Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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First, it is ineffective against inanimate units, such as Iron Golems, Gold Golems, Diamond Golems, and other undead units. Second, it is ineffective against spells other than Dispel and Heal.

The fact that the Ghost Dragon's aging process could be countered by holy light magic was an unexpected discovery by Rhodes.

Rhodes had already figured out how to use the bone dragons. Of all the bone dragons, Rhodes only upgraded one to a ghost dragon at the beginning.

The others all retained the appearance of the Bone Dragon. In their Ghost Dragon form, they had no physical form and were in a ghostly state.

Only in the Bone Dragon form can one undergo the modification of the Frost Dragon, and Rhode has already instructed Stank to handle this matter.

The method for creating Frost Wyrms can be found in Naxxramas. I wonder if transforming a Frost Wyrm will increase its combat power?

That night, Rhodes went alone to a hillside outside the camp without anyone else.

A figure clad in black Saronite heavy armor and wielding a giant frost rune sword approached Rhodes.

"Great master." The person who came was none other than Stronk, whom Rhodes had been raising for several months.

Chapter 198 Brother Qiang is a True God, Training of a Level 7 Death Knight

The newcomer was none other than the Death Knight Stang, who had been sent by Rhodes to infiltrate the Lich King's camp. Stang possessed extremely powerful hero attributes and was capable of using first and second-level magic.

"Stronk, your strength has improved a lot. It seems you're doing quite well with the Lich King." Rhodes nodded with great satisfaction.

"I also want to thank you for your guidance, Master. Without your trust and support, I wouldn't be where I am today," Scink said, kneeling on one knee.

After several months, Sciark's level has increased to six, and his attributes have changed to attack power 3, defense power 5, strength and knowledge 2 and 3 respectively. Sciark has been away from home during this time.

Therefore, Rhodes did not visit the hero buildings in the city. This time, Rhodes also let Sqiang visit the special buildings in the town: the two mercenary camps, the Marit Tower, and the arena. Rhodes directly selected defense, after all, Sqiang is a hero who mainly focuses on defense. He also selected basic defense, basic offense, and upgraded resistance to increase the magic resistance of the troops.

Qiang Ge's attack power became 5 points, and his defense rate reached 8. In addition, he had defensive skills, offensive skills, and resistance attributes.

The troops that Qiang Ge leads now are the strongest under Rhodes when it comes to close-quarters combat. Unlike heroes who rely on magic damage, Qiang Ge is a true melee hero who also knows two spells.

Qiang Ge has thoroughly mastered all the Death Knight skills, including Unholy Aura, Death Coil, Death Pact, Army of the Dead, Obliterate Strike, Heart Strike, Death Strike, Anti-Magic Shield, Bone Shield, and Blood Shield. He has basically learned all the skills that can be learned. Although Death Knights can use spells, they are actually a melee class.

These spells don't even reach level 2 magic. Once Thor arrives, he can use his learning ability to copy Stanker's various Death Knight abilities and then teach them to others.

"Alright, tell me about your experiences over this period of time. I'm quite curious," Rhodes asked after enhancing Qiang Ge's attributes.

“Master, I have been fighting alongside Arthas for the past few months. Because I am a key Death Knight, I was deliberately sent away by the Lich King during the Battle of Mount Hyjal and did not participate in the war. The Lich King trusts me very much and values ​​me highly. I am the most powerful Death Knight besides Arthas,” Sciark said.

Indeed, he is now infamous, and thanks to his powerful military leadership, the Lich King values ​​Stronk highly.

Because all units under Stronk's command are definitely stronger than those of other Death Knights. To give a simple example...

The same zombie will have a faster attack speed in Stank's hands, and its defense and attack power will also increase. One Stank can deal with 3 to 5 zombies of the same level.

Moreover, apart from zombies, other undead units, whether they are crypt demons, ghouls, skeletons, or even banshees and abominations, can all have their defense and attack increased under Stanker's command.

In this situation, how can anyone choose? If Arthas weren't so strategically valuable and wielding Frostmourne, the Lich King would have wanted to hand over his position as chief death knight to Qiang Ge.

"Haha, I'm wondering if Arthas will have to step down and give way after you've developed your power for a while longer?" Rhodes asked with a laugh.

“Great master, you may not believe it, but if nothing unexpected happens, and I further enhance my power, Arthas may really have to abdicate,” Sciark said.

His own strength was already formidable, and with the enhancements from the Death Knight path in the world of Azeroth, his power was further amplified. The only thing Arthas was stronger than him was his weapon, Frostmourne.

Even in terms of strategic ability, Scythe doesn't think he's weaker than Arthas. He also participated in the attack on Quel'Thalas, where the Windrunner Ranger General caused Arthas a lot of trouble.

Does Arthas have any strategy to speak of? The answer is absolutely none.

The one who came up with the idea was Kel'Thuzad, while the lich had been acting as the strategist.

The reason they were able to breach the Sunwell's defensive barrier was because a traitor named Darkan was among the high elves, who eventually killed Sylvanas Windrunner when she was exhausted.

During the attack on Dalaran, this guy didn't show much strategic vision. The mages set up a powerful barrier to weaken the undead, and he still led an elite squad to raid it on Kel'Thuzad's advice, with himself in the middle of it.

The real method would be for the troops outside the gate to launch a fierce attack, further drawing the enemy's attention, and then carry out a decapitation strike, which would have a higher success rate.

Although he eventually succeeded, it was extremely dangerous at the time. If it weren't for the powerful artifact Frostmourne, Arthas would have died countless times.

So, just like his master, Scythe also looked down on Arthas from the bottom of his heart; you are nothing more than a mount for your sword.

“Very good. How is your training for your new special skill?” Rhodes nodded and asked.

“Great master, my second special skill has been trained. My zombie ability has been retained. Now any corpse troops can be enhanced. For example, ghouls or abominations will gain stronger defense and attack under my command, while also increasing their speed.”

"And those undead creatures, as long as they aren't skeletons, gargoyles, or those cave spiders, can all enjoy this bonus," Stank said.

Strictly speaking, ghouls and abominations are merely upgraded versions of zombies. As for other undead creatures, they can be categorized as skeletons and zombies, so any creature that retains its corpse can be enhanced.

"What I'm most interested in is the Death Knight ability. How is this special skill?" Rhodes asked.

The reason Stanker was sent to infiltrate the Lich King's camp was to obtain the Scourge's technology.

“No problem, Master. You can check my attributes. After spending a few months in the Scourge, I have successfully mastered the training methods of Blood Death Knights,” Sciark said.

Rhodes nodded, immediately brought up the hero panel, and began to check Stank's abilities, apart from the zombie special ability he had retained.

There is also a new type of unit similar to Gru's Miracle Training, which is extremely powerful and can train human cavalry, knights, and undead dark knights and terror knights.

By consuming gold coins, one can directly train into a Blood Death Knight. After becoming a Death Knight, one must then create a Rune Forge, then craft a Rune Sword, and forge Rune Armor to officially complete the training.

Blood Death Knight, a knight who wields the power of blood and possesses runic magic.

Unit level 7, 200 HP, 22 Attack, 22 Defense, 18 Speed, 30-50 Damage.

They can use the full set of Blood Death Knight abilities from the world of Azeroth, and can transform into Frost Death Knights or Unholy Death Knights in the future.

Frost Death Knights excel at using the power of ice, while Unholy Death Knights are adept at manipulating armies of the dead. Each Unholy Death Knight can summon at least a dozen undead creatures to assist in battle.

The upgraded Tier 7 unit is a three-element Death Knight, wielding the evil power of blood and frost, possessing the double strike and curse of the Dread Knight, and enjoying the charge ability of the Human Knight.

Of course, to upgrade this advanced Tier 7 unit, Sqiang needs to work harder and master the Frost and Evil talents as soon as possible. This way, he can fuse the three Death Knight talents and create an advanced upgraded version of the Tier 7 unit.

"This skill is impressive. I didn't expect you could even perform conversion training on human knights and cavalry," Rhodes said with a look of surprise.

I thought only undead units could be converted, but it turns out human knights and cavalry can also be converted, which is very promising.

“Great Master, the Dark Knights and the Dread Knights originally evolved from human cavalry and knights. Their powers are interconnected, so they can naturally transform into each other, just as jungle archers can transform human archers and sharpshooters,” Sciark said.

“You’ve already researched the Blood Death Knight transformation, Frost Death Knight, and Unholy Death Knight; we should add that too. At the same time, we can’t neglect strengthening other undead units,” Rhodes said.

He was really looking forward to the 3rd-tier Death Knights. Could someone with that level of combat power really be a level 7 undead unit? Bone Dragon, get as far away from me as possible!

“Great master, I have already begun to try these things, and I have been thinking about how to complete your mission. During this time, I have gained the Lich King's great trust, so he rewarded me with a floating city. I can use this floating city as my base to research other undead units and improve the training of the other two death knight classes,” Scink said.

"The floating city of the undead race, could it be Naxxramas?" Rhodes asked with a look of surprise.

I almost forgot about the undead's special floating city, which is essentially a logistical supply base for the undead.

The most famous floating cities are Naxxramas Fortress and Acherus Fortress of the Knights of the Ebon Blade, but the undead have more than just these two floating cities.

After players defeated Kil'jaeden, the early stages of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion began. At that time, the Scourge sent out a large number of floating cities to attack the Alliance and the Horde in Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.

"It's not Naxxramas. My great master, the Lich King, bestowed upon me a floating city called..." (Here, I'm soliciting suggestions for the name of the Scythe Floating City. What are your opinions, fellow readers?)

Chapter 199 Floating City, Shadow Edge Fortress and Black Edge Fortress Sister Ships

“Master, the floating city bestowed upon me by the Lich King is called ‘Shadow Edge Fortress’,” Sciark replied respectfully. “This fortress was originally a necromancer for the spider kingdom of Azjol-Nebulus.”

A sister building to Blackwing Lair, similar in size but with more comprehensive facilities, it is particularly suitable for the training and modification of death knights.

"Really? Then what is the size of this Shadow Fortress? What facilities are on it?" Rhodes asked with interest.

The largest floating city in Azeroth should be Dalaran, which will eventually fly, and Naxxramas, the land of the Scourge.

Although Acherus Keep is a bit small, it's still usable. It houses the Death Knights' class hall, which has three floors. The Lich King rode in this flying fortress when he first awoke.

The Undead have a natural advantage in troop transport compared to other races. These flying, super-large units are impossible to build even in modern times; they are equivalent to a super space carrier.

Rhodes estimated that it would be no smaller than a regular aircraft carrier, of course, referring to small floating cities of the same level as Shadow Edge Fortress and Black Edge Fortress.

If it's a super-large floating city, like Naxxramas and Dalaran, then it's even larger. Dalaran, for example, has a population of nearly 10.

Naxxramas is divided into four zones, which can house a massive undead Scourge force, far surpassing even a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier.

"Great Master, this floating city has three levels. The middle level is my garrison area, and there is also a garrison area for high-ranking generals. It can probably accommodate several hundred death knights."

There are also several storage rooms here, which can be used to store military supplies or personal belongings.

The bottom floor is a large training ground, where the central area is used for the daily training of Death Knight recruits, and it is divided into three zones.

The Death Knights, who are respectively trained for the Frostblood and Unholy talents, have already completed their training in the Frostblood and Unholy regions. However, additional mentors are needed for the Frostblood and Unholy regions.

In addition, a large amount of equipment is collected on this floor, and several undead blacksmiths are assigned to forge it. Four rune furnaces are placed here, which are exclusive to the Scourge and allow death knights to inscribe runes on their runebooks.

The top layer is the combat area, and it's also the largest, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of troops. It also houses special flying mounts such as gargoyles and black griffins. Besides producing death knights, it can also create other undead creatures, such as ordinary zombies, skeletons, ghouls, and abominations. "Stronk gave Rhodes a general overview of his super fortress's configuration."

Because undead creatures do not need to eat, drink, or rest, this spaceship can carry soldiers on a large scale. When operating at full capacity, it can accommodate at least 3 soldiers, but it will fill the entire fortress to capacity.

“Not bad, not bad. I think your floating city can be modified in some ways. For example, you can place some of my special space magic ships on it to gain more space,” Rhodes said, stroking his chin.

To be honest, Rhodes was a little envious of the floating cities of the Undead Scourge. After all, even he, as the master, didn't have any large flying equipment to use, while his subordinates had already gotten their hands on some.

This floating city can be slightly modified, for example, by installing some magic ships to further expand the space inside. Undead creatures are more adapted to the environment than humans, and they can survive in some extreme environments.

Rhodes even had an idea that he would take back Lordaeron, the royal city, and Stratholme in the future, but where should the Forsaken race's capital city be placed?

The answer is clear, isn't it? Is there a more suitable place than this floating city? It's spacious and safe, flying in the sky.

“Master, your idea is truly imaginative, but it’s entirely feasible. My Shadow Fortress can accommodate at least 10 magic ships, which can be divided into 10 areas, and each area can be further divided into 7 sub-areas. If it’s built well, it can hold at least 40 people,” Sciake said.

The master's magic ship is the ultimate high-tech weapon, but in order for the undead to use it and not associate it with the master, some modifications are needed. For example, the hull needs to be modified to resemble natural disasters and made to look like undead technology so that it would not be associated with Rhodes.

“You and I are thinking the same thing. In the future, I plan to hand over the control of Cemetery City directly to you. You will be the commander-in-chief of the undead,” Rhodes said.

Undead units are best kept out of the light of day. Given my current reputation, it wouldn't be appropriate to show them off to humans or anyone else.

This undead legion is perfect for Stanker to command. With the help of the undead forces, Stanker has a bright future ahead of him.

"I understand, Master. I will obey your orders and serve you. It is my mission," Scink said, kneeling on one knee.

Entrusting the entire undead force to his command was an act of absolute trust, and he absolutely could not fail his master's expectations.

"Stronk, can you fully control this floating city fortress that the Lich King gave you?"

"I mean, even without the Scourge, does it still have the energy to fly and stay in the air? For example, if it runs out of fuel?" Rhodes asked.

"Of course, no problem, great master. Shadow Edge Keep is powered by a magical core, and the core is based on the ancient technology of the Azjol-Nibutsu people, plus some modifications by the Lich King. It can fly using the magical energy of the world of Azeroth, so you don't need to worry about fuel."

Rhodes nodded upon hearing this, confirming that the technology of the magical world indeed did not require fuel.

"As for security, you can rest assured, Master. Although this floating city was bestowed upon me by the Lich King, the Lich King can only control undead creatures, not magical structures. I am the supreme commander of this floating fortress, and I will make the undead inside obey my orders," Sciark said.