Even before the War of the Ancients began, Azshara had heard about the deeds of Elainastrasza, the rebellious dragon, but the two sides had never officially met.
The impression that Inas left in her mind at that time was that of "the demon king of the dragon clan".
This title followed Inas for a long time, until she unexpectedly married Julian Deep Shadow and gradually stopped.
When getting along with Inas in recent years, Azshara found that the former "Demon King" was very different from the image he imagined.
Compared with the title she was given by the Dragon Clan, Inas is now more like a good wife and mother, but her personality is still a bit weird.
Since she sank into the sea with Zin Azshara, apart from the maids and subordinates like Vashj who have followed her for many years, there are not many old acquaintances left who can still keep in touch with Azshara.
It is rare to meet someone who can maintain a normal mind and communicate with her normally. Azshara especially cherishes the friendship with Inas.
From Sarlayan's perspective, his mother is what the barrage refers to as a social terror.
Don’t get me wrong, the sociophobia mentioned here is not social phobia, but social terror, which is a higher level than social phobia.
Including the weird-tempered Tyrande, Inas always seems to be able to make friends easily among various races in Azeroth, and Azshara is one of them.
Due to N'Zoth's plot, Inas's soul fell into a long sleep.
When she woke up, she was surprised to find that her son had grown up and had gradually grown into a behind-the-scenes hero that she was extremely proud of.
Inas is a person who likes to make friends, and she often talks about her precious son in her daily chats with Azshara.
Over time, Azshara inevitably became curious about the omnipotent young hero Inas spoke of, and specifically ordered Vashj to conduct an investigation into Sharlayan.
Unfortunately, many of the things Sharlayan has done over the years involve secrecy, and in most cases he will act as low-key as possible, especially important events related to the Titan Guardians.
Vashj found out that Sarlayan had participated in the Battle of Grim Batol, and that he seemed to have left footprints all over the world.
But what exactly Sarlayan did is mostly shrouded in mystery. The limited things that can be found can already show that he has great abilities.
Among them was the Battle of Alterac, where Sarlayan hid behind the scenes and manipulated the situation to turn the situation upside down. This was also one of the things he did most brilliantly on the surface.
In Azshara's view, although Inas went too far in bragging about her son, a person worthy of her bragging should have two brushes.
Azshara can't guarantee things on land. At least in the sea, Naga's ability to collect intelligence is unmatched.
After learning that Sharlayan set off from Quel'Thalas to Kalimdor in a high-speed battleship, Azshara, who had some plans in mind, specifically asked Vashj to intercept the fleet led by Sharlayan in the middle of the Endless Sea.
No matter how exaggerated Inas brags, Azshara will not completely believe her lavish praise that day.
In order to test Sharlayan's abilities, Azshara set two tests for him.
The examiner for the first test was Vashj himself.
If Sharlayan hadn't been able to reverse the situation in time during the raid led by Vashj, Azshara wouldn't have killed him, but she wouldn't have used Sharlayan for the big thing she was secretly planning.
Unexpected and reasonable.
Sharlayan easily passed the test led by Vashj, and relied on the help of his companions to quickly solve the puzzle of the liuinbei in his busy schedule, and officially received the invitation from Azshara herself.
It was only at this time that the arrogant Queen Azshara really began to pay attention to the child of her best friend Inas, and showed rare expectations for his arrival, which also caused Vashj's misunderstanding.
Even though he had repeatedly raised his evaluation of Sharlayan, Azshara's emotional management was still a little out of control when he personally asked him about the expectations he had buried deep in his heart for many years.
As Sharlayan said, during these long ten thousand years, Azshara has long seen N'Zoth's plot clearly.
The Thousand Bearded Demon was very dissatisfied with the equality agreement it signed with Azshara out of desperation. It did not think Azshara was any better than Deathwing and Xavius.
For a long time, N'Zoth has been secretly placing informants and spies in Nazjatar, trying to change the situation where Azshara and himself are equals.
As the queen who has controlled the Dark Night Empire for many years, Azshara is no stranger to conspiracies and fights under the table.
Azshara's several palace coup attempts by N'Zoth were easily resolved.
N'Zoth was dissatisfied with the Covenant, and so was Azshara.
At the beginning, N'Zoth swore to her a bright prospect of reviving the Dark Empire. At that time, Azshara was eager to save her people who were sinking into the sea, so she half-heartedly signed an agreement with N'Zoth.
The two parties agreed to work together to establish a new dark empire led by Azshara.
Thousands of years later, N'Zoth still failed to fulfill the promise it made. Not only did it not let Azshara see any sign of the Dark Empire's revival, it even reached out to her palace to try to stage a coup.
If it weren't for the fact that Naga's reputation in Azeroth was already notorious, Azshara would have wanted to completely break up with N'Zoth and take her people back to the land where they should live.
It's a pity that Azshara, who lacks confidence, can't do it.
After N'Zoth's transformation, although Nagas are called amphibious creatures, they cannot live away from the water for a long time and are destined to only wander around the coastline.
After the Earth Shattered, the existing islands and continents of Azeroth basically all had their own owners. It was not easy to occupy a land large enough to accommodate all Nagas out of thin air.
Even excluding the low-level Nagas who are used as cannon fodder, there are more than 7 million core Naga members surrounding Azshara alone.
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In its heyday, Suramar only had a population of more than 6 million, which was already the limit that the six major night elf cities could accommodate, except for the capital Zin-Azshari.
Despite the fact that Suramar has been sealing off the city with a barrier for thousands of years, Elisande has actually arranged for his subordinates to go out to the Great Suramar area and even Azsuna to collect resources, but it only restricts unauthorized people from entering and exiting the barrier at will.
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There were once nearly 10 million people living in the entire Xin Asari area, but the total population in the core urban area was only about 4 million.
Due to N'Zoth's long-term and continuous solicitation and temptation, the total number of high-level Nagas who are still loyal to Azshara has barely increased in these ten thousand years.
If you include the large amounts of low-level cannon fodder that are regularly produced through incubators, the total population of the Naga clan is very considerable, at least more than 30 million.
What is the concept of 30 million?
Under the protection of the Sunwell, Yongsong Forest has good weather and rich resources, but Quel'Thalas as a whole only has a population of just over 20 million, which is already ranked in the middle reaches among the kingdoms in the Eastern Continent.
The Kingdom of Lordaeron has the largest population among the Eastern Kingdoms. Counting the unregistered black population, there should be about 50 million people.
Being able to feed so many people is largely due to Lordaeron's vast land area and fertile land.
Can we still find a land in Azeroth today that can support more than 30 million people?
The answer is of course no, unless Azshara intends to seize territory from other countries by force.
So the question comes back again. If you want to completely break away from the shackles of N'Zoth, Azshara needs to meet two major conditions.
The first is to solve the tribe's habit of living near the water, and it is best to return to the original night elf form.
The second is to open up a land where her people can live and work in peace and contentment, and preferably a paradise that will not be attacked by other forces in a short period of time.
After years of planning and preparation, Azshara has some confidence in condition two.
Only in terms of Naga's form transformation, Azshara could never think of a safe way.
After all, N'Zoth is an ancient god, and transforming the body is always the strength of the ancient gods. Otherwise, there would not be such a weird thing as the Curse of Flesh, which can even corrode the creations of Titans.
It is easy for a night elf to become a naga, but it is extremely difficult to change back to the original night elf form.
This question has troubled Azshara for thousands of years. She never expected that one day she would hear relevant questions from an outsider who had nothing to do with Naga, and she was unable to manage her emotions and expressions for a while.
Vashj was very surprised by the queen's gaffe. Based on her understanding of Azshara, Vashj knew that Thalayan's question should hit the target, and hit the point where Azshara was most worried.
At this time, Azshara no longer cared about maintaining a friendly demeanor, and stared directly at Sharlayan with an intimidating aura.
"Since you dare to point out the problem so boldly...don't tell me that you haven't prepared a corresponding plan."
"Let's talk about it. I want to see how you want to solve the eternal problem of mutual transformation between Naga and Night Elf."