Chapter 45: The Tower of Medivan (Part II)
"You've entered the mission area: Karazan."
"You activated the quest branch: Violet Eye"
"The majestic Karazan Tower towers at the end of the upwind trail, casting a hazy shadow over the surrounding land. After the death of Archmage Medivan, the Violet Eye naturally took over Karazhan and began to explore it. For some unknown reason, in Karazhan, there were visions of derangement. Some see a vision of the future there, others a glimpse of the past; More people in Karazhan saw fragments belonging to other worlds. Before they noticed the latter point, the mages, who had no idea how to conduct an investigation into Karazhan, recruited batch after batch of apprentices and left them to grope their way through the village at the foot of the Magic Tower, trying to use a large number of hands to sense whether the flow of magic was anomalous in a way that could lead to clues to what Medivan – or Sargeras – had done...... As a beginner with considerable magical talents, you have been recruited to be part of the exploration......"
"Quest Hint: The city of Dalaran has a reputation for wealth and generosity when it comes to worldly wealth, and you will be rewarded handsomely for completing the trust of Master Dalaran."
"You got the side quest: Arcane Disturbance"
"Content: Use the divination crystal in the village near the Tower of Karazhan and record the results, then return to Lavion, a mid-level mage in Karazhan."
"Mission Description: Since coming to Karazan, the mages of the Violet Eye have noticed the distortion of the energy lineage here. However, this unnatural change is subtle and hidden, and although their apprentices have been recording and calculating it, the mages still have no clue due to the lack of clues. Would you like to help them probe Karazan's energy lineage and collect more data and samples for their research? ”
"You got the side quest: Ghost Activity"
"Content: Survey the village in Karazan's territory, talk to the ghosts of the villagers, and return to Lavion, a mid-level mage within Karazanne."
"Mission Description: You've noticed the ghosts and ghosts that hovering outside of Karazhan. They were once artisans and inhabitants of the area, and the reason why they became ghosts after death is currently completely unknown, much to the confusion of the mages of the Violet Eye.
Go to the village to investigate and ask him about it, so maybe Kavien can find out what happened to them. There are many secrets hidden in Karazhan, and you may be able to help the Violet Eye uncover the truth behind these secrets. ”
Hint: The level of detail and accuracy of your investigative report will determine the prestige and reward you get from the mission, so you'd better do your best to make a great report. Of course, if you can submit strong evidence, you will never regret it. ”
"Are you going to accept this assignment, yes/no?"
"You have to make a choice in 10 seconds."
Lavion is tasked with the adventurer of the French specialty to investigate the ghosting of the townspeople beneath the Tower of Medivan and the distortion of the flow of magic. This mission gave Jin Shaolan a sense of familiarity, and he quickly found the source of this familiarity from his memory, and the very similar tasks he had completed in the game. It was a level 70 mission, and the plot took place twenty-five years after the opening of the Dark Gate, which is eighteen years after the current point in time. The difference is that the mages of "Eighteen Years Later" have identified the distortion of the Tower of Medivan and have roughly locked down the location of the distortion's origin; The ghosts that have been bound to the vicinity of Karazan and wander here day after day have forgotten everything about themselves, and have become ferocious in the mud, instinctively attacking all living in their range of perception. And now, everything hasn't evolved to this point, and the mages of the Violet Eye organization naturally have no clue.
He and Finley certainly didn't hesitate to accept it.
Lavion gave each of them a divination crystal and threw them to his apprentice, Pilkin, while he plunged headlong into the sea of books. After he left, Jin Shaolan and Finley glanced at each other, and then at Pilkin, and the atmosphere was a little delicate for a while.
"Welcome, welcome! I'm so happy to be able to complete this mission with you. Pilkin's appearance was serious and ordinary, but when he opened his mouth, he was quite enthusiastic: "Hello, I am the contractor of spiritual expertise, and 'Pilkin' is also the code name I use in space. ”
Because of this olive branch, the three of them became warm. Jin Shaolan and Finley, the man with golden wire glasses, also introduced themselves to him, but it was obvious that they were just contractors whose intelligence and spiritual power exceeded the output of kitchen knives, not a serious legal system like Pilkin. Both of them were a little sneering at Pilkin, who was apparently eagerly expecting them to "lend a hand".
"Huh? No, don't be so restrained," Pilgin explained earnestly, "Actually, the task here is quite ordinary, as long as you can sense the flow of magic. Alas, it may be because of this that almost all of the people who choose the Karazhan mission branch are contractors who do short-term tasks and always leave early. ”
At the mention of this, he couldn't help but complain: "For example, a few law partners who came yesterday just started the next stage of the mission and ran away. ”
That's good news!
Although thinking like this is a bit unworthy of the apprentice squad leader, it can naturally avoid competing with those legal contractors who took the first step yesterday, Jin Shaolan felt relaxed in his heart. And he can be sure that Finley thinks the same way at the moment:
"I'm sorry to say that, but I have to tell you that we can't stay long," Finley said, smiling and bowing, "but of course, if there's anything useful to me and the 'doctor,' don't be polite." ”
"Yes, although the ability may be very meager, but if we can help, we are willing to help you in any way we can in the meantime." Following Finley, Jin Shaolan also accepted Pilkin's invitation with a smile.
"It couldn't have been better." A sincere smile also appeared on Pilkin's old-fashioned face: "You're very welcome, the task here is really not that difficult. And in Medivan's library, no, not only the library, but in most of the rooms of this tower you can find a lot of books and notes that record all kinds of secrets of this world, which is really eye-opening......"
It seemed that he was glad to finally meet two contractors who could be negotiated, and then he enthusiastically introduced the secrets of this world that could and were worth exploring during his stay in the Tower of Medivan, at least for ten minutes, and then he came back to his senses in the stunned eyes of Jin Shaolan and Finley, and they were familiar with the interior of the Tower of Medivan and briefly introduced the areas that the contractors could enter and the main safe areas (this is because the interior of Karazan is not peaceful, and undead, beasts, and void creatures also appear from time to time), The rooms they lived in during their assignment were assigned, and the main points were to the kitchen, the opera house, and the library.
"I can understand why he's the apprentice of that Lavion mage," Finley whispered to Jin Shaolan, holding his forehead. "I ...... Also...... Yes......" Jin Shaolan replied in the same way, weakly, his eyes did not look at Finley but stared at the air in front of him. During the half-hour journey to familiarize themselves with the interior of the building, they once again learned a side of Pilkin's stern and old-fashioned side, who, as Lavien put it, was a rather nerdy, scholarly contractor. His passion for scholarship and research was far greater than interest and exploration, and he talked about the mysteries of space at the first sight of space, and forgot everything else when he explored the secrets of the mission world. Although the two of them were chatting with Pilkin along the way, the corners of their foreheads were throbbing, but they also benefited a lot from him, such as the evaluation criteria and reward judgment of the space they groped for the completion of the task that Pilkin talked about, such as obtaining those things that can be sold through the Nightmare Mark in the nightmare world and bringing them back to the space hall can often sell for an additional 10% or even 30% premium, and you can make a lot of money when you meet a contract person who is in urgent need......