Leaving Eversong Forest for the first time, due to Sylvanas's urgent march order, Sharlayan failed to carefully appreciate the scenery along the way, and was preoccupied with the upcoming battle in Lordaeron.
However, the reality disappointed him. Orgrim, the chief of the tribe, retreated very decisively and did not get carried away by the temptation of impending city destruction.
He rushed back to Hillsbrad to join Saurfang before Turalyon and Lothar encircled them, transferred by water, returned to the wetlands and continued to retreat south.
When Lothar, Turalyon and Terenas completed the handover and set off again, the main force of the tribe had retreated to the wetlands.
It would take a lot of time to catch up with the tribe, so Sharlayan decided to adopt the barrage suggestion.
First go to Dalaran to find Kael'thas to complete the old king's mission, and then find a wizard to open the portal and jump directly to the border area of the Kingdom of Stormwind in the south. You may be able to catch up with the final conference between the Alliance and the Horde. war.
After leaving Yongsong Forest, Sarlayan's biggest feeling was the change in magic power concentration.
Because they have always been bathed in the light of the sunwell, even in the southern part of Yongsong Forest, you can feel the rich arcane energy.
Not to mention the northern part of the forest where Silvermoon City is located, arcane energy is like air, naturally integrated into the daily life of high elves.
When they first stepped out of the gate of Salas, a large number of high elves, including Sarlayan, felt very uncomfortable, especially the mages who had lived in Silvermoon City all year round.
To explain with the example given by the barrage, they are like people living in the plains suddenly entering a plateau with very low oxygen content, and their bodies subconsciously react abnormally.
People like Sharlayan, Valeera, and the Windrunner siblings who did not rely much on magic recovered quickly, and it only took a few minutes to adapt to the new environment.
The mage masters were dizzy for a long time before they recovered. Many of them came back to their senses at this time and used arcane magic to simulate the elements of water and fire, and made themselves a cup of hot blood thistle tea to refresh themselves.
After entering Hillsbrad Foothills, Sarlayan and Valeela, who had other missions to attend to, said goodbye to the large army.
Sylvanas continued to lead her army towards the Arathi Highlands.
Since the Sador Bridge connecting the wetlands to Arathi has long been destroyed, they will board the Kul Tiran ship at Faldir Bay south of Stromgarde and continue their pursuit south.
Sarlayan and Valeera's destination is Dalaran, the magical kingdom of the human world, located on the south shore of Lake Lordaemir, across the lake from the Royal City of Lordaeron.
Perhaps due to geopolitical reasons, Dalaran has always maintained good relations with its neighbor Lordaeron, and high-level contacts between the two countries have occurred from time to time.
During the Alliance Congress, Dalaran often stood on the same side as Lordaeron. King Genn Greymane of Gilneas once suspected that Kirin Tor Speaker Antonidas had taken advantage of Terenas.
"I didn't expect to have the opportunity to see the old Dalaran before it was crushed by Archimonde."
"For bird food, in the future we will only see a giant pit in its place."
Since Valeera kept chattering in his ears, Sharlayan didn't have time to ask Archimonde and what the so-called old Dalaran meant.
Dalaran is said to be a magical kingdom, but in fact it is a city-state with only one main city and several nearby towns within its territory.
It's still wartime, and Dalaran's defenses are very tight.
The magic barrier that protects the entire city of Dalaran is always open, and the huge purple energy shield blocks outsiders from peeking inside.
After circling the large purple eggshell for a short while, Sarlayan and Valeela finally found the entrance.
More than a dozen male and female mages wearing various robes stood guard in front of the only entrance and exit outside the barrier.
When they saw Sarlayan and Valeera walking towards them, these mages immediately clenched their staffs in caution.
"Whoever comes, please stop and tell us your name and purpose of visit!"
Growing up, Sarlayan had always left Valeera to deal with issues related to negotiation.
After seeing the phoenix badge in Valeela's hand, several of the mages suddenly understood. Their originally rather cold attitudes changed 180 degrees, and they enthusiastically introduced relevant information to the two of them.
"It turns out to be a distinguished guest from Quel'Thalas, please come in."
"Prince Kael'thas' Tower of Sunlight is not far to the west of Violet Castle and can be easily identified."
Entering the interior of the barrier through the opened entrance, the real Dalaran was officially presented to the two of them.
Towering mage towers can be seen everywhere in this magic city that is also full of arcane atmosphere. Even during the war, there were a large number of pedestrians coming and going on the streets, and the shops on both sides of the road were still operating normally.
Compared with Silvermoon City, which is extremely exquisite and works of art, Dalaran's architectural style may not be gorgeous enough, but the vitality of the city is something Sharlayan has never experienced in Quel'Thalas. .
"Wow~ there are so many people."
Valeera excitedly pulled Sarlayan's arm and shook it: "Look, what is that!"
Valeela's white fingers pointed to the square, where a short male dwarf was delivering an impassioned speech. He had three tables placed under his feet to elevate his position.
"Speech... right?"
Sarlayan said uncertainly: "Silver Moon City also has similar existences. Most of the time they are exaggerated propaganda for the benefit of their respective families."
After standing near the square and listening for a while, Sarlayan unexpectedly discovered that the red-faced dwarf was not bringing any goods or making any random claims.
The content of his speech was related to the tribe, and he denounced the brutality of the orcs at the top of his lungs. He called on the mages of Dalaran not to take chances with the orcs and to unite to put pressure on the "cowardless" weakling Antonidas.
"Pfft~"
Valeela covered her mouth and let out a chuckle. Fortunately, the dwarf who was intoxicated with himself didn't notice.
"This dwarf mage... I have to say, he is very brave. Dalaran can actually publicly scold the leader of the country?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "No, look over there."
A group of Kirin Tor guards armed with swords and shields were galloping toward the square in a menacing manner.
The dwarf mage seemed to have been prepared for this. He screamed skillfully and jumped off the stacked tables. After a flash spell, he suddenly disappeared from the place without a trace.
"Damn it! Let that gullible guy run away again!"
One of the Kirin Tor guards stamped his foot angrily: "Look for it quickly! Invisibility cannot be maintained for a long time, he must still be nearby!"
As soon as they arrived in Dalaran, they saw a good show. Sarlayan shrugged to Valeera: "Look, such self-righteous people who like to talk nonsense about current affairs are not welcome wherever they go."
In the barrage, this kind of person has a special title that Sarlayan cannot understand.
Keyboard warrior.
Sarlayan couldn't understand the ridicule such as "Heaven had not given birth to me as a keyboard warrior, I would spray eternity like a long night, the keys come!", "Royal Key Flying", "Supreme Key Emperor", etc.
"Tower of Sunlight...that's it, right?"
Just like what the mages outside the barrier said, Sarlayan and Valeera quickly found the one belonging to Kael'thas among the countless towers.
Because it is too obvious. Among the many mage towers with blue or purple arcane light shining on the top, only this tower's light is golden-red.
Just as Sharlayan and Valeera were preparing to move towards the Tower of Sunlight, in front of the Violet Castle, the largest building in the city, a young man wearing Zou Baba's robe stumbled and was pushed by a Kirin Tor guard. come out.
"Get out of here! You scourge!"
"You're lucky this time, you have Senator Crassus protecting you."
"Next time you trick your teammates to death, I'll see who else can save you!"
Sarlayan and Valeela stopped at the same time and prepared to eat melon.
The young man with long, messy fiery red hair did not try to refute the accusations of the Kirin Tor guards. He finally stood firm on the steps without saying anything, and walked down the steps with a bitter look on his face, meeting Sarlayan and Valeela. Passed by.
With the appearance of this red-haired man, the number of barrages increased dramatically.
"Red hair, disaster star, cheating teammates, I think of a person."
"Nonsense, who else can have such obvious characteristics? Teammate nemesis Luo Ning."
