Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Ash Wasteland, a bloody damn place.

For Venthyr, this is hell within hell, because this ghost place is the only place where light can be seen in the entire Blood Land, and it is not ordinary light.

It was once part of Revendreth's luxurious palace, but it was destroyed by the invasion of the Holy Light countless epochs ago.

Those grumpy old naaru of the Holy Light destroyed one-third of the land with a punishment of the Holy Light and allowed the hot light to penetrate the clouds and shine here.

Countless hours of sunshine have transformed the Ashes Wilderness into a landscape like the Gobi Desert, and also made it scorching and scary. For Venthyr, who likes shadows and darkness, throwing them into this land of light is the most terrifying "exile punishment" ".

Venthyr exposed to the light will lose vitality bit by bit, just like the elves tortured by magic addiction, gradually losing their minds under the scorching flames, and eventually becoming a blackened skeleton.

The most frightening thing is that as anima vampires, they will not die even if they do this. They will only continue to wander in the wilderness in a daze, viewing all those with anima as food and prey.

No Venthyr wants to be here.

But it's not up to them to decide.

Those Venthyrs who have committed sins, those Venthyrs who have failed in political struggles, and those unlucky ghosts who have offended big shots, this ruthless desert is their final destination.

Especially after the rebellion of Prince Resonaar ended, many unlucky people were implicated in this wilderness, which also made this ruthless prison of light lively.

This has also added a lot of extra work to the gatekeepers of this unforgiving wilderness, which has made Lord Stonehead very unhappy recently.

Those annoying, cunning little men always try to sneak past the gate it guards, but they underestimate Lord Stonehead's sensitivity and responsibility.

Even when it is resting, the stone head's large ears can pick up all the sounds in the vicinity.

It is loyal and will not allow any bad person who has made a mistake to leave the Ashes Wilderness, nor will it let any good person mistakenly enter it and suffer. This is an order directly from Emperor Denathrius.

Shishou is loyal!

It will carry out every order of the Emperor!

Whether it's beating down intruders or holding on in this desolate ghost place for countless years, this is the most glorious action a giant servant can get.

Well, Shishou doesn't understand what "Glory" is, and it doesn't know if it tastes good or not, but the Emperor is their creator, so whatever the Emperor says is what it is!

"Hey! Big giant servant over there, are you distracted? Is this how you serve the emperor? I'm going to report you!"

An annoying voice sounded from outside the gate leading to the Ashes Wilderness, causing Shishou who was distracted to wake up.

This giant servant, who was more than 20 meters tall, had a strong body, wore a bare earth-blue upper body and gray-green pants, and suddenly showed a panicked expression, but it quickly reacted.

Clumsy anger burst out from the dull eyes on that ugly and earth-shattering face. This big giant, who didn't look very smart at first glance, touched his head and scolded the evil god who was holding a scroll in front of him. road:

"伱! You are not Venthyr! Shishou can see through your disguise. You are, well, a little thing I have never seen before. Maybe you taste good."

It tried hard to intimidate Black and grinned its teeth as hard as it could, but it could only make the pirate feel happy.

This guy is a giant servant.

The goblin-like mud servants that can be seen everywhere in Revendreth are of the same race, even though this guy is more than ten times taller than the mud servants.

Mud servants and giant servants are strange creatures created in Revendre's unique magic system. They are characters created to serve the Venthyr.

It is said that when Emperor Denathrius created the clay servants, he endowed these weak little men with wisdom and gave powerful power to the giant servants.

So the clay servant lacks strength, while the giant servant has no brains.

But Blake also knew that after several mud servants fused with each other using weird magic, powerful warriors like giant servants could be born. The process of casting the spell was to roll in a pile of mud.

Even magic masters like pirates don't understand the principle at all.

It is indeed the Shadow Realm!

The magical magic here is completely different from the material world. Black believes that as long as he brings the clay servant and giant servant's shaping magic to the material world, he can easily gain the appreciation of Dean Blue Moon.

But now, the most important issue is not to study the giant servant with a bad mind in front of him.

"Who says I'm not Venthyr? Look, I have a letter of appointment written by Emperor Denathrius himself!"

Blake raised the scroll he had just written in his hand, threw it to the grinning idiot giant servant in front of him, and said:

"You can read it yourself, or I can read it to you, if you can't read."

As he spoke, Pirate Chip rolled his eyes, coughed twice, and said in a long voice:

"With the great power that no one has given me, I declare to give myself the status of 'Honorary Venthyr' in the name of Emperor Denathrius. Anyone who sees this scroll should pay tribute to this powerful, noble and handsome man in front of him. The glorious man bowed down and obeyed all his commands, because they came from Emperor Denathrius."

"Shut up! Shut up!"

The big blue giant carefully unfolded the scroll with two fingers and stared at the crooked words on the scroll.

It frowned and tried to understand the meaning of these words.

But unfortunately, its severely shrunken brain wasn't very good at the job.

After a few seconds, Shi Shou put away the scroll, pretended that he was very smart and understood it completely, clasped his fingers and said:

"I know the emperor's name. It does have the emperor's name on it. I know the coat of arms. It's the lord's seal. This letter does mean what you said. That's right! I know these words!

so.

So you are indeed a Venthyr.

I'm sorry, my lord. "

The stone head that was holding the scroll upside down reluctantly bowed to the evil god who was suppressing a smile in front of him. Blake coughed twice, flicked his fingers and said:

"But you also heard my words, you must obey my orders, because this is the will of Emperor Denathrius, and I now need a strong and loyal guard to escort me to the Ash Wilds.

I think you're good, so what are you waiting for?

Why don't you clear the way for me? "

"But the Emperor asked me to guard here! No one can be allowed in from the outside, and no one can be allowed to go out. I have already guarded it. Well, tens of thousands of sunrises and sunsets?

Can not remember. "

Shi Shou said very tangledly:

"I can't disobey the emperor's order, otherwise it will be very dishonorable. Although I have never tasted the taste of glory, it should be sweet, right?"

"Ah this."

The pirate blinked.

He turned around and wrote another scroll with a swipe, stamped it with Maiev's sin lord's seal, threw it to Shishou, and said:

"You can read the Emperor's new order for yourself. The Emperor said that your mission is over. He said that it is an honor for you to stay here all the time, so I will give you a holiday.

Oh, by the way, the emperor also asked me to bring you ‘glory’. "

The pirate took it out of his bag.

He threw a large jar of colorful goblin hard candies to the blue giant servant, who grabbed it with a smile on his face, threw the jar into his mouth and chewed it loudly.

"Sweet! Sweet! Much more delicious than mirror candy and those shiny stones. Is this 'glory'?"

Shishou obviously liked the taste of Blake's glory.

It didn't even look at the scroll, and it couldn't understand it anyway, so it lay down in front of the evil god, letting the evil god sit arrogantly on its broad shoulders, and then carried Blake on its back and strode towards the wilderness that it had guarded for many years. In the wilderness.

He also took out his collection of "treasures" and shared them with his new friends.

"I'll give you shiny snacks in exchange for glory."

Shi Shou clumsily and flatteringly bargained with the evil god on his shoulder:

"I have guarded this door for the Emperor for a long time. I feel that I deserve more honors."

"Huh? This is your usual snack?"

The pirate stared wide-eyed at the things piled in Shishou's big palm.

Some gray-white stones should be elemental stones, some sticky condensation of bugs in the wilderness, and finally some shining crystals mixed in the "snacks".

This giant servant has a really good appetite and teeth. The evil god is sure that even if he eats these things, he will definitely have a stomachache, but this giant servant will not.

Well, in a sense, this brainless creation has surpassed the power of the evil god. It is truly a terrifying creature! But looking at the things it collected, you can tell that this guy and old Garni must have something in common.

Maybe old Garni can find a new "big scavenger" in Revendreth. Although this guy is very stupid, picking up garbage depends on talent and does not require IQ.

Blake took the crystal in the pile of garbage and looked at it in his hand, and said with a strange look:

"The crystal core left by the Naaru in this wilderness. This thing can be taken to the material world to create a downgraded version of Ashbringer.

Well, come to think of it, among the six realms of the Force, it is probably difficult to find a magical area as full of Naaru wreckage as the Ash Wilderness.

Hey, big guy, help me find this kind of stone, and I'll give you more candy bars, okay?

We are friends after all, and it’s not easy for me to squeeze you. Ten of these crystals are exchanged for a large jar of sugar, um, I mean, a large jar of glory. "

"What is a friend?"

Shi Shou innocently took off a tattered and dirty bag from his waist, took out more 'luminous snacks' from it, and asked:

"Does my friend taste good? Is it more delicious than Glory?"

"certainly."

The evil god showed an evil smile and took out a large barrel of dwarf liquor from his luggage. He asked Shi Zhang to open his mouth and smash the barrel into its uneven teeth, watching the giant servant chew it to pieces.

"This is what 'friends' taste like."

Black sat on the shoulders of Shishou, who was dizzy after drinking for the first time and yelling excitedly. While admiring the color of the Holy Light Core Crystal in his hand, he said:

"Look at you, lucky Shishou. Now you have both glory and friends. I'm starting to envy you for being such a big guy. Do you want another glass of 'Friends'?"

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The Ashwild is a nightmare for all Venthyr, but clever and cunning vampires can always find a way to survive in desperate situations.

There are still many palace ruins on this destroyed land. Although the useful things in those ruins have been searched countless times, those empty ruined palaces can at least provide some insignificant shadows and a little shade for the poor people. Soothe their desperate and crazy hearts.

This is what Duke Sital thinks.

As one of the staunch supporters of Prince Resonal's rebellion, he was deprived of all fame, wealth and status, and was only allowed to carry two mud servants with poor brains, and even his favorite bloody robe. Neither the umbrella nor the umbrella used to show his identity could be carried, and he was thrown into the ashes of the wilderness one scorching morning.

But he was a very determined aristocrat.

Even in despair, he was still trying to maintain the last bit of dignity as a noble.

For example, even though he was reduced to sleeping in a garbage heap, he still stubbornly asked his two servants to prepare a pot of wonderful tea for him every morning so that he could hide in the shadows and reminisce during the boring day ahead. His own greatness.

Of course, if there are guests visiting, Duke Sital will definitely try his best to make the guests feel at home. Although there is nothing good in this damn place, he can still provide a pot of heart-warming hot tea.

If the guests plan to go out for a walk, the enthusiastic Duke Sital will generously lend him a tattered umbrella that he repaired from the garbage dump to prevent the guests from being burned by the annoying sun.

Unfortunately, after being reduced to the Ashes Wilderness, not many guests would come to visit the once noble Duke.

This saddened him, who had been keen on holding banquets.

But today, his regrets were satisfied. A noble guest finally visited Duke Sital's dilapidated ruined "manor" located under a sand pit.

"Gabbins! And Tubbins, my loyal servant will quickly take out our treasured 'mirror candy' to entertain our distinguished guests. Boil the wonderful tea, and remember to add a few more sand berries.

Oops, no one has been to my place for a long time. Look at this mess. It’s really a joke to the guests. "

Today, the crazy Duke Sital, who specially put on his best ripped shirt, warmly entertained the smiling Master Black. Although he did not know the name of the guest in front of him, it was a great blessing for the guest to come. .

This will definitely be a starting point for him to re-establish his own network.

It is a memorable day in the history of the Sital family.

"No, you don't have to be so busy."

Black, who was sent here by the stone head, used several jars of sugar cubes to finger the stone head to find more Holy Light Crystals in the Gobi. He glanced at Duke Sital, and with the eyes of the evil god, he could naturally see the sanity of the Venthyr in front of him. He was no longer normal. It was probably the burning of the Holy Light that made him permanently insane.

But that's okay.

He survived after all, and showed full enthusiasm when he heard Renasor's name.

The pirate stopped Duke Sital and his two mud servants who didn't look normal from bringing him tea.

The weird black "tea leaves" and the strange-smelling "shaguo" floating in the dirty tea cup made the evil god not have the courage to drink it.

Will you have a stomachache?

"I'm talking about business."

Blake took out a new black Vencil-style umbrella and gave it to the crazy Duke as a gift.

The latter was a little at a loss.

But when I saw the new luxurious umbrella, I was so moved that I even shed tears on the spot.

"Ah, look at this delicate workmanship, this wonderful pattern and this elegant tassel, I once had something beautiful like this in my manor, and it reminds me of the good old days.

This is so touching. "

The crazy Duke kissed the umbrella while getting nervous.

If it weren't for the last dignity of the nobleman supporting him, I'm afraid this crazy Duke Venthyr, who was wiping his eyes with an umbrella, would have made love to Black on the spot.

"Well, I am the envoy of Prince Renathor. His Highness the Prince did not lose his will because of the failure. He accumulated strength in a dangerous place, and prepared his army to fight back and overthrow the brutal Denathrius. The Emperor’s Reign.”

Blake looked at the Duke who was becoming more and more enthusiastic. He felt that it was better to keep the story short, lest this guy cause any trouble again.

So he emphasized his tone and said:

"His Royal Highness the Prince has not forgotten his loyal subordinates. He asked me to send a message to appoint you as the commander of the 'Revendes Resistance Army' behind enemy lines. There are many poor people in this desert who were exiled for resisting the brutal order. .

His Highness the Prince needs you to use your excellent diplomatic skills to gather them together and wait for the necessary moment to cooperate internally and externally. Both His Highness the Prince and I believe that you are qualified for this important position.

And His Royal Highness the Prince promised that once the great event is successful, all of you who have made meritorious contributions will be able to get back your former identity, status and wealth, as well as your umbrella.

Countless umbrellas!

certainly"

The pirate glanced at the ripped trousers on the crazy duke that looked like strips of cloth, revealing something indecent.

He reminded in a low voice:

"When you are performing diplomatic missions, please remember to wear pants. You represent the majesty of His Highness the Prince and your dignity as a noble. Forget it, I still have a general uniform here that my father used. I'll just take it

well! Don't cry!

Don't kneel!

Damn it, you are a noble, please show some dignity, please!

Hello!

If you wipe your snot and tears on my pants again, I will let my friend Shishou eat you!

I mean it! "