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Chapter 1658 Balance exists among all things

"Soul." Azshara said with emotion: "Indeed, as transcendent demigods, our bodies no longer have a lifespan limit, but under the ruthless erosion of time, our souls cannot stay young forever."

After being silent for a while, Azshara asked solemnly: "Since the concept of wear and tear was summarized and organized by you, do you have a way to cure this psychological disease unique to the immortal species?"

Sarlayan shook his head regretfully: "At least so far, it is difficult to achieve a complete cure, but if it is just relief, there are still methods to follow."

"Oh?" Azshara exchanged the violet legs that were stacked together, and leaned forward slightly to urge: "Stop being pretentious and explain in detail."

Sarlayan smiled and spread his hands: "Actually, it's simple to say, it's nothing more than relieving stress as much as possible through various methods."

"At this point, the high elves and the children of the night have done a very good job. They can always come up with various hedonistic modes to ease the wear and tear."

Azshara's eyes flickered slightly: "You mean, the indulgent and hedonistic lifestyle of high elves and children of the night is the most suitable for immortal species?"

"No, I didn't say that."

Sarlayan shook his head and added: "It is indeed necessary to learn to enjoy life, but this does not mean that we should completely let ourselves go."

"In my opinion, immortals must have a good balance between enjoyment and self-discipline. My family and I are still exploring this balance point."

"Is that so..." Azshara nodded thoughtfully: "I probably understand."

"According to your theory, during the 1 years that I was forced to be trapped in the deep sea, will I also accumulate a lot of soul fatigue, leading to a rapid increase in wear and tear symptoms?"

"Well..." Sarlayan considered his words before answering: "It stands to reason that this is true. The accumulation of all negative emotions will lead to increased wear and tear."

"However, only the parties involved know the specific situation best, and it's not easy for me to jump to conclusions."

"Enjoying...?"

Azshara looked at the open-air window above the Eternal Palace with somewhat empty eyes.

This window has always existed before, but when Nazjatar was still under the sea, this open-air window had never been opened.

At that time, only the artificial light sources of the underwater city could be seen through the glass, which was completely different from the natural skylight in Azshara's eyes today.

I wonder if returning to the earth and getting rid of the Naga curse has relaxed the pressure accumulated in Azshara's heart.

Compared with the first time he met Azshara, Sharlayan could vaguely feel that her sharp aura had obviously weakened, and her attitude towards others had become softer.

This should also be a sign that wear and tear symptoms are relieved.

After all, Azshara is the legendary Destined Queen of the Dark Night Empire. Her emotional state did not last long, and she quickly retracted her thoughts and returned to the topic.

"Let's stop talking about wear and tear for now. Next, what are you going to command my Nagas to do?"

Sarlayan was about to repeat what he had said to Neptulon before, but Azshara raised her hand first to stop the words that had reached his throat.

"Don't fool me with the same tactics you use to deal with Neptulon."

Azshara looked at Sarlayan, whose eyes were twinkling, with piercing eyes: "I want to hear the truth."

"Uh~" Sarlayan sighed helplessly: "Okay, I believe you can understand the priorities of the situation."

……

Sarlayan did not stay in the Eternal Palace for too long. After briefly explaining to Azshara his plan to build the plank road openly and secretly infiltrate the warehouse, he took the initiative to resign and left Nazjatar.

I don't know if it's because of his excessive self-awareness, but Sarlayan always felt that Azshara's eyes and attitude towards him this time were a bit strange, but he couldn't explain the specific reason.

Regarding this point, the barrage gave a guess whether it was correct or not.

[Could it be because of the change in identity? 】

【How to say? 】

[As we all know, Azshara is a strong-willed person by nature. This proud light of light only cares about big figures who are equal to her or even have a higher status. 】

[During the War of the Ancients, Azshara, who was finally tempted, suffered a big loss from her old scammer Sargeras. She will inevitably become more cautious when choosing a mate. 】

[Compared with Sargeras, whose origin is unknown, Sarlayan’s growth history is well understood, and he is undoubtedly a native of Azeroth. 】【In the past, Sharlayan was only the second-largest figure in the mortal country of Quel'Thalas. Even if Azshara had known about his outstanding abilities for a long time, due to the difference in status, she could not be too enthusiastic about Sharlayan. 】

[In the self-admiring Azshara's view, this behavior is undoubtedly a sign of lowering one's status. 】

[But the situation is different now. Today, Thalayan is the Speaker of Wyrmrest Temple, the future leader of the Dragon Clan, and he still bears the title of Guardian of Azeroth. In terms of status, he is completely worthy of it. She, so...]

[Ah... what a troublesome person. 】

[Hands down, after all, she is the Queen of the Night who has suffered a loss once. It is understandable to think more carefully. 】

[So, the previous exchange between Azshara and Sharlayan about pleasure was actually her implicitly hinting some kind of message to Sharlayan? 】

Sarlayan: "...Are you thinking too much? Are you thinking like this?"

[But you can’t say it’s completely impossible, right? 】

Sarlayan shook his head helplessly: "Don't think so much. I don't want to provoke that troublesome queen. We have more important things to consider right now."

[Hmph~ Don’t want to, or still don’t dare? 】

Sarlayan waved his hand to stop a little irritably: "Okay! That's the end of this topic. Let's talk about the next plan first."

'Don't dare?Ha~'

……

After leaving Nazjatar, Sharlayan returned to Wyrmrest Temple.

Stellagosa had long brought Sharlayan's message back, and the dragon reinforcements led by Malygos himself had already set off for Quel'Thalas.

Alexstrasza was originally worried about Malygos and planned to go with him, but with Ysera busy exploring the dream and Nozdormu unable to retreat, Wyrmrest Temple had to leave an Aspect Dragon to guard it. It can only be her.

Instead, Alexstrasza's eldest consort Talanistrasz and youngest consort Korestrasz both followed Malygos to the Eastern Kingdoms.

The subsequent development did not go beyond Sharlayan's expectations. Deathwing, who had been unable to attack for a long time, did not continue to be stubborn. Before the dragon reinforcements arrived, he took the remaining twilight dragons and evacuated from Quel'Thalas. .

According to Valeera's intelligence from Unicorn City, although Deathwing's almost hysterical attack failed to completely break through the Bandinoril barrier backed by the Sunwell, it did cause damage to the barrier. Not a small amount of damage.

According to estimates from the Royal Arcane Society of Quel'Thalas, it will take at least a year after the war to completely repair the damaged parts of the barrier.

Until this happens, the Bandinoril Ward can no longer operate at full power.

If they were attacked by a demigod of Deathwing's level again, Bandinoriel's barrier would no longer be as powerful as this time.

Malygos, who was eager for revenge but failed to pounce, was so anxious that he once wanted to continue pursuing Deathwing in the direction of retreat. At least he calmed down under the persuasion of Krasus and Tallan.

To Sarlayan's misfortune, Deathwing returned to Deep Rock Continent to train.

Therazane had exhausted all his traps, but he never expected that Deathwing, who had once escaped from the cage, would come back again.

In fact, this is not something unpredictable.

As a former guardian of the earth, Deathwing can recover the consumed physical strength and magic power as quickly as possible in an environment rich in earth elements. It is not surprising that he chose Deep Rock Continent.

When Sharlayan returned to Wyrmrest Temple, the Earth Princess Mythril had already rushed over from Ulduar, and expressed to Sharlayan with an embarrassed look that there was contact from Deep Rock Continent.

"Ignore it." Sarlayan sneered and waved his hand: "Does that big fat ball think I am a tool? If you call it, you will come and go?"

"Leave her alone for now, why don't you want to break the contract without having to bear the cost? How can such a cheap thing be done? Besides..."

Sarlayan looked meaningfully at Mysler, who looked a little helpless: "Where is the person I asked you to contact? Has there been a response?"

Mysler's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked around before approaching Sarlayan and whispering, "They have been contacted, but they hope to see the results you mentioned first."

Saryan was not surprised by this: "Okay, tell them for me, I will soon come up with the results they want to see."

"In exchange, they will never have any room to look back after the plan is officially launched. Let me put my words here first, so don't say that I am unforeseeable."

(End of this chapter)