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Kil'jaeden had not seen Velen in person since he fled Argus, and the closest they had come was during the orc-draenei war in Draenor.

However, Kil'jaeden did not come to Draenor in person at that time, but controlled Gul'dan, a disobedient puppet, to fight Velen through the air.

Due to the inexplicable failure of their foresight ability, Velen and the draenei suffered a lot in Draenor, and finally escaped to the relatively safe other side of the Dark Portal with the help of the Azeroth Expeditionary Force.

Not long ago, when treating Velen for wear and tear, Sharlayan specifically asked him if he regretted rejecting Sargeras' offer.

Velen's answer was very firm - never before, even though the Draenei suffered many unimaginable sufferings in the following 25,000 years.

Sarlayan wanted to hear Kil'jaeden's answer to the same question, but now was obviously not the best time for him to interrupt.

Velen's calm greeting woke Kil'jaeden, who was also deep in memories, and the Deceiver, who was still in a very embarrassed state, let out a long sigh with complicated emotions.

"Yeah, long time no see."

"So, did you come here specially to laugh at me?"

Wei Lun shook his head with an indifferent expression: "You know, that's not who I am. I just... have some questions that have been accumulated in my heart for many years and I hope they can be answered."

"Ha~" Kil'jaeden smiled noncommittally: "Winners and losers, this is the principle that the Burning Legion has always followed. You can ask, but it is up to me to decide whether to answer."

Velen could see that Sharlayan, Onyxia and others did not stay here to ensure his safety. The Deep Shadow family's desire to eat melons was almost beyond words, so strong that it made the people who were watching over Velen Yirel was speechless.

Velen lived tens of thousands of years ago, and he has never seen any kind of storms and waves. The old prophet with noble character asked himself to tell others everything, so he did not politely reject the "good intentions" of the Sarlayan family.

Seeing that his mentor was planning to have a long talk with the Deceiver, Yrel consciously took out a Velen's usual chair from his space backpack and placed it in front of him.

The old prophet smiled and nodded to express his gratitude to Yrel. He sat firmly on the chair and asked Kil'jaeden, whose eyes were a little wandering, the first question that had troubled him for many years.

"Old friend, why didn't you listen to my persuasion back then and insisted on taking your entire family to seek refuge with Sargeras of unknown origin?"

Kil'jaeden did not answer Velen's question immediately, but instead answered with a question.

"I also want to ask you, why were you firmly opposed to joining the Burning Legion in the first place? Was it because you saw something with your gift of foresight?"

Velen and Kil'jaeden had known each other well before their breakup, and each knew the other's temper very well. He seemed to have anticipated Kil'jaeden's rhetorical question and was not annoyed by it.

"Yes." Velen nodded without hesitation: "Although I didn't see it clearly, I did foresee that following the Burning Legion would bring a disastrous future to the Eredar family."

"It turns out..." Velen laughed at himself: "My prediction was correct, although at the time I didn't hope that this future would actually come true."

"Foresight..." Kil'jaeden's eyes were a little empty, and he smiled sarcastically: "Yes, the ability to foresee is given by God."

"Obviously you are not as good as Thalkiel and Archimonde in fighting and teaching apprentices, and you are also behind me in handling government affairs. But with this God-given foresight, you can sit firmly in Ari As the chief executive of the ruling party, he always points out the best development path for us."

"However, Velen." Kil'jaeden looked at the prophet with a complicated look on his face with a half-smile: "After many years, I must say this, you actually don't understand people's hearts."

To Kil'jaeden's surprise, Velen didn't show any strange expression because of his comments, and he didn't even frown.

"Oh? You seem to be aware of this problem yourself?"

"Yes." Velen sighed softly: "The human heart is always dissatisfied. I can point out the theoretically optimal path for the Eredar people, but... it is just a theory. In the process of civilization development, , I can’t possibly take care of everyone’s interests.”

Velen also gradually realized this problem after he escaped from Argus and led his people to flee here and there for many years.

The choices of Kil'jaeden and Archimonde were not optimal, but the vast majority of officials below the Executive Council, and even many civilians, were open to joining the Burning Legion.

At that time, the Eredar civilization had actually reached a bottleneck period in its development. Their technological level was at the forefront in the vast universe. At least within the range that the Eredar people could explore at that time, there was no other civilization. can surpass them in terms of development level.

Now that the pace of external expansion has temporarily stalled, people's attention will naturally turn back to the interior of civilization and begin to pursue a more superior quality of life.

So on one point, did the Eredar civilization at that time do well?

To this day, the answer given by Velen is - not satisfactory, neither good nor bad.

This was a relatively objective evaluation that the old prophet could only give after reading Thousand Sails. At that time, he, Kil'jaeden, Archimonde and other senior officials all arrogantly believed that their people were living a happy life.

But is this really the case?

Long before the whole family surrendered to the Burning Legion, Velen and Kil'jaeden had been in power for tens of thousands of years.

During the Draenei's more than 20,000 years of exile, Velen got acquainted with many young civilizations whose development levels were far inferior to those of the eredar. During his interactions with these foreigners, he also met with Kil'jaeden. Wei Lun, who was also floating on the clouds, gradually became aware of an issue that he had never paid attention to before, or that he had never paid much attention to.

Class solidification.

Being able to sit firmly in the consul's seat for more than 10,000 years certainly shows that Velen, Kil'jaeden and Tha'kiel have outstanding abilities, but on the other hand, if the members of the ruling group cannot be replaced for a long time, it will inevitably make the following Officials who were eager to continue progress felt depressed.

This is true for officials who belong to the privileged class, let alone the civilians below.

At the peak of the eredar civilization, even though Kil'jaeden, who was in charge of internal affairs, thought of many ways to promote social vitality, the feedback from the people was very negative due to the solidification of classes like a pool of stagnant water.

It was against this background that Sargeras approached the Eredar in the name of the Pantheon Titan and sincerely invited them to participate in his great cause.

Regardless of whether Sargeras' words were true or false, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the eredar society that had lost its vitality at that time.

Because of this, the people were so positive about joining the Burning Legion. From a certain perspective, Kil'jaeden, who was well aware of the stubborn problems of the eredar civilization, was just following the people's wishes.

Velen also realized this problem during his long escape career. The theoretical best does not mean that it is actually the best...or the most perfect choice.

"Even so." Velen pointed out the problem in Kil'jaeden's words unmoved: "This is not the legal basis for you and Archimonde, as the ruling leaders, to lead the people all the way to destruction."

"Our people don't know the details of the Burning Legion and Sargeras. Their choices are just for personal gain. But you are the second consul in charge of internal affairs and diplomacy. You should look at it from a macro perspective. And deal with this matter, I don’t believe you didn’t suspect that Sargeras was lying.”

Kil'jaeden said bluntly: "I did doubt it, but so what?"

"If you continue to move forward step by step along the route you planned, the eredar civilization will only die slowly after all. In this case, it is better to break and rebuild, and maybe we can get a new turning point."

Good old Velen's expression rarely became stern: "Then what? What consequences did your decision to risk the entire civilization bring for our people!"

"Ha..." At this point, Kil'jaeden smiled sadly and said: "In hindsight, my risky choice was indeed unwise, but it was just an afterthought."

"Velen." Kil'jaeden quickly regained his composure: "This question, in the final analysis, is the difference in our governance philosophy. There is no so-called optimal answer."

Velen nodded wordlessly, then changed the subject and continued to ask Kil'jaeden what Sarlayan was very concerned about: "Second question, have you ever regretted it?" (End of Chapter)