The canyon remained the same as before, but when Jiang Jie approached, he unexpectedly discovered traces of a magical barrier—pure Arcane magic. Someone had been here and even set up a magical barrier at the entrance!
Jiang Jie frowned slightly, and upon closer inspection, he saw runes inscribed with Arcane Dust on the rock walls on both sides.
These are not runes of human mages from Dalaran, but runes of High Elf from Quel'Thalas.
"So, you actually came here?" Jiang Jie frowned slightly, then smiled gently, turned and left, climbing directly up the small hill on the left, and quickly reached the top of the mountain.
He then instructed Xiao Feng to activate the scanning function on the game pod and enter Stealth mode.
According to his estimation, Illidan should be in this canyon, because in the entire Ashenvale, this is the only place that is suitable for him.
The High Elf are here now—could Kael'thas and Illidan be mixed up together? What's going on?
Jiang Jie must get to the bottom of this!
Carefully making his way deeper into the canyon, Jiang Jie discovered that it was filled with all sorts of magical barriers and warnings, with High Elf mages stationed everywhere. There were probably only a handful of people in the entire world who could infiltrate the canyon undetected.
Without the scanning function of the game pod, Jiang Jie would not have been able to avoid those very subtle magical warnings.
Soon, Jiang Jie arrived at the deepest part of the canyon and witnessed a scene that astonished him!
What did he see?
A magical barrier covering an area of 100,000 square meters, equivalent to the size of a playground!
Beside the spell barrier was a small teleportation array. Five High Elf mages were casting spells to maintain the array, while several Shen'dralar Elves from Dire Maul were transporting crystals of various shapes from the other end of the array and stacking them up.
They're building a crystal tower!
Five crystal towers, located in the five directions of the magical barrier, are now half completed, with the magical barrier located at the very center.
This was a very powerful magical barrier, maintained by more than thirty mages simultaneously, forming a hemispherical light shield. More than twenty demons were trapped inside, each in a half-crippled, dying state.
Jiang Jie observed carefully and understood:
He had seen this kind of situation before, in games.
Dire Maul, the entire device the Shen'dralar Elves use to imprison demons and drain their energy—these are the things right here!
" Kael'thas, you actually brought this whole device over?" Jiang Jie frowned, secretly admiring Kael'thas's boldness.
This device is absolutely precious. The crystals are all rare Arcane Crystal and Void Crystal. Even in the ancient and prosperous city of Eldre'Thalas, only five crystal towers were ever built, and now they have all been moved here.
These crystal towers are safer in Dire Maul, since it's now the stronghold of elven mages, with thousands of Shen'dralar Elves and even more Ancient Guardians.
But now, they've been brought to Demon Fall Canyon, right under the noses of the Night Elf. Given the Night Elf ' aversion to mages, would they allow that? Clearly, it was done secretly, and nobody knows.
It was in this area of Demon Fall Canyon, filled with Fel and Shadow energy, that the Night Elf Keeper nature keep away. There were no plants or animals there, and the ability of the spell barrier to conceal themselves allowed them to evade Malfurion's notice and remain undetected.
"Is it because transporting demons from here to Dire Maul is too costly? That makes sense. Each time the teleportation array is activated, it consumes a lot of energy. Long-distance teleportation consumes too much energy and is not worthwhile." Jiang Jie nodded slightly.
Upon closer examination, Kael'thas made the right decision.
The Demon Fall Canyon is secluded and close to Azshara, making it convenient to transport demons hunted in Azshara here. This allows High Elf mages to reside here permanently, absorbing Arcane energy directly to sustain themselves.
But what will happen to the High Elf of Dire Maul? What will happen to the High Elf of Quel'Thalas?
Should we bring them all here?
So,
This is no longer just a temporary place to live; it must be developed into a permanent settlement! However, the environment of Demon Fall Canyon is too harsh; the demons Devastation everything. To live here, the environment must be transformed, but how?
Would the High Elf have a solution?
Night Elf have a better solution, Druid have a better solution!
The High Elf couldn't possibly exchange their merits from the Battle of Mount Hyjal for the World Tree like Jiang Jie did. After all, compared to Jiang Jie, their contributions weren't significant enough. Malfurion also wouldn't give the High Elf the seeds of G'Hanir or branches of Nordrassil; Malfurion disliked mages in the slightest...
Wait, a tree!
Jiang Jie's eyes lit up!
Could it be...?
Jiang Jie looked around and spotted the figure of the Grand Astromancer Solarian in the distance. It seemed that the mage was in charge of everything here; Kael'thas was not there, and neither was Illidan!
Jiang Jie moved away silently and soon arrived at the location where Mannoroth's remains were sealed.
It was empty, except for the broken double-headed abyssal blade, stuck in two different places. Bone fragments were scattered all over the ground, with only a very small amount of demonic power remaining.
" Illidan has absorbed the power of Mannoroth's remains? He's left? Where did he go? To hunt demons? Or...?"
Jiang Jie frowned; there were some things he needed to figure out.
Jiang Jie wandered throughout the Demon Fall Canyon, listening to the conversations of the elven mages.
His expression changed, and in less than an hour, he figured out the specifics.
It turns out that after Jiang Jie left Demon Fall Canyon, Kael'thas found Jiang Jie's actions strange: Why seal Mannoroth's remains? What was the purpose of it?
Kael'thas then ordered several of his men to keep watch there. Sure enough, within a few days they discovered that Illidan had entered Demon Fall Canyon, found the seal, forcibly broke it, and absorbed the energy from Mannoroth's remains.
Upon learning this, Kael'thas quickly led all the High Elf mages to the location and surrounded Illidan.
Illidan was very powerful, having absorbed the Skull of Gul'dan, the remaining energy of Tichondrius, the remaining energy of countless demons, and the energy from the bones of Mannoroth, bringing him infinitely close to Demigod. Once Metamorphosis, he could even rival Demigod like Cenarius.
However, Kael'thas was also equivalent to a High-tier Legendary mage, and he had the help of more than a dozen Archmage, even Legendary mages, such as Grand Astromancer Solarian, Archmage Estulan, and Archmage Mordent, as well as hundreds of mid-to-high-level mages. In addition, he was well-prepared and had the upper hand, so Illidan had no way to fight against him.
After a brief exchange, Illidan was completely overwhelmed by the combined power of hundreds of mages.
However, Kael'thas also witnessed Illidan's immense power and knew that if they were to deal with Illidan, not only would it be difficult to truly kill Illidan, but even if they did manage to kill Illidan, they would pay a very heavy price, making it pointless.
Then came the negotiations.
After repeated tests and compromises, the two elven leaders reached an agreement:
Kael'thas will help Illidan travel to the Tomb of Sargeras to obtain the Eye of Sargeras and fight their common enemy, the Lich King. In return, Illidan will help Kael'thas travel to Suramar, an ancient Night Elf city on the Broken Isles, to obtain the seed of the Ancient Tree of Miracles, Arcan'dor, and plant it in Demon Fall Canyon.
Arcan'dor's growth requires unimaginable Arcane energy, which can only be supplied by a massive amount of energy comparable to that of the Sunwell. Jiang Jie had also told Kael'thas about the drawbacks of Arcan'dor and the disaster that would result from insufficient energy supply, so Kael'thas would not plant it in the Sunwell Plateau or Dire Maul, as these two elven cities absolutely could not be lost.
So I planted it here.
This area is close to Mount Hyjal, the Well of Eternity, and the World Tree, making it extremely rich in Arcane energy. Deep underground, there is a strong Ley Line energy network. Arcan'dor can draw upon this Ley Line energy network to grow, and the effect may be even better than in the Sunwell Plateau or Dire Maul.
On the other hand, the Emerald Dream energy emanating from the World Tree will also help Arcan'dor's growth, and may even compensate for Arcan'dor's shortcomings, as natural energy will seep into Arcan'dor. Then, the elves who live by absorbing Arcan'dor's energy will be slowly cured of their magic addiction due to the influence of natural energy, and one day the threat of magic addiction will be completely eliminated.
The High Elf living here will also be gradually nourished by their proximity to the World Tree, which will not only improve their physical fitness but also extend their lifespan.
Another advantage:
Arcan'dor will slowly heal the land here, allowing this Demon Fall Canyon to gradually regain its ecosystem, making it suitable for High Elf and Shen'dralar Elves to live in.
By then, even if the Night Elf or the nature Keeper discover it, the deed will be done, and the ecology here will have improved. Plus, with Kael'thas and the even more powerful Illidan in charge, Malfurion or Cenarius won't be able to say or do anything.
This achieves multiple benefits at once.
Jiang Jie sighed deeply.
Illidan is actually going to the Tomb of Sargeras? It seems Kil'jaeden has already contacted him, and he wants to use this opportunity to eliminate the Scourge, infiltrate the Burning Legion Burning Legion, and find a better way to deal with them!
Furthermore, Illidan has gotten involved with Kael'thas again?
Presumably, once Illidan reaches the depths of the Great Sea, he will awaken the slumbering Naga and receive help from the Naga Siren, Lady Vashj?
Is this Azeroth's self-regulating ability?
Will these three eventually end up together?
So here's the question:
Illidan only has one vial of the Waters of the Well of Eternity left. Should he give it to Kael'thas or Vashj?
Perhaps it will be given to Vashj, to win her over.
After all, with the Crystal Tower and Arcan'dor, Kael'thas no longer needs the Sunwell or that bottle of Waters of the Well of Eternity!