Chapter 002: A Visit to Stormwind City

Above the clear sky, there are only a few loose white clouds floating, and the posture without a trace is really exciting.

The blue sea almost completely covered the scenery behind Lanlos, and there was no edge in sight, as if it had become one with the sky.

And in front of him was a majestic and massive human city.

The white bricks and stones are neatly stacked, and the blue roofs that look like the sea reflect the sky, and the large and small houses stretch from the foot to the end of the eye. The most striking thing is that in the center of the entire city, an impregnable fortress stands majestically. Like a male lion resting on the ground, although it does not show its claws, it is still terrifying.

At the edge of the fortress, a wide blue flag flutters in the wind, and a pattern of golden lions and griffons shines in the sun.

Stormwind Kingdom, the only human kingdom in the southern continent based on Stormwind City at the foot of Lanloth.

She is bordered by the rugged and steep Red Ridge Mountains to the north, across the sea from Danmoro, the home of the dwarves and gnomes, but unfortunately there are no elves on the other side of the mountain, but there is a barren burning plain, and the black iron dwarves under the rule of the Fire Demon King.

Aside from the dangers of crossing mountains to other human realms, the safest and quickest way to travel in Stormwind is naturally the docks at the foot of Lanloth, or rather, the Endless Sea. This path has saved the lives of countless Stormwind residents, whether it is a future orc attack or a riot by the Gulabash trolls......

Therefore, for better or worse, Stormwind is the most developed country in the seafaring industry outside of Kul Tiras.

What really makes these humans want to live in this land is the vast and rich woodland outside the city, the Elwin Forest.

The climate is suitable, the land is soft, and the abundant freshwater resources have fed the people of the Stormwind Kingdom for generations, and the country's economy has once reached a level where it can compete with Lordaeron.

Even after the fall of Lordaeron, he became the undisputed leader of the human world.

Unfortunately, compared to these favorable conditions, Stormwind's shortcomings are also obvious.

Don't forget that before the advent of humans and elves, this world was for trolls, and the forest was their favorite territory.

Jungle, to be exact.

The Valley of Thorns is more lush than the Elwyn Forest, but unfortunately, the rainforest climate makes it not very suitable for ordinary people to settle in. Tigers, cheetahs and even velociraptors, all kinds of fierce and vigorous beasts roam the world, poisonous and vicious insects, and the humidity brought by continuous showers.

All of this has put up a street sign called 'Danger' to ordinary people.

But what really daunts people are the jungle trolls scattered around the Valley of Thorns, Gulabash.

Although the entire tribe was shattered by the blood god Haka, the Gulabash was a powerful force that once dominated the entire southern land. In the Valley of Thorns today, there is nothing to compete with them.

In the western wilderness, too close to the Valley of Thorns, there are often jungle trolls who are greedy for human flesh to bypass patrols and burn and loot in the territory of the Stormwind Kingdom.

This is the most indignant threat since the Gnolls.

When the evil deeds of the trolls became more and more frequent in the ears of the people, in order to prevent the situation from escalating, King Barasern (PS: The front was called Baratheon, the hand was mistaken, well, anyway, it was the same life as the Ice and Fire, it doesn't matter...... Summoned the lords and nobles of Stormwind to discuss countermeasures. Unlike Gilneth, who is fierce and unyielding, Barathern hopes to resolve disputes in a more peaceful way.

If someone says he's cowardly, it's a big mistake. Baratheon Ureon won the final victory in the war against the Gnolls, thus establishing the absolute position of the Stormwind Kingdom south of the Red Ridge Mountains.

Most people see land, fresh water, and wealth in war, but Baratheen sees it even deeper. The soil outside the city walls is fertile because the blood of countless people flows underneath.

Due to its unique location, it is difficult for Stormwind to seek effective assistance from outside. Even the nearest Kurtilas, counting the time to prepare the army and supplies, it will take about two weeks at least, and that is when the weather at sea is good.

Besides, it's still a question of whether people are happy or not......

Moreover, Gulabash holds such a rich treasure land as the Valley of Thorns, and his overall strength is definitely not weaker than that of the Gnolls. Once the war began, he was not sure that he would be able to bring back victory.

It is not necessarily a good thing to be able to embrace peace without using a knife.

Pity......

'Can you let me out and breathe?' I'm suffocating. The pockets suddenly shuddered violently, and Elunis interrupted Lanloth's train of thought with a feeble whisper.

Shaking his head decisively, the latter tightened the belt of his belt: "No, the people here are much more welcoming to magic than Dalaran. ’

Lanlos's words are not alarmist, do you know how Dalaran was founded, do you know what the original intention of this place was in the first place, do you know why the Magic Kingdom is so small that it can grow and grow?

The mysterious power of magic is so powerful that it is even beyond the imagination of ordinary people. But it is precisely because of this transcendent power that is in the hands of mortals, whether it is fear or jealousy, that the idea of attacking spellcasters on the grounds that 'we are different' has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Every year, countless mage apprentices or would-be apprentices have to leave their hometowns and travel long distances from all corners of the world to that mage sanctuary because of the strange eyes of those around them.

If Elunis is allowed to act as he pleases outside, Lanlos will be watched as a zoo orangutan in absolutely every minute. In this way, his act of disguising himself as a human and setting foot in Stormwind City in a low-key manner would not make any sense.

Thinking of this, he involuntarily touched his cheeks, his narrow eyebrows disappeared, his pointed ears became indistinguishable from ordinary people, and his eye-catching gray hair became popular brown hair.

The overall appearance hasn't changed much, but now Lanlos looks like a sunny and easy-going human little white face, completely leaving Queldore's lofty temperament behind.

This is thanks to the mediocre half of his previous life.

But the figure that followed him was much more dazzling, her long blue hair fluttered gently in the sea breeze, and the long journey did not make her appearance even a little embarrassed, and the coldness of the city once caused several tragedies of falling into the water.

Although Terré helped her to characterize the magic circuit, she continued to follow her on the pretext of observing the circuit's operation and maintenance. Lanlos knew it, but the other party was too tough, and he was helpless to help him in many ways these days.

Fortunately, under her own kind words, Terley also used illusion to hide the elven features, and replaced the full set of dragon scale rune armor with a simple turquoise robe.

"We didn't come at the right time. Terrée sniffled, her powerful perception capturing the scent of scorched earth in the air for the first time.

"Quite the opposite. Shaking his head, an unknown smile flashed across Lanros's face, and he walked forward with his feet raised.

As Terley said, along the way, the dwellings of all sizes have more or less lost their original appearance, scorched marks, blood and sword slashing have left hideous marks, and many of the houses on the outskirts have become ruins.

The human civilians who came and went rarely spoke, but worked together to clean up the wreckage of the streets, as well as the blood-stained armor and swords.

That's right, Stormwind has just gone through a war, a war that is so tragic that it almost destroys the country!

Not everyone agreed with Baratheon's policy of appeasement, and his son, Ryan Ureon, was a young and energetic prince. Filled with indignation at the suffering of the people and the inaction of the upper classes, he and his friends went deep into the Valley of Thorns and assassinated the overseer of the Gulabash tribe, Yorknon.

Ryan managed to get the trolls to pay for their blood, but it also became the trigger for the war. The Sons of Yorknon took the opportunity to consolidate the loose tribes of Gulabash and attacked the kingdom of Stormwind.

With the forbidden power left behind by Haka the Soul Reager, some of the trolls have become burly and ferocious berserkers, the Gulabash Berserkers.

Shields, armor, and even city walls could not stop the power of these mutated giants.

The outnumbered army of trolls breached the kingdom's southern defenses in a matter of days, eventually breaching the gates of Stormwind.

Luckily, humanity won the war, and one of Prince Lane's best friends single-handedly turned the tide of the war.

He's what Lanlos is here for, Medivan!