The snow is fluttering, the cold wind gusts, and the storm town located on the border of the empire has just entered winter, and it has already filled the bone-chilling cold, but fortunately, after Anduin was promoted to the official priest, the origin of the holy light has been strengthened several times, so the snowflakes have melted and dissipated as soon as they get close, and the other nine knights are even more unhindered by the wind and snow, walking through Stormwind Town, attracting sideways glances.

Anduin inherited the memories of his predecessor, so he was no stranger to this town where he had lived for many years, but the behavior and gaze of many residents made him feel sincerely strange, and they leaned on the crack of the window and door to secretly look at him, revealing a look that was not pity for his loss of relatives, but showed rejection and vigilance.

What are they guarding against?

This is not only Anduin's problem, but also the voice of the other nine papal knights, who can't find the answer for a while, so they can only push the reason to the target of this trip, Archbishop Benedictas of Stormwind Town, and compared to Anduin, who knows the World of Warcraft well, he is probably sure that there is something wrong with this person.

It has to be said that the two worlds are full of differences, but there are also many similarities.

In Stormwind in World of Warcraft, Benedictas is led by a respected Church of Light, who has fallen/fallen into the company of evil Father Twilight. And in this other world, he served as the archbishop in the small town of Stormwind, although his authority was not high, but he had the momentum of the emperor far away, Anduin could not deny the possibility that he still retained his heart to the Holy Light, but seeing the appearance of these stormtown townspeople, he was even more firm in his opinion.

"Count of the Storm, Boval Mart, has made great achievements for the Empire and maintained the supreme glory of the Holy See. Even after his death, he left a will and buried him in the Northern Islands to continue his war for his family and country......"

As the steed hovered in front of the church, Anduin heard an old voice say, "Berval, Count of the Storm, the Light has borne witness to your noble faith and is bound to open the gates of heaven for you, may your soul rest in peace and your faith live forever." ”

As the words fell, everyone in the church lowered their heads and presented a white bouquet of flowers to Count Storm, who was buried in the coffin, to express their grief.

Anduin silently stepped forward, took the bouquet from the old butler Ferdin, placed it on the familiar and strange uncle, and then closed the lid of the coffin himself, and finally completed the funeral with the persuasion of old friends, and succeeded to the throne of Count Stormwind under the auspices of Archbishop Benedictas the new lord of Stormwind.

The Ancient Scepter was tapped lightly on Anduin's shoulders, and the Archbishop encouraged in a deep voice: "Official Priest Anduin, as the only relative of the Earl of Stormwind, you should carry on his legacy, lead the people of Stormwind against foreign raids, and defend the empire under the guidance of the Light. ”

Anduin looked into the archbishop's eyes with a solemn countenance, and solemnly promised: "My territory, only the will of the Holy Light can endure." ”

The archbishop nodded with emotion, as if he agreed very much, but Anduin did not have a good impression of the value increased by a star and a half, you must know that even the Holy Pope would be resonated by his declaration, and the nine knights who had been with him for several days were even more convinced by him, even the leading knights were no exception.

Over the past few days, Anduin has taken advantage of the opportunity of his peers to carefully study the mode of action of the Psychic Vision, and not only found that the verbal behavior that fits the concept will reduce the difficulty of stealing cards, but also perceives that after the failure of the Psychic Vision, the target often unconsciously reveals a trace of his true nature.

A mana crystal quietly faded, and sure enough, it failed to break through the archbishop's psychological defense, and Anduin stared at the other party's face, and immediately saw a wisp of indifferent coldness in the depths of the eyes that instantly disintegrated the compassion.

This led Anduin to finally conclude that Archbishop Benedictas had taken the "old path", and the process may have been a little hasty, but combined with his inherent knowledge of World of Warcraft and what he saw and heard along the way, it proved that Pope Lazarez's information was indeed true.

"May the great light permeate every corner of Stormwind forever." The archbishop's voice was kind, as if he was sincerely wishing him, "Under the guidance of Storm Count Boval, the people of Storm Town have lived a stable and prosperous life, although I have only been here for a short time, but I have taken every sincere smile to heart, Anduin, at this time I speak to you as a priest forerunner, hoping that you can protect this peace." ”

This exhortation made Anduin feel that there was something in his words, especially when he found that many townspeople were wary, and it was obvious that in front of this sanctimonious expert veteran, his novice god god's lying realm was a lot worse.

The old butler was anxious to send the coffin to the Northern Islands, so on the way back to the manor, he confessed to Anduin the money and grain in stock, and the result surprised him, Berval, whose territory was less than the earl's standard, actually had a deposit comparable to that of a marquis, which made him wonder about the source of the money, but also glad that the uncle had left him enough squandering start-up capital.

You must know that it takes three hundred mana crystals to exchange for [Master Craftsman Taray], which is equivalent to three thousand imperial gold coins, and the surplus of ordinary families in a month is only ten gold coins, and the savings of ordinary earls in a year are only ten thousand.

It was only at this point that Anduin was relieved to pay this legendary orange card to the library, and he had even planned to make a robot first, and then find the dwarf Taray to get a second card when he had the opportunity, but fortunately, the surprise came unexpectedly, so that he didn't have to waste time.

So far, the library has reached thirty-nine, and the reason why it is approaching the fifty mark so quickly is due to the generosity of the Parrot Pirate and the Papal Knight, and the Lucky Coins, Expedition Hat, and Volcano Potion he brought with him have not yet been read to become cards.

According to his speculation, when the inn is completed, the fourth phase of the card task will also be completed, and in the case of no problem with the start-up funds, the top priority is how to deal with Benedictas, in the face of this hidden archbishop, the [Prince Varana] who is temporarily left at hand is a little insufficient, but Anduin just has an extremely suitable helper in front of him, that is, the old butler Ferdin.

The old butler's full name is Tirio Ferdin, a well-known existence in the World of Warcraft, although Anduin doesn't understand why he wants to follow the "former" regent of Stormwind City and live in a corner of the empire, but just looking at the respectful look of the accompanying knight, Anduin realizes that this old butler, who is also a servant and friend of Boval, is by no means an ordinary person.

If he could get Fordin's orange card, it would not be difficult to get the archbishop, but the old butler was in a hurry to leave with Berval's coffin, and even if Anduin took a lot of pains, he could not make the favorability break through the last limit until he reached the gate of the manor, which was still a long way from the tipping point.

Obviously, to get this powerful card, you need more than just words, there is no other way, Anduin has to focus on the main quest [Return] for the time being, and the guidance zone is in the manor.

The Earl's Manor is the heart of Stormwind Town, and the terrain is obviously higher than other places, so standing in front of the manor, Anduin can see every corner of Stormwind Town, but the black and holy church makes him feel particularly dazzling, and his gaze is beyond the church, which is the direction where the orc tribe is located, whenever the orcs of the Blackstone tribe attack, the Stormwind Church is always the first place to be destroyed.

Ordering all the knights to stay outside the door, Anduin followed the old butler's guidance to the fireplace, where the so-called guidance zone was located, and he gently put the shattered hearth back in place, taking advantage of the opportunity to usher in the first hint of the completion of the main quest, and obtain a hidden reward that was not previously revealed - the primary territory model.

According to the model, Anduin has a farm, a ranch, a forest, a fishery, and an abandoned mine, while the town of Stormwind, built around the manor, is small but has a complete infrastructure and no entertainment venues.

What worries Anduin the most is that the model reveals an unknown cavern beneath the manor.

"What's there?"

[I don't know, there is a ban on the outside of the cave, and I need to actually enter the cave to scan the data.] 】

Anduin nodded slightly, and turned to the old butler and asked, "Grandpa Ferdin, urgently summon me back, there should be something more important than inheriting the position of earl, right?" ”

The gray-haired and gray-eyed old Ferding nodded slightly, and deliberately pressed down more than a dozen hearthstones on the fireplace with slow movements, Andu quickly wrote it down because of his understanding, and then a secret door appeared in front of him, which was the entrance to the underground cave, and the old butler took him to the end of the secret door, and immediately saw an angular rune stone tablet in the dark rock wall.

[This is a collection stone, wait, it doesn't seem to be an ordinary collection stone, the runes on the stone have a sealing effect, it seems to be suppressing something! 】

Anduin raised his eyebrows slightly, and then heard Fording say: "Anduin, since you have become the Earl of Stormstorm, it is time to know some secrets, the reason why Berval and I chose this territory here in the first place is because we have been entrusted by a deceased person to guard this collection stone for him, waiting for the arrival of someone destined, and now, this task has fallen on your shoulders. ”

"Grandpa Fodin, are you leaving now?" Anduin asked, still figuring out how to get his hands on the legendary card.

The old butler's face showed a sad look: "Yes, there are still a few days before the Winter Veil Festival, and I will immediately rush to the Northern Islands with the coffin, and it will take a month to return at the earliest." ”

As he spoke, he took out a candle and the Earl's insignia and handed them to Anduin, and said in a deep voice: "During the time I left, Stormwind Town will definitely not be calm, those nine papal knights are not enough to clear all difficulties, you still need more powerful help, after I leave, light the candle, how much help you can get, it all depends on your own ability."

"Remember, don't blow out their candles."

Fording acted resolutely, and when the words fell, he turned and left, leaving Anduin alone in the darkness, his eyes full of strangeness.