Shadow Trails in Azeroth

In the past many years, the Treasure Coast has been an important place for pirates in the South China Sea to sell stolen goods and gather.

Naturally, it is also a major concern for the Kul Tiran Navy.

But because the location of this city is really wonderful, it is just at the starting point of the South Sea Route in the eastern continent. When the merchants of Kul Tiras took this route, they could not avoid stopping here.

Moreover, Rivergaz is very smart. He levies a very low commercial tax on all Kul Tiran ships entering the port, which attracts many large merchants here.

Among them is the Ashvan family, which dominates the official trade of the Kingdom of Ku. That family even has a trading company on the Treasure Coast, which makes Dai Lin a little cautious.

He is a king after all.

You can't do things according to your temper, you always have to weigh the pros and cons.

With such commercial involvement, coupled with the fact that every year the merchants of the Ku Kingdom make high profits in this city, with money they can pay more taxes, raise more navies, and maintain and build more warships.

Therefore, Dai Lin finally turned a blind eye to the existence of the Treasure Coast.

It is precisely thanks to the "tacit understanding" between the rich man Levigaz and the king of the sea Dailin that the neutral city of the goblins has become more and more prosperous in recent years.

In a place like this, without the all-pervasive power of Ravenholdt Manor, Black would be very disappointed with the capabilities of the League of Assassins.

In fact, since the start of the Second Orc War, the Treasure Coast has been the base camp for Ravenholdt and MI7 assassins operating in "enemy-occupied territory".

They even selected spies and trained assassins among the exiled humans here, and carried out reconnaissance and sabotage activities in the Kingdom of Stormwind occupied by the orcs.

The orcs know this very well.

But they couldn't rush into the goblin city and destroy the human intelligence network.

It's not because the orcs are afraid of the goblins, but because after the invasion war, the goblins are the only force in the eastern continent that is willing to do business with the orcs.

The boats used by the orcs to cross the sea were provided by the goblins.

After these violent elements drank the blood of evil, they were completely unable to farm and herd.

They fought all the way to northern Xinjiang. In addition to plundering supplies along the way to support the war, some of the supplies were also obtained through goblin channels.

If the orcs rush into Booty Bay, they will lose the last of their material support.

The importance of the goblins to the ongoing war between the orcs was not only clearly seen by Orgrim, but also the Blackhand Warchief who had been sidelined.

During the time when the evil Gul'dan was in power, the Grand Warlock even asked the Bleeding Ring orcs operating in Stranglethorn Vale not to attack the goblins in Booty Bay at will.

These little green-skinned guys have their own unique way of survival.

Relying on the power of business, they are not afraid of threats from humans or orcs.

Of course, they were afraid of Daelin and Kul Tiras.

Therefore, recently, after the Kul Tiras fleet cruised close to southern Xinjiang, the frequency of trade between goblins and orcs has been reduced a lot.

"Mr. Black, you have been missing for a really long time."

In the chaotic tavern, Black was sitting on a chair at the bar. In front of him was a goblin bartender standing on the chair, pouring him a drink.

Behind the pirate, Evil Eye and Maimu protected him on the left and right, using warlock magic and the Red family's double swords to prevent other bastards from disturbing the captain.

As far as the fighting prowess of the drunkards in the tavern was concerned, they were unable to break through the two men's defenses.

The goblin bartender has also seen the world.

Not at all worried about the increasingly fierce tavern brawl in front of him, he poured amber rum into the wine glass in front of Blake while squinting his cunning eyes.

Then he used his left hand, which only had four fingers, to push Black's assassin badge back in front of the pirate.

He said softly:

"Many people are looking for you, including several commanders of the Alliance military, Mr. Shore and Master Pasonia, as well as a dwarf major in Ironforge and the dwarf agents of Gnomeregan.

Even a papal emissary from Stratholme.

Many people are paying attention to you, but no one has any clues about you. Just as you appeared, you suddenly disappeared. "

"Don't be so exaggerated. I just disappeared for a month and a half. I'm not a big shot, and the whole world doesn't revolve around me.

And look, aren’t I back now? "

Blake picked up the wine glass and glanced at the goblin in front of him with his eyes under the mask. He threw out a scout, allowing him to see the specific information of the goblin bartender:

"Razor" Rejik

Mortal body. Disguise. Shadow covering the body. Battle alert

Level 60 Rogue/Level 45 Tinker

Blake's investigation has been "upgraded" by the garbage god Loa Laogani. In addition to seeing character information, he can also see more things.

For example, there are green lights pulsing around the neck, fingers, and lower back of the goblin in front of me, which represents the high-quality magic items in these places.

The bartender also felt the unkind gaze of the pirate in front of him, causing him to quietly reach out and hold something under the bar.

That thing shines blue.

"Don't be nervous, Rejik."

Blake chuckled lightly and said:

"By the way, move your hands away from that dangerous thing, my friend. I just came back and I urgently need to understand the current war situation in the eastern continent.

I am happy to continue serving the Alliance. "

"But you hang out with orcs, sir."

The goblin bartender said in his trademark high-pitched voice:

"It's hard not to think of something dangerous as this."

"They serve me, they are my crew, my men. In theory, they are also peripheral members of Ravenholdt."

The pirate shrugged and said:

"And as far as I know, Ravenholdt has recruited assassins and spies in the troll clan a long time ago to keep track of the movements of the forest trolls in the Hinterlands and Quel'Thalas forest.

What I did did not violate the principles of the organization.

Moreover, the orcs have lost the war. They are no longer a threat. They are just defeated by a group of human men. No one will blame me for this. "

The goblin bartender gritted his teeth. He wanted to say more to deal with the extremely stressful situation in front of him, the sudden disappearance and reappearance of the "League Hero" Blake Shaw.

But when he raised his head, he saw the eyes under Black's mask, staring at him.

A strange emotion arose in Goblin Rejik's heart.

He knew very well what Black was doing in Northern Xinjiang, and he knew that an orc legend died at the hands of the assassin in front of him.

He knew that Black single-handedly helped the Alliance army win the initiative in the Hinterlands battlefield. It is said that nearly a thousand orcs died in his hands.

The man in front of me is an out-and-out butcher.

Now looking at him dressed as a pirate and swaggering through the city with a group of orcs, it is obvious that this man has become more dangerous in the past month and a half.

It was so dangerous that a trace of fear appeared in the heart of the earth spirit.

"I'm going to have lunch with the rich man Revegaz later. He praised me as Booty Bay's most distinguished guest and promised that I would receive the highest level of service in his city."

Blake put down his glass and said:

"So, don't waste my time, friend, give me the military report I want. In the words of you goblins, time is money."

There was a hint of resignation in Rejik's eyes.

He jumped off the chair, turned around and took out a few pieces of paper filled with battle reports from the secret compartment of the bar, rolled them up and handed them to Blake, who took them in his hands without looking and put them in his arms.

"It may take me half a month to return to Northern Xinjiang. So please help me apply for the 'Assassin Master' trial in the organization.

By the way, send me a message to Stratholme.

Tell those Holy Light Walkers that I have a gift that I will give to His Holiness the Pope in the near future. "

Blake stood up, tossed out a few gold coins, and left them as a tip for the goblin Rejik.

He nodded politely to the goblin, then turned and left. The little fishman sitting on his shoulder also tilted his head and waved his paw at the goblin in a friendly manner.

However, after the pirate took two steps, he turned back and raised his hand. An exquisite one-handed musket rotated in his hand. He said to the goblin Rejik whose expression changed drastically:

"This thing is good, I want it."

After saying that, he swaggeringly led his group of violent orc men and left the bar, which was a mess and filled with unconscious people fighting.

In this small-scale fight, the powerful orcs really have the advantage.

After watching Black leave, the goblin assassin Rejik reached for the place where the pistol was fixed under the bar with trembling hands, and took out a beautiful gem from there.

Blake took his defensive pistol and kept it in exchange.

This gem was priceless at first glance, but there was no joy in the eyes of the money-hungry goblin.

How did that guy change these two things just now?

He just turned around for less than a second before he completed this action, almost as if he was teasing him. Thinking back to the fact that Black asked him for help just now, he applied for the Assassin Master's trial in Ravenholdt Manor.

So, did Blake Shaw, the rising star of the League of Assassins, complete his progression from rookie to master in one and a half months?

this.

Is he the illegitimate son of the shadow in the legend?

Isn't this too exaggerated? ——

While Blake, as a distinguished guest, had lunch with Revegaz, the rich man of Booty Bay, on the remote island of Zandalar, in the great desert of Vol'ton.

In the hall of the empty temple of the pious, a black snake man wearing luxurious clothes and a sapphire crown with flowing lightning was looking at the water under the sea cliff.

Behind it is the army of the Faithless Empire.

Those ferocious and crazy unbelieving snake people have surrounded the entire temple, but they can no longer chase those compatriots who still retain their miserable beliefs.

"Retell it again!"

The tall black snake man said in an indifferent tone:

"Tell me, tell your king, where did they take the last keystone of Warwick's guard?"

"Your Majesty! In a place on the eastern continent!"

Behind the Snake Emperor, kneeling was a Snake Hunter who had lost his arm. He did not dare to raise his head to look at his king, Emperor Kotek, who commanded hundreds of thousands of unbelieving Snake People in the Wharton Desert.

It answered in a trembling and humble voice:

"I heard clearly at the time, Your Majesty, those outsiders were going to send the keystone guarded by the devout people to a country beyond the sea. To a city called Dalaran!

He said that there was the most secure treasure house in the world, and that the same dark things as those in the Walton Desert were buried under their land. "

"Eastern Continent. Human Dalaran."

A hint of impatience and killing intent flashed through the cold eyes of the unbelieving Snake Emperor. He held the two-headed snake scepter wrapped with lightning in his hand. After more than ten seconds of silence, he said:

"Bring in the cursed one who took the initiative to find us!"

Soon, under the escort of the elite snake-man royal guards, a troll skeleton wearing a pirate cloak, a red pirate hat, and a gorgeous sailor knife inlaid with gems at his waist was brought into the temple.

Although this guy only has a skeleton body left.

But the white bone's jaw is always open, as if it is smiling.

When it came here, it pretended to pay homage to the black snake man in front of it, and then said:

"Ah, the great Emperor Kotek, being taken away from someone who is bound to get something will definitely make you angry. Snake people are not good at navigation. Without the help of friends, you will not be able to get back the treasure in your heart.

But fortunately, I am happy to be a friend to you and the unbelievers, Your Majesty.

As long as you can give me some, a little help, hehe. "

"Your name is Gaboa? You claim to be a pirate captain who has traveled around the world."

The Snake Emperor turned around and looked at the troll skeleton pirate behind him with gloomy and ruthless eyes. It spat out a scarlet snake message and said:

"Are you a subordinate of Zemlan?"

"No, Your Majesty, Zemran is dead."

Gaboa stretched out his hand and made a motion of dissipating in the wind, rubbed his hands again, and said in a treacherous tone:

“Now that I am free, I also want to recreate the grand event of the Cursed Pirates, but what is embarrassing is that my companions also left with Zemran.

So I need some vicious, crazy minions who are not afraid of death. There are many such people under your command, and I happen to know where the Eastern Continent is.

Believe me, Your Majesty, I have been there many times.

As for Dalaran.

I have never heard of this city, but just ask someone and you can always find it.

So, what do you say? "

"I just want the keystone!"

The black snake man Kotek said calmly:

"As long as you can bring me the keystone, the soldiers of the Faithless Empire will be at your disposal. But I still have a question, Captain Gaboa.

Where is your ship? "

"There!"

Troll Skeleton Gaboya pointed to the endless sea ahead, and said in an expectant tone:

"There are many ships on the South China Sea route, and they will all belong to me in the end. Just give me a little time to prepare, Your Majesty, and I will set off immediately to retrieve the key stone for you.

O endless sea, O ocean of treasures, O ocean of plunder.

Blake Shaw, I accept your invitation!

Seven thousand years later, the Zandalar pirates who had been forgotten by the world re-entered the scene! "