Remember [New] in a second! Since Anasteria gave way to Kael'thas, the retired king has not been seen in public since.

He deliberately kept a low profile in order to avoid making two sects, and handed over all the authority of the Sunstrider royal family to his son.

Sharlayan had heard Kael'thas complain before, saying that the old king often passed the time with the Prophet Velen who had nothing to do.

And according to Kael'thas privately, Anasterian didn't really let go of everything.

In order to hide the remnants of the old nobles headed by Dar'Khan, the scientific research cooperation between Quel'Thalas and the Draenei has been hidden in the dark, and the abdicated old king personally checks it.

This is also one of the main reasons why Velen came to Quel'Thalas when he had nothing to do.

For tens of thousands of years, the Delaney people who were brutally hunted down by their clansmen never forgot their birthplace—Argus.

After settling in Azeroth, the Draenei finally gained a relatively stable base, and they were able to calm down and rearrange the eredar technologies that have been recorded so far.

During the tens of thousands of years of fleeing, the Delaneians lost too much, because some technicians who mastered important technologies were unfortunately killed, and some technologies even appeared faulty.

The death of the Technician Archbishop Hataru had a serious impact on the scientific research system of the Delenei.

Before Romul, the leader of the new generation of Draenei technicians, led a team to sort out and thoroughly understand the technology left by their predecessors, the Draenei did not have the technical ability to manufacture spaceships for the time being.

The high elves are not very accomplished in engineering...that is, what the Draenei call science, but the magic technology possessed by Quel'Thalas inspired the Draenei technicians quite a bit.

In line with the idea of ​​complementarity, driven by the secrets of Anasteria and Velen, Delaney and the high elf technicians have cooperated since a long time ago, learning from each other's technology and learning by analogy.

Over the years, Sare'an has been running around, not paying much attention to the progress of this secret mission.

Anasteria summoned him suddenly at this time, obviously not just missing Sharlayan anymore.

From Kael'thas' meaningful eyes, Sharlayan saw some clues.

Since Darkan was still present, Sharlayan nodded calmly and agreed.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll visit His Majesty Anasteria later. Speaking of which, it's true that I haven't seen his old man for a long time."

Noticing Salayan's knowing eyes, Kael'thas nodded in satisfaction.

"Speaking of business, about the mobilization of the Morning Herald Legion..."

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The area of ​​the Sunstrider Royal Court was extremely vast, and the outer court, main hall, bedroom and garden where Kael'thas was often active only accounted for less than one-third of the total area.

After Anasterian abdicated, he consciously chose to live in a palace deeper in the palace.

Not to mention foreign ministers, even the court servants who served Kael'thas would not go to the palace where Anasteria spent his life without an order.

The secret research carried out in this palace is naturally unknown to outsiders.

Including Kael'thas, there were only about 20 people who knew of the secret cooperation between Quel'Thalas and the Draenei, and they were all reliable people deeply trusted by the Sunstrider royal family.

The last time Sharlayan saw Anasterian was during Kael'thas' coronation.

After the ceremony, the old king took the initiative to retreat to the deep palace without even attending the banquet, as if he would never care about world affairs.

Sharlayan originally thought that Anasteria, who guarded the deep palace alone, would look older, but when he saw the former Sun King who had long since abdicated, Sharlayan was taken aback.

Perhaps it was because of the burden of being the king of a country, Anasterian, who had nothing to do, was actually more healthy than the last time we met.

...Of course, his appearance is still so old, this is an irreversible law of nature.

"Long time no see, Sharlayan."

Anasterian, who took off the crown, lost the majesty of being a king, and looked like a kind and noble grandfather.

The Prophet Velen happened to be away today, and Sharlayan didn't care about Velen's whereabouts. He respectfully stroked his chest and bowed his head to greet the old king.

"Your Majesty Anasteria, long time no see, your complexion is better than when you were in power."

"Haha! Sure enough, you said the same thing."

Anasterian proudly stroked his beard and laughed: "It may be the warming effect given by the magic wine that Elisande gave. Although I can't use the power of time to completely lock the passage of my life, it still plays a role to some extent. some effect."

After his abdication, Anasteria didn't have many servants around him. They were all old friends who were worthy of the trust of the royal family. They had followed Anasteria for at least 1,000 years.

The old king didn't hide anything in front of them, and asked straight to the point: "I heard that you found Thoradin's sword in Tyr's tomb?"

Sharlayan: "Yes, it's in my space package."

Anasterian waved his hand with great interest and said: "Approved to unlock Earl Deep Shadow's space package, take it out and have a look."

An old mage guarding Anasterian waved his hand, and Sharlayan's spatial package was free again.

Slowly taking out Strom'kar Warbreaker, Sharlayan held the great sword horizontally in both hands and showed it to Anasteria.

"really…"

The old king stepped down from his seat, stroking the sword with a look of nostalgia on his face.

"The appearance is almost unchanged from the last time I saw it, except for a slight change in the nature of its power."

Anasterian had a good talk with Thoradin when he was young. Humans don't have such a long lifespan as the high elves. Thoradin has long since turned to dust, and even his last bloodline died a few years ago.

Anasterian, who was mature and sophisticated, saw some clues from the change in Sharlayan's face, and asked with a kind smile: "You seem to have something to ask me? Don't be shy, just speak up."

"yes…"

Sharlayan sorted out his language: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you have heard of the origin of Arathor?"

"Arathor's...origin?"

Anasterian lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "It's a very nostalgic word, I guess you must have thought of Arathi Highlands and Stromgarde, right?"

The implication of the old king made Salayan stunned for a moment: "Isn't it?"

"Heh~" Anasteria shook his head amusedly: "Of course not, that's just the beautification of the historian."

"The fact is that Thoradin wasn't in the Arathi Highlands when he first started."

"Until the major human tribes were unified, he found the Arathi Highland under the guidance of his father in the dream, and finally built and settled in Strom City."

Sharlayan: "This..."

Sharlayan was surprised by the secret information that was different from the history books, but Anasterian was not surprised by it.

"Surprised, isn't it? People who write history can't be completely objective and neutral. It's inevitable to revise what actually happened."

[Aren't the history books of our country full of Spring and Autumn brushwork? understandable. 】

Before Sharlayan took the initiative to ask questions, Anasterian answered his questions first.

"The Arathi Highland was covered by the surrounding terrain 3,000 years ago, and no one knew about this hidden plateau area."

"The place where Thoradin's Wall is now used to be rolling hills, and the terrain was changed only after a major earthquake."

"The place where Thoradin first started was at the junction of Alterac Snow Mountain and Hillsbrad Hills. I remember... that area seems to be called Steinbrad now, right?"

Sharlayan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Steinbride...the syndicate's lair?"

"Hmph~" Anasteria sneered mockingly: "That brat Terenas, who is eager for quick success, still wants to copy Thoradin's great achievements~lightnovelpub.net~ His wrist and stamina are far worse than Thoradin's. "

"I heard from Kael'thas that the Syndicate recently took advantage of the chaos to attack the ruins of Stromgarde?"

Sharlayan: "Yes, thanks to Torgalin Trollbane, Stromgarde, which has stood firm for many years, was breached by aliens for the first time."

"Gallin... hehe."

Anasteria didn't even bother to comment on the idiot king, and directly changed the subject.

"I speculate that the Syndicate should have found some clues in Arathor's origin, so they went to Stromgarde on an expedition to try to find out the secrets buried by Thoradin."

Tong Kong of Sharlayan shrank suddenly: "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

Anasteria shook his head: "Don't get me wrong, I don't know what the secret is, I just know that there is such a concept. Thoradin mentioned it cryptically when he talked with me face to face, maybe he wanted me to help take care of it. His descendants."

"Shoradin's secret..."

Sharlayan showed all his thoughts on his face: "It seems that we still have to make a trip some time." '