Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"ah!"

At Little Star's reminder, the spider-turned-elf queen, immersed in the happiness of new life, finally reacted.

She screamed, covered her well-developed upper body under the regretful gazes of the men present, and then fled back into the darkness shaking her graceful body.

When he appeared again, he had an extra top covering his delicate skin.

This change in appearance undoubtedly proves the power of the fruit, leaving other elves with no doubts about its legend.

"Ahem"

In the silence, Alleria, the ranger general of Silvermoon City, took a step forward. Her eyes were shining and she said to Black:

"Lord Moon Shadow, you just said that you intend to sell this magical fruit, and Quel'Thalas also intends to buy it. We can pay any price in exchange for this gift.

This is also stipulated in the agreement, and we have priority to obtain it! "

"Stand down, you rude and greedy white-skinned man!"

Ms. Lilith Yuejun, the governor of Suramar, took a step forward, waved the ruling scepter in her hand and yelled:

"As loyal followers of Lord Black, Suramar and the Nightborne deserve the first batch of ripe fruits. My people have been tortured by magic addiction for too long, and we will not give up this only hope."

"That's right! We should get it first!"

Anares also licked his lips and stepped forward with an upper elf-style pirate scimitar and a dwarf finely crafted musket to help his sister:

"When it comes to relationships, I am the captain's loyal servant! Just wait, you arrogant white-skinned people, we will cover all the fruit production for the next ten years! Not even a single fruit core will be left to you!"

"presumptuous!"

Anares's tyranny immediately angered the second Windrunner sister. Sylvanas drew her bow with her backhand and said in a cold tone:

"As war criminals, you have no right to impose conditions in front of Quel'Thalas! You have an unshirkable responsibility for the destruction of the Sunwell!

Shal'dorei's war crimes have not yet been liquidated.

You said you would give everything for the Arcandor Fruit? What a coincidence, we Quel'dorei can do it too! "

"Don't make any noise."

Seeing the conflict between his family and his wives, Liras desperately and helplessly stood between the two groups.

He weakly tried to persuade him, but in the next moment, the two Wind Walkers and the two Yue Commanderies looked at him at the same time and shouted:

"Shut up! Rilas!"

Just as the two groups of Quel'Thalas and Suramar were confronting each other, Queen Fal'dorei, who had just completed the purification of her life form, also led her fanatical and excited people to rush out of the darkness.

They grabbed various tools used to dig the ground and guarded the tree of Arcandor, not allowing any elves to get close to it.

The spider-elf queen, who has transformed from a spider demon into a "spider beauty", even summoned her own terrifying war beast, the giant spider mother Shilic. As long as the gods give an order, they will begin to expel these disgusting greedy elves. .

Faldorei also have their own little ideas.

They are few in number and need few fruits.

They would rather hope that the pitiful dispute between the black-skinned and the white-skinned ones would make the great gods feel disgusted, and then transfer all the fruits that should be allocated to the two races to Fadorei for use.

Speaking of loyalty, Faldorei started to follow Blake when he was weak. Although he didn't help in any way along the way, there was no credit but hard work.

In terms of relationships, the entire Faldorei family are now full-fledged "teaching staff" of Nathalas College. The formal staff are an important part of the college's handling of underground affairs.

Therefore, both emotionally and logically, these precious fruits should be enjoyed first by the loyal Faldorei.

All black-skinned and white-skinned people have to step aside!

"enough!"

Seeing that the conflict between the two sides was about to break out, Windrunner's mother, who had been silent until now, finally couldn't bear it anymore. She walked out of the darkness and stood beside her weak son.

She used the dual majesty of mother and mother-in-law to force Windrunner and Moon Commanders to calm down. She said to both parties:

"It's not your turn to decide who comes first! Each party will take a piece of fruit and return to their respective countries. You will be given a day to prepare. Tomorrow afternoon, each will send a representative to the academy.

I believe that a sensible conversation would be enough to resolve these unnecessary arguments.

If anyone has any different opinions, please tell me. "

In the next moment, two fruits were thrown over by Blake and fell into the hands of Windrunner's mother, which meant that her favorite disciple Blake Shaw also agreed with her statement.

General Lilesa handed the fruit in her left hand to her eldest daughter, and the fruit in her right hand to her daughter-in-law. She looked at both sides and said seriously:

"take it back!

Then send someone who can take charge.

Price, remuneration and gifts are not the most important. Sincerity! I don't think I need to remind you again about what sincerity means to a god. "

"Um."

The two sides nodded, glared at each other fiercely, and then turned around to find the mages from their respective camps to open the portal.

In the Well of Destiny, a place with sufficient magic power, it is much easier to open the portal without being restricted than in the outside world. Soon both parties disappeared into the teleportation light curtain with the fruit.

As for the blood elves Salayin who had been hiding in the darkness, they saw a good show. They were already undead, and Akandor could not bring them back to life no matter how magical they were.

They were the only ethnic group present who had no interest in the fruits and only came to watch the fun.

After the other elves leave, the spellcasters of the Grand Wizard's Magic Salon still have to make final fine-tuning of the operation of the Well of Destiny.

Although Little Xingxing wanted to steal two more fruits secretly and take them back to her blue dragon Jisai Annegosa and her little dragon Emgosa, her petty theft was soon discovered by Fadorei. They stop it.

This made Little Xingxing look regretful.

However, considering that she could always get some fruits from the captain through hard work in the future, she quickly returned to her joyful attitude.

She planned to return her tribe to Kaodala, but before leaving, Dean Blue Moon put three fruits into her hand and whispered:

"This is a gift to the Spellweaver, the Red Dragon Queen, and the Awakened.

Lord Malygos may not need the magic power in this fruit, but according to Black, the fruit of Arcandor also has a certain soothing effect on the chaotic mind of the Spellweaver.

The reason why Blake didn't give face to the dragon kings just now was because he wanted to express his attitude to the Titan Souls. My disciple did not intend to really fall out with the dragon at this moment.

The dragon kings are just sad "victims" of the disagreement between the gods tonight, so this should be considered an apology from Nathalas Academy to the dragons. "

After saying that, the dean looked at her student whose eyes were wandering around. She hit Little Xingxing on the head, and said seriously to the latter's cry of pain:

"You are not allowed to eat secretly. Be obedient, little Xingxing. When you join the academy and become a mentor in the future, you can also receive fruits as rewards through normal channels.

There is absolutely no need to rush. "

"Tch, dean, who do you think I am?"

Little Xingxing was a little embarrassed to have her petty thoughts exposed, but soon she snorted, put on a selfless expression, patted her chest and emphasized:

"I'm not a kid who can't keep his mouth shut. I know the importance of these things. Leave it to me. I will definitely convince the Dragon Kings to forget these little unpleasantnesses.

But seriously, I think my fellow citizens deserve a beating too.

Judging from the brutality of the Battle of Argus that I saw, my fellow dragons are not qualified to show off in front of the stinky captain and the anti-magic warriors. Those forerunners have done much more for this world than the dragons who can only sleep.

Although I am a dragon, I will not favor my people. "

——

"Why did you summon me back in such a hurry?"

In the palace of Silvermoon City in Quel'Thalas, in the gleaming light of the teleportation hall, Prince Kael'thas, dressed in highborne clothing, returned from Mac'Aree holding a golden staff.

In front of him, his attendant, Ms. Lana Thel, was already waiting anxiously.

The handsome prince asked with some confusion:

"I am meeting with the Creator Titans and listening to their admonitions about order. There are only meetings held by the leaders of various races in Azeroth regarding the decisive battle. I don't think anything is more important than this."

"No, Your Highness, what is happening at this time is much more important than war or peace."

Lannathel held her notebook and said to her prince:

"Please come with me quickly. His Majesty is already waiting for you in the inner palace of the palace. This is an urgent matter, and it is directly related to the future of Quel'dorei civilization."

"Um?"

This description made Kael'thas frown.

But he believed that his father was not old enough to lose his mind, so he followed the attendant into the inner hall before he had time to change his clothes.

The Phoenix Guards were guarding here with five steps and one sentry, and even the Phoenix Mage and Spell Breaker were dispatched. This battle proved the old king's attitude.

When Kael'thas walked into the inner hall of the palace, he immediately saw his father sitting on the throne, holding a strange fruit in his hand that he had never seen before.

And the dusty ranger general Alleria Windrunner was introducing something to the Sun King.

Kael'thas moved his ears, and he heard the keywords "Arkandor", "Magic Addiction Cure" and "Sincerity" from Alleria's description.

This made His Highness the Prince immediately excited.

He understood in an instant, he knew what had happened, and thinking about the sudden exit of the dragons when he met the Titans before and the strange magic tide rippling in the sea, it was not difficult for Kael'thas to deduce that the magical Black had finally Completed what he had promised.

"Come quickly, Kael'thas, my son."

The Sun King's physical condition was already very bad.

Ever since the Sunwell was blown up, Anastarian's mental state has plummeted. For immortal elves, once the spirit collapses, aging and death will follow.

But today the old king's mental state is surprisingly good.

He called his son, his eyes lingering on the robes of the upper elf nobles that Kael'thas was wearing for a moment, but he didn't say much.

He called Kael'thas to him, handed the shimmering fruit in his hand to his son, and said:

"This is the 'gift' General Alleria brought back to us from Tol Barad. Black Shaw and his spellcasters established a new magic well on the island outside that continent, but this Not the point.

The focus is on this fruit!

He claimed that this was the fruit from the Tree of Arcandor. I had read the description of this magical thing in the manuscripts of my ancestors, and I never thought that it would see the light of day again ten thousand years later.

Legend has it that this fruit can perfectly cure all addictions."

"It's true, Your Majesty, and Your Highness."

Alleria raised her head and said:

"My sister and I saw with our own eyes Black give it to a Fal'dorei Nerubian, and we witnessed that ugly, corrupted thing being transformed into something elegant and holy by the power of the fruit.

It is also blessed by the power of the Titan of Life, making it a rare treasure.

Blackshaw has a monopoly on such rare items, and we must send a representative of sufficient weight to his pirate kingdom to discuss distribution with him.

My suggestion is that your majesty should go there in person and obtain as many fruits as possible from Lord Yueying.

Before I left, I consulted with Ms. Elya Blue Moon. She promised me that as long as we get the fruit, she and the alchemists of Narthalas Academy will help us make medicine that can eliminate or suppress the addiction to magic for a long time. .

She told me that if one fruit is fully used, thousands of diluted medicines can be made for people to take.

Each dose of diluted potion can ensure that the people's magic addiction will be significantly reduced, and within ten years, even if they enter an area with weak magic power, they will not suffer from magic addiction.

If you want to get rid of addiction, the steps are more complicated.

Combining one fruit with other valuable magic materials can make a potion for ten people. After a period of weakness, the addiction to magic can be completely eliminated.

But the effect is not as convenient as eating the fruit directly.

Moreover, eating the fruit directly will also increase the caster's various powers. There are rumors that Queen Azshara's strength is based on the effectiveness of long-term consumption of this fruit. "

"Then eat it, Kael'thas."

The old king nodded and said to his son:

"No one in this country should take this God-given gift more than you. As the future king, you should lead our country and people with a healthy and pure attitude."

His Royal Highness did not answer.

As the best spellcaster in Quel'Thalas, his addiction to magic is obviously more serious than that of his tribe. However, Kael'thas never abuses magic, which allows him to easily suppress the dangerous addiction in his body. .

At this time, looking at this treasure that can eliminate all disasters, Kael'thas's eyes did not feel relaxed or happy. On the contrary, his eyes looked complicated.

He glanced back at Alleria, and the Ranger General probably guessed what His Highness was thinking.

She used her eyes to stop Kael'thas from telling the truth, but in the next moment, His Highness the Prince returned the fruit in his hand to his father. He looked at the surprised Sun King and said with relief:

"No, father, you should take this fruit. I can get one for free. This is what Black promised me. Father, I have a lot of things to hide from you.

The weight of those secrets is growing day by day, but today, I can finally reveal my heart to you. "

Kael'thas smiled, sighed, and looked in the direction of the ruins of the Sunwell outside the palace.

He brushed his hair and said:

"Father, I actually knew everything that happened on the motherland, including the fall of the Sunwell and the war in advance. Black described his plan to me when we were in Draenor.

I wanted to stop him, but the pirate promised me a future.

His hope persuaded me to allow him to do dangerous things in our land.

I know it seems a bit crazy to pay the price of the destruction of the Sunwell for a promise, but I still chose to take the risk. It can be said that I am responsible for the suffering of our people. "

"No, Your Highness!"

Alleria clenched her fists, raised her head and said:

"I was the one who stole the Sunwell blueprints for Blake, and I was the one who abandoned my duties and watched him start the war. I should bear the price for all of this.

You shouldn't blame me on you.

As a ranger general, I betrayed my country, and I am the disgrace to the Windrunner family and Quel'Thalas. "

"etc!"

The old king was confused for a moment, but he quickly cleared his mind. He coughed and stood up from the throne, looking at his son and general with guilty faces.

He said:

"You could have prevented or forewarned that war, and our Sunwell could have been preserved, but you sat back and watched the villains destroy our sacred relics just because Black Shaw gave you a promise of hope for the future? "

"Yes, Father."

Kael'thas lowered his head guiltily and said:

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"Disappointed? No, no, no."

Instead of showing anger, the old Sun King laughed and patted his son on the shoulder. His old face was filled with relief and he said:

"I have always been worried about my heir. My son is outstanding in all aspects, but his kind character makes it difficult for him to make some difficult decisions with a rational mind at critical moments.

This is a fatal flaw for a ruler.

But now I see with my own eyes that my son finally made his own judgment and won a bright future for our kingdom and civilization!

Yes, Kael'thas, I can't deny that that war cost us a lot, but we got the promised rewards, didn't we? "

Anastarian nodded with relief and said:

"It turns out that you already have the vision and decision-making that a king should have, and your last flaw has been corrected. I can finally trust you with the important responsibility of the king.

This is not a mistake. "

The old king looked at the fruit in his hand. He no longer hesitated and put the fruit to his mouth.

The moment he bit it, he looked at Alleria and said:

"So, my Ranger General, tell me, besides taking away our drawings, did Blake take anything else from the Sunwell that day?

Please answer honestly, this is important to us. "