In the Eastern Kingdoms, this was no political struggle—it was a war fought with real blades and real blood.
The Northern Alliance did not care that the Pandaria Continent had returned to the world, nor did it care about the Pandaren Shaohao Dynasty. They were busy consolidating the entire northern region of the continent, cleaning up their own mess first.
The Battle of Stromgarde in the Arathi Highlands came to an end. The joint forces of Lordaeron and Stromgarde successfully occupied this ancient capital of a thousand years, then proceeded to slaughter the city.
It did not matter whether they were undead nobles or kobolds. Kill them all!
The Stromgarde Restoration Army had finally reclaimed the capital they had dreamed of day and night. This city carried no less weight in the hearts of the people of Stromgarde than Lordaeron did for the Lordaeronians.
Though the city had endured countless wars and was now utterly ruined, little more than broken walls and rubble, the people of Stromgarde did not care.
Given enough time, they could restore this thousand-year-old city to its former vitality and prosperity.
As for what came next, everyone understood perfectly well. The Stromgarde Restoration Army would ultimately follow the old path of the Lordaeron Restoration Army: restore Stromgarde.
Lordaeron was equally satisfied. Though this campaign had brought them no land and no tangible benefits, they had gained an obedient little brother grateful to them. The Northern Alliance's sphere of influence had become even more secure.
With that, Lordaeron could free up its hands and focus on maintaining the Shadowfang Keep defensive line in Silverpine Forest, countering the Southern Alliance's restraint through the Gilneans. At this point, the Gilneas Kingdom had become the Southern Alliance's bridgehead in the north of the continent.
Besides a Lordaeron defensive legion, the