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Chapter 1528 Origin of the Newborn Shadow Council

Salayan and Ronin's intentional gag eased the tension in Tess' heart.

With the current reputation and status of the Deep Shadow family, as well as the personal relationship between Sharlayan and Ronin, there is absolutely no need to win over Tess for political reasons.

As a princess of the royal family, Tess has received a lot of political education since she was a child, so she inevitably thinks a little too much.

Sarlayan proved to her with practical actions that Valeera did not have any political considerations in accepting her personal apprentice, but pure love for talent.

Although Luo Ning felt a little displeased with his degraded status in front of Sharlayne in a disguised form, he was also relieved that his little wife could worship Valeera, a demigod thief.

With the friendship between Rhonin and Sharlayan who have known each other for many years, there is really no need to continue to draw closer in other ways.

But from another perspective, although Tess is married, she is still a member of the Greymane family after all. The Kingdom of Gilneas should be able to take this opportunity to get closer to Quel'Thalas.

Quel'Thalas extended an olive branch to Gilneas many years ago, but at that time, Kyrgyz was still pursuing a policy of isolation under the leadership of King Jin, ignoring the good intentions of the then Sun King Anasteria.

As time passed, the old King Jean felt the drastic changes of the times and his own aging year after year, and took the initiative to hand over the power and responsibility of managing the kingdom to Crown Prince Liam bit by bit.

Although the Zen ceremony has not been officially completed, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the butler of Gilneas is now Prince Liam.

Unlike his stubborn and conservative father, Prince Liam has always hoped to make Gilneas more open and tolerant, and open his arms to embrace the world again.

Given this opportunity to close diplomatic relations with Quel'Thalas, with Ronin's understanding of Liam, he would definitely not let it go easily.

Sarlayan didn't have any special feelings about this, and he didn't need to ask him about diplomatic relations with other countries. The cabinet's foreign minister, Calpurnia, had always done a good job.

Ever since Kael'thas came to power... no, to be precise, since the end of Anasterian's administration, Quel'Thalas changed his previous conservative attitude and reopened the country that had been closed for many years.

For Kael'thas, who is vigorously promoting multilateral cooperation, Gilneas is willing to take the initiative to approach, of course he is wishing for it.

Valeera accepting Tess as an apprentice is undoubtedly a win-win choice for Dalaran, Gilneas, and Quel'Thalas.

The only one who is more depressed is Luo Ning himself.

From a personal point of view, Luo Ning was very reluctant to let his newlywed wife leave Quel'Thalas, but he also knew that this was a learning process that Tess had to go through.

With Luo Ning nodding in agreement with a wry face, the question about Tess is temporarily closed.

"Valeera, the orc you sent back is indeed a big fish."

Sharlayan grabbed the unconscious orc's forehead with his left hand through the air, and a wave of invisible energy flowed into his hand.

"This guy is really a remnant of the Shadow Council. To be precise, he should be one of the members of the new Shadow Council."

"Newborn Shadow Council?"

Apart from Stella Gosa who was still sleeping and forgetting to eat and study in the Guardian Temple, Valeera, Khadgar, Ronin and others present all frowned unanimously.

Khadgar rubbed his chin thoughtfully: "During the years I was trapped in Draenor, I heard about the Shadow Council, the notorious warlock organization, from many sources."

"But as far as I know, with Gul'dan's death, the Shadow Council has already existed in name only."

"The remaining members of the Shadow Council in Draenor are like rats crossing the street, not daring to show their banner blatantly."

"With Talon Gorefiend, Gilseda and other high-ranking remnants dying in your hands one after another, the Shadow Council of Draenor is considered to have substantially perished. What the hell is this new Shadow Council?"

Sharlayan shared some of the information extracted from the orc warlock's soul with Khadgar and the others.

"It's very simple, freshman is literally what it is."

Sharlayan sneered and kicked the unconscious orc warlock on the chin: "As you know, even today, there are still many diehards from the old tribe who do not want to submit to Goel's rule."

"They only want to restore the glory of the old tribal period, and complete Orgrim's unfinished ideal - to conquer Azeroth."

"Pooh!"

The hot-tempered Luo Ning raged disdainfully on the spot: "Just relying on the little dogs left from the old tribe? Who gave them the courage?"

Salayan shrugged with a half-smile: "Maybe it's Liang Jingru...but that's not important."

Sharlayan took out a map of Azeroth that he carried with him from the space package, and with Valeera's assistance, he spread it out and placed it on the table.

"According to the information obtained by Backlight Blade, the diehards of the old tribe can be roughly divided into three factions."

"One..." Sharlayan tapped his finger on the Northeron region of the Eastern Kingdom: "It's the Dragonmaw clan."

"However, because of the Battle of Northeron not long ago, the Dragonmaw Clan's vitality was severely injured, so they had to flee to Kalimdor by boat and seek refuge with the new tribe of Goel. There will be no waves in a short time."

"The second is the Blackrock Clan that sits in the Blackrock Spire... To be precise, it is the Blacktooth Clan under the management of Red Blackhand and Maim Blackhand, a subordinate branch of the Blackrock Clan."

The real Blackrock Clan has always been managed by Orgrim, the great chief himself. After finding Go'el, he passed on all his mantle to his old friend's only son who finally grew up after suffering.

Therefore, the Blackstone Clan under Red and Maim is only self-proclaimed, and it is essentially the Blacktooth Clan.

"The Blacktooth clan who settled in Blackrock Spire became Nefarian many years ago... No, to be precise, they are slaves of the fallen black dragon clan."

Luo Ning interrupted Sharlayan's explanation with a raised brow: "Wait a minute, why do you want to talk about the Black Dragon Prince and the Fallen Black Dragon separately?"

Sharlayan shrugged: "It's very simple, because Nefarian has made it clear that his chariots and horses are coming to us."

"Although Blackrock Spire still belongs to him in name, it is actually completely controlled by the fallen black dragon sent by Deathwing to 'assist' Nefarian in managing the group."

"Nefarian's real lineage in Blackrock Spire has already been secretly transferred by him to the Blackwing Blood Ring at the top of Blackrock Mountain. The so-called Blackwing Lair is just a bait he throws to attract attention."

Luo Ning nodded thoughtfully: "I probably understand, you continue."

"The third remnant of the old tribe..." Sharlayan nodded at the city of Orgrimmar in Durotar with deep eyes: "It's inside the new tribe."

"what?"

Khadgar scratched his head in astonishment: "Are you kidding me? Goyle is not the kind of useless leader who will be cheated by others, is he? He will sit back and watch the remnants of the old tribe grow up in the new tribe?"

"Of course not." Sharlayan continued to explain calmly: "In fact, Go'el has been trying to weaken the orc diehards hiding in the new tribe."

"But freezing three feet does not happen overnight, and changing their outdated ideas is not an easy job."

"Many orcs who still want to follow the 'tradition' think that Goel's behavior style is too weak, and secretly gather together to report to the group for warmth."

"This orc..." Sharlayan pointed at the unconscious green-skinned orc warlock. "He is one of them, a stubborn warlock from the Burning Blade clan."

"Fireblade..."

Valeera asked thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly, the Fireblade is also a big clan of orcs. They have always been famous for cultivating 'sword masters', right?"

Sharlayan nodded approvingly: "That's right, the Sword Master Samuro we first met in the Battle of Quel'Thalas was a member of the Burning Blade clan."

"The Sword Master of the Burning Edge was once the yearning and dream of countless orcs. To become a Sword Master, one must have a noble will and strong fighting power."

"However, as the entire orc clan drank the blood of the devil, the noble will of the sword masters of the past generations has long been tarnished, and lost the sanctity it once had."

Sharlayan tapped the location of Orgrimmar City twice with his finger: "After the Second Orc War ended, the Burning Blade clan was divided into two."

"Some of the Burning Blade orcs who still yearned for the noble way of the Sword Master returned to Draenor with Samuro and Lantresor, and then Lantresor parted ways with Samuro, who was determined to reorganize the Burning Blade clan."

"Lantrethor, who is half of the draenei bloodline, raised a clan of ogres that belonged to him alone, and they still live peacefully on the vast Nagrand prairie."

"As for Samuro's whereabouts, I haven't received any relevant clues yet."

"Leaving aside Samuro, another part of the completely depraved Burning Blade orcs will continue to stay in Azeroth under the leadership of Azuka."

"The so-called newborn Shadow Council was established under the advocacy of the Burning Blade clan headed by Azuka. These guys are now hiding in an underground cave called Raging Flame Rift in Orgrim City."

"They are plotting to overthrow Go'el's 'weak rule', trying to make the orc tribe regain the wildness and ambition of the old tribe."

(End of this chapter)