At the beginning of May, the short rainy season in the Barrens had ended, and the short dry season had arrived. Many people were standing densely on the coast of Bladefist Bay.
After Tiragarde Castle was destroyed by the Horde army, Thrall did not follow Prell's suggestion to occupy the dock there. Instead, he occupied the seaside to the east outside Orgrimmar, where this place was named Bladefist Bay.
On the seaside, another pier was built.
A medium-sized wooden sailboat was moored at the pier. Lao Chen, his niece Lili, and Lili's mentor Zhuang Bo were standing by the pier.
Ever since he learned that Lili and Zhuangbo appeared in Azshara, Prell knew that this day would eventually come. So he cherished this time especially, and Lao Chen also took Lili and Zhuangbo to participate.
The battle against Gardner.
Both parties knew that their time as partners was short. After returning from Felwood, Old Chen and Zhuangbo put all their energy into the Stormstout Distillery in Rolling Rock Valley.
Because he helped the Emerald Council to deal with at least the orc warlocks and warriors who came to the Thunder Ax Fortress, although they did not completely eliminate the demons that had been hiding for thousands of years, the excuse given by Prell was that although they found a way to enter the Shadow Castle
, but could not break the sealing spell and could never enter it.
In order to express the tribe's gratitude for the Emerald Council's assistance, Erridan Blue Wind gave Lao Chen some Hop seeds, which made Lao Chen extremely happy.
In Rolling Rock Canyon, Lao Chen once heard that the Timbermaw bears who followed him said that there was a type of hop in Ashenvale that could be used to make wine, but due to its scarcity, it had always been used by the night elves druids.
Carefully cared for and looked after.
Lao Chen has also tried to purchase or exchange with the night elves through Timbermaw Bears and Tauren Druids, but has never received an accurate reply from the other party.
But this time, he finally got the seeds of the hops that he had longed for. Maybe he could try to cultivate and grow them himself, and then add them to the brewed wine as a rare raw material.
After handing over all the work at hand to Prell and other officials in Rolling Rock Canyon, Lao Chen said goodbye to Prell.
If Lili and Zhuangbo had not appeared in Kalimdor, then Lao Chen would still be willing to stay for a while, but his niece suddenly appeared. In order not to worry her parents, Lao Chen decided to take Lili back to the mystery.
Zongdao.
Moreover, Lili accidentally found a treasure that could predict the future. Lao Chen also planned to use this treasure, which Lili named the "Pearl of Pantalia", to try to find the mist-shrouded continent of Pantalia.
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Prell was a little reluctant to let go, but he couldn't stop it. Just like he had been trying to find a way home, he couldn't stop Lao Chen, Lili and Zhuang Bo from returning to their hometown.
The goblins who followed Thrall's orc army to Kalimdor, under the leadership of Gazlowe, did not choose to join the tribe. After all, it was more beneficial for the goblins to remain neutral in the entire world.
business and trade activities.
However, Gazlowe has no plans to return to Kezan Island or the Bilgewater Conglomerate. He has made a lot of money by providing transportation for the orcs, planning and leading the construction of Orgrimmar, and trading with the tribes.
It cost a lot of money, so Gazlowe found a good port on the Merchant Coast and prepared to build a small port city.
The small port city named Ratchet City has just been selected and construction has not started yet. Everything is still in the drawing stage. Therefore, if Old Chen wants to return to Wandering Island, he can only choose to start from Blade Fist Bay.
During the short dry season, the wind blows from the land to the ocean, thus forming two small ocean currents going south and north. Lao Chen's plan is to first take a boat south to the hot sand port of Tanaris, and then go from there.
There it goes all the way eastward along the southern ocean current.
For this reason, the ship he took on board had, in addition to three pandaren, more than a dozen goblin boatmen and sailors, specially sent by Gazlowe to take Old Chen all the way back to the Wandering Island.
Knowing that Old Chen was leaving, Thrall, Vol'jin and Kane Bloodhoof came to see him off. Ever since he established the Thresh Kingdom with Prell, Old Chen, like Rexxar, has been the leader of the Thresh Kingdom.
layer personnel.
Compared to Rexxar, who prefers fighting, Lao Chen prefers to deal with civil affairs, especially brewing. The reason why he came to the continent of Kalimdor was to find new brewing materials.
The materials for wine-making in the world of Azeroth mainly consist of two major categories: wine and ale, as well as niche wines made from other edible plants.
For the Thresh Kingdom and the Tauren in the past, as for today's tribes, food has always been scarce, so ale is rare in the entire tribe. Thrall even specially issued a policy not to allow goblin traders
Sold malt liquor enters the market.
Therefore, Prell specially planted a vineyard in Rolling Rock Valley, as well as other fruit trees found in the Stonetalon Mountains. It was mainly responsible for several tauren druids, led by kobolds, harpies and a small number of gnolls.
Take care of.
This vineyard was originally opened by Prell to experiment with various new wines for Lao Chen. With Lao Chen's efforts, it has now become the tribe's only wine-making base, although the scale is not very large.
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Due to the participation of the orc brewer Dron, the troll witch doctor Dilma, and the goblin merchant Pedro, the Stormstout Brewery is small in scale, but it produces many varieties of alcohol, which are basically digested within the tribe.
Already.
Prell has never issued any prohibition on alcohol within the Kingdom of Thresh, because drinking is a rare pastime for the kobolds, and he never interferes with this.
However, members of the tribe and almost every intelligent race have a huge demand for alcohol. As a nomadic people, of course they are now forced to adopt a semi-settled nomadic farming lifestyle. Tauren have always loved fine wine.
The orc race has a rough character, while the Darkspear Trolls have lived in the humid jungle for a long time. In their lives, wine is also a necessity.
But the tribe is a fledgling after all. Without completely solving the problem of food self-sufficiency, all senior leaders, including Thrall, will not completely let go of the brewing industry, nor will they focus most of their trade with other forces on alcohol.
aspect.
So Lao Chen, the orc winemaker Dron, and the troll witch doctor Dilma began to use the most common plant in the Barrens, which is the cactus fruit, to invent a new wine. Although the taste is a bit bland, it is better than nothing.
At least part of the demand for wine by orcs and trolls has been solved.
It is precisely because of this that after learning that Lao Chen was leaving, Thrall and Wojin took the initiative to see him off. Especially Dron, who brought two large barrels of wine and put them into the cabin himself, and then said: "This
It is newly brewed with the addition of thorn fruits provided by the Razor Ridge wild boar people. The taste is a bit astringent, but the taste is much stronger. Just treat it as a pastime during the journey. I hope we still have a chance to meet, Old Master Chen!"
Lao Chen laughed and hugged him. He got a lot of wine-making inspiration from Drone, but due to limited time and materials, he couldn't implement them one by one, which was somewhat regrettable.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Old Chen came to Rexxar. He took out a wooden pot from behind. The wine gourd he originally brought from the Wandering Island had been taken away by Medivh and handed to the Beast King: "
Old friend, I have nothing to give you as parting farewell, so I will give you this wine flask that I carved myself!"
Lexa gave him a solid hug, took the wine bottle, and hung it solemnly on her waist. Lao Chen knelt down and touched the war bear Misha's head, and Misha licked his chubby head.
Palm, Pandaren laughed: "Goodbye, cute little bear!"
Then he stood in front of Prell, looked at Berga, Snoo and Lestalen behind him, and recalled the afternoon when they first met.
Seeing Lestalen's eyes turning red, Lao Chen smiled and said: "Life is a journey, full of all kinds of separations, but one day, we will meet again! So, don't be sad, goodbye, Lestalen!"
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He half-knelt down and gave Prell a thick hug: "It's my honor to meet you, but after all, I belong to the Wandering Island, and I can't continue to accompany you. I'm sorry!"
Prell shook his head: "No, my friend, Pandaren are passionate and free, just like the birds in the sky. I should be the one to say sorry to you for trapping you in the Stonetalon Mountains for these years.
right!
Destiny is changeable. I never thought that this separation would be forever. Maybe it won’t be long before we can meet again! I wish you a pleasant journey and look forward to the day when we meet again! "
Old Chen stood up and saw Lili jumping over and said to Prell: "The Wandering Island is not far from Kalimdor. If you miss Uncle Chen, come and play with us.
! Or Uncle Chen, Zhuang Bo, I, and I can come and play with you when we have time!"
Prell laughed. He suddenly fell in love with this little panda girl and felt that Lili's cheerful personality was really endearing.
Reluctantly waving goodbye, the three pandas boarded the wooden boat. They watched the boat go farther and farther south, and even the white sails disappeared into the distant sea. Prell felt infinite melancholy in his heart, but when he thought about it,
, not long in the future, the fog of Pantalia will be torn apart, and then you will be able to see Lao Chen again, and he will not have so much sadness about parting.
Many tribal leaders gathered in Orgrimmar, and Thrall also followed Preel's example and made a five-year plan for the future of the orcs and even the tribe. The focus of the plan is still how to ensure that the members of the tribe can survive in the Orcs.
Limdo survives.
So after several days of heated discussions, Prell and Cairn Bloodhoof traveled together and returned to the Stonetalon Mountains. Cairn Bloodhoof headed towards Thunder Bluff from the Wind Tunnel in Malakajin Valley.
Rael returned to Rolling Rock Valley.
Then the heifer Antana, who had not been seen for nearly half a year, suddenly came to her. She looked much thinner than half a year ago. Her beautiful big eyes were shining with joy. She stretched out her hands, and a faint holy light fell on her.
On Prell: "Look, Prell, I have comprehended the Holy Light, according to the method you told me!"