Azeroth Shadow of the Moon

According to the information recently collected by Shandris, there are at least tens of thousands of elite ogres in the Fortress of Pain, plus the civilians surrounding the fortress, it is roughly estimated that there are about two hundred thousand in total.

The ones who attacked Andrea and Yrel were obviously civilian bandits living outside the fortress. In order to improve their lives, they left the group's range of activities to rob after hunting.

Fortunately, the pendant that Yrel needs to find doesn't need to go deep into the vicinity of the fortress, no matter how slippery the bear kid is, it is impossible to run into the control range of the ogre.

"Crack!"

Swinging the light blade to chop off the head of the last brown wolf, Andrea looked at Yrel, who was rummaging through the wolf's lair cave.

"did you find it?"

"Yes! Sure enough, it was brought back by these wolves!"

A crystal pendant with an oily surface was turned out by Yrel from the stinking wolf's lair.

Draenei's crystals are all made by the technicians under Hatalu, and ordinary wolves cannot bite the structure of these crystals.

The moment Andrea saw the necklace, he knew why it was taken back by the wolf.

"How greedy is that stinky boy Boer... It's no wonder that such an oily necklace doesn't attract wild animals."

Glancing unobtrusively at the hiding spot of the following Ranger, Andrea retracted her weapon and stretched.

"Hmm~ It's been a long time since I moved my body. Now that the goal has been achieved, it's time for us to go back?"

"Well, let's go."

Yrel held the greasy necklace with a somewhat tangled expression, and the surface of the gauntlet that Samara gave her was inevitably stained with some greasy fat.

Not long after the two left, a draenei ranger hiding in the forest walked from his hiding place to the corpses of the wolves and knelt down to check.

"It's a very clean incision, and it's really strong, but... what is the principle of the light blade he uses?"

...

"Thank you sister Yrel!"

A chubby draenei kid took his pendant from Yrel with his nose full of tears, and in his other hand was holding a roasted goat leg with a pitted surface.

The corner of Andrea's mouth twitched. Yrel's necklace had been washed by Yrel with river water on the way back, but just after returning to the bear's hands, the necklace quickly became stained with greasy and goat smell.

"...Yriel, let Boer's family watch this kid more closely."

Andrea said with some pain, "I suspect that if he sneaks out again, he will be regarded by the wolves as a moving two-legged sheep."

Yrel: "...I see, I will communicate directly with Little Boer's mother later."

Although the sky cannot be seen in the shadowmoon valley of the long night, the draenei have their own way of recording time.

"Clang~"

The distant and crisp knocking sound came from the direction of the unfinished Karabo Temple, and the rhythmic sound reminded the residents who were still working hard that it was time to get off work.

This is the timing crystal used by Draenei to tell the time. It will ring three times a day, at six o'clock in the morning, twelve o'clock in the noon and six o'clock in the afternoon.

It was after lunch when Andrea and Yrel left the village, so the afternoon reminder sounded naturally.

Nellie's band of rangers returned from outside the village just in time, and Shandris followed.

Today they were patrolling around Elodor Village in the north of Amberli Village. Judging from Nari's expression, it seemed that something unpleasant had happened.

Handing Yrel to Samara intact, Andrea walked quickly in the direction of Shandris.

"What happened? Why do the Rangers look so solemn?"

Shandris glanced at Nelly's back, shook her head and said, "There are a lot of people talking here, let's talk about it when we go back."

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"I see……"

Andrea rubbed her chin thoughtfully. Shandris had already told him about Nelly's afternoon schedule.

This time Nari went to Elodor village not only for patrolling, but more importantly, to convey goodwill to the Shadowmoon orcs who lived not far west of Elodor.

Obviously, the action of pleasing the neighbors was not smooth, and the orcs always had doubts and vigilance towards the draenei as outsiders, just like the draenei were wary of Andrea.

"According to Nari, the Shadowmoon orcs are relatively friendly, while the Red Step and Bladewind clans who settled on the eastern border of Nagrand are more aggressive."

Shandris said solemnly, "If the Prophet Velen, who sits in Shattrath City, hadn't restrained him many times, maybe the orcs had already had a large-scale conflict with the Draenei."

"And the biggest problem is not the orcs. The ogres who show deep hostility to the draenei are the native species that give them the most headaches."

After the draenei were forced to fall to Draenor, they were eager to build a sanctuary in this new world, and it was against this backdrop that Shattrath built.

At the beginning, the draenei mainly saw that there were few aborigines in the Talador Forest. The site of Shattrath City happened to be on a magic net node, and they hurriedly built the city without delving into the reason of this land. .

It was only later that the Draenei learned that there was a reason for the lack of people here.

The land where Shattrath City is located used to be the capital of the Gorian Empire. After the orcs and elements destroyed the city, there was still a terrifying energy tide in the area, and it did not gradually dissipate until the last few decades.

Over time, the orcs regarded this land as a cursed place and avoided the forest far away.

The Draenei's establishment of the city on the former site of Goria has little effect on the orcs. At most, it has increased the vigilance of the Redstep Clan and the Bladewind Clan against the Draenei, but the behavior of the Draenei undoubtedly angered them Killed the ogre who is still alive.

Andrea had a look of surprise on his face, "It's no wonder that the ogres would wantonly plunder the Draenei's caravans and civilians, so there is still such a relationship."

In all fairness, if Zin-Azshari hadn't sunk into the bottom of the sea, if any race dared to build a brand new city on its ruins, the night elves would feel very upset and would probably find an excuse to send troops to attack.

Although he has given up his former capital, this piece of land is still under the control of the original owner, and it is not an excuse for others to occupy and build the city at will.

It is hard to tell who is right and who is wrong in this matter. The Draenei need to establish a safe stronghold in the wild Draenor. The old site of Goria, which is the node of the magic net, is undoubtedly an excellent location.

But from the ogre's point of view, although our empire has collapsed, the city-states in various places are still there, and it is not your turn to seize the territory of the original capital, Draenei.

Both sides have their own reasons. From the moment Shattrath City was established, this contradiction has entered an irreconcilable endless loop.

Andrea put his hand on his chin and rubbed it. "That is to say, there must be a battle between the draenei and the ogres. It's just a matter of time?"

"That's right."

Shandris nodded and said, "That's why the draenei wanted to win over the ogre's sworn enemy, the orcs, before the war came, but the progress was not very satisfactory."

Thanks to the book friend "Yue丨Star Trace" for the reward.