This is a human fortress that is still in its infancy and has not yet been fully constructed. It is more like a simple camp than a town.
In a tent on a simple pier, Daelin Proudmoore and his daughter were relatively speechless. Seeing his daughter's unconvinced eyes, whose childishness had not yet been completely eliminated, the Admiral suddenly felt a little soft-hearted.
After arriving in Theramore a few months ago, Daelin Proudmoore was actually very proud of his daughter. Since losing his son, the Admiral has devoted his original love for his son to his daughter.
On the body.
Jaina had a talent for magic, so he immediately asked Jaina to be sent to Dalaran, and made Antonidas his mentor. There are always many human relationships in human society, if not for the second orc invasion of Kul Tiras
The kingdom actively participated in the war, but he was afraid that he would not have the face to seek help from Antonidas.
When his son was still alive, Daelin Proudmoore had always treated his daughter as a political asset. He deliberately drew closer to the Kingdom of Lordaeron and sent Jaina to the palace of Lordaeron.
, like many children of nobles, became the companion of the young Prince of Alsace.
It's just that he has never really considered any of Jaina's feelings. From Daelin Proudmoore's point of view, the thoughts of his children are far less important than maintaining the political and military status of the Proudmoore family in the Kingdom of Kul Tiras.
Although in his eyes, Theramore is like a small force built by his daughter on a whim in a player's game, the admiral is not shameless enough to take his daughter's force as his own.
It's just that Theramore's situation is special. At first, Jaina couldn't bear to see her prince being seduced and corrupted and even killing his father and king. The civilians and troops of the Kingdom of Lordaeron had nowhere to go when the undead plague was raging everywhere, so she led them,
Following Medivh's guidance, we came to the continent of Kalimdor.
And in order to protect the civilians who followed her, Jaina deliberately returned to the Kingdom of Kul Tiras and took away the other half of the kingdom's naval warships without the permission of the admiral.
In other words, most of Theramore's army comes from the navy of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras. When both Daelin Proudmoore and Jaina Proudmoore stand in front of them, they will naturally follow the former's command.
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So Daelin Proudmoore came to Theramore. He had no intention of seizing his daughter's power in this building city, but with his identity there, he gained the upper hand in power intentionally or unintentionally.
Daelin Proudmoore initially regarded Theramore as an overseas colony of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras, and regarded it as a private power belonging to his daughter by default. However, after discovering that the orcs settled in the north, he also
Not caring much, he stretched his hand farther.
When leading the fleet to Tiragarde Castle, Daelin Proudmoore had noticed his daughter's little moves, but he did not stop him. In his heart, Theramore belonged to his daughter. This was also a sign of respect for his daughter about politics.
Let’s do some simple training.
But he didn't expect that in Tiragarde Castle, he would be severely beaten by the tribe and had to escape in embarrassment. Dailin Proudmoore refused to admit defeat, so he planned to borrow troops from his daughter and fight from Serra.
Morocco conscripted troops and civilians into the army.
But this was strongly opposed by Jaina. Dustwallow Swamp is not a rich land. It is difficult to survive here, especially since Theramore has not yet been fully established. Everything has to be built from scratch. She and her people are struggling.
Under the circumstances, Jaina is even more unwilling to initiate any war.
When she met Thrall for the first time last year, the reason why Jaina led the army to fight against the orcs, even chasing them near the Sweetwater Oasis, was because almost all of the first batch of people who followed her to cross the sea were Kultiran.
The navy of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka, as well as the scattered soldiers and officers of the Kingdom of Lordaeron who have lost their establishment.
Their mission is to gain a foothold in Dustwallow Swamp, so they must eliminate all possible threats. The battle with the orcs is also to clean up the area around Theramore and create a good environment for receiving more refugees in the future.
condition.
As more and more civilians arrived on the ferry from Theramore, Jaina was under increasing pressure. Like Thrall, she had not commanded many armies before, built a city, and led the people to survive.
experience, so you have to learn everything from scratch.
However, at this moment, her father suddenly appeared with a fleet and quickly prepared to fight against the orcs. Jaina was in a dilemma. She did not want Theramore to be hastily involved in the war, which meant that the war had not yet begun.
Theramore that was built may be reduced to ruins.
But she had no way to oppose her father, because now she understood where her reputation and appeal came from. In such a contradictory situation, Jaina finally chose to oppose her father.
But after Daelin Proudmoore escaped from Tiragarde Castle, he once again took back his daughter's power and took Theramore into his own hands. He was not reconciled to this failure and still felt that
There is a possibility of winning.
For this reason, he put his daughter under house arrest, hoping that her daughter would recognize the reality. Looking at Jaina's stubborn face, Daelin Proudmoore rarely softened his heart and said softly: "Jaina, my daughter, I have lived most of my life."
I have been fighting for most of my life, and the only thing I have learned is: before you are not strong enough to crush your opponent, never have any illusions about begging for peace!"
He paused and continued: "You think the orcs, or the group of beasts who formed a tribe with the orcs, will choose peace. I want to tell you, that is not true peace. Because the orcs also need time to recuperate and recuperate.
Judging from their aggressive and barbaric past, the peace you insist on will not last ten years!"
"Once the orcs have established a firm foothold on the continent of Kalimdor, they will immediately launch a war, because all races will fight for survival, and war will be the most direct, quickest and only way to solve the problem of survival!
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"So don't resent me for launching a war at will. As long as the orcs exist in the world of Azeroth, real peace will never come! Now I launch a war to completely eliminate the orcs once and for all. Then Theramore, and even the entire world
Then we won’t be threatened by their war!”
"One day, you will understand what I am saying! You are still young and have the right to enjoy peace. As for war, leave it to me!" Daelin Proudmoore said.
But Jaina is too young. In her opinion, her lover has betrayed and fallen, and her mentor has been killed. She has experienced too much in her life, and after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, she feels that it is not the orcs who threaten the world, but the one who has always been against Ai.
Xerath was eyeing the Burning Legion, so to her ears, what her father said was just a cliché.
Moreover, she believed that her father did not understand the world, that he had fallen behind, could not keep up with the changes of the times, and could not see the greater threats from the outside world. The different concepts led to many conflicts between her and her father.
Seeing that his daughter still didn't speak, Daelin Proudmoore sighed: "I knew you could teleport spells, so I had to order the mages to place a ban on you and take away your staff, but what I did
Everything is for you, for the world, you will understand my good intentions, my daughter!"
He turned around and walked out of the tent, and said to the group of soldiers and two mages who were guarding Gianna: "Take good care of Gianna, don't let her break free from the spell restriction!"
In the tent, Jaina sighed and looked to the north with sorrow. She suddenly felt confused and felt that no matter what the future outcome was, she might no longer be able to stay in this land.
At this time, Prell and Kane Bloodhoof had led the army past the northern sentry tower that Jaina had set up in the north of Theramore. Prell still remembered that the guard captain here was named Gregory Leonard.
But now, a beacon fire was burning on the sentry tower, and there was no one in and around the tower.
A group of orcs rushed to the top of the guard tower and extinguished the beacon fire. Other scouts searched and found nothing. Apparently the guards here had been completely withdrawn and nothing was left.
"Keep moving forward!" Prell ordered. According to the tribal military meeting a few days ago, his and Cairn Bloodhoof's mission was to approach Theramore and hold off Daelin Proudmoore.
After all, they considered that if Daelin Proudmoore led the fleet back to Kul Tiras, or cruised in the open sea for a period of time, it would mean that this huge threat to the tribe would always exist.
Therefore, Prell and Cairn Bloodhoof's mission is to create the illusion of attacking Theramore, forcing the admiral to stay in Theramore until the army led by Thrall arrives.
Theramore was built on a huge island. The distance between the island and the peninsula extending to the Tidal Bay in the northwest is very close. You can even swim through it at low tide, so Jaina has led the people on the island.
A wooden bridge was built across the sea between the peninsula and the peninsula.
To the northwest of the island, about a few miles away, there is a small human village that has been evacuated, with simple wooden houses and large areas of reclaimed farmland. This was created by hard-working human farmers who drained swamps and cleared the jungle.
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But now because of the war, this place has been abandoned. Prell issued an order strictly prohibiting soldiers from destroying farmland and villages. Although they did not understand it, the soldiers strictly obeyed and executed it.
Like Orgrimmar City, Theramore City also built its outer city walls first, but there were no mines dug near Theramore, so the city walls here were built with felled tree trunks woven into wooden rafts.
of.
Human beings have naturally discovered this tribal army of nearly 5,000 soldiers a long time ago. They have already closed the city gate, and behind the wooden walls, there are fully armed soldiers standing.
Prell led hundreds of people, under the banner of the tribe, to the foot of the city wall, stood at one end of the cross-sea bridge, and then shouted: "Please talk to Ms. Jaina of Theramore!"
He shouted several times, but no one on the wall responded. Prell frowned slightly and continued shouting in human language. Finally, a rough voice came back: "Kobold, what do you want from my daughter?"
What do you want to say?"
Prell followed the sound and soon found Daelin Proudmoore. This was the first time he had observed the admiral up close. He was a tall and strong human blond man with a long hair.
He had a carefully groomed beard and a blue triangular military cap, and was looking at him coldly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, the respected ruler of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras, Mr. Admiral!" Prell nodded slightly in greeting. He has always been very polite. This is related to a person's upbringing.
"I'm not happy to see you at all, damn kobolds!" Daelin Proudmoore was obviously a man with a rough temper. His tone was full of disdain, and he even spat.
Prell just pretended not to see it. In terms of rudeness, he could have been more rude than the other party, but what was the point? So he continued to ask: "Then dear Admiral, how is your daughter?"
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In front of a father, he repeatedly asked about his daughter, which made the admiral furious: "Get out of here, you humble kobold, my daughter is so noble, how can you just meet her just because you say you want to?"
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Prell smiled. He felt that his speculation should be correct. Daelin Proudmoore should have imprisoned his daughter. Otherwise, it would be Jaina who would come forward now. After all, Theramore is the nominal ruler.
It was Jaina, not the Admiral.
"Then let's see you on the battlefield!" Prell waved his hand and walked back. These words angered Daelin Proudmoore, and the admiral suddenly took out a short musket and pointed it at Prell.
I pulled the trigger.
Lexa blinked and yelled: "You are so shameless for a sneak attack from behind!" Prell immediately gave himself a holy light, and as soon as the bullet got close to his body, it fell weakly to the ground.
Prell turned around and picked up the bullet and said: "I am the messenger of the Holy Light. Bullets are ineffective against me because the Holy Light will protect me. I am not afraid even if you use artillery!"
His words reminded the admiral, and Daelin Proudmoore immediately yelled: "Aim at this damn kobold and fire!"
Prell hurriedly took two steps and took a cannon shot from the front. He had not reached that stage yet. He just felt that he was not pretending well enough because the admiral was completely uncooperative.