The next morning, Jess entered the Slaughtered Lamb tavern, greeted Zareh Morr, and walked down the steps to the basement as usual.
Today he came to explain the situation to Gajin or others here and prepare to say goodbye. After all, he will be away for almost two months. He can't just leave without saying goodbye.
Passing through the cell door and coming to the hall, Galdes was still sitting there. This guy seemed to have nothing to do usually. Five out of seven days a week, he would stay in the basement reading books and drinking tea.
"Galdes, tell Gajin for me that I will return to Lordaeron during the Winter Veil. I may not see you for a while."
"Will you come back?" Galdes asked.
Jess said, "Of course I will come back. Why wouldn't I? I still have so many things to do in the mage district."
"One of our former members said last year that he was going on a long journey. After he left, he never came back." Galdes said, "He was the most talented one among us. I think neither Gajin nor I can compare to him. His departure made Gajin very sad. You remind me of him, Jess."
"I've never heard of such a person. No one has mentioned him to me." Jess said.
Galdes said, "Because his whole personality is very mysterious. I even felt at the beginning that he would leave sooner or later. Of course, at that time I only thought it was my illusion. When he left, Ursula had just joined us not long ago, and Elran was about the same. As for the rest of us, they may not want to mention him."
"Can I ask his name?" Jess asked.
"There's nothing wrong with that. I guess that's not a real name either." Galdes said, "His name is Mosul. Judging from his accent, he doesn't seem to be from the Kingdom of Stormwind. He said he was like you, coming to Stormwind to work and earn money."
Mosul? If it's the Mosul that Jess is thinking of, of course he knows who he is, but it's only in the game.
In the version of level 60, Mosul the Blood Summoner is an NPC for the warlock's epic mount quest. He stands at the Storm Altar in the Burning Steppes, waiting for others to help him collect materials and complete the demon ritual that connects to the Twisting Nether together.
That is a rather mysterious NPC, just standing there in a black robe, with no future and no past.
However, Jess is not at all surprised that he is related to the underground warlock group in Stormwind. After all, the Storm Altar built by the orcs is not far from Stormwind City. It just requires crossing mountains and it's difficult to reach directly.
"By the way, the Storm Altar itself is a ritual place that gathers magic power. The orcs built the Storm Altar in Azeroth to gather the magic web energy here, help Gul'dan or other powerful orc warlocks channel mana, summon demons or cast terrifying spells that can change the war situation." Jess seems to be able to guess why Mosul wanted to leave here. Perhaps in his eyes, this small group should have no future. Staying here is completely a waste of time. It's impossible to master shadow magic well with these people who are just idling around.
So he left here to seek a stronger source of magic power, especially the source of shadow magic power, pursue greater power, and learn more profound and terrifying magic.
The Storm Altar in the Burning Steppes became a good place to go. When the orcs and the Dark Iron dwarves in Blackrock Spire were constantly fighting and the black dragons had not yet descended on Blackrock Mountain, most of the camps and facilities built by the orcs in the entire Burning Steppes were completely abandoned. Except for some rampaging fire elementals and native beasts, there was no one to watch over them.
Mosul may have seized this opportunity and planned to take a risk to monopolize the entire Storm Altar.
This is also why even after more than ten years, when the Scourge War has ended and the timeline has reached the stage of World of Warcraft level 60, the warlocks in Stormwind City are still just mediocre people who can only teach some shallow magic, while Mosul has been able to communicate with the world in the distant Twisting Nether and tame the terrifying Dreadsteed of Xoroth. They are casters of completely different levels.
Speaking of which, is it possible to summon a dreadsteed here?
"I don't trust that person." Galdes' words interrupted Jess's thoughts: "I think he is full of lies. His leaving here may be a good thing for us. Gajin thinks he is an artist, but I think he will bring trouble to the Slaughtered Lamb... or our 'Dagger Society' sooner or later." After saying that, his eyes became extremely serious and he said, "Jess, by the way, I want to say one thing. No matter where you go, no matter where you plan to go, don't talk about anything related to the 'Dagger Society'. This is our tacit understanding and our rule. My important task here is to prevent our activities from being known to the outside world. Believe me, Jess. If anyone outside knows about our existence and our goals, I will soon find out who leaked this matter. I have the ability to make this person disappear forever, whether it's Gajin, Surenna, Ursula, or you."
"Of course, it's the same for Mosul. But from the time he left us until now, everything is as usual. I think it's because his own dirty secrets are much more troublesome than ours. So he can only obediently do what he wants to do and have no more involvement with us."
Jess nodded and said, "Of course I know this, Galdes."
"That's good, Jess." Galdes nodded and said, "I like you very much. I am very happy that you are willing to stay. If you don't come back, I will only feel regret and won't stop you. Just don't make our relationship end badly."
When Galdes said "I like you very much", Jess didn't feel any appreciation. Instead, he felt a bit uncomfortable.
Maybe this guy is an agent of SI:7 or an elite member of an underground thieves' or assassins' guild. Coming to the Slaughtered Lamb is just for fun, just his hobby.
He had a feeling that Gajin just came to the Slaughtered Lamb to find a sense of identity because of his love for depraved magic. The person in front of him was the one who really took this set of things as a career.
"Don't be so nervous, Jess." Galdes said, "I will tell the others about your temporary departure. May you have a smooth journey wherever you go."
How could Jess not be nervous? A guy with an unclear background said that he had the ability to make you disappear at any time. If you can still treat this kind of death threat calmly...
When leaving the tavern, Jess felt as if he was tied to the Slaughtered Lamb by something. Did Galdes secretly cast some kind of sealing spell on him?