Stormwind City … was a little different from what Duque had imagined.
In the game, Stormwind City had huge white walls, majestic and grand music as soon as one entered the city gates, and complemented by the statues of the five heroes that were full of explosive power on both sides of the road, the first impression it gave people was explosive.
However, the current Stormwind City gave Duque the feeling that it was ordinary.
The 24-foot city wall obviously lacked repair, and Duque could see some cracks on the wall. The tall watchtowers had large pieces of the outer wall peeling off, and it was doubtful how long these watchtowers could withstand the attack of the catapults.
As a mage, he naturally had special privileges. There was no need to follow the long queue of people to enter the city, and the convoy directly entered from the other side of the gate.
After entering from the huge city gate, Duque did not find the huge lake that acted as a moat behind the city wall, nor did he find the inner city wall.
Seeing this, Duque could not help but laugh.
For the current Stormwind City, it had been almost a thousand years since they had encountered an external enemy. Scattered monsters could not threaten the heart of this human kingdom at all. Fortunately, the warriors of Stormwind City still had strong combat power under the training of Anduin Lothar, or else Stormwind would just be a huge, flashy shell.
Even so, Stormwind could only be considered a giant in deep sleep, completely unaware that its hands and feet had been rotted by something called "nobility." Only under the trial of blood and fire, did Stormwind, which was almost completely destroyed, welcome a new life after the first Orc War.
Thinking that such a huge human city was about to be destroyed in the flames of war, the feeling of being the only sober person in a drunken stupor did not feel good.
On the side, the two guys who had not seen the world, Darnielle and Itana, had their mouths wide open, so wide that an egg could be put in their mouths.
The three of them had such different reactions, which made old man Norton feel very funny. He asked Duque, "What's wrong? Did Stormwind City disappoint you? "
"No … Okay, yes. My impression of Stormwind City is that it has a 50-foot-tall white outer wall with a golden-edged blue background insignia of the Alliance hanging all over it. Inside the outer wall, there is a 100-foot-wide inner lake that acts as a moat … "Duque used the standard length units of this world to describe the Stormwind City in the game. However, he did not know that at this moment, an important figure patrolling the city wall had unconsciously heard all of this. When this great figure turned his head and scanned the terrain within the city wall, he revealed a thoughtful expression.
The carriage drove through the bustling streets, and after getting rid of the hustle and bustle of the trade district, the convoy quickly crossed a small river and entered the mage district where the Royal Magic Academy was located.
As soon as he crossed the bridge, Duque heard an explosion.
"Another explosion?"
"This time, it's Wizard Baral's laboratory."
"Damn it! We should build a tall wall. The citizens of the trade district are scared out of their wits. "
Through the window of the carriage, Duque saw the guards of Stormwind City allocating people out of habit. Some maintained order, some went to extinguish the fire, and a few ran to the church square to call for priests who knew healing spells to save the situation.
"Uh, this … You'll get used to it." Old man Norton was also embarrassed.
Duque suddenly felt that mages were a group of weirdos who were walking further and further down the road of death.
Alright, thinking that he would soon be one of these weirdos, Duque suddenly did not feel good.
"Luckily, this world still has the great Goblin Engineering to block the bullets …" Duque muttered to himself.
Yes, the mechanical products that often caused explosions were those little green-skinned people that were only as tall as a human's thigh.
It was very different from the game. In this timeline, there was a huge magic academy in Stormwind City. It was ten meters tall, inlaid with fine gold patterns, made of iron. It was even more awesome than the doors of many universities in Duque's previous world.
On the square made of pure white marble tiles, old man Norton was the first to get off the carriage.
"Alright, young lads and ladies, we're here." The old man pointed to a building that looked like a library at the side of the square. "Go in and report. Your information has been sent ahead of time. Inside … There will be a troublesome dormitory manager who will play a little game with you. If you win, you'll receive additional rewards. That's all I can say. Good luck. "
The old man rolled his eyes. "As for you, Duque. After arranging the dormitory, come to my laboratory. It's about the things you exchanged with me. "
"Alright, Sir Wizard Norton." When there were outsiders, Duque had to be polite to the old man. After all, the old man's qualifications and identity were there.
Stepping onto the nine steps, Duque and the other two entered the "library." They didn't see anyone. Instead, there was no one in the huge and empty hall.
The huge glass ball hanging from the ceiling emitted a soft light that was brighter than candlelight. This made Duque think of energy-saving lamps or something.
"Here … Here!"
Duque and the other two were startled, especially the timid Itana, who let out a scream.
Because, the oil paintings on the walls of the hall moved. The people in the paintings were waving at Duque and the others.
It was obvious that all the paintings were of the same guy with a brown hood whose face could not be seen.
"Hello, I'm the dormitory manager of the Royal Magic Academy, 'Raven'. Hmm, a harmless ghost. I think, the mage who brought you here should have told you about me. "
Duque and the other two shook their heads like a rattle drum.
"Didn't he? Oh my god! Who's leading the team? What kind of guy is this? He actually made me almost scare my cute juniors. "
It wasn't almost … it was already frightening!
Duque clearly felt that Itana's ten little fingers had already grabbed his left arm like iron hooks. It made his left arm hurt.
"Alright, if you're scared then so be it. Anyway, this is the Royal Magic Academy, not the library. Such a cowardly guy is only fit to be a librarian. " Having said that, he waved his hand and the three young people were involuntarily sucked into three different oil paintings.
Feeling dazed, just like when he crossed over, the jolting feeling of crossing through space made Duque extremely uncomfortable.
When he came back to his senses, Duque found himself in a void. Around him were twinkling stars, and in front of him was a huge chessboard big enough for Duque to do eighteen forward somersaults, and then thirty-six side somersaults without falling.
The black and white squares indicated that this was a standard chess board.
But the things on the chessboard were special.
They were neatly arranged on both sides, each about the height of two people.
On the left was the human-looking Alliance, and on the right was the horde of orcs.
Duque suddenly remembered a checkpoint in the game — the Guardian Medivh's old nest, Karazhan, the chess checkpoint!
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