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Rather, it is because Abidis does not have the bloodline of the ancient nobility—a very important reason for the survival and continuation of the royal families of the various countries in Azeroth today.

Before the Dark Portal opened, or more precisely, before the fall of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, the state of the human kingdoms in the Eastern Kingdoms was somewhat similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China.

They place great importance on oaths and covenants.

This can be seen from the fact that although the Stormwind Kingdom was destroyed, Varian was adopted by Terenas, and after the war, various countries spent a lot of manpower and resources to rebuild the Stormwind Kingdom.

Among the current Seven Kingdoms (or more precisely, the Six Kingdoms, as the mage kingdom of Dalaran does not have a king), there is an unwritten rule: no one other than a noble of the ancient Thoradin Empire may become king!

This is why, in the future Azeroth, there were so many powerful high lords with strong military forces.

Yet none of them declared themselves kings.

The only exception is Dalaran—it was able to be included among the Seven Kingdoms not only because of the power of its mages, but also because Dalaran does not have a royal family at all, but a parliamentary system, so it does not violate the taboos of the other kingdoms.

It is precisely because of this unwritten rule that, as the royal families of the various human kingdoms declined, they all ultimately benefited the Stormwind royal family, the Wrynn family.

Therefore, if Abidis had indeed declared himself king during this period, he would have inevitably faced an attack from the Seven Kingdoms.

Not to mention Abidis's inhabitants, whose numbers were already quite small.

Although Abidis possesses the power to easily conquer all human kingdoms except Dalaran, there is no doubt that this method of depleting the strength of his own race is not advisable.

However, if external forces break the current royal monopoly in Azeroth, then there will be no problem at all.

Without a doubt, this external force can only be the orcs of Draenor, the Burning Legion behind them, and the Scourge, which has yet to appear.

It was under this unwritten agreement among the Seven Kingdoms that Terenas not only refrained from deliberately suppressing Abidis, but also, after reaping substantial benefits, opened the door wide for Abidis in the human kingdoms.

He even betrothed his daughter, Galis Menethil, to Abidis as a way to win her over—Galis was only 8 years old at the time, so she could only be his fiancée.

However, once Galis turns 15 and reaches adulthood in Azeroth, Abidis can officially become the prince consort of Lordaeron.

Under Josie's instructions, Abidis was naturally very happy to comply.

Imagine Arthas, just like in the original timeline, wielding Frostmourne to kill his father and slaughter Lordaeron.

Then Abidis, along with his wife Galis, led an army to the rescue, successfully defeating Arthas, who had betrayed humanity, crushing the Scourge and the Burning Legion, and becoming the savior of Azeroth...

Wow, that scene was absolutely gorgeous.

However, these are Abidis's ultimate goals, not Josie's.

If Josie's previous need for Azeroth was merely for countless magical materials, now he has completely set his sights on Azeroth itself.

No, it's not just Ai-chan, but also the Titans and Eternals.

These are all beings similar to the Celestials in Josie's universe, and perhaps they can all become nourishment for the Celestial Seed.

If this goal is to be achieved, then the plan that Josie originally devised for Abidis is somewhat inadequate.

He needs to make some deeper plans!

Chapter 345 Target: Broken Islands

When Josie contacted Abidis, he was in the Barrens of Kalimdor, leading his army to clear out the remaining centaurs and quilboars in the region.

In his army, the vanguard consisted of a large number of minotaur and yak warriors.

It can be said that, after the efforts of the past few years, apart from the Highmountain Tauren of the Broken Isles, who are wary of the existence of the Tomb of Sargeras, and the Han'er's Bison tribe of Pandaria, who have been searching for many years but have yet to find a trace, almost all the Tauren tribes that can be found in Azeroth have been incorporated by Abidis.

With ample respect and substantial food and supplies, along with assistance in resisting external attacks, these burly men, whose natures were generally mild, were quickly captivated by Abidis's "personal charm."

Riding atop the towering Kodo, watching the heavily armored Minotaur cavalry rumble past and easily rumble through a centaur army of tens of thousands, Abidis wore a satisfied smile.

Despite their numerical superiority, the centaurs and quilboars completely overwhelm the tauren.

But there are also the honest and reliable minotaurs, the savage centaurs, and the filthy boarmen.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of these races knows how to choose their allies.

And don't underestimate the number of minotaurs; they are of high quality!

The reason they have been suppressed by centaurs and boarmen throughout the past is that they have been suppressed by centaurs and boarmen for so long.

Besides the large number of these two races, the cultural discontinuity that occurred during the Mogu Empire's rule also contributed to the Tauren's primitive metallurgical technology, which made it difficult for many Tauren warriors to even obtain a suitable metal weapon.

In this situation, even with great physical strength, one naturally wouldn't have much of an advantage.

However, after being recruited by Abidis, the situation changed completely.

As Josie's trading partner, Abidis could easily obtain a large number of modernly processed alloy armor and weapons from Josie, which were also lighter than the conventional metal equipment in Azeroth.

And so, one by one, the minotaur warriors and their kodo mounts began to carry heavy armor and wield various heavy weapons such as spears and maces.

Once cavalry of this caliber starts charging, let alone tens of thousands of men and horses, even ten times that number wouldn't be able to withstand it.

As for the claim that centaurs are born with archery skills, that's even less of a concern.

Centaur smelting technology was so primitive that their arrows couldn't even break through the defenses of the Minotaur heavy cavalry.

As for speed... yes, centaurs are faster than minotaur heavy cavalry, but can they be faster than flying dragoons?

Even Josie had a wealth of Protodragons to trade with Quagge, so how could the ruler of Abidis, the original homeland, not have any?

His Vrykul progenitor dragon riders already numbered over ten thousand, making them undoubtedly the premier air force in Azeroth, second only to the five chromatic dragons.

The original Dragon Slayer tribe would not have possessed such formidable strength.

It's not that we can't train that many, but rather that the Vrykul's productivity is simply too high; they simply can't afford to feed too many proto-dragons.

After all, the appetite of an adult Protodrasaurus is terrifying; it can eat at least one cow a day.

However, Abidis could afford to raise them all without having to buy any. With Josie's support, Abidis had already established a large number of modern breeding farms and farms in Kalimdor, and obtained the best meat and grain varieties from various planes through Josie.

Not only is it more than enough for his soldiers to show off their meat every day, but there's also enough to export to the seven kingdoms and earn a huge amount of money.

These proto-dragon riders, like the minotaur riders, were also heavily armored.

Furthermore, these heavy armors did not reduce the Proto-Dragon's flight speed by much; the physical strength of these primordial dragons was simply too formidable.

Besides the Vrykul's proto-dragon heavy air cavalry, there were also a large number of light air cavalry composed of humans riding pterosaurs scattered around them.

With the combined efforts of land and air, not only the centaurs, but also all kinds of wild beasts in the entire barren land scattered and fled in all directions.

"Josie, why are you contacting me at this time?" Sensing Josie's communication request, Abidis signaled his adjutant to set up camp on the spot while answering the call!

"Something happened, so I want to speed things up!" Facing the child she had watched grow up, Josie recounted the relevant events in detail without any concealment.

"...No way? Suddenly they're going all out?" After hearing Josie's description and realizing that the other party wanted to target the Star Soul of Azeroth or even the Titans, Abidis couldn't help but swallow hard!

Abidis wasn't particularly concerned about the possibility that the absorption of Azeroth's Star Soul Essence might lead to Azeroth's decline.

From the perspective of a ruler, the existence of the Azerothian world-soul is not actually a good thing.

Compared to Pandora, which Josie had seen, Azeroth was far too powerful.

So powerful that even the blood flowing from a single wound could create an incomparably prosperous magical civilization—this undoubtedly refers to the former Well of Eternity and the glorious Highborne empire.

Furthermore, there is something that many people in the Warcraft universe don't know: the maturation of the Titans, like the manifestation of the gods, could potentially bring annihilation to the life on this planet.

Therefore, Abidis, who was aware of this, did not have much of a sense of belonging to the so-called Star Soul of his own planet, nor did he want her to mature and appear as a Titan to oppress him.

After all, unlike Josie, who was always favored by Tiamat, Abidis had not received much favor from Azeroth except for being born in this world, and humans were not the most favored race of Azeroth.

Azeroth did not exhibit the same willingness as Tiamat to sacrifice themselves for the lives of the planet.

“Things are different now… Don’t you want to become a true god and establish your own divine court?” Josie smiled slightly and said, “If we can complete our plan, it’s not impossible to devour Sargeras’s essence completely. At that time, the power of this fallen titan will be yours!”

If he could absorb the powerful Star Soul of Azeroth and the essence of the other Titans, then even if he gave one or two Seeds of the Gods to Abidis, Arithm wouldn't say much.

“Sargeras’s power…can I really do it?” Abidis asked incredulously upon hearing about Josie’s delivery.

Because Josie had been telling him a lot about the great achievements of this fallen Titan, who was also the strongest Titan in the Pantheon.

As a result, he developed the impression that this fallen Titan was invincible to human beings.

But now Josie is saying he can also have Sargeras's power... This is simply unbelievable.

But while it was hard to believe, a sense of excitement began to stir deep within Abidis's heart.

Yes, just like Josie said, if I can achieve true form and establish my own divine court... then the seven great kingdoms of humanity are all bullshit!

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Abidis forced down his inner turmoil and asked Josie seriously.

“…Send troops to the Broken Islands!” Josie said solemnly.

“The Broken Isles?” Upon hearing Josie’s reply, Abidis’s expression grew even more solemn. Just like Sargeras, Josie had never failed to instill in him the dangers of the Broken Isles.

Therefore, although his power has grown significantly over the years and he has long since determined the location of the Broken Isles, he has never set foot there.

In particular, rashly setting foot on those islands could very well attract the attention of Azshara in the Maelstrom, as well as Medivh, who has long since become a Guardian but is actually controlled by the soul of the Dark Titan Sargeras.

But now that I think about it, with Abidis's power now so inflated, it's possible that he has already caught the attention of the Guardian Medivh.

“Sending troops to the Broken Isles is no problem, but you should understand that the magical power I possess is probably far from being a match for those powerful figures you mentioned… even if I use the mechanical legions…” Abidis said hesitantly.

If there's any weakness in Abidis's forces right now, it's their various elite combat units, especially their top-tier magical units.

Although he has attracted many mages to serve him over the years with a large amount of money and abundant resources, the vast majority of them are just ordinary mages, and there are none of the legendary mages.

In this respect, Abidis is even inferior to Josie.

“I will arrange for several top experts to assist you when the time comes... If things become unbearable, they will also help you escape immediately!” Josie was naturally aware of the problem Abidis was referring to, so after closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he opened them and said.

"If that's the case, then that would be best!" Hearing Josie's promise, Abidis nodded slightly in relief. "Then shall I start making preparations now?"