Rise of the blood elves

119 Crisis comes to the fore

In the war years, exploring the overall strength of a race was an extremely complex issue.However, there are always a few key points that can be used to see the big from the small, including national strength, total population, the life span of individuals of the race, and the sum of its high-end combat power.

In terms of overall national strength, the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas established by arcana is the undisputed leader in the Eastern Continent.The convenience of arcane magic allows the people to enjoy a beautiful life of living and working in peace and contentment in the abundant Yongge Forest.

Until its destruction and the Patriotic War a few months ago, Alsace destroyed this once glorious and prosperous kingdom.Today it is riddled with holes, the forest has been corrupted, and the population has dropped by more than half.

The total population of the blood elves is not large. They have thrived in the favorable environment created by the indestructible Bandinor barrier for a full 7000 years. It is still less than the human race, whose history is only about one-third of the blood elves. .

All of this is caused by the low birth rate of blood {high} elves.

Just like the Kaldorei relatives on another continent, the Well of Eternity allowed them to evolve from the primitive and savage trolls to what they are today, giving them a long life, and immortality lies in the world tree of Nordrassil today. They were protected under the protection of the people, but it also deprived them of the extremely strong reproductive ability like human trolls.The same goes for blood elves.

In its heyday, the total population of the blood elves was still less than that of the human Kingdom of Arathor, which had only about one-third of their history. Not to mention that after it was split into seven kingdoms, before it was baptized by war more than ten years ago, The seven human kingdoms are at their peak.

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The talent is comparable to the middle reaches of the seven human kingdoms.

After this battle, even if the blood elves can stand on the top of the stormy Azeroth in the near future, it is impossible for the population to return to the level before the third war without hundreds of years of recuperation.

But 7000 years of accumulation gave the blood elves the capital to reborn in adversity.Material reserves, knowledge reserves, and technical reserves are all priceless treasures.In addition, the Scourge's strategic policy has always focused on summoning the Burning Legion, and did not choose to waste time in completely destroying Quel'Thalas and cutting off the possibility of the blood elves recovering.

A brand new country will eventually be reborn in this devastated land.Although the population is small, the number of recruits destined to be recruited on this basis is worrying, but the professional army that has survived is far more than the small number of professional soldiers common in the seven human countries. During wartime, plus the emergency recruitment of nobles in their respective territories. The army composed of improvised armed forces is much stronger.

The long life gives the blood elves enough time to hone their combat skills to a terrifying level.In terms of individual combat capability, perhaps only the night elves with equally long lives can rival it.

Unfortunately

In terms of high-end combat power, the blood elves once had nearly ten legendary warriors and dozens of epic warriors, many of whom were only half a step away from becoming the top-level epic warriors in the legendary realm. They were among all races in Azeroth. It is a high-end combat power that cannot be underestimated, but nearly half of them were killed in the battle to defend the country.

Among them were the old and frail late king Anastarian;

Bello Valsarona, the great and talented mage,

Current Blood Knight leader Liadrin’s former mentor, High Priest Vondelor

Every legendary strongman is a peak existence at the top of his own field. He has mastered the rich knowledge and application skills of the six original powers of the universe, such as the Holy Light of Light and the Arcana of Order. Every legendary strongman The fall of each represents the end of an era. It is an unbearable heavy blow to the blood elves, and the losses are immeasurable.

In the Battle of Dalaran half a month ago, all the remaining legendary strongmen of the blood elves lost contact.Prince Kael'thas, Rommath, Talesta, Salorian Morningseeker

The elite blood elves that disappeared with Dalaran also included more than half of the talents newly discovered by Prince Kael'thas, ranging from far-sighted staff and advisors to tacticians who stood out after the War of the Patriotic War.

These people are all talented and highly valued by the prince. In just a few months, they have risen rapidly and assumed crucial positions in Quel'Thalas, forming an efficient ruling group that is closely united under the prince's command. and decision-making bodies.

They are the core members of the new faction who have replaced the status of the conservative nobles.The enlightened Prince Kael'thas chose to reuse the new faction, but this aroused the dissatisfaction of the conservative nobles who once held the power of the kingdom and were destined to be eliminated by the times.

In order to facilitate the internal affairs of the general clan, these elites were also brought to Dalaran by the prince.In addition to dealing with the war, they also played a role in transmitting information, and helped Prince Kael'thas handle the affairs of the clan in Dalaran, a thousand kilometers away.But the sudden disaster left them as missing as the prince. No one knew whether they were dead or missing.The conservative aristocrats would not fail to seize this golden opportunity.

Perhaps the fact that the political system with the Sun King as the main body and the Parliament as the nobles as the secondary ones can last for thousands of years is enough to prove its uniqueness.But times have changed, and the blood elves who have suffered a catastrophe also need to change.

These new talents who were single-handedly promoted by the prince came from the lowest level, with clean resumes, and all their thoughts were from the perspective of the kingdom.Instead of being like the middle and low-level aristocratic members other than the Magisters in the former Silver Moon Parliament, when discussing a certain policy, they always wanted to satisfy their own interests as much as possible.

What the blood elves in adversity need is a centralized government that can effectively integrate the power of the tribe so that they can exert their full strength in a situation surrounded by powerful enemies.There is no need for any aristocratic councilors who have outdated and dull ideas and will only use their positions to satisfy themselves.

It is true that not all nobles put their desire for power above their loyalty to the kingdom like the Suiyun family, but there is no doubt that a considerable number of nobles want to take advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits, and then unite under the leadership of Speaker Randolph Down.

In the first few days, the suppression of the new factions by the conservative nobles was still understood and tolerated by most people. This was perfectly normal.The top priority is to ensure that the kingdom will not be attacked by the Scourge and to find the whereabouts of the prince as soon as possible.

But when the Silver Moon Council unilaterally announced that the prince was dead and made no secret of its intention to usurp the throne, people discovered that the situation developed far beyond expectations.

Not only the military magisters who had their top leaders suppressed and replaced, but also many nobles within the conservative aristocratic factions who wanted to take advantage of the troubled waters were shocked as to what the Silver Moon Council was going to do.

Even excessive is not enough to describe their actions.This is completely on the opposite side of the kingdom, and completely contradicts the original plan of the conservative nobles to take advantage of the chaos to seize power and position, and then stop at the right time.If you really attract the hostility of everyone, be besieged by many parties, and be completely kicked off the historical stage of the kingdom, what's the use of having power and position?

At nightfall, almost at the same time that Master Carlyle was preparing to send out invitations to meet with the magisters in the country in accordance with Angmar's requirements, people began to come to the Sunwell Temple one after another, holding in their hands the magisters' special letters for communicating with each other. occult letters.

It turned out that the magisters had just learned the content of the speech delivered by the Silvermoon Council in various places in Silvermoon City in the afternoon, and they were all shocked. They were sending their apprentices and assistants to contact their colleagues to confirm whether the matter was true.

This also saves the trouble of delivering messages one by one. Angmar recorded the image of Special Envoy Motley into the magic crystal, and handed over to these apprentices the letter containing Norton Blue Sky's confession about the imprisonment of Magister Candyris. hand and let them take them back together.

Ten minutes later, the magisters who had stayed behind in the country came to the Sunwell Temple in a steady stream and sat down on the seats prepared in advance.Share the latest news they have and communicate with each other for verification.

Every minute a latecomer arrived, and Carlyle took the trouble to answer questions about the content of the letter for the latecomers over and over again.

"How is it possible that Candyris, the most outstanding one among us, could be imprisoned by a mere Suiyun family?" A female mage walked into the Sunwell Temple in a hurry. She didn't even say hello. He asked one after another, "What is the intention of Norton, a loyal supporter of the conservative aristocracy?"

Angmar turned around and looked over. It was the female mage Emniel.In the near future, she may participate in the recovery of the Land of Ghosts like in the official history, and sit in the Taquelin stronghold established subsequently, serving as a transit liaison hub for all the magisters in the area, playing a vital role. effect.

At this point, in addition to Quellintis and other magisters who were performing search and rescue work in Tarren Mill, and Vincent's Blood Eagle who stayed behind in Silvermoon City, all the more than ten magisters in the country had arrived.

Emniel can be said to be famous. When she was only over 100 years old, she passed the selection process and became the magician of the kingdom.Different from the delicate women that people usually think of, she is a woman with a very fiery personality. With her beautiful appearance and well-proportioned figure, she can easily leave a deep impression on others.

Such female magisters are not rare in the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas.

In terms of status differences between men and women, Quel'Thalas is undoubtedly hundreds of times better than the humans in the south.Even Dalaran, which is known for its liberality, did not abandon its bad prejudices against women until more than 800 years ago and trained the first female mage apprentice in history. This pioneering apprentice eventually became the world-famous Tiris. Magna Aegwynn, Guardian of Law.

In the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, which was born out of the Kaldorei civilization, this phenomenon almost did not exist from the beginning. There are many powerful women who have become famous in their respective fields, especially mages.

"Before you arrived, we have discussed this issue many times, Emniel. Everything Norton said is true." Carlyle, who was sitting next to Angmar, said.

Emniel nodded respectfully towards Carlyle and then sat on the empty seat.The latter is not the strongest in the field, but his academic achievements are rarely matched, and his status among the magisters is extremely high.

"Norton"

As soon as she sat down, the female mage looked at Norton Lankong who was sitting in the corner, sneered and asked: "So you are here. I remember that the Lankong family is clearly colluding with the Suiyun family. Why, you have changed your mind?"