My Frostmourne can't be so cute

"Varian, do you know what this is?" Anduin Lothar's armor-covered arms were stretched straight, and the sharp iron knuckles on his armguards exuded a particularly cold air under the moonlight.Although the hair and beard are all white.But the burly body of the Marshal of Stormwind made Varian, who had already grown sturdily, still looked like a child in front of him.

"I don't know... But the things you gave me, Teacher Lothar, will definitely not do me any harm." Varian said affirmatively.

"This is the blood of the troll." Anduin Lothar looked at his disciple.Slowly, he uttered words that made Varian shudder.

As soon as he heard Anduin Lothar’s words, Varian’s palm on his teacher’s handguard suddenly shrank. He watched his teacher for a long while, from Anduin Lothar firm. Judging from his expression, his teacher was not joking, so he immediately stepped back.Staring at the bottle of dark-green blood, he said in a shocked tone: "Troll's blood? Teacher Lothar, I don't understand, how can this...this kind of thing...how can it make a fighter stronger?"

Just like the endless relationship between dwarves and cavemen, if humans have any enemies on this road that must be eliminated, they must belong to those dirty trolls.

From the time of Emperor Thoradin, there has been a war that has lasted for thousands of years between humans and this tall and savage intelligent creature.

Varian had never seen a troll personally, and even Anduin Lothar himself had very little experience of fighting a troll.These cunning and savage creatures have been huddled in dense forests for thousands of years after being defeated by the coalition of humans and high elves.

But this did not affect Varian's disgust and... fear of this evil creature.Yes, fear, even in the face of the orcs, Varian would not be so nervous.

In the books that Varian has contacted, the few limited records about trolls all mention the barbarity and cruelty of this creature, and it will devour the same kind. This is already in the study of trolls by anthropologists. The consensus reached, not to mention the evil voodoo spells, it is said that these creatures will use their own blood sacrifices to summon evil and filthy evil spirits from other worlds for pleasure.

The blood of the troll...not to mention Anduin? Where did Lothar get this kind of thing, just think about it, you need to swallow this thing, or apply it to your body-potions are about these two uses, right? ——Varian felt itchy on his body and the urge to nause in his chest.

"Yes, but it's not simply the blood of the troll. This is left over by my ancestors. It is a medicine made by using the blood of the troll as the raw material and adding other herbs. If you take this A potion, Varian, you can gain more powerful power. This power is not inferior to the sacred art mastered by Mograine and the others." Anduin Lothar saw his disciple's frightened look, expression Nothing changed. He just took a step forward, came to Varian, stuffed the dark green potion into his hand, and stood quietly—he knew it was in his disciple’s heart at this moment. , There must be countless questions waiting to be answered.(To be continued.)

Chapter 258: Harry Potter and the Age of Magic Revival

Varian did have many questions in his mind, but these questions were too messy, and for a while, he didn't know which one to ask first.The young prince of Stormwind had no choice but to settle down first, and let his temporarily rigid mind barely turn around—things left over from the ancestors of Teacher Lothar...Isn’t that a product of the time of Emperor Thoradin?

As Anduin Lothar's closest person, Varian naturally knew that the noble lineage passed down by his teacher-Anduin Lothar, was the greatest monarch in human history, Thoradin of the Arathor Empire The direct blood relative of the emperor.

The ruling center of the Arathi Empire was right in the Arathi Highlands. However, the Kingdom of Stormgard, which now has Arathi Highlands as its main territory, is located in the former capital of the Arathi Empire, Rapid City, but the royal family here The Albion family has nothing to do with the Arathor Empire in blood.

Anduin Lothar’s ancestors, although they were members of the royal family of the Arathor Empire, did not hold fast to the city in the movement of mankind torn apart and heading to various places in Azeroth to find a wider living space. , But with Varian’s ancestors, the Wrynn family came to the south of the mainland.

In the valley at the southern foot of the Redridge Mountains, the Wrynn family and the Lothar family received the help of the Ironforge dwarf kingdom to establish a human base.In this land, the moist sea breeze from the endless sea brought the fertile properties of the Irvine Forest and the fertile farmland of the Western Wilderness, which soon attracted a large number of immigrants from the Arathi Highlands.

With the efforts of several generations, the humans who moved south have overcome the harassment of beasts and wolves, and established their own kingdom in the southern part of the vast Azeroth continent-the Kingdom of Azeroth, and the human immigration was at the beginning The stronghold at the southern foot of the Red Ridge Mountains was also expanded many times, and finally formed the capital of the southern human kingdom-Stormwind City.

In terms of blood lineage, Lothar's ancestors are naturally more qualified than the Wrynn family to become the king of this emerging human city-state.But for a long period of time, Lothar's ancestors all adopted a humble attitude, and did not have any idea of ​​getting involved in the throne of the king of Stormwind.

But the importance of blood is self-evident.Strictly speaking, Anduin Lothar not only has the right to inherit the Throne of Stormwind, but also has the right to declare the ownership of Arathi Highlands.

Of course, even if the final outcome of the Arathor Empire dies.Not that only Anduin Lothar was left.But Varian knew that there were as many as a hundred "liars" who were "fake Arathor royal blood" executed by King Thoras of Stromgarde every year; of these, a few were true and a few were false.Who can tell?After all, even in the face of Anduin Lothar, the master of Stromgarde who valued his throne, the first reaction was to doubt whether Anduin Lothar was the pretending Stormwind Marshal.

After thinking about it for a while, Vari settled down, took the medicine bottle in his hand and looked at it before he hesitated to ask his first question: "Mr. Lothar...your ancestor, why...why Will make such a potion of...?"

Maybe it’s not enough literary literacy. Varian didn’t find any suitable vocabulary to describe the medicine he doesn’t know much about at the moment. Although the pursuit of strength is the desire of every warrior, it is necessary to use the blood of trolls. Is it such an evil thing?Who is it that discovered this kind of Anduin? Lothar's power is not weaker than holy arts?

"Why..." Anduin? Lothar sighed inexplicably.Then he replied, "It is not so much my ancestors made this kind of thing, as it is a product of the times!" The story tonight seems endless, Anduin Lothar paused for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and then Begin to talk about this bottle, or the source of this medicine.

In the mid-stage of Emperor Thoradin’s reign, the development of human civilization has reached an unprecedented advanced level-in terms of the external environment, humans have just combined with the high elves to defeat the incredible trolls and become the new hegemon of Azeroth. ; And within human beings.Although the high elves only taught a hundred human arcane methods at first, these first human wizards generously imparted the magic skills they mastered to their compatriots, and soon the emerging class of wizards became human society. And a very important part of civilization.

This group of emerging mages has unlimited vitality, and they apply the spells they master to all stages of human life.This magical power gave these mages great confidence and encouragement, and they began to explore various areas that were not reachable by humans before.

Flying into the sky, into the ground; forging, metallurgy, and even tailoring.Jewelry craftsmanship, the mages at that time were not like the superior “gods” in Dalaran today. They went deep into all areas of human life, conducted various researches enthusiastically, and wrote books and Peers share their results.Many scholars still yearn for the era of openness and prosperity, and they call that period the "magic art revival era."

In this era of the rise and prosperity of human magical civilization, two disciplines that had not yet taken shape at the time, but today have become mandatory courses for every mage, have developed rapidly, that is, potions and alchemy.

Before learning magic, mankind already knew that some plants have special effects, which can cure diseases, or can be smeared on weapons to make enemies deadly.But these are just simple uses of those special plants. In order to distinguish them from later potions, scholars call similar academics during this period of time "herbalology".

Many wizards discovered at almost the same time that there are some herbs that can make the spells they cast better, worse, or even completely different effects; at the same time, some wizards have cast their research goals on the enemies of mankind. Troll.

After fighting with the trolls on the battlefield, the wizards more or less mentioned in their autobiography or academic writings that the trolls possessed a kind of witchcraft similar to magic but completely different from the magic.The troll witch doctors who master this witchcraft not only spread voodoo potions with evil effects on the battlefield, but they can also change the physique of their compatriots through voodoo-although this change is most of the time Irreversible, but also destructive.

The emerging human wizards hope to use the power of arcane magic to solve all their doubts; the witchcraft witchcraft mastered by the trolls made them curious. Finally, one day, under the call of a well-known wizard and a master of potions, A large number of human mages put the object of research on the witchcraft and sorcery. This mages was also revered as the originator of human alchemy. Later generations kept his statue. After the magic city Dalaran was completed, Set up in front of the gate of the Association of Alchemy Mage, for countless masters and apprentice younger generations to pay respect.The name of this great mage is Harry Potter.(To be continued.)

Chapter 259 Side Effects of Medicine

To tell the truth, it is not easy to study the witch poisoning technique of trolls, but it is not too difficult; in that era, the actions of trolls had not completely indented into the dense primitive jungle, and the covenant between humans and high elves was still in place. During the honeymoon period, from these allies who have fought with the trolls for thousands of years, mankind has also obtained a lot of information about witchcraft.

In the end, combining herbalism and witchcraft, a new type of companion discipline of potions appeared in the domain of human wizards. It was named alchemy, and Anduin Lothar’s bottle was huge. The special medicine made from magic blood is the product of early alchemy.

However, in Anduin Lothar's narrative, the birth of alchemy caused a huge contradiction between the emerging mage class and the ruling class of the Arathor Empire.

Most of the various potions and potions made by the mages through alchemy possess magical powers. These powers, unlike arcane arts, can be easily mastered by mortals.

The rulers of the Arathor Empire believed that this power threatened the rule of the monarch, but the mages insisted that they have the freedom to study.

In the end, the conflict between the two sides broke out after the death of Emperor Thoradin, a large number of wizards and scholars related to the wizards were arrested by the Arathor Empire royal family, and the wizards also used their own power and influence to fight back.

Not to mention that during the arrest process, many wizards successfully used their own spells to escape. Even the arrested wizards made the guards pay the price.

At the same time, many nobles who had connections or even close relations with the mage class also carried out their own rescue work, and Anduin Lothar's ancestor was one of them.

Under the protests of a large number of nobles, the royal family was forced to release the arrested mages and scholars, and return the confiscated materials and experimental equipment. Of course, damage was inevitable.

After a small amount of bloodshed, the wizards began to stay away from Stormwater, and established their own magic city-state Dalaran on the banks of Lordamere, independent of the secular kingship; and Anduin Lothar’s ancestors also This matter.Leaving Stromgarde, from the prince of the Arathor Empire, he became the founding father of the kingdom of Azeroth.

The "Magic Art Revival Era" started with the alliance of humans and high elves defeating the troll invaders, and ended with the establishment of the magic city Dalaran.In these decades, the civilization of magic bloomed with dazzling light.Although because of the lessons of the riots, the wizards began to stay away from the world, but there are still many wizards who miss the free and open era.

"This bottle of potion. It is the product of that era. The trolls are bloodthirsty and violent. After being injured, they have a recovery ability far beyond that of humans. These powers come from their unique blood. Take this potion. , The blood of the troll will stimulate the full potential of mankind, and even a weak young child can become the most outstanding warrior." Anduin Lothar ended his tirade.

"So... Teacher Lothar, you, Marcus and Windsor, have all taken this medicine?" Varian held the dark green medicine bottle tightly.Asked.

Anduin Lothar nodded, and Varian suddenly understood something-although he didn’t know the efficacy of this potion, was it really comparable to the blessing of the Holy Light as Teacher Lothar said, but obviously this This kind of potion is the power that Marcus and the others have said before, which can make them compete with the Paladin.

"So..." Varian suddenly became a little excited, and said loudly, "Why don't all the soldiers in Stormwind be equipped with this kind of potion? If you have this power, maybe...maybe Stormwind won't..."

"That's impossible." Anduin Lothar's solemn tone made Varian calm down a bit."The formula of this potion was lost at the end of the'Magic Art Revival Era'. The master who made this potion was also one of the few wizards who sacrificed in that resistance. The potion of was preserved by my ancestors with a unique technique. But it is not rich enough to equip the entire Stormwind army...not to mention, this kind of thing still has some side effects..."

"Side effects?" Varian looked at his teacher in a puzzled manner, but secretly determined that even if there were any side effects, he would take this medicine. In the upcoming decisive battle, he was going to be Lothar. The teacher's attendant.Guarding his side, if the strength is not enough, Teacher Lothar should take care of him instead, that would be bad!

"Um... the tradition of the Brotherhood of Iron Horse, only core members can take this medicine. After taking the medicine, they are naturally invincible on the battlefield, but... as the killing increases, the violent ingredients in the troll's blood will gradually affect us The fusion of his body, irritability, irritability, bloodthirsty, frenzy... These characteristics of trolls will also appear in humans. "Anduin Lothar's voice has an inexplicable sadness.

"This... these side effects are not so..." Varian hesitated to express his views-in his imagination, he thought that the side effects that Anduin Lothar said were the kind of side effects that would affect the body. Or the kind that caused great trauma to the spirit, or directly died after how many times it was used...According to this statement, manic and irritable...For a fighter, it doesn't seem to be a side effect!

"Really?" Anduin Lothar shook his head slightly, and said, "Varian, after the outpost found the orcs' whereabouts before the war broke out, your father originally suggested that we stick to the line first and contact the others. After the human kingdom and the dwarf kingdom, they attacked the orcs together, but because I wanted to kill, I rejected his proposal; in the swamp of sorrows, the orcs were dead, and I should have waited for the wizards of Dalaran to disperse the fog. All the orcs were slaughtered, but after learning about Medivh’s betrayal, my anger made me unable to hold on to it. I broke away from the army and headed to Karazhan...This led to the orcs breaking through the cursed land and attacking Stormwind City. ..."

"Ms. Lothar... it's not your... fault..." Varian didn't know how to comfort his teacher. Since the fall of Stormwind, the Marshal of Stormwind has been living in self-blame and regret. .

"Varian, I'm telling you this, I'm not discussing whose fault it was... Everything in the past cannot be undone, but everything in the future can be chosen by ourselves. As the future king of Stormwind, after me, you are doomed You will become the president of the Brotherhood of Iron Horse; whether to take this medicine or not should have been a decision you made at that time. But now, the decisive battle is imminent, this choice must be advanced, Varian, let me ask you. Are you willing to join the Brotherhood of the Iron Horse as the future king of Stormwind, take a potion containing troll blood, and fight for peace in Stormwind for a lifetime?" (To be continued.)

Chapter 260 The Battle Is Coming

Varian froze for a moment, and suddenly heard rustling footsteps behind him.The young prince turned his head and found that he didn't know when it would start. Windsor, Marcus and others had already stood behind him, and their eyes were full of encouragement and enthusiasm.

Varian turned back to look at his teacher. In the eyes of Sir Anduin Lothar, whom he admired and admired as a father, Varian saw expectations and... something he had never seen before. , A kind look.

"I am willing." Wari's blood in his safety is boiling, which gives him the illusion-maybe he can be violent enough without taking the troll's potion-"I am willing." The young Stormwind Prince repeated In response to his own words, he unscrewed the lid of the dark green potion bottle and drank the dark green liquid in the bottle.

A cold liquid flowed through Varian’s throat, and the stench spread in his mouth. After coming to Lordaeron, his heart was filled with hatred for the orcs, and Varian had been practicing hard all day long. In the memory of fighting, the young Stormwind prince once tasted a similar taste when his lips and tongue were worn through gritted teeth-it was the taste of blood.