The Fleet Returns
After seeing Landra and the others off from Zul'Aman after their treatment was complete, Zul'ra boarded a ship bound for Jintha'Alor. While Jintha'Alor directed preparations to receive the ship, he also inspected the spellbooks sent by the Syndicate. ♔💋 💘💥
The books delivered by the Syndicate filled two entire stone houses, and more kept arriving. Zul'ra didn't know how many they had taken from Dalaran, but after carefully examining them, she found that her copy consisted mostly of notes and manuscripts, as well as quite a few complete spellbooks, which were quite impressive.
Zul'ra ordered Lojihan to have people organize these books. In addition, Amani needed to build a library in Jintha'Alor to store all of Amani's books, whether they were magic books or other manuscripts, which would be helpful in the future.
After Lojihan established the library, Zul'ra devoted himself to preparing to receive the ships, as well as supporting the Syndicate's restoration cause. The support was minimal, consisting of giving them advice and promising military assistance should they be attacked.
At this point in the northern part of the eastern Eastern Kingdoms, who would care about the Syndicate? The remnants of Lordaeron were scattered everywhere, struggling to avoid being swallowed up by the the Scourge. Because without the Burning Legion's restraint, the the Scourge was currently raging and thinking about how to expand its power, but it wouldn't be able to cause trouble for much longer.
Regardless, with Amani's promise, the Syndicate gained some confidence and officially raised the banner of the old Kingdom of Alterac at Durnholde Keep, deposed the former puppet lord Kalarmin Langston, and then had a royal descendant named Aliden Perenolde crowned king.
The newly restored Kingdom of Alterac accepted Zul'ra's suggestion. The next step in their plan was not to rush to reclaim the old Alterac territory, but to actively gather the refugees from the north who had been displaced by the the Scourge, organize them to seek a new life, and set up a defensive line along the Darrowmere River to block the Undead, making the Undead their primary target.
In addition to consolidating their forces to defend against the Undead with Durnholde Keep as their center, the Syndicate also kept their promise and helped Amani establish a makeshift port at East Point on the eastern beach of Hillsbrad Foothills. Zul'ra also sent Drek'Thar and his men there to prepare to receive the fleet returning from Kalimdor.
Winter in the Dark Portal passed quietly, and the weather was still a bit chilly. Zul'ra arrived at the camp in East Point Harbor to inspect the Orcs and Trolls hordes and wait for the fleet to return. However, a sudden energy fluctuation disrupted his plans.
The energy fluctuations came from the northwest of East Point Harbor, lasting for several minutes before abruptly ceasing. According to Dujarric, the Syndicate Assassin Leader of East Point Harbor, that direction was towards the ruins of Dalaran.
The energy fluctuations in the ruins of Dalaran made Zul'ra think of something, so he sent out a team of scouts to investigate. They didn't find out anything about Dalaran, but the scouts did bring back news that the Undead attacking human settlements along the way had inexplicably fallen into chaos.
From the various circumstances and the course of the plot, Zul'ra could deduce that the energy fluctuation was likely caused by Illidan. Just as in the story, the controversial legendary Night Elves remotely cast a spell to shatter the Lich King's glacier home in Northrend, which was also the source of the chaos that plunged the Scourge into the undead.
The northern part of the continent will soon descend into chaos, the Forsaken will appear, and humanity will gradually descend into madness. Zul'ra is too lazy to care about these things, nor can he. The only thing that matters to him is the whereabouts of the Elves prince Kael'thas, but at this time, even that is difficult to maintain because the situation is too chaotic.
Kael'thas's situation is complicated. Besides his own problems and the issues of human- Elves coexisting, he is also being targeted by the controversial and legendary Night Elves Illidan. Illidan needs manpower to train Demon Hunter, and Blood Elves are a suitable source of soldiers.
The path of the Blood Elves is bound to be full of twists and turns, and outsiders can't offer much help. Zul'ra can only take it one step at a time. Meanwhile, the fleet he was waiting for successfully returned from Kalimdor to the port of Eastern Point.
The returning fleet received a warm welcome. The Orcs cheered for the sailors returning from their voyage. Zul'ra also went ahead to meet the returning sailors and spoke with several of the fleet's leaders and captains, asking them about their experience on the voyage to Kalimdor and the time required to travel between the two continents.
Faced with Zul'ra's personal inquiry, the captains, led by Bashak and Khatum, all shook their heads. They couldn't be sure of the time it would take to travel smoothly between the two continents, because they had only made one round trip so far, and the journey had been fraught with difficulties. On the way there, they encountered a storm, and the Warchief's ship even got separated from the group because of it.
Leaving aside the great battle that took place on Kalimdor, the return journey was still fraught with difficulties. The fleet lost its way and ended up on an island, an extremely primitive island, where they encountered many people, including a group of Night Elves. They captured an old Orcs, and the Orcs Gaodier who was traveling with them negotiated with them about it.
The Night Elves were extremely savage. After refusing to release the man, Gaodier planned to kidnap some of Night Elves. However, the Elves unexpectedly released the old Orcs on their own initiative. But after finding out the truth, they made a blunder, because the old Orcs turned out to be a Warlock from the Stormreaver Clan.
"What kind of thing are you doing?" Sanra looked at the troll orcs in front of her, her face darkening slightly. The Raider Clan was founded by the orc traitor warlock Gul'dan. If the Horde were to create a wanted list right now, all of their members would be on it.
"It's all our fault." The Orcs Gaodier looked at Zul'ra, whose face was slightly dark, and couldn't help but feel ashamed. They hadn't expected that the poor old Orcs was actually a traitor to the Stormreaver Clan.
"What happened next? What about that Warlock from the Stormreaver Clan, and the Night Elves you kidnapped? How many of them did you kill in the conflict with the Night Elves?" Zul'ra's expression softened. What's done is done, there's no going back. The only question is how things will develop from here.
"After we learned that we had saved a Stormreaver Clan, we realized we had made a mistake, but those Night Elves were too ferocious. We had to take Drek'Sul and the hostages and set sail overnight to avoid them. On the way back, we even encountered a storm..." Captain Bashak of the destroyer Smolderthorn looked at Gaodier, his face showing a hint of speechlessness. There had been too many things going on along the way.
"What about the hostages? You didn't kill them all, did you?" Zul'ra frowned. Killing people in a conflict was one thing, but killing innocent hostages was a much bigger problem.
"No, they're still being held on the ship. We're taking Drek'Sul back with us too, to be dealt with by the Warchief personally." Gaodier waved his hands repeatedly.
"Who are those Night Elves?" Zul'ra asked, relieved to see Gaodier waving his hand.
"Those women are stubborn and won't say anything. We can't force them to confess. But Drek'Sul said they're a group of prison guards who came to that island to hunt down a criminal." Gaodier scratched his head. Hearing his words, Zul'ra couldn't help but look up. What a coincidence?