Although Sharlayan's name has spread throughout Azeroth with the conclusion of the Battle of Seamount, Zandalari, who did not personally participate in the Battle of Seamount, did not know much about him due to his habitual low-key style. Go deep.
Before and after the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the Zandalari trolls were still busy blasting blood trolls on their own island.
At that time, Kul Tiras had transferred most of its navy to the coast of Kalimdor, and the naval blockade against Zandalari had obviously weakened.
Zul, who was determined to rebuild the golden fleet, took this opportunity to build a lot of ships, and did not invest any intelligence personnel in Mount Hyjal at all.
Yesterday's cause, today's effect.
The initial efforts in intelligence and reconnaissance were not enough, and Zandalari now began to repay its debts with tears.
If Zul had known that there were many demigods in Quel'Thalas, including Sharlayan, he would have made a more careful plan to help Dhaka to fight back against the high elves.
The matter has come to this, and there is no point in regretting it.
Zul is definitely not stupid, and he has never thought that high elves are stupid. The fact that Zandalari is waving flags and shouting behind the Dakkari Empire must not be hidden from the intelligence personnel of Quel'Thalas.
When the situation developed to this point, Zul, who was dragged down by the affairs at the rear and unable to care about anything, could only pray silently that the "important matter concerning the survival of Azeroth" mentioned by the Red Dragon Queen could hold back Sharlayan and his demigod friends. longer.
Objectively speaking, Alexstrasza was not exaggerating.
If Sharlayan and Laden's plan to counterattack Ulduar goes wrong, allowing Algalon to successfully activate the earth-reshaping function of the Forge of Origin...
Azeroth itself will not be destroyed, but all civilizations rooted on this planet will be destroyed, and everything will start from scratch.
Fortunately, this worst-case scenario did not happen. Algalon, who had changed his mind, was still talking with Laiden in Oduern all night long.
According to the agreement between the Observer and Sharlayan, Algalon will suspend his treatment of Azeroth and go to the vast universe to find the whereabouts of Eonar, the mother of the gods.
Once the intelligence provided by Sarlayan is confirmed, it will not matter whether Azeroth is restarted. The top priority is to find a way to rescue the imprisoned Titan souls from Sargeras and restore the order of the Pantheon.
As for how to do it specifically, Olgalon was also at a loss.
The Star Saints have been Titan's staunch allies since the cosmic ordering period, and Algalon knows the terrifying strength of Sargeras better than anyone else.
With the souls of most Titans captured by the fallen Titans, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to rely solely on the extremely weak Eonar to defeat the once strongest warrior in the Pantheon.
Fortunately, according to Sarlayan, it is not easy for Sargeras to corrupt the souls of the Titans.
At least in the next few years, he will not be able to harvest any results. Algalon still has plenty of time to search for Eonar's whereabouts in the universe.
And based on Algalon's knowledge of the members of the Pantheon, he already has some more likely alternative coordinates in his mind.
Sharlayan didn't know anything about Zul's worries, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it seriously.
It is understandable that Zul wants to revive Zandalari, but if his idea needs to be realized by trampling on Quel'Thalas, as the top leader of Quel'Thalas, Thalayan will naturally stand against him.
No matter what Zul was thinking at the moment, Sharlayan would not change his established policy against Zandalar because of his sudden surrender.
Sarlayan gave Zandalar a chance and sent Vol'jin to study in Zandalar in order to use the newly born Gurubashi Empire as a bridge to bring Zandalar closer to other countries in Azeroth.
However, the Zandalari side did not appreciate this, or in other words... Zul, who is currently in charge of Zandalari, has no interest in "building a good neighborly relationship" and is in line with other countries.
Vol'jin hinted at Zul many times, suggesting that Zandalari formally send envoys to other countries in Azeroth and actively integrate into the big family of Azeroth.
However, as an island nation, Zandalar has always pursued a disguised isolationism.
To put it more bluntly, they only trust their fellow trolls.
In Zul's understanding, even if Zandalari intends to reintegrate into the world, Azeroth's international order should be dominated by the troll civilization headed by the Zandalari Empire.
To this, Sarlayan could only say...you really want to eat shit.
As the saying goes, there is only as much reward as you pay.
Indeed, regardless of the original intention, the troll civilization headed by Zandalar made huge sacrifices to protect Azeroth in ancient times.
In return, the Zandalari and the three giant troll vassal empires once took over half of ancient Kalimdor. They were gradually suppressed until the dark trolls...that is, the night elves later relied on the Well of Eternity to rise. .
Since then, have the trolls made much effort to protect the world?
No, at least not in the history that Sarlayan knew.
Not only that, but they started to reverse the course of civilization. To this day, many troll clans still maintain primitive and barbaric cannibalism.
These trolls, who have long been out of touch with the times, have undoubtedly become a stumbling block to the progress of Azeroth's civilization.
Not to mention other foreign races, the long-civilized Darkspear trolls are very disgusted with their barbaric compatriots. After Sen'jin took power, he declared that the Gurubashi Empire would completely abolish the custom of cannibalism, and violators would be punished with death.
Putting aside other practical reasons, even if Zandalari can stand at the meeting of the various races of Azeroth, can Zul win the recognition of other countries and races and bow before Zandalari with just one shout? Holding your thighs and begging the boss to take you away?
What the hell are you dreaming about?
In addition to countries and races with rich histories such as night elves, high elves, and children of the night, the first reaction of emerging races such as humans, gnomes, and dwarves must be...who are you?
If Zandalari...or Zul's mentality cannot be adjusted, and they still arrogantly want to gain the right to speak through so-called authoritarian means, Zandalari will never really want to integrate into this world.
Fortunately, not everyone in Zandalar agrees with Zul's ideas. At least Princess Talanji, who is currently being focused on by Vol'jin, is more open-minded.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Zandalari are indeed much weaker than at their peak, but they are still the most powerful country in Azeroth.
Of course, there cannot be only one voice in such a huge empire, and Sarlayan does not want to completely break up with Zandalari.
All he needs to do is suppress the external hardliners represented by Zul and secretly support enlightened moderates like Princess Talanji to come to power.
Vol'jin, the prince of the Gurubashi Empire, was the chess piece laid out by Sarlayan in advance.
So far, Vol'jin has completed his mission fairly well, and he has successfully blended into the high-level circle headed by Princess Talanji.
However, since Zul's ideas still dominate the current Zandalari Empire, the young and inexperienced Princess Talanji can only stay dormant temporarily, lowering her profile in front of the powerful Zul in the name of learning experience.
In addition to Talanji and Zul, Rastakhan, who is still pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, is also an important figure that cannot be ignored.
At least on the matter of replacing King Loa, Zul and the God-King father and daughter have secretly reached an agreement. They both believe that the single-minded Lazan is no longer suitable to guide Zandalari as King Loa under the current international situation. .
In contrast, they were more optimistic about Bwonsamdi, who was smooth-handed.
The only question is whether Bwonsamdi can defeat Lazan and take over.
Laizan has been sitting in the position of the kings Loa for tens of thousands of years. The god kings and their descendants of all generations will sign contracts with Laizan, and when necessary, they can borrow part of the power of the kings Loa.
As a contractor of Laizan, Rastakhan understands Laizan's terrifying strength better than anyone else.
If Bwonsamdi didn't have any special means, based on the inherent impression he left in the minds of Rastakhan, Zul and others, it might be difficult to win the final victory in this secret battle for King Loa.
As the saying goes, those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black.
As Sharlayan started to make a lot of noise in the Shadow Realm, Bwonsamdi also learned Sharlayan's style of keeping a low profile and making a fortune in silence.
To this day, Zul, Talanji, and Rastakhan still don't know Bwonsamdi's true strength.
Sarlayan believed that when Bwonsamdi digested the soul essence of Cyric the Bat and emerged from the Underworld, he would definitely give the arrogant Laizan a huge "surprise".
