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Kul Tiras, Drustvar Mountains, Arom's Stand.
The fully armed Lothar held his Lion battle helmet and strode into the ready-to-go military camp under the escort of White Pawn. Seventh Legion Commander Major General Windsor and his Warriors have high morale, and Battle Standard belonging to the Strom'kar Empire are also flying in this cold place at high altitude.
In addition to the Seventh Legion, Arom's Stand also has local Waycrest Family's elite Warrior and Sir Norvington's elite cavalry. These two are local nobles loyal to Kul Tiras and are real powerful nobles who hold military power.
They stood firmly on the side of Prince Derek in this menacing chaos. It was also because of their persistence and resistance that the imperial fleet had a safe rear where it could land at Drustvar.
Although the roads in this dark mountainous area are difficult to navigate and the supplies are not abundant, it can hardly be regarded as a qualified gathering place. However, if even Drustvar Mountains is occupied by the evil spirit of the void, then the empire can only assemble from Mechagon Island or Zandalari Island if it wants to launch a war on Kul Tiras's main island.
From a strategic perspective, such a plan is an outright tragedy.
Therefore, the help of these two local nobles is really valuable in the current situation. The most important thing is that Count Waycrest and Sir Norvington also brought extremely credible news to the Imperial Army.
King Daelin is now in charge of Kul Tiras!
This news once made Lothar doubt his life. If these two local nobles had seen Daelin in Proudmoore Fortress of Port of Boralus, then who was the old sailor next to him?
Queen Katherine and Lady Golden Sword were both confirmed to be Daelin, but the local nobles would never mistake their monarch. Therefore, the most reasonable explanation at the moment is that there are two Daelins in the world at the same time?
Well, I have to say that this seemingly most reasonable explanation will always make Lothar feel absurd no matter how many times it is said.
After he confirmed that the news was not a joke, he also contacted Lady Aegwynn through Saviors's channel. The latter did not seem surprised, and then said that for the sake of safety, it was best not to let the two Daelin meet casually to avoid uncontrollable problems along the way.
She will come to Kul Tiras as soon as possible after the war at Ulduar to provide "treatment" to the two Daelin.
It was this contact that allowed Lothar to learn the real-time direction of the Ulduar battlefield in the far north. Therefore, when the army was about to set off, Lothar also shared this news with his commanders.
"Commanders!"
The marshal shouted loudly in this temporary headquarters:
"While we were taking action on Kul Tiras, another group of Saviorss with noble spirit and enthusiastic will in this world were also liberating and saving Titan City Ulduar of Northrend.
You may not have heard of this place, but I want to tell you that there are still two Old God left in our world as minions of the void that harm us, Thousand Tentacle Demon N'Zoth is making trouble in Kul Tiras at this time, while its evil brothers "Thousand Throats Demon" and Yogg-Saron are entrenched in the shadow of Ulduar city.
Two evil beings have formed an alliance to fight against their coming punishment!
What I want to tell you is that we are not moving forward alone in such a war. We also have credible allies moving forward with us in the shadow cast by Old God.
The righteous never walk alone!
The most important thing is that when we use mortal swords and will to force N'Zoth into a desperate situation, I can guarantee that the evil ghost in hell will never get the slightest help from its evil brother!"
Lothar paused, looked at the bright eyes of the commanders in front of him, added fire, and roared:
"We will never be satisfied with just destroying the evil secret party under N'Zoth! We have launched a war and must kill all the evil people who harm us! This is War of Nation Building of the Strom'kar Empire, and we will use the corpse of Old God that died in the hands of mortals to announce the rise of human civilization to the entire world!
Commanders, Warriors, let us march from the mountainous areas of Drustvar to Tiragarde Sound!
Let us raise our Battle Standard outside Boralus City and let Old God and their evil masters see our courage and strength!
I command!"
The commanders in front of them all straightened their backs, waiting for the commander's instructions.
"Seventh Legion breaks through to Xiao Bay Town along the mountain road, target Butcher's Harbor! The Waycrest Family army and Thornspeaker Druid cross the valley and occupy Arrowbone Town for our army! Within two days, all Drustvar Mountains will be under our control."
Lothar gave a clear tactical goal. The commanders agreed in unison, turned around and left, and then the horn sounded.
But Lothar did not leave with the army. On the contrary, he stayed in this temporary headquarters. After waiting for a moment, the commander of SI:7 appeared in the shadows.
Ms. Parsonia, who had not seen us for a long time, came in person this time. As the intelligence director of the Stormwind Kingdom and now Strom'kar Empire, he went to the battlefield in person. It can be seen that Lothar attaches great importance to this battle and has mobilized all the resources under his command.
"Tiragarde Sound's situation is worse than expected."
Pasonia reported to his monarch seriously:
"Both roads from Drustvar into Tiragarde Sound have been blocked by the troops sent by the Ashvane Family. Shaw and I conducted infiltration investigations into the two places. I have to regret to tell you that both Guard Territory in the south and Butcher's Harbor in the north have been assigned minions of the void.
Countless K'thir Warlock and Faceless One Brute maintain the disguise of humans. Once the war starts in their territory, those evil creatures will never hesitate to use their evil power of the void.
Although Army of the Light can suppress them, the Army of the Light Paladin and Priest in our hands combined are only enough to focus on attacking one place.
You have to make strategic choices."
"How blasphemous!"
Lothar cursed:
"Ashvane Family Those usurpers have done whatever it takes for their pitiful power and ambition to let humans and evil creatures of the void coexist? Doesn't this force those innocent people to die? After catching that madman, I must purify him with my own hands!
But a trade-off?
No!
Ms. Parsonia, I'm not going to make any trade-offs.
Let Sir Fordring lead Army of the Light and follow Count Waycrest to Arrowbone Town, and from there rush into Guard Territory to purify all the void evil things in that fortress. As for the abyss of Butcher's Harbor Burning Legion.
I will personally take people to deal with it."
"With what weapon?"
Ms. Parsonia was not surprised by this decision. She moved her wrist decorated with ferocious blade fists and said:
"The Emperor's Sword in your hand is not afraid of the void because of its power, but ordinary Warrior does not have such a magical weapon. We cannot let Warriors face K'xir and Faceless Ones. The spirit of mortal warriors is not enough to fight against those supernatural creatures."
"We have our means."
Lothar made a mysterious gesture and said to the intelligence chief:
"You no longer need to worry about the battle situation Drustvar. After taking the north-south passage, we will divide into two directions to encircle Boralus City. Tiragarde Sound The next battle just needs time to advance.
But you and I both know that the key to whether Kul Tiras can be recovered is always in the base camp of the cultists.
Stormsong Valley, to be precise, Storm Temple is the top priority.
Therefore, I ask you to leave Shaw at Tiragarde Sound to assist us in advancing, and you should go to Stormsong Valley immediately.
There is one of our "surprise troops" there!
In up to three days, they will arrive on the battlefield, and it will be up to you and your assassins to guide them to execute a devastating wave of decapitation strikes against Storm Temple."
This secret instruction made Ms. Parsonia blink.
She had a clearer understanding of Emperor Lothar's "diplomacy". No matter on any battlefield, the emperor could always find helpers that no one could have imagined.
The intelligence chief didn't ask any more questions, leaned towards Lothar and retreated into the shadows.
When she left Arom's Stand, another middle-aged assassin in low-key clothing came up to her. This was the leader of the famous "Duke" Jorachi, Ravenholdt Manor and Assassin's League.
After the Eastern Continent's war came to an end, this shrewd guy decisively jumped to the side of the empire, and is now seeking to "cleanse his name" so that he can work as an errand under Emperor Lothar.
As a guy who once controlled most of the Eastern Continent's underground world, Jorachi was able to keenly notice that there were some secrets hidden in Pasonia's heart, which meant that she would not be able to stay in the position of the empire's intelligence chief for too long, and the heir she trained, Shaw, was still young.
If Emperor Lothar doesn't plan to appoint a foreigner as an imperial intelligence officer, wouldn't his opportunity come now?
How can being a master in the underground world be compared to serving the supreme monarch in the imperial court?
"We're going to Stormsong Valley."
Ms. Parsonia said dumbly to this old acquaintance:
"Our goal is to assist the Empire in defeating Storm Temple. This is very dangerous, but Jorachi, if you plan to gain a new identity and future for yourself and your followers through military exploits, then I think you should work harder.
I won't hide it from you either."
She touched her blade fist and said:
"After assisting His Majesty Lothar in defeating this War of Nation Building, I will resign from my position and go to the stars. I have already booked a ticket for me through my contacts in Consortium of Ethereal.
My enemy's position in the star sea has also been determined, but the position of Imperial Intelligence Officer is not always vacant.
Master Garona has been assisting His Majesty Lothar for much longer than you."
"But she's just a little girl."
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Jorachi Duke touched his mustache and said with a smile:
"His Majesty the Emperor needs someone more experienced to run the Imperial Intelligence Department for him, but I probably understand what you mean, Pasonia. I will let you and His Majesty see Ravenholdt Manor's loyalty and ability.
Indeed, if we assassins are destined to be swords in the hands of nobles, then I would be honored to display the edge of that blade for my future employer."
"Quick! Move faster! Pilots.
Dalaran is about to start teleporting. We have to teleport directly to the sky above Butcher's Harbor and start Strom'kar Empire there. No, the first "airborne operation" in the entire history of human civilization!
What an honor."
Suspended below the Dalaran City outside the sea of Mechagon Island, in a temporary assembly area transformed from the former sewer system, the Warrior of Stonewall Brigade are operating in an orderly manner under the command of General Blackmoore.
They are constantly carrying heavy ammunition boxes and some tool boxes used by ground crews, and three hundred improved Goblin mechas will be divided into fifteen square formations to stand in different areas of this huge sewer. All spellcasters in the entire Dalaran who are good at teleportation magic have also been recruited, and the accuracy of Teleportation Beacon is being tested here.
The mages are also very nervous.
This is the first time they have used this method to support a mortal war, and most of the mages are knowledgeable people. They will learn some engineering to a greater or lesser extent. Therefore, the spellcasters are very aware of the difficulty of making these Iron Mech that will be in front of them.
They couldn't understand how Emperor Lothar "conjured" these exaggerated war weapons.
"This is a practical test! Imperial pilots, you are all elites carefully selected from various armies. His Majesty the Emperor trusts you, so he entrusts you with the most advanced weapons of the Empire.
This heavy trust must be responded to with perfect results.
You have been training at Mechagon Island for nearly twenty days, and almost all of you have experience in operating Steam Tank. I think it is not difficult for you to drive this big steel guy."
The commander of the Strom'kar Empire's war mecha unit, Colonel Maxwell, is wearing a blue tights pilot uniform and is lecturing the Warriors under his command.
He held a half-covered helmet, stood at the foot of his "Tiger" mecha that was being inspected by the dwarf ground crew, and shouted impassionedly:
"Last time at Lordaeron, we and our Steel Knightss faced the black dragon, and we won the glorious record of killing four black dragons. But this time we have to face the evil thing of the void.
Those Faceless Ones are cruel!
Their terrifying tentacles can easily smash the most powerful knights into pieces, and ordinary people will go crazy on the spot even just looking at them.
Mortal swords are useless against them, and muskets have difficulty piercing their disgusting slimy skin.
They are strong!
They are monsters that only appear in your nightmares, and you will die there if you are not careful.
But.
Our Steel Knights equipped with Mechagon Hand Cannon can blast their ugly heads at close range, our energy sword can cut into pieces their strong bodies, and our steel punch can smash them into mud!
This is why we are here, this is why we accept this mission.
Those enemies that our battle brothers cannot deal with will be dealt with by us and our Steel Knights. Will you refuse such a call? Will you refuse such an honor?"
Facing the roar of Colonel Maxwell, three hundred pilots shouted in response,
The colonel was very satisfied with such usable morale. He took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and made a gesture to General Blackmoore who was not far away.
Then he ordered the pilots:
"Now go to your respective mechas and complete the consecration ceremony with Priest. Calm the Machine Spirit lets the sacred power be activated on the mecha! I know some smart people among you will doubt whether this ceremony is useful?
I want to tell you, if you are not careful when praying for consecration, and your mecha cannot be completely "consecrated", then after you die, I will definitely go to your tombstone to laugh at you.
Go, with Holy Light in your heart, pray for victory!
May the ever-victorious Saint share some of his Invincible power with us."
The colonel waved his hand and the pilots dispersed. He turned around and smiled at Priest who was waiting beside him. He took the Holy Water can from Priest and climbed up the elevator to the head of Tiger Mech.
While the imperial Priest, who was carrying a small incense burner, was singing the consecrating rhythm in a low voice, Colonel Maxwell sprinkled Holy Water on the outer armor of his Steel Knights very devoutly.
In that holy prayer and Holy Water splashing, the runes on the outer armor of this seven-meter-tall war weapon were quickly activated.
Those golden talismans danced and lit up, and soon a very sacred triangular Holy Crest structure was formed around Steel Knights, which was painted red.
But this is only the beginning of the consecration.
The colonel also needs to seize the time to consecrate the mecha's weapons, guns and even special explosive bullets.
Light Weaver Warband who developed this set of rituals called it "Calm the Machine Spirit". Those nagging Lightforged Artisan said that sacred machinery also has its own consciousness and preferences, and a qualified pilot should be proficient in mastering the temper of his "steel brother".
To be honest, Colonel Maxwell doesn't really believe that this big guy has his own ideas.
But it is said that this ritual was developed by Diakum the Saint himself. Well, considering the reputation of Saint, there is a high probability that people will not make up this lie to deceive mortals like them.
So, let's just assume that they really have their own ideas.
When the colonel spread Holy Water, he patted the big head of his mecha and whispered:
"I'll rely on you later, buddy! I don't understand why the void wants this world so much, what Supreme Star Soul, what Child of the World, it's too far away from us, but this is where we live, and this is the only world we can live in.
They want to take away our home!
So, let us kill those void bastards together."