I don't know why, but in fact, the moment he stepped into Temple of the Jade Serpent, Archlich's somewhat Chaos's mind was still echoing Klaxxi's words from Va. Ik. He always felt that there was something hidden in that sentence that was very useful to him, but he didn't understand it.
The Pandaren towns of Jade Forest are much more prosperous than those of Valley of the Four Winds and Krasarang. In fact, Pandaren who lives in Valley of the Four Winds has always called Pandaren who lives in Jade Forest a "city dweller" to show that he is incompatible with them.
The farmers and chefs of Valley of the Four Winds looked down upon Jade Forest's Pandaren's pampered living habits, while Jade Forest's Pandaren, I also look down on their rude style. In short, if Pandaren society really has contradictions, this kind of "cultural difference" that makes people laugh a little bit should be their biggest contradiction.
After all, when Pandaren Empire still existed, Jade Forest was the eternal capital of this empire, and frankly speaking, Pandaren Empire's territory was much larger than Azeroth's other empires. It was as big as two Kingdom of Stormwinds.
But frankly speaking, in Kel'Thuzad's opinion, this kind of regional difference is stupid. At least he can't see the difference between Pandaren from the two places. They are all the same chubby, slow-talking, and very... well, very laid-back, to the point of being lazy.
Kel'Thuzad dares to swear that if these Pandaren, who study food and drink every day, were placed anywhere in Azeroth, I am afraid that except Night Elf, who has a similar personality to them, no one can tolerate the slow pace of life of these guys, not even Sin'dorei of Quel'Thalas.
Old Gods, their day starts at 10 o'clock in the morning! They are so lazy that it is outrageous!
But this time when he came to Jade Forest, Kel'Thuzad also found something that greatly increased his interest. Here he accidentally discovered human soldiers in twos and threes, haunting Pandaren's tavern!
If the news sent back by his poor subordinates is correct, these soldiers should be the crew of the "Royal Mission". Judging from the cheerful expressions of these crew members, Anduin Little Prince should also be safe, which means... Dick, that old rival has probably arrived on this continent.
"Tsk, tsk, the ghost is really lingering!"
Archlich touched Mr. Bigglesworth's head with his hand, then turned and walked in the direction of Temple of the Jade Serpent. He did not forget his responsibilities, and if he was lucky, he might not have to deal with the difficult Dick this time, and he would be able to get what he wanted perfectly, and then leave this magical continent and continue to stir up trouble in Azeroth.
He is the top in any line of work. He was once the top Mage, then the top Cult of the Damned, and finally the top Cultists. From this point of view, Kel'Thuzad is at least a model worker.
"Ah, it is so ironic that the weakest among us may become the final winner, C'Thun, Yogg-Saron, Y'Shaarj...N'Zoth, that cunning bastard, when I find Remains of Y'Shaarj, I'm going to take care of it! I swear, I want Torment it!"
Xal'atath's lazy and fierce voice vibrated back and forth in Kel'Thuzad's mind. Faced with his boss's daydream-like complaints, Kel'Thuzad didn't even bother to respond.
If Old Gods are all talking like this, Archlich even thinks that they might annoy everyone to death with these meaningless nonsense.
"Be quiet, my lord, we are thieves now!"
Kel'Thuzad couldn't help but say in his heart, Xal'atath is just like a chattering woman, sometimes she can't control her temper and let her power leak out. Although this is just a small problem, Archlich doesn't want to get into trouble here, Sha of Despair A guy like E couldn't kill Chi-Ji using sneak attacks, and was dragged to the deepest part of Temple of the Red Crane. This gave Kel'Thuzad an intuitive understanding of Celestial's strength.
If Jade Serpent is alarmed, Archlich feels that he needs to find a new body. Even with the current Xal'atath, he is no match for Jade Serpent.
Old Gods also knew this, so he snorted coldly, but still kept his mouth shut. Archlich then patted Kitten who was lying on his shoulder.
"Good boy, be quiet too!"
After saying that, Kel'Thuzad's hands bloomed with the light of Gray, which was stuck to the wall, and the whole person "melted" into it. When he reappeared, he had already stepped into Temple of the Jade Serpent's library.
This is his destination. It is said to contain all the secrets of the entire Pandaren society. However, it is impossible for such a place to be unguarded. The moment Kel'Thuzad appeared, a Pandaren dressed almost exactly like Lorewalker Cho, but with a white robe, saw him. He put down the book in his hand and asked loudly,
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Archlich shrugged, rolled his eyes, flicked his fingers, and the surging darkness sprang out from the shadow behind Lorewalkers, like four long black snakes with their own lives, sweeping this Pandaren Lorewalkers was pulled up from the ground and imprisoned in the air. He himself also fell into a state of mental Chaos.
Kel'Thuzad strolled up to Pandaren, reached out and touched his forehead. Soon, a flash of enlightenment flashed in Kel'Thuzad's eyes.
"Oh, Lorewalkers Shibu? That's a really weird name."
He waved his hands and walked to the other side of the library, leaving poor Lorewalkers bound in the air in a large font shape. Kel'Thuzad's fingers swept over the bookshelves, and finally stopped at He pulled out Qiraji from an ancient Pandaren book. The book was actually carved out of bamboo, which surprised Kel'Thuzad.
He sat on the floor, and at Xal'atath's urging, he began to read this circle of obscure books, but in a place that neither Kel'Thuzad nor Xal'atath found. Fang, a black mist was quietly appearing. The only one who noticed the clue was Mr. Bigglesworth, but Kitten didn't care about those Black Mist.
Since this Kitten was tied to the life of Kel'Thuzad in the square of Dalaran, it has seen too many things that Kitten should not see in its originally simple and happy life. The current Black Mist is not even as interesting to it as the cat toy in Claws.
Those are the fish bones that Chef Pandaren specially made for Kitten. They are very chewy and use a special method to carve them into very real small fish. They taste very good. As it meows, its Kel'Thuzad "dad" buys a full 300 bones for it, which is enough for it to eat for 3 years.
Two minutes later, Kel'Thuzad, who was struggling to read the bamboo slips, heard a call,
"Hey, idiot!"
"Who's talking!"
Kel'Thuzad suddenly raised his head and asked, Xal'atath's voice jumped out in his mind,
"Who? Is anyone talking?"
No, obviously not, that should be just an illusion of Archlich, but just when he was sinking into the translation of the obscure Pandaren ancient text again, the voice appeared again.
"Hey, idiot, didn't you hear me? That's enough! Don't raise your head, continue to pretend to read, don't let that crazy woman discover my existence!"
Kel'Thuzad heard the voice, and he chose to do it, not because there was a gap between him and Xal'atath, but because when the voice appeared, Kel'Thuzad suddenly found that his long-lost sobriety had returned.
It was no longer Chaos's thinking, which suddenly burst out with some bad ideas, but the kind of clear-headed, very rational thinking. This situation had not occurred for at least 3 years, so he chose to obey.
Two minutes later, Kel'Thuzad pretended to turn over a page of the book, leaned his body against the railing behind him, and raised his head. Then he saw the phantom sitting cross-legged opposite him. The phantom was black and covered with ink, but it was exactly the same as him. Even his eyes were exactly the same.
"This is so hard! These damn Pandaren, they themselves have forgotten their culture and language, damn it!"
Kel'Thuzad complained to Xal'atath in his mind, and the somewhat neurotic boss responded,
"Ah, look, such is the sorrow of these poor flesh and blood beings, but it doesn't matter, we still have enough time, so take your time, my chief disciple."
But just when the voice of Xal'atath appeared, the black shadow sitting opposite him also spoke, with a trace of ridicule on his face,
"Okay, stop testing. She can't hear it. Xal'atath is a proud guy, but she will never know that even if Y'Shaarj is dead, she can't compare to it. But we should be grateful for the reverberation left by Y'Shaarj, otherwise I wouldn't have appeared so easily."
"So, who are you?"
The normal Kel'Thuzad asked in his heart, the dark Kel'Thuzad grinned and smiled,
"I am your Doubt! The Sha named Sha of Doubt is sealed in this temple. When Yu'lon was still there, it did not dare to move, but now Yu'lon is not here, so it is trying to infect every living thing here. Unfortunately, you are infected, but this is actually very lucky... at least for you now."
"How to say?"
The normal Kel'Thuzad narrowed his eyes, as if he was troubled by how to translate that complicated character, but the black Kel'Thuzad sitting opposite him knew that he had doubts, and he began to doubt him.
"Use your brain and think about it carefully. Who are you now?"
"Me? Who else can I be? I am Kel'Thuzad!"
"No, you're not! You're just a dog of Xal'atath! Before you even realized it, you had become the loyal servant of Old Gods and started to believe in the fallacies of "Ascension of All Things". Where is your brain? Do you really believe that Xal'atath will give you eternal life? Come on, that's just a lie to fools, and you are the biggest fool!"
The black Archlich used the most vicious words to attack the normal Archlich, but... when Kel'Thuzad's thinking was normal, he suddenly realized that when he was thinking Chaos, he actually did so many unreasonable things.
He once thought that the Chaos in his mind was caused by practicing Chaos Magic. Now it seems that the Chaos itself is the biggest problem.
He is a guy who pursues power, but this does not mean that he will choose power that he cannot control. He knows very well that it is self-destruction, but now, he is walking on this crazy road, and going further and further.
"But... but how can I believe that what you said is true! Maybe you are just the Evil echo of Y'Shaarj, trying to seduce me! I have seen with my own eyes how miserable those people who are possessed by Sha are! So, prove it to me! At least it proves that I am awake now!"
Normal Kel'Thuzad gritted his teeth and said.
"I can't prove..."
The black Kel'Thuzad gritted his teeth, "But don't forget what Klaxxi Wa·Yike said to you. Until now, don't you still understand the meaning of that Mantid Are you thinking? How do you think they escaped from the control of Y'Shaarj? Do you really think that the Six Emotions that Last Pandaren Emperor shed is just a pure negative emotion?"
"Wrong! Stupid! Shaohao sees the longer term than anyone else. He knows that if Mantid is always controlled by the Master, Pandaren will be submerged sooner or later, so Doubt... This is the gift he left for those Mantid! It is also a gift for you! Wake up, idiot, only constant self-doubt can wake you up from Old Gods's all-pervasive thought control!"
"Mantid are all pursuing their own freedom, what about you? Do you want to die with Azeroth? Wake up, idiot, Old Gods is the enemy of all Order lives. Don't think that you don't belong to just because you are a villain. Order is alive. When Xal'atath swallows the other four Old Gods, nothing in the entire Azeroth can escape, and the same goes for you! You are just a chess piece, but you still want to be a chess player. When the chessboard does not exist, what is the use of your chess piece?"
"Did you learn the illusion defense class in Dalaran in vain? What is the most common hunting method used by the most powerful illusion master? Tell me!"
Facing the black Kel'Thuzad's question, the normal Kel'Thuzad muttered to himself,
"Making the prey think he is free and in control... Damn it! I was deceived!"
The black Archlich laughed loudly, and he made a contemptuous gesture towards Kel'Thuzad,
"Do you understand now? It's not too late...Y'Shaarj, remember, the power of Y'Shaarj is your last bargaining chip against Xal'atath. Seven-Headed Y'Shaarj is good at manipulating emotions, self-doubt, and self-denial. This is what you need."
The black mist slowly dissipated, Kel'Thuzad shouted in his heart,
"Asshole, don't leave! Tell me, how can I survive this period of time?"
"Besides you... who else can find Heart of Y'Shaarj? Go find him! During this period of time, the power of Temple of the Jade Serpent and Doubt has taken root here. At least here, you are safe."
"Fur..."
Kel'Thuzad stretched out, closed the book, and said to Xal'atath in his heart,
"My master, you have also seen that this book is too obscure. We have to find some real scholars to help us decipher it. Otherwise, I will be exhausted and I will never find the location of the... well, I mean the Master."
"Ahh! You know that something is right in front of you, but you can't get it. This is really the most unfunny joke in the Titans world. I hate World of Order, so go find it! Find it as quickly as possible! I'm a little... impatient!"
Xal'atath's frantic voice beat in Kel'Thuzad's heart, and then slowly faded away. Two minutes later, Archlich slowly stood up. His back was already soaked. This was not a normal thing for Lich who had just regained his body.
Just now, he almost got lost in Xal'atath's whisper... He gently picked up Mr. Bigglesworth, and then stuffed a bunch of things into the beautiful pendant under Kitten's neck. While playing with Kitten, he said in Mr. Bigglesworth's ear in a voice that only he could hear,
"Little cutie, help dad find someone...Dick... You know him and have seen him, right? Go find him. By the way, don't forget to protect yourself."
"Meow~"
"So good!"