"What to do?"
Everyone was in shock and panic.
The biggest problem of reality was in front of them: they couldn't go back.
Northrend was too far from Lordaeron; they couldn't teleport directly back.
Rhonin forced himself to calm down and suggested, "Can we ask the Red Dragonflight for help?" Alexstrasza's selfless help made him feel that the Red Dragonflight could provide assistance.
Krasus shook his head.
He knew that the Red Dragon Shrine was already closed, and Queen Alexstrasza had decided to keep the Red Dragonflight out of this war.
Even he couldn't open the gates of the Shrine now.
"Then what should we do? Build a ship?" Vereesa asked.
"And the Orcs, they're trapped here too."
If they couldn't return to Lordaeron on time, not only would the important matter of developing a plague antidote be delayed, but it could also lead to the failure of the strategy to win over the Orcs.
Moreover, the Alliance would not receive intelligence about the Scourge's flying fortress, which would definitely lead to inadequate responses.
Krasus sighed, not because of the current predicament, but because he could no longer hide in human society.
"Find an Orc representative, plus someone from the Alliance, and I can send two people back."
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
"How will you send them?"
Krasus said in a deep voice, "I have my ways.
Go find that Varok Saurfang; we need to hurry."
Two days later, Krasus returned to his true form.
The red dragon Korialstrasz, carrying Rhonin and Saurfang, began the journey across the Great Sea back to Lordaeron.
—
Highlord Darius Crowley pushed the guards of the palace away fiercely, striding away from the disgusting palace.
He and King Genn Greymane had once again fallen out.
Genn was still that selfish person; Darius had known this fact for decades, ever since the day he met him.
Recalling the moment when Genn inherited the throne and Darius swore allegiance, and then thinking of Genn's current completely self-serving appearance, disregarding the safety of the Alliance, he only felt that the oath of loyalty he had made back then was so ridiculous.
Genn had once again rejected the Alliance's invitation.
A few days ago, a raven transformed into a prophet and found the king, telling him that the Dark Tide was coming again.
Genn shouted "Assassin!" and sent the palace guards to attack the prophet, who had not expressed a trace of hostility.
Today, Darius had finally managed to bring the Alliance's special envoy into the palace.
This special envoy was the famous Archbishop of the Holy Light Church of Lordaeron.
He had taken over the position of Archbishop of the Holy Light Church from the late Archbishop Alonsus Faol, and was renowned and kind.
But when the Archbishop proposed persuading Gilneas to rejoin the Alliance, and presented a lot of evidence to prove that the human world was facing an unprecedented disaster, Genn Greymane refused the request with a cold face.
Darius argued with King Genn endlessly, and in the end, he was kicked out.
"Unreasonable, unreasonable!" Back home, Darius slammed his sword on the ground.
This was the sword that Genn had given him back then.
But now he felt it was a humiliation bestowed upon him.
He sat in silence, seething, and the servants kept their distance, not daring to approach their master, who was clearly in a rage.
At this moment, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl walked in.
She was wearing a well-fitting noble dress, with a delicate rose pinned to her temples, looking playful and sexy.
But her other equipment was very different from the identity of this noble girl: she was carrying a double-barreled shotgun in her hand, and from her familiar gun-holding posture, it could be seen that this was definitely not just for show; two powerful and burly bulldogs were also following her.
She looked like she had just returned from hunting.
"What's wrong, Dad?"
This was Darius's precious daughter, the sixteen-year-old Lorna Crowley.
She had a beautiful and moving appearance.
Although she was only sixteen years old, she was tall and sexy.
Unfortunately, she was too wild.
She had no interest in the etiquette, music, and dance skills that noble girls of her age should like, but instead, she was very interested in fighting, hunting, riding, and adventure, which men liked.
People always said that she didn't look like a girl, but Darius was very proud of his daughter.
Darius didn't avoid his daughter and told her about his experience in the palace.
Lorna didn't have any special interest in politics, but she was very willing to share the worries of her father.
Her father was the hero she loved and admired the most!
"Genn is really Stupid and useless, he has no sense of responsibility at all."
On this matter, Lorna completely held the same attitude as her father: that is, absolutely support rejoining the Alliance and fighting for the Alliance.
Genn has always been satisfied with the Greymane Wall he built, and firmly believes that this is an unbreakable barrier forever.
With it, Gilneas can block all enemies.
The construction of this wall forcibly separated Darius's hereditary territory, completely isolating the village of Pyrewood Village outside the wall.
Even so, Darius could endure it.
But this wall was not to defend against enemies, but to defend against former allies.
With the completion of this wall, Genn began to implement his policy of absolute isolation: he strictly prohibited Gilneas from external exchanges, making the country completely self-sufficient; politically, he did not join any alliances or forces, and refused to help anyone; militarily, he relied on the Greymane Wall for strategic defense, did not take the initiative to attack, and dispatched most of his troops to guard this wall.
Since its completion, no one has indeed attacked Gilneas.
But this great power, which was originally ranked among the top in the seven human kingdoms, has gradually declined and withered due to its closed-door policy.
Many commercial operations have been forced to stop, countless people have gone bankrupt as a result, and its people have become increasingly numb.
Darius was one of the most determined opponents of closure, but King Genn was the most determined one.
How could a lord compete with the will of the king?
This highlord saw the various problems of Gilneas in his eyes, but was unable to change the status quo.
King Genn was the mountain pressing down on him.
Was he really going to let Gilneas sit idly by in the face of the coming disaster?
Darius was completely unwilling to accept such a result.
"Father, since Genn can't be counted on, let's get rid of the king and do it ourselves!"
Darius looked at his daughter in surprise, she seemed very serious.
—
Aiden returned to Durnholde.
Anasterian's stubbornness disappointed him completely.
The high elves were completely hopeless.
The strength of the Alliance was weakened a bit, so he believed that he needed a more powerful Valoran to make up for it.
So, he summoned two heroes as soon as he went back:
"The Hexplosives Expert" Ziggs and "The Heart of the Freljord" Braum!
Ziggs is a manic explosives expert.
This Yordle scientist greatly admired his fellow inventor Heimerdinger.
He was very talented in developing explosives and had long ago developed an explosive that he named "Hexplosives."
In Aiden's strategy, magic technology is a very important part.
Now, there are already Heimerdinger and the goblin scientist Gizkiel in the Hextech laboratory.
When two scientists from different worlds interact, it does produce considerable chemical effects.
Both were inspired and improved many of their previous products.
Even the magic communicator that Aiden was most concerned about has made great progress with the help of Taric, the Gem Knight—the improved magic communicator has been reduced in size by half, only slightly larger than the palm of the hand.
And the coverage of the resonance crystal has quadrupled!
In general, it is relatively close to Aiden's requirements.
Summoning Ziggs is to improve the power of the explosive weapons in the Valoran Allied Forces, especially the tactical missiles equipped by the flying units.
Summoning Braum, the Heart of the Freljord, is Aiden's inner yearning—Braum can almost be said to be the hero with the strongest defense in League of Legends.
At the same time, he is also very powerful.
The shield in his hand, which is thicker than a door—actually, it is a magic door—can almost resist all attacks.
And Braum is still walking like flying while carrying a shield weighing tons, which shows how strong he is!
With Braum's protection, the future battles will be safer.
And Braum is a Freljord hero, he is not afraid of ice and snow and cold at all, and he will definitely be able to exert unimaginable power in future expeditions!
Ziggs joined the Hextech Lab as soon as he came out, and ordinary people haven't seen much of him.
However, his joining has made the process of improving explosives very fast.
And Braum is now a household name in Durnholde—the day before yesterday, a group of children were playing and running across the street when a mechanical truck came speeding by.
Seeing that a child who didn't react in time was about to be hit, a burly figure flew over faster than the truck, protecting the child in his arms, and blocking the huge and heavy shield in front of him.
The truck driver slammed on the brakes, but still rushed out more than ten meters before stopping.
The driver was stunned and almost didn't dare to get out of the car to see.
But after a while, applause suddenly rang out around him:
A strong man hooked the child in his arms with one hand and lifted the shield with the other.
Under his feet, the concrete paved avenue left a dozen meters long mark, covered with crushed gravel.
But the man and the child in his arms were safe and sound.
"Uncle, what's your name?"
"My name is Braum, child!"
"Thank you, uncle! My name is Timmy! Can you teach me how to use a shield?"
"Of course, I can.
But child, why do you want to learn to use a shield?" Braum asked.
"Because I want to use a shield to protect the people who need protection!" Timmy's blue eyes bloomed with unprecedented brilliance.