The Hammer Lord was supposed to be Kudran Hammer.

Ever since Kudran was trapped in Draenor along with the Expeditionary Force, Furstad had no choice but to take on the responsibilities of lord for nearly a decade.

Having managed to survive the return of Kudran, Furstad thought he would finally be able to unload his burden and soar through the sky once again on a griffin.

However...... He rejoiced too soon.

After the Three Hammers Council was re-established, Kudran snatched the position of Brute Hammer Representative, and since then has settled in Ironforge, spending his days exchanging spat with Copperbeard and Black Hammer.

When Furstad, who was half a beat slower, came back to his senses, he realized that he didn't seem to be able to shake off this black cauldron, so he could only continue to stay in Eagle's Nest Mountain as the Great Lord of the Brute Hammer.

Back to Quel'Salas's side.

Originally, Kael'thas wanted to wait until Sarren returned from an errand to discuss the army's equipment update with him.

Who knew that Sarren's ass was in a hurry to set off again before he was hot at home, and Kael'thas, who learned about it, could only postpone the discussion for the time being.

This time, the Deep Shadow family is a real family mobilization.

In addition to Aunt Alyssa staying at home with the children, even Veres temporarily applied for a vacation from the Sun King, and accompanied Julian to Fort Riptide, heading south from the Arathi Heights to Northeron via the wetlands.

Stella Gosa and Tina Gosa were still visiting relatives in Kodala, and Gianna, who had just finished her work at hand, hurried back from Dalaran to join the search team.

Onexia, who had always been lazy, vaguely sensed something strange behind this incident, and rarely volunteered to follow Verles and Julian to Noseron first.

After seeing off the three-man team led by Onexia, Sarean took Gianna and Valera to Hinterland's Eagle's Nest.

In the early years, Sarean and Valera had a number of dealings with Furstad, including the secret operation to infiltrate Grimbaatar to rescue the Red Dragon Queen.

Since then, the two have established a good personal relationship.

When Salean wanted to find a guide who knew Northeron well, Furstad readily agreed.

"Sarjan, take my badge and head straight to the Northeron land."

Furstad stretched out his short, stout hand and slapped a badge with a scarred surface into Sarren's hand.

"As you know, although the Hammer Dwarves withdrew from the old capital of Grimbaatar many years ago and relocated to Eagle's Nest Mountain to settle down, there are still many people of the Hammer Clan who remain in the local area."

"Take my badge and go to the village of Dunward in Northeron to find a griffon knight named Delvin Stormhammer, that kid is my old comrade-in-arms, and he will be your guide there."

……

By the time the three of Saljan had gotten the help they needed from Eagle's Nest, Onexia had already flown over Noseron with Verles and Julian in tow.

After turning on the Eagle Eye Technique and scanning downward, both Verles and Julian's brows furrowed unconsciously.

Onexia asked puzzled, "Orcs?" How can there be orcs here? ”

Vellais thoughtfully pointed to the sparsely scattered orc village below: "Look over there, judging from the diagram on the totem pole, these orcs should belong to the Dragonthroat Clan." ”

Onexia continued to ask suspiciously, "Didn't the Dragonthroat Clan disappear after being hunted down by the Dragons many years ago?" Why do they dare to take the initiative to jump out? ”

"It's true that the Blade disappeared, but the Dragonthroat Clan is not completely extinct."

Julian explains: "After the Battle of Grimbaatar, the dragon coalition led by the Red Dragon did deal a devastating blow to the Dragonthroat Orcs who remained in Azeroth. ”

"Yinas and I stayed in Noseron for a long time to track down the whereabouts of Gugar, and since then, there have been scattered dragon-throated orcs scattered around Noceron in hiding."

"After the death of Chief Necrus at the Battle of Grimbaatar, the leaderless Dragonmaw Clan was completely scattered, but look at them now...... Seems to have found the backbone again? ”

"Isn't it ......"

Verlais's eyes narrowed slightly: "According to the information obtained by Backlight Blade in the early years, Necruz inherited the position from the previous chieftain Zuluhid, but the abdicated chieftain Zuluhid did not die, but returned to Draeno to try to return to his roots. ”

"Now that the dark door connecting Draenor and Azeroth has been opened again, could it be that Zuluhid secretly mixed in the crowd in disguise and brought back Azeroth?"

"Zuluhid?"

Julian was stunned and asked, "Even if Zuluhid is still alive, that old guy should be close to the life limit of the orcs, right?" Does he still have the prestige and strength to unite the Dragonthroat Orcs? ”

As we all know, the tradition of orcs has always been one of honoring the strong, especially the remnants of the old tribe who once drank the blood of demons.

Verles did not give a clear answer to this, but he gave Julian an an example based on the information he had.

"As far as I know, Zuluhid is one of the very few high-ranking members of the old tribe who has not drunk the blood of demons, and even after losing the favor of the elementals, he still sticks to his shamanic path."

"By the way, the Grand Chief of the Old Horde, Orgrim Doomhammer, has always had a lot of respect for this old shaman who has stood firm in his faith."

"Julian, you've probably heard about the new tribe's Grand Chieftain Gu Yin'er regaining the trust of the elements."

"Do you think it is possible that Zuruhid, who has returned to Azeroth and has never been exposed to evil powers, will be as lost as Guyir?"

"This ......" Julian was buried in deep thought with his chin pinched: "It's not impossible, you mean ......"

"Well, but at this stage, it's just speculation."

Veres said meaningfully, "The Dragonthroat Clan is the best of the orcs at taming and harnessing the Wyvern creatures. ”

"If these dragonroar orcs who reappear in Noseron are really related to Zuluhid...... Onexia's fears may come true. ”

Due to the large-scale turmoil caused by the dragon's soul, Notheron and the dragon clan are also quite related, and the red dragon clan still has a stronghold here called the Vermilion Sanctuary.

Although there is no evidence for the time being, when Onexia heard that Notheron was resurrecting, she subconsciously thought that there was the involvement of dragons behind this matter.

It was obviously impossible for the Dragon Sleep Temple to take the initiative to intervene in this matter, and if they knew that the Dragon Roar Orcs had made a comeback, I am afraid that they would immediately send someone over to wipe them off the map.

However, the truth is that the Dragon Sleep Temple has not received any warning information from the Vermilion Sanctuary.

However, it is not surprising that the Vermilion Sanctuary is located northwest of Northeron near the wetlands, while the Dragonthroat Orcs found by the three Onexia live in the southeast coastal area, and the range of activities of the two is very different.

Onexia turned thoughtfully to look at the ruins of a Hammer dwarven village not far west of the Dragon's Throat stronghold: "It seems that we will have to wait until Salian and the others arrive with a message from Furstad. ”

"As the intelligent race closest to the Dragonthroat Orc's activity area, the local Brute Hammer Dwarves should know a lot about them."

……

The Hammer Dwarves who remained in Northeron were very different from those who moved to Eagle's Nest, and the Hammer Dwarves who remained in their ancestral lands were more wild and less friendly to outsiders than the "city cubs" they considered to be "city cubs".

Julian and Verles have tried to reach out to the local population as allies of the Hammerhammer Dwarves, but have never been able to gain the trust of these xenophobic Hammer Dwarves.

On the other side, after delivering Julian and Verles to their destination, Onexia turned around and went to the Vermilion Sanctuary.

Unsurprisingly, the Red Dragons of the Sanctuary were unaware of the reappearance of the Dragonthroat Orcs.

However, Onexia did ask for some news about Yinas from the mouths of these red dragons.

As Julian said, Yinas did come here to worship her parents, but she didn't stay at the Vermilion Sanctuary for long, and the local red dragon didn't know anything about Yinas's disappearance.

Considering that the Vermilion Shelter didn't even have an adult red dragon, Onexia didn't expect much from them from the start.

"You'd better contact the Temple of the Dragon's Sleep immediately and inform His Majesty of the situation here on duty."

Standing under the Tree of Life in the center of the Vermilion Sanctuary, Onexia frowned and said, "I have a bad premonition to urge the Dragon Sleep Temple to send reinforcements as soon as possible. ”