Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Chapter 1437 70. Azshara is serious about it. You can’t be saved and are waiting to die.

Just as the Nag'Fal set sail from Zandalar Island with a full harvest and sailed all the way across the Endless Sea towards Northrend, all kinds of bad things happened in the Nightborne territory in the Broken Isles. The information is being summarized at the desk of Grand Magister Elisande.

Well, we can't call people "Grand Magister" now.

That is a title from a bygone era. It is a past that must be rewritten. Now we must respect and address Ms. Elisande as Her Majesty the "Queen of the Children of the Night."

She had completed her coronation ceremony more than two months ago.

Although a little arrogant and indeed transgressive, she still chose to realize her ambition in this era.

Facts have proved that Elisande did choose a perfect time. After she became king, she was not criticized by all forces, especially the Deep Sea Empire, which she was most worried about.

Queen Azshara seemed to have never heard of the news.

This made Elisande feel lucky, but she did not give up preparing for the eventual outbreak of this matter.

As a high-ranking spellcaster who had served the Queen for thousands of years, Elisande understood Queen Azshara's character better than anyone else in the world at this time.

Because of her understanding, she was sure from the beginning that the Queen would not forgive her transgression so easily.

Just like now, a piece of bad news was compiled to let Elisande know that Queen Azshara, who had no idea what she was busy with before, was finally free.

The Queen and her Naga Empire are coming together to teach her a lesson.

“Three large Naga clans from the sea around the Broken Islands are rushing towards Suramar, and War Matron Sassrin and her powerful clans who were originally stationed in the Tomb of Sargeras have also been mobilized.

Azsuna's sea giants are marching along the coast toward our city.

According to the news sent back by our envoys in the eastern continent, the Naga settlements along the entire eastern continent disappeared almost overnight."

In Elisande's meditation room, the second-in-command in Suramar City, Stargazer Etraeus, shook his long, perky ponytail, checking and sorting out the information at hand one by one.

These bad news made the great astrologer frown, and he made his own judgment easily.

He glanced at Elisande, who was suspended in the air behind the desk and thinking with his eyes closed, and said:

"There is no doubt that the Queen is mobilizing her imperial army. The number of deep-sea creatures that may attack us in the first wave alone has reached an astonishing number of more than 100,000.

With the speed of the Nagas advancing in the deep sea, coupled with the teleportation tactics of spellcasters, which are absolutely indispensable in Nazjatar, based on my most pessimistic guess, the enemy Suramar will face will be at most a week after the war begins. It will exceed 500,000.

If we are lucky enough to last until a month later, we may have to face an army of more than two million people from the Deep Sea Empire.

It is no exaggeration to say that by that time, Suramar's destruction would have been irresistible, and now, that bad outcome is getting closer and closer to us.

And it's all because of you!

I told you before, Elisande.

It is a very bad idea to be crowned privately without permission, not to mention that you do not have royal blood!

This is a terrible transgression.

We are different from those barbaric beings, we are elves!

The elves have their own set of laws, and although the person who formulated this set of laws lives in the deep sea, her eyes can still fall on every elf who does not obey her will.

In the past, what the Queen hated most was the Kaldorei who overthrew the rule of the Empire. Now, with a stupid ritual and a meaningless title, you have successfully attracted the firepower of the night elves.

I really want to ask you, what benefits has Tyrande Windspeaker given you?

To make you do such a stupid thing! "

"I have explained to you several times why Her Majesty the Queen must be crowned, Your Majesty the Great Astrologer."

Faced with the accusations from the great astromancer, Elisande chose silence without expression.

She seemed disdainful to explain this simple question, and Lilith Yuejun, the former political advisor and current interior minister standing next to the Grand Magister, coughed.

This politician who came from a noble family patiently explained to the arrogant astrologer on behalf of his queen:

“Times are changing, Lord Etaeus.

In this era, the elven factions that formed the empire with us in the past have become independent forces. If we still regard ourselves as subjects of the elven empire, we will never be able to reach any agreement with our compatriots.

We must make this choice!

We must make a clean break with Azshara's era to show our attitude to other compatriots! "

Lilith held the document in her arms and said in a deep voice:

"You have also seen with your own eyes that on the Queen's coronation day, the Kaldorei, Quel'dorei, those twisted Faldorei spider demons who chose to follow the pirates, and even the strange Thalayin who returned from death, they Envoys were sent to attend the coronation ceremony.

Her Majesty the Queen broke Sh'dorei's isolation with a single ceremony!

His Majesty Elisande has shown our will to other elven factions. Shal'dorei no longer belongs to the past, we have embraced the future, and now they are willing to negotiate with us to resolve diplomatic issues.

The results we have achieved in the past month are many times greater than the efforts we put in over a year!

We will have allies.

We will rise again as independent.

This is a very correct choice, great astrologer, and you should not fail to understand this move.

Besides, there is no point in dwelling on the past.

What matters is the present moment! "

"Yes, Lilith is absolutely right."

The Queen of the Night also opened her eyes the next moment, looked at Etaeus, she sighed and said:

"Well, my Aetaeus, if your political consciousness were one-tenth of your magical attainments, then my Minister of the Interior would not have to explain to you the reasons for my actions over and over again.

It turns out that I made the right choice, so don’t dwell on it anymore.

The most important thing now is to deal with the Queen's crusade. We must survive this battle. If we can gain the advantage on the battlefield, we can negotiate with the Queen.

I have sent invitations to the Kaldorei. As a thorn in the side of Queen Azshara, those wild elves who live in trees and eat wild fruits have enough reason to stand with us.

We should be able to get aid from the druids of Val'sharah, but that won't be enough.

We also need more allies to fight with us. "

"You mean, Quel'dorei?"

Archastromancer Etraeus is not stupid.

He quickly understood what Elisande meant from her words, but the great astrologer did not think that Elisande's idea could be realized so easily.

He said:

"The Queldorei elves have always embraced the inheritance of magic. They have also inherited various rules of the Elf Empire and have always regarded themselves as the 'Imperial Orthodox'.

Although they also have their own Sun King, I think those white-skinned elves cannot be trusted! They are between Azshara and us, and they may be more inclined to Azshara. "

"Indeed, especially those Quel'dorei mages."

The Nightborne Queen sighed.

She played with her Nightborne scepter and said in a regretful and sarcastic tone:

"The more people lack something, the more they like to show off. Those Quel'dorei spellcasters use all kinds of fancy clothes and etiquette to set off their so-called 'nobility'.

But in the eyes of those of us who have truly experienced the imperial era, those pathetic white-skinned people are as ridiculous as being crowned by a monkey! They all come from mud-legged backgrounds, so how do they know how to use the true imperial etiquette?

Those idiots have an unspeakable admiration and desire to follow Queen Azshara. Once the Queen calls them, maybe many idiots will choose to join the Queen.

For those at the bottom who lack family background, clinging to orthodoxy can always bring more satisfaction to their barren souls. "

The conversation between the queen and the great astrologer was full of "elf discrimination", which made the minister of the interior, Lilith Yuejun, a little disapproving.

Although on the surface she is Queen Elisande's most loyal, capable, and favored palace minister, who can help the queen handle all troublesome government affairs.

But in her heart, Ms. Yuejun still feels "confused" by some of Elisander's speeches.

For example, right now she is ridiculing the origins of the Quel'dorei elves.

To ordinary people, Elisande should be a big shot in the Elf Empire, but to the Yuejun family, which holds many secrets of the past, Elisande's experience in the Elf Empire cannot be hidden from them.

Although the Grand Magister was trusted by Queen Azshara for a while, Elisande's own background was not noble.

How could she have the confidence to attack the dynasty established by the Sunstrider family, who were from the top nobles of the empire?

Moreover, as the fiancée who has entered into a secret engagement with Lilas Windrunner, Lilith Yuejun will also instinctively want to protect her fiancé's family.

Although her background was more prominent than Elisande's, thanks to her father's excellent tutoring, Lilith did not feel that Sha'dorei was really superior to other elves.

Elisande may be a very good politician and a very powerful spellcaster, but her vision and magnanimity are ultimately lacking.

She knew that she needed assistance from other elven factions, but she still spoke so loudly about potential allies. What if someone with a heart heard this?

As a leader, she pays no attention to her speech. If something goes wrong, it will instantly trigger a diplomatic turmoil that is difficult to calm down.

Lilith shook her head.

Although she was disappointed with her queen in her heart, she still showed her approval on the surface.

In the silence after the conversation between Elisande and Etraeus, Lilith looked around and suddenly lowered her voice and said:

"If Quel'dorei is not trustworthy, then we might as well defeat Quel'Thalas before Queen Azshara attacks us, and bring those white-skinned elves under our rule!"

"Huh? Are you crazy?"

The great astrologer was amused by Lilith's suggestion. The always aloof spellcaster shook his head and said sarcastically:

"So, as the Queen's Home Secretary, your way of facing the threat of a war is to start two wars at the same time? What a clever little kid you are.

It seems that there really is no gene for war in the ancient bloodline of the Yuejun family. "

Lilith did not refute the sarcasm.

She just silently placed a letter of information she had collected in front of the Queen.

Elisande originally didn't intend to pay attention to this weird suggestion, but when she saw the small amount of information in front of her, her expression changed subtly.

That was a piece of information about the North Sea.

The Human Alliance fleet has been attacking undead pirates in the frozen sea recently. The news has spread all over the world, and the children of the night naturally know it.

But they don't care about human dogs biting dogs. The frozen sea has never been the sphere of influence of the Children of the Night anyway.

But now that this news was brought out by Lilith, it obviously represented some idea of ​​the Interior Minister. Elisande glanced at her and said:

"If I remember correctly, your runaway sister is the captain of the Immortal Pirates?"

"Well, my unlucky sister is now the pirate king of the elf pirate faction under Black Shaw, although in my opinion, her abilities are lacking."

Lilith said with a stern face and a sarcastic tone:

"My father made the right choice when he passed on the title of head of the family to me. Look at Anaris's life plan, the elf pirate, my God, this is simply the worst choice I have ever heard of an elf. Profession.

But luckily, she and her leader have exactly the solution to our problem right now.

My lord, the white-skinned elves of Quel'Thalas foolishly participated in the strangulation of the North Sea pirates, and the whole world already knows what a vengeful man Black Shaw is.

He has enough reasons to attack the territory of Quel'Thalas, and he also has enough ability to destroy the troublesome Raynor Bandil barrier.

I mean, Your Majesty, although I look down on my rebellious sister, this time, we and the Undead Fleet have a rare common interest.

They can be used at your disposal as your sword to conquer Quel'Thalas!

On top of that, we already have the Nightwell.

If we get the magic of the Sunwell again, the two magic wells will charge you at the same time, plus the power of the Eye of Aman'Thul and the Scepter of Sargeras."

The Home Secretary paused and glanced at Elisande's expression.

The Queen of the Night's expression was very wonderful at this time. She seemed to have seen the future described by Lilith.

She was a little excited, a little looking forward to it, but also a little nervous and said:

"The simultaneous charging of the two magic wells and the simultaneous manipulation of the two artifacts are enough to allow me to control the power of time and space, allowing me to fight, and even

Defeat and surpass the power of Queen Azshara!

Yes!

We should go to war against Quel'Thalas.

But our goal this time is not to defeat the Sun Dynasty, that will take a long time to achieve. We have only one goal!

We must occupy the Sunwell to defend against the threat of the deep sea that is so close at hand.

As long as we survive Queen Azshara's punishment, the Nightborne can turn Quel'Thalas into their own overseas territory, and everyone will be elves.

They can worship Azshara, and they can worship me.

As long as I prove my strength. "

"No! I don't agree! This plan is too risky."

The great astrologer shook his head stubbornly and said:

"The most important thing is, how can you be sure that the fickle Black Shaw can be used by you? That guy's cunning and capriciousness are already known to the world.

If you want to use him, he might use you in turn. No, you will definitely be used by him! "

"No, no, no, great astrologer, your views on politics are too shallow."

Lilith Yuejun said bluntly:

"Why do we have to be afraid of being used? Being used shows value. No one in this world would go out of their way to use a waste that can't do anything.

I admit that my proposal is risky. We may indeed be played by cunning pirates, but what does it matter?

As long as we can achieve our goals!

Black and Quel'Thalas are already truly hostile. As long as he is not stupid, he will not choose to refuse our joint proposal.

And our Queen holds an artifact like the Eye of Aman'Thul.

time!

The all-powerful Time is on our side.

If he wants to cheat, we are capable enough to protect ourselves. And even if it is not from the perspective of war, just from the perspective of domestic affairs, we do need the magic of the Sunwell. "

As the Minister of the Interior, Lilith sighed, picked up another piece of data from the document in her hand, and placed it in front of the two big shots. She said:

"After accepting the Sindra elves as refugees, Suramar's already severe mana wine famine has become more and more terrifying. If we can't find a new source of mana, the magic wine we have stored will be completely consumed in up to half a year.

Until then, our people will be hungry for magic. "

The Home Secretary shook her head and said to her queen:

"Therefore, in my opinion, compared to Queen Azshara's punishment, our internal problems are the real fatal troubles, my lord. You must use the sword in the hands of the Nightborne to win the land under the sun for your subjects !

You must satisfy your people's thirst for magic, or else.

You will become the next Queen Azshara.

I think her experience is enough to warn all elf rulers. "

The suggestion silenced Elisande for several minutes.

The Queen of the Night stood up, swayed her slender waist and walked to her palace window, looking out at the gorgeous city that she had ruled for more than 10,000 years.

After a few seconds, she said:

"During my coronation ceremony, I kindly asked the Quel'dorei envoys if some of the Sunwell's magic could be sold to us, and I even offered a very high price to express our sincerity.

But the arrogant white-skinned elf rejected me ruthlessly.

I felt an unspeakable sarcasm in their rejection, like facing a beggar

I think, this time, they don’t have the ability to refuse me!

I won't give them the chance to humiliate me!

Lilith, summon Black Shaw through the connections of your terrible, rebellious sister, I need to have a word with him. "

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