Sharlayan, who was far away in Highmountain, had no idea about Jaina's wish to grow up quickly. What he was waiting for was a positive reply from Prince Kael'thas.
"I haven't seen you for a while, Baron Shadow."
In a temporary camp at the foot of Eagle Claw Peak, Voretal, who looked like an old gentleman, greeted Sarlayan politely. He was the person in charge sent by Kael'thas to negotiate with the High Mountain tribe.
Saryan also responded politely and thoughtfully: "Chief Advisor Mr. Woretar, I am very happy to see you come in person."
"It seems that His Highness the Prince has made up his mind?"
"Yes."
Voretal retracted his smile and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Prince has decided to formally establish diplomatic relations with the Gaoling Tribe. His Royal Highness is very interested in the specialty herbs and giant eagles mentioned in your letter."
Sarlayan was not surprised by this. Kael'thas was different from the ultra-conservative Anastria. His experience as a student in Dalaran and his many experiences after returning home made him gradually understand a truth. .
Unity is strength.
In the past, Quel'Thalas had set itself too high, and always acted condescendingly when interacting with other kingdoms and races, which would naturally arouse dissatisfaction from the other parties.
Kael'thas is determined to change the bad habits of the past. At least his advisory group upholds the same philosophy as His Royal Highness and can communicate with other foreign races on an equal footing.
With the mature and prudent Voretal on guard, Sarlayan doesn't have to worry about anything going wrong in the first formal diplomacy between the two races.
as expected.
Three days later, Voretal sent someone from Thunder Totem to deliver good news.
Because the current chief, Mulla Gaoling, is ill in bed, it is difficult to govern.
With the joint support of the three major clans of Blood Totem, Rivermane and Skyhorn, Mulla's eldest son Ulan Highmountain officially received the diplomatic mission of Quel'Thalas as the acting warchief.
After some constructive and friendly consultations, the two communities unanimously agreed to establish cooperative relations.
During this meeting, Ulan Gaoling, who had a good impression of Sarlayan and other high elves, suppressed the doubts of other clan representatives and finally made the decision.
Follow-up cooperation still needs to be discussed by the top leaders of the two tribes. The most important task at the moment is to catch the mysterious forces lurking in the darkness of the High Mountain and trying to stir up trouble.
The chiefs of the Rivermane and Skyhorn clans were visibly surprised to learn that someone might be secretly trying to drive a wedge between Drogbar and the Highmountain clan.
The leader of the Blood Totem Clan slapped the table on the spot to express his distrust.
As the most belligerent clan among the four clans in High Mountain, Blood Totem continues to propose that Drogbar, who repays kindness with vengeance, be completely driven out of High Mountain.
Although Ulan did not witness the entire process of the two-headed giant being controlled, he had close contact with the strange dark red energy extracted by Sarlayan.
In front of the three tribes, Ulan showed this energy to them for inspection.
Among the four tribes in Gaoling, the Rivermane clan has always been rich in spellcasters.
The contemporary leader of the Hemane tribe, Jie Er Hemane, is a powerful shaman. She personally analyzed the alien energy.
With the help of the ancestral soul, Jie'er Rivermane came to a conclusion that was basically the same as Sharlayan's.
This is a special energy that can distort the soul, which can confirm that the two two-headed giants tied outside the door are artificially controlled.
Although the Blood Totem was quite dissatisfied with having no fight to fight, with the joint persuasion of the other three tribes, they stopped oppressing Drogbar, temporarily reduced their forces, and began to search for suspicious clues throughout the High Mountains.
In addition to the Secret Passage, which has already launched operations, Sharlayan, Valeera, and Stellagosa also joined the search team.
Different from the soldiers of the high mountain tribe who searched all over the place, Sarlayan and others specifically searched for those inaccessible and difficult areas that may be dangerous.
After consulting Abyssian, who was thinking hard about his plan, the three of Sarlayan obtained permission to enter Deathwing's lair to explore.
Before the Sundering, Deathwing lived in Highmountain, where there were no mountain peaks at that time.
This large underground lair covers a very large area, but the internal structure is not complicated. There is only one avenue and not many forks.
After entering the underground, Stellagosa and Tinagosa finally no longer had to hide their identities.
Little Tina immediately transformed back into her original form as a young dragon, lying on Sarlayan's head and refusing to move, while Stellagosa carried the three of them deep into the cave.
"There is indeed a problem."
Not long after entering the underground cave, Sarlayan and others saw some Drogbar who had gathered to dance the Great God.
These Drogbars were different from the individuals previously captured by Sharlayan and given to the Thunder Totem. Their eyes were the same frightening blood red as those of the two two-headed giants controlled by strange energy.
For many years, Deathwing's abandoned lair has been managed by Ebyssian.
Since it has been unoccupied for many years, Abyssian only comes in for inspection every thousand years or so.
What is certain is that Drogbar definitely did not exist here in the last millennium, otherwise Abyssian would have angrily thrown out all these guys who tried to defile the Dragon Clan's lair.
Similar to the two controlled two-headed giants, after coming into contact with Sarlayan and his party, these Drogbars immediately attacked them crazily, without any intention of calculating the strength gap between the two sides.
Of course, these miscellaneous soldiers cannot pose a threat to Sarlayan and the others.
Stellagosa vaporized them all with a breath of arcane dragon breath, leaving only one alive who was bound by the arcane prison, still staring with blood-red eyes and trying to attack with bared teeth and claws.
"Stella, cover Tina's eyes and ears."
Sarlayan walked up to the red-eyed Drogbal who kept barking, and pinched his Tianling Cap with his right hand.
"The images and sounds that follow are not suitable for children."
Stellagosa probably guessed what Sarlayan wanted to do, so she held Tina in her arms and blocked the little one's eyes and ears.
"Sister! I can't breathe easily!"
Ignoring the baby dragon's struggle, Stellagosa and Valeera followed Sarlayan's every move with serious expressions.
After confirming that Tina couldn't see or hear anything, a gray dim light appeared on Sarlayan's right hand, and these energies gradually penetrated into Drogbal's mind.
To be precise, it was direct contact with his twisted soul.
The intelligence of the two-headed giants is too low, and no valuable clues can be obtained by reading their soul memories.
But Drogbar is different. These semi-elemental creatures are also one of the intelligent races. They have high intelligence, but their living customs are still very primitive.
"Uhhhhhhhhh!"
Forcibly reading the soul memory will cause great pain to the subject. Drogbal, who had bared his teeth and claws before, let out a shrill wail at the top of his lungs.
A large number of memory fragments gradually flowed into Sarlayan's mind, flashing before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
"found it!"
In the moments before the poor drogbar was in agony and his soul was shattered, Sarlayan finally found a useful clue.
"really……"
Casting psychic spells to manifest this part of the memory in the form of pictures, the expressions of Stellagosa and Valeela changed at the same time.
"Is this...a demon?"
"Um."
Sarlayan glanced at the barrage and said according to the script: "This is one of the high-level demons of the Burning Legion, the Destruction Demon, also known as Xival LS Glass. There are many types of demons in the Burning Legion, and the demons are just for all The collective name for the races under the Burning Legion.
Shivala is one of the few high-level female demons in the Burning Legion, and their six hands are their most well-known feature.
This high-level demon is proficient in both martial arts and magic, and is one of Sargeras' most valued subordinates.
According to the barrage, Sargeras specially summoned the powerful matrons of the Sylvara tribe to form an evil organization called the Coven, which took pleasure in torturing the souls of others.
In addition to punishing those unlucky enough to fail their mission, the Coven's painful torments can also make those enemies who are unwilling to obey the Burning Legion succumb to Sargeras' will. Even the souls of the Pantheon Titans are not immune.
It is said that Illidan, who will be demonized in the future, also has a mistress-level Shivara under his command. It is not known how the demon hunter subdued her.
Xivalla is very good at twisting the will of others, and the soul memory of this Drogbar still has clear images of the six-handed demon casting spells to control them.
"If I'm not mistaken."
Sarlayan looked up and looked deep into the lair: "That Sylvara is probably lurking deep in Neltharion's lair."
"Be prepared for battle. I have a hunch that this guy is one of the sources of unrest within High Mountain."
