"Still no leads?"
Galen leaned back on Nefarian's former throne, propping his chin with one hand, and asked leisurely.
"Your Highness, we have searched every orc corpse, whether they were dressed as spellcasters or ordinary orc soldiers. We haven't missed a single one, but among the many spoils of war, we still haven't found the black crystal you described!"
Grayop, the head of the Shadow Council, stood below, reporting on his mission progress, but so far, there has been no progress.
Now, the entire Alliance is spreading rumors that Duke Trollbane of Stromgarde has gone mad with poverty, even scavenging the worthless spoils from the orc soldiers!
If orc meat wasn't inedible, the Duke might even dissect the orcs and turn them into military rations!
Which bastard is badmouthing me behind my back?
When Galen heard this rumor, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. In the end, he could only issue a statement that Duke Galen was searching for orcish spellbooks to find a way to close the Dark Portal.
This barely stopped the rumors and saved Galen's reputation.
"It's no wonder, given Orgrim's deep hatred for warlocks. This warlock must have hidden or disguised himself so as not to appear openly."
Galen pondered for a moment, recalling a detail. During the Blackrock Spire battle, Mograine obtained the black crystal. The crystal's evil aura emitted an irresistible power, to the point that it twisted Mograine's right hand. Mograine sealed this crystal in a box and hid it.
Emitting a powerful shadow force, this is an important clue. It seems that in addition to searching the orc corpses, we also need to take the initiative.
"Gundalf, find a way to create a detector. As long as it's near a place with abundant shadow power, it will give a signal. It doesn't need to be too precise."
Galen thought of the Dragon Ball detector. It seems he also needs a dark crystal detector.
"Gray, you've done a good job. The task of finding the black crystal will be handled by the Root from now on. Your main task is to investigate the list I gave you!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Gray shivered when he heard about the Root. He was responsible for the Scarlet Crusade's spies and intelligence, while Garona was only responsible for assassinations. Garona put too much pressure on him, mainly because her combat power was too strong.
Gray was indeed a talent for intelligence gathering. He had already found twelve humans named Taylor. After eliminating those who were too old, Galen had locked onto the person he was looking for.
As for others like Tess Greymane and the Vancleefs, Gray had already unearthed them from the Stormwind refugee camp and they were now living in Hearthglen.
Perhaps after the war ends, Galen can give him more responsibilities. The pandaren wandering the Eastern Kingdoms of Azeroth, and the orc Rexxar, are his next targets to find.
Also, the expansion of the Root is underway. The Vancleefs and Tess Greymane are already in hand. Mathias Shaw's loyalty to the Kingdom of Stormwind is too high, and he can't be poached at all. Galen has set his sights on Valeera Sanguinar, the noble lady still in the high elf kingdom. According to Baron Sanguinar, Kael'thas' advisor, Valeera Sanguinar is a branch of their family, and their family is already declining, so it should be easy to trick her into joining.
Also, Moroes, Medivh's caretaker, will be resurrected when the opportunity arises.
That's right, Galen's expansion plan is to poach talent, relying on the advantage of future foresight.
In short, the "Your Excellency is destined with the Scarlet Crusade" operation!
The Stormwind Kingdom's SI:7 has not yet been rebuilt, the worgen have not yet been born, and the Syndicate is even further off. Currently, the most powerful assassin organizations in Azeroth are Ravenholdt Manor and the night elf Wardens. Perhaps in the future, he will encounter Shado-Pan enlightened ones among the pandaren. How can he suppress them without a powerful assassin force in his hands?
"Master, I have received a message from my father. He ordered my sister and I to infiltrate the human nobility and try to seize their power. My target is the Kingdom of Alterac. He wants me to replace him and pretend to be Lord Prestor, seizing the throne of Alterac, while my sister Onyxia's target is the Kingdom of Stromgarde!"
Deathwing?
What, he's recovered so quickly? It seems that being chased by the Dragon Aspects last time wasn't enough of a lesson.
I just don't know if he replaced his adamantite armor with elementium armor this time?
"Find a chance to pass the information about Draenor to your father, and then go play Lord Prestor."
Galen had a sudden idea to trick Deathwing into going to Draenor, and then use Nefarian as an inside agent to check the lairs of the Black Dragonflight members one by one, turning them all into Lightforged. When Deathwing returns and finds that all his black dragons have rebelled and become golden holy dragons, it's a little exciting to think about!
Galen was sure that Neltharion would go to the world of Draenor. There, the Bronze Dragonflight does not monitor the Black Dragonflight in the timeways, and no Red or Blue Dragons are looking for stray black dragons all over the world. The world of Draenor will be an excellent sanctuary for the black dragons.
So, who should I start with for my Lightforging target? Hehe, Onyxia, it's decided, it's you!
Delivered to my door, I'll gladly accept!
"Nefarian, do you know when your sister will arrive?" Galen asked, the evil smile on his lips almost reaching his ears.
"Onyxia usually stays in the lair in the west continent, but this time she received a mission from her father, requiring a new identity to infiltrate the nobility of Stormwind, so she will definitely go to Sabellian, the adjutant of the Black Dragonflight, for help!"
"And I happen to know Sabellian's whereabouts!" Nefarian directly sold out his sister and the Sabellian who was suspected to be his brother without any pressure.
At the moment of becoming a golden dragon, he had never felt his body and mind so relaxed and comfortable, so he agreed with Galen's plan to Lightforge the Black Dragonflight and completely transform them into golden dragons!
"Very good, but this plan needs to be carefully planned. I estimate that the orcs are not far from launching an active attack. We will start planning a few days after defeating the orcs. During this time, you should first trick all your original subordinates over for Lightforging. Remember to dye your golden scales black, and don't reveal your identity in the middle!"
Galen guessed that after he transformed into a Wild God last time, his identity was leaked, so Deathwing wanted to have his daughter investigate him!
"Yes, lord!"