Chapter 36：Tower of Azora

The construction of the Golem Factory would use up 100 Wood, 100 Stone, and 100 Iron. Sean had amassed sufficient Wood and Stone. As for Iron, he had gained a large amount of iron goods from the battle in Murloc Shallow and, the day before, had converted them into Iron. He had enough to fulfill the requirement. 

As a result, Sean was able to begin construction on the Golem Factory. 

The 4 Fixed Garrison Structures may seem pretty good, but Sean was most in need of a Garrison Structure capable of improving combat effectiveness, and the Golem Factory was able to do just that. Although the Menagerie could also fill this role, after it was constructed, any pets still had to be nurtured and trained. Thus, Sean ignored it for now. 

Sean chose to construct the Golem Factory. 

The construction of a Level 1 Small Structure followed the default construction time of 1 day. Sean had to resume waiting. 

Except for usual Ultimate Quest, there were no new quests in the Quest Interface. However, the newly unlocked Garrison Structure Quests did present quite a bit of information. 

A Garrison Structure Quest, as its name suggested, was a quest related to Garrison Structures. The quest, depending on the completion rating, awarded Garrison Structure Blueprints, Garrison Upgrade Blueprints, or Garrison Expedition Blueprints, etc, of various qualities. 

For example, should the completion be rated A, it was possible to receive an Epic Quality Garrison Structure Blueprint as a reward. If the completion was C, perhaps a Rare Blueprint would be rewarded instead. Sean did not know what the difference between varying quality Blueprints was. 

The Follower Interface was a newly unlocked interface. 

This interface displayed information regarding Followers. 

Alongside the gradual upgrade of his Spatial Garrison, Sean could recruit Followers of different levels and responsibilities. The method to gain Followers was rather peculiar. 

Followers had to be recruited by Sean in the real world. Once the recruitment of a Follower is confirmed, a contract is made between Sean and the Follower. After the creation of the contract, the Follower is granted partial authority within the Spatial Garrison. The Follower will also be restricted by the Spatial Garrison, unable to reveal anything about it. Not even through souls.

Sean could recruit a total of 25 Followers. 

These 25 Followers would be assigned to different roles. Additionally, the power of a Follower was limited by the Spatial Garrison. 

A Level 1 Spatial Garrison, as an example, limited the maximum power of a Follower to Low Rank, no more than Class Level 5. Sean would not be able to recruit someone at Class Level 6 or higher. 

Hence, Sean had already begun determining possible Follower candidates...

Old Saldean was still occupied with sales while Gryan Stoutmantle, along with his minions, was busy either rushing the forging the Guard Sets at Argus' Smithy, or negotiating reinforcements to Westfall and military weapon purchases with Marshal Dughan in Goldshire's Town Hall. 

Paul and Heller accompanied Old Saldean, while the Level 4 Warrior, Donald, followed along. Only the middle-aged Thief, Rick, fooled around all day. The man simply wandered around the town. 

Struck by a thought, Sean sought out Rick. 

"Brother Rick, I think it's about time to make good on our deal?"

Half-leaning against a wall, Sean toyed with an exquisite dagger in his hand. It was the piece of White Equipment that he obtained from the Beginner's Crate. Apart from a sharp edge, it was practically useless. 

On the pinkie of Sean's right hand was a ring emitting a blue shimmer. This was the Mage Saint's Ring. The golden badge hanging on the chest of his coat was his Arathor's Gold Medallion. 

Although Sean was confident in his judgment, he was open to another possibility — that Rick tricked him and had no intentions of taking him to meet the Mage. 

If that were true, Sean did not mind teaching Rick a lesson before heading off by himself to the Tower of Azora to meet the famous Mage, Theocritus. 

Yes, in fact, Sean had already figured it out. 

The most popular spot in Elwynn Forest for Mages to gather was the Tower of Azora, situated in the east of the forest, south of Eastvale Logging Camp and Stone Cairn Lake bordering Redridge Mountains, Duskwood, and Deadwind Pass. 

A group of Independent Mages had gathered at the ancient Mage Tower in the hopes of avoiding Stormwind City's politics. The leader of these Independent Mages was Theocritus. 

If Rick was indeed acquainted with some Mage in Elwynn Forest, he was positive that the Mage was a member of the Tower of Azora, perhaps even Theocritus. 

It was a pity that, because of Theocritus, the Tower of Azora refused all visits from outsiders, including Mages, unless the person went through a background check or had a recommendation. 

Sean had placed his hopes in Rick. 

Rick, in turn, did not reject Sean's hand of friendship. 

Ditching the cigarette in his mouth, Rick let out a puff. He sized Sean from head to toe for some time. When Rick spotted the badge on Sean's chest and the ring on his finger, a hint of greed flashed in the Adventurer's keen eyes. 

His greed only flashed for a short while and was immediately suppressed because Rick had realized that there was a problem. 

'Just who is this young man under the age of fifteen? Why does he possess such a high level trinket and a ring that has powerful Mana circulating through it? The fact that he wishes to be acquainted with a Mage, could it be that he's secretly a Mage?

'Most importantly, how capable is this undercover Mage? Can I defeat him? Am I able to steal the ring and badge from him? Where did he hide his staff?'

The pupils of Rick's eyes shrunk. 

Rick was suddenly aware that the indurium dagger in Sean's hand was missing. Despite being Level 4 Rogue and having keen senses, he could not tell where Sean had hidden the indurium dagger. 

Could this young man, who had clumsily played with the dagger, actually have skills that were faster than his eyes could see? 

Rick tossed his cigarette butt aside and laughed apologetically. "Haha, Sean, I did not take the task lightly. I can assure you that the Mage is in the Tower of Azora in Elwynn Forest. I can take you to see him but the journey to the Tower of Azora is quite a distance. It'll take at least two to three days..."

Seeing that it was indeed the Tower of Azora, his desired location, Sean answered, "That's fine, no problem. Old Man Saldean needs more time in Goldshire anyway. We should make it in time if we move quickly. Shall we leave now?"

Rick chuckled. "Alright, let's depart now." 

Rick definitely possessed remarkable abilities and had acquired two horses. Who knew whether he stole or borrowed them but one thing was for sure, he certainly did not buy them. 

A horse was at least 10 Gold. Rick would not be willing to spend that kind of money. 

To sum it up, this morning, Sean and Rick left Goldshire on horseback, heading towards the Tower of Azora.