As the saying goes, no one knows more than her mother.
During the years of living in seclusion in Dustwallow Marsh, Aegwynn discovered that Medivh was almost the same mold as him in some aspects of his bad temper.
Such as stubbornness.
But at the same time, Aegwynn also noticed the differences in the personalities of Medivh and himself.
Gradually outgrowing the frivolity of her youth, Aegwynn had long since recognized the importance of responsibility, but her sense of duty still pales in comparison to that of the chronically guilty Medivh.
As Aegwynn said, after the resurrection, Medivh had a serious self-destructive tendency. He had long planned to sacrifice everything for atonement, including this hard-won second life.
As early as the beginning of the First Orc War, the Kingdom of Stormwind, which gradually understood the progress of the Orc civilization, had always been strange.
With the level of development of the orcs' magical civilization, how did they create a dark portal that could span interstellar space?
To use an inappropriate analogy, this is like someone using a hammer to knock out a space battleship that can fly at sub-light speed. It is outrageous and completely illogical.
After learning that behind the orcs was the Burning Legion, which was burning, killing and looting across the star sea, the answer to this question seemed to be answered. Most people thought that the technology for building the Dark Portal was provided by the Burning Legion.
But is this really the case?
Yes, but not entirely.
The blueprints and plans for the construction of the Dark Portal spanning two realms were taught to Gul'dan step by step by Medivh, the well-read guardian.
To be precise, it was Medivh who was confused by the spirit of Sargeras.
Before Medivh's death, his behavior was not forcefully manipulated by the Demon King. What Sargeras did was spiritual suggestion and induction, subtly changing Medivh's behavior pattern.
In other words, Medivh today remembers everything he has done clearly. However, due to different thinking logic, Medivh now has difficulty recognizing the huge mistakes he made and bears the responsibility for it. The long torment of guilt.
Medivh clearly remembered that it was he who single-handedly put the orcs and the Burning Legion behind them into Azeroth. His logic at that time was to use the orcs to "test" people who could live in peace for a long time and only know how to be busy with their inner affairs. The warring nations of Azeroth.
Looking back now, this is such a ridiculous and arrogant idea.
When did Azeroth's civilization get a single individual to decide whether to accept the trial? And it was an outrageous way of attracting foreign enemies to invade.
However, Medivh, who was continuously influenced by Sargeras at the time, did not think there was anything wrong with his decision.
It has been 15 years since the orcs invaded Azeroth.
In the years after the defeat of the Horde, the Dark Portal was closed from the Draenor side by the Alliance Expeditionary Force. Most of the orcs who were once arrogant were thrown into the asylum. Under the influence of the side effects of the demon blood, they never recovered. Courage.
However, a series of problems caused by the orc invasion still existed, but they were dormant temporarily.
After many years, the Dark Portal is about to move again. Medivh and Sarlayan have the same speculation. It is most likely that the Burning Legion is causing trouble on Draenor's side.
As Lordaeron's national power declined, more and more asylums were breached by orc guerrillas led by Orgrim and Hellscream.
If a large number of orcs are allowed to gather again under the command of these two foreign hardliners who have participated in countless wars, one day in the future, the gradually recovering orcs will still pose a considerable threat to Azeroth.
During the time when he wandered in the Twisting Nether in his soul form, the Astral Mage saw many fragments of the future and heard many of their plans from the Burning Legion.
In the future of orcs, Medivh saw an atypical orc named Thrall.
Thrall is different from other orcs. He was raised by humans and received human education from an early age. The tribe led by him has a more moderate stance when dealing with the alliance that is dominated by humans.
In the past few years, Medivh has been wanting to go out to find the next generation chief of the tribe who will sooner or later embark on the road to salvation, and guide him to deal with the potential threat of the orcs, an alien race.
Draenor, the orcs' home world, is hopeless.
Even if Ner'zhul's reckless act of tearing apart space was not shattered into Outland, Draenor, which was deeply eroded by evil energy, could only die slowly and sooner or later become no longer suitable for any living creatures to live in.
Medivh plans to use the joint fight against the Burning Legion as an opportunity to officially integrate the orcs, who have been living outside the civilization of Azeroth, into this new home.
As for the problem of the Dark Portal, Medivh has not thought of a proper solution for the time being.
This interstellar portal that he had originally built was extremely strong. This technology did not come from Medivh himself, but was subtly taught to him by Sargeras.
When the Crusade decided to stay on Draenor, Khadgar attempted to channel the power of the artifact to blow up the Dark Portal from the other side.
He succeeded, but not entirely.
The basic framework of the Dark Portal is still intact. Khadgar only destroyed the transmission channel connecting the two worlds. The Burning Legion can also start to repair the Dark Portal that was not completely destroyed.
After breaking away from the influence of Sargeras' consciousness, Medivh also lost the knowledge given by the Demon King, and he did not know how to completely destroy this large space portal connecting the two worlds.
Demons are different from mortal races in that they do not need food and water supplies, and they can garrison for a long time even in Draenor, which is on the verge of death due to evil erosion.
After all, Argus, the current headquarters of the Burning Legion, looks like this, and there are no demons who can't survive because of it.
In Medivh's vision, in order to guard the Dark Portal, the entrance to Azeroth, Azeroth would need to bear huge logistical and military pressure.
After listening to Medivh's concerns, Sharlayan rubbed his chin and gave a plan that had not yet been formally determined.
"I have an immature idea about how to guard the Dark Portal, and even the entire Draenor."
"Oh?" Medivh said curiously: "I would like to hear the details."
Sarlayan: "Astral Mage, although you have lived in seclusion in Dustwallow Swamp these past few years, you should have never given up paying attention to the world situation, right?"
"Have you heard of another race that is gradually emerging in Northrend that also does not require any logistical supplies - the undead?"
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Considering Ner'zhul's restless nature, he would never obey the Burning Legion's orders all the time.
Therefore, Sharlayan's plan to use the Scourge to attract the attention of the Burning Legion would sooner or later encounter unexpected interruptions.
By that time, the Scourge, led by Ner'zhul, would have lost value to both the Burning Legion and Azeroth.
Note, it is the Scourge under the leadership of Ner'zhul.
The existence of natural disaster undead has become an objective fact, and in the foreseeable future, their scale will further expand.
Sharlayan does not want to breed tigers, and the problem of the Scourge Legion's massive undead will need to be solved sooner or later.
How did Ner'zhul control such a huge scourge of undead?
The answer is the helmet of rule.
If you think about it in depth along this line of thinking, the path to take in the future will become clearer.
Sharlayan has no interest in Ner'zhul, an immature white-eyed wolf. He needs a new Lich King who loves Azeroth and can control all undead to the outside world.
It is still unknown who this person will be, and Sarlayan has several alternative targets.
One of them is the saint Alonsos Faol who has been transformed into an undead. With his free will as the leader, Sarlayan can safely hand over the responsibility of commanding all undead to him.
The second choice is Alsace.
Of course, it's not the current Prince of Lordaeron who is still confused.
Before Sharlayan departed from Quel'Thalas, Kel'Thuzad sent the latest news.
After some hesitation, Arthas, who was eager to prove himself, initially agreed to him...or rather the Lich King's solicitation, intending to implement his ideals in a different way from Calia.
At this stage, Arthas has no plans to leave Lordaeron. He wants to see the potential of the Scourge that Kel'Thuzad said first, and test whether they can carry his own ideas.
The Lich King was imprisoned in Northrend, and Ner'zhul, who was out of reach, could not always follow Arthas and give instructions. He also had to devote a lot of energy to managing the increasingly large Scourge.
So who will be the person who will stay with Alsace for a long time to "support the left"?
The answer is self-evident, the Archlich Kel'Thuzad.
With Kel'Thuzad, the inner ghost, instilling certain ideas and deliberate guidance around Arthas for a long time, Sarlayan believed that Arthas, who was in a period of confusion, would soon be swayed by his specially crafted set of rhetoric.
Today's Arthas is not the completely depraved death knight in the original history. He is just a little rebellious because he is young and wants to prove that he is right. He does not intend to abandon the position of his motherland and join the enemies of Azeroth.
Then, what Kel'Thuzad needs to do next is to guide him to be "the same" as Ner'zhul and carefully examine the Burning Legion, the sponsor who hides behind the scenes of the Scourge.
However, this is just Sarlayan's imagination for the time being. Whether Arthas will grow as he expected is still unknown.
The third choice is not very reliable. Sarlayan is interested in the third generation Lich King in the original history - Bolvar Fordragon.
History has proven that Bolvar has done a good job in the position of Lich King. He has always stood for Azeroth and led the Scourge to cooperate with other races to fight against foreign enemies.
But Bolvar is still alive and well now. Since Sarlayan has greatly modified the direction of history, he will probably not have the same experience as the original history, and can only be listed as the last alternative.
"Undead..."
As Sharlayan said, as an astral mage who can roam the worlds in soul form at any time, Medivh has many ways to understand the world situation even without leaving home.
The Scourge is still an emerging force with little reputation, but Medivh, who is determined to protect Azeroth in order to atone for his sins, has noticed their rapid rise.
Medivh, who is knowledgeable and versatile in magic, has also had an in-depth understanding of necromancy. He knows how difficult it is to deal with forces like the Scourge that use necromancy to snowball once they grow strong.
"Salayan, are you sure you can control the Scourge? What if they become uncontrollably overwhelming..."
Sarlayan shook his head: "I can't guarantee that I can 100% hold the Scourge in my hands, but I am at least sure that they will not be allowed to deviate significantly from the track."
"After all... the number two figure in the Scourge Legion, one person below ten thousand, is the high-level spy I placed in advance."
