Chapter 557: A Giant Card Comes Out First
To be honest, Kane feels a little embarrassed in the face of today's situation.
It's not that there is no one under him, but if he is forced to go to war with dry goods, it will affect his big plan, and the impact is not small.
This is also why he hopes to 'delay' a little longer, and give him another three or five years, without the Southern Expedition of the Scourge, he will wipe it out in one fell swoop.
It's a pity to hire people now. He knew that the kingdom of Lordaeron had been hurt by the two troubles before and after the Scourge, and Terenus was also very sad by the disobedience of his only heir, and at this time, if he only beat the side drum like before, then from the perspective of human beings, it would probably have to pay a big price.
Therefore, the Southern Expeditionary Army of the Natural Disaster from Northrend had to take the initiative to find a way to destroy it.
So, is it time for the army of the Falken Kingdom to appear?
In the long run, it's time to take a break. After a few years of suppressing bandits, although the experience has been brushed up, there are also some bad problems, such as arrogance and arrogance.
Tiger and wolf soldiers, often unruly, strong and well-behaved, except for the instructor (faith armament), I really haven't seen much, and the instructor is not without faults, and fanaticism is sometimes a weakness.
In short, the army of the Falken Kingdom, what it needs most now is actually precipitation, leaving the impetuousness away, leaving the essence, this force is really stable, I dare not say more, within a hundred years, as long as people do not dig up the roots, such a fine tradition, will build generations of strong soldiers, it will not be too bad.
Moreover, resting and recuperating is also to deal with the new situation and the enemy, the Burning Legion is not comparable to those mountain bandits and road tyrants. Don't be fooled by its rugged stupid and clumsy appearance, the force that has destroyed many worlds, even if you were really a fool at the beginning, you have come through one world after another, and you have learned well.
If Azeroth hadn't been the son of destiny appointed by Blizzard's father, he would have been razed to the ground by the Burning Legion long ago if he was able to produce a large number of people and meet the lower IQ limit of the local natives.
And he, an outsider, can't afford not to guarantee that he can also have the blessing of destiny like the leaders of Azeroth, so he has to take it easy when he comes to be this leader.
Specifically, for example, the corrective power of history comes into play at critical moments. The kingdom of Stormgard is long overdue, and Solas is also dead, where is the prosperity?Since you dare to jump out, okay, let's borrow the stalk of the Eternal Dragon, the right time, place, and people are on the side of the demons, and Solas and the Falcon Army he led are unfortunately caught in the trap......
That's right, the Eternal Dragon, this sword, but it has been hanging there, Kane has not forgotten this one, since it can be found by an Eternal Dragon, then this matter is not over. When there is no big event in the world, it happens that he has a big move, then it is a good opportunity for the Eternal Dragon to find the door.
Because if you get him, you can rely on the head of his enemy. In this way, the timeline is explained, and the so-called correction ritual is completed.
Of course, Kane still has three cards in his hand.
One is called Troll.
While the Falcon Vanguard was helping the dwarves to suppress the bandits, the Frostmane Trolls on Danmorrow's side migrated to the Alterac Mountains.
In addition, on the island of the Forbidden Sea, there is also the Amani troll.
The Deadwood Trolls who lived in Arathi and were erased by him were the predecessors of the Tree Troll clan he sent to convince Amani Trolls.
In other words, the so-called Youshu clan is a deadwood troll who has been transformed by his demons, and the original deadwood has completely disappeared in his hands.
By puppeting key figures, his control is gradually taking over the troll clan.
However, it will take time, and the optimism is that in 10 years, he will take control of these troll clans and build a new era of trolls based on them.
The second card is Fishman.
The ambition of this card is not small, and the fishmen are also a large race, much more than the Naga of the dominant race of the sea. For most of the Azeroth land races, amphibious fishmen play the role of scourge, or less troublemaker.
Kane, on the other hand, believes that the fish people fill an important link in the chain of biological order, and that the ocean of Azeroth is so large that it is necessary to take precautions.
So the Fish-Man tribe that inhabited the southwestern island of the Hills Bled Hills (later Yom Kippur) was also of great use.
As for how to blend into this group, let's put it this way, someone in the original history line relied on a clumsy disguise suit, and in the end he could become the king of a fish-man group, Kane didn't think he would even be able to compare with that.
Therefore, these two cards have a lot of potential in the future, but they are not suitable for playing for the time being.
Then that's the last one. The ogre clan who was once hidden by him because of their high consumption and uselessness!
Ogres are active in many areas of the Eastern Continent.
This is especially true in areas close to the original Dark Portals, such as the Cursed Lands, the Windward Trail, and the Twilight Forest.
The Twilight Forest even has its own place name, Vorgur Ogre Mountain. The ogres of Sin Valley in the Upwind Trail region, named after Karazhan, are equally famous.
Then, Kane offered a high bounty, and also provided tools and arrest guides at a low price, and even had professional intelligence support, many people settled the accounts, and the deal was capable, so the ogre's suffering came.
Not to mention the twilight forests and the headwind trails, even in the Cursed Lands, there are almost no ogres to be found.
The officers and soldiers of Overwatch, the largest human force in the Cursed Lands, complained to their sovereign, King Wryon of Stormwind, about how unstable the supply lines were, and how difficult life was.
But as soon as he turned his face, in the name of 'do it yourself, improve your life', he organized the capture of ogres, and the scale was so large that it was not much different from starting a war.
Even, they felt that the arrest equipment provided by the Falken Kingdom was more convenient and useful than the weapons and equipment provided by their own military department, so they asked for their own weapons, and the relevant expenses were either discounted or added to the logistics materials.
Urion also learned about this purpose, and learned that the equipment provided by the Falken Kingdom was not only cheap and good, but also delivered to the door. In this day and age of the world, shipping is a lot of money.
Later, Stormwind's financial advisor settled an account for Wrynn, so the logistics of Fort Watch were also transported by Falken's logistics agency. In the end, Stormwind didn't even prepare supplies, and directly contracted to the Falken Kingdom.
As a result, the port of Fadil in Arathi became busier, and the convoy passed through the Strait of Sador, stopping at the port of Karaz in the Twilight Heights, the Molten Port in the Badlands, and the Mud Town in the Land of Sorrows, before finally arriving at the harbor of Fort Watch.
Karaz, Molten Harbor, Mud Town, these are all hot sand group industries, neutral, a little chaotic, but showing a different kind of prosperity.
Since Kane joined the Hot Sand Group, the group has started a path of rapid development, and now Kane is the largest shareholder of the Hot Sand Group.
Although he, an invisible shareholder, basically does not show up, and few people even the top management of the hot sand group know that he is the big boss, but all aspects of the group reflect his will and influence.
Kane didn't intend to make Hot Sand his dictatorial private enterprise outright, but rather saw it as a basket of eggs for the non-mainstream. Some things will be more convenient to do through the hot sand group.
Of course, the hot sand group is not without opponents, venture capital companies, has always been the biggest competitor of hot sand, once the hot sand was miserable.
In addition, the famous Blood Sail Pirates are also very powerful, they have a lot to do with the Iron Tide Pirates of Kurtiras, and often use the free town at the southern end of Tilagad to sell stolen goods, and there are many twists and turns in it, and they can't finish talking about it for a while.
For various reasons, Kane did not regard the hot sand group as a card that could be exploded when needed, but more as a cloak to make his career more diversified, and he easily did not want to expose this identity.
And even so, there is a lot of tax to be paid when crossing the port and berthing, and the fleet is responsible for the logistics of the Watchtower, and it is still profitable. This is a major advantage of industrial assembly line production, the cost is very low all of a sudden, and it can be completely small profits but quick turnover.
Through this extensive business, the kingdom of Falken not only fed its own industrial population, but also brought benefits to other kingdoms. Fort Overwatch is at least 60% stronger than the original historical line at the same time.
The thriving land, even if it is barren, is still flocking to it, and now it is very lively, and many people are running there to make money under the banner of adventure.
In addition to continuing to chase and intercept the non-ogres, there is also the business of the Red Coast, where the fish-men and a small number of naga can also be sold for money.
In this context, Falken actually can't take out much real money, makes a lot of money, and spends money ruthlessly. But it is still the most valuable and prosperous country, and after the Lordaeron Kingdom became the number one in one fell swoop, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the economic center of intelligent life in Azeroth.
Although the cities of the High Elf remnants in the Sulama region of the Broken Isles are more magnificent and magnificent, in terms of prosperity and wealth creation, they are still inferior to the ever-expanding city of Garin.
And with all these years of accumulation, Kane also has an army of nearly 5,000 ogres in his hands.
Take the elevator to the 'Ice Cellar Area' deep in the Dungeon.
In terms of scenery, this place has nothing to do with the cold storage ice cellar in the general impression.
To put it simply, if you skim off the magical color, it looks more like a terracotta pit. The facilities look very simple, standing on a high platform and looking at the railing, the view is very wide.
There is no shortage of floor lamps and ceiling lights, but the brightness is limited.
After Kane entered, he woke up the device, and the brightness of the magic lamp increased, making the entire hall change from dim and dark to unusually bright.
But even so, it is still full of slaughter and dullness.
After the demon transformation, the ogres stood quietly in the circle of the magic array force field, and with the naked eye, they were all wooden carved clay sculptures, and from the perspective of energy, they would find that they were more like things in a jar.
That's how they are stored in the snow, some of them are like cellar wines, and after a long time, they fade away and become mellow.
The ogre repairs the wounds of the demon through time, so that the cells can better adapt to the supernatural power and merge with it.
These big men no longer have the characteristics of being obese, but a toned muscle, and their skin releases a metallic luster.
Kane called them copper puppets, their skin color was copper, and the magic patterns on their bodies emitted fluorescent blue light, which looked a little demonic.
After all, their body proportions can't become a titanic body that is more in line with human aesthetics, but their muscles are indeed developed, and the strength that comes from them is also an important reliance for them.
Kane didn't activate all the ogres, but only activated them for more than 3 years, about 1400, which was basically the first batch of ogres to be changed by demons, at that time his system was not very good in all aspects, and even with these magic transformation products was above and below the passing line, but he still had some confidence in its combat effectiveness.
These products, logistics supply is also more convenient, the body size is different, armor, weapons, unified specifications, mass production, standard equipment.
In the process of arming, it can be seen that the relevant technical system mastered by Kane is very mature. Those equipment, magic runes and the battle paint on the copper puppet's body match, and the wearing process is like a saint seiya wearing armor, not so coquettish, but it is the same kind, like a magnet of the opposite sex attracts, and it is buckled on the body.
It is easy to remove it again, because the way they rest has been changed to a standing pile.
It comes with a magic force field array, as long as it cooperates with the relevant equipment, just like the infinite charging of the mobile phone, you can poke it casually within the range, and the rest will begin.
In addition, the copper puppet does not need to eat, drink, or excrete, but only needs to be recharged.
There is no doubt that this greatly reduces the logistical burden, but there are high requirements for the technology of the auxiliary engineering department, and the other is that energy is the top priority.
There are still some problems, for example, in Kane's eyes, these copper puppets are a bunch of regular soldiers, to put it bluntly, they are charging into battle, and there is nothing wrong with frontal combat, but they can't come to a reconnaissance position, an auxiliary position or something.
As a result, these big guys were not able to form an army on their own.
Kane draws power from the sequences. In order to form an army with complete capabilities, although it will not be complicated, it will take three or five days to settle everything, which is already a rocket-like speed.
At the same time, he sent letters to Antonidas of Dalaran and Tyrenus of Lordaeron, not only informing them of the impending landing of the Scourge Legion, but also reminding them of the secrecy of the information, and attaching a copy of the information about the Dreadlord.
He knew that with Antonidas and Terenus's cunning, as long as he was not caught off guard, he still had a set of ways to deal with personnel issues.
Kane also pointed out that this time, he will send elite troops, hoping to meet the landing Scourge Corps.
In this way, the puppet's war against the undead slowly opened.