Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 727 58. Traveling on Public Funds

"A crying child is really troublesome."

In the early hours of the morning, just before dawn, Bo Laike rubbed his forehead and whispered something, then turned around and waved to Jaina who was waving to him vigorously in the darkness beside the balcony on the second floor of Tirisfal Castle behind him.

The little girl has not had a break since midnight, and has been talking about what happened after Drake's death until now, but Laike didn't talk too much.

He is just listening.

Sitting next to Gianna with a kind of gentle smile, listening to her tell stories for almost four hours, and almost all of them are things that Bo Laike has experienced first-hand.

But miraculously, he, who has always cherished time, didn't feel bored.

"So, is today's visit a unique 'birthday gift'?"

Beside Bo Laike, the old lich Merry asked in a low voice while opening the portal to Tol Barad:

"Or decide to confess these things to her?"

"You know, it's not the time yet."

The stinky pirate pouted, staring at the old lich with his own eyes, he said:

"When did you start paying attention to this? Aren't you a ruthless lich?"

"I'm actually not interested in your shit, I'm just worried about my disciple's mental health."

Meri maintained the portal and said frankly:

"She chatted with you for four hours and cried seven times, so it can be seen that under my disciple's rational appearance, a lot of pressure that she shouldn't have to bear has accumulated at this age.

Appropriate pressure is a good thing for ordinary people and can effectively improve efficiency.

But for a genius like her, it doesn't take pressure to push her forward.

The speed at which her magical powers grew took my breath away.

What she needs now is to improve her control, and between the dark things that attack her soul that she will face after following me, in this case, the less negative emotions, the better. "

"It's really a good choice for me to give her to you."

Bu Laike said with a drawn out voice:

"Isn't it the teacher's duty to resolve the doubts and pressures in the students' hearts? Why do you have to do what you should do? Meri, can you be more serious?

You and I are both educators, you should learn from me, look at my apprentices, never have any bloody psychological problems. "

"Really? Show me how you did it?"

The old lich asked back.

Bu Laike shrugged and said:

"I told them that there is no need to have any pressure. The result of doing bad things is to be given up. I will show them the fate of losers once a week. At the same time, I will assign excessive homework every day to fill every minute of their spare time. .

Under the sea of ​​question tactics and the repeated bombing of the actual combat class every day, they have no time to think about these things.

You should really go and watch my class.

Each of my apprentices has a strong ability to withstand pressure, and their strength is growing rapidly. Seriously, Dean Lanyue is planning to award me an 'Excellent Mentor' medal.

But you know, I'm indifferent to fame and fortune"

"A product like you will be imprisoned in Violet Prison in Dalaran for 'crimes of cruelty' and 'crimes against humanity'."

The old lich complained fiercely.

Bu Laike curled his lips, straightened his clothes, and strode into the portal in front of him. The rotating light curtain quickly shrank into a light spot in the darkness, and then disappeared in front of the old Lich.

When he returned to Tirisfal Castle, he saw Jaina, an early riser, changing into a new robe, happily humming a sailor's song, smiling, and walking towards the basement of the castle with her Great Grimoire in her hand.

"Mentor, I'm going to summon this glacier element."

The little princess who was in a good mood waved the elemental core in her hand when she saw the tutor coming in. She blinked and said:

"Are you coming to help me?"

"No, you are already capable enough to complete this experiment by yourself."

Old Meili leaned on the staff of the guardian, looked at his disciples, and said:

"But now it is difficult for you to control the destructive power of the berserk glacier element, so I suggest you not to release it rashly in low-intensity battles, let alone strengthen it with dominance magic.

Once your element is out of control, it will instantly freeze the people in a village, and that kind of explosion is instantaneous and irreversible.

You have to take it seriously. "

"Yeah, I would like to follow your teachings, mentor."

Jaina responded, and when she turned and walked into the basement, the old lich asked again in a low voice:

"The man called himself your big brother just now, but I have some doubts about his identity."

"No, mentor, he is indeed my big brother."

Little Jaina turned around and said to Meri seriously:

"I confirmed it with my own method."

"But you have already made a mistake in this regard, my disciple."

Merry sighed deliberately, and said:

"In Southshore, you considered the evil pirate Boo Laike Shaw to be your big brother. Obviously, the desire for loved ones has clearly weakened your rationality.

This is a terrible hole in the mind, easily captured and exploited by evil things. "

"He's really Derek Proudmoore."

Jaina emphasized very, very seriously:

"This time there will be no mistake, and I have confirmed that there is indeed a clear difference between him and Mr. Bou Laike, and there is an unfalsifiable characteristic between them!

There is always a faint smell of fel energy on Mr. Laike, and I can feel it very clearly when I am close to him.

But my big brother is very pure.

I can even smell the pure ocean tide when I'm near him.

The power of big brother and Mr. Laike is completely different. The face, posture, and body shape can all be disguised, mentor, but this power is unique.

This is what you taught me. "

"yes?"

The old lich smiled, nodded and said:

"Your observation ability has surpassed many high-level mages, which makes me feel relieved. Go, complete your experiment. Then prepare, go home and rest for a while.

After you return, we will start the next stage of research, which will be a more dangerous journey than going to the Temple of Atal'Hakkar. I hope you will be ready when you return. "

"Ok."

Jaina smiled, bowed to her mentor, walked quickly into the basement, and sealed it with magic to prevent the impact of the glacier element being summoned from affecting the structure of the castle.

Meili Dongfeng watched his disciples leave. He sighed and said softly in his heart:

"However, my young disciple, you don't understand how powerful a master assassin is when he is disguised and concealed. For them, even strength can be imitated.

But I'd still love to see your psychic holes filled.

Ah, human emotions are indeed miraculous things, which can make you courageous in an instant, and can also make you lose your fighting spirit in an instant. It is really elusive.

Thankfully, I've given up on that inconvenience. "

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"Captain! Why are you still sleeping? You're still in bed, this doesn't look like you."

On Tol Barad Island, when the sun was rising, the vixen captain Udora rushed into Bo Laike's room briskly, and shook Bo Laike who was sleeping soundly in another bed.

She flicked her tail and yelled:

"We're about to set sail, and the dwarves are here too, so hurry up and wash up and change your clothes."

"There's no need to change, just this one."

Laike yawned and sat up, rubbed his eyes, grabbed the red eye patch on the table next to him and put it on his face, and the magic eyeball he put on the bedside table also floated as if "waking up", and started the day's work .

"Hey, your clothes look good today."

The pirate lazily took out a bottle of wine from the cabinet, took a sip and rinsed his mouth, and the eyeballs on his shoulders rolled over to see Yudora's new outfit.

Not the appearance of a pirate captain, but wearing a set of Gilneas-style merchant ship captain's uniform.

She wore a black coat, a tall hat inlaid with gold, and white gloves, and a cane was tucked under her arm. The most peculiar thing was that she put a monocle on her eyes.

All of a sudden, he changed from the unruly wildness of the pirate captain to serious, like a full-fledged businessman.

"This is the first order of our 'Wharton Trading Company', so we must take it seriously."

Yudora flicked her tail, took out a pocket watch, looked at it, and said solemnly:

"My fleet has already packed all kinds of goods purchased from Northern Xinjiang, and is going to Kul Tiras for trade. According to my calculations, the return of this trip can reach 300%, compared to robbery Not even close.

But the victory lies in the steady flow of water.

I'll go over there to investigate the market, and the next time I run this sea route, the profit will definitely increase again. In short, hurry up, captain, I am the commander of this voyage, if you delay the voyage time, I will whip you. "

After speaking, the vulture ran out quickly, leaving Bu Laike in a daze with a bottle of wine.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

He used to be the one to push others, but now it's his turn to be pushed by his incompetent subordinates, much to Laike's displeasure. Ah, so this is how they feel when they are scolded on weekdays.

It's bad.

Thinking about it in another way, Bo Laike felt that he couldn't stand it.

So, it seems that I will scold them more and more in the future, so that they can adapt to this bad feeling as soon as possible.

Bu Laike complained, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and called his hippogryph to carry him into the pier. It was already very lively here.

The seven merchant ships used by the foxes for trade have been stripped of most of their firepower, and their exteriors have been repaired. The cabins are filled with various commodities, and the flag of the Wharton Trading Company registered in Booty Bay has also been flown. .

A large group of Vulpera sailors ran on the deck, making the final checks and preparations before the voyage. They also had the Nightborne Mage on board as an escort force, which was hired from the pirates of Anaris.

And Eudora was standing on the watchtower of a merchant ship with great air, looking around, and issuing a few orders from time to time.

These foxes can finally do business generously, which makes them look full of energy.

They love to trade, love to run around, and are full of curiosity about the world.

It's their racial nature.

At this time, besides the busy vultures on the pier, there was also a group of "guests" who had just arrived here more than ten minutes ago, a group of dwarves carrying large and small bags.

These clever dwarfs from Gnomeregan, the city of machines in the mountains of Khaz Modan, were invited, and among them were two of Braike's acquaintances.

"Yo, my friend Kelsey, I heard you've been promoted again?"

Bo Laike sent the hippogryph skimming low over the pier, then rolled and jumped down as it approached, right next to the gnome who was eyeing the vulpera curiously.

To the little dwarf in a special agent outfit, with red hair and a ponytail, and "high-tech" mechanical goggles over his eyes:

"As the sub-commander of Gnomeregan's secret army, why do you have time to come here to play?"

"Yo Bo Laike! Long time no see."

The disturbed little dwarf looked back quickly, and greeted the stinky pirate very familiarly. She was chewing something like gum in her mouth, folded her arms in a very "social" way, and yelled at the bald man next to her. The dwarf pouted and said:

"I'm here on vacation. By the way, I was appointed by the Craftsman Council to protect Overspark. He just became a craftsman councilman a while ago, and he's a big shot.

This guy didn't know who had gone away, but he actually persuaded the Artisan Council to allocate a large sum of money to him, which was specially used to find the legendary mechanical gnome.

Personally, I think this is a waste of precious research dollars!

If you give me that much money, at least ten new types of weapons can be designed and produced in my laboratory. "

Kelsey complained and complained:

"But now, that money can only be used for Overspark and his followers to go on a 'public trip', but Overspark covered all the expenses for my trip, so... okay , I am looking forward to this trip.

By the way, are you comfortable with that gun? "

The little dwarf glanced at Bo Laike's short-barreled shotgun hanging on his waist, and asked, Bo Laike shrugged and said:

"It doesn't work anymore, but I think it can be improved. Are you going to take the vulpera's boat or mine?"

"Is there any difference?"

The conversation between Bo Laike and Kelsey attracted the attention of the bald craftsman Overspark who was taking pictures with an odd device nearby. He turned his head to look at the pirate and asked shrillly:

"Our expedition is well funded and we want the best service."

"Of course, I will provide the best service to all customers who have money in their pockets."

Hearing the rich and powerful words of the dwarf, Bu Laike immediately rubbed his hands, and introduced to the group of little ones in an exaggerated tone:

"My boat is faster and more stable. If you are tired of watching the sea scenery, you can also take you to dive under the sea. In addition, there is a professional opera troupe on my boat, which performs different operas every night.

There is also a very professional chef team that can provide you with snacks and delicacies from all over Azeroth along the way. After arriving in Kul Tiras, I, the master assassin, will personally escort you to inspect the ruins of the mechanical gnomes.

You see, for such an excellent service, charging each of you three thousand gold coins is not too much, right? "

"No, this is too much over the travel budget."

The gnomes are very smart guys, especially good at accounting, and immediately someone screamed:

"Why don't we take the foxman's boat?"

"Okay, take care of yourself."

Hearing how stingy the gnomes are, Bo Laike immediately lost interest. He hooked his finger at Kells and said:

"My little dwarf, come on my boat. For the sake of our hard work together in the past, I will waive your boat ticket for you, but you will have to make up for the return ticket."

"whee"

Kelsey made the signature gnome cluck, but didn't refuse the invitation, grabbed her big rattling box, and followed Bo Laike towards the boat at the dock.

The Naglfar is waiting out to sea.

"That, I forgot to tell you, members of the Gnomeregan expedition."

After getting into the boat, Bo Laike slapped his forehead, stood up and shouted to the gnomes on the pier:

"Every vulpera ship is escorted by goblin engineers and their gyroplanes. Of course you can choose cheap rooms, as long as you can bear to cross the endless sea with goblins.

Isn't budgeting such a thing made just to overspend?

A budget that doesn't blow over is meaningless.

If you want me to say, it is a joy to come out with a public travel map, why bother so much?

You're spending money from the Council of Artisans anyway. You know what I mean? "

(end of this chapter)