Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Little master, you look surprisingly good. It seems you slept well last night."

Early the next morning, Xal'atas entered the captain's cabin with a breakfast prepared by the chef as the morning sun shone. She glanced at Blake, who was sitting up from the bed, and said in a teasing tone:

“Does a single virgin like to sleep alone because it makes him feel satisfied? Or does he have a secret date with his hands that no one knows about?

Speaking of which, you do have a reason to be wary of me. After all, your hands will never betray you, right? "

"Just laugh."

The pirate paid no attention to the adultery in Xal'atath's words.

He moved his shoulders and said:

"But I did sleep well last night, as if I had someone holding me so reassuringly, you can't understand this feeling, my dear Xal'atath.

Because you who see everything as purposeful will not love anyone, not even yourself.

I said it a long time ago.

If you are more sincere and less clichéd when you get along with me, I will accept you faster. "

"If I did that."

Xalatas put the fork and knife away, made a "please" gesture for Blake, and said:

"Then I really want to be played by you, and that means I will lose my fatal attraction to you. As a man, what you can't get is always the best, because distance creates beauty, and fantasy can make up for it. defect.

Once you get it, sooner or later you will get tired of even the most delicious dish.

Little master, no one knows your dark mind better than me. You are the bastard who really doesn’t love anyone. "

Blake stared at the red irregular stone placed on the dinner plate. He took it in his hand and put it in front of his eyes to examine it. After a few seconds, he put it away and said softly:

"I should probably give you a kiss, Angry Heart, I'm really starting to thank you."

"What are you waiting for?"

Xalatas raised Black's chin domineeringly and kissed him full of lust.

The next moment.

"Mr. Black, breakfast is here."

At this moment when the pirate did not refuse, the door to the captain's cabin was pushed open.

Taresha Foxton, the reckless "chief maid" and a very insignificant young girl on the ship, burst in with a steaming breakfast.

Then she saw the breakfast in front of the pirate, then looked at the breakfast in her hand, and finally took a look at Xalatas, who was dressed in an Arabian style and looked down at her with his arms folded.

The latter just pecked the corner of the pirate's mouth like a dragonfly, and tried to stick his tongue into his mouth, but was rejected by the ruthless pirate.

That's a little too fast.

But the chief maid, who had never seen much of the world, was stunned.

"From now on, the little master's breakfast, lunch and dinner will be personally taken care of by his loyal and powerful servant! That is me!"

Xalatas looked at the dazed little girl in front of him. She was very angry, but she said majestically:

"My little master doesn't need a clumsy chief maid. I can do everything you can do, and I can also do what you can't do."

she added.

Looking at Taresha's blank expression in front of him, Xal'atas sneered in his heart, with a hint of evil-hearted pleasure.

She said in her heart:

"Yes, that's it!

I have deprived you of the meaning of your existence. Little girl from the countryside, cry, cry freely, and then be afraid of me forever, and live in my shadow for the rest of your life.

you poor

Alas alas!

what happened? "

Before Void Essence's malicious thoughts were over, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Taresha's dazed face. She nodded vigorously, and happily reached out and stuffed the breakfast plate into Xal'atas in hand.

Taresha moved her arms and said to the void essence with a dull expression:

"That's great! I'm very busy right now. I have to take care of Miss Maiev, help her change clothes and prepare fruit and juice, and also be responsible for the purchase and food schedule in the kitchen.

Sister Seifer said she planned to assign more work to me, but I was already exhausted.

Kind-hearted sister, it would be great if you could help me share the pressure. Now, this is what you said. You will be responsible for everything related to Mr. Black. "

The chief maid happily took out a wooden key from her arms and placed it in Xalatas's hand. She said:

"There are two sets of Mr. Black's dirty clothes in the laundry room. You can wash them soon and remember to dry them behind the stern. The Nagfar doesn't like me hanging the clothes on its mast.

Oh, right!

Mr. Black's captain's cabin is also cleaned three times a day, and the cleaning tools are placed in the cabinet outside the captain's room.

Remember to feed ‘Jiying’ at noon.

There are also Frostpaw and Bighorn, they are elusive, they always come back during meal time, and then disappear after eating, not knowing where to go to play.

So you have to prepare three meals for them.

Frostpaw only likes to eat meat, and occasionally add some soul fragments. Bighorn needs fruits and honey. Be sure not to put them wrong, otherwise it will be angry.

It takes a long time to coax him well. "

Taresha talked a lot, then raised her head and glanced at the beautiful big eyes of the black-robed sister in front of her. She asked with concern:

"Sister, do you understand?"

Xalatas was speechless, and Blake, who was eating breakfast with a smile behind her, said without raising his head:

"She's very smart. She understands, little Taresha. Go ahead and do your thing. You don't have to worry about me anymore. Also, don't write to Sal anymore.

Old Garni can't send a message across the world, so don't make it difficult for him.

As for asking the djinn to deliver messages, it’s too extravagant.”

"Oh, I know, Captain!"

Taresha responded energetically, summoned her magic broom skillfully, put it on her shoulder and turned around to walk outside the captain's cabin.

But after taking a few steps, she turned back to Blake and shouted:

"Well, Captain, I'm going to be on vacation next week and plan to have a good night's sleep in Tol Barad. Can your personal maid sister help me take care of the shift for two days?"

"No"

Xal'atath was about to refuse immediately.

As a result, before she could say anything, Blake "helped" her answer:

"Of course it's no problem. Although your sister Sarah is a badass, she is the most helpful. She knows how to please me, so don't worry."

"Thank you Captain, thank you Sister Sara!"

Taresha cheered and ran out with the broom in hand.

And Xal'atath turned around with a face full of anger, and tore the veil off his face with a swipe, revealing Onyxia's charming face that could be broken. She looked at Blake and screamed out of control in a rare way. :

"Do you really want to see me suffer?"

"Yes."

Blake said without raising his head:

"I'm a very bad-hearted person. I get happy when people are in misfortune. Didn't you say that last night? You are willing to do anything to please me.

Could it be that you were just talking? "

Xal'atath was so angry that she couldn't speak. The stinky pirate raised his head, glanced at her, and said:

“I’ve said it all, be more sincere and less cliché.

I was joking with you just now, Seifer has already found a candidate to lead Taresha. My first mate is not as incompetent as you think. She has done an excellent job in her position.

However, Taresha's words reminded me that I do need a personal maid. "

Blake rubbed his chin and said:

"We can't have Taresha wash our underwear. Although she doesn't care, I still want to face it. Then, Xal'atath, my servant.

Will you be my personal maid? "

The pirate raised his head and looked at the frosty Xal'atath. He blinked and said in a gentle tone:

"I need you"

"you!"

Void Essence wanted to slap all the breakfast in her hand on the face of the increasingly annoying stinky pirate in front of her, but in the end, she let out a sigh of relief and put on her perfect fake smile.

She said sweetly:

"Of course, my little master, I am willing to be your personal maid. Whether it is food, clothing, travel, or bed heating, I will do it perfectly.

Come, this is the second breakfast of the day.

Eat. "

Xalatas placed the second breakfast in front of the pirate, rubbed his fingers in front of him, and put wisps of black light into the seafood porridge.

She said with full malice:

"Eat it, if you dare."

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Blake laughed and said:

"Isn't it just with some void debris added? Do you think a pirate like me, covered in venom, would be afraid of this?"

After saying wow, the pirate grabbed the bowl and was about to pour it into his mouth, but Xalatas pushed him down on the table. She stared at Black and said:

"It can kill people. This is the 'ethereal toxin'. The advanced use of void power in toxins is the second lesson I teach you. Listen carefully, you naughty student!"

Xal'atath had an expression on his face that said, "There are plenty of ways to cure you."

She licked her lips and said:

"There will be an exam after the course. I will prepare test papers for you. If your score is lower than 70 points, my student, believe me, I will give you an unforgettable lesson."

"you can not do that!"

Blake said coldly:

"You are abusing the rules."

"No, no, no, as long as the law prohibits it, it will work, my student."

Xal'atath stretched out her hand and put it on the pirate's mouth, making a silent gesture. She whispered:

"We agreed before that I would teach you the knowledge of the void. Dean Alya Blue Moon taught you really well, and I will learn from her.

Now.

Put that disappointed look on your face and start class! From now on, call me mentor sister! Do you understand? "

——

Two days later, in Thelsama, the territory of the Bronzebeard dwarves, Black, who was riding on a hippogryph, was rubbing his forehead, while the recovered little murloc sat on his shoulders, croaking and admiring the greenery surrounded by snowy mountains in front of him. earth.

Apparently, it likes this picturesque mountainous area with pleasant temperatures.

But the pirates were not happy.

because

"The first stage of the entry-level void knowledge assessment will be conducted in a week. My little master, in the past three days, I have told you a total of twenty-seven pieces of void knowledge in three major categories.

A week should be enough time for you to review them. "

Xal'atath whispered in Black's ear:

"In addition to the test paper, I have also prepared a spellcasting assessment for you. If the total score is less than 80 points, you will be deemed to have failed. In addition to retaking the course, I will also impose penalties on you.

But I hope you don't fail the spellcasting test.

You know, the knowledge of the void is actively looking for you, and you have already felt their echoes. If you fail, you will fall into the void.

But don't worry.

After you are completely depraved, I will 'love you' well in the void, pinch hahahaha. "

After many failures, Essence of the Void finally succeeded in mastering the "correct way" to communicate with Black. She used knowledge as bait to constrain the pirates to a harsh learning schedule.

She became serious.

It was as if all the exaggeration had disappeared overnight, but such seriousness was not what Blake wanted.

Under the guidance of Dean Lan Yue, the pirates' knowledge learning efficiency has been very high, but when dealing with obscure void knowledge, their progress is still slow.

The knowledge that comes from the dark side of creation is different from all the magic Black knows.

What's more, it's extremely dangerous.

Every piece of learning will trigger an echo of the void on the mental level. If the pirates relax their vigilance even a little bit, they may be taken advantage of by the echo of the void.

The power accumulated by these pure void knowledge is pure. Pirates do not need to worry about being marked with corruption like facing the ancient gods, but the pure void also has threats.

In the words of Xal'atath, the void is a mirror.

When you look directly at it, it will give you the most realistic reflection. But there is the dark side of everything that exists in the material world, and everything from the void will have darkness attached to it.

The reflection it casts is naturally not a harmless thing.

When Blake learns the knowledge of the Void, he will also hear whispers from the spiritual level, but those whispers no longer come from the visible ancient gods, and they no longer represent corrupt evil.

Those whispers came from his mind reflected in the void.

In other words, it was him who was "speaking," and he had to learn to pick up from these whispers real knowledge rather than false information.

The more cunning a person is, the more and more complex they will hear in the reflection of the void.

True and false are blended together. Without the wisdom to distinguish the true, it is easy to fall into the wrong temptation.

If you go deep into the void in the wrong way, the void will feed you even greater fallacies until you are stuck in the error and unable to extricate yourself, and your soul is distorted by forbidden knowledge.

By that time, there were only two paths left in front of Blake.

Either accept the distortion, kneel down and worship the taboo, become a servant of the void, and completely integrate with Xal'atath to retain the last of your sanity.

Or give up everything, get lost in the void, and no longer be able to find the way to the world.

But the greater the risk, the greater the reward. This principle also holds true in Void Power. As long as Blake keeps walking on the "right path", Void will give him valuable power back.

In just three days of study, the pirate's assassin's way and the warlock's way have a deep understanding of the legendary power.

Probably because shadows and shadows are lower powers of the void, when Blake got involved in the reality of the void, his understanding of shadows and shadows was greatly strengthened.

This is the way he must move forward, he cannot retreat.

In all his paths to power, Blake never backed down.

After a flight of more than ten minutes, Blake, wearing a hunting suit and a mask, rubbing his head, walked into the dwarf tavern in Thelsama. With a feeling of exhaustion after studying hard, he sat in front of the warm fireplace bar and spoke to the dwarves. The bartender said:

“Warm my soul with a glass of wine fit for a weary learner, and treat my stomach with a delicious blood sausage. My thirst for knowledge is rumbling, and so is my stomach.

In addition, I want to inquire about some girls. There is a stupid girl with blue hair. She should be very good."

Before Blake could finish his words, the loud-voiced dwarf bartender laughed and said:

"Well, you're talking about Little Xingxing. That lovely girl who spends a lot of money took her friends to go fish frying on Rock Lake today. She even rented a boat."

The pirates were not surprised that Little Star became a household name in a matter of days.

Even though the little blue dragon princess had this magical affinity, he didn't take it seriously. He just needed to find someone. He picked up the wine glass and said:

"Okay, fishing, this is the proper activity for vacation, but it doesn't sound like something she would choose. Wait, I just seemed to be hallucinating because of the long study.

Either you said the wrong word and confused 'fishing rod' with 'dynamite'. "

Black put down his wine glass and "looked" at the dwarf bartender who was preparing delicious blood sausage for him. Beside him, the little fishman holding the wine glass had already covered his eyes.

Blake asked seriously:

"You just said, what did she do?"