The social structure of goblins is rather strange. They do not have a strong government with real decision-making power.
Those who have the right to speak within the goblins are the leaders of the conglomerates who hold a lot of capital. The so-called goblin president is just a puppet pushed out by the consortium behind the scenes.
Because of this, goblins have developed a culture from top to bottom of spending every penny they have, working hard to accumulate wealth and climb up the ladder.
In order to gain status, they will not hesitate to betray allies who were working closely together just a moment ago, and the intrigues within the group are so intense that outsiders can hardly believe it.
The Steamwheedle Consortium is one of the highest-status and most financially powerful consortiums among the goblin consortiums. The employees of the Steamwheedle Consortium are spread across Azeroth.
In barrage terms, wherever there are neutral goblins, almost without exception they are related to the Steamwheedle Consortium.
Quel'Thalas...or rather, the Deep Shadow family headed by Sarlayan has cooperated with the Steamwheedle Consortium for many years. Due to their common interests, the two parties have been cooperating quite happily.
However, Sarlayan has never believed that these profit-seeking greenskins are trustworthy, and cooperation with them is just a matter of business, with no personal feelings involved.
As the saying goes, form is stronger than people. When working with the Shen Shadow Family to make money, the Hot Sand Consortium kept its stance very low.
But when facing other weaker forces, they will strike hard without hesitation and use any means just to gain as much benefit as possible.
In the eyes of goblins, as long as they are races that can communicate with each other through language, there is no such thing as an absolute inability to cooperate.
When the old tribe invaded Azeroth, the goblins took a fancy to the large amount of gold coins that the orcs plundered from the Stormwind City treasury. They used their old ships that had long since been eliminated to make a huge profit from the orcs who did not know the value of the gold coins.
In the same way, since the Steamwheedle Consortium would rather cooperate with the brutal centaurs than invade Thousand Needles, they must have discovered something in this barren stone forest area worth the price.
"Products..."
Hamuir scratched his head and said: "I heard from Sister Magatha that a black viscous liquid emerged from the ground in the east-central part of the stone forest. The location is between Luanfeng Hill and the Garak Centaur's lair."
"Ah...that's it."
Upon hearing this, Sarlayan and Valeera immediately understood the goblin's intention.
Oil, the black liquid gold most valued by major goblin conglomerates.
In terms of physical ability alone, the weak goblins and dwarfs are about the same as each other. They can be called sleeping dragons and phoenixes... in a derogatory sense.
However, both races rely on smart brains for their livelihood. The two major engineering peaks that have not yet become mainstream in Azeroth were founded by goblins and gnomes respectively.
In the words of Danmu, the so-called engineering is actually a scientific invention in their perception. It does not rely on any supernatural factors and develops technological creations entirely through physical rules.
The fuel chosen by gnome engineering is coal, and steam tanks are their representative products.
The choice of goblins is oil. Almost all goblin vehicles need to be driven by gasoline and diesel refined from crude oil.
Not long after he started his career, Sarlayan followed Danmaku's advice and took possession of the rich open-air oil field in Un'Goro Crater, and he lived a life of wealth and freedom from then on.
Since the main power used in Quel'Thalas is the endless arcane magic from the Sunwell, oil in Quel'Thalas is mainly used to manufacture various industrial supplies and is not used as fuel in large quantities.
The industrial products mentioned here include asphalt monopolized by the Deep Shadow family, petroleum coke used to increase smelting temperatures, paraffin used to make various packaging materials and cosmetics, lubricants and kerosene with a wide range of uses.
The industrial consumption of oil in Quel'Thalas is not large, so most of the oil produced by the Un'Goro Oil Field is used for export.
As for the buyer... of course he is the goblin.
When they first learned that there was an owner of the Un'Goro Oil Field, the Hot Sand Consortium that had just entered the Tanaris Desert wanted to steal it.
However, all their methods were defeated one by one by the employees of the Deep Shadow Family. Seeing that they were too tough, the Steamwheedle Consortium had no choice but to pinch their noses and purchase petroleum products from Quel'Thalas through formal channels.
There is rich open-pit oil that can be mined near the Kezan Islands, the home of the goblins, but such a conspicuous oil field is obviously not enough to be supplied to major consortiums throughout the Kezan Islands.
The goblins of various consortiums are trying their best to explore oil fields from all over Azeroth. The reason why the Hot Sands Consortium can develop to its current scale is because they have a large number of oil fields in their hands.
To goblins, mosquitoes, no matter how small they are, are still meat.
Now that crude oil has been discovered underground in the Thousand Needles Stone Forest, the goblins, who have a huge demand for oil, will certainly not let it go, and will not even hesitate to cooperate with a cruel race like the centaurs who turn their backs on others.
"Um……"
Sarlayan tapped his forehead with his fingers in confusion: "I have a question."
"The South Seaport in Tanaris was built and maintained by Quel'Thalas and the tauren. Logically speaking, the Steamwheedle Consortium should first discuss cooperation with the tauren who are closer to it. Why..."
"Ah this..."
When talking about this topic, both Hamuir and Kane looked a little embarrassed.
The two exchanged glances and rejected each other, and finally Hamuul, who was more eloquent, stood up and explained.
"In fact, the goblins of Gadgetzan did send people to Nanhai Port to discuss with us a plan to jointly develop the Thousand Needles Oil Field."
"But... Thousand Needles is the territory of the Grimtotem Clan under Sister Magatha. Sarlayan, you also know the style of the Grimtotem Clan, so... the two sides broke down without surprise."
Sarlayan was not too surprised by this, after all, the horror totem's xenophobic habits have long been known.
Sarlayan took over the words dumbfounded and said: "Is there any room for maneuver? The Battle of Seamount has just ended. The tauren who participated in the whole war also need to recuperate, right?"
Hamuir and Kane looked at each other, and Kane said with a grimace: "We also tried to persuade Sister Magatha, but she was so angry that she couldn't listen at all."
"Besides, the local Grimtotem brats in Thousand Needles are also clamoring for this fight. They plan to take this opportunity to completely wipe out the Garak Centaur from the territory of Azeroth, and at the same time give those short people
A lesson for the greenskins."
Sarlayan looked at Kane's seemingly honest face and smiled meaningfully: "Is it really just like that?"
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"Uh~"
Kane is an honest man who can't hide anything on his face. Faced with Sarlayan's profound question, he turned away unnaturally.
"Hey~" Sarlayan, who knew it well, let out a long sigh: "Okay, after all, Thousand Needles is your inherent territory, and as an outsider, I can't comment much on it."
"But... everything should be done in moderation. If you beat the goblins too hard, even if you extract oil, who can you sell it to?"
The reasons behind this conflict between the three tribes are not as simple as Kane and Hamuir said, nor is it just a decision made by Magatha at the top after being provoked, but the result of the joint deliberations of the three giants.
The reason is actually very simple.
The tauren have been operating and maintaining the South Sea Port for many years. They have witnessed with their own eyes how much profit Quel'Thalas has gained through the oil trade. It is of course impossible to say that they are not greedy.
The words Hamuul just mentioned in one stroke actually contain a lot of important information.
Oil was suddenly discovered underground in Thousand Needles Stone Forest? Who discovered it? How was it discovered?
The Thousand Needles Stone Forest has always been the inherent territory of the Grimtotem Clan. The goblins of the Hotsand Consortium only move around the Shining Plains and have never entered the western Stone Forest area before.
Centaur?
Don't be ridiculous, Sarlayan doesn't think that group of nomadic raiders have the brains and technology.
As the saying goes, if you haven't eaten pork, you should have seen pigs running.
The tauren have been rooted in the South Sea Port for many years, and as long as they are willing, they can more or less ask some tips on crude oil exploration and mining from the high elves who come and go.
So the answer is obvious. The underground oil in Thousand Needles was discovered and mined by the tauren from the very beginning. It was only later that the goblins came to ask for cooperation after smelling the smell.
Perhaps the price offered by the profit-seeking goblins was too outrageous, and the two parties failed to reach an agreement, which led to the subsequent war between the three clans.
After clarifying the cause and effect, Sarlayan did not intend to get involved anymore. He did not want to be used as a weapon.
The Steamwheedle Consortium and the tauren are both partners of Quel'Thalas. The conflict between the two parties has nothing to do with Quel'Thalas, and Sharlayan will not foolishly jump in and cause a conflict.
After bidding farewell to the apologetic Kane and the resentful Hamuul, Sarlayan and Valeela continued to set off south.
"I didn't expect it." Valeela said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that the seemingly honest and honest tauren would be so petty."
Sarlayan complained casually: "Don't judge people by their appearance. Although tauren have a more honest personality, they are not stupid."
"Oil, a black liquid gold that can obviously bring huge profits to the ethnic group, there is no reason why they should not be greedy."
"From our standpoint, it's really hard to rush into this matter. As long as there is a slight mistake, Quel'Thalas may become a double-dealer."
"Let the bullets fly for a while, and then we will be invited to mediate after both parties calm down."