After arranging all the work at hand, Li De rubbed his forehead. He felt that it was necessary to make a work list of what he needed to do in the next period of time:
1. Lead the alliance's troops to resist the orc attack - the Hanhai Protector is highly dependent on international trade. The alliance is the wallet of the Hanhai Protector. A turbulent alliance will harm the interests of the Hanhai Protector. At the worst, he has to defend the south of the alliance.
portal.
2. Build Theramore as soon as possible - as the war progresses, the next naval battle with the goblins is foreseeable.
3. Looking for new sources of cotton - in the current war model, the first priority is to fight people, food and steel, but cotton and linen textiles are equally important.
4. Open up the Thousand Needles Stone Forest - With the development of the Hanhai Protectorate, Li De's desire for giant kodo beasts has become more and more intense. He needs this strategic resource to accelerate the Internet of Things of the Hanhai Protectorate.
Brad and Niebuhr have also completed the deployment of personnel in the army and are currently mobilizing for war.
Niebuhr, on the other hand, has always had regrets about his failure to explore Thousand Needles, and he felt a little ashamed when talking to Li De about it.
"I'm sorry, teacher, I failed to live up to your expectations. For more than a month, we were still unable to gain a foothold there."
Li De roughly read the military report and knew that in this month, except for killing two thousand hyenas and hyenas, a hundred wind snakes, and more than twenty earth elemental creatures, they had almost nothing to gain.
.The environment there is so harsh that intelligent creatures cannot live on the ground at all.
"You have done a great job. At least we have harvested two thousand high-quality furs, which can bring us a good income."
Li De could only console himself in this way. At this point, he had realized that the ground of Thousand Needles Stone Forest was indeed not something that could be conquered at this stage. It seemed that the only way was to find a solution from the air in a more expensive way.
In the future, the tauren will build an aerial camp among the towering stone peaks of the Thousand Needles Stone Forest. However, what the Hanhai Protector wants is a plank road that can transport Kodo beasts. At the very least, it must have a rail structure like the Kozan goblins.
In terms of strength, the technical requirements are quite high.
"Teacher, I think we made things too complicated before?"
Niebuhr suddenly said this, and Li De suddenly became interested.
"Tell me what you think."
"What we want is to cross Thousand Needles to Feralas, and then consider entering Desolation Land from Feralas. However, crossing Thousand Needles is equated with our forcible conquest of Thousand Needles. We are
Isn't it possible to find a road that doesn't pass through the Thousand Needles Forest?
The sand trolls have long observed Thousand Needles from the top of the mountain north of Zul'Farrak. On the cliff on the northern slope of the mountain, there is a narrow strip extending to the west. Can we explore there?"
Li De's eyes lit up. This detail was something he had never thought about before.
"Great! Ask Bigwitz about this and see if the Engineering Academy can provide you with some technical support.
I will lead troops to the Kingdom Continent next, you can conduct a small-scale exploration first, just be sure to pay attention to safety and try not to cause casualties."
After that, Li De invited the chief officers of each department to come over and talked about his work arrangements during his absence. He emphasized to Anderson that he would have more exchanges and studies with the navy of Kul Tiras.
Finally, Li De gave Lao Chen high authority in front of everyone and asked him to coordinate and supervise the work of various departments.
Chen Stormstout was obligated to do so. He knew that when Li De was away, he was the only hero-level combat force subordinate to the Hanhai Protector, and he needed to shoulder the responsibility of being a hero.
After explaining everything, Li De walked out of his office. On the way downstairs, he met Vereesa who was also walking downstairs.
"Captain Li De... I heard that the situation between the Protector of Hanhai and the goblins has become tense. Is it because of me?"
The news of the Alliance's defeat is still highly confidential, and only a few people know it, even from Vereesa.
At the same time, Vereesa was not aware of the previous feud between the Warden of the Vast Sea and the Bilgewater Cartel. She was keenly aware of the changes in the atmosphere within the Warden of the Vast Sea. Recently, merchant ships from Kezan were no longer as frequent as usual. Vereesa's instinct
She believed it was related to her previous injury to Gallywix.
Li De shook his head to reassure her.
"This matter has nothing to do with you. Our goblins have had deep conflicts for a long time. The conflict between you and that goblin was completely a provocation planned by the other party."
At this point, Li De suddenly stopped, and Vereesa turned back to look at Li De curiously.
"Protector Li De?"
Li De asked with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Are you still waiting for Luo Ning at my place?"
"Yes, we agreed before to take risks together."
"I'm afraid he's going to break his promise. The war has started. Ronin followed the team of Archmage Ansrem to fight against the orcs on the battlefield in the south. And..."
Li De stopped talking at this point because he didn't know what to say to Vereesa next.
"what else?"
Some things cannot be hidden.
"The cursed land where the Dark Portal is located, the Alliance army suffered a disastrous defeat there. The battle report said that your sister Alleria... disappeared together with General Turalyon."
"Is Alleria dead?"
Vereesa was completely stunned. The three Windrunner sisters had long lives and great strength, which led to the three of them almost never thinking about death. At this time, Vereesa received the news that her sister was missing.
Very confused.
Li De looked at Vereesa speechlessly, thinking that if she was in a civilization that valued words and deeds very much, she would be the one to say such depressing words that she would be dead even if she was not dead yet.
"It's not yet certain. The Alliance is still investigating. What I mean is whether you want to join our team. Of course, you must send a letter to Quel'Thalas before doing so."
"I understand, I'll get ready right now."
"Don't worry, my troops will take a boat to the Kingdom Continent later. You can follow the boat. If you need anything, just ask Master Chen. I want to go to Alterac through the portal first. There are many things that need to be done first.
Be prepared."
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This kind of ultra-long-distance portal is indeed not a very good experience. From Alterac to Dalaran is just one step, but from the Vast Sea Protectorate to Alterac, Li De felt dizzy.
Li De was like this, not to mention several of his guards, who were currently sitting on the chairs that the mages had prepared to rest. Li De asked them to gather their energy first, and he opened the door and took the first step.
"Protector Li De, Marshal has been waiting for you for a long time!"
After Li De walked out of the teleportation hub, he stood on the second floor and saw Ashkandi sitting and waiting in the lobby on the first floor. He suddenly stood up and said to Li De excitedly.
"Calm down, Ashkandi, we are going to see Lothar right now."
Antonidas appeared behind Li De and said that just after Li De completed the teleportation, he and Kel'Thuzad also teleported.
Looking at the two people who were in good spirits, Li De was still a little curious.
"Don't you two feel any discomfort?"
Antonidas stroked his beard and chuckled, while Kel'Thuzad explained patiently.
"Mental strength and muscle strength are parallel, and during the teleportation process, the mage's mental strength can be protected by teleportation runes."
Mr. Bigglesworth, who was lying comfortably in Kel'Thuzad's arms, let out a lazy "meow~" while listening to the conversation between the two, as if to say:
"I am also protected by the teleportation rune."
Li De was extremely envious after hearing this. Unfortunately, from the name of teleportation runes, you can tell that only mages can use them.
"Our portal over there..."
Li De asked with some concern. Kel'Thuzad knew what he was worried about.
"The circuits used to transmit magic in Dalaran are common, and the three senior mages brought by the Grand Mage will complete the daily maintenance work very well.
In particular, the senior mage Barker Dumas is specialized in teleportation magic."
The levels of mages are: apprentice, junior, intermediate, senior, magister and grand magister.
If you want to become a magician, you must be proficient in various spells such as frost, fire, arcane, transformation, and teleportation.
To become a senior mage, you only need to be proficient in three departments of spells.
Since Antonidas had made all the arrangements, Li De didn't say much.
Speaking of this two-way portal, it can be regarded as one of the benefits of the alliance member states. The cost of building the portal is shared by the Hanhai Protector and Dalaran. However, the cost of the future transmission process will be borne by the Hanhai Protector.
The care was borne by oneself.
But now is not the time to talk about this. There is a anxious Lothar waiting for him over there.