Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The armory area is where the knight recruits of Lordaen Monastery and the Mograine family knights receive daily training and store weapons and armor. It is one of the core areas of force in the entire monastery.

Because of the distinguished guests here, the atmosphere in the armory area will be a bit more solemn than before, with knight apprentices in armor standing guard everywhere.

In the large training ground in the central area, daily combat, defense and shooting training are also taking place. Young people selected from all over the human kingdom gathered here. It was very lively and full of vitality.

It is worth mentioning that there are also many solemn and solemn female knights and female apprentices here, adding a touch of heroic appearance to this passionate atmosphere.

In addition to the armory, another core area of ​​this holy place is the Holy Library in the rear area of ​​the monastery.

As you can tell from the name, it is a teaching place for training priests and mages.

The Holy Light Church also has its own mages.

A small part comes from Dalaran, and a part comes from non-Kirin Tor spellcasters, that is, wild mages other than orthodox mages. Accepted by the Church of Holy Light, they imitated Dalaran's system and tried to shape their own inheritance under the protection of faith.

For example, this library is managed by the famous arcane mage Duan.

The latter was a powerful figure in Dalaran who was included in the "Basic Magic Textbook of the Protection System". The Holy Light Church was really lucky to be able to recruit such a high-level mage.

Another gossip about Master Duan is that this Arcane Master is an educator with "high moral character".

He turns a blind eye to the flattery of all women and treats them equally regardless of their appearance and family background.

And because of his poor academic career as a child, he would be particularly concerned about any male disciples who were interested in studying, and would have strict requirements on them. He would even spend all night in the library discussing the mysteries of magic with the male disciples.

But Blake's visit came at an unfortunate time.

During this time, Master Duane was accompanying his best friend, the Paladin Colonel Alfred Abidis, who was in charge of missionary matters in the Tirisfal region, so he could not receive Na as the leader of the spell casters of the Church of Holy Light. Representative of Salas Academy.

But the official academy title of Pirates is still very powerful.

After having a secret meeting with the great knights, he wandered into the monastery's library area without hindrance under the adoring gaze of a group of spellcaster apprentices who didn't know the truth.

"Why are they all unpleasant rubbings?"

He picked up a magic book from the bookshelf, flipped through a few pages, shook his head, commented, and put it back in its place. I picked up a few more books and read them one by one, but the results were disappointing.

Although there are many books in the monastery library, most of them are from rubbings.

Although there is no difference in content from the original version, it does lack some comments from sages.

After reading too many classics with annotations by spellcasters from the ancient elven empire at Narthalas College, Blake, who had developed an appetite, could no longer stand these "blank slate books".

Just like after getting used to "barrage protection", there is only a simple video left, which is really unappetizing.

Of course, that doesn't mean that the content of those notes is necessarily eye-opening.

In fact, there are indeed some people who are not very good at it. They have only a little knowledge, and there are lots of errors and omissions in the explanations in the magic book. Every time I find such a "retarded comment", it often makes the pirates happy for a long time.

These unannotated rubbings prove that the Holy Light Church's school of spellcasters is indeed not strong, and it is difficult to say that it has any foundation.

But the pirate still reluctantly selected a few books he was interested in from the dozens of large wooden shelves placed in the library, intending to use them to pass the time.

"Have you finished your homework?"

He held the book, pulled out the chair, and sat in the reading area of ​​the library. He opened the book next to little Gianna, who was frowning and holding a quill, and asked casually.

"I've finished everything else, but this test question is so difficult. It took me an hour to finish less than a third of it."

Gianna said with a sad face to Black who picked up a pen next to her:

"Am I too stupid, Mr. Black? Or are all you students at Nathalas Academy that smart?"

"Uh, I took this one by mistake."

The pirate glanced at the side and said awkwardly:

"Isn't this test paper Little Xingxing's homework? Why did it come to me? Ah, I know, that stupid dragon wants to use this method to get me to help her with her homework.

It’s really something only a kid would do! "

"ah?"

The little mage was shocked and said:

"Is the little Xingxing who looks very unreliable actually so powerful? Has she begun to delve into such magical problems that only the knowledge of the archmage can solve?"

"It's not as exaggerated as you think."

The pirate put away the test paper and explained to Jaina:

"Little Star is just theoretically experienced.

She had been attending classes at Nathalas College for hundreds of years, and she had been singled out by the dean. In addition, she was a blue dragon who relied on her natural talent to cast spells. Naturally, she would be very interested in these theoretical problems. .

She likes this kind of "paper talk" and regards solving difficult problems as a kind of entertainment.

But she can't do it in actual combat.

It's not a matter of talent, it's a matter of mentality. In human terms, her age is not much older than yours. "

"Yes, Little Xingxing's actual combat performance is indeed very poor."

Jaina tilted her head and remembered that night when she was carried by Little Star to the Silver Pine Forest for an "adventure". When the blue dragon was smashed down from the sky by the demon lord with an axe, Jaina and Ellie were almost frightened to death.

The two of them were talking, and Blake picked up a few test papers filled with answers and put them in front of his eyes to check. These test papers are all ice magic practice questions that the pirates took from the "question bank" of the Mage School of Narthalas College.

Although the difficulty is not high, it can be completed quickly and accurately, which has proved that the old lich has trained Jaina well.

"Maybe you can also try to increase the difficulty."

Blake turned to little Gianna, who was holding her chin with her hands and looking at him, and said:

"With your current level, you can try to challenge the advanced test questions of Nathalas Academy. The knowledge is difficult, but it is very useful for integrating basic knowledge.

I have been studying there for so long, and my biggest impression is that the magic of the elves does not require so many skills, but the absence of fancy spells and gestures makes the magic more destructive and practical. "

The pirate took the magic quill, wrote and drew on the rubbing magic book at hand, and spoke to Jaina.

The little mage nodded, then frowned and said to Black:

"Mr. Black, you must take good care of your magic book and don't scribble on it casually. This is the basic etiquette of a spell caster."

"Graffiti?"

Black glanced at Jaina, handed her the arcane grimoire in his hand, and said:

"Do you think this is graffiti?"

The little mage took it and took a look. He was slightly shocked by Blake's elegant Salas language.

Then she began to look carefully at the pirate's notes in the book.

"Only the most unimaginative mages will cast spells strictly according to the arcane runes. The most important criterion for learning magic is creativity and the courage to practice.

For example, when you switch the positions of the third and seventeenth runes of this arcane missile spell, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that while the stability of the missile is weakened, its penetration will be increased by four times. one part.

And when you delete three of the runes, you'll find that the missile's cast speed can be increased by one-fifth.

Of course, I won't tell you the locations of the three runes that need to be deleted.

I will not take away your joy of exploring the unknown. "

"This...Mr. Black! Are you annotating this magic book?

Amazing! "

The little mage looked at the pirate with admiration. she says:

"You are a master sorcerer, but are you also proficient in arcane magic?"

"I'm more than just proficient."

Blake rarely showed his face in front of his genius sister. He took the magic book and answered with a little satisfaction:

"I am the youngest person to graduate from the magic runes course at Narthalas Academy. Have you ever heard of the thirteen complex magic runes? I can draw them one stroke at a time."

"Amazing!"

The little mage exclaimed again, this time with a hint of admiration in her big eyes.

she says:

"Last time I tried six combined frost runes with my tutor and failed. The tutor said that he also had difficulty mastering the thirteen-fold rune ring casting in actual combat."

"Merry is just a lich. He knows nothing about ice magic."

The pirate snorted and continued to add annotations to the book in his hand, saying:

“To really talk about the master of ice magic, we have to look at Azshara.

The next best thing is Alodi, the first generation guardian. Legend has it that Alodi left behind a powerful staff that recorded his understanding of ice magic.

But you are too young to seek it.

And your situation is special. Always remember, the farther away from Azshara, the better. "

"You know a lot, Mr. Black."

Gianna sighed sincerely:

"My mentor keeps telling me to keep my distance from you. He says he will also be afraid of your dark wisdom. But it is really pleasant to talk to you. Maybe we should talk more."

"Let's do it another time, kid."

Black reached out and touched Gianna's head. Gianna, who always hated others touching her, did not resist Black's hand.

She couldn't tell why.

Maybe it's because the person in front of me is my brother's servant, so he's not as annoying as the others?

"Here, take this book and read it. It's a handout from a senior instructor in magic runes at Narthalas College. You might be able to find some magic fun in it.

I will only show it to you for one night. After all, this is the internal information of the academy.

Remember to return it to me tomorrow morning. "

"OK."

The little mage took the book with bright eyes and ran out of the library. She must seize the time to copy this precious knowledge.

After Gianna left, Blake looked at her back and said softly:

"Children are always so energetic and carefree. I really don't want them to grow up. The cruel life will quickly drain away their simple and silly happiness.

Are you right? Mr. Uninvited? "

He supported his chin with his left hand, turned around and said something to the person sitting opposite him without saying a word.

The latter also held a book and said in a gentle tone:

"Don't be so aggressive, Blake, I just want to talk to you."

The pirate glanced at the book in the latter's hand. There was a line of very bluffing words on the cover: "Legendary Creatures of Azeroth"

"This book is perfect for a warrior like you."

Blake answered the question by saying:

"I saw it in the library of Dalaran. Two-thirds of the records in it are wrong, and the remaining one-third is from hearsay.

Nothing belongs to the writer at all.

But as a way to pass the time when going to the toilet, and as a reading material for soldiers, it is very suitable. "

The pirate raised the quill in his hand and said:

"Look, I'm also busy filling this empty library with useful knowledge. This is a noble act for educators, so why don't we sit here quietly and not disturb each other? Time, how is it?"

"That's not okay. There are some things I have to ask clearly. For example, that thank you, I have to say it to you personally."

The hooded Anduin Lothar raised his head and said to Black:

"Thank you for saving my life."

"Say no thank you to your life for me."

The pirate said without raising his head:

"Is there anything else? You should probably bring that sword, so that if I'm scared of you, I can answer your questions honestly."

"There's no need to be so tense. I only have one question to ask."

Faced with the pirates' ridicule and provocation, Lothar asked naturally:

"Ever since you handed that sword to me, you have been secretly planning my fate. I know that the matter in Alterac is just a greeting between you and me, so what I want to ask is, what do you want? What do you want me to do?"

"not me."

The pirate pointed to the sky and said:

"You should ask Emperor Thoradin what he wants from you. It's not long since you got that sword. Don't you feel what it's expecting?"

"I don't want it to be because of me..."

Lothar frowned.

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Blake.

"It doesn't matter whether you want it or not. You are the origin of that change. I used your destiny to influence the trajectory of the world, and you are destined to become a legend in the new world.

I'm already doing what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it.

You are as free as I am.

You can learn from me. "

The pirate wrote furiously and said:

"Besides, if everyone is free to refuse things they don't want to do, then this world will really be a paradise of freedom. But look at this world, does it look like a paradise?"

"You are really suitable to be a magic stick. Do you really want me to rebuild the empire?"

Lothar asked.

"certainly."

Blake finally put down the magic pen in his hand, raised his head, showed an interested smile to Lothar, and said:

"How can you do good politics with these insects in Northern Xinjiang? No matter how bad you do, you can't be worse than them. I am a prophet.

I predict destiny.

I predict you will become emperor.

You can try it yourself first, and if you fail, for a small 'consulting fee' I'll be happy to help you. That's it, don't interrupt my enjoyment of sharing knowledge, okay? "

Lothar nodded, got up and left with the book he chose.

After he took a step forward, he looked back at the pirate and said:

"Do you think the messy Northern Xinjiang is fun now?"

"Of course, it's interesting."

Blake raised his head and said:

"But if you think this is a mess, then your knowledge is very poor. Keep your eyes open and prepare to refresh your knowledge.

The big one is coming. "