Archmage Vargas, a former member of the Alliance Expeditionary Force, volunteered to travel with Tulayan and Danas through the Dark Gate to the unfamiliar land of Draeno in pursuit of the Old Horde.

After the Dark Gate was reopened and the expeditionary force returned, Vargas also returned to Azeroth after a long absence, returning to his homeland, the magical city-state of Dalaran, with the large army.

However, compared to the Dalaran that Vargas is familiar with, the high-rise structure of Dalaran has changed dramatically.

The respected old speaker Antonidas voluntarily retired to give way, and Ronin, who was only a marginal role at the time, succeeded to the position of speaker.

Archmage Dredden, who had been in close contact with Vargas, had been killed in battle a few years ago due to the demonic plague of Darla.

Everything in front of him is not human, which gives Vargas a sense of dislocation that he can no longer integrate into his hometown.

In the face of the olive branch that the old buddies Modra, Ansrem, and Kalayin took the initiative to throw, he subconsciously reached out and held it tightly like a person who was about to drown.

Don't look at Vargas as a middle-aged man, that's because the abundant arcane energy continues to nourish his body, in fact, Vargas is already in his 60s this year, and he and the beautiful Modra are the same generation of Dalaran veterans.

With the help of three old colleagues, Vargas was able to reintegrate into Dalaran, who had changed dramatically in every way.

But soon after, he was horrified to find that he seemed to be inadvertently involved in a big headache.

Factional struggles within Dalaran.

Unlike Modra, who excelled at intrigue, Vargas was not interested in political struggle, and was a more pure academic arcanist, who, like Kel'thugad, wanted to spend his life searching for the truth.

After discovering the problem, Vargas immediately wanted to leave the city of Dalaran, which had become the center of the political maelstrom, but at that time, Modra was clever enough to use Kenrito's seat as a bait to persuade him to stay for the time being.

Vargas is not a coveted legislator, but rather a privilege that allows him to apply for more research funding when he is promoted.

Vargas thought that the three superficial allies of Modra, Ansleem, and Kalayin would be able to easily suppress the lone Ronin and Isaas, but the subsequent developments caught him by surprise.

With the return of King Gianna, a closed disciple of Antonidas, there was the first change within the moderate faction that could still have the upper hand.

Both Anslem and Karein knew very well that Gianna, a young genius who was younger than Ronin, could not be offended.

Not to mention her demonic potential, the power standing behind Gianna alone made the two archmages dare not take it lightly.

Quel'Salas, Kurtilas, and Antonidas, who seemed to have left all his power behind to retire, were not fuel-efficient lamps.

What's even more numb to the scalps of the two is still to come.

Gianna is said to have had a close personal relationship with Khadgar, the heir of Karazan, and was also a registered apprentice to the former Guardian of Tirisfa, Egwen.

Before Khadgar officially joined Dalaran, Gianna was somewhat of an agent of the nascent Council of Tirisfar.

The situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the three members of the moderate faction, who had their own intentions, have no longer regained their former unity.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Vargas took the initiative to flee from the rainy Dalaran and instead accepted the invitation of Queen Galia to come to Lordaeron as an archmage to serve as the chief mage's advisor.

In fact, whether it was Ronin or Gianna, they didn't intend to implicate too many people in Dalaran's factional struggle.

Ronin had privately studied Vargas's intelligence, and his think tanks had come to a laughable conclusion.

The hapless archmage was only caught up in the political struggle at an inopportune time, and he himself had no political bias towards reformists and moderates.

Ronin was not the kind of character who liked to take the opportunity to suppress innocent people, and he had no intention of doing anything to Vargas from the beginning.

If it weren't for the fact that the seats in the Kenrito Council were already full, Ronin would have even planned to recruit Vargas before Modra.

It is important to mention here that the number of seats in the Council of Six has been fixed since the establishment of Dalaran, but this does not mean that Dalaran only has 6 archmages.

Even if they can't join the Kenrito Council, the resources that the archmage gets in Dalaran will be far higher than that of ordinary mages.

But there's such a thing as research funding...... Anyone who has done it knows that it's never too much.

Vargas is also a veteran archmage, and he knows that arcane research is a bottomless pit.

Now that he had the opportunity to stay in the Kenrito Council, it was only natural that Vargas, who had not yet seen the situation clearly, would be tempted.

In the face of Gianna's meaningful greeting, Vargas scratched at his messy hair in embarrassment.

"Uh~ Let's meet for the first time, Congressman Broadmoore, it's an honor to meet you."

Vargas had kept a low profile before he set off for Delaenor, and not many people outside of Dalaran knew him.

When she was a child, Gianna also visited Dalaran as a princess of Kul Tiras, but the two did not meet at that time.

It was the first time Vargas had met the youngest archmage ever, and his feelings were somewhat mixed.

Strictly speaking, if Gianna hadn't taken his place, Vargas would have had a chance to be carried into the Kenrito Council by three of his old colleagues.

The success or defeat of the king has come to this point, and it will not help to continue to dwell on this issue.

Moreover, because it was a critical period of reconstruction and reconstruction, Lordaeron, who was eager for talent, did not refuse talents from all walks of life.

Vargas was also a veteran archmage anyway, and under the influence of Queen Garia, his life in Lordaeron was quite nourishing, and his income was no lower than when he was in Dalaran.

The only problem is that there are a lot of high-end precious magical materials on the market in Lordaeron that cannot be bought, and many of them are contraband that Dalaran and Quel'Thallas are forbidden to sell, and can only be purchased from the black market at a high price.

Gianna didn't think about digging into the corner of Jialia at this time, and the Kenrito Council really couldn't make a place, and there was not enough leverage to recruit Vargas.

However, she doesn't mind having a good relationship with Vargas in advance, maybe she will use it sometime in the future.

As Sarren said, it is not easy to survive in the troubled city of Azeroth.

Not to mention Councilor Kenrito, if the war is tight ahead, the kings of all countries need to take up arms and go to the front line to boost morale.

As a result, Azeroth's high-end force casualty rate has remained high, and who knows when Kenrito will vacate another seat.

Isn't Dredden an example?

Under Gianna's intentional overtures, Vargas, who was originally a little stiff, gradually calmed down.

Under the guidance of the newly appointed chief mage advisor of Lordaeron, Sarren followed the smiling Gianna to the palace of Lordaeron without saying a word.

Surrounded by a large number of nobles and officials who rushed to Lordaeron to hear the news, Saljan once again stepped into the familiar and unfamiliar palace of Lordaeron.

Gianna and Vargas were discussing academic topics, ignoring the buzzing "flies" around them for a moment, and their eyebrows fluttered as they exchanged opinions.

With a formulaic smile on his face, Saljan perfunctorily smiled at the human nobles who had come to the door one after another to greet him, and laughed at all the sensitive topics they handed out.

'Boring and hypocritical aristocratic social ......'

Luckily, Galia didn't invite anyone but Saray and Gianna to accompany her.

After entering the palace, the surrounding flies were finally stopped by the guards, and they could only watch the two nobles continue to move forward without hurry.

In the palace hall, Queen Galia was nervously looking in the mirror.

"It's over...... How can I hide my dark circles? ”

The chief maid of the palace smiled helplessly: "We have done our best, I obviously advised you to rest early last night." ”

Galia said with a bitter face, "How do I know that Salian will make a surprise visit without saying hello?" Now it's troublesome, I heard that he went to Dalaran not long ago? It can't be that the master is here to ask for guilt......"

The chief maid shook her head with a smile: "So didn't I remind you at the time, don't be clever in front of that wise and demonic grand duke." ”

"Hmph~" Jialia pursed her lips disappreciatively: "I admit that Salian is unmatched in the overall planning, but I understand his personality and temper, and he may not be so sensitive in terms of feelings...... It can even be said that it is a little sluggish. ”

"Want to wait for him to take the initiative? Then I'm afraid I can really only die alone. ”

The chief maid next to Jialia has watched her grow up since she was a child, and the two are more like friends and family when they get along in private.

Facing the hard mouth of Jialia, who was already the queen, as always, the chief maid rolled her eyes vaguely.

"Yes, yes~ Then let me see Her Majesty's skill."

Galia: "...... I always feel like you're connotating me. ”