Several days passed, and the streets became much more peaceful. In the evening, Theramore was shrouded in mist, and Jaina's teleportation spell tore a hole in the living room of Deren's house. There was a blue tear. The female mage stepped out. The hem of her robe was stained with the Barrens's unique sand dust, and there were a few withered yellow grass blades hanging between the ends of her hair. Her face was even more haggard than the last time they met, and there was a faint cyan color under her eyes.
"Teacher Aegwynn needs to rest," she rubbed her temples, her voice filled with unconcealable exhaustion, "There are some unexpected situations over there at the sentry post."
Deren was enjoying breakfast at the dining table and stood up immediately when he saw this. Onyxia leaned lazily on the railing on the second floor, playing with a gold coin in his hand, and his golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly. Three red Dragon Maid stopped what he was doing, and Luna had already smartly prepared tea.
"Sit down first and then talk." Deren pulled up a chair and poured a cup of hot tea. There were a few soothing herbs floating in the tea, exuding a light fragrance.
Jaina gratefully took the tea cup and held it with both hands to feel the warmth. "The orc raiding party raided the construction site the night before yesterday," her voice was low. "They killed three orc workers and hung their bodies on a makeshift watchtower to scare others into giving up building the fortress."
Onyxia suddenly let out a sneer and jumped down from the second floor lightly, his black robe flowing down the stairs like flowing water. "It's so stupid," she walked to Jaina and tapped her fingers lightly on the table, "You gave part of the advance payment, and those orc laborers have already spent the money on their families. Now that the work is not done and the money is gone, do you think they will go back to Orgrimmar?"
Jaina took a sip of the tea, and the bitter taste made her frown slightly. "You're right. At dawn the next day, they spontaneously organized themselves and went back with crude weapons to continue construction." Her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of the tea cup, "When Garrosh's troops attacked again."
She paused, and Deren noticed her nervousness.
"The two sides fought to a draw. They fought 50-50, with casualties on both sides."
Deren raised his eyebrows. "Orcs killing orcs? This is unexpected."
"Someone secretly reported that an uncle and a nephew knew each other during the fight. The uncle was building stone walls to earn money. The nephew participated in Garrosh's Wolf Rider, saying that he wanted to fight for the glory of the orcs. In the end, the two sides stopped fighting and the raiding party retreated."
"After the news came back to Theramore, all the orcs who settled here were angry." A wry smile appeared on Jaina's lips, "I asked the Goblin Chamber of Commerce to take the opportunity to increase the price and hire them orcs to protect the logistics convoy. Now there are armed guards on every road leading to the guard post."
"Haha, killing each other. It's so fun." Onyxia was holding his belly and laughing.
"Just spend more money, and the orcs are not all stupid. Most of them just live their lives." Rich sister Jaina accidentally made a Versailles move.
"So. The fortress was built?" Deren asked.
Jaina breathed a long sigh of relief, and his tense shoulders finally relaxed a little. "Although it is smaller than expected, the watchtower and defenses have been completed. It is enough to monitor Horde's every move. From now on Theramore has sent goblins and orcs to protect the connection with the fortress. We can't let them ambush the supply convoy anymore. If the orcs attack again in the future, I will hire orcs to expand the fortress. Anyway, it's just a fight for money. I'll pile these poor guys to death."
Deren smiled and gestured with his thumb, feeling proud, my Miss Princess! Through the Fertilizer business and the auction of Sunwell Water, her pocket has long been bulging.
After getting down to business, Jaina took out a small cloth bag tied with a purple ribbon from her arms. She untied the knot and poured out a few pieces of pitch black scales. These scales had a strange oily sheen on the table, and their edges were as sharp as knives. The largest one was about the size of a thumbnail.
"Do you know these?" She pushed the scales towards Onyxia, "They were found at the scene of the fight. Some strange orcs were particularly ferocious. So several of them were killed. There are these weird scales on the corpses."
Black Dragon Princess's pupils suddenly shrank into a thin line. She picked up a scale, and her nails instantly extended into claws, scraping the scales with a harsh sound. Deren noticed that the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, which was a sign of dragon anger.
"This is a little trick played by my stupid brother. His Blackrock Orc has unique degraded dragon scales." Her voice was so low that it was almost a roar. "He did some disgusting experiments on these orcs before they grew these dragon scales on their bodies."
Deren looked closely and found that the surface of the scales has fine lines, which reflect a dark red luster under the light. "Is the person from Nefarian also here at Kalimdor?"
"Dragonmaw Orc is already here, what's so strange about another Blackrock Orc?" Onyxia shook off his scales and they were nailed into the wooden tabletop like blades, "It's just that my stupid brother will not leave his lair easily. There are too many things he can't bear to part with. But he is being attacked by Stormwind City now. Some of his subordinates see that the situation is not right, so it is normal for him to jump and run away."
She walked to the window, her black robe billowing behind her. "There happens to be a traditional orc High Warlord recruiting troops here. What a wonderful combination, isn't it?"
Jaina's face turned as pale as paper. "Garrosh is gathering all the extreme forces. Dragonmaw Clan is good at controlling Dragon, and Blackrock Orc may be familiar with dragon transformation." Her voice became softer and softer.
"Eye of the Storm bombing Theramore again?" Deren said softly what she didn't dare to say.
There was a sudden silence in the room. Chromie poked his head out from behind the sofa at some point, and the Hourglass of Time in his hand made a slight rustling sound. Sanjohong Dragon Maid froze in place, and the teapot in Luna's hand was tilted, and he didn't even notice the tea spilled.
"This is crazy. Just a few years after Kalimdor established the Orcs, are they going to start fighting again?" Jaina is a little hard to believe.
"It's nothing. The ones making trouble now are all a group of young orcs with little knowledge. When they were encouraged by a few rock-headed old men, they felt that they were in the world Invincible. But they didn't realize that they were defeated in two wars. Even if they escaped to Kalimdor, the Durotar bones of the orcs Undead are everywhere on the seaside."
"So a true civilization has a reverence for war and will not start a war easily. But barbaric societies like violence the most. They just go for it."
"When the enemy is weak and we are strong, we can win with a wave of reckless attacks. For example, the most famous Grom. Hell scream killed Abyssal Lord with an axe. They have always been talked about by the orcs. They are also worshiped by the orcs. If the enemy is strong and we are weak, use a wave of reckless attacks and die. It is a glorious death. If the enemy and we are equal, it is better to attack with a single attack and it is a no-brainer."
"Strategy, tactics, plans, and formations are all too labor-intensive. It's better to go up in waves. It's more fun to win, and it's more fun to lose, and it's even more fun to not have to worry about it!"
"Haha--" Everyone laughed when they heard Deren's explanation.
And Jaina laughed to the point of tears. His usual image of a cold mage and ruler was gone. "This is really interesting, Deren, how did you summarize the orc tactics so brilliantly?"
Deren shrugged. "Illiterate barbarians, it's just that simple."
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