Before Calia made her specific request, Sarlayan brainstormed and considered many possibilities.
He guessed that Calia's request should be related to the internal strife in the royal family of Lordaeron. She might ask Quel'Thalas to secretly assist her, or she might ask Sharlayan to do his best to protect the losing side of the competition.
The battle for reserve positions is undoubtedly cruel. Once involved, it is very difficult to escape unscathed. In the end, only one winner will be decided.
After Sharlayan's teachings during this period, Calia saw clearly the many hidden dangers hidden behind Lordaeron's seemingly strong national power.
The first threat is the no longer wise King of Lordaeron, Terenas Menethil.
As we all know, monarchy is a political system with a high upper limit but a very low lower limit.
Whether it will prosper or decline depends entirely on the vision and ability of the current monarch.
If you meet a monarch who is ambitious and capable in governing, it is only a matter of time before the kingdom will usher in a period of heyday.
But on the other hand, if you encounter a foolish king who is ambitious but not talented and likes to mess around, the people and ministers will desperately realize what the lower limit of the monarchy is.
Although Terenas is still on the throne, he is no longer the wise monarch who was ambitious and down-to-earth and moved forward step by step.
Decades of smooth sailing had corroded his will, and his past achievements had blinded his eyes, preventing him from clearly realizing that he had made wrong decisions many times and harmed the interests of Lordaeron.
In order to bring Lordaeron back to its peak, the old and feeble Terenas can no longer remain in power, and his physical condition is not suitable for handling heavy state affairs.
This means that the replacement of the throne of Lordaeron will probably be put on the agenda soon.
Calia did not intend to compete with Alsace for the crown prince position at the beginning. She just wanted to prove herself to her father.
But through Sarlayan's explanation, Calia sadly realized a fact.
Alsace, who is young and energetic and lacks practical experience, is far from ready to sit in that position.
When Arthas was in charge of the country, his wrong decision of ordering a head-on conflict with Quel'Thalas was a typical example.
This incident caused great disappointment to the old prime minister and others who were originally optimistic about Alsace, but these nobles who were already in a stable position did not want to change their reserves.
If you don’t have enough experience, just let Terenas take you through a lot of practice. Whose experience is not gained step by step from scratch?
The sudden rise of Calia caught these nobles who were sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai a little off guard.
The little nobleman who was good at speculation saw the opportunity to rise, and placed his bets on Calia like a stud, pushing her to the stage step by step full of expectations and ambitions.
During these more than half a month of teaching, Sarlayan reminded Calia many times to pay attention to those dangerous "gamblers".
Once Calia fails to meet those people's expectations, these losers may become the first to "return from the lost", and they must not be easily trusted.
In a word, Calia is now ready to compete for the crown prince position, but she does not want to cause Arthas to die.
No matter what the final result is, Calia hopes that the losing party will be treated well and will not die young because of the cruel political struggle.
Sarlayan was even ready to immediately agree to Calia's request to protect the loser in the competition.
However, contrary to Sarlayan's expectation, Calia's last request had nothing to do with state affairs, but a strange request that left him confused.
"My... true appearance?"
Sarlayan's cat's face was full of confusion: "Is such a small thing worthy of being a parting wish?"
Calia said seriously: "This is no small matter for me. I hope to see with my own eyes what kind of person the mentor who taught me to open my eyes to see the world is."
"ha……"
Sarlayan sighed feebly, with a wry smile on his face: "If you insist, I have no objection. I just think it's a bit wasteful. I thought you would put forward a more 'grand' wish."
Calia pursed her lips and smiled softly: "I'm sorry to disappoint you. At least at this age, I am such a short-sighted little girl. Just think of it as satisfying my curiosity."
"Okay, you have the final say."
After closing the heterochromatic cat boy, he sensed the nearby magic fluctuations and confirmed that no one was approaching. A burst of translucent smoke suddenly rose from Sarlayan's body.
The moment Calia blinked unconsciously due to the mist, Sarlayan quickly transformed from the white cat back into human form.
"Let's see."
Spreading his hands and turning in a circle, Sarlayan said with some humor: "Are you disappointed? I don't have three heads and six arms. I also have two eyes and one nose, and my ears are shorter than ordinary elves."
Sarlayan's self-deprecation did not receive an immediate response from Calia. He turned his gaze to Calia's face in confusion, and was shocked to find that she actually opened her mouth slightly and stared at him in a distracted manner.
Sarlayan: "???"
[Hey, Xiao Sa still doesn’t have enough awareness of his own charm. 】
[Yes, Azeroth, a cruel fantasy world that is close to reality, can attract so many female viewers, and Sarayana’s fairy-like appearance is the main contributor. 】
[It’s a pity that he himself is unaware of this. Is this the first girl who was fascinated by Xiao Sa’s appearance when they first met? 】
[Who can calculate this clearly? Anyway, it is at least three digits. 】
Perhaps it's because Sarlayan grew up among the high elves with handsome men and women, and he really lacks a clear understanding of his own appearance.
Besides, it’s like something a certain barrage said.
Good-looking skins are all the same, but interesting souls are unique.
Sarlayan never takes appearance too seriously, and the colorful soul wrapped under the skin is more likely to attract his attention.
In response to the barrage's complaints and ridicule, Sarlayan just curled his lips and was too lazy to argue with them.
"Callia?"
"Huh? Oh!"
After Saraian's reminder, Calia came back to her senses with a blush on her pretty face.
"Sorry, I got distracted."
Calia was a little surprised in her heart: 'It's really as alluring as Jaina said...'
Sarlayan smiled helplessly: "You..."
At this moment, Sarlayan's expression suddenly changed subtly, and he transformed back into the form of a little white cat without saying hello.
"Shh~ come to your senses! Two strangers are approaching your palace."
"stranger?"
Calia was stunned for a moment, then a look of annoyance appeared on her face.
"broken!"
"Bad? What's bad?"
Calia slapped her forehead depressedly: "I forgot one thing, the monthly routine inspection in the palace."
Sarlayan asked in confusion: "What routine inspection?"
Calia sighed and said: "This is a long story. Since the last time the consultant around my father was found to be a demon, the Holy Light Church and the Arcane Association have joined hands to inspect the palace every month to ensure that there will be no more Similar incidents occurred.”
"You just went through one round of inspection not long before you came. I thought you wouldn't catch up with the second one, but I didn't expect..."
"Ah this..."
The corners of Sarlayan's mouth twitched.
'Emotions were forced out of me...'
Strictly speaking, it was Onyxia who forced this routine inspection.
However, Onyxia came to Lordaeron under the orders of Sharlayan to investigate, so there is nothing wrong with saying that Sharlayan forced her out.
If only the priest of the Holy Light Church came, Sarlayan would not panic at all. After all, there was no evil energy or shadow power in his body, and he would not have a stress reaction to the Holy Light.
However, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Terenas specially arranged for mages from the Arcane Association to participate in the inspection, and it was necessary to prevent any more scandals involving demons sneaking into the palace.
Dru Yin's transformation technique is essentially a way of applying energy. The accompanying mage will definitely sense the majestic magic power from the body of Sarlayan, the little white cat.
This is definitely not normal for a pet cat.
"emmmmm..."
Squatting there and thinking for a moment, Sarlayan lowered his voice and said to Calia: "Buy me some time. While those two people turn their attention to you, I sneak out of the window quietly... I hope I don't meet you again on the road. to other inspectors.”
Calia smiled bitterly and nodded: "I'll try my best...but I advise you not to have high expectations."
"There are more than a dozen people involved in each inspection, and these two female partners are just one of the groups, specifically responsible for inspecting the harem."
