Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 309 18. Blake’s eyes became sharp-——[2335]

(Additional update for ASSASSINZZC brothers [3/5])

From the hillside above the ruins of Meredel, under sufficient sunlight, one can see the scenery of Sura City in the distance.

The purple magic light curtain covering the city cannot block the gaze from a distance. In fact, it is translucent. When the magic changes, it will also bring up a large area of ​​​​complete transparency.

As long as your eyesight is good enough, you can see the whole city clearly.

Fortunately, Blake's eyesight is very good, and he is accompanied by a legendary ranger who can clearly see targets the size of ravens at a distance of a thousand meters, with almost constant eagle eye skills.

From their view of the high mountains here, the two of them could see those tall, white, dome-shaped buildings that looked like works of art. They were the main urban area of ​​the Ten Thousand Years City.

Relying on the bird's-eye view of the old Bonechewer flying over the city, pirates who share the view can see more details.

Beautiful buildings spread throughout the bay, lined up in rows, and divided into several urban areas with different functions. The people living in each have different statuses and architectural styles.

But it generally follows a unified style, mostly using pillars and domes, and fine silks woven by Sh'dorei elven craftsmen are hung between each other as curtains.

There are large gardens connected to the city, and many fountains and pools have been built for watering.

Even in the civilian area of ​​Yongyue guided by Velenni, flowers, plants and trees can be seen everywhere.

Even for a well-informed person like Blake, Suramar City can be regarded as the most beautiful city he has ever seen, with the most perfect integration of city and nature, bar none.

But the pirates were somewhat uninterested in this magnificent urban style.

After all, I was tired of seeing it in the game, so I was really shocked when I saw the real thing for the first time.

But to be honest, that's about it.

There was nothing as excited as General Lylitha Windrunner next to her. This kind of excitement is understandable. It is said that the ancestor of the Windrunner family was also born in Suramar City.

For Windrunner's mother, this trip is equivalent to returning to her ancestral homeland.

"Ms. Windrunner, have you heard of the name 'Ellisande'?"

Black took out his pipe out of boredom and asked as he filled it with tobacco. Windrunner’s mother beside her nodded and replied:

"Yes, I've heard of it. The founder of Quel'Thalas, the great Dath'Remar Sunstrider, once served Azshara with Lady Elisande.

The notes he left behind contained detailed records of the life of Azshara's most trusted great mage.

But I'm afraid His Majesty Sunstrider also didn't expect that Elisande and the entire city of Suramar could survive the catastrophe of the Ancient War. The elves in this city are probably the last pure descendants of the upper elves. "

"Hey, ma'am, look at her."

The pirate interrupted General Windrunner's emotion, pointed at the frightened and sad Elf Veleni of the Night beside him, and asked:

"Do you really think that except for personality, the Nightborne and the Highborne have even the slightest similarity? Just look at their skin color and you will know that they are two different creatures.

The difference between them and the Highborne is greater than the difference between you Quel'dorei and the night elves. "

General Lilesa turned back and glanced at Veleni, looking at the skin of the Shaldorei Night Son and the detailed changes on their bodies, and finally sighed helplessly.

He nodded and agreed with Blake's statement.

"I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. As soon as I arrived in the wilderness of Suramar, I found a lone Nightborne elf, although this was just the beginning.

But it's really a good start. "

The pirate put the pipe to his mouth, took out his cool flaming sword lighter, lit the tobacco accurately, and blew out a smoke ring comfortably.

He looked at Verenni and said comfortingly in Salas:

"Don't be afraid, Ms. Verenni, I will set off in a moment to help you save your daughter. As long as little Connie is still alive, I will definitely be able to rescue her safely."

"Thanks"

The Nightborne civilian, who had just absorbed some magic and was in better condition, crossed his arms and tried to say thank you to the pirate, but was interrupted by Black's hand.

The bad guy said with full malice:

"No need to say thank you. After all, after you and Hal get married, we are our own people. Tell me about the situation in Suramar and how Elisande brutally rules you.

And where are the exiled Children of the Night?

I’m also interested in those ‘resisters’ you mentioned earlier. We're definitely going into town, so do you want me to bring a letter to your friends? "

"needs."

Vereny pursed her thick lips, looked at Blake, and said softly:

"I was able to leave the city with the help of many friends, but I can't go back. The reappearance of Connie and I will bring trouble to the kind-hearted Mr. Venser.

Miss Delin who sent me out of the city will also be implicated by me, so I can only ask you to bring me a message back, telling them that I am safe, so that they don't have to worry about me.

As for the rebels”

The Son of the Night hesitated for a moment, and then whispered:

"Mr. Venser doesn't like the word we use to describe him, but he and his companions are indeed heroes in our hearts.

The reason why those homeless people who have lost everything and are lingering in the Yongyue civilian area have not yet met the sad fate of becoming withered people is because of the help of this group of kind-hearted people.

Without their help over the past hundreds of years, at least tens of thousands of people would have been exiled from the civilian areas. "

"exile?"

General Lilesa turned her head and asked:

"Is it because you committed a crime that you were exiled?"

"No, ma'am."

Vereny took a look at Windrunner's mother's weird illusory body, and saw her white skin and short, weird ears, and decided in her heart that this must be an elf noble.

His tone became more humble.

She explained:

"Most of the Nightborne who were exiled from Suramar City were not criminals. Most of the Sha'dorei who were expelled from the city did not do bad things. The only crime they committed was to 'disobey the rule of the Grand Magister.'

But in fact, they did nothing but failed to swear allegiance to Ms. Elisande, so they were cut off from the supply of magic wine, and then entered the sad fate of becoming the Withered.

When they are about to lose control, they will be driven out of the city and left to fend for themselves.

But that’s what it says. "

Vereny rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile:

“My daughter and I have attended rallies in support of Ms. Elisande, but we would never have been able to buy enough magic wine if it hadn’t been for Mr. Venser’s kind help.

My daughter and I couldn't survive just by relying on the small amount of magic wine quota issued by the city's internal affairs advisor every month. This is why my husband joined Mr. Venser's group.

We're not trying to resist her, we're just trying to survive. "

"You keep mentioning the word 'magic wine'."

Windrunner’s mother asked doubtfully:

"It seems that this word is inseparable from your life. Can't you live without drinking this wine?"

"Look at the amateurish question you asked, my mentor."

Blake curled his lips and said while puffing away:

"You also saw what happened when we rescued her just now. The children of the night have 'evolved' to the point where they can eat magic alive. Doesn't this explain the problem?

They are not drunkards.

But they really can't live without drinking magic wine.

okay.

Let’s not discuss this issue for now.

Let’s talk about the rebels. "

The pirate asked thoughtfully:

"Are they powerful in the city? From what you say, they are very respected? How many people do they have? What is Elisande's attitude towards them?"

"Mr. Fanser and his companions have a high reputation in the Yongyue civilian area because the magic wine they sell at low prices has indeed saved many people."

Vereny organized his words and answered:

“I don’t know exactly how many there are.

But before my husband suffered the disaster, he once told me that among the resisters were not only Mr. Venser’s Waning Moon Tavern, but also the gondola girls in charge of shipping in the city.

They also have members in Twilight Winery, so they can continuously obtain smuggled magic wine.

Even the brotherhoods in the black areas of the city have many people joining Mr. Fanser. It is with their protection that the underground smuggling chain of magic wine is not destroyed by the villain family Streis in the rich area. monopoly.

Some people praised the rebels as the heroes of Sula City.

But their situation is also precarious. "

The civilian wife of the Son of the Night sighed, touched the scratch on her arm, and whispered:

"The city guards under Ms. Elisande have been tracking the rebels in recent years. I heard that they lost their asylum because of the death of an old noble who had been covering for the rebels.

The city guards began to use kidnapping methods to force us to reveal the hiding places of the rebels. "

"Well"

Blake blinked, rubbed his chin, and said:

"So this is a group of well-meaning people who are in dire need of help. They must be scared right now. They're leaderless. They need a leader. I get it."

The pirate suddenly understood something that no one knew or cared about.

On the contrary, it was Windrunner's mother who asked about another matter. When she heard the words resister, suppression, and pursuit, she immediately frowned, looked at Verenni, and said:

"Has Suramar's situation gotten so bad? Elisande is also a big figure in the Elf Empire, and she is not lacking in wisdom. She has ruled you for ten thousand years, so she won't be such a failure, right?"

"Actually, the situation in the city has not always been this bad."

When Verenni heard this question, he didn't know how to explain it.

She was just a commoner. She had lived in the city of Suramar all her life. She didn’t know much, so she could only use her own knowledge and said to Windrunner’s mother:

“When I was a child, when my parents were still alive, about three thousand years ago.

At that time, there was no shortage of magic wine in the city, and everyone's addiction to magic was not as serious as it is now.

At that time, magic wine was just a condiment. Drinking it once a month could resist the onset of magic addiction.

The city in my memory is very harmonious, and the Grand Magister is respected by everyone. She protects all the elves in the city, and everyone thinks she is the perfect ruler.

But then the situation got worse and worse, but everyone's addiction to magic became more and more serious, and even newborn children needed to take magic wine regularly to satisfy their addiction.

That's what my Connie is like. "

When Vireny said this, she hugged her shoulders tightly with trembling. She was worried about her daughter's life and seemed to have lost interest in talking, so she said in a weak tone:

"The Night Well is still producing magic power every day, but there is only so much, and gradually it is not enough. The Great Mage distributes the magic power to her cronies.

Distributed to the nobles and wealthy people.

They could help her stabilize the city's order. At that time, she still had us civilians in her heart, so she ordered a large amount of magic wine to be made, but no amount of magic wine was enough.

Especially after the rich and nobles bought Dusk Winery, less and less were given to us, and it was also at that time that the Withered Ones appeared on a large scale.

Ms. Elisande, who used to soothe people's hearts, appeared less and less frequently. The banquets of the nobles became more and more luxurious, and there were more and more homeless people in the city.

We still love our hometown and our city."

At this point, Verenni covered her face and said with a cry of despair:

"But we were abandoned."