The mage is a bit like the scholar mentioned in the barrage, and has a strong desire to learn about everything in the world.

If you go further into their area of expertise, the frenzy is breathtaking.

Cutting-edge scholars like Kel'thugad, who are bent on tidying up, usually have no clear idea of good and evil, and anything can be brought to the trading table to negotiate as long as it helps them in their quest for truth.

After years of wandering on the Arcane Path, Kel'thugad became an archmage with a great talent, and only then did he realize that this path was not for him, and he could not bring the Arcane Way to the end.

During the Second Orc War, Kel'thugad was first exposed to the more advanced concept of death spells through the study of orc death knights.

It was only at this time that he finally found the path that suited him best.

However, in the world dominated by the living, death spells were kept secret, even in Dalaran, who prided himself on being academically open, and was even demonized to a certain extent, and was listed as a forbidden research project along with evil powers.

However, having said that, Dalaran's so-called taboo is fart for the archmage who is at the apex of the mage class.

Almost every archmage known to Kel'thugad was secretly studying forbidden spells.

Some are evil powers, some are void, but death spells are rarely involved because they are repelled by the instincts of the living.

Even if they were, from Kel'thugad's point of view, their attainments were very lame.

Through his authority as a member of Kenrito, Kel'thugad rummaged through the records of the Dalaran Library and discovered a secret left behind three thousand years ago.

Documented is the first lich ever recorded in humanity, a hero of the Troll Wars and one of the founders of the Council of Tirisfar.

This man's name is Merry Winterwind.

Unfortunately, even Dalaran did not preserve the ritual of Merry's transformation into a lich.

The research stalled, and Kel'thugad was agitated for a while.

In the original history, it was in this state of anxiety that he could no longer pursue the truth, and Kel'thugad received a solicitation from the Lich King.

Needless to say, Kel'thugad did not hesitate to go to Northrend to join the Lich King.

However, after actually coming into contact with the Lich King, Kel'thugad suddenly hesitated.

Because he found that the Lich King's understanding of death spells was not very deep, and it was essentially the same way that the orcs made death knights.

In fact, this is also normal, after all, Naozu's death spell was learned from Gul'dan's skull, and it is the same as Guldan's technique.

It's a pity that Kel'thugad, who got on the thief ship, has no turning back, so he can only go all the way to the dark.

The intervening Saljan came just in time to get Kel'thugad to agree to his undead spy plan on the condition that Quel'Salas had kept the Lich Transformation Ritual preserved.

Later, he used the Shadow Realm, the destination of all the dead, as a bait, to deliberately hang Kel'thugad's appetite to ensure that he would not turn back halfway.

What? Can the Lich King communicate with the Shadow Realm?

Neozu knows the shadow realm of a fart, and under the deliberate guidance of the Dreadlord of the Demon King, this guy thinks that his will is still free, but in fact he has already unconsciously become a pawn of the warden Zovall.

Frost Sorrow, a sword supposedly forged by the Dreadlord himself, is actually from the Shadow Realm and forged by a warden who is controlled by the Warden.

In order to prevent Kel'thugad from believing in the pie drawn by Neozu, Sarjan told him some information about the Shadow Realm in advance, broadening Kel'thugad's horizons.

After obtaining a lot of information about the Shadow Realm, if you look back, you will find that the so-called Lich King is nothing more than Err, after all, he is just a pawn in the hands of others.

As for who is behind the Scourge Legion, Kel'thugad doesn't care at all, it doesn't make a difference to him whether the warden, the fraudster, or the Sarean, all he cares about is the truth he seeks.

After officially breaking away from Dara, Kel'thugad, who had been busy with government affairs, was finally liberated and went on a trip around the world.

During this trip, Kel'thugad gained a lot of knowledge and a real appreciation for Sarjan's strong connections throughout Azeroth.

From the Night Elves who took over most of Kalimdor, to the Minotaurs who regained their vitality in Mogaolei, to the Torvilles of Oldum, the southernmost part of the continent.

Everywhere he went, Kel'thugad heard rumors about Sarjan's Adventure Squad, which strengthened his desire to maintain a long-term relationship with Sarjan.

Being able to leave her influence all over the world like a courtesan shows the hidden energy in the hands of Sarjan.

Kel'thugad ventured to guess that if one day Sarlian fell out with Quel'Thalas, he might be able to pull up a whole new country with the power he secretly controlled.

Further speculation suggests that if Salian had that thought, he might even have the hope of usurping the throne of Quel'Thalas.

Of course, Kel'thugad, who was once a member of Kenrito, is well aware of the friendship between Sarjan and Kael'thas, and also learned about Sarjan's personality from the side through this trip.

As long as Kael'thas is still alive, Salian will never seek to usurp the throne, but ......

Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

As the barrage half-joked, the death rate of the kings of Azeroth has always been high, and no one can guarantee whether Kael'thas will be lucky enough to escape this curse in the countless crises in the future.

Walking through the snowy fields of the keel wilderness, Kel'thugad's brain is constantly running with his legs in a mechanical way.

After receiving the Lich King's persuasion, he thought about it a lot and thought about it a lot.

Thanks to the precautionary shots given by Sarjan, Kel'thugad was disappointed in his interactions with the Lich King.

Neozu has a relatively shallow understanding of the nature of the power of death, and is completely sorry for his name as the Lich King.

The Lich King, as the name suggests, means the Lord of the Lich.

After some probing, Kel'thugad took a look down on the self-proclaimed Lich King.

From the perspective of pure power, the Lich King's spiritual power is indeed very strong, far above Kel'thugad, but that's about it.

For a scholarly mage like Kel'thugad, combat effectiveness is by no means the main measure of personal worth.

With this in mind, Kel'thugad was determined to infiltrate the Scourge as a spy, and he deliberately squirmed his lips while talking to the Lich King, conveying hints to certain people who were hiding in the shadows to spy on him.

On the surface, Kel'thugad was very excited, and offered to follow the Lich King to learn more advanced death spells, satisfying the pathetic vanity of Naozu, who had failed in his life.

Unable to feel the cold of the snowfield, Kel'thugad, who had been transformed into a lich, changed his plan to head to Grizzly Hill and headed north, intending to travel to Icecrown Glacier via the Crystal Song Forest.

Kel'thugad was confident that Salaen would appear before he left the confines of the Crystal Song Forest.

However, in order to avoid attracting unnecessary suspicion from Naozu, Sarian will not openly interview Kel'thugad, who is in the investigation period, at most secretly say hello.

After exchanging information with Malygos, Sarean did not bring Onexia, who was still at odds with Telygossa, nor Tinagosa, who was coquettishing her grandfather.

With the help of the weaver Malygos, he teleported directly outside the city of New Shandara in the Crystal Song Forest.

If it weren't for the influence of the city's barriers, Malygos would have been able to send him to any of the city's coordinates with precision.

Today, Salaan is a marquis and has a prominent position in the nobility of Quel'Thalas.

In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention when entering the city, Sarian did not plan to enter the new Shandara to greet the local lord, but silently guarded the path that the Crystal Song Forest must pass to the Icecrown Glacier.

After several years of development, the scale of the new Shandara City is still expanding, and the people who have immigrated from the local area have gradually adapted to the life of this new city in the northland.

The day after Saljan arrived at the Crystal Song Forest, a traveler wearing a gray hood appeared in his sight.

Icecrown is a broken place where birds don't, and the harsh climate makes it unsuitable for most mortal races, and the High Elves are no exception.

As a result, the direction to Icecrown was rarely passed, and through the familiar fluctuations of magic, Sarren quickly recognized the true identity of the hidden traveler.

"Is it finally here, Kel'thugad."