Chapter 74: Karazhan's Library, Runti and Lao Buding

Sylvanas directly issued an eviction order; after all, coming to her own territory to poach her own people really didn't give the Banshee Queen any face.

Rhonin heard this, rolled his eyes, and said, "Come on, I'm at least your brother-in-law, former Ranger General, current Banshee Queen, Lady Sylvanas."

"You're in such a hurry to kick me out! This place doesn't welcome the living, so does that mean the kid named Luode isn't alive? And the Horde's ambassador stationed here—isn't he alive either?"

""Lady Sylvanas, your sister Vereesa really misses you; she asked me to pass along her greetings." Rhonin turned to look at Sylvanas standing aside and spoke."

"Before leaving, his wife Vereesa had specifically reminded him to check on her sister and give her a greeting."

""Hmph! If she really misses this sister of mine, let her come to Undercity to find me; I'll treat her well. Dalaran probably won't welcome me too much." Sylvanas sneered and spoke."

"Perhaps after I'm resurrected I could go see this sister, but for now it's better not to."

"His sister must now think that his sister is already dead."

"Now that I've become undead, I'm nothing but a monster! Otherwise, Undercity has been established for five years, and she's never come even once, not even sending a single letter."

""I'll pass this on to Vereesa, Lady Sylvanas; she still very much misses this sister of yours." Rhonin sighed and spoke."

"The boundary between the living and the dead is sometimes not so easy to cross, but speaking of this, Rhonin can't help but admire the man before him."

"The relationship between Luode and Sylvanas is absolutely unusual, very, very intimate; this is his intuition as a middle-aged man, and even the Banshee Queen seems to want to treat Luode as her personal property."

"So, did the Banshee Queen use force or did you little brat sneak in? You're really brave! Do undead creatures really have any kind of feeling? This is quite an academic question! At some point, Rhonin's gossip fire started blazing; the taboo between undead and humans is just thinking about it is exciting! Vereesa, Sylvanas's own sister, dare not come to Undercity, dare not face this sister, dare not cross the line between the living and the dead."

"A few years ago, when the Forsaken joined the Horde, it really gave the Alliance people a fright!"

""Well then, I'll take my leave." Rhonin gave a polite smile, turned, and left Undercity."

"However, a certain female mage from Salamo obviously, apparently, does not intend to leave."

""Miss Jaina, aren't you going to leave with Archmage Rhonin?" Luode said, somewhat speechless."

""Maidiena, what's your deal? Why do you keep clinging to me? I don't want to get involved with someone like you, a naive sweetie. This girl only becomes a strong woman after the Horde stabs her in the back."

""Mr. Luode, I'm also very curious about you; can I stay by your side for a while?""

""Sorry, can't, Miss Jaina, please leave! My Undercity doesn't welcome the living; if you want to become an undead creature, to turn into a Forsaken, I can help with that." The Banshee Queen stepped directly between them, face frosty, and spoke."

""But Luode is clearly a living person." Jaina pouted and spoke."

""Luode is my friend, and you are not." Sylvanas spoke."

"Seeing this, Jaina also had no intention of seeking boredom, and grudgingly left Undercity with Rhonin."

"After confirming both had left, Sylvanas had the mages of Undercity fully activate the protective barrier."

""Actually, if you want a large number of magical tomes, there's a place whose magical library is more valuable than Dalaran." Sylvanas spoke."

"Since her little man wants something, she naturally wants to help! There's a place whose magical book collection is countless times better than Dalaran."

""I know the place you're talking about—it's Karazhan, right?" Luode said with a smile."

""Exactly, it's Karazhan; there, the magical library, especially the fel magic tomes useful to you, has everything you could need." Sylvanas spoke."

""Hahaha! I still can't go there now; it's too dangerous, so get ready! We ought to set out tomorrow morning." Luode spoke."

"Come on, everyone knows the fame of Karazhan! That place is where two generations of Guardians lived; Medivh's old mother Aegwynn had stored a large number of precious magical tomes there."

"During the several hundred years she served as Guardian, she read Dalaran's books cover to cover; these things have all become part of Karazhan's collection, and they also include some of her own magical insights."

"Even while Medivh was possessed by Sargeras, he wrote a large number of fel and dark magic books, and dispatched the Black Knight unit to gather many artifacts from all over."

"However, that place isn't easy to enter; with Luode's current strength, forcing a way in is no problem, but whether he can bring out the library and numerous artifacts intact is the issue."

"Karazhan now is quite dangerous; even Aegwynn herself doesn't have absolute confidence to get out unscathed, after all, that's a place the Dark Titan Sargeras once touched."

"But in the future, perhaps one could sneak in with Khadgar; this guy is Medivh's true disciple, and after the Dark Portal officially opens and the Burning Crusade begins, one could consider it."

""Whatever, I'll go arrange the final affairs in Undercity." Sylvanas spoke."

"Luode nodded, stood up, and returned to his room. In the Hearthstone Valley, Runti wielded his golden round-headed wolf-tooth club, having already knocked over more than a dozen paladin apprentices training together."

""Arranging sparring with this kind of guy, I won't see any improvement at all." Runti said."

"Other paladin recruits training alongside Runti, seeing this, shook their heads helplessly."

"After this delicate little girl arrived, she really dealt a blow to many of them."

"Originally thought she was just a delicate little girl, but her combat power turned out to be explosively strong, right?"

"Her physique is frightening, her fighting technique is also astonishing, especially her head, which is hard as can be."

"When fighting people, she'll often just lunge with a headbutt, knocking the opponent unconscious; worse, she'll cause a bloody head wound plus concussion."

"Fortunately, there are also plenty of paladins here; otherwise, big problems could arise."

"Moreover, the weapon she pulls out is indeed violent—a big stick like a golden meteor hammer; we paladins indeed use hammers."

"There are also some who use swords and such, but you wielding that golden wolf-tooth hammer to hit people is a bit over the top, huh? Is it really okay for a girl to use such a violent weapon?"

""Hey girl! Your potential is strong, but if you want to learn Holy Light energy, you're still far off." A paladin instructor about forty years old said."

"That said, this girl's talent is excellent, her physique top-notch, her fighting talent also extremely strong."

"But you still have to follow the rules, take the same path all paladins have walked—basic training."

"Only recruits who have trained for at least three months can come into contact with Holy Light energy, and it's these paladin instructors who help awaken the Holy Light within them."

""Hmph! Xiao Runti just wants to quickly master Holy Light's power—are you guys actually teaching Holy Light or not? All day you make me practice these things that are utterly useless." Runti said."

"Honestly, if it weren't to reunite with Xiao Pei, she wouldn't have wanted to come here to study at all! She's been here several days, and every day it's just letting her practice with these recruits, doing all sorts of training."

"Then they spar against each other—could there be a mistake? These recruits' physiques are about on par with ordinary members of the Beast Pirates."

"If she wanted to, she could take care of these guys with one hand—after all, it's just one strike per person, or even two or three with a single blow."

""Child, your heart is full of violence, rashness, impulsiveness, arrogance, conceit."

"These are not what a qualified paladin should have; calm down and listen to the teachings of the Holy Light."

""That way you can become stronger and receive the Holy Light's blessing." An old man in his fifties, face weathered, wearing the battle armor of the Silver Hand Grand Lord, walked over and spoke."

""Respect to the Grand Lord.""

""Respect to the Grand Lord.""

"After the old man appeared, the paladins in charge of training the recruits immediately stood at attention and gave a military salute."

The newcomer was exactly the current lord of Fireplace Valley, Tirilao Foding; not long ago, his son died in the plot of the Scarlet Crusade.

This also caused the once immensely powerful original paladin to come out of retirement, beginning to again lead Fireplace Valley and rebuild the Silver Hand.

The new great lord declared to all paladins that in the future he would launch a northern expedition against Northrend and completely eradicate the Lich King Arthas.

The Silver Hand was reborn in his hands.

Not long ago, the Silver Hand paladins of the Chapel of the Holy Light's Wish, moreover, followed the great lord in a surprise attack on Naxxramas and successfully reclaimed the fallen Ashbringer.

He exposed a certain traitor who betrayed his father, but also caused Darion Mograine, holding the fallen Ashbringer, to commit suicide.

Although he redeemed his father, he himself also became a minion of the calamity.

"Power is power, why should Xiaorun listen to the teachings of power?" Runti said.

"I can tell you my past story, kid! A story about love and family." Tirilao Foding said.

"How strange, why should Xiaorun listen to your story?" Runti said.

(End of chapter)