Aaron drove the gryphon across the big barrier of Suramar, followed the bumpy mountain road and flew to Stormheim, where Aaron came last time We passed along the strait, and this was the first time we passed by land. After passing through layers of clouds and fog, Aaron saw the mountains below and the village of Vrykul located between the mountains and rivers.
Aaron still vaguely remembers that Odyn will transform into a very ordinary-looking Vrykul and wander around among various Vrykul Hordes. If you want to find him, you have to start from these Vrykul villages.
The question is, how can Aaron sneak into these villages? He is Paladin, but he will not pretend to be Vrykul. Now he can only try to see if the Truthguard shield can make Vrykul allow him to enter the village to inquire about information.
With this idea in mind, Aaron dismissed the griffins, placed the Truthguard shield and Silver Hand Warhammer in the most conspicuous position, and cautiously approached the door of the Vrykul village nearest to him.
These Vrykuls who advocate force basically follow the idea of building a fortress when building their villages. At the very least, they must be able to block the attacks of Vrykul forces that are similar in strength to themselves.
For example, the village in front of Aaron relies on the surrounding steep mountains, and there are high walls blocking the flat areas. Although it looks simple, there are two wooden buildings standing near the imposing gate. There was a huge crossbow on the sentry tower, and a sharp arrow protruded from each of the crossbow's muzzle, pointing at the open space in front of the village entrance. It seemed that if the situation went slightly wrong, two powerful crossbow arrows would be shot out, giving the intruders a good look.
Judging from Vrykul standing next to the crossbow, this village has always maintained a high level of vigilance. It seems that the folk customs in this place are a bit more sturdy than Northrend, otherwise they would not be so vigilant.
The Vrykul sentry in charge of the security work discovered Aaron and immediately raised his weapon and looked at Aaron warily. As Aaron expected, the Truthguard shield really made the Vrykuls less wary of Aaron.
In fact, the news that a degraded descendant obtained Truthguard from Shield's Rest has long spread to all Vrykul in Stormheim Horde, after all, it is a legend that has been circulated among Vrykul for thousands of years, and almost every year Vrykul will go to Shield's Rest with a dream. After all, who doesn't have a dream of becoming famous?
This makes Vrykul basically think of Aaron getting Truthguard when seeing the shield.
This identity of Aaron made the Vrykul allow him to enter the village. There are also many Vrykul who are eager to compete with Aaron. They are probably young Vrykul who think that they are definitely better than a degraded species like Aaron. They have heard about Truthguard since they were young. Most of them thought that they would definitely be able to pass the test of Ygrim and get the shield and become famous. Ever since they heard the news that Aaron had obtained Truthguard, it was inevitable that these young people would be dissatisfied. Now that they see Aaron himself, they will definitely want to compete with Aaron.
Aaron can vaguely understand the thoughts of these Vrykul. He knows that if he doesn't convince them, he probably won't be able to play. They might even look down on him and even drive him out of the village, let alone inquire about Odyn After hearing the news about, he was not polite to the Vrykuls. Any Vrykul who dared to attack him were beaten until their faces were bruised and swollen by Aaron. Only when they begged for mercy did Aaron stop.
Aaron's doing this not only did not make these Vrykul feel any resistance, but also made them respect Aaron more and more. Several elders in the village asked the tribesmen to place Aaron in a relatively good house in the village. According to Xal'atath's translation, this place seems to be where the wizard in the village lives.
This makes Aaron feel a bit strange. Generally speaking, Vrykul advocates physical combat and despises magic. The status of wizards is not high among Vrykul. However, judging from the room where Aaron lives, the status of this wizard is still quite high. Judging from the other party's residence, it is only slightly inferior to the houses of several elders and chiefs.
Aaron looked at the furnishings in the room and found that there were a lot of strange materials here. Herbs, minerals, animal teeth, and claws were just the most common types. There were also many Aaron things that seemed unrecognizable at all, scattered on the ground. There was only one The bed covered with animal skins was quite neat. Aaron endured the strange smell in the room and looked around. He said that the place looked good from the outside, but it would be a bit challenging for him to live in it, especially since there was thick dust in many places, and it looked like no one had lived here for a long time.
Thinking of this, Aaron and Vrykul, who brought him in, asked about the whereabouts of the wizard who lived here. The other party replied that the wizard had gone on a far journey and did not know where he had gone.
Aaron looked around in surprise when he heard this. This old wizard had been away for a while. Judging from the accumulation of dust, he probably hadn't been back for several years. No wonder he was arranged to live here.
After a brief tidying up, Aaron fell into a deep sleep. After playing with a group of Vrykul Warrior for a long time, he was a little tired and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
What woke Aaron was the noise coming from outside the door, followed by the sound of the door being opened. Aaron vaguely guessed that the owner of the house was back, and hurriedly sat up to prevent the wizard from attacking him again.
Aaron followed the sound and found that a man wearing a leather jacket and a shabby robe with messy hair came in. What surprised Aaron was that the person who came was actually a human being, not Vrykul as he thought.
The human being was not particularly strong in stature and looked dusty. He was holding a simple staff in one hand and a bulging package in the other.
After seeing Aaron, the wizard was stunned for a moment, then dropped the things in his hands and approached Aaron excitedly. It looked like he wanted to give Aaron a hug to show his welcome. This made Aaron feel a little different and he couldn't help but look at the other person's face carefully.
"Kel'Thuzad?" Aaron looked blankly at the man who came to greet him excitedly. He didn't remember who this man was for a while. It wasn't until he saw his facial features under his messy hair that he remembered his identity. "How come you are in Vrykul Horde?"
"Aaron, I heard from Vrykul that a person who got Truthguard came to the village. I guessed it was you." Kel'Thuzad was quite excited after seeing Aaron.