klisemfg Chapter 242 What Bird Language Are They Speaking?
Chapter 242 What Bird Language Are They Speaking?
Mages in Dalaran will not participate in unjust battles, and the Forsaken under Undercity will not massacre civilians without authorization... The Scarlet Crusade doesn't count... nor does any attack on the Horde.
Of course, if the Horde and Undercity armies attack civilians, Dalaran will condemn the attack and assist the attacked side...
Whoever breaks the agreement first will be punished by the Kirin Tor... The Dragon Legion will also attack those who disrupt the order of Azeroth... News from the Council of Tirisfal's spies in the far north brings comfort to Lady Aegwynn...
However, the reality was that war raged and internal strife was rampant...
Peace is an expensive and extremely costly luxury...
The arrogant and incompetent schemers of the Desolate Council have disappeared. Occasionally, one can hear a wail like that of a wild boar deep within the alchemy chamber. The Grand Apothecary has finally obtained a rare test subject. It is taboo in Undercity to usually harm one's own kind.
However, they showed no mercy in dealing with traitors...
Prester's secret potion has made significant progress without him even realizing it...
As data from the frontline trials is transmitted back, the Grand Apothecary is drawing ever closer to his ideal of taking revenge on everyone...
Aegwynn's worries deepened...
The Queen desperately needs new allies. She's inquiring about Spirit Walkers and Necrowalkers, and is particularly curious about Guevara, the Lich King's winged angel of death capable of resurrecting corpses—a power beyond compare. Her Majesty is doing everything in her power to address the dwindling number of Forsaken and the lack of reinforcements...
What about Lorraine over here?
He was unaware that Undercity had nearly undergone a major upheaval because of him, and that several schemers were eyeing him. The Queen's desire for and high regard for the necromancer grew stronger without her even realizing it...
As a sergeant major, his status in Queen Sylvanas's eyes was comparable to that of a legion commander... yet he himself was still procrastinating, hesitating whether to personally lead the army to capture Hillsbrad or return to the city safely to receive his reward...
"To be or not to be!"
"What bird language are you speaking? Teacher, is this a universal language?"
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"This is philosophy...this is Shakespeare's guillotine...it's really about being caught in a dilemma..."
"Huh? I don't understand... Ah... Tch!"
Lorraine sneezed unexpectedly, as if someone far away was thinking of him and missing him... He still understood the teacher's complaints. After much thought, the master and apprentice decided that even if they returned to Undercity, the best way was to go to the undead stronghold in Hillsbrad Foothills, Tarren Mill, where there was a dedicated flight point to Undercity.
They were currently positioned between Thurberchell and Tarren Mill, in Silverpine Forest, which was originally part of Undercity's territory and was clearly occupied by the Horde.
However, in reality, after the battles of Gilnean nobles, Ambermill, and Fenice Wolf Island, this area was already a contested territory.
Undercity repelled the enemy, captured Ambermill, and seized Pyrewood Village and Shadowfang Keep...
Burntwood Village and Shadowfang Keep were once border outposts between Gilneas and Lordaeron. Now, almost all the inhabitants of Burntwood Village have perished, turning it into a graveyard... The worgen phantoms and ghostly wraiths that once roamed Shadowfang Keep still occasionally appear...
Some seem to have spotted the vanished Baron Ashbringer and Lord Godfrey...
Whether they lived or died, no one cared. Only the guards on Greymane Wall were filled with worry. They saw the undead army moving about on the wall... while the Scarlet Crusade was stationed not far away. They had no idea where this force had come from...
However, their target doesn't seem to be the undead, but rather they are eyeing Gilneas with predatory intent.
After Undercity captured Ambermill, they paid little attention to Pyrewood Village. Undercity scouts, seemingly blinded, easily misled themselves, mistaking the refugees below the city walls and the Scarlet Crusade army for nearby human refugees...
The Queen will eventually invade Gilneas; she hasn't had the time to deal with it yet...
The leaders of Undercity seemed to be deliberately ignoring this group... their main force was all gathered and charging towards the Alliance stronghold in Hillsbrad Foothills.
If Lorraine and his apprentice had used their brains, they would have realized that wherever the Queen was absent, all the troops were under the command of the Dreadlord, ignoring the Scarlet Crusade's situation—clearly, this was being done deliberately...
The Crusader outposts scattered throughout Tirisfal Glades are also being selectively ignored by some...
It's also because the Forsaken are indeed short-handed...
There are no powerful unit types at all; they are almost all traditional warriors and archers... Ranged weapons such as meat grinders and body bomb throwers were all taken from the undead minions of the Scourge in the north. The abominations of Undercity are the latest and most powerful research results; they can understand simple commands, which is the main research achievement of the members of the Royal Apothecary Society.
Overall, Undercity's military strength, manpower, technology, and morale are all lacking, making its overall strength extremely weak...
It's truly unfortunate that such a tiny plague messenger has become the Queen's reliance...
The Horde's only significant forces are the Queen herself, her Dark Game Guard, and a few selected elite legions of the Hand of Vengeance... Compared to orcs, tauren, or Silvermoon City, the Forsaken are barely more numerous than trolls...
If it weren't for the alliance with Silvermoon City, the Queen wouldn't really have much say...
Undercity didn't have enough troops to defend its territory, and could only rely on the orcish expeditionary force; the wyverns were barely able to hold on.
Undercity's actual controlled territory truly consists only of parts of Tirisfal Glades and Silverpine Forest... Deathknell, Brill, Undercity, and Thurbercher are Undercity's only true hinterland...
Without taking the initiative this time, even the most basic security of the main city cannot be guaranteed...
A little further away, all that remains are the Hillsbrad Foothills and the small town of Tarren Mill, which stands in opposition to Southshore... The entire town of Tarren Mill is only able to survive by relying on the support of General Drek'Thar of the Frostwolf Clan...
The two more distant outposts are located in the Hinterlands' troll allies, the village of Evil Tooth, and in the Arathi Highlands' orcish-held town of Hammerfall...
The overall situation is actually very unfavorable for the Horde. If the situation in Arathi Highlands weren't also complex, the Horde's predicament would be even more pronounced... long supply lines, unconnected defensive outposts...
Lorraine's achievement in capturing Ambermill was enough to earn him a personal audience with the Queen...
The feat in Dalaran, though somewhat frustrating, secured fair rights for the Horde and the Forsaken of Undercity. It indirectly boosted the reputation of the Sunreavers, forcing the Kirin Tor of Dalaran and Undercity to reach a secret agreement...
Lorraine's future seems bright...
As long as he doesn't foolishly choose the wrong side, the teacher estimates that Lorraine will soon become a high-ranking warlord, and could even make a name for himself in Kalimdor as a Horde hero... For future military achievements and status, with the help of Yurev and Deathsworn, the best course of action would be to fight the Alliance, seize most of Hillsbrad Foothills, force the Alliance back to the Wetlands, conquer Arathi Basin, and cause humanity to lose its ancestral lands...
This is a much greater honor and achievement...
I'll be able to speak more confidently when I see the tribal chief in the future...
The Forsaken cannot be treated as dependent marginalized people under the protection of the orcs...
The master and apprentice envisioned the future and decided to lead their troops on a charge. Their targets were the farms, manors, and mines of Hillsbrad Foothills. Ideally, they would seize the ruins of Alterac Valley, wipe out the Syndicate bandits entrenched in the highlands, avenge themselves on those damned robbers, and meet with the Frostwolf Clan leader, the old shaman who had taught Thrall, the old general, Drek'Thar...
If I could get a Frostwolf Howler as a mount, wouldn't that be wonderful!
How magnificent!
The master was already imagining his apprentice, wearing the Frostwolf Horn and carrying the Frostwolf Banner, leading the Horde warriors into Alterac Valley and capturing Icewind Pass...
The apprentice, however, complained, "Teacher, I have a question... what if we encounter a large force from the Alliance...?"
"Let's fight when we meet! What else can we do... Whoever chickens out is the one who loses... You're already a sergeant major! Don't you have the mannerisms of a tribal officer...?"
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