Chapter 442 13. Loyalty and Peerless Darkan (Part 1)

Just from what happened to the Windrunner siblings, you can feel the sinister politics of Quel'Thalas.

It is often said that the upper-class aristocratic circles of the human kingdom are performing dramas of betrayal and conspiracy every day, but compared to the high elves of Quel'Thalas and the intrigue among these immortal species, the tricks of the human aristocrats can only It's pediatrics.

The thinking of the longevity species is different from that of humans, and their way of looking at problems is also different from that of humans. As early as the ancestor of Quel'Thalas, Dath'Rema, the Sunstrider led the high elves to establish in the northernmost part of the Eastern Continent. In the era of Quel'Thalas, in the aristocratic circle of the upper elves, there were already two camps, the King's Party and the Parliament.

The so-called royal party does not simply refer to the nobles who are loyal to the king. Its true meaning refers to supporting the centralization of the monarchy, supporting the power of the Sunstrider family to rule Quel'Thalas, and striving to make Quel'Thalas a The nobles of a perfect feudal kingdom.

The King's Party has been very powerful for a period of time. About two-thirds of the senior nobles in Quel'Thalas are loyal members of the King's Party. It is worth mentioning that the Dawnblade family , an archmage family whose succession is difficult and is currently in a state of extinction, under the leadership of the patriarchs of the past generations, they are all loyal middle-level members of the Royal Party.

And the aristocratic families that have been passed down from ancient times and have been loyal to the royal party for generations like Dawn Blade are almost everywhere in Silvermoon City in Quel'Thalas.

The opposite of the Royalist Party is the Parliamentarian Party.

Just by listening to the name, you know that this faction is not satisfied with the Sunstriders ruling Quel'Thalas for generations, but the Parliament faction does not deny the existence of the king. In their vision, the king is only the head of state, representing the country's symbol and diplomacy, but in the affairs of internal management, the royal power should not intervene too much, but the wisest group of people in this ancient country should use collective wisdom to jointly manage Quel'Thalas.

This kind of view is somewhat deviant, but for those who were born as civilians and joined the management of Quel'Thalas after a long period of ups and downs, the views of the parliamentary faction are more in line with their political demands.

Especially those mages who are talented and capable but don't have a gorgeous background.

Thousands of years ago, the entire Silvermoon Council relied on the ups and downs of public opinion to successfully take away part of the country's management power from the royal party, and the Silvermoon Council was full of archmages of various factions. Lars' superb magical attainments, and the overwhelming demand for magical power in the entire country, essentially accompanied the slow passage of time, and the power of the Parliament faction in Quel'Thalas has been growing slowly.

The reason is actually very simple... the nobles of the royal party cannot guarantee that every descendant will become a talent, but the parliament can select new powers from the vast number of magic apprentices.

In the gap between the Royalist Party and the Parliament, there are other rare families in the noble circle of Quel'Thalas, which are neutral factions. The most famous of them is the popularity of the ranger power of Quel'Thalas. In the era of General Liresa, regardless of the inclination of the Magic Legion, under her strict management, the entire huge Farstrider Legion always maintained neutrality between the Royalist Party and the Parliament.

And General Liresa has trained too many excellent rangers in her life. In the twilight years of her life, almost one-third of the middle-level generals of the entire Farstrider Legion respectfully call her a mentor.

In that case, the status of the Windrunner family is very important in the entire Quel'Thalas, and the two factions are frantically wooing her, but the general is unmoved until General Liresa died in battle, and Tyrion After leaving the world of Draenor, the actual power of the Windrunner family has been greatly reduced in the era when Sylvanas was once again serving as the Ranger General.

Just like what Lilas asked Darkan in anger, if it was General Liresa standing in Windrunner Manor, would Darkan still dare to openly play this kind of power trick?

Of course he dare not...

In the era of General Liresa, as long as he dared to show his mouse tail, within a month, Darkan would be resigned from his high position as a councilor and sent to Sunstrider Island to teach mage apprentices. , absolutely, no one would dare to intercede for him.

It's a pity that the strong and good mother who was able to independently support a thousand-year-old family has passed away. The person who was supposed to be the pillar of the next generation of the Windrunner family has now set off a dark frenzy covering half the world.

However, regardless of right or wrong, but from the point of view of the results, General Liresa's training of Tyrion was undoubtedly successful... Tyrion did not live up to the expectations of his adoptive mother. business...

He is about to send all the lives in the Eastern Continent into an invisible dark abyss.

But in the eyes of Tyrion, no matter what royal party or parliament, it rules the citizens of less than 2 million people. They have not thought about development for thousands of years, but have such fierce internal struggles, which is enough to prove that There are no real wise men in either faction. In the end, they are just two groups of idiots caught in a power struggle and unable to extricate themselves.

Even before he became an undead, if he was asked to comment on the politics of Quel'Thalas, his comment would always be one:

"The little demon in the temple is very windy, and the pool is shallow... Wang Baduo."

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"Everyone, thank you for putting aside your business and coming here."

The rearranged Windrunner Manor looks unchanged from the outside, but the inside has been covered with all kinds of magic traps. These traps were created by the archmages of the Silvermoon Council. In the field of playing with magic skills, high-ranking The elves can always walk in front of the human mages.

And in the manor, Councilor Darkan Drahir is presiding over a pre-war meeting. The participants are divided into two factions, sitting on both sides of the table. very important members.

These include the loyal follower of Prince Kael'thas, the ranger lord Lor'themar Theron, the guard of His Royal Highness, the powerful female archmage Ms. Lana Thiel, and the head of the Sun King's royal guard, the powerful magic saint. The current owner of the sword Quel'Delar, Thalorian Dawnseeker.

But the complexions of these important members were not very good, especially Lor'themar Theron, another proud disciple of General Lyresa, did not agree with this risky move. He and Ms. Lannathel came to The reason for coming here is purely because His Royal Highness is worried that the lunatics sent by the parliament will do some excessive things to the blood mistress.

To be precise, the two of them came to monitor these archmages under the orders of Prince Kael'thas.

"Put away your hypocrisy, Mr. Darkan."

Compared to Lor'themar's silence, Lana'thel, the flame mage, was more direct. She herself came from a noble family of the Royal Party. In terms of status, she could be compared with Dar'Khan. She knocked on the table unceremoniously, whispered:

"Beforehand, we don't know how you persuaded the Sun King, but Prince Kael'thas firmly opposes your adventurous behavior. His Royal Highness does not think that capturing the Blood Mistress will make the King of the Dark Blade feel bad for Quel'Sala. In fact, this action is also extremely stupid in my opinion, you are just consuming Tyrion's little affection for Quel'Thalas... that's all."

"What do you think? Uncle Dawnseeker."

After finishing speaking, Lana Thiel passed the words to the mouth of the silent head of the royal guard, the warrior of Quel'Thalas, Lotharian. Her family and Lotharian. Dawn Seeker Her family is somewhat related by blood. She claims to be a descendant of the Dawn Seeker. Facing Lana Thiel's actions, the head of the royal guard with a calm face just closed his eyes and said casually:

"This is His Majesty's will, and His Majesty's will must be fulfilled, nothing more."

"Mr. Morning Seeker is right!"

Darkan didn't pay attention to Lana Thiel's malice, he coughed twice and said:

"It is His Majesty's will, and it is a great honor for the King's Party and Parliament to be fighting together after thousands of years of disagreement and the threats to the country... I personally look forward to seeing In such a scenario, as long as we unite within, Quel'Thalas can burst out with great power."

"Under any war or crisis, there are opportunities hidden. Everyone, this is what I want to say today. After the emperor of the human empire, Lothar, found his ancestor's sword, Quel'Thalas was once again killed by the sacred covenant. Tied to the human chariot, I don’t make too many comments on the human empire’s support, but in my opinion, since we have made sacrifices, we deserve to be rewarded!”

Darkan spread his arms, and his voice reached everyone in the meeting:

"Quel'Thalas has held on to a corner of the northern border for too long. We can only watch as humans grow and grow around us, constantly squeezing our living space. Anyone with insight can see that this It was extremely detrimental to the development of Quel'Thalas, but this war changed everything."

Mr. Senator said confidently:

"The Orc War brought everyone to think about the future of the country and the race, and about the position of the high elves in the new order. We once closed our own social civilization, and later we found that it was good to do so. Wrong, both the parliament and the royal party made mistakes. Our vision is too narrow. It is stupid to fight among ourselves in the land of Quel'Thalas and consume our own strength. My Majesty the King and I had a long Talk, His Majesty told me, it is time to change this stupid situation."

"The old order was crushed by the war. Human beings have already responded. The reconstruction of the Holy Arathor Empire has sounded the alarm for us. We must also actively participate in it. Anyone present is very clear that the undead will not stop at To destroy the human empire, Quel'Thalas is their next goal, this is what I want to say today, the choice we face!"

"The tide of undead is coming mighty and mighty. In the foreseeable future, the human empire, including us, will not be able to defeat them head-on. To end the war, we can only take a sideways approach. Under the cover of fate, we will find the final A hole card to reverse the situation..."

Darkan put his hands on the table, stared at the people in front of him with a very imposing look, and said in a deep voice:

"In this case, the existence of the Blood Mistress is our trump card. As long as Alleria Windrunner is in our hands, whether Tyrion is willing or not, he has to sit back at the negotiating table!"

"how do you know?"

The morning seeker with the magic holy sword on his back suddenly became interested. He opened his eyes and looked at Darkan:

"How can you be so sure that Tyrion will have to negotiate with us because of Aurelia?"

A gleam flashed in Darkan's eyes, and he lowered his voice:

"That's... that's what I want to say next."

"Everyone, I'm not fantasizing. The council found remnants of blood magic in the ruins of the Dysome battlefield. We have been studying this strange magic for several years. Now I can tell you with confidence, that A creature called Salein... that is a "gift" from the creator to the high elves!"

After saying this, the audience was shocked, and even the archmages who were members of the parliament widened their eyes, and Ms. Lana Thiel even directly sarcastically said:

"Are you crazy? Darkan, that monster-like power, you call it a "gift"?"

"But it is!"

Darkan coughed lightly, he snapped his fingers, and a shadow hidden in the darkness slowly walked out, standing in front of everyone, he was wearing a scarlet cloak, his cheeks were thin, and there was a bloody halo in his eyes, but Without much wit, it's like a piece of work.

"I have cracked the secret of Salein... Everyone, this is my first "work"."

Darkan glanced at the silent blood elf behind him, and said in a low voice:

"In my current research, among all the existing beings in this world, only the high elves of Quel'Thalas have the possibility to transform into Salein! Do you understand? Everyone, this is not a curse, this is existence The power in our bodies! We have enough ability and enough qualifications to use it!"

"We should use it too! The capture of the blood mistress will let us know more about the secrets of Sarain. After all, she is the most powerful Sarain in the world besides Tyrion...and, the most The important thing is..."

A faint gleam flashed in Darkan's eyes:

"You probably don't know...there is a mysterious life link between Salein and the blood servant..."

"If one party dies, the other party will die too...Even if you escape death by chance, you will suffer a severe injury at the soul level! And I just know...Aurelia Windrunner is Tyrion Dawn One of the few blood servants transformed by the blade."

"She is the hit "treasure" that he must take care of with everything, hehe, this is not just an emotional description."

After this chapter is continued, is the logic smooth? How could it be possible to simply randomly grab someone as a hole card? It must be after the results of important research, and after it is determined that this can be fatal in one blow, will such a large-scale action be triggered... In other words, in my book, Is there really such a retarded supporting role?