Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 270 89. The ghost captain and the ghost ship are more suitable

"Ah, Westfall, I love this place. Every time I come here, it makes me feel refreshed."

Walking through the dead and silent Crow Ridge, and then passing a wide, solid wooden bridge erected over the river, Brad Laike Shaw, riding a hell horse, finally ended his travels in the Twilight Forest.

He rode on a war horse and set foot on the khaki land in front of him, standing in the long-lost sunshine, stretching out his hands, like reciting an opera, wanting to embrace the warm sun.

Behind him, Ms. Natalie Serling was riding on the old horse given by the vagrant. She was standing on the edge of the wooden bridge, just at the very edge of the dark gathering in the Dusk Forest.

It's as if there is a curtain covering the surroundings, and as long as you take a step in front of you, you can leave the darkness and step into the light.

It was like a dividing line between light and dark.

This scene fell in Natalie's eyes, and it seemed that there was no deep meaning.

She's a priest, she's a man of faith, and she likes to think a lot.

The lady in the long hood glanced back at the Dusk Forest behind her, where the night lingered like swirling black mist.

She can even vaguely hear the call from the darkness, telling her to return to the comfort and safety of the night, and not to set foot on the land under the sun, where there are terrible dangers.

"Hey, ship doctor, if you don't go, I will leave you behind."

When Natalie stopped at the edge of the wooden bridge, there was a call ahead, and she looked back to see her captain Bo Laike, smoking a pipe, waiting for her at the intersection in the sun.

The captain looked impatient, as if the words of abandoning her were not threatening her.

"Here we come."

The archbishop stretched out his hand and pulled down his black hood, and finally bid farewell to the dark night that kept her behind him, and gently touched the old horse's belly with his feet.

The docile horse raised its hooves forward and stepped from the darkness into the sunlight in one step.

The light shone on her cheek, it was warm, like a passionate deep kiss, it was so strange, Natalie was at a loss for a moment.

But soon, she relaxed her body, allowing the sun to shine, dispelling the gloom and coldness on her body.

"Praise the Light."

She said something in a low voice, touched the scripture on her waist again, and followed behind Laike, across the barren but not barren plain in front of her, towards the lighthouse on the other side of Westfall.

This is not a short journey. As the former archbishop of the Stormwind Kingdom, Natalie has been to the Western Wilderness many times. She was very popular with the farmers on this land.

Natalie will proclaim the power of the Light to them.

At the same time, every time Natalie came to treat the farmers' diseases, the potions were distributed for free.

Who doesn't like something free and easy to use?

"The old lighthouse is still in the southwest of Moonbrook Town, which is already where the seas of Westfall and Stranglethorn Vale meet. If we go to Moonbrook Town, we have to make a big detour."

Riding on the old horse, Natalie said to the captain who was holding a wine bottle in front of her and pouring wine into her mouth:

"If you're more interested in efficiency, I mind if we can go to Dagger Ridge, which is in Yuexi Town."

"Due south."

Bu Laike waved his hand and said vaguely:

"You don't need to explain to me where that place is. I know that there is a hidden exit from the Deadmines, and you can see the Westfall Lighthouse when you drill out of it.

I also know that the Dead Mine is the oldest mine in the Stormwind Kingdom, and it also has the largest reserves. It has been dug for almost 80 years, and all the gold in it has been dug out.

However, other rich mineral deposits can still be produced.

But that place is intricately dug underground, and no matter how good the miners are, they will get stuck in it and can't find their way out if they don't pay attention.

On this point, I think Marshal Lothar has a great say.

His reckless siege of ogres in the Deadmines in his youth nearly resulted in him and his knights being buried there, and the Marshal is said to have been trapped beneath the Deadmines for twenty months."

"Nineteen months, to be precise."

Natalie corrected:

"The marshal found an underground lagoon connected to the surface water source deep in the mine, relying on the water and fish in the water, he persisted until the aid of the church arrived.

That action cannot be called reckless. Sir Lothar retrieved the 'Holy Book' stolen by the ogres for the North County Abbey, protecting the inheritance of the holy place. "

"Underground lagoon? Hehe."

Bu Laike laughed in a strange tone.

No more talking, let's ride the horse forward.

After crossing the hilly area of ​​the narrow and long Dagger Ridge, it was already the afternoon of the same day.

Bu Laike rode on the hell horse and looked towards the coast in front of him. From this height, he could clearly see the edge of the wilderness and the large sandy beach washed by the sea.

And from the commanding position of Laike, you can easily see the old lighthouse standing on the edge of the shallow sea in the West Wilderness.

That was probably the tallest building in the whole wilderness.

At least fifty meters.

It was established by the ancestors who came from the northern border to the southern border before the establishment of the Stormwind Kingdom. It has a history of hundreds of years, but it still stands in the place where it was born.

Regardless of the wind and rain, the storm, or the orc invasion and other bad things, the light of the lighthouse has never been extinguished.

It is guiding the direction of the merchant ships going to the Kingdom of Stormwind, so that they can arrive at the dock of Stormwind City smoothly.

"You grew up in the Kingdom of Stormwind, have you ever heard the story of the "Lighthouse Ghost"?"

Bu Laike pulled the rein and let the Hellhorse walk downhill, slowing down to the long beach on the coast. While walking, he asked Natalie beside him.

This question made the archbishop hesitate.

After ten seconds of silence, she whispered:

"Yes, I have.

The local people regard that story as a legend, but in fact, according to the secret investigation of the Church of the Stormwind Kingdom, there is indeed a suspected ghost creature in the old lighthouse.

But we didn't make it public, because the ghost didn't believe in the Holy Light, and he rudely refused the priests' request to say a requiem mass for him. "

"I knew it."

The pirate curled his lips and said:

"This is definitely not the only thing that you have concealed. The 'ghost children' in Shining Gold Town have also been concealed by you, right?"

"That can't be considered malicious!"

Natasha made a religious symbol on her chest in a compassionate tone, and she said:

"That event was a paranormal event sparked by a horrific crime.

We hide it to protect the innocent villagers of Goldshire. Before the orcs invaded, innocent people would die tragically in Gold Shining Town every year because they chased those six children out of curiosity.

This is the responsibility of the church. "

"I understand, and I didn't say you were malicious."

The pirate waved his hand and said;

"You don't have to explain anything to me. There are too many unsolved mysteries in this world. Come on, let's visit the ghost of the lighthouse. I don't know if Shaw parked my boat by the lighthouse."

It took the two of them a while, and they finally reached the small island of the old lighthouse.

This is a typical human lighthouse, which is piled up with stones to look like a sentry tower.

The lower floor is where the tower keeper lives, and the upper floor is the main body of the lighthouse, but the lock on the door of the lighthouse has been broken long ago, and the inside is a mess, and there are several dried orc corpses.

Obviously, this is when the orcs invaded the western wilderness, some green skins rushed into the lighthouse to plunder, and they encountered misfortune.

Natalie inspected it, but Bo Laike didn't go in at all. He went around to the other side of the lighthouse, on the edge of the island, and there was a pier that had been abandoned for a long time.

The ship that Laike snatched from the shadow val'kyr is now at the docks, anchored.

This ship is not big, at least much smaller than the Nagfar.

It is a standard Vrykul dragon-headed longship. The bow and stern on both sides are raised very high. A huge dragon head is carved out of wood on the bow. Under the bow, there is also an underwater ram made of steel. .

It is about thirty meters long, five to six meters wide, and black all over.

There is a keel under the deck, and a huge mast in the center, which can be used to adjust the direction flexibly, but the draft is very shallow. This long and narrow unique design makes it fast and flexible.

At high tide, you can follow the sea water into some inland rivers, which is very suitable for pirates to plunder.

Although the ship in front of me was also driven from Hell, its maintenance is obviously much better than that of the Naglfar. There are signs of decay on the hull, but it is not serious.

Its displacement is about 60-70 tons, and it is an out-and-out small boat.

But it is not a problem to carry seventy or eighty people at a time.

This ship can be used as a soul-inducing ship like the Nagfar, that is to say, it is also a ghost ship.

In the afterglow of the setting sun at this time, there is still a slightly cold aura around the ship. Although it is no longer shrouded in fog, it still gives people a chilling feeling when viewed from a distance.

Bu Laike is not afraid.

Holding the skull jug in his hand, he staggered towards the ship. When he got close to the hull, he reached out and patted the cold hull. The character card immediately gave the information of the ship:

Name: Power of Jotunheim [excellent quality]

Condition: Mostly intact [damaged deck/rotted sail]

Faction: Undead Fleet [Fleet Commander: Bu Laike Shaw]

special effects:

1. Ghost ship【1/90】

The Naglfar is the most famous ghost ship in legend, but it is not the only ghost ship.

In the sea of ​​salt foam in Hell, Hela still has many ships that can be used.

But none of them can match the Nagfar.

No matter from the perspective of reputation or strength, this warship built by the Jotunheim clan of Northrend for Hela still has a long way to go before becoming a legend.

Even after being soaked in the harbor of Hell for hundreds of years, it has yet to develop its own consciousness.

But anything a ghost ship can do, this tough ship, eager to fight, can do it.

2. Looting blood

The Jotunheim clan is one of the most powerful clans among the Vrykul. The group of Vrykul living in Icecrown Glacier, although they are used to infantry combat, they can still become the best pirates and raiders .

Therefore, the warship they dedicated to Hela was infected with the Jotunheim clan's belligerence and desire for plunder from the moment it was born.

When carrying pirates into the battle, the speed and impact of this ship will increase.

The ship's toughness and protection will increase when returning to the voyage full of spoils.

"Hey! Who are you? Don't touch my boat, okay? I'll cut off your hand! See my hat? I'm a pirate! Pirates, do you understand?

The kind that kills! "

Just as Bu Laike was carefully checking the ship's information, a rude but erratic voice suddenly sounded from above the deck of the ship, causing Bu Laike to raise his head in surprise.

As a result, I saw a human ghost pirate with a dark blue body, lying on the side of the ship, waving a sailor knife like him, which was between the virtual and the real, and shouting.

His outfit is almost identical to that of Bo Laike.

Both wear a black pirate tricorn hat with a white skull logo on it, and also wear a pirate trench coat, but he looks scruffy and has a big beard, but he is not as good-looking as Bo Laike.

"Huh? Pirates?"

Bu Laike grinned, pushed his pirate hat, adjusted his blindfold, spread his hands, and said to the colleagues in front of him:

"What a coincidence, so am I, buddy. Besides, this is my boat, why is it your boat? If you call it, will it agree?"

"Pooh!"

The ghost pirate spat aside viciously, glared at his colleague fiercely, and said:

"It's parked under my lighthouse, in my dock, of course it's my ship. And are you crazy? How can a ship answer?

Can you make it respond to you? "

"certainly."

Bu Laike snapped his fingers and said:

"Kick this bastard down!"

"boom"

The second after the captain issued the signal, the retracted mast spun violently, knocking the phantom pirates on the deck out of the ship by surprise, and smashed them to the ground in disgrace.

He reacted quickly and was about to get up immediately, but a dancing flaming sword was facing him, pressing against his neck.

Holding the flaming long sword in one hand, Bu Laike took a sip of wine from the flagon in the other hand, wiped his mouth again, looked down at his unfortunate fellow, and said:

"You know the rules of our business, right?

You boarded my ship without permission, and planned to launch a mutiny against me. Hehe, Captain Grayson, the 'merciful pirate', tell me, what should I do with you? "

(end of this chapter)