Chapter 772 50. The summoned Child of the Holy Lights go and create miracles quickly!
Although most of the country has been retaken within these few days, Quel'Thalas's current situation is still very poor.
Even though the Tides of Life exerted by Ms. Eonar brought back the souls of some of the dead, a simple analysis after taking back Silvermoon City still allowed Kael'thas to come to a shocking conclusion.
half.
At least half of the Sin'dorei elves died in this demonic invasion.
And this ratio can almost be spread to the entire other races of Azeroth. If it were not for Ms. Eonar's last "big resurrection", then this already extremely exaggerated number of casualties might have soared even higher.
But because of this war, Azeroth received strong support from Shadowlands, allowing the power of death to bloom in Material World for the first time. Therefore, Kael'thas now faced a rather "black humor" reality.
Because of the terrifying Magic Addiction of Sin'dorei and the outrageous energy affinity of the elves, not all of the Sin'doreis became Ghoul or Death Knight after death. A considerable number of them were transformed into quite bizarre "San'layn" due to the superposition of the above two.
That is fresh Blood Elf.
This is a unique branch of the undead. Currently, only the Magic Addiction elves will transform into this form after death.
They have many similarities with the "vampires" in folklore, Bloodlust, walking in shadows, afraid of the sun, and cold and ruthless. Therefore, in a series of reports in recent days, Kael'thas's generals simply used "vampires" to describe these guys.
From the perspective of the living, these San'layn must be dead.
But if Kael'thas thinks about the problem from a "higher" perspective, it is not difficult to find that Quel'Thalas's casualties are not as exaggerated as he imagined.
Because if these San'layn and the resurrected undead are also counted as "kingdom citizens", then his country's casualties after fighting the demonic invasion can even be reduced to an incredible level, at least if you only look at the conclusions in the statistical reports.
After all, Scourge's resurrection of the dead is still a matter of medium and time, but the "Master of Death" from Shadowlands can resurrect the dead almost instantly.
This allows a large number of the resurrected dead to retain relatively complete consciousness.
In the past few days, Kael'thas would receive some secret messages from various channels every day that could not be "made public". Some San'layns he knew or did not know used this method to tactfully express to Kael'thas that they wanted to "continue to be loyal to Quel'Thalas".
In other words, as long as Kael'thas can pass the test in his heart and convince himself to accept these dead, Quel'Thalas's overall strength will not even decline because of this war, but will be greatly improved in battle due to the strengthening of the power of death.
Yes.
As long as he can convince himself, consider these dead people as citizens living in the shadow of Quel'Thalas.
But this decision is difficult to make.
On the one hand, it is indeed difficult for the dead and the living to coexist.
On the other hand, Kael'thas wants to do Sun State Religion!
That is the belief of worshiping the sun, which inherently restrains these undead spirits that can only live in the shadows.
He couldn't make a choice that had the best of both worlds, so every time he saw those "loyalty envelopes" stacking up these days, he would feel dizzy.
Kael'thas's wife, Elf Queen Lanathel, also knew her husband's worries, so she gave him a suggestion when she brought Kael'thas a midnight snack tonight.
"I think you don't have to force yourself to come up with a solution. You can ask other leaders for their opinions."
Lanathel said softly while rubbing Sun King's shoulders and forehead:
"Those dead are not just a problem unique to Quel'Thalas, Human Empire, Zandalar Empire, Pandaren and Kaldorei all face the same problem.
I found that the dead who were resurrected in Azeroth did not seem to be compulsorily recruited by Shadowlands. Many Mawsworn have left this world in the past few days, but the true god "Primus" who rules over all the dead did not give a specific opinion on how to deal with the dead of Azeroth.
There must be some details that we are not aware of.
As a member of "Saviors", you should probably go to see World Mother to get a reference for governance."
"What's your opinion?"
Sun King nodded, his wife was right.
When you encounter this kind of problem that makes it difficult for you to make the right decision, it would be perfect to ask World Mother. If you get the support of World Mother, then no matter what decision Kael'thas finally makes, you will be able to occupy the title of "righteousness".
Facing his inquiry, Lanathel hesitated and said softly:
"I had a chat with my "sisters" about this issue at noon today, and Daenerys told me that Emperor Lothar is discussing the disposal of these Undead with the Human Empire's guardian of the four realms, and he will most likely accept them.
However, the dead will not be allowed to have direct contact with the living, but a separate gathering area will be set aside for the dead within the empire.
This is a very good plan. Isolate the two sides first, and then gradually relax the control in the future after the living and the dead understand each other well enough.
However, Little Star tells us that Blue Dragon has an interesting theory about this."
"Huh?"
Kael'thas put down the spoon and looked at his wife curiously. Lanathel sat next to Sun King and said softly:
"Blue Dragon people believe that Shadowlands deliberately ignored Azeroth's undead spirit not because Primus didn't notice it. In fact, this ignoring behavior itself may represent Shadowlands's "attitude" towards Supreme Star Soul.
They have no intention of intervening in the evolution of Supreme Star Soul's world, and as Supreme Star Soul, Azeroth obviously has the power to drive Six Forces at will.
In other words, death is one of the basic forces that can be chosen in this world!
Scholars of Blue Dragon believe that after this war of the dead, death will become a path of promotion that can be chosen by Azeroth people just like Arcane, life and Holy Light.
It's not because we are so special.
Simply because we live in a powerful enough world."
Kael'thas was speechless. After thinking for a moment, he nodded, but then shook his head and said:
"But this theory cannot explain the former Scourge, who was also a direct descendant of death, but showed extreme malice. This shows that Shadowlands's previous attitude towards the world was not as kind and respectful as it is now.
I suspect that this may be because the two true gods of death have reached some kind of "agreement" with Vigilant.
Vigilant does not allow any force to interfere with Supreme Star Soul's growth and choice, including death.
Hiss, following this line of thought, I seem to have found a way to deal with these dead souls. Emperor Lothar's plan is worth learning from, but it would be a bit exaggerated if every civilization set up a dead zone in the country."
Sun King narrowed his eyes, knocked on the table and said:
"Why not gather all the undead in the entire world together?
Just like Scourge once occupied Northrend, they can come together to form a new force as a direct manifestation of the power of death in Azeroth.
In this way, it not only avoids the conflict between the living and the dead, but also allows the Undeads to maintain their connection with their former motherland in a more detached manner.
Such as those San'layn.
They are still the subjects of Quel'Thalas, they just don't usually live here.
The dead do not need to eat, so it does not matter to them whether the new territory is barren or not. Just like Pandaria the Tomb Kings, time has no meaning to them, so they can Long Sleep thousands of years until they are awakened.
If they are tired of the world, they can freely choose whether to go to Shadowlands.
But this is my personal opinion.
As you said, I'd better go to Temple of the World Soul first and submit this idea to World Mother or other leaders for discussion."
After finishing the delicious hot soup brought by his wife, he got up and prepared to go to Star Soul Sanctuary.
Lanathel put a golden-red cloak on her recently overworked husband, and while tidying up his clothes, she couldn't help but ask:
"Solar Expedition. Our "Saint of the Sun" Liadrin has issued a call a few days ago. Vigilant summons the leaders and elites of People of Light to step into Sea of Darkness together with the army of High Heaven.
Are you going too?"
"I must go!"
Kael'thas said without hesitation:
"Sun State Religion, which is very important to the people, currently lacks the last legal system. I must personally participate in the great cause of "Lighting the Sun" as the leader of the kingdom and the leader of the religion.
We are People of Light, dear.
We must respond to the favor of Holy Light in order to live up to the pride of "Sunstrider".
You don't have to worry, Vigilant only recruited the legends and demigods of People of Light, and he did not require ordinary believers to set foot in it. This shows that Diakum the Saint does not intend to expand this war that ignites the sun.
He is still very sensible."
"You should probably refer to him as 'him'."
Lanathel reminded:
"No matter how good your personal relationship is, Diakum the Saint is now sitting in the sky, and even his existence itself is equivalent to the status of "favorite lord" for Sun State Religion.
Among all the faith paths we worship the sun, a large number of believers will inevitably choose to worship Vigilant and Lord of Dawn.
Therefore, as a leader, you must remain humble about your power."
"Hmm."
Kael'thas smiled.
His wife was always so cautious, but that wasn't a bad thing, especially in these uncertain times.
After spending some time processing the requests and documents that needed to be approved, Kael'thas opened the portal in the middle of the night and arrived at Star Soul Temple as Saviors.
He originally thought that he would not meet other companions in this "underworld routine", but when he arrived, he was shocked to see that most Saviors arrived at Star Soul Temple before him.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of Star Soul guards, they were discussing how to deal with the undead in the side hall of the temple. All the leaders were basically there, and even Queen Azshara sent Princess Talanji as his political representative.
As for the queen herself
People have too many big things to be busy with.
Zandalar Empire's undead problem obviously does not require the queen to waste too much precious energy, otherwise what is the use of Bwonsamdi's "Guardian Spirit"?
Shouldn't the Queen's personally decreed Death come in handy in situations like this?
When Kael'thas walked into the side hall, it was nice to hear Princess Talanji speak on behalf of the Zandalar Empire. The princess, who had changed into a gorgeous long dress, no longer wore her exaggerated Crown of the Many Spirits. Because the queen didn't like it, Talanji's overall makeup began to move closer to the style of Azshara.
But don't tell me, doing this made Talanji feel like a girl.
Her Royal Highness the Princess in a skirt stood in front of the big round table and said loudly:
"The problem you are facing is not a problem at all for us Zandalar Empire. We already have a tradition of death worship, and our God of Death Bwonsamdi has worked hard to protect civilization for so many years, making it completely possible for us to deal with the surge in the problem of undead.
But the Queen is unwilling to intervene in the politics of other countries at will at this time, so I came here today not to bring the Queen's will, but to bring you the Queen's suggestions.
Perhaps you should also consider adding the concept of "death" to your national beliefs.
This power is real and we should not ignore it."
"No need!"
The dwarf's Saviors Muradin knocked on the table and said:
"We dwarves have our own beliefs, and we don't intend to change them."
"Huh, Muradin's beard is on top. When you, a short fellow, see with your own eyes the dwarf undead souls who are not protected by the death god of your own race and are forced to go through the process to Shadowlands for arbitration, I hope your mouth will be as hard as now!"
Princess Talanji sarcastically said:
"Humans, don't laugh either!
I know you believe in Holy Light and think you will be able to go to High Heaven after death, but don't be stupid!
Those who can go to High Heaven are destined to be heroes in Holy Light Walker. The Ninety-nine Steps Faith Stairway just under the gate of High Heaven cannot be glimpsed by the general believers. In other words, Holy Light may protect you from falling into the Maw, but it is not as easy for ordinary people to get a new life in Shadowlands as you think.
From this point of view, even Draenor and Orcs are more advanced than you!
At least there is indeed a "Ancestral Spirit" country for those who are remembered, but your belief system has not yet created a place after death dedicated to rewarding good deeds.
You are not Kaldorei. Relying on the protection of Moon Goddess, you can go to Ardenweald to enjoy blessings after death. Therefore, Emperor Lothar, before your hair falls out, you and your already bald archbishop had better come up with a faith reform plan.
Queen Azshara's advice to you is based on the protection of her subjects.
After all, the Queen has really lived in Shadowlands for a long time, and she has a clear understanding of the situation there. If you can't listen to the Queen's well-intentioned suggestions, then you will have no one to blame for seeing the people fall into the Maw and suffer forever in the future."
This remark was very rude, but it did sound a warning to other races.
Hogger Chieftain laughed proudly beside him.
Regarding the issue of death, even Gnoll is happier than helpless humans. At least they will return to Black Wolf God's Hunting Pack after death and enjoy endless hunting in Shadowlands and Material Star Sea.
This is the benefit of having a "racial death god".
Although the upper limit after death cannot be guaranteed, the lower limit is definitely guaranteed.
Without going through the arbitration of death, there is naturally no risk of being thrown into the Maw or fined into Revendreth.
From this point of view, Azshara's suggestion is indeed effective. If there is a racial death god, the problem of dealing with undead that all races are facing now will really not be a problem.
Kael'thas didn't speak, he just pulled up a chair and sat next to Lothar.
The human emperor was thinking about Azshara's suggestion. When he saw Kael'thas, he took out his pipe and made a gesture of "old smoker". Kael'thas helplessly rubbed his fingers and lit the pipe for Lothar with the flames.
"Hey, this Solar Holy Flame tobacco tastes so mellow! I can't live without this taste. Maybe I should also learn how to use this holy flame. After all, I am a Paladin. Theoretically, I can also become a Priest who controls the holy flame."
The emperor laughed, and in the background of the drunken dwarf's unreasonable and loud discussion with Trolls, uh, the elf princess after drinking a few more cups of horse urine, he blew out smoke rings and said to Kael'thas:
"Are you ready? People of Light is gathering in the next few days. I have received news that the emperor of the Arathi Empire will lead the Holy Flame national religion to go to Sea of Darkness with us.
The three of us, plus the paladins of the Zandalar Empire, will form People of Light representatives of Azeroth.
But Vigilant only needs legendary and above People of Light, which allows us to gather up to a few hundred people at most, and a few hundred people can light the sun in one world.
Hiss, I feel a bit shabby."
"There are other People of Light countries."
Kael'thas shook his head and said:
"Eredar has a huge advantage in this regard. They can gather tens of thousands of people alone. However, I guess that Diakum the Saint didn't really bring us together to trap us Charge.
There are other people who are really Charge, and we leaders and faith leaders are gathered together.
Most likely it's to complete a certain ritual."
"Oh? Ceremony?"
Lothar curiously took off his pipe and asked:
"Elaborate."