Chapter Fifty-Three: The Black Coast Expedition
Darkness falls, the silver moon rises in the sky, and the world of the Night Elves awakens. The devout priestesses of the temple began to pray, and the merchants began to buy and sell. Night Elf civilians lived their ordinary lives, not feeling any different tonight than usual.
But for some elves, small annoyances are about to invade their lives. There will also be a slight deviation in their daily routines and concepts.
An older moon guard, with long silver hair waving behind his back. Although he is the oldest of the guards, his skills are still the same, so he is still in a high position. Casting spells and chanting spells is a part of his life, just like breathing, it is a natural thing to do, and he doesn't have to think about it. A crack startled him out of his seat, and he almost crumpled the parchment in his hand. It turned out that a glass bottle suddenly fell to the ground. Wine and glass spilled on the gem-encrusted orange carpet he had just recently purchased.
The old mage shushed angrily, and snapped his fingers as he looked at the fragments in pain. The shards of glass rose into the air, and the drink condensed on its own, forming the shape of the container in which it had just been contained. The glass began to take shape on the periphery of the drink, but a second later, everything was spilling on the carpet again, worse than before.
The old mage looked at this, and couldn't help but frown his brows and snap his fingers again.
This time, the glass and the wine moved as he had thought they would, without even the slightest misalignment. However, these objects were a bit of a grind, taking far longer than the Moon Guardian had anticipated.
The old Night Elf turned back to his parchment, trying to focus his attention once again on what was about to happen. But his eyes always slid to the bottle behind him and the wine in it. He pointed to the bottle again with his hand - and then, frowning, withdrew his finger, and turned his chair away in disappointment.
Moon Shadow was meditating in his chamber when he suddenly opened his eyes suddenly, a cold sweat breaking down his face. The energy of the Well of Eternity suddenly vanished, and before that he heard a roar from the consciousness of the Well of Eternity. Although he had received the news that the energy of the Well of Eternity would be cut off, the sudden closure of the energy of the Well of Eternity still made him very uncomfortable. For thousands of years, he had never tried a situation without the Well of Eternity.
In a large city some distance from Esaline's well, the mage began a ritual that was performed every night, rearranging the emerald and crystal to demarcate its borders. Under the mutual instigation, there is movement between the crystals, as if they are defending against the attacks of ordinary magic. They were unused for anyone's memory, but the elves were still very comforted in their presence.
Although there are hundreds of crystals, arranging them is not particularly troublesome. All power comes directly from the Well of Eternity, so mages don't need to use stars to adjust the lines of power from one end to the other. In fact, the most you need to do is simply twist the crystal from the top and place the obsidian at the top. This allows local spellcasters to complete several steps in just a few minutes.
But as more than half of the crystals were placed, the crystals began to dim, or even completely darkened. The mages of Garhala were not as proficient in magic as the Moon Guardian and the High Elves, but they were well aware that what was happening was not the right thing. They immediately began to check the arrangement again and again, but found no problems.
"They are not effectively absorbing the magic from the Well of Eternity," a young mage asserted, "and something is trying to cut them off energetically!" ”
But as soon as he said that, the crystals resumed their normal activities. The older companions all stared blankly at him.
The life of the Night Elves continues......
At the edge of each major settlement, heavily armed guards patrol back and forth to keep the Night Elves safe from any enemies. Rafincrest and his men always looked beyond the main borders of the kingdom, believing that dwarves and other races coveted the rich Night Elf territory. But what happened to Aisaline quickly made him nervous, and news came from his subordinates that Asalyn had been plunged into darkness.
Three days later, the lord of Crowcastle, Kotalus Rafincrest, sent a letter calling on all the lords to raise their armies. He is the Night Elf's magistrate and has always been known for his impartiality.
Moon Shadow frowned slightly as she looked at the letter sent by Raffencrest, and Angel couldn't help but ask curiously, "What does the letter say about the master?" ”
"Rafincrest says that the demons are attacking Asaline, and calls on all the lords to gather in Sulama City to discuss how to attack Asaline and rescue the Mentor. He believed that it was Harves and the upper elves who imprisoned the queen. Moon Shadow put the letter back on the table, frowning, and shaking her head.
"Do you think the queen is really imprisoned or controlled, master?" Angel looked at Moon Shadow and couldn't help asking. As soon as Angel said this, everyone in the room immediately looked at Moon Shadow, expecting his answer.
"The Mentor is the most powerful mage of the elves!" Moon Shadow frowned, her tone a little helpless.
"You mean the queen is not controlled?" Malfurion looked at Moon Shadow, and although he also believed that the Empress could not be easily controlled, the words of Moon Shadow, as the only disciple of the Empress, were still very crucial.
"No, I'm just saying that no one among the elves can do it, but the devil's words." Moon Shadow shook his head, Sword Spirit Yue Yin had introduced him to the horrors of the Burning Legion, and he still had lingering palpitations.
"I don't know how powerful your empress is, though." Bloxton paused, and said slowly: "But the horror of the Burning Legion is definitely beyond your imagination!" Deception and control of people's minds are what they do best. Ronin also nodded, and the scene of Dalaran being destroyed by Akmund in an instant was still vivid, and the great archmage Antonidas of Kenrito's leader died in that battle.
Everyone fell silent, apparently discouraged by Brooks' words.
"Either way, we must go to Athalline for this battle, not only for the sake of my mentor Empress Eshara, but for the sake of all the elves of the Black Coast. Otherwise, when the demons have completely mastered Esaline, and their armies continue to teleport over, then our entire world will be destroyed. Moon Shadow patted the table and said solemnly.
"However, we have all started to feel the energy of the Well of Eternity recently, how can you fight as a mage?" Lisa looked at Moon Shadow with worry in her eyes, the magic of the Well of Eternity completely disappeared two days ago, hundreds of years of service by Moon Shadow's side made her already like this land, and regarded Moon Shadow as a relative, heaven, the only dependence, she didn't want anything to happen to her master.
"I've known about this for a long time, I still have some magic in me, and don't forget that I'm also a warrior." Moon Shadow smiled and motioned for them not to worry, but things weren't as easy as he had said. When the magic of the Well of Eternity was completely cut off, he was in great pain, not physically but mentally. He had to open the "mage armor" throughout the day, plus carve a large number of energy runes into his magic robe to absorb the meager magic in the air to make him feel better.
"When are we going to start sending troops? The army that has just been replenished has not yet come to the urgent training, and if they are directly sent to the battlefield. Rocky asked.
"Rafincrest will meet in Sulama City in a month's time." Moon Shadow frowned, he also felt that time was a little short. However, he estimated that this was still the maximum deadline given by Rafinclest, after all, the situation was urgent.
"Well, but they were adventurers and hunters before they went into service, and they had a lot of survival experience. I think they can still come in handy. Stone Toe said slowly.
"I'm not going to take my soldiers to die, leave a group of people in the city to defend the city! Let those who are weak and have no combat experience flow down to protect the territory. How many of us hit the advanced pros? Moon Shadow asked, touching her chin and thinking about it.
"It's about a third, and most of them are veterans. Some of them were in the Troll Wars with you at the time. Rocky replied lightly.
"I'll take 30,000 high-level professionals! Give them the best weapons and equipment, and the rest of the territory to be left behind. We're not sure if the demon is only in Atheryn, and must have enough power to protect the territory. Block the docks and all trade! Full preparation. Hopefully, Elune will bless us. Moon Shadow said and shook her head. Tomorrow I will set off, and Stone Toe will follow me. Rocky Lisa and Angel, you two stay behind! ”
"But master, I want to go with you." Angel pouted, and Shanna immediately came over, hugged Moon Shadow's arm and said coquettishly, "Take me with you, too?" Teacher? ”
"Don't mess around, you don't have to use the energy of the Well of Eternity to support the mages now, there is no way to fight. What's the use of you going? Moon Shadow looked at Shanna and Angel sternly, these two girls have always been like his sisters, and he loves them very much. Naturally, they don't want to be harmed.
Lisa also touched Angel and Shanna's little heads lovingly, signaling them not to mess around.
The full moon slowly rose in the east of Felwood, and the legions knelt neatly in front of the temple of the moon, and sacred hymns resounded in the temple. This ancient ritual reminded Moon Shadow of Atherine when she went out to fight against the trolls, and saw off the civilians for ten miles. Mavi was also by his side at the time, but unfortunately he wouldn't be able to see her on this expedition. I don't know where she was transferred, he hasn't been able to find out about it because he's been too busy these days. I can only hope that Elune will bless her followers with safety!
The ceremony was finally over, and the neat army began to march to the Moon Shadow City, all the soldiers dressed in neat dark blue battle robes. The robes are embroidered with mountain peaks, shores, and full moons, and this blue is as deep and distant as the sky and sea of the Black Coast. In fact, the attention of this robe still comes from Yue Yin, but it is true that this robe can enhance the soldiers' sense of belonging and let them know who they are fighting for. Therefore, the military equipment of Moon Studios is all engraved with the symbol of the Black Sea.
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