Volume 5 The Return of the King 154 The Dead

I took the time to look at James, and this guy was as simple as I imagined, but also very sloppy. He thanked him again for leaving him the money, but I was a little surprised at how he managed to pile up his home like this in such a short period of time.

I can't imagine what a man who used to work in the Lord's Castle could have become, but his house was not well cleaned up, and there was no littering and rubbish on the floor, but I was amazed at how full his house was.

He said he didn't know why he was doing it, but he felt that collecting things and then piling them up made him feel grounded or ...... Very comfortable. I looked at the boxes he had piled up, and the shelves by the walls, which were all a mess, and even hammers, pickaxes, and shelves with all kinds of plates, dishes, figurines, oak stoppers, wine bottles......

His house can't be called a garbage dump, people don't throw those things everywhere like garbage, but these things are really useless. I'll just call it ...... Grocery store. Really, I feel that if anyone in the city lacks any bits and pieces, they can come to his house and buy goods. Of course, the premise is that he can remember what it is and where it is.

I thought he had spent all his money here, but he said that he had picked it up from outside, and of course there were some leftovers left here after eating, such as all kinds of small boxes, some of which were quite beautiful.

He didn't care what he ate, because he became a human, so what he ate became more mixed. Once it becomes omnivorous, it is much easier to feed. He is quite satisfied with his current life, and he can pick up something every day that satisfies him. I asked him to pick up so many ...... Things, landlords and neighbors are okay with each other? He told me that as long as there was no smell or other bad sounds, it was fine. A woman next door was warned by her landlord because she was very fond of sports and exercised many times a day, and then moved out.

I'm glad he survived, although it's not the same as a normal human, but I'm more relieved that he's like this. I left after a night at his house, and I was going to the north to see what was going on over there, and he advised me not to go, for it would be troublesome if I was caught, and he said that he had been arrested here for a while, and that some of the second-rate people in the street and the sane beggars who seemed to be able to do something had been taken away. After that time, the security in the city was improved, the hygiene was raised to a higher level, and the citizens reacted surprisingly well, saying that as long as he did not follow the rules, he would be sent to war. Now Minasil Port is definitely a civilized city.

After saying goodbye to James I followed a cargo ship to the town of Nanhai, but there was little talk of war on board, and though I wanted to get some information from the men of the merchants, the people on board seemed to be very taboo about it, and they were very fond of it as sailors like me.

After getting off the boat in Nanhai Town, I seemed to feel why they were in that state, Nanhai Town can't be called hell on earth, but the situation in the town is really not optimistic, this is the rear of the front line, and it is the gathering place for almost all the wounded and sick people after they retreat from the front line. When I got off the ship, I also saw that some wounded people were carried to the ship, and the docks were very busy carrying people and goods.

Business in the tavern was not affected much, but there were significantly fewer civilians drinking here, at least half of the people were military, and people with bandages were everywhere.

The bartender glanced at me as he sat down at the bar, "I haven't come a day." ”

"Do you remember me?"

The bartender snorted, "Of course you remember, did you run away?" He asked.

"Not an escape, of course." I said, "I just sent people to the south." ”

"Hah!" The bartender laughed, "Run away, and send people to the south......," he shook his head, "but you're safe to come back now." He didn't lift his head when he spoke.

"What do you mean?"

"It's all them here now." He lifted his eyelids to look at me, then pointed to the soldier next to him.

"Will they meet the brave?"

"It's not that it's a righteous act, it's that this place has been completely taken over by the Union Army, and those bastards from the past are now out of here." "You don't have to worry about being harassed by them anymore," he said. ”

"Confederate forces? Is the Commander here? ”

"No, the commander is at the front, this is just a staging post." He said. "Or the rear."

"What's going on now?" I asked.

"The orcs are back." He said, "Orc army." ”

"I've heard they defeated the dwarves."

"Not just dwarves, but humans and elves." He said.

"Elven army? Where are they? ”

"Not many people came." He snorted, "This group of blue-skinned guys is the same as our white-skinned elves, they are all very powerful, I feel that they look down on us, and I don't know how they talk to the alliance, what's the use of a hundred and ten people?" ”

"One hundred and ten?"

"One hundred and ten." The bartender looked at the soldier beside him.

"Is this here to visit and study?"

"I don't know, it's said that they're all magicians."

"But it didn't change the tide of the battle, did it?"

"It's useless." The bartender said.

"Where are we now?" I asked.

"It is said that the orcs have broken through the dwarven defenses and penetrated deep into the heart of Hillsbrad."

"The dwarven line?"

"The dwarves have set up a stronghold in Alterac." He said, "The dwarves are a little more resistant to the cold, so this task was also given to them, and our soldiers suffered a big loss there last time and almost wiped out their entire army. ”

"Isn't there a big monster that has helped us?"

"What a big monster, huh!" The bartender snorted disdainfully.

"Isn't it?"

"It's said to be something made by the elves." He said.

"How can there be any elf business?"

"Their magician."

"What's wrong with the magician?" I frowned, can't he speak clearly at once?

"Summoned by a magician." He said.

"Do you believe it?"

"The rumor goes on this."

"But I heard from the wounded soldiers who had retreated from that battle...... It's a monster. ”

"Of course it's a monster, it's big, it's ferocious, but ...... That thing helped us," he said.

"What does that thing look like?"

"What......" the bartender pouted, "I don't know." ”

"No one has seen it?"

"Just know it's big." The bartender snorted.

"What does it look like on the outside...... I know it's big. ”

"Nobody knows." He smacked his tongue and said.

"How is that possible? Don't you all know that it was summoned by the elves? ”

"What am I lying to you for? No one really has ever seen him. He said, "It was dark and dangerous that night, and who had time to see what it was." ”

"How do you know it's an elf summoning?"

"The elves said it themselves." He said.

"Then I've got to tell you what it is, or what it's called."

"I can't remember, I remember the name of that thing." He said.

"It's called Ivus." A soldier next to me turned his butt to look at me. "King of the Forest."

"Yes, Ivos." The bartender nodded, "That's right." ”

I glanced at the bartender, "You've heard that too?" I asked the young soldier.

"Yes." He glanced at me, "He's a legend." ”

"Legendary......" I laughed, "that's a bit too much." ”

"Not really, friend." He looked at me, "If it weren't for it, I guess the town of Nanhai would be gone by now." ”

"And the South Sea Town? Alterac isn't close here. I said.

"Of course it wasn't close, but it single-handedly repelled the orc forces." The soldier said.

"Can you tell me about it?" I gave the bartender a look, "Give this brother a good drink." ”

"I've heard it too." He didn't look like a treacherous person when he spoke, "I haven't seen it with my own eyes." ”

"It's okay, you can tell me about it."

The soldier smiled a little innocently, "Thank you then." Then the bartender handed him a glass of wine, and he happily took it, "The first time it fought was when it appeared in the dark of night, and trampled on many undead soldiers, and it single-handedly saved the attacking Alliance army, but after that battle it disappeared. ”

"Disappear?"

"It went deep into the forest."

"Can you follow the footprints, can you?"

"It's useless." He shook his head, "It's the king of the forest, or all of Alterac's forests are its territory." And this huge body suddenly disappeared not long after entering the forest. ”

"What does it mean to disappear suddenly?"

"The footsteps are gone, which means that they are gone, gone." He said.

"Why?"

"I also want to know why, but I don't know why at all now."

"Just disappear...... That's. ”

"He's the king of the forest." The soldier pursed his lips earnestly.

"What did the elf say?"

"Yes. Belch...... It is said that yes. ”

"Aren't you defeated?" I scratched my head.

He groaned for a moment, frowned, and said, "We didn't actually lose that battle, we won." He opened his mouth and paused, "Victory." ”

"But you ...... Didn't the orcs break through the defenses? ”

"Oh......" he sighed softly, "after that battle, we no longer rushed forward, but chose to build strongholds, the dwarves sent a large number of troops, and now there is still a part of the human army dedicated to helping the dwarves build fortresses and strongholds. Later, our scouts found some orc camps and strongholds in the forest that had been destroyed by the king of the forest. ”

"Will it act on its own?" I looked at him in amazement.

"I don't know about this, anyway, now he's from the Alliance Army...... Tutelary. ”

"Hmph, Patronus......" the bartender snorted.

The soldier glanced at him, "But the battle behind ...... The orcs attacked too fast, their wolf cavalry caught us off guard, their reflexes and ability to act too fast. ”

"Your commander...... Isn't it Gavin Rad? ”

"He is the commander-in-chief of our army." He said.

"Now the dwarves ...... Uh, who's the commander of Alterac? ”

"Thunder Spear." He said.

"Thunderspear?"

"You know?"

"Acquaintance." I nodded.

"He's just been transferred here." The soldier said.

"Did he let the orcs break through?"

"It's not him, there's another one before, what's it called...... Hey, it's all removed anyway, and the current general stationed in Alterac is Thunderspear, Vandal Thunderspear. ”

I smiled, "That guy is finally here." ”

"Do you know each other well?" The bartender looked at me strangely.

"Very familiar." I smiled. "I fought with him for a long time when I was a soldier."

"So I have a veteran in the store." The bartender looked at me differently.

"What's your name?" The soldier asked me with a smile.

"Bill Max." I say.

The soldier nodded, "Nice to meet you." He held out his hand to me. BjΓΆrn. He said.

I nodded, too, but his name seemed to be ...... It's a name that doesn't come often.

"You're from the Stormwind Kingdom, aren't you?" BjΓΆrn said.

"Yes."

"I remember someone with the same name as you." "His name is Bill Max, too, but he's ...... Gilnesians. ”

"Oh...... Yes, there are many people who have the same name. ”

"Hmm...... He's a ...... Very awesome guy. He said.

"I'm also very good." I smiled.

"Hmm...... You're supposed to be a great guy. He laughed too.

"Gilneth ...... Didn't go to war, did you? I said.

"Ah...... He was ...... many years ago Saved me and my father. ”

I frowned, "yes......"

"Hmm...... He's a good guy. He looked at me with a smile, "I don't know he's still alive." ”

"Your father? What is your father's name? ”

He looked at me for a moment and said slowly, "Sean." ”

I looked at the guy in front of me, he was probably almost thirty years old. "Your father was a hunter, right?"

"You...... I'm good at guessing. He grinned.

I shook my head, "You're ...... The Alterac people. ”

His expression suddenly became serious, "How are you ...... Aware? ”

"Hmph......" I looked at him with a smile, "yours is Alterac City, your father was seriously injured once, and that's when Bill Max appeared, and that's when you met him, right?" ”

BjΓΆrn's face showed a look of surprise, "Is it really you?" ”