Duke still has a mountain of work to do.
Scouts brought news: the flag of the Horde Chieftain was replaced with a black hammer, and the Dark Portal was opened again.
This means that Orgrim still became the Warchief as he did in history. Duke felt a little bit sorry for this. He had criticized Orgrim to such an extent, but Orgrim still managed to succeed in becoming the Warchief.
I really don't know whether I should lament that the inertia of history is so powerful, or that true heroes will always be the most dazzling and eye-catching existence no matter what the circumstances.
Duke was worried about his own butterfly effect. The Horde's capture of Stormwind consumed an unexpected amount of troops. Without the help of Medivh controlled by Sargeras, the Dark Portal's transportation capacity was greatly reduced, and it would be good if it could reach one-third of its previous capacity.
The Horde can still transport orc warriors from Draenor. Duke knows that the warriors coming later are far less elite than the hundreds of thousands of warriors who came first. The first batch were either veterans who had experienced the war with the Draenei or warriors who had proven their strength in the brutal hunt.
If the combat power of the orc elites before the Dark Portal was closed was 10, the latter batch was only about 7. Moreover, Duke's heavy blow was placed on the Blackrock Clan, which made it easier for Orgrim to be constrained in his command of the Horde.
It is conceivable that Gul'dan, this despicable but powerful warlock, would provide Orgrim with more powerful warriors in order to save his own life...
The tribes over there are acting as they did in history, but the negotiations among the human countries over here are at a stalemate.
Duke knew clearly that only when the seven human kingdoms united, together with the dwarves, gnomes and high elves, could the world of Azeroth become famous for the first "Alliance"!
The problem is that right now, the alliance that should have been established is making little progress.
Based on the message sent back by Lothar, Duke learned what had happened.
Now, kings and high nobles of many countries, including King Terenas of Lordaeron, all think that Llane is just an incompetent man who was driven away by a monster like a troll and could not even defend his own country.
After all, the problem lies with Duke, the "butterfly". Because Llane died in history, and Lothar came to Lordaeron with a few guards and the little prince. Lothar appeared as a tragic hero.
Why are the other six human kingdoms willing to nominate Lothar as the commander-in-chief of the Alliance?
First, there is the threat based on the Horde's substance.
Secondly, it was Lothar's noble bloodline that was at work. In history, Lothar acquired political unity at the cost of "recognizing the kingship of all human kings in the name of the last descendant of Emperor Thoradin."
Thirdly, the Stormwind Kingdom in history had no military strength at all, it was just an empty shell. It was the most reassuring thing for all countries to hand over their soldiers to Lothar.
At this moment, only the Storm Kingdom and the Dwarf Kingdom in the southern part of the Eastern Kingdom were attacked. The northern continent was still calm and peaceful.
Lothar did not play the card of Emperor Thoradin's offspring.
The most crucial thing is that Llane has 50,000 elite troops under his command. After they unite, who will listen to whom has become a major problem. After all, the division of the Arathor Empire was ultimately due to different ideas, and no one was willing to submit to anyone else.
Duke was a little anxious.
As a time traveler, he knew exactly which two cards the Horde would play next.
The first card is the Troll!
This terrifying humanoid creature, tall and with two long fangs, but thinner than the orcs, is the native race of the planet Azeroth. As early as 14,000 years ago, the trolls were the rulers of this planet. The trolls established many large kingdoms, among which the Amani and Gurubashi empires were the largest. Both empires were ruled by the Zandalari tribe, so they were also called the Dara Empire.
Even the very famous night elves are a group of humanoid creatures from the dark troll tribe who migrated to the Well of Eternity and were gradually evolved under the influence of the arcane energy of the well water.
More than a thousand years ago, it was the rise of mankind that drove the trolls, who had been split into countless clans, away from the most fertile land and into the barren lands in the mountains.
The trolls' hatred for humans and high elves is absolutely off the charts.
When the orc Horde arrives, they will definitely hit it off.
The second card is the forbidden evil existence - the Death Knight.
Duke shuddered at the thought of how powerful and terrifying the Death Knight was.
After much deliberation, Duke decided to personally promote the establishment of the Alliance.
September 25th was no different from any other day's meeting since King Terenas of Lordaeron convened representatives from various countries.
Endless bickering and endless sarcasm.
Among the nine big guys present, except for Llane and Terenas who were kings, the other five human kingdoms sent dukes and the like. The dwarves sent a brigadier general, and the high elves were even more infuriating - they sent just a substitute senator.
It is precisely these guys, whose status is not as high as Llane's, who dare to spit at Llane.
"Hmph! What orc frenzy? They're nothing but a group of beasts like trolls. I didn't expect that the descendant of Emperor Thoradin, who expelled the trolls and allowed the rise of mankind, couldn't even defeat a group of troll-like guys and had to escape across half the ocean in shame." The one who started the criticism was a duke of the Kingdom of Gilneas.
"You..." If killing this guy wouldn't cause a serious international dispute, Lothar almost wanted to hit that guy in the face with a white glove.
"After all, isn't it all because of the trouble caused by your guardian Medivh? If Medivh hadn't betrayed him and opened the Dark Portal, would there have been an orc invasion? Would there have been so many things? Why should the entire human world clean up your mess after you caused it?" The next to start scolding was the representative of the Kingdom of Alterac.
"Enough! Don't insult Medivh! This is clearly a conspiracy of the demon lord Sargeras! If you continue to insult him, I don't mind inviting you to a duel as Medivh's best friend!" This time, even King Llane couldn't help it.
As a childhood friend of Llane, Medivh himself was a man of great character. After knowing the truth, Llane also tried his best to protect the reputation of this childhood friend and close friend of decades, even after Medivh's death, Llane continued to work hard for this.
Now this guy slaps Medivh in the face in public, isn't this also a slap in Llane's face?
Llane was so tough that the guy finally kept quiet.
But the meeting still made no progress.
At this time, a young wizard who had just appeared beside Llane today and was not taken seriously by the representatives of various countries had a mysterious smile on his face...