Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The journey to the Temple of Akunda was not peaceful.

Not only were the unbelieving snake-men constantly coming out to harass the convoy, but there were also constant quarrels in the special-shaped pumpkin caravan of the fox-men.

Maiev claimed that she was unwilling to get involved in the despicable war for love, but Xal'atath always had a way to provoke the warden. Maiev was not an easy temperament to quarrel, but Xal'atath's elements were too great. Excessive black evil will activate the warden's instinctive disgust as a member of the order camp.

If Blake hadn't been mediating, these two powerful women would have taken action on the spot.

This made the pirates feel very tired.

He now really hopes that Sephiel can be by his side.

What a great virtuous parasaurus, she always silently meets all Black's needs and is never as aggressive as Xal'atath, nor as cold as Maiev.

But after all, they are all little sweethearts of the stinky pirates.

He really didn't want to see them tear each other up and stage a ridiculous scene of women fighting. In desperation, Black could only send Xal'atath away first, half-coaxing and half-deceiving.

He promised to obtain the snake eggs of the mysterious mistress for Xal'atath in the shortest possible time, and he also needed Xal'atath to continue to suppress the awakening of the troublesome Commander Krasis under the ruins of Atuaman.

After the Dark Essence left, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became peaceful, and the pirate breathed a sigh of relief. He sat on a chair and looked at the Akunda Temple getting closer and closer, and reached out for a bottle of wine.

Just as he was about to open it, he heard Maiev whisper:

"Did my irrational behavior just now bother you? I shouldn't have argued with her. She was deliberately provoking me and tempting me to act irrationally to destroy my image in your mind.

I.

I don't know what happened to me either.

It seems that the longer I spend time with you, the easier it is for me to be influenced by the outside world, and the harder it is for me to maintain the cold mentality that a watcher should have. "

"This represents your return from being a warrior, a commander and a guardian to the role of a woman, my little Maiev."

Blake curled his lips and took a sip of wine. He stood up, walked over and squatted in front of Maiev, who lowered his head, and looked at the warden's wandering eyes.

He reached out to hold Maiev's face and whispered:

"This is actually a good thing. Just imagine, if you don't care about me, there is no need to care about my feelings and your image in my mind.

You are always silent and cold. Except for your true feelings when facing Kazzak in the Dark Temple, you rarely show your true feelings.

As a result, Xal'atath's provocation showed me that you actually care about my opinion of you. To be honest, this made me feel warm in my heart.

Being needed and valued always makes people feel happy.

This also means that my contribution during this period is not a boring dog-licking behavior. My contribution to you has been responded to by you. You always said that our story ended ten thousand years ago.

But you also see that the story of you and me continues.

In the present and in the future.

Don’t always be so pessimistic. Although our origins, growth and ideals are all completely opposite, we will make it to the end. "

Maiev was silent for a few seconds.

She allowed the pirate's hands to hold her face. She looked at Blake and said:

"Did you use such love words to trick Xalatath and Sephiel before?"

"No."

Blake blinked and said:

"This is a love story that belongs exclusively to you."

The warden lady took the initiative to send a kiss, and the pirate did not resist.

She seemed a little more proactive than usual.

It's a pity that the situation is not right at the moment, otherwise the stinky pirates can have fun again.

A few minutes later, the convoy of foxmen and snakemen stopped at the market outside the Temple of Akunda, and Black took Maiev with rosy cheeks out of the carriage.

What caught his eyes was an extremely bustling desert market, which was completely different from the desolate temple full of beggars and believers he remembered two years ago.

After the fox people took over the Akunda Temple, they not only repaired all the houses in poor condition around the temple, but also specially diverted water from the oasis next to it.

The ingenious fox people, with the help of Akunda's troll followers, used these crisscrossing canals to divide the surroundings of the temple into several functional areas.

They have created a fairly orderly market area around the renovated Temple of Akunda. Not only are the fox traders setting up stalls to sell goods here, but there are also fixed stalls for the ancestor turtles.

Blake even saw a group of goblin traders from Booty Bay selling their muskets and explosives in the Snake Traveler.

"Those goblins are so annoying!"

Eudora rode her hyena, surrounded by a group of fox people and cheering, and proudly led Blake and his party, who were wearing Arabian desert-style robes, through the lively market.

As she led the way, she whispered to Blake:

"These goblins were at least attracted by the snake people. They were engaged in slave trade with the Faithless Empire in the north, but their greed quickly angered Emperor Kotech, and they were expelled by the snake people.

But the cunning goblins have noticed the wealth hidden under the barren appearance of the Vodun Desert, and they moved their camp to the hilly Gobi between Zemlan Port and the temple.

These bastards were lucky enough to find gold and crude oil there, so they stayed there.

Fortunately, Wharton Trading Company had set up trading stations throughout the desert in advance, otherwise these guys would have been involved in large-scale local commercial operations.

They also tried to collude with local pirates to attack our trading station, but these bastards had no idea about the local power of the fox people. We teamed up with the turtle people in the north and the Akunda believer armed forces to set up a trap to lure them here. After all the pirates were wiped out, these goblins honestly paid us the supplier tax.

Akunda didn't like them either.

The goblins always like to engage in some dirty tricks when doing business in the market, but the honest big lizard did not expel them, but just did not allow them to approach the temple area. "

"This is simple."

Blake rolled his eyes and whispered to Eudora:

"I heard that there are natural oil pits in some parts of the Nazmir Jungle.

Those oil pits can directly obtain crude oil without drilling wells. If you sell this news to the goblins, they will definitely dive into the Nazmir jungle to extract oil."

"Hmm, but the blood troll barbarians, who are savage and have a tradition of headhunting, won't coddle them. How wonderful!"

Eudora's eyes lit up and she whistled:

"Oh, when it comes to cheating people, it has to be you, Captain, I will arrange it right away! This time, we have to show those goblins who is the business boss of Zandalari Island!

I won’t accompany you to the temple, Captain. You are familiar with this place anyway. We will see you in the evening and bring Fenna and Little Star to the bonfire party. "

After saying that, the eager fox pirate captain drove his coyote and ran towards the fox trading company headquarters in the market. Blake shrugged, held Maiev's hand and walked through the lively market, and used A few silver coins purchased a local diamond ring for Lady Shadowsong at a vulture stall.

Behind him, the idiot Fenner and Little Xingxing had already lost themselves in the desert-style market. These two girls who had never been to Wharton saw everything new.

Like Blake, they wore desert-style long skirts. Under the leadership of a group of fox-man guides, they first tasted the local toothsomely sweet angustifolia, and then played with the dangerous blowgun of the snake man.

Finally, I bought a few tamed little hyenas from the fox man and took them back to play with as puppies.

These two girls were generous and did not bargain for anything. In less than ten minutes, the entire market knew that the villain was coming, so the shrewd desert merchants used their special skills.

This directly led to Blake taking them to the entrance of the Akunda Temple. Finna and Little Star were already filled with all kinds of small odds and ends, including several gold rings and jewelry on their hands. The back of Coyote was filled with various goods purchased by the two eldest ladies.

"What you buy here can be found in the pirate market in Tol Barad, and the price is lower."

Blake's eyes twitched as he looked at Fenner and Little Xingxing, who were excited about their crazy shopping. He frowned and said:

"This is a waste of money. Is it easy for me to make some money?"

"Hmph, your highness is rich and willful, can you control it? Hey, that troll merchant over there who sells alpacas, my highness wants both the white and black alpacas in your hand!

Go find my follower and steward to pay. Her name is Milly, and she is eating roast mutton at the market stall with my squire, the Northshire Hero. Don't get the wrong person. "

Little Xingxing was still angry because of the embarrassing incident of "laying eggs". Hearing the pirate's complaint, he immediately raised his head and snorted, then went back and bought a lot of unnecessary things.

Fenner, on the other hand, was more direct. The stupid warrior was playing with a desert gem scimitar she had just bought.

This thing has nothing but good looks, but Fenna didn't care. She put the scimitar on her waist, waved her fist at her stinky brother, and said:

"My younger brother is so good at making money, what's wrong with me, as my older sister, spending more? I still have shares in the munitions department of the Immortal Fleet, so all I spend is my money!

You mind your own business. "

"Yes, pretty girls go shopping, stinky men mind their own business!"

A group of desert merchants in the rear also shouted in unison.

Black was so angry that he wanted to draw out his pirate knife and chop down a few profiteers on the spot to vent his anger. However, considering that this was Akunda's territory, Black couldn't be so arrogant.

He could only look gloomily and strode into the Akunda Temple with Maiev, who covered her face with a veil.

In fact, this temple of God Loa is not accessible to anyone who wants to.

Worship at the Akunda Temple is only open two days a week, and the lazy big lizard will hide in his temple to sleep at other times.

But after all, Black's identity is extraordinary. His arrival made Akunda ready to welcome old friends.

"Ha, my dear Akunda!"

When Blake walked into the temple, he saw the overly large thunder lizard demigod in front of him lying in his temple, using his flexible tongue to roll up the angustifolia in the tribute plate in front of him and eat it.

As the beast Loa, Akunda continued its previous "simple" tradition. Some of the scraped gold leaves from its temple that had been looted by Black before had not been restored.

Speaking of which, as a beast, the honest Akunda does not need those gorgeous decorations.

It had told Blake before that if the believers could not help it collect food so that it would not have to go hunting every day to fill its stomach, it would not even want troublesome believers.

Although Akunda is a Loa god, he is also a genuine demigod and does not need faith to strengthen his power.

"Uh-huh, bad guy Akunda, I haven't seen you for a long time. Come on, eat angustifolia."

When the big lizard saw Blake coming, its eyes wrapped in lightning also showed a smile. It also used its big tongue to push the tribute plate filled with angustifolia to the pirate.

Blake looked at the big angustifolia stained with Akunda's saliva in front of him. He twitched his mouth, waved his hands and said:

"No, you can enjoy the tribute by yourself. This tribute is so precious. It can only be tasted by you. Besides, I had eaten before I came here."

"Oh fine."

The honest and honest Loa was not polite, rolled up a few more angustifolia with his tongue and threw them into his mouth, making a clicking sound.

Seeing it lying on the ground like a salted fish, showing no respect for the dignity of being a Loa, this made Blake helplessly rub his head, but also made Fenner and Little Xingxing, who were watching the fun behind the pirates, widen their eyes. eyes.

The two of them could easily feel the tyrannical power contained in Akunda's huge body.

Moreover, the thunder lizard's rhinoceros-like horns and the blue lightning wrapped around the stegosaurus-like bone plates on its back also represent that Akunda is not only reckless but also a very powerful spellcaster.

Although he is not as good as the night elves' wild demigods, among the demigods who exist all over Azeroth, Akunda can already be considered to be at the upper level.

"Who are these females?"

Akunda obviously has a good relationship with Blake. While eating angodia, he looked at the three girls around Blake and said:

"Are they all your spouses? Why is there still a baby dragon?"

"No no no."

The pirate stepped forward, and under the wide-eyed gazes of Fenner and Little Xingxing, he unceremoniously turned over and sat on Akunda's big head. He grabbed Akunda's thundering horns and gave Akunda He scratched his neck and said to the big lizard:

"Maev is my wife, Fenna is my sister, and Little Star is my friend. I came to Wharton on business this time, and by the way, I brought them to meet my good friend Lord Akunda.

Oh, by the way, according to your rules, I gave them the names they used to meet you. "

Blake pointed at the three girls in front of him and introduced Akunda:

"Maev is the moon god's Akunda, Finna is the big fool Akunda, and Little Star is the enemy Akunda."

"Ah, I understand when you say that."

Akunda also laughed like an earthquake.

This thunder lizard obviously didn't regard Blake's friends as outsiders. It ate a few more sand dates, called for the thunder to fall, and gave the three girls in front of it the mark of rebirth belonging to Akunda.

As long as they are in Akunda's aura realm, they can gain vitality increase and injury recovery speed far beyond normal.

This is considered a "meeting gift".

Such a generous act soon won the love of Little Star and Fenna. They also imitated Blake's example and climbed up Akunda's huge body to scratch it.

Akunda happily shook his body and played with the guests. However, after playing for a few minutes, Akunda became sad again. He said to Blake with some embarrassment:

"My friend the bad guy Akunda, there is something I must tell you. There was a guest in my temple yesterday, and he came for you.

He said that he wanted to use my temple to talk to you about something. As a friend, I should have asked for your opinion in advance, but because of the distinguished status of the guest, I agreed on your behalf.

Please don't blame me. "

"Ha, how could I blame the best Akunda in the world?"

Blake laughed and took out a large barrel of wine from his luggage and threw it on Akunda's large tribute plate. He patted Akunda's thundering horns, winked and said:

“In a few days, I’m going to beat up those nasty unfaithful serpent-men, who are preparing to corrupt the remains of the mysterious matron into dark loa to help the big bad guy under the Vol’dun desert reborn.

If you beat them for me, I'll forgive you. "

"Then it's a deal."

Akunda smiled innocently, bit open the wine barrel with his sharp teeth, and drank the delicious fruit wine while saying:

"Anyway, I don't like those cunning and dark snake people. Do you want me to call my good friend Tiger Akunda Bugir with me? Oh, by the way, you have one more thing to do for us.

That guy Sirik has gone crazy recently. He has been doing bad things in Nazmir. We need you to help us let him rest in the soul world. "

"We have a deal!"

Blake snapped his fingers happily and said to Akunda:

"After I finish talking with the dark prophet who wishes to remain anonymous, I will set off to hunt down a crazy demigod or something. My favorite."