Azeroth Trail of Light

"cough cough cough cough"

Anduin coughed with difficulty. He wondered if he had bad luck recently, or some mysterious will was manipulating all of this. In short, he has had bad luck recently.

But there is always good luck after bad luck. For example, now, the little prince is wrapped in a quilt and sitting in a warm room. On the exquisite wooden table in front of him, there are two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, and two bowls of fragrant rice. , this kind of special food is very common in Kalimdor, where druids have seeds, but it is rare in the Eastern Continent.

Anduin had some difficulty using the special tableware called "chopsticks". Thanks to the period of time when he traveled with Lili and Lao Chen, he barely learned this kind of tableware that requires extremely high finger skills to use. The prince once thought that this thing was used by pandaren assassins to practice their finger dexterity.

He put a piece of well-fried mutton into his mouth, chewed it twice, the delicious smell almost penetrated his taste buds, even better than the beggar chicken made by Lao Chen, it is unimaginable, these chubby Panda people, in terms of food attainments, have actually reached such an astonishing level.

The little prince had heard from his mentor Dick more than once, but in terms of food, the entire civilized world was considered a barbarian by the pandaren. Looking at it now, he had to admit that his mentor was right.

While Anduin was eating, a chubby pandaren sitting across from him had been watching the "outsider" who had been rescued by the fishermen of Podong Village.

Zhou Zhuo has been a glorious lorewalker for forty years. He was sent to the lorewalker's school when he was a child to learn historical knowledge that is extremely obscure to ordinary pandaren. Throughout Pandaria, he has been to the sacred Kun-Lai Mountains, trekking up the mountain to meet the Holy Spirit Xuen, has also been to Krasarang Forest, devoted himself to studying the lost Mogu history in the Red Crane Temple, and even walked around the Great Wall for a week, even After going to the Mantis Plateau and the Dread Wastes, which are undoubtedly hellish for ordinary people, they finally returned to their hometown.

When Zhou Zhuo came back, he was even received by the elders of Tianchanyuan. Ya is too small for a traveler. Zhou Zhuo has stood at the highest point of the Jade Forest countless times, watching the sea and listening to the edge of the forest, watching the sunset and sunrise, and imagining what kind of world and scene is beyond the mist.

He once thought that he would be born in the Jade Forest and die in the Jade Forest just like his parents, but now, when Anduin and Lili appeared, Zhou Zhuo's heart, which had long been unmoved by everything, became violent. It jumped up, and he realized that he was only one step away from his dream, as long as he gently pushed away, he could enter another new world that he might not be able to finish in his lifetime.

That was the dream of countless lorewalkers, but... Zhou Zhuo found himself shamefully afraid. Only then did he re-examine everything around him. The Jade Forest, the scenery he thought he was tired of, turned out to be so beautiful.

Zhou Zhuo was thinking hard, whether he should...should he ask the child about everything outside, but he still hasn't made up his mind.

So his attention finally shifted to Anduin again, this is a boy who is both heroic and handsome, even from the critical eyes of the panda people, Anduin is still a handsome boy, but he is a bit childlike He should be from a famous family, although Zhou Zhuo could not understand his etiquette, but there is no doubt that from his dining posture, it can be seen that this child has received a very decent education since he was a child.

He was very hungry, and the look in his eyes reminded Zhou Zhuo of himself when he was lost in the Tanglang Plateau, but he restrained the temptation of hunger and food very much, and used the chopsticks with some difficulty to fry the stir-fried mutton bit by bit. Putting it in his mouth and pairing it with rice, he doesn't seem to like eating vegetables, maybe it's related to habit, but for Zhou Zhuojue, it's more likely because he doesn't know the fresh bitter gourd in front of him.

"Haha, it's a child after all."

Zhou Zhuo thought this way in his heart, then from this child, he could infer a part of the outside world: they don't use chopsticks, so pandaren should be rare, because pandaren all use chopsticks, their craftsmanship should be pretty good, This can be seen from the ring on Anduin's finger and the long sword he has been carrying behind his back.

They are very martial, use a unique magic system to fight, and have the ability to travel to and from the deep sea. Pandaria is sealed in the deep sea, and every pandaren knows this.

And they should use a completely different language from the pandaren, which can be seen from Anduin's dream talk when he was not awake, and their society should still be in the monarchy, the child in front of him should be A member of the ruling class.

The last is their diet. Judging from the fried mutton that has been eaten clean, Zhou Zhuo can be sure that their enjoyment, at least in terms of diet, is far worse than that of the Pandaren.

In general, based on the knowledge of lorewalkers, Zhou Zhuo could easily deduce what the civilized world looked like. It was full of vitality, with hundreds of ethnic groups, but also the scourge of war.

A very suitable place for study tour, Zhou Zhuo's heart beat violently again.

After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand to offer Anduin a cup of tea. After eating this time, Anduin didn't refuse any more, but accepted the cup of tea very decently with the air of a prince, but Just as he was sniffing the fragrance of tea, Zhou Zhuo spoke.

Very pure... Salas language.

"Where are you from, boy?"

Anduin was startled, but quickly realized that as a member of the royal family, Salas language is not a compulsory subject, but Anduin was very thankful that he had an old-fashioned history teacher, Dr. Harrison, from whom he learned Although the complete Salas grammar is a bit difficult, listening and speaking is no problem.

So he thought about it, and decided to tell the truth, these pandaren are definitely Lao Chen's kin, so it is conceivable that Anduin thought he had come to the Wandering Isle, Lili's hometown until now.

"Dear Pandaren Elder, I am from the Kingdom of Stormwind in the Eastern Continent, and I am one of them... Well, a nobleman, the ship I was on was caught in a storm when returning from Theramore to the Eastern Continent, and came to the Wandering Isle by accident. , thank you for your rescue and hospitality, and besides, how are my friends? Lili is a local, you should know her!"

Zhou Zhuo was taken aback by Anduin's answer, and he asked back,

"They are fine, they are still resting, it may take half a day to wake up, but the Wandering Isle? No, we are not the Wandering Isle, child, that pandaren child named Li Li, no one in Podong Village knows she."

"Not the Wandering Isle?"

Anduin was also surprised, he called out, "But Li Li told me that only the Wandering Isle has pandaren! ...Wait, you guys, this is Pandaria, right? The home of the pandaren! Isn't it?"

This time it was Zhou Zhuo's turn to be surprised, this man stood up from his chair with a swipe of a middle-aged pandaren,

"Unbelievable! You actually know about Pandaria. Are there any legends about this continent?"

Anduin was a good boy, so he said,

"It doesn't exist in the human world or the alien world. It is said that only the pandaren of the Wandering Isle have this legend. However, according to Sven, some old seniors in the night elves have also said about the pandaren, but the history passed down There is very little information."

Zhou Zhuo walked a few steps in place, and Anduin was very curious about his special lorewalker robe, it was completely like a book on his body, filled with all kinds of elegant symbols, Old Chen also wrote well, Lili's handwriting is much worse. Lao Chen often said that her writing is like a dog crawling.

Thinking of Old Chen, Anduin couldn't help but think of his father and mentor. It was at least the third day since he disappeared. How worried should they be?

Thinking about Anduin's mood became depressed, Zhou Zhuo felt this acutely, he clapped his hands, and said kindly,

"Here, little one, let me show you something."

Anduin didn't want to move, but the Lorewalker in front of him was too enthusiastic, so he followed him and walked out of the room.

To be honest, the little prince has never observed the place where he lives, but when Zhou Zhuo really opened the door, the fresh breath of life rushed to his face, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and the elegant crane was playing with a huge spotted tiger , when Anduin came out, a snake-like red creature flew from above to Anduin's eyes, startling him.

It was a cute creature that was only about the length of an arm. It had four eagle-like claws, a snake's body, fish scales, a horse's head, an elk's horns, a lion's mane, and a cow's ears as big as a rabbit's. Eyes, these completely different features come together to make this little creature beautiful and noble. It flies in the air, as if swimming in water, and circles around Anduin quickly, with two eyes Looking at the new guest curiously.

Anduin thought it was too amusing, like reaching out his hand to nod his head, but this action made the creature very angry. It opened its small mouth and roared at Anduin. At this moment, the huge sound was like It was as if Anduin's mind exploded, the little prince shook his head and sat down on the ground, his eyes were blank.

"Okay, Mi Shi, don't scare him! That's a good boy, just like you."

Zhou Zhuo came over with a small basin in his hand. Lorewalker was already used to this situation. He stretched out his finger and rubbed the back of Anduin's neck lightly a few times. The little prince recovered quickly. , he looked at Zhou Zhuo, then pointed at Master Mi,

"What's that? Lorewalker."

"Oh, that's Master Mi, my partner, come, Master Mi."

Zhou Zhuo stretched out his hand, and the little red thing rushed over quickly. After Zhou Zhuo was injured, he tangled up in a ball, and then lay on his palm and began to rest.

Lorewalker patted Master Mi on the head dotingly, and then said to the little prince,

"Master Mi is a young flying dragon, and it will soon reach maturity. Every master lorewalker has his own companions, some are white tigers, some are red cranes, and some are black bulls. When I met Master Qinglong, When I met Mi Shi, it was willing to be my partner. It has been with me and protected me for decades. After I die, it will go back to Xianglong Island, which is its real home. It’s just a scene in life.”

Anduin looked at the peaceful Zhou Zhuo, a little lost in thought, he couldn't help asking,

"Lorewalker, why do you look at death so peacefully? Isn't that a terrible thing?"

Zhou Zhuo looked at Anduin, shook his head with a smile, reached out and gave him his small basin,

"Come on, help me feed my cranes. This is a rare opportunity. These proud creatures never pay attention to people with impure hearts. According to our legend, after a person dies, the soul will ride a crane. To a happier world, of course, there are some wise people who say that life and death are just reincarnation, and everything we do in this life is not important to this world."

Anduin picked up the bird food and walked to the edge of the garden. He opened his palms like Zhou Zhuo did. The cranes ignored him at first, but after Zhou Zhuo withdrew their hands, they finally approached Anduin and started Pecking the bird food in Anduin's hand with his long beak, the little prince thought it would be painful, but in the end he found that it was very fun, cranes are very smart, they know how to use force to eat, It will not hurt this stranger.

But the little prince still has a lot of problems, especially for what Zhou Zhuo said just now, he looked at Zhou Zhuo with a calm face,

"Then isn't our life meaningless?"

In the low sun, Zhou Zhuo bathed in the brilliance of the setting sun, he breathed a sigh of relief, put his hand on the top of Anduin's head, looked at him,

"No, child, it is because everything we do is not important to the world, so we have to find a way to make ourselves important. After all, you only have one life. You have to live a more exciting life to be worthy of your life."

After finishing speaking, Lorewalker magically took out a teapot and two teacups from the table next to him, with a curious smile on his face,

"So come on, boy, and tell me about your world."