As expected, the soldiers found empty potion bottles in Ditas' residence, with the Royal Apothecary Society's logo on them that they had not yet had time to tear off. Through examination, it was found that these weird potions have extremely strong species mutations.
Efficacy, it is obviously an excellent weapon for the Forsaken to use to cause chaos.
Compared with the fact that Ditas used prohibited potions without authorization, people are undoubtedly more worried about this hidden danger that was discovered in time - although Sylvanas took the lead in launching a crusade against the Lich King, these weapons are likely to be used to deal with
The natural disaster of the undead, but no one will forget the deep-seated hatred of the survivors of Lordaeron towards the living.
Just like the relationship between the tribe and the alliance, the feelings of the undead in the continent of the living towards the living are extremely complex: on the one hand, they miss the sweet air they can breathe through their noses, and are full of nostalgia for their past lives.
, and on the other hand, they have a jealous hatred of other living beings, so much so that in Sylvanas' declaration of founding, in addition to dealing with Arthas, who brought them death, another one wanted revenge.
They are the survivors who are still alive in the world.
Varian was not aware of the secret war that took place in the Undercity a year ago, but he was no less wary of the undead than he was of the orcs. So after discussions at the Royal Council and research by the Alliance Headquarters, he made
The decision was made to increase the number of troops in Hillsbrad Foothills. While dealing with the drastic changes in the north, we also strictly guarded against the movements of the remnants of Lordaeron.
On the other hand, Varian once again proposed the plan to conquer Northrend. Without waiting for the parliament to discuss and approve it, he issued a conscription order for the first time with the authority of the king, calling on the subjects of the Kingdom of Stormwind to join the army to conquer the undead.
Less than two days after the order was issued, there was an exciting wave of people joining the army across the country, and many town garrisons directly asked Stormwind City for help. Even though the equipment and training of these "urban management" were not as good as those of the regular army, they followed
The fierce orc raiders or Defias bandits are equally fierce in their battles.
In just one week of mobilization, Stormwind City mobilized nearly 100,000 troops, of which the regular army under the Alliance Headquarters accounted for about one-third, and the rest were town garrisons, reserves, and adventurers from all over the kingdom.
and mercenaries. For a time, Stormwind City and the ports leading to Northrend were overcrowded, and even the lobby of the hotel was emptied out as temporary guest rooms.
On the occasion of the alliance's mobilization, some reassuring news also came from Kalimdor in the west: Thrall, the chief of the tribe, was discussing with many advisors and combined with the current situation in Northrend.
Next, it was decided to send troops to attack the Lich King to expand the advance army’s achievements in the North.
It is no surprise that the leader of the tribe this time is Overlord Saurfang. After all, he is the only one in Orgrimmar who has such prestige and courage to command the entire Northrend battle. But other than that, Regan is quite impressed.
He looked at the name of another senior general: the Grand Overseer of the Horde Advance Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the Warsong Expedition, Garrosh Hellscream.
Although he knew that the descendant of Grom would become the backbone leader of the tribe sooner or later, Regan was not very happy to see him ascend to a high position in any aspect - for the fragile peace between the Alliance and the tribe, Garru
Such hard-line hawks are undoubtedly the sharpest scissors to destroy them.
Of course, even if this descendant of Hellscream is not reused, there will always be militant hawks who will stand out from the orcs and become Thrall's right-hand man. This causal relationship not only involves the "solid hostility" deliberately released by the top leaders of the Alliance and Horde, but
It also concerns the balance of power within Orgrimmar.
In other words, even if Thrall doesn't like Garrosh, he will definitely make concessions for the balance of power in all aspects of the tribe. Not to mention that the orc shaman has always taken good care of the son of an old friend, and it is even less likely that he has wronged Hellscream's tribe.
In addition to this change in personnel that Regan is slightly concerned about, the promotion of the two brothers Roxas and Dranos is obviously expected: Thrall is not an idiot, and he is well versed in maneuvering to free up senior officials for the hawkish forces.
While leading power, he will never forget to balance the other factions of the Horde - the rise of the Saurfang brothers is obviously an important part of this move
While the tribe was mobilizing on a large scale, the Alliance's 100,000-strong army also began to set off one after another. Among them, Regan's Red Storm still belonged to the main force of the Seventh Legion. Before leaving, Varian, who was driving the expedition personally, personally decorated Regan's epaulettes.
He added another general star, making him the youngest lieutenant general commander in the history of Stormwind Kingdom.
After a passionate pre-war oath, hundreds of Alliance warships set sail from the port of Stormwind City, heading towards the first stop in Northrend - the snowy Borean Tundra.
——————————————————————Just as the survivors of Azeroth were preparing for war in full swing, a shuddering scream came from the north.
from the Earth's ice cap glaciers
Under the low sky, there is no breath of living creatures, only countless ugly and ferocious natural disaster undead, as if waiting for the king, crawling on the endless ice field - even so, the endless land is still covered in gray and black.
Covered by the army of the dead, the crowd is like the mourning bird of death.
They raised their heads in piety and awe, overlooking the highest point on the Icecrown Walled City. There, blue and pale formed the basic tones of the Frozen Throne. Many powerful and sexy Valkyrie Valkyries flew around the throne.
Guarding the master who is still sleeping
However, maybe today will be the end of this year-long sleep
For a long time, he had not felt that he was sitting on the throne, motionless, waiting, dreaming. As he sat like a stone statue, the frost covered him, but it did not become a prison to trap him, no, more
like another layer of skin
He originally didn't know what he was waiting for, but now he knows that a long time ago, he watched the young prince of Stormwind weep for his dead father. That was the first time darkness came to his world. From then on, he began a long journey.
And now, he has finally completed the final step. This journey spans Azeroth, reaches Northrend, reaches the Frozen Throne, and reaches the open sky. He pursues his deepest self along this path, and the final choice will fetter him.
Kill all his innocence and kindness and the part that transformed him
Arthas, the Lich King who alone possesses power and glory, slowly opened his eyes. The frost shattered and scattered due to his movements, like frozen tears, and a figure appeared under the gorgeous helmet covering his pale hair and skin.
Smiling, as he woke up and slowly changed his posture, more ice cubes fell down and no longer needed this layer of frozen pupa shell. He had woken up.
"here we go"
When this powerful being stood up from the frost-covered throne, roars and howls like mountain roars came from all directions. These were the war cries of all his subordinates who were brainless or had autonomous emotions, indicating to him——
The only king of Northrend, the supreme leader of the Scourge of the Undead, Arthas Menethil has officially awakened!
"My king!"
The Val'kyr hovering in the air landed one after another and knelt down on one knee towards the Lich King, showing the most humble and respectful courtesy.
"Get up," Arthas' voice was as cold as ice, and there was no emotion in it. "Where is Kel'Thuzad? Have all the tasks I assigned him been completed?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Kel'Thuzad is currently sitting in Naxxramas above Dragonblight, commanding the troops there to resist the attacks of the Alliance and the Horde." A particularly large Val'kyr replied respectfully.
"That's not what I'm asking," the Lich King waved his hand and said impatiently, "Go and ask him to come see me in person. I need to know how far his work has progressed!"
"As you command, my Majesty!" Val'kyr did not dare to disobey after hearing his words. He stretched out his fingers to draw a diamond-shaped mirror-like object in the air. On the other end was the interior scene of the floating fortress Naxxramas.
Only a moment later, Kel'Thuzad's figure clearly appeared above.
"I'm so glad to see you awake, Your Majesty the Great King!" The Lich always called Alsace differently from others, which indirectly showed that he had an unusual relationship with Alsace's monarchs - it was precisely at the beginning that
When the three high-level dreadlords betrayed and Sylvanas suddenly rebelled against him, the Lich single-handedly helped him escape from Lordaeron and rushed back to Northrend to defeat Eli, who attempted to destroy the Ice Throne.
Dan
The Lich Lord bowed deeply, almost humbly, and said, "I wonder what your order is when you summon your servant?"
"Has your work been completed, Kel'Thuzad?" the Lich King asked without any tone, "I don't want to be unprepared before the decisive battle, especially in this duel, what we have to face
The enemies are all extremely powerful.”
"Don't worry, my majesty," the Lich said with a slight smile, "your servants have taken care of everything. Even if the mortals of Azeroth unite together, we don't have to worry that such a mob will cause harm to your rule.
Any threats…”
"No, I'm not just referring to the Alliance and the Horde," the eyes in the Ice Helmet emitted a faint blue light, and the Lich King said slowly, "As the think tank of the natural disaster, I think you should understand me.
The purpose of sending you to seize the Scepter of Sargeras..."
Arthas put his hand on Frostmourne at his waist. It seemed that only this cold magic sword could bring him real peace of mind. "In this mortal world, there are countless mysteries hidden in the stars. They have something that allows us to
Unimaginably powerful... powerful enough to make the entire continent surrender to my Frostmourne."
He paused and looked up at the low sky in the north. It seemed that all the gods were silent.
"That's the treasure I need to find."
—————————————————— ps: The computer has finally been repaired...