"If you left so suddenly, your sister wouldn't chase Broken Isles, right?" Aaron and Vereesa stood side by side on the side of the ship, watching the scenery on the shore quickly retreat away. Aaron suddenly remembered a very serious problem.
Vereesa laughed out loud, took out a rolled paper roll from his body and handed it to Aaron. Aaron took the roll and took a look at it. The paper looked extremely beautiful. He untied the silk rope wrapped around the roll. Aaron spread the whole paper in front of him, looked at it pretendingly, and nodded. "I don't understand."
"I know you can't understand," Vereesa is not surprised at this. After all, few humans can use the language used by High Elf. Even the elves prefer to use Common for daily communication, but official documents must be written in Thalassian.
"Ahem, this is an order issued by the Ranger General, assigning Vereesa Windrunner, that is, me, to inspect various elven settlements outside Quel'Thalas's borders to ensure the safety of its residents." Vereesa coughed lightly and tried to be serious and upright as he said this.
If you just look at the command itself, there is no problem at all. The main task of the Farstriderss is indeed to ensure the safety of the High Elfs living outside Quel'Thalas. As a member of Farstriders, it is naturally necessary for Vereesa to perform this kind of task.
"But, did your sister actually agree to let you come out?"
Vereesa looked away for a moment, and his voice became a little lower. "Well, of course it's because I'm more patient, and the second sister can't wear me down."
After listening to Vereesa's explanation, Aaron immediately understood why Sylvanas had such an attitude towards him when he left. He had kidnapped her sister. It was no wonder that General Ranger would use that attitude towards Aaron, who had saved his life.
After leaving Sunsail Anchorage, the sailboat quickly changed its course and sailed toward the southwest. Throughout the whole day, the entire sea was very calm. The huge merchant ship sailed very steadily on the sea. Although it would sway slightly with the ups and downs of the waves on the sea, it only made Aaron feel a little drowsy.
According to the captain, if the wind direction is always suitable, it will take about a week to sail to the business inn established by Kul Tiras people in Broken Isles.
When it got dark, it was almost impossible to see the coast behind from the ship. However, as the sun gradually set, a bright light suddenly lit up on the coast behind, serving as a signpost to guide the course.
After seeing that ray of light, Vereesa showed a surprise expression on his face. "Aaron, look over there, it's my home!"
"Your home?"
Aaron glanced at Vereesa strangely. No matter how you thought about it, it was not the location of Silvermoon City, unless the ship temporarily changed its course and headed north.
"That's where I grew up. All my relatives live there." Vereesa pointed to the light and explained.
Aaron thought about it and suddenly realized that what Vereesa was talking about was Windrunner Village. As a famous family that Silvermoon City can count, Windrunner Naturally, there is no way that the family only has three sisters Vereesa left, and there are also a lot of collateral members living in Windrunner Village in the southwest corner of Quel'Thalas.
As for that light, Aaron immediately understood that it should be the light from Windrunner Spire. Although Windrunner family inherited the position of Ranger General in the era, this was It doesn't mean that there are no mages in the Windrunner family. With the mages and the strength that the Windrunner family has inherited for thousands of years, it is not difficult to build a magic tower.
"But is it necessary to build a lighthouse at that location?" Aaron estimated that the location of the lighthouse is far enough away from this route, and there is no port there, so why build a lighthouse?
"Ah, I'm not sure about this either." Vereesa shook his head, saying that he didn't know either.
But the captain who was passing by came up to him and bowed to Vereesa first. "I didn't expect you to be the daughter of Windrunner's family. Thank you Ms. Alleria for your contribution to the Alliance in the second war."
Because of Alleria's active performance in the second war, coupled with the deeds of Heroism who later joined the army and conquered Dark Portal, all human countries have a very friendly attitude towards High Elf. After hearing that Vereesa was born (shēn) Windrunner family After, this old sailor who had been drifting on the sea for a long time immediately expressed his respect for this surname. Aaron suspected that if Vereesa revealed that she was actually Alleria's biological sister, the captain would be able to give up his captain's cabin.
"Oh, by the way, speaking of that tower," the captain pointed to the lighthouse and began to explain why Windrunner Spire wanted to work part-time as a lighthouse.
Before the development of ocean-going shipbuilding technology that could withstand storms, ships traveling to and from Quel'Thalas had to sail along the coast. However, when ships sail along the north coast of Tirisfal Glades to Quel'Thalas, they will find that the coastline in front of them has turned an almost ninety-degree bend.
Because of the sharp turn, the sea conditions in that area have become very complicated. It is fine during the day, but at night, once the ships entering that area are in danger of straying into the dangerous sea area and being brought to the shore by the turbulent currents.
It was not until later that Windrunner Spire began to serve as a navigation beacon that passing ships had a beacon that could guide the direction at night.
Road signs to aid navigation.
However, what the old captain did not say was that since then, when ships running the Quel'Thalas trade route trade goods in Sunsail Anchorage, the tax rate they need to pay has increased a lot.
At night, the ship's sailing speed was much slower than during the day. When Aaron woke up the next morning, she also found that the boundary of Quel'Thalas was completely invisible.
Standing on the deck and looking far into the distance, you can only see the endless sea. Occasionally, you can see some islands of different sizes. Occasionally, the ship will dock to replenish fresh water.
"It's so boring to float on the sea." When Vereesa and Aaron said this, it was already their fourth day at sea. The ship had just carried out supplies at Tirisfal Glades the day before. According to the captain, after that, until they arrived at Broken Isles, they would not see a large piece of land.
Although both Aaron and Vereesa were traveling by boat for the first time, and they were full of curiosity about life at sea in the first two days, such unchanging days still made them feel tired.
There is only so much space on the ship, and only the vast ocean can be seen around you. No matter how strong your curiosity is, it will quickly dry up.
But for sailors, such a voyage is just ordinary. After all, they only need to stay at sea for a week. For these people who are used to dealing with the ocean, such calm days are very good news.
After all, calm means no mess, no storm, no pirates, no Naga...
"I really hope this journey can always be so peaceful." The old captain said with emotion, and then the talkative old sailor began to tell some interesting things that happened while sailing at sea.
As he talked, the old captain talked about the Maelstrom. Speaking of which, the old captain was lucky enough to be angry with the tonic. According to him, only the Goblins on the Great Sea control the route between Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor.
The navigators of Kul Tiras really wanted to master this route, and they did not hesitate to spend money to sell Goblin to find out the information about this route. However, this group of Goblin, who had always been greedy for money, kept secrets about this route and refused to let go.
Afterwards, the old captain talked about some legends spread around the sea, such as the giant turtle that was so big that people could build a village on its back, the fog that shrouded the southern seas, and the islands that suddenly rose from the bottom of the sea two years ago...
With the various stories told by the old captain, this boring voyage was finally no longer so boring. Not long after, Aaron felt some kind of malicious force from the world. On the fourth day of the merchant ship's voyage, a group of dark (overcast) clouds appeared in the distant horizon.