The Great Thief - Chapter 1538

Chapter 1538: 1538

Tirion Fordring’s tent was situated on the edge of the camp . You could imagine the treatment he received .

 “HQ went way overboard,” Lu Li said with a hint of resentment . Halford Rebane was the leader of the Seventh Regiment, but his reputation was still not comparable to Windsor Marshall . This had something to do with his style .

He had a reputation for being a cold, stubborn philistine .

 “Halford Rebane is a brave soldier in battle,” Tirion Fordring commented . “He’s not the Paladin . ”

From his tone, Tirion Fordring didn’t seem to blame him .

“Okay Mr . Highlord, let’s figure out the rescue issue . ”

Since they had made up their minds to nurture their relationship, Lu Li no longer focused on things such as rewards . He might have been greedy and shrewd, but he was not one without propriety .

As a close friend of Uther and the founder of the Silver Hand, Fordring was one of the most noble Paladins . In the second war, the performance of the one who led the fight was worthy of the sacred name of the Silver Hand . Old Fordring used to be the strongest man that people paid attention to in the Human Kingdom .

Long periods of seclusion meant that his reputation also slowly disappeared . Some people even thought that he had given up on himself and was a deserter .

Halford Rebane was probably one to have thought this . He didn’t doubt Tirion Fordring’s character, hence why he subconsciously trusted Lu Li and Solomon when he saw Lu Li and Tirion Fordring . However, in his eyes, Tirion Fordring was rotten enough to enter a grave .

Plus, he thought it was almost absurd to send an army out for a group of old Paladins who could hardly walk .

 “Tyr’s Hand – they’ve all been imprisoned here,” Tirion Fordring said as he spread a piece of parchment over the table and pointed to a spot on the map .

Tyr’s Han was situated in the Eastern Plaguelands and on the East side of Mereldar Lake . This was the Hinterland of the Scourge Army and was not far from the Light’s Hope Chapel . Lu Li once again understood Halford Rebane . If he was in the leader’s position, he probably wouldn’t have sent people to go rescue them .

Or perhaps not many people knew the origin of the name ‘Tyr’s Hand’ .

A very long time ago, in a land which was now called the Eastern Kingdoms, a small group of creatures were struggling to survive on the rations left by their parents when they were exiled to this strange beach . These creatures later became what were now known as humans . They would sometimes gather near campfires to read scrolls about their ancient civilisations and heroic legends left by the parents that abandoned them .

One of the scrolls described a great leader . He was the role model for order and justice . This hero once sacrificed his right hand in order to fight an unattainable evil .

Even though he could use his abilities to restore his right hand after the battle, he instead chose to use replace it with a pure silver-cast of a clenching fist . Thus, this hero taught every one of his followers that order and justice could only be achieved through personal sacrifice .

This hero deeply embedded in their memory was called Tyr .

In actual fact, Tyr was fighting against Galakrond, an ancient ancestral dragon . The five Guardian Dragons were created by Titan based on the evolution of Galakrond to a certain degree . This meant that he was the ancestor of dragons . Just purely based on his body alone, Galakrond was a million times larger than the five Guardian Dragons .

In that battle, Titan’s guardian, Tyr, led the Black Dragon Nezario, Red Dragon Alexstrasza, Green Dragon Ysera, Blue Dragon Malygos and Bronze Dragon Nozodormu to battle with Galakrond .

The five Dragons found it impossible to cause fatal damage to the larger Galakrond . Tyr was bitten by Galakrond and lost an arm, while his hammer was hit and the artefacts around his waist were swallowed .

Malygos and Alexstrasza saved Tyr and initiated a simple rescue . They then quickly fled North toward an area of frozen wilderness, which was later known as the Northrend Longbone Wilderness .

Not long after, the five Dragons faced Galakrond in a final battle, which also took place above the Northrend Longbone Wilderness .

Tyr chose to gather together, then attack Galakrond all at once . The five Dragons had to work together, like one big family, and defeat Galakrond with unbroken cooperation .

In the final battle, the five Dragons showed their tacit understanding, helping one another and fighting to death, which all later helped in becoming guardian dragons .

Malygos and Nezario picked up a huge rock in the hope of throwing it into the throat of Galakrond .

However, at this critical moment, a group of Undead dragons flew into the sky . Nezario went alone to fight the Undead Dragons in order to save Malygos .

It could be seen from this that the little black and little blue dragons were not completely incompatible .

Meanwhile, on the other side, Alexstrasza and Ysera, as well as Nozdormu attracted the attention of Galakrond . Malygos successfully threw the huge rock into Galakrond’s throat .

Galakrond couldn’t breathe due to his airways being blocked, so he started to run . The five Dragons pursued him; they knew that if Galakrond threw up the rock, all their efforts would have been in vain and Azeroth would be destroyed .

As the five Dragons chased, Galakrond fell forwards toward the ground, his giant body shattering the whole mountain . He tried to take off again, but in the process, his movements slowed down . After a series of convulsion, he fell to the ground and stopped moving .

After the five Dragons defeated the Galakrond that was a thousand times their size, Tyr and the other two Titans appeared . The Titans paid a visit to Azeroth and bestowed these five ancestral dragons the duty and power to guard the giant dragon .

This was what was said in the legends . The description of the battle was rather naïve .

However, it passed down the idea and beliefs of Tyr .

Only by sacrificing the individual could true justice be achieved!

Here was both Tyr’s Hand and the sacred land of the Silver Hand . Unfortunately, this had now become the place of natural disasters . Necromagus of the Cult of the Damned hoped to find Tyr’s corpse here and turn him into an Undead .

“Dear Highlords, I’ve been to Tyr’s Hand . This was not an easy place to travel to . ”

Lu Li would inevitably withdraw once he heard about the imprisonment .

To be honest, he wasn’t afraid of sacrifice, especially since players could be revived . What he didn’t like was meaningless sacrifice .

To save people from Tyr’s Hand was nearly impossible to do .

“You think it’s completely impossible right?” Tirion Fordring asked . He could almost see through Lu Li’s thoughts . This NPC was granted powerful intelligence, which made him more powerful than ordinary humans .

 “I don’t think our success rate is high,” Lu Li replied honestly .

 “Even if it’s only a sliver of hope, the Silver Hand will never give up on his men! Even if I did go alone, I will fight for them!” Tirion Fordring exclaimed, then solemnly said, “Only by sacrificing the individual can true justice be achieved!”

 “Don’t think like that – if you’re dead, then there’s no point for me to play,” Lu Li thought to himself .

 “You can choose not to go . You’re still young, but me on the other hand…” Tirion Fordring began as he forced a smile, then continued, “Even if I die, Azeroth would have one less stubborn old man . ”

“My Highlord, I think we must have a plan,” Lu Li said, echoing the lines of a movie .

Since it was a rescue operation, they really needed a sound plan . From the infiltration to rescue, then from the rescue to a safe evacuation . Plus, they needed to consider all the variables that could affect the process .

“It’s a pity that Rebane isn’t willing to lend a hand . If we had 2000 soldiers…”

It was clear that Tirion Fordring had thought about the whole process already . However, it was unfortunate that his plan didn’t persuade his excellency .

 “Yes, we do . Even though their abilities may be a bit weaker, we do have 2000 men . No, we have even about 20000 . ”

Lu Li needed to have the courage to put all his eggs in one basket to reap the benefits .

This was unlike seizing a Boss from other clubs in a chaotic situation . Lu Li was on the road to fully involve himself in this war .

If he wasn’t successful, then he would die for a noble cause .

If an old man with only one life was courageous enough to go fight alone, what did he have to be afraid of as a single player?

“20000?!” Tirion Fordring was shocked .

The Seventh Regiment now had about 40000-50000 members . There was no more than 30000 who showed up at the Ice-Sealed Mountain to confront the Scourge Army . This was already one of the most powerful military forces in this area . No one could match them in numbers except for the Scourge Army .

Lu Li suddenly claimed that he now had 20000 people .

It would be strange if this didn’t shock Tirion Fordring . Luckily, he did have some experience in crossing paths with Lu Li . He knew that this Elf had no other merits apart from being incredibly reliable .

“I can gather an army of 20000 people and assign them to you, Highlord . Even though they’re a little weak in ability, five of them can hold up one monster . Plus, they’re not real soldiers . ”

Lu Li didn’t think that quantity would make a big impact in this battle .

These clubs joined together could kill the Scourge in seconds .

However, they might not even be able to fight an Undead knight of the Scourge Army .

 “No matter, we only want to save people, not to fight them . ”

The situation was already a lot better than what Tirion Fordring had anticipated . He had thought it was just him and Lu Li along with a few old knights that would go off to battle, cutting off all their means of retreat .

Lu Li did not hide anything either . He told Tirion Fordring the characteristics of his people .

In this game of Dawn, the NPCs were accustomed to the strange abilities of Adventurers . As such, Tirion Fordring was not surprised to learn that Lu Li could call on his teammates through portals . Perhaps in his understanding, this belonged to the area of magic .

“We’ll go in along the edge of the Plague…” Tirion Fordring said as he pointed on the map and drew a curvy line .

However, Lu Li had other thoughts .

“No, we won’t go from the Western Plaguelands . This will become a battlefield of great war . No matter how lucky we are, we won’t be able to travel through such a long area quietly . Once we get identified as a threat by the Lich King, we will be welcomed by endless blockade attacks . It’s hard to say if we can get to Tyr’s Hand, let alone save those people . ”

Even though Lu Li’s words were a little exaggerated, they weren’t out of reason .

Tirion Fordring also knew that what Lu Li said was reasonable . On a scale of 1 to 10, the original difficulty of rescue was 12, which meant it was completely hopeless . Now with the 20000 people that Lu Li said, the difficulty had decreased to a 7, but this was still by no means an easy task .

 “Actually, we can go through the Hinterlands . There’s a secret passage that connects the Hinterlands to the Eastern Plaguelands,” Lu Li said .

 “That’s impossible!” Tirion Fordring exclaimed as he shook his head . “The reason why the Hinterlands haven’t been contaminated by the Plague is precisely because of the lofty ridges and high mountains . If there was a passage, I believe Alsace and Kel’Thuzad wouldn’t be afraid of the Dwarves of Eagle Nest Mountain . ”

 “Please believe me Highlord, I won’t lie to you about these things – there’s no point,” Lu Li replied in confidence .

The Hinterlands could indeed go straight to the Eastern Plaguelands . There were even other routes other than the one Lu Li mentioned . If you swam along the coastline, you could also get to the same point . However, this time it was not only them – there was also Tirion Fordring and these Sacred Riders who needed to ride in order to assist in battle . As such, this route of crossing water wasn’t going to work .

The Dwarves of Eagle Nest Mountain held a passage route to the Plaguelands .

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