Soon, they entered the Pyrewood Village.
After settling the others in, Jiang Jie, along with Anveena and Lorna, arrived at the town hall and met Lord Darius.
The Gilneas are the most elegant of all human races.
In this situation, the one-eyed Highlord was still dressed in a noble's robes, with a noble's sword hanging at his waist and a single-barreled musket on the table beside him, clearly ready for battle at any moment.
" Nicholas? Young hero! I've heard of your deeds, truly remarkable! That bastard Genn, after building the Greymane Wall, left us in Gilneas City, almost making us look like scoundrels who abandoned their people! If it weren't for your suggestion, our Crowley Family would be finished! Forever infamous!"
Like daughter, like father; Darius's temper was just like his daughter's, full of volatile temper.
"You're too kind, Highlord. I'd like to know, what's the current situation?" Jiang Jie asked.
"How is it? I don't know. The Greymane Wall remains closed; my men can't get in," Darius said. "That bastard Genn, what is he thinking? Does he intend to fight Arthas and the Scourge with the strength of his entire nation? The High Elf are a prime example!"
It is clear that no single nation can stand against the Scourge alone!
"We've sent out scouts, but it'll take at least another day to get a response," Lorna added.
Jiang Jie nodded.
It's about 200 kilometers from here to Gilneas City, which would take about a day even by horseback. A round trip would take two days.
" Dalaran sent a mage yesterday, and another one arrived a few hours ago, just leaving recently." Lorna scoffed. " Arthas's target is Dalaran, that's clear, everyone knows that. It's alright, we were prepared to fight alone anyway! Crowley's territory, Crowley will defend it himself!"
" Dalaran can't spare any manpower, but Lordaeron won't leave you isolated, so we've come," Jiang Jie said. "The men I brought will help you defend Greymane Wall. As for myself, I'll immediately cross Greymane Wall to Gilneas to investigate."
"You?" Lorna was somewhat distrustful, but after looking her up and down, she nodded and said, "Although you're rumored to be very powerful, I think you'd better bring the little girl with you. Does she know Teleport? If we get surrounded, she can help you escape."
"I... I haven't seen that part yet. It's okay, I'll read it now." Anveena was a diligent student, seizing every opportunity to read the mage's textbook. In fact, she was very interested in magic and found it very fun.
She's truly "fun"; she's the embodiment of the Sunwell, Arcane energy is her playmate...
"... Alright, if the rumors are true, or even if you only have half the legendary strength, you'll be fine as long as you're careful," Lorna said. "I'll send someone with you. You don't know Gilneas, you'll need a guide."
"No need, I have the best guide." Jiang Jie smiled, stood up, and said, "Time is money... no, life, my friend. Let's not waste any more time, I'll leave now."
"I don't like the Goblin lines. But I like the ones you changed." Lorna stood up and looked at Jiang Jie seriously, saying, "I have another plan: We've prepared several fishing boats that will set sail from the western coast to the northern cape of Gilneas. If you encounter any Gilneas fleeing, tell them to go to the northern cape! Tell them: even if Greymane abandoned them, Crowley will not! Be careful, and come back alive!"
"I will." Jiang Jie chuckled, then asked meaningfully, "In the northern castle, Baron Shivalein and his private army should also be clearing out the Undead, right?"
" Baron Shivalein? He doesn't have many guards at his castle, but he's on good terms with us and has been helping us. He even accepted my father's invitation yesterday."
"We're here to discuss the Gilneas issue. Why are you suddenly asking about him?" Lorna asked, puzzled, sensing a hidden meaning in Jiang Jie's words. "Nothing. You should remind Baron Shivalein to be careful. His castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack; if it falls into enemy hands, it will be a huge problem!" Jiang Jie smiled.
Arugal has not yet made a move against Shadowfang Keep. Perhaps history will change, or perhaps it won't.
In short, it's good to be vigilant.
Jiang Jie turned and left.
Pyrewood Village leads to Greymane Wall.
Arriving at the foot of the city wall, Jiang Jie stared speechlessly at the towering wall that seemed to reach almost as high as the mountains.
This wall is far taller and thicker than the Great Wall. Although Gilneas poured its entire nation's resources into it, spending nearly ten years on it, and the wall is only about 300 kilometers long in total, with a large portion built on mountains and not actually very high, Jiang Jie can still be certain:
Such a structure could not have been built by human hands; there must have been some magical element involved.
To build it, Gilneas probably mobilized all the mages in the kingdom, and even borrowed some from Dalaran, right?
Although he had never seen the other famous wall, the Thoradin's Wall, Jiang Jie was certain that it was not as tall as this one.
Genn's original intention in building this wall was to separate Gilneas from Dalaran, Lordaeron, Stromgarde, completely avoiding any influence from other countries, truly isolating itself, and believing that Gilneas could solve all threats on its own.
Then, after the Undead Plague breaks out, it can also help to stop the Undead from Silverpine Forest.
However, it now blocks the helping hand extended by the Crowley Family and also hinders the fleeing Gilneas.
Ten years later, the Wolf King was indeed quite good, brave, resourceful, and responsible. But now, Genn is truly just an arrogant, cunning, and worldly-wise king!
"How do we get across?" Looking at the towering city walls, Allen felt a pang of regret.
We should have gone directly to the western coast of Pyrewood Village and taken a boat with Miss Lorna's people. It might have been slower, but it would have been better than not being able to get there at all.
"I can fly there!" Anveena's voice was clear and melodious, tinged with a hint of frustration. " Teleport is a bit difficult, I need to study it carefully... Hmm, I'll learn Blink first, it's simpler. If I learn it, I can just Blink there. Wait for me a moment, I'll be there in a bit."
She is the embodiment of the Sunwell, an energy being, and can fly directly there. Unfortunately, she cannot yet freely control the energy within her, otherwise she could pass directly through the city walls.
Of course, she could also crawl into the orange bow Thori'dal, but she liked her current body, liked the feeling, and didn't want to stay inside the orange bow.
" Anveena, you can fly there yourself." Jiang Jie looked at Allen: "As for you, I'll take you there!"
Take me there?
Allen was taken aback, then looked up again at the dizzyingly high city walls, thinking, "How are you going to get me across? How are you going to get across yourself?"
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt his body lighten, and he found himself being carried on Jiang Jie's shoulder.
"If you're scared, close your eyes." A soft whisper came in his ear. Before Allen could react, he found himself being lifted off the ground!