Chapter 62 The Clouds of War

The sense of crisis in Duke's heart has never disappeared. Because it's hard to describe what kind of situation Medivh is in now.

When Medivh's own mind took control, he was a kind and wise man who devoted himself to protecting the highest leaders of humanity, believing that the interests of the kingdom always came first.

For so many years, he has guarded the world of Azeroth and defeated the violent attacks of the invaders time and time again. The people regard him as the indestructible protector of Azeroth.

He treats all races equally, without any narrow prejudice. When hearing the legends and customs of a certain race, no matter which race the narrator comes from, he sincerely respects each other and shows the same strong interest in these legends and cultures from different regions.

However, once Sargeras gained the upper hand, Medivh's character changed drastically.

'He' will become gloomy and withdrawn, almost completely unrecognizable to his closest friends and completely indifferent to strangers.

'He' is secretive and often travels alone suddenly.

When no one is around, Medivh controlled by Sargeras will not hesitate to use spells to drive away visitors who disturb him, or simply kill them.

But for 'his' plan, the identity of the guardian of Azeroth, who is detached from the world, is really a very important cover, so in public, 'he' is still careful enough not to easily expose the true identity of Sargeras character.

Under the influence of Sargeras, Medivh began to secretly study all kinds of evil magic and witchcraft, and built an identical underground tower underground in Karazhan as a place for him to perform dark rituals.

And all of this is unknown to Duke.

All he can do is his own domain.

He himself is attacking the sky mage. And his three loyal subordinates are preparing for the war in an orderly manner according to his instructions.

Markaro has almost become Duke's plenipotentiary representative to the outside world. He has been granted a huge right to use gold coins, and the donation to the Stormwind Kingdom's navy is almost entirely decided by Makaro alone.

Windsor helped Duke train sailors, and throwing javelins and manipulating ballistas became compulsory courses for sailors. On the water surface next to the main channel of Stormwind Harbor, there are trainee sailors sitting on small sampans all day long practicing throwing javelins at the target boat filled with straw.

According to Duke's standards, the javelin must hit a human-shaped target with a hit rate of more than 80% at a distance of 30 meters before being hired as an official sailor of the whaling team.

As for the ballista players, they must hit the sampan target ship at a distance of 100 meters to be considered qualified.

This is undoubtedly a demanding task for the children of fishermen who have never been in contact with this field. But the high wages attracted them to squeeze their heads into Duke's whaling fleet.

Aquaman Duke has a good reputation. Because of those unpalatable whale parts, Duke ordered that they be marinated with ginger and other spices, and then sold to civilians at a low price. The low price made most poor families who could only eat black bread afford whale meat.

Whale meat, which is not too fishy, ​​has become one of the main foods in the slums of Stormwind City.

Improving food, which was originally out of reach for the poor, in turn stimulated more civilians to hope to join Duke's whaling fleet.

With the support of sufficient funds, Stormwind City, which has never lacked labor force, launched three major projects at the same time:

One is to build a huge stone civilian wharf. The slender wharf is 30 meters wide, and the farthest end is a full 100 meters long from the shore. The overall shape is similar to a huge "king" shape. There are five such piers, which can accommodate more than 60 medium-sized ships to dock at the same time.

The second is the expansion of the Stormwind City military port. Considering the invasion of foreign enemies, the military port has been built as a safe haven. There are two huge sluices in the outermost circle.

The third is the shipyard. The huge shipyard can build three large ships of nearly 50 meters in length at the same time.

The fastest of these three projects is the wharf.

Dumping stones into the sea, driving pilings, and fixing the foundation stone of the pier were all extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks. However, a miracle happened. Every evening, when the workers finished their work, they would find that the wooden piles had been firmly driven into the rocky seabed at the bottom of the beach the next morning.

Some people who wandered around at night even reported to the city guard that there seemed to be large creatures appearing underwater in the storm harbor at night recently.

However, the guards did not receive a single report of casualties.

Once, a drunkard stumbled into the sea in the middle of the night, and was sent to the beach by the sea at low tide. Well, it's the kind that suddenly flies out of the sea, draws a parabola in mid-air, and then lands on the beach where there are people.

The two old sailors looked like hell, and then Wen De Sole ran to persuade them with good words, and even avoided reporting to the city guard.

However, Lothar summoned Duke once because of this.

"Stormwind City never rejects friendly foreigners, Mr. Duke Marcus, are you sure you don't need to add some Naga names to your employee list?"

"Your Excellency, I don't think it's necessary for the time being." Duke replied without humility.

"Actually, I always have a hunch that what you want is more than money and reputation." Lothar said calmly.

"What I want will not harm the interests of Stormwind City. On the contrary, we should be one. Time will tell." Duke replied calmly.

Lothar sighed: "Well, it seems that you have unique insights into maritime affairs. You are much more proficient than a landlubber like me. The planning map of the harbor you handed over, all my captains think it is perfect .The design of the civilian seaport is all up to you, and we are willing to listen to your opinions on the part of the military port.”

In this way, as the designer of the new Storm Harbor, Duke gained greater autonomy.

First of all, Duke has stipulated a direction of travel, and the entire port, regardless of whether it is cargo, must move clockwise. This avoids confusion, and in case that time comes, too.

Between the military port and the civilian port, Duke intimately suggested that for the militarization and secrecy of the military port, a moat should be built to separate the civilian port. In addition, there should be a large number of antler defenses and tall walls.

The south of the military port is the civilian port, and all the warehouses are set up between the military port and the civilian port. Duke intentionally or unintentionally left a huge passage between the gate of Stormwind City and the port, which can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

Next to the warehouse, there is a 50-meter isolation strip, and then there is the city wall of Stormwind City, and inside the city wall is the newly built fish market.

It has been three months since all this was done.

Suddenly, a new news came that Medivh, who came back suddenly, would attend the upcoming New Year's banquet.