Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 210 29. Praise the arcane, the mages in this city are so generous!

   "The first wave of fear spells may not be able to control him.

   But it doesn't matter, one after another killing feast, looking for an opportunity for another wave of death to fall from the sky, and finally ending in exile, gaining time and slipping into the shadows.

  If the attack is interrupted, use the scroll of the hand of fate to save the field.

Perfect!

   That's it! "

  Black quickly made a battle plan in the dark alley.

   pretending to be desperate, but actually slipping away.

  Escape is just one tactical choice for pirates.

   There is no need to have any psychological pressure at all. Besides, this is not his home field. Pirates on land will become weak and not full.

  If it is on the sea, on his own boat, he is very happy to have a good contest with the archmage in front of him.

   Tonight.

Never mind.

   Just as the pirates dodged the Arcane Eye, approached the Archmage, and were about to launch a massacre feast, while fleeing in chaos, the old-fashioned middle-aged Archmage in front of him suddenly stretched out his hand and made a pause gesture.

   "Merry is waiting for you."

   The mage looked at the alley in front of him.

   He didn't actually notice where the pirates were hiding, he just guessed in a random direction.

   This means that you have a great advantage.

   He said softly:

   "He asked me to pick you up to a safe place before you make any more troubles. Assassin Your Excellency, as the one who helped Dalaran retrieve the Staff of Atiesh, you don't have to sneak in so surreptitiously.

   Dalaran always welcomes well-intentioned visitors, let alone a guest like you.

   Come and meet me, Your Excellency. "

  The alley was dead silent.

   Apparently, the pirates did not believe him.

   "connector code is"

   The middle-aged mage coughed and said expressionlessly:

   "Corrupted Dalaran shall perish."

  “Shu”

  The pirate jumped out from the Archmage in the next instant, causing the middle-aged Mage to raise his brows and tighten his fingers holding the staff.

   Damn!

   underestimated him.

   "It's really my own."

  Blake said with a wide-eyed smile:

   "You said the password earlier, I thought you were here to support the 'kitten boy' next to you."

   "Mage Kel'Thuzad is a very good researcher of magic theory, I still ask you not to call him by that slightly insulting nickname."

   The middle-aged archmage said very old-fashioned:

   "This is about the dignity of a promising spellcaster and must be taken seriously."

   Hearing this, Black snorted.

   said casually:

   "But you can't deny that he does have an unusually close relationship with his cat. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that that soft kitten is the apex of his heart."

   "This belongs to his personal privacy, each mage has his own quirks, and we respect these secrets without affecting order and safety."

   The middle-aged archmage made a "please" movement towards the portal maintained by his side, and said to Black in a straight-forward manner:

   "And in Dalaran, it's disrespectful to talk about it openly. Please, Mr. Black, go to my wizard's tower and wait a moment. Merry will be here soon."

   "Well maybe we can go somewhere else."

  The pirate hesitantly looked at the shining portal in front of him, he rubbed his chin and said:

"Last time I went to a mage's mage tower, I encountered a little 'scare', which left me with a serious psychological shadow. Since we are not very familiar with it, I rashly stepped into your mage tower, right It's a very risky move for me."

   "So, where do you want to go?"

The    middle-aged mage was very forgiving. He waved away the portal and said to the pirates:

   "You are a distinguished guest, so you can decide the place."

"There!"

  Black pointed to the tallest building in Dalaran city in the dark, he said:

   "It doesn't belong to any mages in the city alone, even the members of the Council of Six have no right to open the magical defense of that tower alone.

   It is the most visible place in town, but also the safest.

   As far as I know, on the dome of Violet Castle, there is also a small balcony with a good view and excellent confidentiality, we can just go there and talk about something.

   You are right? His Excellency Ansrem Ruinwiver. "

"Um?"

   The middle-aged archmage narrowed his eyes immediately.

   He was silent for a few seconds and said softly:

   "Merry said that you are a very keen young man. He exaggeratedly said that the whole world has no secrets in front of your eyes. I have already made some disguise, but you still see through my identity.

  Have you seen me before? "

   "I have seen you many times, Your Excellency the Archmage."

  The pirate replied dignifiedly:

   "You never knew me.

   But it doesn't matter, we have enough time to get to know each other before old Merry arrives. Do I have the honor of being an acquaintance of an archmage? "

   In the face of this invitation, Archmage Ansrem nodded implicitly.

   waved to disperse the arcane curtains on both sides of the alley, and as Blake walked out of the alley, he waved to the battle mage who came from everywhere.

   signaled that there was no danger and asked them to patrol separately.

   The two of them walked side by side, and without using magic, they walked towards the Violet Castle in a strolling attitude, which is a very strange building.

   No matter where Blake looked in the city, he could see the castle in the central area of ​​the city.

   That is the symbol of Dalaran.

   is where the Council of Six is ​​located, representing the incarnation of the highest power in the human magic world.

   It is also the largest and tallest building in Dalaran.

   It has a unique shape. It consists of a number of small and medium-sized towers surrounding the central tower. It is also decorated with purple defense crystals. It looks very mysterious and beautiful and mighty.

  This Violet Castle is built on a high tower base, and its status can be understood only from the look and feel. It is the dominant building in the entire city of Dalaran.

   is said to be based on the magic node of Dalaran.

   But compared to the Karazhan Mage Tower, which occupies a single place, it has a little less flavor.

   "Ten minutes ago, old Merry asked me to pick up a pirate. I actually refused at first."

   On the quiet city lane, the archmage with a staff said softly:

   "I am a very traditional and conservative person, and a learner of arcane magic. By nature, I don't like people who wantonly violate the rules."

   "So what made you change your mind?"

  Black pushed his top hat and said:

   "Just because Atiesh returned to Dalaran?"

   "That's one of the reasons."

   Ansrem smiled and said:

  “There is another reason.

   A very personal reason, maybe fate, but Mr. Black, the first thing you did when you entered Dalaran was enough to change my attitude toward you.

  You saved my daughter. "

   "Ah, that alcoholic chick."

  Blake understood all of a sudden, he glanced at the archmage beside him strangely, and said:

   "I'm also curious as to how she, an ordinary person, would walk through the market in the robes of Kirin Tor mages, with so many magical items on her body.

   But with all due respect, Your Excellency the Archmage, you really have to discipline your precious girl.

  A minor who went in and out of a crowded bar without being accompanied, drank so much alcohol that he drank himself unconscious, and was kidnapped by a group of thieves.

  You and I both know that this world is very dangerous.

   She doesn't have good luck every day, and she meets a kind-hearted person like me. "

   "Well, the relationship between me and my Caitlin is complicated. Especially after her mother died unexpectedly, she grew up day by day and seemed to be a big girl in the blink of an eye.

   But the rebellion of adolescence came so suddenly. "

   Archmage Ansrem said with a helpless expression:

   "I can easily understand complex and profound magic theories, I can slay violent and evil orcs with a wave of my hand, but I can't understand what my daughter is thinking at all.

   Maybe it's because I've been busy assisting the Alliance army in defeating the orcs for the past few years, leaving her alone in my mage tower, which made her resent me

   But anyway, Caitlyn is the most important pillar and most cherished treasure in my life, aside from magic.

  You prevented a crime tonight and saved my daughter from a bad fate.

   Whether it's from the point of view of the interim manager of Dalaran or the point of view of being a father, I have plenty of reasons to thank you. "

   "Thanks is unnecessary."

  The pirate waved his hand humbly and said:

   "In the face of a girl in distress, it is a necessary kind of my generation to lend a helping hand, but I know that as an archmage, you have your own bottom line, and not giving real rewards will make you feel uncomfortable.

   So, I'm welcome. "

  Black coughed and said to the archmage beside him:

   "To be honest, I am also a spellcaster, and although I am still in the stage of self-learning, I also have a thirst for valuable knowledge that is inherited from spellcasters.

   I need a sorcerer's tome.

  I know that Dalaran's mages, from orc warlocks, have collected a lot of similar stuff during the wars of the past few years. "

   "Huh? Is it that direct?"

   Ansrem blinked, and the archmage said to the pirates in a gentle tone:

   "According to tradition, shouldn't it be that I insisted on paying you, and you were hypocritical and polite, and finally reached this exchange?"

"But I'm a pirate, Your Excellency the Archmage. I'm the rule-breaker you call me, the type of person you hate the most. I saved your daughter, it doesn't mean that you will betray your principles and become friends with me. "

  Black yawned, and he said with little interest:

   "It's not my principle to please everyone who meets me and make them like me. Just like if the world makes me feel wronged, I will change it.

  I am very easy going.

   doesn't mean I have to swallow it up.

   Didn't Merry tell you that the reason he became friends with me was because I was different from most people in this world.

   I do not regard hypocrisy as a necessity.

   Archmage, in fact, you don't have to imply to me how much you cherish your daughter.

  I am a very smart person.

  I totally understand what you mean.

  I am fair and just, I only want my share.

  If you want me to do something extra, just add one more. "

  The pirate stretched out his hand towards Ansrem, hooked his finger, and said:

   "Therefore, the two magic books, I promise to stay away from her, will not harm your girl who is in the rebellious period, the poor caged bird, has a strong father who arranges her future life.

  She is miserable enough.

   I have no intention of adding more hardships to that chick's life. "

   These words made Archmage Ansrem look up and down the pirate who used the camouflage technique with a strange look.

   He had the urge to take off the disguise on this guy and see what kind of person he was.

   Maybe.

   Beneath this disguise is a devil who understands the heart

   The two had only been in contact for a few minutes before he guessed the true purpose of the Archmage.

   "Two magic books, deal."

The Archmage    nodded, the false kindness in his eyes dissipated, revealing the true peace in his eyes. As he said, as a student of arcane power, he has a sincere sense of mission to maintain order.

   In this spiritual world, any kind of power will affect the user. The arrogance of spellcasters comes partly from the capital they have in power, but more from the interference of arcane power.

   The power of that order will make them feel in control of the truth and thus dismiss others.

   Furthermore, as a father

  The Archmage really can't accept that his daughter's life is affected by a pirate of unknown origin.

  Catherine's adolescent rebellion has already given the Archmage a headache, and he doesn't want to make things worse.

   The hands of the two people are together, which means that the exchange is established.

  The next moment we parted.

  The pirate even took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his hand, as if he had touched something dirty.

   This action made the Archmage's anger soar.

   But he still maintained his demeanor.

   "Did anyone tell you that you're really good at making people hate you."

   Ansrem said softly.

   "Are you starting to hate me?"

  Blake grinned, he threw the handkerchief in his hand, and a ball of shadow-gathered flying knives pierced the handkerchief and threw it precisely into the trash can ten meters away.

He says:

  "Very well, this is my first step in making friends, the generous mage. Hate will escalate into hatred, hatred will lead to conflict, and conflict will lead to war.

   and defeat will turn into fear.

   When you fear me from your heart, or when I start to fear you, we can become true friends. "

   (end of this chapter)