Chapter 385 235. Dwarves are also capable of scheming.
Darkus, who was lying on the fence, suddenly turned his head and looked at Drusala for no apparent reason, and at Drew LS's face, which was considered beautiful according to elven beauty standards. , looking at Drusala's tall figure and strong body.
Drusala, who was looking at the majestic cliff, felt Darkus's gaze. She didn't understand why Darkus suddenly looked at her like this. She didn't ask anything when she thought of it. Instead, she looked at Darkus. Si laughed, then raised her arm to show Darkus her left bicep.
Darkus was amused by Drusala's actions and burst into laughter. He shook his head and continued to look forward. He just suddenly thought about Miris, who was the wife of ancestor Alandrian. This character was so different from him that I couldn't understand it, but I was greatly shocked.
The power of the Herban family does not come from blood, but from being on the right side. What kind of family is the Herban family? That's what the Hell Calamity Family was called before the Great Split. Thanks to the fact that Alandrian was Malekith's most trusted lieutenant, the Herban family rose rapidly during that period. The Alandrian brothers successively married into the blood families of the Kingdom of Nagaryth, and Miris was Alain. Derian's marriage partner, but Anasara is Kedelon's marriage partner.
Compared to Darkus' current clan mother, Miris is a bit confusing to him.
Miris's family was very influential in the Kingdom of Nagaryth. Her brother was one of Morathi's favorite lovers at the time. Of course, this was nothing. The most important thing was that her uncle was a very powerful man. prince. Marriage, that's all. Although Alandrian and Miris have two daughters, their relationship is not as harmonious as imagined. It was also mentioned before that Mirius was responsible for managing the affairs of the city when Malekith ruled Aesho Talarian. After Malekith went to the Chaos Wastes, the governance was handed over to Alandrian.
Mirius did not hold on to the power in her hand, but handed it over to Alandrian, saying that she was only responsible for management and had no actual right to rule. It was still normal up to this point. Although her brother was Morathi's lover, she was consistent with Malekith's views on religious issues. She always practiced Malekith when she was in charge of management. concept. However, everything changes with Morathi's visit, which leads to a serious disagreement between her and Alandrien, leading to a further breakdown in their relationship.
Alandrian gradually became dissatisfied with the priests brought by Morathi, because those priests had crossed the line from religion to politics, which had touched the core of his interests. Moreover, a civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Nagaryth at that time. Because the Herban family was not a blood family, because he had too much power and other reasons, there were many dignitaries in Esso Talalion who wished him misfortune. At the same time, those priests were also lackeys installed by Morathi in the colony, so as a staunch supporter of Malekith, he was ready to strike first. He united with the two daughters who were imprisoned by him.
Previously, Heliben and Liris led the Cainites to fight with believers from other sects in Esso Talarian. At that time, Alandrian ordered each other to stop fighting through his rights as a ruler. After that, he His two daughters were imprisoned, one in the south and the other in the north. In fact, they were protected under house arrest in disguise. His two daughters would communicate with each other. At the same time, he would also visit his two daughters when he had time.
After Alandrian united his two daughters, he began to engage in various political activities, slowly replacing and transferring officials known to be cultists, promoting officers loyal to him, currying favor with other princes in the city, and Sign secret agreements with the most powerful businessmen.
When everything was ready, Heliben and Liris appeared, and the purge began.
However, something interesting happened at this time. Miris appeared in the market as a third party to hold a rally, and more than thousands of elves listened to her speech. During the purge, her two daughters were busy annihilating other sects with the cooperation of the army, while she led thousands of people to Alandrian's residence. As a staunch cult denier, she has been gaining widespread popularity. Support, not everyone likes cults, and there are many who have joined before and quit when they got tired of it. She openly challenged Alandrian's authority, publicly denied Alandrian's rule, and publicly demanded that Alandrian return the power of rule to her.
Moreover, during the period when Heliben and Liris were imprisoned, changes also occurred within the Cain sect. A prince who once supported them took control. At the same time, Miris's attitude also made Cain believers He believed that they were not strong enough to continue leading the sect.
In other words, if Heliben and Liris don't do something, even after the great purge, they will not be able to be the same as before. They will be abandoned because they are too weak. Moreover, in the eyes of the believers, Alandrian will not be the eternal ruler. Without Alandrian, they will not be able to guarantee the interests of the believers.
When Miris appeared in front of the followers of Cain with practitioners and supporters from all walks of life in the city of Esso Talalion, she started a conversation with her two daughters, while Alandrian was in the palace. He crossed his arms on the balcony and stared down expressionlessly.
Miris's throat was cut by Heliben, who regained the dominance of the Cain sect, and an escalating massacre began.
"History is far away from us. Five thousand years have passed in a blink of an eye, but at the same time, those who have experienced it are by our side." Darkus turned his head again and sighed to Drusala. Only those who experienced it can know exactly what happened at that time. You know, maybe Miris wants to awaken Heliben's heart? Pull Heliburn out of Kane's shadow? Perhaps he should ask Helliben when he returns to Naggaroth?
"Yes, I once saw a book describing Esso Talarian in the collection of the Tower of Prophecy. There was an illustration in it, but there is nothing there now." Drusala heard what Dara said. There was a hidden meaning in Keus' words, but she didn't know how to answer it, so she had to say what she knew.
"I just thought of Alandrian and Miris." Darkus helped him up from the fence. He turned around and hugged Drusala, and put his forehead against Drusala's. Said softly with some emotion.
"My dear, no matter what you do, I will support you with all my strength." At this time, Drusala finally understood what Darkus wanted to express. She also spoke softly, but there was a kind of tone in her tone. Determined, she paused and then said, "My dear, do you remember what happened before the Dark Council was convened?"
"Of course, I was curious about everything there." Darkus brought Drusa to He held La in his arms, he looked at the leaden sky in the distance and said with a smile.
"I have been observing you at that time. It was the first time I saw Druch behave like this in front of the Witch King and Witch Queen. In fact, it was not me who was chosen by the Witch Queen at that time. I fought for it. I thought it was me. The most correct decision in my life."
"I think about our first date again. Is that considered a date?" After Darkus hugged Drusala tightly, he said while his body trembled with laughter, He could not forget the scene at that time, sitting there with the cold wind blowing, looking at the corpse hanging on the city wall in the distance and floating in the wind.
"Yeah, a bad date," Drusala said with a laugh.
From Darkus' point of view, he is very satisfied now, and his marriage partner is quite reliable... to a certain extent. Moreover, the two of them have gone one step further than the mutual respect in marriage. In fact, if he really kills Morathi, Drusala will lose his status, but at the same time, he will not. Instead, he will go one step further. After all, Drusala has a witch queen. With the label of chief maid, those sorceresses who remained after the purge needed someone to manage them. In the spirit of divide and conquer, Drusala was one of the candidates.
In fact, in Darkus' opinion, the best marriage partner is not in Naggaroth, nor in Ulthuan, nor Athel Loren, but... Lauren Loren. But that's about it, he can't do it, he's not that pure yet.
Darkus didn't say anything, but quietly hugged Drusala, enjoying this moment while looking at the boundless world.
From a historical perspective, Alandrian's approach was correct. By the time Malekith returned to the Kingdom of Nagaryth in the Chaos Wasteland, he was already in dire straits due to the prevalence of the cult.
Civil war broke out in the Kingdom of Nagaryth, and Malekith fought against the cult. In the end, he discovered that the mastermind behind the cult was his mother. In other words, his mother was the driving force behind his destiny, making him gradually darker. ation, and eventually took that path. Balshana was poisoned by him, and he walked into the fire of Asuryan without a fire-bending spell, and civil war broke out in Ulthuan.
In fact, when the civil war broke out in Ulthuan, Alandrian did not return to Ulthuan immediately because the situation was unclear at that time and Malekith was also in a state of spicy chicken shreds. Afterwards, Esho Talarian was under siege for a long time. However, the elves in other colonies showed mental distress to some extent. After all, these elves did not believe in cults, let alone Kane. Whenever the siege ended, prisoners were sacrificed in the city under the auspices of Sister Heliben, and the people stayed up all night to celebrate in the name of Kane.
It was at this time that although Alandrian could still command the army and had absolute command power, Heliben had become the spiritual symbol of the army. However, the relationship between the father and daughter remained very good... They maintain a delicate state. It was at this time that Helliben kept instilling Kane into the people, and the elves of Esso Talarian finally fully embraced Kane.
It was at this time that the news that Malekith was not dead came back to Esso Talarian, and the situation instantly became clear. As a staunch supporter of Malekith, Alandrian placed his bet.
When Alandrian informed the Sisters of Heliben to abandon Atho Talarian, Heliben was initially distraught when she learned that the city she was born into would be razed to the ground and the entire populace returned to Ulthuan. She just felt happy. Moreover, Esho Talarian has proven to be more powerful than Nagaryth, and now they want to return to the original place to help the princes and people who once looked down on them.
Alandrian gave up Aesho Talarian, led half a million soldiers back to Nagaryth, and gave Malekith a shot in the arm. Although it was of no use, he still failed to win in the end
... Gareth, Hellibon got what she dreamed of. Malekith gave her a generous reward for killing Aris Annar, and she also died as Lyris. compensate. She and her cult of Khaine were recognized, and she was praised by Morathi herself. She enjoyed every plaudits, basked in the adulation of princes and generals, and Morathi listed her achievements as an example for everyone. At this point in the story, Atho Talarian no longer has anything to do with the Kingdom of Nagaryth.
When the Druchi were expelled from Ulthuan, Eshor Talarian was rebuilt and recolonized by Assur, and the dwarven trade routes that had been closed by the war were reopened. Within a few decades, the city prospered again, but without its former glory, and the colonial capital of the Old World was transferred from here to Tal Alesi.
Fearing a possible alliance between the elves and dwarves of Ulthuan, Malekith cast aside his oath to his best friend Snorri and sent his agents to sow discord between the two races, eventually leading to war. During this period, Esho Talarian was ruled by Prince Elendriel. He was an unscrupulous prince. In Liandra's words, his way and attitude towards dragons were no different from Druchi's. Ambitious, he rode the red dragon of the old world to massacre and destroy Karak Kurro, which is now located near Nunn. It was a semi-neutral zone where the dwarves were tired of the protracted battles and were deliberately forgotten by the dwarves and elves. .
In the Chronicles of Assur, this day is recorded as the Battle of the Hills of Elandriel.
In the dwarven "Book of Hatred", it is called the Massacre of Karak Kuro.
At the beginning of the War of Revenge, Eshor Talarian was attacked by the dwarves on a large scale several times. After being unable to attack for a long time, the dwarves gave up. Occasionally, there were only small-scale attacks by individual dwarf clans. After the massacre of Karak Kuro, The High King of the Dwarves came with his army.
However, the dwarf army did not attack the city, but just surrounded it. Although the High King's army seemed huge in size, it was far from its apparent strength. After hundreds of years of consumption, it was difficult for the dwarves to organize it. Such a powerful force. They carried dummies made of wood and straw wearing tin armor, and each dwarf had a metal rod strapped to his back to support the scarecrow. The woods were dotted with fake siege towers, cannons and ballistae, not the real thing, just fake models made of wood. At night, continuous fires will be lit in the woods to enhance the elves' senses.
Before Alandrian destroyed Eshor Talarian, the city's architectural style was completely different from other elven colonial cities. Thanks to Malekith's good relations with the dwarves at the time, he called upon his dwarven friends to turn his vision into reality. As friends, the dwarves organized miners and architects to come to the city to participate in the expansion. Although it was built according to the elves' designs, the bulky structure and stable foundation were completed by the dwarves. The architectural styles of the elves and dwarves were used in Esso. Tallarion was fused together.
The dwarves dug through previous records and found the shafts and tunnels dug around Erso Talarian during that period, and a plan that required careful timing and precision began.
Leandra saw the glass dome of the Dragon Tower rise above the street, and Azor Talarian seemed to rise a little with a violent jolt before plummeting back down. The spires she saw continued to collapse, and glass shards rained down on the streets. The walls of the surrounding buildings were shaking and cracking with a vibrating rumble, and then the paving stones on the streets also cracked.
Any audible sound was drowned out by the huge roar. Standing on the street, Leandra could see the elves staggering out of their homes. The elves opened their mouths and screamed in terror. screamed, but whatever sound the elves made was drowned out by the terrible crash.
Then Leandra was out of sight, the scene was obscured, and vast amounts of dust surged through the streets, creating a suffocating fog. Dazed elves stumbled through the streets, knocking each other down and some being knocked down by rubble falling from rooftops. Cloaked in dust, the elves looked like ghosts, groping blindly through the destruction. .
Malkin Bagrum watched as the face of the cliff began to slide away, as if it had been split open by a giant axe. Thousands of tons of stone rushed towards Erso Talarian like an avalanche. Trembling with fear. When the avalanche hit the outer wall, the fortifications were blown apart and huge boulders were thrown hundreds of meters into the air before hurtling down onto the houses below. A plume of gray dust erupted from the avalanche's waves, flooding the streets in a billowing mist of dirt and debris. The avalanche tore through walls, sliced through buildings, and scattered debris in every direction. Spires were lifted from their foundations, hurled like javelins through the streets, and then collapsed in a mass of rubble.
Through the deafening roar, Malkin heard another sound with his pricked ears. It was not the faint cry of the dying elves, but the war cry of the dwarves. Soon the dwarf warriors would swarm from the tunnel. Rush out, rush through the ruins, break through the broken walls, and capture the battered city.
Directional blasting brought devastating disaster to Esso Talarian, leaving streets devastated after avalanches. The first wave of damage from cliff collapse hit most of the city's streets, leaving many with weak supports and broken foundations. buildings. And the city continues to stretch towards the sea. The explosion destroyed the structure of the city. It is only a matter of time before it sinks into the sea. When the walls are knocked down, the spires are knocked down, and the streets are pushed into the sea, when the dwarves leave, nothing will be left behind. The Mark Elf has been here before.
It is only in the bitter resentment of the dwarves that Erso Talarian's existence is remembered.
Leandra led the elf refugees to avoid the main force of the dwarves. Because the dwarves immediately occupied the port and put pressure on the city, the team did not encounter much hindrance. However, there were still some robbing dwarf gangs that needed to be dealt with. , war brings out the best and worst in any race, and dwarves are no exception.
More and more elves joined the team, as well as some militiamen, sea guards, mercenaries and family guards, and even some knights and a mage. However, the number of these warriors is far less than the number of civilians. White-haired elders, delicate-skinned craftsmen, haggard fishermen, pale-faced scholars, delicate craftsmen and children all stumbled in and joined in the chaos. In the procession of escape.
A businessman asked Leandra where to go next, but the only thing she could say was: Let's go. That was the only thing she could think of at that moment, keeping the elf away from the fighting, destruction, and enemies. The refugees made their way through smoky streets, past crumbling buildings and crumbling towers, through the landward gates toward the outskirts of the city. More survivors joined the ranks of the refugees, and they passed through the parts of the city that the dwarves had attacked. The area had been completely destroyed. Sometimes they would find the bodies of dwarves in the ruins, but more often they were elves'. Corpses, when elves among the refugees recognized their dead relatives, there would occasionally be cries, but most of them were at a loss and had no time to care about the dead.
However, luck did not always favor the elven refugees. A well-organized dwarf surrounded the refugees. When the massacre broke out, Leandra recognized Malkin, and Malkin also recognized her.
Malkin stopped the massacre and negotiated with Leandra. After all, Leandra was Imradric's lover when he was alive, and before the war broke out, Imradric had a very good relationship with him. After some negotiation, he tore off the amulet he was wearing and gave it to Leandra, but he could only guarantee that the dwarf warriors loyal to him would not attack Leandra. After Leandra picked up the amulet from the ground, he raised his ax and pointed in the direction of the forest to signal Leandra to leave.
Originally, Leandra was planning to lead the refugees through the forest to Sis Leonask, now Marienburg, to find a ship to Tal Alessi or return to Ulthuan, but the plan always fell behind. Changes, in the face of the pursuit of the dwarf rangers, the refugees finally stayed in Lauren Loren. The rulers of Tal Litanel accepted the refugees, and the refugees became Aenir and became a new member of Aenir. Blood relatives, that is, lower elves...
And this Leandra, who was born in the Arsino family of Ulthuan, continues her journey. She has no mission anymore. What she loves, cares about, and Everything she hated disappeared in the battle of revenge. In the end, she stayed in the old world with a Druchi and became Asrai...
Esso Tallarion, a city with a history of nearly 3,500 years, this A city that stood on the rough sea sank into the sea. Now it is a cold and desolate place, full of rolling hills and steep cliffs. Only the weird outlines outlined by the sun in the early morning sea fog are faintly visible, becoming a testimony to the past glory of the elves when they colonized Elsin Alvin. .
Darkus always has a sense of separation. After all, his previous life lasted for more than 2,000 years, which is a long span. However, now the span has been extended to 7,000 years. The legendary figure who should have disappeared in the long river of history is still alive and well by his side, and he can continue to live. He always has a feeling that he is far away. , but very close, as if those things happened yesterday.
Due to historical reasons, the salvage did not yield much results, and according to feedback, there seemed to be traces of salvage below. Darkus expressed his understanding of this. After all, it has been 3,500 years since the War of Revenge ended, and some aboriginal people came back to look for things. It's so normal.
However, there was no trace of the architectural drawings that Darkus wanted that combined the elven and dwarf styles. This was why he had little interest and climbed up early. Perhaps the drawings were destroyed when Alandrian returned to Ulthuan. , maybe it was brought back to Nagaris by Alandrian, and finally disappeared in the long river of history, maybe it was taken away by salvagers in the past few thousand years, but in his opinion, it doesn't matter anymore, the living people are still alive. If you can choke yourself to death, wouldn't it be nice to combine the lizardman and elf styles? It's built on a plain, not on a cliff.
Genevieve, who finally climbed up, handed Darkus a gold chain that was obviously very dated. When the lead-gray sunlight shone on the ruby pendant, his face was filled with scarlet. He could feel that this gold chain was not simple, and Colonia also confirmed his guess from the side. According to the decorative style, this should be a unique product of the colonies 1,000 years before the Great Schism. After some thought, he put away this ordinary gold chain that had no magical response at all, and planned to give it to his relatives when he returned to Nagaroth and had the opportunity to go to Hal Gansi.
Not far from the fleet is the Salz River. Standing at the mouth of the sea, Neuemskran has not yet become a permanently declining town hundreds of years later, but a small fishing village. After entering the Salz River, it took five days to sail on the river to reach the capital of Nordland. However, Darkus had no interest in going there at all. After some research, he decided to let the fleet arrive in Durmster. River Landing, he knew that not all of his Aenir cousins lived in the deep woods, but that some lived by the sea.
Redefining the Three or Two Sentences
Dragon and Karak Kuro are the other two lines...
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