Chapter 508 7. The Great Migration

"Sun King, thank you for taking the risk to come to Alterac Kingdom under such a dire situation."

Outside the palace of the city of Alterac, which was completely under martial law, Emperor Lothar personally greeted the Sun King Kael'thas Sunstrider who came here from the Stratholme area, and the few who followed Kael'thas According to several protectors, this should be a private invitation.

According to the identity of the Sun King, on weekdays, such a visit must at least be accompanied by important figures from both regimes. The empire, or the high elves who were eager to find a way out, had no leisure to engage in these activities anymore.

Soon, the two rulers were sitting in special rooms. Whether it was the emperor's guards or the Sun King's attendants, they all stood outside the room. Obviously, the emperor and the Sun King were important, and it was not easy to be seen. Talk about things other people know.

"I won't beat around the bush, His Majesty Kael'thas."

Lothar poured a glass of wine for Kael'thas himself. He handed the glass to the Sun King, and picked up a glass of wine himself. He looked at Kael'thas and said in a deep voice:

"I need the help of the high elves."

Kael'thas, who became king, was no longer as humble as he was when he was a prince. He didn't immediately reply to Lothar's request, but gestured with his eyes for the emperor to continue talking.

"I want to use your mage group to open the portals to Kul Tiras and Tol Barad in several cities where the empire is still built."

"Huh? Is that all?"

Kael'thas looked at Lothar suspiciously. Such a request is not out of the ordinary. If it is just to open a few portals in the city, there is no need for the human emperor to speak in person. Therefore, in Lothar's words, there must be Another meaning.

"Yes, that's all!"

Lothar took a sip of his wine, his eyes were calm, but what he said did not make people feel calm:

"But for the size of the portal, I have a small request... I want to open the largest portal that you can currently control in every city... I heard that the Fire Wing Mage Legion's A strategic portal that can transport at least 10,000 people within an hour?"

"There is that kind of portal."

Kael'thas now understands why the human emperor wants to talk about this in private. He is willing to help the human empire without affecting the transfer of the Quel'Thalas high elves, but obviously, Lothar's request has exceeded So the Sun King refused without hesitation.

"But the strategic-level portal takes up too many resources, is cumbersome to make, and the follow-up maintenance is too troublesome. Even we ourselves rarely use such super-large portals, let alone build them in every city of human beings." Such a portal, with all due respect, Your Majesty the Emperor."

The Sun King said softly but unquestionably:

"I can understand what you've done to save people, but unfortunately we can't help you."

This rejection did not exceed Lothar's expectations. The human emperor was not frustrated. He reached out and knocked on the table, looking at Kael'thas:

"All materials and expenses are borne by the empire. Although Dalaran was destroyed in the recent disaster, the mages of Dalaran were scattered to the big cities in the northern border ahead of time. They can also help. ..I need those portals, Kael'thas, and I will give anything to get them! It is the last hope of my people, and I hope you will reconsider."

Lothar's request this time also carried an unquestionable tone, which made the young Sun King hesitate a bit. He looked at the human emperor with his emerald green eyes. After a while, Kael'thas still shook his head:

"Sorry, but it's not that I don't want to help you. The Firewing Legion currently has its own mission. Emperor Lothar, you have your people, and you have to be responsible for your people. I also have mine... I also have to They are in charge."

"So... is it true that the high elves found a "distant relative" in Kalimdor?"

The smile on Lothar's face spread out little by little. He stared into Kael'thas' eyes and said softly:

"Where is that place? Dire Maul? What's the name of that city? I remember it was a very complicated name... In Salas language, it should be called, the ancient city of Eresalas? Right?"

"Snapped"

After hearing Lothar's words, His Majesty Kael'thas, who had a calm face, stood up suddenly from his chair, and his eyes were full of dignity.

After the disaster of Quel'Thalas, the news that the high elves re-established contact with the highborne who lived in seclusion in the forest of Feralas in Kalimdor should be top secret! But why would Lothar...know so clearly?

"You, you planted spies in Quel'Thalas?"

His Majesty Kael'thas shouted sharply:

"Emperor Lothar, you are doing a very dangerous thing! You are angering me and my people!"

"I have no spies, Your Majesty Kael'thas."

Facing the accusation, Lothar shook his head calmly. He walked to the desk beside him, took out a well-preserved ancient book, and placed it in front of Kael'thas.

"My friend Medivh, I grew up with him, in his mage Tower Karazhan, there are many secrets about this world, and when I left there a few years ago, I took some The tome, which happens to contain hidden information about the high elves who live in seclusion in Kalimdor, and the fact that the fleet of high elves have been traveling frequently in the endless sea recently makes people suspicious."

The human emperor showed a sly smile:

"Honestly, I guessed... But I was lucky, and it looks like I guessed right, right?"

Lothar's reason was clumsy, but he couldn't tell Kael'thas the truth. During the last few years of living together with Medivh, the last guardian who had a premonition of a big change told him everything he knew All the news was told to Lothar, including the news of the high elves who should have perished long ago, but actually still existed, and the grievances and hatred between them and the high elves.

In fact, after getting the information about the plant disaster in Quel'Thalas, Lothar was 7 points sure. As early as that time, Kael'thas should have tried to reconnect with the ancient allies from nearly 7,000 years ago That is to say, the high elves have already secretly immigrated to Kalimdor, but they have been hiding this news from the human kingdom.

As for the complex relationship between the Highborne and the High Elves, we can talk about that later.

"Well, I admit that I want to transfer all my people to the ancient city of Eresalas, but this is an internal matter of the high elves themselves. I think the human empire should not be able to control us yet."

Kael'thas dropped a blunt sentence, and the expression on his face was not very good-looking. No one could be happy when someone saw through the biggest secret in his heart.

"Of course, we have no right to prevent the high elves from saving themselves in crisis."

Lothar stroked his white beard, he glanced at the expression on Kael'thas's face, and after a while, he gave his bargaining chip:

"So you don't need to take into account the alliance agreement between Quel'Thalas and the Empire, and then grit your teeth and send the Sunsail Fleet to help the human civilians on the Whispering Coast of Lordaeron sail westward to Kalimdor, Sun King, I Knowing that you have limited resources, you can use your fleet to transport your people, and absolutely no one will blame you."

"In exchange, I want the Firewing Mage Legion to set up portals for my people! At least 2 per city, my royal mage told me that even for high elves, a portal across two continents is too difficult. It's hard to build too many, but if it's just a portal from the northern borders to Kul Tiras, it's much easier."

He looked at Kael'thas, and he said sincerely:

"The whole northern border is now bundled with ants. If we don't help each other, no one will be able to leave when the dark blade strikes the final blow... Besides, Kael'thas, why don't you Are you so willing to give up your ancestral land to Tyrion? Haven't you thought about counterattacking back to the Eastern Kingdom in the future?"

"Do you think I haven't thought about that?"

The conversation between the two of them was open, and Kael'thas no longer cared about pretending his inner emotions. He took a deep breath, looked at the human emperor, and said in a deep voice:

"As long as I close my eyes every day, I can see the scene of the collapse of the sunwell, my father, my loyal people, the magic addiction that tortures my people, the pain that our civilization bears... If you can , I even want to go to Stormwind now, and fight Tyrion to the death, I believe, you have the same impulse, but we can't do it... the people, the people are the most important, indulging in personal Hatred is meaningless, at least for the king, it is not the most important thing."

"Then if I say, I have a way to accumulate strength for the future counterattack of the two races, and find a way?"

Lothar also took a deep breath, and slowly handed a few pages filled with beautiful fonts to the Sun King. The latter held the letter in his hands suspiciously, and after only a few glances, his expression immediately became serious.

"This is... a brand new job? It's very strange, holy fire oil? Holy silver? I've never heard of it, but just judging from these materials, it does have a certain degree of exorcism, no...it is for exorcism The occupation system customized by the dark power is really amazing! Is this what the empire researched?"

Facing Kael'thas' staring eyes, Lothar nodded awkwardly:

"Well, you can think so, but the most important thing is that this kind of special soldier should be trained as an organization, and the resources spent are cheaper than training paladins or mages, and there is no racial restriction, and both races can benefit from it! "

"On the day when the human empire completes its journey to the west, Sun King, if the alliance between the two races is still as indestructible as it is now, I will personally hand over to you the entire scripture, which contains all the training of Ash Knights. The essentials and the way of training, but now, I ask you to keep it a secret!"

Lothar's expression became serious, and he lowered his voice:

"Whether it's my empire or your kingdom, it's no longer safe. Darkblade's spies are rampant everywhere. In this eventful autumn, we have to be careful."

This time, the Sun King didn't answer right away. He leaned back on the chair and thought about it over and over again, and Lothar didn't urge him. His determination is not easy, but he believes that Kael'thas will definitely make the right choice. This high elf was very wise when he was a prince. He believes that that kind of wisdom did not accompany Kael'thas' identity. change with change.

After 10 minutes of silence, the Sun King, who had thought about everything clearly, opened his eyes. He stood up, straightened his robe, and stretched out his hand to Lothar:

"Then, the mages of the Firewing Legion will enter the human city this afternoon. The strategic portal requires a lot of materials, and it is very troublesome to maintain. I hope that the human mages can prepare well before we arrive, and you The people... that level of portal has a certain error in the landing point, and its original design was not for civilians."

"And I heard that there are also undead haunting the island of Til Tiras. Once you don't arrange a responder there in advance, the people you send there will probably become a bunch of refugees."

"These are things I should consider, and I promise my people will show their brave side."

Lothar stretched out his hand and held His Majesty Kael'thas' hand tightly. He looked at the Sun King and whispered:

"I heard that the ancient city of Eresalas is not so "peaceful". If you need help after you get there... you can come to us in Shimmering Plains, Thousand Needles and Dustwallow Marsh. There will be The future frontier of the empire."

These words made Kael'thas raise his eyebrows, and he also lowered his voice:

"The night elves tricked you, Emperor Lothar, those three places are the barren land of Kalimdor!"

"No problem, no problem!"

Lothar shook his head with a smile, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes:

"If my people can't even overcome such difficulties, then the empire really has no hope."