When the Supreme Council will be convened is still under discussion.
The five members of the Supreme Council: Li De, Antonidas, Magni Bronzebeard, High Craftsman Mekkatorque, and Red Dragon Prince Krasus.
But now the situation has changed. With the success of the United Conference system of various races in several wars, new races have joined one after another. Zandalari and high elves have joined before, and now Kezan and night elves have also proposed
Ideas to join.
As the number of member states increases, the personnel of the Supreme Council are also facing changes. When it comes to goblins and evil energy, it is a matter that must be dealt with carefully. Who to invite to join the discussion is also a troublesome matter.
Li De and Antonidas reached a tacit agreement to discuss this matter three months later after the joint conference of all ethnic groups and the reorganization of the Supreme Council.
At least it seems that Noggenfogg is safe for now, and he has not been wiped out by humanity because of his status as a warlock.
Li De is also hesitating. If evil energy can be controlled, then there is no reason for the light of civilization to reject evil energy. The past of Khadgar using evil energy and arcane magic to teleport the army is still vivid in his mind.
It's hard not to be moved by the powerful power.
But there are also disadvantages. The use of evil energy is very dangerous. Now we have only tentatively concluded that the negative impact of evil energy on goblins is very small. The specific use of evil energy needs further careful research and at the same time, we must take into account
Perceptions of other races.
"Duhu, what should I do during this period? I really want to strip the evil energy out of my body right now."
After sending Antonidas and the others away, Nogfogg said to Li De with a sad face.
"What? You don't like this powerful power?"
Li De asked in surprise, and Nogfogg shook his head.
"Of course I like powerful power, but it is precisely because I like it that I want to give it up. The moment I lit the iron ore just now, I felt an inexplicable joy in my heart.
I'm really afraid that I will become addicted to this power and eventually be twisted by evil energy into a crazy monster.
Alterac's new industrial zone, Gorungas's new big market, after hearing this, do you know how happy I am? This is a good opportunity for me to show off my talents! If my rational judgment ability is
If the evil can distort me and make me unable to do these jobs, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Goblin's favorite things are explosions and gold coins. Apparently Noggenfogg chose gold coins. As for power, he is not too keen on it.
After thinking for a long time, Li De said to Nogfogg slowly.
"Your worries are justified, but now the Hanhai Protectorate needs your talents... Well, at this stage, you are still responsible for these tasks.
If you are still worried, you can report to me every two days whether the evil energy has had any adverse effects on your body. Then every ten days, we will conduct a physical examination on you.
Once we discover your physical condition, we will formulate a plan to treat you."
After confirming Nogfogg's identity, Reed showed his trust in Nogfogg as always.
While Nogfogg was grateful, he also noticed that Li De didn't seem to want him to give up his evil power just like that.
"Protector, you didn't seem to express your attitude in front of several mages just now?"
Li De nodded.
"That's right, Marin, although the war is over, in my mind, Kezan is still one of the imaginary enemies. Now there is an additional variable of evil energy in Hot Sand, so we must also consider how to counter the opponent.
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You can also use evil energy, which is an opportunity for us. In fact, sometimes, blind rejection of power will cause us to suffer big losses. I hope you don't resist too much, because the more you do, the more likely you are to be distorted."
These words also aroused Nogfogg's thinking. Although it was not enough to immediately dispel his concerns, at least some of the burden in his heart was relieved.
"Are you still here?"
At this moment, Kel'Thuzad left and returned, and Li De was a little puzzled.
"Is there anything else I want you to tell me about, the Grand Magister?"
"Yes, that's it. During this teleportation process, the Great Magician felt that the magical response of the Hanhai Protector's portal was somewhat weakened. It may be that the energy is insufficient and arcane crystals need to be replenished.
In order to prevent any inconvenience to you, I am here to remind you not to wait for the arcane crystal energy to run out and the portal to fail before replenishing it. That will be very troublesome. To restore the teleportation, it is basically equivalent to rebuilding a portal.
Portal."
"I understand, thank you for reminding me."
Li De expressed his gratitude to Kel'Thuzad, and the other party continued.
"If you want to replenish arcane crystals, please hurry up. The output of arcane crystals has never been high. Now the number of portals within the alliance is much more than before. Over time, all countries will have to replenish energy. In the future, arcane crystals will
The price increase of crystal is an inevitable trend."
After saying this, Kel'Thuzad disappeared through the portal again.
Li De and Nogfogg looked at each other, both of them realized the seriousness of the problem.
Arcane crystal is the core energy source that maintains the operation of the portal. Arcane crystal itself is an extremely precious mineral that is used in many magical fields. It is only possible to accompany production in mineral veins such as the Futherium Mine.
out.
Moreover, the mined arcane crystals cannot be directly used in portals. Only after cutting, small pieces of arcane crystals can stably provide energy.
The arcane crystal contains abundant magical energy, and it is very difficult to cut it. A little carelessness will cause an accident. Currently, in the entire alliance, only Dalaran has mature crystal cutting technology.
This has also led to the long-term stability of arcane crystal at a higher price. It is very common for a piece of arcane crystal raw ore to cost tens of thousands of gold coins. After being cut, how many pieces of raw ore can be cut into
There are anywhere from ten to hundreds of crystals.
And a small piece of arcane crystal, when the price was at its lowest in the past few decades, remained at the level of 40 gold coins.
Like a normal teleportation gate, a small piece of crystal can sustain the teleportation for ten to fifteen times. However, considering that the Vast Sea Protector is so far away, a small piece of crystal can only sustain five teleportations.
This is why, except for teleporting important people, Hanhai Protector rarely used it to teleport multiple people, just because he couldn't bear to do it.
When Dalaran builds portals for various countries, it is free and will provide a certain number of arcane crystals. It seems like a loss-making transaction, but the terms clearly state that the subsequent maintenance costs
It must be borne by the locality itself.
Therefore, Dalaran's business is actually very smart. If a high price is offered in the early stage of building the portal, many countries will be persuaded to quit by the exaggerated figures.
Only after the portal was installed, once the country's top officials got used to the convenience brought by the portal, they were no longer willing to walk with great effort, and could only hold their noses and buy arcane crystals from Dalaran.
In other words, Dalaran has already made a lot of money just by selling sliced and processed arcane crystals to various countries.
Thinking of this, Li De couldn't help but sigh, everyone is a smart person.
Gu Shu
During the war, Li De relied on establishing international order and integrating resources, allowing the Hanhai Protectorate to reap the dividends of the war. However, other countries followed behind and did not fall behind at all.
On the contrary, because the entire alliance has achieved resource integration, there is a greater need for frequent exchanges between countries. This can be a big help to Dalaran, who has made up his mind to sell arcane crystals.
"We established new trade rules in Alterac and Gorongas, and Dalaran seized the pricing power of arcane crystals. After the war is over, there will be a period of prosperity soon, and everyone wants to get the Alliance.
Do you understand how much the Hanhai Protector needs you?"
Nogfogg nodded heavily and waved his fist excitedly to assure Li De.
"I will never betray your trust. I have never convinced anyone in business."
Maybe the experience was too twists and turns, coupled with the mood swings at the moment, which made Nogfogg forget an important thing. Then Li De gave Nogfogg three more days of leave to reunite with his family.
While thinking about reuniting with his family and thinking about his business plan, Noggenfogg put the matter in his mind behind him and went home happily.
After Nogfogg returned home, Lid finally paid attention to Shandris, who had been waiting for him behind him.
Shandis Yuyue stood there handsomely. After seeing that Li De had finished everything, she spoke in a complicated tone.
"I know such an important secret, what are you going to do with me?"
Li De was also in a dilemma. Unlike the mages of Dalaran, the night elves could not even accept arcane magic, let alone their attitude towards fel energy.
"If we really accepted the evil power, would you leave me?"
Shandis didn't know what to do at this time, so she grabbed Li De's hand.
"You know, I have planned to just leave several times during this period. The existence of evil energy has appeared among the mortal races of Azeroth, and Mindo and the Archdruid will never agree to it.
."
Li De's heart was a little confused and his hands were a little strained.
"Are you leaving me?"
Shandis shook her head, but with a slightly angry expression, she put Li De's hand to her mouth and bit it down hard.
"My life is very long, and you are the only one who makes me truly moved. How could I allow this relationship to pass away inexplicably like this?!
You bastard is so opinionated, but this is what attracts me the most.
I cannot betray my race and beliefs, and I cannot keep such a dangerous matter a secret for you forever."
This surprised Li De quite. He thought Shandris would report this matter to Tyrande or Malfurion immediately.
"If this matter is reported rashly, it is likely to lead to another war. I am not that reckless...
I will keep it secret for you for the time being, but I will add a time limit, which is also three months. After three months, your Supreme Council will discuss this matter and come up with a result, and this process must involve the participation of the night elves.
If you ignore the night elves when it comes to fel energy, I can only report this to Mindor.
I believe you can handle these things well, and please respect my trust."
Li De's brain was pounding. It was superfluous to say anything at this time. He hugged Shandis into his arms and kissed her hard until both of them were suffocated.
After parting their lips, Li De said to Shandis affectionately.
"Thank you."
Any words you can say at this moment are in vain. Even Li De himself feels that this thank you is so unnecessary.
Three months is enough time for him to make a correct judgment on this issue, so he knows very well how important these three months are to him.
Since the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago, the night elves have been led by Tyrande. After thousands of years of accumulation, the concept of opposing fel energy has long been deeply rooted among the night elves.
Under such an ideology, if it were suddenly learned that evil energy existed among mortal races, extreme thoughts would likely lead to another war.
Against this background, Shandris's choice becomes even more precious.
"I am very lucky that when Elder Trastraza went to Mount Hyjal to ask for help that day, I was the one sent by Mindo to the Kingdom Continent. Going out of the territory of Kaldorei allowed me to see a lot. It turns out that the outside world is equally wonderful.
People who use magic do not necessarily mean they are evil. Vereesa and I had conflicts as soon as we met, but after getting along with each other, I realized that Vereesa is a very sincere person.
Of course, it has always been you who impressed me the most. You made me understand that the world is not binary, that it can coexist in multiple ways, and that not everything must involve right and wrong."
It was rare for Shandis to take the initiative to talk to Li De about such a profound topic. Li De stroked Shandis' face and made a serious conclusion.
"To talk about right and wrong regardless of degree is to be a hooligan."
Shandris chuckled in amusement.
"When we first met, you were so serious about your words. Have you started to show your true colors recently? If I had known you were so crooked, I wouldn't have agreed to it."
Li De smiled and rubbed his hair for a while until both of them felt much more relaxed before making a promise to Shandis Yuyue.
"Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter. If evil energy gets out of control here, I will never condone the growth of evil.
One can never put aside one's position when considering an issue. My position is on the side of justice. The evil power that takes other people's lives and harms the world is undoubtedly my enemy."
After that, Li De sent Shandis back to his residence, and he walked around to the ancient city of Petra, which was located in the deep sand plain.
The current deep sand plain can no longer be called this name. The ancient city of Petra has completely transformed the soil environment of Tanaris. The area around the ancient city of Petra is also the most fertile arable land.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs organized 3,000 people to reclaim land here, but it has not yet decided what the name of this new settlement should be.
And in the middle of the reclaimed road, Li De saw the figure of the wine master Old Chen. What surprised Li De was that the old Chen in front of him took off his previous elegant training clothes and put on a neat shorts.
Yi, sitting on the field surrounded by a group of farmers, telling something vividly.