The Path of Glory

Many people signed up. Since the civilian template is free, it wouldn't hurt to create a character and familiarize myself with the terrain.

A large group of monsters were lining up to register, but Xiao Yu walked directly towards the ship. As a BOSS, he didn't need to queue. If adventurer players were ranked according to their equipment, then monster players were ranked according to their monster templates.

The crew member guarding the gangway nodded slightly when he saw Xiao Yu and let him on.

"Hey, how can he get on the ship, but we can't?"

"Idiot, that's a BOSS, how can you, a mere monster, compare?"

Although many people signed up, it was clear that Dark Rod trusted his own people the most. When Xiao Yu boarded the ship, Dark Rod was standing in front of a map, assigning tasks to his men.

"You few, take charge of the old town; a few from each gate, take charge of the Cathedral District; a few of you, take charge of the Dwarven District; and a few of you, come with me to the port for reconnaissance."

Seeing Xiao Yu approach, Dark Rod nodded slightly to him, not with much enthusiasm. After all, Xiao Yu had refused to be recruited, and Da Kui had reported on his performance over the past few days. Clearly, although this Goblin was very powerful, he was not a suitable subordinate.

Before he could speak, Xiao Yu said, "Count me in. I'm basically alone in that dungeon; the system can handle it anyway. I'll go with you guys this afternoon."

Dark Rod nodded. "That would be best."

Xiao Yu had led the attack on Nightwhisper Village before. Although it was nothing like the attack on Stormwind City, he had arranged the pre- and post-attack operations and reconnaissance in an orderly manner. He had learned about these processes through Black Rod, so he welcomed Xiao Yu's participation in this operation.

Returning to the character creation screen, Xiao Yu directly selected to create a new character.

Commoner template, starting region: Stormwind City.

System notification: The civilian household registration in this area is full. Please change the area where you want to be born. If you force the registration, you will not be able to receive the free housing provided by the system.

Since Xiao Yu didn't plan to play often anyway, he naturally chose to force the creation.

Stormwind City, being the Alliance's capital city, is home to a diverse population of various races, offering the widest selection of common races—all Alliance races are available.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yu chose the dwarf race, as this race has a rather honest appearance and is not easy to attract attention.

Xiao Yu chose to create his own character's appearance, and soon a dwarf civilian with a full beard appeared before him. The dwarf looked honest and simple, the kind of person who seemed unassuming. Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction, then chose to enter the game. With a flash of white light, Xiao Yu entered the game.

He was standing in a square surrounded by people coming and going. This was the Dwarven District of Stormwind City, where the residents were mainly dwarves and gnomes. Xiao Yu looked at himself: a pair of old work pants, a simple, slightly yellowed white vest with two straps hanging down, revealing his muscular arms. He looked no different from the dwarf blacksmiths walking around, forging steel.

Dark Rod didn't assign him any tasks, perhaps because he wasn't a core member. But that was fine; he could just wander around. The Defiant were going to attack Stormwind City, so they would have to attack from the port area. However, that was the area Dark Rod was responsible for scouting, so he didn't need to worry about it. Therefore, Xiao Yu simply strolled around the streets. Although it wasn't his first time in Stormwind City, Xiao Yu couldn't help but marvel at the city's grandeur.

The streets were bustling with people of all races. Adventurers came and went in a hurry, while ordinary people strolled around leisurely, enjoying the scenery.

There were also stylishly dressed hero players, riding tall horses and sporting dazzling halos, slowly passing by under the spotlight.

The shops lining both sides of the street were packed with customers, creating a prosperous scene.

System notification: You have discovered the Path of Glory.

Upon hearing that voice, Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned, and before he knew it, he had already arrived in the Cathedral District.

This is a long, smooth stone-paved road, dozens of meters wide, stretching from the cathedral all the way to Stormwind City Royal Palace.

It's called the Path of Glory because two rows of tall stone statues stand on either side of the road. These statues are left by heroes who made great contributions to the Alliance in various wars and sacrificed their lives. Each statue has an inscription at the bottom, recording the hero's deeds during his life. Among these heroes are many characters that players have used. This is probably one of the advantages of hero templates over BOSS templates. At least after a hero dies, a statue can be left for future generations to admire.

"Hmm, this looks familiar," Xiao Yu stopped in front of a statue of a human Warrior. The Warrior was wearing dragon scale armor, holding a uniquely shaped two-handed sword aloft in one hand, while his other hand was clenched into a fist, with a cold and stern expression on his face.

It wasn't just that he looked familiar; Xiao Yu was quite certain he had seen this guy before. It was just that the statue and the real person had different colors, so he couldn't quite remember him for a moment. Xiao Yu's gaze then fell on the armor on the man's body and the sword in his hand.

Blade of the Dark Avenger, Dragon Scale Armor... wait a minute, isn't this Long Ao Jiutian?!

Damn, so it was this guy. Xiao Yu looked down and saw an inscribed stone tablet on the base of the statue.

Long Ao Jiutian: 1349-1375.

He once ventured deep underground, thwarted the Dark Elves' plot, killed the Dark Elves' general Weierliya, and thus earned the title of Dark Avenger.

He also led the warriors of the Alliance to defeat the evil red dragon Fieldergar and save the Thera Village from being engulfed in flames.

He had killed countless enemies, striking fear into the hearts of the Horde's scum.

He further defeated Raglios, the Balrog Lord, in the Battle of the Blazing Flame Temple, bringing Blazing Flame Canyon back into the Alliance's fold.

Although he tragically died in this battle, his name will not be forgotten by the world.

King of Kingdom of Stormwind - Varian Wrynn

I didn't realize this guy had done quite a few things before. I bet quite a few bosses have died at his hands. Would blowing him up count as doing a service to the people? But I guess in the eyes of the Alliance NPCs, he's probably the real hero. But whatever, he's dead anyway. What's wrong with leaving him a statue?

However, the game company's design is quite good. Being able to leave your own legend and story in the game must be a pretty cool thing.

Just as he was about to leave, a few people walking towards him from not far away caught his attention. Hey, aren't these the Light of Dawn players he killed in the Hidden Gold Vault that day?

Yes, it was those same people, but with them was a level 45 Warrior, who seemed to be a core player of Light of Dawn.

These people had clearly come to pay their respects to the statue. Led by the level 45 Warrior, they went straight to the statue, and the Warrior pointed at it and said, "Everyone, look, this is the statue of our former guild leader. How about it, isn't it imposing?"