Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 626 179. My friend, I found you a new job

   Hillsbrad Foothills is a place that hides many secrets.

   For example, the mysterious but high-profile Ravenholdt Estate is in the mountains to the north of the hills.

Another example is the hills. At the intersection of the Alterac Mountains and the Silverpine Forest, there is a highland called the Dagger of Koran, where the Dalaran mages set up a camp to observe and monitor the elements in the Alterac Mountains. strength.

And there is another unknown place in the hilly area, just off the southwest coast, there is an island covered with clouds and mist all the year round. Seaside people say that the island is inhabited by terrifying creatures. Anyone who dares to approach there will be inexplicable. Missing.

   Thus, for the past few years, it has been a place that hilly fishermen have avoided talking about. There are even outrageous rumors that man-eating dragons live on that island.

   However, the truth is not so mysterious, not so fantastic, and even less attractive.

   That island does hide a secret, but it's not a good thing.

   It is an exile island.

  In the official records of the alliance, this place is called "Atonement Island".

   As the name suggests, the people on the island are those who need redemption.

  Because the sea reefs around the island are all over the place, the wind and waves are extremely strong, and the sea fog is shrouded all the year round, so the prisoners who are locked here want to jump into the sea to escape, it is a dead end.

   In the decades since the Island of Atonement was used as a place of exile, no one has been able to leave it alive. It was once used to imprison the most vicious criminals in various countries, as well as some political prisoners with mysterious origins.

   But after the orc wars began, there was only one type of prisoner held on this island: traitors!

   Those rebels who turned their backs in the orc war, acted as inner responders for the orcs, and fled on the battlefield, as long as they did not die on the battlefield, would be thrown here to fend for themselves.

  This is a cruel place. The Alliance didn't even set up a prison officer here. The idea is to keep out of sight and let these damned 10,000 times die on their own.

   Facts are indeed as high-level expected. One year after the end of the war, there were only one in ten prisoners who were exiled here. Few jumped into the sea and drowned, and most of them died of cannibalism.

   Those who survive are the wicked among the wicked, the mad among the mad, and the butcher among the butchers. Once released, absolutely everyone can become a potential star on the Azeroth crime scene.

  Unfortunately, there are very few people who know this place, and those who do know have absolutely no intention to come here to recruit "talents". Even when Ravenholdt needs dead men, he doesn't look down on the **** here.

   Today, the **** who survived on Atonement Island welcomed a wave of guests.

   Then they were massacred.

   "Those disgusting things actually eat their own kind, and the things cooked in that pot make an orc like me feel disgusting! They should be damned 10,000 times!"

  The Great Chief Red is still bruised, but his injuries are much better than last night. The old orc Ner'zhul made an exception to treat him. The orcs' witch doctor inheritance is still very powerful.

  He will be leaning on his own black-handed warhammer, commanding his "Blackstone Three Warriors", and throwing the corpses of the Fallen who have just been hacked into the sea.

   At the same time, he also asked the evil eye to set a fire to burn this place full of corruption.

   "Boy, what are you looking at?"

   The black-handed and arrogant commander, and the appearance of being in a state of mischief with evil eyes, made the young orc Thrall who just joined them curious. He would change into an orc hunting outfit and was looking at the big chief.

   This gaze was immediately noticed by Reid.

  The latter turned his head and bared his teeth viciously towards Thrall.

Although Red is not smart enough, he saw that the Kor'kron clan treasures this young orc so much, and he knows that this guy has a lot of origin, maybe it is the dead ghost of Orgrim Doomhammer who asked these tough orcs to find it before he died." illegitimate child".

   This guy with a human name will become an obstacle to his own control of the "orthodox tribe" in the future.

  To be honest, if it wasn't for Reid who couldn't beat the Saurfang brothers, he would now have the heart to "play a black hand", strangle the young orc to death, and then throw it into the sea.

   But Varok has been protecting him, so that Red can't find a chance to attack at all.

  The vicious Great Chief rolled his eyes, and he suddenly said:

   "I heard that you were raised by humans, you must like humans very much, you green mango orc with green skin and white heart, do you want to go in and see what kind of disgusting things the humans you like have done?

  They eat their own people!

   These guys survived by cannibalism. Do you still like them now? "

   "There are fallen ones in any race, human beings, orcs too."

  Thrall sensed Red's hostility, and the intelligent young man realized the reason almost immediately. He stepped forward and said to Red:

   "You. We orcs are not yet qualified to evaluate this matter. After all, in the eyes of humans, we are also fallen people who drank the blood of demons.

   However, Chief, you don't have to be so hostile to me, I just want to meet my people and learn about my parents, I probably won't stay in your tribe for long.

  As you said, although I am an orc, I was raised by humans since I was a child. I don’t want to hide this, but I really don’t have much sense of belonging to you.

   Staying with you, you are not comfortable and neither am I.

   Maybe we need some time. "

"Tsk tsk, evil eye! Come and see, there is a 'great scholar' among us rough orcs, look at the way he speaks, gentle, reminds me of the soft eggs in Stormwind City that I killed back then Bachelors."

  Reid didn't appreciate it, he leaned on the burning warhammer and shouted to the warlock behind him in a sarcastic tone.

  Evil Eye curled his lips, so he didn't come to join in the fun.

   In his opinion, this guy Reid is too stupid to expose his hostility, he is causing trouble for himself.

   Nassar is covered by the Saurfang brothers and the entire Kor'kron. If they really want to fight, Red and his orthodox tribe are not opponents at all.

   "This bastard."

   Seeing that Thrall was being bullied, Varok, who was drinking water beside him, was about to stand up and teach Reid a lesson, but Ner'zhul beside him held his wrist.

   The old orc with white lines on his face said weakly:

   "Let him go, you want him to grow, you have to let him go through this. He needs to be familiar with the way of talking between orcs.

  Don't worry, I talked to him.

  Guyle is a very bright young man, very good at learning, and he will soon learn how to respond to Red's malice. If you're free, go and help me get all the magic items I brought back from Dalaran.

   I am useful. "

  Saurfang glanced at Ner'zhul, and then at Thrall, who was being humiliated by Red, he moved his fingers, and when he got up, he threw the throwing axe at his waist towards Thrall.

   is falling at the feet of Thrall.

  The young orc hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to pick up the flying axe, while Reid, who was opposite him, also raised his warhammer with a grin. Reid's eyes shone with a triumphant smile, and he said:

   "Dare to draw a weapon in front of a chief, you are very courageous, little green mango! Come, let your Uncle Red 'teach' you what fighting is!"

   "Bah, the chieftain who bullies children."

The evil eye beside    pouted, not watching the shameful "battle" of Reid.

   The orc warlock will pack up his things and get his due from Red's capture.

   He was ready to leave with his captain for a while, returned to the sea, and glanced at the sea cliff above the Atonement Island, where the captain's Hippogryph was hovering and flying.

  I don't know what Black is talking to Brocks.

  Above the sea cliff with a panoramic view of the entire Atonement Island. Black, who flew here on a hippogryph, did not speak to Brocks. Instead, he would be chatting with an old friend.

   Blackmoore, who had broken his hand, sat on the edge of the sea cliff with a faint breath. The general's armor and weapons were taken away, the armor was handed over to Thrall, and the weapon was given to an orc warrior in Kor'kron.

   Now Blackmoore is wearing underwear, his body is shaking from the cold sea breeze, his hair is messy, and his body is stained with blood.

   "Come on, have a drink."

  The smelly pirate squatted in front of him and handed him his jug. Blackmore glared fiercely at the **** who had ruined everything in front of him, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.

   "You don't want to drink? That's fine."

  Black shrugged, completely ignoring His Excellency's murderous gaze, he twisted the lid, took a sip of wine in his mouth, and patted Blackmoore on the shoulder, the general grinned in pain.

   This bad thing must have been shot on his wound on purpose.

"You said that you honestly handed Thrall over to me at the time, isn't this the end of the matter? Why bother to this point? It's hard for me to see you being tortured so badly by the brutish orcs. ,my friend."

  The pirates pretended to say to Blackmoore:

   "But there is actually no conflict between us. On the contrary, I saved you this time. Ravenholdt did something bad and was caught alive. The dwarf master is not a person with a strict mouth no matter what.

   He must have told the church and kings everything he knew, and nobles like King Terenas and Thoras Trollbane would certainly not be reckoned with.

but you

   Once the Great Reckoning begins, you must be the first to be thrown out as cannon fodder by the Trollbane royal family, in order to extinguish the anger of the church and the kings.

   I will 'save' you, you should thank me.

  You said, you are a general with a bright future, why do you have to play politics with dirty hands? What's so good about that thing, look what it has done to you! "

   "Put away your pretentious attitude, put away your swear words, you make me feel sick!"

   Blackmore resisted the anger and madness in his heart. He closed his eyes and said tremblingly:

   "You ruined my career, you ruined my reputation, you took away my future, you dragged me into a mud pit, you called all this 'salvation'?

   How shameless do you have to be to say such a thing?

   You traitor working with Greenskin!

  This island should be your forever home! "

   "Tsk tsk, look at my compatriots, they are so changeable and double-standard, their hypocrisy is disgusting."

  Black turned his head and "looked" at Brox Saurfang who was "appreciating" this conversation. He said in standard orc language:

   "A careerist who tried to use captive orcs as a tool to conquer the kingdom, a conspirator who tried to cultivate a king of orcs, and an evil person who participated in the assassination of the leader, actually had the face to call me a traitor.

   How shameless must he be to say such a thing? "

   "I think he's right."

  Brocks looked at Blake and said shamelessly:

   "I also think the word he used to describe your evil is too 'gentle'. Compared with what you did in the northern border, Edras Blackmore is as pure as a paladin."

   "You orcs really can't speak. If I didn't need you, I would have sent a message to Daelin's battleship and asked him to come and strangle you all!"

  Black spit out.

   He lowered his head and put his hand on General Blackmore's broken wrist. The pained general screamed, which made the stinky pirate even more pleasant.

He says:

   "Let's not talk about the past, I have a new job for you, my friend Edras, a job you must love, and that's why I have to keep you alive.

  You like to engage in politics and conspiracy, and I just know that there is a place for you to play, you will change your name to 'Ed Moore' in the future, and then "

  The pirate stood up, pulled out the legendary long sword from his waist with a swoosh, and tapped the left and right shoulders of General Blackmore, who was trembling in pain, like a medal, and said:

   "In the name of His Majesty Auredon Perenold, the future king of the Kingdom of Alterac, I grant you the title of Earl of 'Iceblood' in the Kingdom of Alterac!

   Make the Frozen Fortress and several nearby villages your fief.

   If you want more, the Prestor fiefs are also available for you.

   Of course, those places are still under the control of the Frostwolf clan. When you assist His Majesty Oriden to expel the orcs and restore the land, you will be able to receive your fief.

  Meanwhile, today you will become His Majesty's Chief of Military, Spy and Intelligence, advising him in his quest to seize power in Alterac.

   Forget Durnholde Castle, there is a new army waiting to be commanded.

  I believe in your ability in this regard, and I also believe that you will be able to cooperate happily with him. After all, he was once your disciple, and you have a common enemy!

  I don't care what you do, within five years, drive the Barov family out of the Alterac Kingdom, and by then, the title, status, and reputation you want will be at your fingertips. "

   He put his long sword on the neck of the wide-eyed general, and asked in a gentle tone:

   "Now, tell me, Lord Ed Moore, what is your answer?"

   (end of this chapter)