The Second Empire of Azeroth

"Uncle Todman, will we be staying in Stormwind all the time?" Roger asked with a frown.

"That's right. Until you complete your coordination training, you will be spending your time in the Stormwind barracks."

Todman was not, as John had said, a friend of Old Man Keeshan.

Todman was, after all, a nobleman, and even a nobleman residing in Lakeshire was not someone a commoner could easily befriend.

It was just that Old Man Keeshan had always worked in Lakeshire, having been a guard when he was younger, and now assisting Mayor Solomon in managing security, so he had some dealings with the nobles in town.

The nobles in Lakeshire were not as haughty as those in Stormwind, and they were still very kind when speaking to commoners.

But that was all!

Becoming friends with commoners was absolutely impossible.

Especially now that Todman was working in Stormwind, if those meticulous nobles knew that Todman had a friendly relationship with commoners, he would definitely be seen as a disgrace by those proud nobles.

Therefore, Todman and Old Man Keeshan only had official business dealings; they only knew each other.

The reason he treated the two brothers well was because of the Warrior's Badges they wore on their chests.

Not to mention a minor noble like Todman, even a great noble would pretend to be kind, giving King Llane some face.

"Uncle Todman, please write a letter to Mayor Solomon, telling him to pay close attention to the movements of the orcs.

Now that the orcs have been defeated this time, they will surely be enraged and send more troops to attack Lakeshire."

Todman smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Little Rogers, put your heart back in your stomach.

Sir Lothar had long anticipated that the orcs would continue to attack Lakeshire and had already had Mayor Solomon prepare.

Once the orcs become powerful, everyone in Lakeshire will hide in Redridge Mountains.

Alright, come with me! I'll take you to the dorms."

John came closer, "Roger, didn't Uncle Todman say that Sir Lothar had already anticipated the orc attack? Lakeshire will definitely be fine."

"I hope so!"

Roger's worries did not diminish at all, but instead increased.

Obviously, the Stormwind upper echelons underestimated the orcs' determination to attack.

If the orcs really launched a large-scale attack, the residents of Lakeshire might not even have time to evacuate.

Although Mayor Solomon is a smart man, he certainly wouldn't retreat without resistance.

But once he resists, it will slow down the evacuation speed, and if the orcs quickly defeat the Lakeshire guards, the consequences would be unimaginable…

Looking at John, who was gleefully brandishing his sword, Roger couldn't help but feel a little envious.

If he could also be so naive, he wouldn't have so many worries.

After becoming official soldiers of Stormwind, Roger and John both received a set of armor, a shield, and a longsword.

The standard Stormwind guard set, which looked very handsome when worn.

John liked this equipment so much that he didn't want to take it off after putting it on.

But Roger was a little uncomfortable with the armor; it was too heavy and severely affected his agility.

The Limitless Swordsmanship, which enhanced technique, required high agility. Wearing the armor was equivalent to disabling the Limitless Swordsmanship.

Similarly weakened was the Hundred-Step Piercing Willow skill.

Archery was originally a physical activity, and wearing armor consumed most of his strength.

He even had some difficulty drawing the bow, so how could he have the strength to aim?

So, he found Todman.

Roger explained the reason, and Todman pondered for a moment, feeling that his approach of issuing armor to everyone was not very correct.

In addition to warriors, the newly formed army also had many hunters, and even apprentice mages would join.

It was no problem for warriors to wear armor, but it seemed a bit difficult to have hunters and mages wear armor.

However, if they didn't wear armor, how would the protection problem be solved?

"Sir, mages can use protection spells, and we can wear leather or chainmail.

Although the protection ability is not as good as plate armor, it can also withstand some stray arrows and light attacks.

Moreover, after our agility is improved, we can completely avoid the orcs' attacks."

Todman: "…"

Avoid the orcs' attacks? Are you kidding me?

Even a veteran wouldn't dare to say they could avoid the orcs' attacks when facing them.

But, apart from what Roger said, Todman really didn't have any good ideas.

While the new recruits hadn't arrived yet, Todman went to the quartermaster and urgently made a batch of chainmail, leather armor, and some weapons that hunters might need.

Soon, the new recruits arrived.

Stormwind recruited a batch of qualified soldiers from Lakeshire, Elwynn Forest, and Westfall.

Tall warriors, skilled hunters, plus a batch of mage apprentices urgently trained by the Stormwind mages, a mysterious unit called A Company took shape in the Stormwind barracks.

Roger and John became the squad leader and deputy squad leader of the first squad of the reconnaissance platoon, leading seven hunters from Lakeshire.

Every day, they were training reconnaissance skills, and Todman specially invited an excellent scout to teach everyone the skill—Eagle Eye!

Relying solely on the hunter's own eyesight could not complete reconnaissance. Only by learning Eagle Eye could one be a qualified scout.

In addition, an excellent scout also needed to learn escape skills, disguise, trap making, and feigning death.

Not long after, the news of the fall of Lakeshire came, making Roger even more anxious.

Because the orcs had cut off all roads, no news about Lakeshire reached Stormwind.

The entire Stormwind became restless, and everyone realized that war was coming.

Having lost news of Old Man Keeshan, John also lost his usual joy.

He began to seriously learn the swordsmanship and archery that Roger taught, and seriously learn the Eagle Eye and escape skills that the old scout taught.

He even desperately exercised his body to make himself stronger.

Roger was afraid that he would ruin his body, "John, you don't need to work so hard."

John said seriously: "I'm not strong enough. I want to go back to Lakeshire and find my parents.

Roger, you think so too, right? You practice no less than me!"

Roger was silent.

That's right, he also wanted to go back to Lakeshire to find his parents.

Although he had transmigrated, Old Man Keeshan and his wife had raised him for several years, and he had already regarded them as his real parents.

If it weren't for Stormwind's strict military regulations, he might have already deserted!

Not only the two brothers, but all the soldiers in the first squad became anxious, and they were equally worried about the safety of their loved ones.

It was just that they couldn't do anything now, they could only desperately train and enhance their strength.

A month later, the orcs began to attack Elwynn Forest, heading all the way to Stormwind.