Chapter 1271: Dark Gate Incident (Summer is a good season for watching horror movies)

The Storm Kingdom sending people did not exceed Duanmu Huai's expectations.

But the scale of this mission exceeded Duanmu Huai's expectations. It included not only humans, but also dwarves, gnomes, and night elves.

And the other party's appetite is not small. They want a thousand knight mechas at first!

Playing so big?

Hearing the request from the other side, not only An was shocked, but even Duanmu Huai, the instigator, was confused. Did he ever think that the other party would buy a knight mecha, but buy a thousand of them at once?

Are you running from the Middle Ages to the age of mechanical civilization?

Duke Bolvar Fordragon, who was in charge of leading the mission, was actually very depressed. From the beginning, he and King Varian planned to buy a cross first, and then slowly increase the number after they were used.

As a result, the plan did not change as quickly as it did. Just when Varian was forming an envoy to go to Tirisfal Glades to negotiate with the Inquisition, an urgent message came from the Watchfort in the Cursed Land ahead - the Dark Portal had been activated! !

This is a big deal.

The disaster caused by the Dark Portal is an unimaginable nightmare for all civilized races in Azeroth, especially the human kingdom that was originally affected by the disaster. Now that the Dark Portal is activated again, Varian's Dark Portal PTSD will explode, and other races will not fare much better. Representatives were sent to Stormwind City to discuss how to deal with the Dark Portal. At the same time, frontline troops were dispatched to surround the Dark Door to avoid another accident.

But the surprise still came.

In fact, there is a history about the Dark Portal - after the Second Orc War, the Alliance sent an expedition team through the Dark Portal, intending to completely eliminate the orc threat. In the end, the expedition team gave up the opportunity to return to the continent of Azeroth, closed the Dark Portal, and stayed on the broken continent. As the gatekeeper of Azeroth, they guarded the world from the other side. .

Because of this, no one expected that the Dark Door would open again!

After the Dark Portal opened, invaders naturally broke in, but what no one expected was that this time the intruders from the Dark Portal were not the orcs they imagined, but the demons of the Burning Legion!

Now the night elves couldn't lie down either. The Burning Legion had a PTSD attack. They sat up in a state of death and hurried over to discuss the matter.

Although due to the timely response of all parties, the first wave of the demon's attack was defeated, and the latter directly went back to the Dark Portal. But everyone knows that this is just a scout, and the alliance also sent a team of scouts into the Dark Portal. The latter desperately brought back the information after a narrow escape. According to the survivors of this scout team, the demons of the Burning Legion are currently on the other side of the Dark Portal and are furiously blasting troops. They are waiting for the army to be assembled and are about to invade Azeroth! Although the Azeroth Expeditionary Force over there still exists, there are signs of being unable to hold on under the crazy attack of the demons.

In this case, the alliance naturally took action immediately and formulated its own battle plan.

The core of the plan is very simple. No matter what, the demon army cannot be allowed to enter Azeroth. Even if it wants to fight, the battlefield must be limited to the other side of the Dark Portal.

It's useless to blow up the Dark Portal. It's not a big deal if someone can build another one. Therefore, it was finally decided to organize an expeditionary force to solve this problem once and for all.

Now that a decision has been made, fighting power is naturally needed. So for the sake of the overall situation, Varian gritted his teeth and took out the "logging mecha."

I have to say that this mecha has indeed aroused the interest of other races.

Except for the night elves who are not too concerned about this steel creation, both dwarves and gnomes have expressed a strong interest in this powerful mecha weapon.

Especially the dwarves, because they are weak in size and do not have the same frontal combat effectiveness as the dwarves, relying on machinery is almost their only option. Therefore, from the perspective of the dwarf clan, the "logging mecha" of the Tribunal was tailor-made for them. With these mechas, even fragile dwarfs can go to the front line and fight the devil head-on!

So in the end, several parties discussed it and decided that everyone would spend money together for a group purchase. If you have money, you can contribute and if you have the ability, you can contribute.

The dwarf clan, in particular, is even more eager for these mechanical creations. After all, they still have a long-cherished wish, which is to regain Gnomeregan, the main city of the dwarf clan.

This main city occupied by the enemy has always been a pain in the hearts of the dwarf clan, but the two sides are similar in strength, and it is almost impossible to take back Gnomeregan in a short time. However, if we have these mechas, liberating Gnomeregan will not be a problem at all. Great Craftsman Mekkatorque even said that with these mechas, he is sure to lead the dwarves to regain Gnomeregan in the shortest possible time.

For the Tribunal, a mere thousand knight mechas was not a big problem, but the two sides had a very long communication on how to pay the bill. To the Inquisition, Azeroth's gold coins were meaningless, and the idea of ​​selling land in exchange for mechas was dismissed by An. After all, the Inquisition had always stayed away from such things as domination. As for those ordinary minerals, the Inquisition has no need.

In the end, the two parties reached an agreement. The alliance could use some rare herbs, minerals or magic props in exchange. The specific quantity would need to be determined after the value of these herbs or minerals was determined.

However, a thousand mechas can be delivered in advance, and the alliance only needs to go back and make up the payment.

What? You don't pay back the money you owe?

You don't think the Tribunal is an organization of good men and women, do you?

Just like many villains cried, if he didn't listen to the devil, the devil would kill his whole family, so he had to help the devil.

Then on the other hand, the devil would kill your whole family, wouldn't the Tribunal do the same?

The Tribunal is not the idiots of the Holy Light Church. If the Alliance really dares to owe money and doesn't pay it back, don't blame them for coming to the door to take it.

During the negotiation, Duke Fortagan met Duanmu Huai again, and he was not surprised. Duke Fortagan also tentatively proposed that the Tribunal join the Alliance to fight. Originally, Duke Fortagan didn't have much confidence in this, but just asked casually, but Duanmu Huai's attitude was beyond his expectations, and he agreed directly.

"The goal of the Tribunal is to protect mankind and eliminate all threats to mankind. Demons are our common enemies, and the Tribunal will join."

Not only that, Duanmu Huai also brought a new plan to Duke Fortagan.

"So, in the final analysis, you want to completely destroy the demon base opposite the Dark Portal, right?"

"That's right."

"In that case, the Inquisition has a way."

"Huh?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Duke Fordragon was stunned for a moment.

"What are you going to do?"

"Hehe, you'll know when the time comes."

Duanmu Huai did not answer immediately, but just kept it a secret.

Due to their positions, the Inquisition has a good relationship with the representatives of humans, dwarves and gnomes, but the night elves have hit a snag with them. The night elf representative even came up and directly questioned whether the Inquisition had anything to do with what happened in Silithus, and asked why they did it.

However, Duanmu Huai didn't care about these long ears.

"It's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks and point fingers when we do things in the Inquisition!"

With just one sentence, the night elf messenger turned pale and walked away on the spot. The representatives of other races were also amazed. You know, the night elves have always regarded themselves as the guardians of Azeroth. In addition, they have a long lifespan, so other races will give the night elves some face.

It is rare to see someone like Duanmu Huai who directly confronts others and does not take the night elves seriously at all.

Of course, watching the fun is watching the fun, just stand by and watch, no one is stupid enough to mediate.

Compared with these local races in Azeroth, another member of the delegation surprised Duanmu Huai.

The reason is very simple, they still owe their warships for repairs.

"What are you Draenei doing here?"

Looking at the Draenei envoy in front of him, Duanmu Huai was confused. He knew that the unlucky Draenei race that collided with the ship was starting a new life on a nearby island called Azuremyst Island. In terms of distance, it is not surprising that the Draenei and the Alliance have a relationship, but what surprised Duanmu Huai was that they would actually join this expedition?

You Draenei just fell from the sky, and you haven't even warmed up your butt yet, but you're already thinking about going to war? Are you so full of martial virtue?

"Hello, Lord Inquisitor, things are a little different from what you think..."

The Draenei envoy had met Duanmu Huai, and now he knew from his expression that the other party had thought about something wrong, so he hurriedly explained.

It turned out that the reason why the Draenei joined this expedition was very simple, that is, the world on the other side of the Dark Portal, called Outland, is the second home of the Draenei!

Duanmu Huai had heard from the prophet Velen before that the Draenei were originally the natives of a planet. Later, the planet was attacked by a demon called the Burning Legion, and most of the people turned to the Burning Legion. The prophet Velen took the remaining people on a starship to escape, and then they came to Outland.

Then the Burning Legion also chased to Outland and took the orcs as their slaves, and then... well, then a disaster happened, the entire Outland was torn to pieces, and Velen was forced to take his followers to escape from the shattered planet in a space fortress.

Then he was hit by Duanmu Huai's warship.

Knowing this relationship, the purpose of the Draenei joining this expedition is very obvious.

If the Dark Portal was not their former home, the Draenei would probably not care.

But who said that it was their second home? And there are still many Draenei people staying there!

For their own people, the Draenei also joined this expedition without hesitation. The Alliance also welcomes the Draenei to join. After all, it is better to have a local snake leading the way than to be in the dark.

It was easy for the Tribunal to bring out a thousand mechas, but it would take time for the Alliance to practice and configure them, so Duanmu Huai decisively stated that the Tribunal would first lead a group of people into the Dark Portal to clear out the demon army blocking the door, and it would not be too late for the Alliance to come in after that.

As for what to do next, we'll talk about it after we get in!