Sinestra certainly didn't know that at this moment, she had become an important chess piece on Galen's chessboard.
The second awakening and appearance of Azeroth's Titan Soul prompted Galen to accelerate his plan and unify the entire planet of Azeroth as soon as possible.
He had a bold idea about Azeroth's Titan Soul, but judging from the current situation, if his progress wasn't fast enough, his idea might fall through.
This was also why he decided to detonate all the unstable factors lurking in Azeroth at once.
After leaving Highmountain, Cho'gall went to the Kingdom of Kul Tiras and the Zandalari territories to carry out secret alliances.
And after Galen excavated the Fists of the Heavens in Uldum, he left Uldum and returned to Stromgarde.
As soon as he entered the palace, his two good sons tremblingly moved their short legs and ran towards Galen.
At this moment, Galen's heart melted a little, and he stepped forward, opened his arms, and took one good son in each hand.
"Galen, you're back!"
"Brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law!"
Accompanying his wife's greetings were also two calls of "brother-in-law." Galen looked and saw his sisters-in-law, Vereesa and Lirath.
It seemed that after Alleria and Sylvanas returned to their parents' home, they brought their younger siblings to Stromgarde.
The next period of time was a harmonious scene. Some things needed time to brew, and Galen was happy to stay in Stromgarde with his wife, children, and a warm bed.
It's just that Alleria and Sylvanas always looked at him with a hint of blame.
Galen thought back to this period of time and didn't seem to have done anything bad, which made Galen feel inexplicable.
One day, after the four Windrunner siblings had a round of archery sparring, the youngest brother of the family approached Galen with a gloomy face after it ended.
"Brother-in-law, the eldest sister, the second sister, and even the third sister all have artifacts. I can't compare to them at all now!"
Alleria used the ancestral bow, Thas'dorah, Sylvanas used the Wrath of the Stars, and Vereesa just got Titanstrike. The three artifacts did make Lirath's mentality a bit explosive.
"Brother-in-law, among the people I know, you are the most powerful. Can you also help me obtain a bow-type artifact!"
"This…"
To be honest, Galen had a pile of artifacts on him, and he even knew the locations of several artifact burial sites, but these bows and firearms, these ranged weapons, had already been divided up by the women of the Windrunner family!
If you were a warrior, shaman, rogue, druid, priest, warlock, death knight, or monk, Galen would throw an artifact at you in a minute.
But Lirath, you're a ranger! I'm not a wholesale dealer of hunter weapons!
But it was the first time his brother-in-law had asked for something, and Galen couldn't drop the ball like this.
He had to satisfy him.
The bow and firearm artifacts that had appeared in Azeroth all had owners, so we'll just create a new artifact ourselves!
The fastest way was to use the waters of the Well of Eternity to create an artifact. Ten thousand years ago, this well water was given to Dath'Remar Sunstrider, Smythe used three bottles, the power core of Sky City Dalaran took one bottle, and Galen currently had six bottles left.
It's just, how should the raw materials for this bow be chosen?
Or upgrading an existing epic-quality bow might not be a bad idea. Vereesa had Titanstrike, and the Quel'Thalas Golden Bow she used before was good.
There was also the Maw of the Earth that Galen gave to Alleria in ancient times, and Sylvanas's Arathor, Eye of Flames, were also top-quality.
But would Lirath not cherish something that he obtained so easily?
Suddenly, a light flashed in Galen's mind. He had a better idea. He remembered that many years ago, when he plundered Molten Core, he obtained a good trophy.
This trophy was not very suitable for him, a paladin, but with the idea of keeping the good stuff in the family, Galen had always kept it in his collection.
Not only could Lirath have a good bow, but it could also test his ranger skills.
In this way, his wife would also be very satisfied!
So Galen began to rummage through his backpack.
Lirath saw his brother-in-law rummaging and waited with anticipation for the final surprise.
"Found it!"
Galen took out a piece of green fossil.
"I don't have any ready-made bow-type artifacts, but with the strength of the Alliance, we can completely forge an artifact that surpasses Thas'dorah!"
"This is a fossil of an ancient leaf. It comes from an ancient forest guardian. Take this certificate to find him. After completing his entrustment, he will give you a very precious material as the main body of the bow!"
"I will help you prepare the material for the bowstring. It is the dragon tendon from the Black Dragon Aspect, Neltharion."
Galen casually tossed the Ancient Stone Leaf and threw it to Lirath.
The little brother-in-law was quick-witted, stretched out his hands and caught the fossil of the ancient leaf, carefully holding it in his hands, like a rare treasure.
This crisp leaf fossil glowed with a faint green light. The surface of the leaf was very uneven, covered with veins and wrinkles.
Lirath guessed that its owner must be ancient and powerful, but where should he go to find the owner of the leaf?
Lirath looked at his brother-in-law with anticipation: "Brother-in-law, where should I go to find the owner of this Ancient Stone Leaf?"
"Get lost, it's yours now. You are also an adult high elf. I have also taken you to participate in many world-class events. You should also learn to rely on your own ability to find its clues."
Galen took a step forward and patted Lirath's shoulder with a smile of an elder: "Go, young man, find the owner of the Ancient Stone Leaf and forge your own artifact war bow!"
A series of encouragements directly made the high elf boy in front of him excited. Lirath patted his chest and said with enthusiasm: "I will definitely bring back the main body of the bow! Brother-in-law!"
"Yes, go. The only clue I can give you is to go to the territory of the night elves. There may be ancient forest guardians there!"
Lirath set off like this, with a desire for artifacts.
"Tsk tsk tsk, still too young, a few words and he's completely fooled."
Galen watched Lirath's high-spirited back and let out a sigh.
"Hmph, just keep deceiving our little brother. You two have eight hundred schemes together, and you alone have eight hundred and one!"
"That's right, that's right, Brother-in-law, Lirath is too easy to deceive. Are artifacts so easy to obtain?"
The people who came were the Windrunner sisters. From the moment Lirath came to find Galen, these three top rangers had been lurking outside the window with superb camouflage skills, witnessing everything.
"I didn't deceive Lirath. As long as he can complete a series of tests and bring back the main branch of the bow, I will really help him forge a real artifact."
Seeing Galen so certain, Alleria became curious.
"Galen, what is that petrified leaf fossil?"
"That is a leaf from the ancient tree Vartrus. These ancient treants were originally guardians of Felwood Forest in Kalimdor. During the Burning Legion's first invasion, Felwood Forest was destroyed, and those ancient trees became sacrifices."
Galen began to recall the questline for the Flowering Bow: "This petrified leaf is just a token. As long as Lirath can find Vartrus, it will offer a branch full of life energy as a reward, asking him to kill some demons hiding in Azeroth."
"These demons are naturally cautious, and they will often flee directly when outnumbered. Therefore, Lirath needs to face them alone and defeat them!"
Alleria was a little worried at this time: "Galen, Lirath just came of age not long ago, and with his high-ranking strength, can he cope with those cunning villains?"
"It's high-ranking peak, eldest sister. Little brother's current strength is still okay."
Windrunner rarely spoke up for her younger brother.
"Don't worry, I'll have Valaera follow him and secretly ensure Lirath's safety. But I won't let her help Lirath until the very last moment."
That guy has a life-saving Return Scroll and a bottle of Minor Invulnerability Potion. It's hard to die even if he wants to.
Even if he dies on the spot, just have Valaera grab Lirath's body and bring it back. Now in Azeroth, no death god can snatch souls from Galen.
"Is that girl from the Sanguinar family? Her strength is not bad."
Sylvanas knew the noble members of Quel'Thalas like the back of her hand, so she had naturally heard of this top shadow walker's name. The second miss was no longer worried about her younger brother's safety, but instead concerned about the artifact.
"Galen, can the branch of that ancient tree guardian really be used to forge an artifact?"
"Of course not. Even the oldest guardians, their branches are at most epic quality, far from artifact materials."
"Then you lied to little brother, husband-in-law. After all his hard work, he'll end up with an epic-level bow. He'll be sad then. If I had known this, I would have used my golden bow."
If Galen didn't have enough weight in Windrunner's heart, she would have spoken up for Lirath. At this moment, she believed that her brother-in-law must have a backup plan.
"Silly girl, the craftsman who forges it will be my man. As long as we ask the night elves for the branches of Nordrassil, and exchange the materials Lirath brings back, wouldn't that be great!"
In the great explosion of the Battle of Mount Hyjal, the branches of Nordrassil flew all over the sky. Those tiny branches turned into ashes, and those that could be preserved contained tremendous life energy. Fandal collected them to create a set of Nordrassil armor for Galen. At that time, pick one as the main material for the Flowering Bow, combine it with the dragon tendons of the Black Dragon King, and add some water from the Well of Eternity, and you can definitely pile up an artifact.
Well, let Archaedas and Mimiron start working together to ensure my prestige as a brother-in-law.
Plan complete.
"Are we going to Eredath to find that Highlord, husband-in-law! Let me go, let me go."
Hearing about the night elves, Windrunner suddenly became excited, seemingly harboring some small thoughts.
"Windrunner, you sit down for me!"
Alleria suddenly scolded sternly.
"That's right, don't even think about it, little sister. You just stay in the Eastern Kingdoms. You are not allowed to run out to train again!"
Sylvanas's expression also changed suddenly.
"Why!"
The Windrunner little sister didn't understand why her sisters wouldn't let her set foot in Eredath, and was about to rise up in resistance immediately.
The result was self-evident. With the two sisters uniting, they quickly "suppressed" her.
"Hmph, I won't go then."
Leaving these words behind, Windrunner turned and left in a huff.
"This is... what's going on?"
Galen watched the "sisterly feud" for a long time, but still didn't understand the situation, and still asked without knowing whether to live or die, truly a brave warrior.
"Hey, someone caused trouble, and we have to clean it up!"
"Hmm?"
Sylvanas was about to speak, but Alleria interrupted her: "This is our sisters' business, don't you pry!"
After speaking, Alleria pulled her younger sister away, leaving the bewildered Galen alone in confusion.
Speaking of two sides, the Windrunner family's young master hurriedly left Stormgarde's palace, carrying a belly of ambition straight to the port in the south of the city, taking the nearest transport ship directly to Galen's Landing in central Kalimdor.
After arriving in the Gold Road, he cleverly remembered that he knew people in this vicinity, so he began searching in the city for classmates who trained with him in Silvermoon.
High elves and forest trolls are mortal enemies, almost to the point where they have to fight to the death as soon as they meet, but the trolls in the Silvermoon training camp belong to the jungle trolls. The two sides live at the southernmost and northernmost ends of the Eastern Kingdoms, so there is not much interaction. Therefore, Lirath's perception of Vol'jin and Rokhan is not bad.
Only when he arrived at the Darkspear tribe's shop in Galen's Landing did he learn that the core members of the Darkspear tribe had already left Kalimdor and were currently in Stranglethorn Vale in the Eastern Kingdoms.
This is difficult.
Lirath only has an ancient petrified leaf in his hand. He doesn't know anything about other information. Where can he find clues?
Just as the young master was at a loss, his eyes locked on a creature that appeared from the corner of the street!
Black and white fur, a round body, looking like a bear, a pair of yellow eyes peeking out from under a bamboo hat, a green bamboo leaf in his mouth, and a huge wine barrel in his chubby palms…
"Hey! Old Chen! Old Chen!"
Lirath happily called out to this teammate who had raided Naxxramas's aerial fortress together in Northrend, killed the Archlich Kel'Thuzad, and faced the Lich King together at the Frozen Throne.
Old Chen heard someone calling his name, raised his head, and saw the slender, handsome high elf at a glance.
"Look who's here. Isn't this our most famous bard in Azeroth, hahaha!"
The fat panda came to Lirath with agility that didn't match his figure, then put down the wine barrel and happily gave Lirath a bear hug.
"It's rare that you've come all the way to Kalimdor. Let's go, let's have a drink. It's on me today!"
Just like that, Lirath Windrunner was half-pushed and half-willingly entered a tavern in Galen's Landing in Chen Stormstout's enthusiasm.