Grandmaster Vargos was once a member of the Alliance Expeditionary Force. He voluntarily followed Turalyon, Danas and others through the Dark Portal, and went to the strange Draenor to pursue the old tribe.

After the reopening of the Dark Portal and the return of the expeditionary force, Vargos also returned to Azeroth, where he had been away for a long time, and returned to his hometown, the magic city-state Dalaran.

However, compared with the Dalaran that Vargos is familiar with, the high-level structure of Dalaran has undergone tremendous changes.

The respected old speaker Antonidas voluntarily retired to abdicate, and Luo Ning, who was only a marginal role back then, took over the position of speaker.

The archmage Dryden, who had been inseparable with Vargoth, died unfortunately in battle because of the demon disaster Dara a few years ago.

Everything in front of him is different, so Vargas has a sense of dislocation that he can no longer integrate into his hometown.

Facing the olive branch offered by old buddies Modera, Ansrem and Karaine, he subconsciously reached out and held it tightly like a person about to drown.

Don't look at Vargus's middle-aged appearance, it is because the abundant arcane energy continues to nourish his body. In fact, Vargas is already over 60 years old this year. Ra is a Dalaran elder of the same generation.

With the help of three old colleagues, Vargoth finally reintegrated into Dalaran, which had undergone tremendous changes in all aspects.

But soon after, he was horrified to find that he seemed to have been involved in a big headache unintentionally.

Factional struggles within Dalaran.

Unlike Modera, who is good at intrigue, Vargoth is not interested in political struggles. He is a relatively pure academic arcanist. Like Kel'Thuzad, he hopes to spend his life searching for the truth.

After discovering the problem, Vargos immediately wanted to leave the city of Dalaran, which had become the center of the political vortex, but at that time Modera was able to persuade him to stay temporarily with the Kirin Tor seat as a bait.

Vargas is not greedy for the rights that the councilors can grasp, but what he values ​​more is the privilege of being able to apply for more research funding after being promoted to councilor.

Vargas originally thought that the three superficial allies of Modera, Ansrem, and Kalein could easily suppress the lonely Ronin and Aethas, but the subsequent developments caught him by surprise.

With the return of Antonidas' closed disciple, Jaina, the king, there were first changes in the Moderate faction, which could still have the upper hand.

Ansrem and Karaine knew very well that Jaina, a genius younger than Rhonin, must not be offended.

Leaving aside her monstrous potential, the power standing behind Jaina alone made the two archmages dare not take it lightly.

None of Quel'Thalas, Kul Tiras, and Antonidas, who seemed to have thrown away all his powers and retired for retirement, was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

What made their scalps even more numb was still behind.

It is said that Jaina has a very close personal relationship with Khadgar, the heir of Karazhan, and she is also the named apprentice of Aegwynn, the former guardian of Tirisfal.

Before Khadgar formally joined Dalaran, Jaina was somewhat of an agent of the nascent Council of Tirisfal.

The situation took a turn for the worse, and the three members of the moderate faction, who had their own minds, no longer lost the unity they had before.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Vargos took the initiative to escape from Dalaran, where the rain was about to come, and instead accepted Queen Calia's invitation to come to Lordaeron as the chief mage advisor as a mage.

In fact, whether it is Rhonin or Jaina, they do not intend to involve too many people in the factional struggle in Dalaran.

Ronin had studied information about Vargas in private, and his think tanks finally came to a dumbfounding conclusion.

This unlucky archmage was only muddled into the political struggle at an inappropriate time, and he himself did not have any political bias towards the reformers and moderates.

Luo Ning was not the kind of character who liked to take the opportunity to suppress innocent people, and he had no intention of doing anything to Vargas from the beginning.

If the seats in the Kirin Tor Council were not fully booked, Rhonin even planned to recruit Vargoth before Modera.

It needs to be specifically mentioned here that the number of seats in the Kirin Tor Council of Six has been fixed since the establishment of Dalaran, but this does not mean that there are only 6 archmages in Dalaran.

Even if you can't join the Kirin Tor Council, the resource tilt obtained by archmage in Dalaran will be far higher than that of ordinary mage.

But research funding... Anyone who has ever dealt with it knows that there is never too much.

Vargas is also a veteran archmage, and he knows the truth that arcane research is a bottomless pit.

Since he had the opportunity to live in the Kirin Tor Council, it was only natural that Vargoth, who hadn't seen the situation clearly at the time, would be tempted.

Facing Jaina's meaningful greeting, Vargas scratched his messy hair in embarrassment.

"Uh~ Let's meet for the first time, Senator Proudmoore, it's an honor to meet you."

Before leaving for Draenor, Vargoth kept a low profile, and not many people outside of Dalaran knew him.

Jaina also traveled to Dalaran as a princess of Kul Tiras when she was a child, but the two had never met at that time.

It was the first time for Vargas to meet the youngest archmage ever, and his mood was somewhat complicated.

Strictly speaking, if Jaina hadn't pushed his position, Vargos would indeed have a chance to be carried into the Kirin Tor Council by three old colleagues.

Winners and losers, the matter has come to this point, and it will not help to continue to struggle with this issue.

Moreover, because it is a critical period of reconstruction and revival, Lordaeron, which is eager for talents, is eager to come to all kinds of talents.

No matter how you say it, Vargos is also a senior archmage. Under the beckoning of Queen Calia, his life in Lordaeron is pretty good, and his income is not lower than when he was in Dalaran.

The only problem is that there are many high-end precious magic materials that cannot be bought in the market in Lordaeron. Many of them are contraband items that are prohibited from being sold outside Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, and can only be purchased from the black market at high prices. enter.

Jaina didn't think about poaching Calia's corner at the moment, the Kirin Tor Council really couldn't make room for it, and there was not enough bargaining chips to attract Vargos.

But she doesn't mind leaving a good relationship with Vargas in advance, maybe it will be used sometime in the future.

As Sharlayan said, it is not easy to survive in the troubled Azeroth.

Not to mention the Kirin Tor Councilor, if the battle ahead is tight, the kings of all countries need to take up arms and go to the front line to boost morale.

Therefore, the death rate of Azeroth's high-end combat forces has remained high. Who knows when the Kirin Tor will have another seat vacant.

Isn't Drayden an example?

Under Jaina's intentional gesture, Vargus, whose face was a little stiff, gradually calmed down.

Under the guidance of the newly appointed chief mage advisor of Lordaeron, Sharlayan followed the smiling Jaina to the palace of Lordaeron without saying a word.

Surrounded by a large number of Lordaeron nobles and officials who came quickly after hearing the news, Sharlayan once again stepped into the familiar yet unfamiliar Lordaeron palace.

Jaina and Vargos were discussing academic topics, temporarily ignoring the buzzing "flies~lightnovelpub.net~ and exchanging views happily.

With a formulaic smile on Sharlayan's face, he was perfunctory to those human nobles who came to say hello one after another, and laughed off all the sensitive topics they brought up.

'Boring and hypocritical aristocratic society...'

Fortunately, Calia did not invite anyone other than Sharlayan and Jaina to accompany her in the interview.

After entering the palace, the flies around were finally stopped by the guards, and they could only watch helplessly as the two nobles continued to move forward unhurriedly.

In the living room of the royal palace, Queen Calia was looking nervously at the mirror.

"It's over... How can I cover up my dark circles?"

The head maid of the palace smiled helplessly and said: "We have tried our best, I clearly advised you to go to bed early last night."

Calia said with a bitter face: "How do I know that Sharlayan will make a surprise visit without saying hello? Now I'm in trouble. I heard that he went to Dalaran not long ago? He didn't come here to ask questions..."

The head maid shook her head dumbfoundingly: "So, didn't I remind you at that time, don't play tricks in front of that wise Grand Duke."

"Hmph~" Calia curled her lips disapprovingly: "I admit that Sharlayan is unparalleled in overall planning, but I know his character and temper, and he may not be that sensitive in terms of emotions... It can even be said that A little dull."

"Want to wait for him to take the initiative? Then I'm afraid I'll end up alone forever."

The head maid next to Calia watched her grow up, and when they get along in private, they are more like friends and family.

Facing the stubbornness of Calia, who was already a queen, as always, the head maid secretly rolled her eyes.

"Yes, yes, then let me see the wonderful hands of Her Majesty the Queen."

Calia: "...I always feel like you're implicating me."