Before the rise of the night elves, the trolls were once the overlords of the mortal world of Azeroth.
They ruled most of ancient Kalimdor, and even the arrogant Aqir empire was defeated by the great troll empire in its heyday.
At its peak, the troll empire respected the Zandalari clan as its suzerain and built a majestic mountain city named Dazar'alor around the holy mountain Zuldazar.
The name comes from the first troll king, Dazar, who was also the first troll emperor to sign a contract with the devil dragon Roalazan.
Since then, the Loa worshiped by the Zandalari has been called the Loa of Kings, and accepts the devout worship of all Zandalari trolls.
However, based on Sharlayan's understanding of the trolls, they have a very flexible understanding of the word "piety".
Believing in Loa is pious, and robbing Loa's power for one's own use is also pious. This is the strange thinking mode of trolls.
In addition to the overlord Zandalar, the Troll Empire also has many subordinate clans.
After countless years of fighting each other, the three most powerful tribes emerged.
These three clans are Amani, Drakkari and Gurubashi, representing forest trolls, frost trolls and jungle trolls respectively.
The forest trolls headed by the Amani clan have been in ruins since the Troll War. Now even their hometown has been attacked by the high elves. The remaining Amani trolls can only live in exile in Zumashaar, the territory of the Rottenmoss clan.
The Gurubashi clan, leader of the jungle trolls, once occupied a large jungle area in southern ancient Kalimdor.
In ancient times, the prosperous troll empire once formed an alliance with another powerful empire.
This empire is the Mogu Empire established by the mogu people in Pandaria, and is led by the powerful Thunder God.
Sarlayan had heard about Thor's deeds from Danmaku a long time ago.
It is said that the mogu emperor forcibly took away the power of guardianship from the great guardian Raiden who had lost his fighting spirit and was in a state of decadence.
With this powerful power derived from the Titan Guardians, Thor quickly united the many mogu clans that were constantly fighting against each other, and established a unified mogu empire for the first time.
In the long battle, the god of thunder gradually expanded and defeated all the invincible opponents in the world.
He wants to gain more authority over Titan and further expand his strength and influence.
The God of Thunder set his sights on the Forge of Origin located in the southern part of ancient Kalimdor.
Tor'vir, who looks after the Forge of Origin, is also a Titan creation, and was ordered by Raiden to guard the Forge of Origin.
Thor couldn't obtain Leiden's authentication authority, so Torvir would naturally not let him pass.
The angry God of Thunder personally led his army to fight, and defeated Tol'vir steadily.
In order to prevent the Forge of Origin from falling into the wrong hands, Tovir, who was dedicated to his duties, activated the Forge of Origin out of desperation.
Including Thor himself, all the mogu army and Zandalari reinforcements on the expedition to Uldum died suddenly on the spot under the impact of the huge energy released by the Forge of Origin.
Uldum, where the Forge of Origin is located, was originally a tropical rainforest full of life. Under the power of the Forge of Origin to reshape the world, the entire jungle instantly turned into a barren desert, even destroying the Tanari near Uldum.
and Silithus.
The Tanaris jungle is also the territory of the Gurubashi trolls. After being brutally desertified, some of the Gurubashi trolls who stayed there gradually adapted to the desert environment.
After the Great Sundering, the continent of Kalimdor was completely separated from the Eastern Kingdom. As a result, the trolls of Tanaris severed ties with the Gurubashi clan and formed a new troll clan, commonly known as the Sandfury clan.
The Frost Trolls are led by the Drakkari clan and have been living in the ice and snow of Northrend since before Kalimdor was divided.
As early as before the Empire of Darkness collapsed, Shandalar, who was located in the Moonsong Forest, had friction with Zul'Dakdo next door.
There is nothing wrong with calling it friction. It was just the Highborne in its heyday pressing the Drakkari troll to the ground and rubbing it.
With the unlimited energy supplied by the Well of Eternity, in addition to the territory of the dragons, wilderness demigods and Titan guardians, the Dark Night Empire, with its extremely developed magical civilization, can flatten the entire continent.
After finally waiting for the collapse of the Dark Night Empire and Sundara's own destruction, the Drakkari Trolls finally ushered in their golden period of development.
It is the nature of the trolls to be warlike. Without the threat of the upper elf in Shandalar, they began to tentatively invade the Grizzly Bear Hills in the south, and had bloody conflicts with the local indigenous race, the furbolgs.
Furbolgs are the dependents of the giant bear demigods Ursoc and Ursol brothers, and are also one of the traditional allies of the night elves.
After the demigod they believed in fell in the War of the Ancients, the furbolg did not surrender like the quilboar.
The peace-loving furbolg still maintain an optimistic attitude and live their lives every day, and they have never thought about expanding their territory.
During the time when the world tree Andrassil was polluted, some furbolgs were polluted by the mad power of the ancient gods and fought with each other.
But as Andrassil was cut down, the affected furbolgs returned to normal and continued to live peacefully in the peaceful Grizzly Hills.
The invasion of the Drakkari trolls broke the peaceful life of the furbolgs.
Based on the Drak'saron Fortress built at the junction of the two places, the Drakkari trolls began to gradually encroach on the territory that originally belonged to the furbolgs.
The brave and skilled frost trolls even advanced to the northeast and northwest of Greymaw Keep, the furbolg capital. The two frontline camps of Zabharak and Dakilkin attempted to surround Greymaw Keep in the center.
But the furbolgs are not vegetarians. Under their vigorous counterattack, the Dakirkin camp on the northeastern coast was breached. Only Zabharak in front of the Dak'saron Fortress was still barely able to survive.
If the high elves want to gain a foothold in Crystalsong Forest, the furbolg is undoubtedly a comrade worth winning over.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Due to the grudges between the night elves and the trolls thousands of years ago, the trolls of all clans are very hostile to the elves and other races, and there is absolutely no possibility of getting along with each other in a friendly manner.
Since there is destined to be hostility, Sarlayan must of course make corresponding plans before officially starting the operation.
Sarlayan planned to win over the grey-throated furbolg, who also had a grudge against the Drakkari trolls. The two sides formed an outflank situation and launched attacks on the Drakkari trolls from the east and south respectively.
As the center of the entire Northrend continent, the Crystalsong Forest, which extends in all directions, is a proper place for the four battles.
The south is close to Dragonblight, and there are connections between Sharlayan, Stellagosa and Inas, so there is no need to worry about the dragons being detrimental to the high elves who have taken root in Crystalsong Forest.
On the cliff in the west is Icecrown Glacier. Before Ner'zhul arrived, only a small number of Vrykul lived in this extremely cold glacier, so it did not pose a threat to Crystalsong Forest for the time being.
The Storm Peaks in the north is one of the areas that needs key attention. No one can say whether Loken's iron army will have evil intentions towards the neighbors who suddenly moved here.
In the worst case scenario, the pioneer team in Crystalsong Forest may also face enemies from both sides. As the initiator of the plan, Sarlayan must make corresponding preparations in advance.
If he can gain a foothold in Crystalsong Forest, Sarlayan also plans to occupy Wintergrasp, which has a large amount of minerals and polar herbs.
Going further, Sharlayan will even try to march into the Soraza Basin to test the reaction of Freya, the Guardian of Life, to see if she has been controlled by Yogg-Saron.
But these are all things for later. For now, we should first consider how to gain a foothold in the crisis-ridden Crystal Song Forest.
He explained his next plan in detail to Inas, Stellagosa and Tinagosa, and the three of them looked at him with confused expressions.
"you……"
Inas shook her head dumbfounded: "Why didn't I realize you had such a strong strategic vision before? Quel'Thalas has really found a treasure."
Although Inas was also a system owner before, the same system played a completely different role in her hands than in Sharlayan's hands.
For Inas, the system is an encyclopedia from another world, from which she can learn a lot of useful knowledge for research.
Therefore, Inas is considered a professional researcher, and her strategic thinking is no better than that of ordinary people.
Not to mention Stellagosa and Tinagosa. These two sisters could understand every word of Sharlayan's words, but when they were put together, they were confused.
Sarlayan smiled helplessly: "Forget it, let me summarize it."
"Capture Crystalsong Forest, win over the greymaw furbolgs, carefully guard against enemies from Storm Peaks and Zul'Drak, establish a firm foothold and further expand in Northrend, it's that simple."
After finally getting the three of them to understand his intentions, Sarlayan frowned slightly and looked out the window.
"By the way... what are dad and uncle doing, and Valeela who went to call for help? Why haven't they come back for so long?"
Inas narrowed her eyes slightly and asked alertly: "Could it be that the Backlight Blade has obtained some important information and is working overtime to analyze it?"