The future is bright, Galen saw a smooth path appearing before him, but he had only just begun, and what he needed now was to advance steadily. He forced himself to suppress the excitement that was about to overflow from his heart, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile to the back of his ears.
The surprise was so great that he couldn't control himself at all. Be discreet, be discreet. You will be the king, so you must remain calm in the face of praise or criticism. Hahaha, no, I'll have to laugh one last time. After calming down with great difficulty, Galen looked at the Archmage and the Paladin, who were caught in a dilemma. When Galen played Warcraft in his previous life, he was used to starting with the Archmage. If he started with the Paladin, he wouldn't have much advantage no matter which race he was fighting against.
But in the real world, future paladins are still very popular. In Azeroth, where the Church of the Holy Light is located, people know that professionals who can use the Holy Light are those who are blessed by the Holy Light, and they must be people of high moral character. This helps to improve the reputation of Galen's subordinates in the human world. The Archmage is also beneficial to Galen's development.
Stromgarde is a kingdom of warriors. Even King Thoras believes that fists are supreme and does not value mages much. Therefore, there are few mages in the country. The most powerful of the few court mages was killed by Medivh some time ago. Galen has always believed that in a magical world like Azeroth, mages are equivalent to scientists on Earth. If spellcasters can use magic in life through research and make magic popular and universal, they will promote social progress and human society will develop rapidly. Such is the case with the Silvermoon City of the High Elves, for example.
Another thing is that Galen has an urgent need for combat power. He does not lack high-level melee combat power. Omar and Varokar under his command are now capable of doing the job. A high-level mage, whether with long-range attack power or using spellcasters to fight against spellcasters, is the current deficiency of Galen's team. The Paladin can wait and be summoned before the Second Orcish War. In the end, he chose the initial mage.
After giving the order to summon the Archmage, Galen looked at the remaining wood and continued to deploy the farm in the open space. This was a large project, and the food produced by the farm was very important. Then he supervised the work of the farmers and maximized the training queues in the Town Hall and barracks again. Before leaving the base, he found that a northward route was displayed on the map scanned by the base in the area that had originally only been explored within a 100-mile radius.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the white light spot in the northernmost section was where he was. It turns out that the base is the same as in the game. In addition to independently scanning the map, you can also rely on yourself or the base's units to go out and explore the map. This discovery made Galen feel that he had made the right decision by starting with the Archmage. The Archmage can learn Group Teleport at level 6, allowing him to use this mobility to explore the entire surrounding map.
Omar and Varokal returned to the inn and interrupted Galen's operations at the base. Seeing that the five soldiers had recovered from their injuries, the waiter came to tell them that the food was ready, so they went downstairs together, chose a nearby table, and sat down for dinner. It was around eight or nine in the evening. It was already dark, and the townspeople had finished their day's work and returned home for dinner. Most of the people in the inn were adventurers, caravan members, and other outsiders who had rushed to Sancha Town to rest before nightfall, so there were still quite a few people in the inn lobby at this time. When watching movies, TV series, or reading novels in his previous life, it was said that the tavern was the best choice for gathering information.
Galen wanted to check it out, so while eating dinner, he pricked up his ears and tried to gather some interesting information. "Did you hear that the Kingdom's Highland Cavalry Regiment had another armed conflict with the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Alterac?" "This is not uncommon, brother. In previous years, there have been dozens of frictions between Stromgarde and Alterac. Let me give you a shocking piece of news. Do you know the magic consultant of the Stormwind Kingdom's court?" The man speaking wore light leather armor and looked like a caravan guard. He paused deliberately after saying the word "magic consultant." In the eyes of these people, mages were synonymous with nobility, wealth, and mystery.
The crowd of onlookers immediately fell silent and focused their attention on him. He seemed to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention. He paused for several seconds. Before the onlookers, who were unaware of the situation, lost their patience, he continued, "All dead. Five mages in total. They died extremely miserably. Their bodies were burned by unknown flames, and most were twisted or even shattered." "Wow." Everyone in the hotel seemed to perceive the mysterious and terrifying atmosphere in his tone and did not dare to breathe. "Who killed them? Has the Kingdom of Stormwind investigated?" "Yes, yes. What are the investigation results? Who conducted it?" "It is said that their guardian, Medivh, is the strongest among human mages. Why didn't he find out who did it?" Medivh said that I did it. Unexpectedly, Galen answered the question for them in his heart.
Galen whispered to Omar, who was next to him, "After this, go and see which caravan this person belongs to. Caravans that can go to Stormwind must be strong and well-informed. See if you can find someone among them who can serve as our informant." Omar turned his head to indicate that he understood. He had always been responsible for intelligence work. The easiest way was to obtain information from passing caravans, mainly those of the royal family itself or those of the great lords, who were strong and had accurate information. A more advanced approach is like what Galen said just now, which is to choose some relatively strong caravans and adventurers, turn them into your informants, and specifically inquire about the information you want to know.
After this episode, the following topics of conversation were about a certain viscount who was caught meeting with his lover and was caught as a thief, a certain lord whose wife put a green hat on him, a dragon treasure found somewhere in Lordaeron, which adventurer successfully killed a dragon, etc. The only useful news was that the locals were talking about the newly appointed militia adjutant, Danath Trollbane, who had effectively repelled several attacks by the Witherwood tribe on towns and villages and had rescued many villagers who had been captured by the trolls. He didn't expect Danath to have just been promoted and to be doing so well. There was admiration and gratitude in these people's tone, which showed that Danath had established an excellent reputation among them. After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms to rest for the night. Early the next morning, everyone set off back to Stromgarde. When passing through the largest town on the Royal Road, Galen left three soldiers and the baggage cart there. This town was the only way for his caravan to return, so they stayed there to wait for the caravan while Harmon Kaven dealt with the spoils. Finally, five days later, they arrived in Stromgarde. After entering the city, Galen went straight to the castle where the royal palace was located. In the castle, he saw King Thoras resting. "Father, I want a piece of land."