Medivh and Gandalf's silent protest didn't stop Galen's egregious behavior of taking credit for himself.
After showing off in front of the beauties, Galen headed south, where Kael'thas and Turalyon were waiting for his news.
Before leaving, Galen had Arathor and Mu'ba plant the Sunstrider Dynasty's phoenix banners all over the walls of the troll city.
Such a great achievement was simply given to Kael'thas.
Galen felt that he was absolutely qualified as a good buddy; the war between the high elves and the Amani trolls had lasted for three thousand years. Although the trolls had lost most of their territory, the high elves had never been able to set foot within a hundred miles of Zul'Aman.
Whenever the troll population expanded to a certain point, they would become confident. Then, led by their chieftain, they would rush out of Zul'Aman and clash head-on with the high elves. After failing, they would retreat back into the mountains to recuperate and await the next population explosion.
This situation was very similar to the nomadic tribes raiding the borders in autumn and winter.
As for the high elves, due to their long lifespans, their population grew slowly. After thousands of years, they still hadn't grown as much as humans in a few hundred years. The population base couldn't increase, and the number of troops couldn't increase either, so they were always in a stalemate with the trolls.
Now, occupying Quel'Sebnu, the barrier at the gate of Zul'Aman, was a top-notch achievement, second only to capturing Zul'Aman. Galen attributed it to Kael'thas, which was equivalent to paving the way for his ascension to the throne. Even if the Silvermoon Council wanted to stop it, they couldn't stop Kael'thas from becoming the next Sun King!
This meant that the Silvermoon Council's long-standing struggle had failed, and their efforts to drive Kael'thas out of the power center of Silvermoon City had been in vain!
Galen dared to say that when he met Kael'thas later, he could immediately pull out several of his orange-quality weapons and give them to him, but he certainly wouldn't accept them, heh heh heh!
A gentleman's friendship is as light as water; how could I covet such flashy items?
"Galen!"
Without Galen having to go to the War Axe Ridge, Kael'thas and Turalyon had already arrived at Quel'Sebnu.
Looking at the changing banners on the city walls, the dazzling phoenix was very radiant in Kael'thas's eyes.
"This city is yours, Kael! Go and take it over!" Galen happily told Kael'thas the news, but the orange weapon he expected didn't appear. It must be that he felt that the orange weapon was not enough to repay this kindness.
Yes, that must be it!
"Quel'Thalas will repay you, the Sunstriders will remember your help!" Kael'thas's words made Galen realize that he didn't understand Galen's meaning.
"Kael, this city was taken down by you leading the Sunfury Legion. You are the hero of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas!" Galen coaxed him patiently.
"This!" Kael'thas wasn't a fool either, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to break through to the legendary rank. He had just been away from the political environment for too long.
"But I'm not helping you for nothing. Friendship is friendship, but my subordinates' efforts can't be given away for free. First, I need you to help me enhance my greatsword, Trol'kalar. Second, you have to give Stromgarde a small squad of dragonhawks as a reward. Third, I hope that in the Alliance's meetings, you must agree with Stromgarde's opinions on some proposals that don't harm your elven interests!"
Galen's words blocked Kael'thas's imminent excuses, and Kael'thas also understood Galen's meaning. The rewards Galen asked for were basically insignificant to the Sunstrider Dynasty. Galen used the method of asking for benefits to make Kael'thas look better on the surface.
Of course, this kind of transaction couldn't be known to everyone. The legions led by the few people were all their confidants, and it would only stop between the Windrunner sisters, Galen, Kael'thas, Kurdran, and Turalyon. And the few people would immediately head south and leave the Eversong Woods, and the rest would depend on the Sun King, the old politician, to operate.
Through a series of recent events, Kael'thas's shortcomings had been discovered. His noble background only gave him a powerful strength, but he didn't have matching subordinates and power. This was also the reason why the Silvermoon Council unscrupulously bullied him. After all, a king is a king, but a prince is not necessarily the next king.
Also, he didn't have any experience in marching and fighting. The Sunwell Plateau was probably the first time he led troops, like commanding and marching according to textbooks. If his strength wasn't good and the phoenix he summoned was powerful enough, it was estimated that the Sunfury Legion he led would have been defeated by two elite Blackrock wolf rider thousand-man teams.
To sum it up, Kael'thas was like a flower in a greenhouse, a green vegetable in a shed. Only a good cultivation environment created a good strength, but he didn't have the corresponding ability to withstand pressure!
Because he was a high elf prince, no one in Dalaran would be so blind as to make things difficult for him, and he only had a few advisors around him away from Silvermoon City. With the disparity in status, there couldn't be too much transgression, and there was no parental teaching from his father.
Without setbacks, where would growth come from? If you don't suffer a little loss in the front and pay some tuition, you will suffer a big fall in the future!
When Galen played the blood elf campaign in his previous life, he was so angry. The little chick Kael'thas was coaxed by the naga in a few words to change his camp, directly betraying the Alliance and joining Illidan's camp. Illidan said that he could solve the mana addiction and he really believed it. As a result, the mana-draining plan he gave was a stopgap measure. After discovering that Illidan was not good, he turned to the stronger Kil'jaeden, and finally ended up with a bad reputation and being abandoned by everyone.
It's okay if the ability to withstand pressure is not good, but the vision is not good, and the camps he chooses are all garbage.
"There is one last condition! I want you to garrison Quel'Sebnu and firmly hold back the trolls of Zul'Aman for the Alliance, not letting them step out of the War Axe Ridge!"
"I don't care what your internal adjustments are in Silvermoon City, I just want you to serve as the commander of the Sunfury Legion! I think your father will agree to these conditions."
Galen took great pains, and he didn't know if Kael'thas could understand, but he also gave a hint. If he didn't understand, he could ask his old father.
The contemporary Sun King is the ceiling of political struggle in the civilized countries of Azeroth. Tyrande Whisperwind, who has lived for ten thousand years, and her sleepy druid family are not as good as Anasterian. The only one who can compete with him in this regard is the current leader of the Alliance, Terenas.
Kael'thas didn't say anything more, he chose to agree to Galen's conditions. First, occupying Quel'Sebnu was not only of great military significance, but also could use the victory in the war against the trolls to inspire the high elf people in the country.
After all, although evacuating all the people into Silvermoon City for refuge avoided major casualties, the emotions in the country were low. After thousands of years of nation-building, when have the high elves been so useless?
The news of defeating the trolls can well offset this emotion. We evacuated the people to protect you, and we fought very well in the front line.
We marched all the way to the gate of Zul'Aman!
That's enough!