Before setting off from Shal Ellan, Sarlayan predicted that the trip would not go smoothly.
The arrogance of the upper elves is as if it is engraved into the DNA of the race, especially the dogmatic upper elves who have lived in the mountains for a long time and have no knowledge of foreign affairs.
In comparison, the high elves who have been in contact with foreign races for a long time are already much more tactful.
After being closed to the outside world for a long time, if you suddenly encounter a stranger, your first reaction will definitely be to turn them away. This approach is understandable.
Through the guidance of the barrage, Sarlayan took advantage of the arrogant nature of the upper elf, deliberately provoked their anger, and took advantage of the opponent's opportunity to open the door to attack.
Sarlayan is not arrogant enough to think that he can single-handedly overwhelm the hundreds of Moon Guards in the entire Moon Protector Fortress. His purpose is to force out the leader who is observing behind the scenes.
Sure enough, when the squad leader was pinned down by Sarlayan and unable to move, the three senior executives finally couldn't sit still and hurriedly stepped forward to put out the fire.
Most of the other Moon Guards who came after hearing the news of the battle stared at Sarlayan with hostile eyes. If it were not for the restraint of the leader, they would have swarmed up and captured this rude intruder.
"Bah!"
The tame hippogryphs in the Moon Guard Bastion also chirped menacingly, but the nearest hippogryph suddenly stopped moving and looked at it with a puzzled look on its face as it transformed back into the human form of Sarlayan.
"Gu?"
The face of the owner of this hippogryph suddenly changed, and he stretched out his hand to try to pull back his friend who was walking forward.
"Xunfeng?! Don't be impulsive!"
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the hippogryph known as Swift Wind strutted up to Sharlayan and did not attack him. Instead, it rubbed its head against the "enemy" affectionately.
"???"
Seeing the question mark on Xunfeng's master's face, Danmaku suddenly burst into laughter.
【Little question mark, do you have many friends? 】
[Comparing animal affinity with Druid, are you awake, brother? 】
[By the way, when did Sarlayan start using animal hypnosis? I didn’t see his movements at all.]
Sarlayan: "When I transform back into a human form, I don't have to make a concave shape to use it. Pay attention to my left hand."
After Salayan's reminder, some netizens noticed that his left hand behind his back was shining with a soft green light.
The female leader narrowed her eyes, and her evaluation of the evil intruder once again increased in her mind.
"Who are you? Why did you forcefully break into the Moon Protector Fortress?"
"If you can't give us a convincing reason today... don't blame the Moon Guard for not treating guests well."
Thalayan's right hand still held Quel'Sera tightly, and to show his sincerity, he turned the great sword upside down and inserted it into the ground.
But just in case, his palm did not leave the hilt of the sword.
"I come from Quel'Thalas, the kingdom of high elves across the sea. I took the liberty of visiting you this time to discuss the future of the high elves with you."
"Ha~"
The leading female leader raised her lips disapprovingly: "The future? That's such a big statement. Tell me, what is the future in your mouth?"
Sarlayan smiled mysteriously: "You don't need to tell me, you should also know the fatal weakness of the upper elf after losing the Well of Eternity. This is why I am here."
The eyes of the three leaders showed strange changes at the same time. After exchanging glances with each other, the female leader said cautiously: "I hope you can really speak something meaningful... Come with me, and the others will leave first."
"Yes, chief."
…
Showing muscles can achieve good results in most circumstances, at least it can show the other party that you are not easy to mess with.
The premise is that the relationship between the two parties is not completely hostile, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
First, he relied on his strength to suppress some of the Moon Guards, and then surprisingly revealed the issues that the Moon Guards were most concerned about.
Just like the plan formulated by the barrage, the leader of the Moon Guard did not immediately fall out, but instead brought Sarlayan to the conference hall to continue discussing in detail.
After some self-introduction, Sarlayan finally knew the names of the three leaders.
The leading woman is named Serana Starweaver, who is the chief of the Moon Guard of the Moon Fortress, and the other two are her deputies, named Salenus River Tree and Losius Mooncaller respectively.
Just as Sharlayan pointed out the topic, all highborne elves need to face an eternal problem.
Magic addiction.
It was precisely because of the obsession with magic that the Moon Guard had to bow to Elisande and receive a meager amount of Nightwell magic power from her, which could barely guarantee the normal operation of the Moon Guard.
According to Farodin, the Moon Protector Fortress has nearly a thousand arcanists of all levels.
But when Sarlayan fought with them at the door, there were only a hundred people who came nearby to watch the battle, which was seriously inconsistent with the actual number.
The barrage speculates that perhaps due to insufficient energy supply, the Moon Guards can only select people with abundant magic power to take turns to be on duty and absorb magic power in turn.
Sarlayan hit on the Moon Guard's pain point as soon as he opened his mouth. Only then did Serana, who was worried, willing to give him a chance, and sought medical treatment in a hurry.
"Before I tell you how to cure addiction, I have one more question."
Serana frowned displeased: "What's the problem?"
Sarlayan shook his head indifferently: "Don't be nervous, I don't intend to make things difficult for you."
"I'm just curious. Why do you still trust her so much after being treated coldly by Elisande for so long?"
"snort!"
Losius, who had a bad temper, snorted coldly: "Trust? No, of course we don't trust that duplicitous guy."
"There is only one reason why we choose to cooperate with her. She can provide us with magic power, that's all."
Sarlayan said meaningfully: "In other words, if there are other forces that can provide you with sufficient magic power, Moon Protector Fortress is also willing to form an alliance with them?"
"Mr. Shenying, please don't get the premise wrong."
Salenus has a relatively gentle personality, but his expression is very serious at this time.
"We will not be so unruly. Not just anyone can easily command us with the supply of magic power."
"Although Elisande has provided less and less magic power to the Moon Guard Bastion in recent years, she is still a member of our race. We worked very happily together in the early years. I think...she must have encountered some trouble recently.
"
[Trouble? That’s not a problem, it’s just that more magic power is allocated to explore the various possibilities of countless timelines. 】
[Unfortunately, her efforts are destined to be in vain.]
[As long as you cannot escape from those preset conditions, the future that Elisande can see is ultimately limited.]
In the War of the Ancients, Elisande should be regarded as a neutral position. She did not want to offend Queen Azshara, but she was also unwilling to sit back and watch the people of Suramar suffer the slaughter of demons.
She practiced her concept of neutrality and used the Eye of Aman'Thul to raise a strong defensive barrier, completely isolating Suramar from the disputes of the outside world, and never interfered in foreign affairs again.
As vested interests, it is normal for the Highborne to side with Azshara, who has a stake in the situation. Highborne elves like Dath'Remar and Ravencrest who care about the people are in the minority.
Times have changed, and Sarlayan has no intention of criticizing Elisande's stance at that time. What makes it difficult for him to understand is Elisande's actions in the next ten thousand years.
[Those who are addicted to exploring the mysteries of time will eventually be confused by the changes in the timeline. Even the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu cannot escape from this vicious circle, let alone the mortal Elisande. 】
After reviewing countless timelines through the Eye of Aman'Thul, Elisande hopes to choose a path that is best for the people of Suramar.
In order to preserve all of Suramar, she was determined to give up those uneasy factors that might have a negative impact on the future direction, and it was from this that the Withered Ones were born.
Although Serana was quite critical of Elisande's practice of exiling her people out of the city, from Elisande's point of view, in order to protect more people when the Night Well was insufficient, this approach was also appropriate.
Do it as a last resort.
Moreover, the Moon Guard is also a vested interest in this policy, and the Moon Guard does not have enough confidence to stand up and accuse Elisande of being cold-blooded.
Through these clichés, Sarlayan obtained a relatively important piece of information.
The Moon Guards are not very loyal to Elisande, and they don't mind jumping to other forces as long as certain conditions are met.
After confirming the other party's attitude, Sarlayan finally brought the topic to the point.
"Three of you, have you ever heard of Akandor, the Miracle Tree?"
【...Why does this sentence pattern look familiar?】