Chapter 407: Pry the Corner
Jiang Weihan was in a bad mood. Even if he had accomplished something that no one had ever done before, truly merging the two completely different worlds of Valoran and Azeroth would not make him feel good right now.
In his hand lay a memory crystal, which was given to him by the "Ice Crystal Phoenix" Anivia who had only woken up not long ago.
When he first saw that there were only Anivia and Soraka, he had a bad feeling. The three of them completed the ceremony together, why was Kieran alone?
Jiang Weihan couldn't bear to think of the scene at the decisive battle of the Frozen Throne a few years ago. At that time, Nozdom had cornered them all, and if it weren't for the power of Kieran stored in the Staff of Time, Jiang Weihan would have come to this point - he would have been killed by Arthas, the Lich King, while the Frozen Throne was sealed, and everyone would have been wiped out.
That was the last time Kieran's image appeared, and since then, Jiang Weihan has not seen Kieran again. He still remembered Kieran's last words: "Please cherish it, and I hope we can see each other again in the future!" โ
Jiang Weihan always believed that when the whole of Valoran was summoned, Kiran would be here. After all, according to a certain "setting", without his divine power to maintain, then Valoran's heart would collapse.
Can ...... now
He returned to the Storm Fortress, locked himself in his room, and opened the engram.
Kiran's familiar figure appeared in front of him again, and the handsome old man with a white beard was still smiling as before.
"Your Excellency Jiang Weihan, perhaps I should call you 'Commander'. Actually, I am not incomprehensible, but I enjoy the respect you have for me when you know nothing about yourselfโand this greatly satisfies my vanity. โ
"Kieran. Where have you been? Jiang Weihan couldn't help but ask.
But he didn't get an answer, and Kieran wasn't a projection of his consciousness. It's just a simple image. He continued: "Now that you have summoned the whole of Valoran, you must have done a lot of earth-shattering things. I wonder how long it's been since our last conversation? Ten years, I guess? I think you'll do it sooner than I expected. Because you can always create a miracle. โ
"Now that I've come to this day, some of the secrets I've kept for many years should also be revealed. The last time I told you when I was away, it was I who worked with the Eternal Dragon King Mnozdor to bring you to Azeroth, and it was you who brought us together - but not now, nor the future you, but the past - and I believe that over the years, you have become well aware of the secrets of time, so you must be able to understand. โ
"As for why you in the past let you travel while you are still on Earth. I don't know about this matter, I'm afraid only you can answer it. You must be very keen to know about this relationship, so I will take this opportunity to tell you something I know about you in the past. โ
"When you found me in the past, you were the Titan, the creator of the world, and the creator of Valoran and all the worlds connected to Valoran. All of us have the power and authority of you, including the one I have as a 'Time Keeper'. โ
"I've found something interesting with the help of these permissions. Kyle and the angels of the Eternal Realm were created by you, and their Light power is of course from you. So she and I have chosen to pass on the power that you have taught us in the past to you again to you now. It's also an interesting causal loop. I think there may be a secret hidden in it that only you can explore. I wish you an early unveiling of it. โ
"Actually, I've always guessed that your memory should have been sealed by yourself now, as for how to unlock this seal. I'm afraid it's up to you to prove it yourself. Maybe it will take a certain moment, maybe it will reach a certain point in time - this is the realm of the Titans, and I am in awe of even guessing. โ
"Finally. Please don't worry about me. I am not dead, and I will not die - as long as you, Your Excellency, are alive. We will meet again in another world. Please don't mistake it for a death reunion, I just hope you can understand my secrecy for the time being. This is the past you. That is the order given to me by 'Titan' Jiang Weihan. โ
"Looking forward to seeing you in the next world, Commander."
Kieran's image beckoned slowly, then faded away. That's the end of the engrams.
Jiang Weihan's mood was much lighter than when he first got the crystal, but he still had a lot of questions in his heart.
These are also the questions he has always asked - are he and "Titan" Jiang Weihan the same person?
Kieran's guess is "yes". But if he admits it, it means denying all the memories he had before he crossed over. It was the most precious treasure of his life, and he didn't want to admit it was a false memory.
It's just that sometimes when he thinks about this problem from a rational point of view, he has to admit that it is indeed very well-founded - he was faintly aware of this problem when he returned to Earth with the heart of Sargeras - there is no Jiang Weihan on the earth, only a "Jiang Weizhong" who is similar to his life trajectory, but there are still differences.
After knowing that there was a "Titan" Jiang Weihan, Jiang Weihan had to have a guess: his memories of more than 20 years ago may have been compiled according to her father when Wei Rui created "Titan" Jiang Weihan and made certain transformations.
When Jiang Weihan returned to Earth, he did not leave detailed information, only his name.
In order to create such a highest-authority intelligent machine, Wei Rui can only refer to the life experience of her father Jiang Weizhong to let her fill in the "cousin" who she has only seen in her infancy and has the impression that she has only hugged her once with a very gentle and loving hug.
Now Jiang Weihan is even more desperate to go to the Eternal Realm with Kyle, because it is the only place he knows now, and the "Titan" Jiang Weihan is likely to have left a message.
In order to improve his strength, Jiang Weihan set his sights on Pandaria.
The trolls of the Alliance and the re-emerging Zendalar Empire have set the flames of war on the land that has just emerged from the mist.
After an initial disadvantage and a mid-term counterattack by the god Uratek, the trolls have finally made contact with their ancient allies, and the former rulers of Pandaria, the Mogus.
From here the war began to enter a stalemate.
However, this was only a temporary stalemate, as the Alliance was so focused on dealing with the "World Destroyers" that they had no time to take care of the trolls and the demons.
And when they pulled out, had no worries, and got a new continent and millions of allies, the stalemate was immediately broken.
Even with the support of the "Viper Goddess" Uratek, the trolls began to retreat.
Jiang Weihan always remembered the entrustment of the goddess of the moon, Elune, that in order to weaken Uratek, it was necessary to pry the foundation of her faith - Jiang Weihan thought of a "desperate plan".
He had Trandel, the "King of Trolls" from Valoran, lead his army of trolls to fight alongside, and after defeating a troll and taking prisoners, those who did not surrender were killed directly, and those who were willing to surrender had to change their faith and proclaim Trandel the "King of Trolls".
This is not a very clever strategy, but there is such an opportunity to disgust the enemy, and Jiang Weihan will not let it go.
When the main force of the Alliance was engaged in the early stages of the battlefield of Pandaria, few of the defeated and captured trolls were willing to convert. And in just over twenty days, through word of mouth, there have been thousands of new trolls under Trondel's command.
It is conceivable that when Uratek found out about this qiฤ, his face must have turned pale.
Such speculations are not unfounded - trolls are adept at some mysterious voodoo spells, and many times they are difficult to guard against.
In the first few days when Jiang Weihan arrived in Pandaria, he would encounter all kinds of snakes, scorpions, centipedes, and even flies and mosquitoes more than a dozen times a day, as well as all kinds of witchcraft that were more difficult to prevent and directly attacked the body or spirit.
It's just that the gap between the strength of these troll witch doctors and Jiang Weihan himself is too big, so these little tricks are just adding some small troubles to Jiang Weihan's life.
In the last few days, though, the troll witch doctors have shifted their focus - and now Trandel is enjoying the same treatment as Jiang Weihan had in the first few days of his arrival.
It seems that Uratek has spotted the guy who dared to pry her corner, and that witchcraft is only a small part of her counterattack.
In addition to the myriad, there are endless assassinations, battlefield ambushes, sneak attacks, or assaults against the big-nosed troll. The trolls of the Zandalar tribe have apparently made Trandel their number one enemy.
In order to abort Uratek's plan, Jiang Weihan sent a considerable number of powerful heroes to protect Trondel's safety, and the troll king, who had only a reputation in Freljord, was now quite arrogant and commanding.
The Darkspear Trolls, allied with the Valoran Federation, also sent troops to join the battle in Pandaria. However, they are reluctant to kill their own people, and the targets of the battle are basically enemies such as the Mogu Clan or the Mantis Demon.
Uratek is the deity of all the trolls of Azeroth, and although the Darkspear Trolls are different from the current troll tribes of the Zendalar Empire, they are still unwilling to fight the people supported by the gods of faith.
Of course, Jiang Weihan will not force them. In fact, Woking's ability to bring his people into battle was already a great support. For humans or any other race, it is a matter of course to fight trolls, but for darkspear trolls, it is a fight of the same race, and it is not very honorable, let alone honorable.
As allies, the Darkspear Trolls certainly share information with the Alliance, especially with the Valoran Federation.
When they learned of Trandall's affairs, the witch doctors were alarmed and eventually urged Woking to send messengers to question Jiang Weihan if what he was doing to the Trolls of Zandalar now (forcing them to convert, worship Trandel as king, and abandon the troll gods) would be used against the Darkspear tribe in the future.
Jiang Weihan replied: Never! (To be continued......)