Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The Nagfar set sail at midnight.

It was equivalent to the pirate leaving Tol Barad without any delay after the painful family dinner. This was not a strange thing for him.

After all, pirates have very strong execution ability most of the time except when they are not serious.

Of course, there is another important reason why the time is so tight, and that is that Blake is now eager to know the progress of the dwarves exploring the Titan City in Northrend.

Careful people have already noticed that long before the Lich King's resurgence, the dwarves' participation in various affairs in the Eastern Continent was rapidly decreasing.

They seemed to have withdrawn from various things in the Eastern Kingdom. Not only had the Bronzebeard dwarves been very low-key in recent months, but even the Dark Iron thugs who had always fought openly and secretly with the orcs in Blackstone Mountain had become much quieter.

According to the report from Chief Reid, the prices of weapons and supplies purchased by the orthodox tribes from Shadowforge City have fallen for four consecutive months.

This means that the Dark Iron dwarves intend to maintain a relaxed diplomatic environment with the orcs. In addition, the continuous reduction of prices is completely inconsistent with the interests of Shadowforge City, but no one jumped out to object to this matter.

This also confirmed many people's speculation from the side, that is, there may have been some changes in the Black Iron royal family that are unknown to outsiders.

The same thing happened to the Wildhammer dwarves.

During the naval battle of Quel'Thalas, a Wildhammer major led a group of Wildhammer air cavalry to help the human alliance and elves revenge against the pirates.

At that time, Dai Lin questioned the command system of this air cavalry.

But Old Dailin didn't think much about it at the time. Now that I think about it afterwards, this also means that there may be some unknown things happening within the Wildhammer dwarves.

At the same time, problems occurred within the three dwarf clans at the same time. This could no longer be explained by simple coincidence.

The dwarves must be doing something secretly that they don't want outsiders to know about, and it's not just one dwarf clan doing it alone, but three formerly incompatible dwarf clans working together to advance.

This makes people think a little and be very frightened.

After all, the grievances between the three dwarf clans, especially the conflict and contradiction between Bronzebeard and Dark Iron, are so famous that even the kobolds of Kalimdor know that apart from the end of the world, is there anything in this world that can really make the three of them happy? Can the dwarves put aside their prejudices and unite?

Of course!

"It seems that pursuing the secret of the dwarf ancestors is the desire engraved in the souls of all dwarves, but the Bronzebeard dwarves express this desire more directly.

I really didn't expect that in just a few months, they would have worked together to push this matter to such a deep level. "

In the cabin of the Nagfar, which is swimming under the quiet deep sea, with the magic lamps around it emitting a soft light, on the desk in front of the pirate, Seifer is putting out the pieces recently collected by the Uncrowned One. Photos and information lined up.

The Uncrowned One has its own intelligence network in the continent of Northrend. It was originally run by Valeera and the dwarf assassin master Zac Yao Finger. After Valeera was transferred back to the headquarters, it became Zac Yao Finger. Refers to the "Kingdom of Shadows".

It has to be said that this veteran dwarf assassin master who once served Ravenholdt is still very good at gathering intelligence. Although the harsh environment of Storm Peaks makes it difficult for assassins to move freely, he still finds a way to do it. Got a lot of top-secret information inside the Dwarf Expeditionary Force.

The smelly pirate reached out and picked up a photo. Against the blurry background was a pure night sky, and against the bright aurora was a majestic palace separated from the main continent and built on the top of the world.

The endless cold wind and blizzard enveloped the mysterious palace, making it difficult to see its outline clearly in the cold night sky. But judging from the scale in this photo, the palace area is at least ten times that of Stormwind City!

And its height is even five times higher than Suramar's Night Fortress.

This is not a palace complex shaped for mortal life at all. Just look at the height of the gate that is looming in the wind and snow, and you know that this is a city of giants.

At the bottom of the photo, there is a group of dwarf expedition members wearing uniform fur coats and carrying large and small bags as they trek through the endless snow-capped mountains.

Their figures were so small compared to the palace in the distance, like a group of mortal ants on a pilgrimage preparing to meet the gods.

I have to say that this photo secretly taken by the Uncrowded spy who infiltrated the expedition team is really very artistic.

"Not only did they find it in the mountains, they even got close to it and probably found a way to sneak in."

Blake put down the photo in his hand and picked up the letter sent by Anne Bonn. He read the letter, which in the name of King Magni Bronzebeard proposed a request for help to the human and elf allies in the Eastern Continent.

In this letter, Magni's attitude was very low, and he almost wrote the sentence "For the sake of the alliance, I want to help my brothers."

"They were in big trouble, big and unexpected trouble."

The pirate picked up his pipe and said to the frowning Sephiel:

"Guess, did they encounter those crazy guardians, or accidentally activated something terrible? Or did they accidentally discover Yogg-Saron's cage?

Were they frightened by the terrible darkness hidden in the place of creation? "

"I don't think so."

Seifer looked at the photos and information in front of her and said:

"The Land of Creation is also taboo among the Dragon Legion. Based on my understanding of Ulduar in the Bronze Dragon Legion, I don't think the dwarves have the ability to enter Ulduar if they unite.

I highly suspect that they may have found some information on the outskirts of the city that frightened them, so they planned to gather an army to step into the Land of Creation with them to face the corrupted darkness within it.

If something really happened to them.

It’s not that I look down on the dwarves’ fighting prowess, but every one of those beings in the city of Ulduar has the ability to easily destroy them. "

"Right."

Blake nodded and said:

"For exploring the land of creation, the alliance of the three dwarves does seem to be insufficient, but if they are just looking for their own origin, I think they may have achieved what they wanted.

After all, the earth spirits have already migrated out of the Land of Creation after encountering civil strife. If the dwarves are lucky enough, they can find those earth spirits in the Storm Cliffs and learn the truth about everything from their ancestors.

But this guy Brian Bronzebeard is a variable, my dear Sephiel, I have never doubted the old Bronzebeard's great talent in making trouble.

So let’s wait until we meet with Anne to discuss the specific situation.

Her ship waiting for us on the frozen sea? "

"Yes, they brought a lot of tributes to the small island on the edge of the Dragon Bone Wilderness Sea. They planned to meet the ocean demigod worshiped by the Walrus people there and have a relationship with that guy."

Seifer said:

"The capture of the dwarf cargo ship this time was purely an accident."

"Very good, then speed up!"

Blake waved his finger and said:

"Let the Nerubian army of Xal'atath also be prepared. It is difficult for the insect swarms to exert their combat effectiveness in that cold place, but we must at least explore the way for our guardian friends in advance."

Nearly nine hours later, the Nagfar, which had crossed half of the Endless Sea at high speed, surfaced on the edge of the frozen sea. It was already early morning, but the ghostly weather in the frozen sea still made it feel like dawn. Just like the night before.

Blake walked out of the cabin and looked to the north. He could see the outline of Keel Wilderness and the dangerous ocean ice floes around it. There was a towering cliff island in the fog ahead, where the Queen Anne was docked.

It has been less than ten days since the Battle of Quel'Thalas, and the ship has not been properly repaired, and the numerous scars left by the war can still be seen on the ship.

However, although the North Sea pirates suffered huge losses in the previous naval battle, they also received generous rewards. Among other things, the ghost ship "generously gifted" by Ms. Hela was divided up by the North Sea pirates.

Except for the three large ships and four small ships allocated to the Black Spirit Pirates, almost all the remaining ghost ships were surrounded by North Sea pirates.

Although they are all ghost ships in very bad condition, as long as they are properly maintained and souls are sacrificed, these ships will sooner or later become new legends of the Endless Sea.

Speaking of which, Anne has actually always wanted to transform her Queen Anne into a powerful ghost ship, but unfortunately she has never found a suitable opportunity.

"Captain, the previous dwarf merchant ship paid a third of the cargo as ransom. I let them go, but I detained that strange dwarf."

As Blake boarded the Queen Anne, the heroic and charming North Sea Pirate King came forward to greet him wearing a black cloak. There were also a lot of dwarf cargo piled on her deck, which looked like stolen trophies. .

Anne reported to Blake:

"That weird guy is being held in my captain's cabin. He has put on a cunning disguise for himself, as if he doesn't want to be recognized by others, but he can't escape my eyes."

"Are these goods tobacco?"

Blake moved his nose, and he smelled something he liked from the wooden boxes stacked on the deck. Anne laughed, took out a pack of fine Northland tobacco from her pocket and handed it to Blake, saying:

“It’s tobacco indeed, but I don’t know where these dwarves got it from.

I have never seen such good quality tobacco before. Its taste is interspersed with coldness, making every bite feel like chewing mint, refreshing and clearing the brain. "

"Yeah?"

The pirate immediately took out his jade pipe, put some tobacco in and lit it. When the first puff of smoke rose, Black blinked.

He said:

"Storm Cliffs, Frost Castle. This is a special shrub that only grows in the Snow Flow Plains, and making such tobacco is the specialty of the Frost Dwarves.

It seems that our dwarf brothers are very capable of making friends. Within a few months, we got connected with the frost dwarves of Frost Castle. "

"Frost dwarf?"

Anne Bonn blinked and said:

"Is there such a strange branch of dwarves in this world? I have lived in Northrend for decades, how come I have never heard of this force?"

“Because they have never left their hometown since the day they were born. They only move around the Storm Cliffs and have been guarding their place of origin for many years.

Well, almost hundreds of thousands of years? "

The pirate curled his lips and said:

"There are many secrets in this land of frost. Most of them are things that mortals should not know. Don't ask too much. These things have nothing to do with North Sea pirates. Just keep doing your thing."

"Um."

Annie nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Blake walked into Anne's captain's cabin with a pipe in his mouth. When he opened the door, he saw the black muzzle of a large-caliber dwarf musket pointed at his head.

The pirate blinked and raised his hands, blew out another smoke ring and looked at the disguised guy in front of him.

He grinned a nasty smile and said to the guy in front of him whose hands were shaking:

“Hey, isn’t this the honorary president of our Explorers Association, the lucky dwarf Brian who has traveled around the world for hundreds of years and encountered countless troubles but still managed to survive?

Are you going to entertain me with a gun when you see an old friend? Fortunately, I came over right away when I heard you were in danger. Well, put down this gun that won't scare anyone.

Let's talk. I hear you're having trouble at the Storm Peaks? "

Seeing Black speaking so easily, old Brian Bronzebeard, who was kidnapped on a ship and imprisoned by a group of stinky pirates, gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

He angrily put down the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and kicked his snarling pet monkey Greb wearing an adventure hat. He sighed, sat down on the ground, and said with a sad face:

"You bastards! You have delayed my precious time to call for help, and the world is going to be in dire straits because of the plunder of you stinky pirates!

asshole!

It's too late. "

"Um?"

Hearing Brian's depressing words, the pirate also blinked. The old dwarf's description made him have an unpleasant suspicion. He took off his pipe, stared at Brian, and said seriously:

"Don't tell me that you went to the observatory in Ulduar. Don't tell me that you activated Azeroth's star communication system by an 'accident'!

asshole!

There's a reason why the Guardians shut that thing down before they went crazy! Have you opened it? "

"Um?"

Brian raised his head in surprise, looked at the smelly pirate, and said:

"How do you know there is an observatory in Ulduar? How can you name that complex system so accurately? Are you such a powerful prophet?

Then you must know the name Algalon?

After I pressed that button, the terrifying voice told me that Algalon would arrive in Azeroth in seven days to assess the world's development."

"Shua"

The stinky pirate grabbed Black by the collar and lifted the old dwarf into the air. He opened his eyes wide and yelled:

"What day is it now? How long until the Pantheon Observers arrive?"

"Day four!"

Brian struggled in the air and shouted like an angry monkey:

“The earth spirit elders in Sanctuary warned us that the world-destroying disaster is coming, and we must form an army before the observer enters this world to prevent him from launching the world-destroying protocol.

After we got the warning, we immediately sent people to contact everyone we could contact. I was going to return to the eastern continent, but the time was delayed by you! "

"Shua"

Brian was thrown to the ground by the pirates. Blake rubbed his forehead, glared at the mean-spirited old dwarf, and said:

"Fortunately, there is still some time. I wonder if your brain is not working well? You still choose to take a boat for such an important matter? When you go back, the world will be over."

"Do you think I want to?"

Brian complained:

"Who doesn't know that teleportation is faster? But the blue dragons have blocked Northrend's magic network, and there's nothing I can do about it! We can't even send the message out."

"Wait! You said the blue dragons are also involved?"

The pirate said in surprise:

"Did they actively participate?"

"Not just blue dragons."

The dwarf stood up, patted the dust on his body, and said in an excited tone:

"All the dragons are here! I saw the Red Dragon Queen and the Green Dragon Queen with my own eyes. They are indeed as beautiful and majestic as the legend says, but Lord Malygos is not so easy to deal with.

It destroyed our advance base in the Snowdrift Plains, forced us to retreat to Frost Castle, and rudely asked us to stay away from the Land of Creation. "

"You have caused such a big trouble, and Spellweaver has already given you a lot of respect without spraying you to death.

However, the dragon army's response this time was beyond my expectation. It seems that they are also aware of the seriousness of the problem. This is just right. It saves me the time to persuade them to join this great operation. "

Blake glanced at the old dwarf and complained:

"Bring your things and come with me. You don't have to find anyone else. They can't solve this problem! This is not something that mortals should participate in, but luckily

You still have me.

But before I go, I have to beat you up!

Don't run! "