Chapter 1088 The Grand Duke Duke Arrives

Grom was a little surprised: "You want to use those bones?"

Thrall didn't care: "Since the beginning of the Dark Portal War, the tribe has always had the tradition of using death knights, right? Orgrim is like this, and so is the former warchief Ner'zhul."

Grom shook his head: "I mean, you are not afraid of angering the Alliance?"

Thrall smiled: "That's why it was a secret meeting. As long as the Alliance does not declare war on the Horde, the Forsaken will not join the Horde."

Grom sighed: "You have indeed matured."

In this life, Sal still had the most difficult childhood. Whether it was his career as a gladiator, Orgrim's words and deeds, or the experience of leading his tribe westward across the Endless Sea, they all trained Thrall well.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this life, if Varian had not disappeared this time, he would have been completely destroyed by Thrall.

After five years as leader of the tribe, Thrall is more mature and far-sighted. The most rare thing is that Thrall, who is making the tribe rise again, is only 20 years old this year. The people of the tribe have no doubt that Thrall can lead the tribe for at least another thirty years.

Thrall looked to the east: "The Horde is already far behind the Alliance. I hope this disaster on the Burning Plains can slow down the Alliance."

It is no exaggeration to say that, except for a certain cheating time traveler, the tribe is more aware of the alliance's disaster this time.

Because those who took the lead in causing trouble in Blackstone Mountain were Red Blackhand and Maimu Blackhand, the two sons of the first generation chief Blackhand.

Originally, Thrall lamented that the Alliance had completely occupied the Eastern Kingdom continent and was far ahead of the Horde in terms of strength. Now that he received this news, Sal just wanted to laugh.

The location of the Burning Plains is too important. It is located in the core area of ​​the southern continent, but the geographical conditions are extremely harsh. There are lava and volcanic ash everywhere. It is not a place where humans can live well.

Except for the Blackstone Orcs and Dark Iron Dwarves, who are naturally resistant to fire, no other race can do well there.

Being entrenched in a place like Blackstone Mountain would give Thrall a headache.

At this time, Thrall still had the mentality of watching a show. If he knew who the real owner of Blackstone Tower was and what ghosts were under Blackstone Mountain, his mentality might be a little different.

Door of Darkness December 28, 2020, even in the Kingdom of Storm, where the climate was warmer, it was still a land of ice and snow.

Winter is a time when everything dies.

Winter is also a time for people who have worked hard all year to enjoy the fire in their warm homes and enjoy the harvest of the year.

Thanks to the valuable internal affairs ideas left by Duke, the current Kingdom of Stormwind is far better than the precarious and struggling Kingdom of Stormwind in history.

From west to east, there is a railway that runs through the entire kingdom. The wheat in the Western Wilds is harvested today, and the day after tomorrow it can be transported along the railway across the entire Elwynn Forest, detouring through the Redridge Mountains, and through the Swamp of Sorrows to the Watch Keep in the Blasted Land.

From north to south, there is a subway from Ironforge to Stormwind City. Starting from Stormwind City, then to Goldshire, and all the way south through Duskwood, a new railway is being built. Now the southernmost end of the railway has reached Crow Ridge. In two years, the north-south railway will reach Stranglethorn Valley.

Even though most of this railway is now open to traffic, a steady stream of weapons and supplies is still being delivered along this railway to the expeditionary force of the Kingdom of Stormwind to open up Stranglethorn Valley.

Now, the area that originally belonged to the tribe's Grom'gol camp, including Balar, Zulkunda ruins and other areas, has officially become the territory of the Kingdom of Stormwind.

The entire kingdom is talking about the troll ornaments and gold items that were looted from the ruins of the troll empire.

Including the Redridge Mountains, Swamp of Sorrows, and Deadwind Pass areas controlled by Duke, the territory of the Kingdom of Stormwind is more than three times larger than it was in history.

The prosperous situation makes every citizen smile.

At the same time, corruption also breeds. The economy is improving, and the lords of the Stormwind Kingdom can make money every day almost while staying at home.

Gradually, especially the new generation of nobles, they forgot the shame of losing their territory and the grief of losing their relatives in the first year of the Dark Portal, and began to indulge in pleasure...

On the 28th, the important ministers of the Stormwind Kingdom gathered in the new Stormwind Fortress. Because this is the day to start discussing next year's important matters, every major event in the Kingdom of Stormwind will be discussed in the winter, and then implemented from the next spring.

In front of the more majestic Stormwind Fortress gate, there are many luxurious carriages parked.

There were many nobles, even if they were just here to observe, they were all dressed up. Since two years ago, they have formed a habit of waiting for her to appear at the gate of the fortress.

Not disappointing them, here she comes.

Two pure black tall horses without a single hair pulled a carriage with a black background and gold trim and slowly drove into the large square in front of the fortress.

A graceful beauty, with the support of a marquis, stepped out of the carriage with a tap of her lotus feet. She has long black hair that falls to her shoulders, soft and smooth. The face that seemed to have been carved by a craftsman to imitate the goddess had the most charming smile on it.

The purple silver-edged top on her upper body has a well-placed diamond-shaped cutout in the middle of the chest, showing her seemingly bottomless ravine. The lower body is a bright red floor-length skirt.

Her mere appearance elicited a murmur of admiration.

Dozens of great nobles are asked to wait. People who don't know may think that the Kingdom of Stormwind has a queen sometime, and they are waiting for the queen's arrival in an attitude of worship.

Unfortunately, she is not the queen.

She is just a Countess - Countess Catalana Anrestor, the illegitimate daughter of an established noble of the Kingdom of Stormwind. In fact, that noble was already wiped out at sea during the great retreat from Stormwind City in the first year of the Dark Portal.

But with documents sufficient to prove her identity, and with the most elegant conversation and wisdom, she conquered the entire aristocratic circle of the Stormwind Kingdom in just three years.

Without the precedent of Duke, her rise would probably be considered a legend.

Not only does she have great communication skills, she also has excellent abilities in domestic affairs. After Ilucia ran away to become the Queen of Alterac, Bolvar reluctantly accepted the reality that this woman had usurped the power of the internal government.

Bolvar was an excellent regent, impeccable in terms of force, virtue, and loyalty. It's a pity that there seems to be only one guy in the world who can play cross-border like Duke. All his talent lies in the military.

Originally, next year's internal affairs meeting would still be Katrana's talking point as it had been in the past two years, because no one could refute her in the field of internal affairs.

Today, the atmosphere seems a little different.

The nobles discovered that beside the silly Varian, there was not only Bolvar's regent's chair, but also a very mage-style chair today.

Suddenly the ceremonial officer sang: "His Excellency Duke Marcus, the Grand Duke of Stormwind Kingdom, has arrived!"