"This kind of thing seems to be really suitable for the monsters of the Scourge." Varian also smiled bitterly. He once again understood the horror of the prisoner.
"We're not sure if the undead will be affected, but our experts should be affected too if they use this metal for a long time." Claudia cast a healing spell on herself, then took the cobalt ore and examined it with her Eye of Analysis. She said to the two, "There's nothing wrong with this ore."
Harrison breathed a sigh of relief, and in the following time, Harrison began to roughly explain the forces in various places to the other two. Combining with the biological drawings sketched by his assistant, he introduced a large number of animals and intelligent species in Northrend, including walrus, vrykul, nerubians, frost trolls, frost dwarves, yakmen, and so on.
Among them, the Vrykul caught Varian's attention. According to Harrison, the Vrykul were divided into many groups, and their attitudes towards the expedition were different. The expedition had conducted friendly trade with the Waldron tribe in Grizzly Hills, while the Dragonflayer clan in Howling Fjord seemed to have defected to the Lich King.
After Harrison finished his introduction, Varian praised Harrison's actions and promised on the spot that he would knight Harrison in recognition of his achievements. Harrison was naturally grateful. After Harrison left, Varian asked Claudia:
"I have an idea. Is it possible for us to trade the steel armor and weapons that the Voldren tribe desperately needs for cobalt ore? Through trade, we can build friendship and win them over to our side, allowing them to unite the Vrykul of Grizzly Hills and fight against the Dragonflayer Clan who have defected to the Lich King?"
Claudia thought for a moment and said, "It seems feasible at first glance, but I don't know the clan leader very well, and the value of the cobalt ore is not clear at the moment. I suggest waiting for the cobalt ore evaluation report to come out before sending a special envoy to investigate and make a decision."
"Yeah," Varian nodded, planning to arrange for his adjutant to oversee this task shortly.
On the same morning, in a house in the old city of Stormwind.
When the bald man walked into a room carrying a bowl of something dark green, Vanessa was quickly packing her things. The bald man looked at Vanessa's movements and said sarcastically, "Look at what junk you treat as treasures! A bottle of expired mead, a torn silk handkerchief, and... Isn't this that idiot Abigail's necklace? Bring it over!"
The black-haired girl immediately clutched the necklace in her arms. She backed away, staring at the bald man nervously, gritting her teeth and saying, "This was given to me by my mentor. It's mine."
The bald man's expression began to turn sour. Vanessa's hand holding the necklace trembled slightly, but she stared at him without giving in. Finally, the bald man gave up his original plan, curled his lips and said coldly: "Humph, that rotten nice guy."
Then the bald man put down the bowl and waved to Vanessa: "Nightingale, come here and drink the contents of the bowl."
Seeing that she would not lose the necklace in her hand, Vanessa put it away and moved over to drink the bowl of dark green stuff. It tasted extremely bitter, but Vanessa still swallowed it in big gulps. When she finished drinking, a sharp pain began to come from her abdomen. She knelt on the ground with cold sweat on her forehead.
"What's this?"
"poison."
The bald man spoke concisely and watched Vanessa's next reaction with interest. However, the black-haired girl only said "I know" while enduring the pain and covered her stomach without any other movement. This made the bald man feel very bored and could only kick her and said:
"In our line of work, we have to develop our ability to resist poison. Otherwise, the fate of your villain father is the most obvious example. He didn't receive any special training in poison resistance, so he just got a skin break..."
"He's not... a villain." Vanessa interrupted him while suppressing the pain.
"Hahaha," the bald man sneered, "He's not a villain? If he wasn't a villain, would you dare let others know where he was buried? Do you know how many people applauded when he died? Do you know how many bad things he and his men did? Do you dare let others know who you are? Finally, if it weren't for him, would you still be in our line of work? I heard from Abigail that when she found you, you were almost skinned alive by your father's former men."
The pain in Vanessa's abdomen grew more intense, spreading throughout her body. She bit the bed sheet tightly and remained silent. The bald man, however, became interested and continued, "But are the rumors true? Did your father really leave behind a treasure?"
Vanessa continued to bite the bed sheet tightly without answering, while the bald man muttered to himself, "Forget it, I guess not, otherwise Master Shaw wouldn't let you go so easily."
"Today's medicine fee is 30 silver coins. I'll put it in my account. I'll also keep a record of every copper coin you've spent on me during these two years of training. Once you're able to carry out missions, you'll have to start paying me back. If you still can't pay me by the time you come of age, I'll kidnap you and take you to Booty Bay to sell you for a good price. Those goblins are convinced they can squeeze treasure out of you."
"Also, I will begin your formal training starting tomorrow. I will teach you for two hours every day. The training course fee is 10 silver coins per day, which will be charged to your account."
While the bald man was talking, Vanessa had been biting the bed sheet tightly, enduring the pain all over her body, and did not answer. However, the bald man had no sympathy for her and kicked her hard: "Speak! Do you hear me!"
"I... understand!" The black-haired little girl was sweating all over from the pain. She curled up into a ball and uttered a few words through gritted teeth.
The bald man nodded in satisfaction, then kicked Vanessa again and said coldly, "Enjoy the gift of pain. At least it means you're still alive."
After saying that, the bald man turned and left the room. In the room, only Vanessa was left struggling alone, fighting against the severe pain.
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