Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 270 89. The ghost captain and the ghost ship are more compatible

   "Ah, Wild West, I love this place. Every time I come here, it makes me feel refreshed."

   Walking through the deadly and infiltrating Raven Hill, and then through a wide and strong wooden bridge erected above the river, Black Shaw, riding a **** horse, finally ended his travel in the Dusk Forest.

   He rode on a war horse and set foot on a khaki-colored land in front of him. He stood in the long-lost sunshine and stretched out his hands, like reciting an opera, wanting to embrace the warm sun.

   Behind him, Lady Natalie Selling, on the old horse given by the refugee, stood on the edge of the wooden bridge, right at the very edge of the dark gathering of Duskwood.

   is like a curtain shrouded all around, and as long as you take a step in front of you, you can leave the darkness and step into the light.

   is like a line dividing light and dark.

   This scene fell in Natalie's eyes, and it seemed to have a special meaning.

   She is a pastor, a person of faith, and she likes to think a lot.

  The lady in the long hood looked back at the twilight forest behind her, where the dark night gathered for a long time, like a swirling black mist.

   She could even vaguely hear a call from the darkness to return her to the comfort and safety of the dark night, not to set foot on the earth under the sun, where there are terrifying dangers.

   "Hey, ship doctor, if you don't leave, I'll leave you behind."

   When Natalie stopped at the edge of the wooden bridge, there was a call from the front, she looked back, her captain Blake, who was smoking a pipe, was waiting for her at the intersection under the sun.

   The Captain looked impatient, as if the words that left her were not threatening her.

   "Here it is."

  The archbishop reached out and pulled his black hood down, finally saying goodbye to the night that kept her behind, his feet touched the old horse's belly lightly.

  The docile horse raised its hooves forward and stepped out of the darkness into the sunlight with one step.

   The light shone on her cheek, warm, like a deep passionate kiss, so unfamiliar, Natalie felt at a loss for a moment.

   But soon, she relaxed and let the sun shine, dispelling the gloom and cold from her body.

   "Praise the Light."

   She whispered, touched the scripture on her waist again, followed behind Blake, crossed the barren but not barren plain in front of her, and rushed towards the lighthouse on the other side of the Wild West.

  This is not a short road. As the former Archbishop of Stormwind Kingdom, Natalie has been to the Westfall many times, and she was very much supported by the farmers on this land.

   Natalie will announce to them the power of the Light.

   At the same time, every time Natalie came over to treat the diseases for the farmers, the distribution of potions was free.

   Free and easy-to-use stuff, who doesn’t like it?

   "The old lighthouse is still in the southwest of Yuexi Town, where the seas of Westfall and Stranglethorn Valley meet. If we go to Yuexi Town, we have to make a big circle."

   Natalie rode on the old horse and said to the captain who was holding a wine bottle in front of him and pouring wine into his mouth:

   "If the pursuit of efficiency is more important, I mind that we can go to Dagger Ridge, which is in Yuexi Town."

   "Due South."

  Black waved his hand and said vaguely:

   "Don't have to explain to me where the place is, I know there's a hidden exit from the Deadmines, and from there you can see the Westfall Lighthouse.

  I also know that the Death Mine is the oldest mine in Stormwind Kingdom and the mine with the largest reserves. It has been dug for almost 80 years, and all the gold in it has been dug out.

   However, other rich deposits can still be produced.

   But the underground is intricately dug in that place. No matter how good miners are, as long as they are not careful, they will fall into it and find no way out.

  I think Marshal Lothar has a say in this.

   His reckless siege of ogres in the Deadmines in his youth resulted in him and his knights being almost buried there, and the marshal is said to have been trapped in the Deadmines for twenty months."

   "Nineteen months to be exact."

   Natalie corrected:

   "The marshal found an underground lagoon connected to the surface water source in the depths of the mine. Relying on the water there and the fish in the water, he persisted until the church's assistance arrived.

   That action can't be called reckless. Ser Lothar retrieved the "Holy Book" for the Northshire Abbey that was robbed by the ogres, protecting the heritage of the Holy Land. "

   "Underground lagoon? Hehe."

   Black gave a weird laugh.

  Stop talking, and ride the horse forward.

   By the time we crossed the hilly area of ​​Long and Long Dagger Ridge, it was the afternoon of the day.

  Blake rode on the **** warhorse and looked at the coast in front of him. From this height, he could clearly see the edge of the wilderness and the large beach washed by the sea.

   And from the commanding position of Black, you can easily see the old lighthouse standing on the edge of the shallow sea area of ​​​​the Westfall.

   That is probably the tallest building in the entire wilderness.

   At least fifty meters.

   It was established by the ancestors who came from the northern border to the southern border when the Kingdom of Stormwind was not yet established. It has a history of hundreds of years, but it still stands in the place where it was born.

   No matter how bad things are like wind and rain, storm attack, or orc invasion, the light of that lighthouse never goes out.

   It is guiding the merchant ships heading for the Kingdom of Stormwind, so that they can reach the Stormwind City Pier smoothly.

   "You grew up in Stormwind Kingdom, have you heard the story of "Lighthouse Ghost"?"

  Blake pulled the reins, let the **** warhorse go down the slope, slowed down and walked towards the long beach on the coast, and asked Natalie next to him as he walked.

   This question made the Archbishop hesitate.

   After more than ten seconds of silence, she whispered:

   "Yes, I've heard it.

  The locals regard that story as a legend, but in fact, according to the secret investigation of the Church of Stormwind Kingdom, there is indeed a suspected ghostly creature in the old lighthouse.

   But we didn't make it public, because the ghost didn't believe in the Holy Light, and he rudely refused the priests' request to do Requiem Mass for him. "

"I knew it."

  The pirate pouted and said:

   "There must be more than this one thing that you have concealed. The 'ghost children' in Flash Gold Town have also been concealed by you, right?"

   "That can't be considered malicious!"

   Natasha made a religious symbol on her chest in a sympathetic tone, she said:

   "That incident was a paranormal event triggered by a terrible crime.

  We hide it to protect the innocent villagers of Gold Town. Before the orcs invaded, every year, innocent people in Gold Town would die tragically chasing the six children out of curiosity.

   This is the responsibility of the church. "

   "I understand, and I didn't say you were malicious."

  The pirate waved his hand and said;

   "You don't have to explain anything to me, there are so many unsolved mysteries in this world. Come on, let's go visit the lighthouse ghost, and I wonder if Shore parked my boat beside the lighthouse."

  It took a while for the two of them to finally reach the small island of the old lighthouse.

   This is a typical human lighthouse, which is built with stones to look like a sentry tower.

   The lower floor is where the tower guards live, and the upper floor is the lighthouse itself, but the lock on the door of the lighthouse has been broken long ago, and the inside is a mess, and there are several dried orc corpses.

   Obviously, when the orcs invaded the Wild West, a greenskin rushed into the lighthouse and looted, and suffered an unfortunate event.

   Natalie checked it, and Blake didn't go in at all. He went around to the other side of the lighthouse, on the edge of the island, and there was a pier that had been abandoned for a long time.

The boat that    Black had snatched from the shadowy Val'kyr was now in the dock, anchored.

  This ship is not big, at least a lot smaller than the Nagfar.

It is a standard vrykul dragon-headed longship, with a high bow and stern on both sides, a huge dragon head carved out of wood at the bow, and an underwater ram made of steel under the bow. .

   The length is about 30 meters, the width is five to six meters from left to right, and the whole body is black.

  There is a keel under the deck and a huge mast in the center, which can adjust the direction flexibly, but the draft is very shallow. This long and narrow unique design makes it fast and flexible.

  You can enter some inland rivers along the sea water at high tide, which is very suitable for pirates to loot.

   Although the ship in front of me was also driven from hell, its maintenance is obviously much better than that of the Nagfar. There are signs of decay on the hull, but it is not serious.

  Its displacement is about 60-70 tons, it is a small boat.

   But it is not a problem to carry seventy or eighty people at a time.

  This ship can be used as a soul ship like the Nagfar, which means it is also a ghost ship.

   In the afterglow of the sunset at this time, there is still a slightly cold aura around the ship. Although there is no fog, but from a distance, it still gives people a shuddering feeling.

  Black is not afraid.

   Holding the skull flask in his hand, he staggered toward the ship. When approaching the hull, he stretched out his hand and patted the cold hull. The character card immediately gave the ship's information:

   Name: The Power of Jotunheim [Excellent Quality]

  Condition: Generally in good condition [deck damage/sail decay]

   Faction: Undead Fleet [Fleet Commander: Black Shaw]

   Effects:

  One. Ghost Ship【1/90】

  The Nagfar is the most famous ghost ship in the legend, but it is not the only ghost ship.

   In Hell's Salt Foam Harbor, Hela still has many ships to use.

   But none of them can compare to the Nagfar.

   Regardless of reputation or strength, this warship built for Hela by the Jotunheim clan of Northrend still has a long way to go before it becomes a legend.

   Even though it has been immersed in the harbor of **** for hundreds of years, it has not yet been able to give birth to its own consciousness.

   But what a ghost ship can do, a ship that is tough and eager to fight, can do it.

   2. Looting the bloodline

The Jotunheim clan is one of the most powerful clans among the vrykul. The vrykul living in Icecrown Glacier are used to fighting with infantry, but they can still become the best pirate raiders. .

   Therefore, the battleship they dedicated to Hela was infected with the warship and desire for plundering of the Jotunheim clan at the moment of birth.

   When carrying pirates into the battlefield, the speed and impact of this ship will increase.

  The toughness and protection of this ship will increase when returning to voyage full of loot.

   "Hey! Who are you? Don't touch my boat, okay? Be careful I cut off your hand! See my hat? I'm a pirate! Pirate, do you understand?

   The kind that kills! "

   Just as Blake was scrutinizing the ship's information, a rude but erratic voice suddenly sounded from above the ship's deck, causing Blake to raise his head in surprise.

   As a result, I saw a human ghost pirate with a whole body blue, lying on the side of the ship, waving a sailor knife that was between the virtual and the real like him, and was shouting.

   His outfit was almost identical to Blake's.

   All wore a black pirate triangle hat with a white skull logo on it, and he also wore a pirate trench coat, but he looked sloppy and bearded, but he was not as handsome as Blake.

   "Huh? Pirates?"

  Blake grinned, pushed his pirate hat, adjusted his blindfold, spread his hands, and said to his peers in front of him:

   "What a coincidence, I am too, man. Besides, this is obviously my ship, so why is it yours? You call it, will it agree?"

   "Bah!"

  The ghost pirate spat to the side with a vicious voice, glared at his peers viciously, and said:

   "It's parked under my lighthouse, in my dock, of course it's my ship. And are you crazy? How can a ship answer?

   Can you make it respond to you? "

"certainly."

  Blake Shishiran snapped his fingers and said:

   "Kick me off this bastard!"

"boom"

  The next second the captain issued his horn, the retracted mast spun sharply, and the ghost pirate on the deck was thrown out of the ship by surprise, and smashed to the ground in disgrace.

   He reacted quickly and was about to get up immediately, but a beating flaming blade was facing him, pressing against his neck.

  Blake held the flaming sword in one hand, poured the wine in the jug into his mouth with the other, wiped his mouth again, looked down at the unfortunate colleague, and said:

   "You know the rules of our line, right?

   boarded my ship without permission, and planned to launch a mutiny against me. Hehe, 'merciful pirate' Captain Grayson, you said, what should I do with you? "

   (end of this chapter)