Chapter 403 Kel'Thuzad: Burning Legion? Please be smart!
Antonidas is 76 years old this year. As his apprentice, Kel'Thuzad is also over 50 years old, and some graying can be seen in his beard and hair.
Due to the use of arcane life extension, Antonidas will not have any problem living for another forty or fifty years.
But recently, he has clearly felt that his energy is low. This is not a problem that can be solved by arcane magic alone.
Alchemy potions can relieve fatigue, but as the saying goes, medicines are three parts poisonous. Relying on potions to replenish energy for a long time will inevitably put a heavier burden on the body.
Antonidas is not a person who is greedy for power. He plans to train Luo Ning to maturity and pass the position of Speaker to this talented young mage, while he retires behind the scenes and enjoys his old age.
It's not that Antonidas doesn't want to promote his direct descendants.
Among his apprentices, Kel'Thuzad was the most promising, but Kel'Thuzad had no interest in power.
As the current Speaker of the Kirin Tor, Antonidas must consider the future of Dalaran. Forcibly pushing Kel'Thuzad up will only hinder Dalaran's development.
Besides, Kel'Thuzad himself may not be willing.
As he grew older, Kel'Thuzad's sense of urgency became stronger and stronger.
He doesn't know how long he can live or whether he will die in an accident while doing research.
Just in case, Kel'Thuzad wanted to complete the transformation of the lich as soon as possible and obtain an immortal body.
Undead creatures do not have the fatal weaknesses of living people. As long as the phylactery storing the soul is not destroyed, the lich can be resurrected even if its body is destroyed.
Among the three branches of the death branch, necromancy happens to be the branch that Sarlayan specializes in. He knows how to transform living people into lichs.
To explain in a simple way, there are three steps to transforming a lich.
1: Making a Lich Phylactery
Two: Separate the soul from the body
Three: Put the soul into the phylactery
It's easier said than done. These three major steps still require many detailed processes.
First of all, the secret method of death required to make a phylactery is not something ordinary people can master.
As Kel'Thuzad expected, Quel'Thalas still retains relevant information on transforming lichs.
It was with the help of the high elves that the dead Merry Winterwind was able to resurrect as a lich.
Quel'Thalas does not advertise academic freedom on the surface like Dalaran, but secretly there are a large number of mages studying forbidden spells.
However, even in Quel'Thalas, not everyone can read the documents related to necromancy.
It was through Kael'thas's special permission that Sharlayan borrowed the precious records and documents left during the Troll War, which included detailed steps for transforming lichs.
To be fair, Kel'Thuzad's idea of gaining immortality was not out of the ordinary for an academic worker, and he was definitely not the only one to have such an idea.
There are too many unexplored secrets in this world, and Kel'Thuzad wants to gain enough time to unlock them one by one.
In this regard, high elves have unique advantages, and this happens to be the biggest shortcoming of humans as short-lived species.
No matter which world they are in, throughout the ages, countless human beings have longed for eternal life, but only a few have succeeded in the end.
Kel'Thuzad has been groping alone for several years in despair, and to this day he still cannot get in.
According to the information provided by the barrage, one day in the future, Kel'Thuzad will receive a message from the Lich King out of disappointment.
He grabbed this last life-saving straw, but from then on he fell deeper and deeper under the instruction of the Lich King, gradually deviating from his original intention of longing for eternal life.
The first Lich King, Ner'zhul, has not yet arrived in Azeroth, and Icecrown is still deathly silent.
With Kil'jaeden coveting Azeroth and Velen, Ner'zhul's arrival is only a matter of time.
Ner'zhul's position is very interesting. He is forcibly controlled by Kil'jaeden, has several dreadlords monitoring him, and has to obey the orders of the Burning Legion.
But in fact, he had his own plans in his heart. The Scourge Legion created by Ner'zhul would not completely obey the orders of the Burning Legion, and would even quietly hinder them behind the scenes.
In any case, there will be a rebound in the future. Sarlayan plans to insert an internal agent during the establishment stage of the Scourge in order to secretly induce the Scourge to develop in the direction he wants.
As for this internal candidate, Sharlayan chose Kel'Thuzad.
In the original history, Kel'Thuzad sought refuge with the Lich King in order to spy on the truth and gain immortality.
But when he learned of Ner'zhul's ambitions, Kel'Thuzad was frightened and wanted to flee Northrend for a time.
But it was too late to retreat by then, as he had already fallen into Ner'zhul's hands.
The Scourge is a paradise for the dead. Putting aside other things, the living cannot withstand the extreme cold climate of Icecrown for a long time.
Therefore, the agent who breaks into the Scourge must first be prepared to give up his life and wait for the Lich King's initiative to persuade him as an undead.
Kel'Thuzad intends to continue to spy on the truth as a lich, and Sharlayan plans to make a deal with him.
"I can tell you how to transform into a lich, and I can even assist you in completing the entire transformation ritual, and continue to exchange with you more academic research results on death spells."
After all, Kel'Thuzad is also one of the Kirin Tor councilors. As the manager of Dalaran and an old politician, he knows that Sharlayan has not finished speaking.
After calming down his excitement, Kel'Thuzad forced himself to stay calm and asked: "What are your conditions?"
Sarlayan's eyes flashed: "I need you to break into an organization that is hostile to Azeroth in the future, gain the trust of their leader, and convey to me the latest information about the organization at any time."
"An organization hostile to Azeroth?"
Kel'Thuzad frowned and asked, "What organization? It can't be the orc tribe, right?"
"Ha~"
Sarlayan smiled contemptuously: "Orcs? Those brainless and unhappy people are not worthy of my elaborate layout. I can just give them a bait and make them run around."
"The specific name of the hostile organization has not yet been determined, and it is expected to appear in Northrend within five years."
"There is not much information I can tell you now. The most important thing is... that organization is a subordinate agency of the Burning Legion."
"Burning Legion?!"
Hearing this name, the learned Kel'Thuzad suddenly showed a look of panic.
"Wait! You don't want me to break into the Burning Legion, do you?"
"If that's the case, please forgive me for rejecting this deal!"
Kel'Thuzad was not afraid of death, he was afraid of dying worthless.
Regarding information about the Burning Legion, the Tirisfal Council has already obtained many relevant records through the channels of the high elves.
This information was passed to the Kirin Tor Council through the Tirisfal Council, and all Kirin Tor councilors were qualified to read relevant documents.
Kel'Thuzad is no exception.
Precisely because he knew the terror of the Burning Legion, he did not have the confidence to infiltrate into it and stay undercover.
The Burning Legion was a true legend, not as good as a dog. Demigods were everywhere. With Kel'Thuzad's level 54 mid-level legendary strength, he was worried that he would be ruthlessly crushed in the internal struggle of the demons as soon as he sneaked into it.
Sarlayan smiled and shook his head: "Don't be nervous. I'm not asking you to go undercover at the Burning Legion headquarters. It's just a relatively loosely managed subordinate organization. Let me call it the Undead Legion."
Sarlayan looked at the uneasy Kel'Thuzad meaningfully: "As a reminder, the nominal leader of the Undead Army is named the Lich King, and his true identity is Ner'zhul, the third warchief of the tribe."
"Ner'zhul..." Kel'Thuzad lowered his head and thought for a moment: "I remember this name. He sent people to plunder the three artifacts of Azeroth."
"According to the news from the expeditionary force, didn't Ner'zhul lead his followers to open a portal and head to the new world? How could it be..."
"Haha~"
Sarlayan spread his hands with a half-smile: "New world? Where are there so many new worlds?"
"Even if there was, how could it be such a coincidence that a desperate orc met him?"
"Let me tell you the truth, Ner'zhul's so-called New World Plan was intercepted by the fraudster Kil'jaeden from the very beginning. The subsequent series of developments are all under Kil'jaeden's control."
"Then here's the problem."
Sarlayan curled his lips sarcastically: "Where do you think Ner'zhul, who thought he could teleport to the 'New World', went?"
Kel'Thuzad: "...Twisting Nether? Isn't this a sure sign?"