"Those loading trucks down there in the distance are the businessmen of unknown origin that you are targeting?"
Mathias Shore, the leader of Stormwind Kingdom's MI7, was at the Alexton Farm northwest of Moon Creek Town with several high-level subordinates under his direct jurisdiction. In a hidden room by the window on the second floor of the farmer's house, he was quietly monitoring the group of strange businessmen near the granary outside who came to the farm to purchase grain, fruits and vegetables.
Since they spent five hundred gold coins from the goblin venture capital company more than ten days ago to obtain the approximate time and place when the other party's ship carrying weapons and equipment arrived in the Western Wilderness, they hurriedly took those goblin steam boats up the Shuo River, and I finally arrived here in the Western Wilderness two days ago, intending to make some preliminary preparations for intercepting the other party's escort ship.
Whenever he thought of the supposedly advanced steam boat they hired from the Stranglethorn Vale Insurance Company branch, that automated, mechanized ship that was said to be able to travel upstream without rowing, Mathias couldn't help but want to chop him down. Those damn goblins' impulses!
During the past few days on the road, he finally experienced firsthand what Goblin products are called: shocking products!
In the beginning, those coal-fired steamers were really fast and good. Although the smoke was a bit heavy and the smell of coal was a bit strong, it was bearable!
However……
During the other half of the journey, something went wrong with their ship. The magical mechanical paddle wheel no longer turned. As a result, they had no choice but to change from employers to crew members, rowing desperately with the only goblin. After paddling, we barely arrived at the river bank in the Western Wilderness. At least we didn't waste any time.
"Yes, we have been spying on them for a long time!"
In fact, the group of merchants below have purchased food for the second time this month! Because the amount of food purchased by the other party was so large, the personnel from MI7 reluctantly sent someone to investigate.
Originally, they thought that the other party was just the same grain merchants as in previous years, and they didn't pay much attention.
However, they discovered new additional information during the investigation: those merchants who were said to be from Stormwind City, those wealthy merchants who were purchasing food on a large scale and making generous bids. After confirmation by the farmers, they found that the merchants did not come to the city in recent years. The regular merchant who buys grain here in the Western Wilderness is a new one?
What's even more puzzling is that the accents of these unfamiliar faces don't seem to sound like people from Stormwind City, but more like the accents of Lordaeron in the north...
This situation is very intriguing: a group of very rich guys who don't care about the price, and they also speak with a Lordaeron accent, come to the Western Wilds of the Kingdom of Stormwind to buy a large amount of food. What do they want to do? !
Therefore, Mathias's men came to an astonishing final conclusion after their own close observation and multi-party intelligence gathering and judgment based on the time when the opponent appeared and the composition of the opponent's entourage: The opponent should have come from the north. Western Wilderness, and are helping to organize the Defias Brotherhood's evil intentions to those enemy spies of the Flame Alliance!
The purpose of the other party's help in organizing the Defias Brotherhood is already obvious, that is to disrupt the Western Wilderness of the Kingdom of Stormwind and create difficulties in the supply of supplies to the Stormwind Kingdom and even the Stormwind City Alliance army!
And now, after the judgment of the MI7 agents, the reason why the other party is purchasing food on a large scale must have something to do with the upcoming batch of weapons and equipment!
Because, I'm afraid the time for the Defias Brotherhood's uprising is coming soon...
Now the other party is purchasing food on a large scale. It is nothing more than preparing logistics supplies for the Defias Brotherhood's army in the name of merchants. It can't be wrong!
"Are you really sure that there is indeed something wrong with those two?"
Slightly opening a small corner of the curtains in the room, through the inferior window glass, Mathias Shore could easily see clearly the two people in charge of purchasing food in the distance: one of them was a man of about 20 years old. A young woman who looks very elegant, behaves well, and seems to have an extraordinary background? And another tall young man who is a little frizzy, looks to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and there is a broad sword with a slightly ornate hilt hanging on his waist, but I don't know whether the other person is a knight or a warrior? However, judging from the opponent's strong body and the pace of his movements, he must be at least a high-level professional!
However, after watching for a long time, Mathias Shore did not see from the other followers that the intelligence said that Greg Rice was forcibly assassinated in the People's Army barracks in the western wilderness of Yuexi Town a few days ago. The figure of the black-haired rebel who Duke Cova then left calmly: Vanessa Van Cleef.
Of course, it's also possible that the other party used that magical transformation method that can evade detection?
But no matter what, in Mathias's own opinion, the other party chose to go to the western wilderness of the Kingdom of Storm at this time to cause trouble, and it was nothing more than some final death struggle. This just shows the weakness of the opponent's Flame Alliance and the smooth progress of their Storm Kingdom's Northern Expedition!
According to the information that Mathias himself knows, the strong support of the draenei is about to arrive. The few defense lines that the Flame Alliance in the north can hold on for so long with the Holy Knights of the Silver Hand will definitely not be able to hold on much. Days have passed, their demise is just around the corner!
By then, the entire Eastern Kingdom will be under the control of their Stormwind City Alliance! No matter the evil Flame Alliance or the ignorant tribe, no one can even think of gaining a foothold on this Eastern Kingdom continent!
"Yes, Chief, we're sure of it!"
"After investigation, we found that no one had ever seen those two people before the Defias Brotherhood resumed its activities! Moreover, we also specially investigated various large business groups in Stormwind City and surrounding areas, and we can confirm that they are indeed He is not a noble child who belongs to any business group or wealthy family!"
This kind of large-scale grain transaction that buys enough food for thousands of people for several months at a time, a chamber of commerce without some strong strength would not dare to reach out! In the Kingdom of Stormwind, there are very few business groups with such strength... After all, Stormwind City has not been rebuilt for many years, and there are only a few rich people, so it is too easy to investigate. .
"Our members who have been stationed in the Western Wilderness also discovered that several of their followers were unemployed people who originally wandered around Moon Creek Town. However, when the Defias Brotherhood became active again, they Missing! So, we are now 90% sure that they are indeed members of the Defias Brotherhood!"
All kinds of intelligence have shown that the guys below who are purchasing food are the hostile targets that their Military Intelligence Group 7 wants to deal with!
"You have done a good job during this time, I am very satisfied!"
"By the way, have you found out where they will escort the grain to? Huh! With so many carts of grain, I'm afraid they won't easily go north or south, right?"
Although it was only the second purchase of such a large transport team that MI7 found out that something was wrong, Mathias also had enough reasons to believe that the other party would definitely transport it to the Defias Brotherhood's lair. !
And this is their MI7 opportunity!
Now they not only know the location where the opponent's shipping weapons and equipment are ready for delivery, but they will also soon know the specific location of the opponent's lair. This will play a huge role in whether MI7 can successfully crush the opponent's conspiracy! Next, they just have to wait patiently. After knowing everything, it will be their time for MI7 and the People's Army of the Western Wilderness to eradicate each other.
I hope that the Western People’s Army formed by the old knight Grian Stroman will not disappoint the Kingdom of Stormwind...
"Yes, leader! The brothers in disguise below have already asked, and they said that they need to go west first, through the Dimont Wilderness to the temporary dock on the seaside to load grain, and then return by sea. Stormwind City?”
Having said this, the intelligence officer from MI7 couldn't help but sneer.
Ever since they made the Northern Expedition of the Kingdom of Stormwind and mobilized almost all maritime forces to participate in the war in the north, the route from the north of the Westfall Lighthouse to the port of Stormwind City has long been cut off by those crazy pirates! Their ships in Stormwind City now simply don’t dare to sail along the western wilderness. And where can these guys get ships for shipping? !
"Interesting! Okay, you go organize the manpower now! When they escort the food back, we will follow quietly... I think they will definitely not return to Stormwind City or other places!"
"At that time, we will disguise ourselves as bandits and snatch their food directly! But you must remember that you must let a few people live. We need to know where they will return? That's all for now. You guys first Get out..."
Mathias continued to observe outside for a while, and when Mathias couldn't see any more information from the people on the other side, he waved tiredly to his men.
During this period of time, he traveled from Stormwind City to Stranglethorn Vale, and then from Stranglethorn Vale back to Westfall. He was always in a hurry and was really exhausted. But it was all worth it. They had seized several vital points of the New Defias Brotherhood and were waiting to launch a fatal blow!
In fact, in Mathias' view, it should be very easy to defeat the new Defias Brotherhood. After all, the opponent was formed in a hurry, so it must be inappropriate! However, the only thing that worries him is: will he be able to capture Vanessa Van Cleef when the time comes?
Once the rebel who is said to be only a teenager successfully escapes again, it will be endless trouble...
"Yes! I obey my orders!"
When several masked thieves turned around and were about to leave one after another, Mathias called out to one of the dwarf men again.
Somehow, he suddenly remembered something. In order to succeed in the action later, he had to confirm it again without any carelessness!
"McClery, take a closer look at that one, the leading woman who is still wearing a robe... what she is wearing... seems to be a mage robe?!"
Mathias, who was just about to rest and wait, suddenly realized that something was wrong. Then, he quietly opened a corner of the curtain, and once again he and his dwarf men began to look at the man in the distance who was instructing the followers and farmers to load the trucks. young woman.
The style of the opponent's robe, and some strange features, seem to be very similar to those magic equipment that mages like to wear?
"Um...that should be it, right?"
"Head! You mean... you think she might be a mage? But, I didn't see a staff in her hand..."
The dwarf agent is also a little unsure. After all, he is just a thief who specializes in assassination and concealment. He doesn't know much about mages. It's a little bit difficult to judge whether a person who uses spells is a mage. difficult.
Besides, there is no obvious mana fluctuation on that robe, and even if there is, it might just be an ordinary magic item!
In the Kingdom of Stormwind, those wealthy nobles or big businessmen always like to buy themselves one or two expensive magic robes, because it can not only show their noble status, but also have good protection capabilities, making them safer ? Thinking about it this way, it is normal for the woman far below to wear a magic robe, so there is no need to make too much of a fuss.
"You mean the magic staff..."
"Staff...no! Now things are in trouble!"
"McClery, hurry! While they still have a lot of time after loading the car, you immediately ride the gryphon back south to Moon Creek Town and ask the high-level mage from Stormwind City who came with the delegation to investigate the cause of the Duke's death. Come and help! If he refuses to come, just say: We may have found the female mage who killed the Duke!"
Hearing the dwarf's subordinate McCleary talk about the staff, Mathias suddenly remembered the confession written by multiple witnesses: On the day the Duke was killed, the man who cast a strange teleportation spell took him away directly. The bandit leader Vanessa Van Cleef and the mage with the duke's head seemed to be using a staff that looked like a short wooden stick!
And that staff at that time... seemed to be the one the other party took out of his sleeve? At that time, the woman waved her hand, and the heads of Vanessa and the Duke disappeared in an instant...
Thinking of this, Mathias couldn't help but take a second look at the sleeves of the young woman below. The woman was indeed wearing a long-sleeved robe. In that case, hiding one or two sticks or something in the sleeves would be a simple matter. It couldn't be easier!
"What you mean... is! I understand now!"
After being stunned for a moment, Ironforge Bronzebeard dwarf McCleary immediately realized what his boss meant, then nodded quickly, turned around, took funny short steps, and ran quickly out the door. go out.
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"Sister, you have to be careful, I found that we seem to have been targeted..."
While loudly urging the farmers and his men to hurry up and load the goods, the future general of the western wilderness, Pete, pressed the hilt of the sword on his waist, walked to his sister Lana, and then followed He whispered quietly in the other person's ear.
After a period of observation, Peter discovered that there was something wrong with the people around him, so he immediately walked to his sister's side, not only reminding her, but also hoping to protect her.
"Oh? My good brother... Then when did you find out?"
Lana didn't comment on Peter's words. In fact, she had already noticed that there were people around them observing them, and she also probably found many people who were suspected of being observers! In fact, at the beginning, she even thought that the other party only did that because of her beauty, so she didn't take it seriously at first.
Because, when she was in the City of Fire, she had long been accustomed to other people's attention.
However, after many confirmations just now, she finally discovered something was wrong! Because when those guys looked at her, they didn't look at her with a strange look of surprise or admiration. Instead, they had a cold, ruthless look, even like looking at a dead person, with no emotion in it!
Therefore, after confirming, Lana felt that this shopping trip seemed to be getting more and more interesting...
"Aha! I discovered it a little while ago!"
Peter was not in a hurry to say anything, but stood next to his sister, pretending to look at the carriages loading and unloading goods in the distance, and then pointed with his fingers.
He was two heads taller than Lana. Lana, who was originally very slender, could barely reach a position just below his shoulders. If an uninformed person looked over, they would see these two people. With that kind of intimate action, you might even think that the two of them are lovers!
"Sister, you also know that we grew up on a farm! If some terrible things hadn't happened later and we never had to do farm work again, we would probably still be two ordinary farmers now... ...Although our current circumstances have changed, there are some things that will never be forgotten!"
"You may have noticed just now that behind us, among the tenant farmers who were threshing the grain, there were two or three guys who were holding a handful of grain and pretending to be there. They are obviously not qualified farmers!"
Peter did not turn around and look over, but as if he was saying something insignificant, he lowered his head and spoke softly to his sister. The other party's carelessness when doing farm work seemed very unprofessional, and it was inevitable that he would find flaws!
"Oh? Then how do you know they are spies? Maybe... they are actually being lazy?"
Lana was still a little noncommittal, she just smiled and teased her brother.
She actually found more people herself, but she didn't rush to alert the snake, but just pretended that the other party didn't exist! But if the other party dares to take action, with so many of them here, they may not be afraid of them!
The worst thing is, when the time comes, they break up, she sets fire to this place, and then runs away, what can those enemies do to her? Due to the example of a certain little girl, Lana's most proficient spell now is 'Fire'! The fire set off was fast and fierce. Although it was not very powerful, it could not be easier to burn down this farm and the granary here.
"No! They are definitely not slacking off!"
"First of all, I noticed: Although they had changed their clothes, their skin color and hair did not look like those farmers doing hard work at all. Moreover, the farmer holding the whip was right next to them... They just held a whip like that. The grains have been squatting there for almost an hour, but the shrewd farmer didn't throw his whip away. Don't you think this is strange?"
Earlier, before the grain was loaded into the truck, Peter and Lana had bargained with the farmer for a while. He felt that it was absolutely impossible for a stingy and shrewd guy like that to tolerate the farmer under his eyes. You're lazy underneath! So, this is obvious.
Anyway, who are those people, why do they let the farmer cooperate with the other party to come in, lurk close to and observe them, and why do they make the farmer have a slight sense of fear towards them? Putting these factors together, the other party's The specific identity is not difficult to guess.
"As long as you know!"
"Actually, there are not many of them! As far as I found, there were at least twenty or thirty people, and there were also many guys in invisible clothes! Don't look back, and don't be surprised... just do whatever you want. Even if you don’t know, don’t leave my side easily! I am currently casting a barrier spell on my body. If they attack and assassinate later, not only can I give you an early warning, but I can also at least help you resist a few more times?”
After cooing and telling her still-uninformed subordinates to hurry up and load the car, Lana reached out and patted her brother's hand that was gripping the hilt of the sword, signaling the other person not to be anxious and relax, because at this time, there was no need to worry. It’s useless too!
Just as those from MI7 had guessed, the two brothers and sisters came here today to purchase food in preparation for the upcoming uprising in the Western Wilderness!
After all, Lana, who grew up in the Flame Palace, was often exposed to government affairs and was no stranger to the military, knew very well that food and grass should go first before troops are deployed! This time, it was actually the second batch of food, so Lana herself didn't mind whether they could be escorted back successfully.
Even if she really goes shopping with him later, she won't give up! If she could win, that would be the best, but if she couldn't win, she would take her brother and disapparate and run away, leaving the dozens of irrelevant subordinates behind. If they die, then die!
Anyway, in Lana's eyes, the safety of her brother Pete is the most important thing!
And since those thugs have chosen to join the New Defias Brotherhood to gain a bright future, they must always be prepared to fight hard! In this world of Azeroth, where can there be jobs that are both safe and promising? If you want to get something in return, you must pay first!
You know, even Lana herself has been assassinated by hostile militants or spies and assassins in the past few years! Even she, the queen's maid of the Fire Kingdom, had narrowly escaped death many times, so what did the thugs who joined the Defias Brotherhood have to complain about?
"Okay sister, I understand! Do you need me to give those guys a heads up?"
Nodding, Peter thought for a while, then lowered his head again to ask his sister Lana for her opinion. The guys he was talking about were obviously the quasi-soldiers of the Defias Brotherhood who were disguised as followers and caravan guards.
"No! It would be bad if those idiots knew about it!"
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