Chapter 11: An Unintentional Breakthrough
July was supposed to be the rainy season in Azeroth.
However, this year's weather in Quel'Salas was a bit unusual, with not a single light rain from the beginning of the month to the last day of July.
Carlin had been in his old stronghold, the grove, all this time, continuing his studies, either meditating or practicing magic.
The emerald green arrow flew over a slanted parabola and struck the trunk of a tree 50 yards away...... The bark on the trunk of the tree began to fall off in an instant, and the air smelled of decay!
Carlin nodded with satisfaction, after a long time of practice, he can finally be said to be quite proficient in the control of Ma Youfu's strong acid arrow.
The two bobcats lay lazily at Carlin's feet, and they had been acquainted with Carlin for some time, and they would no longer shiver and cower in the trunk!
"Mr. Mage!" A crisp voice came from behind him.
A female priest in a white priest's robe appeared behind him, carrying a bag in her hand.
"Hello!" Carlin nodded to her kindly.
"Oh...... Oh...... "A hen tied to death was carefully lifted out of the bag by the priest.
Carlin was stunned for a moment and smiled, "Are you going to use this to feed them?" β
He gestured to the two little bobcats at his feet.
"Yes!" The priest nodded, "I haven't been here to feed them for two days!" β
The priest walked over with the hen in his hand, and the two little lynxes soon gathered around curiously.
They thought that their owner would bring jerky as usual, but they did not expect that this time they would be greeted by a live hen. The two bobcats didn't know how to hunt for food, but after that the living food was already bound, they instinctively stretched out their claws......
"Good bloody ......" Seeing the always well-behaved and cute lynx doing such a cruel thing, the priest couldn't bear to look at it directly.
"The law of the jungle is the essence of this world!" Carlin said calmly, "It may be out of nature, or it may be for survival!" β
"The law of the jungle!" The priest turned around and watched with nausea as the two lynx ate...... She suddenly said very seriously, "No, maybe Quel'Salas is an exception!" β
"Quel'Salas is the exception?" Carlin was stunned.
After a moment, he suddenly laughed! Perhaps...... Now Quel'Thalas is in its most prosperous period, its resources, its strength are at the peak, so all kinds of things will reflect the extra warmth that has always been extraordinary! But when 20 years later, that terrible disaster struck, all this warmth will be ruthlessly broken, replaced by bloody and cruel scenes!
"Mr. Mage, do you think I'm naΓ―ve?" The priest asked suddenly and softly.
"No......" Carlin hurriedly shook his head: "It's just that the reason why both the royal court and the family treat us weaklings so kindly and warmly is entirely because this kindness and warmth have no loss to them!" β
"I understand too well, what you're saying is a bit profound?" The priest shook his head.
"For example, because you have no worries about food, clothing, shelter and transportation, you can feed these two little ones with jerky and even live hens!" Carlin calmly pointed to the two bobcats with mouths full of blood, "But what if one day you, like those human poors, have a problem even eating?" Do you think you'll do it again? β
"I ......," the priest was momentarily speechless, "You mean that Quel'Salas will also be weakened one day?" β
"I hope I'm just worrying about it!" Carlin didn't agree with her......
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There was a moment of silence between the two, and it was Carlin who broke the deadlock first: "By the way, I'm from the Sunfury family, may I ask who your family is?" β
"I ...... I don't have a surname......" said the priest, his face glazed at first, and then in a very small voice.
"What! You don't have a last name? β
There is only one circumstance that will leave an elf without a surname...... When all the male members of a family die, it means that the family is completely destroyed, and the few remaining female members also lose their surnames.
So......
"I'm sorry......" Carlin gave a sympathetic look, the priestess who rarely saw sadness on her face.
"Actually, I have very little impression of my family and relatives!" The priest sat down and said calmly, "My home is in Taquilin, and I have very little memory of it...... It was when I was very young, and the Amani trolls attacked that town, and my parents and all the other relatives died, and I was taken away by the trolls, maybe they wanted me to be a sacrifice to their gods......"
"In my dying, the rangers of the Far Wanderer rescued me from the trolls, and then I met Monsieur von Delors, who redeemed me from fear and injury, and adopted me to raise me as a ......" a smile appeared on the priest's face.
"You're in luck!" Carlin sighed.
"Maybe...... Because of this experience, because of Mr. von der Lores and the rangers of those who have traveled far away! So I'm convinced that even if the Well of the Sun goes out, the warm daylight of Quel'Salas won't dissipate! The pastor said firmly.
Carlin nodded slightly, then fell into a brief moment of deep thought.
A little bobcat next to him suddenly had a full burp!
Both bobcats were already fed, leaving only the bones of the hens and some blood on the ground.
"They're smart and learn fast!" The priest broke the silence with his mouth: "It won't be long before you know how to hunt!" β
Karlin's voice suddenly became a little strange: "Yes, maybe they are beginning to understand that only by relying on themselves, not by external forces, can they live a better life in this world!" β
"Mr. Mage, what's wrong with you?" The priest sensed something was wrong with Carlin.
Carlin didn't answer, but simply closed his eyes and sat down.
I don't know how long it took for him to reopen his eyes...... The moment he opened his eyes, he felt the powerful magic fluctuations in his mind, felt the clearer magic net in the sky, and felt that the whole world had become a lot smaller.
"Mr. Mage, are you alright?" The female pastor had been waiting by his side and had a smile on her face when she saw him awake.
"No, I'm fine!" Carlin's face also showed a smile that couldn't be suppressed: "I'm just...... It's getting stronger! β