Chapter 42

"Lady Proudmoore, please believe us, we have no grudge against the Horde ourselves; I just want to find a place for my companion to settle down." Luode said.

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Hearing this, Jaina was a bit confused, "What do you mean? You just said..."

"Are you asking the Horde's King Saurfang to come teach him the way of the warrior? How did it turn into finding a place to settle down?" "Sorry, sir, I didn't catch your meaning." Jaina said.

"Can we find a more secluded place?" Luode said.

"Sure! Please follow me." Jaina nodded and led Luode and the others through, arriving at her private chamber.

Luode brought the unconscious Buluke inside, then had Kaido and his daughter, plus Runti, wait outside.

"So, Mr. Luode, do you have any secret you want to tell me?" Jaina asked.

"Lady Proudmoore, my companion was just knocked out by me; could you call a priest or paladin to come and use Holy Light on him?" Luode said.

Regarding this request, Jaina was obviously quite strange, but she still nodded, wanting to see what trick the other party was playing.

Soon, a human paladin about thirty years old with a full beard walked in.

"Lady Jaina, are you looking for me?"

"Mr. Ravenclaw, a friend of my guest has been slightly injured; I hope you can use Holy Light to heal him." Jaina pointed to the unconscious Buluke lying on the ground, at this time Buluke was wrapped head to toe in a black robe.

"At your service, Lady Jaina, Holy Light Flash." The paladin raised his hands, began using Holy Light, a mass of golden energy descended from the sky and shone upon Buluke.

"Yo! Hahahaha! So comfortable, such a warm feeling, like returning to Mother's embrace—I even forgot what Mother looked like." Buluke immediately woke up, made a motion of raising both arms, and spoke with an intoxicated expression.

"Damn, this guy really is a weirdo; the Holy Light spell not only doesn't harm him, but makes him feel very comfortable."

"Well, it seems your friend is fine now; Lady Jaina, is there anything else you need me to do?" Paladin Ravenclaw said.

"Thank you, Sir Ravenclaw, I have nothing else here." Jaina smiled and nodded at Ravenclaw.

He responded with a polite smile, performed a knight's salute, then rose and left the room.

"Buluke, this is Holy Light—how is it, isn't it very comfortable?" Luode approached Buluke and asked.

"Yo hahaha, Mr. Luode, it's really too comfortable; it feels like spring has arrived, like basking in sunlight, like returning to Mother's embrace and becoming an infant—I can't describe this feeling." Buluke said emotionally.

Luode nodded in satisfaction, then grabbed Buluke's black cloak and tore it off.

Instantly, a figure over two meters tall, all bones, with an afro hairstyle, appeared before Jaina.

"Oh my god! Your, your friend is an undead! Wait! He, he was just healed by Holy Light—how is that possible?" Jaina exclaimed in surprise.

She even reached out to touch Buluke, then placed several arcane blessings and a spell counter on herself to determine if she was hallucinating; the result was she was completely normal, not affected by any negative magic.

So! I really saw an undead that isn't afraid of Holy Light?

"It's not that simple, Miss Jaina; he is a very peculiar undead, yet different from the ordinary—he fears no extreme cold, won't drown in water, possesses all undead traits but also shares some similarities with normal people, even able to savor the taste of food." Luode said.

Why not try to see if Buluke can learn the way of Holy Light, making him a skeleton paladin?

"So, so, you want to bring your friend to the Horde and let the Forsaken see him, right?" Jaina asked.

Such a special undead would indeed interest the Forsaken of the Horde greatly, but what is your purpose in doing this?

Could it be just to find him a place to settle? Jaina expressed doubt.

A woman's intuition told her that this person named Luode must have some unspeakable secret.

"That's right, Lady Jaina; if I truly harbored a deep-seated hatred for the old Horde, I wouldn't need to do this.

"Moreover, my other companion is extremely strong; he genuinely wants to learn the way of the warrior, and my skeleton friend might let him see his own kind." Luode said.

"Well, Mr. Luode, I can take you to the Horde to see the Warchief Thrall, but I have a small request." Jaina said.

"Please speak; as long as I can fulfill it." Luode said.

"You just said you used a very miraculous item to teleport across continents; may I see it?" Jaina asked.

"Can't help it! Forgive a mage's curiosity; mages are simply too curious about miraculous items."

"I thought it was something else; you want to see it, just say so—no problem, then we can consider it agreed." Luode said.

In the Marvel world, Luode had been lurking at S. H. I. E. L. D.'s base, secretly absorbing the energy of the Space Stone for several days, and only left after filling all the magic crystals he carried.

The space crystal previously shown to the Burning Legion was merely one of Luode's collectibles; he still has several other crystal balls containing space energy.

Moreover, to deal with unexpected events, Luode transferred the energy from a magic energy crystal via a special medium into a magic ring; the ring's energy reserve is roughly one‑quarter of that in a space crystal.

This is also something Luode specially made to divert attention.

"Mm! We've agreed—please, let me see your miraculous item!"

Luode nodded, took out a ring flashing with brilliant blue light; the moment this ring appeared, Jaina's eyes widened.

"Heavens! Such pure, pure space energy—it's incredibly pure." Jaina exclaimed in admiration.

(End of chapter)