Rise of the blood elves

189【Ruins of Dalaran】

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Angmar waved his right hand quickly, and the flame strike made a pleasant buzzing sound, as if tearing apart the space, leaving a thin fiery red line in the air.

The dozens of ghouls that had gathered around suddenly stagnated, and with a soft crackling sound, cracks began to appear on their rotting bodies, and soon blazing flames spurted out from inside.

boom

Just listening to a series of explosions, these dozens of ghouls instantly turned into gorgeous fireworks in the night. When the remaining limbs and broken arms were swallowed up by extremely high-temperature flames, the last traces they left in the world, There were only shallow craters caused by the explosions.

Angmar put the Flame Strike back around his waist and took a few breaths.

"Three seats, there are no more undead around."

The panting Quinsas stepped forward and said, his palms still filled with the light of simple detection spells.

It seems that after such a big battle, this high-level elite mage has become a little overwhelmed.

The mages behind Angmar took a deep breath and sat on the ground. Some people pulled out the stopper of the magic potion and drank it in one gulp, or took out dried meat and chewed it.For mages, eating "snacks" after a battle is not to restore physical strength, but to relieve the mental burden caused by excessive concentration during spell casting. It is just to relax.

The spellbreakers who accompanied the mage took on the task of peripheral vigilance while the mage regained his energy.While wiping the rotten blood of the undead on the curved blade, he kept scanning under the blinding night.

This is a mixed team, consisting of a dozen elite mages headed by Angmar, and two teams of 32 spellbreakers in total.There are seven or eight mixed patrol teams like this, responsible for performing security missions on the periphery while Luo Ning and a group of magisters are surveying the space rift.

It has been three days since I returned to the ruins of Dalaran.

That night, with a well-planned surprise attack, a thousand of the most elite soldiers of all races defeated the undead entrenched in the ruins of Dalaran and successfully established an advance base in the ruins.

The mages also started research on the feasibility of opening a cross-planet portal under the leadership of Luo Ning, who was most familiar with space rifts.A large amount of magical equipment was transported from Quel'Thalas. In order to welcome Prince Kael'thas back, the blood elves emptied almost all the esoteric books on the principles of space magic stored in the Royal Court Library of Silvermoon City.

For many years, no one has ever tried to open a portal that spans the endless darkness and connects the two worlds together. Because the relevant spell models and spell principles are not as mature as those of later generations, such a feat is unprecedented. .

Medivh obviously does not count. Even this guardian does not dare to say that he is sure to open such a portal.It was Sargeras who controlled Medivh, not Medivh himself, who taught Gul'dan the relevant knowledge and worked with him to open the Dark Portal.

The blood elves also organized a team of scholars to inspect the Dark Portal in the south to learn from experience.But as everyone has long known, this trip ended in vain.The Dark Portal has been closed for 12 years, and even the most advanced detection spells cannot reversely restore spell models that have been lost over time.

As time passed, the attempt to open the portal became increasingly difficult.According to Luo Ning, opening the portal requires the joint efforts of mages from the two worlds. Before he returned, a group of Dalaran mages over there and Prince Kael'thas were looking for corresponding solutions.

But before that, both parties must first use the mutual induction between the three moon crystals to establish a newsletter to communicate the details of the construction process of this complex spell, and to mark the planet Draenor for Azeroth. position mark.

Now we can't even establish communication, let alone open the portal.

Compared with later generations, today's Azeroth is still too backward, especially the magic path.

As far as Angmar knows, only the god-like race of Titans, the Naaru, and the Draenei who are several generations ahead of Azeroth in the known universe possess this knowledge.

Although Angmar has great confidence in Azeroth, this planet that breeds star souls is probably the most special existence in the universe.Judging from the fact that Azeroth was still very backward during the first war, but decades later it had the strength to counterattack the Burning Legion, this speed of development is enough to prove the extraordinary intelligence of every mortal race in Azeroth. .

Opening a cross-planetary portal is difficult, but it is by no means an impossible goal.Given time and the combined efforts of many magic masters, this matter will surely be a great success.

But how could Angmar wait until then?

At this time, the Outland is still occupied by the Burning Legion forces headed by the Abyss Lord Magtheridon, which can be said to be very dangerous.Even though he had reunited with the Sons of Lothar and was in the relatively safe ruins of Shattrath, with a powerful naaru like Adal beside him, Angmar was still worried about the safety of Prince Kael'thas.

Fighting is definitely inevitable. Before Illidan defeated Magtheridon in the official history, demons could be seen everywhere in the outer lands.

The last thing Angmar wants is for the prince to be in an environment filled with members of the Burning Legion.

Although in the official history, the prince's fall was caused by external factors such as the clan's weakness and desire for a complete solution to the addiction to magic, judging from the current situation of the blood elves, the prince no longer has the fundamental reason for his fall.

But Angmar couldn't guarantee that his judgment would be correct.

What if the root cause of the prince's corruption lies in his desire for powerful power rather than being so noble? In this world, there are many ways to make people instantly stronger, but none of them are faster than evil energy. more directly.

If the root cause of corruption is really internal, then the prince has been in contact with demons who control evil energy for a long time in the outer realm. As his understanding gradually deepens, will he become curious about this energy that was unknown in the past and go astray step by step? Follow the same mistakes as in official history

Angmar hoped that this was just unfounded conjecture.

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized a problem

How could Naru'adal appear in the ruins of Shattrath now? Khadgar shouldn't have. In the early years, after Draenor was torn apart by Ner'zhul's reckless cross-planet portal, the latter was killed by the spaceship Storm Fortress. After being rescued by A'dal, he would not return to the Outland with him until the 24th year of the Black Gate calendar at the call of the draenei.

But now it is the 21st year of the Black Gate Calendar.

Could it be that the butterfly effect of the Battle of Dalaran sent Prince Kael'thas, several members of the Kirin Tor Council of Six, and a number of generals from various races to the Outlands, causing the timeline to change?

After a while, Angmar had a guess in his heart.

Could it be that Velen, the leader of the Draenei who was hiding in the deep mountains and forests to avoid the Burning Legion, saw so many like-minded allies appearing and realized that he should attack the Dark Temple of Karabor Temple, expel Magtheridon from the outer lands, and regain his homeland? possibility, and then sent a request for help message to Naruadal in advance, which in turn caused him to go to the outer domain in advance.

There is such a possibility.

so

Angmar's expression suddenly became a little exciting. Will Magtheridon be defeated before Illidan arrives? Or after Illidan arrives in Outland, he chooses to fight with the draenei, blood elves and The people of Dalaran become allies and attack the Black Temple together

This possibility is not impossible.

Angmar shook his head and sighed. The timeline is really not an immutable chessboard. What Medivh said to him at the Dalaran Summit in the past was so right.

Any slight change may lead to a series of unpredictable results, making history go further and further away, until it embarks on a completely different path from the official history.

The unique pleasant sound during the casting process came from behind, interrupting his contemplation.He turned back and found that Quinsas had already led people to conduct an investigation. With the combined efforts of the four of them, complex magic runes were emerging in the air. The light spread covered the nearby land with a layer of blue light.

Angmar cleared his cluttered thoughts, let out a long sigh, and turned his gaze back to the ruins of Dalaran in the distance.

The hilly slopes northeast of Dalaran have a good view. Thanks to the elves' excellent eyesight, Angmar can have a panoramic view of the ruins of Dalaran even in the middle of the night.

The bright moonlight illuminated the ruins of Dalaran shrouded in darkness in a pale white light. The broken bricks and tiles crystallized by the magic explosion seemed to be indicting the crimes of war.

The sky is filled with stars, and there are lights on the ground.

Ten kilometers north of the ruins is a military camp surrounded by log walls with hundreds of tents inside.The burning brazier in the military camp is very eye-catching at night with good visibility.You can still vaguely see many soldiers holding torches patrolling outside the military camp.

That is the coalition's forward base in the ruins of Dalaran.

The forward base is still under construction. At this time, only the northern side has the most complete defensive facilities. A trench is backed by the wall, and sharpened wooden thorns stand on the side facing the enemy.The remaining directions are almost empty, and the walls are intermittent.

There was no way, as early as when Dalaran was still there, the dwarves cut down almost all the surrounding trees in order to establish a defensive position in the east of the city.

If the raiding force wants to obtain wood, they have to cut it down five or six kilometers west of the city. They are also faced with a shortage of manpower. It is good to be able to build the base in three days.

At this time, the coalition forces should have finished their rest and are arriving here from the Kingdom of Gilneas carrying tools and building materials.Soon, this forward base will be turned into a real military camp, which will serve as the forefront to defend against the enemy when the coalition member states increase their troops to defend the Hillsbrad Hills.

The evening breeze is blowing, and as spring enters, the change in the direction of the monsoon has brought a salty and humid smell to the air.

This was blown over by the breeze from the sea in the south. In ten days and a half, the plain area where Dalaran is located, and even the entire Hillsbrad Hills, will enter the rainy season.

Angmar took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and savored the taste, and after a while he let out a long breath.

He knows this land very well, even as much as his own hometown.

During the days when they were studying at Fasselin College, almost all students spent their time in the library and magic practice room, and rarely went out of the college to appreciate the scenery of Zhuri Island, which was like spring all year round.

Angmar is no exception.

It's a pity that the most important thing in the Austrian way is talent.

To apply the famous saying from the previous life, mage genius is 90.00% nine percent sweat and one percent talent.But the one percent talent is far more important than the 90.00% nine percent sweat.

Angmar has been enlightened since he was a child. After 20 years of hard training, he is only an elite level mage.Diligence cannot make up for lack of talent.If it hadn't been for the opportunity of the Holy Tree Sasi'ala, it would have been decades before he set foot in the epic field.

And those talented people who are as dazzling as shooting stars, such as Khadgar and Kael'thas, all used their unique talents to dominate the epic field when they were about the same age as Angmar. The number of spells and research results are even more impressive.

If you just study hard and practice hard, you will get twice the result with half the effort.Therefore, after coming to Dalaran, including the days when he later served as a consultant, Angmar ignored this work-rest balance and instead allocated more of his spare time to walking.

In the past three years, Angmar has traveled all over Dalaran and its surrounding areas. It can be said that he has measured the vastness of this magnificent magic city with his own footsteps.

A small fishing village on the south shore of Lake Ambermere. Ambermere is surrounded by mountains. It is a shantytown in the south of the city where poor people who provide cleaning jobs for Dalaran but cannot afford the rent in the city gathered spontaneously.

He knows this land too well.

Set against the backdrop of the Alterac Mountains to the west and Lake Lordamre to the north, whenever the sun shines down on a clear day, there is also the majestic Dalaran in the middle, making this great plain a rare beauty in the north. , I don’t know how many passers-by stopped and sighed.

If the war had not come, perhaps the civilians who lived and worked here peacefully would have felt the gift of the Holy Light and laughed as soon as they smelled the salty breeze.

Because the wind blows in early spring, it means there won’t be much rain in spring.The water vapor blowing from the sea will be blocked by the mountains in the east and west directions and all will be concentrated, bringing precious rain to the Tirisfal region of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.

The first place to enjoy this gift of nature is the Dalaran Great Plains, which has the most unique terrain.The precipitation here is often several times that of the north.

The coming year will be a good harvest year.

What's more, there was a rare heavy snowfall last year, and many places in the Dalaran Great Plains are still covered with a blanket of snow.

Angmar remembered that there was a farmer's proverb in his previous life that said well

Auspicious snow heralds a good year.

The situation of a good harvest but no income does not exist in Azeroth, at least among humans.The excessively high population fertility rate has caused human demand for food crops to always be high. Maybe a bumper harvest will cause prices to fall, but in general, farmers who get several times the harvest will still make a lot of money.

Even if the agricultural products are unsaleable in the Hillsbrad Hills, trading caravans from other countries will come after hearing the news and buy all the food they can't eat at a price that is easy to accept.

But with the invasion of the Burning Legion, all this ceased.

"Maybe in a few decades, this place will be able to regain its former glory."

Angmar gave a rare sigh, and was about to ask Quinsas about the results of his probing spell when he heard rapid footsteps behind him.

A spellbreaker ran over panting and gave Angmar a military salute. His face was filled with excitement and he said loudly: "Three seats, we have contacted His Highness the Prince."

"Continue to perform vigilance missions"

Angmar was ecstatic. After saying a few words to Quinsas and the others, he immediately activated the teleportation spell and disappeared.

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