Chapter Seventy-Four: The Syndicate
Mochi chased Akarin into the foothills, and to be honest, Mochi didn't like running at all.
When he was young and ignorant, he was influenced by "Forrest Gump" and ran for a few years, thinking that as long as he was persistent enough, he could make his beloved "Jenny" change his mind; He also used to say, "If you want to be healthy, then you can run; If you want to be beautiful, then you run; If you want to be wise, then you can run" was transcribed in the journal.
But in the end, Moqi found that running is too talented, and those who are gifted can reap glory, wealth, and prestige, while those who are not talented can only transfer all the limited nutrients in the brain to the calf gastrocnemius muscle. Of course, running is not useless, and Mochi found that lowering IQ appropriately can help humans kill excess art cells. In this way, on the day of the first snow, we can honestly stay in the company and work overtime, instead of holding beer and fried chicken and waiting for a handsome guy and beautiful woman to come to the corner and eat chicken and enjoy the snow with you.
The poetry of the wind and snow, the lofty and bright dreams, and the youthful feelings are all the sworn enemies of the yuan, and Mo Qi has spent a lot of time controlling the power of the wilderness in these bodies. But every time Blizzard's dad says that the new version is cool, Moqi still can't help but take the bait, and the weakness of the otaku class can be seen.
Mochi glanced back at Avena, the female fish-man with flushed cheeks following her, panting. But even so, Anvina is still gracefully enviable. Poverty has always led Mochi to overestimate the elegance of the wealthy, but Avena's elegance does not come entirely from her wealthy Fishman village cadre daddy (Mochi insists that Avena's dad made his fortune by selling clams), but from her masochistic pleasing personality.
"Huhu...... Mr. Mooch, we need to catch up...... Mr. Akalin's stealth skills are so powerful, if you lose them...... We're afraid we'll never find him again. Avena reminded.
Mo Qi nodded, "Let's slow down appropriately and save our energy." Choosing a path that is easy to follow can also make you move forward a lot faster. ”
The hill became steeper, and Mochi dragged a pine branch up a small slope. The trees are green, and the crisp cries of chickadees can be heard from time to time in the mountains and forests. The woods are dominated by pine and cedar trees, and if it's not for chasing female thieves, a walk in this cool mountainous area must be a good thing to do. Standing on a steep slope, Mochi reached out and pulled Anvina up, and after some observation, Mochi chose a relatively easy mountain path.
Walk through dense woodland, always keeping your head down to avoid dense pine branches. Occasionally, when he could lift his head, Mochi could see the blue sky overhead.
The Alterac Mountains were once home to one of the Seven Kingdoms, but the rulers of the country were too weak to keep their country going.
The seven kingdoms often mentioned in the game refer to the seven countries formed after the division of the Arathso Empire, including Azeroth (a country with the same name as the planet, do you feel that the egg hurts?). ), Stormgard, Kul Tiras, Dalaran, Alterac, Gilneth, Lordaeron.
The Empire of Arath, the first kingdom in human history in Azeroth, was founded by nomadic peoples. The original ruler founded the country to fight the Amani trolls in the north, but the country was divided by the fact that the descendants of the country's rulers moved their capital north from Riptide to Lordaeron, which invisibly weakened the central government's control over the local area, and eventually led to the fragmentation of the entire empire.
And when it comes to the history of Alterac, it's a bit of a pain in the ass.
During the Second War, the Alterac rulers did nothing to benefit the Alliance, except for pulling the Coalition back, and were eventually expelled by Uther for treason. After being exiled, these nobles also did something special to give their ancestors a special face, forming the notorious Syndicate, which eventually became the lackeys of the Burning Legion.
And the most well-known character in Altranc is not one of the nobles, but Lord Presto incarnated by Deathwing. Deathwing successfully infiltrated Stormwind as a local nobleman in Alterac, and with his outstanding talent and charisma, he made a name for himself in the Alliance, once playing Stormwind nobles around.
It can be easily blended into the aristocratic circle by Deathwing with the name of the Alterac nobility, which shows how chaotic the Alterac rulers are in the management of the kingdom, but Aiden-Pirenod has ambitions that do not match his ability, and after his son was appointed as the successor, Aiden-Pirenor refused to abdicate.
In short, the destruction of Alterac is the most shameful part of history.
As descendants of this disgraced nation, the Syndicate is also the target of spurning by everyone in Azeroth. Whether it's a Horde or an Alliance, the initial reputation of a Syndicate is hatred, and even if you increase the reputation of the Syndicate, it will not do you any good - no mounts, no transmogrification equipment bonuses, no recipe materials.
In the early versions of the game, the only use for farming the prestige of the High Syndicate, Bloodsail Pirates, Eternal, Ratchet City, Ravenhold, Garkison, Darkmoon Circus, and Booty Cove was to earn achievements that unlocked You're Crazy, earning a Crazy title reward.
However, in the most recent version, the game designers probably still felt that putting Syndicate reputation in the achievement conditions was a bit exaggerated for these traitors, so they removed the syndicate reputation from the achievement requirements.
It can be seen that the Alterac nobles and syndicates are not welcome.
Mochi recalls the history of these Alterac and continues to track Akalin.
On several occasions, they saw Linda Sangunal's conspicuous brown-red hair in the cracks of the trees.
But when they ran to the location of the female thief, the female thief ran farther away.
The sun was setting in the west, the mountain wind was getting colder, and Mochi became agitated.
He told Avena to yell Akalin's name and tell Akalin to come back quickly. Artifacts are still rare, but when it comes to the Broken Isles, things like that are everywhere are everywhere, and Moqi doesn't want to lose a companion because of the artifact.
At Mochi's urging, Avena quickened her pace, and in the evening, they finally caught up with the thief in a clearing in the woods.
"Phew, you tsundere thief! Lao Tzu has finally caught you! Anvena told him to be tied up and hand over his things! Mochi said, clasping his hands on his knees.
Anvina relayed Mochi's words, but the female thief remained motionless with her back to Moqi and Anvina.
"You want to cry again? I'm telling you, I'm not the kind of person who pities the jade! If you push me into a hurry, I'll pour you Wu Dalang's poisonous decoction......" Mo Qi said impatiently, completely ignoring whether the other party could understand his fishman language.
"Mr. Mochi, something seems wrong...... Anvina said uneasily.
After Anvina said this, Moqi also realized that the situation was wrong, the forest was too quiet.
The female thief finally turned around, but instead of Mochi's squeak, she was turned by a dagger around her neck. At the same time, a pair of fierce eyes looked over the shoulders of the female thief at Mochi and Anvina, and the thief covered the part below the eyes with a red mask, revealing only his shiny head.
"Mr. Mock......
Seeing that something was wrong, Moqi was about to retreat, when he suddenly noticed more and more thieves in dark gray stealth suits and masks on their heads coming out from behind the trees.
Afraid of something, Mochi is surrounded by a group of syndicate thieves.