After spending a wonderful night with Jaina, Arthas planned to stay in Stormwind City for a few more days. The scenery to the south of the continent was well worth visiting.
It happened that Jaina got a small vacation opportunity, and Arthas planned to take her to play in the Kingdom of Stormwind for a few days.
"Are you sure you don't need me to send guards to follow you?"
Varian always felt that it was unreliable not to send someone to follow these two people. After all, their status was too noble. If something happened, how would he explain it to their respective kings?
"Varian, are you worried about the safety of a Paladin and an Archmage?" Arthas didn't want to bring a few light bulbs. "What dangers can there be in Elwynn Forest? We are just looking at the scenery. , just to relax."
Well, Varian really couldn't refute this reason. In fact, he was also very entangled, because Arthas clearly didn't want anyone to disturb his and Jaina's world, so sending someone by himself would be hypocritical.
"Okay, but you have to promise me that you can only visit Elwynn Forest and the Western Fertile Wilds at most. It's best not to even go to the Redridge Mountains. There are still remnants of the orcs there that have not been cleared away."
"I understand, Varian, and I promise you, we're not going anywhere particularly dangerous, okay?"
"That's good...and remember, don't even think about going to Dusk Forest and Karazhan, don't go!" Varian highlighted these two places emphatically.
Since the fallen guardian Medivh was killed by Anduin Lothar, the chaotic energy that erupted when he died turned the original Sunshine Forest into a gloomy dead zone, and the Sunshine Forest has since been renamed the Dusk Forest.
MI7 has already lost several good people there, and now Mathias Shore only dares to let his spies operate in the outskirts of the Twilight Forest.
Troubled by the political situation, Varian has no time to take care of the residents of Dusk Forest. He can only send a small number of troops to station at the border of the forest to meet the refugees who have escaped.
According to reports from several spies who had a lucky escape, Crow Ridge, the largest town there, has been turned into a ruin, and the cemetery in the forest behind Crow Ridge has become a paradise for the undead.
The dead are crawling out of their graves, and terrifying ghosts are floating in the empty rooms. It is said that there is also a terrifying skeleton wandering there, mercilessly killing all the living he sees.
At the foot of the southern mountains of Dusk Forest, a group of ogres who escaped during the orc war thrived there. They were also a group of monsters that ate people but did not spit out bones.
All in all, it's not a place where a living person should go. Who knows what dangerous things there are.
As for Karazhan, the mage tower of the fallen guardian is an even more ominous place. The originally lush valley, under the influence of Medivh, has become a barren land with jagged rocks and dangers everywhere. Mutated beasts and dark creatures.
"We are going for fun, not adventure. Varian, you are too worried." Arthas would definitely not enter Medivh's tower so recklessly. It would be no different from committing suicide.
Although the collection in Karazhan was indeed very exciting to him, now was not the time to search for it.
After bidding farewell to Varian, Arthas took Jaina and left Stormwind City on horseback, embarking on their journey together.
Their first stop was the most important town in the Kingdom of Stormwind: Goldshire. Although this town was also affected by the war during the First Orc War, the rebuilt Goldshire is still as prosperous as before.
When the sun was high at noon, they arrived in Goldshire and walked into the famous Lion's Pride Inn. Arthas and Jaina listened to the brisk tavern tune and found a seat to sit down.
The tavern was full of noisy exchanges. Jaina looked at the travelers, merchants and adventurers carrying weapons coming and going, and said to Arthas, "It's so lively here, it reminds me of Boralus." Tavern.”
"The Pride of the Lion King is one of the most famous taverns in the Kingdom of Stormwind, and you can also hear a lot of interesting news here."
Arthas motioned to Jaina to listen carefully to the conversation around her.
"What's going on in the Fargodi Mine recently? Are there still kobolds running out of the mine?"
"It's still the same. It seems that they are recruiting adventurers to solve this situation, but the rewards are not very good."
"The road to the fertile wilderness of the west is getting harder and harder, and the price of food is also rising! Damn those bandits and gnolls!"
"Yes, a cup of ale used to cost ten copper coins, but now it has increased to fifteen - boss, can you make it cheaper?"
"roll!"
The last conversation made Jaina couldn't help laughing. She pulled down the hood of her cloak and said with a smile, "Are all adventurers so interesting?"
"They are quite funny sometimes," Arthas replied. "Is there anywhere you want to go?"
Jaina thought for a moment, "Stone Lake."
Stone Tablet Lake is a lake located in the eastern part of Elwynn Forest. There is no particularly beautiful scenery. There is only a circle of stone tablets erected on the small island in the lake. The names of the victims of the First Orc War are engraved on the stone tablets there. superior.
The central stone tablet is engraved with the fearless warriors who died in the defense of Stormwind City, while the surrounding circular stone tablets are engraved with the innocent civilians who were victimized.
Whenever the Winter Veil Festival ends and spring arrives, the residents of Stormwind Kingdom will always spontaneously go to Stone Tablet Lake to mourn the dead.
Alsace nodded, "Then let's go to the North County Valley first, see the North County Monastery, stay there for one night, and then set off to Stone Tablet Lake tomorrow? Otherwise, we may have to sleep in the wild tonight."
"sure."
After lunch at the Lion's Pride Hotel, the two continued riding on the road and enjoyed the scenery along the way. Elwynn Forest has beautiful scenery, fertile farmland and dense forests. Its mild climate and abundant rainfall make it very suitable for living.
Unless you go deep into the forest, there are no ferocious beasts and monsters here. Coupled with the patrols of Stormwind City guards and local militia in various towns, the security of Elwynn Forest is also quite good.
Jaina said with emotion, "Although the Kingdom of Stormwind has experienced a huge disaster, everything is getting better now, and people's lives have begun to get back on track."
Most of the trees that were cut down by the orcs as war supplies have grown back, and the peaceful and peaceful forest seems to have completely recovered from the trauma of the war.
"The ancestors of the Kingdom of Stormwind led the people to cross mountains and rivers to come here. Their personality of not being afraid of hardships and obstacles has long been integrated into their blood."
When the entire Eastern Kingdom suffered great changes, the Kingdom of Stormwind became the only remaining country with the fruits of human civilization due to its unique geographical location and perseverance of its people.
Who would have thought that the newly reborn and fragile Kingdom of Stormwind would become the last bastion of mankind in the next ten years?
While Arthas was telling Jaina some of the history of the Kingdom of Stormwind, he also introduced the unique humanities of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
"You know so much, Arthas," Jaina pursed her lips and chuckled, her beautiful eyes filled with the shadow of Arthas, "Who would have thought that the prince of Lordaeron was actually a historian?"
Alsace was as humble as ever, "I only know a little bit about it, but I'm still far behind a real historian——"
"Help!"
Arthas' words paused. Jaina looked at the young prince and frowned, "Did you hear that?"
"It's coming from the woods to the north." Alsace pulled the reins and let the horse walk onto the path leading to the forest.
"I will go with you."
Not far away, Arthas and Jaina saw an old man dragging a strong man forward with difficulty. There were wounds all over the body of the strong man, and his legs seemed to have been bitten by some wild beast. Blood was flowing gurglingly, and he had already fainted.
When the old man saw Arthas and Jaina coming on horseback, his eyes shone with hope, "Please, save my son!"
Alsace immediately dismounted and walked to the old man's side. A ball of holy light condensed in his hands and began to treat the strong man's injuries. "Old sir, what's going on?"
"Thank you, Pastor!" The old man thanked Alsace quickly. "My son and I planned to go hunting in the forest, but we unexpectedly encountered a pack of wolves. My son was almost eaten by a pack of wolves in order to protect me."
"Your son is really brave." Jaina took out a water bag from the package and handed it to the old man, "Don't worry, he will be fine."
After Alsace's treatment, the strong man's injuries were basically cured, but the excessive blood loss made his face look a little pale.
"He is fine, but he has lost a lot of blood. It is best to go to the North County Monastery to find a specialized priest and doctor for further observation."
The strong man's skin injury is not a particularly troublesome injury for him. The purification of the holy light can even eliminate diseases that may be caused by wild wolf scratches and bites. If the strong man had not lost blood for a long time before, he should have woken up by now. Able to walk on his own.
Arthas thought for a while and said to Jaina, "Teleport directly to North County, otherwise the old man and his son may not be able to return before dark."
Jaina had memorized several common teleportation nodes in Elwynn Forest before leaving Stormwind City, so opening a temporary teleportation gate was not a problem for her.
A blue teleportation light flashed, and the old man stood at the door of the North County Monastery, holding his son in a daze, and then Arthas and Jaina walked out of the teleportation gate with their horses.
A priest quickly took the old man and his son into the monastery for further examination and nursing care.
After storing the horse, they met the old man again outside the treatment room. The old man stood up excitedly when he saw his two saviors, but didn't know what to say. He suddenly thought of something again, took out a few silver coins from his coarse clothes, and tremblingly wanted to hand them to Alsace.
"Heroes, without you, my son might have died in that forest long ago. I have nothing to repay you. This was originally intended to be taken to the town to buy things. It is not much, but please accept it. "
Alsace pushed the old man's palm back, "We just did it casually. Even without us, the patrolling militiamen would have discovered you. You have to keep these silver coins. Your son still needs further treatment and recuperation."
"me……"
The old man felt a little ashamed. The other party saved his children and their family, but he could not get a decent reward. He sighed, "Can I ask the names of the two heroes?"
"I am Arthas, this is Jaina, we are travelers from Stormwind City."
The old man could not repay the two of them with anything, he could only write down their names and take his family to pray for Arthas and Jaina in the monastery, wishing them peace and happiness in their lives.
