Chapter 777 The Sun King’s Cruelty
As for Duke calling a king a bastard as soon as he opened his mouth, Jaina was a little confused at first, but then she felt happy inside. Because this means that Duke finally doesn't treat her as an outsider.
Well, it's just that she's not an outsider. If she wants to be Duke's sidekick, or even his official wife, Gianna still has a long, long way to go.
After some questioning, Jaina found out why Duke was so angry.
I don’t know if I should praise Anastrian Sunstrider. This old bastard is indeed a super veteran politician who has lived for thousands of years. This Sun King, who is extremely great in the eyes of the elves, is also very good at playing political tricks. A set.
Although the high elves are all self-proclaimed nobles and have serious isolation tendencies, this does not mean that the high-ranking elves are all idiots. On the one hand, they have an irrational obsession and confidence in their newly built magic defense circle. On the other hand, the psychological trauma caused by the last war to the elves still makes them feel a dull pain in their hearts.
Originally, in history, during the Second Dark Portal War, only the outer Yongsong Forest was burned.
In this life, due to fate's tricks, the elves are much more miserable. Most of Yongsong Forest was burned by Orgrim, and they were defeated twice. Three hundred thousand soldiers and civilians were killed, and they were even beaten to the foot of Silvery Moon City. This shock to the higher-ups of the elves was far greater than the original history.
Not wanting to be flattered by Terenas, Quel'Thalas and Gilneas took advantage of Deathwing's disguise as Lord Prestor to withdraw from the Alliance. Also because of the constant friction between Quel'Thalas and Lordaeron in the past ten years, the high elves are very unhappy with the Alliance. So after Duke returned and issued a warning, Quel'Thalas had no idea of returning to the alliance.
Okay, here comes the problem.
The high elves can be unhappy with the alliance and not abandon Terenas, but they dare not completely ignore Duke's warning. Fourteen years ago, Duke asked Alleria to go back to Quel'Thalas to raise the alarm, but no high-ranking elves were willing to listen. As a result, the elves suffered miserably.
This has resulted in the Sun King's current twisted mentality of not wanting to come back to kneel down and lick the alliance, but also being afraid of something happening.
At the suggestion of his staff, Anastrian made a damaging move - he asked the ranger captains who were friends with Sylvanas back then and are now ranger generals to write to Sylvanas, complaining about their relationship. The uneasiness of the situation, and the fear that Yongsong Forest would be burned down again.
As the saying goes, it is hard to leave one's homeland. She has always been in contact with the rangers through letters. After receiving letters from Lor'themar Theron and Halduron Brightwing, Sylvanas made a decision - —She temporarily returned to Quel'Thalas as an elf.
I don’t know how many times Duke has read that autographed letter. Duke gets sulky every time he reads it:
"Duke, I'm glad to hear that you survived. Are the eldest sister and the third sister okay? They should be fine, otherwise you would have informed me and Lilas. Thank you very much for taking us away from Quel'Thalas. Let us no longer have to look at the faces of those bastard members of the Silver Moon Council. In the past ten years, Ilucia and the others have been very kind to me and Lilas, and I have lived a happy life."
Then came the twist.
"However, when I knew that Quel'Thalas was once again in danger of being destroyed, I suddenly found that I couldn't control myself. Elwynn Forest is good, but the trees here are too short and will never grow as long as Eversong. The trees in the forest are so tall. Even if they are the same height, it will not be my Yonge Forest. The two thousand years spent in the Yonge Forest have left indelible traces in my soul. If I want to I will never forgive myself for watching the destruction of Eversong Forest one more time and being unable to do anything.”
Seeing this, Duke felt sad. Ten years is still too short for a high elf with a lifespan of thousands of years, not to mention that without him, Alleria, and Vereesa, Sylvanas has no sense of belonging to Elwynn Forest at all.
"Please forgive my willfulness. I decided to go back on my own. It has nothing to do with the Sun King or my friends. Since the eldest sister can become a hero in the troll war and be worshiped by the world, then I definitely should not lose to Sister. If Yonge Forest is invaded again, I will either return triumphantly as a heroine who can rival Sister, or let me die in my favorite forest."
Duke also showed this letter to Gianna.
Duke was silent. He began to understand a little bit why Sylvanas in history refused to retreat in Eversong Forest. She first angered Arthas completely and was killed, then turned into the Death Banshee, and finally became the Queen of the Forgotten.
First, the desire to protect her family and country strongly dominated her will.
The second is the rebellious and competitive heart that prompted her to make the decision to fight to the death.
After all, it turns out that in history, the eldest sister happened to disappear in the outside world, and the third sister was dragged into Dalaran for something big.
Jaina sighed after reading the letter: "Ms. Sylvanas has always been very individual and independent. She is not the kind of person who can be persuaded to come back! Moreover, we are not in a position to persuade her to come back. However, there is no need to do so. Joining the Alliance, but also asking the Alliance to serve as Quel'Thalas' backup, the Sun King is quite smart."
This is the ruthlessness of the Sun King.
Anastrian, an old fox, knew clearly about Duke's relationship with Alleria, and sent Sylvanas to the front line in the southernmost part of Eversong Forest with great fanfare. If Duke refuses to rescue Quel'Thalas and allows Sylvanas to die in battle, then Duke's harem will definitely catch fire, and it will be the two biggest fires!
On the other hand, if Duke sends a large army, then the high elves can advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
If the Scourge Legion can't get in, then the elves can stay in the safe magic circle and brag about how awesome their magic circle is. Then even if 200,000 Alliance troops stay at sea and drink the northwest wind, the elves do not need to pay a copper coin for military expenses, or owe even half a favor - I did not ask your alliance to come, and we elves do not belong to the alliance. How dare you Come in and invade our Quel'Thalas territory.
If the Scourge Legion is really that powerful and breaks the elves' new magic circle, then they can still call for help at the critical moment!
Still on call.
The sister-in-law of your alliance commander is still in our hands, will you come to rescue her?
Duke looked at Jaina's bright face. He was asking Jaina for her opinion.
Jaina took a deep breath. She knew that the test moment had come again: "If Quel'Thalas is unwilling to sign a harsh treaty and join the alliance again, then we will only save Ms. Sylvanas."
Duke's eyes sharpened, his pupils shrank suddenly, and before he knew it, his lips had been bitten with blood.
Sure enough...is this still the case?