Staff of the Guardian?
Patriarch Alexei was startled and immediately understood why Jiang Jie cared so much.
So that's it!
The legendary staff of Atiesh, the Keeper, is nicknamed the " Chicken Leg Staff " by many because its head is adorned with a raven statue, and its overall shape resembles a giant turkey leg.
This staff is probably one of the most powerful staffs on the entire planet Azeroth. It is a legendary staff passed down through generations of the Keeper of the Council of Tirisfal, and it is also an ultimate staff that surpasses the artifact " Flamestrike ".
The previous Keeper Aegwynn, used it to defeat Sargeras's avatar, and the last Keeper, Medivh, used it for decades.
This staff possesses unimaginable power, has a mysterious origin, and is almost a symbol of the Guardian of Tirisfal.
One year after the Dark Portal opened, Marshal Lothar, the Marshal Lothar of Lion of Azeroth, Archmage Khadgar, and the Legendary Orcs assassin Garona raided Karazhan and killed Medivh, who was possessed by Sargeras's soul. This staff was obtained by Khadgar as a trophy.
But by then, the staff had been corrupted by Sargeras and contained the power of the Dark Titan, making it unusable by anyone—not even Khadgar, and not even Antonidas.
So the staff was taken to Dalaran and then sealed away.
A few months ago, Archimonde casually Devastation Dalaran, and this staff was also shattered, with fragments scattered everywhere. Some of the fragments were obtained by Kel'Thuzad, who probably also wanted to repair the staff.
After all, this staff is far superior to the Greatstaff of Atiesh.
He has already obtained the Book of Medivh. If he also obtains the Staff of the Guardian, he will practically be the next Guardian of Tirisfal. There is truly hope that a mortal can become a god in the future.
Unfortunately, he didn't get all the fragments, so he had to give up. He probably rewarded his subordinates with the fragments to win them over.
Thus, they scattered to various places.
When Jiang Jie killed Faerlina, Noth, and Heigan, he searched the area but found no fragments of the staff. At the time, he thought the legend was false, and that the staff might not even be in Dalaran, but had been taken away by Khadgar long ago.
Now he understood that he really hadn't been taken away.
"Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate," Jiang Jie nodded.
Three hours later, the entire Naxxramas had been searched, and all the fragments were delivered to Jiang Jie, who then pieced them together to form a stick that was about 1.5 meters long.
"The staff handle... is finally finished, a stroke of luck amidst misfortune," Jiang Jie sighed softly.
Fortunately, all the fragments of the staff handle are still intact. It's likely that Kel'Thuzad only recently gave up completely and then gave the fragments to his men. If it had happened a few months earlier, these fragments would likely have been taken outside, which would have been troublesome.
"The head and tail of the staff... are not easy to obtain." Jiang Jie shook his head and put away the fragments of the staff handle.
If I'm not mistaken, Kel'Thuzad should have carried the staff head with him, but the staff tail is unknown. At this point in time, the Dwarves Brann Bronzebeard n't have gone to explore Ahn'Qiraj yet, so the staff tail is likely still somewhere in Dalaran, or it may have already been obtained by some mage.
It will probably take some time before we can obtain them.
The staff tip might be easier to obtain; at worst, you could negotiate with the Kirin Tor Council and pay a certain price. But the staff head is much harder to get. Who can take down Kel'Thuzad now? Finding him won't be easy.
"Another artifact needs repair." Jiang Jie shook his head again. He wasn't worried about the debt; he'd deal with it later.
"My Lord," Patriarch Alexei hesitated for a moment, then said, " Kel'Thuzad's zoning is quite reasonable: the Arachnid Quarter, the Construct Quarter, the Plague Quarter, the Military Quarter, and the Frostwyrm Lair. I want to retain these zones, but Archbishop Faol disagrees. He believes..."
"If Your Majesty Faol disagrees, then don't do it."
Jiang Jie gave Alexei a deep look.
He said coldly, " The Arachnid Quarter exists because of the Grand Widow Faerlina. Without Faerlina, what use is the Arachnid Quarter? The Plague Quarter exists because of Heigan and Noth. The Undead Plague on the land of Lordaeron has not yet been eradicated. Do you still want to continue creating plagues? The Construct Quarter is a desecration of corpses, and those Abomination are actually useless. From now on, Naxxramas will only have two areas: the upper command center and the lower Military Quarter." Patriarch Alexei remained silent.
Whatever his ideas were, since Jiang Jie disagreed, there was no way to implement them.
He understood even more clearly that this was Jiang Jie's warning to him.
Even if the Kingdom of the Forsaken were established, he could only be a third-ranking figure. Jiang Jie agreed to help him restore the Barov Family and to allow the Barov Family to regain some fiefdoms, but he did not promise to give him a kingdom.
People must learn to be content.
There's only one outcome when a snake tries to swallow an elephant: it will die from overeating.
"Let's begin." Looking out the window at Gilneas City below, Jiang Jie's voice was calm. " Calia is currently in a meeting with other national leaders, and will launch a full-scale attack on Gilneas within a month at the latest. Your time is running out."
The Forsaken Plan was very secretive; besides a few of them, only Calia knew about it, and only she knew.
The Forsaken will not be tolerated by any nation or race, so they cannot remain in Gilneas or Lordaeron and must leave.
Of course, Jiang Jie was also aware that the existence of the Forsaken could not possibly go unnoticed by anyone, but as long as it was not brought into the open, at least in the next few years, no country or race would be willing to actively seek trouble with the Forsaken.
In these turbulent times, it's better to avoid trouble.
According to Jiang Jie's plan, Faol and Patriarch Alexei must gather the Undead willing to follow them within a month at most, then lead them away from Gilneas to Northrend, where they will establish a kingdom for the Forsaken somewhere to continue fighting the Scourge.
Time is indeed running out for them.
This is not a true war of life and death. What Faol and his men need to do is not to destroy the Undead, but to gather the Undead still have souls, awaken them, let them join the Forsaken, let them become one of them, and let their lives have a meaningful continuation.
Therefore, Jiang Jie was not needed here, and he quickly returned to Teldrassil.
The summit of world leaders convened by Calia lasted for three full days.
Now that the Lich King is dead, and the Scourge is no longer a threat capable of destroying cities and nations, the leaders naturally have plenty of time to argue and bicker.
The Undead ravages were most severe in Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Lordaeron, with Dalaran, which is currently undergoing intensive reconstruction, also included. Kul Tiras did not suffer a severe Undead attack, Aerie Peak was completely unaffected, and Ironforge and Stormwind City in the south were even less affected.
So, on what grounds would they send troops?
If you want someone to send troops to help you, you have to offer them something that will tempt them.
Other countries are manageable, it's just a long process of wrangling and compromise, but Gilneas is in a real mess.
The entire Gilneas Peninsula has fallen. The Gilneas are now either scattered or gathered in the small northern part of Silverpine Forest. Many Gilneas have also turned into Worgen. What will become of them?
Even if other countries help them reclaim the Gilneas Peninsula, it will be impossible to live there for the time being, and the Gilneas will essentially have no country.
In fact, King Genn did not attend the summit at all; it was Lord Darius who attended.
This reveals at least one piece of information:
King Genn has likely completely lost his current position. What will become of him now?
All of this troubled the Gilneas.
Three days later, preparations began for the all-out offensive against Gilneas.
Preparation also takes time.
The allocation of resources, the deployment of troops, the appointment of commanders, the number of troops to be deployed from each side, and who will supply the supplies are all problems. It would be good if they could get things sorted out in a month.
The subsequent all-out offensive will definitely not be something that can be accomplished in just a few days. It will take at least two or three months to wipe out all the Undead entrenched on the Gilneas Peninsula.
Jiang Jie had no intention of participating in this pointless all-out offensive.
Anyway, the Forsaken will leave before the final assault and head to Northrend. The remaining Undead have basically no fighting power, so the recapture of Gilneas is a sure thing.
Time passed day by day, Jiang Jie cultivated in the canopy of Teldrassil every day, while urging the four little Elemental Spirits to do hard labor and speed up the construction of the foundation of the Sky City.
Training for the Fenris People's Army is back on the agenda. Jiang Jie plans to have them participate in the Gilneas offensive to earn military merits. With their current strength, they shouldn't be in any danger.
Training alone is too boring; young people should have the courage and vigor to go into battle and fight.
On this day, Jiang Jie was practicing Taijiquan on a tree branch when he suddenly received a message from Kael'thas.
" Nicholas."
Kael'thas's image appeared, his voice brimming with barely concealed excitement. " Flamestrike and the reforging of Strom'kar, begin!"