Aegwynn turned into a raven and flew across the sky above Frozen Sea.
Her sharp eyes looked at the strange island looming in the vast waves below. The sea beyond the island was shrouded in mist, which was very similar to the scenery before the seal of the Pandaria Continent was unlocked.
Due to the climate, the foggy area on the North Sea is not as famous as the foggy land on South Seas, but it is still a "foreign legend" among sailors and pirates. When Pandaria Continent on South Seas became the most popular topic nowadays, those guys with particularly good brains naturally noticed the foggy area on the North Sea.
Many explorers and pirates roamed around here.
They feel that they can recreate the great adventure of Steamwheedle Prince in Pandaria. It is said that Steamwheedle Prince was the first to land in the country of Pandaren and made a fortune there.
This news must have been deliberately released by Steamwheedle.
But unfortunately, Azeroth will never lack those guys who chase fame and wealth.
What's even more regrettable is that the fog gradually dissipating with the North Sea is far less "peaceful" than with Pandaria.
When Aegwynn folded her wings and landed on a rock, she keenly noticed the wreckage of several more ships drifting miserably with the current on the sea.
This is the seventh ship destroyed in the past few days.
Most of the houses on the sea were dressed as pirates, and there were even Vrykul pirates, but without exception, they were burned to a coke appearance by the flames, which fully proved that there were some "aboriginal people" who were not easy to mess with on the island that had just emerged from the fog.
Aegwynn did not venture deep into this seemingly desolate island.
Although she may be the first "explorer" to discover it, she remembers Diakum's warning that there is something dangerous on this island.
So, Aegwynn elegantly combed its feathers with its beak like a real raven, and at the same time, with the help of Heart of Azeroth hanging around its neck, it sent another message to its partner.
Urge Diakum to quickly set off and come here to check the situation on this island.
But this message, like the previous five messages, fell into the sea.
Diakum didn't reply at all.
This made Aegwynn frown.
She knew that Dick had been "retreating" after returning to Stormwind from Pandaria. She thought it was just an excuse for Vigilant to rest for a few days because he was tired of the disputes, but she didn't expect that guy seemed to be serious!
It has been more than two months, and Diakum has maintained a low-key retreat and never appeared in public, so that no one mentioned it for more than two months, leaving Eastern Continent without any trace of his involvement in the boiling situation.
"What a bastard!"
Aegwynn jumped in the form of a crow and cursed.
"Monitoring the outlying islands and Dragon Isles is what he gave me. Now that the real owner has appeared, he is hiding. I don't know what secrets there are that require someone like him to spend two months studying."
After a short period of thinking, Aegwynn decided to go to Northshire Abbey in person to see what was going on over there at Diakum.
But before leaving, in order to prevent fools from continuing to come here to "give away heads", Aegwynn used Staff of Sargeras to impose a space seal on the island in front of him, temporarily transferring it from Material World to a special phase.
A moment later, with the help of Staff of Sargeras's super convenient space transfer, Aegwynn crossed half of the continent in one step and entered Northshire Abbey's vineyard.
It scared Miss Milly who was picking grapes half to death.
After Aegwynn revealed his identity, the cheerful girl sitting in front of the Stormwind Kingdom and even the most famous winery in Southern Borderlands laughed. She put on her straw hat and volunteered to lead Lady Aegwynn to visit Vigilant Saint who was reclusive here.
"You must be an admirer of Diakum the Saint."
Miss Milly is a very talkative person. After all, she is a merchant who often sells wine. She handed a bunch of purple grapes to Aegwynn to quench her thirst while driving her carriage towards Echo Valley.
Aegwynn, who even ate grapes without spitting out grape skins on the road, explained:
"In the past two months, many people have come to visit Vigilant. They were all left in the monastery. I sent a car of Communion Wine there a few days ago. I happened to see Vigilant Saint leading many believers to pray together.
That scene was extremely sacred.
Even just listening, I feel that my heart that is full of money and material desires has been purified. Alas, if I didn't have to maintain the family business, I would definitely stay in the monastery to follow Vigilant and become a devout servant of Holy Light."
Miss Milly looked fascinated, but Aegwynn noticed something was wrong.
She looked at the manor in the mountains and valleys in front of her, threw a juicy grape into her mouth, and whispered:
"You mean, there were many visitors there who saw Diakum with their own eyes?"
"Yeah."
Milly idi said:
"If you don't see him, how can you recite scriptures with the saint?"
"Well, here's the problem, little girl."
Aegwynn narrowed his eyes, stared at Milly, and asked:
"You just met Vigilant a few days ago, so please tell me, what is the image of Vigilant in your eyes?"
"Well, of course it's like in the legend. He has... well, that saint has... listens..."
Miss Milly wanted to describe her impression of Saint, but when she opened her mouth, she felt stuck.
No matter how she recalled it, there was no specific image of Vigilant in her mind.
But she clearly confirmed that she had indeed sent Communion Wine, and she had really seen the sacred scene of Saint leading believers to pray together, and she even made Confession!
How could this be fake?
"As far as I know, Diakum has not seen anyone else in the past two months. Maybe Archbishop Nali, who has an improper relationship with him, can see him, but others do not have the honor to read the Bible with Vigilant."
Aegwynn stretched out his voice and said:
"So, who did you and those pilgrims see? Is the scene in your eyes real? Or is it just a sacred ritual that you made up in some spiritual illusion out of worship for Holy Light and Saint?
Fortunately you didn't stay, Miss Milly.
Otherwise, I have to find a way to rescue you from a VanCleef spiritual illusion that Holy Light Demigod has unintentionally spun."
"This"
Milly was frightened.
She held the Holy Light emblem hanging on her chest with some uneasiness.
It was a holy object blessed by Guardian Naaru Voros the Exalted. It was a reward from Archbishop Nali who liked the taste of her wine very much, so she specially ordered several batches of wine for Draenor Embassy.
"Don't be afraid, the truth is not as scary as you think. Diakum didn't mean to hurt anyone. He deliberately chose to retreat in this valley to avoid this kind of situation.
But that guy underestimated the fanaticism of human believers.
In addition, Lothar has been bragging about his achievements, so many devout people regard Diakum as the incarnation of Holy Light. Originally, their pilgrimage should stop at Guardian Naaru Vorolos, but they have gone too far on the road of faith...:
Stop!
Don't go any further, the entire valley in front of you is the realm of Diakum's belief illusion.
It's really an exaggerated range of effect.
I know that guy is a powerful Priest, but how inhuman has his control over the mind and spiritual power reached?"
Aegwynn asked Miss Milly to stop the carriage. As Miss Milly watched with some uneasiness, Aegwynn stepped forward and waved Aluneth Staff who shouted "Vigilant, please forgive me for the small offense", and swayed a Arcane dispersing magic.
The sunny and peaceful valley suddenly resembled "water waves floating". In the exclamation of Miss Milly, the illusion of the soul was dispelled and its true face was revealed.
Pilgrims, numbering at least several hundred people, were walking blankly in the valley.
Most of them have been trapped here for at least a month, so they all look haggard, and some have stains on their bodies. But the strange thing is that they haven't died of thirst or starvation after not eating or drinking for more than a month. At most, they are weak.
Most people were mumbling something, as if they were immersed in their own world and completely isolated from the outside world.
"Come!"
Aegwynn waved his hand and said:
"Don't be afraid. This illusion is not malicious. It will not hurt you. Use your carriage to send these people to Northshire Abbey. They are in urgent need of rest."
"What happened to them?"
Milly asked in horror:
"What did Vigilant Saint do to them?"
"Confession."
Aegwynn said briefly:
"Anyone who has sins in their hearts will Confession have sins in their hearts after entering this illusion, and they will be trapped in some kind of spiritual punishment and cannot extricate themselves, but I have not heard that Diakum has a similar secret.::
If I have to say, this is very similar to the Sinful Punishment Profound Mystery used by Demon Sword."
"But...:: But I obviously went in but I came out safely."
Miss Milly said puzzledly:
"Why wasn't I punished?"
"Because you have no sins, at least no sins that need to be punished, so you don't need Confession, but you yourself said that when watching the "sacred ceremony", you will feel uneasy because of the materialistic desires and the smell of copper in your heart.
Congratulations.
You passed Diakum the Saint's "Confession ceremony" and escaped unharmed. For a mortal, this is not a big miracle."
Aegwynn joked:
"It's really rare that I can meet such a pure "little white flower" like you in this chaotic era.
You've failed to become a businessman, Milly. You should go to a monastery and become a Priest.
Trust me.
You will definitely become one of the most famous nuns in human history.
She waved her hand and used her magic hand to roll up the pilgrims who were walking in the valley at a loss and put them into Milly's carriage. Some of these people were walking barefoot, and some of them had their feet bloody.
This shows that their sins were more serious and required them to suffer physical and mental suffering.
Unfortunately, Diakum does not provide "atonement", so after these guys wake up, they will choose to take action to pay off the pain of their sins, and may even commit suicide.
But just when Milly was about to leave, she suddenly heard the neighing of horses. She and Aegwynn looked up together and saw a young man driving a shining golden war horse rushing out of the valley.
The guy shouted to Aegwynn:
"Wicked witch! What do you want to do to the pilgrims? This is the sacred territory of Vigilant, and you are not allowed to harm people here! I, the righteous one, cannot turn a blind eye to this!"
After saying that, he drove Holy Warsteed and grabbed a "Zhanyu" made of a wooden stick and rushed towards Aegwynn, and was whipped by Aluneth Staff. The wolf fox fell to the ground, and Holy Warsteed also turned into a streamer Dispersion.
"Oh no!"
The guy screamed in pain:
"Vigilant Saint gave me the horse of faith. This must be because I am not pious enough. I let Vigilant down.
Goo... Kill me, evil witch! But you can't kill justice!"
He spoke loudly and impassionedly like a stage actor, and then knelt on the ground and made a heroic gesture of leading the way.
"Who is this fool?"
Aegwynn glanced speechlessly at Miss Milly, who was covering her eyes and couldn't bear to look directly at her. The latter whispered in embarrassment:
"This is the youngest son of Sir Maximilian. The old Sir is an exile from Northern Borderlands. He has now joined Army of the Light and escorted Archbishop Faol back to the Stratholme area a few months ago.
But he kept his youngest son. It is said that this guy was hit on the head by a war horse when he was a child. The locals knew that he was a bit..., simple and reckless.
He has always been immersed in his own world, always saying that there is an evil dragon in Echo Mountain that has kidnapped an innocent girl, and he will become Northshire Knight to rescue the poor girl.
Although everyone knows that there is indeed a green dragon in Northshire Valley, he is not evil but protects the great Dark Portal. However, little Maximilian is not a bad person. He is very enthusiastic and will not refuse anyone who needs help. Therefore, he was deceived several times by the bad guys. He was almost deceived into a merchant ship of Goblin and sent to South Seas as a mining slave.
I thought he followed his father back to Northern Borderlands, but I didn't expect that he was also trapped in the illusion of Vigilant.
Besides, he seems to be very sober."
"Psychic spells are ineffective against fools and lunatics. After all, you can't destroy something that has been broken for a long time."
Aegwynn made a very harsh comment.
Then she kicked the silly boy who was humming "Song of Valor" to herself and was about to die, and said sternly:
"You have been here these two months? Have you seen Diakum?"
"Of course I've seen Vigilant Saint!"
Little Maximilian looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. He answered with a righteous look:
"While tracking the evil dragon, I strayed into the valley of Vigilant Saint's monastery. The generous and great Saint invited me to stay temporarily in his monastery.
He saw my righteous fire, he praised me and rewarded me, gave me Holy Warsteed of faith, and guided me to the location of the evil dragon! The evil dragon threatened the pilgrims who came to Confession, and I must protect them!
Yes.
Before I met you, an evil witch, I was very protective."
The proud silly boy grinned and said:
"Every time the evil dragon tries to attack Confession, he will be crushed by the heroic me with Thunder's justice! I know this is Faith Trial given to me by Vigilant.
I will definitely finish it!
I will defeat the evil dragon and rescue the pure girl imprisoned by it.,
"I have read too many third-rate fantasy novels. With such vulgar and cliched plots, I am probably reading fan creations created by street writers."
Aluneth Staff complained:
"What an evil dragon, girl? It's such a classic development. So, silly boy, after you save the girl, do you want to retire to the countryside with the girl, and then ask her to give you a bunch of children?"
"Well..."
The righteous Maximilian suddenly became shy. With a blush on his face, he lowered his head, poked two fingers together, and said in a stern voice:
"If a pure girl is willing, then I will definitely not refuse. After all, true love is a virtue that even Vigilant can praise."
"Okay, stop teasing fools."
Aegwynn scolded her staff. She glanced at the valley that seemed to have calmed down, thought for a moment, and said to the silly boy in front of her:
"Where is the "evil dragon" you mentioned? Can you lead me to find it?"
"But you are the evil witch!"
Maximilian said vigilantly:
"I cannot reveal the sacred position of Vigilant. Vigilant is very tired from suppressing the evil dragon. I must protect the respectable Saint. If he hadn't sealed the evil dragon, the world would have long since turned into darkness.
I can't trust the evil witch."
"Well, to be honest, this lady is a righteous spellcaster from Dalaran!"
Seeing that the conversation had reached a deadlock, Miss Milly next to her suddenly spoke:
"She saw the danger that the evil dragon would break out of the seal, so she came here to help Vigilant.
That's what's written in those horseback riding novels!
A knight always meets a very mysterious, beautiful and lustful witch with big breasts in a strange way on the road, doesn't he?"
Maximilian blinked and felt that this was indeed the case.
So he looked at Aegwynn suspiciously and said:
"Are you really the righteous wizard of Dalaran?"
"Yes, I am."
Aegwynn said with a straight face:
"I am very just, and I am indeed a wizard, so can we set off quickly to find the evil dragon? If we don't go, the "weak" Vigilant will be eaten by the evil dragon.
This righteous knight, you don't want to see Vigilant being eaten because of your negligence, right?"
"Ah, what a terrible crisis! Such a righteous witch, please come with me."
Maximilian jumped up.
He recited justice loudly and let Gleam's war horse carry him into the valley. Aegwynn glanced at Miss Milly and said:
"Aren't you leaving?"
"Let me see the ending of this fairy tale first."
Ms. Milly, who was scared to death just now, now looked enlightened and said:
"Not only was little Maximilian not harmed, but he got Gleam's war horse. This shows that everything he saw is true, and Vigilant will not harm the righteous and kindhearted.
I don't have to worry at all."
"Then follow. You will see the "evil dragon" soon. I hope you won't be scared."
Aegwynn pouted, turned into a raven and chased after her. Miss Milly untied the old horse from the carriage and followed. Under the leadership of Maximilian, they quickly arrived at the location of the "Evil Dragon".
In a dark mountain cave.
Aegwynn stepped forward to check vigilantly, and as expected saw "Devourer of Worlds" surrounded by six golden chains of Gleam"
The seal is "deep in the cave."
"Evil dragon! I have brought a powerful witch to challenge you. Don't even think about hurting others!"
Maximilian roared bravely, grabbed a wooden sword and wooden shield and rushed forward. Then he was knocked down by Devourer of Worlds with a claw. He fell to the ground and shouted to Aegwynn:
"Quick, Partner of Justice, use your powerful magic to subdue the dragon!"
"Yes, righteous Aegwynn, quickly try your powerful magic to conquer it! Open my eyes."
Diakum's voice sounded with a teasing smile from the mouth of Devourer of Worlds, who was bound by a golden chain, causing Aegwynn to glare at him fiercely, and Star Soul Spokesperson cursed:
"You don't care about the survival of the world! You stayed here and played knight games with the little fool for two months? You really have free time!"
"Hmm, so even though you are powerful, do you think this is just a fantasy of "chivalry novels"?"
Diakum stretched the exaggerated body of Devourer of Worlds and said:
"I really thought I had a lot of free time these past two months."
"Hiss"
Aegwynn observed it carefully and said in surprise:
"You created a third form for yourself? This is...Lightforging Devourer of Worlds?"
"It's not that exaggerated."
Diakum waved his hand and said:
"This larval form of chaos Lesser God cannot be Lightforging, but in order to prevent me from being killed in this form and completely degenerating into Void Entropy Demon, I took some "insurance" measures for myself.
Let's call it the "three stages".
Well, Light-Shadow Twinborn, the next stage of the road, which is the end of this road, I have touched a little bit, but unfortunately, it is not enough.
Forget it.
This retreat ends here."
"Then let's go. North Sea There are very interesting things happening on the island over there. You will definitely be interested."
Aegwynn pulled out Staff of Sargeras and prepared to open the door, but was stopped by Devourer of Worlds wrapped in a golden chain:
"No! You first have to wake up from the mental illusion of Vigilant, Aegwynn."
"Huh?"
"So, when did you have the illusion that you were not captured by my "Water-Moon Mirror-Flower"?
Don't sleep, open your eyes.
You better hurry up!
Otherwise, the righteous and pure Maximilian would really have to give artificial respiration to your mysterious, powerful and lustful "just witch" partner under the instigation of Miss Milly, who doesn't take it too seriously.
Ha, I want to record this scene and put it in front of Dalaran bank to play it all day long!
Those Grand Maguss you bullied will definitely be willing to pay to see you eat, my friend."