22. The Legend of Pandaren. The End of the Age of Fog (Part 2)
A few minutes later, Captain Anthony Iron Horn, who had urgently changed into a captain's uniform, appeared in the captain's cabin.
He had no choice but to take the call of these "little distinguished guests" seriously. Although there was no aristocracy in the federal system, it did not mean that the concept of class had been erased in this dynamic new political system.
Power is still in the hands of a few people, but this alternation of power has been covered with a psychedelic "democracy" cloak. Although this centralized system is more civilized than the previous feudal system, at least for now
At this moment, the federal government is still very popular.
As a middle-level beneficiary of this system, Captain Iron Horn himself also supports this system very much and is eager to be reused in this system. Therefore, this meeting with these few distinguished guests must be taken seriously, especially when there are
In the case of the precious daughter of the current Speaker of the Federation, His Excellency Van Cleef.
"Anthony Nolando, the third-level navigator of the Dark Blade Consortium and the captain of the Merchant Ship Scarlet Rose, would like to say hello to all distinguished guests."
Captain Iron Horn behaved very appropriately, without being overly flattering or showing off his rudeness. Coupled with his good-looking appearance, there was no doubt that he gained points in the eyes of these children.
"Don't be nervous, Captain Iron Horn."
Vanessa is the best among the children in dealing with other people, so this time the inquiry and communication were carried out by her. Although the eldest assassin did not like to develop in politics under the shadow of her father, she
Under the influence of Speaker Van Cleef, she became serious and still had the dignity of a superior.
In the cabin that the naughty children had urgently tidied up, Vanessa very politely invited Captain Anthony to sit on the chair. However, facing the gazes of these little distinguished guests, the captain, who was a vampire, also felt a little nervous.
The warning given to him means that each of the children here has the ability to hurt him, or even kill him.
Obviously, these seemingly frail little guests are not simple.
"We invite you to come, Captain, we want to get the most authentic news from you, a professional."
Vanessa knocked on the table and asked softly:
"What happened to the ship after the storm came... I mean, what kind of environment are we in now? You don't need to hide it, Captain Ironhorn, I can assure you that if it is bad
We can help, at least we can guarantee that all the crew members on the ship can escape from the sea."
"oh?"
Vanessa's confident statement made the somewhat anxious Captain Anthony breathe a sigh of relief.
After talking to the first mate and the second mate, he already had a frightening guess in his mind, but now, since the distinguished guests are guaranteed to escape, it means that the situation he is most worried about will not happen.
"Well, I wanted to explain everything to you distinguished guests after I have fully ascertained the information."
Captain Iron Horn lost the pressure and his tone became calmer. He looked at the children around him. He breathed a sigh of relief and the blood-colored light in his eyes became more serious. He said:
"There is no doubt that there is something wrong with the storm after dark. Distinguished guests, I can use my 17 years of sailing experience to assure you that according to the current season, such a storm should not occur in the South China Sea, but it happened.
And after we were "sent" to this strange sea area by the storm, the storm suddenly disappeared as if it was isolated, which proves that the storm was not normal."
"Um?"
Taliyah, the warrior girl who was listening in, frowned. She grew up in Kul Tiras, the country of the sea. She heard a lot about the sea from the boastful sailors at Boralus Pier.
The scary and weird story. After listening to Captain Iron Horn’s description, the warrior girl asked in a deep voice:
"So, do you mean that this storm that shouldn't have happened was specially arranged for us by some enemies? Or are we just unlucky?"
"This is it."
Captain Anthony touched his well-groomed beard. He thought for a moment and said to the children:
"I personally prefer the second guess, because if we fall into a trap, then when the storm comes, we should have been attacked by enemies hiding in the dark. The most important thing is...
"
Captain Ironhorn shrugged:
"My intuition tells me that this is probably not a man-made conspiracy... Don't underestimate my intuition, everyone, it has helped me escape death at least 4 times."
"But Uncle Tyrion said that in most cases, making decisions based on intuition and emotion will kill many people."
Little Anduin suddenly said something, which made Captain Ironhorn's relaxed expression solidify. Hearing Tyrion's name, he had to be more cautious, so he stood up and said to the children:
"What you all said makes sense. I'm going to check the surrounding sea area again to eliminate all possible dangers."
"Wait a moment!"
Vanessa glared at little Anduin who was talking nonsense, and then asked Captain Iron Horn:
"Before you leave, Sir Captain, we have one last question, and I hope you can answer it truthfully."
"Excuse me."
Anthony looked at Vanessa politely, and the latter asked:
"Based on your experience and knowledge, can you guess a situation that is most consistent with our current situation? Regarding the legends between sailors and pirates circulating in the South China Sea, such as encounters with ghost ships and the like."
Captain Anthony frowned when he heard Vanessa's suggestive description. After hesitating for a moment, he said calmly:
"Actually, there is indeed a situation that is very consistent with our current experience. I don't know if you have heard of a rumor called the fog of the sea. It is said that there is a strange fog in some places in the South China Sea.
The area, its size does not seem to be fixed, and it occasionally spreads across the sea, and any ship that enters it...will not end up...well."
After Captain Anthony left, Vanessa turned back and looked at the children behind her. She whispered:
"It should be this. If the captain's guess is correct, it means that we have entered the fog of the sea, and this fog caused the Pandaria Orb to appear in the scene of Pandaria..."
"No, no, no! That's not the case!"
Dornan shook her head. The shaman lady sorted out her thoughts. She looked at the red panda Lili and asked:
"You said before that this orb was left behind by Master Liu Lang specifically for the pandaren on Wandering Island. Its only purpose is to help you find Pandaria, right?"
"Um!"
Lili held the orb and nodded vigorously.
"And this orb can only show two places, one is the Wandering Island and the other is Pandaria."
Dornan's blue eyes shone with a light of wisdom. She spread her hands and gestured in the air:
"If this orb is compared to a compass specially prepared for lost people, it means that the Wandering Island is the starting point of this lost journey, and Pandaria is the end of the lost journey. The significance of the orb is that anyone who holds it
If you get lost along the way, you can use the orb to observe two places to help you continue moving forward or return to a safe starting point."
"Pa"
The warrior girl Taelia, who had been silent, snapped her fingers. She tilted her head and looked at the red panda Lili:
"But now, this compass can only point to the starting point, and its reflection of the end point has failed. Do you know what this means? Lili?"
"means...means..."
The most naughty little girl in the Stormstout House is definitely not a little fool. The three girls have reached this point in their words, and she obviously understands what they want to express.
She lowered her head and stared blankly at the Pandaria Orb in her hand that no longer glowed with gentle light. She murmured to herself:
"It means...I'm already standing at the end..."
"It means that I finally found a home..."
"Shua"
Vanessa walked to the window of the gold coin. She reached out and pushed the window open, letting the cold wind from the sea blow into the cabin. The assassin eldest lady turned around, folded her arms, and shrugged at the others.
In the sea breeze full of strange smell, she whispered:
"So...the children of the Dawnblade family..."
"Welcome to Pandaria, under the mist!"
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Pandaren, this is a mysterious race hidden under the rich history of Azeroth.
This is also a civilization with a long history. The starting point of the Pandaren civilization can be traced back to the barbaric era of 15,000 years before the Dark Portal... Does this time point sound familiar?
That's right. This was exactly the time when the dark troll clan migrated to near the Well of Eternity. In other words, the ancestors of the pandaren appeared at the same time as the night elves, but compared to the Kaldorei elves, they had no progress along the way.
The rise of the Pandaren was unimpeded, but the rise of the Pandaren seemed extremely difficult, and could even be said to be full of disasters.
In the era when the pandaren appeared, the world had not yet been divided. The continent of Pandaria, hidden under the fog of the South China Sea, was still part of the ancient continent of Kalimdor, but the Dark Night Experience was in the north, while the pandaren were in the south. In the initial era, by borrowing
Inspired by the wisdom of the Valley of Eternal Blossoms, another miracle of civilization, filled with divine luster, wisdom was born among the pandaren and many races.
Just like the wilderness demigods and the night elves, the pandaren also received help from another group of wilderness demigods...the four wilderness demigods who were honored as the "Supreme Gods". They are: White Tiger
Xuenu, Qinglong Yulong, Zhuhe Chijing and Black Bull Niuzao.
When Tyrion saw Rukhmar's resurrection, he lamented that Rukhmar had taken the next step in the demigod life form, fusing his own life force with the power of the elements... However,
, Tyrion didn't know it at that time, but in fact, there were demigods in Azeroth who had already entered this stage, and their time to integrate the power of elements was even much earlier than that of Rukhmar, the Sun Raven.
More than ten thousand years.
Yes, the four supreme gods are powerful beings that integrate life and elements, so under their protection, Pandaria spent a wonderful pastoral time, but unfortunately, the four holy beasts are wary of threats from the outside.
But he forgot to guard against his "similar people".
The specific situation is difficult to describe clearly in short words. In short, the powerful four holy beasts, together with the race they protected, suffered an attack from the first rebellious Titan creation in Azeroth. It was a terrible battle, named
The leader of the Titan creations for the God of Thunder defeated the Supreme God one by one. Even the most powerful one, Xuen, who had mastered the power of wind and thunder, was imprisoned by the God of Thunder in his White Tiger Temple after ten days and ten nights of fighting.
In the next 3,000 years, the pandaren and other native races, such as hozens, jinyu people, and yak people, all struggled to survive as slaves in the empire built by the rebellious titan creations.
The God of Thunder died suddenly after a mysterious expedition failed, but he gave these suffering prisoners new hope.
The Pandaren were the first race to stand up and resist the brutal rule. After their bravery smashed the shackles, other enslaved races also stood behind them. The powerful Titan creations will not be able to survive after losing their pure hearts.
More powerful than any other evil, after a grueling battle, the pandaren were free.
But it is a pity that they have lost their own writing and civilization in the long period of slavery. Faced with this kind of disaster that can defeat anyone, the panda people have not just decadent. On the contrary, they have never been beaten by their own hands.
Drawing new strength from the ruins of the overthrown brutal empire, they built their own new civilization in the ruins with their own hands.
And when the panda people are struggling to reshape civilization, what are the night elves who were born with them doing?
Under the leadership of the beautiful and noble Queen Azshara, the night elves are also rising, but it took the elves thousands of years to build their own empire in peace, while the pandaren, who rose again from the disaster, probably only needed
In one-third of the Kaldorei's time, a civilization as powerful as Queen Azshara's empire was established...
Unfortunately, even in the comparison in the world before the War of the Ancients, the immortal night elves still lost to the short-lived pandaren.
Of course, the short life of Pandaren is compared with the real immortal species such as elves. It can be seen from the life of Master Liu Lang who established the Wandering Island that the life span of Pandaren is about 300-500 years, which is longer than that of humans.
Longer, but compared to the real immortal species, these chubby optimists still belong to a short-lived civilization.
After establishing their own empire, the Pandaren civilization also has many great stories to tell, such as how these chubby pandas single-handedly defeated the Zandalari trolls without any support.
The coming war, of course, we can tell these stories later.
Ten thousand years before the Dark Portal opened, Shaohao, the last emperor of the Pandaren, predicted that the ancient war was about to occur during his communication with heaven and earth. In order to protect his people and civilization, this respectable emperor
On the eve of the collapse of the earth, he chose to sacrifice himself, integrating his power into the land he loved so much, and transforming himself into the mist that enveloped and protected Pandaria, completely isolating the Pandaren's home from the rest of the world.
.
It's been ten thousand years...
And now, the time has come for this misty empire full of myths and great legends to open!
