Azeroth Shadow Trail

  Chapter 732 63. I unilaterally declare that this place is called Liberty Town!

   Later the next day, Kelsey piloted a goblin gyrocopter himself, and after three hours of flying, he finally arrived at the position he had agreed with Black.

   On the edge of a deserted island in a natural bay in the southernmost part of the Tiragarde Strait, Kelsey, who stopped the plane, carried the heavy suitcase and walked to Blake who was sitting on a stone waiting for her.

   The little dwarf threw the box in his hand in front of Black and kicked it away.

"this is yours!"

  Kelsey took out a few gold cards from it, threw them to Blake, picked up a heavy bag of gold coins and gems, and threw them into his luggage unceremoniously, saying:

   "This one is mine."

   "That's not right."

  Black tilted his head and looked at the little dwarf in front of him. He said:

   "Didn't we agree that the money for selling intelligence is fifty or five cents? I should have a share."

   "That money was used to rent this deserted island."

   Kelsey folded his arms and said plausibly:

   "I did this with our Gnomeregan ambassador in Kul Tiras. Fortunately, this place has been uninhabited for many years, and the surrounding terrain is not suitable for large ships.

   It is said that there are still dangerous sirens infested, and the Kul Tiras navy does not look down on this broken place, so I can lease the right to use this island for five years from the official. "

   The little dwarf looked left and right. Her fellow dwarfs were preparing to camp on the nearby flat ground. Several dwarf flying machines were being assembled by Overspark and his assistants.

   There were also several goblin gyrocopters supported by the foxmen fleet, which were anchored in a leeward spot.

   After a while, this was the base camp for this expedition.

   Kelsey coughed and said to Black again:

   "Your ghost ship also needs a hidden docking place. This island is said to be rented for gnomes. In fact, after we completed our expedition, you are using it here.

   We will do things for you in our name, so why should the 'handling fee' be cleared? what do you say? "

   "Okay, okay, I'm persuaded by you, he's really a little guy with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth."

  Black took a sip of wine and waved his hand, not caring about Kelsey's sophistry.

  As she said, this deserted island in the southernmost part of the Tiragarde Sound is a ghostly place known to the locals. It is located in the mountains with inconvenient traffic, and there are no people nearby for dozens of miles.

  This mountain jungle is full of poisonous insects and poisonous weeds. There are also poisonous lizards in the local area, and there is a large swamp where wild animals gather, and there are savage cavemen.

  Kul Tiras officials have never made up their minds to develop this backcountry, and for a long time in the past, it was even a place for official exiles.

  Kelsey rented the island from the government to use it for "scientific research", which is definitely not as exaggerated as she said. Although she has to pay rent every year after that, it is basically equivalent to half buying and half giving away.

   "This is a good place."

  Black stood up and looked around.

   With a hint of nostalgia in his tone, he said to the dwarf agent who summoned a mechanical chocobo and rode on it to keep her and Blake "equal in height":

   "The terrain here is really not suitable for a large fleet like the Kul Tiras Navy to moor, in fact, the size of a second-class warship cannot find a mooring place here.

   It is not a natural harbor.

   However, the waterway here is narrow and intricate, and there are three sea ports, which are very suitable for small ships to gather here, and because it is a strait terrain surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

   This is really suitable for some 'illegal activities'.

   If there is a strong enough guy to link up, maybe in just a few years, this place will be lively and develop into a prosperous and chaotic town. "

   "You mean, the stronghold of the pirates?"

   Kelsey is smart.

   From the information that Blake analyzed for her, she immediately summed up the meaning of the pirates, which made Blake nodded with satisfaction.

   He took a sip of wine, stretched out his hand and slid back and forth on this desert island, and said:

   "Look, build a wooden bridge there to connect the coast and the island. Then build a stack of buildings like Booty Bay in the center of the island, and you can supply at least a few hundred pirates to live here.

  On the hillside on the edge of the island, you can also use a pontoon bridge to create a small independent area, and then set up artillery defenses, even if a whole marine corps is difficult to rush up.

  This is really a natural pirate base. "

   "Unfortunately, it appeared in Kul Tiras."

   Kelsey pushed his mechanical goggles and replied maliciously:

   "Lend ten courage to those pirates, and they don't dare to come to the Kul Tiras navy and make a nest. So even if you're right, it's no use that this place has the potential to become a pirate mecca.

   As long as the Kul Tiras Navy is still alive, it is destined to be a deserted island! "

   "Yeah, with the navy in one day, it's impossible for this place to develop as I want to see it."

  Blake also nodded and said with conviction:

   "But as soon as the navy starts to falter, it's a godsend. I've decided to build a trading post here for Eudora's Wharton Trading Company to recuperate.

   After they reached a cooperation agreement with the local chamber of commerce, the place can also be prosperous.

   And it is very close to the famous attractions of the Tiragarde Strait, the Vanishing Glacier and the Tranquil Spring, as long as you go over the mountain and pass the local hunting ground Kennings Camp, you can reach the hot spring area near Bridgeport.

   That is the favorite relaxation and entertainment of the locals. There is nothing more comfortable to soak in the warmth. "

   "Wow, you are really familiar with this place."

   The little dwarf exclaimed:

   "It's like a treasure."

   "Nonsense, I was born here."

  Black rolled his eyes and said:

   "When I was a child, I used to go to the hot spring with my family. There is a legend about the 'Guardian of the Spring' in the Spring of Tranquility. It is said to be a very majestic white unicorn.

   Only the purest virgins are qualified to touch it, and only the luckiest maidens can ride it.

   Also, I think it is necessary for you to go to the hot springs once. "

   "Forget it, I don't like water."

   Kelsey pouted and said:

   "Most gnomes don't like water, and we have little interest in hot springs."

   "Who told you to go to the hot spring, your thinking is a little too active, right?"

  Black rolled his eyes and said:

   "I mean, your first stop here to look for the traces of the mechanical gnomes is on the side of the vanishing glacier, not far from the hot spring area.

   I have marked the location for you.

There's a big abandoned garbage dump that the locals know about, and no one knows when it came into existence, as if we Kul Tirans discovered that place, the garbage mountain of strange metal parts was already there. exists.

  I think, if the rumors of mechanical gnomes operating locally are true, that's where you're most likely to find them. "

  The stinky pirate pointed to the northwest direction, and he said to Kelsey who was recording with a notebook beside him:

   "But if you want to go there by land, you have to go over the mountain for at least three days. If you fly, it is much faster, but you also have to climb over the cold vanishing glaciers.

   Therefore, I suggest that you set off after breakfast, just cross the glacier belt when the sun is at its best at noon, and reach the mechanical garbage dump in the afternoon.

   It's just right to get a forward camp there. "

   "You are such a qualified guide, Blake!"

  Kelsey nodded with satisfaction. She looked at the records in the notebook, and controlled her mechanical chocobo to run to Overspark to discuss tomorrow's action plan with him.

  Blake strolled up the hillside at the highest point of the deserted island, and as soon as he walked up, he heard a roar of a magic saber.

   Windrunner's mother was admiring the scenery that was different from the Eastern Continent. At her feet, Minnie, the armored leopard, was biting a rabbit in her mouth.

   That is its prey and its lunch.

   "Won't you take me on a tour of your palace? Your Highness."

   Windrunner's mother stood on the edge of the cliff on the hillside, letting the sea breeze blow her hair. After sensing Black's approach, the chief retainer said in that special cold and empty voice:

   "I think as your chief retainer, I should also visit the place where you were born and raised. I heard that Proudmoore Fortress is the most magnificent building in Boralus City.

   The Naval Academy, famous throughout the Eastern Continent, is also there. "

   "There's nothing to see there, Master, it's just an ordinary stone house."

  The pirate pouted, stepped forward, and stood with Windrunner's mother. He looked at the sea in front of him, and said to General Liresa beside him:

   "I'm not in danger here, so you can actually give yourself a break. Stormsong Valley has the best scenery in all of Kul Tiras in my memory.

  Why don't you go there for a spin? "

   "The headquarters of the Church of the Storm is also there."

  Windrunner's mother brushed her hair and said:

   "You want me to investigate?"

"Um."

  Black nodded and said:

   "It's been a long time since I left this country, and the distribution of the tidesages in Stormsong Valley in my memory is probably not true, and I need to re-learn their distribution there.

   A part of my Uncrowned has also infiltrated that area.

   But they are leaderless, I hope you can help me lead them, my mentor. Build a stronghold in Brennaden, the largest town in the Valley.

   After I attend the Waycrest family wedding, I take the gnomes to Mechagon to complete the expedition, and then I will join you in the valley. "

   "Yes, it doesn't sound difficult."

   Windrunner mother nodded.

   But the pirate shook his head and reminded:

   "No, it's a lot harder than you think, and you'll know what I mean in the past. Plus, all reconnaissance can only be done in the interior of the valley.

   Don't go near the Temple of the Storm until I pass!

   Even with the sea area near that big island, don’t even take a single step! The scope of the reconnaissance to the east is the limit of Sailor's Shore, and it is not allowed to cross that narrow strait. "

   He reminded in a serious tone:

   "I don't want to risk losing you in a doomed reconnaissance. I know the inner structure of that temple by heart, and I don't need you to take the risk.

   Please keep this in mind. "

   "I rarely see you emphasize a thing so seriously."

  General Lireza said in a strange tone:

   "Even in Dalaran, you were never so serious and cautious with Deathwing. Could there be something more dangerous hidden on that island than Deathwing?"

   "In terms of destructive power, although they are far worse than Deathwing, the power they possess is not worthy of licking shoes for the destroyer."

   Black explains:

   "But the trouble with them is that they never go head-to-head with the Destroyer, and by the time you realize you've fallen into their attention, it's too late.

   Even if you are such a powerful ranger, once you fall into that nightmare, I will rescue you as quickly as possible, and you may lose all your ego.

  Your perception of the world will be shattered and rebuilt in the illusion of catastrophe.

   And after you get out of bad luck, whether the soul carried in this body can still be called 'Lyresa Windrunner' is a question.

   You may feel like you are still awake.

   But the truth is, once you are changed by them, you are no longer you. No matter how much I respect you, I have to personally end your cursed future.

   In the face of such an enemy, in such a situation, no amount of caution can be overstated. "

General    Lireza was silent for a few seconds, and she said:

   "Your compliments to the enemy scare me, Blake."

   "Hey, Tutor, it's too early to tell the truth."

  Black pouted, waved something out, and cautiously placed it in Windrunner's mother's hand. The Ranger General looked down and found that it was a broken black dragon scale.

"This is."

  Lilesa looked at her disciple suspiciously.

  Blake closed her fingers and clenched the icy scales tightly. He said seriously:

   "These are the scales of Deathwing.

   contains the deepest residues of corrosion and depravity originating from the void. Because it is a creation of the void, it can help you share some of the pressure on the spiritual level when it is corroded by the void.

   And because you are a powerful undead, your will has been strengthened by death, and your resistance to the void will be stronger. The two stacking up should be enough to grant you immunity to all Void Blasts under the High Priest of the Tide.

   But don't be superstitious about them.

   Once the scales change, immediately give up the mission and get out!

   I don't want to explain to the three weeping and raging Windrunner women why their mother became a giggling fool who had to be taken care of

   So, try to take care of yourself, okay? "

   "You speak to me in a tone as if you were the teacher and I was your disciple."

   Windrunner's mother glanced at the dragon scale in her hand and said:

   "I had some guesses about the situation of Kul Tiras before, but now that I hear you say that, I think your country's problems are the most serious among the seven human kingdoms.

   Are you sure you can do it alone? "

   "I can do it, I have to do it too!"

  Blake took a deep breath, faced the tide in front of him, and said:

   "And, I'm not alone."

   (end of this chapter)