When Kael'thas, who had just fallen asleep, rushed to the lower level of Shal'Alan after hearing the news, he immediately saw a humanoid shadow made of arcane energy.
Due to the barrier, the outline of this shadow is very blurry.
In the words of barrage, it is like the picture presented by an old TV. Not only is the definition extremely low, but there will also be flickering of the picture at any time, similar to poor signal.
"It's an honor to meet you for the first time... I am... I am... Talisa."
The phantom claiming to be Talisa is severely distorted, and it is difficult to communicate with her smoothly in this state.
Sarlayan looked at Valtroy, who was trying to maintain contact, and then turned his attention to Stellagosa.
"Stella, can you improve the communication situation?"
Little Xingxing raised her eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Valeera who seemed to have an unsightly expression unintentionally.
"I'll try...Tina, come and help me."
"Okay~"
The blue dragon is an expert in adjusting the magic network, but Stellagosa and Tinagosa are still young and cannot transform the magic network as easily as the veteran Senegos.
With the cooperation of Valtroy, the two blue dragons spent about 5 minutes debugging the frequency and finally stabilized the picture and sound transmission.
As the high elf prince and the undisputed talker of Shal'Alan, Kael'thas stepped forward without hesitation.
"I am very pleased to receive your response, First Arcanist Lady Thalyssra. I am Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider of Quel'Thalas. Perhaps you have heard the name of my ancestor Darth'Remar. "
After the arcane projection gradually stabilized, Sarlayan and others were finally able to see the details of Talisa's face clearly.
Her delicate and beautiful mature face clearly showed surprise and nostalgia: "Dath'Rema, I haven't heard this name for more than 10,000 years."
"As you said, young prince."
Thalyssra quickly came to her senses and politely saluted Kael'thas with the unique etiquette of the Children of the Night.
"I do know Dath'Remar Sunstrider. I had some academic exchanges with him in Zin-Azshari before the War of the Ancients began."
Talisa originally thought that this contact was just Valtroy's last struggle, but she unexpectedly met the descendant of Dath'Remar.
Since she intercepted the magic network privately for her own use, Talisa could not maintain the existence of the projection for a long time, otherwise she would be discovered by her "good colleagues" who were always watching her every move.
Kael'thas was also aware of this problem. He used the name of his ancestors to build a relationship, and after easing the tense atmosphere between the two parties, he quickly got to the point.
After recounting the accident that occurred during the exile in the shortest possible sentences, Kael'thas gave up his position and motioned for Valtroy to come forward.
"Miss Valtroy's condition deteriorated quickly. Without the magical nourishment of the Dark Night Well, the arcane energy in her body quickly became unbalanced. Coupled with the large amount of magical power output previously, she lost a lot of weight in just a few hours."
At this time, Valtroy no longer looked as dazzling as before.
Her body and cheeks became very thin, and her eyes were sunken, giving her a bit of a withered look, but it had not deteriorated to that extent.
Shal'Alan's magic power temporarily stabilized her state. Once the magic power is cut off, she will continue to accelerate her transformation into a withered spell.
Valtroy's body was a little stooped, his arms were folded together, and his whole body was trembling.
Ever since she was born, Valtroy has never escaped from the magic of the Night Well. The dual physical and mental changes made her eyes filled with uneasiness and panic, and the slight arrogance that remained before can no longer be seen.
Valtroy's sudden change in form stimulated Talisa, and Sarlayan noticed that her cheeks twitched obviously.
Valtroy said to Talisa nervously and expectantly: "Chief Arcanist, can you... allow me to return to Suramar City? I feel... not very good."
Talisa was silent for a few seconds before saying in a bitter tone: "Unfortunately, my proposal was not recognized by more than half of the advisory group."
"Yeah."
Valtroy had already had a premonition of this situation, but after hearing the result with her own ears, she was still a little depressed.
Kael'thas stood up again and took over the topic: "Ms. Talisa, you have also seen how miserable the Nightborne will be if they escape the range of the Nightwell."
"What I'm trying to tell you is that this is not their worst state."
"Excuse me, have you ever heard of the Withered One?"
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The exchange between Kael'thas and Thalyssra only lasted half an hour, but within this half hour, the two parties, who had intended to borrow each other's strength, quickly finalized cooperation.
Nightfallen and Withered, these two terms and examples deeply hurt Thalyssra.
Due to Elisande's strict prohibition, Talisa had never visited the outside world. This was the first time she truly saw what would happen to the desperate Nightborne exiles.
Compared to Elisande's other advisors, Talisa has a strong sense of responsibility to her people.
Before she saw it with her own eyes, she could still lie to herself. Maybe those who were exiled from the city had gotten rid of their addiction and lived a peaceful and peaceful life.
The cruel reality shattered her last fantasy and strengthened Talisa's belief in persuading Elisande to open Suramar.
Talisa was enthused by Arcandor's miraculous effects. After many years, she finally saw the hope of curing her people's addiction, which undoubtedly made her ecstatic.
But in order to obtain the fruits of Akandor, Suramar must first open the barrier and regain contact with the outside world.
Thalyssra promised that she would use Arcandor as bait and do her best to convince Elisande to open the barrier.
Kael'thas also promised that as long as Suramar is willing to open to the outside world, Quel'Thalas is willing to serve as their guide to reintegrate into Azeroth and share the precious fruits of Arkan'dor with the Nightborne.
After ending the communication, Kael'thas breathed a sigh of relief.
"Voretal, Serana, do you think Talisa can convince Elisande?"
The mature and prudent Voretal and Serana looked at each other, and they both smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
"To be honest, I'm afraid it's difficult."
"According to Valtroy, Elisande has not personally governed the government for thousands of years. He has locked himself in the Night Fortress all day long to study the Eye of Aman'Thul, and assigned many of the powers needed to manage the city to himself. advisory board.”
"No matter how tempting Talisa throws the bait, it's useless if you can't see Elisande herself."
"As for the other consultants..."
Serana sneered and curled her lips: "Maybe they enjoy the way the poor people of Suramar give up their dignity and beg for mercy. I don't think the consultants who are vested interests will agree to break the status quo."
Kael'thas asked with a solemn expression: "In other words, we still have to prepare for the worst as planned?"
The so-called worst plan was proposed by Sarlayan and was the last choice as a last resort.
Sharlayan spread his hands and said, "So, didn't I tell you a long time ago? Let's just let Talisa cut the mess quickly and forcefully open the barrier to let us enter the city 'King Qin'."
"Why are you talking nonsense to those losers who only care about holding on to power and don't care about the lives of the people?"
Voretal said with a wry smile: "Although it sounds too simple and crude, the subsequent development is likely to move in this direction."
Because he had witnessed what happened to Valtroy not long ago, Sarlayan did not have any good feelings towards those senior Nightborne officials who were in their positions but did not care about their affairs.
In barrage terms, these guys should be hanging from the lampposts in Suramar.
That night, despite the dissatisfaction of other advisors, Talisa convened everyone for a second meeting in a short period of time, and firmly stated that she would meet with Elisande in person.
Fandos, the advisor in charge of the Grand Magister's internal affairs, sneered and rejected Elisande's proposal on the grounds that she was in seclusion and practicing asceticism.
According to past experience, Talisa will give in knowingly when she encounters a problem.
But this time it was different. Talisa still insisted on her opinion and would not give up until she saw Elisande.
Fandos was forced to stand on the spot, and the other advisors were also very rude to each other. They had no intention of helping. Instead, they looked on as if they were just watching the excitement, sitting back and watching the head-on conflict between Talisa and Fandos.
Sarlayan and others who were far outside the city didn't know what happened that night. When they contacted Thalyssra again through the magic network communication the next day, the chief arcanist with dark circles on his face was full of confusion. It means killing.
"My colleagues are hopeless. Taking advantage of their sleep during the day, I will forcefully open the barrier to a limited extent. You should be prepared and implement the final preparation plan."
"Suramar needs a fire to wake up those commoners and nobles who are drifting with the crowd, and let them realize through personal experience that times have changed."
