At the top of a mountain range more than 3,000 meters above sea level, Mrs. Morgan naturally had her own reasons for choosing this place as the meeting place.
Although I guessed from the mission prompts given by the system that the force behind Mrs. Morgan might be the Hydraxia Water Elemental Legion, I didn't expect that I still underestimated Mrs. Morgan.
Many humans have biases in their understanding of elemental creatures.
For example, Al'Akir and Sunderland, most scholars and mages who know these two names think that these two are father and son, but this is not the case.
Elemental creatures are special species born on the elemental plane that have special life forms and are similar to energy life.
All primitive elemental beings have experienced the process of coming from nothing and from weak to strong in the elemental plane. It can be said that the unconscious elemental world itself is the common mother of elemental life.
After experiencing the primitive chaos, some lucky ones among the elemental beings who were born and raised became powerful to a certain extent, possessing self-awareness and perceptual thinking. At this point, the elemental chaos began.
Back to Al'Aquire and Sunderland.
In the elemental plane of wind, Al'Akir, as the strongest one, is called the elemental lord by outsiders, while Sunderland is called the prince. This does not mean that Sunderland is Al'Akir's son. On the contrary, these two These guys are rivals for dominance.
The earliest elemental beings were born naturally. They were the condensed essence of the elemental plane and had no blood relationship. Under the law of the jungle where big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimps, the strong get stronger, and the protracted war between the four elements begins.
The strongest of the earth elements, Therasain, is revered as the Stone Mother because of its thickness. She is also the weakest in attack among the four elements.
Among the water elements, Neptulon has the title of Elemental Lord, but the endless ocean is filled with thousands of acres of blue waves. Too many powerful water elementals ignored Neptulon's orders.
In the elemental plane of wind, the unrestrained free elves are lively and unrestrained by nature, but there is an outlier like Sunderland. When facing the invasion of other elemental life forms. Sunderland awakened its racial consciousness, and it deeply realized that the freedom and unfetteredness of the wind element was of no benefit in legion-level battles. And his fight with Al'Akir will only weaken the strength of the entire wind elemental plane. So Sunderland and Al'Akir reached an agreement, exchanging nominal obedience for relative peace on the entire plane. Al'Akir's title as Elemental Lord comes from his own strength, while Prince Sunderland is the sincere recognition of all wind elements.
When all the three elemental beings of earth, water, and wind had a nominal supreme being, the fire elemental plane was still in constant disputes and fighting, and no one was convinced by anyone. Ragnaros at that time. He is just the boss who controls the lava element.
When Sargeras came to Azeroth to quell the restless elements, both Thrathain and Neptulon were sealed into the re-divided elemental world, almost powerless to fight back, and lived in their own The world and the cage.
As for the wind elemental plane, Al'Akir gave up decisively after seeing the supreme power of Sargeras. Only Sunderland led his army to fight against Sargeras who invaded the wind elemental plane. .
The saddest thing in the world is not choosing the wrong target, but choosing the wrong opponent.
Sunderland may be one of the most powerful beings in ancient Azeroth, but his opponent is the most powerful warrior in the pantheon. The enforcer and defender of order, Sargeras.
The struggle on the wind elemental plane did not cause any ripples, and the wind elemental was eventually expelled from the material interface by Sargeras. Being restrained in the new wind elemental plane, Sunderland was seriously injured by Sargeras in the battle, and his power gradually weakened.
After the earth, water and wind were calmed down, the fire element was naturally no exception. Any fire element that dared to jump was pinned to death by Sargeras.
And just after the reshuffle of the elemental world was basically completed, Ragnaros did a thrilling thing.
After corrupting part of Thratheon's power left in the material world, Ragnaros plotted against Sunderland and obtained the essence of the Wind Prince.
So far. In his endless rage, Ragnaros became the unique boss in the world of fire element.
Whether it's Therathayne the Stonemother or Neptulon the Tidehunter. Or maybe Al'Akir, the titular Lord of Winds, lost all color in front of Ragnaros. The only king of the elements. Ragnaros, who combines earth, fire and wind, is the unique Lord of Fire.
There is a distinction between superior and inferior elemental beings.
The top elemental beings have a strong sense of self, and even possess great power like gods.
Higher elements have stable forms and can think and learn.
Intermediate elements can clearly understand the concept of "I".
The "personality" of the lower elements is attached to their own lord and is restricted by the environment.
Under these guys who can be called elemental creatures are elemental beings called elemental servants.
Yes, elemental life rather than elemental creatures. They are closer to intelligent AI than independent life forms.
To judge the quality of elemental creatures, there is the simplest but not so reliable method.
Because after Titan pacified the elemental plane, the elemental plane was stripped away from the material world. Although it was closely connected, elemental creatures were unable to walk freely in the material world as they did tens of thousands of years ago.
Therefore, it can be considered that all elemental creatures in Azeroth are projections.
Life forms outside the specifications such as elemental lords cannot exist in the world of Azeroth for a long time, and are rejected by the laws of the world. This kind of thing, just looking at it from a distance will make you feel scared from the bottom of your heart and you will not admit it.
Because the higher elements are powerful individuals, their shapes are also very stable when projected or traveling through the world of Azeroth. To use a saying in the novel, they have the aura of a strong person at a glance.
Intermediate elements rely on elemental shackles or elemental totems to be active in Azeroth for a long time.
Lower elements do not even have obvious facial features and limbs, and cannot maintain a fixed shape for a long time.
As for the elemental servants, because of their weak strength, they are relatively slightly rejected by the laws of the world, and it is difficult to judge by close observation from the outside. But whether you can understand the "language" and make self-judgments is an important reference.
Sylvie. The giant water element that Morgan summoned in the mountain lake looked high-end at first glance.
Carlos couldn't even tell whether it was Sylvie. Did Morgan summon this water element from the water element plane or does it live in this lake itself?
"Count Heinz, please summon the blood contract."
Ignoring Carlos, the guards silently surrounded Carlos and herself. Mrs. Morgan made a request to the emerald green water giant in human common language.
"Wait a moment."
The highly anthropomorphic giant water element sank its two arms below the water surface and made a sound similar to "um ha~~" when humans exert force.
The entire lake trembled regularly. About a minute later, the giant water element Count Heinz lifted a huge dark and shiny stone tablet out of the water, placed it on the shore, and then returned to the lake without saying a word.
"Carlos, I know you don't believe in love without reason and selfless help, but the reason must be told to you after you show due sincerity."
Sylvie. Morgan rubbed the ancient stone tablet with his hand and said with his back to Carlos.
"What's this?"
Carlos asked, frowning.
"Blood contract."
Mrs. Morgan replied in a low voice.
"Please explain it in a language I can understand."
Carlos felt a chill running down his spine.
"You could call it the Cornerstone of the Empire, or the Betrayer's Feast."
Mrs. Morgan turned and looked directly at Carlos.
"This stone tablet is the evidence for the people to choose the king when the Arathor Empire was founded, and the guarantee that their descendants will never break their alliance. Therefore, it is also called a blood contract."
From Sylvie. In Morgan's words, Carlos truly felt the great terror.
"What is the penalty for breaking the promise?"
"If you cannot prosper for three generations, your heirs will not end well."
Carlos suddenly felt like he had unearthed big news.
No matter Arthas, Jaina, Danas, Gilneas and Alterac are no exception, it seems that the king's power is really limited to three generations, and the royal family must die!
"However, you are a special case. You inherited Aiden's crown, but you are not his heir. Although the ancestors of the Barov family also left their names on the blood contract, the contract is indeed not binding on you. Sign it, sign it. After that, the door to the new world will open to you."
Mrs. Morgan's words were full of a strange sense of charm.
“What responsibilities do I need to bear and what obligations do I need to bear?”
Carlos walked over to Sylvie. Next to Morgan, he carefully observed the ancient stone tablets.
"Holy revenge."
Mrs. Morgan said through gritted teeth.
"So what do I gain?"
Carlos asked again.
"Everything, everything I own, everything that includes me."
Carlos took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Last question, why me?"
“Everything is a Steins;Gate choice.”
Sylvie replied righteously.
Are you kidding me?
Carlos' eyes widened.
"The words on the stone tablet are just the basic social contract. How can words alone be binding?"
Sylvie. Morgan cut the palm of his right hand with the nail of his left thumb and smeared his blood on the stone tablet.
Although it didn't look like there was anything strange about the stone tablet, Carlos knew that this ancient stone tablet had changed.
"Look with your eyes and you may be deceived. Only by looking with your heart can you see the truth."
Although Sylvie. Morgan just looked at Carlos calmly and said no more words, but Carlos understood that Mrs. Morgan wanted him to touch the stone monument.
It is essential to be on guard against others, even Sylvie. It was unlikely that Morgan would trick him, but Carlos had a heartfelt objection to touching the stone monument.
"As a side note, is Count Heinz a Hydraxian water element?"
"yes."
"What is your relationship with the Hydraxia Water Elemental?"
"Equal Alliance."
Carlos took a deep breath again and pressed his palms on the stone tablet. (To be continued.)
