The Census of Sky World

"So, how can we stop all of this from happening?" Kael'thas asked impatiently. He didn't want to be killed, resurrected, and then killed again. That kind of ending was completely different from what he expected. Moreover, judging from the plot summary of that book, it seemed that he would be killed as a villain.

Although Kael'thas was indeed a boss, he didn't see himself as a villain. On the contrary, he saw himself as a hero who was restoring the glory of the Sin'dorei, and he absolutely couldn't accept dying such a pathetic death.

Shen Yuan smiled slightly, about to offer an answer, when Arthas suddenly sneered, "Let me tell you how to stop all this from happening. We just need to nip it in the bud. Now we know what will happen in the future, whether that future is real or not, it's enough for me to prevent this outcome. I can just kill Tirion Fordring now, or I can get Mograine to hand over Ashbringer. Without Ashbringer, I don't believe an old man can stand against me."

(The Corrupted Ashbringer is still in the hands of Mograine the Elder, who is Four Horsemen Mograine currently serves under Kel'Thuzad, Arthas Kel'Thuzad. So--)

"Shut up, Arthas! I haven't settled our score yet!" Kael'thas showed no mercy to Arthas; the two were sworn enemies for the murder of each other's fathers.

"Please continue, Mysterious One. What is the only way to prevent the future from happening? Is Arthas's method feasible?"

Shen Yuan shook his head. "It's no use. First of all, Arthas has no chance of killing Tirion Fordring. He is an important character in the story, which means that the Hand of Fate will not let him die easily. With the help of the Hand of Fate, Tirion Fordring will have destiny."

Do you know what destiny is? Simply put, it's the protagonist's halo. When the Hand of Fate needs a character to write a wonderful story, that character will be invincible, just like you, Arthas. Did you think all your victories were due to your own abilities? Haha, don't be so naive. You were just a puppet, completing a pre-written plot under the arrangement of the hand of fate. Everything was predetermined: your victory, the destruction of Stratholme, Frostmourne, the fall of Lordaeron, everything.

And even if you kill Tirion Fordring, it won't matter. The Hand of Fate will arrange for a new character to become Ashbringer, or some other title. He will possess another artifact to sever your Frostmourne. Believe me, it doesn't even need to be perfectly plausible; it just needs to look plausible. This person doesn't even need to be stronger than you; he just needs to be famous enough. Then, the Hand of Fate will send adventurers to attack you. An endless battle awaits you. Of course, you can easily eliminate those adventurers, but how many times do you think you can win? A thousand times? Ten thousand times? Sooner or later, those adventurers will figure out your abilities completely, and then death will await you."

Adventurers? Arthas seemed to be startled awake; in fact, he hadn't even considered the question of adventurers before.

"Adventurers are indeed a problem. Strange, I overlooked that before," Arthas muttered to himself.

This is not surprising, as everyone wore similar expressions. Since the adventurer is not part of the game's storyline, these characters often subconsciously ignore the adventurer's presence and don't find anything strange about it.

When adventurers appear, they automatically consider them as part of this world.

Shen Yuan replied, "Isn't it strange? Before this, I dare say none of you had ever thought about adventurers. The question is, why is that? Adventurers are undoubtedly the most powerful creatures in this world. They are immortal and their numbers are endless, yet you have never considered where they come from."

"Well, adventurers come from all races, and they're not immortal. I've killed quite a few adventurers myself," Kael'thas said.

"Ha, then let me ask you, how many people are there in the entire Blood Elf race?"

"Hmm, probably a little over a million," Kael'thas said hesitantly. The elven race has a relatively weak reproductive capacity, so despite living in Azeroth for thousands of years, they have only managed to grow to a population of two million. During the Scourge crisis, most of these people were lost, and now it is estimated that there are less than a million left.

"Let's say it's one million, and half a million of them are adults. But as far as I know, there are more than one million Blood Elf adventurers alone, and they're all adults. Haven't you considered that there might be some problems with this?"

Because Blood Elf have the highest appearance rate in the entire game, they also have the largest number of adventurers. If you include alt characters, there are probably five or six million, let alone a million. Of course, there aren't that many playing at the same time.

Kael'thas was stunned; the question was indeed a bit strange to him.

"As for immortality, perhaps you haven't noticed, but in every major event in this world, a large number of adventurers perish, yet do you think the number of adventurers has ever decreased?"

Seeing the thoughtful expressions on everyone's faces, Shen Yuan pressed on while the iron was hot.

Thrall, I'm asking you, how many Orcs did you take with you when you led the Orcs to Kalimdor?

Thrall thought for a moment. He had seized the Alliance fleet and rescued Orcs prisoners from the labor camp, but he hadn't actually counted the exact number. "It could be a few thousand, or it could be tens of thousands."

Shen Yuan said, "Let's say we have a larger number, 100,000 people. I think a fleet transporting 100,000 people is the limit."

As far as I know, your fleet encountered a storm at sea, losing a number of men. After reaching the shore, you fought against various native Quilboar and Centaur of Kalimdor, losing another number of men. On the way, you clashed with the Alliance Expedition, losing another number of men. Then you clashed with the Night Elf, losing yet another number of men.

Then you joined forces with the Night Elf and humans to fight against the Burning Legion, and suffered heavy losses again.

Then you led the remaining Orcs to establish Orgrimmar, which has been less than ten years since then, and there has been constant warfare during those years. So tell me, how many Orcs are there in Kalimdor now?"

"Probably a few million," Thrall said, then suddenly realized something was amiss. Orcs were the dominant race of the Horde, just as humans were the dominant race of the Alliance, so the Horde had a large number of Orcs. A few million didn't seem like much before, but compared to the tens of thousands who came to Kalimdor, this was a huge difference. Where did all these Orcs come from?

Shen Yuan, however, saw right through him, "Even if you Orcs are born like pigs and can have ten offspring at once, it still takes at least twenty or thirty years for an Orcs child to grow to adulthood. Yet, in just a few years, the Horde's Orcs population has reached several million. Don't you find that strange?"