Including the four major nobles, most of the nobles who were ennobled during the founding of Quel'Thalas were political allies of the upper elf who traveled east with Dath'Remar.
These families were not knighted for their military merits, and they did not follow the same path as the nobles from the beginning.
It is natural that the descendants of the founding nobles would follow the arcanist road that leads straight to the blue sky.
At least within two generations, the founding aristocrats who had not yet completely degenerated could indeed be regarded as important ministers of the country.
Interestingly, for the long-lived high elves, the change of two generations coincided with the time when the forest trolls launched a general attack on Quel'Thalas, which was the Troll War 3,000 years ago.
Starting from Dath'Remar who founded Quel'Thalas, the Sunstrider royal family has always ruled the world together with the nobles.
However, in the eyes of later generations like Sarlayan, who was a bystander, the sacrifices made by the nobles who followed the Sunstrider family to resist the troll invasion were far less than the sacrifices made by the royal family who should have had a more respected position.
Some clues about this can be seen from the history of the succession of the throne of Quel'Thalas.
When the throne passed to Anasteria...that is, 3,000 years ago, he was already the fourth king of Quel'Thalas.
Based on the average lifespan of high elves of 3,000 years, this is obviously abnormal.
When Sarlayan was a child, he was often ostracized by his peers because of his half-elf heritage.
At that time, Sarlayan, whose dragon bloodline had not yet begun to awaken, was not as violent as he was in adolescence. He was still very quiet and developed the habit of reading alone.
To this day, Sarlayan still remembers what he learned as a child.
He had clearly read from the history books of Quel'Thalas that, except for the death of Darth'Rema, who was already quite old when the country was founded, the second and third Sun Kings both died to protect Quel'Thalas. Die in battle.
At the beginning of the founding of Quel'Thalas, the forest trolls that were flourishing were not as slim as they were after experiencing the devastating blow of the Troll War.
Most of the eastern continent is the inherent territory of the forest trolls, including the Eversong Forest that Quel'Thalas seized in order to establish the country.
Until Anasteria came to power and united with the rising Arathor Empire to defeat the forest trolls, the high elves had always been on the defensive and at a disadvantage when facing the pressing steps of the forest trolls.
Azeroth has always had the custom of kings personally going to the battlefield. As the saying goes, generals will inevitably die in battle. Under extremely disadvantageous conditions, the death of kings is nothing new.
However, Sarlayan discovered a problem in the historical records. He searched through the history books and could not find any relevant records that the head of the founding noble family died together with the Sun King.
This is one of the reasons why Taranas Windrunner was able to lead the ranger army to rapid rise.
To put it bluntly, the former high-class elven nobles hiding in Silver Moon City were too precious about their lives and did not dare to go to the battlefield to fight. This gave the "mud-legged" in their eyes the opportunity to become nobles based on their military merits.
The meritorious officers headed by Taranas are the earliest batch of nobles in Quel'Thalas.
Unlike the hereditary nobles who relied on arcane heirlooms and were born into high positions to replace the founding aristocrats, military meritorious nobles could only maintain their titles by performing heroic feats on the battlefield.
Otherwise, generations of downgrades and noble titles will sooner or later make it impossible to reduce the title passed down by the ancestors through their desperate efforts.
The Deep Shadow family took an unexpected turn when it reached Welles and Julian's generation.
Both Welles and Julian are talented in thieves, a profession that is very unpopular in high elf society. However, it is very difficult for thieves with fragile bodies to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield.
Thanks to Anastria's discerning talents, with the two brothers Welles and Julian as the core, they established the secret intelligence agency directly under the Sunstrider royal family - the Backlight Blade, which gave the Deep Shadow family a different path. A new promotion path for traditional military merit.
...Then when it was passed to Sarlayan's generation, the Deep Shadow family, which had already established a foothold in the intelligence community, "mutated" again.
Even Welles didn't expect that his younger brother Julian would actually fall in love with a giant dragon and leave behind a love crystal.
The establishment of the Backlight Blade has given new hope to many high elves who only have the talent of thieves. There are not a few people like Valeera who join the Backlight Blade as descendants of nobles.
But Valeela’s situation is actually quite special.
Although she is a member of the noble Sangunar family, she is not a direct descendant of the title.
Valeera's ancestor Revthera Sangunar was a prominent arcanist who held important positions on the Council of Tirisfal.
It's just a pity that Revthera's talent as an arcanist was not passed on to future generations. After a generation of decline, this once-famous descendant of Sangunar was revived in an alternative way in the hands of Valeela.
The direct descendants of the Sangunar family are still working hard in the army. When Kael'thas ascended the throne to commemorate his merits, the contemporary Baron Sangunar was promoted to the first-level title and became a viscount.
Houses Sangunar and Deep Shadow have always been close due to the well-known close relationship between Sarlayan and Valeela.
In the early years, under the care of Sarlayan, intentionally or unintentionally, the Sangunar family, which originally relied on the winery business to support their family, made a decisive transformation and began to get involved in the breeding of military horses in Quel'Thalas.
It was precisely because of the adjustment in the focus of the family business that Viscount Sangunar decisively changed his profession to become a Paladin, an emerging profession at the time.
Because he changed his position quickly and early enough, as the Morning Frontier Legion fought in all directions and made many military exploits, Viscount Sangunar, Liadrin's deputy, was already a senior officer with a pivotal position in the Legion.
There are many complicated reasons for the establishment of the Backlight Blade, but in any case, the Deep Shadow Family headed by Welles did provide an alternative path to promotion for the nobles.
The emergence of the Paladins and the Morning Frontier Legion was completely planned by Sarlayan in advance. This is another new promotion route.
In addition, there is the high elf Druyin system, which is also run by Sarlayan.
So when Sarlayan boasted that he had a way to send noble descendants into the army for training, no one on behalf of the nobles present expressed doubt.
Because he has already proven his "big words" with practical actions.
If you want to become a ranger, you can join the ranger force that has been controlled by the Windrunner family for generations.
If you don't like restraint by nature and love freedom, you can also throw it into Alleria's Farstrider to temper it first.
Whether they want to work as a Paladin, a Ranger, an Arcanist or even a Dru Yin, Sarlayan can find a suitable path for them with his current status and strong network of connections.
But as the saying goes, the master leads the door, and the practice is up to each person.
It's one thing to lead you in. Whether you can continue on this path depends on your personal destiny.
Sarlayan gave his promise at this closed-door meeting that was completely attended by nobles. He also explained the current political situation to these "mud-legged" nobles who are not politically savvy enough, and asked them not to easily enter the situation and express their opinions. .
"Mud legs...ha~"
After the distinguished representatives left with satisfaction, Valeela, who was leaning against the window, looked at the retreating figures outside in groups of twos and threes with emotion.
"In my opinion, these so-called mud-legged nobles are more worthy of friendship than those fat-headed nobles in Silver Moon City."
"Compared with the founding nobles who pondered conspiracies and calculations all day long, the nobles may lack political sensitivity, but at least they can listen to persuasion and will not become pig teammates."
"Ha..." Sarlayan said with a smile: "Whose credit do you think this is?"
"In the past, there were many pig-brained and iron-headed people among the nobles. If it hadn't been cleaned up a long time ago, there would have been pig-headed three who couldn't understand the formality of this meeting and would have jumped out to disrupt the situation."
"But fortunately, the hard work inside and outside these years is still worth it."
Sarlayan also walked to the window and stood side by side with Valeela: "There are no different voices within the small circle. At least I don't have to worry about them ruining Kael'thas and Anasteria's fishing plan."
Stella Gosa thoughtfully tapped her forehead with her fingers and asked: "With such an obvious fishing strategy, can those founding nobles who are involved in conspiracies all day really not see it?"
"How is it possible?" Sarlayan explained with a sneer: "Because of his personality, Kael'thas never likes to use conspiracy and tricks. This fishing plan is actually a conspiracy that is inevitable."
"So what if they know it's fishing? Quel'Thalas, which is striving for innovation now, has made it clear that there is no room for those rice bugs to lie down and enjoy their privileges."
"If they don't take another gamble at this time, sooner or later they will be completely cooked by the rising water temperature. In this case, it is better to just give it a try."
Onyxia shrugged jokingly and complained: "To use the words you joked before...win the young model in the club, lose to work in the sea?"
Sarlayan rolled his eyes in annoyance: "...it's not rough words, but in short, we 'mud-legged' guys just wait patiently to watch the show."
