Chapter 120 The Nine Palaces of Life, Evil Energy is also Life
For three whole months, Sarlayan was either studying intensively or completing the practical training required by Orfa and passing difficult tests.
Long-term nervous tension can cause a great burden on a person's spirit.
After finally successfully rescuing Inasi's soul from the gap between life and death, Sarlayan was finally able to let go of his worries and relax a little.
Sarlayan already has some clues about the artifact Orfa mentioned.
Through the barrage discussion, he learned that the Druid profession has four knowable artifacts.
Among them, the balance system's Luna Scythe has half life and half arcane power, which cannot meet Orfa's requirements.
You need to go to Kalimdor to find the Claws of Ursoc of the Guardian type and the Fang of Ashaman of the Claw type.
Ursoc is the bear demigod, and Ashaman is the panther demigod.
If you want to obtain these two artifacts, you must go to Mount Hyjal where the World Tree Nordrassil is located, the residence of many demigods, and deal with the night elves and wilderness demigods.
The final restorative artifact is the branch of the Mother Tree, Garnier, the first sacred tree in Azeroth.
Garnier lives in symbiosis with the demigod Aviana, the mother of all birds.
During the War of the Ancients, Aviana unfortunately died in the battle with the Burning Legion, and the mother tree Garnier also withered, leaving only a small remaining branch in the Emerald Dream.
When this branch was found, it still had the last fruit of Garnier hanging on it.
Catalyzed by the water from the Well of Eternity that Illidan secretly retained, and with the blessings of the four Aspect Dragons, this seed grew into a towering tree, which is now Nordrassil, the world tree where the night elves live.
The branch was given to Archdruid Malfurion by the Aspect Dragon for safekeeping. To obtain it, you still need to go to Kalimdor and meet the night elves.
Sarlayan: "It seems that it is imperative to cross the sea to Kalimdor."
Julian encountered trouble and disappeared in Kalimdor. If he wanted to obtain the artifact to save Inas, he also needed to go to Kalimdor, so we happened to solve it together.
[Actually, this is not necessarily the case. There is also a side artifact, which also contains a lot of life force. 】
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows: "Where is it? Is it easy to get it?"
[I can’t say whether it’s good or not, but it’s relatively close to Kul Tiras, and it was freshly baked not long ago.]
[Wait a minute! Could it be that you are talking about...]
[God damn dual-wielding, didn’t the 7.0 egg crush the other dog’s head? 】
Sarlayan: "???"
"What is Goudantou? Where is it?"
[Don’t listen to their nonsense, Goudantou is the Skull of Gul’dan, a fel artifact.]
[With your current strength, it’s too difficult to get that thing. You might end up like Gul’dan.]
[How is it possible that Goudan was tricked by Sargeras and happily stepped into the trap specially prepared for him? 】
[At this moment, Sargeras should be busy training Argus, but he doesn’t have that much energy to pay attention to Sarlayan, a mere mortal.]
[Having said that, even if Sargeras doesn't pay attention, the high-level demons in Sargeras's tomb are enough for Sargeras to drink a pot. I still don't recommend him to get Goudantou.]
Sarlayan: "Wait!"
Sarlayan rubbed his eyebrows in confusion: "How can the evil artifact have the power of life? Are you mistaken?"
[That’s right, evil energy, a chaotic side power, requires burning vitality to be used. A typical example is the Dark Portal. 】
[In order to open this giant portal connecting Azeroth and Draenor, Gul'dan absorbed the vitality of a large number of Draenei captives. 】
[After the death of this most powerful orc warlock, all the life force he stored was merged into the Skull of Gul'dan, which is still stored in the Tomb of Sargeras.]
[If a suitable way can be found to filter evil energy, theoretically, a massive amount of life force can be extracted from the Skull of Gul'dan.]
Sarlayan touched his chin thoughtfully: "Tomb of Sargeras, Broken Islands?"
The Broken Isles are not far west of Kul Tiras and north of the Zandalar Islands.
Sarlayan had seen the island from a distance before when he was forcibly dragged through the air by Deathwing.
Sarlayan hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head.
"Let's consider the Skull of Gul'dan as one of the alternatives. I would still prefer to go to Kalimdor first."
[Wise decision, taking the wrong path is the last resort when you have no choice but to give it a try and take the right path first. If it doesn’t work, think of another way.]
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Temporarily freed from the heavy burden, after Jaina's repeated pleas, Sarlayan reluctantly agreed to take her to travel to the Kul Tiras Islands to give himself some time to relax.
Since coming to Kul Tiras, Sarlayan has spent most of his time in Drustvar, except for the only time he went to Boralus to deliver a message.
King Daelin of Kul Tiras is still sharing the spoils after the war in Lordaeron... Well, he was arguing with other kings at the Alliance Conference, and it seems that he won't be back anytime soon.
Queen Catherine, who supervises the country on her husband's behalf, is not a talented person in governing the country. If Priscilla, the matron of the Ashvane family, had not been assisting her as the queen's adviser, she would have been overwhelmed by the complicated government affairs.
In addition, Catherine also needs to occasionally spare time to teach the young prince Tandre, and her daily schedule is full.
Gianna has been going out a lot recently, and Catherine has noticed it.
Through the report of the personal guard beside Jaina, she learned that her baby daughter was very much loved in the Thornspeaker's den. Catherine, who was already too busy, chose to turn a blind eye.
She is too busy anyway, so it would be a good thing to have someone to help take care of her energetic and curious daughter who asks a hundred thousand questions all day long.
The Kul Tiras Islands consist of 3 main islands and one offshore island.
Sarlayan has long been familiar with Drustvar, and during this period Valeera also took Jaina through many Drustvar towns.
Tiragarde Strait is the central area of Kul Tiras. Jaina had seen a lot of local customs when she followed her parents on patrols. Overall, she was consistent with Boralus.
After some discussion, the three of them decided to set their first stop for relaxation in the Stormsong Valley in the northern part of the archipelago.
Under the excited urging of Valeela and Jaina, Sharlayan activated the Raptor Transformation and transformed into a golden young dragon that was shrunk several times.
Sarlayan did not do much research on the form of raptors. This transformed young dragon only had its own shape and had no combat effectiveness. It could only be used to travel.
But children are just interested in these shiny things.
While flying the two of them to Stormsong Valley, Jaina kept excitedly groping around on the scales on Sarlayan's back, making him feel itchy on the back.
After leaving the birdcage called the Royal Palace and following Sharlayan and Valeera in the Thornspeaker's Den, the little princess Jaina gradually revealed her true nature as a 9-year-old girl. She had the precocious dignified and elegant posture when they first met.
It's already hard to see.
Queen Catherine seemed to criticize this, but Orfa, Sarlayan and others thought it was a good thing.
Children should behave like children, and Sarlayan did not want to wait for Jaina to grow up and recall that her childhood was all boring etiquette training and palace rules.
There are four major families in Kul Tiras, and Sarlayan had some contact with the Waycrest family when he was active in Drustvar.
The contemporary Lord Waycrest is a wise and gentle middle-aged man. Although he does not have the strong fighting power of his ancestor Arom, he is a good hand in managing the territory in peacetime, which is just right for the current Drustvar.
The Ashvane family and the Proudmoore royal family, which are in charge of business, mainly operate in Tiragarde Sound. The relationship between the two families has always been close.
Daelin Forest has considered arranging Jaina to be engaged to the eldest son of the Ashvane family, in order to continue to win over the Ashvane family, who are in charge of the money bag of Kul Tiras.
When mentioning the Ashvane family, Jaina looked a little helpless.
She has received strict court education since she was a child. At only 9 years old, she can already understand the meaning of marriage.
"It's not that I hate Miller, but..."
The little princess's expression was a little tangled: "He is ten years older than me, and we often have nothing to talk about."
"I want to go to Dalaran to study abroad. On the one hand, it is indeed to learn more arcane knowledge, and on the other hand, it is also to avoid the Ashvane family. I don't want to be identified as my future partner so early."
Sarlayan, the big stick in Valeera's mouth, had little sympathy with Jaina's troubles, but Valeera greatly appreciated Jaina's courageous pursuit of her own life.
"That's right! Matches and marriage contracts are all the dregs of the old era! Young people in the new era should decide their own future."
Valeera patted Sarlayan's back as if pointing out something: "You think so, Master Sarlayan was asked to come to get engaged."