Menethil's Power

Chapter 314 Nightmare, Sea Tide

The lifeless sky painted everything with a withered yellow color, and the whole city was full of walking corpses. They were still alive not long ago, but now they have become hideous monsters.

A skinny mother held a child who looked like a ghost, and stretched out her hand towards her. Her empty eye sockets seemed to express her sorrow silently, and then the picture changed to the majestic White Stone Court, and the dying kitten screamed miserably. Then, a white-bearded mage glared at her, and his majestic roar hit her eardrums like a wave, "This disaster is all because of you! Your stupidity has caused tens of thousands of innocent people to die tragically!"

"No, I didn't." She defended weakly, tears filled her eyes, and then her consciousness returned to reality. Jaina slowly opened her eyes, subconsciously wanting to hug the kitten sleeping next to her pillow, but Only touch the soft bedding.

It was just a dream just now, but the reality is not necessarily better than the dream. Sorrow still enveloped her heart, and the tears showed no sign of stopping. Jaina closed her eyes again and began to sob silently.

The shaking of the bed and the salty air told her that she was on a boat, and that she had left that sad land and was on her way home.

Yes, after experiencing the trial in Dalaran and seeing the horrors of the Silverpine Forest being devastated by the plague, she is finally going back to her homeland, Kul Tiras, but she has been suffering from nightmares every night for the past few days torture.Although she was found not guilty, Jaina couldn't convince herself that she had nothing to do with the terrible plague. After all, Kel'Thuzad, the culprit, was her mentor anyway.

The girl's world view is about to collapse.

She really always naively thought that Kel'Thuzad was a majestic and decent mage, and they conducted research that benefited all human beings, but the reality was that her mentor had already fallen, and took advantage of her ignorance and kindness to turn the terrible The plague spread.Jaina couldn't help shivering when she thought of the scene of Silverpine Forest that she and Rona had seen before, because it could be described as a purgatory on earth.

After the trial in Dalaran, Rona invited Jaina to inspect the plague-affected Silverpine Forest. Although she had heard of the huge number of casualties before, the numbers she faced and the reality she saw with her own eyes were completely different concepts. , This was a huge shock to Jaina, compared to Mr. Bigworth's death, which was insignificant.

Rona didn't directly condemn Jaina, but she cried bitterly in front of Jaina several times, and Jaina could give very limited responses. She could neither contact Kel'Thuzad nor know that the Cursed Cultists are currently Wherever she was, she could only repeat "I'm sorry" over and over again with the same red and swollen eyes.

She felt extremely remorseful, and at the same time regretted why she believed in Kel'Thuzad and those cursed believers so easily. The pain was constantly eroding her heart. She thought for a while, if he could find out earlier, none of this would have happened , Mr. Bigworth will not die either.

In the end, Jaina learned a news that was even more unbearable for her. So far, nearly 60 people have died from the plague-this is even when the most populous Kingdom of Lordaeron is hardly affected.

60... Jaina almost suffocates, this is more than half of the total population of Quel Tiras.

"What's the matter, Jaina, are you having nightmares again?" The hatch opened, and a young man wearing a Kul Tiras standard captain's uniform walked in. His hair was also blond, but lighter than Jaina's. A little darker, the tanned face is somewhat similar to that of a girl.

"It's nothing, brother." Jaina shook her head and said in a low tone.

Tandred Proudmoore, the second son of Admiral Daelin, took on the main defense of Kul Tiras after both his father and brother went to fight in Quel'Thalas.Tandred was originally leading the left-behind fleet to patrol the waters of his own home, and when he knew that Jaina was going back to Kul Tiras, he changed lanes to pick her up.

Seeing his sister's distraught look, Tandred couldn't help showing a bit of distress in his eyes. As an elder brother, he absolutely believed that Jaina was still a kind and innocent little girl, "Let's go for a walk on the deck. , take a breath of the fresh sea breeze." He said softly, without mentioning any words about the plague.

This is a good suggestion. Jaina got up, changed her clothes and followed Tenred to the deck. The weather was very good, but no matter how bright the sun was, it couldn't dispel the haze in Jaina's heart.

Tandred wanted to stay with his sister for a while, but his adjutant suddenly reported to him in a hurry, "We have spotted a fleet to the northwest."

a fleet?Tandred's expression suddenly became serious. As one of the main forces in the endless sea, Kul Tiras has clearly demarcated its own territorial waters, and there are only two kinds of ships that cross the border for no reason. Either the captain of this ship It's a fool who can't understand the chart, or he doesn't pay back his kindness.

Tandred couldn't care less about Jaina. "Left steer! Let's stop them," he ordered.

After the two fleets approached, Tenred discovered that the fleet that broke in without any reason was very strange. It was huge, but the types of ships in it were very diverse, including goblin steam ships, old-fashioned human sail ships, There are even a lot of rough benzene iron-hulled ships. Tandred has only seen those orcs use this terrible vehicle during the Second War.

The speed of the intruding fleet can be described as very slow, so it took less than two hours for the Kul Tiras fleet to intercept them. Azerothian species, but some green, robust humanoids.

"It's an orc!"

The second war ended less than ten years ago, so you only need to know the race to know that the opponent is the enemy, "Get ready to fight!" Tenred ordered loudly.

The well-trained Kul Tiras warships quickly lined up in a battle line, row after row of black holed muzzles sticking out, and they would open fire as soon as an order was given.

The surrounded ships immediately fell into a panic, and soon a goblin steam ship came out, and a chunky figure appeared at the bow. A certain humanoid creature with characteristics of a frog.

The goblin held a huge megaphone, "Don't do it!" he yelled hoarsely, "I am Gallywix, the president of the Bilgewater Consortium, and I have a deep business relationship with you Kul Tiras. We are not enemy!"

Tandred replied, he has the physical fitness of a lord-level fighter, his strong lungs and voice allow him to communicate with the other party without a loudspeaker, "Any act of invading the territorial waters of Kul Tiras is considered In order to invade, you must give up resistance and accept interrogation, and you'd better explain why there are orcs on your ship."

"We just strayed in! There is no malice! These orcs are just my slaves!" Gallywix tried to explain, "We will leave now! And we are willing to make compensation!"

"Stop the ship, give up any resistance, and then accept the interrogation." Tenred said coldly, there was no room for negotiation in his words.

Gallywix wanted to say something, but a steady voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "Let me negotiate with them."

The goblin turned around, showing a rare ashamed expression, "I'm sorry for the great chief, it was my fault, I never expected the Kul Tiras navy to patrol such a remote place."

"I don't intend to blame you." Thrall said, he stood at the bow of the ship instead of Gallywix, and the majestic appearance of an orc made the tense atmosphere even more aggravated.

"I'm Thrall, the new chief of the tribe. We don't mean to offend. Most of the orcs on board are women and children, and they can't possibly pose a threat to you." Thrall said in a peaceful tone, seeming to be reasonable, but Reasoning at such times seems ridiculous.

However, Jaina didn't think so. She suddenly felt that the nearby ocean currents suddenly accelerated, and the water elements were also rapidly becoming active. It seemed that a huge wave was about to erupt at any time. She looked at the tide sages, but found that these monks were also With a look of surprise, it was obvious that this change was not caused by them.

It's an orc!There is actually a very powerful element controller among them!
Derek scoffed at Thrall's statement, aren't women and children not orcs?He was about to give the order to fire, but Jaina suddenly came over, "I'll negotiate with him." The girl said directly to her brother.

Tandred was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why his sister suddenly acted like this.

"What's your purpose?" Jaina asked while staring at the orcs on the opposite boat, and felt that the collected ocean currents suddenly stagnated. She couldn't help but secretly startled. Could it be this orc with the name of a slave who gathered water elements?

"Go to Kalimdor to build a new home, we have no intention of making enemies with humans." Thrall replied.

"But how can I believe you? You said that most of the people in the boats are women and children, but how can I be sure that these boats are not carrying orc warriors?" Jaina asked calmly.

Thrall was silent, he said something to the adjutant behind him, and then one after another orcs appeared on the deck, among them there were indeed many adult male orcs, but half of them were women and children - Thrall didn't lie.

The fact is obvious that the orcs can't take the whole family to fight, they are indeed migrating.

Jaina took a deep breath, turned to Tenred and said, "Let them go."

"What are you talking about?" Tenred said with an incomprehensible expression.

"We don't have a crushing advantage over the orcs. Although their warships are inferior, the orc named Thrall has the power to completely crush the tidesages, which means that once the war starts, the sea will help our enemies. Jaina gave a very suitable reason. All Kul Tirans know that the power of the sea is not something that mortals can contend with.

There will be no more suffering and death.This is Jaina's true voice. She knows very well that once this battle happens, no matter which side wins, there will inevitably be a lot of casualties. The experience in Fiddstone has made her understand that orcs are not beasts. It is also an intelligent and emotional humanoid creature, which is not fundamentally different from humans.

Silverpine Forest and Arathi Highlands have already lost their lives. Jaina doesn't want to see a large number of lives die, she can't accept it.

"But father..."

"I will bear all the responsibilities. Believe me, giving up the conflict is the most sensible choice." Jaina said firmly, she looked at the orcs at the same time, "You can lead your people away, Thrall, but the next time you invade the library We're not going to let it go like this if we're in the territorial waters of El Tiras," she said.

Even though she has experienced so much in a short period of time and almost collapsed, Jaina is still a kind little girl in essence, and she still has goodwill towards the world.

"I salute you, ma'am." Thrall said, his eyes full of new rewards. He originally thought that only his eyes could transcend the racial boundary between orcs and humans, but he didn't expect that there were such rational people among humans.The immigrant fleet slowly receded under the watchful eyes of the Quel Tiras sailors, and the collected water elements also began to slowly dissipate, and the conflict gradually disappeared.

The strange eyes of the sailors focused on Jaina again, no one could understand that the little princess would suddenly act so absurdly.Jaina didn't seem to care about these gazes at all, and she wasn't going to explain anything, but went straight back to her cabin.

She felt that the pressure on her heart was a little lighter, and it should be right for me to do so, she said to herself in her heart.

(End of this chapter)