In fact, Celestine and others had already learned from Michaela that Stormwind City was about to recruit warriors to fight in Arathi. As adventurers who wanted to make a name for themselves, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"OK!"
Celestine immediately agreed: "We've been waiting for the opportunity to play for the Alliance, right, guys."
"Um."
Behind him, the dwarf mage Belisarius Caul, the night elf stalker Everene, and the human warrior Cato Sicarius all nodded in agreement.
Pastor Katarina Greyfax also added: "It is also an opportunity for us to meet more peers."
"Of course."
The leader of the Western Wilderness People's Army, Grian Stroman, was very satisfied with the attitude of the adventurers in front of him:
"I'm going to write a letter of introduction to my old friend Halford Wyrmbane in Stormwind City. I believe that with your merits in defeating VanCleef, he will definitely accept you."
At the end, Gillian Stroman did not forget to add: "Today's alliance needs warriors like you."
In this way, a few days later, Celestine took Grian Stroman's letter of introduction to the barracks in the old city of Stormwind City, where warriors are recruited!
With the letter of introduction, the group successfully entered the barracks and met Halver Wymbane.
Here is a brief introduction to Halford Wyrmbane, who is a subordinate of Regent Bolvar Fordragon. During the Northern Expedition, he followed Bolvar and led the Alliance soldiers to fight against the Scourge in the Late Winter Fortress in Dragonblight. Of course, this is a story for another day.
The current Halford Wymbane is a senior commander of the Stormwind City reinforcements.
Commander, responsible for recruiting warriors.
Halver Wymbane, who was sitting in the office, read the letter of introduction from his friend Grian Stroman and immediately said excitedly: "So you are the warriors who defeated Van Cleef. Very good! You are indeed qualified. Become a champion of Stormwind."
On behalf of all team members, Celestine said, "Thank you for your recognition, Commander."
At this moment, Celestine does not know that she is about to reach a turning point in her life. Soon, she will shine in the Battle of Arathi Basin!
A few days later, as the warriors of Stormwind City were assembled, they immediately came to Stromgarde through the portal between cities.
Stromgarde, located in the southwest corner of the Arathi Highlands, is the capital of the "Arathor Empire", the first human civilization on Azeroth, and the capital of the current human country "Kingdom of Stromgard". It was founded by the great Thoradin. It was built by the emperor and was renovated from generation to generation in the following countless years until it reached its present scale.
The above are all descriptions of Stromgarde in Alliance literature.
However, when Celestine walked out of the portal and truly set foot in the capital of the Kingdom of Stromgard, he felt an indescribable feeling...
"It's so small here!"
I heard a human warrior next to me say, "I thought Stromgarde would be huge."
Celestine also felt that the environment in Stromgarde was indeed a bit depressing. Was this the glorious capital of the Arathor Empire?
At this moment, a young man wearing a crown and gorgeous clothes came to the reinforcements of Stormwind City and said in a less than welcoming tone:
"Welcome, warriors of Stormwind."
storm
Halford Wirmbane, the senior commander of the city's reinforcements, immediately stepped forward, bowed, and then said:
"Hello, His Majesty King Garin, I am Senior Commander Halford Wyrmbane. In response to your request, reinforcements from Stormwind City have arrived."
Garin, whose full name is Garin Trolbane, is the current king of the Kingdom of Stromgard, but his reputation seems not to be very good.
"Hmph, a villain who killed his father to seize the throne."
A scoffing voice reached Celestine's ears from behind. She looked back and saw that it was the voice coming from the Stormwind soldiers behind her.
Here is a brief introduction to the composition of the reinforcements. The Stormwind reinforcements sent by Bolvar this time are divided into
It is composed of two parts: the warrior force represented by Celestine and other adventurers, and the regular army of Stormwind City. So behind Celestine stood the regular army of Stormwind City.
Obviously, these regular troops know a lot of inside information.
Damn it!
Celestine was stunned when she heard such breaking news. Even though she was born as a commoner and did not understand politics, she knew that killing one's father and ascending to power was definitely not a good thing. The reputation of King Galin in the country, who had gained the country unfairly, would definitely be greatly affected.
Soon, after King Garin and senior commander Halford Wyrmbane completed the handover, the former ordered Lieutenant Varokkar to leave Stromgarde with reinforcements from Stormwind City.
That's right, leaving Stromgarde.
King Garin does not want the troops of the Kingdom of Storm to be stationed in his castle, so he hopes that they will leave immediately and go to the refuge valley in the north to station, because the cave leading to the battlefield of Arathi Basin is in the refuge valley.
Because of this transfer, Celestine was given the opportunity to "travel" around Stromgarde, and it also allowed her to
I saw clearly the true situation of the glorious Stromgarde, the capital of the so-called Kingdom of Stromgard.
Stromgarde is a city facing south and north. Its main fortress is located at the southernmost end of the city, and its gate faces the north. It stands to reason that the entire city is as large as Stormwind City.
But in fact, the area where Stormwind City's reinforcements arrived was only the city northwest of Stromgarde, not the main castle at all. No wonder Celestine and others felt that the space was small!
What, what about other areas of Stromgarde?
Celestine heard the description from the soldiers of the Troll Killer Force stationed there. The southwest corner of Stromgarde, which is the mage area, is occupied by ogres and trolls. The noble area in the southeast corner and the main fort in the south are occupied by the gang syndicate...
Yes, you heard that right. Today's Stromgarde, the capital of the Kingdom of Stromgard. The only areas truly in the hands of the kingdom are the northeastern and northwest residential areas of Stromgarde. All other areas have been lost. !
"What kind of king is this?"
Celestine couldn't help but complain. Compared with King Garin, the insect nobles in Stormwind City seem to be a lot cuter. Although those guys are playing with power, at least Stormwind City has not lost...
Fortunately, the distance between Refuge Valley and Stromgarde was not far. A few hours later, reinforcements from Stormwind City rolled into Refuge Valley.
The Refuge Valley is a low valley in the middle of the Arathi Highlands. It was precisely because early humans took refuge here that they accidentally discovered a cave leading to the Arathi Basin and used the rich resources in the basin to establish the first human settlement. A civilization.
Even today, the abundant resources produced in the Arathi Basin are the largest
It is an important source of income for the Kingdom of Mgard, so the kingdom will never let the invasion of the Defiler Legion go.
Ah, of course the above are all high-sounding official statements.
In fact, since King Garin killed his father and seized the throne, the Kingdom of Stromgard has declined day by day, and even lost most of its capital. Fortunately, the only way to the Arathi Basin is through the caves in the Refuge Valley. Otherwise, this important piece of land would have been lost.
But who would have thought that when the Forsaken expanded to the Arathi Highlands, they actually found another cave leading to the Arathi Basin in the mountains behind the tribal camp "Hammerfall" in the northeast of the area.
Ever since, the battle for the Arathi Basin broke out.
To be fair, King Garin did not want to ask for help and wanted to rely on his own strength to drive the Forsaken out. However, after many fierce battles, the Arathor coalition was no match for the Polluter Legion, and all five strongholds on the battlefield were occupied by their opponents. If the resources from the Arathi Basin are completely cut off, the Kingdom of Stromgard will be destroyed!
With no other choice, King Garin had no choice but to ask for help from the Kingdom of Stormwind in the south. Although he also knew that the Kingdom of Stormwind was willing to send troops to support him, it was for the Varian public debt he held in his hand. After all, the amount of this public debt was huge. The interest received by King Garin is a large sum of money, but compared with the destruction of the country, it seems more cost-effective to abandon the public debt...
Closer to home, as the Stormwind City reinforcements arrived in the Refuge Valley, it was noon, and the soldiers also wanted to eat.
of.
After some negotiations, senior commander Halford Wirmbane received the news that in the Arathi Basin, A
The Russo coalition is having a banquet in the base Trolbane Hall, and they can go there to eat.
Halford Wymbane heard it. Although King Garin had a cold attitude towards Stormwind City's reinforcements, the Arathor coalition fighting on the front line was quite good. Even the banquet was prepared. So what are you waiting for? He immediately led the troops along the way. Enter the Arathi Basin through the winding caves of the Refuge Valley.
In this way, Celestine followed the troops into the Arathi Basin and came to the base in the northwest of the basin, Trollbane Hall.
Trolbane Hall was originally the city hall where the Kingdom of Stromgard managed the basin. With the start of the Battle of Arathi, it was also converted into the base of the Arathor Alliance.
As soon as he entered the basin, Celestine heard intense and dynamic music resounding in the sky. Unexpectedly, the Arathor coalition had a great time, and there was even a song and dance performance at the banquet.
Thinking of this, Celestine immediately summoned his companions to see what the friendly forces were doing in the square outside the hall.
Who would have thought that it doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, you will be shocked when you look at it.
In the open square outside Trolbane Hall, a grand banquet is indeed being held, but in addition to the local Arathor coalition, the people participating in the banquet are actually a group of skeletons (the Defiler Legion of the Forgotten). )!
The two sides were clearly supposed to be fighting to the death on the battlefield, but they were so close to each other at the banquet that they even set up a simple stage where an Arathor coalition soldier and the bones of the Defiler Legion formed a "singing group". What else to sing:
"You are my little apple. I can never love you too much. Your red face warms my heart.
Light up the fire of my life, fire fire fire fire! "
At the end, the singer from the Polluter Legion raised his head and shouted: "Thai pants are hot!"
The audience in the audience cheered.
well?
What's going on?
Not to mention that Celestine was confused, all the Stormwind City reinforcements present were confused. Is this a war? Why bring the enemy over to have a party?
It was senior commander Halford Wirmbane who reacted the fastest. He immediately found Marshal Oslet, the leader of the Arathor coalition who was present, and asked: "What is going on? Why did the enemy appear in our base? "
The content of Halford-Wimbane's question was already very tactful. The situation at the scene had already exceeded the level of the enemy appearing in the base, and he was even mingling with the enemy.
Who would have thought that Marshal Auslet would answer calmly:
"What are you talking about? Today is Sunday, a day off. There is no war, so why can't we have a party?"
Damn it, do you have rest days during a war?
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