Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

"Sir, the orcs have set up camp." Major Davin pulled out his beard: "How many people?" Corporal Recha shrugged and said, "Can't get exact numbers, sir." Davin closed his eyes and silently counted to five: "Estimate." Recha shrugged again. "The observer said there were at least six hundred, sir, but he couldn't be sure, sir. They stayed far away, didn't cross the border, didn't break the agreement, but—" Racha hesitated.Davin sighed and asked, "But what?" "Sir, they're just sitting there right now, but I don't think they'll be for long, sir. Once those ships are all ashore..."

Davin sighed again.He seems to be sighing all day these days.Yesterday, the ship full of orcs and trolls headed south out to sea, heading for Northwatch, which should be here in a few hours. At such a critical moment, Davin should make a choice. Christophe - who served as Theramore's Home Secretary in place of Queen Proudmoore, who was already under the control of the Burning Blade clan - gave him instructions to hold Northwatch "at any cost". Davin didn't know how to do "whatever it takes." He never wanted to be a soldier.Although his violent nature as a teenager won him the goodwill and favor of the recruiting staff in his hometown, he was nothing more than a tall, burly coward.During the recruit training, because he was not really in danger, he got away with it.If the training was nothing more than posturing, he had it easy.Isn't it just to poke the straw man with a sword?no problem.But what if you really fight with another flesh and blood body?He is dead.

So the first time he actually went up against another guy, he really thought he was screwed.Fortunately for him, his army had the upper hand in every way.The gang of dwarves conspired to overthrow the government at that time, and fled to his hometown in order to escape punishment after losing.When the entire army fought with the traitors, Davin hardly did anything.The other soldiers fought bravely and wiped out the group of dwarves, so Davin was also honored by his companions. Before long, the Burning Legion came. Those days were really scary.There are dead people everywhere, Lordaeron is also destroyed, humans and orcs start fighting side by side, and the whole world has become a mess.Davin didn't understand why Queen Proudmoore had chosen to ally with the orcs—they were helping the devil, not much better—but no one had asked him for his opinion.

The scariest day was spent in a forest.Davin still doesn't know where this forest is.He only remembered that he and some comrades who were defeated by demons came to the forest to find the lairs of demons, and then let mages or other people find out the secrets of their magic.Davin's mission is simple: protect the mage.Everyone else went to the devil. As luck would have it, they found it.The demons reacted unkindly to the attempt. They came, eyes red as if on fire.Terrified, Davin ran and hid behind an oak tree.The mage was thrown aside by him, struggling to save himself, and finally a demon breathed fire and set the mage on fire.Davin hid safely in the middle of the woods and watched everything that happened here, but the mage he was supposed to protect let out a series of painful screams until he was slowly burned to death.

Sometimes Davin himself didn't understand why the demon didn't see him.Maybe they didn't feel that Davin would pose any threat to them at all, there was no doubt about it.Anyway, once his comrades were all killed and the demons were where they were supposed to be, Davin ran back to the camp as fast as he could, waiting for everyone to call him a coward.As long as he is not sent out again, and he is no longer faced with this kind of thing, he is willing to accept any punishment. However, they regarded him as a hero who killed the enemy in blood and escaped death, and they cheered for his heroic feat of running back to the camp to report everything.

Soon, he was promoted. Davin was dumbfounded.He's not a hero at all, in fact, quite the opposite.Every time he tried to clarify all this to everyone, he was considered too modest.He was going crazy—not only had he failed to avoid the war, but he had started leading troops into it. Before long, the war ended in time.This freed Davin—the chief who didn't know how to fight at all—from commanding troops to fight—from the embarrassing situation of riding a tiger.The Burning Legion was driven back to where they belonged.Davin was promoted again.This time it was already a major.Admiral Proudmoore occupied Northpost. After his death, Davin was responsible for stationing Northpost.

Until recently, he was content with the job.Northpost Fort was calm. Although Davin's cowardice made him appear incompetent on the battlefield, he was still very capable in terms of administration. May it be business as usual. Davin particularly disliked Colonel Lorena, but he now fervently hoped that Lorena hadn't been captured by the Burning Blade and was standing here at the moment.Because first of all, she commanded troops to fight much better than Dawen.Unlike Davin, Lorena's promotion was obtained through her illustrious military exploits. Furthermore, if even she is captured by the Burning Blade Clan, Queen Proudmoore will surely be doomed, so what hope can a mere Davin have.

Aurel came running in, his huge armor clanking with every step he took. "Major Davin! Major Davin! The orcs are on the move! As soon as the ship docks, they're on the move!" Davin sighed again: "When did the ship dock?" "No one reported it to you?" Aurel blinked a few times. "Oh, wait, I should have done what they did. Sorry, sir! I'm over excited, please don't send me Court martial!" Davin stood up from behind the desk and walked to the door: "Private, you don't have to worry about being court-martialed." Davin slowly walked down the narrow stairwell to the bottom floor of the tower located in the center of the North Watch Fort.The North Watch Fort is built on a rugged hill, and one end of the hill slowly slopes toward the sea.The east side of Northpost Fort is built on a repaired stone wall between two small hills.To the west along the wall stood the main defensive castle of Northwatch, and to the east was a beach lined with palm trees.

Davin walked through the archway in the stone wall and onto the beach.He saw orcs and trolls. Lots and lots of orcs and trolls. Their boats were hitched to posts piled in the sand.There were dozens of ships, each filled with a dozen orcs and trolls.Some of them wore hides, and others wore helms fashioned from the heads of wild beasts.They all carried weapons, axes, broadswords, meteor hammers, maces, and some guys who looked taller than Davin at a glance. "Really," Davin murmured softly, "I'm dead this time." "What's the matter, Major?" asked one of the soldiers guarding the arch.

Davin shook his head quickly: "Nothing." The major commanded himself to walk with one foot in front of the other.After passing through the arch, his boots began to sink in the sand with every step. He vaguely felt dozens of soldiers lined up behind him.He turned his head and saw a few soldiers lined up in skirmish lines in front of the stone wall, while the rest began to occupy the commanding heights.Davin breathed a sigh of relief, there are still people here who know how to fight.He really wanted to know who this person was. Davin suddenly turned around and shouted at the group of orcs and trolls: "I am—"

He couldn't speak, the voice suddenly disappeared. After clearing his throat, Dawen shouted again: "I am Major Dawen, the person in charge of the North Watch Fort. What are you doing here?" For a moment, he told himself hopefully that they were just passing by, resting here, and leaving in an hour.Just like the comrades-in-arms who abandoned the entire army and ran back to the camp alone to wait for punishment, he earnestly hopes that this time he can also turn the danger into good luck. A tall and most terrifying-looking orc came towards him. (The reason why Davin thinks this is the tallest and scariest orc is because he is closing in on him.) "I'm Berks, and on behalf of Thrall - the chief of the orc tribe and the king of the clan - I tell you that this fortress of yours has violated the alliance agreement between us and you, and you have one hour to demolish it , all your men and horses disappear here." Davin stammered and said incoherently, "You, you're not serious, are you? It's impossible for the entire fortress to be demolished within an hour." Birx smiled, the sort of laugh a tall, mighty predator would have before pounced on a weak, unsuspecting prey. "If you fail to obey this order, we will attack immediately. You are dead." Darwin firmly believed in the last sentence.