16. Insane Treasures of the Insane Inspirator(1/2)
The old man Thal'kiel, who is always crazy in Azeroth, just arrived on Argus and got a big blow from Black Knife!
This old bastard, who has been tortured by the Burning Legion for 20,000 years, actually has a hidden agenda. Just look at him using a strange crystal to reorganize the out-of-control academy guards of Mac'Aree. It's clear that Thal'kiel is determined to cross over.
When the stars come to the Arcane Academy, they definitely do more than just reminisce.
The pirates are now very suspicious that the old man may have left some kind of escape route for himself before he was backstabbed by his student Archimonde. Maybe this guy has buried some terrible "final battle weapon" in the Arcana Academy.
"Something like that.
The thought of this made the stinky pirate's heart ache.
He had a premonition that besides getting the Argus World Artifact, which he had little hope for in terms of its power, he would definitely gain something really big this time.
But when the pirate sat on the head of a tall academy guard and headed toward the ruins of the Arcane Academy, he asked Thal'kiel this question, but he only received a sneer.
"Yes, I left behind some valuable things, but they are not weapons of destruction used in war, you stupid pirate."
Satqir, who was sitting on a gorgeous magic carpet, looked at the academy in the distance. He sneered and said:
"Archimund's sudden betrayal really caught me by surprise, but ever since I accepted the forbidden knowledge from the stars, I predicted that one day I would stand on the opposite side of Velen and Kil'jaeden.
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From then on I started secret preparations.
I am ashamed to say that at that time, I was so obsessed with those evil knowledge that I began to lose my humanity, and I secretly did terrible things to the Arcana Academy under my control..."
Thaqir shook his head and said:
“I regarded it as a bargaining chip that I could use to negotiate terms with the Archon in exchange for life and freedom in times of crisis, but Archimonde’s ruthlessness caught me by surprise.
I lost, completely.
But it turns out that Archimonde is not as smart as he thinks he is. It can be seen from the fact that that little fool Imira can escape from the Arcane Academy. My arrangement back then was not discovered by my successor Archimonde.
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Perhaps it was because he was too pursuing power that he devoted himself to Sargeras, which made him disdain to dig deeper in the academy that nurtured him.
But more than 20,000 years after things have changed, the arrangement made with conspiracy and evil intentions has become an unexpected hope that can save everything.
I have to say, Jie Jie Jie, fate still loves me very much."
Blake raised his brows and looked at the flames dancing on Thal'kiel's burning skull. The very high flames meant that Thal'kiel was in a good mood at this time.
But judging from his appearance, it was estimated that he would not take the initiative to reveal everything to Black before truly finding what he was hiding, and the pirate did not ask any more questions.
"We are almost there! Look, I have already seen the gate of the Arcane Academy. It is still the same desolate and collapsed place as in my memory. There is nothing but debris on the ground.
It’s such a sad place.”
In the sky behind the pirates, the eredar twins flapping their wings and followed them fell down. Standing on the left and right next to Black, the hot-tempered high-level warlock Oreses said to him:
"I really don't understand why you have to come here, little master? All the valuable things in the Arcana Academy have been emptied out by the eredar demons belonging to the legion.
Even the teaching facilities here have been dismantled and transported to different demon worlds to help the legion train more demon warlocks. This place has become an abandoned garbage dump..."
"Hey! Did someone say the word 'garbage dump' just now? Isn't this just trying to seduce Lord Garni? Very good, your little trick has successfully attracted me, and now I'm going to break into your Macaire.
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Just as the high-level warlock finished speaking, with a soft pop, the illusory figure of Old Garni appeared next to Blake.
This guy probably knew that contact was difficult due to the long distance. This time he simply shrunk his body without bringing any divine power, and landed on Blake's shoulder in the shape of a projection of a slender jaw dragon.
It moved its head flexibly and looked at the land of MacKaele in front of it. It shook its head and said happily:
"Great! The big garbage dump that remains after the destruction of the world! Old Garni just took a casual look and discovered the true value of this place! I declare unilaterally!
All the rubbish on this land belongs to me."
"I was just about to call you, and here you are. You are indeed the powerful God of Garbage."
Blake whistled and wanted to reach out and pat Old Garni on the head, but he was bitten hard by the projection of Lesognathus. He curled his lips and said to the God of Garbage:
"Hey, can you think of a way to move the Broken Breakers of Krokuun here?"
"It can't be done."
Old Gani rolled his eyes and said:
"Do you think I am you, with almost unlimited power at your disposal? I am just a third-rate demigod, and I am pretty good at being able to protect myself in this devil's land.
Unless I come here in person, it would be possible to escort those broken scavengers across the broken world, but I won’t do that, it’s too dangerous.”
"In that case, you quickly go to Tol Barad and meet Sephiel. When the expeditionary force sets off, you can come with them."
Blake warned:
"I will ask the anti-magic coalition forces to collect strange and valuable garbage during the battle. After the war, these things will be yours.
You don’t need to participate in the war, just do as I say, after we invade Argus, seize the time to get your Croku followers to Mac’Aree.”
"make a deal!"
Old Garni rolled his eyes and weighed it, and finally agreed to the pirate's invitation under the temptation of the whole world's garbage.
It dissipated its phantom with a whoosh, and ran back to Azeroth to find the First Parasaurus to save its life and join the battle. Before leaving, it did not forget to tell Black to collect all the garbage they encountered and donate it to him.
At the end of this conversation, the pirates finally arrived at the ruins of the Arcane Academy.
Just as the eredar twins said, the huge academy in front of them, which covers an area of several mountains, had been razed to the ground in a disaster 20,000 years ago, and all valuable things inside were wiped away by the demons.
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All that is left here is a miserable and desolate ruin, with weeds weakly infected by evil energy growing everywhere, and those weird vines almost completely sealing the collapsed door.
If it weren't for Thaqir and Imira to lead the way, the pirates probably wouldn't have been able to find the mountain road leading to the ruins.
But the closer you get to the main body of the ruins of the academy, the more mechanical remains there are of the academy guards along the road. As Imira said, after the demons entered the world of Argus, there was a fierce battle between the academy guards and the demons.
The loyal machines won, but they also lost.
Archimonde, who gained great power, was the first to exert his power on the academy that was supposed to be protected by him as the dean, and used evil magic to destroy the entire originally impregnable academy overnight.
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"See, I told you, there's no value here."
After more than ten minutes of trekking, everyone finally entered the real realm of the Secret Academy.
Standing on a pile of rubble, Queen Saloras picked up a broken Academy emblem from the ground, and then looked at the weathered Draenei corpses at her feet.
She said to Blake with a regretful tone:
"The magical tradition of Argus has disintegrated in the era of demonic invasion. Archimonde doesn't want to inherit everything here at all. It regards this place as a shameful past.
Although my sister and I spent our wonderful student days here, at that time we were the best students in the history of the Arcanum Academy, and we enjoyed the treatment that was sought after by thousands of people here.
They gave us so many wonderful names, it’s really a nostalgic past.”
"Yes, my sister and I were once the 'school beauties' of the Secret Academy."
Oreses flapped her wings and fell from the sky, hugging her sister and saying in a regretful tone:
"At that time, we enjoyed all the glory brought by our talents and knowledge, and we had no doubt that we would enter the decision-making level of the Eredar civilization after graduation.
We may become the best twin Archons after Velen and Lord Kil'jaeden. Unfortunately, the arrival of the Burning Legion completely changed our destiny.
It also changed the fate of this world.
In fact, we were not determined to join the legion from the beginning, and we also struggled..."
The twins fell silent. After a few seconds, Olaise glanced at Blake and whispered:
"It's a pity that there is no savior in the world of Argus. Our only hope, the prophet Velen, even escaped with his people when the devil arrived.
After both Archimonde and Kil'jaeden received the blessing of fel energy, what other option do we have except surrender?"
"You could still resist! But you didn't do that."
The junior high school students who were following behind really couldn't stand the clumsy lies that their outstanding junior students had to whitewash for them.
She strode forward with the dazzling staff of holy light, stood beside the broken and severely weathered remains of a red academy guard, and scolded the twins:
"With the influence you two have among the graduates of the Academy, as long as you are willing, you can immediately establish a large-scale resistance army with a single shout!
Hatun, the former governor of Krokuun, and his people are still resisting! And when they first needed help the most, you could have responded to them in Mac'Aree.
But you didn't do that!
Don't think I don't know, Saloras!
It was you and your sister who were the first to lead the Academy graduates into the Burning Legion's camp, just like the leading sheep leading a flock of sheep into the slaughterhouse.
I hid in Ms. Zella’s light and saw clearly!
The moment you surrendered, you were entrusted with important tasks by Kil'jaeden. You could have used your power to protect the civilians of Mac'Aree, but you did not do that. Instead, you allowed the demons to destroy all the local towns and villages.
I understand that you must have been scared at the time, and I was also scared.
I don't blame you for surrendering.
But now you are so shameless and hypocritical in clearing yourselves, it is really unnecessary."
To be continued...