While Mejia was improving himself, Gale was not idle either.
A Lich's body is crucial to his strength, so Gale needed to prepare a powerful body for Mejia.
Using nether iron for bones, truesilver for tendons, ogonium for the inner abdomen, and adamantite for skin, a rough framework was created.
Thirty-six pieces of Azsunite crystal were forged with the hammer of Kaz'goroth to form the muscles. Water from the Well of Eternity was infused to serve as blood. If he had a Mind Gem, Gale could even create a phantom.
The final forging was done with the hammer of Kaz'goroth, and then Mejia's soul was infused into it.
Thus, the first Lich in history was born.
Mejia felt the powerful energy contained within his new body and was overjoyed.
"My King, I feel like the energy within me has surpassed yours."
Gale smiled, "Of course. I used a ton of nether iron and infused dozens of cups of Well of Eternity water into it. If it wasn't stronger than the energy in my body, I'd be losing my touch."
Mejia clicked his tongue in amazement, "If I had to cultivate this myself, it would probably take me ten thousand years."
Ten thousand years? Gale shook his head inwardly. Even if Mejia had a hundred thousand years, he wouldn't be able to cultivate energy comparable to a demigod's.
The bodies of mortals have limits, especially those of flesh and blood. The Old Gods' flesh curse was not to help Titan constructs evolve, but to weaken them.
Mogu, Vrykul, Steel Dwarf, mechanical gnome…
Every Titan construct was incredibly powerful, possessing not only formidable strength but also long lifespans. They were an older immortal race than the Kaldorei, the shapers of the world.
If their strength wasn't weakened, the Old Gods would never be able to escape their prisons. So the Old Gods developed the flesh curse to continuously weaken the power of these Guardians.
What the Old Gods didn't expect was that while these races' strength was weakened, they were filled with wisdom. In the end, these mortals cleared out their minions, stormed their lairs, and took their lives.
"Familiarize yourself with this body as quickly as possible. I don't think we have much time to rest."
Since the failed raid on Sin'dorei, the situation for the Kaldorei had become increasingly unfavorable.
The Burning Legion's army broke through Suramar, and large numbers of refugees fled to Black Rook Hold.
Lord Kur'talos Ravencrest accepted these refugees. However, the demon's vanguard soon reached the vicinity of Black Rook Hold, and the garrison there was powerless to resist.
Cenarius was still contacting other demigods and had sent his disciple Malfurion to the Dragon Temple to contact Ysera, hoping to gain the help of the Guardian Dragon.
The people of Antu'dara had all retreated to Shala'nil, and there were no reinforcements besides the Stone Giants and Tauren.
Kur'talos Ravencrest was an old noble, and due to the Bearman, his attitude towards other races was not very good. However, seeing that the Stone Giants and Tauren were Gale's allied races and were here to help, he did not turn them away.
Facing the demonic threat, Kur'talos Ravencrest decided to preserve his forces and retreat west.
Huln Highmountain and Gaddana could not influence his decision and could only send someone to inform Gale.
Gale told them to follow Ravencrest's westward retreat and protect the people as much as possible.
Thus, Ravencrest led his vast army westward. Ravencrest had the Mages cover their retreat, and with the help of the Stone Giants and Tauren, they safely withdrew from Black Rook Hold.
The western front had completely collapsed, and the eastern front was not doing much better.
After Metri arrived in Darkmoon City, Moon Rage began to gather troops. However, before the army could even set out, Turan and Vaschi the Mage led their forces to attack.
They fought under the banner of suppressing rebels, classifying Moon Rage as part of Gale's faction. In reality, it was Azshara and Savis's retaliation against Moon Rage.
Azshara had always been resentful about the mining company incident; the nobility infringing upon the palace's interests had started with Moon Rage.
Savis likewise resented Moon Rage for not siding with him in the previous political struggles.
Due to the raid on Sin'dorei, the Burning Legion was short on troops. Savis came up with an idea to destabilize the east; he and Azshara instructed Turan and Vaschi the Mage to attack Moon Rage, causing the three cities to fall into chaos among themselves.
This way, Sin'dorei would not need to worry about threats from the east, and could focus all its efforts on attacking Gale and others in the west. Once Gale and the others were eliminated, they would then advance eastward.
Vaschi the Mage was utterly loyal to Azshara, and Turan, deceived by Savis, chose to join forces with Vaschi the Mage.
Although Darkmoon City had a strong military, its number of Mages could not compare to Vashj'ir, let alone Dalaran, a city built on Arcane.
If Metri had not gathered the Mages of Gale's Tower, Moon Rage would not have been able to defend Darkmoon City.
Under these circumstances, Gale was also very anxious. However, he hadn't yet found a way to break the deadlock, so he could only endure for now.
Until he could devise a method to destroy the Burning Legion in one blow and close the Titan Portal, his appearance would only lead to an increase in the intensity of demonic attacks and more deaths.
So, it was better to use this time to accumulate more strength.
Every day, he would send Nalarex into the Emerald Dream to contact Cenarius. Cenarius remained at Ganil, the Mother Tree, awaiting news from Aviana, the Raven Demigod.
The demigods lived very scattered; Ursol and Ursoc, the brothers, lived in Grizzly Hills; Agamaggan, the Boar Demigod, lived in the Razorfen Downs (later the The Barrens); Tutola, the Turtle Demigod, lived by the sea; and Goldrinn, the White Wolf Demigod, wandered the wilderness. It would take a long time to gather them.
At the same time, he also sent people through the Titan Portal to Mount Hyjal to inquire about Ravencrest's retreat.
However, day after day, battle reports arrived, but there was still no news from Aviana or the forces retreating west from Black Rook Hold.
Gale stared at the two portals, lost in thought. It would be great if he could create a weapon that possessed powerful might and could also cast large-scale teleportation spells.
This way, Gale could go to any battlefield he wished…
Wait, Gale suddenly raised an eyebrow. He thought of a weapon.
He quickly returned to the wooden house and picked up the suramar javelin.
The suramar javelin had a unique property: it was an assured hit. Even the Natural Power's defensive capabilities were incredibly strong, yet the suramar javelin pierced through, precisely because of this assured hit effect.
Azshara could be said to be exceptionally talented, to be able to engrave an assured hit rune was truly extraordinary.
Although she never used this rune again, it still filled Gale with admiration.
Gale removed the assured hit rune from the suramar javelin; the weapon he had in mind would use it.
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