Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 48 47. Private life

   The border town of Alterac Kingdom, Steinblade, is an important area on the border of Alterac Kingdom. Before the war, it was an important hub.

   From here to the northwest, you can enter the Alterac Mountains.

   is one of the two passes of this great mountain range. The other pass is farther north, and its location is more important. Once it is crossed, it leads directly to the Tirisfal region.

   is also the capital of Lordaeron, the most powerful kingdom of the human kingdom alliance.

  This city is not big, and it only takes about an hour to ride a horse to make a full circle.

  The martial law in the old city has been lifted. The big people left here at dawn, and when the people in the city started their day, they didn't notice any changes.

   In addition to the city is still so crowded.

   Since the war broke out in the hills a month ago, there have been too many refugees fleeing from the war. King Aiden accepted them, but he did not give these poor people much material help.

   Some of them live in the homes of their relatives, and some can only sleep on the streets. The orphanages in the city are full of people, and the law and order has become chaotic.

  Although Alterac's famous family, the Barov family, opened several houses of their own in the city of Steinblade to accept homeless people, it was still a drop in the bucket.

   In the words of the locals, it is "a truly noble bloodline like the Barov family, which is too scarce in this ghost place of Alterac".

   But in times of war, people really can’t ask for too much.

   In the old city hotel, after the big people left, the place became free. The three of Black and Halduron Mingyi, the alien ranger, finally got a big room to live in.

  Ravenhold Manor graciously provided them with what they needed along the way.

   By the way, he helped four people pay the rent, and the messenger of Lordaeron also specially left a royal priest to treat Nathanos Maris.

  It is worth mentioning that the priest is also a familiar figure to Black.

   His surname is Whitemane, and he will give birth to a long-legged daughter who will "disaster the country and the people" in the future.

   "We leave tomorrow."

  Shore was leaning against Blake's door, playing with a knife in his hand and cutting fruit. In front of him, Blake was sorting out his equipment.

   He said to the pirates:

   "Free time today, do you want me to tell you something about Lordaeron?"

   "My friend Xiao Er, do you think I came from overseas, so I don't understand the customs of the most prosperous city in northern Xinjiang?"

  Black adjusted his leather armor, put on the new long hood, reached out and pulled the hood down, covering the upper half of his cheek, he moved his wrist.

Say:

   "Don't try to be a tour guide, I've been to Lordaeron before, and more than once."

"All right."

  Shore didn't care either.

   He watched Black put the weapon on his body and covered it with the hooded cloak, then raised his eyebrows and said:

   "You're going out? Continue hunting orcs?"

   "No, just walk around town."

   Black whispered:

   "Although I have joined Ravenholdt now, the rules of our organization don't say that I can't take private work, right?"

   "Private life?"

  Shore pursed his lips and nodded clearly.

   He turned sideways to make way for Blake, but the latter opened the window directly. In the early morning sun, he glanced back at Shore and said:

   "Take care of Maris, I'll be back at night. Also, mind if I ask, where is Ravenholdt's intelligence point in this city?"

   "You have to find it yourself."

  Shore put away the knife and said seriously:

   "I can't tell you, it's the rules."

   "So, there is, right?"

  Blake's eyes above Blake's face-covering scarf blinked, revealing a smile, and the moment he crossed the window, he disappeared into the shadows.

  Even under the sun, the shadows covered him every inch, making him feel as if he were walking in the dark night.

   quietly threw out the hook lock and landed on the roof across the street.

  Blake squatted by the chimney and glanced at his character card. The countdown to the death curse in the status bar was less than 4 hours.

Yes.

   All the "experience" that he had hunted last night, Blake didn't give Hela a sliver of it. He felt that the soul fragments of those swordsmen were too precious, and it was too wasteful to throw them to Hela.

   And in the middle of the night, because of the call of the big man, some time was wasted.

   Now we can only hurry up and do things quickly, lest Queen Hela really go crazy and hook his soul directly to hell, to suffer eternal torment and pain.

   "Do personal work first."

  Blake raised his eyes and scanned the central area of ​​Steinblade City, where the nobles lived.

  The Kingdom of Alterac has only been established for fifty years, and nobles are very rare.

   Therefore, that area is not as large as in other kingdom cities, and it is naturally easier to search for targets.

"Oridon Perenold hired a murderer to kill his cousin, a sly and cunning **** according to him. Playing with power caused him to be expelled from the family and had to run under Blackmore's command to seek a future. "

  Black ran to the noble district like a parkour, while recalling the content of his private life in his heart.

   "Although now, Oridon has made up his mind to exchange his military exploits for his position in the Kingdom of Stromgard, but he is still unwilling to give up his hatred in the past.

   Even if that guy is his cousin.

   Hmm. What a story that fits the setting of the nobles. Fortunately, his enemy is not a member of the Barov family, otherwise this life would be annoying. "

  Black runs very fast.

   The chaos of last night, especially the assassination of the legend at the end, allowed him to gain a huge amount of experience. At that time, the situation was critical, and before he had time to think about it, he threw that experience into two ranks at the same time.

   has raised the pirate and ranger ranks by a total of 16 levels, which shows the rich rewards of desperate adventures, even when old Dahl's soul is already weak.

   If Black assassinated a legendary swordsman who was in full state last night, the "experience" he gained was estimated to triple directly.

   But then again, a legendary Juggernaut who is full of status, Blake is afraid that he will be cut in half by someone with one knife.

   So, there are pros and cons.

   And both classes are agile occupations, which makes Blake feel that his physical fitness has increased again after a night's rest.

   Endurance, speed and reflexes are stronger than before.

   Strength is not a strong point, but it has also been improved. He tried it secretly this morning, and if he tried his best, he could leave a clear fingerprint on the spoon.

   The current Blake, I feel that I can easily knock over the three of him when he was in the wetlands.

   But the bad news is that the rogue class is stuck at 99% of the experience bar at level 30, there is no way to improve it, and even the experience bar has turned gray, like it is locked.

The    character card does not specifically state this situation, but Blake basically understands it, as if Shaw was sent by his grandmother for the "Trial of Shadows".

  If the thief class who has reached level 30 wants to advance again, Blake may also need to go through his own "shadow trial", but he still doesn't know how to carry out this trial.

  The problem is that there is no mission system for character cards, so he is confused, maybe he has to find it himself? Or, like other assassins, explore the mysteries of the shadows on your own?

   "Well, I found you, Phils Perenold."

   The first time he was hired to kill someone, it went unbelievably smoothly.

  Blake found the target's trail less than a minute after entering the manor. The nobleman who was too drunk at first glance was standing on the balcony on the second floor of his manor house.

   Wearing a nightgown and holding a wine glass, he greeted the early morning sun with a pompous expression.

   "Under the condition of knowing that he has offended someone, he did not bring his guards by his side. The security of the manor is so poor. Do these Alterac nobles really know that they are in a war?"

  Black shook his head.

  He climbed up the wall, moving as lightly as a black cat.

   walked all the way in the shadows, near the main building of the manor, he squatted there, and reached out in the shadows to hold the small dagger on his belt.

  The surface of the blade has a layer of faint green shimmer, quenched with poison, a classic blood ring poison.

   "Whoosh"

  Master lethal throw.

   "Poof"

The moment the    flying knife shot, the shadow was broken.

   Like a whistling arrow, it slanted upwards, and without Phils Perenold noticing it at all, it pierced through his chin and went straight into his brain.

  The wine glass in the hands of the noble disciple suddenly fell to the ground at this moment, and he himself fell to the balcony behind him in a frenzy of blood.

   "dang chi"

   The glass filled with wine shattered, and at the same second, Firth's body also slammed onto the gorgeous carpet, causing the lady in the room to scream.

  The whole manor was in chaos.

   And Blake, he had already left, like a real assassin, he succeeded in one strike and traveled thousands of miles away.

All right.

   is actually not that exaggerated.

   "Dear Queen, this is my compensation."

   He threw the slightly hot soul fragment into the lantern around his waist, and the death countdown on the mission card showed no sign of stopping.

   Obviously, Hela did not accept the apology from the disloyal spirit hunters under her command.

Or.

   This compensation is too little.

  The pirate assassin shrugged, and he knew it wasn't that simple.

   An offended woman is already dangerous.

   What's more, he is now angering a female lunatic, and a vicious female lunatic.

   Ten minutes later, on the edge of the already chaotic noble district, in a grocery store with poor business, Blake with a long hood pushed open the store door.

   Amidst the sound of the door and the bell at the top, the sleepy young lady lying on the counter was awakened. She yawned, looked at the customer in front of her, and said in an unnerving tone:

   "Hello, customer, we have in our shop from all kingdoms."

"Ding"

The    Assassin emblem like a coin rolled and fell on the counter. Blake stretched out his left hand with a black gauntlet, tapped it on the counter, and said in a low voice:

   "I want a list of all the criminal organizations in this city and the location of their lair, it's best to filter them before giving me, I only want the vicious ones.

I mean.

   Those who are executed without trial and will be applauded by the residents of the city, the more the better! "

"Um?"

   The young lady who was yawning just now will see the Assassin emblem on the counter, her eyes instantly sharpened, she looked at this mysterious guy with a long hood and a face covering, only showing his eyes.

   said doubtfully;

   "The local organization did not issue such a reward for arresting the murderers. Even if you kill them, there is no reward. At most, it is a killing for the people, but the organization does not encourage this kind of behavior."

   “Organizations also do not prohibit such behavior.”

  Blake was lying on the bar and said softly:

   "Can you hurry up? Miss, I'm pressed for time."

"Hold on."

   The young lady gave Blake a strange look, turned and went back to the back of the grocery store. After a few minutes, she came out and threw a small diary to the assassin.

she says:

   "In recent months, due to the influx of refugees, the city's law and order has been very bad, and many small gangs have taken advantage of the situation, and everyone is short of supplies, so they are still doing black market business.

  Because he wanted to grab the territory, he started viciously.

   Many local soldiers were taken out to the front again, and no one cared about them at all. "

"understood."

  Blake turned over the small diary, pulled his hood, turned and left the shop.

  The young girl looked at his back, and said in her heart that this assassin must be a newcomer. Now is the time of war, and Ravenholdt's creed is loyalty to commissions.

   Few people from within the organization would come to do such a thankless task.

but.

  If someone really smashed these rat dens in the city, it wouldn't hurt for her, who was born in Steinblade.

  When you go out at night, at least you don’t need to carry a knife with you.

Um.

   Wish him success.

   (end of this chapter)