In response to Valeela's persuasion, Sarlayan could only helplessly spread his hands.
"Whether I can rest or not does not depend on me, but on the preparation progress of the Dark Iron Dwarves."
"If they move fast enough, of course we can't hold them back and must keep up with their pace."
"But if Thaurissan takes care of his internal affairs long enough, theoretically, we can still have some rest."
"...The premise is that our trip to the Shadow Realm will not delay too much time."
Valeera rolled her eyes angrily: "Just from what you mentioned about the Shadow Realm, I can tell that the country of the dead called Maldraxxus is very dangerous. Are you sure we can make it to the next schedule? ?”
Salayan scratched his messy silver hair and said, "It should be...it's too late, right?"
Onyxia leaned softly on Sharlayan's shoulder and complained: "The Shadow Realm... and it is full of demigods. The legend of Maldraxxus is not as good as that of a dog. I am afraid there will be another one on this trip. I’m busy~”
"Anyway, let me replenish some energy first."
Valeela: "You die!
"
…
Onyxia's statement is somewhat exaggerated, but her description of Maldraxxus' high-end combat power is still generally the same.
Since the Queen of Winter is a Buddhist fisherman, there are actually not many high-end combat powers that are completely affiliated with Ardenweald. Apart from herself, there is only the demigod Ellie Orser.
However, if Ardenweald really encounters a huge crisis, the Winter Queen can urgently summon the wilderness spirits who are staying in Ardenweald to cultivate.
These wild demigods will one day return to their home world, but during their stay in Ardenweald, they don't mind helping the Winter Queen who takes in and treats them.
The Winter Queen's personality is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and she is unwilling to repay favors.
Unless the Arden Fairy's wild life is really at risk, the Queen of Winter will not call on those wild demigods to fight for her.
In other words, the only demigod-level power in Ardenweald is Ellie Orser, and the four leaders of the Night Palace are only at the peak of legendary strength. Like Malfurion and Tyrande, Ka It is difficult to break through this last step.
But Maldraxxus is different.
As the combat power in the Shadow Realm, the marquis lords of the five secret houses of Maldraxxus are all full-fledged demigods, and the two barons under their command are also at the peak of legendary combat power.
Theoretically, the Ascension Fortress also has five demigod-level combatants who are named saints.
However, due to the completely different environment in daily life, the saints who were promoted to the fortress were far less experienced in combat than the marquis of Maldraxxus.
If these two kingdoms really came to war with each other, Maldraxxus would probably push Ascension Bastion to the ground and blast it.
This is also the reason why Sharlayan wants to bring Onyxia along. There is no experienced demigod-level combat power in the team, and walking on the road of Maldraxxus feels uneasy.
In recent years, Sarlayan has had relatively few opportunities to participate in battles. He is not as frequent as when he was adventuring and traveling in the early years. He is more planning around the world and hiding behind the scenes to plan major events.
Just relying on daily exercise, the speed of progress is definitely not as fast as actual combat. Sarlayan's warrior level has been stuck at 54 for a long time, and the Thornspeaker level has also stopped awkwardly at 49, only one step away from level 50.
Sharlayan hopes that after this trip to Maldraxxus, his dual professional levels will break through the bottleneck and reach 55 and 50 respectively.
After the warrior level reaches the 55th level, with the bonus provided by the dragon bloodline, Sarlayan is confident that he can fight against any legendary strongman who has reached the peak of mortals in a one-on-one battle, and there is still a good chance of obtaining it. victory.
After both professions have entered the legendary gate of level 50, they can only rely on time and effort to grind slowly.
Malfurion and Tyrande were legendary heroes during the War of the Ancients ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years later, they still have not been able to break through the bottleneck of the mortal peak. From this, we can see how difficult it is to take this last step.
Due to the advantages of bloodline, it will be easier for Sharlayan and Stellagosa to cross the level 60 mark than for the mortal races, and the bottleneck that locks them will be relatively loose.
But it's only relative. If you want to officially break through the mortal life form and become a demigod, you have to put in a lot of effort. The rest depends on chance.
In the history of Azeroth, there is only one example of Azshara breaking through as a mortal and becoming a demigod.
If possible, Sharlayan would also like to find an opportunity to learn from Queen Azshara.
But it's not that easy to think about. After all, the two sides are now hostile, and Azshara can't be kind enough to clear up the enemy's doubts.
While the three of them were joking and waiting, Stellagosa finally teleported back to Wyrmrest Temple in a hurry after more than 2 hours.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
Stellagosa looked dusty. There were a lot of water drops hanging on her body, and some salt stains left after the seawater evaporated could be seen on the corners of her clothes. She must have just returned from the seaside.
With Valeera's reminder and Onyxia's help, Stellagosa turned around to tidy up her appearance, and then turned around to report on the progress of her mission.
Sarlayan waved his hand to interrupt her unspoken words: "Don't be in such a hurry, you will have plenty of time after going there."
Raising his hand to open the passage to the Blighted Realm, Sarlayan saw Bwonsamdi who was busy constructing on the edge.
After waving hello to Bwonsamdi, Sharlayan then opened a special passage to Ardenweald.
"Anyway, let's head to the Shadow Realm first. The Winter Queen is still waiting for news from us."
…
During the time when Sharlayan returned to Azeroth to shake people, the Winter Queen, who had always been a Buddhist, acted with rare efficiency. She collected as much intelligence as possible related to Maldraxxus.
First of all, the leader of the army... There's really not much to say about this, just brag about it and that's it.
The Lord of War is the most versatile of the five Eternals. He possesses all the qualities respected by the five great mysteries of Maldraxxus.
The ambition to oppress the enemy's will, the power to destroy the enemy, the knowledge to understand all things, the strategy to outwit the enemy, and the desire to win that never gives up.
In addition to being the most powerful main combat force among the five Eternals, the Soldier Master is also a master forger and a master of strategy.
If the war leader hadn't discovered the strangeness of the then arbitrator Zoval in advance, the Shadow Realm would have been thrown into chaos by the surreal idealist Zoval many years ago.
After Denathrius secretly colluded with Zoval, the soldier master was the first to notice something was wrong and went to the Maw alone to investigate the identity of Zoval's allies.
Unfortunately, due to a missed move, the leader was ambushed by Zoval, who had already recovered his peak strength. After his memory was sealed, he was renamed Talisman Carver and imprisoned in the deepest part of Torghast, the Tower of Sinful Souls.
Sarlayan knew the answer to the whereabouts of the war master in advance, but he could not explain how he knew it. If he revealed it rashly, it would arouse the suspicion of the Winter Queen and Gristia.
In order to compile a reasonable argument with complete logic and physical evidence, Saryan needs to work backwards to find clues through answers obtained in advance.
Fortunately, the war leader was indeed far-sighted. He guessed that he might encounter something unexpected before setting off from Maldraxxus, and deliberately left some back-ups.
According to the barrage, the war leader had long ago predicted that the Shadow Realm would encounter a catastrophic disaster in the future. Only outsiders independent of the Shadow Realm could help the trapped Eternals solve the situation.
If the information provided by the barrage is correct, the key clues that Sarlayan wants to find are hidden in the Soul Selection Secret Academy.
After Sharlayan hurried back to Ardenweald with three confidantes, the Winter Queen immediately handed over the intelligence she had collected to Sharlayan.
This information recorded the names and biographical information of the marquis and barons of the five great mysteries of Maldraxxus.
Sarlayan took a general glance first, and sure enough, there was no soul from Azeroth that Sarlayan was familiar with among the barons of the five secret courtyards.
[After all, this is decades before version 9.0, so the choice of Baron will definitely be very different. 】
[For example, in the Soul Chosen Academy, one of the barons we know is Alexandros Mograine, but at this point in time, Mograine is still alive and well in Lordaeron. 】
[Replacing Mograine is Thrall's mother, Draka, the matron of the orc Frostwolf clan. 】
[Draca has probably been led to the Shadow Realm, but she probably hasn't made it out yet, and is probably still completing her qualifications at the Sharp Eye Academy. 】
Since there was no familiar name among the barons, Sarlayan focused most of his attention on the five most important marquis.
"Marquis Stradama of Withering, Marquis Gamal of Creation, Marquis Akalek of Sharp Eyes, Marquis of Soul Chosen Kexus, and the last Marquis of Ceremony, Sindani."
[It seems... no different from the five marquis we know? 】
[In fact, there are still some. At least at this point in time, the Marquis of Sharp Eyes and the Marquis of Withering are still alive. When the Footman entered the Shadow Realm, these two people had been murdered. 】
