Orfa only gave Salian three days to prepare.

Unwilling to waste too much energy on chores, Salian had planned to return to Drusva by ship after sending a letter of safety.

Cyrus's arrival and his attitude came as a surprise to Sarren.

Sarjan: "Is it my delusion, this big man seems to be playing tricks on me?" ”

[Be confident, he did ask for your information on the side, maybe it was Dai Lin's order?] 】

"Dalin ......"

Salian was a little puzzled: "I have never officially met Dalin, why did he ask me as an unknown person?" ”

[Who knows, maybe it has something to do with the naval battle in the Balatine Gulf.] 】

Sellers didn't bother Sarren much, but only asked some questions asking about the origin, and after receiving the answers, he politely said goodbye and left.

Seeing Cyrus away, Port Authority clerk Rogers looked at Sarren with a strange expression.

"Let the naval knight and the captain of His Majesty Dai Lin's personal guard come and inquire in person...... Are you the big guy in Quel'Thalas? ”

Sarjan spread his hands self-deprecatingly, "Do you know how discriminated against the half-elves are in Quel'Thalas?" Big shot? You're thinking too much. ”

Bidding farewell to the skeptical Rogers, Saljan asked for directions in Bolares, who was still in a jubilant atmosphere, and soon found the post office that Rogers had spoken of next to the hotel.

Deliver the letters to the post office and entrust them to deliver them to Quel'Thalas, the address of which is the Deepshadow family's mansion.

"Quel'Salas ......"

The post office attendant scratched his head in annoyance.

"Not long after the High Elves opened the border, the Yangfan Harbor that was destroyed by the tribe is still being urgently repaired, and the ship to deliver the letter can only go as far as Stratholme City, and then it will be overland, and your letter may arrive a few days later than expected."

This is not surprising to the Sarjan.

In order to prevent the Coalition from pursuing him from the sea, Orgrim destroyed all the remaining ships in the harbor before leaving the harbor, and burned the bustling harbor to the ground.

After joining the Alliance, Quel'Salas has been opened to trade, but the largest foreign trade port has not yet been repaired.

Except for a small number of privileged ships that could dock directly at the Isle of the Day, foreign merchants could only enter the Yongge Forest by land, through the Salas Gate.

Salian had thought about sending the letter to Dalaran, but Crassus and Kael'thas were suspicious, and both of them might have left Dalaran for different reasons, and the letter might not have been received if it was sent.

"Hmm~"

Paying the trust to the Berrals Post Office, Sarian stretched out on the bustling streets of the Huifan Market.

"That's it! Let's go back, it's time to study. ”

……

In the palace of Bellares, Dalin, who had returned from the battle, pushed the representatives of the other three families and came to the study with Queen Catherine to exchange information.

After the tragic death of Prince Derek in battle, Dalin and Catherine were immersed in grief for a long time.

Any wound will gradually heal with the wash of time, but the hatred will not dissipate because of it.

Although Derek died in the flames of the Red Dragon, Daelin had learned from Crassus that the Red Dragon was coerced, and put all his hatred on the head of the orc, the initiator, and vowed never to spare any orc.

"How's Tanderley?"

Dalin's inquiry made Queen Catherine smile bitterly: "It's not good, he thinks that he is not the material to be a king, and he is resolutely opposed to succeeding the crown prince." ”

"Tandray only wants to sail the seas, and his dream is to become the Admiral of the fleet and collect this blood debt from the orcs like you."

"Hey~"

Dai Lin also smiled bitterly and sighed: "It's not unexpected, that simple boy is still so tendon...... Forget it, let's talk about the succession to the throne later. ”

"I really can't, I can only hope for Gianna."

Catherine had a worried look on her face: "Is this really good?" Gianna wanted to be a mage since she was a child, and she put a lot of effort into it. ”

Dai Lin shook his head helplessly: "What can I do?" Derek unfortunately died in battle, and the simple-tempered Tandere was not the right person to be king, leaving only Gianna, who was smart from Xiaoice. ”

"Your Majesty."

Just as the husband and wife were worried about the heir to the throne, there was a sudden knock on the door of the study.

Dai Lin quickly regained his majestic expression: "Say." ”

"Captain Sellers is back."

Dai Lin's eyes flashed: "Let him in." ”

……

Sellers took his leave after reporting on the investigation, Daillin rubbing the beard on his chin thoughtfully.

"Deep Shadow? Could it be ......?"

Catherine asked, puzzled, "Is there any problem?" I remember that the Deep Shadow family was the great clan of Quel'Salas, a member of the hardcore royal party, right? ”

Dai Lin's eyes flickered slightly: "No, it has nothing to do with the political position of the Deep Shadow family, I just thought of an old thing." ”

"Do you remember, the 'High Elf' woman who visited Pelarhas more than 10 years ago to meet her father, Inas Deep Shadow?"

After Dalin's reminder, Catherine's eyes suddenly widened.

"You mean ......"

"Hmm."

Pulling his pipe out of his bosom and lighting it, Dalin got up and walked to the bedside, looking out toward the west of the city of Pelars.

Exhaling a heavy puff of smoke, Dai Lin's expression changed a little in the smoke that swirled in the smoke.

"Could it be that that absurd prophecy will really come true one day?"

……

After returning to Xiaowan Town by boat, Salian did not stop in the town and spent more than an hour returning to the Thornwhisperer's Den.

Orfa did not ask any questions about Sarjan's outing, and after confirming that he had taken care of his personal affairs, he began the basic lecture of the Druids.

"First of all, you have to understand the difference between a tricky whisperer and a druid."

"Every Thorn Talker is a good Druid, but a Druid doesn't necessarily have to be a Thorn Talker."

In order to better explain the nature of the Thornwhisperer to Sarren, Alpha reverted back to human form for the first time, his hands shining with different lights.

According to Orfa, the Druster are far longer than humans, but they are by no means permanent biological clocks like the Night Elves.

The average lifespan of a Dreustan is 000 years, and the powerful Thornwhisperers can extend their lifespan with their own life force, but not more than 000 years old.

Orfa is over 800 years old this year, and he is very close to the limit of his lifespan, and some clues can be seen in his old human form.

Olfa's wizened hands held a mass of energy that even Sarean could see that had completely opposite properties, one representing life and the other representing death.

"That's the difference between a Thorn Whisperer and a Druid."

Orfa stretched out his left hand, which emitted a dim glow, to the front: "The early ancestors of the Drouctan people gained another power diametrically opposed to life by distorting the power of life, death. ”

"The real thorny talker needs to balance the power of the two, so that life and death cycle repeat, we don't favor either side, just intercept their power to use."

"Power is just a tool, and it's up to the individual to use it."

“…… That being said. ”

Dissipating the energy in his hand, Alpha sighed with a wry smile.

"Under the brutal rule of Galek Tool, the eager Thornspeakers have upset their balance, abusing the power of death to reach even areas where the living should not have set foot."

"That's Zlos, the realm of the blight."

Saljan turned his head to look at the Kultiras Thornwhisperer outside the beast's den.

"Then these people ......"

"Heh~ just like you guessed."

Orfa: "In order to prevent my apprentices from going down the wrong path again, I only taught them one side of life. ”

"Strictly speaking, they're just druids, not orthodox thorn talkers."

"Life and Death......

Salian frowned and asked, "What exactly is the Blighted Realm?" The world after death? ”

"No, of course not."

Orfa said vaguely, "With your current knowledge is not enough to understand the nature of the Realm of Decay, come, I will teach you from the beginning, first let you learn the correct way to use druid spells and the power of nature." (To be continued)