Shadow Trails in Azeroth

According to the records of Suramar's royal gardeners, the strange magical tree designed by Queen Azshara and her court mages like Arcandor not only has a long growth cycle, but also has a very harsh survival environment.

It requires a huge amount of magic power to germinate, and each stage of growth requires more magic power than before. During the entire growth cycle, if there is insufficient magic power for more than 48 hours, it will cause Arcandor. The tree transformed into a big bomb due to energy imbalance, blowing up itself and everything around it.

The Faldorei Spider Elf is the product of the last failed "tree planting experiment".

But this delicate magic tree doesn't just have magic power. It is a blend of life and arcana. If it lacks necessary care during its growth, even if there is sufficient magic power, it will wither quickly.

Except for the fact that the Elven Empire has both the Well of Eternity and a large number of outstanding gardeners serving Queen Azshara, it is difficult to find a suitable growing environment for the Tree of Arkandor in this era.

This is also the reason why Farodin the Valley Walker, the last descendant of the secretive Druid school, wants to hide the last seed. He despaired of replanting the Tree of Arcandor until he accidentally became Black's prisoner.

I can only say that the arrangement of fate is so wonderful.

Black provoked a war between the Nightborne and the Queldorei elves for this tree, blew up the Sunwell, killed Elisande, and single-handedly messed up the elven world.

Although there are some trivial "personal reasons", Blake's original purpose is indeed to plant the Tree of Arcandor.

From this point of view, there is no problem at all in praising the pirates for "remaining true to their original aspirations."

Of course, no sane person should learn from the series of callous actions this bastard took to achieve his goal.

At this time, with the dual efforts of the Life Titan and Lord Moon Shadow, the Tree of Arcandor, which normally takes several months to grow to the point where it can bear fruit, was ripened to its complete form within ten seconds.

Although this tree is not as majestic as the World Tree of the Kaldorei elves, it absolutely crushes the World Tree Nordrassil in terms of "appearance".

The upper elves, who combined everything with magnificence, gave it a crystal-like appearance. There was a flow of magic visible to the naked eye flowing in those translucent branches, making the tree look like it was covered with beautiful light strips.

Each of its leaves shines like the finest magic crystal.

In fact, in addition to its ability to cure magic addiction, the Tree of Arcandor also has a very important use as the most advanced magic material.

"Like the scene in a dream reappearing in this cruel material world, we have completed a miracle today. It will definitely be recorded in history."

Dean Lanyue stretched out his hand and stroked the crystal branch hanging down to his side.

Her cold lich eyes were full of nostalgia, and the tree in front of her reminded her of the prosperity of Zin-Azshari, the capital of the Elf Empire, ten thousand years ago.

She also once walked with her friends in the palace of Queen Azshara at night, admiring the city scenery under the moon from the beautiful branches of the Tree of Arkandor.

It's a pity that those beautiful times are like a passing cloud.

"Look! It's done."

The little star on the other side of Blake's attention was as "sharp" as ever. The blue dragon princess held a dwarf camera in her hand and took beautiful photos of the mysterious magic tree from all angles.

She would blink now and look at the heavy fruits hanging from the crystal branches protruding from the magic flow of the Well of Destiny.

Those black crystal-like fruits that were as big as apples but filled with beautiful magic light spots like crystal branches exuded an alluring aroma. Little Star moved her nose, even if she just sniffed those fruits, she could feel it in her body. The magic is jumping for joy.

This delicious-looking thing will definitely be able to adjust the magic power of the casters very well, and maybe it can also give the casters some additional benefits.

Little Xingxing blinked and quietly stretched out her hand to try to pick one.

But before he could touch the fruit closest to him, he was struck by the staff in Dean Lanyue's hand.

"you want to eat?"

The dean stared at his idiot disciple and said with some hatred:

"This fruit is not for you to taste roughly like a dog chewing bones. In the era of the Queen's rule, every Arcandor fruit was picked and supplemented with seventeen kinds of precious magic materials, and then added to the Well of Eternity. The diluted well water was used to make a special palace drink.

Each fruit can make ten cups of special drinks. Only the great arcane masters of the court mage group can taste it regularly every week. The other nobles can only hope that the queen will give this wonderful thing when she is kind.

The subjects of the royal capital can enjoy loose tea leaves distributed by the Queen's attendants every three months, which are ground from the dried leaves of the Arcandor tree.

Even the fallen leaves, after being processed, can still suppress the addiction of subjects born from frequent contact with the magic of the Well of Eternity.

Every branch and leaf of this tree has a use, little star.

Its value is far beyond your imagination, and there is no terrible addiction. There is no need to waste a precious fruit just to satisfy your appetite. "

"What, isn't it grown for people to eat?"

Although Little Xingxing knew that what the dean said was right, she still curled her lips and retracted her hand angrily, looking at the tempting fruit above her head with a longing but regretful look.

However, in the next second, Blake stretched out his hand to pick off the fruit, put it under his nostrils, smelled it, and threw it to the little star with a surprised look on his face.

Lord Moon Shadow said casually:

"This tree has reached maturity under the protection of Lord Eonar. It can continue to grow as long as the Well of Destiny exists and can produce fruit every few months.

These fruits also have a shelf life, so if you don’t eat them, they will be wasted.

Eat it, little fool.

After eating, remember to keep the core and give it to the dean and tutors for research to see if they can find other uses for it. "

“O praise my generous God!”

Little Xingxing held the magic fruit and praised Blake's generosity in an unruly manner, and then winked at the dean who was staring at her cautiously.

Later, under the curious gaze of a group of spellcasters and dragons, Little Star became the first person to eat crabs in this era.

She was completely unaware that Blake was also staring at her with a "guinea pig" look.

Obviously because this thing has not appeared for ten thousand years, no one knows whether eating the whole fruit will cause some bad consequences, such as diarrhea or magic disorder.

In this case, a fool Blue Dragon, who is very courageous and greedy, and has a strong body and is not afraid of diarrhea, is needed to "test the medicine" for everyone.

Little Xingxing also loved to be clean and summoned magic mountain spring water to wash the fruit. After being washed, the thing shone with more beautiful broken light. The stupid blue dragon held it like a crystal light bulb.

She looked at everyone in front of her proudly, then she opened her mouth like a show off and chewed up most of the fruit.

The juice is rich, the pulp is fragrant, not very sweet but has a mellow taste.

The pure magic power in the slightly sour taste bounced on the tongue and teeth like popping candy, making Little Star have to grit her teeth to swallow it.

The pulp mixed with juice fell into the blue dragon's stomach, and it immediately had a wonderful reaction with the magic power in her body.

Little Xingxing felt that her huge magic power suddenly became active. It was the kind of controlled activity, as if her magic control had been slightly improved in just a few seconds.

And as she quickly devoured the entire fruit until only the core remained, the little star's eyes were shining, and she could feel that her thinking had been expanded.

Like the sacred snack of the Arcanum Academy, this fruit apparently also has a mind-expanding effect.

The scene of the blue dragon devouring the delicious food fell in the eyes of everyone in front of them, making the black-skinned and white-skinned elves swallow their saliva in unison.

It's not that they really want to eat it, it's mainly that they are looking forward to the magic of these legendary fruits.

"delicious."

Under the gaze of Dean Black and Blue Moon, Little Xingxing wiped her mouth, tilted her head and thought for a while, and gave everyone a very accurate description of the taste.

"Snapped"

Dean Lanyue's finger hit his over-the-top disciple's head, and the Lich lady scolded:

"Who told you to talk about taste? You stupid gourmet, use! Effect! What we want to know is this? Do you feel any changes in yourself after eating it?"

"Well, my magic power has become more active, and my magic control has also improved. I feel that my mind has been expanded, and my thinking has become more active and clear."

Little Xingxing covered her head and summarized her feelings. Finally, she licked her lips and said:

"It seems that the body's magic resistance has also been strengthened, but I don't feel it very clearly. Maybe it's because I just tasted it. How about I eat another one?

I promise to feel the changes in my body this time. "

"Gone!"

Blake shook her head and pushed Little Star away from the crystal branch full of fruit, then took the fruit core in her hand and handed it to Dean Lanyue.

The core of this fruit is irregularly shaped like a gem, very beautiful.

“Little Star is a demigod blue dragon, but the fruit of Arcandor can still enhance her abilities.

I think there is no need to say more about the magic of this fruit. It is obvious that in addition to completely curing magic addiction, this fruit can also significantly and permanently improve and strengthen the magic growth of living creatures.

In fact, I doubt that my supreme Queen Azshara can be so powerful that she can break through the limits of mortals. Maybe she is strengthened bit by bit by eating an Arcandor fruit every day.

With such a clear example, this magical fruit shouldn’t cost you a million gold coins each, right? "

The pirate stood under the branches of Arcandor. He was joking while reaching out to pick several fruits from the branches. He threw one to Ms. Aegwynn to use for the bright eyes in her arms. An extra "extra treat" for Med'an's children who played with the crystal branches and giggled.

Later, he gave one to each member of the Grand Wizard's Magic Salon according to the number of people. This was to thank them for their efforts in creating the Well of Destiny in the past period of time.

"You're selling it? No, Blake."

The old lich Merry put the fruit he got into an exquisite magic container.

He is a lich, and his magic comes from the power of death and cannot be enhanced by eating fruits, but he can use the fruits to make many magical potions.

He leaned on the staff of Atiesh, stared at the magic tree behind the pirates swaying in the tide of magic, and warned in a deep voice:

"This miraculous thing cannot be measured by vulgar money. Selling it will only lower its style and cause unnecessary chaos and conflict in the outside world.

The world has enough troubles, so stop poisoning it by turning beautiful things into malicious bait.

You should probably use these wonderful legendary fruits for something more important.

For example, use it to create peace and unity. "

"Well, Old Merry is right. This fruit should probably be used as a reward for great deeds and supreme loyalty."

Black rubbed his chin and quietly discussed with Dean Lan Yue and Vice Dean Farodis for a few seconds. He cleared his throat and said:

"As a faculty member of the college, the year-end award and the outstanding service award are a good choice, but before that, I feel that I need to show a few 'potential buyers' the most important and greatest utility of these fruits.

come over!

My loyal servant. "

The pirates waved to Oraxis, the leader of the Faldorei spider elves who was hiding in the crowd and watching the Tree of Arkandor with wonder.

The former Queen of Faldorei was stunned for a moment.

Then a kind of happiness and excitement broke out in her body. She suppressed her ecstasy, moved her ugly and vicious bloated body, and came to Blake's eyes amidst the serious gazes and records of the elves.

She took off the white engineering hat on her head and placed it on her withered chest like a top hat. She lowered her body under the steps and waited for her fate to come.

"Here, eat it."

Blake nodded to Farodin, the Valley Walker beside him.

The old Druid of the upper elf, who had been adhering to the secret mission of guarding seeds since the time of the Elf Empire, sighed deeply and reached out to pick a fruit from the branch of the crystal tree.

He handed it to the spider-elf queen who looked as ugly as a monster born in a nightmare with both hands. He whispered in a complicated tone:

"It was my immaturity and rashness that ruined you. It was my mistakes that cursed you to what you are today. Watching you fall in the darkness makes me feel guilty all the time.

But now, I can finally redeem my mistakes with my own hands, and I can finally save you from your tragic fate.

You deserve this, Faldorei. "

Queen Orasis tremblingly took the shining fruit with her insect limbs covered with weird horns and dark barbs. She did not take it immediately, but took a cautious look at Blake.

The poor people have lived in the cold winter for too long, and they don't even dare to enjoy the warmth of spring.

"Eat it, I need you to eat it to prove its magic."

Black said to the timid leader of the spider elves:

“But you have to remember that eating it means you have entered into a sacred contract with the Tree of Arcandor. From now on, you and your tribe will protect this tree forever until the end of the world.

You will serve as the keepers of Arcandor's secrets and will never leave this underground palace."

"We do, great God."

Oraxis agreed without any hesitation.

Her people didn't make any whimper of dissatisfaction. They just hid in the darkness and blinked their spider-like compound eyes, looking at their leader.

They are longing for a miracle to be born.

So, under the eager gaze of the tribesmen, Orasis trembled and swallowed the fruit in her hand. When the power of the fruit exploded, she showed a completely different reaction from Little Xingxing.

Rays of magical light erupted in the ugly body of the spider elf, just like the light bursting out from the cracks when a broken stone statue was crushed. She was in pain.

But she endured the discomfort in her body.

Blake raised his hand and summoned a ray of moonlight to shine on the spider elf. With the sound of breaking egg shells, Orasis was like "sloughing", peeling off his ugly and dark shell bit by bit. .

In the moonlight, the same delicate white skin as that of the upper elf was revealed, and the spider shape of the bloated abdomen and lower body was also losing its ugly and dark appearance.

As she continued to shake her body, a new image appeared at the bottom of the well of destiny.

It is still a mixture of an elf and a spider, but it is much smaller in size. At the same time, all the characteristics of depravity and distortion have been purified by the power of the fruit.

The upper body is as elegant as the most beautiful high-level elf lady, while the spider form of the lower body also shows a silvery white luster in the moonlight.

Although she still looks like a "monster" overall, she no longer has the "ugly" aura, replaced by a strange "holiness".

She danced in the moonlight with her long silver hair that reached her waist.

The long pointed ears moved so that she could hear the sounds around her. When she raised her head, her forehead formed a crescent moon emblem in the moonlight.

That means that the oath Lord Moon Shadow gave to her and the Tree of Arcandor is established.

"Click"

Little Xingxing quickly took a picture of this beautiful newborn creature when the moonlight dissipated. Then she coughed twice, gave her one of her tops, covered her eyes in a pretentious manner and said:

"Put on your clothes, you dirty bastard Faldorei, look, those shameful men are looking at you."