"Hot Sand is still alive. I gave them 24 hours. We will restart negotiations after one day."
When Li De brought the news back, everyone's expressions were different.
"How about it? Is it possible for Kezan to surrender according to the terms we offered?"
Dai Lin asked with concern, and Li De nodded.
"Kezan has reached his limit, and I guess it will be settled this time."
Hearing what Li De said, Dai Lin let out a sigh of relief. When he thought of Farrewell, Dai Lin still wanted to tear that guy apart. To this day, the Alliance still has to wipe his ass for his behavior.
The violence that night had such a huge impact that various security incidents continued in the Alliance-occupied area on Kezan Island.
This made Dai Lin realize one thing. If he wanted to incorporate Kezan into the Alliance's territory, he would need to increase the number of troops by at least three times as an occupying force. This was obviously not in the interests of the Alliance. If Steamwheedle could really agree to this,
Surrender, that would be beneficial to both parties.
"I hope these goblins are sincerely willing to surrender. To be honest, I don't trust goblins at all."
Boris spoke in a low voice from the side, which made both Li De and Dai Lin feel strange. It seemed that the representative of Terenas had become a staunch hawk since he landed on the island.
…
That night, Li De did not go to bed immediately, but called the four group leaders, Birgwitz, Nicks and others into his room.
"In order to ensure that tomorrow's negotiations can proceed smoothly, you must be responsible for the security work in the occupied areas."
All the commanders assured Li De that there were no outsiders at the moment, and Bigwitz finally confided in Li De.
"Protector, the goblins in the occupied area are now generally in a panic, worried that the Alliance will do something even more egregious than last time."
Li De understood the tragedy committed by Farrewell, killing nearly two thousand surrendered goblins in one night, which gave the goblins under his command some ideas.
"Bigwitz, I want you to guarantee that Marshal Dailin and I have never had the idea of killing goblins. I called you all into the room today just to prevent something like this from happening again.
You are my direct troops, and I can only trust you now. To be honest, what I am most worried about is that there are problems within the alliance like Kezan.
Don't sleep at all tonight because of your hard work. Go to Kel'Thuzad later to get some refreshing potions, and keep an eye on your men, especially to guard against some lower-level officers who may do irrational things."
After receiving such assurance from Li De, the expressions on the faces of Bigwitz and Nicks became much more relaxed. They must believe in Li De more than the alliance.
Li De barely slept that night. The next morning, he asked for two tubes of potion from Kel'Thuzad and drank it all to eliminate his sleepiness.
"Let's go, let's go to the various ministries first."
…
"Commander, something did happen last night."
With a somewhat ugly look on his face, Ashkandi reported what happened last night to Li De.
"There was a squad leader who wanted to enter the city privately and was discovered by me. Thanks to my discovery, I stopped him in time. Now that guy is under my custody in the camp. However, nothing was found during the interrogation process. I also found that the guy was mentally alert.
The situation is very strange.”
A similar thing happened in the third regiment, also with a squad leader.
When two highly similar incidents were compared together, everyone found that this was by no means a coincidence and must be taken seriously.
Li De still doesn't know what the enemy is, and he doesn't dare to act rashly without evidence, so he can only invite Staghelm, Ansrem, and Benedictus to his side.
After explaining things in private, Li De rushed to negotiate.
Sitting in the middle on the right side of the negotiation are Dailin, Lid and Boris, on both sides are Staghelm and Anaclos. Behind them are a group of entourage, including Gallywix and Giger on Kezan's side.
Wundt, Steamwheedle, Radolfons and Mogul were sitting on the left, followed by many trade princes and trade magnates.
"It would be a great compromise."
Hot Sand used this sentence as an opening statement, setting the main tone of this negotiation.
During the negotiation process, Steamwheedle decided to surrender to the Alliance, and then there was a back-and-forth about how many troops Corzan should retain, how much war reparations should be paid, and whether war criminals need to be tried.
That is to say, on these detailed issues, both parties often argue with each other and find it difficult to reach an agreement.
Steamwheedle claimed that because Kezan surrendered voluntarily, the alliance still had to retain some preferential treatment for Kezan.
Li De acted very tough, and everything else was easy to talk about. He would never compromise on the trial of war criminals. Even if Zonoz replaced Hotsand, the crimes of Hotsand during the Orc War could not be dismissed in any case.
of.
The account books of the arsenal in Marsh Paddle Town and the departure records of goods seized from the occupied area of Andami Bay can all prove the crimes committed by Hotsand.
Seeing that the matter could no longer be discussed, Hot Sand suddenly stopped talking to Li De and looked at Boris, who had not spoken much.
"I remember correctly, Lordaeron is the leading country of the alliance. As the representative of Terenas, Mr. Boris should have more say, right?"
For some unknown reason, Hot Sand took the initiative to tease Boris, but as soon as Boris opened his mouth, the negotiation took an unexpected direction.
"I hate that you are curious, who is in charge of Azerite now?"
From the beginning of the negotiations until now, both parties have a tacit understanding not to mention Azerite, because this is the goblin's last trump card.
It is precisely because the goblins have the Azerite card that Li De wants to raise the price as high as possible at the beginning of the negotiation. Once the goblins talk about Azerite, no matter how the final price is negotiated, the price will still be higher.
Falling downward.
"What does Mr. Boris mean? The leadership of Azerite is now in my hands. Please rest assured that Azerite will not be detonated without my consent."
After Hot Sand said this, Mogul on the side was still a little unconvinced.
"The decision to detonate is in his hands, but I am still the only one who knows the specific location of Azerite."
During the entire 24 hours yesterday, the most important thing discussed within the Kezan Trade Group was to decide on the ownership of Azerite.
The final result of the discussion was that such a dangerous thing must not be completely in the hands of one person.
Therefore, the detailed information about the Azerite veins and the mining rights are still in Mogul's hands, but the power to detonate Azerite cannot remain in Mogul's hands.
The current result is that the technical support for detonating Azerite is controlled by Rudolfons, and the only button of the entire device is handed over to Hotsand.
After handing over the button, all the molds used to assemble the Azerite base station were destroyed, so this button cannot be copied.
Valley tenon
And because of the alliance between Mogul and Redo Vons, Hotsand also specially allocated some power to Gallywix to form a restriction, that is, the energy supply of the induction base station was set by Gallywix.
Under such an arrangement, a three-party restriction was formed around Azerite, making it impossible for any two parties to detonate Azerite without authorization.
After Hotsand mentioned this arrangement, Li De and Dai Lin quite agreed with it, which shows that Hotsand is still very cautious when it comes to the Azerite issue.
In this case, although Hotsand will still blackmail Azerite, it will definitely be much better than a lunatic like Mogul who steps on the accelerator whenever he disagrees.
Of course, it can also be seen from this point that Hot Sand is fully prepared, and you must have enough willpower to negotiate with such a guy.
Unexpectedly, Boris was still not satisfied after hearing Hotsand’s arrangement.
"The Alliance does not recognize it! Azerite cannot be in the hands of the goblins. The goblins must hand over such a dangerous thing!"
Although no one in the alliance present did not think so in their hearts, Boris was a little too ignorant to say it so openly.
Even the night elves who cared most about Azerite didn't speak, and Boris's excitement seemed too abrupt and absurd.
"Are you kidding? Azerite is underground in Kezan, so it naturally belongs to Kezan. Hand over the Azerite? Why don't you say hand over the entire Kezan?"
Being forced to hand over most of his power made Mogul already very angry. Now he heard Boris's excessive demands and became even more furious.
"Oh, in that case, the Alliance can station troops in Kezan. In short, Azerite cannot be in your hands."
"you?!"
Boris's harsh conditions are completely inconsistent with the sincerity that negotiations should have.
"Your Excellency Boris, is this the attitude of the alliance? If you are like this, our negotiations will not proceed."
The expression on Resha's face looked angry, but in fact he was very happy. Boris's behavior played into his hands.
"Why, are you qualified to negotiate other conditions now? At worst, we can just start the war again."
Boris's irresponsible statement made Li De and Dai Lin frown. Even if this guy is the representative of Terenas, why should he represent the alliance like this?
Resha laughed and looked at Li De sarcastically.
"Captain Li De, as you can see, it is the alliance that is ruining the negotiations now."
While speaking, Hot Sand's hand under the table began to move. At the same time, Gigvon repeated his old trick, just like he had exposed the fake Hot Sand yesterday, and unexpectedly poured a bottle of medicine on Boris's hand.
On hand.
Boris, who was soaked like a drowned rat, looked at Gigvondt with an astonished expression, and then said mockingly.
"What? You think I'm also a faceless man? Haha, stupid goblin, you can't try your luck like you."
But after he finished mocking, Boris's face suddenly changed, and his expression was extremely frightened. He was very sure that the medicine that Gigvondt poured on him had no effect at all!
Suddenly he realized something and looked at the unfathomable hot sand in astonishment.
"you……"
Boris pointed at Hotsand and was about to speak when Ansrem and Kel'Thuzad appeared at the negotiating table in an instant.
"Everyone, please evacuate quickly! This strong evil energy reaction?! Commissioner Borist, please explain."
Now Boris has nothing to explain. Yesterday he secretly mocked Zonoz, but he didn't expect that today he would fall short like the former.
"What a pity. I once had a chance to succeed... Mr. Li De, in fact, until last night, I still had a chance to succeed.
But I really didn’t expect that your control over the army would be so strong. How on earth did you guess it was me?”
It was finally revealed to the world that this guy was wreaking havoc in the army, but Li De smiled and shook his head.
"To be honest, I didn't know it was you. I just guessed that there was a mole in the alliance. But I don't need to know who it is. What defeated your conspiracy last night was an advanced organizational form. Even without today's goblins
Under the highly strict management of our actions, sooner or later you will be discovered by us."
After listening to Li De's explanation, Boris burst into laughter.
"So that's it, I learned it."
After saying that, Boris's body began to deform just like Zonoz yesterday.
This guy's whole body shone with a miserable green light. Seeing this reaction, Ansrem and Kel'Thuzad nodded in unison.
"Yes, with this strong evil energy reaction, this guy's true identity is indeed a high-level demon!"
Hearing the certifications of the two mages, Li De and Dai Lin were speechless. How many evil forces are infiltrating Azeroth? The faceless men and high-level demons quietly became the goblins and the Alliance.
The top brass!
Boris's true face was finally revealed. He had a huge figure comparable to Zonoz, but his image was much closer to a human shape than Zonoz.
It's just that this guy has gray skin, not a hair on his body or on the top of his head. He wears gorgeous armor, has a pair of huge bat-skin wings on his back, has very ferocious facial features, and has a pair of sharp horns on his head.
After seeing this guy's image clearly, Ansrem and Kel'Thuzad both looked extremely solemn.
"The Dread Lord... This high-level demon has not appeared in Azeroth for many years!"
The Grand Mage couldn't help but said in a voice.
A mocking smile appeared on the Dread Lord's face.
"Mage, you humans are always so ignorant and arrogant, just like the guardians of Tirisfal you elected.
What you have not seen is the truth, and the eyes can deceive. In every corner of Azeroth, there are our companions lurking. They will always appear at the right opportunity and leave you with unforgettable memories.
."
Among the Burning Legion's camp, the Dread Lords may not necessarily have the strongest combat capabilities, but they are all excellent tactical masters and psychological masters.
Even if his identity is exposed, this guy still doesn't forget to play tricks.
Taking the initiative to say that there are many of his kind lurking in Azeroth may seem like betraying his companions, but in fact he is creating a crisis of trust in Azeroth.
It is very difficult to see through the Dreadlord. When it is impossible to determine whether a person is a Dreadlord, it will naturally lead to everyone being in danger.