ebookland Chapter 254 Scholomance Academy
Chapter 254 Scholomance Academy
The North River Valley lies behind the cliffs of the Thurbercher Cemetery, which is now the Forsaken's second recruit base.
After eliminating the remnants of natural disasters and the threat of werewolves in the surrounding area, the Gravediggers recruited even more new soldiers. Deathstroke was no longer their only source of recruits. Some of the organizations that used to deliver corpses to the recruit base had recently stopped coming.
The dreadlord Varimathras ordered the Forsaken to attack human territory while preserving as many human corpses as possible and transporting them back to their rear.
There is a hidden ferry crossing in the Northstream Valley, where the Sons of Arugal once patrolled and guarded. The presence of werewolves in the valley is not without reason; ore can still be mined in the Poison Spider Mine near the sea.
The ferry crossing was also a pre-arranged contact point by Arugal. Behind Arugal were many allies; the Scarlet Crusade's advance party had landed at Northriver Valley. Their sea route along the coast of Scarlet Monastery remained unobstructed, with Admiral Barley holding the advantage, constantly maneuvering flexibly along the coast of Lordaeron...
The Queen hadn't previously considered staying in Undercity long-term, but now she was thinking of demarcating her territory.
The main problem is that the Scarlet Crusade is increasingly troublesome and a growing threat, frequently abducting Forsaken civilians near Brill... The Executors have already reported numerous missing persons cases.
The killer is identified as the Scarlet Crusaders who are based at the Scarlet Monastery.
According to information obtained through interrogation and torture of traitors to the Barrens Council captured by Varimathras' elite guard, the Scarlet Crusade appears to have been secretly colluding with them. The timing and direction of the Queen's expedition were also secretly revealed to her by those same traitors from the Barrens Council.
Varimathras seems to have pinned all the blame for espionage on that group of idealists.
Her Majesty was not surprised; she had long understood human nature...
"Have Calia & Menethil been found?"
"Your Majesty, none of those traitors know her whereabouts. It seems that only Lillian & Voss, whom they mentioned, knows... According to our investigation, Lillian & Voss was the daughter of the Scarlet High Priest. She was infected with the plague and became a Forsaken. She was almost burned to death by the High Priest. After killing the High Priest, she escaped into Scholomance."
The Dark Ranger Olivia explained to the Queen in detail the results of the recent purge of internal traitors.
Queen Sylvanas fell silent after hearing this.
"Scholomance Academy..."
"The Scholomance Academy is located in a secret chamber within the Barov family's castle. We have already investigated this thoroughly, but the place is heavily guarded, and we don't know who has the key to the gate... The clues are unclear."
The Queen nodded. “No need for that. Leave those Scholomance guys to Ms. Elwin. You all continue to keep an eye on those troublemakers. Lillian & Voss, I’ll find her sooner or later… She’s a poor girl… The undead sentinels once reported to me that she’s an excellent undead assassin… a top-tier killer, extremely dangerous.”
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The Dark Rangers agreed... and silently disappeared into the Queen's Roundabout in the Royal Quarter... The surrounding Royal Terror Guards remained silent, like statues.
Most Dark Rangers have the appearance of Blood Elves. They are mostly transformed from High Elf Rangers who died in the Battle of Silvermoon City. They have beautiful faces and graceful figures... In fact, most of them are banshees in their original form, possessing the same abilities as the Queen.
Possessing a pair of captivating eyes...
The Queen possesses three trump cards: the Dark Ranger Force, the Royal Apothecary Guild, and the Hand of Vengeance, the Forsaken Legion.
The remaining Undead Sentinels, Death Hunters, Royal Terror Guards, Gravekeepers, Shadows of the Forgotten, and Plaguebringers are all subordinate organizations... each led by different individuals...
The newly formed Dark Tide Navy, including many ships in the Forsaken Fleet, are converted from warships of the former High Elf Empire...
The undead navy was too weak, barely managing to defend against the Scarlet Crusade and the Kul Tiran navy, and suffering more defeats than victories in naval battles. Overall, sea routes were primarily in the hands of the human alliance, with only a few secret routes controlled by goblins and bloodsail pirates...
The Horde often needs the help of goblins, claiming neutrality and acting as middlemen in the black market with the goblins of Booty Bay who have secret ties with the Human Craftsmen's Guild, the Mithril Guild, the Dark Iron Guild, and the islands.
For money, they'll help you, whether you're from the Alliance or the Horde, whether you're alive or dead... whether you're an orc or a demon, they'll do business with you... Even the dwarven artisans, who are always at odds, are actually sharing technology and referencing each other's work with the goblins...
Of course, their exchanges are generally technical, involving competition and mutual learning in engineering, forging, and trade...
Among the goblins, only the Trade Prince's subordinates truly aligned with the Horde; their relationship with the orcs was excellent, especially with Warchief Thrall... The Trade Prince even created a dedicated airship route for the Horde, and Alliance members wouldn't refuse to ride with them...
As the Queen ceased her pursuit of Calia and Menethil, at the Scarlet Monastery in the northeastern corner of Tirisfal Glades outside Undercity, Commander Raynor also received a message delivered by the dying Red Messenger...
"The traitor refuses to hand over the treasure!"
Renault was somewhat confused by the message displayed on the magic note...
This magical note, shared by the red-robed messenger, might contain orders from the High Crusaders Saidan and Dathrohan, or sometimes encrypted messages. Reno and Mograine, seated on the throne in the Scarlet Cathedral, however, did not understand the meaning of this message.
Because he didn't encrypt it; it simply appeared to have been transmitted in plain text to all the Scarlet Crusade messengers.
"Who is the traitor? What is the treasure? To whom is the treasure entrusted?"
Renault was deep in thought and very troubled. The High Inquisitor Whitemane, who was beside him, suddenly pulled the young and handsome blood-red general into his arms and held him close to his heart, comforting him: "Look, you're anxious again... Since it's not Lord Isenlien's order, nor the order of the Grand Crusader, don't worry about it... Relax, my hero."
I leaned close to Whitemane's soft heart and heard its strong pounding through his silk priest's robes...
Renault sighed, "Sally, you don't understand. The situation is very unfavorable for us... The advance force failed to negotiate in Dalaran, and I heard Tyran is injured..."
"Isn't it good that Tyran & Fordring is injured? His troops haven't accomplished anything. All they did was offer up their family's estate, Hearthglen, as a base. His father, Old Fordring, committed treason! What right does he have to compete with you for the leadership position?"
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When the word "father" came up, both of them fell silent...
Only a handful of people knew the truth about Old Mograine's death. In the Scarlet Monastery, there was also someone who knew the truth locked up in the secret cell behind the two of them... However, they had long ago labeled that guy as a madman who was infected with the undead plague and was talking nonsense.
No one knows that the Ashbringer, Highlord Alexandros Mograine, one of the founders of the Scarlet Crusade, did not die at the hands of his enemies, but at the hands of his most beloved eldest son, Renault Mograine.
Simply because his father opposed his relationship with his adopted daughter, Sally & Whitemane...
To this day, Renault and his brother Darian have not been able to mend their relationship because their father's death was somewhat suspicious. Darian & Mograine are increasingly unable to understand their brother's and the Scarlet Crusade's mad actions.
The younger brother went to the Church of the Holy Light and resolutely joined the Argent Dawn, determined to storm Naxxramas to find his father, who had become a Death Knight, and to uncover the truth...
Renault was deeply saddened by his brother's departure, but as the supreme commander of the Scarlet Monastery and all the Scarlet Crusades on the front lines, he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being loved and commanding thousands of troops.
Previously, only Ashbringer Mograine received this treatment.
Renault noticed that the Scarlet Crusade was indeed somewhat different from before, but he didn't care... The people of Hearthglen and Tyr's Hand were different too; the Scarlet Crusade had more internal factions, and the Argent Dawn was just one of the first members of the Silver Hand Paladins to leave...
Since High Crusader Seidan Dathorhan led his lone army to Stratholme, the Scarlet Crusade in the Plaguelands has effectively been under the control of High Inquisitor Iselien, with the young Highlords Tyrande Fordring and Renault Mograine serving as Iselien's right-hand men...
On the contrary, Tyr's Hand's forces under Abidis were gradually drifting away, even seemingly preparing to break away and head north to Northrend... Among them, Admiral Barry, who suddenly appeared, was unusually active...
Renault sensed a hint of danger and conspiracy...
"If there's a traitor, it must be Lilith, who's hiding in Scholomance! Could she be hiding some kind of treasure?"
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