21. The Legend of Pandaren. The End of the Mist Age (Part 1)
"Captain, we have lost our way..."
On a stormy night in the South China Sea, Captain Anthony Tiejiao stood in the crew cabin with a livid face. His captain's cabin was given to a few "little distinguished guests", so he could only squeeze in with the crew first, but
Fortunately, the Dark Blade Consortium's large merchant ships all have enough storage rooms, so you can pack one up and stay there temporarily.
But this is not the reason why Captain Iron Horn is in a bad mood. Under the flickering light, a chart of nearby sea areas is placed in front of Captain Anthony and the first mate. Logically speaking, according to these, they are used to running in the South China Sea.
The experience of the old seals on the route is that they don’t need a chart at all, and they can even sail the ship back to the treasure coast with their eyes closed, but now the problem lies here.
The sudden storm stopped, but in that damn storm, the ship was "sent" to a strange place.
"Have you seen the surrounding environment? Have you been to this place?"
Anthony Tiejiao looked at the chart in front of him, and an irritable mood affected him, making the blood-red color in his eyes jump even more. He turned back to look at his first mate, a tall minotaur old seal dog,
The latter shook his head in frustration.
"Dry!"
The captain punched the chart in front of him and asked through gritted teeth:
"The most important thing is that we have been traveling back and forth on the South China Sea route for almost five years! Why do we never have any news about this sea area? Did it appear out of thin air?"
There was no answer in the cabin. There were no rookie sailors on this merchant ship. These sailors wearing the sailor uniforms of the Dark Blade Consortium were all aware of the terrible consequences of getting lost in the storm. The atmosphere in the cabin was a little stagnant for a while.
A few minutes later, the second officer on the ship, a rare werewolf sailor, seemed to remember something. He looked around, lowered his voice, and said to Captain Anthony Iron Horn:
"No! It didn't appear out of thin air, Captain, do you remember that there is a legend about a devil's fog in the South China Sea... It is said that any ship caught in that fog will..."
"Enough!"
Tiejiao interrupted the second mate's words loudly. At this moment, these words were not impossible to say, but they definitely couldn't be said in front of the already panicked sailors. He used a calm and confident tone as usual.
After checking the sailors' night watch, he told everyone that there was no need to worry, and ordered the other sailors to rest.
Anthony winked at the first mate and second mate, and the three of them shared slightly wet cigars and discussed in low voices at the edge of the deck.
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On the other side, the naughty children don't care about the fate of this ship. Even if it is really lost, as long as Dornan is still there, a relaxed and pleasant astral teleportation can solve all problems, so they are still leisurely now.
Listen to the red panda Lili in front of you telling her own story.
To be honest, it's a very fascinating story.
"We, uh, I mean, panda people like me, all live on the Wandering Island."
Lili was holding a cup of tea, sitting cross-legged on a chair and telling her story about the Wandering Island. She was surrounded by children of all sizes, just like having a tea party. Frankly speaking, Lili was not
She didn't hate this atmosphere, it even reminded her of the little kids in the private school when she was on the Wandering Island. They also listened to her bragging like this.
"The Wandering Island? Is that an island?"
Dornan, who was listening to the story while maintaining her soul link, blinked her eyes. She looked curiously at the weird hairpin made of a wooden drill on top of Lili's head. Girls all liked such gadgets.
"Yes! I'm very confused about this too!"
Taelia also frowned and asked:
"Old Chen once told me that every generation of you Pandaren has a traveling Brewmaster. I also checked the information in the library of Stormwind City. You have left legends about Pandaren all over the world, and in the past
For hundreds of years, there have been many explorers from other races trying to find the location of the Wandering Island...but they all failed, so many people say that pandaren do not exist, and that they are just imaginary stories like witches."
"How on earth did you hide yourselves?"
Faced with Dornan and Taelia's questions, Lili smiled, took a sip of tea, and then revealed the secret:
"The Wandering Island is indeed an island. It is in the Endless Sea, but it is not an ordinary island. Unless we are willing, no one can find it, and no one can disturb the lives of the Pandaren."
Lili paused, and the eloquent red panda emphasized her tone:
"Because the Wandering Island is a Pandaren city built behind the great Shenzhenzi!"
"The infinitely powerful Shenzhenzi carries it and continues to roam within the scope of the endless sea, and the mist created by the mist masters will obscure Shenzhenzi's huge body. When Shenzhenzi moves forward on the sea, as you see,
Come on, it’s a fog on the sea. Any explorer who enters it without permission will get lost in the fog, and will be sent out without anyone noticing by the fog masters.”
"What is Shen Zhenzi?"
The little melon-eating brother Anduin threw the cantaloupe rind that he had chewed up in his hands into the trash can. He waved his hands and asked enthusiastically:
"I guess it is a terrifying rock giant, carrying your island with its strong shoulders and arms! Its height is at least 200 yards! No, no, no! 500 yards!"
"No!"
Lili narrowed her eyes. She was ready to scare this group of new friends, just like the expressions of those friends from other races who had heard the story of Shenzhenzi in the past.
"Shenzhenzi is a turtle...a turtle that has lived for 800 years! Its body is larger than the largest island in the South China Sea. Mountains, waterfalls, lakes and rivers grew out of its hard shell.
I followed the great Wanderer Master Liu Lang on several trips back and forth between the Pandaren's hometown of Pandaria and the outside world. Until Master Liu Lang and his wife Xin Ci died of old age, the master's soul merged with Shenzhenzi..."
"Since then, Shenzhenzi has not returned to Pandaria. Maybe it is also grieving for the death of Master Liu Lang... We live there, living on the carapace of Shenzhenzi. Master Shang Xi once said, Mysterious
The pandaren on Zong Island are the bravest and most adventurous among the pandaren in Pandaria, but it's a pity..."
Speaking of this, Lili's mood also became sad:
"It's a pity that we can never return to our real home."
All the children were stunned, because no one could imagine how big a giant turtle carrying an island roaming in the endless sea would be... The children had seen the terrifying Gronn in Draenor, and also seen the huge giant.
Dragon, but they still couldn't imagine that scene.
The one who finally broke the silence was the little ghost Yuna, who was riding on the brave soul deer lying on the ground. Yuna scratched her cheek with her fingers and made faces at Lili:
"Bragging! Bragging! Don't be ashamed! There are no turtles that big! I haven't seen them in Argus! You are bragging!"
"I'm not bragging!"
After all, Lili is still a child at heart. She put down her teacup and shouted to Yuna:
"No one from House Stormstout lies!"
"I don't believe it! Anyway, I just don't believe it!"
Yuna folded her arms vividly and turned her little face to one side. She was as angry as a child against Lili because the first time Lili hit her, it hurt.
"good!"
Lili took out the orb the size of a human head from the silk pocket beside her. She placed it carefully on the table and said to Yuna:
"Then I'll show you Shenzhenzi... With the help of the Pandaria Orb, you can see all the stories related to the Pandaren! Come here, everyone gather around!"
Lili called on the other children to sit on the soft bed with her. She held the orb in her hand. Amidst the shining green light mist of the monk, the orb in Lili's paws was like a
Like a clear spring, it reflects clear images.
This thing similar to a magic projection made the children exclaim. Lili called out the power of the orb while explaining to the other children:
"I found it in the Sutra Pavilion of Wuchen Temple. No one except high-level monks can enter that place, but I always sneaked in through the window, and Master Shang Xi didn't stop me.
I found it in the secret space behind a pile of ancient scriptures. It is said that this is a treasure left by Master Liu Lang. It was brought from his hometown, a place called the Valley of the Four Winds. It is said that it can help the panda people find it.
own place of origin.”
"But this thing can only help us see two places, either Pandaria or the Wandering Island, and we can't see the third place."
Lili pursed her lips with regret:
"Otherwise, I would have found Uncle Chen a long time ago, and I wouldn't have had to hide around like this. Oh my God, I didn't know until I sneaked onto the ship that the captain of the ship was a terrible vampire. I didn't dare to go out to look for food, for fear of being killed.
He grabbed and sucked the blood."
"You should call them vampires!"
Vanessa, who reached out and hugged the furry Lili, corrected:
"That is their official race name in the Federation, and Captain Iron Horn is an orthodox vampire. As long as they abide by federal laws, they can receive enough blood to survive every month, and there is no need to risk being discovered by the Sheriff.
The risk is to hunt secretly, the vampires are not evil, don’t let the appearance blind you, cute little Lili..."
"is that so?"
Lili scratched her head and said:
"But Uncle Chen warned me last time to stay away from those vampires. Forget it, no matter what, I found it, let you see Shen Zhenzi!"
Along with Lili's call, the pictures in the orb in front of her flowed rapidly. The next moment, it was like the scenery from the first perspective was suddenly shrunk many times. Under the surprised gaze of the children, an indescribably huge head appeared.
The turtle appeared before their eyes.
It was under a quiet night, under the faint starlight, Shenzhenzi, who was carrying an island on his back, paddled the water with four huge fins. With every slide, a huge amount of seawater was moved towards
Behind her, in the understatement of that terrifying power, on the island behind the turtle shell, in the spreading mountains, there was a bright light of the human world, which fully proved that Lili was not lying.
The Wandering Isle is indeed behind a giant turtle, and there are many pandaren living there.
"This...is unbelievable!"
Vanessa and Taelia looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes, and Dornan couldn't help but recited a ballad of elements. This little girl felt for the first time in her life that she had feelings for Ai
They still know too little about Xerath. How many secrets are hidden in this world that they don’t know yet?
Shenzhenzi, who was paddling easily, seemed to feel that someone was "looking" at it. The huge sea turtle raised its head from the water, opened its eyes in the direction of the children, and then let out a burst of noise.
A roar like muffled thunder.
It's like communicating with the user of the Orb of Pandaria.
"Yeah! Yeah!"
The little ghost who was looking at the picture attentively was startled, but at this moment Yuna was strangely silent. Until Lili blinked her big eyes and looked at her, the little ghost lowered his head and curled his fingers.
Somewhat embarrassedly said:
"Okay, I was wrong...I apologize to you for my ignorance and arrogance...you little panda who hits people hard."
"It's okay, I forgive you."
Lili waved her paw generously, indicating that she didn't mind. Lili was also very happy to see her new friends being impressed by her. She sat there cross-legged and began to change the perspective of the Pandaria Orb.
Whisper:
"Let's look at Pandaria again. It's much more lively than the Wandering Island. There are so many pandas there, so many that I can't even count them. They've built huge cities and temples there. It's very beautiful...
.Hey! What’s going on? Why can’t you see it?”
Lili's voice became a little more anxious. The child looked at the orb in her hand. The originally vivid picture was now only a pale mist-like halo. No matter how Lili called, the orb could no longer be displayed.
The mysterious Pandaren homeland, Pandaria, is revealed.
"You! You broke my orb!"
Lili shouted angrily towards Yuna, who looked innocent, but was stopped by Dornan.
"No! Lili, it wasn't Yuna who broke it!"
The shaman girl said to Lili seriously:
"I remember very clearly. When Yuna brought you and the orb back, there was still a blurry picture on the orb. Yuna also said that she saw a "kingdom of fat bears" in the orb. That must be Pandali.
Asia's Pandaren City, she didn't break your orb..."
The assassin's eldest lady's eyes fell on the orb, and she said thoughtfully:
"Since it was still usable 20 minutes ago, but now it cannot be used, it means that... in the past 20 minutes or so, something that we don't know about but can affect this orb... happened.
"
Vanessa's eyes narrowed, and after a moment, she looked at Dornan:
"Can astral teleportation still work?"
The shaman girl shook her head:
"Same as this orb, it was fine 20 minutes ago. Now, the space seems to be isolated by some kind of force. I can feel that the elements are still active, but it is impossible to teleport back to the federal territory. There is a "door"
If you block them, you can only teleport in the other direction."
This bad news made Vanessa rub her forehead, and she looked at the warrior girl again:
"Telia, dear, obviously we are trapped here, so can you please invite Captain Iron Horn over?"