Hurtaz is a believer of the transformation god Gonk. With the blessing of the power of Loa, his raptors have super long-distance running capabilities, which allowed him to defeat the frontline battle in just two days.
The report was sent to Alterac, and Dalaran's magic allowed Li De to receive the news of the Alliance's defeat immediately.
In contrast, it would take a week at the earliest for Kezan's Hot Sand to get news about the Kingdom Continent.
So counting the time now, it would take at least three or four days for Hot Sand to know the battle report on the Kingdom Continent, and he didn't know that Li De had already obtained the news before him.
What is about to begin next will be a life-and-death struggle. Li De will use this time difference to squeeze out more information from Hot Sand.
"Protector, I still have the same attitude as before. In this situation, you should not appear in Kezan. I will be the one to come into contact with the hot sand."
On the boat to Kezan, Nogfogg still tried to persuade Li De.
"The purpose of the Goblin Consortium has always been to make money. I need to understand what moved them to help the poor orcs. Before the situation is clear, Hot Sand will not act rashly. It is the safest time to contact me now."
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Li De said this, and Nogfogg said nothing more. He just glanced at Lao Chen who was standing next to Li De, and then lowered his head to adjust the device in his coat.
Goblins are not a loyal race, but in order to repay Lid's trust, Noggenfogg is ready to fight in Kezan.
Kezan Island is very large, almost half of the Tanaris Desert. To the south of the island is the Kaya Mining Area, which laid the foundation for goblin civilization, and the large area of land to the north of the mining area is the goblin urban agglomeration.
, the city is divided into many urban districts based on the numerous factions and plutocrats within the goblin race.
For example, the city mainly controlled by the Bilgewater Cartel is along the northern coast. The palace of King Childros, the leader of the Bilgewater Cartel, is a luxurious sea-view villa.
The destination of Li De's trip is the territory of Hot Sand. The urban area he controls is the most prosperous area in the center of Kezan. Nearly half of the Kaya crystals are traded here, as well as a large amount of grain, cotton, coal,
Raw materials such as fuel.
Looking at the elevated steel tracks dotted throughout the city of Kezan and the goblin locomotives running wildly on them, Li De envied the accident but had no fear. Although the Kezan goblin was a powerful enemy, he would not be afraid if the other party threatened his life.
Will never back down.
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"Oh, my dear old friend, Protector Li De! Thanks to you, Fu Kezan is more prosperous than before. I invite you to come to my palace to talk about the past."
The leader of the group, Trade King Strymwilder Hotsand, was very enthusiastic when he first arrived, welcoming Li De with open arms, as if there had never been any bad blood between the Protector of the Vast Sea and Kezan.
This guy was wearing a smooth silk nightgown and looked very relaxed and casual, as if the tension of the current situation had nothing to do with him.
Li De suppressed the anger in his heart and dealt with it. The goblin in front of him with a generous smile had owed a lot of blood debt to the alliance because of his greed. When he thought of this, Li De really wished he could kill him on the spot.
"Thanks to you, our cotton has not arrived for a long time. I really had no choice but to come over in person to urge the goods."
Li De also said with a smile that the two parties had negotiated a new round of transaction prices not long ago, but the cotton that had increased in price was still not delivered to the Hanhai Protector on time, so Li De used this as a reason to launch an attack.
The smile on Resha's face was a little stiff. All the cotton in his hand was given to the orcs. Where could there be cotton for Li De? But soon he began to smile heartily again, leading Li De and others into his luxurious house.
villa.
The two parties sat down in the living room, and Resha sank into the soft sofa, lit a cigar for himself, and said to Li De with a grimace.
"Protector Li De, I am a businessman, and you should understand my difficulty. Your demand for cotton is too great, and the raw material market is already in short supply.
And because I have provided you with raw materials for a long time, it has caused dissatisfaction from other chaebols. The pressure on my side is also great, and I have to increase the price. In business, the one with the highest price always wins. This has been the truth since the birth of commerce."
Li De was not interested in listening to Rongsha's half-truths and half-false complaints, but he extracted a key piece of information from Rongsha's words.
"What? What you mean by this is that you have contacted a new buyer? Did he swallow up my goods?"
Li De's words shocked Resha, and he cursed himself for saying such words inadvertently.
"Ah...hahahaha...you are joking, I was just making an analogy."
Ignoring Rousha's laughter, Li De began to look around the living room, and soon he noticed a very conspicuous artifact on the display shelf. It was a very simple treasure, and in terms of shape, it at least belonged to the
A civilization 10,000 years ago, exuding a strong magical atmosphere.
It can be seen that Hot Sand likes it very much, and even the base that holds it is a work of art in itself.
"I remember that I had never seen this treasure when I came here last time. It seems that your new buyer is very generous. I just don't know if you can introduce him to me. I also want to make such a big money."
Hot Sand didn't expect Li De to be so sharp, and regretted not putting away this newly obtained ancient relic in advance, so he could only admit it bravely.
"Okay, I admit that a new buyer has contacted me recently. But everything I do is in line with business ethics. Just like I have not hindered you from doing business in the Kingdom Continent, Rivigaz is right for you.
He expressed his dissatisfaction to me about his transgression."
Li De suddenly realized that big consortiums are like this, and factions are bound to break out within them. He has been conducting trade with the Hotsand Consortium, but in fact not everyone in the Hotsand Consortium has made a profit.
For example, Rivergaz is entrenched in Treasure Bay in Stranglethorn Valley. His commercial territory naturally radiates to the southern kingdom continent. Li De dumps yarn to the kingdom continent and monopolizes the logistics of the alliance army first. The most serious damage is inevitable.
It's Rivigaz.
But Li De didn't feel sorry for this at all. He didn't have a good impression of Rivergaz at all. When the orcs broke Stormwind City and hired him to build warships with the gold from the Kingdom of Stormwind, Li De still remembered this account clearly.
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"Business ethics, remain neutral, the one with the highest price gets... You are right, so it is possible that you sold the goods that were supposed to be given to me to my enemies?"
Hot Sand immediately put out the cigar in his hand and stared at Li De for a while. At that time, he did not know the disastrous defeat of the Alliance Army in the Cursed Land.
"What do you mean?"
Li De also returned the favor, moved his butt forward from the sofa, and said while looking into each other's eyes.
"I don't know anything. I'm just reminding you that I am now a member of the alliance. We are fighting the orcs at the moment. Please don't get involved in danger."
Hot Sand lit up a cigarette again. He was confident that no one could get the message through him, and Li De would not know the extent of his cooperation with the orcs in such a short period of time.
Of course, if Hot Sand had known earlier that the orcs were so ruthless and had unintentionally destroyed the Alliance's 20,000-strong army, he would not think so now. Li De would not tolerate Hot Sand, who had formed a deadly feud with the Alliance.
But now the ignorant Rongsha is still making his own plans.
"Protector Li De, you are also a person who made your fortune through industry and commerce. We should have a common language. Business is the fairest charity. Goblins once built warships for orcs.
But without the warships built by the goblins, how could the orcs move north on such a large scale in such a short period of time? If the orcs had always been entrenched in the south and fought steadily, there is no telling how long the second orc war would have been delayed.
Although the goblins will help the orcs, as long as the alliance offers a suitable price, the goblins will immediately help the alliance.
For example, I have a good proposal, if Protector Li De is willing to open up the spinning technology of Protector Hanhai..."
Li De felt like he was going to be pissed off by Hot Sand. Fortunately, this guy could keep his composure. It has been almost a year since the appearance of the Jenny Machine. He only showed his greed for technology today, and he didn't stay here anymore.
It's necessary.
"I understand. I respect your business ethics. The one with the highest price will get it... I will give you a satisfactory answer."
After leaving such a sentence, Li De stood up and walked out. Lao Chen, Nogfuge and others followed behind him expressionlessly.
However, just as Li De walked out of the hot sand palace, a sense of crisis hit his heart!