While Lordaeron and Stormwind stepped up their efforts to build and develop their kingdoms' overall strength, Daelin also saw the decline of Gilneas and Stromgarde.
Stromgarde suffered a huge blow in the Orc War, and so far can only rely on relief from Lordaeron to survive. Some nobles who escaped from Alterac even infiltrated into their capital, Stromgarde, and caused serious damage to the original capital. Some regimes have had an impact.
Gilneas was worried that disasters like the Orc War would happen again in the future, and they were wary of Lordaeron themselves. It was only because of the situation that they were forced to join the Alliance.
When the Alliance needed Gilneas far more than Gilneas needed the Alliance, King Greymane did not hesitate to build a high wall at the junction of his land and Silverpine Forest, and closed the city gate tightly, even there The towns and lands in dispute with Lordaeron no longer care.
No one knew what Gilneas wanted to do, but Daelin believed that Gilneas would regret it.
As for the Magic Kingdom of Dalaran, this country, which actually only has one city, is basically not considered by other kingdoms. Some people even regard it as just a magic academy.
"Father, why did you come to Kalimdor suddenly?"
Jaina led her father to her residence. She actually learned temporarily that Daelin would come to Theramore's port.
"Exploring the New World is the ideal of any navigator, especially this land that we can no longer tell whether it is a legend or a fact."
Even in the seafaring kingdom of Kul Tiras, there were only some sporadic legends about the existence of Kalimdor. Occasionally, drunken sailors would talk about it in the tavern at Boralus Port. The legend of Kalimdor.
Some people say that there are fertile and ownerless lands there, waiting for adventurous people to cultivate; others say that this ancient continent is full of dangerous beasts and humanoid races, and they will kill everyone who sets foot on their land. of outsiders.
As for whether Kalimdor is full of wealth, full of dangers, or a combination of both, no one knows, because the boasts of drunken sailors can basically be heard as stories.
When Daelin heard that the Alliance army had actually set foot on this mysterious continent, how could the naval commander suppress his inner curiosity? In addition, his daughter, whom he had not seen for a long time, was on official business in Kalimdor, which made him determined to visit this land in person.
Jaina poured her father a cup of black tea and asked about the situation on the sea route, "Father, did you encounter any danger on the way here?"
Dailin shook his head, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Danger? That's not true. The navigation chart Alsace gave me was so accurate that it was unbelievable. I thought he was a Naga."
But after putting down the cup, Dai Lin changed the topic, "It's just that a few merchant ships that followed us and wanted to come to Kalimdor to find some opportunities disappeared without a trace not long ago."
Disappeared without a trace?
Jaina's pretty brows frowned slightly, "These businessmen move so fast. They don't take human life seriously at all."
Those "merchant ships" were actually pirates and mercenaries hired by merchants. They were not here to do business at all, but to seize the opportunity to plunder wealth and treasures from the New World.
But they obviously underestimated the dangers lurking in Kalimdor. Compared to the Eastern Kingdoms, which had been mostly explored, Kalimdor was a completely unknown place for anyone.
Those businessmen whose brains were filled with money never thought that even the Alliance fleet must strictly follow the charts drawn by Arthas's men. How dare they seek a landing point in Kalimdor alone?
As far as Jaina knows, the coastline on the east side of Kalimdor and Dustwallow Swamp are already considered livable. The rest is either the desolate Gobi or the hot and dry desert. There is also an area where the climate and environment are very mild. , but the coastline is full of reefs and weird architectural ruins.
Normal sea ships can't find a foothold at all, let alone traces of Nagas found there. If those caravan ships stray into these places, Jaina doesn't know whether the treasure will be found, but The natural environment and dangerous creatures there are enough to make them all shed a layer of skin.
"Well, since those caravan ships choose to find a place to land on their own, we can't stop them," Dai Lin smiled nonchalantly. In his decades of experience, he has seen many people who want money or even their lives. "I'm curious... Well, didn't you say before that you wanted to discuss an alliance with a certain race?"
"It's the tauren - in their language, they call themselves Shu'haru. There are still some of them left in Theramore. Arthas sent us to solve the survival problem of these indigenous people."
Dailin looked curious, "Tauren... shouldn't they be on all fours?"
Jaina's smile became unspeakable, and she corrected helplessly, "Father, they just have the same characteristics as cattle. These Shuharu have their own culture and customs, and they live here in a safari style. on a vast land.”
"However...their mortal enemies, the centaurs, do indeed stand on all fours. It's just that except for their horse-like lower bodies, their upper bodies are similar to humans. They can still use weapons."
Dailin nodded after listening, "Tauren...safari...centaur...the same characteristics as horses - let me guess, if these centaurs can run as fast as horses without a mount, That would be a complete disaster for any race that does not rely on cities to live.”
"Yes, the centaurs relied on their mobility and numbers to pursue the tauren quite brutally."
"Then your contract must have provisions to help the tauren deal with the centaur threat." Daelin rubbed the tea cup with his fingers, "Varian and Muradin, they should have gone to help these tauren, right?"
"Yes, just this morning, Varian has led his troops to leave Dustwallow Swamp by sea and prepare to land on the coast of the Barrens in the north."
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While the father and daughter were talking, Varian had led his troops to camp on a mountain in the south of the Barrens. There was only one mountain road to go up the mountain, and it was backed by towering peaks and had great views of the coastline and the vast plains. Good view.
In the temporary combat headquarters, Varian spread out the map of the Barrens provided by the Privy Council on the round table. The tauren representative on the side, Hamuul Runetotem, used his thick fingers to mark several parts of the map. The place is spot on.
"Dear King Varian, this is the larger settlement of several of our clans in the south of the Barrens. Our chief, Cairne Bloodhoof, has issued a call to other clans to jointly fight against the Centaur invasion."
