Chapter 247 The most suitable melee unit for high elves——Golden Sparkle
With the arrival of Prince Kael'thas personally leading a thousand mixed elites of high elves, the dominance of Shal'Alan naturally returned to the hands of the high elves.
This unit is said to be elite. They are basically veterans who have participated in the Second Quicksand War and returned victoriously.
Thalayan's old acquaintances Vereesa and Liadrin are both in the formation, which shows how much Kael'thas attaches importance to the information provided by Thalayan.
If Arcandor has been proven to be true and effective, it would not be surprising for Quel'Thalas to put in such a lineup.
But what Valeera brought back was just a message. Even with the support of the blue dragon Stellagosa, Anasteria still maintained a dubious attitude.
The old king has been on the throne for more than three thousand years and has experienced all kinds of storms. He has never heard that the upper elf's addiction can be cured.
Compared with Anasteria, whose thinking pattern has long been solidified, the young Kael'thas is more energetic, and he is willing to believe that Sarlayan is not a joking person.
The high elves have always pursued a policy of elite soldiers due to population reasons.
An army of one thousand men may not seem like much, but the combat effectiveness of this army composed entirely of elites cannot be underestimated.
After observing the high elf soldiers on both sides of the Moon Guard, Sharlayan suddenly remembered the barrage's evaluation of the Quel'Thalas army.
'There is a lack of front row...'
There are also warriors in Quel'Thalas, but due to the special environment of Eversong Forest, the high elf warriors have not formed a large scale, and most battles are left to the rangers who have a more versatile fighting style.
The ranger is a marksman when he picks up a bow, and he can also fight in close combat when he draws out his double swords.
The only problem is... their bodies are too fragile and they cannot hold the battle line under the impact of a large group of enemies.
This fatal weakness was clearly revealed during the defense of Quel'Thalas, but Anasteria did not seem to intend to solve this flaw, and still stubbornly maintained the traditional organization of the major legions.
Of course there is a reason for this. Compared to the number of rangers, there are only a handful of high elves willing to take up their jobs as warriors.
Throwing silk battle, this is Danmaku's joking evaluation of the warrior profession.
There are many outstanding warriors in Azeroth, such as Lothar, Solas, Daelin, Magni, etc., but there are very few people who can truly reach the top with the profession of warrior alone.
Although Daelin is also a warrior, he also practices some of the Tide Sage's spells. This combination is very common in Kul Tiras.
Magni also practiced shamanic spells, and the only warriors who truly made it from beginning to end were Solas and Lothar.
Lothar had died on the battlefield at the end of the Second Orc War. Although Solas was still alive, according to the information provided by the barrage, he was probably not far from death.
Sharlayan speculated that even if Kael'thas officially took over and pushed for warriors, there wouldn't be many high elves willing to listen to his call.
In view of this, Sarlayan and Danmu had previously discussed a compromise plan.
Vigorously develop Paladins.
At this stage, the Paladin is a profession unique to the Alliance. The first generation of Paladins needs to receive the blessing of the Holy Light Archbishop Alonsos Faol before they can officially take office.
Sarlayan had already learned a secret about the Holy Light through the barrage.
The so-called "holy" light is not sacred, it is just one of the manifestations of light among the six origins of the universe.
Due to the unintentional misleading of the Holy Light Church, many people, including high elves, believe that only those with noble aspirations can master the Holy Light.
However, this is not the case. As long as you have a strong obsession, the Holy Light will respond indiscriminately, regardless of whether the obsession is good or malicious.
But knowing how to call upon the Light is one thing, building an army of Paladins is another.
Research from scratch is the most difficult. Since the Holy Light Church already has a standardized process for cultivating Paladins, why not just adopt the principle of borrowing?
After this Suramar incident is over, Sharlayan plans to persuade Prince Kael'thas to send people to the Church of Holy Light to steal the army.
There is no need to pry into the core secrets of the Holy Light Church, just learn the training process they use to train paladins.
Sharlayan originally planned to make the training methods of Guardian Druid public in Quel'Thalas.
Unfortunately, because they were driven out of their hometown by the druids and moon priests, the descendants of Dath'Rema are inherently repelled by this profession.
Although it will not be as severely discriminated against as the inelegant hanging silk battle, it is definitely not comparable to a popular profession such as a mage.
The Paladin is different. The glittering Paladin looks very good and is in line with the high elves' pursuit of beauty.
While sitting in the conference hall on the lower floor of Shal Elan and telling Valeera and others about the recent events, Sarlayan's eyes were a little blank, and he just subconsciously read the script based on the "quibble" template provided by the barrage.
"It turns out that so many things happened after that."
Kael'thas patted Sharlayan's right shoulder with emotion: "Thank you for your hard work. It seems that the land of Broken Islands is not very peaceful."
"Uh~"
The corner of Sarlayan's mouth twitched as he came back to his senses: 'Speaking of which, it seems that many chain events started to happen here after Valeela and I entered the Broken Islands?'
‘...Could one of me and Valeera be the God of Plague?’
[Wrong, this is called the protagonist effect.]
[From the moment you are selected by the system, you are the undisputed protagonist of the world of Azeroth.]
Sarlayan: "...What the hell?"
[Okay, no kidding, there is actually a foreshadowing laid by Inas at work behind these incidents, and it cannot be entirely blamed on Sarlayan. 】
After hearing Sharlayan's plan against Fal'dorei, Kael'thas discussed it with the advisors he brought.
In the end, the consultants agreed that Sarlayan's plan was feasible, but it also had certain risks.
Although Sarlayan had made some preparations in advance, hoping to draw the Fadorei opposition out to meet.
But if those people can't escape the surveillance of Spider Queen Oraxis, everything will be just empty talk.
Sarlayan touched his chin thoughtfully: "In other words, as a last resort, we can only take Shista and sneak back to the Fadore residence under Flannar?"
"That's pretty much it."
The leader of Kael'thas' advisory group is a white-haired man who has begun to show his age. His name is Voretal.
The barrage mentioned before that Voretar is also a relatively important figure in the future they know, and he seems to have established an organization called the Astrologers.
However, this has nothing to do with the world line where Sarlayan is located. Due to the changes caused by Sarlayan's family, there is a high probability that many people, including Voretal, will not follow the original path of destiny.
Voretal suggested to Kael'thas with a serious face: "The ancient compatriots of the Moon Guard have some ideas about how to sneak into Flanar. It's better to invite them over to discuss it together."
Sarlayan raised his eyebrows in surprise: 'When did this guy establish a good relationship with the Moon Guard? His diplomatic skills are not weak.'
Kael'thas adopted Voretal's suggestion obediently and sent a young advisor to invite Serana, the leader of the Moon Guard, to come and discuss the plan.
"Frannar... We do know how to infiltrate, but the risk is still there."
Through prior communication with Voretal, Serana already knew that the high elves had a stable source of magic power - the Sunwell.
As long as they can establish a good relationship with the high elves, even if the plan to plant Arkandor fails, the Moon Guard who has switched jobs in Quel'Thalas will no longer have to worry about a lack of magic power.
The two parties, who each wanted something different, hit it off.
As a local mage in Suramar, Serana's understanding of the magic network structure in this area is far better than that of Farodin.
"There are multiple magic network nodes in the Suramar area, and Flanar is located above one of them. This should be the reason why Lord Farodin chose to plant the Miracle Tree there."
Farodin smiled bitterly and nodded: "Unfortunately, I underestimated the total amount of magic power that Arcandor needs to absorb during his growth. The magic network node of Flannar is completely insufficient."
Serana nodded understandingly: "After suffering a loss once, your choice will be wiser this time."
"Shal'Alan is the hub of the magic network in the Suramar region. Due to the efforts of the magisters of Suramar in ancient times, the underground magic network pipelines in this area extend in all directions."
"Theoretically, from the underground of Shal Elan, you can lead to any magic network node, but... vice versa."
Kael'thas understood what Serana meant, and frowned and asked: "You mean, when we open the underground magic network pipeline, the withered magicians occupying other magic network nodes may also follow the underground pipeline.
Entering Shal Ellan?"
"Yes."
Serana solemnly reminded: "As far as I know, most of the magic network nodes in Suramar are occupied by a large number of withered ones."
"Once the underground passage is opened, they will immediately 'smell' the sweet magic scent of the Magic Network hub and come looking for it."
"This is a dangerous double-edged sword. It can hurt the enemy as well as yourself. It is best to carefully consider the pros and cons before making a decision."