At this moment, Michaela, who had just arrived at Cenarion Fortress, did not know about the high-level meeting. He took Malenia to walk around inside the fortress to familiarize himself with the situation, and at the same time followed A-Gump to find his brother. , can also be considered as meeting new friends.
At this time, Cenarion Fortress was completely different from the last time Michaela came to Silithus.
The so-called fortress at that time could only be regarded as a ruin, a relic of the Quicksand Battle thousands of years ago, and there were even souls of night elves inside.
Now, as the Cenarion Council activated the legion-level portal hidden inside, the army affiliated with the council moved into the ruins. While cleaning up the dead souls, they also renovated the ruins and turned them into the bustling fortress they are now.
The council troops who came to Silithus knew that there was strength in numbers, so they openly recruited adventurers and cooperated with the goblin merchants in Gadgetzan, making this Cenarion Fortress more like a fully functional city. , which not only has barracks and castles, but also shops, craftsmen, and hotels, all with various functions.
Haha, not bad.
Michaela also noticed that Marlenia was attracted by the gem beetles sold in a goblin shop. Michaela was a little tempted and asked whether she should buy a few and give them to Marlenia...
"With other women."
Torina added: "Like me!"
Tsk, you are the only one who talks a lot!
At this time, A-Gump had arrived at the door of a hotel, which was the meeting place agreed upon by him and his brother, and Michaela also noticed a Forgotten Warlock standing at the door waiting for someone.
At the same time, Torina's voice also proved: "Michaela, the warlock standing at the door of the hotel is the one you saw last time."
Michaela nodded, no wonder this person looked so familiar.
"Brother, I'm here."
Sure enough, A-Gump walked up to the man and said, "I would like to introduce you to some new friends."
The man nodded and said: "Forrest Gump, we are waiting for you, so your new friend is..."
While talking, A-Gump's brother noticed Mikaela, and Mikaela also noticed him, and the two happened to look at each other.
"Introduction, that is my brother Distel. As you can see, he is a warlock."
A-Gump continued to introduce: "Brother, he is..."
"He is Mikayla, I remember him, no introduction is needed."
Distel said to A-Gump: "You can introduce the people around Michaela."
"OK."
A-Gump then said: "Her name is Marlenia, she is Michaela's sister, and the tauren is Minodal, the hunter we met on the road."
In fact, A-Gump deliberately missed one, the succubus Melina following Mikaela. After all, everyone is a warlock, and it is a tacit understanding to keep a succubus by their side.
As A-Gump finished his introduction, Michaela also walked forward politely, extending her right hand to shake hands and salute.
However, Distel did not shake hands with Michaela, but said in a neutral tone: "Michaela, I thank you for your help last time in Tanaris, but I really can't believe it. A being like you actually comes to Cenarion Fortress."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present felt something was wrong.
Torina jumped out and said, "Have you forgotten? If Michaela hadn't defeated the Sand Fury Troll last time, you would have become someone else's lunch. Michaela, teach him a lesson!"
Michaela didn't say anything, because the most embarrassed person at this time was A-Gump. His original intention was to introduce new friends to help with future adventures, but Distel didn't appreciate it.
"Brother, what's wrong?" No wonder A-Gump had to ask about the situation.
Distel did not speak, but turned to look at the hotel. A graceful figure walked out of it, and at the same time said an astonishing sentence:
"Because Mikaela is not an ordinary adventurer, but the leader of the Twilight Hammer!"
Mariana walked out of the hotel, appeared in front of the stunned Mikaela, and said loudly to the surrounding adventurers, Cenarion Council sentries, and everyone else:
"Not long ago, it was you, Michaela, who led the Twilight Hammer troops to Silithus and began to collect the mysterious power in the wind stone here."
Torina immediately jumped out and said: "How can you taint someone's innocence without evidence?"
But Michaela knows that Mariana is not without evidence, the contrary evidence is here!
Mariana pointed at Distel and said, "Because of some coincidence, my companion Distel met Mikaela by chance, so I knew his identity!"
Distel also cooperated and said: "Yes, when I was working as a bodyguard for the goblin caravan, I saw Mikaela leading the Twilight Hammer troops, including the Twilight Reaver Mona, and many members They are all Mikaela’s die-hard fans!”
"Is this considered repaying kindness with vengeance?"
While Torina was complaining, in reality, except for Marlenia and Melina the Succubus, everyone else, even A-Gump and Minodal who were traveling together, kept their distance from Mikaela.
As for the Cenarion sentries who were originally standing guard in the fortress, they picked up their swords and walked to Mikaela's side.
In fact, Distel did nothing wrong, because he did not know that Mikaela led the Twilight Hammer to Silithus because she was coerced by the fear lord Gulientesha. From Distel's point of view, Mikaela is the leader of the Twilight Hammer and is now working as an undercover agent in Cenarion Fortress.
In addition, in fact, Mikaela is really the leader of the Twilight Hammer, even if his identity was bought...
"Stop and don't move!"
As Mariana "exposes" Mikaela's background, the surrounding Cenarion sentries have gathered around, preparing to arrest Mikaela.
"elder brother?"
Marlenia looked at Michaela, wanting to get instructions from her brother. Michaela was also thinking about what she should do?
In the spiritual world, Torina is also analyzing: "If you resist, you will confirm your identity as the Twilight Hammer. If you don't resist, it will be hard to predict what will happen next."
If there is a good way, there will be many helpers. If there is a bad way, there will be few help. At the critical moment, someone will come.
"what happened?"
A familiar majestic figure walked over, and he recognized it at first sight: "Marenia!"
It turned out that the long-lost orc warrior Glade-Steel Ax appeared. In fact, Glade Steel Ax and his brother Graka Stone Ax accepted the employment of the Cenarion Council very early and have been helping the battle here.
Now, after discovering the movement in the fortress, Glade-Steel Ax immediately came over to check, and happened to meet Marlenia!
So, he pushed aside the crowd of onlookers and walked into it, asking the sentry who was about to arrest the Michaela brothers and sisters: "What happened?"
A female night elf sentry pointed at Mariana and said, "She accused Mikaela of being an undercover agent of the Twilight Hammer, so we plan to arrest her."
"This is impossible!"
Glade-Steelaxe said categorically: "I know them. They can't be members of the Twilight Hammer. You can't convict them based on an inexplicable accusation!"
The Sentinel responded: "We did not declare a crime, we just arrested him and investigated. There are accusations and they must be investigated. This is our duty."
Mariana also helped: "Yes, there is definitely a problem with Michaela's identity and must be investigated!"
Glade-Steel Ax looked at Michaela and Marlenia, then turned to look at Mariana on the other side, and immediately frowned and asked Mariana:
"Who are you? You look like the same blood elves as the Michaela brothers and sisters. Why do you want to report your compatriots?"
As soon as these words came out, Marlenia might be a little confused, but Michaela raised her eyebrows, and Torina even said: "Glade is a nice person!"
Yes, Glad is helping Mikaela. As a straightforward beast, Glad trusts his friend, so he will help to the end.
And Glade is smart.
In the face of slander, the best countermeasure is never to prove one's innocence, which is useless, because everyone has some stains more or less. After all, humans are not gods and humans are not perfect, so there must be stains.
To sum up, the best way to counteract slander is to fight against slander, question the other party’s behavior, question the other party’s motives, and question the other party’s purpose!
For example, in Glad's words, he named Mariana and Michaela as being of the same race. It is obviously abnormal for a fellow race to report a fellow race, which is questioning Marianne's motives.
Sure enough, the sentries hesitated.
If there is really a problem with Mikaela, then the sentry must perform its duties and arrest him. However, if Mariana reports Mikaela for other reasons, then the sentry's arrest of Mikaela will be used instead.
The sentries were not stupid, so they did not move.
But the sentry didn't move, which didn't mean that Michaela didn't respond. As smart as he was, he immediately seized the opportunity and said:
"Glade, her name is Mariana. If you often read newspapers, you should..."
Without Michaela's reminder, Glade immediately took out a copy of the "Good Night Tribe" newspaper from his pocket, flipped out the content reprinted from Silvermoon City's "Sunshine News" on the third page, and pointed to the characters printed on the newspaper. Take a photo of your head and ask Mariana:
"Is that you the elf in the photo?"
Mariana admitted without hesitation: "Yes, it was me. I was still very thin at that time."
"Good, you've admitted it."
Since the other party took the bait, Glad pointed to the newspaper and said: "According to the newspaper report, Ms. Marlenia, you seem to be jealous of Michaela's reputation and status in your blood elf clan, so you want to squeeze him out." Drop it right."
In fact, after such a long time, the interview about Mariana in "The Sun" has been reprinted by many newspapers and magazines, and many people have read it. Even the female sentinel who spoke to Glade before also said:
"I think I've seen this report."
At this moment, everyone's attention turned to Mariana. In everyone's hearts, the latter also changed from a warrior who dared to expose the undercover to a villain who was jealous of the hero.
However, Mariana was not ashamed but proud, and said: "Now is an era when heroes emerge in large numbers. Heroes of the previous generation like Michaela should be stepped on by my new generation of heroes and rolled into history. Garbage dump, is there a problem?”
As soon as these words came out, Distel immediately covered his face with his hands. As Mariana's teammate, Distel knew her temper very well.
Mikaela is considered well-behaved, and if she had been a grumpy person, she would have started filming.
"not to mention."
Mariana continued: "No matter what my purpose is in reporting Mikaela, his identity as the leader of the Twilight Hammer is a fact that cannot be doubted!"
It was only Mariana who had such a domineering temper that she dared to speak like this in front of everyone, even Glade was speechless.
At this point, smart people would drop a few harsh words and then run away. Why are you still holding on?
"Okay, Mariana."
At this moment, Agree walked out of the hotel and walked to Mariana's side.
At the same time that Agree appeared, Glad's eyelids twitched slightly, and Michaela noticed this keenly!
"Honey, they bullied me!"
As her husband appeared, Mariana instantly transformed into a cute little girl, hiding behind Agri's majestic back and began to act like a baby. Such a huge change surprised everyone present.
Then, Agree looked at Glade and said the latter's name directly: "Glade, that's all for today, okay?"
Glade had no intention of getting entangled: "Okay, Agri, let's just forget about today's matter, right?"
Michaela did not object and continued: "Yes, Glad, the farce should end."
"Thanks."
Agree nodded to Glade and Michaela, and then pulled Mariana back to the hotel.
It looked like it was over.
But is it really so?
