Darkan took a deep breath. Although the lawbreakers of the royal court did not know enough about what the prince was saying, they still heard a terrible truth—Darkan may have betrayed them. So the spellbreakers surrounded this powerful mage with shields in their hands that could completely block spell attacks.

"You don't have to." Darkan uttered a tired voice, not at all as neutral as before. He looked at King Anastarian, and then at Prince Kael'thas who was approaching and preparing a spell, and said in a sad tone, "I have survived 5,467 winters, and it won't be long before I will become one of my ancestors. Your Majesty the King, Your Royal Highness the Prince, I will watch you under the stars. ”

The old High Elf drew his dagger, a move that alerted the guards around him - but then, in the stunned gaze of all, he plunged the dagger into his heart.

The lawbreakers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"For the sake of ...... Quill ...... Salas ...... "Darkan slowly fell.

The script is not like this!

Kael'thas pushed the crowd away, his fingers pressed against Darkan's neck, the pulsations of his fingers faint and about to disappear.

As he hugged Darkan, the old mage's voice was almost inaudible:

“selamaashal‘anore……”

Fight for justice for the people.

Isn't he a traitor, why would he say such righteous and awe-inspiring words on his deathbed!

Kael'thas was filled with doubts. Did Darkan deceive him, or was it ...... Jiang Weihan deceived him?

Anastarian left his throne in a gaffe and stumbled down the steps, where he saw the kingdom's most powerful mage die in the arms of his own son. What will others say about this? Their beloved prince heeded rumors and forced the kingdom's mightiest guardian to commit suicide to prove his innocence?

A storm fell.

Dealing with the aftermath next, the father and son had another conflict. Anastarian wanted to try to cover it up and keep more people from knowing that Darkan was dead. Kael'thas wants to search Darkan's residence thoroughly and investigate a person related to him in order to find more evidence that Darkan has fallen.

After a heated argument, the prince finally convinced his father. He can take people to a secret search. However, as Kael'thas was about to reach the magic tower in Darkan, a sudden fire broke out there.

Kael'thas rushed to the fire as if mad after adding protection to himself, and found Darkan's study, which was almost entirely filled with smoke and fire. He asked about the smell of fire oil - someone had set it on purpose!

He was even more convinced in his heart that Darkan must have deceived him by acting. This mage has truly betrayed his own race!

After leaving the fire, Kael'thas retrieved all the books and notes that had been salvaged from the fire and searched them one by one. Eventually, in a nearly burned notebook, he found what he needed: a piece of paper that had been burned out in half of it, and only a small part of the two lines was faintly illegible.

"Dedicated...... Target...... career, I will ...... Immortal............ Price...... Eternal life! ”

According to what Jiang Weihan said, Kael'thas made up this sentence: Devote myself to the great cause of the Lich King, and I will receive an immortal body, for which I am willing to pay any price in exchange for eternal life!

It must be like this. Darkan's age is also very old for the High Elves. Kael'thas had heard of many ways he could prolong his life. But no one can resist the laws of nature, and after the means are exhausted, this powerful mage will still face death. So he dedicated himself to the Lich King in exchange for a chance at eternal life!

But when Kael'thas brought the messy piece of paper to his father and told him what it meant, Anastarian, who was still angry, reprimanded, "Nonsense! How do you know that Darkan didn't write 'Devote myself to the great cause of the High Elves, and I will build immortality more than paying the price for ethereal eternal life'? Darkan did use many ways to prolong his life, but he had always worked hard for the High Elves. When he made great contributions to his people, even the former king Darth Rema was still alive. I wouldn't believe he would betray us! ”

"But how do you explain the fire? Isn't that his co-conspirators destroying incriminating evidence? Kael'thas argued.

Anastarian looked at his son, "Our esteemed Lord of Silvermoon City is buried in his own magic tower. This is the cause of the fire and the conclusion of the matter. ”

"That fire is ......" Kael'thas looked at his father in disbelief.

Anastarian turned around in disappointment: "Reflect on yourself, my son. How can you and I trust the kingdom to you with confidence! ”

As if he had lost his strength, Kael'thas stumbled against the pillars of the palace. The evidence that he tried so hard to find was destroyed by his own father.

Now no one but the Lich King can prove his innocence.

After this experience, Anastarian, who already did not have much identification with humans, was even more disgusted by their interference in Quel'Thalas. While "wiping his ass" for his son, he ordered the High Elves of the Ghost Lands to put an end to their association with humans. As for Wen Lesa and the volunteers she brought, he didn't plan to care.

Anastarian gave the venerable Speaker a solemn funeral, and the High Elves had to accept the sad truth. Their beloved Speaker, the mighty mage Darkan, was killed in the fire.

But there was not a charred body in the sumptuous coffin.

……

Unaware of what had happened in Silvermoon City, Jiang Weihan rushed back to Dunhold, where his Night Hunter and Wings of Demacia were waiting to report.

"Tell me, where did you find Kel'thugad?" His gaze swept over the exemplary pair of Demacia.

Wayne spread out the map and pointed to a place: "Here." ”

Jiang Weihan looked at the place she was pointing, it was a place in the Alterac Valley, called Broken Ridge.

Quinn said, "After learning that this guy had been in contact with syndicate thieves in Steinbled Town, we started to focus on searching the vicinity of it. And just yesterday, Warlow (Quinn's giant eagle name) told me that there were a dozen ogres fighting here. I didn't pay much attention to the news at first, but I observed through Guò Hualuo that the ogres were clearly divided into two factions, and strangely enough that the more crowded side was at a disadvantage. When we got closer, we realized that the smaller side was full of ogre undead! ”

"Only the Scourge can create the undead." Jiang Weihan immediately understood, "So you caught this clue and relied on it to find Kel'thugad?" ”

"Yes." Wayne nodded.

And Quinn added, "After the ogre undead had destroyed the living ogre, we saw a human death knight appear and transform the dead ogre into an undead with a rune sword. We stalked him and found the Scourge Legion's hideout. They're hiding in some caves here! She pointed to some areas on the map.

"No wonder I couldn't find it in the first place."

Jiang Weihan pinched his chin and muttered, "It seems that it's time to hold a mobilization meeting." ”

When he found out that the Syndicate was collecting herbs for Kel'thugad, Jiang Weihan informed the ** masters of Mograini and Dalaran in Nanhai Town. Now that the conflict between the orcs and the kingdom of Stormgard has been resolved, and the traces of the natural scourge have been discovered, it is time to convene a meeting to discuss the elimination of this evil lich.

"So, Gianna, would you please make a trip to Dalaran?" Jiang Weihan said to the princess of Kul Tiras.

"Willing to help." Gianna nodded. Here she is not a princess, but a messenger representing Dalaran.

"If you want to go to Nanhai Town, will you go there? Grand Lord Mograini knows you. Jiang Weihan instructed Kyle's right-hand man.

"Yes, Commander!"

The task of encircling and suppressing Kel'thugad should also be notified to Lordaeron. Considering that Tirio Ferdin, the envoy of the Alliance, was in Fort Rapids and would definitely return from Dunhold after the incident, Jiang Weihan did not send an envoy to Lordaeron. When the time comes, just let Ferding know.

After more than 40 days of hard work, most of the buildings around the Lord's Mansion have now been completed. But when you come, you will see a ruin. Other places will be completed within a month, and then everyone will be able to see a new Dunhold, which belongs to Jiang Weihan.

When the time comes, he is ready to give the new city a new name. It's just that I haven't decided which one to use yet.

After dealing with these things, the death carer Karthas suddenly found Jiang Weihan and said mysteriously: "Commander, I have something to talk to you about alone. ”

At this time, the only person around Jiang Weihan was Kyle, and he asked a little strangely, "Can't even Kyle say it?" ”

Kyle also stares at the lich she hates with scrutiny.

"Not really. But--forget it, I'll say it. Karthus's human face looked to be only about thirty years old, and he gave a strange expression, "About the skull you summoned me to use." It's called 'Gul'dan's Skull', right? ”

"That's right. Any questions? ”

"Yes!" "When I was called, I felt like I had more memories in my mind that didn't belong to me. It's very vague, and it's completely incomprehensible to me. ”

Hearing Death Song say this, Jiang Weihan probably guessed something: "You mean ......"

"Yes, I didn't learn the secret until today, when I fully digested these memories. This part of the memory comes entirely from Gul'dan. ”

Karthus's expression was like a laugh, and it was like a mockery: "There is a place called 'Tomb of Sargeras' that is mentioned in it. ”

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