Chapter 1718: 1718
Chapter 1718: Performing in a Tragedy
“I think I have the right to know more about the details of this quest,” Lu Li probed .
“She’s my wife, and my fellow war combatant . We’ve been together for many years already, so may I can’t even remember,” Mar’alith said as he put on a bitter smile, then continued, “I really love her, but I’ve always been busy with work . It’s been so long since I had a good chat with her . ”
“You’re a good commander, sir, but not a good husband,” Lu Li responded as he held Water Fairy’s hand tightly .
Water Fairy puckered up her lips in a smile, seemingly understanding what Lu Li meant . There were lots of times when you didn’t have to say something clearly .
Lu Li was the administrator of a club, a commander of a First Clear team, and also had a sick sister he had to take care of .
However, he had never used these things as excuses to neglect his own love life .
In the game, even in the break after a team wipe, he would still sit with Water Fairy . They would discuss trivial issues, so much so that people eavesdropping might suspect that their intelligence had dropped .
In actuality, Lu Li and Water Fairy were both in Jiangnan City . Apart from being with his little sister, he spent practically all his time accompanying her .
This sort of accompaniment wasn’t at all about sticking close all the time . At the very least, they would be within each other’s line of sight at all times .
In order to better keep his sister and Water Fairy’s company, Lu Li delegated his real-life work to Wandering, Cat Dad, Square Root 3, White Bread and so on . It was pretty much the same within the game . Even his most basic commanding duties were used to groom Sky Moon as his successor .
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Loving someone meant sacrifices .
Evidently, Mar’alith was the type of guy who cared too much about work to the neglect of his family . What was more, this sort of situation had continued for hundreds, or even over 1000 years . The long life of an Elf was their most fatal downfall .
“You’re right, I really have neglected her, but I deeply love her,” Mar’alith rebutted .
“Then, what happened next?” Water Fairy asked . She didn’t know how to view this situation . Logically, even though she had been neglected to a certain degree, if the love was loyal and steadfast the whole time, then nothing unforeseen should have happened .
“Looking back now, she hasn’t been quite right for quite a while . She was always muttering to herself, like she was constantly distressed all the time . Sometimes, she would say that she was right, and then quickly deny it…”
“There’s something really not right with her mind . It’s like someone’s having a conversation with her, persuading her . Right at the beginning, she was really certain, but towards the end, she wasn’t so sure . My God, I really deserve this…”
“One day, when I got home, she was nowhere to be seen . Someone told me she left and headed south . There’s only desert over there . There’s a small camp out in the open there . Can you go there and ask if anyone’s seen Natalia?”
“Sure, we’ll be reporting back to you in a flash,” Lu Li agreed simply .
That was the quest; nothing special happened . Anyone that took this quest went down this path . The next thing was to go to the camp and have a look .
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This little camp really was tiny; it wasn’t even marked out on the map .
A group of wandering Dwarves used the desert scorpions to brew alcohol . This alcohol contained the venom of the scorpions, and the Dwarves added in other things as well . Not only was the finished product non-toxic, but on the contrary, it was an antidote that reduced most of the damage from desert scorpions .
There were about six or seven of them and they would give quests to players related to desert scorpions . The reward was this sort of alcohol, as well as some other specialties from the desert .
When Lu Li and Water Fairy got here, the seven Dwarves happened to be fiercely defending their camp . A group of insects were besieging them . From their appearance, they looked to be the descendants of the Qiraj insects .
After the Wall collapsed, the disaster-afflicted insects began to flood this area . In the desert, you could often see those skeletons of wild beasts and even intelligent creatures that had been consumed by them . In the mountain range in the northwest of Gadgetzan, there was a giant skeleton of a bronze dragon . The ordinary insects with the magical power of C’Thun were literally like ants that ate an elephant to death .
Lu Li and Water Fairy resolutely rushed up to help .
The insects that they killed in the Instance Dungeon were 100 times stronger than these . With their assistance, this precarious little camp out in the open was secured .
Dwarves were a naturally optimistic race . They had almost been eaten up, but now that the danger was averted, they went right back to their brewing .
“Thank you so much for your help . We don’t have much to repay you, but if you like drinking, you can drink our brew until you’re drunk, or we can give you some antivenom alcohol . We’ve researched scorpions for many years, and the Tanaris scorpion has the fiercest venom . ”
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“We’re here to look for someone . We’re looking for a female Night Elf, a Priestess of the Moon . She’s wearing a blue mage robe with the image of the goddess Elune . ”
The few Dwarves looked at each other blankly .
“Of course we know about that . In archeology and theology, there’s not much that us Dwarves don’t know . There are quite a few Night Elves here, but not many wear that sort of clothes . I think we’ve seen the person you’re looking for . ”
“Where is she? Did she leave any info behind?”
“That day, we were also met with an insect attack . When she arrived, we had already finished with the battle . We were wounded, so we hoped we could receive her healing . After all, if you’re serving the gods, how can you not work to save others? But God knows what the hell was wrong with her – she actually attacked us . Good thing we had heaps of scorpions here . When we escaped back to the camp, she gave up attacking us . ”
“That’s right, that’s what happened . We didn’t do anything against her, we didn’t insult her god . By Elune, we really saw a damn ghost . ”
“Did she say anything?”
“Not much, and it was really scattered . She just kept mumbling, saying that everyone had been tricked or something, and that our world wasn’t real, that Azeroth was actually a monster…I have no idea what she was going on about…”
“Ok, so did you see what direction she went in?”
“Yeah of course . Our brother here, he’s a Thief . He followed that woman and saw that she was heading to the Ahn’Qiraj insect lair…”
“You had no idea what I saw . It’s simply so hard to believe,” the Dwarf Thief said with lingering fear . “Those insects welcomed that woman, that Night Elf . I saw with my own eyes her entering the lair with the insects clustering around her, my God!”
Lu Li and Water Fairy looked at each other blankly . In their hearts, they guessed that something bad had happened .
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