Ever since witnessing the power of the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider, Jiang Jie had been eyeing those griffins and even left behind the griffin he had ridden.
Even in a one-on-one fight, the griffin is stronger than the giant eagle and the lion, and it also possesses a higher level of intelligence that the latter two lack. It is the most ideal combat flying mount in the world, bar none.
Whether it's the Night Elf Hippogryph High Elf's Dragonhawk, or the orc's Wyvern, or the Troll 'Orcs giant bat, none can compare to the griffon in terms of combat power or intelligence.
The Proto-Dragon is certainly much more powerful, but only Vrykul with a sufficiently large size are suitable for it. Moreover, the Proto-Dragon is very difficult to tame; ordinary humans cannot subdue it, only human heroes can.
So from that time on, Jiang Jie had his eye on griffins, wanting to equip his disciples with them, turning them into Gryphon Rider, which would at least double their overall strength.
I've just been too busy and haven't had the time.
Jointly developing the Wetlands is a long-term plan. Jiang Jie's real purpose is not for the Wetlands's resources and arable land. After all, if he only wanted to feed the people of Stromgarde, Arathi's arable land would be enough.
His true purpose was to prepare for dealing with Twilight Highlands later.
This is too long a storyline. The Twilight's Hammer is more difficult to deal with than the Cult of the Damned. The Old Gods, Deathwing, and the Elemental Lords are also more difficult to deal with than the Lich King and Arthas. Therefore, the real challenge to deal with the Twilight Highlands will probably have to wait until after the Northern Expedition.
Relatively speaking, getting some griffins from the Wildhammer Dwarves would be more practical.
"Actually, taming griffins is no longer exclusive to the Wildhammer Dwarves."
Seeing Falstad's hesitation, Jiang Jie smiled and said, "During World War II, and even earlier, various countries, including Stormwind City and Ironforge, had already obtained the method of taming griffons from you, and acquired quite a few griffons. After the Scourge Plague, I again requested your help to provide griffons to various major towns and establish flight points to facilitate communication between them. The Highlord agreed at the time and did indeed send people to help, right?"
" Nicholas, you've had your eye on the griffin ever since, haven't you?"
Falstad glared at Jiang Jie, annoyed. "You! Fine, griffins don't belong to the Wildhammer Dwarves. They're free, they're our friends. There are plenty of wild griffins in Hinterlands. If you want to tame them, go find some yourself! We can even provide you with taming methods, but we don't have time to help you! We've lost too many Gryphon Rider and desperately need to replenish our numbers!"
Jiang Jie smiled and nodded in agreement.
Getting a well-trained griffin to serve as a temporary mount and fly from one city to another is not difficult, but making it your battle partner is difficult. You have to cultivate a bond with it yourself, even living and eating together for a long time to achieve that.
For the past two months, Jiang Jie has spent time with " Sharpbeak," the griffin that lost its master, every day, using his Chi and natural energy to help it improve its body, making it stronger and healthier, and to build a bond with it.
Now Sharpbeak is his battle partner, and has become stronger and more majestic than the other griffins, possessing the air of a "King of Griffins." Even Falstad is envious, claiming that apart from " Sk'ree," this is the most majestic griffin he has ever seen.
Sk'ree is one of the Five Heroes of the Dark Portal, the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider Kurdran, and the pride of the Wildhammer Dwarves.
After seeing Falstad off, Jiang Jie stayed in Stromgarde for a while longer, waiting a full month, but still didn't receive an invitation to a meeting to discuss the joint development of the Wetlands, leaving him speechless.
Sure enough, he underestimated the darkness and tedium of politics, wasting all his time on petty squabbles!
"Forget it, I've done what I could. I don't care anymore. I'm not a savior, nor do I have the right to be one. If the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up! If none of you big shots are worried, why should I be?"
Just a quick rant.
Jiang Jie, with Anveena on his back, rode Sharpbeak and left Stromgarde. A day later, they arrived at Aerie Peak.
Even though this wasn't Jiang Jie's first time visiting Aerie Peak in the real world, he was still captivated by its beautiful environment and felt incredibly relaxed. It was as if every pore on his body had opened up, and he felt as if he were immersed in an ocean of natural energy—it was incredibly comfortable.
Actually, the environment on the World Tree " Teldrassil " is even better than here, and the natural energy is even more abundant, but it's a bit too quiet.
Because apart from the four minor Elemental Spirits, there was nothing there.
Unlike Hinterlands, which has Dwarves, griffins, a large number of wolves, small animals, and adorable Moonkin.
They're not exactly cute, because the Moonkin here are different from those in Winterspring. They're not tamed by Druid, so they're untamed, rather savage, and not much different from wild beasts.
Although the Wildhammer Dwarves Wildhammer Dwarves said to be the masters of the Hinterlands, they actually mainly concentrate in the area around Aerie Peak and have not explored this ancient forest much. The south and east are the territory of the Forest Troll, where two ancient Troll cities are located.
To be honest, Troll are actually the true number one race in Azeroth.
Troll are the oldest intelligent beings native to Azeroth, and once ruled almost the entire Azeroth. Later, some of the Dark Trolls were influenced by the Well of Eternity and became Night Elf. Then, the Kaldorei Empire defeated the Troll, leading to Troll decline.
However, even after more than 10,000 years of decline, Troll remain the largest race in the world.
Troll are everywhere—in Kalimdor, on the Eastern Kingdoms, and in Northrend. There are at least a few dozen Troll tribes.
Moreover, there are ancient Troll cities everywhere, with two in Hinterlands alone.
Some Troll cities are much larger than Lordaeron, many times larger, such as Zul'Drak in Northrend.
The Troll ' ancestral homeland, Zandalar, still exists, and the core Troll Zandalar Tribe, still exists. If they were to rally all the Troll together, Troll might very well surpass the Night Elf and become the most powerful race.
Of course, that's difficult, practically impossible, but don't worry.
" Anveena, let's go, let's go check out Seradane."
Jiang Jie chuckled, but instead of flying directly to Seradane, he strolled through the forest.
Seradane certainly wanted to go and take a look, but his main purpose was to find enough griffins for his apprentices and, incidentally, to build good relations with the Moonkin. He felt that the World Tree Teldrassil was too deserted and wanted to bring some griffins, Moonkin, and of course, all sorts of other creatures there, in order to help Teldrassil form a complete ecosystem as soon as possible.
Playing hide-and-seek with the Vilebranch Troll of Shadra'Alor, and chatting with the High Elf at the Quel'Danil Lodge, Jiang Jie traveled with griffins as his companions, observing the sights and using the power of nature to soothe the savage and enraged Moonkin.
The appearance of Moonkin in Hinterlands is likely related to Seradane's Tree of Life.
Although Jiang Jie had no interest in becoming a " Gugu Damengde, he still really liked these adorable magical beings.
Druid have Moonkin Form, which is a very powerful spellcaster form, proving that Moonkin are a race that is very close to nature and well-suited for spellcasting.
Druid ' Animal Form are all bestowed by Demigod. For example, the Dire Bear Form was given by the bear Demigod Ursol and Ursoc, while the Storm Crow Form was given by the Mother of Aviana Aviana.
What about the Moonkin Form?
The Moonkin have no Demigod, but their creator is more powerful than any Demigod — the Elune.
Therefore, the Druid's Moonkin Form, bestowed by the Elune, can be considered the most noble of all forms.
The Moonkin were created by the Elune, and they were more drawn to Moon Goddess power than to the forces of nature. Thus, a scene that frustrated Jiang Jie unfolded:
Although Jiang Jie tried to appease the Moonkin with the power of nature, hoping to get along with Moonkin and make it easier to abduct it, the Moonkin remained indifferent to him no matter how hard he tried.
But they were unusually affectionate towards Anveena, as if she were a family member!
As a result, the Moonkin followed Anveena, and the griffin followed Jiang Jie, accompanying them all the way, never leaving their side.
When Jiang Jie finally arrived at the small village of " Agol'watha " of the Vilebranch Troll, those ferocious Troll were terrified and scattered when they saw the large army of hundreds of griffins and hundreds of Moonkin!
When the Wildhammer Gryphon Rider patrolling the forest witnessed this scene and returned to Aerie Peak to tell Highlord Falstad what had happened, Falstad's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an apple!
He was filled with regret and envy at the same time:
Who would have thought that the Wildhammer Dwarves, who have lived alongside griffins for over three hundred years, are less popular than a human who has only been here for a few days!
How many griffins must Jiang Jie have kidnapped?
Falstad even had an idea in his mind:
Why not just pay Grand Duke Nicholas to help tame the griffin? That might be faster!
It has to be said, this was a reality that drove him to despair!
Finally, when Jiang Jie traveled hundreds of kilometers and arrived at Seradane, he was surrounded by more than five hundred griffins and even more Moonkin.