Most people in Azeroth, including Julian, believe that there are only four Old Gods who have taken root in Azeroth, and there are three existing ones.
This inherent impression is not wrong, but they missed an ancient god who was nine-tenths dead.
Xalatas.
In fact, this is also normal.
Xal'atath has never officially appeared in the history of Azeroth. As early as the Civil War in the Dark Empire in the ancient times, Xal'atath was torn to pieces by other ancient gods.
Fragments in every sense of the word.
Only a small claw was left of its body, and only a few fragments of its soul were left. It was made into a magic weapon with self-awareness.
Its name is Xal'atath, Blade of the Dark Empire.
To say it is alive... is actually a bit flattering.
However, in fact, Xal'atath really just settled down.
According to the information provided by the barrage, in the future of Azeroth they saw, Xal'atath also broke away from the shackles of the Blade of the Dark Empire and regained his freedom with the help of N'Zoth, and was never seen again.
disappeared.
Even the barrage of astronomy and geography is unclear. When Xal'atath secretly reached a deal with N'Zoth, the possibility of Cho'gall acting as a middleman cannot be ruled out.
According to the barrage, Xal'atath will choose a suitable master on his own.
When it loses interest in its owner, it will abandon it without hesitation.
Just like the former Queen of the Dark Iron Dwarves, Modgud.
The Blade of the Dark Empire should now be in the hands of a human priest named Natalie Serling, and Barrage cannot guarantee where this traveling priest is.
Maybe it's the rebuilt Stormwind City, maybe it's Lordaeron, maybe it's other human kingdoms.
"Forget it, let's leave Gu'gall alone for now."
Seeing the troubled expression on Sarlayan's face, Julian smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"The most important thing right now is to revive your mother first."
"I hope His Majesty Ysera can end the battle in the Emerald Dream as soon as possible. I can't wait."
When Sarlayan entered the Emerald Dream through the Blighted Realm, the green dragon and the druids had already launched an all-out campaign against the Nightmare. It was said that Malfurion had discovered clues about Xavius.
But Ysera was not sure how long it would take to catch the cunning satyr king.
Before the battle in the Emerald Dream ends, Sharlayan must first prepare for the arrival of the Green Dragon Queen.
Kalimdor is separated from the Eastern Kingdom by the endless sea. Even if the dragons can cross the sea with their endurance, it will take a lot of time on the way.
Ysera was still busy going to Silithus to rescue her daughter Melinthera, and she couldn't accept the time consumed by this trip.
Fortunately, Sarlayan and Valeera found a trick.
The tree of life that supports the Eversong Forest - Sassala.
Sarlayan finally knew from Julian's mouth why Saas'ala gave him the blessing of life in the first place.
This was specially arranged by Inas before leaving Quel'Thalas, in order to stimulate the life force hidden in Sarlayan's body.
Inas knew the customs of the high elves and would go to the Temple of Desom to pray for blessings before leaving Eversong Forest.
She used this ancient tree with huge vitality to bury her blessing in it. Only Sarlayan, who was connected by blood to her, could activate the blessing.
When receiving Inasi's blessing, Sharlayan also established a certain connection with Sath'ala.
After hearing about this in Moonglade, Remulos came up with a plan to establish a direct connection between the Tree of Life, Sath'ala, and the Emerald Dream, and transform it into one of the dream passages.
Once the connection is established, green dragons and druids can easily reach Eversong Forest through this passage.
However, considering the unharmonious relationship between the night elves and the high elves, Sarlayan still needs to consult the Sun King on this matter before taking action.
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"The passage connecting the Emerald Dream?"
After listening to Sarlayan's description, Anasteria frowned and pondered for a while.
"Salayan, are you sure the night elves won't use this passage to attack us?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "Probably not. According to what I observed and other people's comments, the night elves' foreign policy is very Buddhist. As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke, they usually won't attack first."
"Um……"
The old king seemed a little hesitant, but Kael'thas was more optimistic.
"Father, this may also be an opportunity."
"We have been separated from the night elves for too long, and we both lack understanding of each other."
"With the passage to the Emerald Dream, we can deepen our understanding of the current situation of the night elves through those druids who love nature."
"Of course, just in case, we must also take necessary precautions."
"You can order the Ranger troops to include the Temple of Desom as a key defense target, strengthen daily inspections, and avoid unexpected situations as much as possible."
Anastria nodded in relief: "That's fine, the future of this country is in your hands, just follow your words."
Incorporating Sasiala into the dream system is not something that can be done casually.
In addition to the extremely high requirements for the giant tree itself as the carrier, it also needs to be personally certified by Ysera, Queen of the Green Dragon.
Remulos went to Ysera specifically to ask for permission, and at this time, the special mark was engraved on the palm of Sarlayan's left hand.
The Sun King handed over the entire matter to Prince Kael'thas, who also had to deal with the subsequent impact of the shocking news at the banquet.
Through the portal opened by Kael'thas, the group arrived directly in front of the Temple of Dysholm. Valeera and Vereesa, who had just returned to Quel'Thalas, had already arrived in advance to wait.
After the alliance fell apart, several countries that broke away from the alliance recalled their armies one after another.
As Leretha's successor, Sylvanas performed well in this battle and successfully passed her mother's final test.
Lireza, who has been fighting for many years, is not young anymore. She originally planned to officially hand over the responsibilities of the Ranger General to her second daughter when she grew up, while she retreated behind the scenes to rest in her old age.
The first half of the retirement plan went smoothly, but the second half... because of the storm of public opinion brought about by the half-elf knighthood, it may be difficult to go as she wished.
After returning to Quel'Thalas, Sylvanas began to formally take over the command of the ranger forces under Lireza's initiative.
The handover process will take some time. Sylvanas has been very busy recently and has to accept her mother's final teachings before she leaves and retires at any time.
The miserable Leras was caught by Releza as soon as he returned to his homeland.
Sarlayan's performance was so outstanding, and he was even awarded a noble title for his merits. Lyras's few military exploits on the battlefield seemed insignificant in front of him.
The competitive Lireza could not accept that his son was far behind his peers.
She decided to train Lilas herself after retiring, forcing him to make rapid progress through strict teachings, so that he could be on his own as soon as possible.
After learning the inside story from Vereesa, Sarlayan mourned for Lyras in his heart.
I'm afraid that kid won't be able to hang out for a long time.
Alleria was stationed at Nethergarde Castle and had not returned, and Sylvanas and Relessa had no time to spare. Vereesa, as the representative of the Windrunner family, could only accompany and protect Prince Kael'thas in the southern forest.
OK.
"Sassala..."
Kael'thas looked at the towering tree in front of him with some emotion.
"The last time I saw it was when I left home to study in Dalaran a hundred years ago. Time flies so fast."
After briefly explaining the situation to the temple guardians, Sarai arranged to go out and walk to the roots of the big tree under the watchful eyes of Kael'thas, Vereesa and others.
As Sarlayan approached, the dense branches and leaves of Thasala began to tremble slightly, as if to welcome his return.
Pressing the green flower mark in the palm of his left hand against the tree, Sarlayan gained the recognition of this giant tree with a little intelligence through his subtle connection with Saas'ala.
The soft green shimmer gradually spread with Sarlayan's left palm as the center, and green energy threads spread upward along the roots of Sasala's tree, soon dyeing the entire tree emerald green.
Remulos, who was taking a nap in the Moonlight Grove, suddenly opened his eyes and touched his chin with a big hand like a tree branch with interest.
"That kid's movements are quite nimble. He's not like those night elf druids who have procrastination."
A large emerald green magic circle appeared at the feet of Remulos's deer body.
Remulos, standing in the center of the formation, recited loudly: "In the name of Ysera the Sleeper, the application for accessing the dream network through the Tree of Life Sath'ala, the connection... is completed!"