The Guardian Project Restarts

"The answer? What answer?" Maiev asked coldly.

"All the answers are here. You hunted Illidan because of your brother's death, the death of your companions, but why did they die? Why were you absent when Tyrande and Malfurion entered the Watchers's Dungeon—do you even remember what you were doing back then?"

"What was I doing?" Maiev murmured to herself. She remembered perfectly well. Even after ten thousand years, she would never forget her brother's death, nor Tyrande's betrayal. She had received a divine message from the moon goddess to carry out a hunting mission. Normally, a hunting mission of this level would not be assigned to her, but due to the message, she had no choice but to go herself. The result was self-evident. When she returned to the prison, she saw the guards' corpses and the empty cells.

Frankly, if Tyrande and Malfurion had come to the prison together, demanding Illidan's release and presenting Elune's oracle, she probably would have agreed, even if she was unwilling. However, she happened to be absent on the day they arrived, and the guards insisted on waiting for Maiev Shadowsong to return before deciding whether to release him, thus leading to the tragedy.

Her brother, too, was killed by Illidan in an accident...

"Don't you feel that your life has been full of drama? Don't you feel that your fate is being manipulated by an unseen hand?" The voice of the man in black interrupted Maiev Shadowsong's meeting.

Maiev Shadowsong was startled. She had never considered this question before, but being naturally perceptive, she had indeed sensed something was amiss. Now, after the man in black said this, she suddenly felt that something was not right.

So what is the answer?

"I'm afraid I can't tell you the answer right now." The man in black robes said, tossing a magic scroll to Maiev Shadowsong. "One month later, at midnight on the night of the full moon, use this teleportation scroll. You will be transported to a secret place where I will tell you all the answers. Of course, you can also choose not to go. In that case, you will forever be a slave to fate, manipulated by that unseen hand. The choice is yours."

After saying that, the man in black robes suddenly vanished.

Meanwhile—in Teldrassil's Temple of the Moon.

"Darling, I think we'll probably have to set off again."

Inside the temple of Teldrassil, Tyrande looked at Malfurion and said with some worry.

The two had only returned from the Lost Island a week ago. Compared to the war-torn Azeroth, Teldrassil's Tranquility was like another world.

"What happened?" Malfurion asked.

"Elune, she just delivered an oracle to me. She tells me to go to Outland and find Illidan. In order to fight the Elemental King, we must obtain Illidan's help."

"Find that traitor? That's not a wise choice." Malfurion Stormrage had always had extremely complicated feelings towards his younger brother. On one hand, they were brothers, had fought side by side, and had grown up together, sharing a deep emotional bond. On the other hand, they had taken completely different paths. The Druid's path of nature and Illidan's path of the Demon Hunter were diametrically opposed, which Malfurion found completely unacceptable.

Illidan helped them defeat the Burning Legion twice, yet he also committed numerous heinous acts that were hard to forgive. Coupled with Illidan's fanatical infatuation with Tyrande, all of this made Malfurion extremely reluctant to see his brother again.

However, the will of the gods is beyond question. It was Elune, who instructed them to release Illidan, and it proved to be very effective in the fight against Illidan Burning Legion. Now, Elune is asking them to seek Illidan's help again.

This was the will of the gods; they had no other choice—for a moment, Malfurion truly wished he could refuse.

"I'm afraid he won't help us. He's not the Illidan he used to be," Malfurion said, not entirely convinced of his own words.

"No, he has never changed, and the Elemental King is a threat to him. Joining forces with us is his best option," Tyrande said firmly.

"I hope you're right, my dear. Let's set off now. I'll gather a Druid force to accompany you."

Just as various forces, propelled by the power of the gods, were converging on the Dark Portal, mages in the council hall of Dalaran were arguing fiercely over a crucial proposal.

The high-ranking members of the three mage organizations— the Violet, the Kirin Tor, and the Sunreavers —were all gathered together, dozens of high-ranking mages who held power in Dalaran, arguing over the proposal.

The proposal was initiated by the chairpersons of the three councils, and the content of the proposal was whether or not the Guardian Project should be restarted.

These three guild leaders were actually played by game company GMs. When Dalaran was first established, the game company created a large number of characters who occupied a place among the first founders. None of these characters controlled by the game company were involved in developing the storyline. Instead, they focused on researching magic and developing organizations among the Dalarans. Therefore, these people had almost no presence among the first founders. Meanwhile, the storyline characters, such as Aegwynn, Medivh, and Antonidas, continued to write Legendary and epics as the storyline progressed.

However, creating Legendary comes at a price. As time went by, those Legendary figures either died or suffered various accidents, leaving Dalaran one after another. Meanwhile, those mediocre people gradually became the leadership of Dalaran due to their seniority. As a result, the old guys in the Dalaran Council were left with only the characters created by the game company. Consequently, the presidents of the three councils were all controlled by the game company.

In this situation, once the game company gives the Guardian Project, it can be done very easily.

At this very moment, the three GMs, acting as council chairmen, are outlining their proposals. The one speaking is none other than Archmage Glinton, the chairman of the Kirin Tor Council.

Glinton (Speaker of the Kirin Tor): "After consultation and discussion, the three of us have decided to restart the Guardian Project. The Elemental Tide are sweeping across the world, demons and Void creatures are eyeing us covetously, the Scourge is stirring, and the Old Gods are shrouded in mystery. Our world is facing an unprecedented crisis. With so many threats, mortal power alone is insufficient to withstand them. Under these circumstances, only the power of the Guardian can protect this world."

"No, don't forget Medivh. He betrayed us. The Guardian brought the Orcs and nearly destroyed the world," said an unknown mage.

Glinton shook his head. "A single failure cannot negate the value of the Guardian. After all, the Guardian have protected this world for thousands of years. Without the Guardian, we might have been destroyed before the Orcs invaded. So we still need the power of the Guardian."