Early the next morning, Michaela and her party, who had been woken up by the orc guards, finally returned to their path.

The barren terrain is much the same as that of Durontar on the coast, the environment here is more similar to the African savannah, giraffes, lions and Kodo beasts can often be seen on the roadside, and the air is much drier than Dulongtal, making Michaela miss the birds and flowers of the Yongge Forest.

However, Maleia felt good, and looked curiously at the strange scenery around her along the way, whether in the past life or in this life, it was the first time for today's Maleia to appreciate this exotic style.

Over time, Michaela came to the Crossroads, an important hub town in the middle of the Barrens, a port city of Jingya to the east, a thousand-needle stone forest to the south through the Taurazu camp of the Minotaurs, a mountain range to the west, and an ash valley to the north.

It is because it connects the four directions of east, west, north and south, that the intersection is named.

Wait a minute!

So where did Michaela come from?

The answer is a fork in the north, after all, Durotar is located northeast of the Barrenlands.

So, Tolina asked, "Michaela, why don't you just go all the way north into the Gray Valley, why do you still go to the crossroads?" ”

Michaela asked rhetorically, "Are you stupid, how many days do you have to run on the road to Ashenvale, why don't you go to the intersection to rest first and replenish food and water?" ”

The first question was scolded, and Tolina immediately asked the second question: "There are bird spots in the game, and you can fly, why don't you take it?" ”

The so-called bird point actually refers to the flight between different towns in the World of Warcraft game, and the flight administrator rents a trained flying mount. The flying mounts of different factions are different, for example, on the human side there are griffins, the night elves are horned eagles, the orcs are bipedal wyverns also called wind breakers, and the forsaken are large bats.

As for the blood elves, it should theoretically be a dragon eagle, but until Michaela left Silvermoon City, Michaela didn't see a setting like a bird point.

In that case, is there a bird spot at the crossroads where you can rent orc-legged wyverns to go directly to Azhara?

The answer is: no!

Michaela walked around the crossroads, there was no flight administrator in it, and the reason was simple, Azeroth was not a modern Earth, and most of the flying mounts were for military purposes, and very few were civilian.

So the facts tell us that it's not okay to be lazy.

In addition, the Crossroads, the central hub of the Barrens, is much more populated than Razor Ridge, and there are not only orcs, but also many minotaurs and trolls, and even the Forsaken.

Of course, there are still only two blood elves, Michaela and Malenia, which is understandable, after all, the blood elves have only been in the tribe for a few days.

According to the plan, Michaela took Marlenia to find a hotel and book a room, and then replenished water and food on the spot to prepare for the next day's trip.

Since the barren land is rich in chocobos, Michela specially prepared a few stewed chocobo meat to try.

By the way, the chocobos on the side of Silvermoon City were brought from Karimdor when the High Elves migrated, so they are scarce in number, and they are generally used as mounts and will not be served on the table. But in Karimdo, chocobos are native and ubiquitous, so diners are welcome.

The important thing about traveling is to have fun, to see exotic places, to taste exotic food, and at least Michaela has done both of the above.

Of course, there are plenty of troubles in the area, such as in restaurants, where Michaela overhears the minotaur druid at the next table discussing the issue of the Wailing Cave, which seems to be influenced by some kind of evil.

Michaela knew that the source of the Emerald Dream was the result of the influence of the Nightmare King Savis, and that something more serious would happen in the future.

In addition to the Wailing Cave, Michaela hears the innkeepers mention the Boar People at the southern end of the Barrens, who seem to be in cahoots with some evil force and have been causing trouble lately.

Michaela knew that the Scourge was the Scourge that the pig-heads were hooking up with, and that there was even a lich who had descended on the Boarmen's territory.

In addition, the goblin city in the east, Jingfang City, has also been infested by pirates in the South China Sea, who have never had treasures, and Jingfang City has a golden trade route to the treasure bay in the south of the eastern continent, and the pirates will have ghosts if they don't go to them.

It's a pity that the above incident has nothing to do with Michaela, he just wants to have a good night's rest, and then quickly set off to the Gray Valley to complete the evil god's debt collection mission, and by the way, ask the evil god about Tessa.

The elusive orc Tessa is indeed too wicked.

Michaela and Malenia also discussed this, and according to Torina, Tessa first met Malenia on the streets of Orgrimmar and later met Michaela.

However, neither Michaela nor Maleia had a vague figure of the above situation, only that they had met a person, but there was no image of who that person was. Even after fighting the humans at the Tiragad Castle in Durontar, Michaela only knew that she had been persuaded by someone to go to the Tilagad Castle to fight the humans, but she had forgotten who that person was.

Thankfully, Michaela still had Tolina in her head, an important assistant, and she remembered Tessa and remembered everything, otherwise......

"Otherwise, we'd still be kept in the dark!"

Michaela said to Maleia, who was eating chocobo stew, "What the hell is going on with Tessa. ”

As soon as the words came out, a familiar voice came from the table behind Michaela: "Hey, Michaela, you are also here?" ”

Michaela and Maleia saw that it was the orc Tessa who had suddenly disappeared, and she was also eating at this hotel!

Such a coincidence?

With previous experience, Michaelardo had a heart and said, "Tessa, what a coincidence, you are also here?" ”

Tessa opened her mouth and said, "The crossroads are my home, I should have mentioned it to you." ”

The second time, when Tessa appeared in front of Michaela, the vague memories of the previous moment instantly became clear.

Tolina also reminded: "Michaela, in your memory, Tessa has reappeared. ”

In order to prevent Tessa from getting herself involved in inexplicable things, Michaela simply took the lead in speaking:

"Tessa, it's nice to see you again, but we're getting ready to go to Ashenvale, and we'll leave tomorrow, so I'm afraid we don't have much time to catch up with you. That's right, Malenia. ”

As she spoke, Michaela deliberately turned her face to her sister, who immediately nodded obediently and said, "Yes, Tessa, we are on our way, let's have a chance to talk again." ”

It stands to reason that with such an obvious refusal, the other party should not be entangled, but Tessa still refuses to give up:

"No, no, no, no, Michaela, I'm sure you'll still be able to spare a little bit of time to help, won't you?"

Again, Tessa's voice seems to have some kind of magic, and neither Michaela nor Maleia can refuse!

"Brother, we will only leave tomorrow, it's only noon, and there is still time." Malenia was the first to relent.

Michaela also felt her head shake slightly, and then followed her sister and said, "It seems that we can really make some time, what do you need us to do?" ”

"Michaela, what's wrong with you?"

This next time, Torina was not calm: "Didn't you say that Tessa had a problem before?" ”

Michaela didn't answer, still waiting for Tessa's words.

"Well, I'm sure you'll help me."

Tessa grinned, showed a hearty smile, and said, "As for me, I received a job in Thorntooth City, and the human soldiers of the Northern Castle have been shelling the shipping lanes of Thorntooth City, so Captain Sharosas there wants to hire a group of people to finish off the castle and let the artillery there go out forever." ”

At this point, Tessa sat down on Michaela's table with a wooden wine glass, and muttered to her "old friend":

"Michaela, I've seen your brother and sister's skills, and this job is yours."

Although Tolina kept reminding Michaela to ignore Tessa, Michaela nodded in agreement as if she had fallen into an evil spirit:

"Okay, Tessa, without further ado, let's go at once and finish off the Northern Castle."

Maleia on the side also said: "Okay, let's hurry up, let's get it done early, we still have to hurry." ”

"Michaela, what the hell is going on with you?"

Tonina, in the spirit world, couldn't understand at all: "Are you really in love with a female orc?" Willing to do everything for her? ”

"Torina, stop, how could I like a female orc with arms thicker than my thighs."

Michaela explained: "I just think we have enough time to help our old friends, and with the invincibility of the players, I can still get a rebate reward, so why not?" ”

When it came to the system reward, Tolina really couldn't refute it, so she had to nod.

"Oh, yes."

Michaela remembered something and asked, "How is my reputation in the tribe now?" After the end of Tiragad Castle, the reputation should have increased a lot, right? ”

"Nope!"

Torina said angrily, "Orgrimmar, the reputation of the Thunder Bluff and the Darkspear Troll is still neutral, keep up the good work." ”

O_o?

Why doesn't my reputation rise when I kill a human castle?

Tolina: "I'm just a system elf, so I don't know about this kind of thing." ”

"Is it because I haven't done enough?"

In a moment of suspicion, Michaela followed Tessa out of the hotel.

Here is a brief introduction to the northern castle, if the entire barren land is placed on the clock dial, the crossroads are equivalent to the center of the clock dial, and the northern castle is at five o'clock.

I believe that many people will feel strange, obviously the northern castle is not in the north of the barren land, so why is it called the northern castle?

That's because, the north here actually refers to the north of Theramore!

The Northern Castle is located at the junction of the northern part of the Sediment Swamp and the Barren Lands, guarding the coastal passage and being the northern outpost of Theramore, so it is strategically important. Such an important strategic position can be controlled by Theramore, and it is obvious that Gianna has contributed a lot behind the scenes, so that the Great Chief Sal can make concessions.

But today, the northern castle is doomed to destruction, because the evil star has arrived.

"See?"

Tessa pointed to the castle in front of her and said, "That's the Northern Castle, and Captain Sharosas wants us to destroy the artillery and get the Theramore insignia as proof, so let's go." ”

Tessa reached out and patted Michaela and Maleia on the back, and then the whole person disappeared in place.

Michaela immediately said to Tolina, "It's time to work, summon the player!" ”

"Good!"

Tolina then "worked":

"The summoning begins!"