The expansion of the Holy Cult Army is going well.

In fact, since Samara's unmistakable display of the power of the Light, the greatest problem hindering the expansion of the Holy Cult is gone. With the acquiescence, connivance, and encouragement of the Draenei authorities, the expansion of the Holy Cult Army has been further reduced.

In the end, what really hindered the expansion of the Holy Sect Army, in addition to the quota limit on Zhao Kunna's soul contract, was the subjective will of Samara himself.

No, it's not that she's thwarted by fear that someone else will have the power of the Light or the favor of the God of Light. On the contrary, in the beginning, when everyone was skeptical of her, she thought that the glory of the God of Light would spread. But now, Samarra has unwittingly imposed a strict limit on the forty-six places that can receive such a gift, and has made a strict selection among the aspiring Draenei.

The Holy Cult had to be women, and the will of the God of Light was carried out unreservedly. On top of this, Samarra has added a number of restrictions on her own initiative. For example, limit candidates to young, well-behaved, obedient, beautiful Delaney women. For example, she would examine the bodies of these women, and those who had scars or other unsightly appearances, or even poor skin, were eliminated.

In all, Samarra placed more than two dozen restrictions on candidates for the Holy Army, eliminating most of the Draenei. Eventually, only those little Delaney girls who have fulfilled more than twenty requirements for purity, health, obedience, etc., are eligible to enter Samarra's abode for a long sacred prayer ritual designed to call on the God of Light.

However, initially, the ceremony did not go well.

Because Zhao Kun was attracted to all his energy by something.

- The female mage Egwen, who entered the shelter with Zhao Kun, woke up.

Of course, Zhao Kun had already made some preparations before following the guidance of Jugsothoth and embarking on this journey of time and space with an unknown future, such as throwing this strongest mage in Azeroth into the prison area, so as to ensure that even if she regained her full strength, she would not make a mess of the shelter.

But now it was something else he had never imagined.

Egwene hadn't been able to break the Imprisonment spell, she hadn't even tried to destroy it, but had fallen into a strange state, sitting there dumbfounded, motionless.

Zhao Kun didn't care about it originally, yes, it doesn't matter if Egwen is crazy or stupid, as long as he doesn't die. One of the things he kept for her was to get the magical knowledge she had in her head—what could be considered the essence of Azeroth's magical knowledge. The other is about the origin of the pendant around her neck related to Igronac.

But the achievement of these two goals has little to do with her own state and cooperation. The memories that are read, and the soul retracement through the time spell, etc., only require the recipient to live. Although the cost of these spells is relatively large, the information obtained in this way will definitely not be false. Moreover, for Zhao Kun, casting spells in the shelter is a bonus, and the difficulty and consumption of some spells will be greatly consumed.

Therefore, Zhao Kun couldn't wait to cast the spell of reading memories - after he was sure that he was ready.

Then, the caster discovers that his spell has failed. A familiar force is protecting the soul of the mage in front of her, protecting Magna Egwene's memories from being read.

"This power ......" The silver-white ball of light floated again, feeling very tricky. The divine power of Igronac. Magna, what is your relationship with the Old Dominator? ”

There is no doubt that Egwene did not answer him. Zhao Kun didn't expect her to answer. He didn't even think she was aware of her relationship with Igronack.

But what does it matter? Igronac's whereabouts are unknown, and the divine power he left behind is already in a state of ownerlessness. Although they continued to operate, it was difficult for Zhao Kun to break through violently with Zhao Kun's ability, but that didn't mean that he had no way to use this layer of protection.

The man summoned a Tyndalus Hound, confident intent on doing something with the creature.

But unexpectedly, it only took Zhao Kun three minutes to go from full of confidence to despair. An explosion occurred so suddenly, and before Zhao Kun could react, the warped space-time swept him in.

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For years, the Tirisfal Glade had always been eerie to Egwene. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, this woodland in the north of Lordaeron's capital is lush and mysterious. When her mother first took her here for camping, she was a child. In addition to being frightened, she couldn't help but admire its magnificence and charm. The various animals and colorful flowers and plants in the woods dazzled her and amazed her. Forgetting the city of torches and lanterns, Egwene was amazed to find so many stars in the deep blue night sky.

Slowly, the fear vanished, and the joy, excitement, and a hint of relief took over Egwen's heart.

But today, all the fears and fears are back.

Before the age of twelve, Egwene became an apprentice mage under Archmage Igronack. She was joined by four other people - all boys. Egwene had always dreamed of becoming a mage, but her father and mother never tired of telling her over and over again that she would be a man's wife in the future, and that this was her fate. She is still young, and she still talks about the past, but soon she will start to learn how to run a house, such as sewing clothes, cooking and cooking......

It wasn't until she met Igronac that the dark cloud hanging over her head slowly dissipated. The Archmage asked her to be his apprentice - and made it clear that Egwene couldn't say no. Mom and Dad felt that they would never see their daughter again, and cried all over the place. But Egwene was thrilled and excited, and she was about to start learning how to be a mage!

At that time, Igronac had only three apprentice mages - Fararik, Jonas and Manfred. Although these boys were just as annoying as the boys Egwen had come into contact with, she got along with them well. The fourth boy, Natal, joined the school a year later.

One day, Igronac tells them that he is a member of a secret organization called the Guardians of Tirisfa. Egwene's first reaction to hearing the name was that the woodland she loved might have been named after the organization. In fact, it's the opposite - for centuries these guardians have met in the woods, so they named themselves after the woodland. This really surprised Egwene, who had been camping in the woodlands for years, but she had never seen such a gathering!

Igronac told them that they would soon be going to meet Tirisfa in the woodlands.

As if they were about to go on an adventure, the boys talked happily about various secret organizations. Egwen did not participate in their discussion. She wondered what Tirisfa was—Igronac was ambiguous. The boys believed Igronack's words, but Egwene wanted to know more.

"You'll have enough of it right now, my girl." Igronac replied with a smile. He always called her "my girl".

Igronac led them to the woodland, and Egwene was a little confused, where was there a figure in the empty woodland?

After a while, Egwen was about to open his mouth to ask Igronac for clarification, when suddenly a bright light flashed, and he saw that they were surrounded by seven people. Three of the seven were humans, three elves, and one was a dwarf. They were all male.

"We've chosen." An elf said.

Ferrarik asked, "What was chosen?" ”

The dwarf replied, "Quiet, child, you will know at once." ”

The elf turned to Igronac and said, "The few disciples you have cultivated are very good. But there is one that is outstanding. The student had studied the subtleties of magic far beyond his usual curiosity, and was so brilliant that he had unsurpassed qualifications, and had mastered the Meltel Scroll. ”

Egwen's heart beat faster. The Night Elf Mytre was a great mage thousands of years ago. Generally speaking, elven mages usually begin their first year of apprenticeship by trying to learn the Meltel Scroll; Human mages only dare to try this magic after the apprentice mage stage is completed, but Egwene is less than a year away from being able to wield Myrtle's magic with ease.

It was all done quietly - Igronac had repeatedly reminded her that she would annoy the boys.

Ferrarik glanced at his companions one by one: "Who will cast the Meltel Scroll?" ”

Egwen grinned toothily and said smugly, "It's me." ”

"Who allowed you to do that?" Manfred exclaimed angrily.

Igronac said quietly, "Manfred, I asked her to learn it. You and Falaric should be careful not to speak too big or too small. ”

Ferrarik and Manfred bowed their heads and said in unison, "Yes, Master. ”

The elf continued, "By now, you must all know that a war is about to begin. This is not a struggle between ordinary people, but a war between groups of mages, and perhaps one day you will join in this war. Demons have invaded our world, and while we fight them with all our might, their offensive is getting wilder every year - wait, who's there? ”

The elven mage who spoke looked up, only to see a silvery-white ball of light falling from the sky.

"Igronac?" There was a sound from the ball of light.

"What is this?" Someone among the surprised mages finally reacted, this time a human mage. Unfortunately, before he could cast any spell, a dazzling light erupted from the silver-white ball of light. By the time the light disappeared, four of the original seven mages had turned into charred corpses, while the other three were also lying on the ground in a very indecent posture and humming, and temporarily lost the ability to fight back.

In this way, only Igronack, who was unharmed by the blow of the dazzling light, and his mage apprentices who were ignored by Zhao Kun could still stand in the field.

"Igronac the Old Dominator?" From the ball of light there was a sound again. "No, you're not him...... Do you really exist? Why does my spell feel no different from nothingness when I hit it? ”

Archmage Ignac raised an eyebrow, "Look what I've found, a time traveler who has stumbled in - and seems to be a faceless. ”

Egwene frowned: she had never heard such an honorific title.

"I really wasn't it, but this past time is not the area you should be in, I don't know how you broke through his blockade, but, Faceless, where did you come from, go back to where you go!" The Archmage gave a warm smile, and then, he ripped his face off.

From Zhao Kun's point of view, you can see the other side of the chaos behind the nothingness, as well as the looming dark void and the crimson stars.

"You're also no-"

Before he finished speaking, a strange force had already hit Zhao Kun heavily. Just like the explosion before, Zhao Kun changed the dimension he was in, avoiding any harm to him, but he was completely unable to stop the power of time and space that came like a tide. When he came to his senses, Zhao Kun found that his short journey through time and space was over. Now he's back in the sanctuary world - the journey was so short and rushed that Zhao Kun couldn't even determine if it had actually happened, or if it was just his hallucination.

"However, whether it's true or not, it's very deep...... "The ball of light swirled in circles in the air, "The mage named Igronac obviously exudes the divine power of the old ruler all over his body, but at the last moment, no matter how you look at it, it is the trick of the Faceless One. Moreover, not only did that guy not want to kill me, but he sent me back untouched, avoiding the tragedy of me being lost in time and space. ”

Zhao Kun groaned, but he couldn't draw any conclusions from the limited information. He is not an intellectual figure himself.

So, the Faceless decided to leave all this strange thing to his boss to decide. Right now, the secrets on Egwen's body are obviously beyond his ability, and he can only turn to the big guy for help.

What is reassuring is that this time the big guy's reaction speed is as fast as ever.

There will be another Faceless One to deal with this. The message from Yogsothoth was as simple and clear as ever. You can stop recourse in this regard.

After that, it also gave Zhao Kun a new batch of knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Azeroth Spells. (To be continued.) )