Without Denathrius' knowledge, the Winter Queen and her eldest daughter Gristia secretly reunited in the eternal city of Oribos.
Under the guidance of the God-server, the two Eternals came to the platform where the Arbitrator was and started a secret exchange.
Many "civil servants" in the Shadow Realm still don't know that today's Arbitrator is just an artificial intelligence jointly created by the Eternals, and will only mechanically complete the tasks assigned to it by the Eternals.
The previous arbitrator was Zoval, who was thrown into the abyss for committing a major crime.
In order to prevent the newly elected arbitrator from being sentimental and thinking too much like Zoval, the Eternals simply let artificial intelligence take over his duties.
Anyway, the work of distributing souls is relatively mechanized. With Oribos's assistant, artificial intelligence can complete this work very well.
This is how the Shadow Realm came to be for tens of thousands of years.
When the Winter Queen met Gristia, the arcane cage she was holding in her hand caught the attention of her eldest daughter.
"Old friend, what is this thing in your hand? Why did you suddenly summon me to Oribos?"
"event."
As colleagues in the Death Pantheon, the Winter Queen's relationship with other Eternals is not close, at least not as close as the relationship between her and her biological sister Elune.
Gristia had long been accustomed to the businesslike attitude of the Winter Queen, and did not take her apparent indifference to heart.
Under the Winter Queen's emotionless explanation, the eldest daughter with her wings behind her back gradually frowned.
"Are you sure this has something to do with Denathrius? Accusing an Eternal is no joke."
The Winter Queen shook Muezala's cage: "This guy confided it himself. He is Muezala, one of Zoval's trusted lackeys. He had been in cahoots with Denathius and Zoval many years ago. Plotting to overthrow the Shadowlands.”
Hearing the name Zoval again after so many years, Gristia's eyebrows twitched fiercely.
"Zovar...hasn't that guy given up yet? He still wants to realize his crazy plan in the Maw Abyss."
"I have reason to suspect..." The Winter Queen stared coldly at the depressed Muezala and said: "The soldier master was probably lured to the Abyss by Denathrius, and was defeated and imprisoned by the traitor and Zovar. stand up."
"According to the information I recently learned, Zoval probably forced the soldier master to forge a Sword of Sorrow and a Helm of Dominance. Denathrius secretly put them into the material world through some channel, and they also fell into the hands of the Burning Legion. In hand."
Gristia asked in confusion: "What does a certain channel mean? Can Denathius bypass the control of the Arbitrator and communicate with the material world privately?"
Leaving aside stowaways like Sharlayan and Bwonsamdi, every time a Shadow Realm civil servant enters or exits the Shadow Realm, it will be recorded by the Arbitrator, and the Eternals are no exception.
Even when Green enters the material world to receive souls, he must report in advance, otherwise he will be punished.
At least according to official records, Denathrius has never left the Shadow Realm, and Gristia doesn't quite understand a certain method the Winter Queen said.
"Did you forget it?"
The Winter Queen said with a serious expression a term that had not been mentioned in the Shadow Realm for a long time: "Nasrezim."
"What?!"
Gristia was horrified: "Aren't those monsters exiled to remote corners of the material universe? Denathrius still has contact with them?"
"Ha~"
A sneer appeared at the corner of the Winter Queen's lips: "It's not just that there is a connection. Denathrius's layout in the material universe over the years has been realized by Nathrezim...the Dread Lord of the Burning Legion."
"Hiss~" Gristia rubbed her brows with a headache: "Why are you related to the Burning Legion again? The fallen Titan Sargeras is not easy to mess with."
The Winter Queen shook her head: "It's too far off topic. Matters in the material world have nothing to do with the Shadow Realm. The current problem we are facing is...how to deal with the traitor Denathrius."
"etc."
Gristia suddenly stopped. She pointed at Muezala and said, "In order to ensure the authenticity of this guy's confession, let the arbiter read his memory first."
Winter Queen: "Okay."
The Arbiter has the ability to read the memories of all souls. Only in this way can it fairly and equitably assign each soul to the kingdom they should go to.
Normally, the Arbiter will only read the memories of souls when they have just entered the Shadowlands to be arbitrated.
At the insistence of the two Eternals, the respected voice among the God-servers reluctantly agreed to their suggestion, and allocated part of the Arbitrator's computing power to complete Muezala's memory reading.
"Damn it!"
After reading Muezala's key memory, Gristia angrily slammed the end of the spear on the ground.
"First it was Zoval, and this time it was Denathrius. What do these guys think of our sacred duties? We must not tolerate these traitors trampling on the order of the Shadow Realm!"
The Winter Queen nodded solemnly: "The question is, how can we capture Denathrius with as little turbulence as possible without destroying the existing order in the Shadow Realm?"
Denathrius is also a member of the Eternals, and his fighting ability is no worse than Gristia and the Winter Queen, or even stronger.
Revendreth, managed by Denathrius, has many thorns, and is not strong enough to suppress those unruly evil spirits.
The replacement of the ruler of Revendreth will inevitably cause turmoil in the Shadow Realm. The Queen of Winter wants to minimize the fluctuations caused by the replacement of the ruler of Revendreth, lest some restless guys take advantage of the situation.
The Winter Queen touched her smooth chin thoughtfully: "I have considered this issue before setting off from Ardenweald. Before officially launching an attack on Denathrius, we'd better find the soldier master first."
"The soldier master is the one with the strongest combat ability among us. If we can get his help, we can defeat Denathrius more easily."
"Hey~" Gristia smiled bitterly and spread her hands: "The problem is that we don't know where the soldier master is."
"You said he may have been imprisoned by Zoval, but where is the specific place of imprisonment? The Maw? How can we rescue him?"
"about this point."
A rare faint smile appeared on the corner of the Winter Queen's lips: "I already have some preliminary plans."
"I and your important people will definitely be monitored by Denathius for a long time. Once we leave our home country, we will attract his attention."
"In that case, why don't we ask for help from a trusted outsider?"
Gristia asked in confusion: "A trustworthy outsider? Do you have a suitable candidate?"
"Yes, he is now waiting for new instructions in my Ardenweald Wilderness."
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After the Winter Queen secretly rushed to Oribos, Sarlayan accepted Bwonsamdi's invitation and accompanied him to the other world to clean up the mess.
The passage from the other world to Ardenweald was opened again. Next, Bwonsamdi also unsealed the passage on the other side that was originally closed.
Through the passage back to Azeroth, Bwonsamdi transferred a large number of his followers back to Nazmir's Hades, leaving only the manpower to maintain daily operations in the other world.
Under Bwonsamdi's instigation, Sharlayan also began to consider opening a direct entrance from the Blighted Realm to the Shadow Realm, making it easier to collect materials at any time.
Yueberry was the first to agree with this. When following Sarlayan, Yueberry always encountered many interesting new things.
After Moonberry, the core members of the Night Palace such as Elioser, O'Farlan, and Hern, who had seen Sharlayan's abilities, also enthusiastically expressed that Ardenweald welcomes him to visit again at any time.
Encouraged by these new friends, Sharlayan finally agreed to their suggestion, and Bwonsamdi, who was gradually recovering from his injuries, took action himself to establish a direct connection between the Blighted Realm and Ardenweald.
In order to express his gratitude to Sharlayan for coming to the rescue across the world, Bwonsamdi not only handed over the ownership of his half of the Blighted Realm to Sharlayan, but also generously expressed his willingness to transfer the Hell Abyss that originally belonged to Hela. Give it to him as a reward.
Sarlayan was quite moved by this.
According to Bwonsamdi, he can embed Hades Abyss into the Blighted Realm, completely integrating the two subplanes into one.
This will allow the Blighted Realm to have a wider space, accommodate more souls, and provide Sharlayan with more blessings of the power of death.
Sarlayan never likes to take advantage of others. He asked hesitantly: "Is this really good? Isn't the remuneration you gave me a bit excessive?"
Bwonsamdi smiled meaningfully and waved his hand: "If so, just think of it as my additional investment in you."
"Even Eternals like the Queen of Winter favor you... Man, you will definitely become a big shot in all worlds in the future."
"With half dragon blood, you don't need to worry about the life span of a mortal. You still have a long future, and sooner or later you will grow to the point where I need to look up."
"When that time comes...hey, don't forget my poor friend."
"After experiencing the use and betrayal of the boss... Muezala, I also want to find a thick thigh that I can trust."
[...Okay, this is very Bwonsamdi. 】
