Long before the War of the Ancients began, Suramar was praised by countless bards as the Pearl of the Night.
As one of the six major cities in the Dark Night Empire, the core city of Suramar is very prosperous.
Due to being shrouded in a magic barrier for a long time, the skylight in Suramar City is relatively dim, so the magic lights on the roadside are turned on early before nightfall.
Looking over from a high place, the brightly lit Suramar looks like a dream.
There are many high-end cruise ships with exquisite appearance floating on the man-made canals surrounding the city center. The nobles who occupy more social resources enjoy themselves on the boats without any scruples.
And just under the dark bridge not far from the canal, the poor at the bottom are suffering from hunger.
For a sip of cheap magic wine, they are willing to take on any heavy work and even be beaten and scolded by their employers. They seem to live in two different worlds from the drunken nobles.
In front of a luxurious villa on a high-rise building in the city, a female noble of the Night with long, bright silver hair observed the night view of the city from different angles with a worried expression.
"The magic power rationed to the people is getting less and less... Elisande, what are you doing?"
At this moment, a young girl dressed in waiter's clothing came respectfully behind the female noble and bowed.
"Lady Thalyssra, it's time for you to prepare for going out."
Looking back towards the city, the mature woman known as Talisa calmed down.
"Is it time...Filia, please change my clothes."
"yes."
A large number of maids can be seen in Nuoda's villa, and outside the villa there are some men in work clothes who are cleaning the courtyard and trimming the green vegetation.
Compared with other nobles of the same level, the servants in Talisa's family are obviously a little over the top.
But Philia and the other servants did not complain at all, but were very grateful to Talisa for being willing to take them in.
Including Philia, many of the servants in this villa are poor people from the lower classes who cannot survive in the city.
First Arcanist Thalyssra was often ridiculed among Elisande's advisory board for hiring such "undignified" pariahs.
But Talisa never paid attention to those gossips. She knew exactly what she was doing and what she should do.
Through the intelligence channels brought by these servants from the lower levels, Talisa can learn about recent events in every corner of the city at the speed of other colleagues.
About half an hour ago, Philia sent a fresh piece of news.
In the Arcane Association under Talissa's jurisdiction, an arcanist who was responsible for the management of the magic network encountered an unexpected incident during his exile and was unfortunately trapped outside the barrier.
Talisa soon learned the name of the arcanist, Valtroy.
As a competent Chief Arcanist, Thalyssra has a basic understanding of the talents under her command.
She still remembered the name Valtroy. He was a young and talented magic network management expert.
The most important thing is that Valtroy basically agrees with him on reforming the existing policies of the Nightborne, and is a talent worth fighting for.
Upon learning that Valtroy was trapped outside the barrier, Thalyssra immediately used her authority as chief advisor to summon other advisors to the Night Fortress for discussion.
For thousands of years, the right to open Suramar's enchantment has been in Elisande's hands.
But now Elisande is studying something in seclusion, and she has temporarily handed over the authority to open the barrier to her advisory group.
If Talisa wants to open the barrier and rescue Valtroy, she must gain the support of at least half of the advisors.
Philia looked worriedly at her mistress as she hurried to the Night Fortress. She was not optimistic about the outcome of this meeting.
"Hey~"
Looking at the deep purple edge of the barrier in the distance from a high place, Philia sighed quietly.
"Accident...heh, is it really just an accident?"
…
As Philia expected, Talisa, who left in a hurry in the evening, did not return until late at night with a tired look on her face.
Judging from her gloomy expression, it was obvious that she failed to convince other consultants to open the barrier and rescue the people.
Come to think of it, all the advisors except Talisa have clearly opposed her suggestion of opening up to the outside world. This is not the first time that they have exiled people who are determined to reform from the city on the grounds of "accident".
Valtroy is not the first, and he probably won't be the last.
Talisa waved away the other servants with a gloomy expression, and returned to her bedroom with only Filia.
"How is the situation over there?"
Filia shook her head regretfully: "Although Ms. Yuejun sympathizes with Valtroy's experience, she does not believe that those stubborn vested interests can be persuaded through lobbying."
"Why……"
Talisa sighed feebly and looked out the window blankly.
Due to the isolation of the magic barrier, no real stars and moon can be seen in the sky above Suramar, only the false sky weaved by the chief astrologer Etraeus' magic.
"The Night Well can only support a limited number of people. In the past 1,000 years, the number of exiled people in the city has been increasing."
"The population has never been able to grow, and it has been trapped within the barrier, turning a deaf ear to changes in the outside world."
Talisa smiled mockingly to herself: "Is this the destined future of the Children of the Night, and cannot tolerate even the slightest change?"
Just when Talisa was feeling depressed, she suddenly felt some changes in the magic network nodes in Suramar City.
Not many people can sense this weak fluctuation, and most of them just regard it as the normal rhythm of the Night Well.
As Elisande's chief advisor, and her arcane mastery second only to Elisande's chief arcanist, Talisa could clearly tell that this fluctuation did not come from the Nightwell.
Walking out of the villa with a solemn expression, Talisa raised her eyes and looked towards the city limits.
"The source of this wave of fluctuation...comes from outside the city?"
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After Kael'thas led the team back to Shal'Ellan, he wanted to let Valtroy, who was mentally shaken, go rest for a while first.
However, Valtroy himself volunteered to try to get in touch with some people in the city through the magic network hub of Shal Elan.
Kael'thas didn't know much about the management of the Magic Network, so he turned his attention to Voretal, who was well-informed.
"Can the Magic Network still do such a thing?"
Voretal said thoughtfully: "Theoretically it is possible, but it is not easy to do it. It requires extremely sophisticated magic control capabilities, and you must also be familiar with the local magic network structure."
The magic web is equivalent to the blood vessels of Azeroth's star soul all over the surface of the planet. Only blue dragons who have obtained management rights can freely adjust them.
What Valtroy wants to do is not to adjust the structure of the Magic Network, but to make use of the existing Magic Network system.
As a highly regarded expert in magic network management, Valtroy is good at this.
But she couldn't guarantee whether the signal she sent would be received by anyone, and even if it was, she didn't know whether the other party would be willing to take the risk to help.
After Valtroy sent a signal using the magic network hub of Shal'Ellan, nearly an hour passed without receiving any response.
After outputting a large amount of magic power, Valtroy, who was exhausted physically and mentally, could no longer hold on any longer, but she was unwilling to leave here and give up her last hope, so she simply leaned against the corner and slid to the ground to fall asleep.
Looking at Valtroy, who was still hugging the staff tightly after falling asleep and clearly feeling insecure, Sarlayan turned the topic to Serana.
"Selana, you are a local aborigine and know the situation here better than we do."
"Do you think Valtroy's signal will be answered?"
Serana shook her head: "Not sure. I have also heard about the deeds of Chief Arcanist Thalyssra. She is a very rare revolutionary among the Children of Night."
"If Talisa is willing to take the risk and answer the call from the city, things may turn around. Otherwise... we really have to wait another ten years."
After Valeera's persuasion, Sarlayan, who was a little hot-headed, gradually calmed down.
Just like Kael'thas said, ten years is not too long to wait for the high elves.
All the efforts that should be made have been made. Although the final result is not very good, it is not completely unacceptable. After all, we have to face reality.
After a busy day, except for Sharlayan, Stellagosa and Tinagosa who were still full of energy, Valeela and the others were already very tired.
Leaving the three dragons waiting for a response, Valeera fell asleep leaning on Sharlayan's shoulder without hesitation, which as expected attracted Stellagosa's dissatisfied gaze.
Sarlayan was not in the mood to adjust the relationship between the two, so he simply closed his eyes and calmed down as if he hadn't seen it, and continued to follow the method left by Inas to convert the vitality into the power of nature.
Tina Gosa, who was as big as a kid, smiled and sat down on Sharlayan's head. She folded her tail and wings, looking like a baby who wanted to sleep, and ignored Stella Gosa's eyes, which looked like she was looking at a little traitor.
"Hmph~"
With an unhappy snort, Little Xingxing sat down angrily.
Not long after, the originally smooth Magic Network hub suddenly experienced slight fluctuations.
Stellagosa, who was very sensitive to the magic net, immediately adjusted her mood and amplified her voice to wake up everyone nearby.
"Everyone wake up! There is a response from the city!"