Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 449: Game of Thrones
Quel'Thalas - Sunny Glade.
Sylvanas stood at the edge of the forest , holding a bow, looking at the battlefield that had just ended. Before her were endless orc corpses that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Thinking about the battle that had just happened, Sylvanas was a little scared. She led 500 rangers and some adventurers to fight against the attack of 5,000 orcs. She had been prepared to die in battle, but she didn't expect that facing an orc army ten times larger, she actually won in the end. It was really a pleasant surprise.
She turned around and took a look, but unconsciously ignored the endless army of adventurers and only stared at the sparse ranger warriors behind her.
Sylvanas felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Shouts came from far away in the crowd.
Queen Xi's Dog (Druid): "My Queen, when will we launch the attack? Don't worry, as long as you lead the charge, we will definitely follow!"
Warm-hearted man number one (hunter): "Yes, as long as you give the order, we will overthrow all the new and old tribes for you."
Yu Fa Wu Shuang (Mage): "The tribe is all trash, long live Queen Xi!"
Royal Apothecary (Priest): "For Sylvanas!"
The adventurer's shouts finally brought Sylvanas back to her senses.
Yes, this battle also has a 'little' contribution from these adventurers.
Several days had passed since the orc invasion, and the Alliance countries had no intention of sending troops to support. Instead, the adventurers gathered spontaneously and came to Sunny Glade to join the battle.
Heroes and soldiers have national boundaries, but adventurers are borderless and not restricted by any camp. When they heard that the elves were being murdered, everyone was happy to hear it, but when they heard that Queen Xi was going to be in trouble, the army immediately gathered and came to the rescue.
Not only that, no one knows who set up a Queen Xi support group on the forum, and in three days, the number of people who signed up exceeded 100,000.
I have to say that Sylvanas is really popular. I guess only King Varian can compete with her.
It was with the help of these adventurers that they were able to defeat an orc vanguard legion with great ease.
Sylvanas didn't understand the situation, but someone else did.
Kaya Windrunner (Bright Ranger): "Second sister, please tell me when we are going to attack. While everyone's morale is high, we can have a good fight with the orcs."
Sylvanas Windrunner (Ranger General): "We cannot attack. Although we have won this battle by chance, our troops are still too few. We are no match for the orc army in a head-on confrontation. We must use the terrain of the forest to conduct defensive operations and harass the enemy as much as possible to prevent them from advancing to Silvermoon City with all their strength."
Kaya Windrunner (Bright Ranger): "What are you afraid of? There are so many of us, why do we need to fight guerrilla warfare? We can just fight head-on. Anyway, these adventurers are your bootlickers, they are not afraid of death. Listen to what they are shouting.
Queen Xi, Queen Xi, let's destroy the tribe first, and then go back to conquer Silvermoon City. When the time comes, my second sister will be the queen, and we can become the Grand Duchess."
"Don't talk nonsense. My Windrunner family has been loyal followers of the Sun King for generations, fighting for the glory of the elves. Besides, we only have less than 500 rangers now. How can we be a match for the hundreds of thousands of orcs!"
"Well, second sister... isn't that an army?" Kaya Windrunner pointed at the adventurers behind him. There were probably more than 100,000 adventurers gathered there.
However, her understanding of the plot characters was not yet complete, and she was very cautious towards Sylvanas.
Sylvanas shook her head and said, "They are just some adventurers. They may be able to provide a little help, but the war still depends on us professional warriors to win." Sylvanas said without seeing them.
Kaya Windrunner wanted to say something, but then she reacted.
She had indeed heard similar statements before. In the game plot, adventurers can only be background characters. In the eyes of NPCs, they will never be taken seriously, or these people may not exist at all.
It’s just that I have never participated in a war personally, so the feeling is not deep enough, but now I finally experience it.
Sylvanas (Ranger General): "We have too few troops. We must seek reinforcements. Send a messenger to Silvermoon City immediately and ask His Majesty Anasterian to send reinforcements as soon as possible to find Cui Heizi."
Soon an elf ranger with two swords on his back came over.
Cui Heizi (Senior Ranger): "General Sylvanas, do you have any instructions?" This elf ranger has probably been exposed to too much sun, so his skin is dark. He stands out among the fair-skinned and beautiful rangers, and there is a pitch-black leopard following him.
"Take this letter to His Majesty Anasterian as soon as possible."
"Yes, don't worry, General! I will complete this mission even if it costs me my life."
Sylvanas couldn't help but be a little surprised. I asked you to deliver the letter, not to die. Why make such a fuss ?
But she still gave some encouragement.
Watching Cui Heizi leave in a hurry, Sylvanas looked at the people behind her with a tragic face.
"Okay, sisters. Now we can only rely on ourselves. The scouts just brought news that the orc army has launched another attack. We have too few people and are too weak to face the orcs head-on. So I decided to divide the soldiers into small teams and take turns to harass the orc troops so that we won't have to fight the enemy head-on."
These ranger warriors also showed expressions of being ready to die. With a force of only a few hundred people, plus some temporarily recruited adventurers, it was tantamount to a life-and-death struggle to delay the attack of the orc army.
"What about those adventurers?"
"Let them follow the team and everyone must work hard to survive."
Soon, Sylvanas's troops were divided into ten ranger teams of about fifty people, and each team was assisted by about ten thousand adventurers.
Looking at the huge army of adventurers surrounding dozens of elven rangers, preparing to carry out a "harassment operation", Kaya Windrunner had a strange expression on his face and tried hard to suppress his smile.
It seems like the tribe won't be able to attack anytime soon...
[World Announcement: In the year 1440 of the Sky Era, the Horde sent an army of 50,000 orcs to attack the elven outpost in the Sunnyglade. Ranger General Sylvanas led 500 elven rangers to launch guerrilla warfare. With the help of some temporarily recruited adventurers, Sylvanas fought bravely and defeated the 50,000 orc army in one fell swoop.
This battle was a miracle. The ranger troops led by Sylvanas killed no one and killed tens of thousands of orc warriors. After this battle, Sylvanas was awarded the title of "Silver Moon Eagle" and was considered the most outstanding military genius of the elves.
This incident has been recorded in the Sky Chronicles. 】
Silvermoon City - The Court of the Sun.
The magnificent courtyard, the resplendent palace, the golden and red halls and fountain squares, the golden and red flags fluttering in the air, the whole palace is extremely luxurious and gorgeous.
Anyone who comes to the city of Silvermoon cannot help but marvel at the magnificence and extravagance of this elven king's city.
Various magical facilities are spread throughout the city.
The magic lamp provides lighting, and the magic broom cleans the city day and night, keeping everything spotless.
Magic puppet patrols and guards ensure that the public security in Silvermoon City is exceptionally good.
Magic crystals can regulate temperature, so Silvermoon City always maintains a cool and pleasant temperature regardless of whether it is a hot summer or a bitterly cold winter.
It has to be said that the elves living in Silvermoon City do have reason to be proud. Compared with the capitals of other human kingdoms, it is simply not in the same dimension.
It's so beautiful that it feels unreal.
However, at this moment, the atmosphere in Silver Moon City was depressing, with a sense of oppression as if a storm was about to come.
The direct source of this atmosphere is the Sun Court.
At this moment, a meeting concerning the survival of the elves is being held.
Not only the nobles of Quel'Thalas attended the meeting, but also dozens of princes and princesses of the Sun King .
"Your Majesty Anasterian, General Sylvanas has sent someone to request reinforcements again. Sunnyglade is under fierce attack from the Horde. She has repelled several attacks from the orcs and wiped out nearly tens of thousands of orcs, but her soldiers are getting fewer and fewer, and she can't hold out for much longer."
Hearing the guard's words, the nobles immediately began to talk and whisper.
However, they did not propose to send troops to help. In fact, towards Sylvanas' amazing performance, some of the nobles were surprised, suspicious, and uneasy, but rarely showed any joy.
Sun King Anasteria listened to the aide's words with an expressionless face.
In fact, he was even a little annoyed by the outcome.
This Sylvanas was really unexpected. Only 500 rangers actually resisted the attack of 100,000 orcs...
What did those adventurers call her - Queen Xi... Humph, Queen Xi, such a name is simply intolerable.
Any threat to the royal power will be regarded as a great enemy by the monarch. When Stormwind Kingdom was fighting against the orcs, Varian, as the eldest son of King Llane, still suffered a lot of suspicion because of the title of King Varian.
What's more, Sylvanas is not even from the Sunstrider family, but she has such reputation and influence, which makes Anasterian Sunstrider particularly uneasy.
The three most powerful families of the High Elves are the Sunstriders who master the secrets of magic, the Scorching Blades who control the Spellbreaker Legion, and the Windrunners who control the Ranger Legion.
Since magic is the specialty of the High Elves, when they drifted here, the Sun Chaser family was elected as the king, and the Windrunner family, as a supporter, also gained the command of the ranger troops, which was equivalent to holding the position of general of the army.
The Windrunner family has always been influential among the common people.
Especially in recent years, the atmosphere within the elves has been quite weird. Many people have chosen to gather around Sylvanas, asking about her well-being all day long and calling her "Queen Sylvanas". How could Anasterian not feel nervous?
He wanted to use this war to suppress Sylvanas's reputation. As long as she was defeated, she would naturally have no qualifications to compete for the throne.
But they didn't expect that the other side only used 500 rangers to defeat tens of thousands of orcs, and they fought several times in a row.
It would be dangerous if we sent reinforcements and let her win in the end.
Anasterian (Sun King): "General Sylvanas is brave and good at fighting. I believe she can complete her mission. I don't ask much of her. She doesn't need to defeat the orc army. She just needs to hold the enemy in Sunglade for ten days, no - half a month.
During this time, I will improve the defense of Silvermoon City and evacuate the surrounding civilians. Go and tell her my orders, for the glory of Quel'Thalas!"
The nobles were not surprised to see the aide leave, but the princes could not help themselves.
"Father, won't you send reinforcements?"
"Yes, father, this is a large army of orcs. If we can't stop them!"
"Father, you have transferred all the troops to Silvermoon City. What about the other cities?"
"Enough!" Anasterian Sunstrider roared unhappily. The more he looked at these sons and daughters, the more unhappy he felt. None of them made him feel at ease. Not only that, many of them hung around the girls from Windrunner's family all day long, which was a disgrace to the royal family.
He did consider stabilizing the royal status through marriage and letting his son marry Sylvanas, but this idea was quickly dismissed.
It’s simple. The elves have a queen. The founder of the Night Elf Empire was Queen Azshara.
What if his son couldn't handle the women of the Windrunner family and took over the power? Now, not only did he have to face the orc army, but he also had to deal with the political struggle within the kingdom. Anasteria was also worried.
Seeing everyone quiet down, Anasteria took a deep breath and said, "Calm down, calm down." The more critical the moment, the calmer you need to be.
"For my elves, Silvermoon City is the only important thing. A destroyed city can be rebuilt, a burned forest can grow again, and dead people can be reborn, but only the Sunwell, this sacred source of magic, is irreplaceable.
Therefore, the safety of Silvermoon City must be guaranteed, and everything else can be sacrificed."
There is something cold-blooded about what he said.
But none of the elven nobles raised any objection.
Although the High Elves evolved from the original Upper Elves, with the passage of time, the class of 'Upper Elves' has developed again within the High Elves.
And these elven nobles before them, the magicians, grand magicians, grand arcanists, and grand astrologers who possess the most powerful magical powers, are naturally the new upper elves.
To them, it didn’t matter how many civilians with no talent and no bloodline died.
As long as they defend Silvermoon City, they will be safe and can always enjoy the magical power brought by the Sunwell.
However, the princes and princesses were all stunned and looked at their father as if he were a stranger.
"Why, you think I'm too cold, huh, you know nothing about this world."
Anasteria was about to teach these unfilial children a lesson.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the royal court.
A handsome young prince dressed in a red robe, with blond hair and blue eyes, strode in.
"Father, I'm back!"
Kael'thas Sunstrider (Great Elementalist): Epic Tier 2 Hero, Level: 90, HP: 9750.
Seeing his grown-up son, Anasteria immediately felt much happier.
Among all his sons and daughters, he is the only one he feels closest to.
