Shadow Trails in Azeroth

As the Nagfar docked at the dock outside the town of Losberg, a large group of guys who had already dressed in their most appropriate clothes immediately gathered around.

Although these guys were wearing the clothes of farmers and merchants, looking at their lazy posture, the wine bottles in their hands, and their chaotic shouts, you could tell that they were all local pirates.

"Hey, this is weird. Why do they all have to change into serious people's clothes? No more pirate hats?"

At the side of the ghost ship, Mr. Hao, who had just finished wiping the deck, stood there with a bucket and a mop to look at what was going on.

He saw several old orc pirates in the crowd.

If you don't look carefully when these guys are mixed together, it is easy to mistake this place for an ordinary coastal town with a group of "enthusiastic" townspeople hanging out at the pier.

There are now more than a dozen merchant ships parked around the dock, all carrying the flag of Wharton Trading Company. A group of fox sailors are sitting on the side of the ship drinking and chatting boredly.

There are also some ships that are unloading their cargo, and some guests dressed in fashionable clothes are getting off the ship.

As soon as they land, they will be received by dedicated personnel, and pirates in decent clothes will drive carriages to transport the guests to the North Island. On the pier, there are also some "black-hearted traders" Ancestral Turtles selling various local "handicrafts".

They set up a simple but island-style shed, and placed a collection of pirate-style clothes, three-cornered hats, swords and some stolen goods of unknown origin but very frightening appearance on their stalls.

There were also some drunk male customers who had just arrived on the island. Accompanied by a group of well-dressed local ladies from the special service industry, they played turtle shell games in those stalls while shouting.

Seeing this lively and orderly scene, even Young Master Howl understood it now.

It turns out that these local pirates are responsible for transporting guests in and out of Tol Barad today, and at the same time using "regular means" to make a fortune on these guests.

"Tsk, tsk, to be able to make a group of stinky pirates be so obedient, it seems that the mysterious governor's wife on the island is very skillful."

Young Master Ho sighed deeply and entered the cabin with his bucket and mop. He saw that his good brother Delanoche was also changing clothes.

He put down the bucket and asked doubtfully:

"What does the opening ceremony of the magic academy have to do with us orcs? Are you going to attend too?"

"not me."

Dranosh picked up a set of clothes from the side and threw them to Garrosh and said:

"It's Yolin. He is also a new student recruited by the Warlock Academy this time. Although he has studied with Master Evil Eye for a long time, today is the day he officially enrolls.

We are not going to attend the ceremony, but we are going to send him to the Warlock Academy to register. He is going to start his academic career. Grandma Gaiaan will definitely be very happy to hear this news.

And Agna, she is also going to study at the Shaman Academy.

But it was a small college, and I heard that the instructors there were on a rotating basis, and her classmates were a group of centaurs from Desolation, and some young orcs from Blackstone Mountain.

Don't tell me you won't go? "

"Ah, then I'll take the time to clean it up."

Young Master Ho suddenly remembered.

Agna did tell him this when he was floating on the sea a few days ago, but his mind was obsessed with practicing martial arts and he forgot about it.

Only after Dranosh reminded him did he react.

Although Shaoxia Ho is determined to pursue the supreme power of a warrior, he is not a real straight man after all.

With the relationship between him and Agna as childhood sweethearts, and they were trained and fought together on the Nagfar, even though he was young, his restless heart already had a place to belong.

It is his duty to send his girlfriend to school!

While the five orcs were preparing, Blake also wandered to the side of the ship. The captain rarely wore the Corruptor robe that he had not worn for a long time.

Wearing a crimson robe with evil shoulder armor decorated with skulls, and a complicated dark pendant suspended behind the neck, waves of shadow magic vibrated and entangled when walking, making the shadows on the ground stretch and twist.

Perfectly revealing the cold and cruel aura that a great warlock should have.

Although handsome, handsome, but in terms of Black's strength, this set of robes designed for the warlocks of the Shadow Council is already a bit unworthy of his status.

A leader of a school like him who is well-known in the magic world should have more luxurious and powerful robes, and the magic tailors of Suramar are also willing to serve him.

But the pirates still kept it.

In addition to the fact that he considered himself a nostalgic person, it was also because the face of this robe was designed to cover the whole face, and the shadow wrapped the face so that no one could see Black's face.

In addition to adding a mysterious temperament to him, it can also effectively protect his identity.

"Oh, look how powerful Ms. Catherine is. She can turn these rebellious pirates into obedient and good citizens, even if it only takes a day or two."

Blake walked off the ship, looked around at the pirates, and whispered to Sephiel, who was wearing an elf-style dress as his female companion today:

"I can turn a bunch of farmers into pirates, but my mother can turn pirates into farmers. She's much better than me."

"Lady Catherine is indeed very powerful."

Sephiel, who had her hair neatly arranged, responded:

"Asking her to manage Tol Barad is really the right choice. Look, the island is in good order."

Before Sephiel finished speaking, two troll pirates hired by the Ancestral Turtle merchants started fighting on the spot because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. Soon many bad guys came to watch and cheer.

This quickly brought chaos to the situation nearby, causing Blake to laugh in amusement.

Sure enough, pirates are pirates, and changing their clothes can change their bad character. The chaos in front of him is the pirate island he is familiar with.

Seeing that the commotion has spread, more and more guys are rolling up their sleeves and planning to "lively".

Black's hands were a little itchy, and he was about to move forward to take a look, but found several centaur "cavalry" wearing heavy armor rushing over to disperse the crowd.

Without saying much, they swung out the rope and quickly picked up the two troublemakers, dragging them back towards the town of Losberg.

The surrounding pirates dared not speak out, but cursed their bad luck and left, because the armor of the centaurs had the emblem of the Governor-General printed on them, which meant that this was the newly-established guard of the Governor-General.

The Lord Governor of Tol Barad draws his power from Blackshaw, the undead pirate commander.

This power was recognized by all the faction leaders within the undead pirates, and she also received help from the spellcasters on the North Island. This allowed the majesty of the Governor to be quickly established on the pirate island.

Of course, pirates don't care about the so-called "majesty".

They were notoriously rebellious, but the governor-general, who rarely left her castle, also had a powerful cavalry guard.

It was organized by the "chief hunter" Sir Artumen himself, and he recently recruited brave and savage centaurs as a servant army, which made it very difficult for a group of pirates who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

The main reason is that the general environment of Tol Barad has also changed.

The major pirate factions under Black's command have dispersed, and each has its own business and territory. In addition to a mixed fleet under the command of the governor to protect the island's security, the only remaining ones on the island are the newly recruited newcomers to the island, The families of pirates and some old pirates who were unable to go to sea due to physical reasons chose to settle here.

These guys have conflicts with each other and find it difficult to unite, so naturally they are easily manipulated by Lady Catherine.

For the former Queen of Kul Tiras, managing this complex area is no more difficult than managing an overseas territory. These many reasons have created the scene that Black is seeing now.

Although there are not many similarities on the outside, Tol Barad Island looks more and more like a typical Kul Tiran-style colony on the inside.

This represents Lady Catherine's line of governance.

But this development isn’t bad, to be honest.

Blake thought that even pirates who were extremely vicious and fond of exploring needed a stable rear for them to rest, enjoy and heal after sailing.

Just like a person who pursues freedom, there will always be a place in his heart that belongs to "home".

And although these stinky pirates complained about the governor's domineering attitude, looking at the leisurely manner in which they wandered around carrying wine bottles, there was no sign of any anger towards the ruler.

Obviously, while establishing rough order, Governor Catherine also took into account the interests of the majority of people, allowing the pirates on the island to just talk and take no further action.

As for the pirates' talk

Hey, that's something in the world that your mouth doesn't need to pay attention to.

If you throw these guys into heaven, they will still find troubles and complain.

This is a display of their greedy nature.

When Blake led a group of noble-dressed guys out of the pier, he saw the loyal Sir Artumen personally escorting a low-key black carriage parked on the side of the road waiting.

"Your Highness, the car is ready."

Seeing Blake's appearance, Sir Atumen immediately drove up in his BMW at midnight and invited Blake, his female companion, and Miss Fenner to get in the car.

Through the window of the carriage, one person could be seen sitting inside, which meant that it was probably a secret meeting, so there was no carriage for the others to sit in.

But they don't need to either.

Her Highness Little Star declined Sir Attumen's suggestion to find a carriage for her, and waved her hand generously to release the starlight dragon Eragon on her wrist.

Amidst the exclamations of the ignorant guys on the pier, the gorgeous thing carried the rest of the people and flew towards the Magic Academy on the South Island.

Although the person driving the carriage in front of him had changed into civilian clothes, he could still recognize him as one of the Royal Knights of Kul Tiras. He had been seen appearing next to Dai Lin before.

The identity of the person in the carriage was self-evident.

Blake opened the car door for the two ladies beside him in a stylish manner. After they got in, he got in. As the horse bell rang, the low-key black carriage slowly set off on the road.

"Mother, are you still used to this carriage that once belonged to the Presto family?"

Blake was walking in the surprisingly spacious carriage. He leaned slightly towards Lady Catherine who was sitting on the sofa in front of him and asked jokingly.

“Everything about this car is good, but it’s too spacious.

I feel like I'm sitting in a walking office every time, which occasionally makes me, an old woman, feel lonely, so it's not necessary and I rarely use it.

I prefer riding a horse to and from the island. "

Lady Catherine smiled, called her son forward, took off his cassock and mask with her own hands, stroked his cheek, and said:

"It's okay. He's still so handsome after being at sea for so long. He deserves to be my son."

Blake also smiled when he heard the praise from his mother.

As expected of the mother with this body, she could see his greatest advantage at a glance.

"Mother!"

Fenna on the other side had already rushed to Mrs. Jinjian, who was sitting at the desk and processing documents, and acted coquettishly. She tried to tell Mrs. Jinjian about her wonderful journey.

But unfortunately, Mrs. Jin Jian, who is now acting as queen, is too busy.

She didn't have time to listen to her silly girl's stories, at least not yet.

"Come on, take the girl next to you and sit down."

Lady Catherine saw the somewhat reserved Sephiel. She didn't ask any questions, but pointed to the sofa next to her. After Blake sat down, the pirate governor picked up the teacup and said to his son:

"Your brother will be coming over soon. He will live here for several years. Do you still plan to get along with him as Black Shaw?"

"What do you think?"

The pirate thoughtfully picked up the sugar bowl and added sugar cubes to his mother's black tea. He said in a gentle tone:

"Seriously, if you think it's a good idea for me to reveal my identity now, I will tell Tanred, or even Jaina, this secret."

"Um?"

Lady Catherine was surprised by her son's straightforward answer.

She stirred the tea cup with a silver spoon and asked:

"Didn't you always think that hiding it was for their own good? How could there be such a big change all of a sudden? Did you gain any insights from this journey?"

"some."

The pirate smiled and said:

“I met a monster named ‘Arrogance’. Although it didn’t cause me any trouble, its appearance made me understand myself better.

Perhaps it's time to resolve the last bit of trouble left by His Highness Drake Proudmoore.

Of course, now is not a good time. I won't stay too long before heading to Draenor. I plan to confess my identity to them after returning from Draenor.

You know, I'm not really into 'surprises'. "

"Um."

Lady Catherine seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said:

"You have indeed grown up, my child. You are destined to be the best successor to the Proudmoore family. I have begun to believe in Emperor Thoradin's will. You are indeed more suitable to wear that crown than your father.

Did you meet him in Pandaria this time?

Is there a fight? "

"For your sake"

Blake shrugged and said:

"I spared him once."

"Don't give me face next time, my son, for the sake of all the suffering he made you suffer in the past."

Catherine covered her mouth and chuckled, took a sip of tea and whispered:

"Hit him hard."

"I really like your character, mother."

The pirate laughed, picked up the wine bottle, and said:

"For my old father to be favored by you, it must be the grace he earned in exchange for saving the world in his previous life."

"Look how well your brother can talk."

Mrs. Jin Jian, who was processing documents nearby, said in a sour tone to her stupid daughter who was tired of being beside her:

"When can you praise your poor mother so much?"

"I can say it too."

Fenna rolled her eyes and said confidently:

"The smelly old man can get your favor because he must have saved the world at least twice in his previous life! But he has a son like Black. He must have saved the world and then destroyed it, so he was punished."

Everyone in the carriage was stunned for a moment, and was suddenly filled with joy.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that the carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the door opened again. Fenner stood at the door with her hands on her hips, looking at Tanred Proudmoore who looked uneasy.

She said in an arrogant tone:

"Hey, my stinky brother's stinky brother is here too. Come up here, little guy. Let my sister take a good look at you."

After saying that, with Tanred screaming, he was dragged into the car by Fenner holding his collar with one hand. As the door closed, the carriage started again and drove towards the already lively South Island.