Traveling through the game world

"Arthas, I've discovered you'd be perfect as a foreman!" As soon as Lian Yang returned to the original camp, he was stunned by the scene before him. When he left, it was just a desolate snowfield, but when he returned, it was a bustling military fortress.

"Uh, a contractor?" Arthas, of course, didn't understand what a contractor meant.

"That means you're really good at managing construction; the speed at which this base is being built is truly impressive!"

“I see. There’s no other way. When you’re on a military campaign, you have to build your barracks first, especially in a war like this one that’s isolated overseas. The infrastructure is in great demand.” Arthas didn’t have much to say about it. After all, World of Warcraft is just too big. In wartime, simple camps are not only hard to withstand enemy attacks, but logistical supplies are also hard to guarantee.

Lian Yang nodded and said, "That's true. I also did a quick patrol around the area at noon. There were no undead around, but some frost giant wolves and ice spiders were quite troublesome. And the most troublesome thing is a huge frost troll tribe."

Reality isn't a game; Northrend is vast, and even the bay where Lian Yang and his group are located is no small place. For Arthas, this vast land is both a blessing and a curse.

The good thing is that he has ample time to prepare, so he won't be caught off guard when attacked by the undead. The bad thing, of course, is that since it's a war fought overseas, Arthas's supplies aren't sufficient, and personnel issues are also a problem.

“No problem. Our current task is to find enough resource points to make up for our logistical losses. I’ve also sent out some scouts to explore at long distances.” Arthas was well aware of the situation. Having received professional training in warfare since childhood, Arthas was far more professional than Lian Yang.

For Arthas, the primary task now is to find enough mineral deposits. Reality is not a game; a single gold mine cannot guarantee all the construction, especially since this area is almost deserted and gold is essentially useless. Only abundant resources are what business needs right now.

"Don't think about that too much for now. The most important task now is to explore and find Mal'Ganis. Only then can we capture the Lich King!" Lian Yang knew very well that the main task of coming to Northrend was to kill the Lich King Ner'zhul, and before that, capturing Mal'Ganis was the key.

"Hmm, I completely remember you placed a tracking device on Melganis, right?"

“That’s right, the signal is still very stable. He seems to be heading north, but he hasn’t seen the Lich King yet.” Lian Yang had anticipated this scene and knew that Northrend was very large, so he had placed tracking devices on Mal'Ganis in advance.

“That’s good. We should organize some soldiers. Let’s destroy some of the undead bases in Northrend first! Then we’ll follow Mal’Ganis!” Arthas nodded, even though Mal’Ganis was utterly despicable. But now wasn’t the time to kill him, because Lian Yang and Arthas knew very well that Mal’Ganis would lead them to the Lich King, and only by killing the Lich King could they end the Scourge.

"Report! A troop of undead is advancing towards us 100 kilometers ahead!"

"You've got the road to heaven but not the gate to hell!" Lian Yang was overjoyed when he heard the news. He had been away for several days without finding anything, but the undead had actually launched an attack. This was undoubtedly excellent news for Arthas and Lian Yang.

First, although Northrend is desolate, there are still humans living there, and their numbers are certainly not small. Otherwise, even if Ner'zhul was strong, he could not conjure undead out of thin air. Second, although Lian Yang knows Mal'Ganis's route, Northrend is so vast that Mal'Ganis would need time to find the Lich King. At this time, Arthas and Lian Yang need to kill more undead to increase their strength.

"Level One Combat Readiness!" Arthas gave the order, and the entire newly built human base sprang into action.

Arthas's camp is divided into two parts. The largest group is the human infantry. However, the human infantry is now fully equipped with super armor and super electromagnetic rifles provided by Lianyang. It can be said that in a head-on confrontation, Arthas's infantry can almost sweep across the entire World of Warcraft.

The original dwarven musketeers were not assimilated into the human infantry. Compared to humans who had switched professions later, dwarven musketeers possessed a natural sensitivity to firearms, and the undead race also included terrifying undead creatures such as gargoyles and abominations. Therefore, almost all dwarven musketeers became dwarven snipers.

The dwarven snipers also used 35mm electromagnetic sniper cannons specially developed by Lian Yang. In essence, the principle of an electromagnetic sniper cannon is a larger version of an electromagnetic rifle, only with a larger caliber of 35mm, and its power is naturally incomparable.

The reason such a large-caliber rifle can be made into a single-soldier weapon is essentially due to the extremely low recoil of electromagnetic weapons. Otherwise, using traditional gunpowder as propulsion, even a soldier as strong as Lordaeron would have his shoulder blade shattered with a single shot. Of course, the large caliber also guarantees power. According to Hope Systems' evaluation, using a 35mm electromagnetic sniper cannon to hit a gargoyle's head or torso can be fatal with a single shot. As for abominations, using special Holy Light bullets, a headshot generally requires one shot, while a torso requires about two shots.

Of course, Arthas's most elite troops were actually the knights. The knights' overall weaponry and equipment had not changed much, except that the warhorses and knights' armor had been optimized for impact, ensuring that Arthas's knights would have a stronger impact when launching a group charge. Combined with their exclusive cavalry lances, the knights were the sharpest sword in Arthas's hands.

Of course, with the addition of the dwarves, Lian Yang also equipped Arthas's forces with a whopping two thousand main battle tanks. These terrifying war machines are the most lethal weapons on the battlefield. In particular, among the two thousand main battle tanks Lian Yang provided, there were also five hundred specially developed 300mm self-propelled electromagnetic cannons.

Lian Yang discovered that on the battlefields of this era, enemy attacks were often large-scale, clustered attacks. In such cases, the damage caused by wide-area weapons was far greater than that caused by single-target weapons.

The technical threshold for developing a 300mm electromagnetic railgun is not high. As mentioned before, since it does not use traditional gunpowder for firing, it does not need to withstand higher chamber pressure or require more auxiliary equipment. For an electromagnetic railgun, all that is needed is to provide sufficient power and adequate cooling.

As for ample power, the tank itself uses nuclear batteries, so the power is naturally sufficient. As for cooling, by having a few specialists inscribe frost magic arrays on the cannon barrel, the barrel temperature can be controlled at 80°C when firing 100 shots with the power of a 300mm electromagnetic cannon.

War and combat are two different things. Clearly, Lian Yang is a combat expert, while Arthas is a war expert. Sure enough, under Arthas's control, the hundreds of thousands of troops became as orderly as if playing a video game. This made Lian Yang admire him greatly.

In fact, Arthas was also very envious of Lian Yang's combat talent. He knew very well that he was also a master, but compared to Lian Yang's combat instincts, he still felt inferior.

"Scout, report the coordinates!"

Just as Arthas's troops completed their assembly and deployment, and the scouts at the front finally confirmed the coordinates, Arthas decisively ordered: "Order, self-propelled artillery to conduct a sweeping attack based on the coordinates!"

Although he had only recently come into contact with modern weapons, Arthas was already able to control them very well, which was an extremely terrifying talent for warfare.

The undead leader of Digkep Bay is Naze, a lich, but his strength is vastly different from that of Chilas and Deanp. Of course, in a desolate place like Digkep Bay, having only one hero-level lich like Naze is enough to keep things in check.

At least none of the trolls, frost wolves, or spiders dared to cause trouble for Nazer.

Of course, Naze was happy with this situation. For the undead, these creatures who had already died once had an extremely low demand for resources, so naturally, they had no greater ambition than large-scale expansion. Therefore, the entire Digcap Bay enjoyed a rare period of peace. Naze, who lacked ambition, even hoped that things would remain this way.

However, this peace was clearly shattered the moment Arthas arrived at Digkep Bay. The Lich King Ner'zhul learned of Arthas's arrival the instant Lian Yang and Arthas stepped into Northrend, and immediately ordered Nazarei to intercept him. Thus, Nazarei personally led this menacing undead army.

For an army, the combat effectiveness with heroes and without heroes is completely different. Moreover, it was originally just a small base, and Naze did not have any other heroes at his disposal. Therefore, in order to win the war, he personally led the vast majority of his troops to the battlefield.

"Boom..."

"What's going on!" Naze was leading his troops forward desperately when he suddenly saw a huge cannonball streak across the sky, followed by a violent explosion that sent the entire undead race flying.

Without a doubt, this was a bombardment by Arthas' self-propelled artillery. War is all about the advantage of having more advanced equipment. Although the undead are indeed powerful, faced with terrifying future technology, Nazer's forces suffered heavy losses in an instant.

"Damn it, this must be an attack from those damned humans!" Although Naze didn't know why human artillery could fire so far, the fact was that dwarven mortars were no secret, and liches were also a type of mage, with extensive knowledge being a hallmark of mages. So he easily guessed that this was a human attack.

"Everyone, speed up and find cover!"

At this point, Nazer had only two choices: retreat or advance. Clearly, Nazer couldn't retreat; he could only advance. Retreating would jeopardize the Lich King Ner'zhul's plans, and Nazer would surely die. However, charging forward would only kill the undead forces. As a hero, and a lich at that, while the power of a 300mm cannonball was indeed terrifying, it wouldn't be enough to harm Nazer.

"Tsk tsk, they really are undead, ruthless!" The decision made by Naze at the front line was also received by Lian Yang and Arthas. Although the other side was undead, they were still surprised by Naze's decisiveness. Damn it, this is your army, and you just wear it down like that.

This situation can only exist among the undead, because other races are living beings. Most units in the army are living, breathing beings with flesh and blood and feelings. Sacrifice is acceptable, but no one will go to their death.

However, the undead are different. In reality, the vast majority of the undead are tools, with only a small portion being living beings. For example, the undead's largest army of skeletons, although capable of fighting independently, can only be considered tools. Similarly, ghouls, gargoyles, and abominations, these terrifying undead warriors, are also just tools. Created through necromancy, aside from some basic instincts, their existence is solely for obedience and slaughter.

So for Nazer, his decision wasn't difficult. Even if he lost some troops, Nazer could still charge into Arthas's position. Even if he couldn't win, Nazer was confident he could escape. But at this point, escaping wouldn't incur the Lich King Ner'zhul's punishment.

"Tank units are ready to bombard in conjunction with self-propelled artillery!" As the undead drew closer, Arthas directly ordered the tank units, which had the second longest range in the army, to prepare. The so-called asymmetric attack is to use one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, taking advantage of the war mode and the advanced nature of war weapons to launch an attack on the enemy in a way that allows one to hit the enemy but the enemy cannot hit one.

"Damn it, this is the human's limit. Necromancers, be careful, the skeleton horde is about to make its appearance!" Nazee advanced while watching Arthas's artillery fire, and he could already see Arthas's troops. Thus, the undead race's signature undead horde once again stepped onto the battlefield.