Rise of the blood elves

113 Lianda

Midwinter has passed, and for the blood elves living in Quel'Thalas, the first half of this winter has been extremely long.

Cold, hunger, magic addiction, and the undead threaten everyone's life.For the first time, people discovered that they were so vulnerable after losing the Sunwell and could no longer be immune to common diseases.

Disease is completely unfamiliar to the blood elves, and many people died in this winter due to lack of medical treatment.

This situation did not improve until the return of the Avatar of the Sunwell.

The Sunwell once again glowed with supreme brilliance. The Tower of Wrath of the Sun, where the Royal Court of Silver Moon City is located, and the Tower of the Sun in the northeast corner of Sun Chaser Island once again functioned as energy transfer hubs, transferring the energy in the Sunwell. Directed to the south, it brought warmth to Yongge Forest.

Three new magic temples were built on the original ruins, extracting huge amounts of arcane energy from the underground magic network to power the complex spells that maintain the forest climate.

With the two phases superimposed, although the climate in Quel'Thalas still has not returned to its previous level, the gradually rising temperature is no longer so unbearable.

Today, there were actually snowflakes floating in Yongge Forest.It has been 800 years since the Sunwell was established. It has not snowed in Quel'Thalas. Many blood elves who have never left the country have never seen such a spectacle.

The snowflakes are lingering and the cold wind is rustling, seeming to be singing an elegy.

Snowflakes fell in the golden forest with fallen leaves, covering the branches that had just sprouted new leaves.It fell on the withered yellow grass covered with fallen leaves, on the neat streets paved with white stones in Silver Moon City, and also fell on people's sad and sorrowful hearts.

Dalaran was destroyed, all the coalition forces of the tribes were wiped out, and dark clouds covered the north.

After more than half a month of searching, exhausting the efforts of all the magisters and hundreds of top trackers, they still could not find the whereabouts of the prince.

The Silver Moon Council, which took over the rule of the blood elves at the critical moment, finally announced the bad news: We lost our beloved prince, and the bloodline of the Sunstrider dynasty was cut off.

They announced at the same time that they would send people to give speeches everywhere later to reveal the truth about the prince's disappearance. Residents in the city and outside the city saw such notices.

the truth

After lunch, a wooden podium had been set up at the highest point in the garden adjacent to the city wall outside the Shepherd's Gate.There were nearly a thousand Blood Elf civilians all around. No one spoke or whispered. They were all looking at the special officials of the Silver Moon Council on the podium with extremely concentrated eyes.

This scene was happening all over Quel'Thalas at the same time.People come together with the same desire. They are hungry for the truth. They are hungry for guidance on the uncertain future after losing their leader. What should we do?

Angmar hid in the crowd, watching in a low-key manner as the officials on the podium wiped away the sweat from their foreheads due to nervousness, and arranged the speech scripts in order on the podium.There are several mages beside him, who are constantly building small amplification arrays so that the speaker's voice can reach every corner clearly and unmistakably.

Motley believed that Angmar could be controlled by the Forbidden Demon Realm alone, but not only was he completely wrong, but he also inadvertently revealed some information that was worthy of scrutiny.

First, the Silver Moon Council is preparing to take action against the new faction, with the military bearing the brunt.The first step to taking power is to take control of the military. The biggest obstacle is these military leaders who are loyal to the prince.

Second, there is no unity within the Silver Moon Council.

After escaping from the equally stupid Forbidden Demon Realm of the stupid Motli Envoy, he first went to the ruins of Dalaran.

Angmar did not want to believe that the prince had died. No matter what, he had to find out what happened after he was swallowed by the gap that day.No matter what kind of spell it is, it will leave many residual traces. As long as it is not deliberately erased, at least some relevant information can be deduced in reverse and the whereabouts of the prince can be found out.

In particular, the highly efficient teleportation spells at that time were cast through artifacts such as the Eye of Dalaran, which would inevitably leave a large number of traces in space and the magic network.

But the ruins of Dalaran have been firmly occupied by the Scourge.

As the main force of the undead and demons moved westward, the natural disaster forces remaining in Lordaeron did not give up the idea of ​​continuing to expand. It seemed that they wanted to use the ruins of Dalaran as an advance base to attack the coalition survivors led by the Silver Hand eastward, and then Take control of the Arathi Highlands to the east and take the entire north into your hands.

Angmar was unable to sneak into the ruins of Dalaran where tens of thousands of undead gathered, so he had to temporarily return to Quel'Thalas to carefully consider his next plan.

He needs help.

And his family is in danger.

"Young man, have you heard about the three seats in Angmar?"

While he was thinking about it, a kind-hearted old lady beside him spoke to him.Angmar turned his head naturally and asked: "No, what happened?"

The old woman looked very old, and her face was full of deep wrinkles.Among the long-lived blood elves, her age would probably be terrifyingly old.Of course, it may also be due to the fact that all the old people who are approaching their twilight years have aged rapidly since they have not been protected by the Sun Well for two months.

"Some people say that he betrayed the prince and murdered his highness." The old woman shook her head, obviously not believing this rumor.

Another civilian next to him said: "I've heard it too, how is it possible that Lord Angmar has done so much for us? His loyalty to his tribe is obvious to all, and he will never betray us or the prince."

"But just overnight, this argument spread."

"yes"

Angmar sneered in his heart. Needless to say, this must be the credit of the Silver Moon Council.

The civilians nearby started discussing in low voices. The focus of the discussion soon shifted to the Silver Moon Parliament, and many people expressed concerns about this.

"Now the Silver Moon Parliament is full of conservative nobles who are fighting for power. Have you noticed that it is no longer the original parliament? All the garrison in the city have been replaced by the members' family armed forces. A few days ago, I heard They said that the Council asked the Farstrider Rangers and the Sunfury Legion to go south to attack the remnants of the undead and ensure the safety of the forest. I think they clearly want to use the hands of the undead to eliminate dissidents. They are all excuses."

Compared to relatively short-lived humans, blood elves commoners are well-informed. Never underestimate the experience accumulated over a long life and the resulting keen insights.This commoner revealed the true purpose of the Silver Moon Council in just a few words, and many people immediately agreed.

"Yes, they must want to usurp His Highness's right to rule," someone whispered.

Angmar frowned.

During the battle on Quel'Danas, the undead under Dar'Kan in the Land of Ghosts were gone, but they still cannot be underestimated. With the current strength of the blood elves, rashly launching troops is undoubtedly an irrational decision.The military, headed by the new faction, will definitely not obey the parliament's deployment for ulterior purposes.

The parliament must also understand this. This move is just an excuse for them to go to war with the military. On the grounds that "the military does not respect the orders of the ruling class," they have massively replaced a number of senior leaders of the newly promoted faction and replaced them with their cronies.

Those politicians played this trick very well.

What really confused him was the previous question.How could the city defense army be replaced?

So he apologized profusely, pushed aside the people in front of him, found the previous speaker in the dense crowd, and asked: "I'm sorry, but the city defense army belongs to the royal family, and the Silver Moon Council has no right to mobilize it. .”

The man looked around warily, put his hands on his mouth and whispered softly: "Don't you know? It is said that Miss Lianda Sunstrider has become a puppet of the Parliament. Anyway, it is something that can be explained in any legal way. . The prince is dead, Miss Lianda has no inheritance rights, but she is still a Sun Chaser after all, you understand."

How could it be her

Angmar was stunned for a few seconds.

The power-hungry Leanda Sunstrider is considered a distant relative of Prince Kael'thas. According to the official history, it was this greedy woman who found the Flamestrike that was lost in Northrend by Prince Kael'thas.

That man was right.She is a Sun Chaser after all. If she gets together with the Council,

That would be bad.