Located in the very heart of Northrend, the Crystal Song Forest is well connected to the North Sea, although it is well connected.

A small number of important visitors could have been teleported directly, but large armies and large quantities of trade could only be transported by sea.

Quel'Thalas' maritime capacity is limited to the near sea, and the ability to access ocean trade routes to and from Northrend in the Arctic must be leveraged by Kurtiras's strong maritime transport capabilities.

The reason why Kurtilas has always maintained a good alliance with Quel'Thalas, Gianna's mentor-apprentice relationship with Kael'thas is only one of them, and the main reason is that following Quel'Thalas can actually gain benefits.

Since Quel'Thalas' alliance with the Kalimdor Minotaurs, Kurtilas has officially opened up the maritime trade routes between the Eastern Kingdom and Kalimdor through this channel.

Similarly, when Quel'Thalas allied himself with the Kaolin Minotaurs and Surama, Kurtilas followed him through the route to the Broken Isles.

Sarren had heard a barrage say a long time ago.

There is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests.

These two transactions alone brought a lot of money to Kul Tiras.

So, when Sarjan commissioned Dahlin to transport the High Elves Northern Expedition to Northrend, the mouth-watering King of Kul Tiras readily agreed without even giving it much thought.

Because he knew that once Quel'Thalas took the Crystal Song Forest, the vast continent of Northrend would be opened up to Kul Tiras little by little.

Despite the bitter cold climate of the Arctic continent, this frozen continent has many precious resources that are not found elsewhere.

For example, rare Arctic minerals, polar herbs, thick fur unique to Arctic creatures, and so on.

What business is the most profitable?

Monopoly, of course.

Many years ago, Kurtilas opened a route to the Howling Fjord in Northrend, and they also built a local port called Wagaard.

The Howling Fjords are the territory of the Dragonraider Viku, where the pioneers of Kul Tiras struggle and are brutally killed by the taller giants.

After finally figuring out the surrounding environment, the pioneer team crashed headlong into the Keel Wilderness.

Not all races can have a dragon hybrid like Sarjan, and Kul Tiras can't get the same preferential treatment as the High Elves.

The road to the west was blocked, and the Kul Tiras Pioneer had to make a difficult march to the Grizzly Hills to the north.

But that's where their footsteps stop.

Although the bear monsters are peace-loving and will not take the initiative to attack outsiders, they will not let outsiders plunder resources on their own territory.

When the Kul Tiras Pioneers arrived at Grizzly Hills, it was just as the Grizzly-Throated Bears and the Dakale Trolls were battling their heads and blood.

The bears were not as friendly in wartime as they were in peacetime, and they did not take action against the Kurtilas, but only persuaded the Pioneer team to retreat on the grounds that there was a war on the front side.

The way forward was thus blocked, and the pioneer team had no choice but to return to the Howling Fjord, and under the attack of the Dragonraiders Viku, it was extremely inefficient to collect resources in this relatively warm land of Northrend.

The Dragonbone Wilderness could not be opened to mortals at will, and the Dragons could not tolerate a chaotic caravan wandering through their holy land at will, even the High Elves.

The Dragonbone Wilds are impassable, and if you want to open a trade route, you have to take another path.

That's the Howling Fjord-Grizzly Bear Hills-Zudak to Crystal Song Forest.

Once Quel'Thalas has taken down the Forest of Crystal Song and made an offensive and defensive alliance with the Bear Monster against the Dhakale Trolls, only one of the nails stuck between Howling Fjord and the Forest of Crystal Song will remain.

Daxalon Fortress.

The Dakale Trolls did not build the Daxalon Fort for defense, but as a front-line military camp to attack the Grizzly Hills where the Bear Monsters depended.

This fortress, which was more offensive than defended, had no defensive weapons, and was more used as a base to continuously transport troops to Zabkharak further ahead.

According to the information detected by the Backlight Blade, Zudak is divided into three layers, which are the outer layer where the Daxaron Fortress is located, the functional layer where the Altar of Celetus is located, and the core layer where the capital Gudak is located.

Of the three floors, the core floor is the largest, but the population is small, and most of the dignitaries living here are Dakale.

The temperature of the core layer is low, and the ground is covered with snow all year round, which is not suitable for the cultivation of food crops.

The food production base and various handicraft workshops of the Dhakale trolls are located on the functional level in the middle of the three floors, and most of the common people such as farmers and artisans live here, making it the most populous area of the three floors.

And the outer layer where the fortress of Daxalon is located is more like a military area, and the non-combat population is very sparse.

The vanguard battalion intending to invade the Eternal Song Forest is located on the western frontier of the outer layer, and the army that is now confronting the Iron Legion is also stationed in the mountains to the northwest of the outer layer near the Storm Crags.

To put it simply, the outer layer is the buffer zone of Dakale's external operations, and they will not let the war spread to the functional areas and core areas of the rear, ensuring that supplies from the rear can be supplied at any time.

With Sarjan leading the Backlight Blade in a wave of decapitation, the vanguard battalion attacking the Crystal Song Forest has been wiped out in name only, and most of its forces have been deployed to the northern front, facing off against the steel army.

As a result, the Daxaron Fortress is the last barrier between the Grizzly Hills and the Crystal Song Forest.

The bear monster has long wanted to destroy this forward base, but due to the lack of troops, it has not been able to put it into practice.

Now that you've decided to ally with Quel'Thalas, it's no surprise that these new allies will be put to work as quickly as possible, starting with destroying the unsightly fortress.

"Hmmm......"

Salian also had a plan to destroy the Daxalon Fortress, and if this route was not opened, the logistics of the Northern Expeditionary Army would be impossible.

But the fortress of Daxalon was not so easy to breach.

Strength is only one aspect, if the bear monster and the High Elf are surrounded from two sides, it will be difficult for the weak defense of the fortress of Daxalon to stop.

However, as far as Sarean knows, the fortress is also home to a Loa deity, the Wind Serpent Salonya.

The faunal Loa is essentially the same creature as the Wilderness Demigods, both of whom are the primordial animal gods of Azeroth.

The only difference between the two is that Loa is not officially endorsed by Freya, the Guardian of Life.

The strength of the Loa is uneven, and the vast majority of Loa are not as strong as the Wilderness Demigods, but they are more than enough to deal with mortals.

Powerful Loa like Bonsandi and Lezan have undoubtedly transcended the boundaries of mundane species and successfully advanced to the rank of demigod.

However, not every Loa can transcend this boundary, and many Loa are still in the legendary stage.

That's why trolls often succeed in their quest to steal their own Loa's power.

On the one hand, it was because Loa usually had no defense against his own priests, and on the other hand, it was also because the difference in strength between the two sides was not as big as expected.

Salonya the Wind Serpent is not a strong Loa like Lezan and Bonsandy.

According to the barrage, in the future of the original history, Salonya will be killed by his own believers, and after being robbed of power, he will be resurrected as a skeleton wind snake, and his strength is relatively weak.

But the weakness here refers to the strength of Salonya after turning into a skeleton wind snake, and Salonya in his heyday was definitely not so easy to deal with.

According to the information provided by the barrage, Salonya has both shadow and nature attributes, and can release curses and poison clouds.

Poison is no threat to Sarren, who also has the power of nature, even if the poison enters the body, it only needs to let the healing power of nature run around the body for a circle to naturally eliminate it.

But the Shadow ......

Sarjan touched his chin thoughtfully: "The attribute of living with the shadow is light, and it just so happens that the Morning Blade Legion has also joined the Northern Expeditionary Army, so let Liadlin block Salonya's shadow attribute attack." ”

Apart from Salonya, there are no other characters in the Dakssalon Fortress that deserve special attention.

After making up his mind, Sallian solemnly assured Pike, the shaman, who was waiting for an answer.

"After our Northern Expeditionary Army arrives, I will send someone to contact you as soon as possible, and when the time comes, both sides will exert force at the same time, put pressure on the Daxalon Fortress from two directions, and attack this fortress one after the other."

"As for Loasalonya, the guardian of the Daxalon Fortress...... We'll take care of it. ”

Chapter 439: The Last Nail