"You seem to like being alone." Avel stared at Alsace, who had disappeared for a while, and raised a question.
Arthas yawned, "When you are annoyed by your own men and affairs, you will also want to have some alone time - how is the Black Miasma Forest?"
"Everything is normal. The Priestess of the Moon and the Archdruid are acting together. Not to mention the remaining werewolves. Even if Lalar hasn't been defeated by you, he won't be their opponent." Avel Having understood that this crisis was almost over, all that was left was to see how Malfurion dealt with the remaining problems.
For example, the werewolves still fleeing in Gilneas, and the people of Gilneas infected with the werewolf curse.
"That's good news," Arthas nodded affirmatively, "I can't stay here too long. I'll wait until Malfurion and Tyrande come back. After I talk to them about something, it's time to leave. "
"Me too, Prince Arthas, or in other words, I should leave now," Avel stood up, "The mistakes made by my friends and my people are being undone one by one, and the werewolves are not going anywhere. It’s time for me to return to dreamland if I don’t act as rampant as before.”
"I wish you a safe journey, Avel," Alsace nodded gently, "Then we'll say goodbye here."
Alsace was gone. As for whether the druid went to see his destined priestess Beretha, Arthas didn't know. After a brief daze, his attention returned to On the information recently received.
The curse in Gilneas City has been temporarily eliminated due to the efforts of Beretha and her people. Genn has also returned to his normal human form, as has Darius.
The night elves established a permanent stronghold in the Black Miasma Forest, and Malfurion seemed to have opened a permanent portal to the dream under the big tree of Sharanir. The druids could travel through the plane through dream wandering.
With this werewolf crisis, Jean finally realized that there were countless crises hidden in Azeroth, and the current alliance was different from the one led by Terenas.
It is Arthas who is really leading the direction of the alliance now, and both he and Liam believe that Arthas will not be like his father, so in the near future, Gilneas will choose to join the alliance again.
As for that guy Arugal, as the "inducer" of this werewolf incident, he will accept the trial of the Alliance - especially the trial of the biggest victims, the Gilneans.
The anger of the Gilneans needs to be calmed down, and Arugal, the wizard who turned Baron Sylvaline's family into werewolves and ghosts, is naturally the best target to vent his anger. Even if Jean is lenient, Darius will not take it lightly. Spare this stupid mage.
But these are actually trivial matters. What really caught Arthas' attention was what happened in Kel'Thuzad.
The Scourge Legion is making very good progress in the Blade's Edge Mountains. They have even captured two Gronns and are currently transforming and studying them. The results should be available soon.
The discovery of the Apexis Crystal can be regarded as another way to provide a single source of energy for the Scourge. However, the civilization of the arakkoa has long been lost in the dust of history. If you want to maximize the use of this crystal, even if Kel'Thuzad would take a while, too.
What Arthas didn't expect the most was that the Scourge Legion discovered traces of the original thorn beast that he thought was extinct in the outer realm that was on the verge of destruction.
And this clue comes from the lair of Gorons Gurok Soul Grinder.
Skullock did not originally have the nickname Soul Grinder, but because he and his ogres obtained a mysterious item, this thing was called the "Soul Grinder" by them.
This mysterious magic weapon seems to be able to use the power of the soul to enhance the user, and can also be used directly to attack. Arthas originally thought that this thing should be related to Gul'dan's warlocks and the Burning Legion, but Kel'Thuzad's discovery made Alsace was also shocked.
This thing was indeed tampered with by warlocks, but it was definitely not an item created by warlocks, because Kel'Thuzad said that he found the Titan runes engraved on the Soul Grinder.
A titan once came to Draenor, and that titan was Sargeras' adjutant, Aggramar. However, Draenor did not have a star soul like Azeroth, so the traces left by the titan were very rare and hidden. That’s all.
But Aggramar did indeed "transform" Draenor, because at that time, he discovered that in addition to wind, fire, earth, water and other elements on the planet, there were more prosperous and even rampant elements. Element - life.
The plants and spore creatures in Draenor have rare self-awareness and intelligence. They are attached to the planet and greedily absorb every nutrient on the planet, including the soul energy deposited on the planet.
These plants even suppressed the native elements of Draenor for a time, making it difficult for them to condense their bodies and generate self-awareness like the elements on Azeroth. Aggramar realized that if these plants were allowed to reproduce without limit, , when the planet's nutrients are sucked out by them, the entire Draenor will fall into complete silence.
So Aggramar created a giant to reduce the number of plants on Draenor, but before he could observe whether Draenor had returned to order and normalcy, Aggramar received a message from the Pantheon and left in a hurry .
And this time he left, he could never come back to take care of Draenor, because this time he was going to face his former mentor and best friend, the fallen Dark Titan Sargeras.
Although Aggramar has not always exerted titan influence on Draenor, there are certainly relics and creations of titans left on Draenor.
The Soul Grinder found by the Scourge was once a Titan disk, and after being transformed by the magic of a warlock, it became like this.
But Kel'Thuzad also discovered that the ability of this disk to attract and condense souls was not entirely modified by the warlocks, but that it originally had the ability to influence souls, but I am afraid that except for the Titan creation that created it , no one knows what its original purpose and appearance were.
Although this thing has been changed beyond recognition by orc warlocks and ogre magicians, the Scourge can still use the souls collected by soul grinders, and in various forms, there are orcs, ogres, arakkoa, tigers, In the collection of draenei and even human souls, Kel'Thuzad keenly discovered some special souls.
They were independent entities, but they had some kind of connection with each other. This special soul structure interested Kel'Thuzad. After some searching and research, he finally found out from these somewhat incomplete structures, Some information was retrieved from the incomplete soul.
The Soul Grinder was originally used to deal with the creatures in the Gorgrond area, but at a certain time, it was lost by the orcs. After being picked up by the ogres and Gronn, those who were originally hidden in the Soul Grinder The soul inside has not been completely squeezed into energy.
The souls Kel'Thuzad discovered were the souls of Draenor's native species, the wood elves. These humanoid plants have their own consciousness and tribe. Perhaps they were killed by orc warlocks during a certain purge. They were killed completely. In order to prevent the plants from growing wildly again, the orc warlocks used soul grinders to swallow their souls.
These wood spirits are different from normal creatures. They are both individuals and groups. They seem to have expected their own demise, but they hid a "seed" before the destruction of the group.
This seed is nothing else, it is the remains of the most ancient and powerful member of Draenor's wild life, the mortal enemy of Gronn and Magroon - the original thorn beast.
The legend of the primitive thorn beasts is an eternal existence, as old as the land of Draenor. After they die, their hearts will turn into seeds that breed new life, and the new primitive thorn beasts will accompany the new woodlands. appear together.
Just like ordinary plants, reincarnation continues forever.
However, the growth process of the original thorn beasts and their forest land is very cruel and terrifying to other life forms. The original thorn beasts are extremely powerful individuals, and they themselves are very much like the aggregate of countless plants, so they Wherever you set foot, many seeds and roots will fall, thus growing into a new jungle.
But it is precisely because the original thorn beasts are so powerful that the energy they need to grow is extremely terrifying. Ordinary nutrients cannot sustain their growth. Therefore, these plants are extremely aggressive and will turn the flesh and blood of other creatures into their nutrients. .
Even Gronn may be swallowed up by the jungle of Gorgrond, and then decomposed into nutrients by the original thorn beast and his family members, and completely disappear into the dense forest.
No one knows the origin of the wood spirits clearly, but it is said that they are also "part" of the original thorn beasts. These guys worship the original thorn beasts as gods and "sacrifice" the prey that strayed into the dense forest. their god.
Therefore, these wood spirits hide a seed of the original thorn beast, perhaps hoping that one day, the original thorn beast will be born again, and then they will naturally be "reborn".
But they didn't expect that the orcs would completely destroy Draenor, causing devastating damage to the world's ecological environment. It was already very difficult for Draenor to supply the original thorn beasts, let alone after the collapse. In the outer realm, there is no possibility of the original ancestor Jing Beast resurrecting.
The possibility of Draenor's native plants making a comeback has completely disappeared. Even Flanlon and Tanaan, where the plants are most prosperous, have turned into void storms and hellfire peninsulas, leaving only the dry Zangar Sea that gradually formed. swamp.
But these are not important. What is important is the seed of the original thorn beast. If the Scourge Legion can find it, then Alsace will have another secret weapon in his hands.
