Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 286 105. Coach, I want to learn this!

"The so-called wilderness trial is very similar to your shadow trial as an assassin.

It is a ritual performed by novices after they have mastered the basic hunting skills to prove their perception and understanding of the way of hunting. "

At midnight on Tol Barad, in the middle of the North Isle of the island, in the shadowy Snakeman Forest, Lyresa Windrunner was giving Bo Laike his first ranger training.

She was still dressed as the high elf ranger-general, but her ghostly form was weakened and transparent because she left the Naglfar.

But the cursed elf gold coin hanging around her neck gave her the ability to leave the ghost ship for a short time.

In this dead forest, Bu Laike was wearing a leather armor that was easy to move, and he didn't wear other equipment. He had a hurricane hunting bow and a bag of snake-man bone arrows at hand.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, following Liresa's guidance, feeling the breath of life around him.

General Ranger stood on the stone beside Ranger, with a cold and stern tone, as if she had returned to the scene when she was training the elite recruits of Farstrider in the Tower of Windrunner.

She said to the long-breathing pirate:

"Many novice rangers like you will think that the symbolic meaning of the wilderness ceremony is greater than the actual meaning, this is an extremely wrong perception!

It's like you have learned many skills of being a ranger, but you have not understood the true power of the way of the ranger.

Is it our power only to draw the bow and shoot the arrow, or to load the buckshot and pull the trigger? No, any child can do such a thing.

But a child with a bow and arrow is not qualified to call himself a ranger or a hunter.

You have excellent hunting talent, which may be due to your training and killing as an assassin, but you still need to learn, and I will conduct intensive training for you in the next period of time.

It starts with truly understanding the way of hunting.

The first thing you have to remember is that our strength comes from the ground beneath our feet, from the environment you are in, from the beings that help you in your battle, or that are against you. "

Liresa paused, observing Laike's current state, she was very satisfied with his calmness at this moment.

She continued:

"In the Kaldorei culture, hunters and druids are the two professions closest to nature, the only difference is that the former maintains the balance of nature through killing, while the latter makes good use of the power of nature.

The power of a hunter is not as brilliant as a druid as a spellcaster, but while the power of a hunter is not leaking, it is the foundation that supports the prosperity of the Luna Kingdom for thousands of years.

The first half of the way of the ranger lies in your skills and talents, and after entering the advanced level, the test is your fit and closeness with nature.

You have to understand this, you have to respect nature, you have to respect life, and they will help you in turn.

The Sentinel Legion's best hunters, legendary rangers like Shandris Feathermoon, would naturally assist her in the hunt, though she certainly couldn't sneak like an assassin.

But she doesn't need a suit of shadows either.

With your current skill, once you are locked by the legendary hunter, even if the shadow tries its best to protect you, your end will only be a dead end. "

"That's really disappointing."

The pirate with his eyes closed replied dryly. He kept sharpening his senses and asked again:

"So what about the trial in the wilderness? Can you introduce it to me in detail? Teacher."

"Of course, I'm about to say this, and you have to listen carefully."

The ghost of General Ranger touched the cursed gold coin hanging around her neck. She felt the sounds in the forest and the changes in the environment.

She adjusted her breathing as if she was alive, and said:

"There are many genres of the way of the hunter, each of which is good at different combat methods. Different from the trial of the assassin who is close to the mystery of the shadows, another significance of the wilderness trial is that this trial will determine the power you will pursue in the future style."

"Power style? Like a lone windrunner?"

Bu Laike asked back:

"I heard from a friend that the rangers of the Windrunner family trust the bows and arrows in their hands more than the fetters of wild beasts?"

"Indeed."

Liresa nodded and explained:

"But it's not just that.

The reason why the Windrunner family has specialized in ejaculation for generations is because of the legendary bow 'Sarados' held by our ancestor, Silvermoon City's first ranger general, Taranas Windrunner.

It was a war bow built for my ancestors by the great Dath'Remar Sunstrider when Silvermoon City was first established.

It means "the courage of the forest", and it was born to protect the land where the people live.

That is also the eternal mission of the Windrunner family.

But it is really because of the power of the legendary war bow that each generation of windrunners must go through years of rigorous training and put all their energy into the study of archery in order to exert the full power of that sacred object.

The windrunners gave up their insistence on the wilderness fetters, but also because of the helplessness of the mission. "

While speaking, Windrunner's mother's eyes fell on the soul beast's claws that were prowling in the snake man forest not far away. She said with a tone of appreciation and regret:

"On the other hand, before the Windrunner family traveled to Quel'Thalas with His Majesty Dath'Remar Sunstrider, my family also had a tradition of finding noble beasts to bond with.

After all, the inheritance of the Windrunner family can be traced back to the time of the ancient elf empire, and my ancestors were once the best royal hunters under the command of Queen Azshara.

Unfortunately, since the establishment of the Sunwell, magic power has infiltrated into Quel'Thalas, making my country prosperous, but it also makes it difficult for the beasts there to receive the blessings of nature.

The animal taming skills inherited by the family have been lost for thousands of years.

It has to be said that it is a pity.

You are truly fortunate, my apprentice Bu Laike, to be favored by such a noble beast when you were still weak. "

"Is it noble? Is it lucky? I don't think so. It's driving me crazy."

With a kind of Versailles-like superiority, Bo Laike whispered:

"It doesn't listen to my orders, and ignores my instructions, that's all. It can't be greedy. It has high requirements for food, even comparable to the desire of warlocks for precious souls.

I really didn't expect that, as a warlock, I would one day compete for 'dog food' with my dog. "

"You need patience, Bo Laike."

Mother Windrunner stroked the braids on her chest, she said softly:

"This is the basic law of the way of the beast king. Any hunter who embarks on the road of the beast king must regard his animal companions as comrades-in-arms, companions and family members.

Learn to use the perception of beasts to help you better understand nature and life, trust them, fight side by side with them, help discover their potential, and grow together with your own beasts.

This is also a way of wilderness trials.

But it's harsh.

Because once the wilderness bond is achieved, it means that both parties will be blessed with life, but if the beast or the master dies in battle, the other party will suffer a terrible backlash.

That kind of backlash is not only at the physical level, but also at the soul level. Therefore, there are many hunters who can embark on the road of beast king, but very few can persevere to the end.

If you want to walk this path, then you have to be mentally prepared. "

Mother Windrunner glanced at Bo Laike, who was beside her thoughtfully, and said finally:

"Besides Ranger and Beastmaster, there is the most difficult form of Wild Trials, which is the style that combines Ranger and Beastmaster.

It is very similar to the hunting method of orc hunters. While being accompanied by war beasts, he is also good at honing his own fighting skills. Good at using various weapons and traps, he is a master of wilderness combat.

It is also a top hunter who can be bred by the way of hunting.

Alas, looking at your bright eyes, I knew that you would choose the most difficult path of trial, right? my disciple. "

"Well, it sounds like a good fit for me."

Bu Laike grabbed the war bow in his hand, stood up, let out a sigh of relief, and said to Liresa Windrunner:

"Coach... Uh, no, mentor, please teach me to walk this path of wilderness trials!"

"I don't teach you, but you choose in the wilderness trial."

Windrunner's mother shook her head, and said with emphasis:

"But I want to tell you in advance, my disciple.

The essence of the wilderness trial is to show your tenacity, courage and unyieldingness to the ubiquitous life force. Life is also one of the six original forces, and its power will not be weaker than arcane or fel energy, or shadow.

It is real, yet imperceptible.

The wilderness trial is a ritual that allows you to clearly perceive the veins of the power of life.

But if you want to choose this difficult path and want to satisfy the life force with your performance in the ritual, it will be as difficult as heaven.

As far as I know, in the past history, even the legendary rangers of the night elves rarely succeeded. Even the most famous of them accomplished this feat with the blessing of many wilderness demigods.

His name is."

"Huon Gaoling!"

Bu Laike snapped his fingers and said:

"I know him, the most powerful legendary hunter in history, a hero among hunters. To be honest, my mentor, that brave tauren, is one of my idols.

Although the stories he handed down contain a lot of bragging.

But the Kaolin Tauren, in the Battle of the Ancients, brought his legendary beast Elot, and killed the demons, and they fled.

He also personally beheaded more than one legendary demon. "

"Do you still know the name of Hun Gaoling's battle pet? It seems that you really know a lot, my disciple."

Liresa Windrunner smiled.

Immediately, her expression became serious, and she said:

"Since you've made up your mind, I won't persuade you any more.

Now, show me your ranger skills. Huh? Who taught you this bow posture? Full of mistakes, what you hold is a bow and arrow, not a short sword or dagger!

Move your left hand up one centimeter, and your right hand back two centimeters. Separate your feet, keep your waist straight, relax your body muscles, and look forward, don't use your eyes to aim!

Use your heart, your senses, your hunting senses.

Eyes can deceive you.

Hold this position until your muscles are sore. Your strength may meet the standard, but the foundation is too bad, it is a complete mess, it seems that we have to learn from scratch. "

——

Under the same dark night, on the deserted Deadwind Path, near the deserted Dark Mage Tower Karazhan, two horses were walking side by side.

On one horse sat a woman wearing a long hood, and on the other horses sat a human mage.

He was wearing a purple robe, short gray hair, and gloves. He looked no longer young, and there were some faint wrinkles on his forehead.

He looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, but his eyes were strange, piercing, bright, and full of wisdom.

And it looked like a pair of young people's eyes, which formed a very sharp contrast with his external aging.

"Your 'friend' with great powers told you that in Karazhan, you might be able to find a way to suppress your daggers temporarily, so you dragged me and ran all the way here.

do you know how busy i am Garona.

There is still a battle to be fought in the Blasted Lands. Once Antonidas finds out that I have left, he may be suspicious. "

The mage pulled the reins and looked at the dark mage tower in the distance on the difficult mountain road. A look of nostalgia and regret flashed across his face, and he turned back to his companions and said:

"And until now, you are not willing to tell me who your friend is. This really makes me feel jealous. We used to be comrades who fought desperately together."

"I also fought with him, more than once."

On a galloping horse, Garona, a half-orc female assassin in a hood, glanced at the mage who was speaking strangely, and said:

"If you don't want to come, you can refuse, Khadgar, I didn't force you."

"I'm worried about you."

The human mage with a strange posture laughed, his expression became a little more serious, and he said:

"SI7 is offering a reward for you. When you found the big camp, I was taken aback by you. Do you know how many legends were there in the big camp at that time?

Once you are discovered, it will be too late for me to save you. "

"I'm not what I used to be, Khadgar, whether it's the control of my mind, or the degree of going deep into the shadows, it's not comparable to what I used to be."

The orc shook his head and said:

"If I didn't need the key in your hand to enter Karazhan, I wouldn't bother you, Khadgar. Anyway, thank you for coming here with me this time.

Ok?

No, there is movement in front of you, hurry up! Cover up! "

(end of this chapter)