Long before the War of the Ancients began, Suramar was praised by countless bards as the Pearl of the Night.
As one of the six major cities in the Dark Night Empire, Suramar's core urban area is very prosperous.
Due to being shrouded in a magic barrier for a long time, the skylight in Suramar City was relatively dim, so the magic lights on the roadside were turned on early before nightfall.
Looking over from a high place, the brightly lit Suramar looks like a dream.
There are many high-end cruise ships with exquisite appearance floating on the man-made canals surrounding the city center. The nobles who occupy more social resources enjoy themselves on the boats without any scruples.
And just under the dark bridge not far from the canal, the poor at the bottom are starving.
For a sip of cheap magic wine, they are willing to take on any heavy work and even be beaten and scolded by their employers. They seem to live in two different worlds from the drunken nobles.
In front of a luxurious villa on a high-rise building in the city, a female Noble of the Night with long bright silver hair was observing the night view of the city from different angles with a worried expression.
"The magic power rationed to the people is getting less and less... Elisande, what are you doing?"
At this moment, a young girl dressed in waiter's clothing came respectfully behind the female noble and bowed.
"Lady Talisa, it's time for you to prepare for going out."
Withdrawing her gaze towards the city, the mature woman known as Talisa calmed down.
"Is it time...Filia, please change my clothes."
"yes."
A large number of maids can be seen in Nuo Da's villa, and outside the villa there are some men in work clothes who are cleaning the courtyard and trimming the green vegetation.
Compared with other nobles of the same level, the servants in Talisa's family are obviously a little exceeded.
But Filia and other servants did not complain about this, but were very grateful to Talisa for being willing to take them in.
Including Philia, many of the servants in this villa are lower-class poor who cannot survive in the city.
First Arcanist Thalyssra was often ridiculed among Elisande's advisory council for employing such "undignified" pariahs.
But Talisa never paid attention to those gossips. She knew exactly what she was doing and what she should do.
Through the intelligence channels brought by these servants from the lower levels, Talisa can learn about recent events in every corner of the city at the speed of other colleagues.
About half an hour ago, Filia sent a fresh piece of news.
In the Arcane Association under Talissa's jurisdiction, an arcanist who was responsible for the management of the Magic Network encountered an unexpected incident during his exile and was unfortunately trapped outside the barrier.
Talisa soon learned the name of the arcanist, Valtroy.
As a competent First Arcanist, Thalyssra has a basic understanding of the talents under her command.
She still remembered the name Valtoy, a young and talented magic network management expert.
The most important thing is that Valtroy is basically consistent with his own views on reforming the existing policies of the Nightborne, and is a talent worth fighting for.
After learning that Valtroy was trapped outside the barrier, Talisa immediately used her authority as the chief advisor to summon other advisors to the Night Fortress for discussion.
For thousands of years, the power to open Suramar's enchantment has been in Elisande's hands.
But now Elisande is studying something in seclusion, and she has temporarily handed over the authority to open the barrier to her advisory group.
If Talisa wants to open the barrier and rescue Valtroy, she must get the support of at least half of the advisors.
Filia looked worriedly at her mistress as she hurried to the Night Fortress. She was not optimistic about the outcome of this meeting.
"Hey~"
Looking at the deep purple edge of the barrier in the distance from a high place, Filia sighed quietly.
"Accident...heh, is it really just an accident?"
…
As Filia expected, Talisa, who left in a hurry in the evening, did not return until late at night with a tired look on her face.
Judging from her gloomy expression, it was obvious that she had failed to convince other consultants to open the barrier and rescue the people.
Come to think of it, all the advisors except Talisa were clearly opposed to her suggestion of opening up to the outside world. This was not the first time that they had exiled people who were determined to reform from the city on the grounds of "accident".
Valtroy is not the first, and he probably won't be the last.
Talisa waved away the other servants with a gloomy expression, and returned to her bedroom with only Filia.
"How's the situation over there?"
Filia shook her head regretfully: "Although Ms. Yue County sympathizes with Valtroy's experience, she does not believe that those stubborn vested interests can be persuaded through lobbying."
"Why……"
Talisa sighed feebly and looked out the window blankly.
Due to the isolation of the magic barrier, no real stars and moon can be seen in the sky above Suramar, only the false sky weaved by the chief astrologer Etraeus with magic.
"The number of people the Dark Night Well can support is limited. In the past 1,000 years, the number of people exiled in the city has been increasing."
"The population has never been able to grow, and it has been trapped within the barrier, turning a deaf ear to changes in the outside world."
Talisa smiled mockingly to herself: "Is this the destined future of the Children of the Night, and cannot tolerate even the slightest change?"
Just when Talisa was feeling depressed, she suddenly felt some changes in the magic network nodes in Suramar City.
Not many people can sense this weak fluctuation, and most of them just regard it as the normal rhythm of the Night Well.
As Elisande's chief advisor, whose arcane attainments were second only to Elisande's chief arcanist, Talisa could clearly tell that the fluctuations did not come from the Nightwell.
After walking out of the villa with a solemn expression, Talisa raised her eyes and looked towards the city boundary.
"The source of this wave of fluctuation...comes from outside the city?"
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After Kael'thas led the team back to Shal'Ellan, he originally wanted Valtroy, who was mentally shaken, to rest for a while.
But Valtroy himself volunteered to try to get in touch with some people in the city through the magic network hub of Shal Ellan.
Kael'thas didn't know much about the management of the Magic Network, so he turned his attention to Voretal, who was well-informed.
"Can the Magic Network still do such a thing?"
Voretal said thoughtfully: "Theoretically it is possible, but it is not easy to do it. It requires extremely sophisticated magic control capabilities, and you must also be familiar with the local magic network structure."
The magic network is equivalent to the blood vessels of Azeroth's star soul all over the surface of the planet. Only the blue dragon who has obtained management authority can freely adjust them.
What Valtroy wanted to do was not to adjust the structure of the Magic Network, but to make use of the existing Magic Network system.
As a highly regarded expert in magic network management, Valtroy is good at this.
But she couldn't guarantee whether the signal she sent would be received by anyone. Even if it was, she didn't know whether the other party would be willing to take the risk to help.
After Valtroy sent a signal using the magic network hub of Shal'Ellan, he failed to receive any response after nearly an hour.
After outputting a large amount of magic power, Valtroy, who was exhausted physically and mentally, could no longer hold on anymore, but she was unwilling to leave here and give up her last hope, so she simply leaned against the corner and slid to the ground to fall asleep.
Looking at Valtroy, who was still holding the staff tightly after falling asleep and clearly insecure, Sarlayan turned the topic to Serana.
"Selana, you are a local aboriginal and know the situation here better than we do."
"Do you think Valtroy's signal will be answered?"
Serana shook her head: "Not sure. I have also heard about the deeds of Chief Arcanist Thalyssra. She is a very rare revolutionary among the Children of the Night."
"If Talisa is willing to take the risk and answer the call from the city, things may turn around. Otherwise... we really have to wait another ten years."
After Valeera's persuasion, Sarlayan, who was a little hot-headed, gradually calmed down.
Just like Kael'thas said, ten years is not too long to wait for the high elves.
All the efforts that should be made have been made. Although the final result is not very good, it is not completely unacceptable. After all, we have to face reality.
After a busy day, except for Sharlayan, Stellagosa and Tinagosa who were still full of energy, Valeera and the others were already very tired.
Leaving the three dragons to wait for a response, Valeela fell asleep leaning on Sharlayan's shoulder without hesitation, and as expected, Stellagosa's dissatisfied gaze was attracted.
Sarlayan was not in the mood to adjust the relationship between the two, so he simply closed his eyes and calmed down as if he hadn't seen it, and continued to follow the method left by Inas to convert the vitality into the power of nature.
Tinagosa, who was as big as a kid, sat down on Sharlayan's head with a smile, folded her tail and wings, and looked like a baby wanting to sleep, ignoring Stellagosa's look like she was looking at a little traitor.
"Hmph~"
With an unhappy snort, Little Xingxing sat down angrily.
Not long after, the originally smooth Magic Network hub suddenly experienced slight fluctuations.
Stellagosa, who was very sensitive to the magic network, immediately adjusted her mood and amplified her voice to wake up everyone nearby.
"Everyone wake up! There is a response in the city!"
