Chapter 2 - Refugees
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Lordaeron's military rank was obtained in three ways: one was hereditary, the second was military merits, and the third was recommendation. As for Lordaeron's current situation, recommendation by others was the most effective method. Uther once told Nathanos that only military ranks with the rank of Captain Cavaliers or above are qualified to recommend others. Captain Cavaliers is an eighth-class official. Nathanos was very curious, and which backer did Gray's father find?
"Have you heard that the border of the Storm Kingdom was attacked by unknown creatures."
"Storm Kingdom? That's so far, what do you know?"
"The news heard from the merchant ships from the Storm Kingdom."
There was someone discussing it on the side, and Nathanos's eyes fell on the two people.
"Who are those two people? The stronger man seemed to be a soldier, but he didn't have the badge of Lordaeron."
Lereen glanced at it and replied: "The militia organization in Nanhai Town, the person you are talking about is the militia captain Carlin Redpass. The one opposite him who looks younger is his brother, Joseph Oh, by the way, the current mayor of Nanhai Town is Marcus Redpass."
"It seems that the whole family has their own achievements. So what are the unknown creatures they are talking about?"
"I don't know, but it doesn't matter. Isn't Storm Kingdom a Guardian?"
Nathanos nodded. He had heard of the legend of the Guardians for a long time.
They have to spend this night in Nanhai Town. They originally thought it was a peaceful day, but there was a change at dawn.
The mist enveloped Nanhai Town. At this time, people had already started to get up early to work. The dawn could not pass through the thick fog, but the residents of Nanhai Town knew that a new day had begun. Nathanos and Maris were still sleeping. This was the longest night Nathanos had slept in several years. Usually he got up a few hours before the sun rose to do what he had to do. However, yesterday, he chose to give himself a vacation, and took advantage of the trip to Nanhai Town these days to relax. But his dream was broken on the first day of the holiday.
Even in his sleep, he could hear the sound of the sea slapping on the coast, stirring up on the only dock. Nathanos was already familiar with this sound, so when other movements appeared on the sea, he would quickly open his eyes, just like now, he and the residents of Nanhai Town who had risen early, heard other unusual sounds.
The sound coming through the fog was slow and low, making a crackling sound.
"Wake up, there is a boat approaching here." Nathanos pushed Lerain and Stephen.
"Is this normal? The fishermen in Nanhai Town are very diligent." Leren did not get up, but slapped Nathanos's hand off and went to bed. Stephen even ignored Nathanos.
"It's not a fishing boat, it's a big boat."
"Maybe it's just a merchant ship."
"Merchant ships will not sail in foggy weather." Nathanos had already dressed and equipped, and he stopped waiting. He walked out of the hotel, and more and more people on the street began to gather towards the dock.
The sound was pushed forward, and the richness began to spread, followed by a shadow, and then the shape of the shadow was prominent, and a wave rushed towards the fishermen at the port. They quickly retreated. This could not be a natural wave, and the tide would not operate like this, it must be caused by something else.
The shadow gradually approached and the sound became stronger and stronger. Through the curtain of the thick fog, many of the same shadows appeared behind the shadows, including ships, many ships, from other places. People on the shore immediately became alert and kept their self-defense in front of them, even a fishing net. They had seen boats, but they had never seen so many boats, and there were hundreds, or even more. The residents of the town were even more nervous, and women and children were mostly at home.
"Oh my god." Beside Nathanos, Leren and Stephen walked out when they heard the movement. They had never seen such a scene before. Nathanos stared at the sea, and the ships in the shadow seemed endless. The oars hit the water, disrupting the flow of the sea tide. The huge number of ships made Nathanos suspect that Nanhai Town could not accommodate it, and the other party seemed to be from the entire country who came here.
The leading ship docked, and it looked larger than other ships. The villagers found that there were no pirates on the ships, including men, women, and even children, but they all had one thing in common, thin and looked like they had experienced a long bump. The crowd was mixed with some soldiers, but more were ordinary people with haggard and ragged clothes. Obviously, they had experienced some disasters. The villagers felt a little relieved, that the other party was not here to invade.
The ships were docked one after another, and many people walked down there, and the soldiers maintained order. One of them walked down from the leading ship and came directly to the residents of Nanhai Town who were watching. His armor was damaged in many places, but in the distance, Nathanos could still see a golden lion engraved on his breastplate. The man was tall and strong, almost bald, his white beard was very thick, and his face could only be described as "resolute". His shield and great sword were behind him, which was a long-standing sandy
The warrior in the field. Behind him was a man dressed in strange clothes, with a ragged violet robe all over his body. He was a mage and the most embarrassing mage Nathanos had ever seen. The mage looked very old last year, with gray hair and thin body, but he strided hard when walking. He was also holding a boy with brown hair and brown eyes, looking about the same age as Alsace, and he grabbed the mage's hand tightly. The boy seemed to be dressed very beautifully, but he had been very worn on his body for a long time.
"Hello, salute you." The soldier shouted loudly, looking at all the residents of Nanhai Town with some fatigue in his eyes. "We are from far away and have been drifting for several weeks. We are refugees, and we have experienced a terrible disaster before that. I beg you to give us any food and water we can eat, and a place to rest, and we have many children here."
The villagers figured out the situation, nodded their heads, and then lifted their guards. Nanhai Town stored a lot of food, thanks to the large number of barns built around them. But it was still a bit difficult to supply so many refugees.
Porridge, stews, milk, blankets, clothes and other things. Mayor Marcus Redpas talked to the warrior. The refugees were placed in various places in the Nanhai Town, which took a lot of time. Nathanos and his group gave out their rooms, and now they needed them very much.
"Thank you." The warrior held Marcus's hand. "I know you have limited ability to help us, but I would like to thank you for anything you gave."
"I won't let women and children go hungry, Your Excellency," Marcus said, then looked at the grief on the faces of the refugees. "Now please tell me, who are you?"
"My name is Anduin Lothar, the president of the Iron Horse Brotherhood of the Storm Kingdom. This is Kadega, a wizard from Dalaran."
When Marcus heard that the mage was from Dalaran, he frowned without fail. Everyone knew that Dalaran's mage was powerful.
"What? Storm Kingdom, that's the other side of the sea."
Losa nodded with his eyes closed. "Yes, we sailed for a long time before we got here. This should be Lordaeron, right?"
Chapter completed!