Just when the Dawn State Autonomous Movement was on the verge of extinction under the attack of the Undead Corps, an organization calling itself the Demon Hunters appeared in the Deadwind Trail area and changed the course of history.
The weapons and magic in their hands can easily incapacitate zombies and prevent corpses from rising again. The leader is an unusually tall foreigner named Makzhar. In some unofficial histories, he is described as a red-skinned Draenei.
There is very little information about these demon hunters. It is only said that they are hunting down a traitor who has committed a heinous crime. This person is hiding deep in the Deadwind Pass in a tower hidden by magical energy.
Without any other basis, the author of Ji Xing Eternal presumed that they must be related to the Burning Legion simply based on their behavioral trajectories and the demonic magic and equipment they mastered;
And the traitor they are chasing is most likely the former royal archmage, Medivh Ellan, who has a fiefdom in Deadwind Pass. This man was originally a Burning Legion spy, and the culprit who opened the giant astral portal and attracted orc refugees to scourge Azeroth;
But later during the Third War, Medivh's temperament changed drastically for unknown reasons and he once again sided with the Alliance. When the demon army tried to open an interstellar portal on the Holy Mountain of Hyjal in the Western Continent to land on the star, Medivh not only informed the various countries of this secret operation, but also took the trouble to personally organize a pro-Titan expedition force from the Eastern Continent to cross the sea. support;
As a result, the landing operation on Mount Hyjal failed due to an ambush by the coalition forces of various ethnic groups. Even one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Legion, Archimonde, died there.
After that, Medivh disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown. He probably knew that the Burning Legion would not let him go easily, so he hid and returned to his hometown. These witchers may have found some traces and followed them all the way to the Deadwind Pass.
Members of the Burning Legion generally do not interfere directly with mortal affairs, but this Mac'Zar is an exception. Perhaps he was angered by the Church's unscrupulous biochemical experiments and the Royal Army's brutal massacre of innocent people. He and his men temporarily stopped their tracking mission and began to help the Night Watchmen.
The demon hunters not only taught the spells and weapon manufacturing techniques to fight against the Holy Light Zombies, but also taught the militiamen the fighting methods of the demon legion;
That is, put forward a clear program and slogans, mobilize the people extensively, establish reliable organizations, implement military democracy, and build organizational branches in every squad.
After that, the Night's Watch, which had been at the end of its rope, reorganized and broke out with unprecedented unity and strength.
In just a few months, the situation reversed again. The official army, which had lost its advantage in combat power and had completely lost the support of the people, was retreating steadily under the attack of the militiamen who were no longer afraid of the undead and shared the same hatred as the people. Soon, control of most areas of Dawn State returned to the hands of the Night Watchmen. .
The militia declared the establishment of self-government, and the helpless Morgan asked Stormwind City for help, but got an outcome he never expected in his eight lifetimes;
The previous vigorous development of the Dawn State autonomy movement allowed the royal family and the church to see the shadow of the First Republic. Due to the same fear, they put aside their conflicts and prejudices and quickly united. By making peace with the Church of Light, the kingdom learned the truth about the plague contamination in Dawn State, and knew that there was no cost to occupy this place;
Coupled with the fact that the Defias Rebellion had broken out at that time, the Brotherhood of Craftsmen not only seized the entire west, but also controlled large areas of Elwyn State in the heart of the kingdom. These two areas are the core of the kingdom's rule. Stormwind City, which is a mess, has no time and no ability to care about the affairs of Dawn State on the remote border.
At least for a period of time, the royal family of the Third Dynasty acquiesced in the actions of the Dawn State Garrison Corps to suppress the civil unrest and the Church of Light's use of soul energy infusion. This is why Morgan dared to intensify his efforts. But as the Night's Watch Autonomous Council negotiated with the kingdom, Stormwind City's attitude changed 180 degrees;
According to the voting results of the Autonomous Council, most residents of Dawn State are still willing to stay in the Kingdom of Stormwind, as long as the royal family guarantees their autonomous rights, restricts church behavior, and severely punishes those who committed crimes during the civil war.
Originally, Stormwind City had no intention of intervening, but now that it can prevent such a large territory from becoming independent from the kingdom without spending a single soldier, it is naturally what it wants. After negotiating with militia representatives, the royal family smoothly recognized the Night Watch as the administrative agency appointed by the kingdom, dissolved the original Dawn State local government, and established the Dusk State Autonomous Assembly.
One of the conditions for the Night Watchmen to agree to peace talks was to punish war criminals. During the battle with the militia, the Morgan Corps, which committed numerous crimes of killing people and setting fire to massacres of villages, was the most hated person by the people and would never be forgiven.
In order to appease the people and clear up the relationship, the kingdom weighed in and declared that Morgan had acted without the consent of the royal family and suppressed the militia, and would be punished with treason.
Now being abandoned and sacrificed, Morgan hurriedly sought help from acquaintances in the nobility and church, but no one dared to come forward in such a big matter.
Especially the Pope of Light, Morgan himself ended up in this situation just to save them. But Morgan had a lot of evidence that they were engaged in soul magic research, and because the Night Watchmen agreed to forget about it after the church tried their best to help purify the plague, and continued to assign the Central Mountains to them as their territory; they were so determined to ignore Morgan, and even betrayed his escape.
The poor and dignified former regiment commander did not lead any soldiers and fled to the wilderness alone. He was finally caught up by MI7 agents on a deserted hillside by the Liming River. After hacking to death two pursuers, he was shot on the spot. Buried hastily along with the sword.
Imagine that Morgan, who was originally a high-ranking military officer and aristocratic priest, had no followers around him and only carried a giant sword. While dodging arrows and missiles shot from the dark, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "I am the king." I have done meritorious service for the country, I have shed blood for the church, I want to see the king! I want to see the pope!..." Being shot to death randomly on one side was such a desolate scene.
Afterwards, his relatives found a place and erected a simple tombstone. Even the original noble name was not allowed to be written on it, so the nickname was "Moradim".
But things weren't over yet, just like in the game, Morgan didn't die completely. After many days, he rose from his grave and wandered around. The former soldiers of the Corps who were buried here also woke up along with the commander, and the area nearby became the activity ground of the Underworld Corps.
Since then, in order to avoid panic caused by this period of history, the kingdom has covered up most of the experimental records and designated this area as a quarantine area and prohibited entry. From then on, the entire north of Crow Ridge became a huge cemetery, and living people and animals had to go around it.
Morbant Fair, who had been dead for many years and would not refute, naturally became a suitable scapegoat. He was slandered as the source of the plague, and most of the dirty water was poured on him. Because it was too outrageous and could not withstand scrutiny, officials deleted the relevant content from the history books and strictly prohibited discussion of this period of history.
In this incident, the kingdom solved the Twilight State's problem with just one official document, and also gained the obedience of the Pope of Light. It seemed like a great move, and it was satisfying for a while, but in fact it caused great trouble later;
From then on, the regular army's duty was to go out to fight and never interfere in local affairs. Without a direct formal order, the military police will never do their job; and as long as there is no clear intention to fight against Stormwind City, the kingdom will generally not issue such an order to dig its own grave.
Therefore, once something happens in the local area, the garrison corps and the local government will pass the blame and sit on the sidelines. Just like the current predicament of the Heishan County officials, I would rather watch your death than what does it have to do with me.
After reading it, Auster sighed like a Grand Historian: If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?
