Starting from the Barrens, passing through the vast plains of the Barrens, the rugged Thousand Needles Forest, and heading west, you can enter the ancient forest of Feralas, which has been buried in the dust of history for an unknown amount of time.
During the ancient Kaldorei Empire, this place was not a remote area. It even served as the private library and treasure house of Queen Azshara. There were countless night elves living in Elrethalas and surrounding cities. number.
But after the Earth Shattered, the landscape of Azeroth was forever changed, and the once glorious Kaldorei civilization also underwent earth-shaking changes. Archdruid Malfurion and Moon Priestess Tyrande led the surviving tribesmen to escape. After arriving at Mount Hyjal, they mainly moved in the area north of Kalimdor and no longer expanded their territory.
Over time, the area of Feralas was forgotten by the night elves, and a long period of time passed. The night elves also thought that those ancient cities were destroyed by the earthquakes, tsunamis, and the sinking and splitting of the land caused by the collapse of the earth. Disappeared in a natural disaster.
Looking at the entire continent of Kalimdor, in fact, there are no elven cities that can still be preserved intact. Except for Elrethalas, which luckily escaped, there are really no other cities that can still retain the glory of ancient times.
"However, Elre'Thalas is not intact. A large number of residents and urban buildings were damaged in natural disasters. Coupled with the area contaminated by the fallen, most residents had to huddle into a small area."
"Where did you learn so many ancient secrets?" Kael'thas looked at Arthas with an increasingly strange look. He felt that he was not communicating with a human being, but with a long-lived immortal species. chat.
Arthas just smiled back at Kael'thas' doubts. Some things couldn't be explained. He was just turning the knowledge in his memory into useful resources.
Kael'thas was curious about this question once or twice, but Arthas never gave him the answer he wanted. Over time, Kael'thas became accustomed to this. He was just a little kid. After a moment of disappointment, we began to discuss how to enter this lost city.
"Ere'Thalas has disappeared from the history of the elves for almost 10,000 years, but he is described as a magnificent treasure house in recorded books. Queen Azshara, as the queen of the empire, may also be a historical treasure. The most powerful mage in history, the items and knowledge that she regards as treasures are definitely rare treasures in the world."
Kael'thas talked about what he had learned in the books, and there was a hint of regret in his words, "It's a pity that I couldn't see the elven empire in ancient times with my own eyes. It must have been very spectacular."
"As 'invaders', I think we'd better pray that we don't encounter the inhabitants of Elre'Thalas."
Alsace said casually, but Kael'thas did not understand the meaning of his words, "It is best not to encounter the original residents. If you do encounter them... I am afraid they will be a group of illusory people." Fortunately, we still have you as a paladin. Dealing with resentful souls should be your unique skill, right?"
"hehe."
Compared to the chattering Kael'thas, Jaina, who was traveling with Arthas and the others, was more interested in the forest of Feralas itself. The trees here were even older and more luxuriant than those in the area protected by the night elves. Look, In these ten thousand years, almost no outsiders have invaded this vast forest.
Moreover, although the night elves' lifestyle is close to nature, traces of human influence on the forest can still be seen, but Feralas completely gives people a wild atmosphere that comes from ancient times.
The strange and magnificent scenery of Feralas, as well as the native wild animals, allowed Jaina to truly feel the completely different customs of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.
Having stayed in Theramore and participated in the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Jaina didn't have much time to take a good look at Kalimdor. Instead, she stayed in the human-style fortress all day long, which was no different from the Eastern Kingdom.
Now that I have the opportunity to explore on the mainland, it is a very rare opportunity for myself and Alsace who have been troubled by affairs all year round.
The last time Alsace and I traveled around Stormwind City in the name of "tourism" was more than three years ago.
"Let everyone be careful. There are many dangers hidden in the dense forests of Feralas, not only beasts, but also gnolls."
"Tsk, jackals? These guys are really everywhere." Kael'thas looked disgusted when he heard the name.
Creatures like gnolls generally have low IQs, but are also extremely savage and bloodthirsty. They are almost like the centaurs of the Eastern Kingdom, but they are even more primitive. Human horror stories are always inseparable from these beast-like creatures. human creature.
Anyway, these guys like to attack the convoys of human merchants. Most of the time, small groups of jackals just deliver food to the caravan guards, but once the jackals appear in groups and are commanded by shamans and leaders with higher IQs, , unless it is a regular army unit, it is difficult to defeat these guys.
"Be careful. This is our first time entering this forest, and we don't know what's in it." Alsace reminded.
In later generations of Feralas, the biggest threats are nothing more than wild beasts, jackals, and Gordunni ogres. However, these ogres are still floating around somewhere and have not appeared on a large scale in the forests of Feralas. Among them, so as long as you pay a little attention, there is almost no danger at all.
That's why Arthas brought some people to explore the forest of Feralas at this time. If he waits for a while longer, when the ogres overflow or the Naga invades the coast, if he wants to enter Ere'Thalas, it may be difficult. There will be a considerable price to pay.
"By the way, Arthas, can you tell us more about the city of Ere'Thalas?" Jaina was a little curious as to how much Arthas knew about this elven city.
Kael'thas was eager to interrupt, but what Arthas said next was completely beyond his knowledge, so he could only be a listener.
"Elre'Thalas is actually deserted now, but there are still some upper-level elves surviving in this city. They guard a small area of Elre'Thalas. I actually want to try to communicate with these ancient remnants - —”
"Wait? What did you say? You said there are still living Highborne in that city?!" Kael'thas opened his eyes wide and almost fell off his horse.
