Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 165 Scarab Shell
Gadgetzan, a group of people entered the inn exhausted.

This goblin-style town is different from Booty Bay. It is built in the desert and has very few resources, so it is very frugal. There are no other houses except the buildings built by the goblins. Goblin merchants live in the store with their employees, and others can only live in the inns opened by the goblins.

Of course, if you don't want to stay in a hotel because it's too expensive, you can find a corner in the city to sleep. But you don't know whether you will freeze to death or be assassinated. You can't count on the goblin guards in the city to protect you? It's better to stay in a hotel!
Jack shook the sand off his head and said, "You guys take a rest first. I'll go to the tavern to get some information."

Chong Quan gestured to the others and followed them out, "I'll go with you."

He had been away from the Black Pearl for several months and wanted to see his friends sooner.

His choice was right. As soon as they entered the tavern, they saw Nadro and Rude drinking at the table next to the door.

"captain!!?"

Rude rushed over in surprise and hugged Jack.

Nadro also stood up in surprise and wanted to throw a heavy punch, but when he looked at his knee in front of him, he stopped decisively.

"Anu, I'm glad to see you recover."

"Nice to see you too, man."

He punched hard, squatted down, and even bumped fists with Nadro.

The four of them started over and asked the bartender to bring two more glasses of rum.

"Cheers to our reunion!"

After the celebration, Nadro got down to business.

"Jack, luckily you're back, otherwise we would be at a loss."

"What's wrong?" Jack asked puzzled.

Nedro pointed at Rude and said, "Before, I always left him on the shore to do the pick-up work, and he was a little upset. This time when I came to Gadgetzan, he insisted on following me, and then brought his people here to work as mercenaries for several months."

Jack looked at Rude speechlessly. Why did this guy always get into trouble?

Nedlo: "At the beginning, things were going well. They took on many missions and gained a lot of benefits in the desert. But a few days ago, I don't know what happened to this kid. He actually took on a mission from the goblins to collect scarab shells. Scarabs are holy objects raised by Zul'Farrak. Most of them are in Zul'Farrak, and only a few are wandering around Zul'Farrak."

Rude was still stubborn: "I accepted the quest because I knew these scarabs were not in Zul'Farrak."

Nedlo said angrily: "But there are still a lot of Sandfury Trolls around Zul'Farrak. How can they let you kill the scarab?"

"Then kill them too!" Rude said nonchalantly.

Jack frowned, "Angus is also a sandfury troll, why don't you kill him?"

Rude smiled awkwardly, but when he saw Jack's unhappy expression, he immediately lowered his head to drink.

Jack looked at Rude. There was obviously something wrong with this guy. Put together, he would never say such a thing.

"Okay, after you finish drinking, go back and rest. Tomorrow morning, gather everyone and we'll go to Zul'Farrak."

Rude looked at Jack in surprise, "Captain, I knew you would help me." "Do less things that you are not sure of in the future."

Jack scolded him. Since Rude had accepted the task, he would help him complete it. Fortunately, Zul'Farrak was not far away, and it would only waste a month at most.

The next day, Jack gathered his troops and headed west.

Nedlo learned about Zul'Farrak's situation in advance. "The Sandfury Trolls have been living in the desert for many years. Their main source of food is the insects in the desert. But the insects are limited. The Sandfury Trolls have to sacrifice living people to their gods in order to reduce their population."

"Later, the goblins came here and brought a large number of mercenaries. So the trolls set their sights on these mercenaries and included them in their recipes. So, we have to be careful next time, because every Sandfury troll we meet may attack us."

Heavy Punch: "It seems that Angus and the others were right to go to Steamwheedle Port. Otherwise, they would have lived like this too."

Rude asked in confusion: "Why don't they leave the desert? Even if they go to the Thousand Needles in the north, it will be fine. With their numbers, they can easily seize a piece of livable land under the attack of the harpies and centaurs."

Iser explained: "The Sandfury trolls are very traditional trolls. They have the habit of recording history. Therefore, Zul'Farrak has a different status in their minds. Moreover, the trolls believe in Loa. Since a Loa lives in Zul'Farrak, the trolls will not leave there."

Everyone shook their heads, not being able to understand the trolls' train of thought.

As expected, the further west they went, the more Sandfury trolls they encountered. At first, there were only a few of them. When they saw a group of more than 30 people, they didn't dare to move forward. But as they continued to move west, the group of Sandfury trolls they encountered became larger and larger, more than 10 trolls, more than 20 trolls, and even more than 50 trolls now.

The trolls attacked Jack and the others, and Molda immediately rushed forward with the ogres. These fat guys blocked the attack route of Jack and the mages, and everyone looked at them speechlessly, and could only rush forward to fight the trolls in close combat.

These trolls are tall, and if they weren't hunched over, they would probably be taller than the minotaurs. They are very strong, also comparable to the minotaurs.

But in terms of combat capability, they are actually almost the same as humans.

If Jack didn't take action, these trolls might not be enough for Molda and his ogres to kill.

Molda brought with him elite ogres, including Krocus, Slikik, Fengus, and Craig. Except for their inferior strength to Molda, their combat effectiveness was almost the same as Molda's.

Sure enough, the ogre swung his club and knocked down a troll in one fell swoop.

Rude was a sneaky guy, and took advantage of the trolls to get the last kill with his men. The ogres didn't care about this, and they had to bend down to hit the enemies lying on the ground, so they might as well hit the enemies who were standing.

The two parties cooperated well, one was responsible for hitting the enemy, and the other was responsible for finishing off the enemy.

Soon, the trolls realized they could not win and immediately withdrew.

"Don't chase me, it's more important to do your business."

A few days later, they finally arrived near Zul'Farrak. They fought off more than 20 waves of trolls along the way, and the closer they got to Zul'Farrak, the more trolls they encountered.

Jack had no choice but to take action and try to clear out all the trolls he encountered. Finally, in a valley near Zul'Farrak, he found a group of scarabs. Scarabs were not difficult to deal with, and everyone worked together and soon collected enough.

"Go quickly, or the troll will come again."

The group retreated as quickly as possible, trying not to fight the trolls as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)