Volume 3: Tides of Darkness Chapter 192 Ryan Asks for Advice
As I was sighing, the phone suddenly rang.
Murphy picked it up and saw that it was Wang Xuan calling as expected.
He took a deep breath and thought it was time.
Saving Medivh has somewhat changed the course of the plot, so Wang Xuan is sure to complain.
Fortunately, he already had a plan in place and answered the call immediately.
Wang Xuan: "Mo Fei, you are too much of a troublemaker. Tell me the truth, did you let Medivh escape yesterday? The forum went wild this morning. Lothar led people to kill Medivh, but they came up empty-handed. How is the plot going to work now? Did you have some kind of PY deal with Medivh? Did you get some benefit for yourself?"
Murphy: "There's nothing I can do about it. I have to get some benefits for myself."
These righteous words made Wang Xuan laugh.
Wang Xuan: "Damn, how can you say this so frankly ? Did you get the Book of Medivh?"
Murphy: "The Book of Medivh is in Aegwynn's hands. I won't touch that thing. As for why I'm so frank, you see, I work for you, but I don't get any salary or bonus, so I have to get some benefits for myself. In such a big event, I am a level 20 silver hero, so I can at least get a few thousand plot points and hundreds of thousands of experience points. With my strength, it's not easy for me to level up ten or twenty levels in the battlefield.
I've been busy running around for your business and have delayed everything, so what's wrong with taking advantage of it? You're making such a fuss about it, it really makes me sad."
"You..." Wang Xuan was speechless, "Then you can't save Medivh either. He's going to die in the plot."
Murphy: "Oh, it's no big deal. What's the difference between missing and dying? In the original history, Medivh was resurrected by his mother. Just think of it as his mother resurrecting Medivh in advance. Besides, I have asked him to hide. As long as he doesn't come out, it won't affect the plot.
Didn’t you say before that as long as the general framework remains the same, the details don’t matter.”
Wang Xuan: "...Okay, forget about it. As long as Medivh doesn't show up, I'll treat him as dead. But you must not cause any more trouble. Those princes and princesses are all big customers of our company. It's not easy to get a plot, but you missed it. It will be very bad for the company's performance."
Murphy: "Okay, okay, I got it. By the way, should the Black Dragon Legion join the Alliance or the Horde?"
Wang Xuan: "Don't join either side. The Black Dragon Legion is an intervention force and must be on standby at all times to help me settle things. I may need you in the future, but before that, don't get involved in the war between the tribe and the alliance.
The participation of the Black Dragon Legion in the war has already attracted the attention of the other four guardian dragon clans. If they continue to show their presence, I am afraid that they will attract the other four dragon clans."
Mo Fei thought that was a good idea, he could take this opportunity to level up.
"Okay then, let's get in touch later."
Murphy hung up the phone and entered the game.
As soon as Murphy came online from the Stormwind Palace, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was a little tense. There were soldiers coming and going everywhere in Stormwind Fortress, and messenger knights kept delivering battle reports to the military intelligence room.
As soon as he walked into the conference hall, he immediately saw a serious atmosphere.
There are fewer people, and some envoys have sent people or gone back in person to deliver the news of the orcs' massive invasion.
Those who stayed behind basically planned to join the war.
There were even more generals and nobles from the Storm Kingdom.
King Llane sat in the main seat, listening to Bolvar's report.
Murphy found an empty seat and sat down. He saw Varian sitting across the conference table with a rather depressed look on his face.
Bolvar: "The Horde's army has breached all the castles and towers on the border of the kingdom. Several orc armies are heading towards the Redridge Mountains. Many castles guarded by border nobles have been captured."
The Redridge Mountains are one of the most important iron ore producing areas in the Storm Kingdom. The local mountains are rich in iron ore, and due to oxidation reactions, the entire mountain range appears red.
Stretching for hundreds of miles, the Storm Kingdom enfeoffed more than a dozen nobles in that area and built towering castles among the mountains. These castles played a huge role in fighting against the local werewolves in the past.
However, these sturdy castles quickly fell when faced with the attacks of the tribal army.
Although the tribe is barbaric, they are not backward, especially in the use of military technology. Powerful catapults, siege towers, and even hellfire chariots built with fel technology can easily destroy the castle gates and stone walls.
King Ryan's face was solemn.
A general suggested: "We should ask the nobles to withdraw their subjects and troops to Lakeside Town and gather there, and use the bridge in Lakeside Town for defense..."
Another general retorted: "No, we should let the nobles defend their own territories to the death. This will buy us more time."
"You are sending them to their deaths!"
Llane (Storm King): "We must face the enemy head-on to protect our land and our people. Envoys and generals, if you have any good ideas, please feel free to speak up."
Everyone present spoke up.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for being blunt, but we have failed in the Battle of Black Gate. We have no chance of winning against the Horde head-on. We must concentrate our forces to defend Stormwind City. The enemy will have to attack Stormwind City in order to advance northward."
"The enemy has many troops, we can cut off their food supply route."
"Yes, yes, cut off the enemy's food supply."
This move is almost always the first reaction of all players, and some players even use their imagination to fully draw on all kinds of fantastic ideas from ancient wars.
"We can build a dam on the Stillwater Lake to store a large amount of water. When the orcs attack the city, we can dig up the dam and flood the Seven Armies."
"Stupid, it's not the rainy season now, how can there be so much water? Besides, the orcs have shamans who can summon earth elementals to quickly repair the dam."
"I think we can set up an ambush in Elwynn Forest, gather all the mages, and wait for the orc army to pass by, then set fire to the forest and burn the orcs."
"It's useless. The orcs have shamans who can directly summon a storm to put out the fire..."
When everyone was speaking, someone suddenly sneered.
“These plans you mentioned are completely unrealistic and not feasible at all.
The war has developed to this point and there is no room for any chance of success.
Your Majesty, the Storm Kingdom alone cannot resist the orcs. The only option now is to retreat. We should immediately evacuate the people and let them retreat by sea. At the same time, we should burn all the food, pollute all the water sources, clear the fields, and not leave a single grain of food for the enemy.
Your Majesty should lead the army to defend Stormwind City, attract the enemy to attack, and when all the people have retreated, burn Stormwind City down and then leave from King's Harbor by boat.
The orc army has millions of people, and the supplies they need will be astronomical. As long as we do a good job of defending our city and clearing the countryside, we can weaken them to the greatest extent and give us a chance to win the next decisive battle."
