"Lord Krasus." Jiang Jie quickly bowed. He had always had a good feeling about Krasus. He was the most reliable of the Dragon Aspects. Even Chromie was unreliable, not to mention that weak blue dragon.
"Uncle Krasus!" Anveena linked arms with Jiang Jie and waved to Krasus with her other hand, her face beaming with happiness. She and Jiang Jie were now the closest of friends, having shared countless moments of spiritual and physical intimacy, becoming one and inseparable.
Standing not far away, Liadrin blinked, thinking that she had to tell her best friend Fenna about this scene.
Nicholas is great in every way, except he's a womanizer. He has too many females around him, and they're all very competitive. Fenna's situation is not good!
Queen Calia is already difficult to deal with, and now her little maid spends seven out of ten days a year at Fenris Keep, I don't know if she's keeping an eye on things or if she's starting to!
I heard that little Lilian saw other women approaching Nicholas and hid in the shadows with those two daggers, ready to Sinister Strike and Backstab at any moment.
Rumors circulate that Lord Darius of Gilneas wants to marry his daughter to Nicholas, and Jaina of Kul Tiras seems to have a good relationship with Nicholas as well. Merchants say that Jaina's father, Admiral Daelin, seems to have been keeping a close eye on Nicholas, and appears to value him highly, perhaps even genuinely wanting to marry his daughter to him.
Oh, and there's Regent Sylvanas. I heard she was saved by Nicholas and even hugged and had all sorts of intimate contact with him. She's the only single member of the Windrunner family, and countless High Elf nobles have their eyes on her, but none of them have caught her eye.
Oh wow, Nicholas even brought back a Pandaren loli from Kalimdor! Now even Chromie, that little Gnomes she's never met, is interested in him and keeps asking to see Nicholas...
Humans, High Elf, Pandaren, Gnomes... what's going on here?
" Nicholas, Anveena." Krasus reached out, and a magic book larger than an encyclopedia appeared in his hand. He then handed it to Anveena: "This is a magic book I used to use. I'm giving it to you."
" Krasus, Uncle Krasus!" Anveena quickly accepted it, her face beaming with joy.
Jiang Jie was also slightly moved, because this spellbook emitted a strong Arcane energy fluctuation, clearly indicating that it was not just a book recording magical knowledge, but also a powerful magical artifact, just like the Book of Medivh and the Chronicle of Dark Secrets.
Krasus products are always of the highest quality.
While this book may not qualify as Legendary, it should be no less impressive than the Chronicle of Dark Secrets. It is a valuable and very expensive gift.
" Nicholas, bring out Strom'kar, the reforging... begins!" Kael'thas reached out, Jiang Jie handed him the divine sword Strom'kar.
"A fine sword, it once fought alongside Flamestrike to defeat the Troll, a symbol of the friendship High Elf and humans." Arthas sensed the Sun King's flames within it, paused for a moment, and then said, "The symbol of the Sunstrider Dynasty is the phoenix, and we possess the unique magic to summon a phoenix from the Elemental Plane. When Strom'kar is reforged, I will summon a phoenix and seal it within this divine sword. This is a gift from the Sunstrider family, and it will also serve as a testament to the enduring friendship between the High Elf and humans."
"May the friendship between humans and High Elf last forever, Kael'thas." Jiang Jie straightened his expression and bowed.
Kael'thas returned the greeting.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The recasting has begun.
The ancient dragonforging technique had not been used for many years. Since the black dragon's betrayal during the War of the Ancients, no dragonforged divine weapon had appeared. Even Krasus had somewhat forgotten about it. So they decided to try Quel'Serrar first.
For this reforging of the divine sword, Kael'thas acquired many precious materials through various channels, including not only the exceptionally valuable Arcanite Bar and Enchanted Elementium Bar, but also Sulfuron Ingot obtained from the Dark Iron Dwarves through secret channels, which are said to be related to the Fire Elemental Lords Ragnaros.
Of course, there are also some Fiery Core, Lava Core, and Arcane Dust from fire elemental creatures.
These materials alone are worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Even the Barov Family at its peak couldn't come up with that much working capital. Only the High Elf, with nearly ten thousand years of accumulation, could afford it without feeling the pinch.
Clearly, Kael'thas has high expectations for reforging Flamestrike; it should at least be comparable to Frostmourne.
The branches of the World Tree contain a strong life force. When thrown into the furnace, the flames they burn contain the breath of life, which nourishes the reforged weapon.
Kael'thas summoned the phoenix "O," which breathed Phoenix Flames, a rebirth fire imbued with immense life force.
As the reforging process reached its final stage, Krasus reverted to his dragon form and breathed red dragonfire at the furnace.
All three types of flames possess a strong vitality.
When they merge into one, a qualitative change occurs.
The flames were condensed beyond imagination under the effect of the pre-drawn rune array.
This extremely concentrated flame was no longer orange-red or blue-white, but ice-blue with a hint of purple. Clearly, its temperature had reached eight or nine thousand degrees, enough to melt all matter in this world!
Keep in mind that magma's temperature is only around 1000 degrees Celsius, which is roughly the same as the temperature of the sun's surface and the Earth's core.
Only a flame at this temperature can properly quench Quel'Serrar.
Aside from the Fire Elemental Plane, it would be difficult to find another place in Azeroth with such high temperatures.
Not just Quel'Serrar.
At Kael'thas's behest, Liadrin also threw Quel'Delar into the furnace, forging the two sister swords together.
Flames surged and fire soared into the sky. Krasus extended his right forepaw, the sharp claws tearing through his body, and a stream of red dragon blood sprayed into Quel'Serrar and Quel'Delar.
Finally, when the firelight disappeared, two very beautiful holy swords appeared before everyone.
"These two swords have gained the power of life." Krasus, now back in his High Elf form, reached out, and the two holy swords flew from the furnace, floating before Liadrin: "The dragons gave them to the High Elf, but no one has ever possessed them both at the same time, for no one is worthy... I hope you will not betray them."
"No! In the name of the Holy Light, I will not let them be disgraced!" Liadrin swore to the heavens, then respectfully accepted the two holy swords, her face beaming with joy.
These two swords are already extraordinary.
They were reforged again, simultaneously, gaining the power of life. Although no single sword was worthy of being listed as a legend, the combination of the two swords was enough to earn that title, and they were no less powerful than the yet-to-be-born divine sword " Shalamayne ".
Only Legendary figures deserve legendary weapons. Neither of the former owners of these two weapons became legendary, but Liadrin has a chance.
The only pity is that these two swords cannot be combined into one like Shalamayne. They are different in style, and the ancient dragon-forging method and the ancient Night Elf forging technique also differ.
"Now, the real reforging begins!" Kael'thas took a deep breath, placed the shattered Flamestrike on the anvil, and then placed the divine sword Strom'kar beside it.