After a brief search in the town of Stannbride on the occasion of shopping, he never found any clues about Merry Winterwind, and Sarren originally planned to wait until the completion of the Alterac Restoration Incident before returning to work.

Unexpectedly, I unexpectedly got important information from the Barov family.

Alek said calmly: "Of course you know, the Barov family has been working with Merry Evil Wind since more than 2,000 years ago. ”

"Oh, yes."

Alex suddenly patted his head abruptly: "At that time, he still called himself Merry Winterwind, and the name of Evil Wind was changed later. ”

Through Alex's narration, Salian and Valera finally know the beginning and end of Barov and Merry's cooperation.

The Barov family has a long history, having existed long before the Aratho Empire unified the tribes of the human race.

Barov's ancestors witnessed the rise and fall of the Arathso Empire, which corresponds to the famous saying of Terenus that kingship does not last forever.

There is also a popular saying in the other world where the barrage is located.

There are no thousand-year-old dynasties, only thousand-year-old families.

The Barovs have never been the leaders of the country, but they have existed far longer than the royal family of any human kingdom.

Merry Winterwind is a lich who can survive until the day the world is destroyed, as long as the most important lifebox is not destroyed.

More than 2,000 years have passed, and Merry is still in touch with Barov as he was at the beginning.

When he needed to buy various materials for experiments and research, he would do so through the Barov family's trade channels throughout the Eastern Continent.

[No wonder the Barov family would have defected to the Scourge Legion so easily in the original history, I'm afraid they thought that all lichs were as harmless as Merry? 】

[Actually, it's not bad, the Barov family wants to take revenge on Terenas, and Kel'thugad fulfills their wishes by keeping his promise, which can be regarded as seeking mercy. 】

According to Alex, Merry did not live in the bustling city of Steinbled, but instead lived in seclusion in the ruins of the former royal city of Alterac.

"The ruins of King Alterac?"

Saljan asked, puzzled, "Isn't it occupied by the Frosthammer Ogre?" Merry willing to be neighbors with a bunch of stinking ogres? ”

Valera wordlessly poked Sarean in the waist with her elbow: "Merry is a lich, he has no sense of smell, and it makes no difference to him whether it stinks or not. ”

"Ah, this ......"

Alex shrugged, "As Miss Sangunar said, that Mr. Lich has always been at ease with his situation, as long as he can complete the research project, he can accept the toughest circumstances. ”

"When I was a child, I heard that in order to find out the principle that the Black Iron Dwarf can summon the King of Fire Demons, he personally went deep into the Black Stone Abyss to investigate, and he once soaked in the hot magma to avoid the pursuit of the Black Iron Dwarf."

"He only moved the lab to the vicinity of Alterac 10 years ago, supposedly to study the life forms of the snow monsters in retreat."

"Snow monsters......"

Saljan nodded thoughtfully.

The snow monster is a humanoid creature that only lives in cold regions, and there is a group of snow monsters in the Alterac Snow Mountain.

Not long ago, Salian had heard that while stationed in Tarummir to wait for orders, the bored Dasohan had led his army into the snowy mountains to clear the snow monsters.

"Well, I'll go ahead with the original plan and get in touch with Duke Ravenhold first."

Sarjan took Tina off her shoulders and thrust her into Valeera's arms: "Tina, looking for Merry may require arcane assistance, so you can act with Valilla for the time being." ”

Although Tina is usually babbling, she will also be very sensible when it is critical, and she nodded obediently and agreed.

"Well, though, I don't think an old lich who has lived for nearly 3,000 years would be so easily moved by us."

Sarian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't worry, let's find the specific location of his laboratory first." ”

"Merry is one of the elders who founded the Council of Tiris, and he probably doesn't want to see this ancient mage organization die."

"As long as we can reassure him, we should be able to convince him to come out and rebuild the Council of Tirisfar."

Valera touched her chin thoughtfully: "Are you worried?" ”

"Are you going to ......?"

"Hmm."

Sarjan exchanged colors with Valilla meaningfully: "But we have to wait until the matter here is over, the guy sealed by Merry is not easy to deal with, and we still need to make some preparations in advance." ”

……

With the outline of the follow-up plan basically agreed, Haas picked up the bottle and went to the door to pretend to be crazy, and Salian and Valera took the opportunity to sneak out and sneak all the way back to the hotel where the Quel'Salas delegation was staying.

Early the next morning, Saléan split up with Valera and Tina Gossa, as planned.

After escaping the Syndicate's surveillance, Tina Gossa was the first to transform back into dragon form, turning on the invisibility and carrying Valeera in the direction of the ruins of the former King of Alterac.

Sarjan also braved the wind and snow to transform into a sharp-tailed swift and rushed to Ravenhold Manor in the mountains east of Hillsbride as fast as he could.

At the same time, in the basement of the Stannbride Church, a majestic man with a strong physique sat at the top of the table.

Duke Facurrest and the others, whom Salian and the others had seen before, knelt respectfully on one knee in front of this man, and were reporting to him the latest information.

"Haas drunk?"

The man pondered for a moment: "Forget it, it doesn't matter. ”

"How's Quel'Salas doing? Does Count Deep Shadow have a new move? ”

"Nope."

The Duke of Facurest, who had put on an arrogant posture before, was very calm at this time, and his fat face, which originally looked a little funny, was full of solemnity.

"They walked around town a few times yesterday afternoon and haven't left the hotel since."

"Hmmm......"

The man's brows furrowed slightly: "Something is wrong, according to Count Deepshadow's past behavior, he should not wait for the situation to continue to develop quietly, unless he ......"

The fat man kneeling below looked up a little stunned: "Lord Duke, unless what?" ”

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the man known as the Duke: "Unless, he has already thought of follow-up countermeasures, and your every move is in his plan." ”

"This ......"

The fat man scratched his head with some confusion: "Impossible, right?" Quel'Salas had never been in contact with us before, so how did they know about the Syndicate's style? ”

"Don't underestimate Quel'Thalas."

The real Duke of Facurrest calmly admonished, "Even that old fox of Terenus was so angry that Quel'Thalas's new methods were so angry that he vomited blood and fell ill, you don't think we are more powerful than Lordaeron, do you?" ”

"Appi, send someone to test it."

Duke Facurrest commanded with some uneasiness: "I have a bad premonition, I'm afraid Count Deep Shadow will be out of the hotel for a long time. ”

"Find out where he is as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

……

On the other side, Alex and Haas, who had just woken up, were also having a meal while discussing what happened yesterday.

"Haas, do you think Count Deep Shadow will be able to convince Joraci that old stubborn?"

Haas pondered for a moment: "With righteousness as bait, it is not difficult for Duke Ravenhold himself to convince. ”

"But he now has a large number of subordinates under his command, and he always has to think about the future of those thieves, and I can't guarantee that he will fully assist in the great cause of recovering the country."

"And ......"

Before Haas finished his words, Alex nodded knowingly: "That rumor?" Indeed, Terenus's little tricks have had a big impact on Jorazi's reputation, and I wonder if he will simply make a mistake. ”

"One more point."

Haas hesitated, but finally decided to voice his suspicions.

"Alex, I don't know if you noticed that Farcurrest guy is a little weird."

"Huh?" Alex put down the bread in his hand and asked a little stunned, "What's weird?" ”

Haas frowned and shook his head: "Facurrest is not the kind of pampered nobleman, he was called the Alterac Twin Wall when he was young and the current Duke of Ravenhold. ”

"It's only been 6 years now, is it true that Facurrest has fallen so fast that he can't even catch a punch I throw casually?"

Alex's eyes flashed, and he cautiously asked Haas, "So what do you mean?" ”

Haas was silent for a moment before speaking again: "I boldly hypothesize that perhaps the Facurest we saw yesterday was not him, but a stand-in that the Facurrest family had prepared for him a long time ago. ”

"A stand-in that's good enough to be fake."