Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 746 77. I also have excellent intelligence workers under Laike's command!

After sending off a group of distracted girls to go home, the pirate returned to the deserted island he named "Freedom Town" in an aircraft with the harvest of this trip.

The skinny boy and his apprentice who were left here have commanded the crew on the Nagfar to establish a small semi-permanent station on the desert island.

Eudora, who is making a big purchase in Boralus Port and is preparing to sail back to Booty Bay to make a fortune, has also sent Vulpey to take over the station here.

According to Bu Laike's imagination, "Free Town" will become the stronghold of undead pirates in Kul Tiras.

Of course, on the surface it is a transfer station belonging to Wharton Trading Company.

With Dailin and the Kul Tiras fleet still in existence, this trading post is destined to not play much of a military role, but it can provide an extra foothold in the South China Sea for the undead fleet that is destined to rampage across the endless sea in the future. It's good.

With the return of the captain, the ghost ship, which had been "resting" for several days in the trench below the deserted island, was immediately refreshed and ready to sail.

This time, they were going around the southwestern coast of Tiragarde Sound to the interior of Kul Tiras, the Drustvar mountains ruled by the Vic Reiss family.

This isn't the first time the Nagfar has been there, as the ghost ship's first upgrade was done in Drustvar, so this time it's a revisit.

It's also like an old horse knows the way.

There is no need for pirates or first mates to maneuver, the ghost ship can find its own route and head to the pier of Falconwood Town in the southeast of Drustvar.

"Captain, are you sure you want to support that unknown Trixie as the new leader of the mechanical gnomes?"

In the captain's room, the first mate Sefiel ran to watch the strange mechanical dwarf captive, and then hurried here to discuss "big things" with his own captain.

She said to Bo Laike in a serious manner:

"She is not the same as your previous criteria for selecting 'Albatross', she is neither a famous figure among the mechanical gnomes, nor is she the daughter of King Mechagon.

She has a natural lack of orthodoxy.

Even if we help her get rid of the mad machine king and the leader of her gang, she will hardly be able to control the situation on her own.

I mean, her people may appreciate her, but they certainly won't obey her that easily. After all, their down and out prince is still there.

From this point of view, perhaps it would be easier for us to form an alliance with that Prince Erazmin after heading to Mechagon Island after we are done with Drustvar. "

"Well, your consideration is very deep, and the development and growth of the fleet requires your wisdom."

Bu Laike filled in the magic fill-in-the-blank questions on the test paper in front of him without raising his head. He answered those advanced arcane knowledge points with ease, and said to Sefiel:

"Under normal circumstances, I will definitely adopt your suggestion, but the problem is that mechanical gnomes are not ordinary civilizations.

If you get to know them deeply, you will find that in the matter of choosing the spokesperson of the fleet, there is actually no difference between choosing the Prince Erazmin who has clearly rebelled against his father, or Trixie, or even Bondo Block.

Because their number is too small.

The number of mechanical gnomes who escaped the persecution of King Mechagon and are still "alive" and have free will can no longer support their existence as a racial civilization. "

The pirate paused.

I felt the noisy sound of dwarfs knocking and knocking from the surrounding cabins when they were studying engineering, as if they were thinking about the answer to the arcane magic problem in front of them, and they seemed to be persuading Sefi who gradually understood Er explained:

"You have to understand, my first mate, a race that is keen on self-mechanical transformation, their reproduction speed and total number are absolutely impossible to be too high.

I asked Overspark before, and the great inventor told me that in Gnomeregan's records, when King Mechagon left the birthplace of dwarves, there were only a few thousand people who followed him.

Thousands of years have passed now, and the number of mechanical gnomes has just exceeded 100,000 in the most prosperous period before the Mechagon Rebellion.

A small island can meet their daily needs.

And just such a small number of people were still killed by King Mechagon's insane mechanical return plan, and half of them were killed overnight! The remaining mechagnome exiles also split.

The guys who believed in King Mechagon's theory of mechanical origin voluntarily accepted the fully mechanized transformation.

The rest fled to the surface with their prince and rebelled against the tyrannical and mad king.

The last part completely lost confidence and belonged to the ambitious mechanical warlord Bando Juggernaut. Of course, I prefer to call them 'gangsters'. "

Having said that, the magic eyeball on Bu Laike's shoulder flipped and looked at Seifel, he said:

"The entire surface of Mechagon Island has been turned into a rubbish dump during the three-party battle, and the cavemen on the island are still rising. Under such chaotic conditions, the brilliant technological civilization of the mechanical gnomes has essentially fallen into self-destructive conditions. Doomsday of collapse.

Even if the prince wins in the end, with his few followers, he is destined to be unable to rebuild the civilization of the mechanical gnomes independently.

If the prince is sensible enough, there is only one choice left for him: return to his ancient compatriots, and return to Gnomeregan, the mechanical city of Khaz Modan.

Relying on the relatively large number of gnomes to maintain the survival of the mechanical gnome civilization. That means they will become a branch of the gnome race, and will always exist as vassals and overseas territories of the gnomes.

Therefore, we and Prince Erazmin actually have no common interests. It is impossible for him to choose us between the dwarves and us. For him, this is a major matter of the survival of the race.

As for that gang leader, Bondo Big Block?

Although I haven't met him, I know from Trixie's description that that guy is an ambitious guy with two ends, and he does have enough dominance.

But he is more concerned with his own interests. "

The pirate curled his lips and said:

"I can indeed form an alliance with him, and I believe he will be very happy to have an additional sea power as an ally.

But if another powerful force that is hostile to me extends an olive branch to him, I'm sure that Bondo Block will not hesitate to sell me.

Also, Mechagon is so close to Kul Tiras proper, right?

I have to guard against it.

Once Mechagona's high technology, which is almost like an 'alien' compared to other races, falls into Dai Lin's hands, then what am I still doing in the sea?

Wouldn't it be more comfortable to disband the fleet and go back to be my prince, and wait for the old man to pass the throne to me? "

Bu Laike has already talked to this point, if Seifel still can't understand, she is too incompetent as the first mate.

The Pirate Dragon blinked and said to Bo Laike:

"Trixie is familiar with the gang system, but doesn't have enough voice to take over Bondo's 'inheritance', so she can only use our strength to stabilize her power.

She will obey us, at least at first, she will do her best to serve the fleet in exchange for support.

When her rule over the gang is stable, the strength of the fleet will rise to a higher level. At that time, even if she has her own thoughts, she will have to weigh the price of rebellion.

Wonderful, Captain!

I thought you were chosen at random, but it seems that you are still as far-sighted as ever. Perhaps I should say with a compliment that your dark wisdom is as sharp as ever. "

"Don't imitate those bastards who don't make people worry."

Bu Laike glanced at the first mate dragon, and he said:

"You are in the mood to flatter me here, why don't you go to the bilge to see how far my baby ship's consciousness has progressed? It's been almost a month, why hasn't she formed a conscious body yet?

I'm still waiting for my 'ship girl' to show up. "

"I've seen it a long time ago."

Safiel put his hips on his hips and replied:

"This process can't be rushed. Although Nagfar's ship spirit consciousness is huge but fragmented, she is like a newborn child. Is it right to want to 'eat' the complete soul of Onyxia, the black dragon princess? possible.

So the process is more similar to fusion.

The born ship spirit consciousness will have some of Onyxia's character traits, and you can regard her as a continuation of the existence of the Black Dragon Princess.

This is the process of 'shaping the soul', far from being as simple as you think. "

"Okay, then I won't urge you, just watch closely."

Bu Laike reminded her, and then focused on her own magic test questions. The first mate dragon quietly exited the captain's room. When she closed the door, she heard the smelly pirate again:

"Is my present for Arthur and Meredith ready?"

"Well, I've chosen."

Seifel poked his head out from behind the door and said:

"The official gift will be sent in the name of the Albatross Chamber of Commerce. The 'work allowance' for Meredith has also been prepared, and when we arrive in Drustvar, she will also set off for Arom's Terrace.

Then you can personally reward your first albatross, my captain. "

"Okay, you're doing business, I don't worry. When patrolling the ship, let those noisy dwarfs knock and tap softly. I still have to learn, bastard!

Throw them all into the sea and drown them! "

The pirate glanced at the noisy voices around him, scolded, and then waved his thumbs at Seifel. The first mate Long smiled triumphantly, pushed his hat and closed the door with a bang.

A few minutes later, there were several dwarf screams from the cabin.

Then, the whole world fell silent.

Bu Laike can finally complete his magic test paper with satisfaction.

In this way, after a day and a night of sailing, the extremely fast Nagfar docked at the pier of Falconwood Town in the southeast of the Drustvar Mountains under the night.

In a place where the power of the tide sages rarely reaches, the ghost ship can finally relax a little without being so cautious.

"You continue to sail along the coastline of Drustvar and stop below the sea cliff of Vic Reiss Manor in the northernmost part of the mountainous area. After waiting for me to finish my work here, we will sail directly to Mechagon."

Bu Laike took off from the deck of the ghost ship riding the Hippogryph Sky Dome. He circled around the trestle bridge of the small pier a few times, and then told the first mate dragon on the deck:

"Remember to resupply in Klein City, get some engineering originals according to Trixie's request, and quickly restore the unlucky Shaw from the 'Ant-Man' state.

There was still work to be done for him in Stormsong Valley. "

"Okay, Captain, you're on your way."

Safiel agreed and waved goodbye to Laike again.

The pirate nodded, patted the Hippogryph on the neck, and under the "escort" of the little murloc riding a big owl, flew towards the central part of the Drustvar Mountains in the dark.

Behind him, the Naglfar submerged silently again in the dark night, disappearing under the peaceful waves like a real ocean ghost.

Relying on the elemental blessing of the Hydraxian Legion, it carried Bu Laike to avoid the monitoring of Kul Tiras by the tidesages and roam around. It is simply the most perfect "tool ship".

As for Braike, he flew all the way through the fiery red forest below in the night, and followed the ridge all the way up. When the dawn was approaching, he and the little murloc finally arrived at the most central mountain range in the Drustvar Mountains. in the town.

This is called Arom's Terrace.

As you can tell from the name, it was built in memory of Alom Vik Reiss, the first lord of Kul Tiras.

Speaking of which, if the people of Kul Tiras want to continue the tradition of choosing a king, the Vic Reiss family is actually more qualified to be a royal family than the Proudmoore family.

But the family kept their ancient vows.

They almost never set foot outside the dark mountains they sheltered, and it was precisely because of this noble tradition of keeping the oath that the Vik Reiss family had a very high reputation in Kul Tiras.

The simple mountain folk in Drustvar only know Vic Reiss, not Proudmoore.

To be honest, this is basically no different from cracking the soil and sealing the country.

But every king trusted the Vik Reiss family very much, and they didn't worry about the family rebelling at all. There is even a local slang saying that absolute loyalty flows in the veins of the Vik Reiss family.

Facts have proved that the Vic Reiss family is also worthy of this trust.

In the past thousand years, regardless of whether Kul Tiras was strong or weak, the lords who ruled the mountain people stood firmly behind the king and never acted arbitrarily.

However, now that time has passed, Arthur Vick Reiss, who is about to take over as the head of the Vic Reiss family, may have to make some decisions that go against the traditions of his ancestors.

It's not because Arthur himself is ambitious, but because he has a wretched wife.

"Thank you for coming, Your Highness."

On one of the high-wish lookouts on Arom's Terrace, in the pre-dawn night, the hooded Miss Meredith heard movement behind her.

Holding on to the rose rapier for decoration at her waist, she glanced back, and when she saw Bo Laike walking out of the shadows, the clever countess-to-be immediately bowed down and saluted respectfully.

On her white neck, the rich jewelry that Bu Laike had given her hung down, just revealing the delicate Azshara gold coin.

"Your arrival will bring glory to my wedding with Arthur, and it is precisely because of this that Arthur and I can formally serve you with the thousand-year loyalty of the Vic Reiss family."

Miss Meredith said something softly.

This made Bo Laike extremely satisfied.

Take a look, what is an excellent intelligence worker?

For the sake of Laike's career, Miss Meredith did not hesitate to "sacrifice herself" and infiltrated the target's bed by means of "personal investigation" for a long period of time.

It can also exert a strong subjective initiative and help Laike establish his power in Kul Tiras.

Up to now, she even took the initiative to help instigate her husband and let him join Bu Laike's big cause.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that undead pirates don't have a tradition of awarding medals, Braike would definitely award Meredith a one-ton "King of Spy" medal to reward her for her career. contribute.

The fair-skinned and beautiful, heroic, charming, feminine countess-to-be is the excellent subordinate that Laike hopes to see.

He should really let his incompetent and useless subordinates come to observe and learn.

If there are ten such outstanding "albatrosses" under the stinky pirates, why worry about nothing happening?

(end of this chapter)