The Second Orc War has not yet ended, and undercurrents have begun to surge within the countries in the Eastern Continent.
The Kul Tiras Islands, which are separated from the mainland, will not be affected for the time being, and Sarlayan can continue his studies in a relatively stable environment.
Without Princess Jaina's daily naughtiness, Sarlayan can indeed devote more energy to learning and training.
Before the next test came, Sharlayan learned all branches of feral druidry, including the relatively unpopular transformation of aquatic form.
In just one month, it is impossible to practice all the branches to perfection. You can only attack one of them in a targeted manner.
Perhaps because the next test will be more difficult, Orfa leaked part of the content in advance.
He clearly told Sharlayan that the new test required him to cross the sea and sneak into Zuldazar, the core hinterland of Zandalari.
Since he needed to infiltrate, Sarlayan naturally chose to focus on training in the claw form.
[No, old Bwonsamdi’s palace should be in Nazmir, right? What kind of trouble would it be to go to Zuldazar? 】
【Stupid question.】
[Think about it for a moment, if you were Bwonsamdi, would you choose your lair when meeting with an elf descendant who has a feud? 】
[The relationship between Bwonsamdi and other Loa members is not good to begin with. Isn’t it obvious that he is making excuses by jumping in front of his face? 】
Sharlayan didn't know much about the culture and history of the trolls. All he knew about the trolls came from the collection of books in Quel'Thalas.
Due to the author's stance, the records about trolls will inevitably be distorted.
Under the barrage's explanation, Sarlayan learned a lot of real information that had not been modified by the high elves.
Trolls once had their own glorious period. They were the first native intelligent species born in Azeroth.
Strictly speaking, the night elves, who have the same roots as the high elves, also evolved from trolls.
The ancestors of the night elves were dark trolls who lived near the Well of Eternity. They evolved into beautiful elves because of the long-term influence of the arcane power of the Well of Eternity.
This has not been recorded in any high elf books. The high elves, who claim to be noble, do not want to admit that they have the same ancestor as the ugly and savage trolls.
In addition to trolls and elves, many races, including humans, dwarves and gnomes, were degenerated from Titan creations after suffering the curse of flesh and blood, and were not native species to Azeroth.
The barrage told Sharlayan the true history in the hope that he would not be influenced by the inherent ideas passed down from the high elves and therefore underestimate the Zandalari trolls.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though today's Zandalari can no longer compare with the great troll empire of the past, the legacy and foundation they inherited is still strong.
The large number of loa on Zandalari alone is worthy of attention... although not all loa maintain friendly relations with the Zandalari trolls.
Loa, this concept is unique to trolls, and is the collective name for all the primitive gods they believe in, including but not limited to wild demigods.
In the eyes of the trolls, Kithix, the servant of the Old God, is a Loa, and the artificial ancient god G'huun developed by the Titans is also a Loa.
Normally, each troll only believes in one loa, with the exception of druids.
Most loa are animal spirits native to Azeroth, and occasionally there are humanoid loa like Bwonsamdi who were once trolls.
[It is still open to debate whether Bwonsamdi is a troll. According to the existing information, it can only be known that he was once a priest of the old god of death, M'ezala, and was transformed into a Loa by the latter. Whether he was a troll during his lifetime cannot be confirmed yet.
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[According to what he himself said, Bwonsamdi was born before trolls existed, but no one knows whether this is true, after all, Bwonsamdi often talks nonsense.]
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In a fulfilling study life, a month passes quickly.
At Orfa's urging, Sarlayan came to the coast of southwest Drustvar, transformed into an aquatic form and dived into the sea.
Living in Quel'Thalas since he was a child, although Sharlayan considers himself incompatible with other people of his race in all aspects, the aesthetics of the high elves still have a subtle influence on him.
After suggestions from troll netizens in the barrage, Sarlayan finally chose the killer whale as his aquatic transformation.
Killer whales are the largest and most ferocious carnivorous species in the dolphin family. They dominate the sea and even dare to attack the famous great white shark.
From the aesthetic point of view of high elves, sharks were too ugly and were eliminated first.
Seals are pretty good-looking, but they lack combat effectiveness compared to sharks. Only killer whales can take care of both.
By setting off from the water, you can avoid Zandalari's maritime patrol ships and land in Zuldazar, the hinterland of Zandalar, without anyone noticing.
The meeting place with Bwonsamdi is far away from the capital city of Dazar'alor, in an ancient ruins southwest of the Holy Mountain.
In order to avoid alerting others, Sarlayan spent at least 18 hours a day in the water except for necessary eating and sleeping.
Zandalari also has druids, and if they are often seen floating on the water, they may arouse the suspicion of trolls.
"The ruins of Xibala, this is it, right?"
After landing ashore, Sarlayan quickly transformed into his claw form and began to sneak, carefully advancing along the outer wall of the ruins.
There is no such species as the Demon Spring Lynx on Zandalar Island. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Sarlayan hid in the ruins and observed it for a while, imitating the appearance of a local leopard-shaped cat with yellow and black stripes.
The appearance characteristics of cats are similar, and free switching will not have any impact on their combat effectiveness.
The ecological environment of Zandalar Island was an eye-opener for Sarlayan. There were many wild species here that he had never seen before.
After landing on the beach, he immediately spotted a huge four-legged animal with a slender neck, which looked very powerful.
But according to the barrage, this monster named Brontosaurus is actually a herbivore with a very docile temperament.
After remaining in stealth mode and walking around the ruins of Xibala to confirm that there were no trolls nearby, Sarlayan calmly returned to his human form and took out the soul-inducing lamp sent by Jaina from the space package.
According to Orfa, this thing was a communication token left by some bastard chatterbox to Inas.
As long as it is ignited on Zandalar Island, the original owner of the soul-inducing lamp will sense it and come from a distant place to meet him.
"That's it?"
After injecting energy to light the soul-inducing lamp, Sarlayan looked at the rising smoke in trance.
Looking at Orfa's serious look, he thought this mission would be difficult.
But it is a bit uncomfortable to lurk in the sea for a long time, but so far I have not encountered any trouble.
'Could it be that the real test hasn't begun yet?'
"Wow~ Look who this is?"
The common human language with a strong troll accent suddenly sounded in the ears of the distracted Sarlayan, and the joking tone sounded very greasy, giving people a cynical feeling.
At the same time, a big hand with only three fingers quietly placed on his shoulder.
"!!!"
The hair on Sarai's body stood on end, and he subconsciously released his murderous intent in an attempt to break free from the opponent's control.
"Hey~ little guy, don't get excited. Old Bwonsamdi is just here to answer the call and has no ill intentions towards you."
Sarlayan stopped in place stiffly, his expression still very solemn.