When Sharlayan and Valeera entered the Emerald Dream together, far away in Quel'Thalas, the northernmost tip of the Eastern Kingdom, someone happened to be discussing matters related to them.
Even with a flying mount, it took more than a month to fly over half of Kalimdor.
After the Second Orc War, the once united alliance fell apart due to Terenas Menethil's continuous tricks.
Gilneas, Stromgarde, and Kul Tiras left in anger one after another, and Quel'Thalas also took the opportunity to withdraw from this organization that had changed.
But the political struggle in the rear has not affected the soldiers on the front line for the time being.
The main force of the Alliance led by Turayan is still stationed in the Cursed Land, closely monitoring the movements of the Dark Portal.
The war is over. Due to food consumption considerations, the organization no longer needs to accumulate too many troops.
When armies from various countries began to return, Sylvanas also led the ranger troops to return.
Vereesa and Lyras both followed the returning team, and the Windrunner family was only missing its eldest sister, Alleria.
Sylvanas, Vereesa and Lylas all belong to the ranger force and are regular troops who must obey orders from their superiors.
But Alleria is different. She is the leader of the Farstriders and has great autonomy in action. The Farstrider rangers under her command do not directly obey the Sun King's orders.
The mages led by Khadgar, Kel'Thuzad and Drayden have come to the conclusion and are trying to close the Dark Portal.
Alleria decided to stay in the Cursed Land for a while. She always felt that the tribe would not admit defeat so honestly.
When the Dark Portal arrived in Year 7, Sarlayan and Valeera had just entered the Emerald Dream, and Melia Starwhisper, who was far away in the Tower of the Morning Star in Eversong Forest, suddenly received an encrypted arcane message.
"This is……"
Melia, who was at the observatory on the top of the tower, frowned in confusion and used the equipment of the Tower of Morning Star to analyze the source of the signal.
"...Kalimdor? No way."
After many calculations, Meliya obtained similar results.
This encrypted signal came from Kalimdor across the distant sea, and the information it contained was even more unbelievable to her.
"Hiss~ The upper elves who have survived from ancient times to this day... aren't you kidding me?"
The full text of the message is not long, but the content is exciting enough.
A group of highborne elves calling themselves Syndra hoped to relocate their entire family to Quel'Thalas, and commissioned Melia to find out what the Sun King was saying. The letter also contained the marks of Sarlayan and Valeera.
Even an undisciplined person like Meliya would not dare to make an independent decision on such an important matter.
Melia has always been a loner and has a very poor relationship with the noble mages of Silver Moon City. The signal received by the Tower of Morning Star in the far south of the forest was not noticed by anyone.
After hundreds of years, Melia teleported back to Silvery Moon City after a long absence.
Hundreds of years have passed, and the big things she once caused have been gradually forgotten, and people on the street have long since failed to recognize this person who was once called a "witch" by countless people.
Pulling up her hood and walking in a hurry, Melia contacted the Royal Archmage Rommath through the previous communication channel, and that night she successfully entered the palace to meet the Sun King and Prince Kael'thas.
"Salayan?"
Upon hearing this name, Anastria, who was originally a little lazy, immediately sat upright.
"Kael'thas, release the message."
"Yes, father."
Prince Kael'thas of Quel'Thalas returned to his country half a year ago. After a series of overt and covert struggles, he finally gained a firm foothold in the country and began to attack the traditional nobles represented by the Silver Moon Council step by step.
This tug-of-war behind the scenes is very difficult. The power of the traditional nobles is deeply rooted. The Sunstrider royal family can only try its best to win over the meritorious nobles who rose up after the Troll War.
Among them are the Deep Shadow family and the Sangunar family.
After the Battle of Quel'Thalas, the four major nobles gradually lost power and were replaced by the small and medium-sized nobles who had bet on the Silver Moon Council.
Of course, it is impossible for the four nobles to watch their family decline, but they have lost a large number of radical clan members at once, and recovering their strength cannot be achieved in a year or two.
If they do not want to be crushed by the torrent of the times, they must choose between the royal family and the traditional nobility.
According to common sense, the four major nobles, as the apex of the traditional nobility, should naturally side with the Silver Moon Parliament.
But here comes the problem. The faction with radical views has been secretly executed by Anastria. What remains is the faction with a more moderate stance and is more inclined to cooperate with the royal family.
Most of the younger generations of the four nobles, such as Mattis Yanying and Solanlian Morningstar, stand firmly on the side of the royal party.
Taking this as a breakthrough, Anasteria and Kael'thas adopted the strategy of joining forces to divide the four nobles who were originally united, and completely brought the Flame Eagle family and the Morningstar family together.
The Sun King and the prince acted very quickly. They acted separately and changed the overall situation overnight. The traditional nobles did not react at all.
Seeing Yan Ying and Chen Xing, who were both old rivals and old friends, move their butts first, the Sun Shadow family and the Fire Feather family immediately panicked, and fell into the arms of the royal party one after another under the old king's gentle and gentle tactics.
All four nobles joined the royal faction, and the balance of power between the royal court and the traditional nobles finally became obviously imbalanced.
At this point, the internal struggle situation in Quel'Thalas has gradually become clearer.
Although the traditional nobles based on the Silver Moon Council are still resisting stubbornly, anyone who knows the truth behind the scenes knows that their time is running out.
In order to prevent the traditional nobles from taking desperate risks, Anasteria showed the courage of its youth for a long time.
He mobilized all four legions to station themselves near Silvermoon City, and quickly recalled the main force of the ranger troops from the front line, blocking all possibilities for the opponent to jump over the wall.
In order to prevent this internal struggle from having too great an impact on Quel'Thalas, Anasteria did not want to push too hard. He planned to use the method of boiling frogs in warm water to figure it out slowly.
After finally breathing a sigh of relief, the tired Sun King was preparing to take a good rest.
Meliya, who has lived in the "countryside" for a long time, brought a big news at this time.
"Syndra of Elre'Thalas..."
Memories flashed across Anasteria's increasingly cloudy eyes: "When I was a child, I heard my great-grandfather Dath'Rema mention them."
"Before deciding to go east, Dath'Remar had sent people to Elre'Thalas, trying to get in touch with Syndra and inviting them to leave Kalimdor together."
"It's a pity that it didn't work out in the end."
Anasteria shook her head with a smile and said: "I didn't expect that after thousands of years, I could hear Syndra's name again, and they even actively asked to join Quel'Thalas."
"Ha~ Sarlayan, after the in-depth cooperation with Kul Tiras, this little guy has brought us another surprise."
Kael'thas also had a smile on his face: "Maybe this is the so-called luck. Sarlayan himself may not have far-reaching considerations, but what he did did bring benefits to Quel'Thalas.
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Melia, who had not been involved in the inner circle of politics for a long time, didn't know what the king and his son were talking about, but she knew enough not to ask any more questions.
Archmage Romans asked respectfully: "Your Majesty, what about this matter..."
Anastria put her right hand on the armrest of the chair to support the side of her face, closed her eyes and was silent for a while before speaking again.
"Accurate! Prince Kael'thas will be solely responsible for this matter."
"Remember, don't make it public, treat these Syndra scholars as a secret card, and play them out when necessary."
After learning the Dark Way from his father's side for half a year, Kael'thas quickly understood what he meant and smiled knowingly: "As you command, Father, I will let them stay in the southern part of the forest for the time being."
"Melia."
Melia, who was a little distracted, hurriedly lowered her head and responded: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."
Kael'thas smiled meaningfully at her: "Your Tower of Morning Star is in disrepair, and it's time to expand the internal space."
"Starting from tomorrow, the royal family will secretly provide you with all the resources needed to expand the mage tower. Be sure to make proper arrangements for the distinguished guests coming from afar."
'Hey, my quiet and leisurely days may be gone forever.'
Melia complained internally, but on the surface she still maintained a respectful attitude and accepted the task.
Compared with the last time he parted with Sarlayan, Anasteria's face became older.
After Melia left, he turned to look out the window at the starry night sky, with an unconscious smile on his face.
"That kid's movements are really fast. He did such a big thing just after arriving in Kalimdor."
Kael'thas said jokingly: "I am looking forward to his next actions. I hope he can continue his efforts to persuade the night elves to form an alliance with Quel'Thalas."
The Sun King couldn't help laughing: "Haha~ Those distant relatives who hate arcana are not so easy to give up their stubborn ideas, but..."
"That boy Sarlayan has always played against common sense. With his blood connection with the Dragon Clan and the friendly relationship between the Dragon Clan and the Night Elves... who can say for sure?"