Chapter 624: The City of the Dead and the Undercurrent
The undead scourge across the continent of Northrend is marching collectively at this moment, and they are converging.
The Icecrown region is the end of their march, and they will remain in this area at the behest of the new Lich King, and will not spread out to the rest of the surrounding area.
Trust the Lich King to take on the responsibility of restraining the undead and bury the Plague of Death in the depths of Icecrown for all eternity.
The war in the Dragonbone Wilderness region has also come to an end, and the dragon legions, who are engaged in a tug-of-war with the Spider Kingdom deep underground, suddenly find that their enemies have begun to retreat in full force.
"A new Lich King is born... The group of undead spiders answered her call. ”
Looking at the pillar of golden energy in the distance, which was soaring into the sky but slowly dissipating, the dragons knew the reason very well.
The undead spiders abandoned their vast underground kingdom and, on the orders of the Lich King, migrated to the Icecrown region.
On the other hand, the Northern Expeditionary Coalition had already demolished the Silver and White League camp in the Icecrown Glacier region and retreated to the Crystal Song Forest area, because they couldn't bear the fact that there were large groups of undead disasters passing by outside their camp from time to time.
Tirio Fortin knew that if he stayed any longer, the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army would definitely not be able to control themselves, and rushed up to angrily attack the Scourge army who were busy on the road.
Inside the Icecrown Fortress, it was already a hot scene at the moment.
The Forsaken are in the process of overhauling the massive military fortress in an effort to give it a resemblance to a city and a residential area.
The entire fortress is divided into four areas in order from top to bottom, just like the Undercity of yesteryear.
The trade and residential areas at the bottom are completely open to the public, and the gates of the Saron Iron Forge are no longer closed, taking on the function of a main city for trade exchanges.
The middle and lower areas are the alchemy and magic areas, where the royal apothecaries and various legal professions gather.
The middle and upper areas are centered on the Scourge Factory, forming a military zone where the Forgotten's elite troops are stationed, and Professor Ptrisheed, a talented man who talks about it, still controls the Scourge Factory and continues his various experiments and research.
This madman and Deathwing should have a lot in common, they are both evil mad scientists, who don't take human life seriously, and don't care about initiating madness.
Needless to say, the topmost area is naturally the Royal District.
Here is the Queen of Darkness ... Oh, the private area of the new Lich King Sylvanas.
However, at the strong request of the High Elves, the Blood Queen Lannacer and her Salein Elves were also allowed to continue to live in the Royal District, sharing a layer with Sylvanas's descendants, as well as various scarce talents and high-ranking figures, which was similar to the Royal District of Stormwind City.
As for the Frozen Throne platform at the top... Well, to be honest, no one expected Sylvanas, the new Lich King, to sit on that cold throne in such a daze every day, and the current Frozen Throne is more symbolic than practical.
With Sylvanas's character, everyone has been mixed up for so long and can be regarded as a thorough understanding, so she is honest?
So as long as you go up and sit for a while every month and let the world know that the Lich King is still there, and the other excessive requests are probably mentioned, and Sylvanas won't bird you.
The previous Lich King had turned the entire Icecrown region into a massive joint fortress, and the towering walls of the Saron Iron divided the region into small districts, each of which had a small military fortress at the intersection of the walls.
Now that the Forsaken have taken over the legacy, and with the remnants of the Scourge of the Dead, there is no shortage of troops, and they quickly stationed in various strongholds, re-establishing the impregnable defenses of the Icecrown region.
Of course, the new Lich King, Sylvanas, will not entertain herself behind closed doors like Arthas, and now that the great Gate of Damnation has been fully opened, welcoming caravans from all over the world to trade and exchange.
Well, for the merchants, the Lich King is dead, because Sylvanas is still the Dark Queen of the Forsaken in their habitual perception, and now she has just changed her lair from the Undercity to the Icecrown Fortress.
The major goblin chaebols sent people to the Icecrown Fortress at the first time, opening stores and opening warehouses, opening warehouses and opening offices, everything was just like in the Dark City.
The Knights of the Black Blade were a little entangled, they didn't know whether they should remain neutral or return to the Lich King's command, after all, the new Lich King was an old acquaintance of everyone, and it was even more impossible to be an enemy of the world.
However, Sylvanas didn't push them too much, and instead invited the Dark Lord Mograini to come and talk to the Frozen Throne.
In the end, a compromise was taken: the Knights of the Ebon continued to occupy the small fortress of the Vault of Shadows, located in the northwestern region of Icecrown, as a liaison office, more akin to an embassy or observation point.
The relationship between the two parties will gradually ease and deepen at this rate, and as for whether they will part ways or reunite, it will be decided by time.
Of course, aside from the relationship with the Titan Sarodar, the current Lich King and the Undead Scourge are a regular neutral force, and they are no longer on the side of the public enemy, and the Alliance and the Horde can establish diplomatic relations with them to conduct various trade and exchanges.
The thinking of the world of Azeroth is a bit strange, even after everyone knows that Sylvanas is the eternal night god of the god of Sarodar, everyone still regards Sylvanas and the forces under her command as neutral forces, after all, you have not joined the Night Empire openly, have you?
Moreover, although there are still local wars and skirmishes between the alliance and the tribes, the two sides have never broken out into large-scale wars, but rely on the arbitration of the gods and emperors to solve those problems that are more troublesome and easy to turn into large-scale wars.
Even a great tribalist radical like Garrosh Hellroar had to admit that the Eternal Night Emperor's arbitration was extremely fair, and no one could find fault with it, and he did not take sides.
Of course, after the end of the Northern Expedition, the frequency of conflicts between the alliance and the tribe immediately soared, which is also an old tradition.
Grand Chief Sal seems to have an intention of grooming Garrosh to be the next Grand Chief of the Tribe, and as for himself, he has recently begun to manage politics less and less.
The elements are calling him, the earth is calling him, and with the merging of the two timelines imminently, Thrall, the new guardian of the earth, can't escape.
The Horde is preparing for a general election, the political situation on the Alliance's side is relatively stable, and King Varian is carefully teaching his only son, Anduin Ureon.
Anduin has grown into an excellent prince and priest, and is deeply loved by the people of the Stormwind Kingdom.
However, the little prince has been visiting the Basilica of Light less and less often, which has caused Archbishop Benedictas to visit the Stormwind Court many times to ask for specific reasons, but each time he returns empty-handed.
Even when Varian asked, Anduin didn't explain anything, and the young prince was very assertive, and he seemed to want to investigate it himself, not wanting to alarm too many people before making up his mind.
The Black Dragon Princess Onexia is firmly on the side of the little prince, and has always maintained an extremely vigilant attitude towards the Archbishop of the Holy Light, and every time Anduin goes to the cathedral, she will send a group of elite Black Dragon Dragons to secretly protect and monitor.
Therefore, although the situation in Stormwind City is not as obvious as within the tribe, it can be regarded as an undercurrent.
The war on the continent of Northrend is officially over, and the creatures of Azeroth continue to move on.
What awaits them is a new challenge brought about by the timeline fusion.
But there's never a shortage of challenges and dangers in this world, is there?
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