Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"The Alterac Palace was on fire last night. Some thugs broke in and killed the 'Mad King' Aiden Perenold who was imprisoned in the palace. The palace was stolen and a large number of treasures collected by the royal family were stolen.

Also last night, the direct and collateral blood relatives of the Perenold family who lived near the palace were almost slaughtered by thugs.

Only Major Oriden Perenold, who was stationed near Stannblad, escaped under the protection of the Prestor family's private soldiers.

But the major was also attacked by assassins and almost died in the chaos. "

Early the next morning, as soon as Blake got up, he saw a serious-faced Shore appearing in his room, bringing him "shocking" news.

The performance of the pirates was also very "shocked".

He was very dramatic and exclaimed in a high-pitched voice:

"Holy Light, this is terrible. What kind of arrogant bastard dares to do such a bottomless thing? Can't a king these days be able to protect his own safety?

Ah, life on your continent is too 'exciting'. I'll think about it carefully. It would be better for me to go back to the sea as soon as possible. "

"Don't pretend!"

Xiao asked with a serious face:

"Does this matter have anything to do with you? Your Uncrowded Ones faction has been operating in Alterac recently!"

"What's going on with you guys?"

Dissatisfied, Blake put on his beloved red eye patch and carefully tied it into a butterfly knot behind his head. He said in a very unhappy tone:

"Why are you the first to suspect me every time something bad happens? I slept in this tower in a daze last night. How could I have the ability to travel thousands of miles to the Alterac Palace to assassinate the Mad King?

There are only a few uncrowned men under my command, so you can let them carry out assassinations. Storming a palace, burning half the city, and killing a king was beyond their capabilities.

Besides, let me ask you, what good does it do to me if Aiden dies?

You are also a member of Ravenholdt. You should know better than those who make baseless speculations. There is no reward for Aiden at all recently. No one wants that madman to die at this sensitive moment. "

Shore was silent for a few seconds.

He stretched out his hand to straighten Blake's collar and whispered:

"I can't refute you with facts, but my instinct is telling me that this matter has nothing to do with you."

"Then stop playing with your 'instinct'."

The pirate whispered:

"It is a 'bad friend' who will lead you astray! Besides, this matter really has nothing to do with me."

"boom"

The door was pushed open, and a serious-faced Nathanos walked into the room with a briefing from Lordaeron's official intelligence organization. As a result, he saw Shore and Black standing very close to each other.

Shore's hand was still on Blake's neck, and the two of them looked very intimate.

this.

"It's not what you think! Don't think too much."

Before Blake could say anything, Xiao swooped out far away. He pulled his sleeves and explained to his other brother seriously:

"I have a lover in Stormwind City. She is a very beautiful woman!"

"The more you explain, the more confusing it becomes."

Marius glanced at Shore, who shrugged his shoulders and handed him the briefing note in his hand, saying:

"New information has been sent. Before the fire broke out in the Alterac Palace last night, a mage stationed there saw a black burning bone dragon appearing.

The archmage sent by Dalaran still found the demon's remains in the ruins after putting out the fire.

The attack was carried out by the Black Knights.

Their target has also been made clear. Among the lost treasures of the royal court, there is a very sensitive thing, the Book of Medivh! That book records the magic of breaking the dimension of reality and summoning demons on a large scale. "

"Look, let me just say, it has nothing to do with me."

Blake stood by the window, picked up the half bottle of wine that he had not finished last night, rinsed his mouth with a gurgle, and said to Xiao who was looking down at the information:

"Don't accuse me wrongly in the future, brother. Your questioning just now really made me sad. When everyone else doubts me, you should believe me more firmly."

"Yeah?"

Shore glared at the cunning guy and said:

“I had doubts before, but now I am sure.

Your Uncrowned One has nothing to do with it. The Black Knights are here to steal the Book of Medivh. They have no reason or time to assassinate those branches of the Perenold royal family."

"Well, this is also mentioned in the intelligence."

Nathanos reminded with some embarrassment:

"Scroll back and you can see the results of the investigation. It was orcs who killed those royal members."

"Orc?"

Xiao'er's expression changed, he quickly turned back a few pages, frowned and said:

"Has the news that there is an orc clan hiding in the Alterac Mountains been confirmed?"

"Then what do you think my Uncrowned One has been doing in Alterac these past few months?"

Blake snorted, reached out and took out his Holy Light Church emblem from his arms, tossed it up and down, and said proudly:

“When you thought that the orcs in Alterac were just a legend, the Uncrowned Ones had already figured out the Frostwolf clan’s size, territory, scope of activities, staffing, war potential, information about their leader, etc.

At this moment, my subordinates should have gone to the headquarters of the Holy Light Church in Stratholme to meet with His Majesty Alonsos Faol in my name.

Secretly submit a "Frostwolf Clan Intelligence Reconnaissance Summary of the Alterac Mountains" to him.

This is the 'insignificant' contribution I can make to the church as a Templar Assassin.

After all, no matter what, I was once an 'Alliance Hero'. Even though I am now a pirate, I still miss the race I came from.

While you are reading the information, my subordinates have already begun the pre-war expulsion of the Frostwolf clan, and are even preparing to lead the Alliance Legion into the Alterac Valley on a large scale. "

The pirate pretended to be a master of wisdom and said to the two brothers in front of him:

"I've always told you that the Uncrowned are born to do great things, and I'm not bragging."

"Why should it be presented to His Majesty Faao?"

Nathanos asked hesitantly:

"You should hand him over to Marshal Lothar."

"No, leaving it to Your Majesty is the right choice."

Shore, who is better at analyzing political games, shook his head and said:

"Marshal Lothar has attracted a lot of attention at this point in time. Once the news of the emergence of orcs in the heart of the human kingdom spreads, the marshal's return to military power will make those people even more fearful.

In this current situation, only your Majesty can suppress the coming waves. "

Shore looked at Blake, who was rummaging for wine in the wine cabinet, with a complicated expression, and asked:

"Did you already know that the Mad King would die? You deliberately chose this time to present the Frostwolf Clan's intelligence, to take the initiative to challenge the situation in Northern Xinjiang that is currently being ignored?"

"You just like to think too much."

Blake picked up a bottle of wine and stood up. He turned back and said:

"It's all just a coincidence."

"Shua"

Just when the pirate bit open the cork and was about to drink the wine, the light of the teleportation spell lit up in his room, and the excited little Xingxing came out holding a bunch of things.

She said excitedly to the three people in the room:

"That bald old man was assassinated just now. I could see clearly from flying in the sky that his yard was full of blood and there were several corpses. That place is now under martial law by mages.

And this, Captain, the royal family of Lordaeron sent us an invitation!

It is said that Her Royal Highness the Princess will get married in a few days and invites us to Lordaeron City to watch the ceremony. Oh, and this one is specifically for Nathanos. "

Little Xingxing took out a transfer order stamped with the stamp of the Lordaeron Military Department from the pile of things in his arms, and handed it to Maris.

The latter took it in his hand, glanced at it, raised his head and said to Shore and Blake:

"The military department asked me to go to East Wilder immediately after Her Royal Highness's wedding, form a ranger regiment outside Andorhal, and follow Marshal Garithos to the Alterac Mountains to attack the orcs."

"Is Garithos the marshal now?"

Blake asked:

"Wasn't he a general before?"

"It should be temporarily closed."

Nathanos glanced at the order in his hand and said softly:

"King Terenas doesn't seem to want Marshal Lothar to regain military power. He wants to deal with the orcs before they escalate."

"The old king has a wonderful idea. I'm afraid he has forgotten what a bear Garithos was when he was beaten by the orcs. Do you really think that after Orgrim is dead, the orcs can be bullied casually?"

The pirate took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, curled his lips and said:

“I left my words here today!

If Garithos or any other random 'marshal' from other kingdoms dares to take a step into Alterac Valley, I will let them be buried there without the orcs taking action!

This commander-in-chief must be Lothar!

This is an agreement between Your Majesty and I. Except for the army under Lothar's flag, Alterac is not open to anyone else. "

Blake picked up the invitation from Little Star with the emblem of the royal family of Lordaeron on it. He opened it, looked at it, and said casually:

"Anyone who dares to break in, I will definitely give them a lesson they will never forget."

The room fell silent.

A few seconds later, Xiao said in a deep voice:

"You're adding fuel to the fire!"

"You are forcing Marshal Lothar and those dirty guys to start a war immediately!"

Nathanos also reacted and asked:

"Why does it have to be like this?"

"Then why do you think Lothar came to Northern Xinjiang? Is he here for an outing?"

Blake asked rhetorically:

"Look at your arrangement, what's the use of having so many legends protecting Lothar? It's a waste of resources. The easiest way to keep him alive is to give him back the military power he's been deprived of!

You idiots are playing cards on the table with those old foxes who have been playing politics all their lives. Do you have any chance of winning?

Lifting the table is the easiest way.

As long as Lothar has 50,000 soldiers, which king would dare to attack him? "

"You think things are too simple! Besides the Kingdom of Stormwind, which king would hand over his army to Marshal Lothar?"

Xiao Er rubbed his forehead and said in the midst of complex thoughts running at high speed:

"So what if Marshal Lothar has an army? Does he want to fight another civil war with the kings? He is unwilling to do that, so he came alone and tried to solve the problem on his own.

He didn't want to see the human kingdom that had just experienced a war become chaotic again because of him.

Black, I understand that you are impatient to fight with those people secretly, but before you provoke the conflict, you should at least discuss it with us. Now that Marshal Lothar doesn't have a single soldier in his hands, what can he do?"

"Who said there isn't one?"

The pirate opened the window, and on the streets of Dalaran below, a knight was riding forward on horseback. He held the flag of the Kingdom of Alterac in his hand, and shouted at the top of his lungs as he galloped:

"The orcs are attacking the border of Alterac. The last legitimate successor of the Kingdom of Alterac, His Excellency Auriden Perenold, together with the Prestor family and the Barov family, requests Marshal Lothar to come and take charge!

The orcs are back!

Alterac needs Lothar, the 'Destroyer of Orcs'! The human kingdom needs the invincible Lothar! "

"Look, isn't this already there?"

Blake pointed out the window, took another sip of wine, and said in a gentle tone:

"The only legitimate heir to the throne of Alterac, together with the two largest noble alliances in the country, took the initiative to request Marshal Lothar to go to Alterac.

He is worthy of being a popular commander, and the public opinion is overwhelming. "

"You've even arranged this."

Shore understood everything now. He looked at Blake and didn't know what to ask for a moment, but soon, a strange light appeared in Shore's eyes.

He said:

"What exactly do you want Marshal Lothar to do?"

"I gave him the Emperor's Sword, what do you think I want him to do?"

The pirate tasted the increasingly sweet wine in his mouth, and said what he just said again:

"I said, the Uncrowned Ones are born to do great things. I want to show our incompetent waste colleagues what kind of great things assassins can do.

We can control the rise and fall of empires, we can cause devastating wars, and we can scare those old foxes on the throne into sleepless nights.

But now, we are running around all day just for a small and insignificant monetary reward.

Ravenholdt, League of Assassins, Duke, Assassin Masters

Hey, they're all rubbish! "

"Marshal Lothar will not agree."

Nathanos said softly:

"He's not going to cause one on his own."

"He owes me his life."

Blake turned around and threw the wine bottle in his hand out of the window, knocking out an unlucky dwarf who was passing by. He clapped his hands and said decisively:

“He has no right to say ‘no’ to me!

I promised Emperor Thoradin that I would hand over his sword to a qualified wielder, and if Lothar was unqualified, I would not trouble him.

Someone will give him trouble. "

After saying that, the pirate ordered the little star next to him who looked at him with admiration for the first time:

"Find me a dress."

"The king invited us to attend the wedding. The bride and groom are both important people. This is a real big occasion and we must dress up to attend.

You come to be my female companion, my school girl.

But there is one thing I must tell you in advance.

During this wedding, your aura is not allowed to leak out, not at all.

And you will do whatever I ask you to do. If you do something wrong and get into trouble, I will just let you go. "

PS:

There will be an update on the 11th next month