For anyone, home is an irreplaceable and beautiful existence.
Before the Earth-shattering 10,000 years ago, Wyrmrest Temple was just the office of the Dragon Clan. Their home was located in the adjacent Dragon Sanctuary in the eastern part of Northrend.
After the explosion of the Well of Eternity, the Dragon Sanctuary, like other continents, was separated from the ancient continent of Kalimdor and became today's Dragon Islands.
Affected by the explosion of the Well of Eternity, the elemental magic power that maintained the operation of the Dragon Sanctuary was consumed.
If the Dragon Isles are allowed to remain exposed to Azeroth's atmosphere, sooner or later the region that is home to all dragons will become barren.
No one wants to see their hometown die slowly, so Alexstrasza had no choice but to order the entire island to be sealed.
Before leaving, the dragon entrusted a group of stone guardians to stay on the island so that they could monitor the changes in elemental energy on the island at any time and look forward to returning home one day.
As a result, this journey lasted for ten thousand years, and the guardians who stayed on the Dragon Islands never sent any signals. This meant that the elemental environment in the Dragon Islands remained unchanged.
If the Dragon Islands are forcibly unsealed without sufficient preparation in advance, it will have a devastating impact on this hometown that all dragons miss so much. This is obviously something Alexstrasza does not want to see.
Alexstrasza was not surprised that Sarlayan knew about the Dragon Islands that had been sealed thousands of years ago.
After all, Onyxia also grew up in the Dragon Islands when she was a child, and she will have some memories of her hometown.
As Onyxia's partner, it was not surprising that Sharlayan had heard about the existence of the Dragon Islands from her and Yinasi.
But Alexstrasza would never allow Sarlayan to rashly unblock the Dragon Islands without preparation. She, who had always been very optimistic about Sarlayan's future, showed a rare and extremely stern expression.
Sarlayan was not frightened by the sudden change of face of the Red Dragon Queen. Since he dared to bring up this topic, it meant that he was prepared accordingly.
In fact, Sarlayan did not learn about the information about the Dragon Islands through Onyxia and Yinasi, but was informed in detail by the barrage recently.
As Alexstrasza said, the elemental energy in the Dragon Islands was lost in large quantities as early as the Great Sundering. If it cannot be replenished, this once vibrant land will sooner or later become a barren wasteland.
At this stage, Sarlayan is not completely sure that he can restore the elemental energy of the Dragon Islands, but it will be different in the future.
Sarlayan has not personally been to the Dragon Islands, but he can feel from the words written by his mother and Onyxia their incomparable nostalgia for the true hometown of the dragons.
As a member of the Dragon Clan, Sharlayan naturally wants to fulfill the wishes of his mother and partner.
Therefore, after discussing with Barrage, Sarlayan finally made up his mind to allow Deathwing and En'Zoth to set off the elemental tide that could lead to a catastrophe, so that elemental energy could refill the Dragon Islands.
In the original history known to Danmaku, the Dragon Islands had actually regained their vitality after the Cataclysm.
However, the watchers who were left by Alexstrasza to report the message to the Dragon Islands all fell into a deep sleep under the erosion of thousands of years. It was not until many years after the catastrophe that they finally woke up and sent signals to the outside world.
Sharlayan didn't know if Deathwing and En'zoth planned the elemental tide to unblock the Dragon Islands. At least in terms of results, this elemental tide sweeping across Azeroth would help the Dragon Islands return.
However, Sharlayan will not let the entire Azeroth suffer the countless disasters caused by the Cataclysm in order to free the Dragon Islands.
He placed his hope on Nobundo, the leader of the Draini shaman, hoping that he could find a way to prevent the elemental tide from erupting and triggering a large-scale geological disaster.
Not only Nobundo, but after Guyin's fate is determined, Sharlayan also plans to turn to the oldest shaman of the new tribe, the blind old shaman Drek'tar of the Frostwolf clan.
"Elemental tide? Cataclysm?"
After listening to Sarlayan's coherent explanation, Alexstrasza looked at the gloomy sky outside Wyrmrest Temple in some trance.
It was already December of the 15th year of Black Gate. Winter had already entered the Keel Wilderness in the Arctic, and goose-feather-like snow was falling from the dim sky.
"Neltharion, even if your mind has long been driven crazy by the corruption of the ancient gods, do you still miss our hometown deep in your heart?"
[...Can the eldest cousin also clear his name? 】
[This is considered a whitewashing of Mao. Deathwing cannot be whitewashed. This only shows that the nostalgia for his hometown still remains deep in his crazy brain, nothing more. 】
[So the return of the Dragon Islands will have to wait until the cataclysm comes? Can you just be so passive? 】
【if not? 】
[Two of the four elements are on the side of the ancient god and the elder cousin, and one is neutral on the surface. In fact, deep down deep down, he does not want the elemental world to reconnect with the material world. 】
[Only Tidehunter Neptulon clearly supports the Defenders of Azeroth camp. What can Sharlayan do to actively trigger the elemental tide? 】
The wise Red Dragon Queen could obviously understand this truth. She forcibly suppressed her inner expectations and excitement and let out a long breath.
"Thank you, Sarlayan. Although it is not the time yet, you at least gave us a hope of returning home."
Sarlayan smiled and bowed: "This is my responsibility as a member of the Dragon Clan. I also want to see how beautiful the Ornhara Plain is, which my mother often talks about."
According to the information provided by the barrage, there are four main areas in the Dragon Islands.
The Awakening Coast is home to red dragons and black dragons. Blue dragons once settled in the blue forest sea. Thordrasus is the home of bronze dragons and the seat of the Dragon Aspect Throne.
Yin Nasi, who has the blood of green dragons and red dragons, grew up in the Ounhara Plain, the hometown of the green dragon, when she was a child. She still misses the Ounhara Plain from time to time, which is nourished by wind and flowing water all year round.
Oun'hara is a wilderness demigod in the form of a giant eagle. She controls the powerful power of wind and is the origin of the name of the Oun'hara Plains.
The hometown of the green dragon is located in the Emerald Garden area in the west of the Ounhara Plain.
In ancient times, the green dragon once had a conflict with the centaur tribe protected by Ornhara in this plain area, but in the end the two sides chose to shake hands and make peace, and concluded a long-term peace and mutual assistance contract.
Sarlayan's desire to unblock the Dragon Islands was not just to satisfy the dragon clan's dream of returning home, but also had a more serious purpose behind it.
The five oath stones that are the source of power for the five dragon clans are still sealed in the Dragon Islands.
Due to various reasons, these oath stones have long since expired, thus affecting the strength of all dragon clans including the five guardian dragons.
If these oath stones can be reactivated, the strength of the dragon clan, which is now the backbone of Azeroth's guardian force, will be further strengthened. This is definitely a good thing for Azeroth, which is about to enter a precarious period.
Another point is that the red jade rebirth pool where the red dragon clan, which is in charge of the power of life, cultivates all the descendants of the dragon clan is also located on the Awakening Coast of the Dragon Islands.
If the red jade newborn magic pool can be reactivated, the long dragon egg hatching time of the dragon clan can be greatly shortened, and the growth time of the newborn dragon clan can be accelerated in disguise.
Since nothing has been determined yet, Sharlayan only told the news to Alexstrasza, the red dragon queen who was recognized as the leader of the dragon clan.
Alexstrasza knows the importance of this. Before everything is settled, she will not easily announce this news to other dragons. She will only tell Malygos, Nozdormu, Yinsera and Abby quietly. These dragon kings in Xi'an may be preparing to become dragon kings.
Things on the Dragon Clan’s side have come to an end for the time being.
Just as Sharlayan was about to return to Quel'Thalas to make final preparations for the upcoming opening of the Dark Portal, Green Dragon Ambassador Yinsarios suddenly conveyed to Sharlayan the latest news from the Emerald Dragon Holy Land.
Cenarius, who was patrolling Feralas, received news from his adoptive mother and was ready to meet Sarlayan in the Emerald Dream.
After leaving Wyrmrest Temple, Sarlayan rushed to the Emerald Dragon Holy Land without stopping, and fell into sleep again under the guidance of the green dragon princess Melinsera who had just returned to the material world.
Entering the Emerald Dream for the third time, Sarlayan gradually became accustomed to it and completed the switch of consciousness almost seamlessly.
When he opened his eyes, he immediately saw the forest demigod Cenarius who had been waiting here in advance.
Cenarius's appearance is very similar to that of his son Remulos. He has an upper body shaped like a night elf, but his lower body is that of a four-legged stag with rather flamboyant antlers on his head.
Just sitting in front of Cenarius, Sarlayan could feel the extremely rich power of life naturally overflowing from him.
Although Cenarius is always ridiculed by the barrage for being weak, he is the closest to mortals among all the demigods. He usually does not put on the airs of being a wilderness demigod and is much easier to get along with than Goldrinn.
"First meeting, Goldrinn's Keeper."
Cenarius smiled and greeted Sarlayan who was looking at him gently: "I have heard about you from Malfurion a long time ago. As for me... I shouldn't need to introduce myself anymore, right?"
Sarlayan stood up politely and bowed to Cenarius. This was the etiquette he should have when facing a wilderness demigod whose life form was higher than his own.
"It is an honor to receive your response, Forest Demigod Cenarius."
Cenarius waved his big twig-like hands casually: "Forget these common etiquette of the mortal world. Son of Yinlainastrasza, we might as well get straight to the point."
Sarlayan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Cenarius' temper to be so cheerful.
"It's just what I want, so I won't be polite."
At Cenarius's signal, Sarlayan sat back down again, and Melinsela also sat on one side to listen to the whole process on behalf of the green dragon clan.
Sarlayan said straight to the point: "The reason why I entrusted Your Majesty Yin Sera to help contact you is for the upcoming invasion of the Burning Legion again."
