Haas is already over sixty years old. A senior military officer who can live to this age will definitely not be as single-minded as he was when he was young.
After being dragged back to the hotel by the guards of the Barov family, the door had just been closed, and Haas, who had been drunk before, immediately returned to normal.
In his early years, Haas had a very hot temper, which was no secret in the Kingdom of Alterac.
After experiencing the shame of destroying his country, he was forced to hide his power in Keldaron for 6 years.
Haas has long since learned to control his temper, as well as acting skills that he previously dismissed.
The Syndicate surveillance personnel had no doubt that Haas was drunk and crazy. After all, Haas had been drunk before.
Thanks to Haas' superb acting skills, Sarlayan and Valeela successfully sneaked into the hotel where the Barov family was staying.
"You can come out now."
Haas's eyes flickered as he cautiously scanned the reserved hotel lobby.
As a high-ranking officer of the original Kingdom of Alterac, Hath's strength at his peak was only one step behind the late Thoras Trollbane, and he was a truly legendary warrior.
However, at this time, he was unable to locate the contact person who must have sneaked into the hotel.
This made Haas even more afraid of the high elves.
The Barov family and the Syndicate are not at loggerheads.
Because of the interests involved,
There is a lot of cooperation between the two parties secretly.
However, once it comes to the core interests of the succession to the throne after the restoration of the country, Barov and Faculest will never give in.
If Quel'Thalas hadn't brokered the deal, the two parties with completely different positions would not have come together, and this meeting would have been impossible to discuss.
Haas is not stupid. He knows that Quel'Thalas, an outsider country, must have ulterior motives for intervening in this matter. He has been wary of the high elves from the beginning.
Two shadows suddenly appeared in the empty lobby, and the surrounding Barov family guards subconsciously wanted to draw their weapons.
Haas hurriedly shouted to stop: "Stop! Do you want to attract the attention of the Syndicate?"
The two shadows quickly became solid, and only then did everyone present see their appearance clearly.
One of them was a female high elf with her face covered, wearing a set of matte black leather armor.
The other one... turned out to be a completely black cheetah.
Haas is also well-informed, but his scope of activities is mainly concentrated in the Eastern Kingdom. He has no understanding of the night elves living on the continent of Kalimdor, and has never met a druid.
In front of everyone, Sarlayan transformed from a cheetah back into human form, and inevitably there was a commotion at the scene.
Although Haas was also full of questions, he knew that now was not the time to question, so he whispered again: "Quiet! Be careful that the walls have ears."
Steinblad has been unable to develop over the years because of what the Syndicate has been doing secretly.
The hotels in the town are naturally not very luxurious.
It's just an ordinary two-story building.
The Barov family is not a vegetarian either. The hotel they are staying in is nominally the property of the Syndicate, but in fact it has been infiltrated by the Barov family for a long time.
The seemingly ordinary hotel actually has something else going on inside.
Under the leadership of the silent Haas, Sarlayan and Valeela also remained silent.
After arriving at the kitchen behind the lobby, Haas carefully pulled the hidden mechanism under the stove, and a secret door suddenly popped up on the kitchen floor.
Sweeping away the straw used to cover the secret door, Haas gestured for the two of them to follow, and they were the first to go down the stairs with a torch.
Since the thieves of the Backlight Blade had informed them in advance, Alex, the head of the Barov family, had been waiting patiently in the secret basement.
Over the years, Haas has been considering how to restore the country under the nose of Lordaeron from a military perspective, and is not very clear about the changes in the internal political situation of each country.
Alex, who intends to aspire to the throne, will not be as single-minded as Haas. He knows Sarlayan who came to attend the meeting on behalf of Kael'thas very well, and he is very clear about the young earl's true intentions in Quel'Thalas.
status.
Alex bowed to Sarlayan with standard human noble etiquette.
"Earl of Deep Shadow, under the extraordinary circumstances, please forgive the Barov family for their poor hospitality."
Sarlayan doesn't like these red tapes, but as the old saying goes, it's inevitable to act casually sometimes.
Thanks to the aristocratic etiquette training he received as a child, Sarlayan patiently returned the favor to Alex.
"Master Barov,
As you said, these are extraordinary times,
Don’t worry about these little details.”
Hosted by Alex,
Four people, including Haas, took their seats in the secret basement one after another.
Alex felt a little anxious about the current situation, so he didn't talk nonsense in circles and went straight to the point under the guidance of Sarlayan.
"The scout told us earlier that Earl of Deep Shadow plans to change his plan?"
Sarlayan did not fight with Alex, and nodded solemnly.
"Quel'Thalas' original plan was to bring together the Barov family and the Syndicate to cooperate. Judging from the progress of today's meeting... I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."
Alex smiled helplessly: "For the Earl of Shadow to laugh, with that puppet of Auriden in his hands, Faculest's ambitions are obviously inflated."
"He doesn't want to just be a hero of the dragon, but plans to use Auriden as a puppet and stepping stone to seize the throne of Alterac himself."
"snort!"
Haas snorted angrily: "As long as I am alive, I will never let Faculest's conspiracy succeed!"
Alex said with a headache: "But that's where the problem lies."
"In order not to attract further suppression from Terenas, the Barov family has been hiding in Keldaron and biding its time, failing to recruit the citizens of the original Kingdom of Alterac like the unscrupulous Syndicate."
"Now Fakurest has the descendants of the royal family, and he has a large number of nobles and civilians from the original Kingdom of Alterac."
"With the power of our Barov family alone, even if we can restore Lordaeron while it is weak, the country will naturally not be able to sustain itself if there is not enough population."
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noble."
Alex raised his eyebrows slightly: "What did they say?"
Sarlayan spread his hands: "There is no guarantee, it is clear that he wants to be a wallflower."
Alex smiled bitterly and patted his forehead: "As expected, those nobles will not act if they don't see the benefits."
Sarlayan: "Thinking about it from another perspective, if we can give them hope to overwhelm Faculest, I believe that those nobles and commoners who have been oppressed all year round will definitely make the right choice."
Yes, not only the common people, but also the nobles are being exploited by Faculest.
The Syndicate was originally a rogue organization established by Faculest, and it relied on the nobles to invest a lot of money in order to ensure their loyalty.
Loyalty to wealth.
Duke Faculest obviously would not use up his family wealth to maintain the syndicate's activities, and would naturally squeeze other nobles and commoners to provide the money.
"Military power" is in the hands of Faculest, and the nobles dare not speak out.
If they were allowed to see the possibility of overpowering Faculest and regaining their freedom, those nobles who were living a miserable life would probably strongly support the Barov family.
"Well..." Alex said thoughtfully: "To put it simply, the support of those nobles for us and Faculest is about 4 to 6?"
Haas interjected: "It could be 3-7, or higher."
Alex glanced at Haas, didn't say anything more, and changed the topic back.
"Then the question is, the Barov family does not lack wealth and fame, but it only lacks manpower. How can we show the nobles the possibility of defeating Faculest?"
"It's very simple."
Sarlayan said calmly: "With help from outside forces."
"Do not misunderstand."
Seeing the disapproval in the eyes of Alex and Haas, Sarlayan continued to explain unhurriedly: "Instead of relying on the power of foreign troops, you need to win over Ravenho, Faculest's mortal enemy.
The Duke’s full support.”
Hassil was stunned for a moment: "Joraci? Didn't that guy defect to Lordaeron a long time ago?"
Alex's thinking was not as simple as Haas's. There was a look of thinking in his eyes.
"No, that was just a smoke bomb deliberately released by Terenas in order to cut off the possibility of collusion between Jorazi and the remaining Alterac parties."
"General Haas, didn't you notice?"
"Over the years, Ravenholdt has never taken over the task of killing high-ranking officials and nobles of the original Kingdom of Alterac, and has maintained a friendly relationship with the Barov family."
"The only one he is targeting with all his strength..." A glimmer of light flashed in Alex's eyes: "The only one who had a deadly feud with Ravenholdt many years ago is Faculest, that is, the Syndicate."