Guides' Pact: The Stonemaul Uprising

With a consensus reached, the talks progressed extremely smoothly, and Zul'ra and Jaina quickly expanded the organization known as "The Guides." 😲🏆 ☝🐨

The purpose of the Guides organization is not only to guide members of the Alliance and Horde to be mindful of certain taboos in the territory of the other party or neutral parties, but also to mediate conflicts between the two sides, and to use violence when necessary.

Because of the use of violence, the members of the Guides must not show favoritism to either side. Zul'ra recommended Cairne Bloodhoof's son, Baine Bloodhoof the Tauren, to represent the Horde, because they possessed the most tolerant and gentle temperament.

Jaina recommended her friend Wendell Spark, a Gnomes mage with a meticulous yet humorous personality, qualities that made him suitable for the task. As for his current absence from Theramore and his presence in Stormwind, that could be addressed upon his return.

The establishment of the Guides organization resolved the core issues of the negotiations. Zul'ra and Jaina then quickly drafted the previously agreed-upon territorial divisions and the issues of mineral and timber trade into contracts, which they then signed.

"Thank you, Zul'ra Jin." Jaina had successfully signed the peace treaty and felt immense goodwill towards Zul'ra. Although there were disagreements, and she even had the urge to kill the Trolls during the process, it was thanks to this Trolls that the peace treaty was successfully signed.

"No need, Jaina, because this is what I wanted too." Zul'ra declined Jaina's thanks and smiled as she held up the text in her hand. This peace came from the expectations of both sides, although it was destined to be torn apart as long as one side of the Alliance and the Horde survived. But it was good for now!

"Let us raise a glass tonight in celebration of our shared aspirations," Jaina said with a hearty smile.

"Of course." Zul'ra nodded without hesitation.

That night, an impromptu banquet was held at the Ratchet. Zul'ra and Jaina, along with their attendants, as well as Gazlowe, the governor of Ratchet and its host, also attended the banquet.

Although it was a celebratory banquet, the two sides were not very close, and Gazlowe, as the host, was not good at making the atmosphere more harmonious, which made the whole banquet a bit awkward. Only Zul'ra and Jaina were in high spirits, drank a couple of glasses, and then talked about some things.

After the banquet, Zul'ra left Ratchet immediately, as did Jaina. Due to the influence of the Horde, she had always kept the people of Theramore in check. This time, she had successfully resolved the issue of territory, and upon returning, she could properly develop the land there.

Zul'ra had plenty to do back in Orgrimmar. News came from Thrall that the war was still ongoing, with the Night Elves also sending their allied forces to join the fight. It would take at least another month or two to finish, so he would have to take care of things here for a while longer.

Zul'ra first sent someone to Thunder Bluff to inform Cairne Bloodhoof of the formation of the Guides and the news that his son Baine Bloodhoof would be serving the Horde, while also keeping an eye on the unrest among the Stonemaul Ogres.

It was quite a coincidence that, during the turmoil caused by the Stonemaul Ogres, Zul'ra asked Thrall to send Gamon to Thunder Bluff to find Old Bull, and Old Bull also sent out his precious son.

After obtaining Kane's approval and recruiting his companion Baine into the party, Gamor immediately headed to Fernwall Village. In the name of the Warchief, he demanded that Mog'murokk, according to tradition, duel the warlock Gortesh to determine the ownership of power.

Mok'Morokk was the new Stonemaul Clan appointed by Rexxar. Although he was simple-minded, he possessed outstanding strength and mentality. He immediately accepted the Warchief's request, but he also raised a concern: Grotash, as a Warlock, not only knew magic but was also extremely cunning.

Mok'Morokk was driven away by Grotash's scheme. Grotash first sent an Ogres thug named Sargad to challenge Mok'Morokk while he was unwell, thus driving him out of Stonehammer's lair.

After Sargad took over, Grotash jumped out again, pointing out that Sargad had taken advantage of the situation and was unworthy to be chieftain. He then killed Zargard in one fell swoop, not only becoming chieftain of the clan but also earning the respect of the Stonemaul Ogres.

To be fair, Gamon was still too young. Upon hearing Mok'Morokk's words, he immediately jumped up to express his contempt for Grotash. Fortunately, Baine Bloodhoof was by his side, secretly pointing out that as a referee, he must be impartial. As for Grotash's words and actions, they could not be completely trusted, and even if they were true, Mok'Morokk was still using him.

Leaving aside the covert struggles, Gamon and Baine Bloodhoof assured Mok'Morokk and personally went to Stonemaul Valley to convey the Warchief's request to Grotash there.

Gortesh had once followed the warlocks of the Shadow Council for a time, and he himself was a warlock, who greatly admired Gul'dan, the dark warlock who had manipulated the Horde.

Because of his psychological admiration, Grotash learned from Gul'dan in every way and painstakingly planned to bring the Stonemaul Clan under his control, wanting to become a powerful chieftain like Gul'dan. However, he felt that he should be stronger than Gul'dan and should not only control the Horde in secret like Gul'dan did; he should become the chieftain.

Through cunning and coincidence, Grotash orchestrated a scheme to successfully drive away Mok'Morokk, and then, by using the head of the thug Sargad, became the chieftain trusted by the Stonemaul Ogres, finally achieving his goal. Unfortunately, he did not understand why Gul'dan could only control the Horde in secret, nor did he possess Gul'dan's abilities.

Faced with Gamon and Baine Bloodhoof, who came to deliver the message from the Warchief, Grotash had only two choices: refuse the duel or accept it. Refusing the duel would mean being wiped out by the Horde's army, while accepting it would mean being wiped out by Mok'Morokk in the battle.

"Whether I die now or I launch a grand plan, I will die anyway," Grotash thought. Like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in Dazexiang, he gritted his teeth and responded to Gamon and Baine Bloodhoof, indicating that he would accept the duel. Then, while the two went to call Mok'Morokk over, he silently slipped away. Yes, he silently slipped away.

Since losing a duel would be shameful, and running away would also be shameful, and since losing face was inevitable anyway, running away might at least save his life—that was Grotash's thinking.

Grotash quietly fled, not only instigating his subordinates to cause trouble, but also daring not to harbor any thoughts of harming Gamon and Baine Bloodhoof, who had come to interfere in the Stonehammer affair.

Although he didn't understand why Gul'dan could only control the Horde in secret, Grotash was still intelligent and insightful. Not to mention Gamon, he knew about the Tauren Baine Bloodhoof, the Tauren son of Cairne Bloodhoof Bloodhoof, the United Tauren Chieftain. If he laid a finger on him, he would be finished in this place.

The Horde was too large; no matter how much trouble they caused, they would ultimately fail. It was better to stop early and leave people with a blank space for imagination, so that they could come back and cause trouble again when they had the strength in the future. With this thought in mind, Grotash quietly slipped away.

Grotash's escape gave Mok'Morokk an immediate victory, and all the Stonemaul Ogres returned to his command.

Mok'Morokk led all the Ogres to Brackenwall Village because he discovered Black Dragonflight lurking near Stonemaul Valley, and they dared not stay there. After Baine Bloodhoof and Gamon helped him out, they also returned to Thunder Bluff on their way back.

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