Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

"It is my honor to answer your questions, great master. These are just questions you haven't figured out yet. If you think about them carefully for two days, you don't actually need me to answer them for you."

"With your intelligence, you can easily figure these things out." Sandru flattered Rhodes subtly, making Rhodes feel quite comfortable.

"Haha, you're quite the smooth talker. Sandro really is the one who managed to trick four heroes into working for you for free while you searched for the artifact."

“Great master, you are mocking me. These are just some insignificant things I did back then. How can they compare to you stirring up the world, resisting the Burning Legion that destroyed so many worlds, and defeating the Scourge? I am far inferior to you.” Sandru said with an awkward smile.

Back then, I was proud of myself for tricking those four idiots into collecting the Cursed Armor and the Ghost King's Cloak.

But I really miss those two artifacts. If I had them now, I could lead an army to fight Arthas on my own.

"Alright, stop flattering me. How's Stratholme going?" Rhodes asked.

If you keep flattering me like this, I'm going to get carried away.

“Great master, we have captured Stratholme, and Baron Rivendare has been killed by Scythe and the Banshee Queen.”

"The Banshee Queen is currently discussing with Stronk whether to choose a faction to join, either the Horde or the Alliance. She has sent an envoy to your side and also to the Horde," Sandru said.

Rhodes nodded. In the original timeline, Sylvanas did indeed send envoys to both the Horde and the Alliance, but the Alliance envoy was killed before he even arrived.

The messenger, guided by the Tauren Druid, was introduced to Thrall, allowing the Forsaken to join the Horde.

Chapter 242 Sandru's Ambition: I Want to Become the Lich King

"What are your thoughts on this? Which side do you think should take in the Forsaken, the Horde or the Alliance?" Rhodes asked.

“Great Master, didn’t you already make your decision? The Alliance can’t accept those undead. The only one who can accept these Forsaken, these other life forms, is the Horde,” Sandru said.

The master had already made plans for the Forgotten Ones, and my job was simply to help the master control them.

“You’re right. There’s really no need to send envoys to the Alliance. Humans can’t accept these beings who have become undead, even if they are family members. In the eyes of the living, they are already dead,” Rhodes nodded and said.

If the Blood Elves hadn't been abandoned by the Alliance and had no other choice, they wouldn't have ultimately chosen to join the Horde.

In the eyes of the elves, which member of the tribe was even remotely pleasing to the eye? It was only the Nightborne who were added in the future that met the elves' aesthetic standards.

If it weren't for the need to balance Horde players and give them an option—a race with good looks—blood elves would never have joined the Horde; draenei would have been the Horde's choice.

Now, due to Rhodes's appearance, the Horde only consists of orcs, tauren, darkspear trolls, and the Forsaken.

That said, Gilneas will eventually return to humanity, but Malfurion needs to figure out a solution to their werewolf curse, otherwise it will be a huge problem. This thing is contagious; once bitten, you'll turn into a werewolf.

“Great master, I am currently conducting research on a new undead creature, and as you envisioned, I am using the medical tent you gave me.”

Then, by having the zombies produce body parts, they successfully created a stitched monster called the Abomination. This monster has no self-awareness because it is made of body parts stitched together, so it only obeys the commands of its creator. Sandru reported another of his research findings to Rhodes.

By utilizing the regenerative properties of Heroes of Might and Magic units, zombie parts can be collected, healed, and then stitched together to form Abominations.

“I only had an idea at the time; its realization still depends on you guys,” Rhodes said.

In Heroes of Might and Magic, cities can continuously produce zombie units, and these zombie units, combined with medical tents, can generate an endless stream of corpses.

This creates a perfect virtuous cycle, allowing you to command more and more Abominations. Abominations are a very powerful undead unit, excellent as meat shields and cannon fodder.

"The Scourge's technology is incredibly advanced. They even have the ability to modify animals into undead creatures. I'm very interested in gargoyles, cave demons, frost dragons, gargoyles of destruction, and Scourge behemoths."

I've recently been studying skeletons, great master. Based on your idea, I had the skeleton soldiers scavenge some bones, and then used those bones to assemble a powerful skeleton mage.

"This is much more convenient than directly modifying skeleton mages, because these guys are just cannon fodder, and when there are enough skeleton soldiers, they can be mass-produced," Sandru said.

The Scourge's technology is truly impressive. If the Lich King existed in their world, he would certainly be a powerful necromancer.

The opponent's technology is amazing. On the continent of Enzeris, there are many necromancers from Dia who want to add a new ranged spellcasting unit to the undead army.

They had modified some skeleton archers, but these skeleton archers were very weak in attack, and the skeletons were not very good at execution. So the idea of ​​skeleton archers was shelved. This resulted in the undead forces having only one ranged unit, the lich. But now the undead have a unit here called the skeleton mage.

Although their spellcasting abilities are not as powerful as the Lich's Death Cloud Blast, their simple magical fireballs are still much stronger than the arrows shot by archers, and they can exist indefinitely. Most importantly, unlike the other Forsaken, these units are obedient and completely follow his and the Four Strong, or rather, his master's orders.

“Your idea is good. Sandro, zombies, and skeletons have all been modified. Wraiths can be trained by Sylvanas into banshees, and Dread Knights can be trained into death knights. The future path for bone dragons is frost dragons. The only ones whose development direction is still uncertain are vampire units and liches,” Rhodes said.

In the future, Arthas's Scourge developed a vampire-like unit that even became a boss in Icecrown Citadel.

But the problem now is that this Vampire Rhine may not exist anymore, because the Blood Elf race will not go on an expedition to Northrend, or rather, the expedition will be postponed.

This also means that the vampire unit currently does not exist in the Scourge; the only unit somewhat similar to a vampire is actually the Dreadlord.

“Great master, vampire soldiers are skilled at killing enemies and then resurrecting themselves. They are essentially powered by blood. I have already been researching this matter. The Scourge has a very thorough understanding of the power of blood. I am confident that I can modify the vampire army for you in the future. However, research always takes some time. Please be patient, master. I will give you a result soon,” Sandru said to Rhodes.

He naturally wouldn't give up on modifying vampires. There's always a power in Azeroth that's suitable for vampires, like the power of shadow. With the blessing of shadow power, vampires can become invisible, making them even more invincible on the battlefield and giving them even greater power.

Rhodes nodded upon hearing this. He would entrust the matter of the vampire army's transformation to Sandru, since his focus was currently on the Elemental City army.

Although the undead are powerful, they are ultimately a clandestine military force. They are fine for dirty and tiring work, but on the front lines, no one should ever know that they are controlling undead.

"And what about liches? Do you have any good plans to modify these powerful undead troops?" Rhodes asked.

“Great master, then let me share my thoughts on liches. You once suggested using the lich method to transform liches, and I think this method is feasible, but it requires more experimentation, and I myself must also transform into a lich of the world of Azeroth.” Sandru gave his opinion.

My original specialty was magic, but now it seems that it can be changed to become a special skill for a unit. The lich in this world is very suitable for me.

Transforming into a lich requires a vast amount of magic power. The more concentrated the source of magic power, the stronger the lich will be after the transformation. After transforming into a lich, one can train the lich troops under the master's command into liches.

"So Sandru, you want to transform into a lich, right?" Rhodes immediately understood what the other party meant.

Compared to the necromancer in Heroes of Might and Magic, the lich in the world of Azeroth actually has a better future, which is why Scythe transformed into a blood death knight.

When the power of the Heroes of Might and Magic world is combined with that of the world of Azeroth, it can unleash even greater power.

“That’s right, Master. And it can’t be an ordinary lich. I must transform into a great lich. If it weren’t for the fact that the Crown of Domination would be controlled by the Warden, I would even have asked you to appoint me as the new Lich King.” Sandru revealed his ambition.

Although he was subject to his master and had to obey his master's orders unconditionally, his ambition to pursue power and strength never wavered.

The Lich King of Azeroth was the perfect undead he longed for, possessing unparalleled power and the great ability to manipulate all undead creatures.

In Sandru's view, the Crown of Domination was more useful than the Cloak of the Demon King and the Armor of the Cursed. In fact, if these three artifacts were combined, they would form the true perfect undead supreme being.

After hearing Sandru's words, Rhodes fell silent. As expected of the most famous villain in the Heroes of Might and Magic world, Sandru's ambition was as great as ever.

This statement, seemingly about transforming into a great lich, actually implies a desire to become the Lich King, expressed to its master.

Why do I say that? Because although the Jailer can influence the Lich King, the Crown of Domination also comes from the power wielded by the Jailer.

However, he cannot control him, because if he could, Arthas, Ner'zhul, and even the third Lich King, Bolvar, would all obey his orders.

Whoever wears that crown will possess the power to unify the entire undead race. Of course, the stronger you are, the more you can unleash the power of that crown.

The third Lich King's strength was far inferior to that of the previous two Lich Kings, but even so, in version 7.0, the third Lich King still demonstrated immense power.

He even indirectly controlled the Black Knights, created the new Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and even created the divine artifact, the Sword of the Ice Prince.

“I roughly understand what you mean, Sandru. You want to become the third Lich King, don’t you?” Rhodes asked.

“You really know me. Yes, great master, I want to become the new Lich King. If I become the Lich King, I can better rule the undead creatures for you.”

Furthermore, it can study the life of the undead and even, to some extent, fight against Zovar. Warden Zovar's power is indeed very strong.

However, his power of manipulation and control does not surpass your system, Master. Your power naturally restrains the Warden, and as your subordinate, I will not be affected by him.

"I can steal the Lich King's power without suffering any side effects," Sandru said with a smile.

His plan was flawless, and the master's system power was just right to counter the warden's power of control.

Chapter 243 The locations for transforming the Great Lich: The Nexus, the Darkwell, and the Outer Realms?

Sandru's ambition silenced Rhodes for a moment. He had to admit that this top-tier ambitious man was still the Sandru he knew well. A Sandru who didn't want to be the Lich King was no good Sandru.

He knew the true nature of necromancers all too well; their driving force was their immense power and desire for control. Fortunately, the system's absolute constraints limited this ambition to a self-defined scope. If an uncontrollable Sandru were unleashed, Rhodes couldn't even imagine how terrifying it would be; this guy could very well become a version boss-level existence.

“The Lich King…that’s a good idea, Sandru,” Rhodes said slowly.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Master. I am able to come to this unfamiliar land and come into contact with the civilization and magic of this other world, all thanks to you." Sandru sincerely thanked Rhodes from the bottom of his heart.

Although enslaved, being able to come to this magical world and master all kinds of undead cheese was his dream. Of course, it would be even more perfect if he could regain his freedom.

“But it’s not the right time yet. The power struggle between Ner’zhul and Arthas is not over yet, and Warden Zovaar is also watching them closely. If we intervene now, we will only make ourselves targets for all three factions at the same time. You need to help me take control of the Forsaken and infiltrate the Horde’s upper echelons. At the same time, we need to speed things up at Kel’Thuzad’s floating city.” Rhodes said.

"I've already taken care of these things, great master. I've learned a lot of magic from the world of Azeroth, and the Battle of Stratholme has also helped me level up."

"I'll be going to find Kel'Thuzad soon and have a good talk with him. I'm sure Kel'Thuzad and I will have a lot in common," Sandru said.

Sandru was very interested in this great lich named Kel'Thuzad, and he believed that the two would have a good exchange.

“I will monitor your communication with Kel'Thuzad remotely,” Rhodes said.

"Don't worry, Master. What do you think of my transformation into the Great Lich?" Sandru

"I approve of your idea to transform the Great Lich. Fountain of Magic, do you have any good ideas?" Rhodes nodded and said.

Sandru's transformation from a necromancer to a lich will undoubtedly increase his power, which he allows. However, to transform into a lich, he needs a source of magic, a place similar to the Sunwell.

“Thank you for your trust, great master! I already have several target locations in mind. First is the Nexus in Northrend, which is a convergence point of magical energy in Azeroth, where I can perform conversion rituals. Then there’s the Nightwell, and of course, the Sunwell is also an option.” Sandru stated his preferred locations.

Since he had transformed into a high lich, his strength naturally couldn't be inferior to Kel'Thuzad's, so he had to find a place with abundant magic.

“The Sunwell and the Nightwell won’t work. Once you’ve completed the transformation, you’ll be completely useless. As for the Nexus, I don’t think you need to go there to commit suicide.” Rhodes shook his head and refused Sandru.

The Sunwell had already been destroyed by Kel'Thuzad once before, and now it's been destroyed by you again, so it's completely finished. I was hoping that the Sunwell would produce a Holy Light Phoenix for me every month after it was restored!

As for the Night Well, you want to perform transformations there? Do you think the Night Children are just sitting around doing nothing? Do you think I'd go and attack the Night Children in Suramar just for your sake?

As for the other place, Rhodes could only sigh and say, "Sandru, you really know how to choose. Nexus, do you even listen to what you're saying?"

This place can be considered the headquarters of the Blue Dragonflight; Malygos, the Blue Dragon King, and his Blue Dragonflight reside here.

Although it's often joked that blue dragons are weak, and that most frost dragons are even provided by the blue dragon race, you'd be sorely mistaken if you actually thought they were weak.

The Blue Dragon King is quite powerful, at least at the peak of the demigod level, even stronger than ordinary guardians. Moreover, once he attacks the Nexus, the Red Dragon Clan of the Dragon Sleep Temple will definitely not stand idly by. The Red Dragon Queen will personally lead the Red Dragon Legion here.

"I risked my life against the guardian dragon to transform you into a great lich," Rhodes said. He added that while he was very strong, he wasn't so arrogant as to lead his troops to commit suicide.

“Ahem, Master, I was only secretly performing the conversion; I didn’t use necromancy or shadow magic to corrupt it. Kel'Thuzad did what he did to the Sunwell because he had a specific purpose in mind. It was an order from the Burning Legion. I only need to use these three places briefly,” Sandro quickly said.

He felt that his master had misunderstood him. He did not intend to pollute these three places, but only to use magic to reduce the magic here slightly and cause a slight infection of the undead power.

"Don't even think about those three places I mentioned, not even the Nexus of Azeroth. If you're interested, you can try the Outer World. I think the Black Temple is a good place, or the Netherstorm would be fine too." Rhodes stroked his chin and gave his suggestions.

The Nexus of Azeroth is definitely out of the question, but Outland is fine. Netherstorm is actually a good place. In the future, Kael'thas might even use the Naaru's ships to refine the arcane energy of Netherstorm into a magical essence, and then transport it back to Silvermoon City in Quel'Thalas for his people to absorb and use.

As for the Black Temple, Illidan chose to establish a stronghold against the Legion here because the void energy here is very unstable, making it ideal for opening teleportation points.

Therefore, there is no problem in performing the lich conversion ritual here. It doesn't matter if these two places, whether it's the Netherstorm or the Black Temple, are contaminated by undead power, since they have already been contaminated by the void and fel energy.

Sandru nodded in agreement. He realized that he had only been in the world of Azrael for a short time and did not know as much as his master did.