Volume 2: The Road to Dragon Feast Chapter 121: Karazhan Night
After the Dragon Feast Ceremony, Murphy was very satisfied with the Dragon Feast skills he had acquired this time. In this way, he finally had a skill that could cause large-scale destruction. If he had to take on a mission like attacking a bandit fortress in the future, when facing groups of bandits gathered together, he could just breathe out a breath of dragon's breath and kill as many as they came.
Murphy was contentedly preparing to return to the camp to log off and sleep when a message suddenly flashed before his eyes.
Wang Xuan: Murphy, are you there?
Aidan: Yes, what's up?
Wang Xuan: I think I know what kind of reward I should give you. By the way, there is no one around you, right?
Aidan: No one, but I'm about to log off and go to bed.
Wang Xuan: Have a good sleep, I'll take you to a nice place to have fun, wait for me -
The white light of the positioning spell flashed on Murphy's body for a few seconds, and a portal appeared out of thin air next to Murphy.
Wang Xuan staggered out of the portal. He was wearing a very stylish aristocratic robe, dressed like a gentleman, holding a wine glass in his hand, and looked very excited.
"Wow, where the hell are you? It's so cold." Wang Xuan said as he looked around with a look of surprise on his face.
"You, a holy envoy of the divine world, are you afraid of the cold?"
"No more talking, hurry up and follow me, I'll take you to a good place."
Without further ado, he pulled Murphy up and entered the portal. This time Murphy did not feel dizzy. It really felt good to have a better physique.
The other end of the portal was on the balcony of a huge castle. In the distance, one could see mountains and dense forests beneath the castle. The square outside the castle was brightly lit and filled with many luxurious carriages. It looked like the opening of a grand banquet.
Wang Xuan pulled Murphy into the castle. As soon as they entered, they could hear music coming from the hall below. The enthusiastic singing and laughter filled the air with a cheerful and flashy atmosphere.
Murphy glanced down and was stunned by the scene below.
Below was a grand banquet hall with a red carpet several hundred meters long. Countless well-dressed human and elven nobles were dancing on it, some were drinking from wine glasses, some were feasting on delicious food. The huge banquet table was filled with food and drinks, various brightly colored cold dishes, salads with all kinds of ingredients, deep red roast pork and roast turkey, displayed like a small mountain.
In a corner of the hall, there was a bar made of gilded fences, filled with fine wines from various kingdoms of the eastern continent. Several maids in cool clothes passed the prepared wines to the passing guests like water.
At the edge of the dance floor, one can see a group of magic puppet musicians playing beautiful dance music. The arcane energy circuits on their bodies flicker with the sound of the music, creating a strange style of magic and postmodernism.
In the center of the stage, a platform slowly rose up by magic. On it stood a man in a gorgeous robe. He was smiling and waving to the people reveling below. "I am the great guardian Medivh. Everyone come to my party."
After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, and a magic microphone appeared in his hand. The man began to sing with a magnetic voice.
On a carnival night, bring a lovely dance partner.
The wine and food will keep you coming back.
Twist your body to the beat of the music.
Let's play chess, but don't cheat.
Take a bath and forget all your worries.
After tonight, everything will change!
This is a place full of magic. Come and have a night in Karazhan!
Brilliant magical light flashed wildly around him, the crowd cheered, the music became more exciting, and the people in the dance floor danced even more enthusiastically.
"This is - Karazhan!?" Murphy was surprised. Damn, why is the style of the painting completely different from what he imagined?
He couldn't help but recall the information about Karazhan.
The Tower of Karazhan is a magical castle built by the previous Guardian Aegwynn, and later passed down to her son Medivh, the current Guardian.
However, what Aegwynn did not know was that her son Medivh had already been possessed by the soul of the great demon Sargeras and was secretly influencing him. Influenced by the dark power, Medivh believed that the upper echelons of the Alliance countries had long been corrupt and decadent, and that new forces must be introduced to purify and unify the continent.
So he studied all kinds of forbidden dark magic, summoned demon servants, secretly contacted the orcs, built the Dark Portal, and released the orc army to the eastern continent... In a sense, this is the starting point of all stories.
The mages of Dalaran also noticed Medivh's behavior. In order to investigate, they sent many mage spies to monitor Medivh.
In order to cover up his tracks, Medivh held a grand and luxurious banquet in Karazhan, where they reveled every day to paralyze the mages in Dalaran. The mages in Dalaran were also very honest, and they relaxed their vigilance when they saw Medivh eating, drinking and enjoying himself all day long.
The lavish banquets and parties continued for several years.
It was not until the Dark Portal was opened that the previous Guardian Aegwynn, Medivh's mother, discovered the traces of the orc army and came to Karazhan to check. At this time, Medivh had been completely possessed by the soul of Sargeras, and proudly told the truth of the matter. The two then fought, and the aftermath of the battle killed all the guests at the banquet, and Aegwynn was also injured and escaped.
She told King Llane of Stormwind everything that had happened. King Llane was shocked and sent an elite team led by Anduin Lothar, the mage Khadgar, and the female orc Garona to sneak into Karazhan, and they successfully killed Medivh...but Medivh's burst of magic before his death also completely destroyed the forest around Karazhan, turning the entire Karazhan into a gloomy ghost town.
The souls of those guests could not leave Karazhan due to magic, so they could only stay in the tower of Karazhan, repeating their last moments of enjoyment. It is said that every night, adventurers passing by Karazhan can still hear the strange music and the laughter of those guests' ghosts...
After listening to Murphy's story, Wang Xuan burst into laughter.
“Haha, that was the original timeline. We officially followed this plot to push the main storyline forward. But we didn’t expect that the Dark Portal would be discovered by adventurers as soon as it was opened, and the orc army was beaten back by adventurers before they could invade.
Therefore, Aegwynn did not discover the truth about the orc invasion and Medivh's evil transformation, so she did not come to find Medivh.
Medivh never had a chance to confront Aegwynn, and the party never turned into a tragedy. He has been staying in Karazhan for the past six months, holding his last party, a party that never ends. "
"So Medivh is also stuck with a bug?"
"Yes, but this is a benign bug. Medivh has parties here every day. At least he won't go crazy like Deathwing. Look at him - he's laughing so happily."
Murphy looked towards Medivh, who had already walked down from the magic platform. He was very happy shaking hands and greeting the guests around him, like a big Hollywood star.
It really looks like he is having a good time.
Wang Xuan (Holy Envoy of the Divine Realm): "We GMs thought it was harmless, so we didn't fix the bug. Instead, we transformed this place into a place for leisure and relaxation. People can come here to have fun when they have nothing to do. I thought that such a good thing should be shared with friends, so I called you here. How about it, we are good friends, right?"
Murphy was a little amused, "Isn't this just a large nightclub? What kind of reward is this?"
Wang Xuan smiled mysteriously, "You'll know in a moment. Come, come, I'll take you for a good stroll, but this outfit doesn't suit you. Put this on first."
As he spoke, he took out a noble dress from his bag and threw it to Murphy.
Murphy picked it up and took a look at it. It was quite gorgeous, so he changed out of his Blood Word Knight suit, put on a noble dress, and followed Wang Xuan downstairs.
