Chapter 623 Population, population, or some other population
After handling Valeera's difficult-to-choose official duties in the territory, Sarlayan rushed to Silvermoon City without stopping, holding the Sunstrider royal badge and directly entered the royal court to meet Kael'thas.
"Aegwynn?"
When he heard this name, Kael'thas frowned unconsciously.
"Are you sure you can find her?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "I'm not sure, so I plan to send scouts to Dustwallow Marsh to explore the road and find out the situation before taking action."
Kael'thas nodded in agreement: "Wise decision, you can stay in Quel'Thalas to assist me during this period. There are many things that require you to come forward on my behalf."
Kael'thas is the Sun King of Quel'Thalas. He spends most of his time sitting in the palace coordinating all aspects of important affairs, and cannot go out at will like he did when he was a prince.
As the most senior advisor, Sarlayan needs to travel around on behalf of Kael'thas and go to various places to inspect the reform process.
Fortunately, Kael'thas has far more advisors than Sharlayan, and only particularly important occasions require his presence.
"So, where do you need my care recently?"
Kael'thas rubbed his brows with a headache: "Zul'Aman's new port, Lordaeron suddenly protested three days ago, warning Quel'Thalas not to build a military port near the border between the two countries, exacerbating tension.
"
"oh?"
There was a meaningful look in Sharlayan's eyes: "Is this what Arthas meant? Or is Terenas awake?"
"Alsace."
Kael'thas looked at Sharlayan with a hint of joking in his eyes: "There are still many spies from Lordaeron lurking in Dalaran, and the story of you and Jaina's intimate shopping was reported back to Lordaeron.
"
"It is said that Arthas was so angry that he summoned the ambassador of Quel'Thalas that day to issue a warning."
"this……"
Sarlayan shook his head angrily and amusedly: "What does that kid think of national affairs? A tool to vent personal emotions?"
Kael'thas shrugged: "In any case, this is a warning personally issued by the crown prince who oversees the country, and it is necessary to pay attention to it."
"After hearing the warning from Lordaeron, the workers who are still building the port are a little uneasy. After all, they were attacked by a privateer fleet heading north from Lordaeron's territorial waters not long ago."
"I'll leave this matter to you. I don't care what method you use, whether it's appeasement or threats. You must ensure that the construction of the three major ports on the east coast is completed within the planned time."
"Um……"
Sarlayan touched his chin thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, has the deal with Kul Tiras been concluded?"
A pleased smile appeared on Kael'thas' face: "The Ministry of Commerce has reached an agreement with them, and Admiral Berryman led the sailors to return the first batch of five warships."
"Ha~ That's easy to handle."
The corner of Sarlayan's mouth curled up with a sarcastic arc: "I bet Arthas, the supervisor of the country, has no power to mobilize the Lordaeron fleet. Even if he forcibly ordered it, the number of warships that can be used is extremely limited."
This was not the first time that Kael'thas and Sarlayan had cooperated. He immediately understood and said: "I will give an order to Berryman and ask him to lead the fleet to patrol the eastern coast. I also bet that Alsace will not dare to mess around.
, Terenas is not dead yet.”
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After assigning the intelligence tasks of various countries to the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Backlight Blade is only responsible for important tasks directly assigned by the Sun King.
As a representative of the Sun King, Sharlayan can also mobilize the Backlight Blade after receiving Kael'thas's permission.
After leaving Kael'thas' office, Sarlayan went directly to Uncle Veleth and gave him the task of going to Dustwallow Marsh to find someone.
Vileless asked with some confusion: "I know Dustwallow Marsh. It is recorded on the map of Kalimdor you drew. What is Ratchet City?"
Sarlayan pointed to the Barrens in central and eastern Kalimdor on the map.
"Ratchet City is a port city built by the Goblin Steamwheedle Consortium. It echoes the Treasure Bay, which is also owned by the Steamwheedle Consortium."
"The Steamwheedle Consortium transports Kalimdor's specialties from Ratchet City to the Eastern Kingdom for sale, earning a large profit from the price difference."
"Ha~"
Villes sneered: "The goblins are indeed so mercenary."
Sarlayan spread his hands indifferently: "As long as they don't go through evil ways, there is nothing wrong with making money."
"Speaking of which, the Hot Sand Consortium contacted me 2 years ago."
"They hope to get in touch with the tauren in Southport through the relationship network in Quel'Thalas, and want to build a goblin city in the northern part of the Tanaris Desert."
"Tanaris?" Veles asked with a frown: "What resources are there in that desert worth acquiring? Could it be that you are going there for the oil in Un'Goro Crater?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "Maybe I have such an idea, but this is not the main purpose of the Hotsand Consortium."
"They want to occupy the salt fields of the Shining Plains. The importance of salt... I don't need to say more, right?"
Villes asked thoughtfully: "You have no idea about this natural salt field?"
"Not yet."
Sarlayan sighed: "Our power in Kalimdor is still too weak. We can only prioritize ensuring the safety of the oil fields in the crater. The Shining Plains are temporarily beyond our reach."
"Hey~"
Villes rubbed his forehead in distress: "The main problem is that our population is too small."
The total population size and population growth are common issues discussed by the high elves.
Today's high elves are descendants of the high elves from Kalimdor who were led by Dath'Remar to migrate eastward.
The upper elves were the nobles during the Dark Night Empire, and their population share was less than 10% of the total population of the Dark Night Empire.
The highborne who are willing to follow Dath'Remar to the east are only part of the highborne of Zin-Azshari.
Even if the War of the Ancients greatly reduced the total population of night elves civilians, the population of the highborne elves who followed Dath'Remar to the east would only account for 3% of the total population at most.
At this point, the reason for the gap in national power between Quel'Thalas and the Dark Night Republic becomes obvious.
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Because the night elves were punished by the rules of nature with immortality, their fertility rate was lower than that of the high elves.
But the night elves couldn't stand the huge population base. Even if the Night Elves suffered heavy losses in the Satyr War and the Quicksand War, their total population was still dozens of times that of the high elves, making Sharlayan and Kael'thas very envious.
The return of the Syndra Highborne can be regarded as a return of blood to Quel'Thalas, but the population of Sindra massacred by Tortheldrin is also very pitiful, not to mention the second brother.
"Hey~"
Sarlayan smiled bitterly and looked at the clear sky above Silvermoon City: "I wonder where mom and dad went to relax. I hope she can find the inspiration to solve the genetic mystery as soon as possible."
In a world dominated by feudalism like Azeroth, population is the foundation of a country.
Apart from anything else, if the population of high elves was sufficient, there would be no need for Sharlayan to give up the Sholazar Basin and Borean Tundra to the night elves. Wouldn't it be delicious for him to eat them?
However, with the current population of the high elves, the expansion of territory in Crystalsong Forest is the limit. At most, they can secretly capture Wintergrasp, leaving no room for further expansion.
In contrast, although humans have a short lifespan, their strong fertility rate allows humans to expand their territory at an extremely fast rate. Each generation is a new generation of hope.
Sarlayan did not ask the high elves to give birth to one litter at a time like a sow, as long as they could reproduce as efficiently as humans.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now."
Sarlayan will not devote extra energy to worrying about things that cannot be solved temporarily.
"Uncle, I will stay in the mainland for a while. If the thieves of the Backlight Blade discover Aegwynn's whereabouts, please tell me as soon as possible."
"After the fall of the Council of Tirisfal, more and more demons sneaked into Azeroth, becoming more and more unscrupulous."
"We must rebuild the Parliament of Tirisfal as soon as possible and find Merry Winterwind through Aegwynn as quickly as possible."
Villes asked in confusion: "Can't we just ask Aegwin himself to come forward? Why does it have to be Meri Dongfeng?"
Sharlayan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Of course it would be best if I could persuade her. Today's Aegwynn is no longer the high-spirited and unruly guardian of the past."
"Medivh's fall and death have dealt a huge blow to her. I'm not sure whether I can convince her to come back. I can only lower my expectations and hope to get news about Merry Winterwind from her."
"Speaking of the Council of Tirisfal..."
Villeless suddenly mentioned an important piece of information: "Have you asked Valeera's family about this matter?"
"ah?"
Sarlayan asked in confusion: "What does it have to do with them?"
"you do not know?"
Villes slapped his forehead in annoyance: "It's my fault for not telling you in advance."
"The Sangunar family... to be more precise, this branch of Valeela's family produced an outstanding mage named Revsela in the early years."
"Refthera was once a member of the Parliament of Tirisfal. Valeela's family should still retain some information he left behind, and there may be clues related to Merry Winterwind."