Before Jiang Jie could speak, Admiral Daelin turned around, his eyes gleaming. " Kul Tiras are not good at land warfare. My sailors and soldiers will not go ashore!"
"Certainly!"
Jiang Jie, naturally, dared not neglect this hero from World War II, especially since he was Fenna's father. He quickly nodded and said, "Not a single warship of Lordaeron remains. Queen Calia intends to order a batch of warships from Kul Tiras. This... will have to wait until after the meeting to discuss it."
As long as it wasn't about sending troops to fight, these leaders naturally had no reason to refuse, especially since it was a profitable deal. In addition, with Jaina whispering to them from the side, Admiral Daelin did not refuse.
Of course, only Admiral Daelin knew that his agreement to Jiang Jie's request wasn't solely due to Jaina.
He has two daughters, and he owes too much to his other daughter.
Jiang Jie glanced at Jaina, giving her a grateful look, then turned his gaze to Antonidas, whose white beard reached his waist. "Your Excellency, Lordaeron needs Dalaran's help."
" Dalaran will send more mages to help Lordaeron City establish a more complete and powerful magical barrier, which should at least guarantee the safety of the palace." Antonidas looked at Jiang Jie with interest. "So, what kind of reward will Lordaeron offer? Or... a threat?"
"A threat? Speaker, you jest." Jiang Jie felt a subtle pressure from this Legendary mage of immense power, a pressure no less than that from Uther: "I've heard of a secret organization called ' The Violet Eye,' which has been very interested in Karazhan, the mage tower left behind by the Medivh the Astral Mage. Perhaps I can offer some assistance if needed."
" The Violet Eye? Little one, now I have to wonder if you're connected to the legendary Bronze Dragons, or Medivh, or perhaps you have people in Dalaran?" Antonidas's expression finally changed as he looked at Jiang Jie: "I formally invite you to come to Dalaran. We should have an in-depth conversation."
"It will happen, Your Excellency." Jiang Jie chuckled, then turned his gaze to the last one, the High Elf leader who had remained silent and sneered throughout: the Sun King.
" The Sunstrider Dynasty will offer no help; Lordaeron's predicament is its own to solve." The Sun King sneered, then stood up and walked outside. "I have a mountain of things to attend to and have no interest in wasting my time here. I'm tired of hearing your nonsense..."
"I think you've misunderstood, Your Majesty the Sun King." Jiang Jie looked at the Sun King's retreating figure, a hint of indescribable pity in his eyes, and his voice grew even louder. " Lordaeron doesn't need the Sunstrider Dynasty's help. Our only request is: we hope the Sun King will allow Lordaeron's soldiers to enter the Sunstrider Dynasty's territory. We are willing to help you resist the threat of the Scourge!"
Silence!
Utter silence!
At this moment, whether it was Calia or Uther, whether it was Fenna or Jaina, or all the leaders present, the same thought arose in their minds:
Nicholas, have you gone mad?
Is this a threat to the Sun King?
Or is it believed that the mighty Sunstrider Dynasty could not withstand the Scourge's attack?
How could that be!
Who doesn't know the power of the Sunstrider Dynasty? If we really want to compare, among all the countries in the entire Eastern Kingdoms, the Sunstrider Dynasty is probably the most powerful, without exception, even if we add the seven human kingdoms and the kingdoms of Dwarves and Gnomes!
Dalaran is known as the Kingdom of Magic, where more than half of the mages in the entire human world are concentrated. However, the total number of mages is still less than that of the Sunstrider Dynasty, and the number of high-ranking mages is even less!
Dalaran was Devastation, but Silvermoon City wasn't!
Of course, the most important thing is...
Arthas and the Scourge have always been active within the territory of Lordaeron.
Why would he provoke the Sunstrider Dynasty? "Boy, watch your words! You have no right to spout nonsense before me!" The Sun King turned around, his body engulfed in unimaginable blazing flames, raising the temperature of the entire hall by at least ten degrees. Jiang Jie even felt the scorching heat of purgatory. " The Undead Plague ravages your country, but has nothing to do with mine! Don't think that just because you have Strom'kar, you're qualified to speak to me face to face. Even if Thoradin were to be resurrected, he would still have to show me respect!"
"No one is being rude to you, Sun King. I'm merely stating a fact." Jiang Jie retorted without backing down, " Arthas is gathering the Undead in Stratholme. What is his purpose? To attack Lordaeron? Don't be ridiculous. His real purpose is to attack Quel'Thalas!"
Strom'kar exuded a strong aura of shadow, isolating himself from the pressure and flames emanating from his opponent. Jiang Jie met his gaze directly, neither yielding nor avoiding it. "Great Sun King, didn't your son, Prince Kael'thas, tell you that Arthas's true purpose was to use the energy of the Sunwell to resurrect the already dead Kel'Thuzad?"
The Sunwell!
Upon hearing these four words, all the leaders present seemed to be deep in thought, while Antonidas, who had been smiling all along, suddenly changed his expression!
Apart from the Sun King, of all the leaders here, only he truly understands what the Sunwell Sunwell and what it means!
Dalaran is built on a Ley Line node, capable of gathering and manipulating Arcane energy surpassing even Legendary levels —Arcane enough to teleport an entire city to another location in Azeroth. But compared to the Sunwell, this energy is utterly laughable.
The Sunwell is not merely a bottle of Waters of the Well of Eternity; it is a vessel that attracts and connects the entire Ley Line Ley Line Quel'Thalas, gathering its already abundant energy into a single, terrifying amount.
While it cannot compare to the new Well of Eternity on Mount Hyjal, nor to the Nexus, the blue dragon's lair in Northrend, it is still an Arcane energy that ordinary mages cannot even imagine, an energy that surpasses that of ordinary Demigod!
This level of energy has sustained the High Elf for thousands of years and will continue to do so for tens of thousands of years!
" Arthas? Kel'Thuzad? The Sunwell? Boy, are you joking?" The Sun King sneered, " Undead, don't even think about setting foot in Quel'Thalas! The energy and defenses of the Sunwell are beyond your imagination! Troll couldn't breach Quel'Thalas, Orcs couldn't breach it, and the Undead certainly can't!"
" The Runestone Barrier is indeed very powerful, but every barrier has its weaknesses, doesn't it?" Jiang Jie certainly wouldn't point out the Runestone Barrier's weaknesses, otherwise the Sun King would probably be furious and kill him in a fit of rage. So he glossed over it, then said meaningfully, "A vast kingdom is difficult to breach from the outside, but what if it's breached from within?"
That's all he can say; he can't reveal any more. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a warning, it would be suicide.
"Internal? Are you implying that there are traitors in the Sunstrider Dynasty? Boy, if you were a High Elf, I could sentence you to death right now!" The Sun King was completely impatient, too lazy to walk any further, and simply waved his hand, conjuring a teleportation array on the ground. " The Sunstrider Dynasty has no interest in dealing with the Undead. But if the Undead dare to set foot in my territory, the Sunstrider Dynasty will let them know the wrath of the High Elf!"
With the Night Blade flash of light, the Sun King vanished.