Merry Dongfeng certainly had reasons to be anxious.
As the rebuilt Speaker of the Parliament of Tirisfal, except for the Guardian Temple at his feet, Merry can be said to have started from scratch.
All members of the Council of Tirisfal were killed by Medivh who was in a state of madness. The few artifacts that the Council still retained were also taken away by Medivh, leaving nothing behind for Merry.
Oh, no, Medivh "kindly" left him a Guardian Forge that he couldn't take away and had long since lost its original function. This thing can be regarded as an artifact after all... right?
The Guardian Furnace was originally used to pass on the power of the Guardians. Guardians of all generations needed to pass this special device to take over the power from the previous generation of Guardians.
However, since Aegwynn "ran away with the money", the Guardian Forge has been completely idle, and Alodi's remnant soul has been sleeping here for hundreds of years. It was not reawakened until Merry rebuilt the Parliament of Tirisfal.
With the strong support of Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, the number of members of the Tirisfal Council has gradually increased, somewhat restoring the old outlook.
However, the artifact storage room in the Temple of the Guardian is still empty. There are only two Thoradin Great Axes, Stromka War Destroyer and Trollbane "Troll Slayer" sent by Sarlayan in the past years. The artifact I had used was barely enough to hold down the scene.
Merry had personally experienced the most glorious period of the Parliament of Tirisfal. At that time, the artifact storage room in the Temple of the Guardian was filled with all kinds of artifacts. Compared with now, it was a world of difference.
After finally learning from Sarlayan that the new owner of Karazhan intends to return the artifact, Merry, who is determined to revive the Council of Tirisfal, can't wait to refill the artifact storage room.
Aegwynn slapped Merry on the shoulder from behind in a funny way: "Okay, old man, don't be so impatient."
"You won't run away with your legs, so let's introduce Alodi to Sarlayan first."
Sarlayan actually knew the identity of this handsome half-elf guy with wild hair for a long time. However, due to social etiquette, it was best for someone who met him for the first time to be introduced by an acquaintance.
With Aegwynn's comfort, Merry temporarily suppressed his inner excitement and pretended to cough lightly.
"Ahem! Sarlayan, let me introduce you."
Merry's withered undead hand gestured to the remnant soul of Alodi with a friendly smile: "This person is Alodi, the first guardian of the Tirisfal Council. He is also the founder of the Tirisfal Guardian System. "
"Where there."
Alodi waved his hand modestly and said: "I just improved the concept of 'spearhead' that the parliament had already proposed. I can't be considered a pioneer."
Alodi's attitude was very gentle. After Meri introduced Sarlayan's identity to him, he immediately politely extended his right hand to Sarlayan.
"Duke of Deep Shadow, I have heard of you for a long time. I am the remnant soul of Alodi..."
Sarlayan smiled and held Alodi's disembodied ghost hand. Wrapped in the power of death, he truly felt the touch of being held in Alodi's surprised gaze.
"Hello, I have admired your name for a long time. It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Alodi."
"Okay." Meili impatiently interrupted the business exchange between the two: "Let's end the boring pleasantries and get down to business."
Sarlayan and Alodi looked at each other, and they both shrugged helplessly at the same time.
Sarlayan: "Okay, let's move to the artifact storage room first."
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"Oh! Oh oh oh!! It's back, it's all back!"
Seeing the empty artifact storage room gradually filling up with his own eyes, Meili, who had always been relatively weak-tempered after turning into a lich, rarely showed a very excited look.
"Then, the identification of the artifact will be left to you."
Sarlayan glanced at most of the unfamiliar artifacts in the storage room. He held a very gorgeous sickle in his hand, and there was a forbidden magic orb hanging around his waist.
"In order to avoid unnecessary diplomatic disputes, I will return the Scythe of the Moon to the Republic of Darkness in the name of the Tirisfal Council. It just so happens that I can sell them a favor."
The Scythe of the Moon is an artifact of the Druyin profession in the Warcraft game mentioned by the barrage. For the night elves, this scythe has extremely important symbolic meaning and is closely related to Sharlayan.
Legend has it that the Scythe of the Moon was made from the teeth of Goldrinn, the wolf god, and the staff of Elune, the moon god.
The handle of the scythe is engraved with runes that are older than the history of Kaldorei. Only those with an extremely deep understanding of balance can perfectly control the power of this artifact scythe.
Just by holding the Luna Scythe in his hand, Sarlayan could feel the two completely different powers of fury and calm filled in the artifact.
During the Satyr War thousands of years ago, the Scythe of the Moon was forged by the druid Ralel Flamefang and the Elune priest Beretha Starwind.
Both sides provided Goldrinn's fangs and Elune's staff respectively, and with the help of skilled craftsmen, they were combined into the Scythe of the Moon.
Ral'il Flamefang is the leader of Dru'in's ancient faction, the Scytheclaw Dru'in.
The Druin of the Scytheclaw are followers of the wolf god Goldrinn, and they wield the power of the wolf god's fury.
In the Battle of the Satyrs, Lalair, who had lost his friend, was determined to make the Satyrs pay with blood. Regardless of Malfurion's objections, he insisted on using the Scythe of the Moon to strengthen the power of the wolf form, which ultimately led to a catastrophic disaster. as a result of.
Archdruin Malfurion Stormrage used the power of the Scythe of the Moon to banish the crazy werewolves near the ancient tree Dalanir in the Emerald Dream, hoping to cure the werewolves' illnesses through this tree containing the power of peace. furious.
After that, the Scythe of the Moon changed hands many times, and the barrage was not sure where the Black Knights found it.
As a result, this artifact that symbolizes Goldrinn's fury and Elune's calm power is about to return to the hands of the night elves.
But before that, Sarlayan planned to temporarily retain the Scythe of the Moon for a while, and use the power of the Wolf God contained in this artifact to help him control the "blessing" that Goldrinn had previously given him.
"Oh, right."
After the porter's work was over, Sarlayan, who still had important matters to attend to, planned to continue on his way and teleport directly from the Guardian Temple to the coordinates where Jaina and Valeera were.
Before leaving, Sarlayan suddenly remembered something.
"Medivh, I told Khadgar the news that you are still alive. That guy should come to the Guardian Temple to confirm for himself soon. By then..."
Medivh smiled and nodded: "It doesn't matter, leave it to me to explain. Escape is not an option. This is the responsibility I should bear."
Now that Medivh is mentally prepared, Sarlayan won't say anything more. After all, this is a private matter between their master and apprentice.
"Okay, then I'll leave first...Merry, give me a message to Luoning, asking him to do his best to send some mages to Lordaeron to help."
Merry spread his hands helplessly: "That kid Luo Ning wants to do it too, but you also know the special nature of the city of Dalaran. As the Speaker, he can't force the mages to put down their research projects and rush to the battlefield."
Although Dalaran and Quel'Thalas are both magical kingdoms, they have completely different concepts from the time they were founded.
The first generation of decision-makers in Quel'Thalas had experienced the tragic ancient war ten thousand years ago, and they knew better than anyone else the possible consequences of abusing arcane magic.
Even so, as a member of the upper elves, Dath'Remar and others did not agree with Druyin and the Moon Priest's policy of completely abolishing arcane magic.
Before Dath'Remar left Kalimdor, he got a bottle of water from the Well of Eternity from Yin Lidan, and used it to create the Sunwell, using the enchantment to cover the entire Eversong Forest.
As long as they do not leave the scope of Bandinoriel's barrier, the high elves can use arcane magic in their own kingdom without any scruples, without worrying about arcane energy leaking to the outside world.
Dalaran is an independent city-state founded by mages who were taught by the high elves after the Troll War. It has a history of just over 2,000 years ago.
Unlike the high elves who advocated the cautious use of arcane magic, the new-born human mages who were not afraid of tigers gathered in this disorderly magic city and used arcane magic without scruples, and thus attracted legions of demons who followed their taste.
With the help of the high elves who came after hearing the news, some mages in Dalaran joined a special organization jointly established by the two races - the Council of Tirisfal that specializes in hunting invading demons.
Since then, under the supervision of the Council of Tirisfal, Dalaran, which was chaotic in the early days, gradually became orderly, and the abuse of arcane magic has also been alleviated.
But in the end, this is just a temporary solution for a sore foot or a slap on the head for a headache. It does not fundamentally solve the problem of mages who have their own way of using arcane magic at will.
Dalaran's free spirit is the "gene" left over from the beginning of this magical city-state. This concept cannot be easily reversed by Luo Ning if he wants to reform.
Sarlayan knew this very well. He smiled bitterly and sighed: "As an outsider, it is inconvenient for me to comment on Dalaran's policies."
"Times are changing, and some outdated things should indeed be changed. Freedom should not become an excuse for wanton and irresponsible behavior."
Aegwynn, who was rebellious in his youth, understood this well: "What you say does make sense, but Ronin also has his own difficulties, unless... he can get enough support in the Kirin Tor Council."
Sarlayan's expression changed slightly, and he turned to look at Aegwynn, who had a profound look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he understood what she meant.
"You mean... to introduce a new generation of more open-minded MPs to the Kirin Tor Council?"
Aegwynn smiled and nodded: "Yes, Jaina is one of them who is about to break through the bottleneck. Khadgar, who has returned from Draenor with great achievements, is another suitable candidate."
"No one has stipulated that the successor of Karazhan cannot also have the identity of a Kirin Tor councilor, right?"
