Galen's account enlightened Valeera.
At the same time, Galen also told his capable intelligence chief: "Do not approach Gorak Tul... G'huun again. Although he is weak, he is not someone that our agents can handle."
A weakling, that was Galen's assessment of G'huun.
Although he possessed some characteristics of an Old God, he didn't even have the Old God's signature whispering temptation ability. Otherwise, would the Zandalari trolls have been able to dance on his grave for tens of thousands of years?
He would have long been developed into a Qiraji-like servant race of the Old Gods, instead of just creating a group of Blood Trolls that were constantly being beaten down by the Zandalari.
In the original timeline, if Zul hadn't betrayed Rastakhan, causing the Zandalari high command to split, G'huun and his followers wouldn't have been able to stir up much trouble.
However, this weakness was relative to Galen. If he escaped the Uldir seal in the Zandalari territory, he would be an invincible existence. Many Loa died at his hands and at the hands of his followers, including Sethraliss, Rezan who protected the kings, Shadra the spider Loa, and Hir'eek the bat god.
"Besides Zandalar, does Cho'gall have any other movements?"
Galen went to great lengths to use Sinestra as bait, in order to lure out the darkness hidden throughout Azeroth. If Cho'gall only brought disaster to Zandalar, then Galen's plan might be delayed!
"It's not just Zandalar..."
Looking at Valeera's expression, she seemed to be marveling at Cho'gall's level of competence in causing trouble.
"Northshire in Stormwind, Drustvar in Kul Tiras, the capital of Gilneas, and even Grim Batol Fortress in our Northeron Highlands have cultists appearing."
This Cho'gall, he's got something going on. He's reaching pretty far.
"Elaborate."
"Recently, Archbishop Natalie Seline of Northshire Abbey was assassinated by her apprentice and companions."
Natalie Seline?
A shrewd and capable woman appeared in Galen's mind. When he hadn't grown up yet, he had seen her at Northshire Abbey. Later, after the end of the Orcish Wars, she returned to Stormwind and rebuilt Northshire Abbey.
At that time, Galen didn't react. It could only be said that he hadn't become a demigod, and many memories were blurred, especially... he didn't like playing healing classes, and he had only heard of the priest's artifact.
Now, hearing this name, he recalled it again. Natalie Seline, wasn't she the founder of shadow priests in Azeroth!
She obtained the Black Empire Blade from the hands of an Orc warlock. The Old God miss wanted to bewitch this spokesperson of the Holy Light. After Natalie obtained it, she couldn't wait to show her some knowledge about the void and shadows. It was from this that she embarked on a new path: a path of balance between light and shadow.
"This incident has caused turmoil in the Kingdom of Stormwind. Not only that, Archbishop Benedictus of Lordaeron even sent Dathrohan, one of the original paladins, to lead a Silver Hand knight order to investigate!"
Galen listened to Valeera's report while recalling the events.
"According to news from our Shadowblade Southern Branch, the planner of this murder is actually a member of the Twilight's Hammer."
Galen nodded. This matter was not small. If it involved the Black Empire Blade, it was not enough for the Holy Light Church headquarters to only send Dathrohan.
How should one describe this great knight? Before he became a paladin, he was a war machine. He was good at fighting, but his faith in the Holy Light was not as good as Uther and Turalyon, who were personally taught by Alonsus.
"Have VanCleef go himself. I need him to track down the dagger that Natalie wore on her body before her death."
"A dagger?"
"That's right, that's no ordinary dagger. It's Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire. Tell the Big Van to be on his guard, don't let him capsize in the gutter!"
"I'll remind him!"
Valeera responded and continued to recount the information she had summarized. After hearing it, Galen could only sigh that Cho'gall was truly a skilled troublemaker, and he was basically harming the various countries of the Alliance!
But it was also understandable. The great battle in southern Kalimdor a few years ago almost severed the Twilight's Hammer's foundation on Azeroth. Fortunately, this clever two-headed ogre ran fast and then turned to a new master.
Not only that, but he also gained a lot of benefits from C'thun's remaining body tissues, greatly increasing his strength.
The hidden danger in Kul Tiras lies in the Drust, who were the earliest settlers of the Kul Tiras islands, a transitional species between the Vrykul and humans.
Back then, the stone Vrykul and other Titan creations followed the guardian Tyr south. A portion of the Vrykul who were affected by the Curse of Flesh stayed there with the mechagnomes, and eventually evolved into the peculiar Drust race. They are also a missing link in the human evolutionary chain.
The conflict between the Drust and the Kingdom of Kul Tiras began more than two thousand years ago when Kul Tiras was founded. Galen wasn't convenient to intervene, and he believed that Daelin could control the domestic situation.
Grim Batol has been vacant since the Orcish Wars. The Wildhammer dwarves of the Northeron Highlands did not like the evil environment there, and Galen did not allow the Origin Heart's units to enter.
The Twilight's Hammer extending their reach there was probably because it had the aura of the Black Empire Blade, and the remaining power of the Dragon Soul was attracting them.
According to Valeera, Garona had already sent her son to investigate there. Thinking that Med'an had also come of age and his strength was not bad, Galen didn't care about the situation there anymore.
Then there was the worgen curse in Gilneas. Ever since Alrugal summoned the worgen from the Emerald Dream during the Sixteenth Year of the Dark Portal to resist the vanguard of the Scourge, it had been plaguing the people of the Kingdom of Gilneas.
During that time, Gilneas had suppressed the spread of the domestic curse and the rampage of the worgen several times, but unfortunately, it kept repeating itself.
Last year, when Galen put the Throne of Heroes on the stage, various countries set off a craze of old kings abdicating and new kings ascending the throne. Gilneas also spread the news that Genn was going to pass the throne to Liam, but Galen made a circle in Pandaria, and the old man Genn was still sitting on the throne.
Although the high-level officials of various countries in the Alliance were curious about this matter, they were not easy to say or ask. After all, the Greymane royal family was known for its arrogance, and the kings of various countries were of a new generation, one generation behind in terms of qualifications. Galen, the Supreme King, the Lord of the Alliance, didn't ask, so no one would meddle in other people's business.
Galen was also curious. Although many things had been changed by him, sometimes the inertia of history was very wonderful. Plus, with Genn's stubbornness to solve the problem himself, it was possible that Gilneas would still follow the old path of the original timeline, and it would be over sooner or later.
However, Galen himself was not one to sit obediently in the palace handling political affairs. Now, there were four places for him to choose from.
Kul Tiras, Drustvar.
Northpass, Grim Batol Fortress.
Elwynn Forest, Northshire Abbey.
Gilneas, the capital.
Just as he was preparing to go to Northpass, he received an urgent plea for help in his mind.
After checking, Galen got up and left the council hall directly.
To Gilneas, to have some fun!
Galen had chosen his destination, but since he was going to participate in the Worgen's village departure mission, Sylvanas was indispensable. He would also bring Alleria along...
As for Legolas and Arathor, well, children always have to go to school. Besides, wasn't there also Thoras, their old father, in Stromgarde? He had been longing to hold his grandchildren for so long, he couldn't just urge them without helping to raise them, right?
Galen, a man of action, immediately sprang into action. He returned to his palace and told Alleria and Sylvanas, who were currently engaged in a sparring match, about his idea.
The Windrunner sisters were worried about how to avoid their little sister. Hearing Galen's plan, Alleria and Sylvanas exchanged glances.
The three of them hit it off immediately. After packing up, they took their weapons and two cloud serpents from the stables and left Stromgarde Palace in a flash of white light.
Poor Legolas and Arathor finished their morning cultural lessons, preparing to endure the afternoon etiquette lessons before being able to ride their dragons again. In the end, their three unreliable parents disappeared!
In a flash of white light, Galen brought the Windrunner sisters to the top of the Greymane Wall. In this peaceful era, the tall wall only served as a barrier, so there were very few guards.
Gilneas was one of the earliest city-states to develop independently from the Arathor Empire. Originally, it was the third-largest human kingdom in the Seven Kingdoms, second only to Stormwind and Lordaeron.
However, after the Orcish Wars, King Genn, under Terenas's exclusion, withdrew from the Alliance and began to pursue his ancestral policy of isolation.
He abandoned all the territory south of Silverpine Forest, including Pyrewood Village, Ambermill, and the southern part, retaining only the entire Gilneas peninsula, and built the Greymane Wall in the north of the peninsula, separating the entire kingdom and civilization from the outside world.
Later, Gilneas produced an enterprising Prince Liam, who strongly opposed his father's isolation policy and actively sought to rejoin the Alliance. Coincidentally, Galen intended to give him a hand and pulled him into the circle of the second generation of royalty.
Gilneas was also fortunate. With the fall of Lordaeron's capital and the southward movement of the undead, the nobles who secretly occupied Silverpine Forest either died in the war or fled. Silverpine Forest once again became no man's land. The prince persuaded his royal father to regain control of the southern lands of Silverpine Forest.
Liam's actions gave hope to some of the kingdom's nobles. Their territories were all north of the Greymane Wall, and the king's isolation policy harmed their interests. In order to regain their land, they gathered around the prince under the leadership of Lord Darius Crowley.
However, the prince was not the king after all. The stubborn old Genn never abolished his policy. If the prince's sudden change had not given hope to the northern nobles, perhaps Darius would have already launched the Northgate Coup, triggering a civil war in Gilneas.
Based on the basic covenant of not actively participating in the internal affairs of other countries, Galen did not know that over the years, Gilneas's so-called participation in the Northern Expedition and trade in Pandaria had not formed a unified opinion domestically. In the end, it was only the manpower sent by the northern nobles of the kingdom and the prince through private channels.
"Tch! There's actually such a king. He's even more conservative than High King Anasterian!"
Listening to Galen's introduction to the situation in Gilneas, Sylvanas, who had suffered political losses, immediately criticized old Genn.
Compared to Sylvanas, Alleria was much more rational: "According to the current trend of the Alliance, King Genn's abdication and Liam's ascension are a certainty. By then, Liam will definitely abolish the isolation policy set by the previous generation. But at this time, the domestic situation in Gilneas has undergone drastic changes. Did something happen to Liam?"
"You guessed right!"
Galen gave his lover a thumbs up: "Liam was assassinated, killed on the spot!"
"Whoa!"
The Windrunner sisters were shocked. The assassination of a crown prince was a major event that would shake the entire Alliance!
Alleria looked towards the inside of the Greymane Wall. Although it couldn't be said to be completely peaceful, it hadn't reached the point of martial law.
"Gilneas actually sealed off this news so well that the lives of the people were hardly affected?"
"It's not that Gilneas sealed it off well, but that I sealed it off well!" Galen smiled mysteriously.
"Hmm?"
The Windrunner sisters looked curious. Just as they were about to ask, a slight sound of footsteps came.
Alleria and Sylvanas immediately reached out and grabbed their warbows behind them, staring warily at the nearby bunker!
"Don't be nervous, he's one of us."
Galen stopped the Windrunner sisters.
The footsteps grew closer and closer. Soon, a tall figure wearing Gilnean Royal Guard armor appeared in front of the three of them, and then saluted Galen.
"Arno greets Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, lead the way ahead."
At Galen's signal, the guard didn't say much and turned back the way he came.
After seeing the guard's face clearly, the Windrunner sisters looked at each other...
Arno!
It was actually the commander of Prince Liam's Royal Guard! He had contact with Galen!
However, when they thought that even the spirit of the former Sun King had become an elder of the Throne of Heroes, it didn't seem surprising to develop a prince's guard commander.
In fact, the truth was far more outrageous than Alleria and Sylvanas imagined.
Arno was actually one of the earliest second-generation base units, the descendants of the base units.
During the Orcish Wars, his parents carried him among the refugee Team Team in the Hillsbrad area, fleeing to Silverpine Forest, and finally following the people of Silverpine Forest south into the Gilneas peninsula, officially becoming new citizens of Gilneas.
As one of the best of the second-generation base units, Arno had a strong talent. In addition, he could freely choose the job transfer path of each unit in the base, which allowed him to grow from cannon fodder to a Royal Guard after joining the army.
Also, because he grew up in Gilneas, he was selected as a member of the Prince's Guard!