Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Hello, you, you, you."

Miss Ellie, the "special envoy" sent by the Tirisfal Council, stood on the dock, shaking her hands and extending her hand to the snake-man prophet Warwick who was standing in front of her to express her goodwill.

But the fear in her eyes and trembling hands represented that Miss Spellcaster was not at peace in her heart.

snake?

Why a snake?

The Warwick Prophet tilted his carefully dressed snake head with a small crown and looked at the trembling hand of Miss Spellcaster. It spit out the snake letter and glanced at Black.

Said in strangely accented human language:

"This female... uh, madam, what's wrong with her? I can detect the fear emanating from her heart without having to sense it. Did something scare her?"

"Well no, this lady is just a disgusting racist."

The pirate explained maliciously:

"Like most of her kind, she likes to judge people by their appearance. I don't think I need to say more about your snake people's appearance, and I told her about the snake people's 'tradition' before.

She is very worried whether you will use the poison quiver you carry with you to secretly shoot her an arrow. "

"Ah, that's it."

A charming smile appeared on the prophet's scaly face.

It turned to look at Ellie who wanted to explain, waved her hand and said:

"Don't listen to his nonsense, madam. We snake people are very friendly. We carry quivers with us just to punish those who don't respect our beliefs enough.

I guess this bad-hearted human being must have told you that we eat carrion.

No, no, we don’t eat carrion.

We only eat fresh meat”

Warwick's snake eyes zoomed in, looking up and down at Ellie in front of him with a predator's gaze.

It said in a weird voice:

"Those meats that smell of fear, first knock them down with poisonous arrows, wait for their hearts to be broken by their own fear in the hallucination, and their nerves will be paralyzed by the venom, and then take them back to the lair.

Eat the best part.

The leftovers are piled next to our eggs, and the baby snakes waiting to hatch will treat the softened flesh and blood as the first meal of the children born into the world.

Haha, just kidding, ma'am.

We snake people are often vegetarians.

See, we have a sense of humor too.

So you don’t have to worry that we will hurt you. Mr. Meili and I are also very good friends. "

Damn sense of humor!

Are all you desert people joking like this? I think you all should be dragged to the Darkmoon Circus and learn from those burlesque masters what real joking means!

Ellie wanted to make a crazy comment.

But due to his current status, he also saw the irregular blue keystone surrounded by lightning that the snake people carried off the boat.

Due to the keenness of a spellcaster, she immediately realized that the thing was definitely not an ordinary thing.

Then he stiffened his neck and nodded to a kind of battle mage beside him. The mages immediately stepped forward to check their sacred objects under the vigilant eyes of the snake-man sacred object guards.

The main thing is to see if this thing will interfere with the release of arcane magic.

If not, use the portal back to Dalaran.

If it interferes with the stability of magic, you can only walk back.

When the snake people disembarked, the four hundred locals who had signed the contract, led by Red-haired Jack and some human sailors under Black's command, also carried large and small bags of luggage to the vacated ship.

They will first be sent to Tol Barad Island to practice their sailing skills there, and by the way help the foxes build a village on the abandoned island and reclaim wasteland.

Blake's fleet also needs a surface cover and docking place in the waters of the eastern continent.

While Tol Barad has not yet been occupied by other forces, first draw a territory there, and then find a way to buy the use rights of that land from the Kingdom of Stromgard. That place legally belongs to Black. .

Anyway, it is a remote place, and it was not taken seriously before. As for whether he can hold on to it after buying it, that is Black's problem.

"There is powerful magic in that stone. We cannot risk transporting it with teleportation spells. Once there is magic interference, the transmission process may fail."

Soon, the battle mage captain brought bad news to Ellie. They had to use a carriage to send the relic key stone back to Dalaran. Fortunately, the carriage that sent the civilians over was still there.

So, in the "farewell" of a group of drunken locals, Blake and the snake people set out on the road across the Silver Pine Forest.

After they left, the group of people living on the coast were still talking about it.

"What did I see? After the green orcs, was there a snake with legs? Damn it, I'm afraid this world is going to end, and all kinds of ghosts will come out."

"Those snakes can also shoot lightning, I saw it!"

"My kid touched those snakes and they were very friendly and gave my son a small gem! Look, I'm going to get rich!"

"Damn it! That gem of yours is releasing lightning! Throw it away!"

"boom"

“Oh my God, those four-legged snakes stole my apples but left the money, I must not be drunk enough.

Another glass of wine!

By the Holy Light, do I have to give someone a drink with my mouth before someone can serve me a drink? Hey, what are you all doing lying on the ground? Why is there smoke coming from your heads?

Is this some new trick? "

Despite the small chaos caused by this group of drunk civilians, the road to Dalaran was smooth sailing for the snakemen.

There were battle mages on horseback escorting them from the front, and there were no blind creatures in the forest who dared to block the way.

But Miss Ally was very uncomfortable in the carriage.

Not only was she afraid of snakes, but she also had a strong thirst for knowledge, but the prophet Warwick and the pirate Black, who were sitting opposite her, both spoke in snake language.

To the ears of the elves, that language was completely meaningless hissing.

"Is everything okay over there in Tol Barad?"

Blake asked while playing with his pipe. The snake-man prophet nodded and answered in a very comfortable tone:

"In the new place, there are no unbelievers, and there is no sun that can kill people. Although the island was abandoned by the war, it is rich in products and has enough water.

My people love it there.

They have chosen a place in the dark forest and have built their nest.

The first batch of eggs has begun to hatch. Perhaps soon, the population of devout people will grow again. It is a rare day of peace. "

"I thought you couldn't adapt to a place outside the desert."

Black said:

"It's very difficult to find a desert for you in this part of the Eastern Continent."

"We do occasionally miss the sand where we can hide, but we live in the desert just because we have nowhere to go, not that we really like it there."

The old prophet shook his head, glanced at Ellie, and said:

“There were merchant ships docked at the island before, and I talked with the frightened merchants and learned about the situation on the continent from them.

I admit, I didn't trust you very much before, Captain Black.

But after asking others about the city-state of Dalaran, I apologize for my caution.

But I heard stories about these high elves. It is said that their Silvermoon City has a powerful building called the Sunwell.

Maybe we can"

"No, Warwick, I know you are worried about the safety of the Keystone. Trust me, I care about this as much as you do."

The pirate shook his head and said to the snake man:

"Quel'Thalas may be safer than Dalaran, but I think you also heard about the weird temperament of these high elves from those merchants.

I personally don't care much, since I don't deal with them anyway.

But you want to ask the high elves to keep the sacred objects for you. If you just talk, you probably won't be able to negotiate for decades.

Of course, you can try it.

There are also many high elves in the city of Dalaran, and they also have a prince in the city. If you can convince him, I have no problem with it.

Also, I have a little question. "

Blake stared at Warwick and said in a bad tone:

"There are merchant ships docking at Tol Barad. Why did my incompetent subordinates let them leave? Are they tired of being pirates, so are they going to try being good people?"

"Well, you don't have to worry about that."

The snake-man prophet said with strange eyes:

"Those Gilnean merchant ships have been seized by your men. I talked to those merchants in the cage. Your men have tied up the captain and crew, and have sent blackmail letters to their families."

"That's pretty much it."

Blake nodded with satisfaction and asked again:

"What about the Ancestral Turtles? Are they still honest?"

"They're at war with the Nagas."

The prophet shook his head and said:

"It's in the sea south of Tol Barad, at a place called Vas'j'ir. They were fighting fiercely under the sea. The ancestor turtles spent money to invite snake warriors to help them fight.

I promised to help them protect their refugees.

Therefore, there are still hundreds of ancestor tortoises on the island who have lost their homes. Those ferocious Nagas also attacked our dock, but were repelled by the orcs and snakemen.

By the way, there were two human fishermen who came to the island a few days ago, one of them."

At this point, the snake man's eyes became weird.

It said to Blake in a strange tone:

"The young man with long maroon hair told me that he had seen us in his dream, saying that he dreamed that we were fighting with the unbelievers in the desert.

He also accurately told the name of the mysterious mistress, as well as the general location and shape of the Temple of Setaris.

Is that a prophet disguised as a fisherman? "

"Ah, Nat."

The pirate curled his lips and replied:

"That magical fisherman is much more powerful than the prophet. You will know later."

"What are you talking about?"

Ellie finally couldn't bear it anymore.

This high elf girl looked at Black and said:

"How did you learn the language of the snake people? Sir Black, can you teach me?"

"This is called Parseltongue, you don't understand."

The pirate glanced at her and said mysteriously:

"You can't learn without talent. But Merry can do this. You can ask him to teach you in the future. I'm afraid you can't afford the tuition fee for me to teach you."

"Who said that?"

Ellie puffed up her chest and said proudly:

"Although my family is not a famous mage family, it has been passed down for a thousand years, and we still have the wealth needed to pursue knowledge."

"No, I don't want money."

The pirate looked her up and down and said in a playful tone:

"I want something else."

"Dirty!"

Ellie followed Blake's gaze and looked at her chest. She immediately hugged her body with a look of shame and anger, and screamed at the pirate:

"Dirty stinky pirate!"

"Hahaha"

The pirate's unscrupulous laughter echoed in the carriage for a while.

In the middle of the night, the convoy entered the city of Dalaran quietly without stopping in the city. It drove all the way into an inconspicuous and dilapidated mage tower.

And through the magic mechanism inside the tower, they were sent to the secret place where the Parliament of Tirisfal was located.

The old lich Merry Winterwind is ready for work.

As soon as the snake-man prophet came over, he was dragged to the secret room by him. The previous exploration process in Tirisfal's underground was collected and recorded in the magic gem by the old lich, just in time for Warwick to take a look.

It proves that what the pirates said is true. Human civilization is also facing the same crisis as the snake people, and humans have the ability to solve this trouble.

This is all arranged in advance.

The purpose is to tie the snakemen to the pirates' chariots and make them serve Black wholeheartedly.

"Mr. Pirate, why are you still here?"

Ellie sneakily ran out from the side. The high elf's eyes were shining with mischief. She said to Blake in an exaggerated tone:

"The former members of the Council of Tirisfal heard that you were coming, and they all wanted to meet you."

"Come on, everyone is waiting for you."