When Edlan first met Vandal Deerhelm, the Grand Druid was covered in the word "tired", but he was still receiving treatment while replacing Tyrande, who was unable to command due to the death of his lover, in the final strategic deployment.

As a Grand Druid, Vandal, who became the second-in-command when Malfurion left the core of the Night Elf rule, naturally knew what their final killer weapon was, so Vandal was moving all the strong men of the coalition back to the last line of defense of Nodashir around this point, leaving only some deputies to lead the army to continue to resist the Burning Legion and the Scourge, which had become disorganized and would only fight on their own.

However, this is not so much the last line of defense for Nodashir as it is the last righteous resistance of the Azeroth forces. Because Akmund had suddenly tore through space in a very strange way, appearing next to Nodashir, he did not directly begin to absorb and possess the World Tree, but was tinkering with something.

Everyone knew that it was not that the Great Demon was kind enough to wait for his own combat power to be assembled, but that he was making preparations in advance. After all, absorbing the power of the World Tree is also a complex process that requires a long and thorough preparation, so there is still some time for the heroes of Azeroth.

But Akmund did not hide his momentum and outgoing evil powers, which filled the area with a desperate sense of fear, and the difference in power levels was so great that no one could say for sure that he would be able to take a round in front of the Great Demon.

As a result, the two sides are making their own preparations in a relatively "peaceful" way. Naturally, Akmund was adding "buffs" to himself and portraying some magic circle amplification, while the coalition side was deploying troops and preparing for the last fight.

It was in this environment that Edlan met the current Night Elf Supreme Commander Vandal Deerhelm, whose first impression was serious and rigid, as if it were the ancient tradition of the Night Elves, Vandal was like a collection of these elements of the Night Elves, and he couldn't imagine that he would laugh.

"Young human general, you are the smartest and bravest human I have ever met, you and your army have helped the Night Elves, and you have earned our friendship!" Vandal first highly praised Edlan's performance, but before Adelan could say a few words of modesty, he changed his words and said, "But now is the most critical moment, I must unify the sentinels in command. ”

Then he didn't wait for Edlan to say anything, and directly skipped Edland, and said to Verinde, "Lady Verinde, I ask you to go and organize the army sent back by Santis immediately, we must effectively delay Akmund's plot, no matter what plot he has, we must thwart him before he completes it!"

Verinde Star Song was a good friend of Tyrande, but now, Tyrande himself had "locked up" in the Temple of the Moon under the pretext of praying for Elune's blessing, but only a handful of high priestesses knew that she was overwhelmed by Malfurion's death, just like Vandal had lost his son in the Battle of the Quicksands, and no one could persuade her.

So Velinde appeared in this meeting as Tyrande's deputy, but what he didn't expect was that the great druid, who had returned with a very strong posture, actually put the original private struggle for power with Tyrande on the table, and he even snatched the command of the army directly from the hands of foreign allies!

Verinde, who has a certain amount of political wisdom, naturally knows that if he accepts Vandall's "orders" now, it means that Vandal's nominal command is confirmed, although in writing and form, Edland, a human being, is still in charge of the position of commander-in-chief. And once he agrees to this "order", it means that it is likely to cause division and distrust among the coalition forces that have run in well at the moment.

However, just as Velinder hesitated to accept it, Vandal said, "I think everyone here understands what we are up against, it's the Great Demon of one of the Burning Legion's fiercest and most vicious triumvirates, our old rival in the Battle of the Ancients! At this point, Vandal slowly looked around with his gaze, focusing on a few adult dragons, only they were the real contributors to the Battle of the Ancients, as long as they agreed, it was impossible for that young human not to hand over the command.

Then, Vandal continued, "We worked closely with the Dragon Legion during the War of the Ancients, and I think that now Lady Tyrande is praying in the Temple of the Moon and is temporarily unable to command the troops, and my mentor, Lord Malfurion, is ...... Alas, I had just wanted to heal the wounds caused by the explosion of the Well of Eternity in the Emerald Dream Realm, but now Akmund's eye for Nodashir forced me to stand up, because the people need me, because the real world needs me!For Azeroth, we must race against time! We must unite!" After a big circle, Vandal's gaze finally turned to the main owner, Edlan, who had been quiet like a passer-by who was listening," I suggest that the coalition forces from afar from the eastern continent now be placed under the unified command of my Night Elves, only in this way can we exert our greatest strength to cooperate with the dragon legion to fight, and only in this way can we fight for a glimmer of life under the coercion of Akmund!"

To be able to say that the struggle for power and profit is so righteous and awe-inspiring, Edlan has watched the speeches of some politicians in Western countries on TV in his previous life, and can once again appreciate these nonsense guys performing "traditional arts" after crossing over, I really have to say that the world is really wonderful.

What a just, selfless, and high-sounding reason this is, plus Vandal Deer Helm did have some exploits in the Battle of the Ancients and his outstanding performance in the Battle of Quicksand, and he has a high status in the Cenarion Council and the Night Elf society, merit, prestige, and status, any of which can be compared to Edlan's unjustifiable and short-lived species killed halfway.

"I second. ”

"I also agree with Your Excellency Deer Helm. ”

These words of agreement that immediately popped up were basically issued by the surviving druids who followed Vandal back to Mount Hyjal, except for the young great druid Ellerefral, who arrived with Edlan and his party, and also had a certain degree of contact and cooperation with the coalition forces, she knew that the coalition forces, at least those in the eastern continent, would never agree to such unreasonable demands, because Adelan's command and example did not make any major mistakes, and used her own strength and other people, Even those who were originally enemies were able to temporarily put aside their hatred and cooperate well, which undoubtedly proved that he was indeed worthy of the position of commander-in-chief.

So Elereser knew very well that now was not the time to engage in any kind of battle of will, and Fandal took advantage of this Night Elf's main heart

The perfect time to ask this question when the bones are absent and facing a great enemy, this has changed from "how to quickly arrange a battle meeting against Akmund" to "an election meeting to decide the position of commander-in-chief of the Mortal Legion against the Burning Legion"......! It's just nonsense!

With Vandal's advantage, he quickly gained the approval of the druids, and then some of the senior military commanders also sided with Vandal, and only a few who had contact with Edlan were still hesitant.

And the coalition commanders of the Eastern Continent were originally united by Edlan, and they naturally would not easily agree to hand over the command to someone they were not familiar with, and none of the people here were stupid, so they could naturally understand what Vandal meant by this current approach like "forcing the palace". Although they knew that this struggle for power was an internal matter of the Night Elves, as long as Adelan did not let go and agreed to hand over the command, Vandal would have nothing to do, and they all knew that Vandal didn't want to do that kind of thing that would be faster than turning the page, which would only cheapen Akmund, but those people felt that Vandal was not only trying to get to the top was too ugly, but also destroyed the unity.

That is, the dragon legion, a transcendent creature that has been wandering outside of mortal society for many years, has not yet sorted this matter out, and Karegos was the first to jump out and agree to Vandal's proposal, but Valastaz objected: "We have a good time working with Edlan, and it's good to go on like this." ”

No one knows if Valastaz represents the Red Dragons at all, but those who know his personality think that he is the kind of person who is a bit of a big man but not a brain, so he probably doesn't need to read too much into what he says. But this sentence is undoubtedly a bad signal for Vandal, because he had asked for help from the bronze dragon during the battle of quicksand, but he couldn't get timely reinforcements and caused his son to die, he has been hating the dragon clan, so now Vandal subconsciously thinks that the Red Dragon Legion doesn't care about the life or death of mortals like the bronze dragon back then!

But at this time, Crassus, the dragon who had been living in the mortal race for the longest time, stood up, and he said with a rare serious expression: "I don't think we should discuss this at this time, right? Akmund won't give us much time, the phantoms of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty Malygos have arrived, as long as Akmund dares to make a move against Nodashir, the two Majesties will act immediately." Therefore, we should decide as soon as possible how to cooperate with the attack of the two Majestics, instead of discussing the issue of the command of the mortal legion here. ”

As soon as Crassus's words came out, it undoubtedly turned everyone's eyes from Edlan's body to him.

"I think His Excellency Crassus is right, we have no experience in dealing with Akmund, and we are at the mercy of the Dragon Legion. ”

Edlan was the first to speak, and then the coalition commanders of the Eastern Continent agreed with Crassus one by one, followed by Ellereth and Verinde, and their opinions also influenced some of the Night Elves, and the originally wavering Sentinel Commanders began to fall to Crassus's side.

After all, even if the Night Elf Empire paid a terrible price in the battle of the ancients, the main force was still the dragon legion fighting, and the mortal race only played an auxiliary role, so now that the lord has spoken, there is no reason to carry it by himself. Even the glory of the Night Elf Empire had to struggle to the death under the iron hooves of the Burning Legion, and if it weren't for the intervention of the Dragon Legion and the Wilderness Demigods, I'm afraid that this glorious empire would not even have a legacy left.

So now it is clear whose instructions to follow, and even the druids who were saved by Vandal were finally shaken and became Vandal in the first seat with a black face and embarrassment.

Seeing that there were no objections, Crassus made arrangements. In fact, his arrangement is also very simple, that is, only adult dragons and above are qualified to face Akmund, and the others, except for the mages who can use joint spells to assist and interfere with Akmund, the rest of him is more to use them as mages' meat shields, or to treat the wounded and other tasks, and he has sent other units to the position halfway up the mountain of Hyjal where the fierce battle has been going on for reinforcements. Including the young dragons of the Dragon Legion, those young dragons are just like these useless mortal soldiers, they stay here and die in vain.

So the meeting went on smoothly quickly, and the coalition forces were like a huge and sophisticated machine, and as the small gears turned, the huge machine began to work.

"What are we going to do with the Green Dragon Legion? Those Emerald Dragons are also a powerful fighting force, so let them wander on the outer battlefields? And after solving Akmund, we will have to face the danger of the Emerald Dream Realm sooner or later. Before the meeting ended, Adran asked the question that Vandal had been avoiding.

Everyone present felt that it would be a bit of a fantasy for this excessively young human to say such a thing, after all, Akmund was still preparing his evil magic step by step, always ready to absorb the World Tree, and it was difficult to say whether his own people could defeat this powerful demon, and now Edlan proposed the use of the Green Dragon Legion and the solution to the problem of the Emerald Dream......

For some, this is putting the cart before the horse, but for others, it is a precaution, but after Edlan's mention, the tension was somewhat relieved before facing Akmund, one of the Burning Legion's Big Three.

"We've got big trouble to deal with after we take out Akmund!" This kind of mentality is also very good, at least it can give hope to those who are trembling by the great coercion that Akmund has shown, we still have hope, we still have things to do in the future, this is the explicit implication that this is the case.

The psychology of mortals is fragile, they need hope, but also need a certain delusion, otherwise in such a cruel reality, they do not have the same firm mind and determination as those heroes, they have to rely on such language to temporarily paralyze themselves and seek a little comfort for themselves.

Crassus pondered for a while and said, "It's too late to inform them that they are here to fight, I will ask the young dragon to tell them to come and meet, and when we are done dealing with the problems here, we will find a solution to the Emerald Dream Crisis together, and then we will definitely need to use the power of the green dragons." ”

"Okay, I'm fine...... Then I would like to make an application. Edlan lightly brought the matter of the green dragon over, as if he was just here to mention the latter matter, "I don't have a weapon to use, Kael'thas once gave me a phoenix with powerful enchantments, but its strength is not enough to withstand the use in the battle of Akmund, and the sword of the Brotherhood was destroyed by evil power when it took out Azgalor, so ...... I would like to lend you the Holy Hammer of the Silver Hand, Crassus. ”

"I can't call the question of Lord Tyre's relics, I have to consult Her Majesty first...... Others

If you have no opinions, let's arrange it according to what we just discussed, we don't have much time. With that, Crassus nodded to everyone, carved a spatial coordinate mark here, and then teleported, disappearing in front of everyone's eyes.

Crassus's words were like a sign of the dissolution of the meeting, and everyone began to go about their own business, while Edlan squinted at Vandal and said, "Your Excellency Vandal, I would like to ask you to come out alone to talk, of course, this lady Chromie will be present as a neutral, and I hope you will appreciate your face." Then he turned to Chromie, who had been following him silently, and after suddenly realizing Adelan's intentions, he was afraid of trouble, and the latter wanted to slip away with the small size of a female dwarf, but Adelan grabbed her like a kitten and carried her out of the venue first.

In the distance, the tall World Tree Nodashir and a huge demon beneath it! In this environment of blue skies, white clouds, green mountains and green waters, Akmund's figure is indeed very conspicuous and discordant, especially the constant sketching of something in the air with a seemingly absent smile on his face, which makes people feel even more uncomfortable.

On a hillside on the outskirts of Nodashir, Edlan put Chromie down and whispered, "Do me a favor, you know, how much it means to trade a mortal who doesn't have a significant impact on the timeline for a figure who can have a profound influence on Azeroth back on our side." ”

Chromie pouted without replying, and she reluctantly watched the suspicious Vandal Deer Helmet approach.

"Tell me, why did you come to me alone?" Of course, Vandal was not worried about what this young human would do to him, with his Vandal's strength, he was not afraid of this so-called paladin at all, even if the other party had the merit of participating in the killing of two Abyss Lords and one Dreaddemon King.

And Vandal targeted this young commander everywhere in the meeting before, although he was finally destroyed by the red dragon Crassus, but this kind of naked distrust of outsiders still made many people feel dissatisfied with Vandal in private, of course, he himself is self-aware, but he also has a clear conscience. He was willing to do anything to resurrect his son!

"The past can be looked back, but time cannot be turned back, no matter how warm, sweet, and sad the past is, it will not help...... I wanted to say that, time is pressing, and I'm not going to talk nonsense. But I can tell you unequivocally, don't trust the things that you yourself feel evil, they will make you lose your mind, and trust in the guardian dragons blessed by the Titans, especially the bronze dragons, they may be able to redeem you, and one day in the future, maybe some journey back to the past, if you can mix up with that......"

"Bronze Dragon?hahahaha......" Vandal scoffed at Edlan's words, "If they had been able to take the threat of the Zerg army in time and come a little earlier, my son would not have died! That's why people want to find out why they were born and died, and I'm ...... too."

Obviously, Van Dal's words about what Adlan said didn't take to heart. Of course, Edlan didn't expect to impress the great druid who had fallen into madness because of his son's death just by saying that.

"I understand this, but I can't accept your devotion to the darkness, which is why I called this Lady Chromie together, she is a young bronze dragon, I am not afraid to tell you, the dragon legion except for the black dragon is all about protecting Azeroth, no matter what your purpose is to help the bronze dragon, as long as it is to save and protect Azeroth, such a feat is recognized, I believe that with the help of the Lord of Time, it is not impossible for you to bring your son back from other timelines that have been judged to not affect the main timeline, is it？”

The law of time is the most mysterious existence, even the great druid can't spy on it, and Vandal only knows a little about it, but this does not prevent his eyesight from being able to see that the little dwarf in front of him is the transformation of the bronze dragon, and he can also feel the unique aura of the dragon on the other party's body, so after hearing Edlan's words, he thought about it carefully, compared to the resurrection, the credibility and operability of traveling through time and space is too high, and the middle point is that helping the dragon army is a matter of peace of mind, unlike helping Savis and his evil existence that refuses to show up, although Vandal feels that it is worth doing so in order to resurrect his son, but after all, this has to be done secretly, for fear of being found out that he has colluded with evil!

It's not the cataclysm when Twilight, the Elementals, and the Old Gods are doing things in one go, and Vandal doesn't completely despair of the world, especially when he hears that he can save his son from another timeline, he is even more hopeful, besides, if he helps destroy Azeroth for the resurrection of his son, without the soil and environment to survive, then what is the point of resurrection? With this alone, Vandal doesn't know how to deal with his son, who has been fighting for his people since he was a child?

Do you want to tell your son that your father is the enemy of the whole world in order to resurrect you? This sentence sounds very good, very great! But in fact, he became an accomplice in the destruction of the world, killing the people and compatriots that his son wanted to protect the most, in exchange for only an ethereal promise of resurrection...... Yes, Savis and his master only gave a promise, and they didn't even tell themselves in any way, and the bronze dragon at least knew that there was such a thing as a timeline. Since it is possible to go back in time, then ......

Here, Chromie also knew that he couldn't pretend anymore, so he met Vandal's heart-warming and hopeful gaze and said: "Don't look at me like this, although I have the ability to travel and help others to cross, but I am a monitor and corrector, and personally, I will never allow any existence to destroy the timeline, even a mortal who has a negligible impact on the normality of the timeline." But ......"

"But?"

"If you can impress His Majesty Nozdorm with your merits, I have no opinion. ”

After a full 5 seconds of sluggishness, Vandal Deerhelm's expression seemed to be redeemed, and he even picked up the little female dwarf with some ecstasy, rubbing and jumping, saying some unintelligible words in his mouth, and even tears could be seen in his eyes......

Originally frightened, Chromie wanted to directly lift the Transfiguration and blast this impudent mortal away, but when her face was moistened by Vandal's tears, she was silent when she had been wandering among the mortal groups all year round, and had to stare at Edlan who was watching the play with a plea of help, as if to say, "You owe me once!"

But Edlan, who had prepared a lot of chicken soup for the soul and wanted to pour it into Vandal, but found that the former had already figured it out and had nothing to do, smiled slyly and replied, "For Azeroth!"