Rise of the blood elves

Fandral Staghelm remained silent throughout Angmar's brief summary.

When he heard that the Scourge had plowed a trail of corruption in the forest from south to north, leading directly to the Sunwell, the highly respected Archdruid could not help but frown.

"Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were massacred. They were resurrected by the plague into brainless zombies. They still wander aimlessly in the forest and attack all living creatures within the range of perception."

Angmar deliberately highlighted the number of casualties, but this number was not exaggerated.

Quel'Thalas is a vast territory, with vast forests stretching over a thousand kilometers from north to south and six hundred kilometers from east to west.If you include the isolated island of Quel'Danas offshore, subtract the land actually controlled by the Amani trolls and the uninhabited strategic buffer zone at the junction of the territories of both parties, the land area is about 60 square kilometers.

Before the natural disaster, due to the extremely low birth rate, the average population density of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas had been at an extremely low level that was completely unmatched by humans, about 2 people per square kilometer, and the total population was stable at Around 120 million.

Now, that number has dropped by more than half.

"With the Allendale River as the boundary, the southern Yongsong Forest has almost completely fallen. It is now called the Land of Ghosts. The plague has completely corrupted the land. Animals and plants have become sick one after another, and life has ceased."

Fandral's face became heavier and heavier, and his right hand gripping the armrest of the chair gradually tightened.

"And now, Quel'Thalas, which has lost the protection of the Sunwell, is once again shrouded in cold. We have found several nodes of the magic network that are constantly changing, and built a magic temple on them, hoping to extract the magic network. The energy in the network provides power for spells that change the forest climate, but this is just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the Eastern Temple is close to the Scar of Death. I am afraid that it will not be long before the spreading corruption will be pulled into the Scar of Death densely populated by undead."

"In the southernmost part of the Eversong Forest, there was an ancient tree that changed under the influence of the Sunwell. Its power even made the southern region that the Sunwell could not affect become warm and pleasant, which we call Sacred Tree Saas Allah.”

Fandral nodded and said: "Every druid traveling in the Emerald Dream can detect its existence. The natural power emitted by this tree is vigorous and vigorous, as conspicuous as a torch in the dark. It is also known as The plague is corrupting, isn’t it?”

really.

The holy tree Sath'ara is indeed connected to the Emerald Dream to some extent. Even the night elf druids as far away as the continent of Kalimdor can detect its existence, Angmar thought.

This makes things a little troublesome.

If Staghelm had already surrendered to the Nightmare King at this time, he probably wouldn't let go of this god-given opportunity.He will unknowingly make the sacred tree Sath'ara become another window to the Emerald Nightmare, thereby spreading the Nightmare King's corruption in Quel'Thalas.

Should I ask him for help?

Forget it, if he does this, I will definitely notice it immediately.

Thinking of this, Angmar organized his words and said in a deep voice: "That's right, but we took back the most essential part of the Holy Tree and replanted it on the remains of the Sunwell. This is what I came to ask for. Due to the Great Druid, the Holy Tree is not very viable. According to our estimation, if the Holy Tree can be fully restored, the climate of Yongsong Forest will also warm up again. However, the Holy Tree refuses to absorb the residual energy of the Sunwell. We are helpless about this. I think that only the Druid way of the noble race can bring the sacred tree back to life. Great Druid, not only the blood elves, but also the land and forests of Quel'Thalas, and even millions of people. All living things need the sacred tree."

While speaking, Angmar had been quietly observing Fandral, but the latter's expression had not changed since the beginning. He was staring at the flames in the fireplace with a heavy expression.

So Angmar had to give up the idea of ​​​​finding something. Think about it, if an old guy who has lived for 9000 years really has evil intentions, how can he show it on his face?

Fandral Staghelm sighed and turned to look at Angmar. He quickly retracted his doubts and replaced them with his original sincerity.

"Rather than saving the forest, you probably want the Holy Tree to become the second source of magic after the Sunwell." Fandral looked at Angmar with a scrutinizing gaze.

How could a well-informed archdruid, who had lived through nearly half of the history of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, not understand what the blood elves really wanted?

He was hit in the vital point and didn't know how to answer, "No, Arch Druid"

Fandral waved his hand and interrupted: "And you said one thing wrong. Even if it absorbs the residual energy of the Sunwell, your holy tree will definitely not be able to restore life. Arcane energy can only change the outside, but cannot change life. The essence of it. If you hope to use magic to rejuvenate Sath'ala, it will inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences. Have you heard of the city of Suramar 1 years ago?"

Angmar was confused and didn't understand what Staghelm was going to say. Under his doubtful gaze, Fandral stood up and began to pace on the soft carpet in front of the fireplace.

"You should know that before the world fell apart, Suramar City was the night elves' magic research center. Someone once channeled the energy of the magic network to several nodes, and planted tree species with excellent magic affinity on them. Over the years, they have selected After cultivating them, they finally succeeded in spawning a batch of magical tree species that condensed powerful magical energy and became famous in the Night Elf Empire in the name of Akandor. They were used as the second source of magic besides the Well of Eternity. But they were all in eternity. Destroyed by the shock wave of the Well's explosion."

Fandral shook his head, "What a stupid act. We once ignored life and nature, and forcibly spawned twisted species just to satisfy our desire for magic."

Angmar's heart froze. To a certain extent, if the holy tree Sath'ara was successfully reborn, its significance to the blood elves would be similar to the magic tree of Arcandor to the former city of Suramar.

Judging from the attitude shown by Fandral, I am afraid that the possibility of the druid helping the blood elves is not very high.

This is how to do

Fandral was still talking, with disgust on his face, "The city of Suramar was not destroyed in the catastrophe. Our compatriots preserved the city in some way and created a new magic well in the city. The Druid Val'sharah, the birthplace of Tao, is very close to the city of Suramar, so we have been monitoring the movements of these compatriots. They are addicted to magic, and even their appearance has been distorted by magic. They can no longer leave the city for even half a step, and they live a life of luxury and debauchery. Yi's absurd life. Even more than ten years ago, when the orc cast a spell to raise the Tomb of Sargeras, they remained indifferent to the horror that was so close at hand and continued to be intoxicated by magic."

The archdruid snorted coldly.

The Broken Isles, including the Suramar region, all survived the catastrophe and may have been formed by the collision of several broken lands.The Suramar region was the core area of ​​the former Night Elf Empire.

More than ten years ago, Gul'dan was bewitched by Sargeras, cast a spell to raise the Tomb of Sargeras, and entered the tomb to start his own journey of searching for power.

Because the powerful seal set by Aegwynn, who originally defeated the incarnation of Sargeras, prevented all creatures from entering Azeroth, this orc warlock from another world was not on the "forbidden list" of the seal.

So Sargeras tried to use Gul'dan to release the terrifying power in his incarnation and destroy the world again.

Fortunately, Gul'dan failed and died, and the leader of the Burning Legion's wishful thinking came to nothing.

"The Cenarion Circle hates any magic. It will once again lead to the invasion of the Burning Legion. Now, our most worried thing has become a reality." Fandral's tone was extremely cold.

Angmar's heart was completely cold. Fandral Staghelm's words were almost a sentence for the blood elves. Since he, a high-ranking figure in the Cenarion Circle, had this attitude, other druids would be even less likely to help. Blood elves.