"Aaron, why are you laughing?"
"It's nothing," Aaron shook his head slightly, "I just thought of something funny."
When this conversation took place, Aaron was already on the deck of Dreadwake, and a large number of fleets flying the flag of Kul Tiras could be seen around Dreadwake. This fleet was already the second fleet from Kul Tiras to Kalimdor.
After Tandred opened up the sea route, Kul Tiras people who love sailing and adventure immediately joined this route. For Eastern Kingdoms businessmen, Kalimdor is not only a mysterious and unknown land, but also a good place to make a fortune.
In the past, because the Goblin people firmly controlled the shipping routes, and the Kul Tiras people didn't know what they would encounter if they rashly entered the depths of the vast sea, they had not yet set foot on the Kalimdor land.
Now after Kul Tiras confirmed the new route, they immediately swarmed towards Kalimdor carrying various goods. When dealing with Goblin before, Kul Tiras people know what kind of goods will be popular at Kalimdor, and what products Kalimdor has that are worth buying, and other things. Now that there is an opportunity to make a fortune, they will naturally not let it go.
The fleet followed by Aaron also has another task, which is to find a direct route to connect Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. It was safe to sail along the coast of Northrend before, but it took a lot of time on the road.
However, these things have nothing to do with Aaron. He only got permission to follow the fleet at the cost of helping the Kul Tiras people carry some goods - this fleet was organized by the people of Kul Tiras. The person in charge had no friendship with Aaron, so naturally he would not bring Aaron and Dreadwake with him for nothing.
People in the fleet need to look for the patterns of sea currents and sea breezes, and draw maps of the distribution of reef islands... All of this makes the traveling speed quite slow, so Aaron can keep up with the fleet without spending too much effort on driving the boat, so most of the time is spent chatting with Vereesa to pass the time. Occasionally encountering the blind Naga sea monster is a chance to have fun.
Vereesa was bored and chatted with Aaron about his experience in Emerald Dream. As he listened, Aaron suddenly became silent. When he looked up, he saw that Aaron was inexplicable. Aaron had no choice but to tell Vereesa what he had remembered, but it was about Xavius who was receiving his punishment among Emerald Dream.
A few days ago, Ysera saw that Xavius had established a connection with Emerald Dream. Instead of killing Xavius, he separated Xavius's soul from the ancient tree. At the same time, part of the connection between Xavius and the dream remained on Shaladrassil's dream projection.
The corrosion of Shaladrassil has been purified, and it is nothing to retain the connection with Emerald Dream. It may develop into an existence similar to Mother Tree G'Hanir in the future, but that should be a long time later.
As for the original Xavius, Ysera planted it in a place where he could take care of it at any time, and arranged for manpower to "take care" of Xavius, mainly to prevent the newly born Treant Xavius from showing signs of being contaminated by Nightmare again.
As time goes by, sooner or later Xavius will be gradually affected by his own body and become a real Treant. Even if Xavius's strong will can resist this assimilation, it doesn't matter. The person responsible for guarding him People will also ensure that this tree will not grow up. For Druid, this is not difficult at all. As long as we ensure that Xavius will no longer have contact with Nightmare, it is not a bad thing to let him live like this.
Seeing that Ysera had solved the problem of Xavius, Aaron left Emerald Dream with Tidestone, and returned Tidestone with the help of Xal'atath After giving Azeroth, he found that he had nothing to do. It happened that the second fleet of Kul Tiras was about to set sail back to Eastern Kingdoms, and Aaron also drove Dreadwake to join the returning fleet.
Previously, due to Aaron, the Kul Tiras people chose to land on the coast to the west of Ashenvale. However, after contacting Night Elf, everyone knew that Night Elf was actually on the east side of Azshara also has a seaport, but the port is not very large. After all, Night Elf's territory on the east coast of Kalimdor does not need sea connections. That is, such a port was established because of the occasional need to trade with races like Goblin.
Now that they know there is a port closer to Eastern Kingdoms, the Kul Tiras people will naturally not continue to take the long way around. Isn't it because they need to fight Naga often? The Kul Tiras people have long been used to this.
Judging from the map in the hands of Aaron, if you sail directly east from Azshara, you will probably go directly through Maelstrom, so the fleet also needs to adjust its course slightly to avoid being affected by Maelstrom. Confirming the scope of influence of Maelstrom is also one of the fleet's tasks.
After passing Maelstrom, the maritime landmark the fleet encountered again was Broken Isles, which meant that the fleet finally entered familiar waters.
It was also here that Aaron decided to separate from the Kul Tiras fleet. He wanted to return directly to Covenant City and needed to part ways with the Kul Tiras fleet. The Kul Tiras people went straight to their hometown, while Aaron followed a familiar route to Quel'Thalas.
This sea area is much more lively than the first half of the journey. Since Aaron organized the expedition team to quell most of the threats from Northrend, from Eastern Kingdoms to There are many more ships in Northrend. Although the land of Northrend is cold, it is rich in products, including a large amount of timber resources and many precious mineral deposits. This situation makes this sea area more lively.
With these ships as companions, Aaron didn't have to worry about getting lost. After another five days, Aaron and Vereesa finally saw the west coast of Quel'Thalas. After Sunsail Anchorage rested for a day, the two finally returned to Covenant City.
However, Aaron, who had been away for more than half a year, had no time to take a breath before returning to Covenant City, so he got an invitation from Illucia.
"Invite me to attend the group joining ceremony of Paladin?" Before Aaron had time to open the invitation, he heard Illucia's brief introduction to the content of the invitation and immediately revealed He showed an expression that said, "You might as well just let me die. I just came back. Just let me go to Stormwind City, Illucia. Could it be that you finally want to take advantage of my position as lord, so you want to send me away?"
"My lord, please take a closer look. This ceremony is taking place in your territory. It doesn't matter if you are not here. Now that you are back, do you still need me to do it for you?" Illucia has long been used to Aaron simply ignored Aaron's complaints and stuffed the invitation directly into Aaron's arms. As the consul of Covenant City, she was very busy.
"In my territory?" Aaron opened the invitation suspiciously and looked at the content written on it in two languages: Thalassian and Common: "It turns out to be Blood Knights's joining ceremony. Not bad, not bad."