Azeroth Trail of Light

Although the swords were on the verge of meeting, Dick would not be so reckless as to really have a fight with Meri-Dongfeng.

Whether they can fight or not, there is actually no conflict between the two of them, so after ten seconds of confrontation, the old mage turned sideways and made a "please" gesture.

Dick bent down, carefully picked up the blue flame rose on the ground, blew off the grass clippings on it, and strode into the dark forest. After being beaten up, Madian also reluctantly Holding his magic book in his arms, he followed Merry and disappeared behind Dick.

The Crow Ridge cemetery in the game occupies quite a luxurious area, but in the real world, the area of ​​this cemetery exceeds Dick's imagination, it is as big as a small town!

In the deep darkness, so many tombstones are placed together, and a few green will-o'-the-wisps jump in the air from time to time, all these make this area full of indifference and fear that no one should enter! On the way from Stranglethorn Vale to Twilight Forest, Dick heard from the patrolling Coulson soldiers that undead appeared here.

Dick felt it silently. There were indeed scattered scents of undead, but they should all be in the "Morning Forest" tomb below the ground. It was the public tomb of a small number of noble families in the Stormwind Kingdom. Speaking of which, in the dark sky After spreading to this forest, the natural undead aroused by the dark breath had nothing to do with Alsace.

But Dick knew that soon, maybe next year, there would be a real undead disaster here, and there was even a weird Lich Morbent-Fell stationed here all the year round, and later appeared to make all novice players frightened The paladin undead - the powerful Moradim, but to be honest, until the end of the game, the number of undead scourges here is very small, and it has never become a phenomenon.

Some players even joked that the undead in Crow Ridge and the Scourge of Undead are completely two camps!

But these have nothing to do with Dick. Even if the undead of Crow Ridge wins all, they will not be taken seriously by him now, so all his attention is now on the one who is quietly cooking in front of him. On the old undead with tea.

Meili-Dongfeng, this is not only a name, but also a symbol of the times.

Remember what I said before that the world's first undead was made by the Quel'Thalas elf empire with a highly developed magical civilization?

It was in the northern border troll battle 3,000 years ago, facing the Amani troll kingdom in its heyday of madness, the human empire Arathor and Quel'Thalas joined forces for the first time. At that time, the elf mage suffered heavy casualties , and even had to select hundreds of young people with excellent magical talents from the human empire to teach magic as the backing force of the mages.

These hundreds of young people are the beginning of the human magic world and the original founders of Dalaran.

Meri Dongfeng was one of them, and he was the most talented one, but in a battle, Meri died unexpectedly. Due to the urgency of the battle at that time, the elf mage of Quel'Thalas used forbidden magic, Resurrect Meri as an undead, and continue fighting!

It was almost impossible for an undead to integrate into any group under the circumstances at that time, so Meri disappeared mysteriously after the war. It was not until hundreds of years later that the mysterious organization of Dalaran - the Council of Tirisfal was established. To deal with all kinds of alien creatures seduced by crazy magic experiments, he decided to create a powerful guardian.

But in order to prevent the guardians from falling into the abyss of power, they decided to find a guide for the council! According to the manuscripts of the ancestors, these mages found the reclusive Meri-Dongfeng and invited this undead who had been alone for more than 100 years to join the Tirisfal Council.

Since then, the Council of Tirisfal has had an "immortal" leader!

The tradition of guardians has continued for more than 2,000 years, until the mother of the last guardian Medivh, the previous guardian Aegwynn, this maverick female mage was unwilling to hand over her power, so the Tirisfal Council survived in name only , but after Aegwynn accidentally encountered and defeated the dark titan Sargeras, who had declined in strength and sneaked into this world, Medivh's story began.

That's another story. Due to Aegwynn's rebellion, Meri-Winterwind once again lived in seclusion, but when he accepted the request of his good friend Garona, he reappeared and took away her and Medivh's blood descendant Median , and has been living in seclusion in the Twilight Forest with this child ever since.

The old mage in front of him is really a living fossil of the past 3,000 years. What he has experienced is something that even Dick can't imagine.

Faced with this kind of experience, even a proud paladin has to use a humble attitude to deal with this unfathomable necromancer in front of him.

"Is Medivh still dead?"

Merry put a cup of tea in front of Dick, faced his question, the paladin nodded with unconcealable sadness, and the atmosphere fell silent again.

The shabby little house was located in the deepest part of the forest, and the sulking Madian sat outside the house alone, not knowing what to think.

After a few seconds, Merry spoke again,

"Are you just here to see this kid? Or is there something else?"

For 3000 years, Meri has become lonely and indifferent. Only when facing Madian, his emotions will fluctuate a little. Besides, he seems to be as cold as a combination of wood and ice .

Dick didn't take it seriously, he took out a black key from his pocket and put it on the table in front of Meili.

"I need your help with two things."

"explain!"

"The first thing, I hope you can take me to Karazhan, that mysterious and dangerous mage tower, and now only you are familiar with its structure."

Merry pondered for a few seconds, then nodded.

"Okay, it just so happens that Madian's magic book also needs to be replaced. Let's set off in a while. The dark energy in Deadwind Pass has spread too fast recently, and we have to find a way to seal the dissipated energy in Karazhan. The second item What's up?"

This time the paladin didn't reply immediately, but rubbed his chin first, then said slowly,

"I would like to ask you to take Madian to Theramore."

"reason?"

"My friend, Miss Jaina, a mage from Dalaran, met a reclusive mage in the swamp outside Theramore City. Although we can't confirm the identity, we suspect that the old mage should be Medivh. Ms. Aegwynn's mother, Madian's grandmother, Mrs.

Dick looked up at Merry's expression, and continued to say tentatively,

"Median's child still has relatives alive, I think he has the right to meet Ms. Aegwynn, and Mr. Medivh's last battlefield, I also hope he can go and see, he doesn't even understand, he What a great person your father is, this is too unreasonable!"

After finishing speaking, Dick picked up his teacup and shut up. Merry closed her eyes, and a look of nostalgia appeared on that thin, skeleton-like face.

"Aegwynn...she's still alive."

After a long time, Merry opened his eyes, glanced at Madian who was still sitting with his back to them, but his ears were obviously pricked up, and then showed an extremely ugly smile to Dick for the first time,

"Well, after the trip to Karazhan is over, I will take the child to Theramore. You are right, he has the power, and if it is really Aegwynn, she is more suitable to teach this child than I am. "

After finishing speaking, Meili waved his hand, and the magical power like a breeze blew from Dick's body. In less than 3 seconds, the two simple huts quickly shrank to the size of a fist like a story in a fairy tale. It fell into Meili's palm, and he threw it into the leather pouch at his waist.

"Median, pack up your things, let's go to Karazhan."

Seeing the busy figures of Meili and Madian, Dick, who was blown cold by the night wind, sat there awkwardly with a cup of tea. They all said that the ancient mages were very active, but it was too fast, right? !

I haven't finished my tea yet, so I'm going to Karazhan now? ——

"Just a few months ago, the dark magic power escaping from Karazhan became stronger and stronger! The range of the dark sky also enveloped the entire Twilight Forest. I think this is probably after Medivh died. The effects of a tower of sorrow."

Merly sat cross-legged in front of the magic carpet that flew close to the ground, carelessly controlling the direction of this magical magic creation, and said to Dick,

"Karazan is not just a mage's tower, that place is where the gap between this world and the endless universe meets. Medivh built this tower, on the one hand, to protect this world, and on the other hand, because it was there, he The darkness in the soul can more easily contact the evil spirits in the void. You'd better not underestimate that place. I don't go there many times, but I can feel that the tower is alive and has its own consciousness!"

Merlin's sinister tone made Dick shiver, but the paladin is no longer a weak chicken who knows nothing. He has the key delivered by Medivh and the apprenticeship recognized by the astral mage. A little is enough to protect his safety.

But thinking of going to Karazhan to explore, Dick was still a little excited. Karazhan in the game is a big treasure house. I don't know what Medivh left there. It's really exciting!

Madian sat at the back of the magic carpet. He was still a child at heart. Although he had a fierce argument with Dick before, after Dick gave him a sharp elf dagger, the kid started playing with it with great interest. That beautiful short sword from the kaldorei's treasury.

However, when this quaint and luxurious magic carpet passed by a farm in the Twilight Forest, Dick suddenly raised his brows,

"Master Meili, stop for a moment!"

"Um?"

The undead looked back at him. Dick jumped off the magic carpet, stretched out his hand and pulled out the tomahawk wrapped in coarse cloth behind him. The aura appeared in front of Madian, and immediately attracted the child's attention.

"I feel the breath of darkness, there!"

Dick pointed to the depths of the dark farm, "There is a battle going on there! I'll go and have a look, and I'll be back soon!"

After finishing speaking, the paladin easily jumped over the railing of the farm and ran towards the deepest hillside of the farm.

Madian also wanted to go with Dick. He carefully glanced at Uncle Merry. The latter put his withered palm on his shoulder and smiled at him.

"Go, kid, it's time for you to see a real battle!"

The child nodded excitedly, held his little wand in his left hand, held on to the hilt of the dagger with his right hand, and ran quickly to Dick's position.

After Madian also disappeared, Meri turned his gaze to the corner of the magic carpet,

"My old friend, do you think I should take Madian to see Aegwynn?"

The air in the empty corner seemed to be peeled off at this moment. A petite orc woman with light green skin appeared there. She was different from ordinary orcs. The most prominent thing was that the fangs at the corners of her mouth were very short. , very delicate, and her face is a little softer than that of an orc, and she looks wildly beautiful.

This is Garona, Epic Assassin, Orc-Draenei hybrid, and mother of Median.

Facing the old friend's inquiry, Garona's expression was a little stiff, but she still smiled and said,

"Go, take him to meet her grandma, I guarded him for 16 years, it's time to do my own thing, the dark world has even lost my name, you know, I owed a lot Favors, let's take this opportunity to return those favors."

"Then before you leave, aren't you going to recognize this child? He always thought he had no relatives, and he didn't even know that you have been silently protecting him."

Meri was not surprised by Garona's decision, but his suggestion was also rejected by Garona. The slender orc woman jumped off the magic carpet lightly, moved her body,

"Forget it, I, like Medivh, am the darkness in Medivh's life, don't tell him about me, I'm a person walking in the darkness, let him think I'm dead, it's bad for me and him all good."

"Merry, thank you for doing so many things for me and Medivh. After the trip to Karazhan, I will be leaving. Do you really want to give me a hug?"

"Well, be careful all the way, don't die in any corner, I have to collect your body."

"Don't worry about that, the person who can kill me hasn't appeared yet."