Chapter 122 East Continent Secret Report

Gandalf took the Raging Tide Legion back to Galenport, while Galen took the Storm Legion and stayed in the territory of the Thornback Boars. He planned to build the fortress within a month and then return to Stromgarde.

The territory of the Thornback Boarmen is in the central part of the Barrens, reaching the Howling Caverns in the north and the exit of Mulgore in the south. The main gathering place is under the cliff in the west, where huge thorn bushes grow. Legend has it that after the blood of the boar demigod was spilled, huge thorns broke out of the ground and eventually turned into a thorn jungle.

The Thornback Boarmen settled at the foot of a mountain surrounded by thorns, and the location where Garin chose to build the fortress was just south of the thorn bushes and north of the feud outpost built by the Tauren in later generations. This was an inward-facing valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only a city wall needed to be built to seal the valley, which was very conducive to defense.

The factor restricting the population development of various races in the barren land is water resources. Food is relatively sufficient. There are plenty of wild animals here, some of which are similar to the African savannahs on Earth. Hunting alone can meet the food needs for survival.

The climate here is dry and hot, and most of the area is rocky and sandy. The hot air from the western mountains forms whirlwinds that are rampant across the entire plain. Water is more important than gold. After the Cataclysm, the Great Rift Valley that split the Barrens into two was the originally dry riverbed. Under the destruction of Deathwing, the riverbed was torn and expanded, causing huge scars on the earth.

There are three major oases in the Barrens, namely the Forgotten Pool in the northwest, the Sweetwater Oasis in the west, and the Deadwater Oasis in the east. The Thornback Boarmen mainly rely on the water source of the Sweetwater Oasis to survive.

Fortunately, the farm in the Heart of Origin has its own well. As long as enough farms are built to meet the food and drink expenses of a legion, the newly built fortress will not be afraid of being besieged and out of food and ammunition. In addition, in this magical world of Azeroth, there is a teleportation spell. Even if the enemy is isolated from the space, Garen still has a return scroll to break the blockade.

Moreover, the Gale Legion now has 400 sixth-level knights, and this is a plain area. When the fortress gate is opened, the 400 knights will launch a group charge. Even if the wild boars of Razor Highlands come out in full force, it will be enough to get in and out of the wild boars' army seven times.

Also, in terms of site selection, Garen chose the southern part of the Thornback Boarmen's territory, close to the gate of Mulgore, so that he could get support from the Tauren tribe. This fortress can be said to be impregnable.

To commemorate the alliance with the Tauren, Garin named the planned fortress Friendship Fortress.

The construction of Garin Port had just been completed, so Garin directly brought over hundreds of farmers to build the Friendship Fortress.

In the square valley, Garin directly built a wall on the outside, thus completely isolating the valley from the outside passage, and then deployed dozens of outposts on the edge of the wall, preparing to upgrade them into arrow towers and magic towers after completion.

The town hall is a must. Although the wood in the Barren Land is relatively poor, the mineral resources are very rich. You can mine ore by digging in any mountain. The main mineral deposits of this land are gold and gems. Selling the minerals here is also one of the ways for orcs to make a fortune in the future.

Add four more barracks and max out the knights' training sequence. Except for a few mountains, most of the Barrens are plains, which are very suitable for cavalry combat. Garin estimates that with only 3,000 knights, he can dominate the Barrens without the cooperation of other arms.

Then Garin calculated that in order to meet the daily food needs of the Gale Legion, he would need to build nearly three thousand farms. Fortunately, the valley was large enough and there was enough open space to build farms.

Three thousand farmers were directly mobilized from the Holy White City to come to the farm, and the remaining farmers went to the mountains to mine stones for building city walls. Soon, the construction of Friendship Fortress was on track, and Garin could leave after the city wall was completed.

Since there were no extra manpower to guard the Friendship Fortress, Garin directly appointed the one with the highest rank and the most kills among the 400 knights as the chief of the fortress, temporarily commanding the Gale Legion.

There is no need to rush to conquer the Barrens. The first step has been completed, and a nail has been driven into the boar people's heart. The subsequent plans will require the cooperation of the Tauren to be implemented.

Garin had just returned to Garin Port and sat down in his seat in the town hall when Gray Yop came over with two letters.

Garin took a look and found that one was a secret report with the mark of the Anbu, and the other was a letter from the Church of Holy Light. Garin guessed that it was a letter from Archbishop Fao of Holy Light.

The secret report from the Anbu should be about the recent movements of the orcs, so Garin opened the letter from the Church of Holy Light first.

"Garlin, my child, remember when we met before, I said I would introduce you to a few people? I am ready to set out again from Stratholme and will arrive at Stromgarde soon. I hope that after we arrive, you and Bishop Aragorn can take the time to teach the children I brought with me. Alonsus Faol"

The letter from the Archbishop of Holy Light was very short. Garin looked at the date of the letter, which was about the time when he set out to look for the Minotaur.

The archbishop is already over fifty years old and cannot adapt to the dizziness caused by teleportation. He can only come here by transportation. According to the estimated time, he should have entered the territory of Stromgarde by now, and it is time for him to go back.

After opening another secret letter from the Anbu, Garin found that this letter contained more content and read it carefully.

The contents of the secret report showed that the orcs in the Cursed Land did not make any major moves except for daily patrols and hunting to collect prey. However, the intelligence mentioned that a group of brown-skinned orcs, who had a different skin color from most orcs, seemed to have clashed with the orc leader, and finally all of them left the south, hiding their whereabouts all the way and headed north.

Seeing this, Garin was shocked. This should be the biggest event in the Cursed Land this year. The Frostwolf Clan was exiled by the orc chieftain Blackhand.

Gul'dan had to spend a lot of energy to stabilize the Dark Portal, otherwise he would not have allowed the Frostwolf Clan to leave.

According to the original plot, when the orcs' vanguard passed through the Dark Portal, Gul'dan used the vitality of a large number of Draenei civilians to stabilize the portal. This was unacceptable to Durotan, the chieftain of the Frostwolf clan. He felt that it violated the glorious tradition of the orcs, and he clashed with Gul'dan.

The Frostwolf Clan chose to come to Azeroth because their homeland, Draenor, was gradually withering, and they were looking for an opportunity to continue their clan. As the conflict with Gul'dan deepened, Gul'dan could not openly eliminate them due to Durotan's military achievements and reputation among the orcs. In the end, he chose to use the Warchief Blackhand, who was under his control, to exile the entire Frostwolf Clan.

Garin put away the information. He knew that the Frostwolf Clan finally hid in the Alterac Valley in the north, and that our World Shaman would be born next year.

This is an important piece of information. The Frostwolf Clan may be a good partner. Even if they are unwilling to fight against the green-skinned orcs who drank shit, Garin can trick them into going to the Barrens to fight the wild boars!

As for the old tribe of the green-skinned orcs, if you dare to come to the East Continent and act wildly, don’t blame my men for being ruthless!