3. The dragon's call for help
Dragons, we've said it many times.
In mortal civilizations, dragons are mysterious, powerful legends that often symbolize powers that mortals cannot possess, and where their rumors spread, mysteries always follow.
They were born much earlier than human civilization, even earlier than the ancient elven empire, and the period when the dragons were active was in the ancient era, when there was no historical record, in that savage world, the dragons helped the managers of the world at that time, and maintained the order of the world.
With the birth of mortal civilization, the dragons hid behind the scenes for various reasons, and after the last appearance of the War of the Ancients, they left the world stage completely.
Mortals can proudly claim that this era belongs to mortals, but for those who have seen the truth of the world, the shadow of the dragon has always hung over the world and has never been erased.
But even so, in the history of the world's civilizations, there are few dragons that will actively intervene between civilizations, but in fact, there are indeed many dragons living in human society.
They have all kinds of purposes, leaving their mark on human civilization, and occasionally do some dragon pranks, many of the psalms sung are based on these pranks, Crassus is just one of these dragons interested in humans, but compared with the actions of his sinister compatriots, Crassus disguised himself as a High Elf and joined Dalaran, more of a simple curiosity and kindness.
But now, it has taken the initiative to reveal its secret, for a more noble and urgent matter.
After receiving the summons from Antonidas, in the early morning of the next day, the six council members who had returned from all over the world gathered on the second floor of the Violet Hall, and when the belated Prince Kael'thas walked into the hall on the second floor, His Royal Highness the noble and gentle prince was surprised to find:
In addition to the 4 members of the Council of Six, as well as Master Derlandon, who had already determined that he would not be able to attend this meeting, there was actually an uninvited guest in this hall extended by space spells.
"A red dragon!"
His Royal Highness the Prince subconsciously said: .
"And it's an adult dragon, which is really surprising."
"Don't be surprised, Kael'thas. We used to talk very happily with each other. ”
The dragon let out a low voice, in the magic halo of transformation magic, its huge body quickly shrunk, and after the halo dissipated, the fellow High Elf Crassus ** Master appeared in front of everyone, and the seat of Prince Kael'thas suddenly raised his eyebrows, and a trace of realization flashed in his eyes.
"No wonder, no wonder I sent the best rangers to travel all over Quel'Thalas, and I couldn't find even the slightest sign of a relationship with you, it turns out that Quel'Thallas is not your hometown, Master Crassus."
His Royal Highness shook his head:
"It seems that this council's emergency call is for this purpose, right?"
He turned his head to look at Antonidas, who was sitting on the other side of the round table, who nodded silently, but did not say anything, and the next person who spoke was a spirited female mage, who played with a magic gem in her hand, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Durandon once told me that beneath the gentle exterior of Crassus's ** master was a powerful soul that I thought was just pure appreciation."
Lady Modra smiled self-deprecatingly:
"Now it seems that among us, only Derlandon is aware of your secret, and the others who claim to be powerful have been kept in the dark by you, and you have been hiding from us for 30 years!"
Lady Modra's words were somewhat unkind, and in keeping with her usual stern personality and image, the female mage was approaching 50 years old this year, but in reality, except for the snow-white hair, which was a symbol of old age, the well-groomed cheeks looked to be at most 30 years old.
That's the power of magic.
For this faint accusation, Crassus did not refute it, and the ** division Ansrem, who was sitting at the other end. Ruinvivol, who was concerned with something else, rubbed his raunchy cheeks and his stray beard, whispered:
"It's no wonder that over the years, you've been able to easily find long-lost magical texts, bring back treasured ancient magical items from all over the world, and have a profound knowledge of fire magic that shocks us all."
"As a dragon, it's really easy to find these things."
The ** master, who was dressed like a down-and-out wandering mage, coughed lightly, and a trace of loss and kindness flashed in his eyes:
"But even so, I won't resent you for hiding your identity, Crassus, we've all seen your contributions to Dalaran over the past few years, and it has nothing to do with race, although being friends with a dragon makes me feel a little flattered... We're friends, right? ”
"Of course, there is no doubt about it."
Crassus sighed, he sat down in his chair, and said sincerely:
"In the beginning, I joined Dalaran purely because of my personal curiosity about humans, and in the dragon community, there are many strange legends about humans, and some radical compatriots even think that humans are no different from beasts, but I don't think so."
"In the history of dragons, the whole process of human civilization from birth to development is completely recorded, in a trip 3,800 years ago, I saw your Arathas the Great with my own eyes, and drank with him in a tavern, I don't believe that the descendants of such heroes will live like wild beasts, and the decades in Dalaran also proved my persistence."
Crassus looked at the other ** divisions, and he smiled softly and said:
"You are worthy of the land you occupy under your feet, in the stage of this age, humans are the real protagonists, and as Ansrem said, I have gained many mortal friends, well, my friend Modra... Don't be angry, that will make your carefully maintained appearance old, and I will give you a pure life force as compensation for my deception, which will make you look younger. ”
"Don't think a gift will make me forgive you! Stupid and arrogant Crassus. ”
The female ** teacher shook her head, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes:
"At least three copies, otherwise I won't agree to whatever you say today."
"Okay, let's have three servings then."
The red dragon mage let out a burst of laughter, and the other ** masters also laughed, the estrangement just now dissipated invisibly, even if the race is different, in fact, they can have friendship, and for mortal mages, being a friend of the dragon is indeed a very proud thing.
"Alright, the chit-chat is over, let's get down to business."
Antonidas, with a hint of worry on his face, knocked on the table, he looked at the rest of the council, and he whispered:
"Crassus came to Dalaran to ask for help, about the Red Dragon Queen who was imprisoned by the orcs with an evil artifact in the Orc War, the dragons have found out the place where the Red Dragon Queen was imprisoned, just under the fortress of Grimbaatar in the wetlands, about this matter, let Crassus talk about it."
The Red Dragon Mage stood up, he coughed lightly, and said:
"That's right, I'm here to turn to my human friends for help, and the war in the mortal world has nothing to do with us, because the dragons maintain a higher order, and within the framework of this order, whether it's the Night Elves of Kalimdor, the High Elves of Quel'Salas, the trolls hiding in Hinterland, or even the boar people of the Barrens, all have their place."
"And the arrival of the orcs broke this framework, before the outbreak of the first orc war, the dragon-throated orcs, under the guidance of some dark forces, found the sealed artifact in the foothills of the Red Ridge Mountain in the Stormwind Kingdom - the dragon's soul, also known as the demon's soul, in the battle of the ancients, such an artifact was forged to fight against the demon army that invaded Azeroth, it did work, but unfortunately, it ended up in the hands of careerists."
Crassus concealed the inside story of the War of the Dragons, whose filth was not well known to humans, and he said:
"It took us unimaginable effort to seal this artifact in the wild corners of the world..."
"Wait, Crassus, I have a question."
Master Ainsrem** interrupted Crassus's introduction, and he said, "The territory of the Storm Kingdom is not barbaric! ”
Crassus shook his head:
"In our time, it was indeed a wild place like the ends of the earth, there was no trace of life, but unfortunately, the dragon could not see the future, and after nearly 10,000 years, mankind actually established its own kingdom in that wild land."
"Uh, okay."
Master Ansrem** patted the head of the Mediterranean hairstyle, and he said with some embarrassment: "You go on." ”
"Anyway, the orcs unearthed the evil artifact and began to experiment with it."
A trace of pain flashed across Crassus's handsome face:
"In addition to the powerful power of the artifact, it also has a terrible binding ability for the dragon, especially the purer the bloodline, the weaker the dragon will become, and feeling the artifact being touched, my queen, the great and powerful life bound Alekstasa personally took the most powerful dragon guard, to the Red Ridge Mountain to check... And that's the beginning of the disaster. ”
"So, in the orc war, those red dragons who aided in the abuse, in fact, that's how they came?"
Prince Kael'thas had his fingers twitching on the table, and he looked at Crassus:
"Didn't you do anything?"
"Actually, we did a lot of action."
Crassus said in a deep voice: "The mighty primeval red dragon set out from the Ruby Sanctuary to rescue the queen, but because of the existence of the demon's soul, those cunning orcs threatened us with the queen's safety, resulting in the red dragon's powerful power being nowhere to use, and even being coerced by them to attack the alliance, humans cannot imagine the high status that the queen has in our group." ”
He shook his head:
"As long as the demonic soul is still in the hands of the orcs, the red dragon, not only the red dragon, but also other dragons cannot interfere in this matter, and there is a dark force behind the orcs that humans cannot fight, and I can't let my human friends die for the fate of the dragon at that time... Until recently! ”
A gleam flashed in Crassus's eyes:
"To be precise, 2 years ago, the dark power behind the orcs was disappearing little by little, and I came to ask for help after I was completely sure that the power that threatened the world had dissipated."
He looked at the ** teachers in front of him, and he said sincerely:
"I ask you to help us rescue the imprisoned Queen, and in return, we will do our best to fulfill the needs of the Alliance for you, as long as you make the conditions, I have turned to my fellow dragons, but whether they are green dragons or bronze dragons, they all have dragons' souls... Be vigilant, so we must use a race of intelligence other than dragons to complete this rescue, it will be difficult, but we will do everything in our power to help. ”
"You mean, the Red Dragon Queen is imprisoned in Grimbaatar, the area occupied by the Dragonmaw Orcs?"
Master Modra rubbed her forehead, and she said in a deep voice:
"You've picked a good time, Crassus, if it had been a few months ago, we would have helped you without a doubt, but now... The situation has changed. ”
"What do you mean?"
Crassus frowned, and Master Ainsrem also introduced:
"There are a lot of orc captives imprisoned in the Arathi Highlands and the Hills of Hillsbrad, you should know this, that place is very close to the wetland area where Grimbaatar is located, and just half a month ago, the orcs wandering around the Eastern Continent suddenly showed signs of gathering, led by the extremely powerful Warsong Clan! And their crazy chieftain, Grom. Hell roars. ”
"They are currently operating in the Arathi Heights and want to attack human shelters, free their fellow human beings, and worst of all... The Dragonthroat Orcs seem to have joined forces with them. ”
** Teacher Antonidas closed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"There have been several meetings within the alliance on this matter, and in the near future, a war is likely to break out in this place, and now the Arathi region and the wetland area have become a real hot spot, Crassus..."
"It's not that we don't want to help you, it's also an honor for us to help the Red Dragon Queen, but Dalaran is a secular organization after all, and we can't risk the threat of war and swagger to send ** divisions to that area..."
Antonidas looked around, and he lowered his voice:
"What's more important is something that's tightly sealed... The orc chieftain imprisoned in Lordaeron, just a week ago, Orgrim, he... Jailbreak! "The first king of Tang Zhenguan
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