If this is your first time visiting Silver Moon City, I believe the first impression this city will give you is just two words: gorgeous.
Orange is the main color of this magical city. The entire Silver Moon City is filled with this warm magical atmosphere. When you are here, you can smell the sweetness of nectar.
The Sun Chaser Royal Court, located in the center of the northern part of the city, is the core of power in the city, and Antonidas' teleportation point is directly located here.
Only a top mage like Antonidas, who has maintained a close relationship with the high elves for a long time, can find the magic network nodes so accurately.
Of course, this does not mean that as long as you are a top mage, you can invade Silvermoon City. If you are recognized as an enemy, even if you are familiar with the rules of the magic network and have bypassed the magic barrier and established teleportation magic, you may still be unilaterally attacked by the high elves.
The magic network is extinguished and the intruder is lost in an unknown plane.
Walking on the fine stone steps, Antonidas noticed from the attitude of the elves who received him that they did not welcome his visit.
"Antonidas, my old friend, I wish you could only visit as a friend this time."
Anastria had no intention of beating around the bush. To be precise, the arrogant Elven King did not bother to beat around the bush and expressed his dissatisfaction with the human race's mediation straight to the point.
"I must do this. The war is over. What we have brought is peace, and Quel'Thalas will end as a victor."
Facing Antonidas's remarks, Anasteria showed some disdain.
"We don't need the status of a victorious nation brought by you, because victory is already within our reach, and the trolls will be defeated by us."
The great wizard looked at the Elf King in astonishment. He had not seen him for only a few years. How could this old friend become like this?
"With all due respect, you only defeated the Amani tribe on the battlefield. There are ten times as many forest trolls as the Amani tribe in the south. I admit that the magic of Quel'Thalas is powerful, but with so many trolls,
There is no way you can kill them all, and your current victory will only lead to a larger-scale war."
"Don't worry, I don't plan to kill all the forest trolls. The high elves' demand for land is only the complete Yongsong Forest. What I want is to attack Zulman City and completely punish the Amani who has been harassing us for a long time.
Tribe.”
Anastria said confidently, as if he had captured Zul'Aman now. Antonidas was really shocked by the other party's intention.
"Although I have not studied the history of the trolls, Dalaran has recorded the research of Tirisfal and the Kirin Tor in the past. No matter how bad it is, I know that the temple city of Zul'Aman is of extraordinary significance to the trolls. If you
If you really occupy Zul'Aman, all the forest trolls will be your enemy!"
Sun Chaser understood that Antonidas was not just an empty threat, so he thought for a moment and spoke.
"I don't have to occupy Zul'Aman, but trolls are not allowed to live there anymore. I'm fed up with them brewing conspiracies there from time to time! Do you know how many innocent civilians died in this war?!"
This is true. Trolls and orcs did cause many anti-human killings during the war.
"Those executioners who killed civilians should be punished! But if the war continues like this, can you guarantee that the elves will not lose their minds and slaughter the troll civilians?
We will never tolerate war criminals. This is the premise of our mediation this time. It should be noted that the crimes of trolls are accompanied by the invasion of orcs. Compared with the main contradiction of the invasion of other worlds, the internal struggle of Azeroth
It can be put on the back burner for now.”
What Antonidas couldn't believe was that Sun Chaser was not very interested in what he said.
"Aren't the orcs enemies of your human race? Besides, we have sent ranger troops to assist you. Of course, we will not let go of the orcs who participated in the attack on Silvermoon City. But that's all. We are fighting for Thoradin.
The bloodline has sworn an oath, but it is only friendship, not allegiance."
The great wizard found that he did not recognize the elf king in front of him.
"Oh no, Sunstrider. Ten years ago, you were an important decision-maker of the Kirin Tor. Thirty years ago, it was also at your initiative that I became the chief of the Kirin Tor. How come it's only been a few years? How do you see your vision?
Has it become so narrow-minded?
Orcs are only enemies of humans? Have you forgotten how the rune stone that silences all spells was destroyed?! You have never seen an orc death knight?!
With such strong evil energy and such profound shadows, do you really not understand that the guy behind the orcs is our enemy?! The world is facing a huge threat, how can you still have the mind to fight with the Amani trolls?!"
If Terenas were here, he would be shocked. How could a human leader dare to scold the Elf King?
Antonidas is not the leader of the human city-state Dalaran, but the chief of the Kirin Tor Council. Top mages are a transcendent, independent class outside of national boundaries.
Antonidas's angry scolding made Anastria a little stunned.
The rune stones scattered throughout Quel'Thalas can form a huge magic barrier. All intruders who enter the magic barrier are unable to use spells.
When the orcs and trolls first entered the North Yonge Forest, they were indeed unable to cast spells. It was Gul'dan who led the warlocks and used evil energy that was completely opposed to arcane magic to destroy the rune stones, leaving the high elves defenseless.
Anastria is aware of this, but he still takes chances and does not want to think about the deeper horror behind the orcs.
He has ruled Silvermoon City for a thousand years, and he was indeed concerned about the situation of the entire world before. But in recent decades, the political struggles within Silvermoon City have made him mentally and physically exhausted.
The long-lasting peace in Quel'Thalas has led to the prevalence of hedonism, and some members of the Silver Moon Parliament have criticized the king from time to time for saying that Anasteria does not care about the domestic situation.
This is the biggest characteristic of a society that has been enjoying itself for a long time. Even if the king still has an army, he will formulate strategies to be prepared for danger in times of peace. But except for those who stick to their posts, others who are not exposed to war will always come up with some outrageous things.
The topic is disgusting.
To put it in layman's terms, it means that you are full of food and have nothing to do when your eggs are sore.
In this war with the trolls, Anasteria needs to use a glorious victory to tell those people in the council who are looking for trouble that they still care about the high elves and are the well-deserved king of Quel'Thalas.
"Okay, Antonidas, what you said does make sense. The guys behind the orcs are indeed a threat to Azeroth. The mages of Silvermoon City have not forgotten their responsibilities.
The arcane arts of the human race are taught by the high elves, so the high elves always have the obligation to supervise the safety of the world regarding the impact of the arcane arts on the world.
I hope to focus more on my country, and my son will succeed me in the future and continue to serve on the Kirin Tor Council and fulfill our obligations.
But now, I believe that the war with the trolls will not consume too much of our energy. What you said, can we talk about it after we win a beautiful victory? "
Antonidas had never noticed before that Anasteria was such a lucky person.
"It seems like you really don't take the forest trolls seriously. No wonder, they were defeated once 2,800 years ago. What about Zandalari? This time it's the other side's turn to have help.
It is a naval power with a standing army of more than 50,000. They came from the sea to mediate as much as they could from the perspective of thinking about the whole world. It would be really inappropriate for you and the Amani to continue the war.
"
If the imaginary things before were still difficult to touch the Elf King, Zandalar's real navy of 50,000 people, he had to think about it. Quel'Thalas has a long coastline, if Zandalar really helps Amani deal with it
For yourself, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Okay, if this is the case, I will accept your mediation. But the premise is that Quel'Thalas is the victor, and Amani must also pay a substantial price!
I'm not pouring cold water on this, Zul'jin is not a decent guy. As long as Zandalari can deal with Zul'jin and make him accept sanctions, I will really consider a truce!"
After receiving the Elf King's approval, Antonidas breathed a sigh of relief. In this case, it depends on whether Talanji and the others can persuade Zul'jin to surrender.
…
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
After the truce in the South Yongge Forest, both sides retreated thirty miles each. Of course, Halduron led his troops to detour to the south to block the road. Zuljin withdrew to Sebunuwa and listened to Talanji and Lal.
After the plan was given, he pounded the table excitedly and roared.
"As early as sixteen thousand years ago, there were only Amani who died in battle! There were no Amani who surrendered!"
Zul'jin looked at Talanji and Ral now, and their expressions were not as kind as before. He was originally just dissatisfied with Zandalari for staying out of the matter, but he never expected that these guys who were born with privileges would now help outsiders.
Talanji was about to speak, but Ral motioned for him to deal with Zul'jin.
"Amani should not only know how to die in battle, but also how to restore the past glory!"
Regarding Lar's argument, Zulkin only regarded it as an excuse and said with a sneer.
"Hmph, I thought the noble Zandalar had forgotten the glory of Amani?"
Laer didn't feel dissatisfied. He had to deal with his charming wife for a long time, which gave him a very good self-cultivation.
"How could you forget? Amani is a troll who personally killed the evil god. Isn't that why the city of Zul'Aman was founded?"
This sentence deeply touched Zul'jin. About 16,000 years ago, the faceless Jixix, who was seriously injured in the fall of Tyr, woke up and drove the Aqir to eat the world.
The trolls who mistakenly awakened the evil god had the courage to accept their mistakes and unite to fight against evil. The troll empire was forged in the long war. It was the tenacious Amani trolls who pursued Kisix to the north of the continent and finally succeeded in attacking them.
Kill Kissix.
The strength of this faceless man is only slightly inferior to Tyr, and far superior to the ordinary wilderness demigods and Loa. It is no exaggeration to say that the Amani are a god-killing race.
In order to commemorate this great achievement, Amani built the temple city Zul'Aman on the land where Kithix fell. Therefore, Zul'Aman is of extraordinary significance to the forest trolls.
However, over the long period of time, the declining Amani himself had almost forgotten this history. Zul'jin also arrived in Zandalar when he was young and only felt the greatness of his ancestors after reading this past event.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Zul'jin finally softened his tone.
"Zandalari has always hoped that the trolls would reforge their glory forever, but you really shouldn't join forces with the orcs this time.
They are the invaders of this world, and the guy behind them is even worse than the evil god. Amani is a great troll who killed the evil god. How can he make peace with such a guy?
The nature of this war is wrong... Zandalar really has no reason to send troops to help you...
But Zandalar cannot stand by and watch the Amani defeat. If they continue to fight, the forest trolls will suffer heavy losses. Even if you unite the southern tribes, if the humans completely side with the elves, can you really win?
Zandalar couldn't bear to see the forest troll's vitality severely damaged or even reduced.
We came to mediate this time, really for the sake of the forest trolls. Terminating this war is to preserve our strength and prepare for the next war.
When the time comes in the future, and the forest trolls try to take back their land again, Zandalari will fight side by side with Amani!"
Since losing to Li De in that debate, Lal has worked hard behind the scenes, and now he feels that he is more eloquent.
Sure enough, Zuljin was really moved.
"Okay, I'm willing to believe you for once. I can personally make sacrifices for Amani's revival."
At this point, the mediation between the two parties began to see light. However, no one expected that the situation would become tense again just because of a small incident.