The mists surrounding Pandaria have dissipated.
Pandaria, sealed off for ten thousand years, has officially re-established contact with the other continents of Azeroth.
On the Eastern Kingdoms side, Stromgarde issued a notice that the Thoradin royal family has assembled a massive ocean-going fleet, inviting merchants from all nations of the Alliance to join and trade with the new continent.
This delighted a group of nobles and merchants who owned private ships. This was the first major move by the Alliance government after several years of recuperation. It was said that there were two hundred warships just for escorting the fleet.
Moreover, everyone knew that any project led by High King Galen of the Alliance would definitely be a lucrative venture, resulting in overflowing profits.
Therefore, not only did Sunsail Anchorage in Eversong Woods, Southshore in Hillsbrad Foothills, Boralus in Kul Tiras, and the ports of Stromgarde and Stormwind gather a large number of ships, but even Lordaeron and Gilneas completed the construction of new docks in a short period to catch the first wave of dividends.
In October of the twenty-second year of the Dark Portal, thousands of ships from all over the Eastern Kingdoms, fully loaded with local specialties, completed their fleet formation in Balor's Bay. Then, following the ocean currents, they first arrived at the city of Suramar in the Broken Isles, where they replenished some supplies and goods with the local Nightfallen elves and Highmountain tauren, before setting sail for Pandaria.
Finally, they arrived in the Jade Forest of Pandaria during the Feast of Winter Veil!
In the northern part of the Jade Forest, an ancient Mogu Empire fortress called Thundering Falls has been transformed into the first trading port open to Pandaria under the organization of the Golden Lotus, mobilizing a large number of young and middle-aged people from Honeydew Village, Greenstone Village, Sri-La Village, and Dawn's Blossom!
Mobilizing half of the Jade Forest's labor force is enough to prove the Panderan's active response to joining the Alliance, as well as this trade. Another point is that in this seaport fortress called Thundering Falls, there is also Chi-Ji, the Red Crane, one of the Four Celestials of Pandaria, stationed!
Six of Pandaria's Sha have been eliminated, and the last Sha of Pride has also been packed up and sent away along with the Heart of Y'shaarj.
However, there is still residual Sha energy on this land. Originally, before the power of the Sha diminished, the Four Celestials would not allow a large number of foreigners to enter Pandaria.
However, with Galen's guarantee, the Alliance fleet would only dock at this port and would not run around.
Not only that, Galen also transferred more than two thousand priests from the Cathedral of Holy Light to accompany the fleet, striving to put a layer of Mind Sear on every crew member who boarded Pandaria as protection.
In addition, Chi-Ji led a group of monks from the Red Crane Temple to stand ready in the fortress to ensure everything was foolproof.
On the summit of the Temple of the Five Dawns, Galen looked at the bustling and lively Thundering Falls and felt very satisfied in his heart.
Only when the cake is big can everyone get a delicious dessert. Only then will it be easier to lead the team in the future.
"The mists have cleared."
The Monkey King took a sip of wine and said blankly to Shaohao beside him. He had been sealed for more than half of the ten thousand years, but he still felt the importance of the mist clearing for Pandaria.
"Yes, the mists have cleared, and Pandaria is welcoming a new future! This scene today will definitely be written into the books by the Lorewalkers!"
Shaohao stroked his beard beside Galen, his eyes full of shock.
"Galen, I had already imagined the Alliance to be very strong, but seeing this fleet of ships that blot out the sky has shocked me again!"
Although the Altar of Kings would share some information about the Scarlet Crusade with him after he became a spirit under Galen, only those two hundred warships in this fleet belonged to the Scarlet Crusade. Those merchants were all gathered by the royal families of the Alliance countries, as well as the great nobles!
Wealthy!
At least in Shaohao's memory, the Pandaren Empire, the Night Elf Empire, and the Troll Empire did not have such a powerful naval force when they were strong.
Regarding the maritime trade between the Eastern Kingdoms and Pandaria, Shaohao was happy to see it happen, whether as the former Pandaren Emperor or the new spirit under Galen.
The Pandaren's hidden financial resources are extravagant. For ten thousand years, they have been isolated from the world, and all kinds of wealth are consumed internally. In addition, the Golden Lotus and the Shado-Pan have never forgotten the threat of the Mantid for ten thousand years. The material reserves accumulated by the Pandaren are unimaginable to the nobles of the Alliance.
Moreover, Galen is just conducting trade in a serious manner. The warships only stay in the waters around Thundering Falls to protect the safety of the fleet, without the slightest intention of colonization.
With Stromgarde taking the lead in doing business peacefully, the Alliance countries understood that Pandaria was different from Northrend. This land has an owner, only trade, no occupation.
"Shaohao, the purpose of our Scarlet Crusade is to unite all civilized races of Azeroth to fight against the Burning Legion and protect Azeroth."
Galen looked at the most intelligent of all the spirits under his command. He was a true emperor, with a broader and wider perspective than those tribal chiefs. Even Gandalf and Medivh, who had become arcane demigods, could not compare to Shaohao.
In addition, coupled with the Pandaren appearance's improvement on Galen's perception, this was the first time Galen talked freely with his subordinates about his philosophy.
"Do you think my philosophy is correct?"
Shaohao was stunned. He didn't expect Galen to talk to him about this, but the old Pandaren quickly recovered his unhurried appearance.
"Galen, I understand your thoughts. Ten thousand years ago, I once thought about persuading Queen Azshara and her empire to deal with the disaster together, but Azshara and her Highborne nobles were too arrogant, and in the end, I could only choose to protect Pandaria in a self-serving way."
The old Pandaren sighed: "The feeling of glimpsing a trace of the future destiny of this world when one's strength is insufficient is really terrible. As the emperor, I felt heavy pressure because of the future of my people, and I made a lot of efforts for this."
"I once thought that I had eliminated six Sha, and that I had changed a lot, but when I transformed into the mist in the end, I realized that this was the inducement of the Sha of Pride."
Shaohao recalled the past and felt regret for his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy: "In these ten thousand years, I have been paying attention to Pandaria, and the things I saw still happened, and they still haven't changed, which made me realize that I didn't solve the disaster of Pandaria, but only delayed it."
At this time, K'ril'tik came up from behind. He handed Shaohao his wine gourd and then comforted him: "You have already done a good job, my friend. Pandaria's ability to exist for these ten thousand years is all thanks to you."
Shaohao took the Monkey King's wine gourd, raised his head and took a big gulp, and then laughed: "It's all over. If I had your opportunity back then, Galen, I could have planned it slowly over ten thousand years!"
"My opportunity?"
Galen chuckled. Now that it was said, his opportunities were indeed good. If it weren't for the two War Ancient Trees and Wisdom Ancient Tree, which allowed him to leave a backup plan since the ancient times, the population of the Heart of Origin wouldn't have broken through ten million until the Year of the Monkey.
Without that population of ten million, he wouldn't have been able to become a demigod and kill the Eternal Dragon King in the time-space tunnel.
In addition, in the past few years, Malfurion and Tyrande were sent by his machinations to Silithus to govern the erosion of the Old Gods. Now, the night elves have seized more than half of the ruling power.
He had already done very well!
Shao Hao saw the change in Galen's expression. The old emperor knew that the haze in Galen's heart had been cleared and he had become more determined.
Galen, our responsibility is heavy. Don't despair because of Azeroth's scarred future. You have defeated the darkness that has been sealed for a long time. You have shown Pandaria the power of a true hero. Do you still have confusion... Why do we fight? I believe you have realized: If you fight out of fear or anger, then this battle will never end. Face fear and abandon hatred. Only when you calm your mind and endure your temper can you achieve the unity of all things and be indifferent to honor and disgrace. This is the true meaning of life, telling us why we fight.
He had heard Shao Hao's words in his previous life. At that time, he only felt that the old panda man was pretending to be forceful, but now that he was in it, he knew that these words were really golden rules.
It is really better to listen to your words than to read books for ten years.
Galen suddenly understood, snatched the wine gourd from Kritiq's hand, and imitated Shao Hao's appearance just now, raising his head and drinking all the wine in the gourd.
Ah! My Monkey Wine, Galen, leave some for me, leave some for me, this is my last stock!
The Monkey King felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw Galen drinking so boldly, and he cried out anxiously!
Unfortunately, Galen had already drunk it all.
Mellow, refreshing!
Good wine!
Galen threw the gourd to Kritiq, and then assured: "Don't be so stingy, Kritiq. Pandaria has been opened, and you can travel all over Azeroth. With me here, you can choose any wine brewed in the Alliance's land!"
With Galen's guarantee, the Monkey King, who was still scratching his ears and cheeks just now, instantly calmed down. As long as Galen didn't restrain him, he would definitely cause a stir in Azeroth.
After appeasing the Monkey King, Galen then talked to Shao Hao about serious matters: "Now I have swept Pandaria, but there are still two places that I have not had time to intervene in."
Shao Hao pondered for a moment, and instantly understood the place Galen was talking about: "Galen, are you talking about the Isle of Giants and the Timeless Isle?"
"That's right, there are many dinosaur war beasts left by the Zandalari trolls on the Isle of Giants tens of thousands of years ago, which is a good combat force."
Galen affirmed Shao Hao's guess, and he continued: "When I planned the Pandaria trip, the Zandalari trolls also crossed the mist relying on the coordinates of the Isle of Giants. Later, their fleet was defeated by me on Thunder Isle, and now they should have returned to the Isle of Giants!"
"Zandalari trolls! These hateful allies of Lei Shen, they have coveted the land of Pandaria for more than a day or two. They even tried to help the Mogu restore their empire tens of thousands of years ago!"
Shao Hao, who had always been calm and breezy, was a little angry: "Don't worry, Galen, I will integrate the monks of the Shado-Pan and drive them out of the Isle of Giants!"
"Well, remember to go to the Valley of the Four Winds to find Rexxar when you set off. He is very good at taming beasts. Those dinosaur giants are still a bit useful."
Galen remembered that there were two huge Tyrannosaurus Rexes on the Isle of Giants: Oondasta and Bloodthirsty Saurok.
In addition to these two behemoths, there are also many Triceratops, Pterodactyls, and Velociraptors on the island, which can be used as mounts and war beasts for his trolls.
The other Zandalari fleet and the newborn Gurubashi trolls are still engaged in a tug-of-war in Stranglethorn Vale. The Zandalari have been suppressing Sen'jin's army with their powerful dinosaur war beasts, forcing Sen'jin to invite the Rhino Loa to help.
Galen planned to grab a batch of dinosaurs for Sen'jin and the others to slightly balance the scales of war.
"There is also the Timeless Isle, a mysterious island. Shao Hao, do you know its existence?"
The Timeless Isle is a mysterious island. It is located east of the Jade Forest. It has not yet emerged from the mist, but after Shao Hao transformed into the mist, he knew every piece of land in Pandaria like the back of his hand.
Time stands still on the Timeless Isle. Various strange and powerful creatures lurk on the island, as well as many treasures of various kinds. It is a rare training ground.
"I know the existence of this island, but I am not clear about its secrets. No one knows how it appeared or why it appeared. This place is detached from time. I only heard the Four Celestials say that it seems to contain the power of the Titans!"
After listening to Shao Hao's words, Galen suddenly realized that the power of the Titans, or the power of time, is the power of the Father of the Gods Aman'Thul!
Maybe I can ask Lei, he might know something.
But since it is the power of the Titans left in Azeroth, then it is approximately something of Galen.
Time is still there, which is equivalent to the Time and Spirit Room in Dragon Ball. Young people with potential in the Alliance can be thrown to the Timeless Isle for training after graduating from the training camp!
Perfect.
"Shao Hao, you should clear the Isle of Giants first and then explore the Timeless Isle. It is best to call Yu'lon and the others to act together. I estimate that the island is not safe, and there may be demigod-level enemies!"
"I will pay attention!" Shao Hao said seriously.
In fact, Galen was not alarmist. He remembered that at the top of the Timeless Isle, there was a shrine of Ordos, the fire god of the wild bull people. In those years, only those equipped with orange cloaks could fly over the broken bridge and enter the shrine.
And this wild bull man named Ordos was once a shaman priest. Under the temptation of Ragnaros the Fire Lord, he sacrificed himself to the flames in order to become a demigod.
The Fire Lord also kept his promise and bestowed him with the power of fire elements, but Ordos's body will forever be burned by the flames, which plunged him into endless pain.
Because Ordos accepted the power of the Eternal Flame, he became a half-flesh and half-elemental monster. The burning flames plunged him into endless pain.
As for what Ragnaros's gift contains, it is not known.