On a high tower in the Zhar'naal magical ruins, northeast of Azsuna, four tall figures stood gazing east.
That was the area of Suramar, where even with the powerful eyesight of these four strong individuals, they could only see the edge of the purple veil.
These four were Galen'Remar, who had transformed into the leader of the Night Elves, along with Torthedrin and Thranduil, who were loyal to Galen, and finally Prince Farondis, who ruled Narthalas.
In the ruins behind them, a large number of Withered had been subdued and were being guarded by the Night Watchers of Narthalas and the Druid forces of Eredath.
"I never imagined that after losing their magic supply, these distant relatives would suffer such great harm; they have almost lost their minds!"
Prince Farondis, with his white beard, spoke. His exclamation was not without reason.
As far as he knew, after the War of the Ancients, apart from the main body of the Night Elves living in Mount Hyjal, the other branches of the elves went their separate ways.
The Great Sundering was a disaster for the elves. The elves who had lived around the Well of Eternity for countless generations had long adapted to this environment of high-concentration magic. Once they lost this environment, their bodies would not adapt, and they would experience magic addiction symptoms due to the lack of magic.
In fact, Illidan had done a good thing, but no one has realized this until now. In addition, the Night Elf society now rejects arcane magic, and the Dragon Aspects used the World Tree to cover up the Well of Eternity created by Illidan. The existence of the World Tree is not only a carrier of the Dragon Aspects' blessings, but also subtly changed the hidden danger of Night Elf magic addiction over thousands of years.
Illidan may never be exonerated for privately building the Well of Eternity.
Now, the Highborne elves who call themselves High Elves and the Night Elves have lived together on Mount Hyjal for nearly three thousand years. Then Dath'Remar Sunstrider led them to the eastern continent. Although the process was arduous, they finally built the Sunwell, a source of magic, and established a kingdom.
In the southwestern frontier, the original Sin'dorei elves seem to be doing well now because of the presence of Prince Galen. Apart from having to practice Druid magic as well, Prince Farondis believes that they are the happiest branch.
The elves in the city of Suramar, on the other hand, under the leadership of Grand Magister Elisande, relied on one of the Pillars of Creation left behind by the Titans: the Eye of Aman'Thul, as a source of magic to create the Nightwell. The Nightwell not only provided the magic needed for life, but also allowed them to build a magical barrier to isolate the dangers of the outside world. Now they call themselves Shal'dorei, or Nightborne.
The Withered are the Nightborne who were exiled by Elisande. The magic addiction in their bodies cannot be replenished with magic, and they eventually lose their minds and become crazy Withered.
The elves ruled by Prince Farondis also possess a Pillar of Creation, which is the Tidestone. However, Narthalas, where they are located, is just a magic academy. The total population is only over ten thousand, which has only doubled naturally in ten thousand years. At best, it is just a university town, lacking top scientific researchers and unable to create things like Tide Wells!
Fortunately, Galen remembered Farondis and helped them out by secretly providing blue dragon magic.
"This transformation is irreversible!" Thrandui interjected. "Jellyfish shrink when they lack water and can be restored by replenishing water, but once elves lack magic, they must replenish magic in time. Once they completely transform into Withered, they cannot be restored to their original state."
Farondis glanced at Thranduil and noticed the phoenix emblem on his robe, marveling at how insightful he was. He had only conducted research out of curiosity after the Withered wandered near Azsuna. He didn't expect this descendant of Dath'Remar to see through it at a glance.
"You are very good, descendant of Dath'Remar."
Farondis thought that he was Dath'Remar's childhood friend and good friend, so he put on the airs of an elder.
"Watch your tone, Farondis!" Thranduil was displeased.
"You should watch your tone, descendant of Dath'Remar. Your ancestor and I were close friends."
Thranduil took out the Quel'dorei Golden Staff and then drew the Phoenix Blades from his back: "Does this remind you of anything? If you still don't recognize me, I can use my methods to help you remember!"
Staff and sword master Dath'Remar…
Farondis recalled the memory of being suppressed and beaten by Dath'Remar in his youth.
"You are Dath'Remar?!" Farondis looked shocked. "I heard news of your death six thousand years ago, and I even secretly sneaked into Sunstrider Isle to mourn for you! You should be dead!"
"No, I really died. Galen saved me!" Thranduil glanced at Galen and selectively told the truth.
"Ah ha!"
Farondis forcefully stuck his staff into the ground, then freed his hands to give Thranduil a big hug: "I knew you wouldn't die so easily. Do you know, I was sad for decades because of your death!"
After all, they were good friends who had known each other since childhood and grew up together. Speaking of which, Dath'Remar was also a prince of the Night Elf Empire…
Prince was actually a princely title established by Azshara. Speaking of which, the four people present were all princes personally conferred by Azshara. Is this a gathering of Azshara's old ministers?
"Alright, Farondis, it's enough for you to know Dath'Remar's identity, don't spread it." Galen glanced at the two hugging, with a malicious smile in his eyes. "He is now called Thranduil Sunstrider, the grandson of Dath'Remar."
"Hahaha, Dath'Remar, you have become your grandson!" Farondis let go of Thranduil, unable to contain the laughter in his heart, and burst out laughing.
After the prank, Galen ignored the two and asked Torthedrin, "Has there been any movement in Suramar recently?"
Arthas had been away from the Eastern Kingdoms for half a month. On the way, Galen sent the Bloodsail Fleet to harass their death fleet, slightly delaying their advance.
Elisande should have noticed the crisis!
Galen was so sure that Elisande would know about the impending disaster in Suramar because it was rumored that Elisande was proficient in divination magic.
Galen also knew that she wasn't really proficient in divination magic, but used the immense energy of the Nightwell to drive the Eye of Aman'thul in order to peer into the future.
The Eye of Aman'thul, a Titan creation, is one of the five Pillars of Creation belonging to the Broken Isles. The other four are the Aegis of Aggramar, the Tears of Elune, the Tidestone of Golganneth, and the Hammer of Khaz'goroth.
Just from the name, you can tell that the Eye of Aman'thul is the top artifact of the Pantheon, a gem containing the power of the Father of the Gods, Aman'thul.
And Aman'thul is also known as the God of Time, and his power has the ability to manipulate time.
Elisande used this artifact to probe the timeways and peek into the future.
However, even the Bronze Dragon Aspect Nozdormu can get lost in the timeways, so how could Elisande possibly see the road ahead?
For example, in the history Galen knew, Elisande foresaw the Burning Legion's third invasion on the Broken Isles, and that Suramar would face a great crisis and could be destroyed with the slightest carelessness.
She predicted that as long as she led the Nightborne to join the Burning Legion, Suramar would be preserved, and her people would usher in glory again.
So, this Grand Magistrix, who had ruled Suramar for ten thousand years, led her people to become the Burning Legion's guides.
As a result, a group of people under her command were unwilling to collude with her. Thalyssra and her supporters launched a coup in Suramar City. Although the first one failed, with the help of the Alliance and the Horde, they finally overthrew Elisande's rule and drove away the Burning Legion.
See, the prediction wasn't wrong, right?
Suramar was indeed preserved during the Burning Legion's invasion, and joined the Horde under the recommendation of the blood elves.
The final result of the prediction was fine.
It's just that the process…
Elisande is dead, killed by the rebels.
If the Grand Magistrix could live again, she might roar: What's the use of this prediction?
Although Galen didn't quite trust the Grand Magistrix's divination, he thought it should be easy to foresee the invasion of the Scourge. Why does Suramar still look so peaceful now?
Galen didn't understand.
Elisande should have started asking for help!
When asking for help from Eldre'Thalas, he could slap Thoras'dal in the face!
Could it be that the Nightborne have become so arrogant that they think the undead Scourge is not worth mentioning?
Or is there something wrong with Elisande's divination?
This is not impossible. After all, the undead Scourge did not come to the Broken Isles in the original timeline. It was all because of Galen's interference that they temporarily set their sights on Suramar's Nightwell a month ago.
That would be terrible. Galen just wanted to teach the arrogant Nightborne a lesson, but he didn't want to destroy Suramar.
"Okay, Farondis, stop it, it's your turn!"
Galen stopped Farondis, who was still making fun of Theryl: "Elisande hasn't discovered the enemies invading the eastern sea yet. Perhaps there is something wrong with her clumsy divination. You should find a chance to remind them without leaving a trace…"
Farondis was stunned and casually asked: "How to remind them without leaving a trace?"
As soon as Farondis finished speaking, he saw Galen, Thoras'dal, and Theryl all looking at him with idiot eyes, which made him shut up instantly and stop asking.
Even a pig, after living for ten thousand years, should have some understanding of the surrounding forces. Moreover, everyone is a branch of the ancient Highborne elves, so how could there be no contact?
Among them, Thoras'dal knew best that Prince Farondis was not as loyal and honest as he appeared on the surface!
Eldre'Thalas distributes a lot of magic spring water to the blue dragon roost and Nar'Thalas every year.
How many people are there in Nar'Thalas?
There are less than 20,000 people. Only Lord Galen is generous, giving twice the share every year. Where does the extra go?
Did Farondis embezzle it?
Humph!
Not entirely. Thoras'dal didn't trust Farondis as much as Galen did. Although they were both princes of the same era, after Queen Azshara's empire was destroyed, he was loyal to Galen.
Moreover, Galen disappeared for ten thousand years, and he was responsible for everything in Eldre'Thalas.
So he sent elite Sindorei mages to monitor Nar'Thalas City, and finally discovered that Farondis had some secret trade dealings with Suramar!
Thoras'dal always remembered this, and reported it after Galen appeared.
Thoras'dal felt sorry for the magic power of Eldre'Thalas's Moonglade Well, but Galen didn't feel sorry for it. After all, the magic spring was produced by the system, and it was inexhaustible. Why bother to create a rift with Farondis because of a little stinginess?
By the way, Farondis and Thoras'dal are both legendary high-level archmages. Many people have seen Farondis take action. When other mages are still using Frostbolt and Fireball to attack, this guy has already used Meteor Strike as a normal skill!
And Thoras'dal's strength is even stronger. With Galen's intervention, Eldre'Thalas has a source of magic power, so he doesn't have to summon demons to absorb their energy like in the original timeline. Thoras'dal's strength will not continue to decline due to insufficient magic power. Now he also practices the path of the druid, and his methods of dealing with enemies are more diverse.
Farondis returned to Nar'Thalas and contacted the upper-class nobles who smuggled magic power in Suramar through special means, "unintentionally" revealing the news that enemies were approaching the eastern sea.
Soon, Suramar City moved!
The Duskwatch quickly entered a state of war.
Soon, Arthas led the army of the undead Scourge to the eastern sea of Suramar!
At this time, Arthas and Dar'Khan's faces were very gloomy.
Kel'Thuzad's face only had skeletons, no flesh, so he couldn't see his expression, but he could see the soul fire in his eye sockets jumping rapidly, as if his mood was not very good, just like his two colleagues.
God knows why those Bloodsail Buccaneers wanted to attack them so relentlessly!
What kind of benefits can a fleet composed of undead have?
They just bombarded them from a distance, just bullying them for not having the means to fight back!
And they were using chain shot!
The purpose was to reduce their speed!
Finally, after losing half of the gargoyles, the pirates finally retreated, and what greeted Arthas was the Dreadlord's ruthless ridicule and angry urging!
Looking at the purple magic barrier on the coast, Arthas decided to make them the target of his venting anger!