Before setting off from Shal Aylan, Sarlayan predicted that the trip would not go well.
The arrogance of the upper elves seems to be engraved in the racial DNA, especially the dogmatic upper elves who have lived in the mountains for a long time and stayed away from foreign affairs.
In comparison, the high elves who have been in contact with foreign races for a long time are already quite smooth.
After being closed to the outside world for a long time, if you suddenly encounter a stranger, your first reaction will definitely be to turn them away. This approach is understandable.
Through the guidance of the barrage, Sarlayan took advantage of the arrogant nature of the upper elf, deliberately provoked their anger, and took advantage of the opponent's opportunity to open the door to attack.
Sarlayan is not arrogant enough to think that he can single-handedly overwhelm the hundreds of moon guards in the entire Moon Protector Fortress. His purpose is to force out the leader who is observing behind the scenes.
Sure enough, when the team leader was pinned down by Sarlayan and unable to move, the three senior officials finally couldn't sit still and hurriedly stepped forward to put out the fire.
Most of the other Moon Guards who came after hearing the news of the battle stared at Sarlayan with hostile eyes. If it were not for the restraint of the leader, they would have swarmed up and captured this rude intruder.
"Bah!"
The tame hippogryphs in the Moon Protector Fortress also chirped threateningly, but the nearest hippogryph suddenly stopped moving and looked at it with a puzzled look on its face as it transformed back into human form, Sarlayan.
"Gu?"
The face of the owner of this hippogryph suddenly changed, and he stretched out his hand to try to pull back his friend who was walking forward.
"Xunfeng?! Don't be impulsive!"
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the hippogryph known as Swift Wind strutted up to Sharlayan and did not attack him. Instead, it rubbed its head against the "enemy" affectionately.
"???"
Seeing the question marks on Xun Feng's master's face, Dan Mu suddenly burst into laughter.
[Little question mark, do you have many friends? 】
[Compared animal affinity with Druid, are you still awake, brother? 】
[By the way, when did Sarlayan start using animal hypnosis? I didn't see his movements at all. 】
Sarlayan: "When I transform back into a human form, I don't have to make a concave shape to use it. Pay attention to my left hand."
After Sarlayan's reminder, some netizens noticed that his left hand behind his back was shining with a soft green light.
The female leader narrowed her eyes, and her evaluation of the evil intruder once again increased in her mind.
"Who are you? Why did you break into the Moon Protector Fortress?"
"If you can't come up with a reason to convince us today... don't blame the Moon Guard for not treating guests well."
Thalayan's right hand still held Quel'Sera tightly, and to show his sincerity, he turned the great sword upside down and inserted it into the ground.
But just in case, he kept his palm from the hilt of the sword.
"I come from Quel'Thalas, the kingdom of high elves across the sea. I took the liberty of visiting you this time to discuss the future of the high elves with you."
"Ha~"
The leading female leader raised her lips disapprovingly: "The future? What a big statement. Tell me, what is the future you are talking about?"
Sarlayan smiled mysteriously: "You don't need to tell me, you should also know the fatal weakness of the upper elf after losing the Well of Eternity. This is why I am here."
The eyes of the three leaders changed strangely at the same time. After exchanging glances with each other, the female leader said cautiously: "I hope you really have something to say... Come with me, and the others will leave first."
"Yes, chief."
…
Muscle flexing can achieve good results in most circumstances, at least it can show the other party that you are not easy to mess with.
The premise is that the relationship between the two parties is not completely hostile, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
First, he relied on his strength to suppress some of the Moon Guards, and then surprisingly revealed the issues that the Moon Guards were most concerned about.
Just like the plan formulated by Danmu, the leader of the Moon Guard did not immediately fall out. Instead, he brought Sarlayan to the conference hall to continue discussing in detail.
After some self-introduction, Sarlayan finally knew the names of the three leaders.
The leading woman is named Serana Starweaver, who is the chief of the Moon Guards of the Moon Protection Fortress. The other two are her deputies, named Sarenus River Tree and Losius Mooncaller respectively.
Just as Sharlayan pointed out the topic, all highborne need to face an eternal problem.
Magic addiction.
It was precisely because of the obsession with magic that the Moon Guard had to bow to Elisande and received a meager amount of Nightwell magic power from her, which could barely guarantee the normal operation of the Moon Guard.
According to Farodin, the Moon Protector Fortress has nearly a thousand arcanists of all levels.
But when Sarlayan fought with them at the door, there were only a hundred people who came nearby to watch the battle, which was seriously inconsistent with the actual number.
The barrage speculates that perhaps due to insufficient energy supply, the Moon Guards can only select people with abundant magic power to take turns to be on duty and absorb magic power in turn.
Sarlayan hit on the Moon Guard's pain point as soon as he opened his mouth, and Serana, who was worried, was willing to give him a chance, and she was considered to be in a hurry to seek medical treatment.
"Before I tell you how to cure addiction, I have one more question."
Serana frowned displeased: "What's the problem?"
Sarlayan shook his head indifferently: "Don't be nervous, I don't intend to make things difficult for you."
"I'm just curious. Why do you still trust her so much after being treated coldly by Elisande for so long?"
"snort!"
Losius, who had a bad temper, snorted coldly: "Trust? No, of course we don't trust that duplicitous guy."
"We chose to work with her for one reason, she could provide us with magic, and that was it."
Sarlayan said meaningfully: "In other words, if there are other forces that can provide you with sufficient magic power, Moon Guard Fortress is also willing to form an alliance with them?"
"Mr. Deep Shadow, please don't get the premise wrong."
Salenus has a relatively gentle personality, but his expression is very serious at this time.
"We will not be so unruly. Not just anyone can easily command us with the supply of magic power."
"Although Elisande has provided less and less magic power to the Moon Guard Bastion in recent years, she is still of our race. We worked very happily together in the early years. I think... she must have encountered some trouble recently. "
【trouble? That's not the case, it's just that more magic power is used to explore the various possibilities of countless timelines. 】
[Unfortunately, her efforts are destined to be in vain. 】
[As long as you cannot escape from those preset conditions, the future that Elisande can see is ultimately limited. 】
In the War of the Ancients, Elisande should be regarded as a neutral position. She did not want to offend Queen Azshara, but she was also unwilling to sit back and watch the people of Suramar suffer the slaughter of demons.
She practiced her concept of neutrality and used the Eye of Aman'Thul to raise a solid defensive barrier, completely isolating Suramar from the disputes of the outside world, and never interfered in foreign affairs again.
As vested interests, it is normal for the Highborne to stand on the side of Azshara, who has a stake in the situation. Highborne elves like Dath'Remar and Ravencrest who care about the people are in the minority.
Times have changed, and Sarlayan has no intention of criticizing Elisande's stance at that time. What makes it difficult for him to understand is Elisande's actions in the next ten thousand years.
[Those who are addicted to exploring the mysteries of time will eventually be confused by the changes in the timeline. Even the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu cannot escape from this strange circle, let alone the mortal Elisande. 】
After examining countless timelines through the Eye of Aman'Thul, Elisande hopes to choose the path that best suits the people of Suramar.
In order to preserve all of Suramar, she was determined to give up those uneasy factors that might have a negative impact on the future direction, and it was from this that the Withered Ones were born.
Although Serana was quite critical of Elisande's practice of exiling her people out of the city, from Elisande's point of view, in order to protect more people when the Nightwell was insufficient, this approach was also appropriate. It is a last resort.
Moreover, the Moon Guard is also a vested interest in this policy, and the Moon Guard does not have enough confidence to stand up and accuse Elisande of being cold-blooded.
Through these clichés, Sarlayan obtained a relatively important piece of information.
The Moon Guards are not very loyal to Elisande, and they don't mind jumping to other forces as long as certain conditions are met.
After confirming the other party's attitude, Sarlayan finally brought the topic to the point.
"Three of you, have you ever heard of Akandor, the Miracle Tree?"
[...Why does this sentence pattern look familiar? 】
