The Tanaris area was originally a dense tropical jungle, but due to a shocking event in ancient times, it turned into a desolate desert.
There are almost no plants except cacti in the entire desert area. The scorching sunlight shines directly on the earth. Even through a layer of leather boots, you can feel the scorching temperature when you step on the sand.
According to the information provided by the barrage, the location where Sarlayan and Vali landed was the Hotsand Port that will be established by the goblins in the future.
They only need to move along the foot of the mountain and soon find the entrance to the Shining Plains.
Having grown up in the Eversong Forest, where spring is always present, Valeera and Sharlayan are very unaccustomed to the extreme climate of Tanaris.
Originally, Sarlayan wanted to set off on foot, looking for trouble with the Sandfury Trolls along the way to gain more experience.
But Valeela firmly opposed this. She didn't want to stay in this hot desert for any longer.
Transforming into a raptor (dragon) form and carrying Valeera away, Sarlayan headed directly north over the mountain peaks and into the shining plains belonging to Thousand Needles.
The Shimmering Steppes are one of the most barren regions in Azeroth.
Looking down from the air, the gray-white land extends to the horizon, with no end visible at a glance. There are no plants in the entire wilderness, and the species living here are more monotonous than in desert areas.
Although the Shining Plains is very desolate, it actually has very important economic value.
The entire Shining Plain is a vast salt lake bed. To put it simply, salt is produced here.
Anyone with some common sense knows that salt is an important resource needed by any race.
Once salt is lacking, the human body will have obvious negative symptoms, including dizziness and fatigue, poor diet, nausea and vomiting, etc. In severe cases, it may even lead to shock and coma.
That is to say, the Thousand Needles and Tanaris areas are really not suitable for living. Otherwise, the Shining Plains with huge salt content will inevitably become a battleground for the major races of Kalimdor.
Sarlayan and Valeela did not stop at the Shimmering Plains, but found their bearings and headed straight towards the canyon area of Thousand Needles.
Flying at high altitude can save a lot of trouble, at least the two of them don't have to pay attention to the group of centaurs on the ground with hyenas howling into the sky in protest.
Centaurs are a species unique to Kalimdor. It is said that they are descendants of the forest demigod Cenarius.
The centaurs are the descendants of Cenarius's son Zaltar and the earth elemental princess Sederes. They did not inherit the nature-loving nature of Cenarius's lineage, nor did they inherit the weight and stability of the earth element.
Like a genetic mutation, centaurs are savage and cruel by nature, and will actively plunder all creatures that appear within their range of activity.
According to the barrage, the ancestors of the centaurs killed their father Zaltar with his own hands, which angered the earth princess Sederais who had a deep relationship with Zaltar.
Serdras drove all the centaurs out of Marathon, and never had contact with these cunning and cruel children, and guarded Zaltar's undissipated soul alone in Marathon.
Centaurs are social creatures, with the body of a horse and the upper body of a humanoid. They are naturally good at running and have outstanding endurance.
Any creature targeted by them is usually unable to escape.
With their powerful maneuverability and impressive combat effectiveness, the centaurs were domineering in central Kalimdor.
The tauren, the natives of the Desolate Land, were overwhelmed by the harassment. They wanted to run away, but they couldn't escape. They wanted to fight, but they couldn't keep up with the centaur's speed of turning like the wind.
In terms of frontal combat effectiveness, the tall and strong tauren are undoubtedly superior to centaurs.
But no matter how powerful the attack is, if it fails to hit the target, it is just a waste of effort.
The Garak Centaur in Thousand Needles is one of the five centaur tribes. They fled here after losing competition with other tribes in the Desolate Land.
The barren Thousand Needles Forest cannot support many people, so the number of Garak centaurs is naturally not large.
In addition to the centaurs, Sarlayan and Valeela also discovered a large number of wild boars when passing by from high in the sky.
These wild boars are the dominant species in Thousand Needles and the Barrens.
Although the wild boars are weak individually, their reproductive ability is very strong, and the brutal centaurs cannot gain much benefit from the overwhelming wild boars.
While flying over Thousand Needles, Sarlayan and Valeela were attacked by wyverns and harpies in the air as expected.
Harpies are a native species of Kalimdor. They are all female. They have human-like heads and bodies, but their limbs have raptor-like claws.
This creature is cunning in nature. As a flying species, it can fly up and down, making it difficult for people to guard against.
Moreover, harpies can use some simple magic and attach great importance to their territory. Any creature that enters the habitat of the harpies will be hunted down by them crazily.
There are also different opinions on the origin of the Harpy.
Some people say that the harpy was once a female night elf in ancient times. She was cursed because she offended Queen Azshara and was transformed into her current half-human, half-bird appearance.
Some people also say that the harpies are descendants of Aviana, the mother of birds. After the death of Aviana, they lost their guidance and gradually fell like the wild boars.
After accidentally breaking into the territory of the Harpies, Sarlayan and Valeela spent a lot of effort to get rid of their entanglement, and were unlucky to encounter another group of sky overlords during their escape.
Flying dragon.
Fortunately, Sarlayan had an idea and used some clever tricks to divert each other's attention to each other.
As both flying species in Thousand Needles, harpies and wyverns have developed a lot of hatred due to territorial disputes.
The enemies were naturally extremely jealous when they met, and both sides thought that the two Sarlayans were scouts sent by the other party to spy on intelligence.
While the harpy and the wyvern were fighting in the air again, Sarlayan found an opening and slipped out, with only a handful of pursuers following behind. The rest of their kind were busy suppressing the enemy on the frontal battlefield.
"Huh~ I finally got rid of it."
When they arrived at the junction of Thousand Needles and Feralas, Sarlayan finally descended from the sky, and worked with Valeera to wipe out the pursuing harpies and wyverns.
As mentioned before, Sarlayan's raptor form is just a mere appearance and has no combat effectiveness. He cannot fight the enemy in the air and can only lure the enemy to the ground and fight again.
Thousand Needles is a barren canyon, but the adjacent Feralas area is full of vitality.
This trip to Kalimdor allowed Sharlayan and Valeela to gain a lot of knowledge.
Creatures such as harpies, centaurs, wild boars, and wyverns have never appeared in the Eastern Kingdom. The two of them really have a sense of fun exploring unknown places.
They camped for one night in the Feralas Lowland wilderness marked on the map. The next morning, after not sleeping well, the two of them got up early and continued on their way.
With the previous experience of being chased and beaten in the air in Thousand Needles, after entering the Feralas area, Sarlayan, who did not have the ability to fight in the air, did not dare to take off at will anymore.
Feralas is a tropical jungle located in a valley with a warm and humid climate and abundant rainfall, which is in sharp contrast to the desolate Thousand Needles and Tanaris Desert.
In addition to common wild species in the tropics, the Feralas region is also home to many unique creatures and intelligent species of Kalimdor.
Heading westward along the land route, Sarlayan and Valeera were thankful that they did not continue flying recklessly.
From time to time, groups of hippogryphs fly past in the sky, and occasionally a strange species called an elf dragon can be seen.
Although named Elf Dragon, this species actually has no blood relationship with elves or dragons.
They are magical creatures with wisdom and the ability to speak human words. They are naturally immune to all kinds of magic. They are allies with the night elves, who have always been kind to wild creatures.
The appearance of the elf dragon looks very dreamy. When its wings with wing membranes flap, colorful powder will spread out. The appearance is also quite cute and it looks cute and cute.
When she saw the first elf dragon, Valeela's eyes shone and she wanted to get close to it.
Fortunately, Sarlayan caught her.
This kind of intelligent creature that likes to play pranks is not easy to mess with. If you accidentally arouse their anger, the elf dragon who masters a variety of magic will show its cruel side to the enemy.
[It is said that elf dragons like to play with light things, such as human brains... As for whether you believe it or not, it’s up to you. 】
[Uh~ Do you need to say it so scary? As long as they don’t actively annoy the elf dragons, they are relatively gentle towards strangers. 】
[If you can win the friendship of the elf dragons, they will also voluntarily follow you and provide combat assistance when encountering enemies.]
Although Sharlayan caught Valeera in time, her actions had already attracted the attention of the elf dragon.
The little creature tilted its head and looked at the two strangers it had never seen before. Under Valeela's surprised gaze, it suddenly opened its mouth and uttered human words.
"Lena! I found two strange elves, come and have a look!"