Another Old Man Passed By

Lara watched as a semi-transparent figure, initially only vaguely visible, slowly became clear and real, giving her a more intuitive sense of what David had described earlier.

It was no wonder David had such a reaction to this incredible sight.

While Lara focused on how the figure slowly became "real," David carefully scrutinized the newcomer, hoping to recognize who it was.

But he was disappointed. When the man finally revealed his true appearance, David couldn't immediately identify the muscular, bearded middle-aged man who appeared exceptionally strong.

As David and Lara examined the man, the middle-aged man also noticed them and stopped in his tracks, looking around warily. "Excuse me, where is this place?" he asked in a language David had never heard before.

Surprisingly, David understood what the man said and even knew how to reply in the same unfamiliar language. After a brief moment of silence, David carefully thought about his response and quickly realized that this new language was also called "Common," but it was not the same as the human Common used in this world.

As for how he suddenly acquired this new language, David suspected that Lara's initial reward wasn't just knowledge of English but some kind of more powerful ability.

"Hello, this is the Pioneer Camp located in the northern part of the Tiran Kingdom. I am the village chief David. Is there anything I can help you with?" David replied to the man's question in the new "Common" language he had just learned, which surprised Lara.

Lara had impressive language talent, and she had heard David use Common before, but the Common he was using now was clearly different from what he had used before.

After hearing David's response, the man's face showed obvious confusion. "Tiran Kingdom? How far is this place from Eastweald?" he asked, still puzzled.

"I don't know where Eastweald is," David shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of that place, and guessed that the person who mysteriously appeared here may not necessarily be someone he knew.

The man's enthusiasm had already put David at ease, but his response made him even more suspicious. "Stormwind? The Kingdom of Lordaeron? Have you heard of these names?" the man asked.

David didn't react outwardly, but he was surprised inside. He was very familiar with these two place names, but it was not convenient to directly answer that he knew them. At the same time, he kept guessing the identity of the man in front of him.

Seeing that David didn't say anything, the man's thick eyebrows furrowed even more. He decided to introduce himself first before asking for more information. "Hello, my name is Tirion Fordring, and I may be lost... I may need to stay overnight in your village," he said.

As one of the most famous paladins in Azeroth, Tirion was no stranger to mysterious powers and suspected that he may have experienced some kind of spatial displacement.

He didn't know where he was sent to. From David's reaction just now, he probably left the Eastern Kingdoms.

As Tirion pondered the strange events he had experienced, David was surprised by the man's identity.

Tirion Fordring was the disciple of Archbishop Alonsus Faol, one of the five original paladins in the world of Azeroth. He had participated in many battles, fought against orcs, destroyed the Scourge, confronted the Lich King, resisted the Void Lords, and had formidable strength and excellent character.

Compared to the other original paladins, Tirion had many more stories in World of Warcraft, which made him very popular among fans, who respectfully called him old god.

David reflected on various information about this old god as he silently organized his words, preparing to tell him the actual situation directly.

There was no need to hide anything, and Tirion was not a fool. Even if David didn't say anything, Tirion would soon realize something was wrong.

It was better to tell him everything and show some goodwill. If Tirion was willing to teach him how to use the Holy Light, then David would benefit greatly.

David didn't believe in the power of the Holy Light, but he knew it had excellent healing and disease-curing abilities. In this relatively backward world, David lived alone in a remote area and was most worried about not receiving timely treatment for injuries and illness.

He had no solution before, but now that Tirion, a paladin, had appeared before him, he couldn't afford to miss this opportunity.

"There are some things I need to explain to you."

Describe Fordring's magical appearance and the example of Lara coming from 'another world' in front of them, and David easily explains the situation.

Fordring's acceptance was also faster than Lara's because he came from a world that often fought with people from other realms, so his acceptance of another world was much higher than Lara's.

"Is this not Azeroth?" Fordring grabbed his slightly messy hair. He didn't expect to get lost and end up in another world; no wonder the young man named David had not heard of the Kingdom of Lordaeron. "But why do you understand the common language of Azeroth?"

"I don't know; I seem to have a certain unique ability. After seeing you, I suddenly learned this language." After a while, David had already figured it out; Lara could learn a new language quickly through various incomplete records of ancient relics and styles. The reward he initially received from Lara was probably an upgraded and enhanced version of this ability, not the English knowledge he originally guessed.

This discovery made him very happy, and Fordring's appearance confirmed his speculation about his own "cheat"; he activated the cheat after becoming the village chief. This means that more people from various worlds will appear in the future. With this ability, he no longer needs to worry about language problems.

David was overjoyed in his heart, and Fordring did not find David's explanation unacceptable but just looked at David a few more times.

When the three people finished talking, the sky had completely darkened. Fordring had noticed Lara and David moving firewood into the wooden hut earlier, so he took the initiative to help. The three of them quickly prepared enough firewood, and a fire was lit in the wooden hut. They then sat around the campfire and talked.

Lara did not understand the common language of Azeroth, and Fordring did not understand English, so David had to act as a translator for their conversation. Still, overall it did not affect the conversation much.

After chatting for a while, Lara had completely believed that she had come to another world, and Fordring's appearance dispelled her last trace of doubt.

With her doubts completely dispelled and having recently experienced a series of disasters such as shipwrecks, heavy blows, stabbings, and falls into mountain streams, Lara relaxed and quickly fell asleep.

David helped Lara cover an extra layer of the blanket, then sat back on his own bed to continue chatting with Fordring.

Fordring did not talk about his past accomplishments, just that he left home for some reason and was wandering around without a fixed place to stay. He ended up here by accident.

"If you don't mind it here, you can live in the village."

Listening to Fordring's description, David finally understood his current situation. In the story of Warcraft, Fordring was exiled due to conflicts with his subordinates and for helping and rescuing an orc. After wandering around for a while, he chose to settle in a certain place in Eastweald, which was later renamed the Eastern Plaguelands due to the outbreak of the plague. This was also the reason why David had previously stated that he had not heard of Eastweald. After so many years, he couldn't remember such details.

"That sounds like a good suggestion." Fordring did not refuse David's invitation. At this moment, he had nowhere special to go, just wandering aimlessly.

He did not immediately agree, mainly because he could not relinquish his wife and son at home. Now that he had arrived in another world so accidentally, he couldn't help but wonder how to go back. After all, when he was exiled, he was still in Azeroth, and he could secretly go back and take a few glances at his wife and children. But now, he didn't even know if he could go back.

Fordring stopped talking, and David lay back on his bed. Occasional sounds were coming from the bonfire in the large wooden house. His consciousness gradually blurred, and when he woke again, it was already daylight.

David sat up, and the bonfire not far away was still burning. The prepared firewood had been used up, and someone had obviously been watching the bonfire all night.

"No wonder I slept until daylight." He couldn't sleep soundly on his own. Besides occasionally getting up to watch the bonfire, he also had to be careful of wild beasts.

Last night was different. He had Fordring, a powerful and kind paladin, by his side, and he didn't have to worry about his safety at all. David hadn't felt so at ease in a long time.

Just as he was wondering where Fordring had gone, the wooden house door opened, and more sunlight shone into the room, waking up Lara.

She sat up alertly at first, then remembered her miraculous experience. Lara gave a helpless smile and said good morning to David, "Good morning, David."

"Good morning, Lara."

Standing at the door, Fordring saw that both of them were awake and greeted them. He also said something that surprised them, "Good morning, two of you. I think I know how to return to my own world."

"What?" Lara was excited to understand the meaning of this sentence through David's translation. She was the one who wanted to go back the most. "How do we do it?"

"It's simple. Just walk out of the village in any direction and think in your heart that you want to return to your own world."