Chapter 288: Sun Empress
Ling Pingan was finally in the mood to write after dinner.
Thus, he began his intense work.
The kitten slowly closed its eyes amidst the tapping sound of the keyboard.
The busiest time of the day had begun outside the bookshop.
Cars came and went, and pedestrians came and went in a hurry.
Ling Pingan was immersed in his fantasy world.
He had smooth writing with the help of the material from the game world.
The time slowly reached nine oâclock as he wrote.
He raised his head and looked at the clock on the wall, then looked at the word count on the screen. It was exactly two thousand words!
He nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and made himself a cup of fragrant tea.
His phone beeped as he drank the tea and received a text message.
Ling Pingan picked it up and looked. It was from his aunt.
âOhâŠâ Ling Pingan was surprised. âMy auntâs department has the travel and recuperation benefits of the Fragrant Hills Islands!â
âNot bad!â
âLooks like the ancient culture major has a futureâŠâ
He thought of the girl from a few days ago and felt ashamed for his ignorance.
Ling Pingan nodded as he looked at the photo of the plane taking off, âNo wonder the requirements are so high!â
So, he casually replied with a text message. âAunty, have fun!â
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As she walked onto the passenger plane, carrying her luggage.
Li Anan took out her phone and looked at the reply.
She was instantly furious.
Did she want to hear that from him?
Little Pingan?
But she was also helpless. Her nephew had grown up, so she couldnât be responsible for his matterâŠ
Of courseâŠ
She hadnât been responsible for him before.
To be more precise, it was her nephew who takes care of her more.
Whether it was cooking, washing dishes, or housework.
It seemed that her nephew had always been the guardian.
It seemed that it was her nephew who helped her with the preparation of all kinds of exercise books and so on even when she was taking the college entrance examinationâŠ
Therefore, she could only sigh.
She was a little worried about the future of the Ling family.
She looked at Chu Weiwei, who was in front of her.
Where would Little Pingan find someone with such looks, character, and family background if he missed out on her?
Li Anan shook her head again when she thought of that.
Chu Weiwei turned around and saw Li Ananâs expression, so she asked with concern, âCaptain, whatâs wrong?â
âDonât mention itâŠâ Li Anan sighed and pretended to be sad, âChildren wonât listen to you when they grow upâŠâ
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Sylvanas finally returned to QuelâDanas.
What she saw was a devastated island.
The crisscrossed ravines cut through the island densely.
Stone sculptures stood tall all over the island.
These stone sculptures were entangled in vines.
These vines were like roots, firmly securing these stone sculptures.
More and more stone sculptures appeared as she walked forward.
They stood there one after another and were lifelike.
One would know that these stone sculptures were living people if they observed them.
Humans, elves, Naga.
However, their souls had already disappeared.
There was a strong energy in the air that made Sylvanas sensitive.
She could smell it.
She had smelled it when she was a child.
She had smelled it near the Scarab Wall when her father took her to the Cenarion Circle in Silithus.
The nobles of the Cenarion Circle had said.
It was the scent of a burnt soul.
It was the scent of the Qiraji Bug-men behind the Scarab Wall when they sacrificed the sacrificial person to the ancient gods they believed in.
However, the scent behind the Scarab Wall was faint.
The scent on the Isle of QuelâDanas was so strong that it was beyond imagination!
âGeneralâŠâ
One after another, the Highborne Elves walked out of their bunkers trembling.
They looked at Sylvanas as if they had seen their backbone and gathered around.
Everything that happened during the day was too soul-stirring.
The impact on every Highborne Elf was no less than the invasion of a catastrophe!
Whether it was Prince Kaelâthas that brought the human fleet or Lorâthemar bringing the Naga.
They all told every Highborne Elf refugee their status.
They were pawns and cannon fodder!
And what happened afterward proved that they werenât even qualified to be pawns. They werenât even qualified to be cannon fodder.
Archimonde of the Burning Legion.
The master of the Death Knight who had invaded the QuelâThalas Kingdom.
He had been crushed to death by a large hand like a bug.
The flesh and bone marrow of the Legion leader rained down on the highlands of the Sunwell.
It had become fertilizer just like what the big hand had said!
The fertilizer for the Sacred Mother Tree!
Thus, almost everyone had survived until now in fear.
They were afraid, extremely afraid!
They were afraid of the revenge from the Burning Legion, afraid of the catastrophe coming back, and even more afraid of the wrath of the sacred mother tree.
Sylvanas glanced at her compatriots.
She looked at the frightened people.
Although she didnât see everything during the day with her own eyes.
ButâŠ
She had heard about it from some refugees who had escaped from the island.
So, she looked at them and said in a low voice, âI already know what happened during the dayâŠâ
âI will send people in my nameâŠâ
âTo protest to Stormwind City and Darnassus!â
That was something that had to be done.
Humans and Night Elves had blatantly interfered with QuelâThalas!
They even had the idea of abducting the Sunstrider Family, destroying the Sunwell, and seizing the Yggdrasil.
That was an undeniable fact!
However, Sylvanas wanted to do more than that.
She raised her head, and golden flames burned in her eyes.
âFrom today on, I will stay in QuelâDanas!â The Ranger General said seriously.
âLong live!â Everyone cheered. âLong live the Windrunner!â
âFrom today on, I will teach you the cultivation techniques of the Sun Elves!â The youngest member of the Windrunner family said in a deep voice. The flames of the Sun emerged from her body, and the scorching light was even brighter than the arcane crystal!
She gently held her palm. The sunlight that she breathed during the day diffused from her skin.
Red, orange, blue, green, purpleâŠ
A rainbow appeared in her palm.
She threw the rainbow into the sky and immediately exploded like fireworks.
âQuelâdoreiâŠâ Sylvanas said in a loud voice, âFrom today onwards, you all will be Sun Elves!â
âI, Sylvanas Windrunner⊠will be the first Sun Empress!â
âWeâŠâ she said firmly, âWill withdraw from the Alliance from now on!â
âWhether itâs Stormwind City, Stromgarde, or DarnassusâŠâ
âNo one, or no matter what can restrain us anymore!â
âGreat Sun Elf!â
âEternal child of the Sun!â
The people looked at her and saw the power of the sun blooming on her body.
It was indeed sacred.
And it was indeed powerful!
More importantlyâŠ
People could feel that if they could be like SylvanasâŠ
The demonic addiction would become the end!
All the Quelâdorei didnât need to worry about the demonic addiction anymore.
Because the sun was their source of energy!
Thus, one by one, the surviving refugees knelt on one knee.
âAs your willâŠâ they respectfully offered their loyalty. âGreat Sun Empress!â
Quelâdorei could only rely on Windrunner at that point.
That was because the truth had already proven that they could not rely on anyone else.
Be it the humans or the night.
Be it the Sunstrider or Lorâthemar.
They were all unreliable!
Even the Silvermoon Council that the people believed in the past had proven with irrefutable facts on the battlefield that everything they stood for and believed in was so weak!
The Highborne Elves were utterly defeated under the scourge of the catastrophe.
The old king died in battle.
All the Silvermoon Council died in battle.
Lorâthemar took the remnants of the army and ran away cowardly, leaving the people behind.
Kaelâthas of the Sunstrider Family came with outsiders, wagging his tail. Moreover, they wanted to destroy the Sunwell and seize the sacred young mother tree!
The people had had enough!
But Sylvanas was different.
The youngest daughter of the Windrunner family was the first to appear in the ruins, to save the people.
She hanged the traitors and retaliated with cruel punishment.
She burned the claws of the catastrophe one by one.
She summoned the Holy Mother Tree and begged him to purify the Sunwell.
And she protected everyone that day.
SoâŠ
The people chose the Windrunner!
History chose the Windrunner!
Sylvanas looked at her people, her compatriots.
The Sun Empress raised her head and looked at the Sunwell on the top of the mountain.
There was also a shadow kneeling beside the Sunwell.
âLetâs go and see the PrinceâŠâ
âThe Sunstrider of QuelâdoreiâŠâ
The Sun Elves needed the approval of the Sunstrider if they wanted to truly establish themselves!
The bow and submission of the last bloodline of the Sunstrider would be a sign of the transfer of power!
Although Sylvanas knew that she didnât have to do so.
HoweverâŠ
The deeply rooted tradition still affected her.
Therefore, she led the people toward the Sunwell.
..
Arthas lowered his head. His masterâs voice echoed in his soul.
âCome back⊠come backâŠâ
He raised his head. The Death Knightâs pale face was expressionless.
Although his beloved horse was dead, it was still connected to his master.
The Frostmourne in his hand let out a low cry.
So, he knew it was time to go back.
Archimonde was dead.
Completely dead.
He was crushed to death like a bug by a large hand that suddenly appeared in front of everyone in the world who could feel it.
Thus, his master had a chance to break free from the Burning Legionâs restrictions.
And that was also a good opportunity for him!
A good opportunity to clean up his enemies!
âKelâThuzadâŠâ the Death Knight called out to the Lich.
Without turning his head, he said, âKill all the Dread Lords of the Burning LegionâŠâ
âOur era has already begun!â
The Lichâs bones were making small sounds in the night sky. Faint green ghostly flames lingered around the white bones.
âYesâŠâ KelâThuzad said in a low voice, âOur era is about to begin!â
NerâZhulâŠ
He wanted a new body.
However, the Death Knight wanted his strength!
A strength that could control everything!
Now was the best time!
The Burning Legion was without a leader. NerâZhul no longer had those unfaithful allies.
That meant that he was isolated.
Next, it was time to create an opportunity!
Just like how he had teamed up with Kel âThuzad and had Illidan kill the Dread Lord, who was supervising the army and seize Gulâdanâs skull.
Now, the traitor could be used again.
All he needed to do was to tell Illidan that NerâZhul wanted to stab him in the back.
Illidan had always known about these things.
ButâŠ
The traitor and the Death Knight pretended not to know.
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The sacred Sunwell became extremely dazzling under the illumination of the energy of the Sun.
Sylvanas looked at the Sunstrider prince, who was kneeling in front of the sacred motherâs well.
âYour HighnessâŠâ she said, âI have decided to lead all the people to withdraw from that hypocritical alliance!â
She knew enough.
The Quelâdorei had shed blood and sweat from the second war until now.
They had even started a war with the orcs for the sake of the humans.
What was the repayment of the humans and the Alliance?
BetrayalâŠ
Betrayal again and again!
The first betrayal had caused her parents to die in battle.
The second betrayal had caused the entire Quelâdorei to fall.
The third time, they had even directly planned to create a puppet king and control him.
The alliance, the so-called alliance.
Where was the justice and fairness they claimed to be?
The extremely shameful behavior made Sylvanas feel deeply ashamed.
Kaelâthas raised his head. His face was pale.
The Prince of Sunstrider knew that his fate had reached a crossroads at that moment.
Should he agree? Or should he disagree!
He would have to become enemies with the Alliance from then on if he agreed.
He would be cutting himself off from the people if he disagreed.
But the problem was that he would lose everything if he agreed.
The Highborne Elves would rebuild the kingdom with the Windrunner Family as the core.
The Sunstrider Family would completely abdicate.
The Windrunner might not dare to do anything to him or might even send him out according to tradition if he disagreed.
Just like how the Night Elves exiled their ancestors 10,000 years ago.
And he would be valued by the alliance.
He would become a high-ranking member of the Alliance!
Dalaran and Kirin Tor would be happy.
âGeneralâŠâ Kaelâthas lowered his head and said, âYou are rightâŠâ
âI, Kaelâthas of the Sunstrider, wholeheartedly support and approve you!â
That made Sylvanas look at the prince.
That prince had lived in Dalaran since he was young, and had only come back to the Silvermoon City a few times.
âGeneral⊠I know that you suspect meâŠâ
âBut, please believeâŠâ
âI hate those despicable betrayals as much as you do!â
Everything that happened during the day had made him aware.
He was just a puppet without strength.
The humans and the Alliance wouldnât trust him.
MoreoverâŠ
He looked at the burning energy of the sun on Sylvanas.
Why did he go to the alliance that even the orcs could go against?
The alliance was already beyond saving.
The catastrophe, the orcs, the Burning Legion⊠They attacked from three sidesâŠ
ButâŠ
Here, in the sacred QuelâDanas.
The leader of the Burning Legion was crushed to death!
Archimondeâs death was worse than that of a human soldier.
He was crushed to death and obliterated without any dignity like a bug.
His flesh and soul became fertilizer for the Mother Tree of the Sunwell!
Therefore, Kaelâthas knew that his choice was extremely correct.
He looked at Sylvanas and said, âI heard that you renamed QuelâDorei as a Sun ElfâŠâ
âI sincerely support your decision!â
âIn the name of the Sunstrider Family⊠â Kaelâthas knelt on one knee and submitted to his former subject, the younger daughter of the Windrunner Family. âI am willing to serve you, Your Majesty!â
Sylvanas looked at Kaelâthas.
The Sunstriderâs choice was beyond her expectations.
It even left her at a loss.
Because she had imagined that the most ideal outcome would be that Kaelâthas would insist on the sanctity of his throne.
But he had tacitly agreed to her change.
ButâŠ
Now, he had directly surrendered.
He surrendered in the name of the Sunstrider Family.
That meant that her transformation of Quelâdorei had gained all legitimacy.
But it also meant that how to deal with the Sunstrider became a problem.
Sylvanas knew that the best choice was for her to be the Empress and the Sunstrider to be her husband.
The combination of the Windrunner and the Sunstrider would make any dissenter have nothing to say.
But she couldnât.
BecauseâŠ
She didnât belong to herself anymore.
From the moment she stepped into the fog.
Everything about her had been anchored.
OtherwiseâŠ
Why would that voice choose her?
Why would the mother tree help her?
Sylvanas knew and understood that nothing was free in this world after the Battle of Silvermoon City and witnessing the destruction of her country.
Everything had a price.
Many things had already been secretly marked out.
SoâŠ
The Sunstriderâs surrender brought a new problem.
How could he be settled reasonably?
After all, Kaelâthas was a prince and the only royal blood in the kingdom of QuelâThalas.
Now, it seemed that the people supported her.
But, it was inevitable that the royalist would come out to cause trouble after the situation stabilized.
The former Kingâs death in battle could also be added to his score to a certain extent.
Therefore, an independent prince could become a bomb in the future at any time.
A crisp voice sounded in her ear just as Sylvanas was hesitating.
âLeave it to meâŠâ
âLet him and his trusted men become servants to serve me⊠The great and only mother treeâŠâ
The tender green leaves swayed in the Sunwell.
The edges of the leaves reflected in the golden well water, the jagged area, and countless sharp teeth-like things wriggled.
Sylvanas watched. She knew that this was the only and best solution.
Let the Sunstrider serve the mother tree.
They would be separated from the future Sun Elves by becoming the servant of the mother tree.
Even if the Sunstrider wanted to rebel, he would not be able to cause any trouble with the monitoring and control of the mother tree.
Therefore, Sylvanas nodded and said to Kaelâthas, âYour HighnessâŠâ
âI accept your loyalty!â
Kaelâthas immediately kissed the soil beside Sylvanas.
He was full of confidence that the Windrunner would announce that he would be the Empressâs husband.
The Winrunner Family would be connected to the Sunstrider Familyâs sacred bloodline.
ButâŠ
Sylvanasâ indifferent voice entered his ears.
âYour HighnessâŠâ
âThe sacred mother tree needs someone to serve itâŠâ
âThere is no one more suitable than youâŠâ
âIn the name of the Sun EmpressâŠâ
âI appoint you as the High Priest of the mother treeâŠâ
Kaelâthas raised his head, his face filled with disbelief.
ButâŠ
He had no choice but to lower his head and agree!
That was because vines that looked like roots began to coil around his body as soon as Sylvanas finished speaking.
If he disagreedâŠ
He would die!
That was the will of the mother tree in the roots.
He could only bow. âAs your will!â
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