The elemental tides don't come immediately, and before that, Sarean has plenty of time to find a way to find an additional source of energy.

I really can't, and I can only suffer the night elves a little longer.

Who made them the best-connected mortal race of wilderness demigods?

Merinthera was eager to continue walking with Sarean, but Ysera's previous reminder forced her to take time out to talk to her children.

After breaking free from the Emerald Dream, Salaan and Onexia bid farewell to the crow demigods who had settled down much in their hearts, and traveled from the Lost Isles to the Broken Isles, before teleporting across the sea back to the floating city of Dalaran.

After briefly explaining the current situation of Egwen to Medivan and Ronin and the others, the two set off again non-stop, flying in a straight line in the direction of the Arathi Heights.

Located in the southeast of the Hillsbrad Hills, the Arathi Highlands is an inherent territory of the Kingdom of Stormgard, one of the Seven Kingdoms of Mankind.

After Solas was assassinated by Garin's father and son, the already modest kingdom of Stormgard fell into a decade of turmoil.

With the return of Danas Tolbairn from Draenor with an expeditionary force, the battered nation was back on track.

In the previous Battle of Hinterland, the kingdom of Stormgard fought in concert with Quel'Thalas and the Hammer Dwarves to annihilate the main force of Deadwood Trolls that had plagued the Arashi for thousands of years.

After returning from Hinterland, Danas continued his expedition without delay, taking advantage of the situation to break through the village of Deadwood in the southeast corner of the Highlands, completely erasing the Deadwood Trolls from Azeroth's territory.

At this point, except for the small ogre settlements scattered throughout the highlands, after many years, the kingdom of Stormgard once again fully controlled the Arathi Heights.

The victory swept away a decade-long depression in Stormgard, and the already martial Arashi regained their passion.

Many veterans screamed that they planned to take advantage of the situation to eliminate the ogre invaders who had been entrenched in the Arathi Heights for many years, and to clear the shame of Riptide Castle being breached by the combined forces of ogres and trolls.

However, at this time, Danas, as the new king, temporarily stepped on the brakes for Stormgard, who had been racing all the way.

The reason is simple, the logistical supply cannot keep up.

Before Danas returned, Stormgard's poverty was visible to the naked eye.

Thanks to the aid of the new coalition that has advocated for reconstruction, Stormgard, who had been in poverty for many years, began to recover.

However, freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

Although the Battle of Hinterland was a great victory, it also depleted all the grain and grass that the Kingdom of Stormgard had stored for the past two years.

It's not that Danas doesn't want to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but it's a pity that he has more than enough strength to do so.

Danas, who had served as commander of the expeditionary force, was calm enough to call an abrupt halt when the fighting spirit was high throughout the country.

After listening to Danas's methodical analysis, the hot-headed officers noticed the sad faces of the civilians.

Although it was not able to wipe out all the enemies in the Arathi Heights in one fell swoop, the extermination of the once formidable Deadwood Trolls did indeed have a great deterrent effect on the ogres scattered throughout the Highlands.

Some ogres began to move to the wetlands further south, but there were also many unbelieving iron-headed babies who continued to stay in the Arathi Heights with a fluke mentality.

Compared to the Arathi Highlands, the living environment of the wetlands is undoubtedly much harsher, and the swamps and perpetually wet ground that can be found everywhere are not suitable for any intelligent race to settle here for a long time.

Theoretically, the wetlands were under the jurisdiction of the dwarves of the Kazmodan Kingdom, but in practice, the Copperbeard Dwarves did not have many defenders in the swampy area at all.

If there were, it was only stationed near two mountain tunnels near the border of the Rockmodan and Danmoro Snow Mountains.

The task of these defenders is to prevent an enemy from invading the core territory of the kingdom of Kazmodan.

Incidentally, during the Second Orc War, in order to ensure that the fleet of Kul Tiras could be adequately supplied in naval battles, the kingdom of Kazmodan built a port in the Baladine Gulf, which is off the coast in the western part of the wetlands.

The port was named after the then leader of the Alliance, Terenus Minahir, and was known as Minethir.

After the end of the war, thanks to the merchant fleet of Kurtiras, which traveled to and from various ports on the western coast of the Eastern Continent all year round, the port of Minahir did not decline and continued to undertake the important task of connecting the northern and southern sea trade routes of the mainland.

However, as the kingdom of Stormgard gradually recovered, Danas intended to rebuild the long-abandoned port of Fadil.

For the foreseeable future, the ports of Minasil and Fadil, which are not far from each other, will be in competition.

Since Minahir Port is located in a wetland that my grandmother doesn't love and my uncle doesn't love, considering the high cost of transporting goods from the wetland to other regions, I am afraid it will be difficult to compete with the Port of Fadil, which is backed by Fort Rapids.

The southward migration of the Stonefist ogres should further worsen the security situation in the wetlands.

It's hard for Sarean to say if the ogre's southward movement was intentional on Danas' part.

Even if it is, the Kazmodan Kingdom, which has not invested enough in wetland development, may only be able to pinch its nose and eat this dumb loss.

Once the port of Fadil is rebuilt, the road to Stormgard's revival will be smoother, thanks to the maritime trade routes initiated by the Kingdom of Kurtilas.

To the regret of Salian and Danas, the eastern part of the Arathi Heights, surrounded by mountains, did not have a suitable deep-water port to join the other maritime trade route that Quel'Salas had developed on the eastern shore of the mainland.

The last time he traveled to the Court of the Sunseeker and the Kael's Saskan Mountain, Salian had overheard him say that the kingdom of Kazmodan seemed intent on taking advantage of the growing prosperity of the Noseron region to increase investment in the development of the wetlands next door.

Apparently, Magni Copperbeard is also aware of the challenges that Minahil Port is facing and does not intend to sit idly by.

"Heh~"

On the way to the Arathi Heights, listening to Sarren's analysis of the situation around Arathi, Onexia smiled sarcastically.

"Sure enough, even if they are both members of the alliance, there are still a lot of open and secret battles between countries."

Saljan is not surprised: "It is human nature, after all, these rivalries are in the interests of countries themselves. ”

"As long as they don't deliberately escalate the conflict, these healthy competitions can promote their own progress."

The Hills Bled Hills are the most important granary of the Alterac Kingdom, and when flying from high in the sky, Salian and Onexia can directly look out over the green wheat fields below.

As long as we don't encounter sudden natural disasters, I think this year will be another bumper year.

The southern harbor of the hills still has a large number of ships coming and going, and this coastal town that was once poisoned by orcs is already thriving again.

As she flew over the walls of Soradin, Onexia poked her head out of Sarren's side curiously.

"This broken wall hasn't been repaired yet?"

Saljan smiled and explained, "The Wall of Soladin was originally built to protect against trolls, and it was built more than 2,000 years ago, when Emperor Soladin had just completed his unification. ”

"Now that the orcs and trolls are no longer able to threaten the Arathi Heights, who are you trying to protect against by repairing this giant wall? Allies of the Alliance? ”

Onexia nodded thoughtfully: "Also, Gilney's side is often ridiculed by the people of other countries because of the existence of the Wall of Greymane. ”

Sarjan continued: "If you want me to say, it has to do with Danas's character and foreign policy. ”

"He's more aggressive than Shoucheng, and that's why he doesn't prioritize repairing the walls of Soladin."

Onexia raised her eyebrows thoughtfully: "What?" He also intends to carry on Solas's legacy and continue to covet the rich Hillsbrad Hills? ”

"Not really."

Salian sighed and said, "Danas is a veteran of the battlefield who has lived through the league's toughest times, and he has a great view of the big picture. ”

"This is no longer the case, and the chances of another fight within the Alliance are slim to none, until a large number of foreign enemies coveting Azeroth are defeated."

"But...... Who can say for sure what will happen in the future, it is always possible to plan ahead. ”

After crossing the still-dilapidated wall of Soladin, the two officially entered the territory of the Kingdom of Stormgard.

Since Kael'thas had already greeted Danas in advance, the garrison on the border of the Arathi Heights was not surprised by the arrival of the two of them, and only let them go after a brief investigation.

By the time the Sarjan's transformed snow-white griffin landed outside Fort Riptide, which was being restored, Danas had already taken the former Regency Council with him...... The current members of the National Assembly came to greet them in person.

(End of chapter)