Christmas Special Chapter: Winter Veil's Grand Night

Winter Veil, a festival beloved by the people of Azeroth.

On Christmas Eve, Suramar City's streets were adorned with various Winter Veil trees and colorful ribbons that shimmered with a brilliant, multicolored light.

The huntress Selene disliked holidays, nor did she enjoy the bustling atmosphere of crowded places. She simply wanted to hide in the shadows with her panther companion, waiting for prey to come to her.

However, she dared not disobey the orders of Lady Elisande, so she reluctantly returned to Suramar from the forests of Darkshore to attend the grand Winter Veil banquet.

By the roadside, a dishevelled adventurer wearing a Winter Veil hat was staring at a mailbox, muttering something about "Core Legendary... not given again... it's not my fault... it's all because of..." words Selene couldn't understand. Selene had always felt that allowing some adventurers who had contributed to the Night Elves into Suramar City was not a good decision. This was because these adventurers were extremely varied; some were penniless, and their mental states were not entirely stable. They would go mad over a mere magical item that was only considered fine quality in Suramar, even resorting to fighting.

Selene had heard that these items were called Orange Legendary Items in the outside world, those country bumpkins! It was just that Suramar was unwilling to let these items flow out in large quantities, only giving a very small number as rewards to those unworldly adventurers.

At this moment, another adventurer rode a Night Saber in its spectral form approached from the opposite direction. Judging by his direction, he seemed to be heading towards Suramar City's largest Arcane Core Inn. That luxuriously decorated inn specialized in ripping off these outsiders, charging an astonishing 100 gold coins for a night's stay! Yet, these adventurers, who seemingly had no shortage of money, didn't seem to care at all. One look at his mount was enough to know that this soul mount, commonly known as a Ghostly Tiger, seemed to sell for tens of thousands of gold coins in the outside world!

Were these people all crazy! It was just a ghostly beast! Selene wondered if she should go catch a few Ghostly Boars, find a Highborne mage to equip them with saddles, and then take them to the human world to make a fortune?

Adventurers like this, riding expensive mounts and clad in orange gear, were privately referred to as European Emperors by the citizens of Suramar. This term had also spread from the human world. These European Emperors were extremely unfriendly towards their penniless compatriots, seemingly calling them African Chiefs, which sounded like an insulting term.

Shaking her head, Selene thought that humans, as a young race, were truly too strange; she couldn't understand them.

"This is an illusion! What are you trying to hide!" a furious shout caught Selene's attention.

A squad of Spellblade guards surrounded a shifty-eyed Highborne, who was shivering in the cold wind.

Suddenly, his form distorted, and the Highborne's appearance slowly faded, revealing a human adventurer before everyone.

"Spare... spare my life! I just wanted to sneak into Lady Elisande's Winter Veil banquet! I have no ill intentions!" the human rogue explained loudly.

The Spellblade captain sneered a few times and dragged the human away. The punishment he would face was to be directly thrown out of the city, falling from a height of nearly a thousand meters before landing in the icy sea. Of course, it wouldn't be fatal; they would be given a shield to reduce landing damage before being thrown, preventing them from splattering into a pulp.

It seems I won't need to use my crowd control skills, how disappointing. Selene's specialty was casting various crowd control skills and then wearing down her targets through kiting tactics until they died. It appeared this adventurer had accepted his fate and dared not resist.

The banquet was being held at the Star Garden, the best venue for banquets in Suramar City. This time, Lady Elisande had booked the entire place, inviting all of the Council of Truth and high-ranking Night Elves. Those with some renown, like herself, were also invited.

Lady Elisande had earned quite a lot of gold recently and didn't hesitate to spend it. This was all thanks to Divine Emissary Hu Feng, who had come up with a way to make money: a large area was designated in Suramar City, and over a dozen powerful Highborne from Suramar were stationed at every crucial point. Lady Elisande naturally took her position at the end, serving as the final boss.

Adventurers wanted to challenge it? They could, for a ticket price of 100 gold coins per person. Groups of 25 people would receive rewards if they cleared at least two bosses, or they could choose to withdraw and receive their rewards. Of course, they could also choose to continue challenging; the more they cleared, the greater the rewards. However, if they failed, they received no rewards.

This led many adventurers, who were free during Winter Veil, to form teams and challenge this dungeon-crawling game, which the Divine Emissary had named Nightmare Fortress.

Naturally, the result was that, apart from a few extremely wise adventurers who took their rewards after clearing a few bosses, most adventurers became greedy for the Orange Legendary Items after defeating Elisande. Thus, they fell before various bosses, were thoroughly beaten, and then thrown out of the fortress.

There was also a team of powerful adventurers who managed to reach Elisande. They were a long-term mercenary group. With the bosses going easy on them, they cleared their way to the end with their seamless coordination.

Then... after a fierce battle, Elisande thoroughly thrashed the confident adventurers, showering them with all sorts of magic, eliciting cries of agony.

Overall, the ending was good. After the event, Elisande earned at least over a hundred thousand gold coins, effectively becoming a little rich woman. With a grand gesture, she booked the Star Garden and hosted a lavish banquet!

Selene entered the garden, which was already decorated with numerous Winter Veil ornaments. Those who had already arrived were exchanging gifts.

Divine Emissary Hu Feng and Elisande were standing in the center of the garden. Elisande, blushing, accepted a necklace from Hu Feng.

Then, amidst the urging and whistling of the crowd, Elisande kissed Hu Feng on the lips.

The huntress Selene got herself a cup of eggnog and sat quietly in a corner with her panther companion, placing the roasted meat they brought on the floor in front of the panther.

Perhaps... the liveliness wasn't so bad?

Looking at the lively courtyard, Selene felt as if she had found some meaning, some meaning worth striving for. She needed to protect this moment, and even more so, she needed to protect Suramar, allowing her kin to live in peace and tranquility forever. That was enough.

On the hour, brilliant magical fireworks began to burst in the sky above Suramar City. Mages exerted all their strength, showcasing their magical control abilities to the crowd.

Divine Emissary Hu Feng was invited to give a speech:

"To the prosperity of Suramar! To the revival of the Highborne! To the glory of the Night Elves!"

"Celebrate, my kin! Happy Winter Veil!"

Merry Christmas to all my dear readers~~

I had originally planned for the huntress Selene and "This is an illusion! What are you trying to hide!" to appear around chapter thirty, but I decided to bring them in earlier.

However, they will still appear as originally planned around chapter thirty.

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