nashuaworldcup Chapter 256 The Perfect Plan?
Chapter 256 The Perfect Plan?
"Nancy & Vessa, I'm so sorry, your husband died in a battle against the undead. He was torn to pieces by the undead, his body was beyond preservation, and we had no choice but to cremate him... It's very sad to inform you of this news. May the Holy Light be with you... We will surely avenge you. Join us, the Scarlet Crusade are the protectors of the people..."
Besides the ring, Lorraine also found an obituary on the woman...
That man was indeed a fisherman; besides reeking of fish, he was so poor he had nothing... except for fishing line and hooks he carried with him...
The man, who didn't look old despite his gray hair, actually had a granddaughter in her thirties...
Lorraine didn't understand, and didn't want to understand.
He just suddenly recalled the experience of losing his right eye.
It's a case of karma coming full circle... the guy who tormented him back then, now his wife has been killed by him too. He's gotten his revenge, though it's all rather meaningless... he's doing just fine, a blessing in disguise...
The dog trainer who liked to torture the Forgotten with eye-gouging knives was actually a pitiful person.
In the cataclysmic plague of the dead, people were driven mad, the dead were resurrected as zombies, and the Forsaken are, in any case, synonymous with evil...
Each member can only seek their own salvation or freedom.
At the same time, you must avoid being killed by the enemy...
So Lorraine showed no mercy... mainly because after taking several punches, Lorraine realized that without using necromancy, he was finding it incredibly difficult to deal with just two human civilians, an old man and a young boy, relying solely on his necromancer skills and strength...
He was, of course, unaware that these two were not ordinary people in the teacher's eyes...
They were considered elites who lived in seclusion on the shores of Lake Lordamere...
Although that man was a fisherman, he was also a veteran of Lordaeron...
Most of the humans who survived the Scourge war were no longer defenseless civilians; they had to learn to protect themselves...
Lorraine currently possesses several truly extraordinary abilities, but her fundamental skill in making a living remains unchanged... In the teacher's words, it's time to go back, hand in the mission, learn new skills, and rest before fighting again!
External forces sometimes have their limits, and external resources sometimes have their inexhaustible resources...
Without the potion and the help of the magical artifact, it's easy to make a fatal mistake... This is a big no-no.
Life is only given once, and it's fair to everyone, as seen in historical figures like Uther and Cenarion. One, the Lightbringer, was killed by Arthas with his cursed sword; the other was felled by a single axe blow from Garrosh Hellscream, chieftain of the Warsong Clan...
Strictly speaking, in Azeroth, even demigods and pseudo-gods can be killed...
Even the Titan Guardians and the powerful Titan creators behind them... can die...
Eternal life?
It does not exist...
Only what has existed can be considered eternal...
Death ends all problems.
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After being brutally beaten by two humans, and then listening to the teacher's incoherent philosophical ramblings...
Lorraine reluctantly continued onward...
According to the plan, once we cross the highlands of Alterac Valley, the destination, Frostwolf Cave, and Tarren Mill below the mountains will be at the foot of the other side... We'll greet the old wolf, get acquainted with him, resupply our supplies, pledge our allegiance, and report to the Horde officer.
Go back to Tarren Mill and take the bat back to Undercity...
Perfect plan!
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Wisas's wife's cottage was an outpost, near the lake.
Surprisingly, quite a few people still live at the foot of Mount Alteran. The main roads are on the mountaintop... Ghosts often appear in the abandoned bandit towns on the side of the mountain, and no one lingers there. However, if you go down to the foot of the mountain, you will find many human camps.
Near the lake, there was a secret manor where many armed human militants were stationed.
The further Lorraine went, the more alarmed she became.
The teacher said happily that it was just like he remembered, and he knew which group the people here belonged to.
"Don't be afraid, they're enemies too. And enemies we just made."
"What enemies? What allies?"
"No, it's the Syndicate! Bandits, a bandit stronghold. Take them down. They're remnants of the old Alterac Valley, now they make a living by robbing. They'll rob anyone, even the undead... but they don't dare to take back their castle. They can't beat the ogres and yetis in the Alterac Valley mountains. These guys are just bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong."
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The base by the lake is the syndicate's base, or more precisely, their stronghold and food source.
Food crops thrive when there is water near the lake.
The residents of Hillsbrad Foothills refuse to leave for the same reason; if it weren't for the undead, the Alterac Mountains and the shores of Lake Lordaeron would be a paradise on earth. Lordaeron was once rich and powerful, with a strong and well-equipped army...
Paladins and mages protected the entire human race; if it weren't for internal strife, demons wouldn't have been able to easily invade this world...
Since they are enemies, Lorraine will not show mercy; she is currently worried about how to replace the thousands of servants she lost...
Based on housing estimates, at least a thousand people live here...
Their primary defensive direction, however, is towards the summit of Alterac Hill, where the Syndicate's secret base is about to become an asset to repay the Plaguebringer's debts...
Lorraine gave a wicked smile... He silently pulled out the few remaining bottles of anti-magic potions...
Seek out a well and kitchen here...
How do the people in the human survivor base survive? After their original governments and countries fell, could they still live normal lives? The answer is naturally no... The Syndicate turned into bandits because after Alterac Valley was destroyed, the remaining nobles refused to accept the Alliance's decrees and hand over their territories.
The Alterac royal family was the first to be destroyed, and the remaining members, under the leadership of a nobleman, all went into exile and gradually became bandits, specializing in robbing the common people of the surrounding kingdoms.
Their reputation was so bad that the remaining Alterans were ostracized wherever they went and were forced to become bandits...
In the syndicate, there is no so-called national order; it's all about private nobles ruling like kings, everyone is their henchman, and those who disobey are hanged... The proceeds from each robbery must be given as tribute; they can only maintain a basic standard of survival and are also required to produce food and weapons for the syndicate's leader...
Everyone was essentially a slave; it's just that after becoming accustomed to plundering for a living, there were no good people left within the syndicate...
Most of the survivors of Alterac Valley really did become bandits...
Only a few chose to leave; those who remained became bandits. Rumor had it that Galin, the last surviving member of the Alterac bloodline, had become the new commander of Stromgarde, and many Syndicate citizens were considering joining him. The sudden appearance of this bandit self-defense force within the Human Alliance was, in a way, due to Galin's reputation...
Marshal Garin also set aside past grievances and accepted a group of syndicate members who were loyal to the alliance...
They were essentially local militia members who had surrendered and been recruited by the government...
However, a large number of people chose to remain in seclusion at the Syndicate headquarters on the northern slopes of Alterac Mountains. They had grown accustomed to the Grand Duke's rule and to living as bandits...
Only on certain occasions will they revert to their former attire, interacting with the outside world as nobles or commoners. Once they've ascertained the situation, these men will don bandit clothes again, masked, and attack the places they've been...
Not to mention Alterac Valley, many farms in Arathi Highlands have been occupied by these bandits, and their reach has even extended to the areas controlled by Stormwind.
The Syndicate not only had connections with the warlords of Stromgarde, but also with the Defias rebels, originally composed of members of the Stonemasons' Guild...
They are subtly uniting to fight against Stormwind...
The bandits exploited goblin trade and island trade to create chaos and seize their original rights and interests.
There's always the shadow of some nobleman behind it...
If we were to pinpoint Marcus's initial ideal, it would be to reunite the members of the Silver Hand Paladins, restore the glory and territory of the human empire, embrace other races, and, like humanity's initial alliance with dwarves, gnomes, and high elves, embark on a path of renewed prosperity...
However, Marcus's ideals of philanthropy were completely rejected in the face of the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde, the interests of countless other powers and Brotherhood cliques, and the private spheres of schemers and nobles...
Perhaps if King Varian hadn't disappeared, Marcus wouldn't have left Stormwind to search for clues; and if he hadn't come out to deal with various human factions, he wouldn't have discovered that the once glorious alliance of the seven human kingdoms had long since crumbled...
The war between the new alliance and the new hordes cannot be won by one person's love of peace alone...