23

Winter is coming. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Speaking of which, this is the second year that the exiled army of Azeroth has arrived in Lordaeron, but compared to the panic of facing the black clouds of the orc army, the alliance is now almost secure. And Arthas has finally reached the age of 12, which, according to the tradition of the kingdom, is already the age at which he can learn martial arts.

In his memory, in order not to let his young self be lost in his heart by power, Terenus stubbornly suppressed it until he was 13 years old before introducing Muradine Copperbeard as a martial arts teacher. Although Arthas is still grateful for the other party's teachings and misses this friend, it is a bit too much of a luxury for the alliance that is still in a state of war to use one of the dwarves as a child's teacher, so it was the paladin Tirio Fortin, who came to support Varian, who was ordered to come as a teacher.

For this old man, Arthas is not unfamiliar, after all, it is a guy who broke the frost sorrow and chopped himself by the way, and it is more difficult to forget.

However, compared to the leader of the Silver Crusade in the Future, Tirio Fording is only one of the more powerful members of the Silver Knights, because he is from a noble background, so the old Fording is more inclined to the position of a general than to Uther and Tulayan, rather than a saint who seeks truth on the path of light.

In other words, the current Fodin is not as strong as Uther.

"Two Highnesses, Tirio Fordin, with three hundred cavalry, have come to report for duty."

"You're welcome, Lord Ferdin," Varian said, "you're a member of the Knights of the Silver Hand, and a senior I admire, so there's no need to pay attention to these senseless etiquette. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness," Furding glanced at Arthas, "Your Highness Arthas, I was ordered to instruct you in martial arts, but now that the war is tight, I'm afraid I don't have time to educate carefully, and it may delay your training, so ......"

"You can't really learn much at this age, it's just some basic skills," Arthas interrupted, "don't worry, it's better to defeat the tribe." ”

"Your Highness is wise." Furding bent slightly, "In addition, Master Antonidas has entrusted me with a summons to His Highness, and if His Highness is interested, His Highness is welcome to participate in the reconstruction of the library." ”

"Master Antonidas said so? Then I must go! ”

Hearing this, Arthas jumped to his feet at once. It's no wonder that he is so excited, it is really because the name of Dalaran Library is too significant or special.

Dalaran Library, which is the place where Dalaran has collected all kinds of books and research results over the millennia. When Dalaran was still on the Cross Island, the library, as the central building of Dalaran, could be said to be the cornerstone of Dalaran's existence. Such an important library is obviously not something that a building that can easily be destroyed by a dragon can afford, in fact, like the Violet Prison, Dalaran's library is in a special half-plane. This half-plane is a special space independent of the world of Azeroth, and using the principle of phase transformation, it can be kept away from any attack from the main plane, and is strictly an indestructible existence.

However, even so, the connection between the half-plane and the original plane still depends on the material world, such as the building called the library, and now the Violet Fortress. And the so-called library reconstruction is actually to use spells to find the half-dimensional space of the library that has scattered in the astral plane because of the loss of the road marker.

That's why Alsace is so enthusiastic about reconstruction.

As mentioned earlier, the intelligent beings of Azeroth must travel to the Warped Void or the Astral Plane to obtain the ubiquitous energy there, but the general path is too difficult to make. And now that the library restoration activity has the archmage as a bodyguard, and it is going to the most secluded and safest astral area, such a good thing, wouldn't it be a fool's hat if you don't pounce on it.

"But what can I do?"

Fordin's answer to Alsace's question was simple.

"Master Antonidas said that when His Highness got there, he would naturally know."

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When Arthas found Antonidas, he was standing in ruins thinking about life.

Unlike when they met before, Antonidas who was now exposed to the sun was noticeably more amiable in his atmosphere, more like an old man next door than a powerful archmage. When Arthas arrived, the old man next door was rummaging through the ruins, like a stingy old man who was reluctant to leave his hometown.

"Master ......"

"Oh, it's Your Highness," Antonidas said casually, "It seems that Your Highness has been looking for it for a long time." ”

"Just ask, it doesn't take long," Arthas said, "and the master should be aware of his identity." ”

"Ha, ha, ha, Your Highness really doesn't look like a 12-year-old child," Antonidas stretched out his hand and beckoned, "Your Highness, look at this stone. ”

As Arthas approached, he saw a piece of rubble in Antonidas' hand, apparently left behind by the explosion, but compared to his fellow dusty companions next to him, the surface of the stone had golden veins like leaf veins, and it was still shining in the sunlight, like fireflies on a summer night.

"This is fluorite, a special material, which is generally used as a lighting tool in Dalaran," Antonidas explained to Arthas's puzzled expression, "This stone is no different from other stones on weekdays, but it is very sensitive to energy, and when stimulated by energy, it will undergo morphological changes and emit fluorescence at the same time. ”

"I see," Arthas nodded, recalling the ubiquitous violet glow of Dalaran in the past, "and it's a very efficient way to use it. ”

"It can only be said that it is recycled, after all, this stone has no effect other than this, but it is a real headache to be associated with a large number of ores of Mithril Ore and Rune Steel," Antonidas said, "but in addition to lighting and being used as a building material, there are times when these fluorites have unexpected contributions, such as ...... now."

"The lines on it?"

"Just the day before yesterday, the Eye of Observation of the Violet Fortress reported that there was a huge energy shock near the location of the old Dalaran Red Tower, but when we arrived, the source of energy that caused the shock had disappeared," Antonidas said eloquently, "In order to find the cause of this shock, we used various methods, but we still couldn't do anything until I just found this fluorite. ”

"You mean, the ...... that caused the energy concussions? Is it the Light? ”

"That's right, this fluorite shows that it is the power of the Holy Light that caused a huge oscillation here before, and even cleared hundreds of gnolls," Antonidas said, "And as a display material, fluorite has an extremely weak degree of energy storage, and can leave traces on the fluorite with a decay period of only a few hours for two days, and until now it is enough to observe with the naked eye, the energy level of this shock is obviously quite impressive." ”

"So the Master came to me to ask for information about the power of the Light?"

"Yes and no," Antonidas said, "Actually, if it was the information of the Light Power itself, Lordaeron would not be able to keep it secret from me, an old man, but the cultivation method of the Light Power is too extensive for a mage to help us in our verification experiments, so I thought of you, Your Highness." ”

Arthas nodded: "So what can I do?" ”

"No, not now, because His Highness's current strength is insignificant for experiments," Antonidas shook his head, "However, as a Holy Light cultivator who is completely different from other paladins, Dalaran happens to be able to provide some help to His Highness's cultivation path, so for the time being, I will use it as a reward for His Highness's participation in the experiment." ”

Arthas nodded, to be honest, he was not surprised at all by Antonidas's words, as the most powerful mage in Dalaran, it would be impossible for Antonidas to know nothing about Arthas's research. But at the mention of this, Arthas always thought of the priest's head, which was probably dead, and his mood suddenly became gloomy, and he had no interest in continuing to speak.

"I've heard of His Highness's research," as if to interpret Arthas's silence as a forced question, Antonidas continued with a smile, "Although there is no specific article, it can be regarded as a breakthrough exploration in the field of holy light research, but theoretical speculation needs to be verified by experiments, which is the principle that Dalaran has always maintained, so I will invite His Highness to participate in the restoration of the library this time, because this is the best platform for relevant experiments." ”

"But I haven't been able to make my own clone of the Holy Light......"

"Your Highness's concerns, but at this time, please allow me as an arcane researcher to show the power of the arcane pride," Antonidas said, "Your Highness's thinking is very advanced, but the calculation formula is clumsy and cumbersome, after the joint calculation of me, His Highness Kael'thas and another master, now that simple formula has been optimized in all aspects, if Your Highness is willing, you can now achieve the goal of making a holy light clone." ”

"In that case, thank you in advance." Arthas was silent for a moment, then replied dryly, "So, when are we going to start this work?" ”

"It will take some time to prepare for the work," Antonidas said, "I think that after we defeat the orcs, the work will begin in earnest." ”