The Dread Wastes, south of the Townlong Steppes, had not yet been corrupted by the Sha of Fear.
It was still a beautiful place with lush vegetation.
Well, provided there were no vicious Mantid around.
Supposedly, no Pandaren had ever left the Dread Wastes alive.
The Dread Wastes was actually a plateau as well.
Its terrain and landforms therefore differed little from those of the Townlong Steppes.
Its elevation was just slightly lower than that of the Townlong Steppes.
Looking down over the clearly defined tiers of plateau terrain below, Herad felt that the Dread Wastes would yield quite a haul.
After surveying the area, he landed east of the largest Kypa'ra Trees.
That was the center of the region.
There were also no Mantid about.
The Mantid liked to settle around the Kypa'ra Trees.
The arrangement was much like metropolitan areas on Earth.
Humans living near metropolitan areas could find more employment opportunities.
For the Mantid, living around the Kypa'ra Trees meant more opportunities to enhance themselves.
If they lived out in the wilderness, how would they get the chance to strengthen themselves with amber potions?
He looked at the distant Kypa'ra Trees towering into the clouds.
Herad marveled at these miraculous trees.
They routinely grew over a thousand meters tall, or even five or six thousand.
They did not care in the slightest whether lightning struck them.
Still, a tree that could grow so tall would be tougher than steel.
Lightning probably could no longer hurt it.
Or it could only cause very slight damage.
The sort that healed as soon as the lightning struck.
In fact, even branches that fell naturally from the Kypa'ra Trees were very difficult to chop through with blades.
They shared this trait with the World Tree.
In the game, the massive explosion