"The Nexus is located in such a godforsaken place; this is really not good news."
No one knows Northrend better than Anub'arak, the cave lord. More than 10,000 years ago, the Qiraji split into two groups: one went south into Silithus, and the other went north into Northrend, where they established a vast underground kingdom, the Azjol-Nerub Empire, also known as the famous Spider Kingdom.
Anub'arak's tentacles twitched slightly, pointing to the Nexus on the map:
"This is an exceptionally hard land. Before the Sundering ten thousand years ago, Northrend wasn't as cold as it is now, but this land is unusually frigid, covered by millennia-old Frost. The soil is harder than steel, and we suspect there's a source of cold energy deep underground."
The so-called Source of Frost is an elemental core capable of releasing countless blasts of cold air.
Kel'Thuzad was puzzled. "Strange, why would Elune, build the Nexus in such a place?"
Such solid land, with the Nexus buried deep within, is impossible for outsiders to find, and even the Emissary of the Elune cannot enter Nexus.
"Perhaps there's Teleportation Array built inside, allowing the Moon Goddess God's Emissary to teleport directly in. Who knows?" Anub'arak said.
Analyzing the map was pointless, so Robbie decided to go and see for himself.
The land was covered in ice and snow, the wind howled, and water froze instantly.
Cave Lord Anub'arak led the way, with Robbie and Kel'Thuzad following behind.
Fortunately, the Scourge had mastered powerful magical techniques. Several Legion mages maintained a ring-shaped domain, ensuring that the cold winds outside could not penetrate and that the temperature inside the domain was suitable. In order to avoid being discovered by the Elune, the entire domain was protected by stealth magic.
Anub'arak swayed his massive body, gazing at the ice and snow beyond the domain, and explained as he walked:
"This is a forbidden area for my tribe. Ordinary people who enter this area will freeze to death. Only the strongest warriors in the tribe can survive this land. I can guarantee that there are no living beings on this land."
Looking around carefully, apart from the thick ice and snow and the biting cold wind, there was no sign of any living plants or animals.
A group of people gradually moved towards the Nexus. The outside temperature was getting lower and lower, and the cold wind was getting more and more terrifying. When they got closer to the Nexus area, the entire sky was covered by terrifying black clouds. The clouds seemed to be a huge block of Frost. The earth was pitch black, and the outside temperature had dropped below minus one hundred degrees Celsius.
The low temperature was secondary; those present clearly felt that the air contained extremely terrifying Frost energy.
If it weren't for the magical barrier that kept all elemental energy outside, the group would probably have been frozen solid very quickly.
Robbie looked up at the dark sky, frowned, and said he had never seen such a strange phenomenon before.
Anub'arak stopped rambling and explained simply, "Don't ask me, our people have never approached this area. It's a forbidden zone for life. Without magical protection, I would never have entered such a horrible place."
As they approached the Nexus area, the weather grew increasingly cold and dark.
The entire area was covered by a thick layer of mist, which consisted of countless flying ice particles, as dazzling as diamonds, spinning rapidly in the cold wind, like the most terrifying blades. If exposed to this environment, flesh and blood creatures would soon be cut into pieces.
Even Anub'arak and Kel'Thuzad felt fear in this terrible life-or-death situation.
Robbie was equally uneasy, constantly using the Eye of C'Thun to observe his surroundings.
They were very close to the Nexus area when Robbie suddenly waved his hand, and the group stopped.
Anub'arak and Kel'Thuzad were both baffled, Robbie looked serious.
Right on the ground in the Nexus area, there was a huge black and white cow, as big as a small mountain, licking the salt on the ice and snow.
How could there be a cow in such a dark and cold place?
Robbie noticed that the cow had a nose ring on its nose and was firmly bound by a chain, the other end of which was buried deep underground.
It turns out that this cow was just a prisoner here, helping the Elune guard the Nexus.
Robbie sensed an incredibly powerful Frost force emanating from the cow. The culprit behind the terrifying cold and low temperatures of this area was none other than this cow.
The cow is incredibly powerful, but with the Scourge's endless army, defeating it is not a problem.
The problem is that if we fight the cows, it will definitely attract the attention of Elune.
Robbie hesitated for a moment, then probed the ground with the Eye of C'Thun, searching for the location of the Nexus.
Fortunately, the Legion Mage's calculation ability was quite good; he had already locked onto the location with an error of no more than 100 meters.
Robbie saw a huge cave with walls covered in thick, green vines, like wallpaper. Above the cave, a bright light source illuminated the entire cave like a small sun. Although the ground was covered in ice and snow and the wind was howling, the cave was warm and cozy.
In the center of the cave is a small pavilion, surrounded by trees, with a babbling Flowing Water where fish swim happily.
Inside the attic, a beautiful Elf woman was reading a book, seemingly very relaxed. Robbie knew that the Elf appearance was just a disguise, and this woman was likely a powerful and terrifying creature.
However, the woman also had a chain around her body, clearly indicating that she was also a prisoner here.
In the very center of the attic was an Azeroth Orrery about one meter in diameter, marking the area covered by the Aetrite Ore. Robbie's eyes lit up; he knew this was the Aetrit's Nexus.
Elune, has been incredibly protective of the Nexus; the ground is inhabited by terrifying Elemental, including a black and white spotted cow.
Within the underground Nexus, a mysterious woman guards it.
Robbie pondered to himself that digging from the ground to the underground was obviously impossible, and fighting that terrifying cow would surely alert the Elune.
They could only secretly dig down into the cave and, taking advantage of the woman's unpreparedness, subdue her with Thunder speed and take control of Aetrit's Nexus.
The dark areas of the underground cavern were, after all, outside the Moon Goddess's field of vision.
Robbie drew the location of the cave on paper, then used the Eye of C'Thun to explore underground and draw a map of the excavation route, avoiding rocks that were not easy to break through. After working for more than a month, he finally completed the map.
To lull Elune into a false sense of security, the Scourge began constructing the massive Icecrown Bulwark and resurrected Sindragosa, the Aspect of the Blue's consort.
On the ground, countless Scourge Ghouls began to break ground and start construction.
Deep underground, countless Ghouls dig from the Sindragosa burial grounds, leading to the location of the Nexus.
Because it must remain hidden and keep the cows on the surface in the dark, the underground project cannot proceed too quickly. Robbie calculated that it would take at least five to six years.
Six years later, it will be time for the Alliance and the Horde to jointly wage war against the Lich King.
This is no coincidence either.