Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 286 105. Coach, I want to learn this!

   "The so-called Wilderness Trial is very similar to your Shadow Trial as an assassin.

   is a ritual performed by novices after mastering the primary hunting skills to prove their perception and understanding of the way of hunting. "

  At midnight in Tol Barad, in the middle of the island's North Island, in the dark serpent-man forest, Lyretha Windrunner was giving Blake his first ranger training.

   She was still dressed as a high elf ranger general, but her ghostly form had become weak and transparent because she had left the Naglfar.

   But the cursed elf gold coin hanging around her neck gave her the ability to leave the ghost ship for a short time.

  In this deadly forest, Black was wearing a leather armor that was easy to move around. He had no other equipment on his body. He had a hurricane hunting bow and a bag of snake-human bone arrows in his hand.

   He sat cross-legged on the ground, following Lireza's instructions, comprehending the breath of life around him.

General    Ranger stood on the stone beside the Ranger, his tone was cold and stern, and it seemed to return to the scene when she was training the elite Farstrider recruits in the Tower of Windrunner.

   She said to the long-breathing pirate:

   "Many novice rangers like you will think that the symbolic meaning of wilderness rituals is greater than the actual meaning, which is an extremely wrong perception!

   It's as if you learned a lot of the skills of a ranger, but you didn't understand the true power of the way of a ranger.

   Is our strength only to draw the bow and shoot the arrow, or to load the buckshot into the gun and pull the trigger? No, any child can do such a thing.

   But a child with a bow and arrow is not qualified to call himself a ranger or a hunter.

  You have an excellent hunting talent, which may stem from your training and killing as an assassin, but you still need to learn. In the next period of time, I will give you intensive training.

   starts with a real understanding of the way of hunting.

  The first thing you need to remember is that our strength comes from the ground beneath our feet, from the environment you are in, from the beings that help you fight, or are against you. "

  Lilesa paused. She observed Blake's current state and was very satisfied with his calmness.

   She continued:

   "In the Kaldorei culture, hunters and druids are the two professions that are closest to nature. The only difference is that the former maintains the balance of nature through killing, while the latter makes good use of the power of nature.

  The power of the hunter is not as gorgeous as the Druid as a spellcaster, but the power of the hunter is not without its edge, but it is the foundation that supports the prosperity of the Moon God Kingdom for thousands of years.

  The first half of the way of a ranger lies in your skills and talents, and after entering the advanced stage, the test is your fit and closeness to nature.

  You have to understand this, you have to respect nature, respect life, and they will in turn help you.

   The best hunter of the Sentinel Legion, a legendary ranger like Shandris Feathermoon, will naturally assist her in the pursuit, although she cannot sneak like an assassin.

   But she also doesn't need a shadowy battle suit.

   With your current skills, once you are locked by the legendary hunter, even if the shadows try their best to protect you, you will only end up dead. "

   "That's really disappointing."

   The pirate with his eyes closed replied dryly. He kept sharpening his senses and asked:

   "Then what about the trial in the wild? Can you give me a detailed introduction? Your teacher."

   "Of course, I'm about to say this, you have to listen carefully."

   The ghost of the Ranger General touched the cursed gold coin hanging from her neck. She felt the various sounds in the forest and the various changes in the environment.

   She adjusted her breathing as she was alive and said:

"There are many schools of the hunter's way, each of which is good at different combat methods. Unlike the assassin's trial of approaching the mysteries of the shadows, another significance of the wilderness trial is that this trial will determine the power you want to pursue in the future. style."

   "Power style? Like the loner Windrunner?"

  Black asked:

   "I heard from a friend that the rangers of the Windrunner family trust the bows and arrows in their hands more than the fetters of beasts?"

   "Indeed."

  Lilesa nodded and explained:

   "But it's more than that.

  The reason why the Windrunner family has specialized in archery for generations is because of the legendary war bow 'Saratos' held in the hands of our ancestor, the first ranger general of Silvermoon City, Taranas Windrunner.

   It was a war bow for my ancestors forged by the great Dath'Remar Sunstrider when Silvermoon City was just established.

  It means 'the courage of the forest', and it was born to protect the land where the tribe lives.

   That is also the eternal mission of the Windrunner family.

   But because the legendary bow is so powerful, each generation of Windrunners must go through years of rigorous training and put all their energy into the study of archery before they can exert the full power of that sacred object.

  The windrunners gave up their insistence on the fetters of the wilderness, but they were also helpless due to their mission. "

   As she spoke, Windrunner's mother's eyes fell on the pair of claws of the soul beast cruising in the snake-man forest not far away. She said in a tone of admiration and regret:

   "On the other hand, before the Windrunners followed His Majesty Dath'Remar Sunstrider to Quel'Thalas, my family also had a tradition of finding noble beasts to bond with.

   After all, the lineage of the Windrunner family goes back to the time of the old elven empire, and my ancestors were the best royal hunters under Queen Azshara.

  Unfortunately, since the establishment of the Sunwell, magic power has penetrated into Quel'Thalas, making my country prosperous, but also making it difficult for the beasts there to receive the blessings of nature.

The    family tradition of animal taming has been lost for thousands of years.

   This has to be said, it is a pity.

  You are really lucky, my disciple Black, to be favored by such a noble beast when he was still weak. "

   "Noble? Lucky? I don't think it's driving me to death."

  Blake with a kind of Versailles-like superiority, whispered:

   "It doesn't listen to my orders, ignores my instructions, that's all, it's greedy, and has high requirements for food, even comparable to the thirst of warlocks for precious souls.

  I really didn't expect that, as a warlock, one day I would also grab 'dog food' with my dog. "

   "You need patience, Blake."

   Windrunner's mother stroked the braids on her chest and said softly:

   "This is the basic law of the Way of the Beastmaster. Any hunter who embarks on the path of the Beastmaster must regard his animal companions as comrades, companions and family members.

   You must learn to use the perception of beasts to help you better understand nature and life, trust them, fight side by side with them, help discover their potential, and grow with your own beasts.

   This is also a way of trial in the wilderness.

   But it is harsh.

  Because once the Wilderness Bond is achieved, it means that both parties are blessed with life, but if the beast or the master dies in battle, then the other party will suffer a terrible backlash.

   That kind of backlash is not only at the physical level, but also at the soul level. Therefore, there are many hunters who can embark on the road of the Beastmaster, but there are very few hunters who can persevere to the end.

  If you want to walk this road, then you have to be mentally prepared. "

   Windrunner's mother glanced at Blake thoughtfully beside her, and finally said:

   "Besides the Ranger and the Beastmaster, there is also the most difficult form of the wild trial, which is the style that combines the Ranger and the Beastmaster.

   is very much like the way of hunting for orc hunters. While accompanied by war beasts, he is also good at sharpening his fighting skills. Good at using a variety of weapons, traps, is a master of wilderness combat.

   is also a top hunter born from the way of hunting.

   Alas, looking at your bright eyes, I knew that you had to choose the most difficult path of trials, right? my disciple. "

   "Well, it sounds like a good fit for me."

  Black grabbed the bow at hand, stood up, let out a long breath, and said to Lyretha Windrunner:

   "Coach. Uh, no, mentor, please teach me to walk on this road of wild trials!"

   "I don't teach you, but you choose in the wilderness trial."

  Windrunner's mother shook her head and said in a serious tone:

   "But I tell you in advance, my disciple.

The essence of the    Wilderness Trial is to show your tenacity, courage and indomitability to the ubiquitous life force. Life is also one of the six major forces. Its power is no weaker than arcane or fel energy, or shadows.

   It is real, yet imperceptible.

  The Wilderness Trial is a ritual that allows you to clearly perceive the veins of life force.

   But if you want to choose this difficult path, and you want to let the life force satisfy your performance in the ceremony, it is simply as difficult as the sky.

   As far as I know, in the past history, even the legendary rangers of the night elves have rarely succeeded. Even the most famous one of them accomplished this feat with the blessing of many demigods of the wilderness.

   His name is.”

   "Huon Highmountain!"

   Black snapped his fingers and said:

   "I know him, the most powerful legendary hunter in history, a hero among hunters. To be honest, Master Mentor, that brave tauren, is one of my idols.

   Although the stories he handed down have a lot of bragging elements.

   But that Highmountain Tauren once did in the War of the Ancients, with his legendary beast Elote, to slay the demons and flee.

   also personally killed more than one legendary demon. "

   "You still know the name of Huen Gaoling's pet? It seems that you really know a lot, my disciple."

  Lyresa Windrunner smiled.

   Immediately, her expression became serious and she said:

   "Since you've made up your mind, I won't persuade you any more.

   Now, let me see your ranger skills. Huh? Who taught you this bow pose? Full of mistakes, you hold a bow and arrow, not a dagger or a dagger!

  Left hand up one centimeter, right hand two centimeters back, feet apart, waist straight, body muscles relaxed, look straight ahead, don't aim with your eyes!

   Use your heart, your feeling, and your hunting perception.

  Eyes will deceive you.

  Maintain this position until your muscles are sore. Your strength may be up to the mark, but the foundation is too bad, it's a complete mess, it seems that we have to learn from scratch. "

—

   Under the same dark night, there are two horses walking side by side near the dark mage Takarazan, which is inaccessible to people.

   A woman with a long hood sat on one horse, and a human mage sat on the other horses.

   He was wearing a purple robe, short gray hair, and gloves. He didn't look young anymore, and he could still see some shallow wrinkles on his forehead.

   looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, but his eyes were peculiar, piercing, bright and full of wisdom.

   And it looks like a pair of young eyes, which is in stark contrast to his old appearance.

   "Your magical 'friend' told you that in Karazhan he might be able to find a way to temporarily suppress your pair of daggers, so you dragged me and ran all the way.

   Do you know how busy I am? Garona.

   There's still a battle to be fought in the Blasted Lands, and Antonidas might be suspicious once he finds out that I'm gone. "

   This mage pulled the reins and looked at the dark mage tower in the distance on the mountain road that was not easy to walk. A look of nostalgia and regret flashed on his face, and he turned back to the companions beside him and said:

   "And until now, you are reluctant to tell me who your friend is. This really makes me feel jealous. We used to be comrades-in-arms who worked hard together."

   "I also fought with him, more than once."

   On the galloping warhorse, the hooded half-orc female assassin Garona glanced at the mage who was talking strangely beside her, and she said:

   "If you don't want to come, you can refuse, Khadgar, I didn't force you."

   "I'm worried about you."

   This strange human mage laughed, his expression became more serious, and said:

   "MI7 offered you a reward. When you touched the camp, I was taken aback by you. Do you know how many legends were in the camp at that time?

  Once you are discovered, it will be too late for me to save you. "

   "I'm not the me I used to be, Khadgar. Neither the control of the mind nor the depth of the shadows I was able to match."

   The orc shook his head and said:

   "If you didn't enter Karazhan and needed the key in your hand, I wouldn't bother you, Khadgar, anyway, thank you for coming with me this time.

Um?

  No, there is movement in front of you, hurry up! Hide out! "

   (end of this chapter)