Chapter VII Shipwrecked
Priest Nils is very interested in Varian's new class of Paladin, which combines the abilities of warrior and priest, but he has little experience in how to use holy light to directly kill enemies in melee combat, and is better at using holy light to provide healing, protection and other support to other warriors in war.
During these discussions, Pastor Nils shared with Varian his understanding and understanding of the Way of Light, hoping to help him.
Although Varian is now a paladin and does not need to learn about the Light, considering that Archbishop Alonthos Fao will definitely be interested in himself as a primordial paladin in the future, Varian still decides to learn from Priest Nils and what the future of the province will show.
"The Light is merciful and forgiving, and we receive its answer through prayer. The reason why we priests are able to perform healing, mantra, shield, and other magic is the embodiment of the Holy Light's response to us......"
Just as Priest Nils was teaching Varian the mysteries of the Light, as he had done the other day, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded from outside the cabin, and it was the same whistle from the lookout on the mast.
Nils stopped teaching when he heard the whistle and said to Varian, "Your Royal Highness, something seems to be happening outside, let's stop here today." ”
Varian nodded and said, "Okay, let's go out and see what's going on outside." ”
By the time Varian and Nils reached the deck, Anduin Lothar and Khadgar had already arrived first.
They were looking out into the sea in the distance, and the captain of the ship, Aubrey, was talking to them, and the first mate Zivo was also adding from time to time.
Varian walked over and asked, "Uncle Anduin, what's going on?" ”
"Varian, you're here." Lothar retracted his gaze and pointed to the distance to the northwest and said to Varian, "The sailors at the lookout noticed that there was something unusual in that area, and it seems that a ship was shipwrecked there, so the signal was given just now. ”
"Oh?" Varian looked in the direction of Lothar's finger, and although it was still far from their fleet, Varian could barely see some planks, wood chips, and other debris scattered on the surface of the sea, slowly rising and falling with the waves.
"It doesn't look like they were attacked by pirates or Naga or fish-men, but if nothing else, they must have been caught in a storm." Aubrey was an old captain with a lot of seafaring experience, and he could guess at a glance the cause of the ship's wreck.
He shook his head with some sympathy, and continued: "This is a windless area, or an offshore area, and it is rare to have such a big storm, and their luck is really bad. ”
Khadgar, beside the captain, raised his staff, and an arcane glow appeared on him, turning his gray hair a light blue.
After a moment, Khadgar spoke: "It is true that the distribution of water elements in this area is a little more dense than in other places, but they are not so active anymore, and I estimate that this storm happened about three days ago. ”
Hearing Khadgar's words, Lothar nodded, pondered for a while, and asked, "Mr. Aubrey, is there any danger in that sea area now?" ”
"It's been a while since the storm passed, and there shouldn't be any danger there." Captain Aubrey replied.
"In that case...... Can we go over and see, I want to make sure there are any survivors there, and if they do, they should be in dire need of our help. ”
"Holy Light above, we should indeed go over and help these unfortunate people, and hopefully some will survive." Pastor Nils agreed with Lothar's words.
"Yes, Lord Lothar." Captain Aubrey nodded, waving his hand to the lookout.
After repeatedly confirming that there was indeed no danger in the sea ahead, the sailor in charge of the lookout waved the flag in his hand and sent the flag downward.
"Tell the fleet behind to lower the sails and anchor, wait in place, and our ship can go over." Captain Aubrey arranged for the first mate not far away.
First mate Zivo, after receiving the captain's instructions, began to command, and he shouted: "Give a signal to the fleet behind and let them anchor in place." The sailman lowers the sail halfway down to slow down, and the helmsman turns the rudder left to the 30-degree heading, keeping the direction and continuing to move forward. ”
The sailors on deck began to get busy in an orderly manner, and the ship slowly headed for the wreckage-ridden sea.
After about ten minutes, the sailboat was at its destination.
The sailman lowered the sails as instructed to slow down the ship, and Captain Aubrey shouted at the top of his voice, "All the other lads stand on the side of the ship, keep your eyes open, and watch for any survivors in the sea." ”
Varian, Lothar and others also walked to the bow of the ship and looked out into the sea to help find any survivors.
The sea breeze at this time is not very strong, so there are hardly any big waves on the surface of the sea.
In addition to some wooden wreckage and broken canvas ropes, there are also some utensils, wine bottles and other miscellaneous items around the sea.
Among the tattered wreckage, several corpses floated quietly on the surface of the sea, all of them were a little swollen and pale, and it looked like they had been soaked for some time.
"Judging by their dress, it should be the clothing of the northern Lordaeron, and this ship is likely to be a merchant ship of the Lordaeron Kingdom. If they had been killed three days earlier, it would have been difficult to find survivors in terms of time. "The experienced captain made his judgment by these corpses floating on the surface of the sea.
"Let's look for ......" Lothar didn't give up.
The sailboat slowly sailed around the wreck, and everyone on deck stared intently at the surface of the sea, hoping to find the survivors.
"Wait!"
At this time, Varian noticed that in the sea, not far from the right side of the ship, a child lying on a barrel seemed to move.
"Uncle Lothar, there! Right front! There's a kid there, and he seems to be alive! Varian pointed in the direction of the barrel and said to Lothar.
Hearing Varian's words, everyone looked over to the side, and the child seemed to realize that he was about to be rescued, and moved his arm again, although the movement was very slight, but they could see it very clearly.
"Holy light, that child is indeed alive!" Lothar hurriedly gave the order: "Quick! Get him back! ”