Facing the monster thrown at his feet, Staghelm was relatively calm, but Dai Lin's eyes widened and he exclaimed.
"Oh my God! What a monster this is!"
The appearance of the thing in front of him was beyond his comprehension. The body had an arthropod carapace but no head, and the limbs were the tentacles of a mollusk.
Deer Helm's face also became ugly, and he said the monster's name word by word.
"Faceless Men? How could you encounter such a thing?"
In the Battle of Quicksand a thousand years ago, Staghelm actually dealt with the Faceless Men. Now that he had received his authoritative certification, Li De's mood became even worse.
"Let's go back and explain in detail. First, we should find out what the intentions of those goblins are. This matter is not that simple."
Li De whispered and gestured with his eyes at the same time, and everyone immediately understood. At this time, a person walked over from the goblin team in the distance, it was Gallywix.
Seeing Li De and the others walking out of the bud, Fake Hot Sand's face turned as black as boiler ashes. The failure of his plan to murder Li De and others caused him to lose a certain amount of credibility.
After discussion, several trade kings decided to send Gallywix to contact the Alliance.
Gallywix is now basically by default the only person designated to contact the league, and even he himself can't tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
At the moment when the earthquake happened, he thought he was really going to die. Even a fake detonation was so powerful, so what would it be like if the Azerite mine was really detonated?!
"Please explain your purpose of coming, Lord Gallywix."
Before Gallywix could reach the foot of the Ancient Tree, he was stopped by Kel'Thuzad sent by the Alliance.
This was the first time that Gallywix was officially called the Trade King by the Alliance, but this made Gallywix feel tremendous pressure because Kel'Thuzad's tone was quite unkind.
"I'm negotiating to prepare for the next negotiation."
Gallywix could only say it bravely.
"What? Negotiation? Did I hear you correctly? Regarding the earthquake just now, I don't see that you have any intention of negotiating."
Kel'Thuzad mocked mercilessly as if he had heard a joke.
The mage in front of him put a lot of pressure on himself, but Gallywix still said it bravely.
"This is just a warning and retaliation for your robbery in the city.
What was detonated just now was an abandoned Azerite mine.
The purpose of my coming now is to negotiate the time for the next negotiation.
If you cannot give us a satisfactory result in the next negotiation, we will detonate the real Azerite mine."
Having said all the words in one breath, Gallywix felt a little more relaxed. No matter what the result was, he had successfully thrown the ball into the opponent's hands. The next step was to see how the opponent made a decision.
Knowing that the real Azerite mine had not yet been detonated, Kel'Thuzad knew what was going on, and he did not bother with Gallywix.
"You wait here first."
After leaving a faint sentence, he turned back to his team and explained the goblin's demands.
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"I think we can talk again, but we can allow more time. Didn't we say three days before? We might as well give them three more days."
Everyone was puzzled by Li De's statement, especially Lu Helmet.
He led people to plant the Tree of Life, but almost killed Li De and others. He felt very angry when he felt that he had been plotted against.
"Why? Aren't you afraid of what kind of conspiracy those guys will come up with in the past three days?"
Li De pointed to the body of the faceless man on the ground.
"Get out of the water and catch fish. Just like Tirion said, we have to figure out who our enemies are.
And we also need to give the goblins enough time to clean up the moles lurking inside.
Blindly putting too much pressure on them will only unite the goblins."
Everyone suddenly realized what Li De said, but Kel'Thuzad and Dai Lin noticed that Li De had obviously not finished what he said.
"I understand, I'll go talk to that guy."
Kel'Thuzad came to Gallywix again.
"After discussion, we decided to hold the next negotiation with you in three days."
This surprised Gallywix. He thought that the alliance would not give them much time after calculation.
"We just hope that in three days it will be the real goblins negotiating with us. You'd better figure out what kind of guy is speaking for the goblins."
Kel'Thuzad's next words were deliberately lowered, and he also turned his body to one side, making sure that only Gallywix could see part of the faceless man's body from this angle.
While speaking, he was also paying attention to Gallywix's expression. Because this guy provided the location information of the Azerite Mine, he was also a subject of suspicion.
Gallywix was startled at first, vaguely seeing the faceless man's indescribable body, and showed a fearful expression, and then a thoughtful look appeared on his face again.
"Ok, I see."
Gallywix nodded, making his expression calmer, and turned back to his team.
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"Three days? What tricks do those guys from the alliance want to play?"
Fake Hot Sand said angrily, but it was unclear what he was thinking.
"The Alliance said that they hope to hear the most authentic voices from within the goblins in three days. Maybe they are trying to drive a wedge between us?"
Gallywix chose to pretend to be confused at this moment, deliberately saying the opposite of what he was saying. In his mind, he couldn't help but imagine the indescribable true face of the fake hot sand.
Several trade kings were observing the situation without leaving any trace, and at this time, their hearts were full of calculations.
"Ha, it's a low-level method. We have already unified our voices, right? Streamwilder?"
Gallywix's pretense of confusion was successful. He deliberately misunderstood the Alliance's intentions, but instead allowed Gigvondt, who thought he was smarter than Gallywix, to find out something.
"Yes, we are united."
Fake Hot Sand said without changing his expression, but in fact he was already a little panicked in his heart.
From his perspective, he could not see the body that Li De and the others brought out from the underground, but he was certain that Li De and the others had definitely seen the true face of the fake Mogul.
He didn't panic about his true identity after his identity was revealed. Even if there was a group of strong men on the opposite side, he was still confident that he could escape calmly and even take a few lives with him.
He was afraid that after his identity was revealed, his plan to instigate various races to fight to the death would fail.
He was even prepared to kill all the trade kings and replace them all with his own men.
It's just that the risk is a bit too high. Every trade king on Kezan Island is surrounded by a powerful guard force. If one step is not handled well, the whole game will be lost.
"Everyone, since we have three days of maneuvering space, I think we should go back first and then make plans."
Rudolfons suggested, and everyone unanimously approved.
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Kezan and the Alliance then retreated. As soon as the trade kings reached the door of Hotsand Palace, they saw Mogul Razdunk standing at the foot of the steps, holding a cigar in his mouth.
"I'm sorry, everyone, please forgive me for being willful and keeping secrets from you all this time. I really don't like leaving my destiny in the hands of others.
Streamwilder, you still blew up that abandoned mine.
I have already observed the explosion, and the power is really amazing. But I also took this opportunity to collect precious data.
Now I can give you a solid foundation. Through calculation, if the Azerite in the real mine is detonated, it will be enough to push the entire continent of Kalimdor one meter further west!
And it triggers a series of submarine earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which will affect the entire climate of Azeroth."
Mogul's words frightened everyone including Fake Hotsand. They didn't expect that the Azerite reserves underground were so huge.
"Mogul, if there is a big explosion, how high do you think the shock wave will reach?"
Radolfons suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question, and Mogul laughed exaggeratedly.
"I have already thought of it for you. Once the explosion causes a submarine super volcano to erupt, not only the shock wave, but also the underground magma and dust can reach a height of up to 10,000 meters."
After hearing this answer, Rudolfons was no longer calm. The height of 10,000 meters meant that he couldn't escape even if he took an airship.
"Haha, I haven't finished speaking yet. It will take a certain amount of time for the explosion to cause a chain reaction on the seafloor.
After detonating Azerite, there will be at least one day before the world-destroying explosion."
"What?! You damn slag! You should have said this earlier!"
Rudolfons spoke louder at this time, and one day was enough for him to operate.
Now this guy is full of confidence, because he has become the most wealthy person on the island, and he even begins to look forward to Azerite being detonated, so that he can even make a fortune.
Ridor Vons and Mogul sang in harmony, and everyone else watched. Since the Great Battle of Tanaris, the two of them have gone further and further towards becoming a firm ally.
It sounded like a charade at the moment, but everyone understood that the two of them were thinking about how to maximize the benefits of airship technology with Azerite.
Gallywix couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He was in a big difficulty. Even if he became a trade king, it still didn't mean he had supreme power.
The interests of Raedor Vons and Mogul are highly intertwined, and Steamwheedle and Gigvondt have already begun to communicate secretly, and where are his allies?
The Bilgewater Cartel's main business is arms. He should have naturally sided with Grizlik, and that guy did exactly that. He put a lot of effort into supporting him in becoming the Trade King.
It's a pity that that guy was captured in the battle with the Alliance. If he hadn't been on good terms with Radol Vons, he would have been completely helpless.
Fake Hot Sand also saw an opportunity to break the situation. He thought he understood the goblins very well and knew that only profit could push them to do things.
What he hopes most is that Azerite can be detonated and Azeroth be a little worse and more chaotic, and his goal will be achieved. As for whether he has a dominant position in the process, it is secondary.
"Mogul, it's good that you can be so cautious. After all, we now have a common powerful enemy, the Alliance.
The failure of my plan to use the abandoned mine as a trap to kill Li De was because I took it for granted and misjudged their strength.
As a result, not only did they not kill them, but they boosted their morale. They were so arrogant when they came into contact with Gallywix just now.
Mogul is the one who knows Azerite best, and Rador Vons has the most superb engineering skills.
The Alliance is now eager to find the real Azerite mine. In order to better keep it secret, I suggest that it still not be disclosed to us in the future, and you will control Azerite.
We will assist you to fight against the Alliance with all our strength."
The two of them were overjoyed by Fake Hot Sand's words. In their opinion, it was great that this guy had such a clear understanding. For so many years, Hot Sand has always been the loudest voice in the Six Kings Conference in Kezan. Now it's time to change the dealer.
Of course, no matter how excited they are, they have to be modest. After all, there are five trade kings present.
Gallywicks, who had the smallest voice, chose to keep a low profile and said that he respected the outcome of the deliberations of the majority.
However, Gigvondt did not raise any objection. Without the support of Hot Sand, he could not fight against the two of them alone.
Not only did he consider that it was not appropriate to create conflicts at the moment, he also had other reasons.
Gigvont now has serious doubts about Steamwheedle's identity, and Streamwilder has become too alien to him.
Fake Hot Sand really understands Goblins. He thinks that it would be safer to give up the center stage and reduce people's attention to him, so that he can carry out small tricks in secret. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand Hot Sand.
Hotsand believes that the financial real estate industry is the ultimate form of business, and has a strong desire for power. Mogul is unwilling to leave his fate in human hands, so why is Hotsand not like this?
If you are willing to hand over the leadership, this is definitely not something Hot Sand would do!
Gigfund looked calm on the surface, but he had already made up his mind to secretly investigate this guy when he returned!
Kezan is unwilling to surrender to the Alliance, but he cannot accept being fooled into a dead end!
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The goblins have their own agendas, and the Alliance side is much more pure, at least that's what it seems on the surface.
"It is the power of the dragon that protects you. With the blessing of the dragon, you are connected at the soul level.
The life energy of the giant dragon and the life energy of the big tree are balanced. The two forces interact with each other, just like underwater bubbles, which are not dissolved by the water, but float to the surface of the water.
This is how you were sent to the buds of the big tree. This is really amazing."
After returning to the headquarters, Li De and the others briefly explained their encounter among the underground roots. After analyzing it, Staghelit came to the following conclusion.
"Glory belongs to the Dragon Whisperer!"
Dai Lin couldn't help but take the lead in praising, and then everyone was frightened. If Li De and the others really died under the roots, the situation would be complicated.
"Okay, let's talk about this faceless man. It turned into the appearance of Mogul Razdunk, started the drill to detonate Azerite, and finally Tirion killed him.
Judging from his behavior of impersonating a goblin, the Faceless Man is consciously intervening in our war with Kezan."
As the person most familiar with the Faceless Men present, Staghelm briefly and concisely popularized the Faceless Men to everyone.
"This is a group of minions of the ancient gods. They have very diverse abilities. The strong ones among them master profound shadow spells, and transformation is also their specialty."
When it was time to do multiple-choice questions again, Li De stretched out his hands.
"One possibility is that Kezan is cooperating with these minions of the Old Gods.
There is another possibility that Kezan is unaware of the existence of these guys.
So in the next three days, we will firstly investigate this group of monsters, and secondly, observe the reaction within Kezan.
In short, we must figure out who the real enemy is, and we cannot use it as a weapon for no reason."
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The Alliance is formulating a plan, but Gigerfont has not yet started his investigation, because at this time he is confronting a weird thing.
After returning to the palace of the Alchemist Association, Gigvondt locked himself in the laboratory. He was used to thinking about problems at work.
But just as he was deep in thought, there was a slight disturbance in the crucible with the fire turned off.
When Gigfund approached, a pale green eyeball the size of a human head emerged from the pot of half-finished potion!