Chapter 210 Surprise and joy, that's called a surprise
Saying goodbye to the somewhat unconfident Staghelm, Sharlayan and Valeela headed south along the avenue of Val'sharah.
Because they wanted to search for clues related to Jarod along the way, the two did not rush at full speed, but stopped and stopped along the way to slow down their pace of action.
The closer you get to the south of Val'sharah, the thinner the branches and leaves of Shaladrassil are, and the surrounding greenery is gradually decreasing.
After crossing a beach, the two officially entered the Azuna area.
Azsuna was once the academic center of the Dark Night Empire. The famous Narthalas Arcane Academy is located in the center of Azsuna, attracting a large number of students to study here.
But the glory and prosperity of Azsuna were burned to the ground ten thousand years ago, and now only ruins are left.
Through the ruins of gorgeous buildings that have not been completely destroyed, Sarlayan and Valeela can still vaguely see their former glory.
Due to the impact of the cataclysm, Azsuna's land mass was severely damaged and consisted of a heavily flooded main island and two isolated secondary islands offshore.
Nar'thalas College is still located in the center of Azsuna, but most of this former academic holy place of the Dark Night Empire has sunk underwater.
Among the two sub-islands, the one located due south is the Watch Island that Maiev mentioned before. This is the headquarters of the Watchers, and many dangerous demons are imprisoned here.
All guardians, including Maiev, return to Watch Island regularly every year to explain the latest conditions of the prisoners they guard over the past year.
Another subsidiary island, Faronar, is located on the west side of the main island of Azsuna. It has long been uninhabited and has been abandoned since 10,000 years ago.
According to the barrage, there are very few living people in the Azsuna region, but there are many ancient ghosts who cannot escape the curse.
The last governor of the Azsuna region was named Prince Faroldis. Because he was dissatisfied with Azshara's practice of allowing demons to slaughter people, he raised an army in the early days of the War of the Ancients to try to overturn Azshara's decision.
Unfortunately, due to the traitor's betrayal, Faroldis' plan was exposed and was easily suppressed by Azshara without even causing a splash.
As punishment, Azshara personally placed a curse on the Azsuna rebels who participated in the rebellion.
All rebels cannot be freed after death, and are bound to this land in the form of souls for eternity.
If you want to find someone in Azsuna, it is necessary to have a good relationship with these local snake spirits.
But here's the problem, these ghosts who have been cursed and tortured for ten thousand years are not easy to get along with, and one of them may even be regarded as an intruder and be hostile to them.
The barrage gave Sharlayan an idea. He could first find a way to lure out Prince Farodis, who was wandering in the wilderness of Azsuna, and use him as a breakthrough point to formally establish contact with the Azsuna Night Watch.
Of course, this is easy to say, but many problems still need to be overcome in actual implementation.
For example, the conflict between Prince Faroldis and the Night Watch has lasted for thousands of years. Sarlayan must first find a way to resolve the conflict caused by misunderstanding between them.
"Um?"
Just entering the desolate Azsuna region, Sarlayan and Valeera looked up into the distance at the same time.
A dragon-shaped creature with blue scales streaked across the sky and disappeared into a forest that exuded a blue-purple arcane shimmer.
"Blue dragon?" Sarlayan tilted his head in confusion: "Am I wrong? How come there is a blue dragon here?"
Valeela shook her head to dispel Sarlayan's suspicion: "You are right, I saw it too, it seems to be a young dragon."
【Ah... Speaking of which, we seem to have forgotten to mention this.】
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
【Blue Wing Habitat.】
[There is a miniature blue dragon settlement in the Azsuna region, opened by the old blue dragon Senegos.]
[He is the only adult dragon in the habitat, the others are young dragons and young dragons, as well as some draconians who are responsible for taking care of the dragon eggs. 】
After hearing the news, Sarlayan opened his eyes unconsciously: "Why didn't you tell me such important information earlier?"
"The decline of the blue dragon clan is precisely due to the lack of new generations. If there are enough young dragons, young dragons and dragon eggs in the Blue Wing habitat, it should be able to greatly alleviate the inheritance pressure faced by the blue dragon clan."
[Well... I really didn't think of this problem before. After all, we are not dragons, so we will definitely consider things from the perspective of mortals first. ]
[Besides, you went to Azsuna on a last-minute basis. We haven’t had time to adjust our plans. We agreed to go to the Broken Shore first? 】
[Talon Bloodfiend: Am I so out of cards? 】
Sarlayan complained angrily: "Okay, my fault, I didn't say hello in advance."
"So what should we do now? Go directly to the Blue Wing Habitat to find Senegos? What is his character like? He won't just spit dragon breath in his face, right?"
[That’s not the case, the magic network in the Azuna area is very chaotic, and the energy supply cannot keep up at all.]
[In order to ensure that his offspring can receive sufficient energy supply during their growth, Senegos stopped supplying himself with the arcane magic power. 】
[This caused him to be in a very weak state, and he could only lie down in the magic pool to relieve the symptoms. Senegos would never waste magic power unless forced to do so. 】
"Is the magic network disordered..."
Sarlayan is a warrior and a druid, and has no dependence on arcane magic.
But he still has a level 5 ranger level. As a high elf ranger, there is no problem in sensing arcane energy.
Just as the barrage said, the arcane energy in the Azsuna region is extremely chaotic, and only a limited number of regions are relatively stable.
The arcane disturbance of the riot can be felt to the east of the junction where the two of them are now.
Sarlayan used an analogy that people from other worlds are more accustomed to.
Under normal conditions, the Magic Network in an area is like a natural gas pipeline buried underground.
As long as there is no external force to damage these pipelines, they are stable and controllable.
Mortal mages of all races cannot absorb the magic power from the channels on their own, and must use the help of certain special means.
For example, Dalaran's exclusive technology for intercepting magic network nodes.
Strictly speaking, the Sunwell also used similar methods, but Dath'Rema used the well water of the Well of Eternity as a medium to super double the amount of magic flowing out of the node.
Unlike mortals, blue dragons can absorb pure arcane magic power directly from the inside without damaging the structure of the pipe itself.
Provided the pipeline itself remains intact.
The current situation in Azuna is like a fault in the underground gas pipeline and a gas leak.
Moreover, the spilled arcane energy is raw energy that has not been filtered by the magic network and cannot be directly inhaled for physical use.
Don't ask what will happen if you smoke it, you will be responsible for the consequences.
Blue Wing Habitat is one of the few areas that can barely maintain the stability of the magic network, but Senegos alone can only protect one-third of an acre around him, and it is impossible to expand outwards.
Already.
Valeera asked doubtfully: "Why is the magic environment here so bad? The collapse of the earth shouldn't cause harm to the magic network, right?"
"This is Azshara's handiwork."
An unfamiliar male voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them. Saraian, who was distracted and communicating with the barrage, stood up and felt excited. He hurriedly took a step forward and turned around, placing his right hand on the hilt of Quel'Sera's sword.
"who?!"
Valeera, who reacted faster, had already pulled out two daggers, lowered her center of gravity and entered a stealth state, ready to attack at any time.
"Don't get excited! I have no ill intentions towards you."
The person who came was a ghost with a translucent body. He tried hard to put on a friendly smile on his face and raised his hands holding the staff above his head to show that he was not hostile.
Sarlayan looked at this ghost, his eyes flickering slightly.
"Valeera, wait a minute."
The unknown visitor suddenly felt a biting chill, and Valeela had reached behind him at some point, with a sharp dagger placed on the ghost's neck.
Sarlayan did not completely relax his vigilance, and still held his hand on the hilt of the sword, maintaining a posture ready to launch an attack at any time.
"Ghost, what's your name? Why are you talking to us?"
A wry smile appeared on the face of the unknown ghost: "My name is Farodis, I used to be Azuna... No, I am just an ordinary resident of Azuna."
"I'm sorry to jump into your topic suddenly, I just spoke out of my feelings."
'Farodis? This guy is the former governor of Azsuna?'
Sarlayan continued to talk calmly: "You said Azshara's magic web disorder was caused by Azshara? What exactly happened?"
"This is a long story."
Farodis smiled and suggested: "The wilds of Azuna are not safe. How about... let's change places first?"