Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

Rhodes is currently staying obediently in the Twisting Nether. He's not confident that he can kill Kil'jaeden 100% once he's summoned.

Otherwise, the best option would be to summon him to Azeroth, kill him outright, and become the commander of the Burning Legion alone.

If one wants to conquer all the worlds, the demons of the Burning Legion are the best choice, as one's own strength is still somewhat weak.

"So what do you intend to do, demigod?" Kael'thas asked.

“First, I need to kill Illidan. That’s the next plan. Then we’ll see how things go,” Rhodes said.

The key now is to get in touch with Sargeras as soon as possible. Sargeras would be extremely interested in a Titan soul that hasn't been corrupted by the Void.

The news about Titan's soul was just bait, but the myriad worlds were the real, enormous bait that Rhode had thrown out.

Sargeras' ultimate goal was not to destroy all living beings, but to eliminate the Void Lords. He wanted to prevent the Void Lords from continuing to grow stronger, which is why he destroyed everything.

If Sargeras were to show him another path now—countless new universes, new methods, and a new way to defeat the Void Lords—he wouldn't be unmoved.

So the next step is to eliminate Illidan; that guy is the real troublemaker.

"My demigod, do you have any way to save the Sunwell and my people?" Kael'thas asked.

“I heard that the Sunwell is made from a bottle of water from the Well of Eternity. I remember that Illidan should have a few bottles of the Well of Eternity left, right?” Rhodes asked.

Actually, Illidan treated Kael'thas too badly. After Kael'thas joined him, he was devoted to him wholeheartedly and worked hard without complaint in the early stages!

He still has water from the Well of Eternity. If you give Kael a bottle of water from the Well of Eternity, you can use its power to repair the Sunwell.

But Illidan was just that stingy; he wanted to use the water from the Well of Eternity to fight the Burning Legion, not waste it on the Blood Elves.

Or rather, he feared that after the Sunwell was repaired, all the blood elves' forces would leave him and return to Quel'Thalas.

After all, among his demon hunters, blood elves were the main force, while only a minority of night elves followed Illidan.

However, Rhodes also has a way to repair the Sunwell. With the power of the Infinity Stones in the Marvel universe, repairing the Sunwell is no problem for him.

For example, the power of the Time Stone can be used to reverse the timeline of the Sunwell back to before it was corrupted.

Alternatively, one could use the Power Stone or the Space Stone to replenish the Sunwell's energy, but Rhodes doesn't plan to use any of these methods right now. After all, the Infinity Stones have limited energy, and they're meant for Azeroth.

“I have already asked Illidan for the water of the Well of Eternity, and he promised to give it to me, but he keeps stalling,” Kael'thas said.

Illidan said those bottles of well water were very useful, but in his heart, saving the people was the most important thing.

"Then why don't we kill Illidan together and take the well water from him?"

"Then you can use the water from the Well of Eternity to repair the Sunwell and save your people," Rhodes said.

"So, my demigod, your next goal is to deal with Illidan, is that right?" Kael'thas asked.

“That’s right, my next target is Illidan. If you’re willing to help me, the water from the Well of Eternity will be yours then,” Rhodes said.

“Deal! I don’t have any good feelings towards that guy anyway,” Kael’thas said.

“A wise choice,” Rhodes said.

"My demigod, can my people still trust me?" Kael'thas asked.

"No problem, leave this to me. We'll put on a show of feigning injury."

A self-inflicted injury ruse!

Chapter 160 Rhodes's Deceptive Plan: Black to White, White to Black

Rhodes actually decided to spare Kai's life and even take him under his wing after careful consideration.

Why? The reason is simple: Kai's political acumen is far inferior to that of Lortema.

This regent of Silvermoon City is the real political expert.

Upon discovering that his prince had sided with the Burning Legion, his first thought was not anything else, but to eliminate the prince.

They even annihilated all the elite troops led by the prince, completely eradicating all the followers of the Sunstrider royal family.

Making the entire blood elf race his own domain—this political maneuver is undeniably sophisticated.

The prince was executed as a traitor in a legitimate way, thus completely eliminating the influence of the Sunstrider family.

Keep in mind that if Rhodes hadn't intervened, the force that would have come to destroy the Tempest Keep instance would have been an elite Blood Elf army, led personally by the Regent.

When the regent stormed in, he showed no mercy, slaughtering almost all of Kael'thas's close associates.

Afterwards, he led the Blood Elf race onto the Horde's large ship.

After the Nightborne appeared, he married the Chief Arcanist, the highest leader of the Nightborne.

He abandoned his old flame, Liadrin, or rather, his original official partner.

Although Sylvanas brought the Nightborne into the Horde, the Nightborne ultimately became closest to the Blood Elves, a feat largely attributed to Regent Lor'themar!

Rhodes did want to subjugate the power of the Silvermoon City blood elves for his own use, but Lor'themar was an obstacle.

With him around, Rhodes would never be able to control Silvermoon City, because Rhodes doesn't spend most of his time in one place and needs a qualified steward.

For example, Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates, and Sylvanas of the Forsaken.

He did not rule directly, but rather indirectly. Each power had a proxy who ruled over its subordinates.

The person in charge cannot have a high level of political acumen, so a regent would not be suitable, but a blood elf prince would be, as would Kael'thas.

This blood elf prince, if you don't betray him, he'll treat you unconditionally well!

He joined the Alliance early on and was subjected to various difficulties by the Alliance's Grand Marshal, but he still managed to complete the mission. Later, he was framed and imprisoned in the dungeons of Dalaran, which led to his rebellion.

In the early stages of following Illidan, Kael'thas worked diligently and without complaint. Whatever Illidan asked him to do, Kael'thas would faithfully carry it out without the slightest hesitation.

During my years in Outland, even though I distrusted Illidan.

When Illidan ordered him to attack Shattrath, Kael'thas did not hesitate to send his army, even though the entire army had been incorporated into the Naaru army.

Kael'thas once again pleaded with Illidan to send his demon hunter forces to help, but Illidan refused again, which made Kael'thas completely disillusioned with Illidan.

If Illidan hadn't been so dismissive of the prince, sending others to do things without giving him any benefits, and hadn't taken over a large number of his blood elf troops for his own use, Kael'thas wouldn't have rebelled.

After joining Kil'jaeden's side, he worked diligently and without complaint. In fact, if Anveena hadn't cast a divine intervention at the last minute, causing Kil'jaeden to fall into the toilet, their plan would have succeeded.

After arriving in the Shadowlands, Kael'thas dutifully served as the second-in-command, working tirelessly without complaint.

Kai is simply born to be someone's second-in-command!

Therefore, after careful consideration, Rhodes decided to support Kael'thas as the king of the blood elves, rather than having Regent Lor'themar lead the race.

Ah Qiang! Ah Qiang! You can forget about becoming the leader of the Blood Elf race.

If you behave well, Kael, I'll steal that Nightborne wife who originally belonged to Lor'themar from you.

You'll be asked to marry the Nightborne's chief arcanist, thus bringing the Nightborne into your faction.

In any case, their marriage was partly a political alliance, and partly because a certain chief arcanist had taken a liking to Lor'themar.

But Lor'themar isn't nearly as handsome as you! You'd need the chief arcanist to pursue you.

If you kill Illidan, you can get several bottles of water from the Well of Eternity from him.

The Nightborne's Dark Wells will also be replenished, which is a good thing for the Nightborne race.

"I will heed your advice, great demigod. But how exactly will this self-inflicted injury scheme be carried out?" Kael'thas asked, somewhat puzzled.

This term, "bitter trick," has never even appeared in Azeroth. What does it mean? What does "bitterness" have to do with "flesh"?

Kael'thas was completely baffled as to what this meant.

“Remember this: you did not join the Burning Legion, but instead infiltrated the Legion’s minions, working for Azeroth and spying on the Legion.”

"You even risked your life to absorb fel energy in order to gain the Burning Legion's trust. You are a great hero, not a traitor," Rhodes said.

Alright, alright, come on, Kai, sit down. The little lesson is about to begin. Watch me fool you!

Bah! I'm giving you a lesson on how to whitewash Blizzard.

"What! What? Lord Rhodes, isn't this deceiving my people?" Kael'thas exclaimed.

"This isn't deception; it's a white lie. You've already reformed."

"Of course you must lead your people again. Are you going to just stand by and watch your warriors, even those who were abducted by Illidan, be killed?" Rhodes said.

Kael'thas was also quite pitiful. He led the elite blood elf army here, but a portion of the blood elves were recruited by Illidan and became his die-hard fans.

Another group was sent to attack Shattrath, but they were recruited by the Holy Light of the Naaru and became the Scryers of Shattrath City.

As a result, of the blood elf army he brought, only the group from Tempest Keep remained by his side.

Rhode just used his Observation Haki to sense that there were only a few thousand blood elves in Storm Fortress. It's easy to imagine how miserable this prince from the outer realms is.

"I, I! Demigod Rhodes! Please enlighten me, what should I do? How can I gain the forgiveness of my people?" Kael'thas said.

"First, you must firmly believe one thing: you have absolutely not sided with the Burning Legion. You have been an enemy of the Burning Legion from the very beginning, and then tell everyone that."

Several years ago, Illidan was under orders from Kil'jaeden to lead you, Vashj, and a large number of blood elf troops to Northrend to attack Icecrown Glacier.

Illidan, he is a minion of the Burning Legion.

All these years you've been lurking by his side to gather intelligence. Illidan has completely sided with the Burning Legion and is even attempting to summon Kil'jaeden from the Black Temple.

The reason you and your men used fel magic was because Kil'jaeden and Illidan pressured you to comply.

"Then Kil'jaeden and Illidan will wipe you out, and Illidan might even take some of your people hostage," Rhodes said.

Kael'thas stared at Rhodes in astonishment. Was there really such a way?

It almost made me believe that I really was lurking next to Illidan, spying on the Burning Legion.

"The specific operating procedure is... like this, like this, like this, do you understand?" Rhodes said.

“Understood, demigod. All of this is for our people. I must kill Illidan, obtain the waters of the Well of Eternity from him, and save my people,” Kael'thas said.

"You're a promising young man! To ensure the safe implementation of the plan, besides yourself, we need to make a few more preparations." After saying that, Rhodes snapped his fingers and brought back Brin, who had been sent to the safe area, and the unconscious Liadrin.

"Lord Rhodes! It seems you have won. This guy looks like he got a real beating!" Brin said.

“Breen! Now it’s your time to shine. How long ago can your current abilities erase and modify memories?” Rhodes said.

During this period, I have been infusing Pudding with life energy every night and have also given her the Desperate Potion, so the little girl's strength has improved a lot.

“Lord Rhodes, I can now modify memories from approximately four months ago,” Pudding said.

“Very good! Kael'thas, how many of your men know that you have sided with Kil'jaeden, the commander of the Burning Legion?” Rhodes asked.