Volume 5 Return of the King 156 Dhambadar Fortress
Undead Scourge.
The name didn't mean anything to them, Bjorn said that the people here called the things zombies, or the living dead, and they were all the same, they were all corpses left over after a person had died and then they got up again, crawled out of the grave, and got up and attacked the living like crazy.
"People nowadays are cremated whenever they die." Björn pointed to a clearing in the distance, where there was a stone platform. "It was burned there, until only the bones remained, and finally the bones were crispy before they were allowed to be buried."
"That's a good idea."
"It's against the doctrine." Björn snorted with some disdain and said, "The people of the church say that people who believe in the Holy Light can be resurrected after death, but this resurrection is blessed by God and returns from the kingdom of God, and they should be holy. ”
"Hmph." I snorted too.
"But my father and those who crawled out of the grave...... Again, the person who was assaulted is an example of how he can behave like this...... It must not have returned from the kingdom of God, nor has it been...... People who have been blessed by God. He lowered his head and said slowly, "The people in the town say it's an evil spirit, it's the devil, and the people in the church say the same, and they all say so, and the people in the town are even more ...... Believe it. ”
"So you...... It's the devil's family, isn't it? I glanced at his face.
"Yes, I ...... It's the cursed. He said, "It's not just me, it's all the families that have zombies...... All were despised and resisted, and even we were asked to perform an exorcism ritual for a while. ”
"Exorcism?"
"Chanting, praying, repentance, bathing in holy water, drinking holy water, repenting in cold water, walking in coals, enduring hunger, and even ...... Even ......" he shook his head and sighed deeply.
"They...... Are they all still there? ”
"Dead some." He looked at me, "This torture...... Some young people can't stand it, not to mention some old people. ”
"What's the reaction of the townspeople?"
"The sin deserves it......," he said.
I frowned, "That's an overstatement. ”
He snorted, "Do you think it's appropriate to use the word "fake public and private" here?" ”
"You didn't want to leave?"
"Leave...... Hum! It's a blessing to me that I'm allowed to go out to sea. He said. And don't even think about getting on a big ship, the captain of the ship is jealous of people like us, he thinks that we will invite evil spirits. ”
"Then you can run away."
"Escape......" he shook his head, "where are you going?" ”
He looked at me with a look of helplessness in his eyes, and there was such a look in the eyes of this stout man in military uniform. "I have nowhere to go." He said.
"The sky is big, and they don't tie you up."
"Unless I go into the mountains or into the wilderness to be a savage, I am the only one...... It's a hard life, I know it, and I've been through things like this, and it wasn't long before the war suddenly escalated, and the zombies of the North crossed Alterac and took over most of Hillsbrad...... Then the place also became nervous, and quickly organized self-defense without arming, but the security army was still very short of people, and I was smoothly incorporated into the army. ”
"Can you be better off when you enter the army?"
"It's a little better." He said: "But when they get to the army, they will still talk nonsense, but ...... It's better than before, and I've had a better time since the Confederates arrived. He rubbed his foot on a small pebble repeatedly, "The Union needs strong warriors, and I meet their demands. ”
"Did you take part in the battle?"
"Participated." "I participated in several raids and cleared some zombies from the north," he said. He said.
"I look at your epaulettes...... You now have a rank in the army, don't you? ”
"Yes. It is better to be in the army than to fish in the fields. He kicked the stone out of his feet for a long time.
"Your father...... Did you find it in the end? ”
He shook his head, "No, huh! How is it possible to find it? He looked into the distance, the sun shining on his face, and I couldn't remember what he was like as a child, "I just want his soul to rest in peace, as for the skin...... It's just a skin. ”
After two days in the town, I saw the wounded who had been brought back from the front, and soon the news of the front spread in the town. The attack of the orcs was very fierce, not only did there be traces of the orc army around Tarummere, but there were more and more such footprints, and the most terrifying thing was that no less than two thousand troops had already bypassed Tarummere.
Before he could react, there was another trace of the undead army to the east of Tarummir, and the sudden appearance of the undead army made Tarummir nervous all of a sudden.
This interlude made the alliance army suddenly passive, and now Gavin Rad had regrouped his army in Tarummir to destroy the two sudden enemies. But the army of the undead vanished after leaving some traces on the river east of Tarummere, and the scouts crossed the river and followed the river to find their way, but the undead disappeared as if they had evaporated. The scouts searched down the banks of the river for dozens of kilometers and found no trace of the army by the river, and then they went up the river to find nothing. The news made the defenders of Talummere feel like they were facing a great enemy.
After listening to their discussions, I found that they did not seem to understand the relationship between orcs and undead, and they thought that there was no necessary connection between the undead and orcs, and that the orcs took advantage of the undead invasion to launch revenge on humans.
This reminds me of Gianna, it stands to reason that this woman should have a connection with Thrall, and I don't know how Thrall explained to this woman, but in the current situation, it seems to be torn face, otherwise the orcs would not have been able to wage war with humans so blatantly.
Bjorn's home is very simple, so simple that it is obvious to be poor, I pursed my lips and thought about it, but in the end I still didn't pay for him, that kind of behavior doesn't seem to be very appropriate, he is now in the army and a half-official position, and it may be the greatest honor and happiness for him to be able to mix in the army on his own. Giving him directly is like a handout, and doing so can hurt his self-esteem. But since I won't give him money, I'm willing to mention this kid to Gavinrad when I see him, if I have the chance.
Then I left the place, intending to go to Talenmere, but I heard that Gavin Rad had already led the team out of there, so I chose to go to Alterac again, and I thought that old friend would be there and be pleasantly surprised to see me. I can't wait to think about it.
The scene of the journey north is almost the same as imagined, desolate! In addition to desolation and desolation, even in the lush wilderness, the wind rustled through the trees, the sun was bright and warm, and I could feel desolation in the warmth that filled the scent of wildflowers.
Not a single village along the way was unoccupied, not a single house was intact, not a single well was not polluted!
The farmland was now overgrown with weeds, and if it weren't for two ruts that compacted the dirt, the road would have been flooded with grass growing vigorously on both sides of the road.
I stole the horse, it was still an old horse, I didn't expect it to run wild and I didn't intend to let it run wild, its fur was already a little rough, and it had lost the luster of a young horse, and it walked slowly, and I sat peacefully on its back.
It's a good thing to meet wild animals, they haven't died in this land, but among the beasts they encountered, the lion is more intelligent, and it has been following me but gave up tracking me in the end, but the black bear is not, and the IQ of this huge thing doesn't seem to be as good as that of the big cat.
So I spent an afternoon skinning it and taking the bear's heart and eating it, bear's paws are not good in the wild, and this thing has to be steamed or stewed, and roasting it over a fire is definitely a terrible choice. So that huge bear paw was wasted by me.
The bear skin was quite large, and although it was peeled off, it was really impossible to deal with it, so I rolled it up and prepared to bring it to the thunder spear as a gift, and I always had to bring some gifts when we met.
As I passed the junction to Talenmere, I turned around the roadside, looked at the footprints around me, and rode on my horse north.
The weather in Alterac is cloudy at this time, and there are more sunny days here only when the weather is cold, and the warm, moist air from the sea in the south forms a lot of thick clouds here.
From here, the higher you go north, the higher it gets, the colder it gets. Leaving in the morning is still a lush grassland forest, rain may occur at noon, snow may be seen in the afternoon, frost-covered land the next day, and snow will be common as you continue walking.
The environment here is more similar to Danmoro, so it's no wonder that the dwarves are stationed here.
The dwarven checkpoint is not difficult to find, and the dwarves are willing to show me the way after seeing the dwarves and indicating their intentions, but the current command post of the dwarven army is not in Alterac City.
After the country of Alterac was dissolved, it was actually stronger than Hillsbrad, and the land of Hillsbrad was almost all deserted, and the wasted land could not support people, and a large number of people were inevitable, but the people here were not, and the people who lived in the mountains and the villages built in the mountains did not lose their chances of survival because the king died and the country died. They continued to hunt and continued to make leather, which was then exchanged for goods brought in from outside.
Although the trade was more difficult and more expensive than before, they were able to barely survive, so they could really come across some villages with living people. When the Coalition arrived, they had more supplies and they were more willing to ask for money than barter.
When I arrived at the fortress that the dwarves had built in the valley of Alterac, I was really impressed by their skill in building, especially the wooden bridge that was not particularly wide, but had an abyss underneath its feet.
The Dhambadar fortress was built on a pass in a valley, with a mountain back to it and facing the valley. And the other side of the valley is the closest way for the orcs to cross the area to Hillsbrad.
Although the General's Fortress is not fully completed, it can be seen that the dwarves wanted to build it into a permanent fortification, and the building embedded in the mountain looks sturdy from the outside, and the architectural style is very similar to that of the Ironforge Fort.
It was warm inside the fortress, there were busy dwarves and the occasional human, I looked at the humans with some surprise, but the humans didn't seem surprised by my presence at all, they just glanced at me and nodded at me before leaving quickly without saying a word.
When the guards brought me to the door of the Thunderspear's combat command room, I heard the roar of the Thunderspear, I frowned, and I was pulled by the guard just as he was about to push the door in. The guard looked at me in surprise, and I shook my head at him slightly. He also knew what I meant, so he nodded and stood aside.
His roar echoed through the hallways, and I knew why the humans with the papers were reluctant to speak.
Although there was not a single swear word in his words, I felt that the tone of his speech was very uncomfortable. And I can guess the reason for his anger, the humans and Night Elf armies who assisted the dwarves did not meet his demands.
The sound of stools mopping the floor came from the room after his roaring suddenly stopped, followed by footsteps walking out, and when the door was opened, several people came out of it, and it was only then that I realized that there were humans, dwarves, and night elves.
My eyes were drawn to me at once, and I looked at the lilac-skinned elf, the man's face glowed with a lilac light, and he was a head taller than me. And he seemed to spot me watching him through his peripheral vision, and then he turned his face to look at me. When I looked at each other, I noticed that there was a faint green light in his eyes.
He walked past me, and I watched him go, and the guy looked back at me.
I still want to meet the female elves.