On the way back, Lid kept thinking about Malfurion's strange reaction. He learned from Shandris that the night elves' sense of smell was about the same as that of humans.
Goblins do have a special body odor, which is normal. As long as they are flesh-and-blood creatures, every race has some smell on them to some extent. The odor on goblins, at least, is not to the level that makes people inaccessible.
Li De did not simply and crudely think that Malfurion was being pretentious. As the spokesperson of nature, it is normal for the archdruid to have more sensitive senses than ordinary people.
So Li De made some reasonable guesses. Something must have happened to Hotsand and Nogfogg.
Once he had this inference, and combined with Noggenfogg's preoccupied appearance along the way, Li De began to doubt Noggenfogg's identity.
Having learned from the fake hot sand and Boris, Li De must be worried that the Noggenfogg in front of him is a fake that has been replaced.
So while still on the boat, Li De began to ask some indirect questions to Noggenfogg. Noggenfogg answered them all fluently, but this still could not eliminate Li De's suspicion.
This information can be obtained by interrogating Noggenfogg. The most important thing is that the personality of the person in front of him has changed too much.
After the ship arrived at Port of Hope, Li De did not immediately reunite Nogfogg with his family, but suggested that he accompany him to inspect the deep sand plain.
At the same time, he secretly gave Andel an order to send invitations to the priests of Stormwind Kingdom and the mages of Dalaran through the teleportation array, asking them to verify Noggenfogg's identity.
He also notified Lao Chen, Van Cleef, the Bronze Guard and Buck to be prepared. If this Noggenfogg was fake, they would limit the battlefield to the no-man's land of the deep sand plains and nip the threat in the bud.
However, before reaching the deep sandy plain, Noggenfogg stopped. In fact, he had already noticed something strange in the atmosphere while still on the ship.
Noggenfogg had been struggling with how to explain to Li De. When he saw Malfurion, he felt uneasy. Malfurion didn't know his identity until he left, which made him believe in Hot Sand.
if.
He wanted to tell Li De the truth immediately, but the presence of Shandis made him full of worries.
But now he couldn't care about that, because he was familiar with Reed, and Nogfogg knew that if he didn't tell the truth, the situation might develop in an out-of-control direction.
Based on Li De and Shandis's intimate behavior along the way, he could only bet that Shandis would keep the secret.
"Guardian, you don't have to bother to find mages and priests to verify my identity. I am the real Marin Noggenfogg. I am not a faceless man, nor a Dreadlord, nor a black dragon who uses transformation spells."
Li De did not expect Nogfogg's showdown halfway, and it also made Li De even more confused. He was not sure whether the other party was confessing his identity or using a retreat-to-advance strategy.
"Marin, how could you say that? And if I remember correctly, I didn't mention a single word to you about the Faceless Men and the Dreadlords along the way? You have been in a state of imprisonment, and you have never said a word about it.
Where did you know this?"
Noggenfogg looked embarrassed for a moment. He really didn't know how to speak. Since the opening of the Dark Portal, anti-evil and anti-warlock have become an ideology.
Although it is no secret among the top mages that arcane magic and evil energy have two sides, it is precisely because of this that it must be kept secret from the public.
Most people do not have the ability to deal with responsible issues, and some leaders, including some, are indiscriminately opposed to evil and warlocks. If the two sides of arcane and evil are not clearly explained, they can easily be confused and even threaten
Humans have the legitimacy of arcane magic.
Under such circumstances, becoming a warlock was very dangerous, so much so that Noggenfogg, who was forced to become a warlock, unconsciously burdened himself with a heavy sense of guilt.
"Protector, this is not the place for talking. Can you give me a space to talk alone?"
Noggenfogg looked a little pitiful, but before Li De could speak, Shandis immediately rejected the proposal.
"No, I don't agree with you and Li De communicating alone. It's too dangerous!"
Gu Lao
Li De looked at Nogfogg's expression, thought for a long time and sighed.
"Ma Lin, I will first acquiesce that you are my true partner. But please understand that I am responsible for the entire Hanhai Protector. I can't fully trust you yet. If your true identity is finally proven, I will apologize to you.
.But right now, I won’t talk to you alone.”
At this point, Li De felt more and more the horror of the Faceless Men and the Dread Lord. Their most powerful thing was not their own fighting power, but the destruction of trust between people. A crisis of trust would make it impossible for people to unite together.
"I understand, but this matter requires a very high level of confidentiality and should not be known to too many people. I can only accept the presence of Master Chen and Van Cleef."
Noggenfogg is the Minister of Finance who is still the Protector of the Hanhai. As a senior decision-maker, this is his reasonable request.
So Li De temporarily changed the order. Behind a dune in the deep sand plain, under the witness of Li De, Shandis, Lao Chen and Van Cleef, Nogfogg finally told the truth.
"Actually, for a long time, Hot Sand and I were imprisoned together by the Faceless Men. That is to say, during the period of imprisonment, through a magical artifact left by the black dragon, Hot Sand accepted the transformation of evil energy and became a human being.
Famous Warlock.
Hot Sand used fel magic to deceive the Faceless Man and send me out of the cell. Only then did I tell Gigvondt the truth of the matter, so that guy could expose the Faceless Man's identity in full view of the public.
However, after revealing the identity of the Faceless Man, Hot Sand broke his promise and did not allow me to completely regain my freedom. Instead, he moved me from the secret room in the corridor to the real secret room he built underground.
As for the Dread Lord, Hot Sand told me about it when I was imprisoned."
After hearing what Noggenfogg said, everyone was shocked. Sure enough, anything involving the black dragon should not be taken lightly. Deathwing has been killed in Gorongas, but his influence on the world has not been eliminated. Since then,
The Faceless Man summoned from the statue he left behind now has a magic item that turns people into warlocks.
"This matter must be reported to the Archdruid and the Dragon King! How can we tolerate a warlock!"
Shandris's reaction was very strong. If Noggenfogg hadn't spoken out, how would he have known that the situation was actually under Hotsand's control, and that guy had deceived everyone.
"Wait a moment, let's hear what Marin has to say first."
Li De comforted Shandris and motioned for Nogfogg to continue, and the other party sighed heavily.
"Rousha was still afraid that his identity as a warlock would be discovered, so he turned me into a warlock."
Having said this, Noggenfogg stretched out his hand and showed everyone the evil flame in his hand.
"ah?!"
Several people exclaimed in surprise and immediately took warning actions. Only Li De stood calmly.
He began to believe Noggenfogg's words, and at the same time, his previous doubts were solved as to why Malfurion was so disgusted with the smell of hot sand and Noggenfogg.
But at the same time, a new question arose: How could the two new surgeons, Hot Sand and Nogfogg, escape the eyes of so many powerful men?
Furthermore, evil energy is not a docile force. Many respected shamans will become cruel, chaotic, crazy, and their bodies will be distorted after devoting themselves to evil energy.
But why did it seem like his thinking was not affected in any way when he arrived at Hotsand and Noggenfogg, and his appearance didn't change in any way, other than making Malfurion's nose feel a little uncomfortable?
Noggenfogg was also completely confused about this.
"Rongsha seems to have some opinions of his own, but I didn't quite understand what he said. Moreover, he said it was a difficult problem for the 'Light of Civilization'."