Gandalph led the Firestorm Legion back to Galenport, while Galen led the other legion and remained in the territory of the Bristleback Quilboar. He planned to build a fortress within a month and then return to Stromgarde.
The Bristleback Quilboar's territory is in the central Barrens, reaching the Wailing Caverns in the north and the exit to Mulgore in the south. Their main gathering place is under the cliffs on the west side, where huge thorn bushes grow. Legend says that after the blood of the Quilboar demigod was spilled, huge thorns broke out of the ground and eventually became the Thorn Bush Jungle.
The Bristleback Quilboar settled at the foot of the mountain surrounded by thorns. Galen chose to build the fortress on the south side of the thorn bushes, north of the Bael'dun Digsite established by the Tauren in later generations. This is an inward-sloping valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only one wall needs to be built to seal off the valley, which is very conducive to defense.
The factor restricting the population development of various races in the Barrens is water. Food is still relatively abundant. There are plenty of wild animals here, somewhat similar to the African savanna on Earth. Hunting alone can satisfy the food needed for survival.
The climate here is dry and hot, and most areas are rock and sandy soil. The hot air in the western mountains forms a whirlwind that rages across the plains. Water is more precious than gold. The Great Divide that divides the Barrens into two after the Great Cataclysm was originally a dry riverbed. Under the destruction of Deathwing, the riverbed was torn apart and expanded, causing huge scars on the earth.
There are three major oases in the Barrens: the Forgotten Pools in the northwest, the Thirsty Ponds in the west, and the Stagnant Oasis in the east. The Bristleback Quilboar mainly rely on the water source of the Thirsty Ponds for their livelihood.
Fortunately, the Origin Heart's farm comes with its own well. As long as enough farms are built to meet the needs of a legion's food and drink, this newly built fortress will not be afraid of being besieged until it runs out of ammunition and food. In addition, in this magical world of Azeroth, there are teleportation spells. Even if the space is isolated by the enemy, Galen still has a return scroll to break this blockade.
Moreover, the Gale Legion now has four hundred Tier 6 knights, and this is a plain area. When the fortress gate opens, four hundred knights will launch a group charge. Even if the Quilboar of Razorfen Kraul come out in full force, it will be enough to charge in and out of the Quilboar's army formation seven times.
In terms of site selection, Galen chose the southern part of the Bristleback Quilboar's territory, near the gate of Mulgore, so that he could obtain support from the Tauren. This fortress can be said to be impregnable.
To commemorate the alliance with the Tauren, Galen named this planned fortress Friendship Fortress.
Just as the construction of Galen's Harbor was completed, Galen directly pulled over the original hundreds of farmers to build Friendship Fortress.
Inside the square valley, Galen directly built a wall on the periphery, completely isolating the valley from the outside passage. Then, dozens of outposts were deployed along the wall, and after completion, they were prepared to be upgraded into arrow towers and magic towers.
A town hall is a must. Although wood is relatively scarce in the Barrens, mineral resources are very rich. You can dig out ore by digging any mountain. The main mineral deposits in this land are gold and gemstones. Selling the mineral deposits here is also one of the ways for the future orcs to get rich.
Add four more barracks and fill up the knight's training sequence. Most of the Barrens, except for a few mountain peaks, are plains, which are very suitable for cavalry combat. Galen estimates that as long as there are three thousand knights, he can dominate the Barrens without the cooperation of other arms.
Then Galen calculated that to meet the daily food needs of the Gale Legion, he would need to build nearly three thousand farms. Fortunately, this valley is large enough and has enough open space to build farms.
Three thousand farmers were directly transferred from Holy White City to build farms, and the remaining farmers went to the mountains to mine stones for building walls. Before long, the construction of Friendship Fortress entered the right track. Galen could leave after the wall was completed.
Since there were no extra people to guard Friendship Fortress, Galen directly appointed the knight who had killed the most enemies and had the highest level among the four hundred knights as the fortress supervisor, temporarily commanding the Gale Legion.
The strategy of the Barrens is not urgent. The first step has been completed, and a nail has been driven into the Quilboar's interior. The subsequent plan requires the cooperation of the Tauren to be implemented.
Galen, who had returned to Galenport, had just sat down in the town hall seat when Gray Yop came over with two letters.
Galen looked at them. One was a secret report with the Dark Division's mark, and the other was a letter from the Holy Light Church. Galen guessed that it should be a letter from Archbishop Faol of the Holy Light.
The Dark Division's secret report should be about the orcs' recent movements, so Galen opened the Holy Light Church's letter first.
"Galen, my child, do you remember when we met before, I said I would introduce you to a few people? I am ready to start again from Stratholme, and will arrive in Stromgarde City in a few days. I hope that after we arrive, you and Bishop Alonsus can take the time to teach the children I brought. Alonsus Faol"
This letter from the Archbishop of the Holy Light was very short. Galen looked at the date of the letter, which was about when he set off to find the Tauren.
The Archbishop is already in his fifties and cannot adapt to the dizziness caused by the teleportation. He can only come by transportation. According to the time estimate, he should have entered the territory of Stromgarde at this moment, and it is time for him to go back.
Unpacking another secret letter from the Dark Division, the content of this letter was much more. Galen read it carefully.
The content of the secret report shows that the orcs inside the Blasted Lands, in addition to daily patrols and hunting to collect prey, have not made any major moves. However, the intelligence mentioned that a brown-skinned orc, different from most orcs, seemed to have a conflict with the orc leader, and finally left the south as a whole, hiding their tracks all the way and going north.
Seeing this, Galen was shocked. This should be the biggest event in the Blasted Lands this year. The Frostwolf Clan was exiled by the orc warchief Blackhand.
Gul'dan had to spend a lot of energy to stabilize the stability of the Dark Portal, otherwise it would be impossible for him to let the Frostwolf Clan leave.
According to the original plot development, when the orc vanguard crossed the Dark Portal, Gul'dan used the vitality of a large number of Draenei civilians to stabilize the portal. This was unacceptable to Durotan, the chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan, who felt that it violated the traditional orc honor and had a conflict with Gul'dan.
The Frostwolf Clan chose to come to Azeroth because their home world of Draenor was gradually withering, looking for an opportunity to continue their clan. As the conflict with Gul'dan deepened, Gul'dan, out of consideration for Durotan's battle exploits and reputation within the orcs, could not openly eliminate them. Finally, he chose to use Blackhand, the warchief he controlled, to exile the entire Frostwolf Clan.
Galen put away this information. He knew that the Frostwolf Clan eventually hid in the Alterac Mountains in the north, and our World-Saver Thrall will be born next year.
This is an important piece of information. The Frostwolf Clan may be a good partner. Even if they are unwilling to confront the green-skinned orcs who have drunk feces, Galen can fool them into going to the Barrens to fight Quilboar!
As for the green-skinned orcs' old horde, if you dare to run wild in Azeroth, then don't blame yourself for being merciless!