The Rivendell family has been a die-hard moderate against Quel'Thalas since more than 2,000 years ago. After all, the trade with the high elves is related to their family and territorial interests.
Calia declared her political views when she stood up to participate in the fight for the throne. She promised to repair the relationship between many neighboring countries, including Quel'Thalas, Gilneas, and Kul Tiras.
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Since the political stance was the same, Baron Rivendell did not hesitate to side with Calia during the civil war, and the final result proved that he had indeed made the right bet.
After learning that Calia would hold an urgent coronation ceremony in the near future, the delegation led by Baron Rivendell set off from Stratholme as quickly as possible, and finally reached the royal city across most of Lordaeron before the deadline.
Knowing that Baron Rivendell came all the way to congratulate her, Calia warmly invited Baron Titus Rivendell to the palace to see him.
Kel'Thuzad, who was filled with the power of death, could not use the Holy Light as a cover to pass the inspection like Faol did.
After staying outside and doing nothing, he ended his efforts to persuade Arthas, and then he went to the Quel'Thalas embassy to visit his old friend, hiding his identity without anyone noticing.
Kel'Thuzad had done his best to complete the tasks assigned by Ner'zhul.
Kel'Thuzad could not guarantee 100% what choice Arthas would make in the end. He could only speculate with greater certainty based on his demeanor.
Putting aside the matter of Arthas for the time being, Sarlayan chatted with Kel'Thuzad, who rarely visited, about free undead like Faol, and then mentioned Gadin who used the escape scroll to escape.
As a senior cadre of the Scourge and the right-hand man of the Lich King Ner'zhul, Kel'Thuzad knew the situation of the Scourge very well.
"Free undead..." Kel'Thuzad pondered thoughtfully for a moment: "If you put it this way, I do occasionally see some high-level undead showing confused expressions, and this situation usually appears in the Lich King.
When you’re distracted and doing other things.”
Sarlayan was not surprised by this. The Helm of Command created by the War Master did have a powerful ability to amplify the spiritual power derived from the soul, but after all, it was not unlimited around the clock.
For example, Ner'zhul wearing the Helm of Dominance has 100 points of spiritual power. In most cases, he will use most of the quota to control the intelligent high-level undead under his command.
But when Ner'zhul transfers these mental power quotas to other places, his mental control over high-level undead will inevitably be reduced.
Without careful observation for a long time, it is difficult to pay attention to the strange expressions displayed by some high-level undead after their control is weakened.
After Sharlayan gave him a reminder, Kel'Thuzad quickly grasped the pattern, which once again proved that the Lich King was not as omnipotent as he boasted.
If Kel'Thuzad still had some expectations of learning knowledge from Ner'zhul at the beginning, after so many years of getting along with him, he had already seen clearly the so-called Lich King's true knowledge reserve.
If you talk about astrology, divination, or even knowledge about evil energy, Ner'zhul, who was born in the Shadow and Moon clan and once absorbed knowledge from the Skull of Gul'dan, can speak clearly and eloquently.
But when it comes to death spells, even Gul'dan only knows a little about it, and Ner'zhul, who has not inherited the relevant knowledge, can only be blinded.
If it weren't for a certain "ally" in the Shadow Realm to reveal some relevant information from time to time, and if he had the Helm of Command, a powerful weapon that could forcefully manipulate souls, Ner'zhul might not even be able to act well in front of his subordinates.
With Sharlayan's advance notice, Kel'Thuzad had no fan filter for the Lich King and quickly learned his true identity through subtle clichés.
This sober understanding strengthened Kel'Thuzad's already flexible stance. He would not always tie himself to the Scourge's chariot.
Most people who engage in academic research have no firm stance like Kel'Thuzad.
In the words of Danmu, most of these people who pursue the truth wholeheartedly and have no distractions are the ones who have breasts.
Whoever can provide them with the knowledge they need will work for them for a short period of time, until one day they squeeze out all your value and leave without hesitation, looking for the next target.
After seeing Ner'zhul's true face, the reason why Kel'Thuzad stayed with the Scourge was, on the one hand, to improve his research and experiments by utilizing the large amount of necromancy-related resources at the Scourge's disposal.
On the other hand, it is also because lurking in the Scourge as a spy can gain more knowledge about the Shadow Realm from Sharlayan.
Unlike the boastful Ner'zhul, Sarlayan actually went to the Shadow Realm in person, made a big fuss there, and still carries the title of Acting Marquis of the Academy of Creation of Maldraxxus.
From the kitten named Mr. Bigglesworth raised by Kel'Thuzad, we can roughly see that Kel'Thuzad was not a completely rational person without emotions, and he still had a soft part in his heart.
For those who are recognized by Kel'Thuzad, he is willing to give more patience to maintain long-term friendly relations, and Sharlayan is one of them.
After chatting about Faol and the Free Undead, Sarlayan changed the topic and mentioned Gadin.
"Gadin..."
Mentioning this person, Kel'Thuzad's slightly stiff face immediately showed a look of displeasure.
"I admit that he is indeed very gifted and talented in spiritualism, but his character is too arrogant and he always wants to step on everyone's head and speak from a high position."
"Perhaps in order to balance my too concentrated power within the Curse Sect, after the accidental discovery of Gadin, the Lich King quickly reused him."
"I guess Ner'zhul is trying to use him and me to keep each other in check so that no one of us can hold power alone."
Sarlayan nodded calmly and commented: "It is a very common trick for rulers to deliberately provoke competition among their subordinates to prevent their subordinates from grouping together and threatening their dominance."
"One thing to say is that most people who like to use this method lack confidence in their own commanding abilities and personality charm, which is in line with Ner'zhul's cowardly character."
Kel'Thuzad sneered and shook his head: "If this mission fails, Gadin will inevitably bear the wrath of the Lich King. His upward momentum should be weakened, and he will not be able to truly affect my status for at least 1-2 years.
threaten."
"If the plan to persuade Arthas succeeds, my position in the Scourge will be once again secure."
"With no other right-hand man available, Ner'zhul can only choose to continue to trust me even if he no longer trusts that someone can take charge of the power alone."
Lich King Ner'zhul is different from regular leaders because he has no physical body and cannot move freely. He can only remotely monitor the actions of his subordinates through the spiritual power of the Helm of Command.
Out of respect for Kel'Thuzad, this capable subordinate, Ner'zhul would greet him in advance before setting his sights on him, so that Kel'Thuzad could make arrangements in advance.
After the operation to persuade Arthas was over, Kel'Thuzad had just contacted Ner'zhul remotely. After that, the Lich King turned his attention to other places and had no time to pay attention to the subsequent developments of the situation.
After learning from Kel'Thuzad what Ner'zhul was paying attention to recently, Sharlayan laughed out loud on the spot.
"Soraza Basin? Hasn't that guy given up yet?"
The undead do not have any strict requirements for the living environment. What Ner'zhul values is not the warm climate of the Sholazar Basin, but the various natural resources that this Titan greenhouse sits on.
Ever since Fandral Staghelm reached cooperation with the Kingdom of Nerub under the influence of Sarlayan and strengthened the defense of the underground of Sholazar Basin, Ner'zhul sent people to sneak into the Sholazar Basin many times, but Nerub
The insect man quickly caught it.
Thanks to the efforts of a large number of druids, the Blood Pillar, which was contaminated by the power of death, is gradually recovering.
Facing the Sholazar Barrier that had become complete again, Ner'zhul felt like a rat gnawing a turtle but couldn't get enough of it.
Not only the Sholazar Basin, but also the undead nerubians who sneaked into the Borean Tundra were not having a good time due to the large-scale investigation by the nerubians.
These unsatisfactory chores involved a lot of Ner'zhul's energy. He was busy thinking about how to maintain the Scourge's underground power in western Northrend all day long. He didn't have much time to pay attention to the progress of Kel'Thuzad, and would only focus on critical matters.
When you are there, ask about the situation.
"By the way, there are a few questions I've always wanted to ask you."
After talking about recent events in Azeroth, Kel'Thuzad finally turned the topic to the Shadow Realm.
"What happened to you in the Shadow Realm before? What is the situation in the Shadow Realm now? Who are the 'allies' who are secretly communicating with Ner'zhul?"