Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 764 95. Seems like falling in love with the same man.JPG-[515]

(Additional update for Qingying brothers)

There are many rules on my ship, and you have to learn a lot. You have to restrain your evil nature there and don't provoke other people.

When leaving the papal chapel, Blake said to the little witch ghost Abby Lewis, who was carrying a small bundle behind him and looking very excited:

I will arrange for someone to teach you, but the first thing you have to learn is, don't cause trouble for me, or I will throw you into the sea to feed the fish.

Okay, okay, okay, you are the boss, I will listen to you.

Abby, who was eager to leave the uncomfortable Holy Light environment, agreed, but looking at the little witch's eyes turning, she knew that she definitely had no intention of following Blake's instructions.

This guy can't be said to be evil in nature, but what she has done over the past many years cannot really be called kind. Calling her cunning is not enough to describe her character.

Is that a pirate ship? Why do you want me to hide my evil nature?

Abby used her special ghost walk to float around Blake like children playing hopscotch. She raised her head and asked:

Shouldn't the people on your boat be as vicious as possible? Or are there a bunch of good babies on your boat, and are you afraid that I will scare them?

You? Scared them?

When Blake heard this, he shook his head and said in a long voice:

“No, no, no, I asked you to restrain yourself not to protect them, but to protect you.

You have such a resume of bullying ordinary people and you still try to scare them? The reality is that you are too young and too simple. If you go on the ship, you will be bullied and may become the new toy of those most evil souls.

I asked you to restrain yourself to protect you.

Having said this, the pirate maliciously knocked the dull-looking Abby on the head and said:

Welcome to the bottom of the Nagfar food chain, my pathetic little witch.

Humph, I don't believe it!

Abby reacted immediately, folded her arms, pouted, and mumbled:

I don't believe there is a soul more evil than mine at my age! You must be lying!

Very good. I like children who are fearless.

Blake nodded seriously and said:

Keep your provocative attitude, and remember to raise your head proudly when you are beaten to tears. This is the manner a Kul Tiran person should have.

I'm optimistic about you.

Maybe if you work hard for a hundred or two hundred years, you might be able to make it to the top ten on the list of evil people on the ghost ship.

After saying that, he turned around, waved goodbye to the Pope, and put his hand on Abby's shoulder.

The next moment, amidst the little witch's exclamation, the shadow connection spread. Under the cover of the shadow curtain, two people, one large and one small, disappeared into the church corridor of Waycrest Manor.

But Blake didn't leave immediately.

He also tiptoed to Mrs. Meredith's room. He and Abby hid outside Meredith's room. They listened with their ears first to make sure there were no strange sounds coming from the room, and then they opened the window and jumped out. Got in.

No way, Mrs. Meredith is now the wife of Arthur Waycrest, and the young couple no longer have to have secret trysts like in the past.

Although it is broad daylight now, who knows if people are having fun?

It's better to be cautious.

This is actually a slanderous act by a malicious pirate.

In the three days after her wedding, Meredith was very busy, and the desk in her room was filled with various ledgers.

Some of them had a layer of dust on them.

But the lady didn't care, she just sat dignifiedly on a high-backed chair, flipping through her account books, and tapping away with a slightly bulky punch-hole calculator made of dwarf engineering.

Hey, the mistress of Waycrest is checking the accounts. She is such a strict and smart person.

Blake was leaning in front of the dressing table in another section of the room. He was still holding a bright red apple that he had just taken from the kitchen in his hand. He put it in his mouth and took a bite.

He said something in a joking tone, disturbing Meredith's calculations, but the good lady, who looked amazing these days, did not get angry, she just picked up the pen and scratched in her notebook.

She stretched out again very femininely, stretched her body, picked up the cherry wine next to her, and said to Blake:

Only by taking control of the financial power can we better manage such a big family. This is what you taught me on the ship, Sir Captain. Furthermore, the financial situation of the Waycrest family is indeed very bad.

Much worse than I expected.

She rubbed her forehead helplessly and said:

Before I got married, I only took over part of it, which already made it difficult for me to handle. Now that I see the income and expenditure records over the past twenty years, I even feel like committing suicide.

I love my Arthur very much.

But if their family keeps maintaining this kind of income and expenses, then I think I might have to find a way to leave them before they go bankrupt.

Well, I have indeed heard since I was a child that the Waycrest family has financial constraints. It is said that this problem has already appeared in my father's father's generation.

But is it really as bad as you say?

Blake asked with a raised brow.

Meredith took a sip of cherry wine. She probably felt that the wine was not tasty enough, so she stood up, swayed her waist and walked to the wine cabinet. She took out a bottle of golden rum and took out two glasses.

As a hostess, she poured two glasses of wine for herself and the captain. After the two clinked their glasses in style, the newly promoted countess spoke:

I've only read a third of the pile of books, but it can't be described as bad. In the past few decades, the Waycrest family has been in a cycle of 'on the verge of bankruptcy' and 'actual bankruptcy' .

When the harvests of various crops in the Drustvar mountains were poor, they even needed to borrow money from the Ashvane family to get through the difficult days.

It stands to reason that with the power of the Waycrest family in Drustvar, the situation would not be so bad, but in addition to the poor local production, the 'generous' style of my Arthur and his family has also seriously exacerbated the financial crisis.

They inherited Colonel Arom's warrior style in their bones and were very insensitive to things like money. This led to many small lords who were loyal to the family to engage in various tricks and tricks in taxation.

But this can be solved with only a little trick. After the Albatross Chamber of Commerce is officially introduced into the Waycrest family's completely blank business system, ensuring a balance of payments will not be a big problem in the first year.

In the second year, you can start making profits by operating Beihai.

However, when I checked the account books, I discovered something strange.

Meredith frowned and shared the secret she had just discovered with Blake. She said:

Everyone in Kul Tiran knows that the Waycrest family is not keen on politics. Apart from maintaining friendship with the Proudmoore family, we have never had close contacts with the other two families.

But in the past ten years, the Ashvane family has been trying to penetrate deep into the Drustvar Mountains with financial support.

According to the calculation of the income and expenditure in those ledgers, at these three points, sixteen years ago, ten years ago, and seven years ago, the Ashvane family paid more than half a million gold coins to the Waycrest family three times. Survive the bankruptcy crisis with interest-free loans.

That money has not been repaid to this day.

This is completely different from their pursuit of high profits in business.

Even though the two parties are not political allies, the Ashvan family's generosity really makes people feel that there must be some conspiracy or something.

Even though I’m not very good at this, I’m also worried that this means that the Waycrest family owes the Ashvanes a huge favor.”

Debts of favor are always hard to repay.

Blake swirled the rum in his glass and whispered:

There's one more thing I need to tell you. The local assassin you hired, the one named Little Dao Roland, discovered an assassination attempt against you not long ago.

I?

Meredith's eyes widened and she said:

Assassinate me? Why? I'm just a human being. Do you mean that the person behind that operation was the Ashvane family?

clever.

The pirate snapped his fingers and said:

They're not just planning, they're actually taking action.

On the happy day at the wedding, in a corner you didn't know, the Red Hand Society had a fierce battle with at least five groups of assassins targeting you.

They suffered heavy losses, but finally washed away their shame.

There must be forces behind the arrangement of the Witch Association in Klein City, and according to the testimonies of the witches who were burned to death, you are also their target.

Alas, you, a little cutie who knows nothing, are really lucky to be alive today.

There is no doubt that the Ashvane family wants to achieve a closer relationship with the Waycrest family. In order to complete the alliance between the two families, they are even willing to risk completely offending the Waycrest family.

This has gone beyond consolidating the status of the big family.

In my opinion, they must be taking such risks to gain greater profits.

Considering that most of the commercial activities in Stormsong Valley have been monopolized by the Ashvane family, it is basically certain that there is a political alliance between the Ashvane family and the Stormsong family.

I am basically certain that the family that started out as a businessman is seeking something they shouldn't have.

Mrs. Meredith shuddered after hearing the pirate's cryptic guess.

She looked around and whispered:

They. They want to launch a rebellion against His Majesty Dai Lin? Are they planning to seize the king's power?

Not necessarily. If they were smart, they wouldn't take risks when Dai Lin's reputation is now at its peak.

Blake was silent for a few seconds, took a sip of wine, and replied:

But the Ashvans are definitely ambitious for the kingship. That family has always been rich in such ambitious people.

Without this kind of give it a try family inheritance, they would not have been able to rapidly develop into the fourth largest noble in Kul Tiras without any territorial foundation.

But speaking of it, the political system of Kul Tiras is not a monarchy in the true sense. The four major families formed an alliance hundreds of years ago, and the king should have been elected.

It’s just that the Proudmoore family has had heroes for three consecutive generations. My great-grandfather conquered the South China Sea and established the current order of the South China Sea. My grandfather defeated the pirates of the North Sea and connected the sea power of Kul Tiras with the eastern continent.

Not to mention my father.

He used the fleet of Kul Tiras as a killing sword. He single-handedly expanded the majesty of Kul Tiras to most of the world in more than 20 years.

The three outstanding Lords of Proudmoore used their achievements to firmly control the inheritance of the throne, and the other three families were unable to resist.

But rules are rules.

The other three families are also theoretically qualified to become kings.

Faced with such a strong claim, except for the Waycrest family, who would not be tempted?

At this point, the stinky pirate concluded unhappily:

“There is both darkness at work and political conspiracy. If the darkness in the Drustvar region were not temporarily suppressed, three of the four major families in the country would have problems.

Dai Lin still has the nerve to say that he is an excellent king. Can such internal worries be called a stable king's power?

But you also said that His Majesty Dai Lin's reputation is at its peak, and the entire fleet is loyal to him. He can rely on this reputation to suppress any signs of bad things.

Mrs. Meredith said worriedly:

There shouldn't be any problems in a short time, right?

Yes, he certainly won't be when he is alive. His charisma and power are enough to fill those who peek with fear.

Blake said quietly:

But what if he is gone? What if he suddenly dies in a battle? All the accumulated problems will explode immediately, and the entire Kul Tiras will fall apart in an instant.

As long as Dai Lin dies and there is no qualified heir, Kul Tiras, which appears to be a strong country, will immediately enter decline and eventually become a second-rate country among the seven human kingdoms.

Sure enough, this is the biggest drawback of strongman politics.

Ah, then there is no need to worry about this problem.

Meredith breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her glass and said half as a compliment, but half sincerely:

Isn't it you? With your wisdom and strength, Kul Tiras will continue to prosper.

That's true.

The stinky pirate accepted the compliment shamelessly.

The two laughed and clinked glasses again, but at this moment, the door was pushed open with a bang.

Arthur Waycrest rushed in with a sharp sword in his face. When he saw his newlywed wife and a strange man so close to each other and drinking wine together, the newly married young man instantly felt like he was wearing a knife on his head. A heavy hat.

Well, love is a light, so green that he panics.

I knew it!

Arthur seemed to have drunk some wine at this moment and was a little not sober. He held up his sword and said with a face full of pain:

I knew you had a secret. You mysteriously disappeared at night at Arom's Terrace that day. I wanted to find it but was afraid to face the terrible truth.

It’s okay for you to be outside, but you actually brought him home!

Meredith, I love you so much but why are you treating me.

Faced with the scene of the rape scene, neither Mrs. Meredith nor Black was too panicked. The former had already made up his mind to lead the Waycrest family to join Black and serve His Highness the Prince.

while black

He was a master assassin. Arthur's footsteps were so heavy and his breathing was so heavy when he was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping on the conversation. How could he not notice it?

Listen to my explanation, Arthur.

Mrs. Meredith pushed her hair helplessly and was about to introduce Black's identity when Arthur yelled:

No, I won't listen! Are all our past lies? Those sweet words, those vows of eternal love, those beautiful things.

Then you should listen to me, my brother.

Blake put down his wine glass, dispelled the disguise of deceitful orbs on his body, took off the blindfold on his face, and spread his golden hair.

The moment he raised his head, the slightly tipsy Arthur Waycrest's eyes widened for a moment.

The sword in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, and he took a few steps forward with his whole body trembling. Finally, under Black's smile, the guy let out a howl and rushed over to hug the pirate tightly.

I thought you were really dead

God, holy light, I never thought we would see each other one day. I have sworn to follow His Majesty Dai Lin to kill every greenskin in the world to avenge you.

It's tiring to kill so many orcs.

Blake patted Arthur on the shoulder and said:

But fortunately, you don't need to be so tired now, my brother.