After defeating Ragnaros, Arthas no longer needs to stay in Blackstone Mountain. There is nothing worth leaving here.
With Thoras and Magni left to guard the Dark Iron dwarves, and Muradin and Bolvar coming to join them, the Burning Plains and Searing Gorge have actually been completely connected.
Of course, the top of Hodmar City in the Blackstone Tower, the Blackwing Lair, is still closed as a place where Onyxia hides herself.
Darkforge City is still shrouded in that magic barrier. Ansrem has no plans to lift the barrier for the time being. Firstly, he has analyzed some remarkable things from the structure of the barrier. Secondly, Darkforge City still needs to be sealed off. , the attitude of the Dark Iron Dwarves inside is still uncertain.
Arthas didn't know whether Thaurissan, who was leaving alone to make a final reckoning with the fire element, was dead or alive. The outcome was no longer important. His life and death would not have a big impact on the Dark Iron Dwarves.
As for Arthas himself, he plans to return to Lordaeron to deal with some remaining matters. The development of the Blackstone Mountains will be left to Stormwind Kingdom, Ironforge and Gnomeregan.
The hidden dangers blocking the alliance in the Eastern Kingdom have basically been overcome. Except for the trolls hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, no one can affect the alliance's power.
Needless to say, the situation in Kalimdor is that after repelling the Burning Legion, almost all races, including the night elves, are recuperating, and the alliance's tauren allies have also changed their new homes and will take some time to develop and grow. .
Jaina did not return to Lordaeron with Arthas. She planned to go back to her mage tower in Theramore to prepare some things, and then return to Dalaran to study her staff carefully.
This little-known weapon has been completely transformed in her hands. It is no longer an ordinary staff. If you use appropriate methods to strengthen it, it will become as good as any legend. Artifact of weapon.
However, the theoretical knowledge and power system involved are too huge, because it itself has received power from one of the oldest elemental lords in the world, and has touched areas that even Jaina has never understood.
She needed time to digest this part of the power and knowledge, and she also felt a little anxious - even though she had tried her best to move forward with magic, there was still a huge gap opened by Arthas.
Including her, the alliance leaders who participated in the Molten Core battle couldn't help but have daydreams about Arthas' strength. Among them, Magni, who had met Guardian Azadas with Arthas, might have guessed. The most reasonable and well-founded.
But this is just a guess. Even during the decisive battle with Ragnaros, Arthas obviously still had reservations. So far, they have not seen the prince's power fail to catch him. He seems to have reservations at all times. spare energy.
When he walked out of the Royal Mage Tower in Lordaeron, Arthas was followed by only two figures. One was Sylvanas, who was wearing a hood and did not deliberately hide her identity. The other was wrapped in a hood. Turani's cloak was so wide that it dragged on the ground, and her hooves were not exposed.
If she hadn't followed Alsace? Royal guards would have taken down this obviously suspicious person immediately.
Although Sylvanas came back from the battlefield, her expression did not show any relief. On the contrary, her face was as dark as water, and it was obvious that there was something blocked in her heart.
As for Turani? This guy has never seen a human civilization city at all. He is curiously looking at every plant and tree in the royal garden.
"If you don't mind, go and sit in my study first. It's very close to the garden and it's a good place to drink tea and chat."
Naturally, the two "entourages" had no objection to Alsace's proposal. They were originally guests, and there was no problem in following the host.
As soon as she sat down on the sofa in the study, Turani eagerly untied her cloak. Although the covering was quite large, it still gave her a feeling of being suffocated by being wrapped like this. .
After escaping from the "claws" of the cloak, Turani breathed a sigh of relief, "I feel that the sun is much brighter."
"The climate in Lordaeron has always been good, but the lighting in my study is relatively good in the palace."
Alsace made a cup of green tea for the two ladies. Was the "green tea leaves" imported from the fertile fields of the west? There was still relatively little drinking in Lordaeron, and the nobles preferred other drinks? This slightly bitter liquid.
Alsace doesn't particularly like this kind of tea, but he has a fairly large chamber of commerce under him after all. As the big boss of this chamber of commerce, he occasionally receives some "specialties" from all over the world.
The reason why he made tea was just because he wanted to get rid of the accumulated inventory as soon as possible. Otherwise, before he finished drinking it, the Chamber of Commerce would send a lot of expensive specialties.
If he couldn't finish the drink, Alsace could only ask Calia to distribute it to the attendants and servants in the palace, otherwise it would not be a good thing to waste it.
But the two ladies definitely didn't know Alsace's thoughts. Turani didn't feel anything at all. She only had a partial understanding of the world. Although she had some idea of the drink "tea", she didn't realize that this slightly bitter cup What is the value of clean water?
After Draenor was broken, water resources were in short supply. The water basically needed to be purified and treated in a special way before it could be drunk. Even the purified water quality was far less delicious than this cup of tea, so Turani drank it. Very enjoyable.
Sylvanas took a sip and moistened her lips slightly. The strange taste of the tea made her frown slightly at first, and then her eyebrows relaxed. "I didn't expect you to like such a strange tasting drink."
"I can't say I like it. In other words, all drinks are the same to me. Whether it's tea or wine, there's no difference." Arthas himself took a sip, which was a relief from the hellish place he had been staying in in the Burning Plains recently. The anxiety brought about, "If you like it, I can give you some."
"Thank you, I really like it." The smell of the tea reminded Sylvanas of some past events. After she thanked Arthas for the gift, she hesitated to speak.
Arthas, who was helping Sylvanas choose a box for tea, noticed Sylvanas' expression. He lowered his head and played with the tea leaves, and said casually, "If you have anything to ask, you can just say, There is no need for our relationship to be so open-minded."
Arthas' words made Sylvanas hesitate, but she still chose to say what she was thinking.
"That runeblade... when I saw it, I seemed to be dragged into a vision."
Arthas didn't even look up, but what he said surprised Sylvanas, "Did you see the fallen Silvermoon City and your own death?"
Sylvanas looked at Arthas in shock and asked subconsciously, "How did you know? I did see that Silvermoon City was attacked by an endless army of undead, and I also fell into the sea of undead. In the midst... Quel'Thalas' eternal spring forest was shrouded in deathly silence."
Upon hearing this answer, Arthas stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and looked at Sylvanas with a pair of bright eyes, "What else?"
Sylvanas was silent for a moment before continuing, "I also saw you... you were holding that sword. You are the leader of the undead army, and you are the one who took my life."
Arthas listened carefully and sighed: the power of Frostmourne was beyond his imagination. In other words, the source of this power seemed to transcend the scope of time and space. It actually made Silva Nas saw what happened in another timeline.
This made Arthas even more suspicious of the origin of this sword. Is Frostmourne really the Dread Lord from the Burning Legion? Are the weapons crafted by these fear devils really capable of penetrating the barriers of time?
He shook his head, not thinking about this somewhat complicated and treacherous question for the time being, but answered Sylvanas's doubts.
"What you saw was not an illusion. To be precise, it was what might have happened on another timeline."
Sylvanas was stunned. She could understand every word Arthas said, but when connected together, it was so incredible.
"What did you say?"
Alsace added, "You should know about the Dragon Legion. One of the most mysterious and elusive legions is the Bronze Dragon. These dragons control the power of time and can travel through the long rivers of time. And these rivers The 'branches' do not intersect or affect each other under normal circumstances."
"I thought it was a legend." Sylvanas said her inner thoughts honestly. "Red dragons, black dragons, blue dragons, and even green dragons all basically have records of witnessing them. Only the bronze dragon Dragons, although their names are in the information handed down, no one has ever seen a real bronze dragon."
"Because time is on their side," Arthas said, "Maybe you have already met them, but you just don't know it; and for them, they may have known you a long time ago, but they don't know you now. "
"Stop!" Sylvanas rubbed her temples, "This is too confusing. Let's continue talking about the illusion of the rune sword."
"As I said, it was not an illusion, it was just a projection of another world. However, I don't know why you saw everything we have never experienced." Arthas touched his chin.
Sylvanas still looked at Arthas, and Arthas could only smile helplessly, "I know what you are worried about, but that is not me, at least not the me in front of you."
"I know, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here chatting with you, but pointing a bow and arrow at your head." Sylvanas nodded, "But even if that is not our future, that The Rune Sword... is still too dangerous, I don't think you should carry it, just in case... in case it erodes your mind..."
It seems that she is still worried about the possible future.
"Frostmourne is indeed dangerous, in the hands of anyone." To her surprise, Arthas admitted this with certainty.
But Arthas' next words completely left Sylvanas speechless.
"But this sword is the safest in my hand, even safer than destroying it."
"When you said this, your face didn't even turn red. Is this the Paladin of the Silver Hand?" Sylvanas' original serious mood suddenly became unbearable, and she teased Al very unhappily. Sars.
"I didn't lie. Why should I feel ashamed? There is nothing in the holy book of the Paladin that prohibits me from telling the truth."
"To be precise, it's more like arrogance." Turani added after finishing her tea, but before she could speak clearly, Alsace glared at her.
Soul Binder had no choice but to continue to be a little transparent.
"All in all, things about Frostmourne are more complicated than you might guess. This sword involves many questions. I keep it not just for its power, but for the answers to those questions."
Arthas temporarily stopped the topic, because some things were not yet understandable to Sylvanas. If he forced an explanation, he didn't know how long it would take to break the topic.
"Of course, when you think I have fallen, please do not hesitate to point your bow and arrow at my head, and then shoot it through without hesitation."
Sylvanas opened her mouth, but what she wanted to say still didn't come out. In the end, she just said, "We will not let you fall."
"Actually, there won't be such a day." Alsace said with a smile. Suddenly, his face looked a little strange, and he reached for his drawer.
The two ladies were silent for the moment, and were both thinking to themselves, until Arthas took out a letter and opened it. Sylvanas noticed that the wax of the letter was Poking seems to be the hallmark of the Silver Hand.
Letters from the Order?
Alsace took out the letter paper. He didn't know what was written in the letter. If there was something really important, his teacher Uther would not tell him in this way. In other words, he didn't know when this letter would be released. The letter in his study should be something formal but not urgent.
The content of the letter was not complicated. It only took Alsace more than a minute to read the entire letter. He placed the letter on the table and held his forehead with one hand.
This is really a "big thing", and it is indeed not that urgent. However, agreeing to this matter will definitely cause a considerable amount of trouble.
But this incident has a very good direction for the development of the alliance, but Arthas doesn't know why the group of old paladins who have received the blessing of the Holy Light and have almost got rid of the age limit want to do this. Leave things to yourself.
"It's really rare to see an expression like yours." Sylvanas took her time to watch Arthas' unusually troubled look.
Without saying a word, Arthas picked up the letter with two fingers and lifted it in the direction of Sylvanas.
Sylvanas was not polite and went up to take the letter and read it. After quickly browsing it, her expression became strange.
"A 'student' from Quel'Thalas?"
