawed...... It's just that there are some changes in it all of a sudden...... But in any case, this is the end of the matter, so don't talk too much nonsense, and you all discuss and see, what can be done to successfully defend our city? ”

Scanning the King's Hall with a calm gaze, the nobles and councillors who were either talking to each other, or their eyes were twinkling, or their faces were a little unsightly, and finally, after Varian finished speaking, he looked at the Grand Duke of Berval, who was wearing armor covered with burns and dirt, and had a scab wound on his face.

Varian felt that the other party had fought against the rebels of Defia, so Varian wanted to get concrete ways to fight those enemies from the other side's mouth.

However, it's a pity that the other party doesn't seem to have any good solutions now, so after seeing Varian's gaze, he just shook his head a little helplessly and with a wry smile.

The combat effectiveness of the enemy's troops, Bolval really experienced firsthand......

The combat power of those ogres, trolls of the Valley of Thorns, and the gnoll forces is simply a rabble, and there is no comparison at all in front of Stormwind's elite city defense team and the most powerful royal guard!

But those goblin artillery, which need a little attention? However, now Stormwind is condescending, has an absolute defensive advantage, and all kinds of garrison equipment are very complete, large and small catapults and dwarven artillery, and they may not be afraid of those damn goblin siege cannons!

As for the opponent's Defia Republic Bana Formation troops, although he has not fought before, he is expected to have too much combat effectiveness, after all, the other party's background is too shallow, and Bervar will definitely not believe that those looks can be in a big battle.

So, apart from the other party's latest variables, he actually has nothing to worry about.

"Your Majesty the King!"

"Calculate the time, if I'm not mistaken, the reinforcements of our Northern Expeditionary Army should be about to arrive in Stormwind City by now, right?"

Duke Elo Eberlock, who was at ease at this time, smiled when he saw that no one wanted to speak first at this time, and stood up directly with an attitude of indifference.

Anyway, his family and property had already been transferred to Ironforge with his daughter Althea a few days in advance, and now, he still had two strong griffons in the courtyard of the house in Stormwind, so he was really not in a hurry at all, having been prepared for a long time!

Even if Stormwind couldn't hold it and was really captured, it would be a big deal, so he would fly to Danmoro with his cronies, the Steward of Nightshade and the Griffon Administrator of Nighttown. And what about the aristocrats who laughed at him for being timid before, those short-sighted guys, I'm afraid they are still bothering about getting a few more subway tickets, right?

He knows that very well...... The price of a subway ticket to Ironforge is not comparable to that of a few days ago. And at this critical time, King Varian ordered that enough seats be reserved on each train for the people of Stormwind City to evacuate for free, so that there are not too many tickets left for each train, and in the case of rich people wanting to evacuate in advance, each one can be sold for a sky-high price!

"If you want to talk about the reinforcements that have returned......"

"They're almost there! Our griffon scouts are currently in contact with the fleet...... Now that their fleet had passed through the Strait of Danmoro, they could almost faintly see the mountainous stretches north of Stormwind......"

"However, even if this is the case, it will take at least four to five days for their fleet to reach the port of Stormwind City!"

After glancing at Duke Eberlock, who seemed to be a little gloating with this attitude, Varian frowned and thought about it, and finally said truthfully.

The lord of this place, the other party is actually not the core of the Storm Kingdom, and it is only by hanging the title of this duke that he is qualified to stand here...... After all, due to the environment, the Twilight Forest had actually been abandoned by them from the bottom of their hearts, so the other party had been excluded from the inner circle of the kingdom a long time ago.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand......"

"Since our reinforcements will arrive in Stormwind in four days, what do we have to worry about now? With the excellent fortifications of our Stormwind City, it doesn't matter if even the front outer gate is captured by the Defia rebels, because ...... Our Valley of Heroes is the grandest artificial barrier of all! ”

"I've seen the fortifications of the city in the past two days, and since the water from our Stormwind City introduced the Thunder Falls into the Valley of Heroes, any enemy who wants to cross this barrier has to force their way through our narrow stone bridge, which only allows ten horses to run in parallel! I believe that no matter who our enemies are, even those crazy and bloodthirsty orcs back then, they will not be able to rush through...... Not to mention the ragtag army of the Defia Rebels, who are cobbled together by numbers and all sorts of monsters and mercenaries! ”

Anyway, his family's property has been safely transferred, so Duke Elo Eberlock is also happy to say the good thing, and besides, he actually thinks so himself.

After the reconstruction, Stormwind City's defense is undoubted, and it can definitely be easily held for more than several months, which no one can deny! So now, they only need to hold on casually for three or five days, and when the time comes, the most elite reinforcements who have returned from the Northern Expedition will successfully arrive, so what do they have to worry about?

Or...... What are they hiding from themselves?

However, the military intelligence report that he Erluo himself has read it, and he has not found any special circumstances in it? So what is it that makes these guys so worried all of a sudden?

"Duke Eberlock...... What you may not know is that things are not the same now! ”

After a somewhat unnatural glance at Duke Elo Eberlock, Varian sighed and shook his head helplessly. There are some things that they haven't said openly, but many people here have already realized it, and this is also the root cause of the futile change in the atmosphere of Stormwind City in the past three days.

"I don't see any difference, the enemy hasn't increased his troops, what's the difference?"

"Your Majesty...... I think there are some things that you don't need to hide now, right? You also know that the enemy is coming down tomorrow, don't you? So, I think it's time for you to be honest and honest......"

Duke Elo Eberlock was a little puzzled, and then, with suspicion, he looked at the Grand Duke Berval Vortagen, who stood first under the king, and then at Marcus Jonathan, the general of Stormwind City, the supreme commander of the defense forces of Stormwind City, and then at some other people who were closer to the king, and he quickly found that those real powerful people in Stormwind City, their faces were not very good-looking, and they all knew something tacitly, so he vaguely understood something.

Then he asked the king in a loud voice.

Now, this is the case, if King Varian still wants to hide the news, then what is the meeting? After the disbandment of the Society, he Erro himself took the griffin and ran to Ironforge for refuge, so that these bastards who were still stumbling and the enemy would go desperately!

Anyway, his twilight forest territory, I guess no one will be willing to send troops to snatch it back for him, right?

"Actually...... There's nothing we can't say about that, we just don't want to cause more chaos......"

"Here's the thing: the leader of our MI7, that Pasonia Shore...... I guess you all know that, right? She had set out three days earlier to assassinate Vanessa Van Cleef, the leader of the Defia bandits...... Unfortunately, she failed...... And the person who killed her is said to be the leader of the Flame Alliance, the queen of the Flame Kingdom - Anne Hasta! ”

"And now, according to the reports of our spies in the enemy army, that powerful demigod mage, who is still in the enemy's army, will definitely participate in the attack and defense of Stormwind City when the time comes...... That's not good news for us......"

"Or rather, the Queen of Flames, she's a great threat to us in Stormwind! Even...... Far stronger than those Defia rebels! ”

This is the reason why most of the Storm Executives, including King Varian, are worried! A powerful mage, who should be as powerful as the former Guardian of Tirisfa, is too big a threat to them in the upcoming attack and defense of Stormwind!

Otherwise, those who get the news won't go crazy and want to leave Stormwind City quickly! Now, this news is just a secret that some people have known about for a long time, but they have not disclosed it to the public.

"Your Majesty, the other party is just a more powerful mage, so it wouldn't be like this, right?"

Duke Elo Eberlock has been tossing and turning in the Twilight Forest and Night Town all these years, and the intelligence is obviously too far behind Stormwind, and he doesn't know much about the specific information of the Flame Queen.

In fact, most of the people here don't know much about it, they only know that a few years ago, when the undead catastrophe ravaged the Lordaeron continent, the other party forcibly pushed the entire Lordaeron continent with the help of those powerful fire elements, drove Arthas away, and created the huge flame alliance......

There are also rumors that the other party once beat the great demon of the polluter Akmund, the polluter of the Burning Legion, of course, many people don't believe this nonsense!

After all, in this era when going out is basically by walking, and communication is basically by roaring, gossip or something is actually the same thing!

For example, the Varian King on their throne has titles such as the Wolf of Spirits, the Sons of the Storm, the High King of the Alliance, and the Gladiator Maniac on their heads...... There are also rumors that the other party once defeated a hundred enemies in the arena, killed the enemy with a river of blood, and only returned to Stormwind City after the corpses were in the wilderness? But actually, these claims are not very reliable, and their Majesty the King is just a slightly more powerful hero-level warrior?

And if someone wants to deal with their Varian king, as long as they take advantage of the other party's loneliness, they can basically teach their legendary king how to behave by simply bringing a team of high-level warriors or paladins!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent by the black dragon princess Onexia to plot against him, and he was captured and disappeared for so long!

"Alas......"

"Anyway, the other party will be in the city the morning after tomorrow at the latest, and I don't need to hide it...... Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about the incident a few years ago, when the Death Knight Arthas led the Scourge Legion to invade and capture the original Silvermoon City of Quel'Thalas, everyone must have heard of it, right? ”

"No one knows exactly what happened at the time, except for the High Elves...... Anyway, all we know is: not long after the undead army of Alsace captured Silvermoon City, that city was destroyed! Then the executioner of Alsace fled alone to the old royal city of Lordaeron......"

"In order to confirm this, we also sent MI7 personnel to the field to investigate...... That Silvermoon City, a giant city that is not inferior to our Stormwind City, has indeed been razed to the ground by some terrifying spell...... Therefore, in the rumors of the High Elves, the fact that the Flame Queen wiped out the hundreds of thousands of undead armies of the Scourge Legion with a single spell should not be fake......"

As soon as he thought of this terrible thing, Wari was even more worried!

Who knows when the time comes, that Flame Queen, will the other party also come at them to Stormwind City so ruthlessly? It is precisely because of this that he will give an order in the past two days: he will start organizing the citizens to evacuate to Ironforge Fort by subway, and also let others go out to sea by boat to escape...... Because, what they are worried about is actually that little girl, that's all!

"This ......"

"How so?"

"Are all those rumors true?"

"Alas...... I'm afraid so...... It's horrible......"

"So, what are we going to do? How should this Stormwind City be defended? We don't seem to have that level of power, and we don't have the means to target that kind of existence......"

"What are you still guarding? I can't find a way to suppress that Flame Queen, no amount of reinforcements will be useless......"

"Perhaps, there must be some kind of restriction to her spells? Otherwise, wouldn't she have blown up the big battalion of our alliance directly on the Talunmere front a long time ago? ”

"This seems to make sense......"

"Humph! She didn't blow it up at the time! However, she directly summoned a giant flame demon and a Holy Light Titan! Until now, that Holy Light Titan has forced our Northern Expedition Coalition Army to retreat in Nanhai Town and dare not make a move, making the entire Northern Expedition plan end like this! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! General Marcus was right! ”

"Also, I also heard that the other party also released a super-large rain of flames at that time, covering a large area, in addition to killing and injuring a lot of our soldiers, it also directly forced down thousands of soldiers of the Northern Expedition Alliance!"

"That rain of flames? If...... If she throws one in Stormwind then......"

“……”

The nobles and councillors who were discussing fiercely did not know who said this, and then, the king's hall, suddenly became cold. Those people looked at each other tacitly, although they didn't speak, but the inexplicable eyes conveyed to each other some thoughts that they both knew.

“……”

"Well, Your Excellency Councilor Mirren, I know you still have a lot of tickets for the Metro, or ...... You secretly gave me two sheets? I want it tonight, or until tomorrow night......"

"You want a ticket? It's not impossible to give you a few evenly...... However, you should also know that the market is different now......"

"Of course, I know, I understand......"

"Sir Mirren, I also want some ......"

“……”

Looking at the group of nobles and some councillors below who were selfish, self-interested, pale with fright when they heard of danger, and only thought about running away and retreating, Varian took a deep breath and barely stopped the urge to curse.

"That's it! Shut up, y'all! ”

Finally, the Grand Duke of Berval took the lead and couldn't take it anymore.

He walked out with the hilt of the long sword at his waist, and he still had a lot of scars on his face, but after glancing at all the people present with such sharp eyes, he quickly frightened the guys who were muttering in their ears or discussing loudly.

"Your Majesty!"

"Please send me some capable warriors and mages, and then find out the specific location of the Flame Queen for me, I think, for the sake of the Storm Kingdom, I can lead my troops to raid the existence that poses the greatest threat to the kingdom!"

Finally, with a slight contemplation, Bolval turned around and whispered to Varian on the throne on his knees.

He thought so, since His Excellency Marshal Anduin Lothar was able to raid Karazan back then and successfully kill the corrupted guardian Medivan, who was also a powerful mage, then he Bovar could now also raid that powerful little girl mage for the sake of Stormwind Kingdom and Stormwind City!

He believed that against the kind of mage who would only throw spells from afar, as long as he could get close to the other party, then he had a certain chance of success.

"Your Excellency the Grand Duke, I object!!"

"You may not know that little girl, she is said to be a demigod-level being! Against that kind of immortal, I'm afraid our attack will be very weak! If you do it rashly, you will end up losing your life! ”

"That will mean nothing to the kingdom or to you!"

Before King Varian could speak, Marcus Jonathan, the general of Stormwind's defenses, was the first to come out and vehemently object. This kind of sacrificing his life and assault is basically nine deaths, or even ten deaths, anyway, he resolutely disagrees with Boward to do that!

Boval is so important to the Stormwind Kingdom that there's no need to take such risks.

"Marcus, it has been proven that demigods can also be killed!"

"Think of that mighty Akmund, and Medivan, who was once slashed by the sword of the valiant Lord Lothar, and the jungle demigod Cenarius who died a few years ago under the orc axe...... I'm sorry, Your Excellency Ambassador from Darnassus, I have no intention of offending you, I am just stating a fact. ”

Archduke Berval, who knew that he had lost his words, quickly apologized apologetically to a Night Elf messenger on the other side whose face was suddenly a little unpleasant.

It wasn't until he saw that the other party waved his hand, put away his embarrassed and angry look, became a little depressed again, and didn't seem to blame himself too much, that he continued:

"So, Your Majesty, I intend to ......"

However, before Bolvar's tentative plan could be finished, it was interrupted by Varian's two steps forward.

"That's enough, Berval, you don't have to say anything."

"Now, the military commanders at all levels will stay, and as for the others, you will go and perform your duties and coordinate the order in the city...... That's all, you all disperse first! ”

After lifting up Bolval, who didn't want to listen to the chatter of the nobles and councillors who could only make noise, Varian simply waved his hand and told them all to get out of here, out of sight and out of mind!

Those people, if they want to escape in advance, they will also be pulled down! Anyway, now Stormwind City does not prohibit the citizens from evacuating in advance, plus the entire city is now under wartime military control, and it doesn't have much effect for those guys to stay, so let them go!

"Don't worry, Bolwal...... You should also understand that things are different now than they were then! ”

"I know you want to contribute to the Stormwind Kingdom, but your plan won't succeed in any way...... Back then, Marshal Lothar was able to succeed because with the help of Khadgar, he bypassed the defense of Medivand, and there was only one person on the other side! Moreover, Marshal Lothar and Mediven were friends at that time, and they also barely succeeded with the help of the demon-possessed soul of Medivan......"

"But now, you want to lead a team to raid a powerful mage in the midst of an enemy army? It's not some plan, it's going to die! In short, I will never allow it! ”

When everyone was gone, Varian took a few steps forward, grabbed the other man's shoulders hard, and left no room for rejection of the offer, which looked like death.

"But Your Majesty, what else can we do now, do we have to send MI7 killers?"

When Bolval saw the king's resolute attitude, and knew that he would not allow himself to go nonsense, he could only ask in a sad voice. Now, the life and death of a kingdom is tied to the enemy, which makes him feel very angry and helpless!

"I'm afraid, MI7 won't work either!"

"As everyone knows, Matthias Shore is long dead, and three days ago, Pasonia Shore also died...... Plus those elite agents who were wiped out in Yuexi Town more than a month ago...... Now that we have MI7, we really can't send too many elite killers...... Even if it is forcibly dispatched, it is estimated that it will only cost his life in vain......"

Stormwind City Defense General Marcus Jonathan who was standing on the side smiled bitterly and shook his head, now MI7 is temporarily under his management after the death of Pasonia Shore, and this situation is like this!

He felt that the situation they were facing right now was like when they left Stormwind City alone to face Akmund the Polluter, and this battle was completely impossible to fight! When the Kalimdor coalition faced Akmund, there were a large number of powerful warriors, mages, druids, and so on from the horde and the Night Elves.

But right now, they can't even make up five archmages in Stormwind City......

"So what the hell are we going to do, just wait for death?"

"We're just letting that damn remnant of Van Cleef come in, burn down Stormwind, and then hang the heads of our enemies on the gates?!"

Today, Bowal finally understands the correctness of the phrase "eradication of evil"! Look at the present, just because the small remnant left behind at the beginning was not caught, the result is really endless......

“……”

"Let's watch for two days, if it really doesn't work, then ...... Let's withdraw to Ironforge!" ”

Closing his eyes, Varian, who had been pondering for a while, opened his eyes suddenly.

Now, with the Alliance's elite army outside, and the Night Elves or other powerhouses of other races too late to support, perhaps, a temporary retreat is their only option.

"Your Majesty! Are you crazy? ”

"Once we give up Stormwind City, I'm afraid that when the time comes, the Burning Plains, Red Ridge Mountain, and Sorrowful Swamp will all be our Stormwind Kingdom! The rebels of Defia and the evil orc tribes will surely divide up all our lands! ”

Hearing that Varian was going to talk about the retreat of the whole army, Berval was really shocked. Predictably, once they evacuate this city, the Stormwind Kingdom will probably really die......

"Hah! Bolval, it's not like we haven't retreated! ”

"Think about it, twenty years ago, didn't we lose all our land in the same way? But as a result, we are still back, and stronger...... So, trust me, old friend...... As long as we are alive, then we will still have hope......"

Retreat was just Varian's last option, no matter what, they always had to defend first, and he was going to see what the other side was doing first, maybe they could hold it?

“……”

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The camp of the Defia Communist Army, where Vanessa's rabble is now repairing.

By tomorrow afternoon at the latest, they should be outside the magnificent white gates of Stormwind. At this time, Vanessa was discussing the siege of the city with a group of generals about the construction drawings of Stormwind City that had been kept by her father's father, the stonemasons' unions.

"Vanessa, this city...... I don't think we can get into it! ”

"Look at this treacherous terrain...... It was really too difficult to attack, and it wasn't big outside the valley, the mountain peaks were steep, and our troops couldn't ...... much at all."

"And the first gate is actually a little better, this large piece of flat land here can barely allow us to use artillery to bombard the enemy, and it should be able to break through this line of defense! But this second, more majestic gate ......"

After looking at the detailed layout of the entire city, Pete directly frowned and shook his head.

That Hero Valley, he has a headache when he looks at it, and it is a nightmare for the attacker! In the first place, why did Vanessa's father, Edwin Van Cleef, design the city so outrageous? Look at it, there is still a large and deep artificial lake in the Valley of Heroes in front of the two city gates, so that if they want to attack it now, they can only rely on that stone bridge......

But what would they do if the other side blew up the stone bridge? Do you want to climb over those lofty mountains, or do you want to cut down wood and build ships?

"I think it might be a little easier to attack from the sea when our fleet is formed, if you can?"

Pete felt that the plan to attack Stormwind was still a little too hasty.

The current construction drawings of Stormwind City show that the only flaw in the other party may be that port...... As long as their Defia navy is strong enough, it would be countless times better to build ten steel dreadnoughts of eight ships and force a landing in the port of Stormwind City after the indiscriminate bombardment, than to attack the Valley of Heroes like this, right?

Instead of wasting time here now, why not go back and sweep the Elwyn Forest, or attack that North Shire, and do your best to wipe out the living forces of the Stormwind Kingdom, destroy the enemy's farmland and orchards, and then fool those people into the western wilderness to pioneer?

At that time, as long as their Defia Republic is stubbornly guarding the pass, Stormwind City, which has no money and no people, cannot resume production under the suppression of their Defia Republic and the orc tribe, it will not be long before it collapses on its own.

"Nope! That dreadnought has just been repaired, and it doesn't have much combat power! And our first steel fleet will not be on scale until at least half a year later, and I can't wait that long! ”

Looking at the terrain seriously, Vanessa refused the suggestion of the general of Defia, Pete, without raising her head. In fact, Vanessa herself knows that she may not be able to attack, but even if she can't make it, she will have to fire a few shots to scare those bastards in Stormwind, which is also excellent!

"Look! If we sneak into these secret passages in this Stormwind Castle Fortress, will we be able to sneak into them? ”

After pondering for a while, Vanessa suddenly pointed to those secret passages and said.

On this drawing of the Stonemasons' Guild, all the secret passages, sewers, the direction of the flow of inland rivers and the main buildings are clearly drawn! Therefore, after pondering for a while, Vanessa naturally set her sights on the secret passages that could lead directly to the fortress of Stormwind Castle.

"No! These secret passages, Stormwind City will definitely be prepared, they know the origin of our Defiya, it is impossible not to take precautions! ”

"Besides, we don't have the kind of elite troops like the Silver Hand, and I don't think we'll be able to defeat those Stormwind Royal Guards when we rush in! Moreover, if they take countermeasures and pour the river water directly into it, then all the troops we are going to attack will be finished! ”

How can we use secret passages that both sides know about us? Anyway, this kind of outrageous plan, Pete will never agree to it! Rather than die like that, it's better to fight the enemy at the city gates!

"Then you say, what are we going to do?"

Striking a black dagger into the fortress where the nobles of Stormwind lived, Vanessa angrily asked Pete.

"You let me think about ...... first"

Pete ignored the pitch-black dagger that was still dangling slightly, and ignored Vanessa's cannibalistic gaze and the other mages, shamans, and ogres around him, and just stared at the map and thought.

In this situation, it seems that there is no other way than to forcibly attack the main gate.

"Hey! Big wolfdog, aren't you going to a meeting? ”

She had never liked meetings, and studying combat strategies would only cause chaos for them, so it was natural that she was wandering around the camp alone.

Soon, she spotted a certain big wolf dog that was a little melancholy.

"Meeting? Hogg doesn't have a meeting...... Hogg can only kill, set fires, loot and earn coins! ”

"Hogg has to earn lots and lots of gold, the more the better!"

After glancing at a little human girl who was only thigh-high as herself, Hogg's hideous fanged head and big dog-headed face with a spiked collar turned back and stared into the distance in a daze.

This little girl, it Hogg can't afford to provoke, and he doesn't dare to provoke it, so he still answers the other party's questions honestly.

"Gold coins, what are you a big dog asking for gold coins for?"

Anne looked at the other party, there were only a few pieces of broken iron that served as armor on her body, and a huge green quality plate axe, compared to a certain two-headed ogre leader hung with magic ornaments and gold gems, the kobold in front of her, if Anne really had to describe it in one word, that is-poor!

In this way, it makes sense that the other party wants to make money.

"Hogg wants to feed my female gnolls and future offspring! Hogg will soon have many, many children! So, Hogg needs money......"

In this world now, milk powder is expensive, and it Hogg has made a large group of harem beauties at once, once those female jackals give it a little gnoll, the burden of life will have to be all on it.

So, Hogg is really worried, it's not the lone wolf in the forest who was fed alone and the whole family was not hungry......

"Oh? What do you want so many heirs for? They can't eat it! ”

Anne, who suddenly became interested in the gnoll, sat down on a piece of wood next to the other and began to look at each other with interest with her legs.

Little Anne thought it was sometimes interesting to study the idea of such a monster.

"Hogg wants to be the chief of the Gnoll tribe, and Hogg wants to form a strong army of his heirs, and then ......!"

Scratching his head, Hogg had forgotten his words a little, for it had been staring at some distant target.

"And then what? Say it! ”

Anne, who was hearing the critical moment, was a little impatient, and hurriedly urged.

And then ...... Then Hogg took them to continue to steal money, so that they could breed more offspring and grow my Hogg race...... And then...... Went to rob the money again......"

Giving birth to a large number of children → robbing money→ continuing to have a large number of children → robbing money again→ repeating ...... And this is the highest pursuit of Hogg the Gnoll in this life! It believes that one day, it can have a big tribe, and it Hogg is the king of the tribe!

“……”

Well, this jackal with big ideals, Anne doesn't want to criticize the other party.

Although, she can't quite understand the other party's this: make money, eyes little gnoll...... And then go to grab money, and then raise the strange thinking of the little jackal, in her opinion, this is clearly a dead cycle, how boring it is to live like this......

"But if you're going to grab money or make money, then you can go...... What are you looking at that man-eating troll doing now? I'll tell you, cannibalism isn't good, I don't like it! ”

Anne now hates the trolls in Vanessa's army because they eat people!

Fortunately, little Vanessa said that she just let them die as cannon fodder when they went to attack the city, otherwise, Anne herself might not be able to help but burn them first!

"Because, Grabtok, the leader of the ogre, told Hogg that as long as Hogg killed the leader of the trolls, he would give Hogg a full five hundred gold coins!"

Hogg's eyes lit up at the thought of the five hundred gold coins, and his hands grasping the huge axe began to be a little eager to rush forward and do it regardless of the circumstances.

"Oh? Is that troll you're talking about the bad guy over there gnawing on an arm? ”

Following the other party's line of sight, Anne quickly spotted a blue-skinned troll in the group of trolls who was slightly different from the dress. The other party ate so vigorously, she couldn't help but want to burn that bad guy!

"That's right! That's it, Hogg wants to kill it now! ”

After turning into two hands holding the plate axe, Hogg's nose began to gasp, it was obviously sitting and fighting fiercely with the five hundred gold coins, I don't know if it should rush up now, provoke the other party and start infighting?

"But...... There are so many of them now, and if you rush up, you won't be able to beat them......"

Look at the other party's large group, hundreds or thousands, and this Hogg is only one, this stupid guy who can't even bring a little brother, there is definitely no hope of victory.

"Of course Hogg knows, so, Hogg is trying to figure it out......."

The other party is not alone, and it Hogg is also desperate...... In addition, it is reluctant to call those little brothers, it should be, it is to divide the money, and it does not want someone to take its gold coins!

"Did you think of it now?"

Tilting her head and looking at each other for a while, Anne suddenly asked.

"No, Hogg was thinking about ......"

The gnolls began to stare at the troll in the distance again, just as Anne had done when she had seen each other.

"You're in a daze, you're not trying to figure it out!"

Blinking, after waiting for a while, Anne was really a little impatient.

"Hogg can't help it...... Hogg was trying to figure out ......"

Hogg is good at killing people, setting fires and destroying them, and robbing the people of Stormwind, but there is nothing he can do about how to leave a cunning troll alone.

"Well, I'll teach you a good way to kill the other party, what do you think?"

Looking at the clumsy jackal, and then at the disgusting troll in the Valley of Thorns in the distance, Anne felt that it was more pleasing to the eye of the big wolf dog in front of her, who only pursued and had ideals.

So, she decided: help this big guy who looks pleasing to the eye!

"What do you want to do? Hogg won't give you any money! ”

The gnoll looked at this little human girl mage with a little vigilance, the other party said such things to himself, could he be trying to divide the money? That's absolutely not going to work! He's not going to split the money with anyone, never!

"I don't want your money! I'm just a little upset to see those trolls, who let them eat people? ”

Looking at the other party's stingy appearance, Anne pursed her lips disdainfully. Vanessa's money was all given to the other party by herself, where would she scarce the other party's five hundred gold coins?

"Hogg doesn't believe ......"

This gnolloll who has lived for decades is not stupid, otherwise, it would have died countless times a long time ago! It didn't believe this human, after all, the other party had hired a troll, how could it still instigate itself to kill the other party, and besides, especially now when it was about to attack Stormwind City?

So Hogg thinks that the other party may have a conspiracy!

"Oops! Kind to talk to you, if you don't believe in pulling down, then I'm leaving, leave you alone! ”

Seeing that the other party didn't know the hearts of good people, Anne stood up suddenly, turned around and was about to leave.

"You wait! So let's talk about it first? ”

Hogg shouted out to the other party with some vigilance, anyway, if you really don't want money, then it doesn't matter if you listen to it, right?

"That's right, there are several kinds of grass in the Elwyn Forest, they are called Tranquility Flower, Silver Leaf Grass, Ground Root Grass and Demon Blood Grass, and ....... Anyway, they are all non-poisonous. But...... As long as you collect them and put them in the trolls' pots, when the trolls eat them, they will soon die, and then you've done it! Isn't that smart? ”

When she was in the City of Flames the other day, out of boredom, Anne had flipped through several books on herbal medicine, so she easily found a good way to deal with the trolls, and that was to poison them!

“……”

Hogg was a little hesitant, because, what she said, it had seen and eaten before, and it seemed to be okay all along?

"By the way, you don't want to put too much, just poison that troll! Also, don't say that I taught you to do it, anyway, I don't know you! Even if you expose it, I won't admit it! ”

"If you can, you'd better get a goblin stalker to poison you, just give them a few silver coins, and their money-hungry guys will do this little thing for you! Alright, big dog, goodbye! ”

After speaking, Anne didn't wait for the other party's reaction, waved her hand directly, and walked away with her little bear Tiebs.

As for the kind of thing she had just instigated a stupid gnolls to play infighting in Vanessa's army, she would never have remembered such a thing! What a well-informed person Anne is, how could she let two groups of people in the barracks on one side of her own fight fight among themselves during the siege of the city? Inexistent!

“……”

Scratching his head, Hogg, the leader of the gnolls, looked at the direction the little girl mage had left, and then looked at the target in the distance that was with the other trolls, and after thinking for a long time, it finally made a decision, that is: find those herbs, and then, find a goblin to poison it!

As for whether poisoning that troll will trigger a fight between the gnolls and the trolls, that's none of its business!

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