Long before the War of the Ancients began, Surama was hailed by countless bards as the pearl of the night.

As one of the six major cities of the Night Empire, the core of Suramar is very prosperous.

Due to the long-term shrouded in the magic barrier, the sky in Sulama City was relatively dim, and the magic lamp on the side of the road was turned on early before nightfall.

Looking at the past from above, the brightly lit Surama is like a dream.

The man-made canals that surround the center of the city are filled with many high-end pleasure boats with exquisite appearances, and the aristocracy, which occupies more social resources, indulges in pleasure on the boats without any scruples.

And just under the dark bridge not far from the canal, the lower classes of the poor are starving.

For the sake of a sip of cheap magic wine, they willingly undertake any heavy work, and are even beaten and scolded by their employers, as if they live in two worlds with those nobles who are drunk and dreaming of death.

In front of a luxurious villa on the upper floors of the city, a nobleman with long bright silver hair is observing the night scene from different angles in the city with a worried face.

"There is less and less magic to be rationed to the populace...... Elisonde, what the hell are you doing? ”

At this moment, a young girl dressed in a waiter's costume respectfully came behind the noblewoman and bowed.

"Lord Talisa, it's time for you to get ready to go out."

Retracting her gaze into the city, the mature woman known as Tarissa froze.

"Is it time...... Filia, change my clothes. ”

"Yes."

There are a lot of maids in the villa, and outside the villa, there are some male children of the night in overalls who are cleaning the courtyard and pruning the greenery.

Compared to other nobles of the same rank, the servants in Talisa's house were obviously a bit over-the-top.

However, Filia and the other servants did not complain about this, but were very grateful to Talisa who was willing to take them in.

Many of the servants in this villa, including Filia, were low-class poor people who could not survive in the city.

For employing these "unseemly" pariahs, Chief Arcanist Talisa was often ridiculed in Elisander's advisory board.

But Talisa never paid attention to the gossip, she knew exactly what she was doing and what she had to do.

Through the intelligence channels brought by these minions from the lower levels, Talisa was able to learn about the latest events in all corners of the city at the speed of her fellow colleagues remotely.

About half an hour ago, Felia delivered a freshly baked message.

In the Arcane Society under Talisa's jurisdiction, an arcanist who specializes in the management of the magic net encountered an unexpected incident during his exile and was unfortunately trapped outside the barrier.

Talisa soon learns the Arcanist's name, Valtoi.

As a competent chief arcanist, Talisa has a basic understanding of the talent at her disposal.

She remembered the name Valtoi, a young and talented expert in the management of the magic net.

Most importantly, Valtoy is a talent worth fighting for because he is broadly aligned with himself in reforming the existing policies of the Children of the Night.

Upon learning that Valtoi was trapped outside the barrier, Talisa immediately used her position as chief advisor to summon the other advisors to the Night Fortress for deliberations.

For thousands of years, Sulama's power to open the barrier has been in Elisander's hands.

Now that Elisander is in retreat to study something, she has temporarily handed over the authority to open the enchantment to her advisors.

If Talisa wants to open the barrier and save Valtoi, she needs to get at least half of the advisors.

Filia watched her mistress hurrying to the Night Fortress with a worried expression, she was not optimistic about the outcome of this meeting.

"Hey~"

Looking at the dark purple edge of the barrier in the distance, Filia sighed faintly.

"Accident...... Heh, is it really just an accident? ”

……

As Filia expected, Talisa, who left in a hurry in the evening, did not return until late at night, looking tired.

Judging by her dark expression, it was clear that she had not been able to convince the other advisors to open the barrier to save people.

Come to think of it, all of her advisors, with the exception of Talisa, have been vocal in their opposition to her proposal to open up to the outside world, and this is not the first time that they have exiled reformers from the city on the grounds of "accident".

Valtoy is not the first, and probably won't be the last.

With a somewhat gloomy expression, Talisa waved off the other minions, returning to her bedroom with Filia alone.

"How's it going over there?"

Filia shook her head regretfully, "Although Lady Yuejun is very sympathetic to Valtoi's plight, she does not think that those stubborn vested interests can be persuaded through lobbying. ”

"Hey......"

Talisa sighed weakly, looking out the window with a blank look.

Due to the isolation of the magical barrier, there are no real stars and moons in the sky above Sulama, only false skies woven by the spell of the chief astrologer Aitaeus.

"The number of people that can be supported by the Well of Night is limited, and the number of exiles in the city has been increasing for the last 1,000 years."

"The population has never grown, and it has been trapped within the barrier, deaf to changes in the outside world."

Talisa smiled self-deprecatingly, "Could it be that this is the future that the Children of the Night are destined to doom, and they can't tolerate a single change?" ”

Just when Talisa was feeling down, she suddenly felt something strange in the magic net node in Sulama City.

Not many people could sense this faint fluctuation, and most of them simply saw it as the normal rhythm of the Well in the Night.

As Elisander's chief advisor and second only to Elisander's chief arcanist, Talisa could clearly tell that this fluctuation did not come from the Well of Night.

Walking out of the villa with a solemn expression, Talisa raised her eyes to look at the city border.

"The source of this fluctuation...... From out of town? ”

……

After Kael'thas led the team back to Shar Aland, he wanted Valtoi, who had suffered a lot of mental damage, to rest for a while.

However, Valtoi himself volunteered to try to get in touch with some people in the city through the Magic Web Hub in Shar Aland.

Kael'thas didn't know much about the management of the net, and he turned his attention to the well-informed Volrethal.

"Can the magic web still do such a thing?"

"Theoretically possible, but it's not easy to do, you need to have extremely sophisticated magic control skills, and you must also know the local magic web structure. ”

The magic net is equivalent to the blood vessels of Azeroth's star soul all over the surface of the planet, and only the blue dragon who has obtained management rights can freely adjust them.

What Valtoi wanted to do was not to adjust the structure of the magic net, but to make a fuss about the existing magic net system.

As a highly regarded expert in the management of the magic web, Valtoy is well versed in this.

But she didn't know if anyone would pick up on her signal, and even if she did, she didn't know if they would be willing to take the risk of helping.

After Valtoy used the Magic Net Hub of Shar Ailan to send a signal, he failed to get any response for nearly an hour.

After a large amount of magic output, Valtoi, who was physically and mentally exhausted, gradually lost her hold, but she was unwilling to leave here to give up her last hope, so she simply slipped against the corner of the wall and fell asleep on the ground.

Looking at Valtoi, who was still clinging to his staff after falling asleep, and was visibly insecure, Sarjan turned the conversation to Serana.

"Serana, you're a native of the area, and you know more about the situation here than we do."

"Do you think Valtoy's signal will be answered?"

Serana shook her head, "I'm not sure, I've also heard about the story of Chief Arcanist Talisa, a rare reformer among the Children of the Night. ”

"If Talisa is willing to take the risk of answering the call from within the city, things may turn around, or else...... I really have to wait another ten years. ”

After Valeera's persuasion during this time, the somewhat hot-headed Sarlian gradually calmed down.

As Kael'thas said, ten years is not an inability to wait for the High Elves.

All the efforts that should be done have been done, and although the final result is not very good, it is not completely unacceptable, and it is always necessary to face reality.

After a busy day, Valera and the others were already exhausted, except for Sarren, Stella Gossa and Tina Gossa who were still full of energy.

Leaving the three dragons waiting for a response, Valera did not shy away from leaning on Sarren's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep, which unexpectedly attracted the disgruntled gaze of Stella Gossa.

Saljan was in no mood to regulate the relationship between the two now, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended not to see it, and continued to transform his life force into the power of nature according to the method left by Inas.

The big man Tina Gosa grinned and sat down on Sarren's head, tucked her tail and wings away, and looked like a baby wanted to sleep, ignoring Stella Gosa's look like a little traitor.

"Hmph~"

With an unhappy snort, the little star sat down angrily.

It didn't take long for the magic network hub that had been ancient to have no waves suddenly fluctuated slightly.

Stella Gossa, who is very sensitive to the magic net, adjusted her mood as soon as possible, and amplified her voice to wake everyone nearby.

"Wake up! There's a response in the city! ”