After entering the sea area outside Stormheim, in addition to the changes in the scenery on the shore, the group also noticed some other changes.
"I remember, it was sunny just now." Vereesa looked up at the sky and murmured.
"Indeed, I saw stars just now." Aaron also looked up. At this moment, the sky was covered with a layer of low dark clouds, and there was faint thunder shining in the dark clouds, giving people a sense of oppression originating from the heart. If you watch too much, you will even feel an inexplicable depression.
"Speaking of which, how long have we been walking?" Stellagosa suddenly asked.
"Three days." Aaron thought for a while, finished the answer, and then sighed, "It's a bit slow."
When Aaron and the others came to Broken Isles on the merchant ship Kul Tiras, the ship took one day to sail from the northeast corner of Broken Isles to Azsuna in the southeast. In comparison, Aaron and the others traveled much slower this time, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Because Aaron is the only one rowing, their boat is not moving very fast. After all, Aaron has limited physical strength and can only work for half a day and rest for half a day. Although Stellagosa can The boat can be driven by magic, but she is still a young dragon after all, and she is not a spellcaster who specializes in related spells. She can only push the boat forward for two or three hours a day at a slower speed than Aaron can paddle.
"How about I fly you there? With my speed, it will only take two days at most." Girl Blue Dragonflight seemed a little dissatisfied with the slow speed and suggested.
Aaron shook his head, pointed to the sky above, and said, "I also want to fly there, but unfortunately, the sky in this area is not safe."
Stellagosa seemed to have misunderstood the meaning of Aaron, thinking that he was referring to the thunder that exploded from time to time in the sky, and said, "I can fly lower and use magic to cover it, and I shouldn't be struck by lightning."
Aaron shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Stormheim's sky is not very safe."
Unlike Azsuna, which can let Blue Dragonflight fly freely, the sky in this area of Stormheim is occupied by a group of dangerous creatures.
"How dangerous is it?" Stellagosa said somewhat unconvinced.
Aaron thought for a while and said, "Probably as dangerous as a Blue Dragonflight baby dragon."
"This is impossible!" Stellagosa blurted out. From a certain point of view, this is true. There are basically no dangerous creatures comparable to dragons in the sky of Azeroth, even Blue Dragonflight who is not yet a minor like Stellagosa.
"What if those are also a group of dragons?" Aaron finished speaking and added, "A group of dragons that possess the power of thunder."
In addition to the five-color dragons that make up Dragonflights, there are other dragon species all over Azeroth. Stormheim is home to a group of Storm Dragons who possess the power of thunder.
If fighting alone, most of the Storm Dragonss should not be opponents of Stellagosas who are blessed by Titanss, but those Storm Dragonss live in groups, and it would be very dangerous for Stellagosas to break into their airspace.
"Okay, let's continue to move forward slowly." Stellagosa sighed. In fact, for girl Blue Dragonflight who has a long life, the time spent on the road is actually not a big deal, but Stellagosa just feels that this environment makes her very uncomfortable and wants to leave here as soon as possible.
After driving along the coastline of Stormheim for a day, Aaron discovered that there was a fork in the coastline in front of them, and a deep gorge extended to the northwest.
According to the terrain drawn on the dilapidated sea chart provided by Thordir, advancing along this deep canyon can lead to the interior of Stormfjord, where the largest Vrykul tribe of the Broken Islands is located. From there, through another strait and turning to the northeast, you can directly reach the Shield Island.
If you continue to go north along the coastline, you can reach Shield's Rest, but the records of that part of the sea on the chart held by Aaron are very unclear. It seems that the ancestors of Jandvik and Vrykul have never been to that sea area.
"Now we have two choices," Aaron spread out the chart on a wooden box, pointed at the chart and said to others, wanting to ask others if they had any ideas.
"If I were you, I would not choose to go from the open sea," Xal'atath said while looking at the chart. After all, Aaron is not professional at all. It is easy to get lost at sea. If they were lost at sea, Aaron would take the risk and let Stellagosa fly them back with them.
If you walk through the strait inside Stormheim, there will be no problem of getting lost, and it will be easier to go to Shield's Rest after leaving the strait.
"It sounds reasonable." Aaron nodded. What Xal'atath said sounded very convincing, but Aaron vaguely felt that something was not quite right, but after thinking about it, Realizing that Xal'atath would help him if he was in danger, Aaron felt that Xal'atath would not trick him like this, so he steered the boat into the deep canyon.
"Speaking of which, if we enter Stormheim now, wouldn't it be best for you to hide?" Aaron rowed the oar, looking at Xal'atath who looked like he was doing nothing but sarcastically saying that he was rowing too slowly from time to time, and suddenly thought of a very serious thing.
Xal'atath looked reluctant and curled his lips, but he still obeyed Aaron's order and turned into a golden light and penetrated into Aaron's mind.
"Why did Stormheim and Xal'atath hide after entering Stormheim?" Vereesa asked with some confusion.
It's strange to say that after spending the past few days together, the relationship between Xal'atath, Vereesa, and Stellagosa has become a lot more intense. Although Xal'atath often sneers at Aaron, he gets along well with them. Now that Xal'atath is hiding, Vereesa is quite concerned about her.
Aaron let go of the oar, squeezed his arm, and explained, "Because Xal'atath is a fake."
Although Aaron doesn't know what the behind-the-scenes Blackhand thought, turning Xal'atath, a member of the shadow side, into Holy Light's golden Val'kyr, but this transformation is obviously not thorough enough, which can be seen from the fact that Xal'atath still maintains the appearance of an elf.
There are still many Val'kyr loyal to Odyn in Stormheim. It is the credit of these Val'kyr that the Vrykul of Broken Isles can always pass down their faith in Odyn. These die-hard Valkyries have been lost in Halls of Valor for thousands of years. Despite the circumstances, they can still maintain their loyalty to Odyn and continue to send the souls of Vrykul who died in Heroism to Halls of Valor. Their stubbornness is evident. Aaron can't imagine how these Val'kyr will react if they see a fake like Xal'atath.
Sailing in the canyon is much easier than in the open sea. On the one hand, Aaron does not need to worry about maintaining the course. On the other hand, Vrykul people have cleaned up the underwater reefs in this canyon for tens of thousands of years, which also saves Aaron a lot of effort.
When Aaron and the others were approaching the Vrykul settlement marked on the chart, a tall dragon-headed battleship sailed from the distance in the canyon. Several wide sails were hung on the main mast of the ship, and some huge humanoid creatures could be vaguely seen walking around on the ship.
The sailors on the big ship soon noticed Aaron's small boat. The large warship made a horizontal movement on the water and intercepted Aaron's small boat. A huge bald head emerged from the bedside and shouted to Aaron and the others, "Over there, stop the boat!"