Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Putting aside the contacts between the Explorers Association and the cultural relic dealers, the Sacred Relic Society had no intention of treating dwarves and black marketeers as "opponents."

They are taking the "high-end route".

After arriving on the island in advance, he did not go to the Alpaca to see anything. Instead, Tesselan Bloodwatcher himself, along with several senior members of the society, came to visit the fleet commander Black Shaw.

To put it bluntly, after knowing that pirates had really good things in previous contacts, the elven archaeologists were no longer satisfied with ordinary cultural relics and magic items.

To put it more directly, although both sides rely on archeology to find lost knowledge.

But the dwarves are really doing archeology, while the elves are using archeology as a means, and the essence of what they are looking for is power.

"It's such a strange and rare thing."

In the center of the town of Losberg, in a small castle that cannot be called luxurious at all, but is fully functional, the leader of the Sacred Relic Society, the legendary mage Tesselan, is looking at the head-sized wizard in his hand with fascination. King's mark.

This thing is a ring made of stone.

But its model is obviously not for use by normal-sized humanoids. The stone it is made of is also quite strange. The surface is very smooth, and the uneven surface seems to be symbols printed with some kind of text.

This will happen as Taseran Bloodwatcher uses extremely high magical attainments to adjust his magic power to a special frequency and create magical resonance with the mark in his hand. A series of extremely pure arcane light points will appear like the wind. This mark is flowing around.

It was projected with a message composed of some kind of lines, but unfortunately, none of the elves present could understand it.

"This is the writing of an ogre."

The pirate sitting on the golden chair opposite Taseran held his pipe in his mouth and blew out the smoke ring. In the burning fire of the fireplace in front of him, he showed the posture of an elegant scholar.

In a gentle tone, he said to the elf mage in front of him who was dressed luxuriously and had a sin'dorei golden staff in his hand:

"The same kind of ogres you saw in the orc wars, the big stupid guys who charged into battle with the orcs of the Horde. They were rude, stupid, stupid.

But they also have their own empire, in the world of Draenor.

The empire established by the ogres once had a very glorious era. Unfortunately, before the orcs drank the evil energy and destroyed the world, the empire was already lost in history. "

"Can you understand these words?"

Tesselan held the Seal of the Wizard King in his hand, and the attendant behind him quickly recorded the strange lines projected by the arcane light with a pen. The archaeological leader of the elf looked at the pirate with a surprised look.

He said:

"We have captured ogres during the war. Those rough and stupid creatures may not even know these words. After all, you also said that their civilization has come to an end.

Please forgive my curiosity, but where did you learn this knowledge? "

"You should have seen on the island that I have some orc subordinates."

Blake said nonsense:

"And among the orc clans, there is a clan that is mixed with ogres, called Moknasa, and the ogre language is also one of their clan texts. Don't try to translate these lines, Your Excellency Taseran, I can tell you now its meaning.

This is a poem describing the fall of the Ogre Empire's capital city and its transfer to Highmaul.

Well, yes, ogres also write their own poetry, surprising, right?

It's a pity that you can't understand it, otherwise you would definitely shed tears because of the beautiful words and sentences in this poem and the tragic ending it depicts. "

There was some sarcasm in this sentence, and of course the elf Tasselan heard it.

He waved his hand and asked the attendant behind him to stop recording. He touched the mark of the Wizard King in his hand and felt the shocking arcane power fluctuations coming from it.

The expression of the legendary elf mage became serious. He put the mark back on the table between the two of them and said seriously:

"I have seen the knowledge behind this mark. To be honest, Sir Black, I came here just for it."

"Well, I just like you big people who are decisive."

The pirate also sat up straight and put down his pipe. He wore a red eye patch and couldn't see clearly the changes in his eyes, but there was an obvious smile on his face. He said:

"Then I think you must have brought the reward we agreed on before. Did Prince Kael'thas agree to part with his collection? Or did you convince the Sun King to exchange Solidar Wrath of the Stars for me? "

"Now that we have entered the bargaining stage, don't blame me for speaking directly."

Taseran shook his head and said:

“The knowledge represented by this seal is indeed shocking, but it is only a key to unlock the treasure house of knowledge. We still have to send an expedition team to the world of Draenor to find knowledge.

This is impossible to do when the Dark Portal has been closed, so the value of your seal is not as great as you think. "

"You can barely deceive people who don't know how to do it, but to be honest, I am actually a spell caster. Although I am a warlock, I also dabble in arcane magic."

Blake sneered and said:

"The Dark Portal represents the largest space rift in the two worlds.

The orcs built it for the passage of large armies, but if you don't consider large-scale entry and exit between the two realms, it can be done even without the Dark Portal.

The dimensions of the two worlds have been torn apart once, and there are many small cracks around the Cursed Land.

With the help of those small fissures, your expedition team can easily travel to Draenor. If the spellcasters of Quel'Thalas can't even do this, then I would strongly question your professionalism.

As for the knowledge of rune magic in the Ogre Empire, this really requires you to go deep into the Nagrand grassland in the world of Draenor and search for those magic books made of Apexis crystals in the ruins of Highmaul.

But let me just say this. "

The pirate pointed to the big seal and said:

"This thing can only be passed between the magical heads of the Ogre Empire. If it can flow to Azeroth, it proves that the most powerful head of the Ogre Empire is dead.

Only the last remaining ogre nobles remain at Highmaul.

You don't even need to send an army, you can easily get in there with a legendary spellcaster leading the army and some Phoenix Mages and Phoenix Guards.

An entire empire’s hidden accumulations of civilization and treasures are at your disposal.

What I give you is indeed a key, but it is not just a key to knowledge. To be honest, if I hadn't taken the time to travel to Draenor now, I would never have sold this to you.

So, Lord Taseran, don’t bargain with me, I said it is worth so much, it must be worth the money! "

Seeing that Taseran was about to retort, Blake stretched out his hand and lowered his voice and said:

"Why do I have to sell it to you?

You need that knowledge so much!

The ogre's magic system is based on the use of Apexis crystals. They developed a unique 'stone magic'. Well, don't worry about the name. I'm a rough guy and can't think of such a wonderful name.

Just know what it means.

Their spellcasters can use Apexis crystals and unique elemental stones to create magic stones similar to this sigil, which is the core of their magic system.

This is similar to your Raynor Bandil enchantment in Quel'Thalas.

If I remember correctly, the secret of Raynor Bandil's barrier had already been cracked by the great warlock Gul'dan during the previous invasion of the orcs.

He used the rune stones he stole from you to create a group of powerful two-headed ogres. I have seen those savage and smart guys with my own eyes.

Where do you think he learned this secret technique?

In addition, your rune stones can be used in ogre rituals, which means that the ogre's magic system can also be used to strengthen your barrier.

Is this the main reason why you came here today? Lord Tesselan. "

The Eye of Kilrogg floating on the pirate's shoulder noticed the change in the elf's indifferent expression. He chuckled and said:

"The Relic Society is said to be a civilian organization, but in fact it is essentially a paramilitary organization of Quel'dorei. The goal of all your actions is to strengthen Quel'Thalas as much as possible.

You are not some profit-seeking cultural relic dealer.

You are the spokesman sent by the Sun King and the personal treasurer of the Sunstrider family. Most of the money you and your Relic Society earn is used in the military realm of Quel'Thalas.

See, I really know your ins and outs, but you know nothing about me.

I guess the Sun King must have given you an order. You are determined to get this mark of mine. It is related to the strengthening of the ancient Reno Bandir barrier.

For you Quel'dorei, this is a matter of safety for the kingdom.

So just find a reason to bargain or whatever, and forget it. "

Black picked up the pipe again, and he once again relied on his "prophecy" to take the initiative. As the first wisp of smoke rose, he said to the silent Taseran Bloodwatcher:

“I want those things, and you must bring them to me.

Of course, you can also try to snatch it away from me, but I want to remind you that if your raid fails, come to me to buy it next time, but it won’t be at the current price. "

The room fell silent.

The atmosphere was so calm that it was depressing. Only the firewood burning in the fireplace was making crackling sounds. The leader of the Sacred Relic Society no longer had any smile on his face.

It was obvious that he was thinking hard.

At the same time, I was also frightened by the keen insight of the pirate in front of me.

Perhaps he has other informants in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, otherwise it would not explain why he is so familiar with the operation mode of the Relic Society.

"You are truly an insight into people's hearts."

After five or six minutes of silence, Taseran shook his head regretfully. He first admired the pirate, and then reached out to take the mark of the Wizard King in front of him.

He waved his hand again, and immediately an attendant wearing a phoenix robe came forward with a delicate box in his hands and placed it in front of the pirate's eyes.

Legendary Mage said:

"We in Quel'Thalas want this mark.

But the reward you request requires you to talk to Prince Kael'thas in person. His Royal Highness is in Dalaran now. After learning about the existence and importance of this mark, he has already sent a message to me.

He was willing to exchange his precious and rare collection for it, but His Highness the Prince also made his own demands.

He wished to meet the man who could bring such knowledge to Quel'Thalas.

Besides, His Highness the Prince has a wide variety of weapons in his collection, and you need to go there in person to select the two treasures you need. "

"Oh, you elves are just pretentious."

Blake waved his hands and said:

"It's obviously just business, but it has to be treated like making friends. But since His Highness the Prince sincerely invites you, it would be a bit too arrogant for me not to give him face.

Okay, I will go to Dalaran to meet him in person and give him an autograph or something.

What is this thing? "

He pointed at the exquisite box in front of him and asked. Taseran Bloodwatcher stood up, with a humble yet graceful smile, made a "please" gesture, and explained:

"This is a personal gift from His Majesty the Sun King, but it is not for you, but for our Eternal Ranger General.

His Majesty Anastarian and General Lyressa are of the same generation. His Majesty and the General were very good friends when they were young.

When General Lilesa was drunk one time, he asked His Majesty for a piece of his collection, but His Majesty did not give it to him at that time. After General Lilesa died in battle, His Majesty was very sad and wanted to put it in the tomb of his old friend.

Now that he heard the news that General Lylitha had escaped death, he was very happy and asked me to bring something like this and ask you to pass it on to Ms. Lylitha Windrunner.

His Majesty said that no matter what the current life form of Lady Lylitha is, Quel'Thalas will be her eternal home.

If the General wants to go home one day, Quel'Thalas will definitely open the door to her. "

After saying that, the elf spellcaster who completed the transaction bowed to Blake in a dignified manner, picked up his Sin'dorei golden staff, and left several attendants to continue completing the remaining magic item transactions with the undead pirates.

He himself took the Mark of the Wizard King personally and returned to Quel'Thalas first.

After Taseran left, Blake pursed his lips and reached out to open the delicate box. What came into view was a golden light. What was placed in this box was a handful of golden works of art.

An elegant and noble elven lyre, its body is made of ancient wood, embellished with a metal body shaped into phoenix wings, and the most gorgeous precious metal embellishment at the top.

It is placed in the box, like a golden phoenix spreading its wings and ready to fly.

"As expected of the Sun King, he has a way of winning people's hearts, even the dead. He's awesome."

Blake complained in a low voice, put his hand on the elf piano in front of him, and the character card immediately gave the entry:

Phoenix King's Jin Xiqin

Epic·Excellent Quality [Sunwell Magic Strengthening]

Excellent endurance. Extraordinary strength. Excellent fatal blow.

Item effects:

Jinxi Qin's Song: Play the melody of battle and apply special buff status to yourself.

Item Description:

This is an elven lyre that has been treasured by the Sunstrider family for generations. It can play the most beautiful melodies in the world and is the dream object of all bards.

In addition, when used as a weapon, it can easily decapitate the most ferocious trolls.

The body of the instrument is engraved with the words of Dath'Remar Sunstrider:

I can use it to sing songs, or I can use it to fight bloody battles, it just depends on whether the person standing in front of me is a friend or an enemy.

Blake raised the piano in his hand, made a very artistic gesture, and gently plucked the strings professionally. As a result, it made an unpleasant and unmelody sound.

The little fishman with bright eyes next to him covered his mouth and laughed.

This made the pirate very embarrassed, so he picked up the piano body and swung it twice in style like a battle ax.

The balance is perfect, and it will definitely be very easy to use it to kill people.

"Well, I am indeed a rough man."

The pirate said this and threw the piano back into the box. Everyone said that this thing was not for him. Although Black was greedy, he was not so out of style.

"It's a symbol of rich people."

He picked up the box and walked out of the hall, saying as he walked:

"I dreamed about it back then, but now it's just like this when I actually get it. However, I was poached from a corner. These elves are really arrogant.

It seems that we need to find an opportunity to teach them a lesson. "