In March of Black Gate 18, the Kirin Tor Councilor Jaina Proudmoore, who was busy in Dalaran, received the latest battle report from the Hinterlands.
Although the process was quite twists and turns, this local war planned by Sarensian Cheng finally ended with the alliance's victory.
Under the double flank of Stromgard and the elite Wildhammer dwarves, the main force of the Witherwood Trolls was completely wiped out in Shadralo. The Spider Queen Shadra, who was secretly guarded by Sarlayan, was completely defeated from beginning to end. Never showed up.
But this is actually not surprising. Compared with the Evil Branch Troll that has been worshiping him for many years, the Deadwood Troll is a latecomer after all.
Although Shadra accepted their offerings without hesitation, there was still a sense of intimacy and distance.
In other words, Shadra has set an inspection period for the Deadwood Trolls. If they can successfully pass this transitional period without relying on their own help, Shadra will consider gradually providing help to the Deadwood believers.
Loa and the wild demigods are actually not much different in nature. They are both natural spirits born and raised in Azeroth.
Although the two have slightly different attitudes towards mortals, in general they reach the same goal by different paths.
In one word, if you are here, if you are away.
Most loa will not take the initiative to intervene in the battles between mortals, unless the mortals who believe in them are willing to pay enough chips to make them excited.
Zandalari is a clear example.
Strictly speaking, the Zandalari clan is not qualified to instruct the many Loa on the island to do things for themselves.
Krag'wa the frog and Tokali the direhorn were willing to help because the Zandalari promised to increase their faith in him.
The dispatch of Pterodactyl Paku was to seal Haka again, who had not yet regained his peak strength. This was a decision made by Loa including Lazan, but it was only Paku who had the strongest mobility to act on his behalf. It’s just this will.
To put it more bluntly, the only Loa who has the closest relationship with Zandalar is Lazan, and the actions of the other Loa are more or less related to Lazan's attitude.
As we all know, Laizan is a tough guy with big muscles in his head, but other Loa are not like that.
The Zandalari trolls are trying to get rid of Laizan and find other kings Loa. Are the Loa who have lived in Dassalone for a long time really not aware of it at all?
It's obviously impossible.
The reason why no one told Laizan about this news is because all the Loa have been fed up with the oppression of Laizan for so many years, and they also want to replace the king Loa with a smoother approach to improve their situation. Quality of Life.
There are not many people who are qualified and have the courage to compete with Laizan for the position of King Loa. Haka is one of them, but no one wants this selfish and cruel guy to take over. Paku's previous actions have clearly expressed Loa Their attitude towards Haka.
Eliminate all impossible answers, and the one that remains in the end will definitely be correct.
All the loa on the Zandalar Islands are waiting for the upcoming show to start, and they just have to move out the benches and melon seeds.
Without the help of the demigod Shadralo, the Deadwood Trolls would not be able to muster enough troops to defend Shadralo, let alone counterattack, in the face of the two-sided attack they had prepared for.
As the main force of the Deadwood Trolls was completely wiped out, Danas, who had gained strength from the killings, returned and led the Stromgard army, which had just won the battle and whose morale had soared to the highest point, to attack the Deadwood Trolls' last stronghold. .
Deadwood Village is located in the southeast corner of Arathi Highlands.
Although the final result has not yet come out, Jaina has already guessed the outcome of this annihilation war.
After losing more than 80% of its troops, it was impossible for the Deadwood Trolls to withstand the mighty Stormgard's vengeful troops, and their demise was a foregone conclusion.
On the other hand, the Wildhammer Griffin Knight, who had also won the battle, turned around and rushed to the nearby Altar of Zul.
Since the main force of the Evil Branch had already withdrawn, the Wildhammer dwarves took over one of the most important strongholds of the Evil Branch Trolls without a single blow.
Leaving some troops to clean up the battlefield, Falstad personally led the elites and continued to advance eastward without stopping.
However, when the main force of the Wildhammer dwarves arrived in the sky above Zinzaro, Falstad unexpectedly discovered that the battle on the eastern front had also come to an end.
Since the Hinterlands are far away from the mainland of Quel'Thalas, Sarlayan only brought 5,000 high elven soldiers, including the Morning Frontier Legion and Marines.
In comparison, the total number of evil branch trolls sitting in their lair is as high as 30,000.
Falstad, who was not good at strategy, scratched his head and couldn't figure out how Sarlayan managed to defeat more with less under such a disparity in troops.
"Ha~"
Falstad couldn't figure it out, but Jaina had never doubted her man's abilities... no matter what abilities he had.
With the successive defeats of the Deadwood and Evilbranch Trolls, the situation in the War of the Hinterlands was completely clear, and all the large clans of the Forest Trolls fell.
Ironically, the most powerful clan of forest trolls today is actually the Poor Ghost clan Rottenmoss not far from Quel'Thalas.
East Weald has successively experienced many major regional and even world events such as the orc invasion, the civil war in Lordaeron, the natural disasters, and the confrontation between Stratholme and Lordaeron.
To this day, Lordaeron still has not been able to free up its hands to deal with the moss-rot trolls living in its own territory.
However, with Calia ascending the throne as queen, the national strength of Lordaeron, which is in urgent need of cultivation, is gradually recovering.
With the Rivendell family willing to take the initiative to make concessions, Stratholme's return is only a matter of time.
Once the last remaining problems of the natural disaster are solved, Jaina does not think that her best friend, who is becoming more and more skilled in political skills, will let go of the Moss Troll who has been living a miserable life under the oppression of many parties.
"Now, the forest troll really can't stand up anymore."
Jaina is not a high elf who has a blood feud with the forest trolls, but as the daughter-in-law of a high elf family, she can understand Quel'Thalas' attitude towards the forest trolls. After all, this is a hatred that has lasted for more than 7,000 years.
Dalaran didn't pay much attention to the Battle of the Hinterlands. After all, this local war had nothing to do with their interests.
Jaina has been very busy recently, running back and forth between the Guardian Temple, the Violet Castle, Khadgar's mage tower and her own mage tower.
Even if we don't mention the benefits that keeping Aegwynn can bring to Azeroth, from a personal standpoint, Jaina does not want this legendary female mage who has left her name in history to die.
Magna Aegwynn is still the person that Jaina admires the most. She is the pursuit and idol of most female mages.
As Aegwynn's registered apprentice, Jaina felt that she still had a lot to learn from Aegwynn.
Her next goal is to remove the "registered" prefix and officially become Aegwynn's disciple.
But...this goal is not easy to achieve.
Nowadays, Aegwynn has calmed down. After rescuing her son Medivh from the Twisting Nether, she has solved the last knot in her heart and can already face the countdown of her life calmly.
To convince Aegwynn to truly put herself behind the wall, Jaina must first get rid of her overly negative attitude towards life.
Following Sharlayan's plan, Jaina visited Khadgar, Medivh, and Merry Winterwind one after another.
As one of Aegwynn's few friends, Merry Winterwind didn't want to see Aegwynn pass away full of guilt.
Faced with Jaina's request, Merry agreed without hesitation, and then he would find opportunities to persuade Magna to change her mind.
Compared to Merry, who readily agreed, Khadgar had some twists and turns.
It's not that Khadgar, who has joined the Kirin Tor Council, is unwilling to provide help to his colleagues. Even for Sharlayan's sake, Khadgar will not easily refuse Jaina's request.
Khadgar was worried that he did not have enough weight. After all, he had never been in contact with Aegwynn, the previous guardian, and was not sure whether the other party would be willing to listen to the persuasion of his disciple.
After much encouragement from Jaina, Khadgar finally bit the bullet and agreed.
When it was Medivh's turn, Jaina, who had been progressing smoothly before, finally felt tortured.
Medivh and Aegwynn are indeed blood relatives, mother and son, and they are surprisingly similar in some aspects.
In the words of Jaina's recent complaint to Sharlayan remotely...
"That guy Medivh is such a tough talker! He is obviously very worried about his mother's life, but he is still unwilling to admit it, and he can't change his attitude to take action. I'm so angry!"
In desperation, Jaina could only adopt Sharlayan's latest suggestion and first convince Merry and Khadgar to do the inner work of getting through to Medivh.
Compared to Aegwynn, who was a generation away, Khadgar was very natural when getting along with Medivh.
After the three people took turns persuading each other like a round of battle, the tough-tongued Medivh finally relented. He was willing to follow the three of them to the door to persuade Aegwynn to receive "treatment."
However, it was just a door-to-door escort, and he bluntly stated that he would not be the main force in persuasion.
"That's just the way it is."
When she contacted Sarlayan again, who had returned to Eagle's Nest Mountain, a very tired Jaina smiled bitterly and said: "If you can spare the time, you'd better come to Dalaran in person. You will still need to take action in the end anyway." Grant the blessing of life to Magna.”
