Kayle, who was beside him, was a little speechless, but her eyes contained some amusement. In her endless eternal life, battles and Friend killing with chaotic and evil creatures occupied most of her memories. Now, following a commander who seemed very out of tune, she felt very relaxed and had a desire to laugh. It's just that her facial muscles, which had been rigid for tens of thousands of years, had forgotten what a smile should look like.
Aiden put away his teasing behavior and began to think about his way out:
Staying in the Hinterlands would definitely have no future. It was too closed off, with only the Wildhammer dwarves and trolls constantly skirmishing. Even if the sky were to collapse, it wouldn't affect the situation in the outside world. To change the world, of course, one still had to go to the center of all conflicts—the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
In the future, Lordaeron would be plagued by plagues, scourged by natural disasters, and invaded by the Burning Legion, with constant calamities. At that time, almost the entire continent of Lordaeron would be in ruins—which would also provide Aiden, who was familiar with the future development trajectory, with a large number of opportunities to change history!
The Heart of Valoran is an artifact that can draw energy from distorted timelines. And to summon the heroes from Valoran (like Ahri, Sona, Miss Fortune, etc., just thinking about them makes one's mouth water), energy needs to be consumed.
Therefore, in order to rescue the heroes suffering in Valoran, Aiden must also change history!
"It's settled then, let's go to Lordaeron!" Aiden made a decision with a pat on his head, but seeing that he was surrounded by trees and there wasn't even a road, he said, "How do we get there? That is a question."
Then Aiden turned his gaze to Kayle, the legendary Judicator, and showed his most amiable smile: "Kayle, I remember you can fly, right? Could you..."
"No!" The angel refused him directly without giving any reason.
"Alright, I was just joking. Watch me!" Aiden took out a staff from his space bag. The top of the staff was inlaid with a huge purple crystal. This was a weapon given to him by the mad old man Zilean, called the Staff of Time. Of course, it wasn't the artifact staff he used himself; according to him, it was a replica with considerable power. It also sealed a powerful one-time spell inside. It could be used to save lives in times of crisis.
He turned his gaze to the two gryphons perched on the trunk of the Dream Tree and whispered the incantation:
Two beams of green light shot out from the purple catalytic gemstone on the staff, enveloping the two ignorant gryphons. After the green light disappeared, the two gryphons jumped off the branches and landed in front of him, nuzzling him affectionately with their heads.
"The spell worked! It seems that Cenarius's mark is still quite useful." He reached out and gently stroked the smooth feathers on the gryphons' necks.
This kind of large beast with an eagle's head, a lion's body, and bird's wings is a very ideal flying mount. They are over 1.5 meters tall, nearly three meters long, and have a wingspan of more than six meters. They can carry five hundred pounds and fly continuously for 10 hours at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour at an altitude of over 5,000 meters.
The gryphons, who were quite friendly in front of Aiden, were actually very difficult for humans to tame and raise. Currently, only the Wildhammer dwarves of the Hinterlands have a large-scale gryphon unit.
As for why these wild gryphons would listen to Aiden—this was because the blessing from the demigod Cenarius on his body allowed him to use some druid spells—thanks to meeting the Forest Lord Cenarius wandering in the Emerald Dream and successfully building a good relationship with him!
Only a druid, as a friend of nature and wild animals, could command gryphons in this way. If it were anyone else, they would be lucky if the gryphons didn't eat them!
The only concern was that Cenarius had once said that if he could not rely on the mark to comprehend the true Way of the Druid, then the mark would only be a consumable. Once the power inside was exhausted, it would disappear.
He looked at Kayle, who had wings on her back, and asked, "Do you want to take a gryphon or fly yourself?"
"..." Kayle stared at him speechlessly. Aiden immediately understood what she meant—who would want to walk when they could ride in a car?
Aiden grabbed a bag of seeds from the space bag and took out two vine seeds from it. A green light emanated from his palm, and the two seeds immediately grew wildly into two thick and flexible vines, which then wrapped around the bodies of the two gryphons, weaving into seats and reins according to his will.
After completing the spellcasting, Aiden patted it with satisfaction, very sturdy!
Aiden sat on it to try it out, very stable and safe!
The gryphon squatted slightly, then leaped up with all its might, flapping its wings and stirring the air, carrying Aiden and Kayle into the sky.
In the game of Warcraft, flying from Seradane to Tarren Mill doesn't even take a minute—you just need to cross the ridge. But in the real world of Azeroth, the map is more than a hundred times larger! After flying for a while, Aiden saw a large area in the undulating ridges below that looked very flat, and pointed to this large open space and shouted loudly to Kayle: "Kayle! If I have money in the future, I will build a real-life Summoner's Rift on this land! Any disputes can be resolved here!"
As he said this, looking at the scenery on both sides, it really looked a bit like the environment of the Summoner's Rift after the new version of the map was upgraded.
Kayle glanced at him and said nothing. But whether it was an illusion or not, he actually saw some recognition and approval in her eyes?
In fact, in Kayle's original homeland, her eternal race has always been committed to maintaining justice and order. Although her blood-related sister Morgana betrayed her and has been making her uncomfortable, if it weren't for the Summoner's rules of Valoran attracting her, with her arrogance, she might not have condescended to join the League of War—you should know that her own strength and the power she possesses are absolutely top-notch in Valoran!
"Summoner, I sense the aura of evil magic nearby!" Kayle's voice suddenly came from the gryphon next to Aiden.
"Oh? Let me see, where is it?" Aiden looked down: A large island appeared in the center of the lake, shrouded in a thin mist, and on the island was a huge, somewhat dilapidated castle.
"Darrowmere Lake... so this should be Scholomance? Let's get closer and take a look!"
The castle in the center of the lake originally belonged to the Barov family. This family was originally a noble family of the Kingdom of Alterac, and their territory included the wealthy Southshore, Brill, Tarren Mill, and Caer Darrow. Moreover, for the Kingdom of Alterac, they were like the Rothschild family hidden behind Europe.
However, during the Second War between humans and orcs, the King of Alterac shamefully betrayed humanity and sided with the orcs. Soon, this ancient kingdom paid a heavy price for its choice: the Alliance army destroyed the Kingdom of Alterac, turning the kingdom into the dust of history.
As a huge force behind the Kingdom of Alterac, the Barov family played a very disgraceful role in this betrayal. Therefore, after the war, King Terenas of Lordaeron, the leader of the Alliance, stripped the Barov family of most of their territory.
And the once glorious Barov family could only huddle on the island in Darrowmere Lake, licking their wounds.
They had always harbored deep hatred for King Terenas, who made this decision, and even for the entire Kingdom of Lordaeron. So later, when Kel'Thuzad returned from Northrend to Lordaeron to develop the Cult of the Damned, these two forces, who were equally committed to subverting Lordaeron, immediately hit it off.
The Barov family dedicated their last castle to the Cult of the Damned. And Kel'Thuzad promised them that they would gain eternal life. Both sides got what they wanted: Kel'Thuzad slaughtered everyone in the castle and transformed them into eternal undead. Then, he secretly developed his power here, training acolytes and experimenting with evil spells.
Besides taking a boat, there is only one bridge to the island in the center of the lake. Fortunately, Aiden was riding a gryphon and could land in the air.
This castle is not a good place. The two found a secluded corner to land, and then sneaked into the castle - this once luxurious castle now looks dilapidated, as if it hasn't been maintained for decades. There were no figures outside, and there was no defense at all. The rooms in the castle were covered with a layer of dust, and the things that could be moved out of the house were basically moved away, leaving some randomly piled debris.
Kayle frowned tightly.
Aiden also smelled something was wrong - a huge evil aura seemed to be hidden underground, and the surrounding space was filled with cold, negative energy.
"It seems that the basement of this castle has become a hidden base for the Scourge - Scholomance!" Aiden sighed.
"We must completely eliminate these evil existences!" Kayle tone, through the helmet, seemed heavy and firm.
The two quickly found the hidden entrance to the basement: there were many footprints nearby, obviously people often went in and out. Aiden stopped Kayle, who wanted to go in first, and took out a green stick from the space package and shook it: "Don't worry, let's scout first!"
This green stick is very similar in shape to the scout guard in the LOL game. They are both sticks with wings on the top, but the shape is more delicate. And in the real world, its effect is: stealth and release detection waves, which can detect the situation within a radius of 50 meters. The energy in it can maintain operation for 3 days after installation.
Aiden used magic to control a rat, let it take the scout guard into the underground passage, and slowly move inward. Even though he was already a little mentally prepared, the scene he saw through the scout guard made the two of them angry!
The underground of this castle has been expanded to be larger than the ground buildings. Many hooded acolytes shuttle back and forth inside, and various magic circles are drawn around with blood and magic materials. Some magic circles are filled with mountains of human and animal skeletons, and some are various sawn limbs. And in a certain room, there is a huge pool, and what is rolling in the pool is not water, but blood! Some naked living people are immersed in the pool, and semi-transparent entities of ghosts are wandering around, they can only look at the surrounding acolytes chanting spells in horror and helplessness, performing evil rituals.
These necromancers are unscrupulously studying necromancy that is not tolerated by the world in the underground castle isolated from people's sight, and are always preparing to spread the plague, disease and undead to the entire world of Azeroth.
"Disgusting evil exists. I will purify them with holy fire! Give the order, Summoner!" Looking at the picture sent back by the scout guard, Kayle, who was always calm and indifferent, showed anger in front of Aiden for the first time, and asked for a battle in a firm tone. And the ruby on the Flame Sword in her hand was shining, and the whole sword was like a red-hot iron, roasting the surrounding air.
Aiden controlled the rat to stabilize the scout guard in the largest two-story hall in the basement, and then pointed to the human mage who appeared in the picture, who was using various physical limbs to create a huge stitched monster: "This person may be Kel'Thuzad. He gained very powerful power after selling himself to the Lich King. We can't clear this place with just the two of us. And there must be a teleportation array in this underground castle. Once they are disturbed and part of them escape, it will be difficult for us to find these necromancers who create disasters. Let's not act rashly, you stay here to monitor their actions, and I will see if I can invite reinforcements. We will wipe them out in one fell swoop!"