After some investigation, Aaron not only solved a secret stronghold of Cult of the Damned, but also brought out a Source of the Plague and two acolytes.
After leaving, Aaron glanced at the passage leading to the underground and signaled the acolyte who was carrying his companion to go further. He stamped his feet on the ground a few times, trampling the entrance of the passage directly, and pressed a few boulders on top, which temporarily covered the stronghold.
But when he thought of Nerubians's abnormal mining ability, Aaron knew that doing so might not be of much use. For Cult of the Damned, he could have as many strongholds as he wanted.
"By the way, I don't seem to know your name yet?" Aaron looked at the acolyte who was rolling his eyes as if he had some idea, and asked.
"My name is Andrew."
"What? Andrew." Aaron couldn't hold his breath when he heard this name. In his hometown, this name was often associated with Lich. Wouldn't he have delayed the rise of a great Lich? But looking at Andrew's appearance, he probably had no intention of becoming Lich.
"What's wrong with my name?" Although Andrew is still afraid of Aaron, he is no longer as afraid as before. After all, Aaron doesn't really feel like a murderous person to him. Although it is very different from Paladin in Andrew's impression, he should not be a dangerous person.
"Nothing, by the way, what's the name of the guy who fainted?" Aaron pointed at the still fainted acolyte and asked, "I think I knocked him out before I could even ask his name."
Andrew The corner of his mouth twitched, thinking that you not only knocked out this person, but there were also several acolytes you killed lying underground.
However, Andrew no longer has any sense of belonging to Cult of the Damned, and naturally has no good impressions of those former companions. He glanced at this companion and found that he really knew this guy's name. "His name is Edward, and he is from Tarren Mill like me."
"Oh, Edward," Aaron nodded and continued to ask, "Then do you think this guy can help me?"
"This... should be possible." Andrew and Edward are not very familiar with each other. Apart from knowing each other's names, they don't have any deeper understanding.
"Okay, then I'll wait for him to wake up." Aaron said and gave Edward a few strokes of Holy Light to heal the injuries caused by the smash, and then waited for this guy to wake up.
Not long after, Edward moved his hands and feet, and soon woke up. With Andrew helping him, Aaron easily explained the matter to Edward, and asked the other party if he would like to work for him.
"What kind of work do you want us to do?" Although Edward is very courageous, this does not mean that he has no brains. On the contrary, when faced with this situation, he is calmer than Andrew, "Don't you also want us to study that Source of the Plague for you?"
Edward is very aware of the strength of him and Andrew. As mages, they are not very strong. If Cult of the Damned hadn't grown stronger now, it wouldn't be their turn to be responsible for researching Source of the Plague, something that is crucial to both Cult of the Damned and Lich King.
"I really want you to help me research Source of the Plague." As soon as Aaron said it, the two of them showed expressions that they didn't expect you to be such a person, as if to say that you, Paladin, actually do this kind of thing.
Although Aaron is not good at guessing people's hearts, the two acolytes have not communicated with people normally for a long time, and their expressions are too obvious, allowing him to see their thoughts. In order to avoid misunderstandings, Aaron had to explain, "I asked you to study Source of the Plague not to create a plague, I hope you can research a solution to the plague."
Aaron also brought back samples of Source of the Plague from Northrend before, and later gave them to Kael'thas for research, but the results were not very good. In this way, in addition to the fact that the mages on the Alliance side are unfamiliar with this stuff, an important reason is that those Source of the Plague lost their effectiveness not long after they left Drak'Tharon Keep.
However, the Source of the Plague that Aaron got now is different. It has been away from Northrend for at least half a year, but it is still usable, and it seems that it can still be used for a long time.
As for the two acolytes in front of him, to be honest, Aaron dare not trust them. After all, they are people who have joined Cult of the Damned. Who knows whether their words are true or false, but Aaron does need their experience in studying Source of the Plague. Even if there is no result, it can at least provide some experience of failure, right?
It would be great if the two acolytes are willing to cooperate obediently. If they are not willing to cooperate, Aaron will have to use some means to make these people cooperate.
But now after recruiting these two acolytes, Aaron found that he seemed to have encountered a problem: how to take these three guys to meet Vereesa and the others as soon as possible?
The two acolytes were originally mages who were not good at physical strength. They had been affected by the magic of death for several months, and their physical condition had become even worse. If they were to be taken south, it would take who knows how long.
Aaron thought for a while, called out the reluctant Xal'atath, and asked the sister to cast mind control spells on the two acolytes, and then ordered them to rush to the nearest Darrowshire, where they would wait for Aaron to meet them later.
After watching the two people leave in confusion, Aaron turned to look at Xal'atath: "How long can your spell last?"
Xal'atath replied, "Different people have different effects. It can last about a week on both of them."
"One week, that should be enough." Aaron was still worried that these two people were not sincerely seeking refuge, so he decided in his heart that he must find these two people before Xal'atath's spell failed.
"Thank you for your help this time." Aaron said thank you to Xal'atath. He had wanted to ask Xal'atath more than once why his attitude toward him had changed like this. It was so bad, but Xal'atath never explained it. As a result, Aaron could only be polite every time he asked her for help, fearing that Xal'atath would not help him if he was unhappy.
This time Xal'atath did not treat Aaron coldly. "If you want these two people to crack Source of the Plague, I can only say that it is wishful thinking."
"It doesn't matter if you give it a try." Aaron was already very used to Xal'atath's poisonous tongue and said nonchalantly.
After finding a place to bury Source of the Plague, Aaron summoned the gryphon again and flew straight to the meeting place previously agreed with Vereesa and the others. Now it was time to see what Cult of the Damned did in Caer Darrow.