Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 1515 148. Is there a thousand-year prince in the world? ——Last month's monthly ticket plus update [225]

The clouds of war in Quel'Thalas lifted overnight.

As the last batch of pirates withdrew from Eversong Forest with their loot at dawn, the elf civilians who had been frightened by the fierce fighting these days could finally relax.

The rangers in Silvermoon City are running fast in the dark night, announcing the end of the war to the people who came to take refuge in the city in different places, and they have to organize these elves with their families to return to their hometown in an orderly manner tomorrow morning .

This news caused cheers from time to time in Silvermoon City in the dark night.

For the elves in a remote corner, this battle that lasted for several days undoubtedly reminded them of the tragedy of those violent orcs rushing into their hometown during the orc war a few years ago.

But the luckier thing this time was that the pirates seemed to be only interested in money, which gave most of the civilians living in Eversong Forest a chance to escape.

And because of the short duration, their houses in villages and towns were not destroyed. Although they lost some money, their lives and homes were preserved. The elves still thanked the Sun King for his protection that night.

But few people know that the damage caused to Quel'Thalas by the North Sea pirates and the Nightborne in the past few days is ten times and a hundred times that of the violent orcs who rushed into Eversong Forest.

The destruction of the Sunwell alone was enough to make the high-ranking Quel'dorei elves mourn.

However, there is more than one bad news.

"Your Majesty, the rangers and mages who went to Daytholme were ruthlessly driven out by Dar'Khan Della Hill. He didn't kill our emissaries, but he sent them back with bad news."

In the palace of Silvermoon City, Silvermoon General Alleria Windrunner, who was dressed in military uniform and still had the breath of war, came striding forward with a bow on his back. The news was notified to His Majesty Anasterian, who was in a bad state.

Amidst the silent watching and listening of all the important court officials, Alleria said in a deep voice:

"Darkan announced to us that starting today, all lands and seas within 100 kilometers of Daysom City and the city will return to the territory of the glorious Elven Empire, and he will lead the elves in Daysom City back to Al Under the command of Queen Sarah.

The shameless traitor claimed to be a loyal servant of the Deep Sea Empire.

He also publicized Azshara's prestige in the Silvermoon Council through his own channels. Up to now, more than ten councilors have defected to Dar'Khan with their apprentices.

Those shameful traitors have just formed an organization called the "Court Mystery Order" in Dythom, and they have sworn to dedicate everything to Azshara. "

"this"

The Sun King, who seemed to have aged hundreds of years suddenly, sat expressionless on the throne, while Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider beside him showed unbelievable anger.

His Royal Highness tightly clenched the golden phoenix staff in his hand. He looked at Aurelia and said in a serious tone:

"As far as I know, Daysom was also attacked by pirates, and the defense system of that city was destroyed, and it should not be repaired now, so, General Alleria, we can send troops before the people know the news Crusade against rebellion?"

"Yes! Daisom's military strength is not strong, and the Farstrider Legion can quickly defeat them if they are not damaged enough."

General Yinyue immediately replied:

"But we must hurry up, and we must sweep through Dysum with a thunderbolt. If the time is too long, I am afraid that the Deep Sea Empire will send their Naga army to support Darkan Della Hill.

According to the reconnaissance of the Dragonhawk Knights in the open sea, some of the Naga who retreated from the Isle of Quel'Danas before seem to have stayed within our coastline.

The reason why these deep-sea thugs stopped retreating is really questionable. "

"Then we will."

Kael'thas immediately prepared to issue orders.

But before he finished speaking, he saw his silent father raised his hand.

This action made the entire court quiet, and everyone was listening to the voice of the Sun King.

"Let them go."

His Majesty Anasterian closed his eyes and leaned on the Phoenix Throne.

He said in a weary voice:

"Dar'kan Della Hill is just a dispensable little person. His betrayal is a signal sent by Azshara to the Quel'dorei. The former queen can destroy our country with absolute force. You all have seen it with your own eyes. See how violent the Naga army under her command is.

But she didn't do that.

She taught what she saw as the offspring of traitors, us, and retreated to the sea, declaring that she had no interest in ruling what she saw as barren land.

So she left Dar'kan Della Hill as her voice in the land.

Kael'thas, my wonderful son, let me ask you, can you understand the meaning of this empress' move? "

Facing his father's question, Kael'thas hesitated for a moment. The young but wise prince certainly understood. After a few seconds, he said softly:

"Azshara is showing us that she has no intention of destroying Quel'Dorei, she even acquiesced in the existence of Quel'Thalas. She left an envoy to exist in this land for a long time, representing the queen It is not intended to close the window of communication.

If we diverge our thinking a little more, perhaps we can think that Her Majesty the Queen means that all conflicts and differences can be resolved through negotiations.

That's why you say, father, that Darkan Della Hill is a nobody.

He is just the eyes and ears of the queen in Quel'Thalas. He seems to be favored, but in fact he is just a marionette, a pawn on the chessboard, and he can't decide any major events by himself.

He cannot even retain his free will. "

"Yes, Not Bad."

The old Sun King nodded in satisfaction.

But then, he opened his eyes again, looked at the others in the court, and said:

"Azshara came to Quel'Thalas and announced to us, the Nightborne, and the Kaldorei the return of the Elven Empire. She left Dar'Khan on this land. My courtiers, I believe your political wisdom.

I also believe that you can understand the dangerous situation we are facing now. Queen Azshara has left us with a choice.

She expects Quel'dorei to take the initiative to return to the rule of the Elven Empire

Now without the Sunwell, our people's thirst for magic will eventually turn into a terrible disaster.

This matter cannot be concealed.

Soon, every magically gifted people will feel the magic dissipating on the land of Quel'Thalas, and we must discuss a way to deal with it before it affects the stability of the country. "

There was silence in the whole hall, the courtiers looked at each other, everyone knew what the only answer was, but no one took the initiative to speak out at this time.

After nearly ten seconds of silence, a person standing at the edge of the hall sighed and stood up voluntarily.

Ranger Lord Lor'themar Theron coughed a few times, and he said to the Sun King:

"Your Majesty, before the problem of mana shortage breaks out, we can buy enough 'bottled mana' from Suramar's Nightborne, they call it 'magic wine'.

As far as I know, in the past 10,000 years, Suramar under the rule of Elisande has been implementing a magic rationing system, and that damn warlike person used this method to stabilize the inheritance of the Nightborne.

We can learn from them.

I know that this may hurt the mood of some people, but considering the overall situation, I think we need to start preparing now. "

Having said that, Ah Qiang glanced at the silent majority in the court hall, he glanced at Prince Kael'thas whom he was loyal to, and said:

"I would like to travel to Suramar on behalf of Quel'Thalas to discuss the purchase of magic wine with the new leader of the Nightborne."

"Is this really okay?"

An old but still graceful female elf minister whispered:

"After all, we just had a war with the Sons of the Night. Tens of thousands of black skin elves died on our land. Although this shameful war was initiated by them, it is time to go and buy those weird magic powers. Will wine cause conflicts again?

And we've all been through this war firsthand, and we all know that the Nightborne are coveting our Sunwell because we don't have enough mana.

Would those black-skinned elves really be willing to sell their precious magic power when they didn't have enough for their own use? "

"It has nothing to do with whether they are willing or not!"

Beside the Sun King, the handsome Prince Kael'thas said coldly at this moment:

"Their invasion caused this catastrophe. They must pay for the loss of Quel'Thalas. Our people suffer from the greed of the Nightborne, gentlemen!

So Xia Duolei must sell!

Otherwise, we'll get it ourselves!

In order to obtain those magical powers that can satisfy the people, I will not hesitate to make a deal with the devil! "

This momentary speech by the always gentle prince made the entire court quiet again. The ministers bowed their heads, and no one raised any objections.

Some hawkish elves were even secretly excited by the prince's speech.

The Nightborne can invade Quel'Thalas at will, so why can't the Quel'dorei fight back?

The dark elves ruined our sunwell, so use their nightwell to pay for it!

Moreover, the Queen of the Nightborne died on this land, and they had to rely on the Kaldorei's protection and the pirates' favor to escape the Quel'dorei's wrath in the end.

This is the time when the Kingdom of Suramar is at its weakest. As long as the Sun King is determined, Quel'dorei's vengeful army can break through the capital of the Nightborne within a week.

The old king sitting on the throne looked at his indifferent son with a look of relief and worry.

He was proud that Kael'thas cared so much about his people, but no one knew his only son better than his old father. A part of Kael'thas' character was very extreme.

This kind of extreme made the king feel fear.

Once something threatened what he valued, Kael'thas, who had always treated people with peace and gentleness, would become very, very dangerous.

"Lor'themar Theron!"

The Sun King didn't hesitate for long, and said to A Qiang who made the suggestion:

"I appointed you as the Quel'dorei ambassador, and you choose your own entourage, and go to Suramar as quickly as possible to discuss the purchase of magic wine.

At the same time, as my son Kael'thas declared, bring our declaration of war! If the Children of the Night don't know good from bad, then declare to them the start of the 'Battle of Vengeance'! "

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ah Qiang bent down to salute, and took a last look at Prince Kael'thas, before he turned and left the hall.

Because the Sun King was exhausted and needed to recuperate, the other courtiers did not stay for too long. After they left, only the Sun King and his son and Alleria Windrunner were left in the huge palace.

Until this time, the Sun King showed his weak side.

He had fought repeatedly with Elisande before, and was severely beaten by Queen Azshara, plus the psychological impact of witnessing the destruction of the Sunwell, all of which made the old king exhausted.

He slumped on the throne, and Kael'thas, who was worried about his father's body, immediately summoned a cup of mountain spring water to feed his father with magic.

The Sun King took a few sips of water to relieve his breathing, then looked at Aurelia, and asked:

"Have the casualties been counted?"

"Well, the statistics are almost complete, Your Majesty."

General Yinyue took a scroll from her waist and pulled it away in front of her eyes. She glanced at the king and prince, and then said in a low voice:

"The most serious loss is of course our fleet. The Yangfan Fleet has lost at least half of its main warships, and the rest of the ships also need major repairs. The loss of naval personnel is even more severe. From General Chen Feng down, there are two-thirds of the commanders. Martyrdom, the loss of sailors and ship mages also reached one-third.

It makes me both proud and painful.

Others have ridiculed our fleet as a toy fleet, but it turns out that the Quel'dorei commanders did not lack for courage, and they led the way to the end in the brutal naval battle. "

"Stop talking about such a scene, Alleria."

The Sun King shook his head and said:

"The weakness of the navy has become the fatal flaw of Quel'Thalas. My Kael'thas, after you take over the throne, you must use the relationship between the Golden Sword Family and Kul Tiras to vigorously develop our navy.

We must learn not only from the Kul Tirans, but also from Laike Shaw. We must master that unique naval battle mode!

Facts have proved that the war pattern in this world is changing, such as this time, the tragic lesson once is enough! "

The old king's words made Kael'thas and Alleria stunned at the same time.

What is this for?

Are you ready to pass the position?

"go on."

The old king didn't intend to say too much on this issue, he waved his hand, and General Yinyue continued to report:

"Because the Far Traveler Legion has not entered the frontal battlefield, the loss is acceptable, and it has not reached the level of injury.

But our dragon eagle knights were almost lost in the final naval battle. According to the report of the dragon eagle trainer, it may take us at least five years to restore the air knight troops to their original level.

In addition, most of the civilians and soldiers on Quel'Danas were evacuated, thanks to General Shandris Feathermoon's decisiveness at the last moment.

The Kaldorei's huntresses cover our soldiers to evacuate quickly. Without their support, our elite army might be wiped out in the explosion of the Sunwell. "

"Well, it's a noble act that must be thanked."

The Sun King with his eyes closed sighed and said:

"Facts have proved that Kaldorei is a trustworthy compatriot of blood when disaster strikes. Although there are irreconcilable conflicts between us on magical issues, it is still very important to maintain a good relationship with Kaldorei.

My son, you must go to Mount Hyjal yourself to express my gratitude to the Priestess of the Moon and the Archdruid on behalf of me and all of Quel'Thalas. "

"I'll start tomorrow, Father."

Kael'thas nodded, and he was also full of gratitude to Kaldorei for his help.

But Aurelia's report isn't over yet.

She glanced at the scroll, pursed her lips, and said:

"Your Majesty, the last loss is the Sunwell, even though our brave lawbreakers rescued most of the precious books in the Holy Land before the Holy Land exploded and destroyed, allowing the ancient wisdom to be passed on.

But unfortunately, after repeated counting, we still lost very important things.

Among them is the construction structure diagram of the Sunwell."

"If you lose that thing, you lose it."

The Sun King's calm response to the bad news seemed somewhat surprising.

He said in a tone of indifference and disinterestedness:

"Without the support of the water from the Eternal Well, even if others get the structural diagram, they will not be able to build a new Sunwell. As long as the knowledge is not lost in the hands of the devil, it is enough to relieve people."

"Father, you said earlier that there is a holy spirit in our magic well?"

Kael'thas heard his father's description before, and he asked in a low voice:

"Then it's now."

"is her'!"

Anasterian corrected his son's statement. He stood up with difficulty leaning on the armrest of the throne. He looked out the window at the dark night and said with a sense of loss:

"She is still here, I heard her say goodbye to me, she said that I will see you again, so I still have confidence in the future. She watched me grow up, like my sister, like my mother.

She is the backbone of Quel'Thalas' existence, but unfortunately, we were ultimately unable to protect her.

Kael'thas, my son.

I am old, I can no longer support this country to go on, you will be the new king, but you must find her first! Without her testimony.

The crown of the Sun King will also be eclipsed. "

(end of this chapter)