Chapter 719: Of Blood and Honor

Sera's words instantly struck a chord with many of the assassin players.

For instance, the assassin Hashin began to boast about his past knack for "outrunning" things, since wasn't this upcoming game called Outlast after all?

"Back in the day, I actually escaped from the clutches of a ninth-tier powerhouse!" Hashin said excitedly.

Although he couldn't speak of his past assassination attempt on the high officials of the Judgment Temple, he could still reveal a little bit of his life-saving skills: "Back then, I just hid in the filthiest places. I bet those noble fellows couldn't have imagined in their wildest dreams that I would hide in—"

"Hey...!" Another assassin beside him quickly covered his mouth.

"Uh... Hahaha, anyway, we are definitely the best at this!" Hashin laughed aloud.

To think that assassins, who used to be completely shunned by the light, had suddenly become a grand profession, Hashin felt that the game to be released next was actually called...

...Outlast?

Could it be that this knack for running for one's life would also become a grand skill in the future?!

Elena rolled her eyes at him, then pulled a few elves over and said, "Don't listen to him, I'm way better at this than he is. How to gracefully escape from the most dangerous places and leave your enemies half-dead with rage, I believe this young lady has the absolute right to speak on that!"

"Really?!" Many members of the Snow Dove Squad clearly became interested.

If they could prepare in advance, wouldn't they be able to get the hang of it quickly and become well-versed when they played this game called Outlast?

For example, why was "Chuxue," who often played with her, so sharp? And that unremarkable-looking Tauren named Young Master Song along with his crew, they were all so sharp that it made her green with envy every time. Sera felt it was necessary to train this kind of skill so that she could show off in front of them when playing Outlast.

"How about we go outside the city for this Outlast special training this evening after we finish playing Warcraft?" Sera suggested.

"Of course!" Elena said excitedly, "I can even teach you our unique trick of concealing the internal qi and magical energy!"

"Me! I want to learn too!" A large white deer stretched out its foreleg, raising its paw and crying out.

When playing games before, it was flamed every day by its teammates for being so stupid. This time, it could actually prepare in advance, and there were even advanced techniques like concealing internal qi and magical energy to learn. It felt that if it mastered them, wouldn't it be able to carry the game when it played Outlast!

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And in a corner of the shop not far from them, several knights of the Golden Griffin Knights stood behind their commander, watching the screen.

"Isn't this person an old farmer? Is he really one of the five original paladins of the Silver Hand?!" Helen exclaimed while watching the old man's self-narrative on the screen.

During the First War in the lore of World of Warcraft, in order to jointly resist the invading orcs and address the hard-learned lessons of warriors unable to heal and priests lacking protection in battle, Archbishop Alonsus Faol decided to create a new role blending the capabilities of both warriors and priests—the Paladin. He led his apprentices to found the Order of the Silver Hand, placing it under the full charge of one of his apprentices, Uther the Lightbringer. This became the famous Silver Hand of later generations.

In other words, the Silver Hand was the world's first true order of paladins, and the names of the five paladins at its inception meant everything to these paladin players without even a second thought.

Uther of the Silver Hand, and the statue of the paladin Turalyon that could be seen right upon entering Stormwind City, were both among these five knights.

"Commander... you actually discovered such a great being in the outskirts of the Eastern Plaguelands?!" Another knight of the Golden Griffin Knights also seemed unable to believe his eyes, "Can this be real...?"

A destitute and unremarkable farmer living in seclusion in the Eastern Plaguelands?!

"Commander, how did you find him!" Helen lowered her voice, feeling as though a whole new world had been discovered.

Subconsciously, she felt that there must be more to this than met the eye.

"I just got lost in that spider cave outside, and then... I came out of the cave and ended up here..." Commander Evan was clearly completely bewildered as well.

"Let's see what else this Lord Paladin needs?!" They could not wait to see the quest line continue.

Tirion Fordring—in fact, before Fang Qi crossed over, even if someone had never played World of Warcraft, as long as they had played a game called Hearthstone, they would not be unfamiliar with this ultimate legendary card.

"Race does not dictate honor, human." Helen indeed found this paladin by following the path Commander Evan had mentioned.

"If you stay at my farm, please remember and respect that. I know of some orcs who are as honorable as the most noble of knights, and I know of some humans who are as cruel and wicked as the Scourge. But I will not trouble you with the stories of my youth, there is still much to be done." Helen soon heard the advice of this paladin.

Clearly, this was a neutral quest that could be picked up by both the Alliance and the Horde.

Of course, he obviously did not trust the players at first, and it was only after these knights helped the secluded old man with a few tasks that he gradually began to speak and reveal bits of the past.

While other parts were learned from the mouths of other people, piecing them together bit by bit to form a complete and extraordinary history.

"I, Tirion Fordring, was once exiled for treason."

From his memories, it was as if he had returned to those young and impetuous years: during an accidental encounter, Fordring discovered a secluded orc, and the two fought fiercely. Unbeknownst to them, the ruins of a nearby tower collapsed. Because Fordring was too focused on the battle, he failed to notice the surrounding commotion in time, and was struck and buried beneath the rubble...

When Fordring woke up, he found himself lying in his own bed. His captain of the guard, Arden, told him that a search party had found the unconscious Fordring on horseback a few days ago. Fordring tried to sort through his thoughts, shocked to realize that the only one who could have rescued him from the ruins was that orc. Once recovered, Fordring searched according to his memory, and indeed found the orc named Eitrigg.

The Alliance and the Horde had always met each other with bared blades, and there had almost never been a moment of heroic mutual respect like this.

But soon, the Alliance also tracked down the orc's trail. By the time Fordring found out, the orc had already been escorted back to the city and subjected to inhumane beatings.

Naturally, Fordring could not just stand by and watch, but in the end, he was brought to court under the charge of treason.

Even his wife and former friends urged him to push all the blame onto that orc.

Of course, this quest did not merely tell a few memories.

The name of the quest was "In Dreams."

On one hand, it was out of respect for this highly moral orc; on the other hand, it was about setting an example as a father.

He hoped that what his seven-year-old son learned from him would be noble virtues, rather than despicable and shameless behavior.

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ps: Fixed a bug. Outlast was indeed not made by Ubisoft, but by the original team that left Ubisoft. It has been corrected.

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