Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Outside the hall dedicated to storing the Holy Staff of Aluneth, Sapphiron, the loyal guard of the Spellweaver and the powerful blue dragon general Sapphiron, was watching Black carrying the calmed Holy Staff of Aluneth with an expression of astonishment. .

The first half of this battle was as expected.

Well, maybe it can't be called a battle.

Regardless of the difference in strength or life level, this "professional" found by Eldagosa is far from comparable to the Holy Staff of Alunes.

Under the gaze of the blue dragon, the pirate just hid in the shadows and tried to communicate with the manic arcane element, but his conversation seemed to be of a low standard. Instead of appeasing the holy staff, it angered it.

The adult blue dragon shook his head when he saw Blake fleeing out of the hall in the shadows in embarrassment.

Sure enough, one should not have any expectations from mortals.

They are too weak in every aspect.

It is no match for something as strange as the Holy Staff of Alunes.

It seemed that the trouble caused by the "Magic Nexus Disaster" would continue for a while, but Black's subsequent performance "shocked" the blue dragon.

"how do you"

Sapphiron looked at the very calm Holy Staff of Alunes, which was carried on the shoulders of the pirates. It was incredibly docile, just like an ordinary staff.

This was a level of obedience that the staff had never shown since it was entrusted to the blue dragon by the wizards of the Kirin Tor.

Well, let me add that Aegwynn originally stored the Holy Staff of Aluneth Guardian in Dalaran back then.

She failed in the battle with Medivh, and after losing the power of the guardian, she was so depressed that she had to place her hope in these mages whom she had once looked down upon.

But Dalaran couldn't stand Aluneth's nonsense. After the Violet Castle was almost demolished several times, the Kirin Tor councilors, who had a headache, gave the staff to the blue dragon for safekeeping.

And they have good reasons.

Alunes, an ancient arcane element, was first summoned to the material world by the blue dragons. Although it was tens of thousands of years ago, the blue dragons still have to take responsibility!

Whoever causes trouble handles it.

"Shhh"

Faced with Sapphiron's question, Black raised his head and made a silent movement under his gray-black pale mask. He mysteriously said to the blue dragon:

"Everyone has their own little innocuous secrets, and you magic guardians should know best, so keep some of them mysterious.

Stop asking, okay?

All you need to know is that I am a 'professional' in handling these matters. Next time such an unruly treasure causes trouble, you can 'hire' me again to handle it.

Of course, compensation is a must.

So, all the collections of Lord Malygos belong to me? "

"Um."

The calm Sapphiron nodded, put on his battle helmet, and handed the ice crystal key to the Spellweaver's treasure house to the pirate. It said:

"Go get it yourself."

"I just like you customers who are generous and keep your promises."

The pirate gave the blue dragon a thumbs up. He took a few steps and then turned back and said:

"Can you please help me send the pile of treasures that Eldagosa has prepared for me to my ship? My luggage cannot hold so many gold coins.

I also don’t want to trouble the powerful and majestic blue dragon.

But there is no way, the incompetent subordinates are still waiting for me to pay them wages. "

"It doesn't matter, I will deliver it myself."

Sapphiron took one last look at the Holy Staff of Alunes held by the pirate, and it said with a pleased tone:

"The Nexus' scourge is finally over, and we can begin to rebuild the halls it damaged. You have earned the goodwill of the blue dragonflight, pirate.

You can move around Kaudala Island freely, no one will stop you, and we welcome you to visit us at any time.

But it can only be you. "

"Okay, I will definitely come over to see my dragon friends when I have time in the future."

Blake smiled, thought for a while, and then asked in a probing tone:

“When I came by sea, on the coast of Borean Tundra and Kaudala Island, I saw some human spellcasters establishing towns on the amber cliffs there.

They seem to be observing the Demon Nexus and the living habits of the Blue Dragon Legion. Does this bother you?

It's not that the blue dragons like to live in seclusion. They treat you like cherished beasts and organize group observations in a big way. Doesn't it make you very uncomfortable? "

This tone and this statement are clearly trying to make someone angry.

"They're really annoying."

When this issue was mentioned, Sapphiron's expression became worse under his helmet.

It hesitated for a moment, probably because it felt that the pirates had become more trustworthy, and then said to Black:

"Because Dalaran and the blue dragonflight have had some intersection and cooperation in the past three thousand years, we allow human spellcasters to set up camps close to the Nexus.

But their ‘desire for knowledge’ is too strong and difficult to control.

In the past few years, there have been many cases of mages sneaking across the border and sneaking into Cordala.

They are interested in everything.

Little did he know that there were not only secrets but also dangers in Kaudala. They may have slipped here just to observe and explore, but their occasional reckless actions will interfere with the Blue Dragon Legion's maintenance of the Demonic Nexus.

There are also some radical mages who will secretly seize the pure arcane magic power near the magic hub.

We must constantly patrol and expel them without harming them. What's even more hateful is that some mages even try to steal our dragon eggs and take them back for study.

This has touched the bottom line of the Blue Dragon Legion! "

"I can help."

The pirate rubbed his hands.

He made a universal gesture to General Blue Dragon and said:

"With just a few gold coins or treasures that you can't use, my incompetent subordinates will be happy to maintain patrols on the Borean Tundra coastline.

Believe me, with our 'efforts', those mages will no longer be able to disturb the tranquility of the Blue Dragon Legion.

This is what I would do to my friends.

As long as you need it, early tomorrow morning or the day after tomorrow at the latest, you will not see the obstructive Amber Cliff and the Kirin Tor mages above. "

Saphiron seemed to be moved.

But it didn't answer right away.

Its hesitation was sensed by the pirates, and Blake immediately understood what these blue dragons were worried about. He whistled and said slowly:

"As pirates, we came from afar and happened to encounter the town of mages. We robbed them and then destroyed their mages' tower. This is a very normal and logical thing.

After all, being a pirate is what you should do, and we do it without any psychological pressure. We have a flexible moral bottom line and are always ready to break the bottom line for our friends. "

These words made Sapphiron's fingers move. After a few seconds, the blue dragon general glanced at Black and said:

"If others know about the relationship between you and the Blue Dragon Legion, we will."

"I know."

The pirate gave a thumbs up and said:

"I'll do the work, don't worry.

Our Immortal Fleet is very concerned about the confidentiality of customer information. If something unfortunate happens and you send a dragon to destroy my fleet, I will never resist.

You see, my lovely school girl Stella Gosa is a member of your Blue Dragon Legion.

We are our own family!

How could I harm my own family?

Are you right?

So, let's talk about the reward. In addition to the gold coins, I also need some things from Kaudala Island.

Don't worry, it's something you can find everywhere.

Those mana crystals that grow naturally around the Demonic Hub are almost turning into a crystal forest. I can knock some of them and bring them back to my useless subordinates who are waiting for food to have a taste. It should be okay, right? "

——

On the east coast of Kaudala Island, which covers a huge area and is equivalent to the size of a province in the Kingdom of Stormwind, there lives a huge murloc tribe.

They are called winter scale murlocs, and they have been living in the cold frozen sea a long time ago.

The blue dragons didn't know why, but they didn't expel these little creatures living with them on Kaudala Island, allowing the fish people to multiply in this rich sea.

Kaudala is the seat of the Blue Dragon Legion, so naturally no one dares to disturb it. In addition, the magic barrier set up by the blue dragons in this sea area has also benefited the winter scale murlocs.

For thousands of years, their tribe has been prosperous and almost formed a fish-man kingdom here.

However, in recent times, the kingdom of the Winterscale Murlocs has been in a difficult situation, because the Magic Nexus has magic from all over the world, causing the underwater sector here to be unstable.

Underwater earthquakes often occur, changing the terrain of the fishman kingdom.

This was not a big problem in the past, but this time it was very bad. An earthquake a few months ago destroyed the nearby gathering place of a group of deep-sea lobster people.

The lobster people had nowhere to go, so they came to seize the winter scale fish people's living place. The king of the fish people took people to reason with the lobster people, and ended up becoming the lobster people's meal.

This despicable political assassination directly led to the split of the Winter Scale Murloc Kingdom.

But there probably really is a murloc god in Azeroth who is protecting the murlocs. Yesterday, a murloc pirate group from afar visited the prosperous Winterscale murloc kingdom.

After hearing about the appalling evil deeds of the lobster men, the heroes of the murloc pirate group made up their minds to help the divided murloc kingdom return to prosperity.

"Quack gua gua"

Standing behind the ghost-legged crab, the little murloc Benbolba proudly waved his pirate regiment flag, surrounded by a large group of white-scaled winter-scaled murlocs cheering for him.

Behind Benbolba, its men dragged the corpse of a huge lobster man with its head smashed.

That guy's name is Krasimus, the murderer who killed the old king of the winter scale murlocs!

Benbolba and his Guala Guala pirate group not only avenged the old king, but also wiped out the lobsterman thugs who occupied the Winterscale Kingdom.

With a brutal massacre, they were driven back into the deep sea.

The little murloc and its pirate group immediately became honored guests of the Winterscale Kingdom!

The eldest prince of the old murloc king, the murloc Muga who is about to become the new king, even wants to "consecrate" Ben Bolba to become the general of the Winterscale Kingdom, and marry his sister to the hero of the winterscale murloc.

But he was declined by Ben Bolba who was indifferent to fame and fortune.

At the "Victory Celebration" after the war, the little fish man made a strange request to the new king Muga, and then he was allowed.

At midnight, the entire capital of Winter Scale Kingdom fell silent.

It is said to be the capital, but it is actually a fertile and rich coastal swamp, which is the fish people's favorite environment.

The little murloc secretly walked through the darkness with Old Blind Eye, Cookie, and the newly surrendered "Tidemaker" Mogul with a sly look on his face.

Taking the magic shell given by the king, it passed through several lines of defense of the winter-scale murlocs and arrived at the sacred cave of the winter-scale murlocs.

It is said that the first-generation winter-scale murloc king met a blue dragon here and received the blue dragon's permission to allow the winter-scale murlocs to live on this rich coast that would never be disturbed.

The hole is very deep.

And judging from the story of the Winter Scale Murloc, this is probably an abandoned dragon's nest.

It's crooked and dark inside. The fish people worship here every year, but no one comes here on other days.

"Quack"

Benbolba looked around in the darkness, and nodded with satisfaction. A place like this, protected by the Murloc Kingdom, was the best place to use it as his first treasure hiding place!

It waved its hand, and the three men behind it immediately picked up shovels and dug a hole in place.

After half an hour of busy work, a huge pit was dug. Under the watchful eyes of the three murlocs, Benbolba took out a large box that he had prepared before.

Throw the box into the pit, then grab your suitcase and throw all the good things you treasure into the box.

A thick shield covered with spikes, an evil staff that looked like a living creature with a devil's mouth and sharp claws shaking at the top, and a magic ring with the emblem of the Stormrage family.

There's also a Highborne-style mage's crown that exudes a magical sheen.

These are Illidan's belongings found from Watch Island, and each one is a top-notch elf-made item.

In addition to this, there are other good things that Ben Bol Ba followed Blake around and collected.

There are round shields painted in the shape of a black dragon, several sets of armor made of different materials, some weapons that are too big for the fishmen to use, and many magic materials.

There's even a legendary orc-style sword, and a head-sized sigil of the Ogre Wizard King.

A box full of these good things was packed, and the little fish man's bag was also emptied. He squatted down and touched the good things he had collected affectionately.

A hint of pride and nostalgia shone in those cute big eyes.

There are things here that it can’t use, and because they can’t see the light, it can’t distribute them to others. It’s troublesome to carry them with you, so it’s better to bury them here.

This will be the starting point of the legend you leave behind!

Just hide these treasures here, just like those old stories about pirates. Maybe hundreds of years later, someone will be able to follow the drift bottle they have thrown into the sea and find their own "Murloc Pirate King's Croak" "La Gua La Treasure".

The little fishman stood up with satisfaction, locked the lock, threw the key into the bag, picked up a shovel, and filled the treasure pit with soil. The other three fishmen also stepped forward to help.

They also walked around cautiously, trampling the ground flat.

Then he left the cave with a croak.

In the shadows that they did not perceive, a magically hidden Eye of Kilrogg witnessed the entire burial process of this "murloc treasure".

To be honest, when the little murloc took out Sankesu, the flaming blade, the pirate who was circling on a hippogryph in the sky really wanted to rush down and give this little bastard a knife.

He had suspicions before, and now his suspicions were confirmed.

It turns out that Maiev didn't take everything.

The watchman still had some sense of style, leaving the pirate with something that he worked hard to get back, but this little fool actually

"hey-hey"

Ten minutes later, after it was confirmed that Benbolba had gone to find the female merfolk to have fun, the cautious Black stepped out of the shadows and walked into the sacred cave of the winter scale murloc.

He held the ice crystal sword on his waist that exuded cold air and looked like a work of art. He rubbed his chin and looked at the fish-man treasure buried under his feet.

He took out the shovel that had been prepared for a long time from his bag, shoveled down a shovelful of soil, and said with an unbearable smile:

"Let me teach you a lesson, little idiot. If you do bad things, you have to pay the price. I will accept your fish-man treasure with a smile. Hahaha, what an unexpected harvest.

I really want to see your expression when you see these things in my hands. It must be interesting.

come on.

Let's keep hurting each other. "