After leaving Grand Monastery, Aaron controlled Dreadwake to fly directly south, heading for Gnomeregan.
If you look at the map, Aaron only needs to control Dreadwake to go south along a straight line to reach Gnomeregan, but that is only a theoretical possibility.
Not to mention the time required for this journey, the several peaks blocking the road alone were enough to deter Aaron.
If you draw a line on the map to connect Grand Monastery and Gnomeregan, you will find that near the starting point of this line is a high mountain covered with ice and snow all year round - Alterac Mountains. At the end of this route is the continuous high mountain of Dun Morogh. It is not that difficult to walk in a straight line.
Since it was impossible to go in a straight line, Aaron had no choice but to take a long detour. His plan was to fly diagonally southwest to Lordaeron, then go south to Dalaran via Lordamere Lake, and then go all the way south. Go to Southshore and fly to Wetlands, then take a detour eastward to Loch Modan, and finally fly from Loch Modan to the college where Dun Morogh is, and go to Gnomeregan.
The first half of this route is basically in the heart of human territory. Aaron can easily obtain supplies, and he does not need to worry about getting lost on this land.
The second half of this route is basically the route that Aaron and the others took to Grim Batol. After Red Dragonflight broke away from the control of Orcs and the Alliance army penetrated deep into Khaz Modan, this road is much safer than before. At least there is no need to worry about being discovered by the Orcs dragoons like last time.
After arriving at Lordaeron, Aaron and Vereesa rested for a day in the city. They also needed to make some preparations for the next journey. In addition to the necessary food and drinking water for long journeys, they We also need to buy some clothes to keep out the cold. After all, the area where Dun Morogh is located is the area with the highest terrain of Eastern Kingdoms. It is covered with ice and snow all year round. If you are not prepared to keep out the cold, there will definitely be problems.
When Aaron and Vereesa were doing shopping for the next trip, Lordaeron happened to meet Arthas and Jaina who were hanging out together.
Aaron inquired from the two of them that the cooperation between Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas on the core of the structure has not yet begun, and the attitudes of the parties towards this cooperation are very different.
Terenas and Antonidas are naturally very enthusiastic about this project that can improve Alliance's strength, but Quel'Thalas's attitude is a bit ambiguous. Although Kael'thas himself is very enthusiastic about this project, Silvermoon City's attitude is a bit cold and he doesn't seem to be very interested.
In addition to these three parties, Kul Tiras also expressed considerable interest in this project. Although there are not many mages in their country who can participate, Daelin said that it can provide a large amount of financial support for this cooperation, on the condition that after the results are achieved in the future, Kul Tiras will be provided with a special version that can be used on ships.
As for the remaining human countries, they are not very interested. Gilneas is obsessed with building walls and shutting himself off. Alterac still has an empty throne. Stromgarde and Kingdom of Stormwind in the south are still in the process of reconstruction and really have no time to get involved in this cooperation project.
According to Jaina, this cooperation can definitely be achieved, but when it will be achieved depends on when all parties have finished wrangling.
Compared to the adults' negotiations, Arthas was more fascinated by Aaron's adventure. After hearing that Aaron killed a Faceless Ones warlord in Tyr's Fall and got Silver Hand Warhammer, the young prince Lordaeron almost drooled with envy regardless of his dignity.
After hearing that Aaron was going to Gnomeregan next, Arthas enthusiastically proposed to go with Aaron, and really went excitedly. He went to find his father, but the result made him very disappointed. Terenas not only disagreed with his whimsical plan, but also gave him a grounding order. The reason was that he could not slack off too much even if Uther was away.
However, it is perfectly normal that Terenas would not agree. First of all, it is very suspicious that Aaron has an unknown origin. Aaron previously claimed that he lived in Hinterlands In a small village, the village was later massacred by Orcs, and he escaped to Hillsbrad Foothills with difficulty. However, this was just his rhetoric and there was no evidence to support it. Terenas naturally would not take risks with his son.
On the other hand, Aaron and the others are going to plunge into the battlefield between humans and Orcs. Although Alliance's army now has the main advantage, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents. Terenas does not want his son to be lost on the battlefield like Daelin's eldest son.
Of course, these had nothing to do with Aaron. After he was ready to travel, he drove Dreadwake and left Lordaeron, heading south along the established route.
After Southshore took a short rest, Dreadwake entered the vast ocean. In order to avoid Dreadwake sailing into the open sea because of his own disorientation, Aaron deliberately chose a route that sailed close to the coastline. Although this would require a detour, he was unfamiliar with navigation and could only choose this more reliable plan to move forward.
This sea journey finally took Aaron nearly two days, which was much slower than the previous flight on a griffin.
After passing Stromgarde built on the cliff, a low Wetlands spread over the water appeared in front of Dreadwake. After seeing the scenery here, both Aaron and Vereesa looked extremely nostalgic.
When they came here before, they were too busy looking for Rhonin, who was kidnapped by Deathwing, so they failed to take a closer look at the scenery in this area. This time they had some free time, and Aaron deliberately slowed down the speed of Dreadwake's flight, allowing the ship to slowly pass over this land.
It can be seen that this land is dotted with dwarf-style buildings. However, after ten years of Orcs invasion war, most of these outpost-style buildings were turned into ruins and were occupied as nests by scattered Orcs Murloc and Ogre.
Although Alliance's army had cleared it, most areas were still controlled by races that were hostile to humans. In order to avoid trouble, Aaron had to control Dreadwake to fly higher to avoid being disturbed by attacks from the ground. Although these guys who lacked air attack methods could hardly pose any threat to Dreadwake, they were still very annoying after all.
After going upstream along the dense rivers in Wetlands to the source, a majestic dam appeared in front of Aaron and Vereesa. After this Stonewrought Dam was the iconic surface of Loch Modan - Loch Lake.