Although Rastakhan relied on Zul's decline and Raizan's wrath as an excuse to regain power, he still had to make some actual performances if he wanted to regain the authority of the god-king.
There are many problems facing the Zandalari Empire today, but there are only two most pressing ones.
One is the sudden rise of the fox-men and snake-men.
With the support of Akunda and Jibur, the foxes and snakes who once trapped in the Wharton Desert became more active.
As we all know, the environment in the Wharton Desert is very harsh and there is not much valuable land.
If they want to obtain more resources, they can only look beyond the desert.
With the strong support of Loa, the two tribes gradually expanded their influence to the entire Vol'dun Desert.
With the defeat of the Serpentine Faithless, who were secretly supported by Zandalari, the Zandalari empire's eyes in Vol'dun were almost completely removed.
With Sharlayan's secret instructions and Bwonsamdi turning a blind eye, the snakemen and foxmen quietly expanded their sphere of influence to the Shurga'i oil field at the border of Vol'ton and Nazmir. nearby.
Nazmir is nominally a neutral territory that Zandalar cannot directly control, but in fact it is the ancestral land of Zandalari... and even all trolls. Rastakhan has always wanted to find an opportunity to regain Nazmir.
In other words, Rastakhan has long regarded Nazmir as his own territory, and the intervention of the foxmen and snakemen is undoubtedly a provocative act in his view.
But...compared with the threat of the blood trolls, the foxes and snakemen who advance and retreat very carefully are not serious worries.
Over the years, Zandalari has dealt huge blows to the blood trolls more than once, but these invincible little monsters will pop up again every few years.
What troubles Rastakhan the most is the Heart of Darkness in the center of Nazmir... which is what Sharlayan often calls the Uldir Laboratory.
Due to the existence of the artificial ancient god G'huun, Zandalar never dared to let go and attack the Heart of Darkness with all its strength.
Every time the Blood Troll was beaten until it couldn't bear it anymore, it would hide back near the Heart of Darkness to recuperate. Zandalari really didn't dare to pursue it too deeply.
Rastakhan, who has regained power, urgently needs a big victory to consolidate his position.
There is still hope for the foxes and snakes to solve the problem through negotiation. It is absolutely impossible to persuade the blood trolls and the fanatical believers. Only by killing them completely can the problem be solved once and for all.
Rastakhan planned to take advantage of the replacement of the kings Loa to use the power Bwonsamdi had given through the contract to lead the expedition himself.
This time, he intends to completely eliminate the hope of the blood troll rising again, even if he has to go deep into the heart of darkness.
According to Bwonsamdi, with the blessing of his power, Rastakhan and his elite guards can be protected from G'huun's corrupting power for at least an hour.
Rastakhan wanted to take advantage of this hour to break through Odile and eliminate the blood troll's biggest support from the source.
When Bwonsamdi said this, Sarlayan had to say with emotion that the ignorant are fearless.
Although G'huun is a man-made product of the Titans, this guy is not weak in strength.
Even if it is not as good as the real ancient god in its heyday, his combat ability is superior to all the Loa worshiped by the Zandalari Empire.
Everyone knows with their butts that the Loas will never take the risk to follow Rastakhan deep into Odile in person. At most, they will just give him some blessings remotely.
Even Bwonsamdi, who has now greatly strengthened his strength, dare not say that he can defeat G'huun personally. For a mere mortal in Rastakhan to dare to formulate such a bold beheading plan, he really has maxed out his ability to commit suicide.
Regarding Rastakhan's decision, Bwonsamdi not only did not object, but instead applauded and encouraged him.
Although Bwonsamdi likes to have fun, he still eats Loa, the god of death that has been worshiped by the Zandalar Empire for tens of thousands of years. He does not want to see this ancient empire gradually decline.
Rastakhan's death-seeking behavior has stepped on Bwonsamdi's inner red line. If this brat is allowed to continue his nonsense, the Zandalar Empire will be completely defeated by him sooner or later.
The rise and fall of Zandalari will also affect Loa like Bwonsamdi who absorb faith to strengthen their own power.
The more faith he has, the stronger he is and vice versa.
Therefore, Bwonsamdi would not just watch as the stubborn and disobedient Rastakhan led Zandalar to a dead end.
Compared to Rastakhan, who is stubborn and conservative and is still immersed in the glory of his ancestors, Princess Talanji, who has a relatively gentle personality and an open-minded outlook on the overall situation, is more in line with Bwonsamdy's standard for a new era god-king.
Therefore, he planned to use the trick and let Rastakhan, who was eager to show off his military exploits, die in Odile.
If Bwonsamdi wants to play dirty, he can suddenly withdraw his power blessing when Rastakhan and G'huun officially start the war.
Without Bwonsamdi's protection, Rastakhan wouldn't be able to last even one turn in front of G'huun, and his ending is foreseeable.
However, Bwonsamdi didn't intend to do anything so drastic because he believed in G'huun's strength.
Even without such underhanded tactics, he didn't think Rastakhan could defeat G'huun.
Even now G'huun has not completely broken away from the seal.
Since Rastakhan definitely can't get out of Odile, why should Bwonsamdi be a villain in vain?
He even planned to snatch Rastakhan's soul back to the Hades after his death, and send the late god-king to the Shadow Realm to enjoy a peaceful life after death.
Everyone is happy, right?
After hearing Bwonsamdi's overall plan, Sarlayan smiled and shook his head: "It sounds reasonable, but you also know that plans must be adapted to the actual situation."
"Don't just make a plan and then become the shopkeeper. Be careful of capsizing in the gutter."
Bwonsamdi nodded solemnly: "I know that this plan is related to Zandalar's future national destiny... To put it more clearly, it is related to the amount of faith I can absorb. I will not take such an important thing. joke."
"That's good."
Sarlayan also said seriously: "I will ask Vol'jin to assist you with all my strength, and remember to give him some sweetness after the matter is completed."
"Haha, don't worry!"
Bwonsamdi remained serious for only three seconds, and soon returned to his cheerful appearance.
"I have long been interested in that boy Vol'jin, and I can take this opportunity to let him bring his faith in me back to the Gurubashi Empire."
Bwonsamdi winked at Sharlayan with his left eye playfully: "As long as Rastakhan, the biggest threat, dies, Vol'jin's undercover career will be over, right?"
"He will return to his homeland and once again shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the heir to the Darkspear clan."
Sarlayan laughed and shook his head: "You are quite good at calculating...Okay, whether you can take over the leadership of the Gurubashi Empire's faith depends on your own ability. I will not interfere in this matter. "
Bwonsamdi: "Yeah!"
【Grass~】
【Ban it! 】
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Sarlayan, who was at home, saw off Bwonsamdi, who came to visit him, and lowered his head to continue reading the last report from Valeera.
In the past six months, Valeera has taken Tess with her between Azeroth and Draenor many times.
As expected, Tess got to know one of the top executives of the Uncrowned, whom Sharlayan and others had already selected—Kingslayer Garona.
After Sharlayan and his party left Draenor, Garona took action immediately and resolutely.
With the help of Sharlayan's token, she persuaded the four kings of the elements sitting on the Throne of the Elements to let them leave Nagrand and gather in Shadowmoon Valley after a long absence.
Garona personally led the combined forces of Draenei and Mag'har to the vicinity of Gul'dan's Hand, and orderly cleared away the various evil elements that had grown near the evil volcano.
According to common sense, it is not surprising that there are earth elements and fire elements near volcanoes. After all, volcanoes are originally composed of fire and earth, and both fire and earth elements can draw power from them.
What surprised the kings of elements was that there were water and wind elements corrupted by evil energy near the Hand of Gul'dan. This was puzzling.
While the coalition forces were clearing away the evil elements, Garona briefly explained the situation to the kings of elements.
"The reason why the four corrupted elements appear together near this evil volcano is because of the final resistance made by your predecessors - the elemental wrath Senluken."
At that time, Garona looked deeply at the volcano that was still spewing evil energy and said: "After Gul'dan united a large number of warlocks to crush Senluken, he combined the essence of the elemental fury with the power of the four kings of elements. Sealed in the volcano."
"This is also the fundamental reason why you new kings of elements are so weak."
"Because you failed to inherit the most important thing from your predecessors - their elemental essence." (End of Chapter)
