Archmage Vargos was once a member of the Alliance Expeditionary Force. He volunteered to follow Turalyon, Danaus and others through the Dark Portal to pursue the old tribe in the strange Draenor.
After the Dark Portal was reopened and the expeditionary force returned, Vargos also returned to Azeroth, where he had been away for a long time, and his hometown, the magical city-state of Dalaran, with the large army.
However, compared with the Dalaran that Vargas is familiar with, the high-level structure of Dalaran has undergone tremendous changes.
The respected old Speaker Antonidas took the initiative to retire and gave way, and Luo Ning, who was only a marginal player at the time, inherited the position of Speaker.
The archmage Drayden, who once had a close relationship with Vargos, unfortunately died in battle due to the demonic scourge of Daala a few years ago.
Everything in front of him made Vargas feel a sense of dislocation that he could no longer integrate into his hometown.
When faced with the olive branches offered by his old friends Modera, Ansrem and Calaiin, he subconsciously stretched out his hands to hold them tightly like a person about to drown.
Although Vargas looks like a middle-aged man, that's because the abundant arcane energy continues to nourish his body. In fact, Vargas is over 60 years old this year. La is a Dalaran veteran of the same generation.
With the help of three old colleagues, Vargas finally reintegrated into Dalaran, which had undergone tremendous changes in all aspects.
But not long after, he discovered to his horror that he seemed to have been inadvertently involved in a big headache.
Factional strife within Dalaran.
Unlike Modera, who is good at intrigues, Vargos is not interested in political struggles. He is a relatively pure academic arcanist. Like Kel'Thuzad, he hopes to spend his whole life exploring the truth.
After discovering the problem, Vargos immediately wanted to leave the city of Dalaran, which had become the center of the political whirlpool, but Modera's silver tongue used the Kirin Tor Councilor's seat as bait to persuade him to stay temporarily.
Vargas is not greedy for the power that a congressman can have. What he values more is the privilege of being able to apply for more research funds after being promoted to a congressman.
Vargos thought that the three superficial allies of Modera, Ansrem, and Kalain could easily suppress the isolated Ronin and Aethas. However, the subsequent development of the situation surprised him. .
With the return of Antonidas' close disciple Jaina, the King, there was a sudden change within the Moderate faction that originally had the upper hand.
Ansrem and Kalaiyin knew very well that Jaina, a genius younger than Ronin, must not be offended.
Not to mention her monster-like potential, the power standing behind Jaina alone made the two archmages dare not take it lightly.
Quel'Thalas, Kul Tiras, and Antonidas, who seems to have abandoned all power to retire and live in glory, are not fuel-efficient lamps.
What made the two people's scalps numb was still behind.
It is said that Jaina has a close personal relationship with Khadgar, the heir to Karazhan, and she is also the named apprentice of Aegwynn, the former guardian of Tirisfal.
Before Khadgar officially joined Dalaran, Jaina could be regarded as an agent of the new Tirisfal Council to some extent.
The situation took a turn for the worse, and the three moderate congressmen who had their own agendas no longer regained their previous unity.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Vargos took the initiative to escape from Dalaran, where the storm was coming, and instead accepted Queen Calia's invitation to come to Lordaeron as an archmage to serve as the chief mage advisor.
In fact, neither Ronin nor Jaina intends to involve too many people in the factional struggle in Dalaran.
Luo Ning privately studied the relevant information about Vargas, and his think tanks finally came to a conclusion that made people laugh or cry.
This unlucky archmage was inexplicably drawn into the political struggle at the wrong time. He himself had no political preference for the reformists or the moderates.
Luo Ning was not the kind of character who liked to take advantage of opportunities to suppress innocent people. From the beginning, he had no intention of doing anything to Vargas.
If the seats on the Kirin Tor Council weren't already fully booked, Rhonin even planned to recruit Vargos before Modera did.
It needs to be mentioned here that the number of seats in the Kirin Tor Council of Six has been fixed since the founding of Dalaran, but this does not mean that Dalaran only has 6 archmages.
Even if they can't join the Kirin Tor Council, the resources the archmage receives in Dalaran will be much higher than those of ordinary mages.
But research funding...anyone who has dealt with it knows that there is never too much.
Vargas is also a veteran archmage, and he knows that arcane research is a bottomless pit.
Now that he had the opportunity to live in the Kirin Tor Council, it was natural that Vargas, who had not seen the situation clearly at the time, would be tempted.
Faced with Gianna's thoughtful greeting, Vargas scratched his messy hair in embarrassment.
"Uh~ Let's meet for the first time, Councilor Proudmoore. It's an honor to meet you."
Vargoth had kept a very low profile before setting off for Draenor, and not many people outside of Dalaran knew about him.
When Jaina was a child, she also traveled to Dalaran as the princess of Kul Tiras, but the two had never met at that time.
It was the first time for Vargas to see the youngest archmage in history, and his mood was somewhat complicated.
Strictly speaking, if Jaina hadn't replaced him, Vargas would have had a chance to be carried into the Kirin Tor Council by his three old colleagues.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. That's the end of the matter. It will not help to continue to dwell on this issue.
Moreover, because it was at a critical period of reconstruction and revival, Lordaeron, who was thirsty for talents, was open to talents from all walks of life.
After all, Vargos was a senior archmage. Under the influence of Queen Calia, his life in Lordaeron was relatively smooth, and his income was no lower than in Dalaran.
The only problem is that there are many high-end precious magic materials that cannot be purchased on the market in Lordaeron. Many of them are contraband items that are prohibited from being sold outside in Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, and can only be purchased from the black market at high prices. enter.
Jaina didn't want to poach Calia at the moment. The Kirin Tor Council really couldn't make room for it, and the leverage to recruit Vargos was insufficient.
But she doesn't mind leaving a good relationship with Vargas in advance, maybe she will use it some time in the future.
As Sharlayan said, it is not easy to survive in the troubled Azeroth.
Not to mention the Kirin Tor Councilors, if the war ahead becomes tense, the kings of various countries will need to take up arms and go to the front lines in person to boost morale.
Therefore, the death rate of high-end combat power in Azeroth has remained high, and who knows when the Kirin Tor will have another vacant seat.
Isn't Drayden an example?
With Jaina's intentional gesture, Vargas, who was originally a little stiff, gradually relaxed his mood.
Under the guidance of the newly appointed Chief Mage Advisor of Lordaeron, Sharlayan followed Jaina, who was smiling coquettishly, to the Palace of Lordaeron without saying a word.
Surrounded by a large number of Lordaeron nobles and officials who came quickly after hearing the news, Sarlayan once again stepped into the familiar and unfamiliar palace of Lordaeron.
Jaina and Vargas were discussing academic topics, temporarily ignoring the buzzing "flies" around them, and exchanging opinions in a lively manner.
With a formulaic smile on his face, Sarlayan dealt with the human nobles who came to greet him one after another, and laughed off all the sensitive topics they raised.
'Boring and hypocritical aristocratic society...'
Fortunately, Calia did not invite anyone except Sharlayan and Jaina to accompany her to the meeting.
After entering the palace, the flies around were finally stopped by the guards, and they could only watch helplessly as the two nobles continued to move forward unhurriedly.
In the palace drawing room, Queen Calia was looking in the mirror nervously.
"It's over...how can I hide the dark circles under my eyes?"
The head maid of the palace smiled helplessly and said: "We have tried our best. I clearly advised you to rest early last night."
Calia said with a grimace: "How did I know that Sarlayan would pay a surprise visit without saying hello? This is troublesome. I heard that he went to Dalaran not long ago? He couldn't be here to raise an army to accuse... "
The head maid shook her head in confusion: "So didn't I remind you at that time, don't act clever in front of the so-wise and demonic Grand Duke?"
"Hmph~" Calia curled her lips disapprovingly: "I admit that Sarlayan is unparalleled in overall planning, but I understand his character and temper, and he may not be that sensitive in terms of emotions... He can even be It's a bit slow."
"Want to wait for him to take the initiative? Then I'm afraid I will really have to die alone."
The chief maid next to Calia has watched her grow up, and when they get along in private, they are more like friends and family.
Faced with Calia, who was now the queen, she was as tough as ever, the head maid rolled her eyes in a subtle way.
"Yes, yes, yes~ Then let me see Her Majesty the Queen's wonderful hands."
Calia: "...I always feel that you are caring about me."
