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Stratholme.
"Is there still no news about Uther, teacher?" Tirion Fordring came to the door impatiently and asked his teacher.
Archbishop Alonsus Fao shook his head silently.
"Let me take my men to try again. You can also arrange for others to rescue Uther in the chaos." Tirion looked at his teacher and took the initiative to suggest.
They had been confronting the orcs for five or six days since the end of the battle. No one knew what the other side was planning. They didn't even build siege equipment on the spot. Instead, they stayed there and looked at them from afar, as if they didn't exist.
Except for the one involving Uther, the subsequent battles between the two sides were all calm, as if both sides were carefully maintaining this tacit understanding.
But both the human side and the orc side knew very well that war between them was inevitable. As for when the war would start, it was only a matter of sooner or later!
The reason the humans haven't launched an offensive yet is that they're not fully prepared and don't know much about the orcs. As for why the orcs are cooperating with them, Archbishop Alonsus couldn't explain it, but a shadow still loomed over his mind, leaving him feeling uneasy.
He sent a lot of scouts to the orc camp, but that ghost place was like a devil's cave with no way out. None of the scouts he sent out could come back, and they used various means to reveal the intelligence they had discovered in the camp.
Those who served the Lordaeron royal family were well-equipped and equipped with various stealth magic equipment, and even had spell scrolls provided by the court mages. Even if it was an elven city, these scouts had a high probability of gathering some information before being discovered and returning safely.
They can even run rampant throughout Stratholme and come and go freely.
But such a group of elite scouts seemed to have disappeared, and no news of them came out. The orc camp was as quiet as ever, with no chaos or martial law after an invasion.
All of this made Archbishop Alonsus unclear, so he didn't dare act rashly. If he launched an offensive due to a lack of intelligence, the results would be either good or bad.
Well, then of course we must accomplish our goal in one fell swoop and successfully drive these orcs back. Even if we can't seal the Legion Portal, we must drive the orcs out of the Dragon Tower area.
That would be terrible! Stratholme would fall, allowing the orcs to march straight into Lordaeron's capital. The inhabitants of Lordaeron along the way would inevitably suffer tragic consequences, with families torn apart and homes torn apart. Furthermore, a few days wouldn't be enough for Lordaeron to fully mobilize its forces and enter a warlike state. A failure would likely plunge the Lordaeron royal family into a profoundly vulnerable position.
Alonsus has been hesitating in his heart for a long time these days. He wants to save his apprentice Uther, and he also wants to solve the hidden danger of orc invasion for Stratholme and Lordaeron, but the prerequisite is that he must make the right decision.
But what is the right decision?
Maybe you will find out only after you do it.
The lack of intelligence made Alonsus Faol hesitant to act rashly. He couldn't afford to lose, and neither could Lordaeron, who was behind him. So even if he might miss some opportunities, Alonsus still planned to follow Terenas' instructions. Once he was fully prepared and had reinforcements, he would decide whether to start a decisive battle based on the situation.
Just when Alonsus wanted to warn Tirion to stay calm and not act rashly, a portal suddenly lit up in the church that served as the base camp, and an elf who could be seen at a glance as a high elf walked out of the portal.
"Fortunately, I remember the coordinates here." Grand Mage Luo Bihua walked out of the portal with the three Wind Walker sisters.
"Elf!" Tirion recognized the newcomer, but he also knew that the elves and humans had a covenant. King Terenas of Lordaeron had sent a messenger to the Elven Empire of Quel'Thalas as soon as he returned to Lordaeron from the Dragon's Tower.
The elves would definitely not interfere in human affairs, let alone care about them. But if it involved the Dragon Tower, the elves would definitely send some people to investigate.
If necessary, the human kingdom could even use the elves to bring in the guardian dragons. After all, those guardian dragons didn't want anything to happen to the Dragon Tower, as it might affect the Tyrannosaurus King's subordinates.
"Are you Archbishop Alonsus? Here is a letter from your current king." Luo Bihua used magic to deliver a rolled-up piece of parchment to Alonsus's hand. Then, under the gaze of Alonsus and Tirion, she asked impatiently, "Have you dealt with those invaders? How much do you know about them? Who is their leader? Where are they from? What is their purpose?"
Alonsus and his apprentice Tirion, whose brows were furrowed by Luo Bihua's series of questions, looked at each other in bewilderment. They found that these elves seemed to care more about the intelligence and origins of the orcs than they did.
The three elven sisters in light ranger attire behind the elven wizard didn't say anything, but their expressions and emotions clearly showed anger.
The elves, who did not like to communicate with other races and did not like other races to disturb their peaceful lives for no reason, were so angry that they did not hide their emotions. It was obvious that during this period, those orcs must have gone to the elves' territory and done some things that angered God and man.
Alonsus analyzed the general course of events in his mind almost instantly.
"We only know they came from the portal in the Dragon Tower and possess immense power, capable of controlling holy light, elemental energies, and more. Their camp is likely manned by at least one extremely powerful archmage," Tirion said, glancing at his teacher and responding to his prompt. A hint of helplessness crept into his face as he added, "As for further information, we haven't gathered any yet."
"Didn't you send scouts and assassins to investigate?" The speaker was Sylvanas, one of the three elven sisters. She was led by Ner'zhul and his men for a long stroll in Silvermoon Forest, and was finally shaken off by them and left safely. This was a great humiliation for her. She had always wanted to find those ugly brown-skinned invaders again and have another good fight with them.
The kind that doesn't allow escape!
"Of course we did that, but none of the assassins and scouts we sent out came back." Speaking of this, Tirion's face looked unhappy.
"Then it seems we need to go in person." Sylvanas said as she adjusted her bow and arrow.
Shadow Energy Experiment Records:
The first corpse material showed obvious signs of energy corruption, manifested in organ deformity and pluralization.
The second corpse material was repaired by holy light, and with a certain amount of vitality in the body, the energy corruption form was weakened, but corruption was inevitable.
The third corpse material was resurrected from death, and both the body and soul experienced corruption and degeneration, but the direction of mutation can be controlled by the soul.
The first two were rotting, mindless creatures, like programmed machines. The third subject possessed a certain degree of thinking ability, but his will had not withstood the corruption of the Shadow, and his sanity was declining.
Note: It is recommended to select higher quality materials, for example, intelligent beings with exceptionally noble souls and resolute wills.
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Holy Light Energy Experiment Record:
First corpse material:
Status: Resurrected from the dead. His mind and body are incompatible with the Holy Light. Unable to perceive the Holy Light.
Second corpse material:
Status: Resurrected from the dead. Inspired by the Holy Light, their soul and will have become more like a Paladin's mindset. They display a strong resistance to the power of shadows and are able to harness the Holy Light energy within them.
The third corpse material:
Status: Resurrected from the dead. Underwent a unique transformation, with its soul showing a tendency towards Holy Light. Specifically, it transformed into a Holy Light Naaru. However, the transformation failed.
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[Opposing Energy Experiment Record:
Experimental subject: After transformation, its physical quality and strength approach the heroic level, and its soul quality is nourished and blessed by life.
The experimental subject displayed a distinct mental schizophrenia, or more accurately, a split soul. The two energies of Light and Shadow were bound within a single, powerful body, but they had not yet merged to the point where the sum of their parts was greater than their sum.
There was a strong conflict in the subject's thinking.
Two days later, under the conflict, the soul of the experimental subject began to rapidly decline and eventually disappeared.
Experimental results: Obtained a powerful heroic body without a soul.]
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[Evil Energy Experiment Record:
Experimental collection object: Skull of Gul'dan.
Subject: Underwent a profound transformation, its will and soul warped. Perhaps this was no longer the original subject. Its will could no longer sustain itself under the erosion of this energy.
But it is undeniable that fel energy is a unique and powerful energy source. ]
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[product:
Energy research results: energy storage crystallization.
Effect: After being activated, it can forcibly merge with a living organism to transform the user's life form in a short period of time.
Duration: Based on energy consumption. Without intense combat, the fusion time for one unit of crystal content is approximately one day. In intense combat, the duration is shortened to a minimum of about half an hour.
Sequelae: Each time it is used, the user's soul and mind will unconsciously transform into the attributes of energy. If it is not controlled, it will eventually enter a state of convert fanaticism.
Effective Target: Currently matches Azeroth humans and Draenor orcs.
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Luke rubbed his forehead and looked at the energy bar-like stimulator on the table before him. He inexplicably thought of some kind of life-transforming device. Although when he created them, he more or less referred to those transformation devices.
In front of him, in the divided spaces, there were experimental subjects one after another. Some of them had no will and were like hungry beasts, filled with an intense greed for energy.
Of course, they also harbor greed for their own kind. Their only way of greeting one another is to devour them, treating them as food. Their brains, so simple they lack any reason, are devoid of thought.
Those who still retain a little will and thinking ability also show a considerable degree of greed for energy, but they are more cunning when hunting and are more like experienced hunters.
Both of them showed a certain degree of fear of Luke, but those irrational ones had obvious greed in their fear. If there was no layer of space blocking them, they would probably pounce directly on Luke, bite and devour him.
The rational ones showed a certain obedience to Luke, just like the weak obeying the strong. But this did not affect their greed for Luke.
After all, Apostle Luke is essentially the embodiment of the energy of the Dragon Tower, although this energy contains a part of Luke's own will.
Although these experimental subjects were all failures in Luke's eyes and had already played their due role, there was no doubt that outside the Dragon Tower, they could be considered some kind of powerful biological weapons.
Before their energy was depleted, each of them was a formidable enemy with immense vitality. They might not have a long lifespan, but in the short time it took to launch them onto the battlefield, they were enough to cause a headache for any army.
Fel energy experiments, in particular, are the perfect weapons on the battlefield. The constant death and loss of life on the battlefield are the perfect tonic for them. If the scale of the war is large enough, they can even rapidly grow into a terrifying and troublesome monster through constant devouring on the battlefield.
When these experimental subjects were brought in by the orcs commissioned by Held, they had all become corpses. Most of the human corpses were scouts and assassins who had sneaked into the orc camp during this period.
Under the observation of many shamans who could communicate with the surrounding elements, the assassins' stealth was mostly unseen, like shadows under the light, conspicuous and eye-catching. As a result, they were of course attacked mercilessly by the orcs.
Perhaps due to their profession, these humans possessed a strong affinity for shadow energy. One of the subjects, resurrected by the Holy Light, had gradually adapted to the shadow energy and clumsily began to manipulate and utilize it, beginning a delightful transformation from one life form to another.
This gave Luke the urge to seek out more lives with different professions and conduct more rigorous research.
For him, ever since he appeared in this tower, the only thing he truly cared about was the research and analysis of energy. He represented the pursuit and greed of energy.
His ultimate goal was to attempt to meme-ize the energy of this world, imbuing it with certain conscious attributes. This was a challenge for Luke.
Of course, his research has just begun, and based on current research, more experiments and better materials are needed.