In the original history, the Marquis Sharp-Eyed did not survive until the arrival of the Foot Man...which is the so-called beginning of the plot.
Such early exit will naturally make people look down upon him and think that Marquis Akalek is a weakling.
Is it really?
Sarlayan doesn't think so.
Marquis Akalek died in the intrigues among the demigods. To put it bluntly, it was the demigods who killed him. It would be difficult for ordinary mortals to hurt Akkalek.
When Akalek put aside his business-like pretense and made a cold expression, Sarlayan and Valeela suddenly felt thorns on their backs, and their body instincts were giving them a crazy warning.
Under the huge pressure from the demigods, Valeela, who was usually very talkative, temporarily became silent.
Sarlayan was able to stay rational only after repeated reminders from the barrage. He gritted his teeth and barely broke free from Akalek's momentum.
"Marquis Akalek, we are entrusted by the Queen of Winter and her eldest daughter Gristia to come to Maldraxxus to investigate the truth behind the disappearance of the soldier master."
Hearing the name of War Master, Akalek immediately withdrew his intimidating aura, frowned slightly and stared at Sarlayan and asked, "The truth? What do you mean? Did the two Eternals discover something?"
"Huh~"
The pressure dissipated, and Valeera breathed heavily.
Sarlayan patted Valeera's shoulder comfortingly and handed over the negotiation task to her as always.
After gathering her breath, Valeela recounted in detail the civil strife that had occurred in Ardenweald not long ago.
The Sharp Eyes Secret Academy has always been loyal to the military leader, unlike the Creation Secret Academy and the Ritual Secret Academy who want to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power.
Akalek listened very carefully to Valeela's description and did not miss any detail.
The Academy of Sharp Eyes holds a lot of information from all over the Shadow Realm.
The Queen of Winter has always adopted a Buddhist management approach. She almost never personally interferes with the normal development of Ardenweald. She will only silently reverse the situation when she has no choice but to do so.
Akalek did not expect that the Queen of Winter would actually choose to take the initiative this time, which somewhat surprised him.
The dead are extremely insensitive to the concept of the passage of time.
After all, they have all died once as mortals, and the souls that were led to the Shadow Realm have no life limit.
As long as they don't die unexpectedly, theoretically all souls can exist forever, and the passage of time means little to them.
The turmoil in Ardenweald occurred more than a month ago, which was not enough time for the Academy of Sharp Eyes to obtain the latest information from next door.
While the Marquis of Akalek and the Baron of Missoula listened intently to Valeera's story, Sarlayan devoted part of his attention to looking thoughtfully at the newly appointed Baron with Sharp Eyes, Partonia Shore.
The fellow villagers burst into tears when they saw the fellow villagers.
Pasonia was not so exaggerated, but it was rare to see a living person from Azeroth in the Shadow Realm. She was somewhat excited, and took the initiative to get close to Sharlayan and exchange information with each other.
Souls that can come to the Shadow Realm have naturally reached the end of their lives in the material world.
Sarlayan had heard of Parthonia Shore's name from members of the Backlight Blade such as Valeera and Vellath.
This elderly lady is the founder of MI7, the intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Stormwind, and the first-generation intelligence chief.
More than a year ago, Sarlayan also received news from the Defense Intelligence Agency from Stormwind City.
The previous leader of MI7, Pasonia Shore, took the initiative to retire due to lack of energy, and passed the leadership position to her grandson, Mathias Shore.
Since then, Pasonia Shore has completely disappeared. No one knows where she lived in seclusion and spent her remaining years. No one even knows if she is still alive.
According to Pasonia himself, he realized in advance that his death was approaching, so he took the initiative to give up power to Mathias, and hid in a corner to quietly welcome the end of his life.
A hero like Pasonia who has made great achievements in her past, her soul will contain a lot of anima, so it is natural that she will be taken to the Shadow Realm by Kyrian first and continue to serve in maintaining the order of the Shadow Realm.
Pasonia is the strongest thief in the Kingdom of Stormwind, and at her peak her strength was close to the limit of a mortal.
After entering the Shadow Realm, her soul lost its old age and regained the strength it had at its peak.
Talents like Pasonia, who have mastered power and strength during their lifetime, can easily get ahead in Maldraxxus, which respects the strong, and do not have to endure the hard qualifications like souls in the Ascension Bastion.
As a thief, Pasonia naturally joined the Secret Academy of Sharp Eyes, and as soon as she joined the job, she was reused by Marquis Akalek.
It was Pasonia who personally killed the former Baron Fertima who betrayed the House of Sharp Eyes.
She used Fertima's head as a certificate of submission, and was unanimously recognized by the Marquis of Akalek and Baron Missoula, and successfully replaced Fertima's position and was quickly promoted to the new baron.
Pasonia also got the latest news about the Kingdom of Stormwind from Sharlayan.
Ever since the false Lord Presto was killed by Sharlayan and others, there has been almost no big news coming from the developing Kingdom of Stormwind in recent years. Occasionally, news comes from Watchfort in the Cursed Land and Stormwind City. Nothing to do.
For Pasonia, no news is the best news, which shows that the Kingdom of Stormwind is still restoring its national strength in a low-key manner without causing any trouble.
In addition to the story of Pasonia's rapid promotion in the Shadow Realm, Sharlayan also learned from her some of the latest changes in the situation in Maldraxxus.
Just as Sarlayan had guessed before, the Chamber of Blight was passively involved in the war not long ago.
Originally, the pharmacists of the Withered Academy had no intention of ending up personally, but only provided logistical assistance to the Soul Selection Academy, which was one against two.
More than 2 months ago, Marquis Gamal of the Creation Academy couldn't stand the plague potions that the Soul Selection Academy was throwing out on the battlefield one after another, and decided to pick the weak ones first.
Ignoring the objections of the Convent of Ceremonies, Marquis Gamar directly drove the floating city of the Convent of Creation over the territory of the Conservatory of Decay.
A large number of structures fell from the sky and once invaded the core of the Castle of the Withered Secret Courtyard.
But this whimsical beheading operation ultimately ended in failure.
The angry Marquis Stradama ordered a catapult to throw the newly developed powerful plague cauldron into the floating city of the Creation Academy.
This move frightened Marquis Gamal so much that the defense lines in the floating city of the Creation Academy were breached one after another by the rapidly spreading plague.
With his hometown almost in danger, Marquis Gamar could only reluctantly recall the undead structures on the front line and make every effort to clean up the defenders of the Secret Academy of Creation that had mutated due to the plague in the floating city.
Marquis Stradama, who originally only wanted to focus on research, was angered by Marquis Gamar. She temporarily put down the research at hand, launched the floating city of the Withering Academy on the battlefield, and stared at the Creation Academy. .
"Ah this..."
Hearing this, Sarlayan's expression became a little strange.
If the girls' guess was not wrong, the floating city that was invaded by the Secret Court of Creation with iron chains before should belong to the Secret Court of Withering.
[I hope everyone is okay (put your hands together). 】
[Grass, the earth explodes and the sky stars, right? 】
When Valeera's description ended, Sarlayan and Pasonya also stopped communicating at the right time.
After knowing the whole story of the turmoil in Ardenweald, Akalek's expression was a little uncertain.
"Emperor Denathrius... Damn it! Why didn't we subconsciously suspect the Eternal One?"
Sarlayan comforted him: "This is normal. Who would have thought that the Eternal One, who has been maintaining the order of the Shadow Realm for countless years, might take the lead in rebellion?"
Akalek was silent for a long time before he asked with a frown: "So? What is your plan? What do you need from the Sharp Eyes Academy?"
It's easy to talk to smart people, and Sarlayan doesn't need to waste any more words to convince him.
The Academy of Sharp Eyes holds a large amount of information about various countries in the Shadow Realm, and Akalek himself can connect various doubtful points by drawing inferences from one instance to another. The spearhead of the doubts reaches Emperor Denathrius, who occasionally acts suspiciously.
Since the other party was forthcoming, Sarlayan did not mince words and stated his request straight to the point.
"According to the information we have learned, the war leader left behind a back-up force before leaving Maldraxxus, and the information related to him is stored in the Soul Selection Chamber."
Sarlayan spread his hands helplessly: "I heard that the Soul Selection Academy is composed of a group of reckless men with simple brains and well-developed limbs. They use their hands far more frequently than their brains."
"In order to avoid unnecessary disputes, I hope to get your letter of recommendation and enter the Soul Selection Secret Academy to investigate openly."
"At the same time, I hope that the Sharp Eyes Academy can recall the elite scouts who went to various places in the Shadow Realm to investigate the whereabouts of the war masters, and focus the investigation on the lairs of the Ritual Academy and the Creation Academy."
Sarlayan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "I suspect that Denathius's people are secretly supporting these two secret academies. We need to get tangible evidence to prepare for the future public trial of Denathius. So well prepared.”
