Menethil's Power

Chapter 31 Combat Readiness
The wealth and background of an aristocratic family that has lasted for thousands of years is very terrifying. Arturia unabashedly led Isaacs to visit the defense facilities of the entire manor. Isaacs maintained a surprised look throughout the whole process. The arcane golem showed great interest.

Artoria doesn't seem to have the awareness of technical secrecy, "This is a battle puppet made by the arcane craftsman of Silvermoon City, each of which has hero-level strength, and can cast simple arcane shock."

Isaacs tapped on the puppet's leg, and the metal plate armor made a dull sound. "Do they have the ability to fight autonomously?" he asked.

"Yes, they can fight independently and distinguish friend from foe, and they can follow simple instructions."

That is to say, it only has the most basic artificial intelligence, its response is rigid, it does not know how to avoid damage, and it does not understand tactical strategies. This kind of expensive puppet looks powerful, but it can't play much role on the battlefield. A fully equipped elite-level The squad is enough to fix it.Isaacs suddenly remembered those bosses in the previous game, their attributes were hundreds of times that of the player's, but they were all under the command of men with more than 20 legs.These arcane golems are not too different from those programmed to control bosses, so they are only suitable for guarding work.

But this is still a powerful force, he figured.After all, this is the most cutting-edge war equipment of the high elves, and there is a huge room for improvement.Isaacs knows that there are many highly intelligent mechanical constructs in Azeroth, and the Titans are the ultimate in this regard. The earth spirits, vrykuls, and mechanical gnomes they created are strictly artificial intelligence.Isaacs had no aspirations to reach the heights of the titans, but the omnics could dream of it.

Someone looked at the arcane puppet with burning eyes.Of course he knew that the Windrunner family couldn't master the technology of making arcane puppets, but it was still feasible to get one to go back and study. The premise was that the relationship with the Windrunner had to be good enough, and if it was calculated by prestige, it would have to be worshiped.

Unconsciously, it was evening, and Isaacs was invited to have dinner with the Windrunner family.During the dinner, someone felt like a long-lost country bumpkin. The so-called refinement and elegance of human aristocrats is a joke to the elves. Isaacs was embarrassed to find that he didn't know nearly half of the tableware, and he couldn't join the troll war. Conversation in the style of period academic painting.The housekeeper gave Isaacs an apologetic smile, and Isaacs said that he didn't care, and began to study with all his strength which part of the dragon eagle steak was on the plate.

The dinner ended in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere. Isaacs once again handed over a flashing ring to Vereesa, and solemnly asked her to keep it in person. The elf girl agreed with a smile.Then Isaacs declined the invitation to stay overnight, and set off with Lilas to return to Fengxing Village.

This trip to the Windrunner Manor allowed Isaacs to truly understand the attitude of most elves towards humans, which is almost pure ignorance, which shows how rare the characters of the Windrunner brothers and sisters are.Obviously, only a scar of death can wake up these elves from the dream of the higher races, but Isaacs will definitely not allow his brother to fall, so where will the final fate of these elves go?

Of course, the more important thing is the problem that needs to be faced at the moment. The Fengxing family can be said to be a military family. Their manor is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they have at least [-] private soldiers above the elite level and two teams of arcane puppets. There are even more heroes. The super strong sit in town all the year round.This has to be said to be a powerful force, but in the original history, it was still close to extermination. Isaacs felt heavy in his heart, and a little worried about the enemy he was about to face.

The night passed quickly, the first ray of sunlight pierced the darkness in the morning, the sleeping Fengxing Village woke up, and after a while, it became noisy.The evacuation work continued, and the team to Daysome had already set off, and the remaining elf residents went to Fengxing Harbor in an orderly manner under the dispatch of the female village head, Ephne.Lilas led more than [-] archers selected from the residents into the jungle to hunt the trolls, increasing their combat experience as much as possible.

Rudimentary defensive measures are also being built outside Fengxing Village. Although they are ready to abandon this undefensible village, this does not mean that they will be abandoned directly.In Isaacs' mind, this would be the first line of defense, which could only be abandoned when necessary. At that time, the traps laid by hundreds of holy light bombs would also take away a large number of enemy lives.Isaacs does not think this arrangement is a waste of resources. If more than 600 bombs are distributed to soldiers, they will only have one for each soldier, which will not have much impact on the battle situation.What's more, the Holy Light Bomb 1.0 is only a superficial engineering product, which has potential safety hazards, and it is easy to be damaged and invalidated or even explode directly during the battle.

It is unrealistic to rely on less than a thousand elves for defense. Isaacs hired a large number of mercenaries through Garuvik. Most of these sailors and pirates are desperadoes, and they are willing to sell their lives. a good price.Most of the mercenaries are good and bad, have bad military discipline, and don't obey orders, but the advantage is that as long as the price is enough, you don't have to worry about morale at all.Isaacs simply put a price on the troll's head and promised that the loot would be his own.The eyes of these humans and goblins turned red immediately, and they all patted their chests and said that even if the blood god Haka returns, he will show you.

Isaacs wasn't worried about funding at all. The reason he offered this kind of reward was Garuvik's small safe. Of course, it was in the form of a loan.The director of the goblin has already broken the jar. Anyway, if Isaacs reneges on his property, he will not be able to keep it, so it doesn't matter if he borrows some more.From the goblin's point of view, it's really not easy to have this kind of awareness. Isaacs obviously felt the goblin's trembling when he took the safe key, "Trust me, Garluvik, your investment will definitely pay off." The boy kept smiling and snatched the key from the goblin with all his might.

The Northern Frontier, who had just recovered from his injuries, had another job to do. They needed basic reorganization and training of the mercenaries. After all, an undisciplined army would only be a mess.After Reinhardt beat all seven challengers to the ground in a row, these time-conscious mercenaries immediately realized who was the boss.This mob consisted of humans, goblins, a small number of tauren and dwarves had nearly a thousand people. Baldrige simply divided them into nine teams, and the members of the Northern Frontier would conduct training separately.

Everything is in order, Fengxing Village's defense force is taking shape little by little, but it still seems not enough.Worried, Isaacs got up, washed up, and set off for Port of the Wind.The tomahawk blade thrower on Cogwheel had been assembled by Squall, but still had to be tuned.

Looking at the metal frame of the blade thrower engraved with runes, Isaacs' restless mood suddenly calmed down.This kind of big killer is the work of Blizzard Research Department two years ago. The output is not much, and because it is the first generation product, there are many problems, but it has already shown amazing power in this war.

This weapon beyond the era itself uses the principle of electromagnetic guns. The blade used for throwing is designed by Isaacs to be the exclusive weapon of the night elves. When spinning at a high speed, it will produce a powerful cutting force, and after hitting the target, it can detonate the rune to cause secondary damage.Long range, high accuracy, amazing power.

It's a pity that the blade thrower itself consumes too much energy and is slow to replenish, so the rate of fire is limited to an impressive two hours per round. At the same time, the rune blade is not easy to maintain and costs as much as [-] gold coins per round. These factors have produced the blade thrower. Huge restrictions.

However, in this case, it is qualified as a trump card.Isaacs threw the space ring that stored the three rune blades to Squall who was on the side, "You keep it." He said briefly.

The inch-head mage understood that the rune blade could not be stored in the space package, but could only be carried by the space ring. Isaacs obviously did not trust the crew of the Cogwheel, so he entrusted the ring to him for safekeeping.As a hero-level mage, Squall has a powerful ability to leave the battlefield. He can return to the gear number in time to control the blade thrower to launch when needed.

"Hey! What's that?" The goblin's shriek from the lookout caught the two's attention.Isaacs froze for a moment, then quickly took out the telescope from the package and looked into the distance, then took a sharp breath.

Ships, a large number of ships, they hang the flag of the tribe, occupying a large area of ​​the sea in a mighty way, and several red dragons are flying in the sky above the fleet.

"It's a good thing they're not targeting us," Squall said.Isaacs agreed that the defense of Fengxing Village was not worth mentioning in front of this fleet, "but Quel'Thalas' navy is in big trouble," he said.

However, Isaacs’s schadenfreude did not last long. A red dragon apparently spotted them. It broke away from the main force and flew in the direction of the gear. Isaacs reflexively held the launcher of the blade thrower beside him tightly. .

"I must remind you, Your Highness, although the "Tomahawk" can kill this dragon beast, we will face a retaliatory attack from the entire fleet." Squall said in a calm tone that has not changed for thousands of years. .

"I know." Isaacs replied in a low voice, but he didn't let go of his palm. "We can only pray that the dragon knight doesn't want to waste too much time."

The red dragon was gradually approaching, and the expression on Isaacs' face gradually became serious.The goblin on the watchtower screamed and slid down the cable, and Squall was ready to evacuate with Isaacs at any time.

A low-pitched horn sounded suddenly from the Horde fleet in the distance, and the red dragon stopped.Isaacs could see the orc's dissatisfied expression on the dragon's back. He raised his battle ax towards the Cogwheel in a demonstrative manner, and drove his mount back. The red dragon let out a loud roar and drew an arc in the sky. Wire.

When the alarm was lifted, Isaacs relaxed his body, feeling his palms were wet, he laughed at himself, he was really too tender, so he couldn't hold his breath anymore.

The goblin who was shaking like a quail also regained his vitality, "When you hired us, you didn't say that the enemy included dragons! This kind of concealment is too hateful!" He shouted in a high-pitched voice, expressing frantically watching his anger.

Isaacs recognized him. Ferrin Iron Drill, the captain of the Cogwheel, "Under normal circumstances, your enemies do not include giant dragons," he reassured, "but there are no absolutes in the world. If there are giant dragons participating in the battle, your The pay will be tripled."

The goblin immediately fell silent, as if the previous anger was just a play, "Golden coins, please forgive my faux pas." He took off his captain's cap and bowed awkwardly, "Your generosity is really impressive."

(End of this chapter)