As one of the many indigenous peoples in the Kalimdor continent, centaurs are undoubtedly the most annoying. Legend has it that they are the dirty descendants of Zaltar, the son of the demigod Cenarius - the young guardian of the jungle and the earth element.
Princess Theradras combined, leaving behind a group of creatures as swift as the wind but cruel and violent.
From the moment they were born, centaurs have never stopped plundering other races. Both travelers and settlements are always under the threat of these monsters. They rarely engage in production and rely on most of their social resources.
Obtained through robbery or murder, this primitive and savage race perfectly embodies the characteristics of intelligent creatures in the wilderness.
Centaur society is a loose tribal system. Although they are not stupid enough to be ogres, these guys still have nothing to do with the term "civilization".
Their residences are usually leather tents, or shacks simply made of mud and thatch - they look more like stables than houses. Centaurs make their own bows and arrows, but they are not very knowledgeable in metal products.
The metal weapons and armor are basically looted trophies: these usual melee weapons include huge and heavy wooden clubs and axes, and of course long spears that are more suitable for their body structure.
On the continent of Kalimdor, in addition to the two larger settlements in Thousand Needles and the Barrens, the centaurs are mainly distributed in Desolation and Mulgore in the west. Each of their tribes is headed by a capable person.
Khan - the most powerful and usually the eldest centaur to rule
The centaur society adheres to the simple "strongest is king". The Khan himself is all the laws of a tribe. To gain the respect of the centaurs, foreigners only need to simply prove their strength, as Grisat said before.
Wendu, the third Khan of Yan, once led the centaurs to conquer most of Kalimdor. At that time, the tauren were almost in danger of annihilation. Fortunately, the young and promising Cairn Bloodhoof succeeded the former chief in time.
position to rescue the tauren from hanging upside down.
This old thing has always been proud of the centaurs, and Wendu is naturally regarded as the greatest leader by his descendants. Although the centaurs have long lost their majesty, the Khan's tyranny and desire to conquer are still spread among the people.
Now in the centaur's blood
"Pink guy?" Isok's orcish language was not very authentic, and he was a little confused about what the other party was referring to. After all, centaurs usually speak low-level common languages. They are not very interested in foreign languages and rarely use them.
Only some centaur wise men will learn the common language of the continent, tauren or orcs.
"Those weak humans," Grisat snorted and explained with disdain, "Master Anak asked me to tell you that they will come to rebuild the mine in the next few days. If you also want to
If we work together, our two families can work together to kill those pink-skinned mice! Then the spoils will be divided equally, how about that?"
After hearing this, Isoke thought for a moment and asked with vigilance: "Didn't this mine belong to the tribe at first? How come humans took over it? And how did you learn about this?"
"Have you forgotten Lord Magatha's identity in Thunder Bluff? Although the old man in Bloodhoof knows who is standing behind us, he has no excuse to bring down a clan leader, let alone the right to put him under house arrest.
Revered Shaman"
The tauren knew that centaurs were always cunning and suspicious, so they did not hide much. "Just a few days ago, Lord Magatha received news that Orgrimmar had obtained a large number of weapons and ammunition from the humans in Dustwallow Swamp.
Expedition to the north, and the price is the abandoned mineral veins of Thousand Needles Stone Forest... I believe you don’t want to see another force emerge out of thin air in the Stone Forest. The best way now is for us to work together to drive out those pink-skinned guys!"
Isok remained calm and silent for a long time, but from the look in his eyes, he seemed to believe it. Upon seeing this, Grisat struck again while the iron was hot: "Also, these humans are all from Morning Mist Town in Dustwallow Swamp.
…It’s the newly built neutral city that the merchants recently talked about. If they are robbed, there will definitely be no shortage of oil and water! This winter, you, old Isoke, don’t have to worry about the livelihood of the clan..."
The Centaur chief was a little moved when he heard this, but they had been fighting with the Grimtotem for many years, and this was not the first time they had been tricked by these tauren, so Isok was still extremely cautious.
"...If I am willing to cooperate, how much benefit will you share with me?" the old man Ma thought for a moment and asked.
Grisate's eyes flashed with joy, and he pretended to mutter: "Well...according to Master Magassa's instructions, we can only give you 30% of the loot..." Seeing the old man's face immediately turned ugly, he was about to have a seizure.
The tauren quickly changed his tone, "But Sir Anak feels that you and I have lived together in the stone forest for many years. Although we often have frictions, we are still close neighbors. Before coming, he specifically asked that as long as you agree to fight together, he is willing to
I’ll give you what I deserve!”
"Only 10%?" Isoke was obviously dissatisfied with the other party's allocation and shouted loudly, "You want my people to work hard for you, but you can only get less than half of the reward? I'm telling you, this little kid,
Don’t even think about it!”
Isoke paused the staff in his hand, and the guards on both sides drew their swords and glared at Grisat: "I'm going to put it here now, either the two sides should be divided in half, or you can do it on your own, and don't expect my people to contribute any effort!
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"Hey, why are you so angry, old man... Since you are not satisfied, we can still discuss it." Grisat's expression changed when he heard this, and he pretended to console him.
Before coming, Anak had actually told him that even if his side could not get any benefits, he must let the centaurs join this operation, because it was rumored that the ruler of Morning Mist Town was an extremely powerful paladin.
With the Grim Totem, these hundreds of people are definitely not enough to watch, so he let Grisat convince the Centaur tribe regardless of the gain or loss.
"Okay, as long as you can send more than a thousand troops, I am willing to help Lord Anak make the decision and give you six parts of all the loot!" The tauren pretended to grit his teeth and shouted loudly, "Any more will not be discussed, if you want
No, we would rather leave this piece of fat and not eat it, and we will never make it easier for you!"
Isok was still a little doubtful about the tauren's previous generosity. Now that Grisat's red eyes made him feel a little relieved, the centaur chief pretended to be dissatisfied and snorted, reluctantly nodded and said: "That's about it...
When will those humans arrive in the Stone Forest? I will ask the tribesmen to prepare to ambush them."
"Why are you so anxious? The news about Orgrimmar came yesterday. Even if they were all cavalry, they wouldn't be able to get here in one day. There is still plenty of time!" Grisat did not want to stay longer after his mission was completed. After all, the centaurs were out.
They are notoriously moody, and even the Horrible Totem is a little timid. "We will send people to inform you of the action when the time comes. You just need to remember to bring enough people."
Isok snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the valley: "Okay, get out of here as soon as you're done. Garak's troops will never break their promises!"
Grisate waved his hand and led the cursing subordinates out of the Centaur Valley. After walking far away, he turned back with a cold smile and whispered to himself: "Old guy, your death is coming soon and you still don't know... It's okay,
Let you rot in the fantasy of gold coins..."
——————————————————————————The golden road runs through the Barrens from north to south, leading to a steep rock wall at the end, and then further
If you go down, you will reach the area of Thousand Needles, a long and narrow rock canyon.
The landform features of Thousand Needles are very special. Many years ago, perhaps before the Well of Eternity exploded, a river rushed through here in Feras in the northwest, gradually alluvializing what was originally a pure desert plain into
With its current appearance, even the entire area looks like a lake.
Connecting the Barrens and the Stone Forest is a large elevator, which was built by the cliff walkers, the tauren army stationed here. They surprisingly did not use any magic or technology, but just used the simple principle of leverage to move this elevator.
The elevator has been operating for nearly hundreds of years. It has to be said that the tauren are indeed an extremely wise race. Of course, except for those crazy members of the Horrible Totem
Guarding the elevator are two strong tauren warriors. They are nearly twelve feet tall. They both use heavy totem stone pillars as melee weapons. From a distance, they look like two living metal statues.
When Regan arrived with hundreds of subordinates and workers, the tauren did not show strong hostility - they had already received orders from the top and knew that humans would come to take over the abandoned mines, so these two
They just snorted in dissatisfaction, then looked at each other and walked to the cable wheel, pushing the slide rod to send these humans down to the stone forest ground a hundred feet away.
The space of the elevator is very large, enough for more than 20 people to stand on it. There are about 300 people in Reagan's group, so it only takes a dozen times to go back and forth.
The tauren pushed the slide steadily, and the muscles all over their bodies rose up. They did not rest for a moment while transporting the humans, but when almost all the three hundred people were sent down, they did not blush or breath, and finally stood up.
Lei Gen, who was on the ladder, was secretly shocked: the strength advantage of the tauren is indeed rare in the world. On land, only the mountain giants can compete with them.
"Bang!"
With a soft sound, the floor of the elevator finally touched the ground, and a smell with a thick earthy smell came from the air. As soon as the soldiers of the Red Storm jumped off, they quickly began to gather in formation, and Herod led the way.
Follow a few scouts to explore the road vigilantly to prevent the enemy from sneaking up on you before you calm down.
Finally, Regan led the war horse down the elevator, holding the stone forest map that the tauren warrior had just handed to him. It seemed that Saurfang was indeed a man of his word. Almost every detail was smoothed out for Regan.
Naturally, there is the factor of free weapons supply, but it is not easy for the enemy camp to achieve this step.
However, Regen had no time to admire Saurfang's integrity at this moment, because just now, a tauren warrior warned him in Common Language: "Be careful of the black and red traps..."
Black Red?
Lei Gen squinted his eyes and looked at the shadowy Black Cloud Peak in the distance, showing an elusive smile.
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