The Goblin's Steamwheedle Consortium almost monopolizes commercial trade throughout the entire southern territory of Kalimdor.
Together with the Bilgewater Consortium, the Venture Capital Company, and the Dark Blade Consortium currently dominating the treasure coast of the eastern continent, it is one of the most financially powerful financial organizations in Azeroth. The Steamwheedle Consortium's headquarters is in Tanaris.
The desert commercial city of Gadgetzan and Steamwheedle Port.
The Hot Sand Port, located at the northeastern end of the Tanaris Desert, is the end point of the prestigious South China Sea Golden Route. Because of this, the Hot Sand Consortium has accumulated a terrifying power that can rival any empire in just one hundred years.
financial resources.
But since it is a consortium, there must be different factions within it, just like the business alliance formed by geographical factors. When encountering business challenges from outsiders trying to break into the southern border of Kalimdor, all the merchants of the entire Steam Sand Consortium
They will gather together, twist into a rope, and act unanimously to the outside world. But once there is no external pressure, these shrewd goblin businessmen will start fierce internal fighting.
After all, no matter how big the market is, it has its limits. Among the factions within the consortium, if you occupy more, it means that my profits will be divided a lot. Furthermore, goblins are all about money in their nature.
Bad character also intensifies this competitiveness. Some cunning guys will even plan assassinations in the city to attack their opponents' business power.
Just like Hesso, who was once a rising star of a small arms dealer, he encountered more than one bomb attack in the city of Gadgetzan. It was this kind of death threat due to profit that forced him to be talented, but
Heisuo, who was weak and weak, had to go far away to the black iron region of the eastern continent.
After Black Cord developed, this cautious guy just returned to Kalimdor and planned a bombing revenge against the port city of Jingtooth City of the Steamwheedle Consortium. In that revenge, a third of the port was burned down, and a third of the port was destroyed.
Relations between Blackso and the Steamwheedle Consortium have become even more sour.
Stories like this are not unique in the business of goblin civilization. Wars between these little green men who are crazy about chasing money can sometimes be much more terrifying than wars between countries...
Marin Northenfogg, this is also a big businessman who has a very similar experience to Hesso. In the first 30 years of his life, Marin was just a frustrated pharmacist, working for the Hotsand Consortium in Gadgetzan and earning a fortune.
A meager salary, but like every goblin, he has a crazy idea of getting rich overnight. The difference between Marin and other goblins is that other goblins may just have fantasies, but Marin takes action for this.
Marin spent a full 4 years, constantly hiring various mercenary teams during work breaks, and traveling to various parts of the world to collect some messy materials for him. This behavior consumed all of Marin's savings of more than 20 years, but
It's worth it!
After countless failures, the alchemist finally succeeded in making a gadget called "Northenfogg's Potion". Once this thing is drunk, it will randomly produce three effects: being shrunk to one-tenth
The size of the body, the lightness as if there is no weight, and the final weird undead transformation.
In fact, Northenfogg himself didn't even know that his potion would have these three effects, but this did not affect the reputation of Northenfogg's potion. Initially, it was just the Assassin's League who noticed that this potion was sold in Gadgetzan.
They spent a lot of money to buy a batch of strange potions. Then the empire, which was in the midst of the Northern Xinjiang War, also noticed this potion that could be disguised as undead, and the imperial war department also bought a batch.
These two successful batches of business allowed Northenfogg to realize his dream of getting rich overnight. He became a new wealth star in Gadgetzan, successfully joined the Steamwheedle Consortium, and became a decent businessman. However, this
It did not satisfy Northenfogg's greed in his heart. Every goblin was as greedy as him... Northenfogg had money, and his vision became broader. He was no longer satisfied with being a rich man, he had
Set new, ambitious goals.
He wants to become a Trade Prince! This is the most noble goal a goblin can have!
Of course, compared to this goal, the second goal that Marin Northenfogg set for himself is much more realistic... He hopes to buy the entire Gadgetzan!
Now, at King Varian's private banquet, Marin suddenly discovered that perhaps, he was only one step away from his second goal...
The price is that he may have to make a decision that affects the overall interests of the Steamwheedle Consortium...
But that is the interest of the Hot Sand Consortium, what does it have to do with you? Is the Hot Sand Consortium very good to you? Why should you consider their interests?
So Marin Northenfogg only hesitated for less than 5 seconds, nodded to Varian, and raised his glass more enthusiastically than before:
"Of course, I believe it! Marin Northenfogg will always be a trustworthy good friend of the Wrynn family and the Kingdom of Stormwind!"
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And while Marin Northenfogg was happily drinking with His Majesty Varian, far away in the Goblin commercial city of Gadgetzan in the Tanaris Desert, the city under the night was not as good as
Like other cities across Azeroth, they lose their vitality under the darkness of night.
On the contrary, the lively life that goblins love becomes faster and more wild and joyful at night.
Electric lamps made by goblin engineers were hung in the large square of Gadgetzan, under the casually wound, sparking telephone poles, and around a rough but passionate iron cage fighting arena.
For the tourists who come from all over the world to watch the excitement or travel here, in the sharp voice of the skilled goblin commentary, there are all the crazy gladiatorial battles between humans and beasts, or simply between humans.
It can give the audience a surge of adrenaline.
And in this hot cage fighting match, spending some money and placing a bet is a traditional entertainment here.
Every few days, several "lucky people" will receive thousands or even tens of thousands of times in handsome rewards for a few coins thrown casually. As the stories of these lucky people spread around the world,
It attracted many guys who were lazy and very sure of their luck to come to Gadgetzan to "gamble".
Mentioning this, we cannot fail to mention another pillar industry of Gadgetzan, the casino!
Arthas and Jaina in disguise have seen the luxury of the Goblin Casino in Booty Bay, but compared to the casino in Gadgetzan, Booty Bay is just a child that has just developed, and the gambling in Gadgetzan has already taken shape.
Industry, the daily flow of gold coins in this city is enough to make the king of any kingdom feel jealous!
There are many professional gamblers active throughout the city, as well as many amateur gamblers, and most of them are unlucky people who gamble on luck.
But the luck of these people is not as good as they imagined... So the result is that Gadgetzan, a desert city nicknamed the "City of Paradise", is full of homeless people, a group of gamblers, and
Dream seekers, many people lose their dreams here every day, and then become one of the huge number of slums.
No matter what civilization it is, once the poor population in the city reaches a certain limit, the security of the city will inevitably decline. It is inevitable that gang forces will appear. In the dark area of Gadgetzan, there are three major forces competing for this.
The underground territory of the city...the dirty hands, the Dark Gold Sect and the Yulian Gang.
Let’s not mention the latter two forces. Both of them have special origins, specific purposes, and their actions are extremely secretive. However, the Dirty Hands are a black gang native to Gadgetzan, and they are also the most powerful one.
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That night, on the territory of the gangsters, in an alley on the edge of a certain city, a strange face wearing a black hood was stopped at a dark corner by a few rough thugs.
It was an ogre wearing a dirty suit and carrying a semi-automatic rifle, as well as several orcs and trolls holding pistols in their hands.
Ever since the Dark Blade Legion developed this unappreciated thermal weapon into an "art", these murderous engineering creations have become popular around the world, and the gangsters in Gadgetzan are not immune to this.
, and the dirty hands cooperate with some goblin arms dealers, so they can get a sufficient amount of extremely powerful "gadgets", giving them almost every advantage when fighting for territory.
"Hey, girl."
The rude ogre waved the old and new semi-automatic rifle in his hand and shouted viciously in human accented language:
"You're new here, right?"
In the face of his questioning, the hooded woman did not speak, and this attitude angered the ogre, who pressed the cold barrel of the gun in his hand against the slender woman's forehead.
The two heads cursed arrogantly:
"Either join the dirty hands! (Or get out of Gadgetzan!)"
"oh?"
Faced with this substantial threat, the human woman wearing a black hood finally reacted. She raised her head, revealing a pair of eyes full of cold murderous intent. She said in a low and hoarse voice:
"I think I can choose the third option!"
"There is no third rule!"
The ogre roared angrily and was about to pull the trigger, but the next moment, the slender and slightly short woman flicked her hands, and two small silver revolvers fell into her hands. This ruthless girl's hands
At the same time, before several other people could react, two bullets exploded the heads of the two gangsters. At the moment when blood spattered, a fight with no technical content at all took place in this dark place.
The alley erupted.
In less than 10 seconds, the ogre who had one of his legs broken screamed and lay on the ground, trying to escape in the chaos, but the evil star behind him stepped on the wound. The ogre was in pain.
The whole body was shaking.
The girl patted the ogre's ugly head with the silver muzzle that was still emitting smoke, and whispered:
"You scumbag, I kept you alive because you are useful to me...Listen, I heard that there is an old goblin named "Dr. Boom" living here? Take me to him!"
"Ah! You are crazy!"
When the ogre heard this name, he screamed like a chicken with its neck cut off:
"I won't go! That old madman will blow my brains out with a bomb and eat it with bread. That's a real madman! He lives in the last house on the street in front! Find it!
Then let me go..."
"oh?"
The human girl who killed five people over a disagreement reached out and pulled her hood. She shrugged and pointed the gun at the ogre's heart:
"I know where he lives, which means you are useless...right?"
"Then goodbye... dirty gangster!"
"Bang"
Ten minutes later, in the gloomy night of Gadgetzan, Shadow Warrior Sonia, a high-level agent from MI7, arrived at the residence of the strange goblin. The building that appeared in front of her was simply astonishingly miserable, like a
It was a good house, but it was blown to pieces several times, and then it was just like being put back together again.
Full of a wild temperament of post-modern style.
Sonia shook her head. She could not imagine what kind of madman would live in such a place that could collapse at any time.
But a mission is a mission...
In the dictionary of MI7, mission failure often only means one situation...and Sonia absolutely does not want to appear in Boss Shore's battle damage report in that situation.
She is the best student Xiao Er has trained personally, she will not fail in such a damn place!
Sonia approached this weird house very carefully. Within a short distance of 50 meters, she discovered 17 mines made of high explosives buried under the ground, as well as 23 mechanical devices that would trigger alarms.
Toy, the most terrible thing is that Sonia herself doesn’t know if she has found all the hidden dangerous items...
"Damn it! This place is crazier than the Dark Blade's combat preparation area!"
Sonia wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and moved forward slowly. Judging from what she has observed so far, if she is not careful, the explosives buried underground will kill her and her entire body.
Blocks were blown to pieces together.
No wonder, before he went on a mission, Boss Xiao repeatedly emphasized that he must be careful and even more careful...
"Click"
As Sonia lightly dodged a rope that tripped the mine, the moment she landed on the ground, she keenly heard the sound of the machine spring being pressed down, along with the slight sinking of her left foot, which made Sonia
A layer of cold sweat immediately covered Ya's back... She knew she had stepped into a trap.
But to be honest, it's not the fault of Sonia's poor academic skills. The skills she showed when walking on such a narrow ground with such a crazy density of bombs were already quite terrifying.
But now, Sonia, who was completely trapped, had no choice but to pull out the tool, and while removing the trap under her feet, she shouted loudly:
"Dr. Boom! If you can hear me! I mean no harm..."
"It was the great craftsmen Blackso and Mekkatorque who recommended me here... You should still remember them, they claim to be your friends..."
"Bang"
As soon as Sonia finished speaking, the closed door of the dilapidated building on the battlefield in front of Sonia opened...
