Looking at the report brought over by Li De, Greymane's face turned pale.
He only knew that because of the conflict at the northern border, rumors were spreading in the country and people were panicking, but he did not expect that the problem would be so serious.
"Two days ago, we intercepted two merchant ships and found a total of 718 Gilnean stowaways, and those two ships came from Kul Tiras."
"Is this really related to Kul Tiras?"
Dai Lin, who also arrived in Gilneas today, felt dazed after hearing what Li De said.
Because others have been in Booty Bay recently, the question Greymane submitted to Kul Tiras was not sent to Daelin immediately, but to Daelin's wife Catherine.
Then it was sent to Delin in Booty Bay via Catherine.
After taking the letter in hand, Daelin subconsciously felt that it was ridiculous. Kul Tiras itself had no shortage of people, so there was no reason to abduct people from Gilneas.
"Unfortunately, it is indeed related to Kul Tiras. These trafficked people were deceived by human traffickers and will be sold to the Stormsong family's shipyard and the factory on Kezan Island."
The Protector of the Vast Sea was able to detect such a vicious case thanks to the help of Zandalar. In the eastern waters of the Endless Sea, the influence of the Protector of the Vast Sea is still relatively weak.
"Thank you for saving these people, Protector Li De."
Greymane said with a solemn expression, while Li De acted very humbly.
"You're being polite, this is also helping the Hanhai Protector himself. Our intelligence officers learned that the criminals were able to successfully deceive the victims all because they claimed to help them immigrate to the Hanhai Protector.
If we ignore this matter, it will greatly damage the reputation of the Hanhai Protector."
Li De's words made Greymane even more shameless. Criminals can rely on the Governor of the Vast Sea to attract stowaways onto the ship. Doesn't this mean that life in the Guardian of the Vast Sea is better than that of Gilneas?
"Please give me the list of criminals within Gilneas, and I will impose the harshest punishment on them."
Greymane gritted his teeth and said, and Daelin immediately expressed his stance.
"I am going to return home to investigate the Stormsong family strictly. I will never tolerate the criminals and give Gilneas a satisfactory answer."
This matter has little to do with Li De, but Li De hated those traffickers and buyers. It is hard to imagine how much slander the reputation of the Hanhai Protector would have been suffered if he had ignored Van Cleef's report at that time.
"I plan to have several of our countries send a stern diplomatic note to Kezan and ask Steamwheedle to give us an explanation. As for those who were rescued... the report said that their current mood is very unstable. The current situation in Gilneas,
It is not suitable to accept these people back to the country.
My opinion is to take them to the Hanhai Protector for resettlement first, give them some psychological training, and then extradite them back to Gilneas after the situation stabilizes."
Greymane's mood at this time was extremely complicated, with both shame and anger at the same time. Daelin sighed and persuaded him.
"Greymane, the right choice for Gilneas is to cease the war as soon as possible. As long as the war does not cease for one day, the people of Gilneas will not stop panicking, and similar incidents may still happen."
Greymane has been unable to bear the pressure from many external parties, and domestic public opinion is deteriorating day by day. It really cannot continue like this.
"I will accept the mediation of Lordaeron. As for those who are rescued, I will first trouble the Protectorate of Hanhai."
Greymane knew very well that even if the 718 people who were rescued by the Vast Sea Guard were to be taken back to Gilneas, they would not have anything good to say about their country, and they would be a destabilizing factor for Gilneas.
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Under internal and external difficulties, Greymane finally agreed to Lordaeron's mediation.
The negotiation location was Ambermere in the southern part of Silverpine Forest. It was here that Terenas and Greymane met the true leader of the orcs: Fenris.
"My merciful Majesty Terenas, the orc Fenris salutes you."
Unlike other green orcs, the brown-skinned Fenris gave Terenas a good first impression. He wore a thick wolf-head mask, and his burly figure made him look even more heroic.
"I'm a little curious, why didn't Lord Fenris add his clan when he introduced himself?"
It was no longer a few years ago. Terenas also had a certain understanding of the orcs. As far as he knew, the orcs had a strong clan complex, but this was completely invisible in Fenris.
"The orcs should learn lessons from failure. I am very glad that the Horde finally lost to the Alliance. The orcs should need more advanced cultural transformation in Azeroth. At this time, sticking to the traditions of the clan will only make us look stupid."
Fenris' words made Terenas feel comfortable all over. Such obedient orcs who were willing to accept transformation were what Terenas wanted to see. Seeing Fenris being so understanding, Terenas even felt uncomfortable.
Realistically, perhaps this Fenris can be used for his own purposes to fight against the orcs who are unwilling to surrender to the Alliance.
Saurfang stood aside and watched with cold eyes. An idea flashed in his mind. Fenris, who had abandoned the Frostwolf clan and joined the Thunder King, was more like a wolf than anyone else in the Frostwolf clan.
Fenris possesses all the qualities of a wolf, being aggressive, cruel and cunning.
Most ordinary orcs cannot understand Common Tongue, so no matter what Fenris says in front of Terenas, it will not damage his image among the orcs.
He can definitely have one face in front of the alliance and another face internally.
Abandoning the traditional clan concept is definitely not what Fenris said in front of Terenas. His real purpose is to break up the old clan and concentrate all power on himself.
He gained Terenas' favor with just his sweet words. This deal couldn't be more cost-effective.
Finally, with the mediation of Terenas, Fenris and Greymane reached a consensus. All the orcs under Fenris promised not to invade the lands of the Alliance countries outside the Silverpine Forest, which was a tacit approval of the Silverpine Forest.
The actual place of residence of the Fenrisian tribes.
The condition for Fenris to do this is that Gilneas needs to correct its cruel treatment of the prisoners of war of the old tribe.
Of course, Fenris did not ask Gilneas or other Alliance countries to release prisoners of war out of the blue, but negotiated the following results:
The Alliance can impose hard labor punishment on prisoners of war from the old tribe, but it should not persecute them maliciously. It also hopes to have a clear sentencing for prisoners of war from the old tribe, with a view to releasing them upon completion of their sentences one day in the future.
What Fenris said was extremely soft. He only proposed an idea and did not ask for a specific time limit. Even Greymane could not call it an unreasonable request.
In the end, Terenas did not give a clear answer to this. He only said that the matter needed to be carefully considered and could be discussed later.
But even this compared with before, the orcs in the prison camp had a fundamental difference in their identity. Those orcs suddenly changed from beasts waiting to be slaughtered to "people" recognized by the alliance.
In this way, even if those prisoners of war from the old tribe will never be released, the orcs outside the prison camp will always remember Fenris's achievements.
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Just as Saurfang thought, Fenris did one thing with the Alliance and another thing when he returned to his own people.
After the negotiations, Fenris made no mention of his humble gesture in front of Terenas, and only made a high-profile announcement that the leader of the Alliance had agreed to release the orcs in the prison camp.
Not to mention that Terenas only agreed that this matter could be discussed, and releasing the prisoners of war was still just a concept.
But even so, Fenris still praised him more than once. This was the result of the united struggle of the nine thousand orcs in Silverpine Forest, which made more and more orcs sincerely accept to abandon the old clan concept and establish a unified racial identity.
Of course, at the end, I always have to mention inadvertently that the orcs of all the clans could not be united without the wise leadership of Warchief Fenris.
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Fenris's trick of void shooting succeeded in allowing the orcs to legally live in Silverpine Forest, and the reform of the tribe also achieved remarkable results.
At the same time, the human trafficking case in Gilneas finally made a breakthrough, and "all" suspects were brought to justice.
This is a case that was conspired by the evil forces of Gilneas, Kul Tiras and Kozan. However, except for the fact that Greymane actually executed a viscount who dared to attack his own people, the Stormsong family and Zeren
Sarawak Corporation is much more cunning.
Duke Stormsong handed over a steward from Shipyard No. 4, and Steamwheedle handed over a personnel manager.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a white glove show by the two parties, but these two guys are very cunning. There is no evidence in the entire case that can directly point to Duke Stormsong or Hotsand instructing his men to do this.
In the end, the matter ended like this. After all, there was no way to really punish Stormsong and Hotsand. Is it possible that a war could really start?
It is said that this incident made Greymane feel very bad for a long time, but it is also said that Stormsong and Hotsand may not be the main reason.
Greymane was not a fool. He had already expected that the two parties would launch a scapegoat. What really made Greymane feel bad was the mastermind in Gilneas.
It's not that the viscount was also the scapegoat of some big shot, but on the spot where he was executed, the viscount who was about to be executed cried out that he was unjust.
He was talking nonsense: he was Greymane's scapegoat! Today, the whole country of Gilneas is engaged in slave trade, and he will be beheaded because he is selling his own people. As the biggest human trafficker in Gilneas
, Greymane, who traffics in other races, who should behead him?
I heard someone rumored that Greymane's face was frighteningly dark that day. After executing the viscount, everyone present was asked to keep silent.
But since that day, there have been new rumors in Gilneas.
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After confirming that Gilneas accepted mediation, Li De stopped caring about Gilneas' affairs.
Even after learning about Fenris' methods and Gilneas's rumors, Li De just smiled.
In this magical world where evil gods and beasts are rampant, he will not be surprised by anything that happens now. In the fifth year of establishing the Hanhai Protector, he accepted the reality that his power is exhausted.
He does not have thousands of hands and eyes, so he is destined to be unable to make every detail develop according to his wishes. What he has to do is to expand his team as much as possible, so that he can change the world with absolute power.
In the middle of the mountains in western Alterac, a large area of land has been leveled and laid a foundation. In the near future, wide factories will rise here, and thick smoke will come out of the thick chimneys.
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"When the industrial zone is completed, I will send a force to protect the safety of the factory on the surface. As for the covert threat, Duke Ravenholdt will need to do his best."
Li De and Lothar stood side by side, looking at the workers who were busy saying this. Ravenholdt, who was accompanying him, solemnly made a promise to Li De and Lothar.
The factory location was chosen here for safety reasons.
When Alterac had not yet emerged from its misery, Ravenholdt once mentioned to Lid that he had a manor located west of Alterac, among the mountains near Hillsbrad.
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Now that Ravenholdt has been reused by Lothar, Ravenholdt Manor has become the intelligence center of Alterac. It is only separated from the heavy industrial area by a mountain. The elite stealth force trained by Ravenholdt,
It will protect the intelligence security of heavy industrial areas through hidden underground tunnels.
"Protector Li De, I admire the professional capabilities of your country's Bureau of Land and Statistics. I wonder if I have a chance to communicate with Director Van Cleef?"
Li De was also very interested in Ravenholdt's idea. If the top intelligence agencies could launch joint operations, what kind of combat effectiveness would it unleash?
However, intelligence organizations are also a double-edged sword. If they are not used properly, they will also cause great harm to themselves.
"This matter must be made with the most thorough arrangements and strict internal review. The Faceless Men and the Dreadlords are the best examples. If we are infiltrated by those enemies in the shadows, what we will face is a complete defeat."
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When talking about the Dread Lord, Li De remembered that he had another concern, which was how to deal with the evil energy problem in Noggenfogg.
After arriving in Alterac, Li De took advantage of the convenient location and wrote a letter to Lothar's neighbor Antonidas, and then Dalaran sent a mage to Alterac.
This mage named Helkula is a student of Kel'Thuzad. He collects a drop of blood from Noggenfogg every day and collects other relevant data.
Li De did not expect that Kel'Thuzad was not much older than him, but he had already taught a high-level mage. Think again that Kel'Thuzad would soon become the youngest member of the Kirin Tor Council, and he also had outstanding abilities.
Military and political skills...
Sure enough, the genius cannot be judged by common sense. Thinking of this, Li De couldn't help but curse: This guy is the one who got the protagonist's script, right?