Volume 9: Disaster Chapter 522: Arthas' Dream
Murphy looked at the new recruits of the Knights who were training in the training ground and nodded with satisfaction.
The knights of a Knightly Order can only be trained by noble recruits, and they will directly become level 4 soldiers after training . Due to this restriction, it is generally difficult for a Knightly Order to expand rapidly, and it can only rely on the reputation of the Knightly Order to obtain a certain number of noble recruits each week.
Fortunately, as the reputation of the Storm Dragon King gradually spread, the reputation of the Dragon Knights also skyrocketed. It is currently the second largest national knightly order after the Knights of the Silver Hand. This has also led to the number of noble recruits increasing by dozens or even hundreds every week.
Coupled with the heroic expertise of the Dragon Knights' leader, the size of the Knights' Order has increased significantly. Even after constant battles and sieges by dragons, the number of Dragon Knights has not decreased but increased, and has now exceeded five thousand.
The only pity is that the number of extraordinary soldiers has decreased a lot. They have been constantly consumed in years of war, and now there are only 2,500 of them.
Especially during the recent dragon disaster, the Storm Dragon Knight took off into the air to meet the attack of the invading dragons and fought bravely. Although he saved Dragon Castle, he also suffered heavy casualties.
Roland (Deputy Leader of the Dragon Knights): "Lord Aidan, the Knights now have enough new recruits. Should we train another batch of advanced soldiers?"
Aidan (Leader of the Dragon Knights): "No, there is no need. Just keep the current number."
With Murphy's current strength, the help from the Knights is not very big. They are more used as auxiliary troops and cheerleaders to increase their appearance and momentum on the battlefield.
After all, as the king of ancient dragons, he cannot be without younger brothers.
In the beginning, he trained these extraordinary soldiers mainly for the convenience of slaying dragons. Now that the Dragon Feast Road has been completed, there is no need to continue training.
Of course, the main issue is money. These extraordinary soldiers are very expensive to train.
"How are you guys doing lately? Are you used to the life here?" Murphy asked.
Roland immediately showed a helpless look after hearing this, "Those adults... can only be said to be relatively well behaved."
These naturally refer to the four disaster dragons. Since subduing these four, Murphy has brought them under his command. Now they have all transformed into human form and settled in Dragonslayer Castle.
However, although it has transformed into a human form, the human form of the Disaster Dragon still retains the characteristics of its elemental power, so the special nature of its identity can be seen at a glance.
Moreover, compared with the guardian dragon, the disaster dragon is more unruly and wild, and looks down on weak races like humans.
After all, the four disaster dragons have been sealed for tens of thousands of years and have no experience in communicating with weak races.
With the temper of the Disaster Dragon, how could it possibly stay still? Fortunately, Murphy, the ancient dragon king, still has some power. Although these four guys call them tiny mortals when they open their mouths and fragile ants when they close their mouths, and look down on the knights in the Dragon Castle, they can only satisfy their desire to talk under Murphy's suppression.
"Haha, there's no need to cover up for them. Those guys haven't been disciplined much, so it's normal for them to have a bit of temper. If they go too far, tell me and I'll discipline them."
As the two were chatting, a knight suddenly rushed up the tower.
"Master, King Godwin of Lordaeron has sent a call for help."
Mo Fei thought, is it finally going to begin?
He had been prepared for this. In fact, he had helped draft this call for action, which was to call on all the Alliance countries to deal with the Scourge forces that had appeared in Northrend.
Godwin acted quite quickly. He started taking action less than three days after the Heroes Conference.
However, even though I knew the content, I still had to go through the process. I picked it up and took a look, and the system's voice immediately rang in my ears.
[System prompt: Triggering the plot event - [Crisis in Northrend], you have received a call from King Godwin of Lordaeron to gather the forces of the Alliance countries to jointly deal with the rising Scourge forces in Northrend...]
Murphy put away the summons and smiled, "Roland, assemble the troops, we are going to fight. Also notify those four guys, it's time for them to go on the field."
The four disaster dragons were quite excited when they received the order to go to war.
However, these four were a little dissatisfied with Mo Fei's plan to mobilize troops and fight together with the alliance.
"Lord Aidandelon, I think there is no need to go through so much trouble. These weak humans are worthless. As long as you lead us personally, what kind of enemy can resist the power of the Ancient Dragon King?"
"Don't underestimate these mortals, Lesajes. Although mortals are small, they can often burst out with great power in times of crisis. Don't forget that your master was once what you called a 'weak human'. What, do you think your power is strong enough to challenge me?"
With just a few words, the four disaster dragons were frightened and subdued.
Before setting off, Murphy did not forget to use the [Recruit Brothers] function of the [Brotherhood Leader] hero specialty.
This time we are going to fight the Lich King, and Arthas has a close relationship with the Lich King, so perhaps he can play a role.
I just don’t know where Arthas is now, and whether he can respond to this call.
The situation of Arthas is unknown, but Jaina is clamoring to join the war.
"Lord Aidan, can you let me go with you?"
"No, Jaina, this war is too dangerous for you to fight."
“I’ve grown a lot in this time!”
Murphy glanced at the character level above Jaina's head and found that she was already level 55. She had indeed gained a lot of experience.
But he still shook his head.
The Lich King is a world-destroying BOSS. Even Murphy doesn't dare to say that he can completely defeat him. When dealing with such an enemy on the battlefield, you can't be distracted. If this little girl goes on the battlefield and something happens to her, it will be difficult to deal with.
"You stay in Dragonslay Castle and help me clear out the storm giants and ice trolls in the nearby mountains. These monsters have been endangering the safety of the people of Alterac. Now the kings of Alterac, who are also my brothers, are also going to join the army to fight. Alterac will be very empty for a while. Please help me protect this kingdom."
Jaina had no choice but to accept it.
Just when Murphy received the call to action, all forces across the Eastern Continent were preparing for war.
All countries in the Alliance have received Godwin's call to action, which describes in detail the terrible things happening in the northern continent of Northrend. The Scourge has already been born, and the huge undead army is growing stronger and is about to launch a cleansing of the eastern continent. Only by taking the initiative can this world-destroying crisis be nipped in the bud.
However, although the call-up order was written in a very serious tone, it was clear that none of the countries took it seriously. There was no way around it, as they had never heard of this Scourge Legion before, so who knew whether it was true or not.
Could it be that this is another conspiracy by the King of Lordaeron to increase his power?
So although various countries responded to the call, they only sent a few thousand troops to meet the needs of the situation and did not deploy their main forces at all. The main army of the Alliance still had to rely on Lordaeron.
Godwin didn't care. This action was meant to demonstrate the power of the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the nobility and selflessness of the Guardian Alliance of the King of Light. The purpose of issuing the call was just to encourage all countries to participate and be a spectator.
Witness how the King of Light and the Knights of the Silver Hand personally killed the Lich King, and saw with their own eyes the huge Scourge being defeated in their hands, so that all countries would understand that only the Holy Light can protect this world.
The situation on the part of Emperor Shenwu is much simpler. After all, he is the king of the Centaurs and he doesn't need any reason to command the Centaur troops.
The army assembled at the command. Previously, the Centaurs had established a base on Sun Island in order to fight against the tribe, which served as a starting point.
He also invited the night elves to join the war, and mentioned that the Scourge was likely the forerunner of the Burning Legion, but like the Alliance, Malfurion and Tyrande did not take it too seriously.
The main reason was because the two were wary of and distrustful of the Emperor Shenwu.
But the Emperor Shenwu was the leader of the camp after all, and he spoke this information with certainty. So the two of them sent a troop to join the battle and investigate what was going on with this Scourge Legion.
But on the tribal side, there was much more noise.
Ba Dao Wu Qing was determined to fight for the crown of dominance. He assembled a large army outside the Cursed Land and ordered a fleet from the goblins in .
"Captain, are you really going to help those humans fight?"
"Yes, Chief, why should we get involved in human affairs?"
Hearing the doubts from his chieftains, Badao Wuqing was well prepared.
"No, this war is not for humans, but for the tribe. Do you know who the leader of the Scourge is? Gul'dan!"
"What, the traitor?"
"Gul'dan is not dead?"
The orc chieftains were all extremely surprised.
"His soul possesses the human prince Varian, and now he has gathered hundreds of thousands of undead troops. His goal is to turn this world into a world of the undead. No matter if they are humans, orcs, or any other race, as long as they are living creatures, they will all be transformed into undead and be driven by him.
Of course we can choose not to take part in the war, but without the invincible warriors of my great tribe, those weak humans and elves and dwarves will certainly not be able to withstand the attack of the Scourge and will soon be transformed into undead. The combined population of the Alliance countries is tens of millions. Once transformed into undead, even the elderly, women and children will have a certain combat capability. At that time, we will have to face an army of tens of millions of undead.
So even if it's for our own sake, we must defeat Gul'dan together with the Alliance. Well, there's nothing more to say. Go gather the troops!"
When Grom Hellscream sent his warlords to gather the troops, he did not leave.
"Ba Dao Wu Qing, what on earth are you planning?"
Ba Dao Wu Qing looked at Hell Roar with some annoyance.
"Watch your words, Grom Hellscream! I am still the warchief, and you must show me respect."
Grom shrugged his shoulders and bowed his head perfunctorily. "Well, all right - Great Chief, but you haven't answered my question yet."
Badao Wuqing can ignore others, but he must appease Grom, as he is still counting on Grom's help in getting kills.
"The reason why Gul'dan was able to become the Lich King and command millions of undead armies is because he possessed two artifacts, the sword Frostmourne and the Crown of Domination.
Especially the Crown of Domination, this weapon must be in the hands of the tribe, otherwise once it is obtained by the Alliance, their strength will be greatly enhanced, and our tribe will completely lose the opportunity to conquer the world.
The Crown of Domination can control the Undead Scourge. If we can get it, we can gather enough cannon fodder troops. Although our tribal warriors are strong, their numbers are still too small compared to the Alliance. But if we have the Undead Legion summoned by the Crown of Domination, the manpower problem can be completely solved. At that time, no one in this world will be able to resist the attack of our great tribe.
So Grom, this burden must be borne by you. At the critical moment, you must grab this helmet for me. "
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Arthas stood in the darkness, dazed and at a loss. He didn't know why he was here and just looked around in a daze.
In the darkness, a chill suddenly came, as if it was ice that chilled his bones. The sound of the wind, mixed with snowflakes, obscured Arthas's vision.
The darkness was gradually replaced by an icy blizzard. Arthas was in a trance, and vaguely heard a familiar voice in the wind and snow.
"Aidan... Arthas... I'm so cold... Where are you..."
It’s my second brother’s voice!
Arthas was startled and suddenly found that he could move.
He walked in the direction where the sound came from. There was thick ice and snow under his feet and it was bitingly cold all around him. The winding icy road went up all the way, and he didn't know where it led to.
He climbed with difficulty, and Varian's voice continued to be heard.
Before he knew it, his vision suddenly opened up and he had actually climbed to the top of a mountain.
"Varian, where are you?" he yelled.
There was only empty echo all around.
"Are you looking for me?" An old and cold voice sounded from behind, with an echo, as if it came from the underworld.
Arthas felt goose bumps all over his body. He turned around suddenly and could vaguely see Varian's figure in the wind and snow. Standing in front of a throne made of ice, Varian's figure seemed to be shrouded in a shadow.
He was wearing a skeleton-shaped armor, holding a magic sword that exuded a strange chill, and had a helmet with the aura of death on his head. The pair of dark blue eyes filled with the aura of death were looking directly at him through the helmet.
For some reason, Arthas felt that Varian's look was surprisingly familiar, and it was as if he had seen this scene somewhere before.
"Second brother?"
"Haha, Varian no longer exists, ignorant human prince. Your second brother has been devoured by me. Now it's your turn!"
The figure suddenly raised his hand and pointed the magic sword in his hand at him. Arthas felt a huge suction force sucking him towards the sword.
He was horrified and struggled hard but couldn't get free.
"Useless human prince, you cannot resist the power of Frostmourne."
Just when Arthas was in despair, a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder.
"Arthas - do not fall into darkness."
Arthas turned around and saw his eldest brother Aidan, who was looking at him with a firm expression.
Looking around, there was no one else, no cold mountains, no Varian, and no magic sword.
"Brother Aidan, what about the second brother?"
"Varian is in danger. Perhaps only we can help him. Come to me, Arthas. For Varian, we must work together."
"Come to me..."
"Come to my side..."
"bring it on……"
The voice continued to echo, as if the eldest brother was right beside him, but Aidan's face gradually became blurred, and only the pair of eyes staring at him remained clear.
Arthas suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the wooden roof above his head in a daze.
The cold moonlight shines in from the window, bringing a chill, and the moon can be vaguely seen hidden in the dark clouds.
The scene in the dream is so vivid.
