No matter what kind of life the orcs in the Alterac Mountains lived or what their plans were, Arthas was not interested in them. All he wanted was the result of the orcs leaving the Eastern Kingdom.
On the small island in the Stone Tablet Lake, Jaina held a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and gently placed it under the largest stone tablet in the center.
She put her hands on the cold marble and whispered, "History will remember all your sacrifices for mankind. May you sleep peacefully."
Arthas hugged the girl, "They will, and we will always remember them."
Jaina snuggled into Arthas' arms, "Sometimes, I really don't understand why our world is always so troubled."
"The cold universe is more ruthless than anyone else, Jaina," Arthas looked up at the blue sky, his deep eyes seeming to pierce directly into the endless void, "But we will protect all of this, no matter what it takes. cost."
"I will always be by your side, Arthas." Jaina could feel the weight of the prince's words, and she knew that her most powerful support was to stand by Arthas' side.
——Didi didi!
Jaina's expression froze, and she stared at Arthas, "What is this sound?"
"Uh," Alsace took out a communication orb from his arms and said with a smile, "Sorry, this thing is ringing."
"Is anyone looking for you? They actually used the communication orb to contact you directly. It must be quite urgent."
"Let me see."
As soon as Alsace connected the magic runes on the communication orb, a loud and rough voice rang out.
"Hey! Can you hear it? - Why is there no sound?! That one over there, you boy, tell me if there is something wrong with this thing!"
Alsace's eardrums were almost burst by the roar, and he replied angrily, "Muradin, don't shout so loud, I can hear you."
"Oh! It's good if you can hear it. I thought this mage thing was malfunctioning again." The dwarf's iconic loud voice still didn't stop, Muradin almost shouted to Arthas, "Aren't you going to come to Ironforge? When will you arrive?"
"I may have to stay in Stormwind City for a day or two. You can wait for another two days."
"Hey, what fun can there be in that newly built place in Stormwind City? Come to Ironforge, I'll treat you to baked cakes and dwarven spirits!" Muradin said with a smile.
"Muradin, don't think that I don't know what your plans are. Aren't you just thinking about the rare metal ore in my hand?"
The dwarf prince didn't feel embarrassed at all when Alsace revealed his thoughts. Instead, he blew his beard and glared in anger, "I'm thinking about your thorium mine? My stools are all made of thorium!"
"Then I'll ask His Majesty Magni to do this for me, and you can continue your adventure?"
"Ha! That brother of mine has everything to do all day long, so there's no need to bother him!" Muradin's voice faltered and he tried to change the subject, "Although my skills are not as good as Magni's, I'm just a bit slutty. Silver can still be controlled."
Jaina took the communication orb and said with a smile, "Muradin, don't worry, Arthas will definitely come to find you."
"Jaina? It turns out you are with him. No wonder this guy doesn't want to come to Ironforge to find me, an old dwarf." Muradin suddenly realized, "Then it doesn't matter if you come here a few days later. I will be at Ironforge this winter. Bao, that’s it, we’ll talk about it then. Zi——”
Jaina returned the orb to Arthas and asked for credit, "I helped you solve it, how can you thank me?"
"Hmm..." Arthas pretended to think for a while, "Shall I treat you to a drink of dwarf liquor?"
"Who wants to drink that spicy and bitter thing?" Jaina rolled her eyes at Arthas. "Whenever you go to Ironforge, take me with you."
"Let's go in two days. Let's have fun first. Then I may have to stay there for a week or two."
"Staying for that long? I will go back to Dalaran by then." Jaina's expression fell, and she felt that the vacation given to her by her teacher was too short.
"When I return to Lordaeron from Ironforge, how about I go to Dalaran to see you, and then spend the Winter Veil Festival with you there?"
"It's a deal!"
…
Ironforge is the city of the dwarves.
When the dwarves awakened from the mountains of Khaz Modan, they made their home among the towering mountains. Ironforge is a microcosm of their ancient civilization.
The dwarves who were good at digging hollowed out a peak in Khaz Modan and built the city of Ironforge out of steel and rock. The center of Ironforge, the Great Forge, is the core of the mountain—the surging hot water. A natural furnace formed by lava.
The highly skilled dwarf blacksmiths have forged countless epic weapons and armors on the legendary anvils of the Great Forge, and now the most accomplished forging master among the dwarves is the king of the dwarves - Magni Copper. Must.
Under the leadership of this wise and powerful king, the dwarves repelled the frost trolls in the mountains, resisted the invasion of the orcs, and ensured the safety of their homeland.
As soon as Jaina and Arthas walked out of the secret hall in the outer ring of Ironforge, they felt the dryness and heat in the air. For this reason, Jaina had to pull down her hood and use frost magic to cool herself down. Cool down.
"Do you need a frost shield?"
She looked at Arthas, and a ball of frost element condensed in her hand.
Arthas shook his head. The environment here was unbearable for ordinary humans and mages with average physical fitness, but it had no impact on him, so there was no need to waste Jaina's magic power.
The female mage dissipated the magic power in her hands and looked around at the magnificent Ironforge. This city was built in the mountain with a circular multi-layered structure. The entire city has as many as eight floors, and the one they are in This level is the fifth level connecting Ironforge to the outside of the mountain. It is also the core area of the entire city.
Compared to the dwarves, who only reach the waist height of a normal human man, their city is much grander and taller. At least in the human kingdom, Jaina has never seen such a wide space.
"It's so spectacular here." Jaina blinked. This was her first visit to Ironforge in her life. The dwarves' city was completely different from any building she had ever seen before.
The two of them stood at the door of the Secret Hall for ten full minutes, but they did not wait for Muradin, who kept saying that he was coming to pick them up.
"It's strange. Didn't Muradin say that he came to pick us up in person? Where is the person?"
Just when Arthas was wondering about the missing dwarf, a dwarf in the distance wearing a fishing hat and a long reddish-brown beard ran over panting, waving to them both, "Ah... …Alsace!”
"Bryan?" Arthas looked at this dwarf with some surprise - he is Muradin's younger brother, Magni's third brother, a dwarf who aspires to become the greatest explorer in the history of Azeroth. .
Brian Bronzebeard took off his hat and took a breath, "Damn Muradin, I'm going to tear off his beard later! Sorry to keep you waiting, Arthas, and Jaina - —My stupid brother fell asleep holding the barrel!"
When Brian heard that Arthas was coming, he originally planned to go to Muradin's house to join in the fun, but when he entered Muradin's house, he found the dwarf sleeping soundly on the table, holding a half-empty glass of wine in his hand. bucket.
From his brother's confused sleep talk, when he heard him saying that he was going to pick up Arthas and Jaina, Brian knew that Arthas and Jaina were probably still waiting for the sleeping dwarf. Pick them up.
Brian tried to kick Muradin's butt hard with his foot, but found that he couldn't wake up Muradin, who was already sleeping to death. Brian had no choice but to run to find Arthas himself.
"This..." Arthas didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I apologize to you on his behalf. Let me take you to him first."
——Wow!
Muradin suddenly jumped up from the table, subconsciously touching his war hammer, and yelled, "Who dares to sneak attack the King of the Hill?!"
"If you drink like this, the troll's cubs can twist your head off!" Brian held an empty bucket and mocked his brother mercilessly.
Muradin, with his wet hair and beard, stared at Brian with his eyes wide open, and then saw Arthas with his mouth twitching behind him and Jaina who was covering her mouth to suppress a smile.
"Oh, Arthas, you're finally here!" Muradin pretended not to care as he wrung out the water from his beard, glared at Brian fiercely, and said in a low voice, "You can't call me in a more respectable way. Get up?"
"I tried, like, kicked your ass, but you didn't react at all."
Muradin covered his face with his big hands - Damn it, why did he fall asleep after drinking some wine? Now it’s time to embarrass yourself!
After a while, the old dwarf sat by the fireplace, drying his wet beard, and said to Alsace, "Well, I'm really sorry. I wanted to taste this wine, but I accidentally drank it in one gulp. too much."
"I've only been back to Ironforge for a few days, and I haven't drunk such a genuine thunder liquor for a long time." Muradin smiled bitterly.
Arthas didn't even care that Muradin missed work because of drinking, but asked curiously, "You just returned to Ironforge? Where did you go before?"
"I went to find some old friends. We plan to make an appointment to go to Northrend to have a look. I heard that someone found something amazing there."
