Jaina was raised by Salayan, Valeera and others. Salayan and Stellagosa doted on this little sister, and Tinagosa even regarded her as a lifelong best friend.

Only Valeera's attitude towards Jaina is more severe, similar to the urging of Tienagosa by the little star who wants her sister Jackie Chan.

...Of course, there may be some reasons why the younger sister rebelled and snatched the man herself. Regarding this point, Sharlayan does not want to delve into it too much.

Although there is a gap in age between Jaina and the eldest of the new generation, Calia, who are both noble ladies of the seven kingdoms of mankind, the two who have known each other since childhood can still be regarded as best friends.

Thinking in another way, Jaina thinks Calia has not been happy in the past 20 years.

Terina has always positioned her as a vase for political marriages, and has never cultivated her political ability at all.

Thanks to Sharlayan's teachings, Calia, who had been guarding Lordaeron's palace until now, could finally open her eyes to see the world.

Thanks to the broadening of her horizons, Jia Liya didn't want to be confined in the small palace.

With the collapse of the old alliance and the financial pressure brought by maintaining a large number of orc shelters, Lordaeron, which was originally a prosperous country, gradually weakened visible to the naked eye.

After the restoration of Alterac, which was swallowed by Terenas, Lordaeron's power from the outside can no longer be suppressed.

The house leak coincided with the continuous night rain, and Arthas took the initiative to provoke Quel'Thalas at this time due to personal emotional reasons, exposing his immature character flaws in front of Calia.

If Sharlayan hadn't opened her eyes, Calia might not have thought about it.

However, Alsace's impulsive behavior made Calia, who was growing in ability, worry about the future of the country after he inherited the throne.

Taking advantage of the prestige gained by supporting the peace talks in the Battle of Alterac, Calia demonstrated her influence in the Kingdom of Lordaeron for the first time, and thus won the approval of a large number of moderate ministers and nobles.

Because of their different philosophies, Calia and Alsace had serious disagreements on the future direction of the country after Terenas died of illness.

Even if she put aside her personal emotional bias, Calia didn't think that Arthas' idea of ​​continuing to oppress Quel'Thalas was correct.

This time and that time.

In the early years, there were many objective reasons for Lordaeron's ability to overwhelm the old powerhouse Quel'Thalas and secure its position as the leader of the Eastern Kingdoms.

One is the crazy internal friction of Quel'Thalas, and the second is the dismal fertility rate of the high elves.

Coupled with the fact that Lordaeron, as the leading country of the alliance, has enjoyed the greatest dividends after winning the war with the old tribes, the combination of multiple factors has made Lordaeron the power it was in the sky back then.

However, because of Terenas' excessively inflated ambitions, Lordaeron opened up a lot in the distribution of benefits after the war, which directly led to the rapid disintegration of the old alliance that was united not long ago, and also paved the way for Lordaeron's decline.

After finally gaining the approval of most of the dignitaries in the country, Jia Liya was finally able to ascend the throne and become the queen.

However, before the smug Calia implemented her long-planned reform strategy, Alsace, who was still dissatisfied, made another move.

And this time he caused a big disaster that swept across half of the kingdom, which directly led to the precipitous decline of Lordaeron's national power, which was already in decline.

To this day, Calia is still trying to take back the city of Stratholme occupied by the Scourge through diplomatic efforts, and completely recover the land of Lordaeron.

After the end of the Scourge, the traumatized Lordaeron finally ushered in a relatively stable recovery period.

With the help of Quel'Thalas Druin, the plague spreading in East Tirisfal has basically been eliminated, but the once prosperous East Weld area is still devastated.

In contrast, Quel'Thalas began to stride forward again under the leadership of Kael'thas.

Under the ebb and flow, Quel'Thalas has actually secretly regained the title of the strongest country in the Eastern Kingdom, but many people have not yet realized this problem.

Even after entering a rare period of peace, Calia, who is a queen, still can't relax.

Due to the historical legacy caused by the two successive turmoil in Alsace, Calia felt a stick in her throat about the strength and power in the hands of the powerful nobles in Lordaeron.

She desperately wants to bring most of the power back to the center through reforms, but it is obviously not so easy to cut other people's cakes.

Jaina, who was also born noble, can understand the thoughts of those nobles with a little empathy.

Why should I spit out the benefits that I have already eaten?

Stratholme can't take it back as Calia's achievements in a short time. After thinking about it, Calia can only bite the bullet and borrow the influence of the most popular Grand Duke of Deep Shadow recently.

The relationship between Calia and Sharlayan is indeed good, but she is still worried about whether this kind of use without saying hello will anger Sharlayan.

The best result is of course that Sharlayan accepts the marriage all in one.

With the powerful Grand Duke Deep Shadow standing behind him, those nobles in Lordaeron who dance more happily are just chickens and dogs.

But... Calia herself knew that this possibility was extremely slim.

The development of the situation was just as Calia expected, and Sharlayan once again declined her olive branch.

The good news is that Grand Duke Deep Shadow did not expose her tricks, but instead kindly stood up for her in a more tactful way.

It's a pity that the best expected result was not achieved, but the matter has come to this point, and Calia is already very satisfied with Salayan's understanding and help.

It was inconvenient for Sharlayan himself to say some things, so it happened that Jaina, who was Calia's best friend, explained the situation on his behalf.

...However, the girl's words and deeds somewhat exceeded Sharlayan's expectations, and she actually gave Calia another illusory hope in front of him.

After receiving Sharlayan's blessing of life, Calia's theoretical lifespan will be longer than that of Ronin who used arcane techniques to extend her life, and her physical fitness will continue to be greatly improved.

Next, she should use Sharlayan's acquiescence to further use his influence to beat those powerful lords who are still jumping up and down in the country and ministers who oppose reform.

"By the way, I almost forgot to say."

Before leaving, Sharlayan hesitated, and finally decided to speak out his guess.

"Alsace's body is indeed dead, but if I'm not wrong, his soul is still alive. There is a high probability that he was secretly dragged to the Shadow Realm by someone behind the scenes."

"What?!"

Calia, who was originally smiling, had a sudden change of expression, and asked with a very complicated expression: "Alsace... Could it be that he can return to Azeroth again?"

From the perspective of personal feelings, as the eldest sister, Calia hoped that Alsace was still alive, and it was best to get rid of those things that tempted him to degenerate.

But rationality told Jia Liya that this was just her wishful thinking, and the mysterious mastermind behind the scenes would never let go of such a useful knife.

Sharlayan shook his head solemnly: "Not sure, in theory, it is difficult for any soul that enters the Shadow Realm to reappear in the material world."

"However, the situation in the shadow world has not been peaceful in recent years~lightnovelpub.net~ I'm not sure what kind of development will happen in the future."

Zoval was still suppressed in the Maw and could not go out. Denathius was also busy playing hide and seek with the rebels who had turned into guerrilla warfare. It stands to reason that there should not be too much turmoil in the Shadow Realm.

However, Sarlayan was still uncertain about the position of the leader of the army. Many barrages repeatedly reminded him that there was something wrong with the failure and capture of the leader of the army. He might have other ideas behind his back, and maybe new troubles would arise in the future. Come.

The Sorrow Sword series all come from the amnesiac master...that is, the hand of the talisman carver, and Arthas, as the user of the prototype sword Frostmourne, is obviously of value to the master.

The last few years have been a precious development period for Azeroth. Sharlayan can't spare time to go to the Shadowlands to clean up the troubles, so he can only wait and see the changes for the time being.

Jaina gave Calia a last hug before parting: "We will continue to pay attention to Alsace's movements. My personal suggestion is that you don't have any expectations for him."

"As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

"With Alsace's extreme and unyielding personality, the possibility of him returning to the right path... is almost zero."

"Hey~"

Calia smiled wryly and patted Jaina on the back: "I know, it's just... I feel sorry for my father who died of illness and failed to take care of Alsace instead of him."

Sharlayan shook his head and persuaded: "It's Alsace's choice to get to where he is today. It's his fault and Terenas' failure to set an example to shape his character and outlook. It's no fault at all. to your head."

Watching Sharlayan and Valeera walk away from the palace, Calia's eyes gradually became firm and sharp.

"Sharlayan has already helped me a lot, next... it's up to me to see how I perform."