Chapter 273 Harrogas
Lan Wu took a deep breath of the cold air and looked around.
This is Harrogath, the home of the barbarians. These rough, unrestrained and passionate men have been guarding the Holy Mountain of Arreat for countless years and have never left.
Whether it is the Rogue Camp or Lugain, even the Kurast Harbor and the Demon Fortress, there are a considerable number of barbarians. They also follow the tradition of the barbarians, shave their heads, and tattoo the totems of each tribe. But they have never been recognized by Harrogath.
For the barbarians outside, Harrogath has always maintained friendly exchanges, but in his bones he is still arrogant and unwilling to recognize those professionals who have obtained the blood of the barbarians for some reason. Until a powerful barbarian leader publicly excluded outsiders, this slightly extreme nationalism really spread in Harrogath.
Standing on the street built of rough stone slabs in Harrogath, Lan Wu could see that although the barbarians passing by looked friendly, they were actually just maintaining superficial friendliness. They hid their pride very well. After all, this is Harrogath, the location of the Worldstone Fortress, and it also needs external forces to help defend against the invasion of demons.
"Thank you for saving Weiss." Gerrera walked up to Lan Wu and expressed his gratitude again.
"You're welcome." Lan Wu was about to return the gift, but he saw Gerrera didn't even give him a chance to finish his words, and turned around and left with four team members.
Watching Gerrera and the other five disappear in the bustling crowd, Lan Wu shook his head and smiled bitterly. These big guys are really as ridiculously arrogant as the rumors say. Shaking his head, he also put this matter behind him and began to habitually visit this magnificent city on the top of the plateau.
Harrogath is the holy city of the barbarians, located on the top of the plateau under the Arreat Mountains. But this magnificent and miraculous city was not the holy city of the barbarians from the beginning. The barbarians have a single goal from generation to generation.
Guard the holy mountain of Arreat.
Originally, the barbarians lived in the vast Arreat Mountains. Until the forces of hell invaded this world, the barbarians lived in seclusion in the Arreat Mountains under the rule of the immortal king Bul-Kathos. The good times did not last long, and the forces of hell came in full force. Countless human kingdoms were destroyed and had to unite. In order to resist the invasion of demons, humans found these powerful warriors who lived in seclusion in the Arreat Mountains. So the barbarians joined the coalition forces to resist the invasion of demons and wiped out the demons together with humans.
The joining of the barbarians injected new vitality into the human coalition. The powerful barbarian warriors soon emerged in the war and repelled the first demon invasion under the leadership of the immortal king Bul-Kathos. After driving the demons back to hell, Bul-Kathos led his people back to the Arreat Mountains and continued to live a secluded life.
But the good times did not last long. Diablo and other three demon gods were reluctant to give up the huge human base and launched the second war again. After years of full preparation, this war was more tragic than the last time. In the strong crushing of the demons regardless of casualties, the humans who united again were defeated and had to ask for help from Bul-Kathos again.
This time, the barbarians also played an important role, and once again established the title of the fighting nation with their strong strength. Unfortunately, the demons were countless, and they forcibly overwhelmed the huge number of humans, igniting the war to every corner of the world. Especially the holy land of the barbarians.
Mount Arreat.
The immortal king Bul-Kathos learned that Mount Arreat was attacked by demons and led his people back. After returning to his hometown, he didn't want to see that the demons had built a war fortress on the top of Mount Arreat.
The sacred mountain was defiled by demons, and Bul-Kathos led his people to launch an endless attack on the spot. Bul-Kathos, known as the god of barbarians, was extremely powerful, but with the solid fortress, the demon army led by Baal withstood the attack of almost the entire fighting nation.
When the demons gained a foothold in Mount Arreat, they began to counterattack. Most of the once prosperous barbarians died in the war. In order to preserve the bloodline inheritance of the barbarians, Bul-Kathos had to lead the people to break through, and he used his blood and life to find a way out, and finally arrived at the present-day Harrogath.
At this time, the reinforcements of the human coalition allowed the barbarians to regain their footing. It was at that time that the barbarians had their first close contact with outsiders, and finally the first barbarian bloodline descendants emerged.
With the assistance of the human coalition, Bul-Kathos led the tribe to build a solid city in Harrogath. Soon after, the appearance of angels brought the war to another level.
Demons, humans, and angels.
The three forces gradually intertwined. Some humans betrayed their allies and joined the forces of hell to gain more powerful strength. Another part followed the angels and gained the power of light. The last part of humans continued to live and fight as before.
The barbarians were one of these humans.
The Second Sin War ended. The three forces entered a truce period. At this time, Bul-Kathos left Harrogath alone in order to seek a way to retake Mount Arreat. The powerful barbarian god left, but did not completely destroy the barbarian tribe. These fanatical and powerful warriors still adhered to the ancient tradition and regarded retaking Mount Arreat as their lifelong ideal. Harrogath became their new holy land.
Recalling the information summarized from the dark historical background and the rumors he heard after coming to this world, Lan Wu strolled in the city full of strong ancient charm, feeling very emotional.
The reason why the Arreat Mountains are the holy land of the barbarians. The reason why the demons want to occupy the barren top of Arreat and build a solid fortress is now self-evident.
Because that is where the World Stone is placed.
The barbarians may not know that the holy land they guarded with their lives is the center of this world. But they never get to the bottom of it and stick to tradition from beginning to end. Even if the population of the barbarians at that time was less than one percent of the heyday, they still chose to fearlessly attack the solid fortress.
Just based on this point, it is no accident that Harrogath can become the most powerful force of mankind.
Today, Harrogath is indeed the holy land of the barbarians, but the barbarians are no longer as strong as they were in the past. In addition to the traditional barbarians, there are more mages, druids, paladins and other professionals.
Lan Wu felt very uncomfortable along the way. The barbarians suffered heavy losses from the years of vowing to retake Mount Arreat. Compared with the Amazons in the Kurast Harbor area, these powerful warriors can be called an endangered race.
It was not until he walked into the forging area in the northeast corner of Harrogath that Lan Wu calmed down and began to look for the first target of this trip.
Blacksmith Rasuk.