"What? You're saying the Worgen was transformed from Druid? And that it was Sister Belysra who made this scythe, not the Moon Goddess who bestowed it upon her? This... how is that possible!" Velinde's eyes widened in complete disbelief.
"Nothing is impossible. You can ask Belysra, or Malfurion, Tyrande, or any Night Elf who experienced the War of the Ancients; they all know. It's just that this history is not honorable, so later generations of Night Elf don't know about it." Jiang Jie said, "I heard that High Priestess Belysra has never wanted to stay in Ashenvale for long, and instead travels all over the world. Does she not want to see this place of sorrow?"
"Well... okay, maybe." Velinde was actually quite clever; after hearing Jiang Jie's words, she nodded and said, "Poor Belysra..."
"Alright, let's get back to this scythe." Jiang Jie looked at the priestess and asked, "Clearly, there's something wrong with this scythe. At the very least, you can't control it, and it's even possible that it can summon Worgen on its own without your intervention. What do you plan to do?"
"I, I..." Velinde was very conflicted.
Logically, she would have preferred to hand over the Scythe of Elune to Tyrande or Malfurion for them to handle. But since she had summoned the Worgen herself, she wanted to resolve the matter herself to prove she wasn't useless.
Of course, she also had reasons to convince herself:
Back then, Malfurion and Tyrande couldn't completely solve the Worgen problem; they could only seal them in the Emerald Dream. It seems they still can't do that now. So, we'll have to rely on ourselves...
"Alright, I know what you're thinking. Actually, I need this scythe too. The Kingdom of Gilneas in the Eastern Kingdoms is suffering from the Worgen Curse, and some people need it for redemption." Jiang Jie guessed Velinde's thoughts and suggested, "After we defeat the Burning Legion, I'll take you to Lordaeron, to Gilneas. I think Belysra will definitely go to Gilneas once she learns about the Worgen Curse. You can ask her for help then. She created this scythe; she should have a way to control it."
"Hmm, okay! Uh, no, I mean, is this... not a good idea?" Velinde was happy, but then became a little worried, concerned that Tyrande and Malfurion might have some ideas.
"I'll talk to them about this, but it's not really important whether I do or not," Jiang Jie said with a smile. "Of course, you still have to fulfill your duties... We must eliminate the demons of Felwood!"
"Destroy the demons?"
Velinde's eyes widened, a mixture of surprise and uncertainty in her expression.
Of course she wanted to destroy the demons of this forest; it was her duty and what she most wanted to do. But now that the Worgen were disobedient, how could she possibly destroy the demons?
It's important to know that the number of demons in this area is actually greater than in Ashenvale, numbering in the thousands...
"With our strength alone, we definitely can't deal with so many demons, not to mention that there's a Dreadlord among them named ' Tichondrius,' who's very difficult to deal with and impossible to kill... So, we need to find allies," Jiang Jie said.
"Allies? Ashenvale? Moonglade? Or Winterspring?" Velinde named three places in a row, all regions that the Night Elf had informed her of, and which were also the three regions where the Night Elf held the most power outside of Mount Hyjal.
"The forces in Ashenvale are fighting against the demons of Azshara. The Night Elf and nature Keeper in Moonglade and Winterspring are probably all at Mount Hyjal, right? Besides, there are quite a few demons south of Winterspring, so we can't count on them," Jiang Jie said. "We only have one ally, and that's Illidan."
Illidan?
Velinde blinked, a look of confusion on her face. " Illidan? Who's that?"
Jiang Jie: "..."
Time is the most terrifying thing; it can erase everything, including the traces of existence.
The Night Elf's most remarkable hero, a hero who stood against Mannoroth with the Well of Eternity as his backer, and through his own efforts ultimately caused the Great Destruction of the Well of Eternity, preventing Sargeras from entering Azeroth.
They've been forgotten by the Night Elf? Yes, Velinde doesn't even know about the existence and origins of Worgen!
Although Night Elf are immortal, the older generation of Night Elf did not tell the history to the younger members who did not participate in the War of the Ancients.
Jiang Jie didn't know whether to say that the Night Elf were too forgetful, or that Night Elf were too heartless towards the Demon Hunter had made such a great contribution to them.
Destroying the Well of Eternity will not stop the Burning Legion from eyeing Azeroth. Since Sargeras already knows of the planet's existence, rebuilding the Well of Eternity will actually give Azeroth an extra layer of protection.
If it weren't for everything Illidan did back then, what would Azeroth have to fight Archimonde with today?
All the Night Elf considered Illidan a the Betrayer, but did Illidan betray the Night Elf, or did the Night Elf betray Illidan?
" Illidan, a hero of the Night Elf in the War of the Ancients. Malfurion, Tyrande, and Cenarius are all busy with their own affairs, Maiev hasn't returned yet. He's the only one among the Night Elf capable of dealing with Tichondrius." Jiang Jie wasn't interested in explaining further, saying calmly, "If you want to know who he is, you can ask Malfurion or Tyrande when you have the chance. Of course, you can also ask Illidan himself, if he's willing to talk to you."
Velinde was somewhat puzzled as to why Jiang Jie seemed unhappy when " Illidan " was mentioned.
But she wisely refrained from pressing the matter further, instead asking, "Then how can we find Illidan?"
"We don't need to look for him; he'll appear on his own when the time is right," Jiang Jie said. "Get some rest. We have things to do first thing tomorrow morning."
Nothing more was said that night.
During this time, Jiang Jie sensed being spied on several times, which was undoubtedly the Worgen ' spying.
Jiang Jie did not make a move.
He has no interest in making a move unless the Worgen attacks him.
These Worgen have regained their sanity from their beastly forms, and demons and Satyr are their enemies. Although they are dissatisfied with the Night Elf, they will not provoke a second conflict at this time.
We'll talk about Worgen later.
The next morning, Jiang Jie gathered everyone together and then looked at Velinde: "Priestess, is the long journey alright?"
"Of course, no problem! Night Elf are the darlings of nature. Although we worship the Moon Goddess, Cenarius, the ' Lord of the Forest,' is Moon Goddess child! And our physical abilities are no worse than yours!" Velinde said proudly, as if it were something extraordinary.
"Then let's set off!" Jiang Jie said. "Have your men lead mine away, heading north towards Timbermaw Hold. You told me yesterday that Timbermaw Hold has a road leading to Mount Hyjal?"
Yesterday, when Jiang Jie was chatting with Velinde, the topic of Mount Hyjal came up. Velinde told him that there wasn't just one path to Mount Hyjal.
That's correct.
Darkwhisper Gorge has already been occupied by the Burning Legion. How did the humans and Orcs get up there? And the Night Elf too? Did they really teleport there? Or ride gryphons, wyverns, and Hippogryph? That's impossible!
There must be other routes, but they are probably more hidden and not many people know about them.
"Huh? Nicholas, you're not going to fight the demon? Oh, you want to stay behind and fight the demon yourself? No, you said 'we,' you want me to stay too?" Velinde was astonished.
"Your strength is not bad, and you're even wielding the Scythe of Elune. Actually, you should still be able to barely control it, right? Although you can't deactivate the Scythe of Elune's summoning ability, if you just want to summon more Worgen from the Emerald Dream, it shouldn't be a problem," Jiang Jie asked the priestess.
"Summon more Worgen? Of course! Even if I don't summon them, they sometimes summon Worgen on their own, and I can't stop them at all! Wait, what did you say? You want to summon more Worgen? No, absolutely not! I don't even know what to do with these Worgen now, and you want me to summon Worgen? No, no, no, absolutely not!" Velinde suddenly hugged the Scythe of Elune tightly, took several steps back, and looked wary, as if afraid that Jiang Jie would snatch the Scythe of Elune from her hands.
"Big sister, even if you give me this scythe, I still can't use it, okay? I'm not a female priestess, nor Druid! Alright, here's my plan..." Jiang Jie felt that Velinde's intelligence really needed an upgrade, so he lowered his voice and slowly explained.
"... Okay, what you said seems to make sense? I'm not some kind of elder sister! I'm only a little over a thousand years old! I... I'm still very young!" Velinde hesitated for a long time before finally nodding emphatically. "Okay, I'll listen to you!"