Countries that directly border Gilneas are worried about the spread of the conflict, and countries that are not bordering Gilneas are also worried about the impact on their own economies. For a time, the price of textiles in various places rose sharply.
"What is His Majesty Terenas' attitude on this matter?"
Li De asked Lothar.
"Terenas wrote a letter saying that the war has been going on for many years and peace is hard-won. Lordaeron already has an army operating outside the country. If we organize more troops, it may arouse the war-weariness of the people."
There is no further explanation at this point, but Li De understood that Terenas meant to wait and see for a while. As for the "already there is an army" mentioned, it refers to the one led by Garithos, who was chasing Austria.
The one between Grim and Kilrogg.
"Then what do you think of this matter? Should we send troops?"
In response to Li De's question, Lothar nodded first, then shook his head.
"I will send Ashkandi to lead a force to assist Greymane in defending the border to ensure that the orcs in Silverpine Forest will not harm the people of Gilneas. But other than that, I also plan to wait and see about military operations.
"
Lothar said that Li De knew it well. This is already the ninth year since the Dark Portal was opened, and everyone is tired of fighting.
And through communication with the Frostwolf clan, at least Lothar's attitude towards the orcs is different from before.
A lot of people died in the Alliance, and there were no less deaths in the Horde. To put it more realistically, the world of the orcs is now in a semi-disabled state, and many refugees need supplies traded from the Alliance to survive.
At this level, in fact, as long as the orcs living in the wild show up in human settlements without seeking death, most people will not bother to chase them at the risk of their lives, and life will still have to go on. People like Garithos
, after all, they are still a minority.
After all, Azeroth is big enough to allow various races to coexist without interacting with each other.
"Okay, I trust your judgment. With such a long distance, it is unrealistic to gather troops from the Hanhai Protectorate and use troops in other places. However, we still need to set an expected goal. We cannot let Gilneas rot. What should we do about this matter?
end?"
"This issue is debatable. My bottom line is that the orcs will not cross the border of Silverpine Forest. I just don't know if Greymane can accept such a result."
Another surprise was that Lothar had no intention of favoring Gilneas, but then Lothar gave the reason.
"Not long ago, Brann Bronzebeard of Ironforge expressed his dissatisfaction to me."
'Brian returned to the Kingdom Continent?'
A question flashed in Li De's mind. Brian and his Adventurers Association were of great help in opening up the road from Zul'Farrak to Feralas.
After the road was opened, Brian led the adventurers to start the archaeological work on Elrethalas. Shandris mentioned this matter to Li De some time ago. In order not to cause misunderstanding, the Explorers Association still
The Sentinel Force has completed the filing.
However, Li De did not rush to interrupt and listened patiently to Lothar's continued words.
"Brian complained to me that I paid too little attention to the Explorers Association when he was away, resulting in the loss of many adventurers."
After the Grim Batol incident, the Explorers Association opened a branch in Alterac. The Alterac authorities issued tasks to the association, the main ones being to clean up the ogres in the wild and escort caravans and guards to the Vast Sea City.
Protected merchant ships.
"I heard Brian say that they discovered the ruins of an ancient elven city in Kalimdor? Now is the time when we need manpower, but he can't find anyone in the Explorers Association branch.
This incident also made me a little embarrassed, so I conducted a special investigation on the matter. After investigation, I found out that many adventurers were dissatisfied with the low pay in the missions we issued, and were bought into Alterac to join the slave hunt.
Team."
In the final analysis, there are two main reasons for becoming an adventurer, one is to find excitement, and the other is to make money.
The tasks provided by Alterac are relatively monotonous and the salary is relatively stable. After the initial freshness wears off, some adventurers will inevitably leave with the inducement.
It's just that Lothar didn't expect that they would be attracted to the slave hunting team to do such despicable work.
"The beliefs I hold do not allow me to be too deeply biased against a person. But for Blackmore, it is really difficult for me to give a positive evaluation.
Durnholde is located in Hillsbrad, and I have heard some things about what he did in the castle.
But looking at the content on the flyer now, the extent of his cooperation with Greymane is a bit beyond my imagination."
Lothar didn't listen to either side's words. He was somewhat skeptical of the orcs' leaflets, and at the same time he cast a scrutinizing eye on Gilneas. This is why Lothar also had to wait and see. He would not support it.
An unjust war.
"well……"
At this time, Drektal sighed. The contents of this leaflet shocked him, but he rarely expressed his attitude during today's discussion.
The Frostwolf clan is now in a state of poverty and isolation. Establishing trade on the front line between the Alliance and Gorongas is the only thing he can do for the orcs.
"They did commit crimes during the war, and they should pay the price for it. However, actions like this, in addition to distorting human nature and deepening the hatred between the two races, do no good to either side.
Marshal Lothar and Protector Li De, I beg you to make the alliance make changes. At least the punishment for those orcs should not be like this."
Drek'Thar's speech was very cautious, and every word was carefully considered in order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
"We will. Facts have proved that Alterac and the Frostwolf clan have achieved coexistence. We will not allow acts of abandoning honor and justice to occur. We just ask the Shaman Chief to make efforts in this process."
Lothar made a guarantee to Drek'Thar, and also made his own demands. Promoting peace is never one-sided. Just like when peace was achieved between Quel'Thalas, the high elves and the Amani, it was also
It is a tortuous process that requires efforts and concessions from both parties.
"Please rest assured that Drek'Thar will never evade his responsibilities."
…
Several people in Alterac were ready to mediate, but in Gilneas City, Greymane was full of anger.
"Lordaeron's land area is more than ten times that of Gilneas! Its population is four to five times that of Gilneas! Its wealth is even ten times that of Gilneas!
Gu Gu
Terenas is so rich, what I own is not even as much as one of his great nobles, but he is so stingy to me!"
Terenas's letter with a wait-and-see attitude was also delivered to Greymane's hands, and only then did he complain to Blackmoore.
Although it is an exaggerated statement in anger, it is still pretty much the same.
The land of Gilneas is limited to the southern part of Gilneas's Silver Pine Forest, while Lordaeron owns Tirisfal Glades and the entire East Wilder region. Even the other countries in the northern part of the continent have this vast land.
I can't even catch up when I get up.
"His Majesty Terenas is no longer stingy. During the Orc War, wasn't His Majesty even more outrageous, finding various reasons to make other countries pay for it?"
Blackmore said in a sinister tone that the two hundred slaves from the first ship of Farrewell have been sent over. Although those jungle trolls are wild and difficult to tame, they have rich experience accumulated from the orcs. Blackmore believes that it is only a matter of time before they can be tamed.
So now he seems very confident.
"Alterac sent an army over, but it didn't seem very active in taking the initiative."
After talking about Lordaeron, Greymane mentioned the reinforcements sent by Lothar. Although he was not completely satisfied, with such an army, he could feel at ease.
"You really don't need to be too anxious. Those orcs have no ability to attack the city. They will not threaten your rule after all."
Blackmoore said to Greymane while holding a small file to trim the shape of his nails.
Greymane calmed down after losing his temper.
"You are right. Those orcs cannot threaten my rule, but those stupid people don't know that. Just because there are orcs operating in the north, people in Gilneas City began to become frightened and rumors spread."
The information held by ordinary people is definitely not as comprehensive and true as that of the upper levels. Sometimes, the upper levels will even take the initiative to hide a lot of information, which causes the public to often become a breeding ground for rumors.
In the past few years, no soldier from the Horde has ever set foot on the Gilneas Peninsula. This has resulted in the Gilneans having an extremely poor understanding of the Horde, and their psychological tolerance for the orcs is not as good as other countries.
Fenris' troops appeared in the northern border of Gilneas, and Gilneas' high-level officials hid a lot of information from the people. For a time, many versions of interpretations appeared in Gilneas City.
The most outrageous one is that the Alliance did not defeat the Horde at all! In the past few years, the battle reports from the outside world were all false!
The second war and the third war were all tricks used by the upper class to deceive the people. Saying that the alliance was at war with the tribes was just an excuse to collect taxes from the people.
The truth of the matter is that the Alliance has been retreating steadily, the Horde has wiped out other countries in the Alliance, and now the enemy has finally reached the Gilneas Peninsula!
The chaos of public opinion in Gilneas City has reached an unimaginable level, and gradually a voice began to appear among people: Escape from this country!
Rumors say that although the Horde has destroyed other land countries in the Alliance, there is still one country in the Alliance that is safe, and that is Kul Tiras on the sea.
In just a few days, many immigration agencies sprung up in Gilneas City, offering to help people escape to Kul Tiras.
This incident made Greymane quite distressed. While guarding against the orcs, he had to send another team to crack down on illegal immigrants in the city.
While cracking down on the immigration agents, Greymane began to wonder again. Is this a conspiracy of Kul Tiras? Daelin is systematically stealing Gilneas's population?!
Greymane's suspicion is not unfounded. After all, the country of Kul Tiras was founded by a group of Gilneans who went to sea.
The Proudmoore family to which Daelin belongs traces back to the Gilneans. The first generation of Proudmoore led a team to land at the Tiragarde Strait in Kul Tiras, conquered the local aborigines, and established
The country of Kul Tiras.
This period of history is also known as the "Conquest of Tiragarde".
To this end, Greymane raised an unfriendly question to Daelin, but he has not yet received a reply from Daelin.
Before getting a clear answer to this matter, Greymane could only put it aside for the time being. He simply ordered the port to strictly inspect the illegal smuggling ships, and then turned to guarding against the orcs on the front line.
Greymane would never have thought that this matter would attract the attention of a person thousands of miles away.
Van Cleef, who was sitting in Gadgetzan's office, picked up this piece of warm information and quickly tasted something from it.
The founder of the Geostatistics Bureau immediately showed his talent in this area after accepting the intelligence work of the Hanhai Protector.
After collecting statistics on the situation around Hanhai Protector, Van Cleef was no longer satisfied that his intelligence work stopped at Kalimdor.
Although everyone belongs to the same political alliance, Li De's tone for the work of the Bureau of Geostatistics is also defensive in nature. He will never cause damage to allied countries, but he must also guard against the possibility of his allies backstabbing him.
This incident that happened in Gilneas, Van Cleef keenly smelled a hint of conspiracy, and he was very sure that this incident was not done by the Protector of the Vast Sea.
But apart from the Protectorate of the Vast Sea, where else in Azeroth is there an urgent need for people? Van Cleef rolled his eyes twice, and the suspects were nothing more than those few.
"Director, do we need to take action? This matter has nothing to do with us, right?"
The secretary standing nearby asked softly. Van Cleef was stunned for a moment and then laughed, almost choking on his own laughter.
This new girl is really too inexperienced. Although she is extremely talented in stealth assassination, so much so that she will get special admission, but in terms of intelligence work, she is a complete fledgling.
Under the blank gaze of the other party, Van Cleef stopped laughing, and his expression immediately became extremely serious.
"You're new here and I don't blame you, but next time you talk nonsense, just pack up and get out. Intelligence staff should listen more, watch more and talk less. I taught you this on the first day of training, right? Follow your secretary's instructions
Duty."
The serious Van Cleef was still very intimidating. The secretary immediately stopped talking and took two steps back, standing still.
Van Cleef said nothing more and immediately wrote an order with invisible ink: actively investigate the matter and provide timely feedback.
While writing this order, Van Cleef was also weighing in his mind. Although he didn't know who the mastermind behind it was, if it was done properly, the Hanhai Protector would probably make a profit here.