Although he learned from von der Rohr that the new delegation would be difficult to deal with, the Sun Chasers really didn't expect that they would be so difficult to deal with.
Lothar himself seemed to be just acting as a mascot, and other than describing the friendship between high elves and humans at length, he no longer expressed any opinions.
On the contrary, it was the young man named Li De who left a deep impression on Anasteria.
Sunstrider had heard of his deeds of capturing Orgrim alive, but did not expect that this young man would be so eloquent.
After arriving at the royal court, he seemed to have no concern for the war and was only committed to clearing Lal's suspicion.
It's nothing more than peeling off the cocoon. If Lal's suspicion cannot be cleared, Zandalari will have no legitimacy to mediate the war.
Alethel Sunwatcher was filled with hatred for this. His gorgeous robes, sharp long ears, golden eyebrows and short beard, and even every pore expressed his hatred for Lal.
"The murderer who killed my son must pay with his life! There is no possibility of negotiation on this matter! Even if the king of Zandalari comes, don't try to convince me! How much money can buy this guy's life?!"
The Sunwatcher family are high elves that are richer than the royal family. Alessel, who was blinded by hatred, tried his best to show off his wealth and wanted nothing more than to execute Lal.
Although it is normal for someone to die during negotiations, after all, his son is dead, and Li De absolutely cannot rub salt into the other party's wounds. That is not the attitude to deal with the problem.
"I can understand your grief, but as Lord Lal's defense lawyer, I want to make it clear to you that only by uncovering the real culprit can your son's soul be comforted. Amani created a riot with the help of chaos, and Lord Lal is not the third
A suspect."
Everyone knows that the murderer is probably Zul'jin, but since Li De has borrowed the identity of a "defense lawyer" to participate in the negotiations, he still has to be as rigorous as possible in his words. Is there any difference between "unjustly accusing" Zul'jin without direct evidence and identifying Lal as the murderer?
There is a difference.
Of course, Sunwatcher knew that the murderer might be Zul'jin, but he just wanted Ral to die. In his opinion, if these Zandalari trolls hadn't been so troublesome, Zul'jin would have already beheaded him, so how could there be many things that happened later? So,
Zandalari must be held responsible for Ragthel's death!
It's just that Alesser never thought about it. If he hadn't been greedy for the political dividends and insisted on including his useless son in the delegation, how could such a thing happen?
"You say he is innocent, do you have any evidence?"
Li De was a little helpless. He had always given priority to verification and proof of guilt. How could he ask others to prove his innocence first? But now he was too lazy to argue with them.
"At the very least, first determine what the murder weapon is? Where is the death scene?"
After raising this question, everyone looked at Beloir.
"After using magic to restore the scene, Lagerthel died in his room, and the weapon that cut off his head was a jagged blade."
After Beloir finished speaking, Alessel Sunwatcher took over and spoke sternly.
"Yes, it's that kind of jagged war blade! Only Zandalari in the world uses this kind of weapon! Its name is 'Maquawit'!"
Sunwatchers are not talking nonsense. "Maquawit" is a unique melee weapon of Zandalari. It is made of polished obsidian and is inlaid on both sides of a short stick with magic. This weapon has a very good effect.
The power will leave scattered and messy wounds on people's bodies.
And compared with other weapons, the biggest advantage of Makwat is that it is easy to maintain. The obsidian chips on it do not affect each other. Even if the blade is broken, you only need to replace the damaged stone chips.
The High Elves were formerly High Elves, and they fought with Zandalari in ancient times, so there is naturally relevant information. At the same time, Sunwatchers are also a family of archaeologists, and they have accumulated astonishing wealth through archaeology. Alessel understands this.
Reasonable.
Laer, who had been sitting quietly aside, finally couldn't hold himself any longer.
"Zandalari stopped using maquawit four thousand years ago! The remaining maquawit are now only used as ritual vessels and ornaments! Can you kill people with antiques?!"
As he spoke, Lal angrily pulled out the golden knife worn on his waist and threw it on the table with a clang.
It can be seen from this incident that the high elves did not go too far. Although they put Ral and Talanji under house arrest, they did not disarm.
"Hmph! Who knows if this is a trick on your part?!"
Alesser still refused to give up his stubbornness, and Lar was so angry that he almost cursed him with curse words that were inappropriate for his status.
Maybe even Zuljin, who was in Zul'Aman at the moment, didn't expect that he just used an ax with a badly worn edge, and that this clumsy frame-up could have such a significant effect.
Li De was not angry.
"There is no reason to take the head away from the scene after killing someone, and take it back to your room. This does not make sense logically. The actual murder weapon has not been found, and the reason for killing someone with a ritual weapon is too far-fetched. There are so many flaws.
Why do you say Lord Lal is the murderer?"
There is absolutely no problem with Li De's argument. The scene was restored by the high elves themselves, and they could not find any reason to refute it.
"Of course, if you still insist on killing me, I have a new idea. After describing the case just now, I learned that Ragthel Sunwatcher is a senior mage. How could a senior mage kill him so easily?
Killed in his own room? I have reason to suspect that there is another reason for Lagerseer’s death. I propose to conduct an autopsy on Lagerseer’s body!”
Dissecting corpses makes it difficult for high elves to emotionally agree with them. Since the day they abandoned worship of the moon and chased the sun, high elves have been using cremation. For them, the body of the deceased is not only cremated but also cremated.
, no destruction is allowed.
"My son's body..."
Alesser wanted to object firmly, but Li De took a step forward and pressed forward.
"Do you want to find out the truth? Do you really want to watch your son die inexplicably?!"
"I agree to the dissection of the remains."
Anasteria, who was sitting in the throne above, finally spoke. He also wanted to find out the cause of Lagerthel's death. He was even happy to see that Lal was innocent so that he would not have to worry about his relationship with Zandalar.
And worry. Moreover, if Lal is cleared of suspicion, he can also beat the members of the parliament by the way, so why not?
Because the case was still under trial, Ragthel's body was well preserved with ice magic. With the support of the Elf King, the autopsy process went smoothly, and the doctors extracted a toxin from his liver.
It was found that the toxin came from the giant silk-spinning spider in Nanyongge Forest.
This spider venom has a strong paralyzing toxicity, and only skilled Amani witch doctors know how to use it.
Everything became clear. It was the spider poison of the Amani witch doctor that paralyzed Lagerthel, causing him to be killed silently.
"Why can't Zandalari and Amani collude? They are both trolls, and these guys have been protecting Amani."
Alesser already seemed a little careless. Li De was a little sympathetic to him at first, but now he is finally rude.
"So much evidence shows that Lord Lal is framed, and you are still making assumptions out of thin air. Do you really have to see Zandalar and Silvermoon City go to war to be happy?!"
At this time, rationalists such as Beloir and von Delor could not help but look at Alesser sideways. With the development of the matter now, Alesser can be said to have completely lost his dignity as a member of the Silver Moon Council.
"That's enough! I declare that Lord Lal has been cleared of suspicion from now on. However, since there is no direct evidence to prove your innocence, please forgive me and Silver Moon City will no longer accept the mediation of your mission."
With only these words left, Anastria left everyone here, turned around and returned to his palace.
His intention was very clear. He didn't want to get involved any longer so as not to get into trouble with the Zandalari navy. At the same time, he also asked everyone in Zandalari to go back where they came from. The trouble was all caused by Zandalari's mediation.
The hosts had left, and there was no need for the guests to stay any longer. Beloval raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then said that if he did not want to leave, he could stay in the hotel in Eagle Wing Square for a short period of time.
Everyone walked out of the royal court with different expressions. No matter how beautiful Silver Moon City was, it could not make them feel better. Everything was back to where it started.
Li De stretched out his hand towards Lar with a relaxed expression.
"Congratulations on your recovery of innocence."
Laer shook hands with Li De perfunctorily and said in a low mood.
"There is nothing to congratulate, everything is in vain. We should also prepare and go back to Zandalar to report this matter to the king. The situation here is out of control, and we must find a way to deal with Zul'Aman's decline."
Ordinary troll tribes, Zandalari may just let it go, but Amani is different. Zul'Aman is a city that shows the miracle of trolls killing evil gods. It doesn't matter if Amani loses the war, but Zul'Aman cannot be lost!
"Don't leave in a hurry. Why not ask Archmage Antonidas? What will be the outcome if this war continues?"
Li De naturally asked Antonidas in the second half of his sentence.
Although he was surprised by the familiarity of Protector Li De, the Archmage still answered truthfully.
"Both sides will suffer. The high elves may capture Zul'Aman, but they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties and will not be able to recover in a short time."
"Then can the human race just sit back and watch the high elves suffer serious damage to their vitality?"
This is a good question, Antonidas said without thinking.
"It's hard to say for other countries, Dalaran won't. If the fight continues, we will have no choice but to join the war."
Reed spread his hands and said to Lal and Talanji.
"Look, if you go back like this, at least Dalaran will join the war, so you two have to stay and continue to mediate."
The two of them recalled Antonidas' amazing magic at that time, and they were all excited. But thinking about what Sunstrider had just said, Talanji couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"The Elf King said that, so what's the point of us staying?"
Li De smiled brightly.
"wait."
"wait?"
Everyone is puzzled.
"That's right, wait. Since they want to fight now, let them fight as long as they can. How can there be peace without fighting? When they finally feel the pain after fighting, they will naturally find a way to talk. But you two
If they leave, even if they want to cease the war, they won't know who to talk to."
Having said this, Li De looked at Talanji.
"Your Royal Highness, Lord Lal should not show his face too much. But you still have to play a role. The pain of war is far more than what is caused on the battlefield. Especially the war with trolls, there are some things you should let them understand.
Already."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Tarangire was so blessed that she realized the reason why the previous mediation failed.