Sarlayan really didn't expect that General Shandis would actually say his father's name before he opened his mouth.
Valeela also had a look of surprise on her face, but her mind moved faster and she quickly calmed down her expression, and asked in confusion: "Do you know Julian Deep Shadow?"
Shandris, who has read countless people, saw through Valeera's little thoughts at a glance, but she didn't take it to heart and said bluntly: "I met Julian during the Battle of Quicksand a thousand years ago."
"Thanks to his help, the night elves obtained a lot of important information in that battle and reduced a lot of unnecessary losses."
"Oh, right."
Shandis, who has always been unsmiling, curved her lips slightly: "I also know Julian's foreign partner. I remember... her name seems to be Inas?"
Inas did not hide her identity as a dragon during the Battle of Quicksand. Many front-line commanders, including Shandis, left a deep impression on Julian through this dragon who was associated with mortals.
But before confirming the identities of Sarlayan and Valeera, Shandris did not intend to reveal Inas' dragon identity at will. After all, this was Julian's private matter.
Valeera's eyes flickered a little, and she didn't know whether to believe Shandris for a moment.
"us……"
"Forget it, let me tell you."
Sarlayan raised his hand to stop Valeera's attempt to continue talking, and looked directly at Shandris.
"Julian Deep Shadow and Inas are my parents. My name is Sarlayan Deep Shadow, and this Valeera Sangunar is my father's apprentice."
"More than two months ago, Quel'Thalas received his latest report. The intelligence department speculated that he might have encountered trouble in the Silithus area, so the two of us were sent to search and help him get out of trouble.
"
"Oh~" A look of surprise appeared on Shandis's face: "So you are... ha~"
With other people present, Shandris hesitated to stop.
She encouraged Lena with a gentle attitude: "You and Eternal Wings have done a good job. The rest of the work will be left to me. You can go back to your posts."
Through the previous conversation, Lena confirmed that these two "upper elves" did not have any malicious intent.
After saluting Shandis respectfully, Lena left Shandis' office with the elf dragon who turned back three times.
This vindictive little guy has not yet completely let go, and plans to find opportunities to continue playing pranks on Sarlayan and Valeela in the future.
After confirming that there were no outsiders in the office, Shandis' originally peaceful expression turned serious.
"Back to the topic."
"Julian did have contact with me some time ago."
"Just as your intelligence department speculated, he left Feralas and went south to Silithus. After that, I never received any information about him again."
"But half a month ago, news came from Cenarion Fortress stationed in Silithus that there was something strange happening near the Wall of Quicksand."
A sharp light flashed in Shandis's eyes: "Julian specifically mentioned before leaving Feathermoon Fortress that he came to Kalimdor this time to track down a person related to the Ancient God."
"I suspect that the changes in the Quicksand Wall are probably related to the person he is tracking."
'it is as expected.'
Sarlayan and Danmu have long discussed this possibility, but there has been no definite evidence to support it.
With Shandis's testimony, it is basically certain that Julian pursued the two-headed ogre Cho'gall into Ahn'Qiraj.
The only question is how the ogre bypassed the seal of the Quicksand Wall and entered Ahn'Qiraj.
Sharlayan asked Shandris about this issue.
"Compared to the powerful internal seal, the quicksand wall's external defense is indeed weak, but it is not something that just anyone can easily pass through."
Shandris frowned and continued with worry: "If the ogre you mentioned can really pass through the wall of quicksand and enter the interior of Ahn'Qiraj... then it means that he has long been in contact with the ancients.
There is a connection with God.”
"Moreover, the ancient god who gave him the power to cross the wall of quicksand may not be C'Thun."
With the seal of the Quicksand Wall intact, C'Thun's power cannot affect the outside world at all.
In other words, there is someone else behind Cho'gall, either N'Zoth or Yogg-Saron.
Sharlayan prefers Cho'gall's connection to N'Zoth.
Among the three sealed ancient gods, Yogg-Saron is the most powerful.
Its jailbreak has been progressing steadily by corrupting Ulduar and the Titan Guardians.
But Yogg-Saron's puppet Loken is not able to cover the sky with one hand in Ulduar. Storm Guardian Thorim and Ice Guardian Hodir are still wandering around. Both of them are unsettling factors for Yogg-Saron.
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In contrast, N'Zoth, who is hiding alone in the deep sea, does not need to worry about these problems.
After the world collapsed, Ny'alotha, which had sealed N'zoth, sank into the sea. N'zoth, the weakest among the three ancient gods, was a blessing in disguise and was able to escape from prison without any interference.
Deathwing and Nightmare King Xavius are both direct subordinates of N'Zoth, and it even had the spare power to send its subordinate Xeraki to Zandalar to seek the artificial ancient god G'huun... although it failed in the end.
In terms of absolute strength, N'zoth is at the bottom among the three ancient gods, but so far, it is the ancient god who has made the fastest progress in breaking free from the seal, and is also the one who likes to cause trouble the most.
Sharlayan: "If N'Zoth is really behind it, why would it untie its rival C'Thun?"
[It's very simple, no matter how the ancient gods fight among themselves, their ultimate goal is the same - to corrupt Azeroth. This is the ultimate goal given to them by the Lord of the Void. 】
[N'zoth's current power alone cannot overturn the overall stability of Azeroth. It will take more time to get rid of the seal imposed by the Titan. 】
[The progress of civilization of the mortal race has exceeded N'Zoth's expectations. In order to slow down their development, it plans to find a target to take its place in front of them and cause trouble, while it hides behind the scenes and quietly makes a fortune. 】
[If our speculation is correct, Cho'gall will not completely unlock the seal that binds C'Thun immediately, but will gradually unlock the seal over the next few decades.]
Sarlayan said thoughtfully: "So, dad's report should have been sent before following Cho'gall into the wall of quicksand. He was probably trapped inside the seal and unable to come out?"
[It’s very possible, maybe this is what he calls non-life-threatening trouble.]
[Then the question is, how to release Julian without destroying the seal of the Quicksand Wall?]
After listening to Sarlayan's speculation, Shandis folded her hands and held her chin, temporarily lost in thought.
"If you want to enter the Wall of Quicksand, you must first get the key to unlock the seal, the Quicksand Scepter."
"But the Scepter of Quicksand was smashed by the grief-stricken Fandral Staghelm thousands of years ago, and the three largest fragments were given to the red dragon, the green dragon, and the bronze dragon for safekeeping."
Shandis looked at Sharlayan with twinkling eyes: "I can contact the dragon army through the night elves' channels and ask for their help."
"But due to the surveillance mission given by my mother, I cannot leave Feralas without authorization unless..."
Valeela took over the words knowingly: "Unless someone helps you deal with the threat of Elrethalas, the surveillance mission will naturally cease to exist."
"That's it."
A smile flashed across Shandris' lips: "Ere'Thalas has always been wary of the night elves. Our people will attract their attention whenever they get close."
"But you two are different. The high elves are descendants of the upper elves. With this relationship, Syndra's attitude towards you should be relatively gentle."
"I don't care what method you use, as long as I can ensure that Elre'Thalas no longer threatens Feralas, I can end the current mission, leave Feathermoon Fortress and run around for you, and help you rescue Ahn'Qiraj from the deep
of Julian.”
Sharlayan and Valeera made eye contact, and Sharlayan finally reached out to Shandris.
"Then...is it settled?"
"We sneak into Elre'Thalas to look for opportunities. After we succeed, you can contact all parties to recast the Quicksand Scepter."
With undisguised admiration in her eyes, Shandis stood up from behind her desk and shook hands with Sharlayan with her calloused right hand.
"As expected of Julian and Inas's child...it's a given."