Tamra looked at Desolace with an unusually sentimental expression. As Shaman, who is closely connected with the earth, young Tauren knelt on the ground and murmured a prayer.
"I feel very uncomfortable here," Vereesa took out two pieces of dried meat from his arms and fed them to Hippogryph and Lightning, and said to Aaron, "Can anyone really survive in a place like this?"
No wonder Vereesa said this. Different from the desolation caused by lack of water in the Stonetalon Mountains, the harsh environment of Desolace is more reflected in the land here. Looking around, everything as far as the eye can see is gray-white land, and even the mountains at the end of the sight are all this uncomfortable gray-white.
There is very little vegetation growing on this strange land. There are only scattered patches of green scattered across this vast wasteland, and there are turbid and yellow rivers flowing feebly. In such a harsh environment, it is difficult to imagine how powerful a race with endurance can be to live here.
Aaron, who already has the power to sense nature, has a deeper understanding of this situation - he can feel that this land is on the verge of death, but it is different from Icecrown Glacier's land that is infiltrated by the power of death.
If we use a person as a metaphor, the land of Icecrown Glacier is like Undead that was pulled back up by Lich, and the land of Desolace is like a dying person who is suffering from diseases and is about to reach the end of his life. No wonder Tamra said that he cannot bear the scream of the earth.
At this time Tamra had finished his prayer, stood up and said to Aaron and the others, "Earth Mother told us the whereabouts of our compatriots. Do you want to go with me or part ways?"
It turns out that Shaman was asking the earth for traces of his people, rather than simply praying.
Aaron and Vereesa discussed it in low voices and decided to go with Tamra to meet Tauren to see if they could get more information from them.
After walking with Tamra on this dying land for about two days, I finally saw a small village built under the mountains. It looked smaller than Sun Rock Retreat, and here Tauren's life is far worse than that of Sun Rock Retreat's cousins. Although he is still tall, he looks a little skinny, which shows the impact of this bad land on Tauren.
What confused Aaron was that the number of Tauren in this village was only a few hundred. He didn't believe that Tauren only had this amount left. But judging from Tamra's intention, all the food she brought this time was reserved for Tauren in this village. What about the other Tauren? Just ignore it?
However, Tamra is now busy carrying the food in Kodo's backpack with these Tauren who look miserable at first glance. There should be no time to answer Aaron's question for a while. Aaron can only wait for these Tauren to finish the work at hand before asking what's going on.
"Well...Tamra, I have a question," Aaron asked Tauren through Xal'atath, who had just unloaded all the supplies he had brought, "Why are there so few Tauren here? Where is your Warchief Kane Bloodhoof?"
"You actually know Chief Bloodhoof." Tamra's focus was obviously a little biased, and then he realized it, showed a smile, and said, "Of course the chief stays in Mulgore with most of our tribesmen."
"Mulgore?" Aaron was stunned for a moment when he heard the name. He thought all Tauren were scattered in Desolace, but he didn't expect to get an unexpected answer.
"That's natural. This land has become so desolate. Who else will stay here except these guys who are always reluctant to leave their hometown?" Tamra pointed at Tauren in this small village and said. She used to be one of these people, but her outstanding Shaman talent made it impossible for her to endure the days of hearing the wailing of the earth every day.
It was also out of guilt for the compatriots who stayed here that Tamra chose to go through Charred Vale to Sun Rock Retreat, just to provide some assistance to the compatriots here.
At this time, Aaron belatedly realized a problem - not all Tauren were struggling to survive on this barren and desolate land. The only Tauren left in this land were really just the Tauren from this small village.
In fact, most Tauren live in the land named Mulgore next door to the Barrens. This land was not destroyed by during the disaster a thousand years ago. Theradras was destroyed, but it retained its vibrant appearance. About four to five hundred years ago, Tauren, who could no longer stand the poor environment of Desolace, moved to Mulgore.
What Aaron doesn't know is that if he doesn't interfere, Centaur will later break through the barrier between Desolace and Mulgore, forcing Tauren to migrate to the environment the Barrens, who is similar to the Stonetalon Mountains, will then receive assistance from Horde led by Thrall, thus making Tauren join Horde.
Even now, there is already a good Centaur stuck there, causing the unknown Tauren village to lose contact with its Mulgore compatriots, and can only rely on the support of its compatriots in the north.
This also explains a problem that has troubled Aaron for a long time - if Tauren really couldn't survive as a whole, why didn't they ask for help from Night Elf?
Even if An Ye is extremely cold-blooded and refuses to send troops to aid his old allies, then Tauren of Sun Rock Retreat will probably have a very bad attitude when he sees Vereesa.
"So that's it..." Aaron, who wanted to understand all this, breathed a sigh of relief, with complex emotions in his tone. It was good news to know that Tauren's life was not that bad, but it became a lot more troublesome to win over Tauren.
But those can be discussed later. The main purpose of Aaron now is to find a way to enter Maraudon to solve Theradras. Regarding this point, it will fall on these Tauren.
Thinking of this, he glanced at these ragged Tauren, and Aaron sighed. He thought that the entire Tauren family was still here, then This may help you break through Centaur's blockage and allow you to enter Maraudon, but look at this little village Tauren, Aaron thinks that he should think of another way. If he really doesn't want to, he can try to rush in from the air. Just like entering Grim Batol before, the number of Orcs in Wetlands is much more than the number of Centaur in Desolace, and Centaur can't go to the sky.
Tamra failed to understand the change in Aaron's mood, but only provided a suggestion that she thought would be useful, "By the way, about Maraudon, you might be able to ask Elder Wildmane. She is a highly respected Shaman, and has lived in this land for a long time, and knows the situation here very well."