Chapter 657 The plan cannot keep up with the changes
When Lordaeron began to mobilize troops to investigate Kaerdaron and Icewind Point, Sharlayan, Valeela and Merry were working together to suppress Kasanatil.
In order to ensure that Kasanatir's soul could not escape the material world and return to the Twisting Nether, Sharlayan temporarily imprisoned him in Zloth, the Blighted Realm.
No matter how much Kasanatir struggled in the Realm of Blight, he could never find an exit to leave this subplane between life and death.
The Shadow Realm is not only for Azeroth. Sharlayan can also throw Kasana'tir's soul into the Shadow Realm for arbitration.
But considering the origin of Nasrezim, Sarlayan was worried that Denathrius would make some small moves to stop him halfway.
Merry wanted to study the demon's soul form, but if Cassanatir was kept in the material world,
This guy might slip back into the Twisting Nether at any time.
Fortunately, Meili has the body of a lich and can directly enter the Realm of Blight with her body.
However, the portal opened by Sharlayan can only send souls into the Realm of Blight. If Merry wants to study Cassanatir's soul, he can only enter through the regular entrance in the Red Forest of Drustvar.
Obviously, Meili doesn't have that much free time nowadays.
Between his personal desires and his important responsibilities related to the future of Azeroth, Merry chose to put public affairs first without hesitation.
Before Meili went into seclusion, although there were many frictions among the seven human kingdoms,
But that’s not to say who will destroy whom.
The Kingdom of Alterac will actually perish.
This was something Meri never expected.
Without Kasanatir to worry about, Merry originally planned to go to Dalaran immediately to reactivate the Guardian Temple and start preparations for the reconstruction of the Council of Tirisfal.
But when he learned from Sarlayan that Stannbrad buried a secret about Emperor Thoradin, Merry, who was extremely curious (and wanted to die), decided to stay and witness the revelation of the secret.
Before leaving the secret warehouse, Meri showed his hand to the three of Sarlayan.
He used his superb space magic skills to seal this secret warehouse in a special subspace.
If you don't know the specific opening frequency, even a demigod-level boss can only break through it with force, and it will inevitably cause everything in the pocket space to be destroyed, and the enemy will not be able to obtain any valuable information.
Tinagosa is very interested in this spell, but unfortunately, with her current strength, she cannot learn this unique spell developed by Merry herself.
Valeera patted Tina's little head comfortingly: "Maybe Little Xingxing can learn it. Let her go to the Guardian Temple sometime. When you are strong enough, you can learn from her directly."
Meri carefully closed the pocket space and asked Valeera curiously: "Who is Little Xingxing? Are you so confident in her?"
Valeela shrugged: "She is Tina's sister, one of Sarlayan's confidante... I will have a chance to see her in the future."
"oh?"
Lich Merry has long since lost her lustful heart,
Not interested in the romantic entanglement between Valeera and Sharlayan,
What interests him is the identity of Tinagosa's sister.
Merry already knew before that Tinagosa was a young blue dragon that had just advanced, and her sister must also be a member of the dragon clan.
"Blue dragon? Speaking of which, Magna has a good relationship with the blue dragon clan. I remember she also has a blue dragon friend."
Sarlayan complained: "Yes, Aegwynn called him for help when he attacked Karazhan. Unfortunately, neither of them was Medivh's opponent. The blue dragon was made into an irrational puppet. At this moment,
He's still working as a security guard in Karazhan."
Meili: "Ah..."
Merry didn't expect that his casual remarks could actually trigger thunder, and he remained silent for a long time after that.
Riding on the back of Tinagosa, who was in the dragon form and blessed with invisibility, the group left the mountain forest area where the secret warehouse was located and flew all the way to Steinblad in the southeast.
Only five days have passed since the three Sarlayans first arrived at Steinblade.
In just five days, the originally peaceful town of Steinblad has undergone tremendous changes.
The Lordaeron forces in the town were wiped out by the Syndicate who were determined to rise up. In order to ensure the stability of the rear during the war, Duke Faculest implemented strict military management of the entire town.
There were almost no pedestrians on the streets of the town, and the shops on the streets were empty. Occasionally, pedestrians passed by with their heads down and walked in a hurry, not daring to turn their eyes to the syndicate guards patrolling the town to maintain law and order.
"Steinblad..."
Merry observed the situation of the town with some emotion: "This was once Thoradin's land of dragon prosperity. During the heyday of the Arathor Empire, Steinblade was one of the most prosperous towns in the Alterac region."
"More than 2,000 years have passed. I didn't expect that Steinblad would become so depressed.
It’s so sad and deplorable.”
Merry had personally participated in the Troll War. As one of the earliest human mages, he was also familiar with Emperor Thoradin. He had witnessed the strong rise of the Arathor Empire, as well as its decline and division.
"So? What are we going to do now?"
Merry turned to look at Sarlayan: "You're not going to rush in and behead Duke Falkrest, are you?"
"How can it be."
Sarlayan smiled and shook his head: "I don't know where Faculest is now. I don't even know what he looks like. How can I behead him?"
"Leave this place to Alex and Haas. I believe they can instigate those Alterac nobles who are not firm in their stance from behind."
"We have more important tasks."
After Tina Gosa flew away to the south, Valeera, who was left alone, sneaked into the town quietly and summoned all the Backlight Blades scattered in every corner.
Valeela and these elite thieves will continue to stay in Steinblade to act as eyes and ears, and can also provide them with whatever help they can when Haas and Alex begin their operations.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From the moment he got in touch with the Barov family, Duke Faculest was ready to restore his country.
He won over Wilton, the second son of the Barov family, in advance, put Alex under house arrest, and tried to completely control the Barov family through Wilton.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Not to mention Facrest, even Alex himself did not expect that his eldest son Alex would report to Lordaeron in a "flash of inspiration".
When Wilton, the leading party, rushed to Barov Castle on Keldaron Island with Falkurest's stand-in, he was discovered by Lordaeron scouts who had sneaked over to investigate intelligence.
Duke Faculest's public appearance was that of a bloated fat man. These scouts recognized the double at a glance and also identified the identity of Wilton, the second son of the Barov family.
At this point, the conclusive evidence that Wilton colluded with the Syndicate and intended to commit rebellion was obtained.
Next, the scouts have to complete the second task assigned by Terenas and find out the positions of Alex and Ilucia.
Just as the Lordaeron scouts were planning to follow Wilton and others into Barov Castle, the Syndicate elite who were proficient in thieves accidentally discovered someone lurking nearby.
Before Wilton could enter, Syndicate thieves and Lordaeron scouts got into a fight on the island of Keldaron, thus alerting Ilucia and Jandis who were preparing to go out to greet him.
A bloody fight broke out in the town of Keldaron not far from the castle gate. The panicked Ilucia immediately ordered the castle gate to be closed, allowing the elite guards hired by the Barov family to board the city to prepare for the battle.
Prepare.
The frontal battlefield of Bingfenggan has not yet begun. Keldaron Island, located in the middle of Lake Daronmere, is the first to usher in a local battle.
Duke Faculest's attempt to seize Keldaron in the chaos was foiled. Unfortunately, his substitute, who was too fat to walk, was killed in the battle, and a lot of rice was lost in the attempt.
It was a blessing in disguise for the Barov family. Ilucia's act of closing the city gates in time to annihilate relatives was noticed by the Lordaeron scouts, and they immediately reported it to Mayor Matthew who was waiting anxiously in Andorhal.
After "confirming" that Alex and Ilucia were not involved in Wilton's rebellion, Terenas immediately ordered Uther, who had arrived in Andorhal to await orders, to lead the Knights of the Silver Hand to the ice.
Fenggang wiped out the rebels.
The Knights of the Silver Hand are the most elite fighting group in the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Without the assistance of the fortifications of Icewind Hill, the Syndicate may not be able to sustain a single charge in the plains.
Duke Faculest was very angry after receiving the bad news from Keldaron Island, but now was not the time to let his personal emotions vent, so he immediately suppressed his anger and made arrangements.
In the southern part of the Alterac Snow Mountains, part of the troops used to defend against Ravenholdt immediately withdrew to the eastern front battlefield. They must block the first round of Lordaeron's offensive no matter what.
On the other hand, Duke Faculest ordered the Syndicate expeditionary force still lurking in Stromgarde to abandon their original mission and immediately withdraw to Hillsbrad Foothills to fill the vacancy left by troop deployment.
Faced with this unexpected emergency, Duke Faculest's reaction was not unpleasant, and the deployment of his troops was also very methodical.
But he failed to know Sarlayan's movement speed in advance, which would become a fatal flaw in his plan.
When the Knights of the Silver Hand began to attack Icewind Hills under the leadership of Uther, Sharlayan and his party had already moved to Ravenholdt Manor.
While Duke Falkrest turned his attention to Lordaeron, Joraci and Etherton made final preparations for the expedition.