Chapter 947 The strange movement of the Drakkari troll?
When he was a child, before the dragon genes buried in his body had truly awakened, Sarlayan's physical fitness was far from being able to withstand the influence of the rising dragon's blood, which caused him to be in a irritable state where it was difficult to control his emotions most of the time.
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Coupled with Quel'Thalas's habitual rejection of the half-elves, a mixed race at that time, Sarlayan never lacked "playmates" to accompany him in combat training when he was young.
Of course, it is difficult for such a violent mixed-race boy to attract the favor of the opposite sex in his adolescence.
...On the other hand, some older aunts with a rather strange XP system came to beg Sarlayan for sex, but at that time, he had no idea what the real meaning behind these aunts' words was.
Looking back now, Valeera seems to have been inseparable from Sarlayan from that time on. Apart from daily training, wherever Sarlayan goes, Valeera will follow him with a vigilant look.
As a child who grew up with Sarlayan and Valeera, Lyras knew Sarlayan's temper in his early years better than anyone else. He even thought that Sarlayan could only spend his whole life with "seeing blindly for some reason".
"Fuck him" Valeera made do with it.
A few short years are nothing to high elves with lifespans of thousands of years.
Lilas felt as if he had just taken a nap, and Sarlayan's character had undergone earth-shaking changes, and he had gradually grown into a pillar of the country that the Sun King valued very much.
From Sarlayan's point of view, he didn't want to hide it from Lyras, but he never found a chance to tell him his life story, which led to the two people's understanding in some aspects.
Subtle deviation.
In recent years, Sarlayan has been traveling most of the time and is no longer able to see Lyras as often as he used to.
Although the friendship cultivated in childhood has not faded, the relationship between the two is still somewhat unfamiliar compared to before.
Faced with Lilas's half-joking question, Sarlayan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This is a long story. Let's talk about it in detail when we have the opportunity."
Liras shrugged noncommittally: "That's right, let's deal with this lord first."
At the end of the reign of the previous Sun King, Anasteria, the tribes invaded Quel'Thalas and fished out those noble members with evil intentions within the kingdom.
Taking this opportunity, Anastria, who had always behaved meekly, showed a rare and resolute side and executed all the traitors who had fornicated with the Amani trolls without mercy.
These traitors also included many members from the four major nobles. The traditional nobles who had the ability to compete with the Sunstrider royal family suffered heavy losses during this turmoil and almost reached the point of collapse.
After the war, within the four surviving aristocratic families, factions close to the royal family came to power.
Haytham Morningstar is one of the royal nobles who rose rapidly after the defense of Quel'Thalas.
After the former lord of New Shandalar City retired honorably after completing his initial development mission, Haytham Morningstar, who was recognized by both the cabinet and the royal family, took over the important task of guarding Crystalsong Forest.
Vereesa would mail home letters from Northrend to the Windrunner territory from time to time. Referring to her vague comments in the letters, this collateral member of the Morningstar family seems to be a very capable and practical person.
Sarlayan has always disliked formalistic pomp and circumstance. After pushing away Onyxia who took advantage of the situation, he quickly walked out of the teleportation hall and waved to the new Shandalar officials standing outside the door to greet him.
"It's over! I'm not here to inspect your work under the king's orders. I have other tasks. There is no need to welcome you with such a big fanfare. Please leave!"
Standing at the back of the crowd, Haytham Morningstar had brilliant blond hair. He was not surprised by Sarlayan's reaction. He chuckled and stood up and said to his colleagues who were at a loss: "So didn't I
Did you say it?"
"Duke Shenying doesn't like these meaningless scenes. It's still working time. You should return to your posts as soon as possible. If you don't get a passing mark in the next performance appraisal... don't blame me for not reminding you.
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The immediate boss spoke personally, and the officials who were deeply under the pressure of political performance suddenly tightened their expressions. After bidding farewell to Saryan with a smile on his face, they each walked quickly to their workplaces with their heads lowered.
Haytham Morningstar smiled helplessly, took off his snow-white gloves dotted with starlight, and shook hands with Sharlayan warmly.
"Duke Deep Shadow, I'm sorry for letting you see the unseemly side of me."
"Ever since Xinshan Dara introduced the last-place elimination system that regularly evaluates officials' performance, these guys have been very nervous."
Haytham smiled bitterly and said: "The kingdom's reform period is still very short, and certain inherent concepts are still deeply engraved in the cognition of officials."
"Including...pleasing with superiors, hoping to get some evaluation points."
"So that's it." Sarlayan nodded with understanding: "Lord Morningstar, as you said, the time for reform is too short, and those emerging ideas have not yet been able to take root in the hearts of the people. We all need to continue to work hard for this.
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Under Haitham's hospitality, the three of Sarlayan came to the Lord's Mansion built in the center of New Shandalar City.
After the lord of New Shandalar City was changed, Sarlayan read relevant information about the new lord, Haytham Morningstar, from the report submitted by Valeela.
As one of the four most prominent nobles in Quel'Thalas besides the Sunstrider royal family, the Morningstar family has a large number of people, and the branches of the family are naturally flourishing.
After the defense of Quel'Thalas, the branch of Haytham's branch, with its continued loyalty to the Sunstrider royal family, was quickly reused in Anasteria, which was short of people to fill the position.
Haytham's father had taken the lead in the Troll War and made outstanding contributions, and was awarded the title of Viscount by Anastria, which rewarded him generously after the war. This could be regarded as the future of his lineage.
When the title is passed to Haytham, the viscount is automatically demoted to a baron.
However, due to his outstanding performance during the defense of Quel'Thalas, Haytham was restored to the title of viscount by Anasteria when he was rewarded after the war.
Since Haytham's father did not receive a territory, but only a title, Haytham stayed in Silvermoon City to take up his post after the war.
According to the report submitted by Backlight Blade, he has a very serious work attitude and is not arrogant just because he comes from one of the four major families. He is widely praised by his colleagues around him.
After the previous lord of Xundara retired, Kael'thas found Haytham's name from the talent reserve list left for him in Anasteria.
After some personal assessment, the young Sun King determined that he had the ability to serve as a lord and govern.
Naturally, the cabinet would not deliberately block the promotion opportunity of a descendant of the four nobles.
Although the influence of the four nobles shrank significantly after the great turmoil within the aristocratic circle, a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse, and no one was willing to offend them easily.
"Lord Morningstar, you should also know my temper."
After sitting in the reception room of the Lord's Mansion, Sarlayan said straight to the point: "No need for meaningless pleasantries, let's get straight to the point."
Haytham did know Sarlayan's temper in advance, and he knew that he was a resolute and resolute master.
After the waiter from the Lord's Mansion served black tea to the four of them, Haytham replied solemnly and politely: "Of course, Your Excellency, what do you want to know?"
Sarlayan gave an unequivocal answer: "The situation of the Scourge."
"Is that true..." Haytham nodded without surprise: "I guess you must have heard some rumors through some channels, so I will keep the story short."
Haytham reported with a serious expression: "About five days ago, our ally the Grizzly Maw Furbolg sent a routine frontline battle report."
"This letter mentioned that they discovered a group of trolls behaving strangely near the front line of the war with the Drakkari trolls."
"After much research, the grey-throated furbolg general responsible for this matter can basically confirm that these strangely behaving trolls are not under the official jurisdiction of the Drakkari trolls."
"The grey-throated furbolg has witnessed the Drakkari trolls hunting those strange trolls in the distance. Something mentioned in the letter caught my attention."
Haytham stared into Sarlayan's eyes and said word by word: "When conquering those trolls with pale skin and stiff movements, the fallen soldiers of the Drakkari trolls will soon stand up again, and in turn will
Point your weapon at the comrades around you."
Sarlayan's eyes flashed: "Ha~ a very typical undead method of on-site recruitment."
"As expected, the Lich King didn't fully follow the advice of his advisor. He couldn't help but extend his black hands to the neighbors near his lair."