Chapter 54: A Slap to the Head
Looking down at the Chapel of the Wish of Light from the air, this wood-and-stone cathedral looks solemn. The main building of the chapel is very magnificent, the upper part is a square bell tower, with a high spire, with the charm of Gothic architecture, the building as a whole appears boxy, elegant and atmospheric.
In front of the chapel there is a large fountain and a colossal stone statue of the Ember Messenger - Alexander Mograini. In one way, the Ashesbringer's posthumous Heroic Spirit became a god-like presence in the Chapel of Light's Wish.
In this place, with the help of other Heroic Spirits, even the burning will of the Dark Titan Sargeras could not influence and pollute the survivors here. In the Battle of the Dawn of Light, it was under the leadership of Mograine that countless heroic spirits resting under the chapel erupted with unimaginable soul power, burying the invading Scourge Legion, and causing the undead knight Arthas to suffer defeat for the first time.
What moved Xu Mo was the back of the chapel, and the back of the entire chapel was full of dense tombstones. Humans, dwarves, and elves who died fighting the Scourge are buried here, and they will be part of the Chapel Heroic Spirits, where they will rest and protect themselves from the undead.
The topography of the chapel is a large hill with a gravel paved stone path that extends to the bottom of the hill. It does not occupy a large area, with a towering cliff behind it, and the terrain is well defended, and a strong wooden and stone wall guards the chapel in the shape of a wall.
The walls of the chapel are hung with flags of the light resembling the sun's rays, and below the hills, numerous tents have been erected, as well as a few wooden and stone buildings. The wood-and-stone buildings were weapons shops, warehouses, inns, stables, and horned eagle nests, with a small number of tents used by the Silver Crusade and most of the rest belonging to nearby human survivors.
Many of them have become completely numb to death, but they are even more reluctant to become undead after death. Only living near the Chapel of Light's Wish can they feel a little relieved that when the Scourge attacks here, they will immediately take up arms and be at the disposal of the Silver Crusade to fight for their own survival and that of their families.
Beyond the mountains behind the Chapel of Light's Wish to the seashore of the Endless Sea is the last remaining green field in the Plaguelands. The tall mountains prevented the undead plague from spreading here, and the wilderness farm, originally located in the far corner of the northern continent of Lordaeron, became the only green in the Eastern Plaguelands.
In order to protect the last green of the Eastern Plaguelands, three armies have gathered in this mountain wilderness. To the north is the Silver Crusade of the Chapel of the Light's Wishes, to the south is the Hand of Tyr, and in the sky of the Wilderness Farm is the Blackebon Fortress where the Knights of the Ebon are entrenched.
The survivors of the Plaguelands organized by the Silver Crusade and the Hand of Tyre came here to cultivate farms and fend for themselves, using it as a food base for the Northern Crusade and Tyre.
Tesmerissa's arrival caused a commotion on the ground below, and several trebuchets on the outer walls of the chapel were redirected to Tesmerissa and Xu Mo on her back.
The little girl of the Red Dragon Clan sneezed unhappily, but her nostrils could only spray black smoke, and unless Xu Mo fed her the Dire Claw Egg Liquid, she couldn't breathe fire. Xu Mo patted the back scales of the red young dragon, signaling that she didn't have to worry.
After a while, the chapel gave up its preparations for battle by aiming at the trebuchets of one man and one dragon, but the curious crowd under the chapel gathered more and more. Although flying mounts are not uncommon in the northern continent of Lordaeron, dragons are not something that ordinary people can expect to see.
Seeing that the battle preparations were withdrawn below, Xu Mo beckoned Tesmerissa to land in front of the chapel, where Max had been waiting for a long time.
"Boss, you're finally here!" Max stepped forward in surprise and hugged Xu Mo with a bear hug.
During this period of time, the pressure on this German veteran officer was very great, and when he joined the army, he had a strong sense of responsibility, and was accustomed to taking the success or failure of the army on himself, which was actually a necessary quality of a good commander.
After entering the superstring space, only with Xu Mo by his side, he could let go of this responsibility and concentrate on fighting. In fact, Xu Mo's judgment of Serna and the others was biased. Although Serna is more resourceful than Max, as a negotiator, she prefers to do some staff analysis and leave the decision to Max.
These two people can work together sincerely to be regarded as a complete team leadership team, just as a command needs generals and staff officers, and Serna alone cannot carry a small team.
"Max, is this your companion? Unexpectedly, he was actually a dragon knight! In the distance, a one-eyed blonde knight walked up and excitedly patted Max on the shoulder.
"Oh, Baron Maxwell Tyrosos, let me introduce you, he is the head of the mercenary group I once mentioned to you, Cole!" Max secretly gestured to Xu Mo, signaling that the one-eyed baron of the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army beside him was an important person.
"Kohl the Stalker salutes you, Baron Tyrosos! You're wrong, I'm not a dragon knight, I'm just doing the Red Dragons a little favor, and the Red Dragons sent this little girl to the Chapel of Light's Wish! Xu Mo smiled and bowed, "In addition, please keep your soldiers away from the red dragon, this little girl didn't grow up as a vegetarian!" ”
"Oh...... Of course! Lads, don't disgrace me in front of the guests, and go back to your posts. The one-eyed baron turned his head and roared at the silver Northern Expeditionary soldiers gathered around the red dragon, "Wall, you naughty little devil, don't put your head in front of the red dragon's mouth, do you want to turn into red barbecue meat?" ”
"Haha! Wall, if you are eaten by the Red Dragon, you will not be able to enter the Tomb of the Heroic Spirit. The soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, who were joking around the red dragon, laughed, but still obeyed the order and walked away from Tesmerissa's side.
"Ahem, Captain Cole, I'm making you laugh!" Baron Tairosos turned his head, coughed twice, and stretched out his hand to Xu Mo, "I'm glad you can come to the Chapel of Light's Wish and do your part to resist the Scourge Legion. As long as it's against the Scourge Legion, the Silver Northern Crusade welcomes anyone to join! ”
"No, baron, I think you're mistaken! I'm not here to join the Silver Crusade, so I can rest in the Chapel of Light's Wish for a while! Xu Mo's eyes flashed, and he said something that made both Baron Tairosos and Max a little surprised.
"Of course, except for the Scourge Legion, the Chapel of Light's Wish welcomes anyone! However, since you are not here to fight against the Scourge Legion, may I take the liberty of asking, is the purpose of your coming to the Eastern Plaguelands? The one-eyed baron raised his eyebrows a little unexpectedly, but he was still friendly, but between his words, he no longer had the enthusiasm he had at the beginning.
"Of course, I came to the Plaguelands on the behalf, commissioned by a mage from Dalaran, who asked me to inquire about the Scourge Legion's movements. This task is not too complicated for me. If there is something that the Silver Crusade needs my help with during this period, please feel free to say so! Xu Mo smiled and nodded.
"If so, you can stay in the Chapel of the Light's Wish. However, our material is very tight, and you have not joined the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army, in terms of food and accommodation, you will be responsible for yourself, and I hope you can understand! After speaking, the one-eyed baron patted Max on the shoulder, "Max, take care of your friends!" ”
Max smiled heartily, and saw that Baron Tairosos had left, so he turned around and whispered to Xu Mo and asked, "Boss, why don't you just join the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army?" ”
"The Silver Northern Expeditionary Army is an army, and after joining, I will have to accept military orders, and I will be able to move more freely alone." Xu Mo smiled lightly and shook his head, "If it weren't for the fact that you were so dangerous at the beginning of the world, I wouldn't have let you take refuge in the army." ”
"I'm used to it!" Max shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands indifferently.
"You're a soldier, of course you're used to it!" Xu Mo smiled and said, "By the way, what about Sena?" ”
"Hearing that the Scourge has attacked Quel'Thalas, Duke Nicholas Sørenhof of the Silver Northern Expedition has led a large army to outflank the rear of Arthas. Because Serna's performance in the Battle of Dawn of Light was very good, she was taken by Nicholas as a combat staff officer, if it wasn't for waiting for you, I would have gone too! Max said happily.
"What? How many days have they been gone? Xu Mo was startled and frowned tightly.
"It's been about a day, what's wrong, boss, is there a problem?" Max looked at Xu Mo in disbelief.
"Well, you should have consulted with me first, Serna might be in danger!" Xu Mo sighed and said helplessly.
"Serna is in danger?" Max's face changed, "BOSS, are you saying that the Scourge Legion is a false shot, and the actual target is still the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army." ”
"No, the purpose of the Scourge's purpose is the Well of the Sun, and so is the information I have gotten, there's no doubt about that!" Xu Mo touched his chin, frowned, and said, "I'm worried about the reincarnation team!" ”
"I see!" Max breathed a sigh of relief, "BOSS, the Black Widow team hasn't appeared since the first battle. Maybe they already knew that the old K-regiment had entered Azeroth, so they should have given up! And she wasn't the only one by Sena's side, there were two other first-order transferors to help her! ”
"Oh, are there other reincarnators?" Xu Mo looked at Max in surprise.
"Well, the reincarnators in the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army are not the only two of us, there are also two reincarnators, named Li Ze and Hong Jian. They are the first-order transferees transferred from Y-space! Max continued, a little hesitantly.
"They are here for the reputation of the old K-group, and they are willing to obey our arrangement unconditionally, but they want to join the old K-group. At that time, the situation was more critical, so I agreed to let them become reserve members of the old K-regiment first. BOSS, I'm all to blame for this, if you don't agree, when the time comes, I'll personally compensate them! ”
"It doesn't matter, you are also an official member of the old K group, and you also have the right to introduce people to the team. What's more, as long as you don't officially join the group, it's fine! Xu Mo looked at Max meaningfully, "However, it should be Sena's idea to let them work for the day job with the promise of the reserve members!" ”
"Yes, hehe!" Max touched his head a little embarrassed.
"Even if it is three reincarnations whose strength has reached the first order, Serna is still very dangerous." Xu Mo shook his head solemnly, "Max, contact Serna immediately." No matter what happens, let her not leave the large forces of the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army. But let her stay away from that Duke Nicholas Sørenhoff! ”
"BOSS, is it really that serious?" Max was in a hurry and immediately started contacting Serna in the team channel.
"I was negligent, I should have warned you first!" Xu Mo smiled bitterly.
Xu Mo figured out the layout of the wise man in the Black Widow team the night before, and the reason why he didn't contact Serna was because he was about to arrive at the Chapel of the Wish of Light, and the other was because he wanted to save some honor points. However, she didn't expect that in just two days, Serna, who had been lying dormant in the Chapel of the Light's Wish, was lured out of the Chapel of the Light's Wish by the enemy.
Actually, it's not Serna's fault, she's a business negotiator and has a professional habit of taking advantage of her opponents. At the beginning of the world, the Black Widow team suffered a small loss under her, and then there was no movement, which naturally made Serna despise.
What's more, they have been staying in the Chapel of the Wish of Light, and the two of them have no mission income, and it is also common sense to want to get more mission income to show it on the eve of Xu Mo's arrival in the plague land.
Judging by the performance of Serna and the others so far, it is already very good. As for Xu Mo, his mind is basically on the task and the hostile team, and of course it is impossible to pay attention to the thoughts of the members of his subordinates from time to time, so he will naturally be negligent.
In fact, this is also the ruthlessness of the wise man in the Black Widow team, who is playing a roulette wheel with a lot of odds.
It wasn't the old K who gambled into Azeroth.
The two bet that Serna's backup has not appeared for so many days, and they should be far away from the plague land, and they can't grasp the real-time situation of the Holy Light's Wish Chapel.
The third gambler Lao K couldn't see through his plan, or he didn't communicate with Serna and the two in time.
At least one of the two Serina is a follower of Old K. You must know that the follower and the master are in the same world, and as long as the follower dies, the master's basic attributes will also be punished.
As long as one of these four items works, he can break the old K regiment one by one. This is the team battle experience of that wise man, even if he is as perverted as Xu Mo and has experienced too few team battles, he does not have this kind of experience, and he will inevitably be caught by him in some aspects.
A dense layer of cold sweat oozed from Xu Mo's back, and the smooth sailing all the time made him look down on the veterans transferred from Y Space a little. The reincarnation of the X-space has a high individual survivability, but this does not mean that the powerhouses of the Y-space who are used to team battles will be useless.
This time, the team-fighting type wise man cultivated in another space gave him a blow to the head.
"Got in touch?" Xu Mo asked a little anxiously.
"Got in touch! Serna said that they had just received a relatively large hidden plot mission, and they were going to leave the large army of the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army! Max was a little stunned, "This task has a lot of benefits, and the punishment is very heavy, although it does not erase the punishment, but it will erase all the current prestige of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and also deduct attribute points and a large number of honor points!" ”
"Let her delay as much as possible, I'll rush over immediately, and if it really can't be delayed, give up the task!" Xu Mo said decisively.
"BOSS, I'll go with you!" Max said with a solemn face.
"I have a red dragon mount, but I'm just going to save people, and there's no danger. Now that you're in the army, the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army is an army, and you can leave at will without a military order? Xu Mo said strangely.
"Boss, I'm in the army. However, I never said that I joined the Silver Northern Expeditionary Army! Max smiled mysteriously, looking a little smug.