Stranglethorn Vale is a humid and sultry rainforest with a very impressive density of vegetation.
When passing over the dense forest, it is impossible to see the scene in the forest through the dense branches and leaves.
In order to find Cheng Bo who had arrived first in the rain forest, Sarlayan and the other three could only descend into the forest and walk through it, searching carefully along the way.
Following the winding river, they came to a small lake. Seeing that it was already getting late, the three of them, tortured by the sultry weather, planned to rest here for the night.
As an experienced adventurer, Sarlayan knew very well that he could not camp directly near water sources.
In this hot and humid rainforest, the human body loses water very quickly, and so do animals.
The indigenous people living in Stranglethorn Valley often come to rivers and lakes to replenish water. If you are not careful, you may encounter wild beasts that come to drink water.
Sarlayan is not afraid of wild beasts, but there is no need to waste time and energy on them. It is more important to find someone.
According to his past adventure experience, Sarlayan usually hangs his sleeping bag on a big tree near a water source.
Living in trees cannot completely eliminate danger, and there are many wild animals that can climb trees.
But generally speaking, carnivores don't settle near water sources. The only ones you need to worry about are the snake-like creatures coiled in the trees.
There are many kinds of venomous snakes in the rainforest, and you even occasionally encounter huge pythons.
Before entering the sleeping bags, Stellagosa cast spells on the sleeping bags of the three of them. All nearby wandering creatures would instinctively avoid this place.
The movement of this spell is very small and cannot be detected without careful inspection.
But there are also weaknesses in that it only works on animals and insects, and cannot dispel intelligent creatures.
As usual, the three of them would take turns to watch the night to avoid having their heads cut off by the jungle trolls that climbed up the trees while they were sleeping.
The first half of the night was difficult, so Sarlayan volunteered to let Stellagosa and Valeela fall asleep first, while he opened his eyes and watched the surroundings vigilantly.
The Stranglethorn Valley rainforest at night is not quiet at all. Even if you don't mention the chirping of insects, you can occasionally hear the sounds of nocturnal creatures when they go out to hunt.
The first half of the night passed smoothly, and around 2 o'clock in the evening, Sarlayan keenly captured some unusual sounds among the roars of insects and beasts.
"Shasha~"
'Is there anyone approaching? '
The sound of rubbing plant leaves was getting closer and closer to Lake Neferiti where the three of Sarlayan were resting. Judging from the scale of the movement, it should be some kind of swarm of creatures.
Valeera does not have the keen senses of dragons, but she sleeps very soundly now.
Stellagosa did not have as much experience in adventuring outside as Sharlayan and Valeela, and her alertness during sleep was relatively low, and she was not awakened until the other party came close enough.
In the dark night, Sarlayan narrowed his eyes slightly, paying full attention to the direction from which the sound came.
"Shua~"
Not long after, a tall fanged monster holding a metal battle ax came out first, looking around cautiously.
After confirming that there was no danger, he waved silently behind him, and more companions followed his footsteps towards the lake.
'Sure enough... Jungle Troll. '
All jungle trolls are nominally part of the Gurubashi Empire and are governed by the overlord clan, the Gurubashi.
The Kingdom of Stormwind had some friction with the Gurubashi Empire long before the orcs invaded. At that time, the young Medivh, Lothar, and Prince Ryan once invaded the Gurubashi Empire's fortress and turned the city upside down.
As foreign invaders, the orcs treat all races in Azeroth equally.
Just fight.
After Stormwind City was captured, the orcs invaded Stranglethorn Vale and fought a battle with the jungle trolls of the Gurubashi Empire.
In the end, no one could do anything to defeat anyone.
Black Hand, the first chief of the tribe, was unwilling to give in and wanted to continue taking down these difficult fanged monsters in one go.
But when Orgrim, the second-generation warchief with a better strategic vision, took office, he decisively gave up his entanglement with the trolls and instead headed north, making the defeat of the Alliance the tribe's primary goal.
As long as the alliance, the biggest threat standing in front of the tribe, is defeated, there will be plenty of opportunities to slowly deal with the jungle trolls.
Due to many objective factors, Orgrim's plan failed to execute as expected.
The Kingdom of Stormwind and the Gurubashi Empire, which were also severely weakened, have been recuperating in the past two years.
After the Horde was defeated, Varian returned to his homeland with the people of Stormwind Kingdom.
Although Stormwind Kingdom officials are temporarily unable to expand into Dusk Forest, the local militia organization Night's Watch has not relaxed its vigilance against evil neighbors.
Before the three Sarlayans bid farewell to Varian, Onyxia and the others and set off from Stormwind City, Mathias Shore brought the information given by Varian.
This information was submitted to Stormwind Fortress by the Night Watch in Dusk Forest and handed over to Varian. It was mainly about the movements of the Gurubashi Empire in the past two years.
The fighting style of the jungle trolls is extremely brave. In the war with the orcs, the Gurubashi clan who charged forward as usual suffered heavy losses.
Seeing that the clan leader was in decline, other jungle troll clans living in Stranglethorn Valley began to make moves, and came up with the following ideas to defeat the superiority.
Jungle Trolls believe that the strong should be respected. As long as they can prove that their clan is stronger than the Gurubashi, the status of the clan leader is not out of reach.
Of course, the Gurubashi clan could not just sit back and watch their younger brother rebel. Under the advice of a scheming sorcerer, the two big clans of jungle trolls started fighting each other under the secret instigation of the Gurubashi.
Bloodscalp and Skullsplitting, these two clans are only inferior to Gurubashi in strength, and each occupy a large territory in Stranglethorn Valley.
The two major clans fought fiercely. They could persist with their strong capital, but the nearby small and medium-sized clans suffered a lot. Many small clans had disappeared under the flames of war.
As a last resort, the remaining members of these small clans had no choice but to leave their homes and break out south, intending to find a relatively peaceful territory to live in again.
The Darkspear clan is one of them.
Among the many jungle troll clans, Darkspear is one of the most inconspicuous small clans. It is not noticed at all by big clans such as Bloodtop and Skullsplitting.
According to the information provided by the barrage, in the original history, the Darkspear clan gradually grew into a very important clan among the jungle trolls because it embraced the new tribe. Its power even surpassed that of the declining Gurubashi.
Danmu doesn't know if the Dark Spear clan will have such an encounter in this timeline.
At least for now, they are still running around in Stranglethorn Valley like bereaved dogs.
The jungle trolls that appeared on the shores of Lake Neferiti are from the Darkspear clan.
Seeing more and more old, weak, sick and disabled people walking out of the forest, Sarlayan made a rough estimate. The total number of people in this clan, old and young, was only a few hundred, and there were only a few dozen with strong fighting ability. That’s all.
Sarlayan did not open his eagle eye to pry. According to past experience, these trolls with "stronger" combat power are only around level 20 at most, and there are very few elite-level combat power.
The Darkspear Troll, who traveled overnight, did not intend to stay at the lake for a long time. He only filled a little water at the lake and hurried south.
They seemed to be planning to head to the relatively peaceful southern cape area, far away from the growing civil war in the northern part of the jungle.
But this is easier said than done.
Referring to the power map of Stranglethorn Vale provided by Mathias Shore, from Lake Neferiti to Gurubashi Arena you need to pass through Bariaman, the lair of the Skull-Splitter Troll.
This should be the reason why the Darkspear Trolls travel at night, in order to avoid the peak period of activity of the Skullsplitting Clan.
Sarai Ancheng said nothing and watched silently as the Darkspear Troll finished fetching water and continued southward silently.
Although the Darkspear trolls remained as silent as possible, the noise they made while fetching water still woke Valeera and Stellagosa.
Valeera, who was lying on the sleeping bag on high alert, asked through the soul link: "Do you want to take action? As a local aboriginal, this small clan may have information about Cheng Bo Stormstout."
"Not urgent."
Sharlayan glanced at Stellagosa, and Little Star immediately summoned a crow familiar with understanding, hanging far behind the Darkspear clan moving south.
"You'd better rest first and regain your energy. We'll follow the familiar's guidance and set off tomorrow morning."
Seeing Valeera getting back into her sleeping bag sleepily, Sarlayan and the energetic little Xingxing looked at each other, and they both sighed at the same time.
'After this trouble is over, I must go to Wyrmrest Temple and ask Alexstrasza about the life blessing process. '
