After repelling the Naga attack in the southern waters of the Zandalari Islands, the rest of the voyage was smooth sailing, and we never encountered any trouble again.
This attack caused Sharlayan to change his original plan and greatly advance the priority of summoning Tidehunter Neptulon.
With the assistance of Tinargosa and Jaina, Sharlayan sent the relevant proposal back to Quel'Thalas and gave it to Kael'thas for review.
After receiving the document "sent" from Sarlayan, after briefly reading it,
Kael'thas had a thoughtful look on his face.
Quel'Thalas has never had any contact with the Dark Iron dwarves, but has maintained normal trade with the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer dwarves.
Kael'thas had already been born when the War of the Three Hammers took place. It can be said that he witnessed with his own eyes the dwarf civil war that led to the division of the kingdom of Khaz Modan.
In the beginning, the princes of the three clans simply competed for the inheritance rights of the King of the Mountain, and there was no enmity between them other than conflicts of interest.
The Dark Iron Queen Modgud's perverse behavior completely angered the Wildhammer dwarves and the Bronzebeard dwarves.
This witch who practiced mystical magic cursed Grim Batol, the old capital of the Wildhammer dwarves.
A very long time,
The city is filled with a dark and terrifying atmosphere, making it uninhabitable.
The Wildhammer dwarves were furious after losing their capital. Prince Cardros of the Wildhammers and Prince Madoran Bronzebeard, who had previously had conflicts, quickly made peace. The two clans joined forces to defeat the Dark Iron dwarves, and finally achieved victory.
Victory in the War of Three Hammers.
Through the intelligence that Sharlayan proactively submitted, Kael'thas learned some secret information behind the War of the Three Hammers that was unknown to ordinary people.
The Dark Iron Queen Modgud is indeed a powerful witch, but her power does not only come from herself, but also borrows the power of a self-aware magic weapon.
This magical weapon is called Xal'atath, Blade of the Dark Empire, and the weapon contains the remnant soul of an ancient god.
After abandoning the useless Modgud, Xal'atath found a new successor, and Kael'thas had also heard of her name.
One of the bishops of the Holy Light Church, Natalie Serling.
In his earlier report, Sharlayan told Kael'thas in detail the origin of the Blade of the Dark Empire and the identities of its successive holders.
Yes, just the holder, not the owner.
So far, those who have held Xal'atath have been its slaves.
Being fooled around by this dangerous magic weapon.
There is only one true master of Xal'atath,
It is the black dragon princess, Onyxia, who now holds the blade of the Dark Empire.
Unlike the many previous holders of the Blade of the Dark Empire,
Because of the seal imposed by Azadas, Onyxia will not be affected by Xal'atath's insistence and will only actively contact its remnant soul when needed.
After reading the true history of the Dark Iron dwarves told by Sharlayan, Kael'thas had a little more sympathy for those poor people who had been enslaved by the fire element.
But that's all.
Sympathy stems from Kael'thas's kind nature, but as the king of a country now, he must consider the interests of his country.
After receiving Sharlayan's proposal, Kael'thas first had to consider what benefits it could bring to Quel'Thalas by showing kindness to the Dark Iron dwarves.
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After submitting the proposal and returning home, Sharlayan did not receive a follow-up reply from Kael'thas.
The Sun King and his cabinet officials also need to spend some time carefully considering the pros and cons of establishing a secret relationship with the Dark Iron dwarves to avoid offending the Bronzebeard and Wildhammer dwarves.
In October of the 12th year of the Black Gate, the passenger ship that Sarlayan and others took finally docked at the dock of Ratchet City.
The night elves are still busy developing the Sholazar Basin and fighting the Naga bandits on the route. They currently have no extra energy to operate the trade routes connecting the Eastern Kingdoms.
Today, the exchanges between the east and west continents are not close enough, and Ratchet City, a port city established by the Goblin Steamwheedle Consortium, is still relatively deserted.
Due to some force majeure accidents encountered on the way, this cross-sea voyage took nearly 2 months, which was longer than originally expected.
Valeela and Stellagosa arrived in Stranglethorn Vale before Sharlayan and had preliminary exchanges with the Steamwheedle Consortium.
I learned from Valeela that the Marquis of Deep Shadow will visit Ratchet City in the near future.
The messenger from the Steamwheedle Consortium hurriedly took the speedboat and set off from Booty Bay.
Before Sarlayan arrived late,
He first passed the news to Gazlowe, the Lord of Ratchet City.
When the passenger ship that Sarlayan and others boarded docked,
Gazlowi personally came to the pier to greet him and even laid out an exaggerated red carpet on the wooden pier.
Many people in the barrage described goblins as nouveau riche who were rich in oil and only served their own interests.
Having personally experienced Gazlowe's exaggerated welcoming ceremony, Sarlayan agreed with this view a lot more.
Sarlayan did not come here as a noble of Quel'Thalas or as a senior advisor to the Sun King. It was just a private action, and he did not want to cause a fuss.
The flattering slap was slapped on the horse's leg, and Gazlowe, who was smiling with a smile on his face, didn't take it seriously. He nodded and humbly accepted Sarlayan's suggestion, and waved away the exaggerated welcome ceremony.
"Marquis Shenying, the boss has wanted to find an opportunity to meet you a long time ago, but unfortunately he has never been able to do so."
Sarlayan smiled noncommittally: "Prince of Steamwheedle Trade, Strim Wilder? Haha~ Don't dare to relax when talking about business with goblins. If you are not careful, you will be taken into a ditch. Of course, you need to know more before the formal meeting.
Make some preparations."
Streamwild is the trade prince of the Steamwheedle Consortium and holds a pivotal position in the goblin clan. At this time, he was discussing business with Valeela, who represented Sarlayan, in Booty Bay on the other side of the sea.
The night elves are the masters of the continent of Kalimdor, and they occupy the most fertile territory of Kalimdor.
As we all know, the night elves are a relatively exclusive race. No country or race can enter their territory without permission, otherwise... you will be responsible for the consequences.
The continent of Kalimdor is located on the east coast of the Endless Sea, and there are not many deep-water ports suitable for establishing trade routes.
Excluding the Azshara region that has long been captured by the night elves, there is only the unnamed red land south of Azshara, as well as the Barrens further south, Dustwallow Swamp, and the area that has long been occupied by Que
The southern seaport of Tanaris was developed in Er'Thalas.
Dustwallow Swamp, as its name suggests, is a swamp full of dangers.
There are no intelligent creatures in this swamp. Building a transportation route to the outside of the swamp will inevitably consume huge costs. No normal person would choose to build a port here.
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In the same way, the same is true for the red land named Durotar in the future of original history.
Because the land is too barren to grow food, only a small number of scattered wild boar people have settled in the area, which is not suitable for establishing long-term trade routes.
Under the premise that the South Sea Port is occupied by the high elves' oil transportation routes, the best option for the Steamwheedle Consortium to establish a port is the Barrens.
The Barrens was one of the main battlefields during the War of the Ancients, and it was also the place where the wild boar demigod Agamaggan fell.
According to legend, the brave Agamaggan killed countless demons in this land and finally died of exhaustion.
The blood of those demons containing evil energy seeped into the earth, causing the once lush central wilderness to become the desolate look it is today.
By the way, the ancient Dark Night Empire once established a city in the central wilderness...that is, the Barrens. Its name was Senlaluo, also translated as Cenlailuoer.
However, the barrage stated that they had never seen the ruins of this ancient night elf city in the Barrens. They did not know whether it sank into the sea when the sky fell apart or was completely destroyed in the War of the Ancients.
The natural resources of the Barrens are indeed not rich enough, but the vast central plain is geographically connected in all directions, and the goblins of the Steamwheedle Consortium believe that it will become an important transit point on the Kalimdor continent in the future.
The north of the Barrens is directly connected to Ashenvale, the core territory of the night elves, to the west is Mulgore, the new home of the tauren, and to the south is the Thousand Needles.
Considering the layout of the Steamwheedle Consortium in the Shining Plains and Tanaris, it is not surprising to establish a port on the eastern coast of the Barrens.
In terms of investment, even with the help of barrage, Sarlayan, who has a future vision, has to admire Streamwilder's vision. Ratchet City will definitely become an important trading port connecting the east and west continents in the future.
Let’s not mention the future development of Ratchet City for the time being. After following Gazlowe to his nouveau riche-style luxurious and high-profile city lord’s mansion, Sarlayan got straight to the point.
"Mr. Gazlowi, I won't ask in circles."
"Has a master mage from the Eastern Kingdom visited Ratchet City recently?"