It was daylight, and the piercing sirens that had rang through Hope Harbor disappeared and were replaced by the melodious bells on the pier.
"Look, Protector, Princess Talanji has arrived in person."
Taking advantage of the morning light, Talanji's figure appeared on the gangway, and Haggard, standing next to Li De, recognized her at a glance.
Li De quickened his pace and met Talanji who had just walked down the gangway.
"Princess Talanji, welcome."
Talanji stretched out his hand to Li De and looked at Li De with some surprise. Li De had always been calm in his impression. It seemed that the situation here was already quite serious.
"At the joint meeting of all races, I learned that the Protectorate of the Vast Sea was suffering from difficulties. It was my duty to help my friend Zandalar. After I returned to Zuldazar, I immediately organized a fleet to integrate resources and passed through half of the country at the fastest speed.
Yue’s voyage has finally arrived, I hope we are not late.”
Li De held Talanji's hand with mixed feelings, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"It's not too late. Thank you Zandalari for their assistance to us. To be honest, we were really frightened just before dawn, thinking that the pirates were going to take advantage of the situation and launch a massive attack."
Talanji laughed at Reed's words.
"Pirates? The guards are referring to the broken ships that were in front of us. They were sunk by us with just a few cannons."
Li De couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face. Just a few words of conversation revealed the difference in mentality between him and Talanji. It seemed that he was indeed a little frightened now.
"Protector Li De, we have known each other for three years, right? You have gone through so many trials, but I have never seen any hesitation in your heart. Why do I see hesitation in you today?
"
When Talanji said something to the center of things, Li De showed a forced smile.
"Maybe it's because there are more people under my rule, which makes me feel that the burden on my shoulders is heavier and I have more care when doing things."
Talanji agreed.
"If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. I hope you can pass through this dense forest smoothly. But I didn't expect that the elemental army could bring such tremendous pressure to you."
When he said these words, Talanji felt something was wrong, and the people opposite looked at him strangely.
Li De explained with a sigh.
"Princess, during the half month you sailed on the sea, we ended the war with the elements. But before we could take a breath, a new enemy appeared. The overwhelming swarm of insects launched an attack on us, which really gave us
We bring tremendous pressure.
In particular, bugs are far more cunning than the elements, and they actually know how to destroy our logistics system. Now the Hanhai Protectorate is in an unprecedented shortage of supplies, and to be honest, I am very worried."
Talanji's expression became very rich, and she felt breathless just listening to this overwhelming development. It was not until Li De explained the current situation that Talanji actually clapped her hands and exclaimed softly.
"Oh~, praise Loa, the wisdom of Prophet Zul is beyond my reach."
After saying this, Talanji noticed Li De's incomprehensible expression, and immediately explained to him with a somewhat excited expression.
"Captain Li De, have you seen the fleet I brought?"
Li De looked along Talanji's hand. Dozens of large ships with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons were neatly arranged. For a moment, Li De's heart beat half a beat faster.
"Appreciate further details."
"The sixty-three boats here are packed with bacon, smoked fish and grain!"
Talanji's words were very concise, but at this moment they were extremely powerful! More than sixty ships filled with food! It was enough to help the current Protector of the Vast Sea get out of trouble!
Li De was extremely excited and looked at Talanji with fiery eyes. However, he still did not do anything impolite. He just kept holding Talanji's hand. No words could express his gratitude.
Talanji gently patted the back of Li De's hand. From Li De's almost trembling arm, she felt how much pressure Li De had endured before.
"You can relax now, but the person you should thank most for this is not me, but Prophet Zul. It was he who predicted that you would encounter trouble, and also predicted that the supplies I brought could provide you with
help……"
At this point, Talanji paused, raised an eyebrow at Li De and continued with a smile.
"In fact, even without the prophet's prediction, I would have chosen to bring supplies instead of troops in the end. The alliance army's good fighting skills have eclipsed the brave Zandalari warriors, and the cost and benefit of ocean-going troop transportation are obviously not proportional. And for
For an industrial and commercial country like Hanhai Protectorate in the desert, agricultural, animal husbandry and fishery materials are always scarce."
Princess Talanji inadvertently showed her wisdom, and Reed excitedly stood on the dock and shouted to Talanji and all the Zandalari trolls present.
"Zandalari will last forever! The Protector of the Vast Sea will always remember the friendship with Zandalari!"
Li De's words caused the Zandalari trolls to cheer, and then the troll residents of the Hanhai Protectorate also cheered.
The dock workers were busy unloading batches of supplies from the ship and filling them into rows of warehouses on the dock. With the lessons learned from Quicksand Town and Shimmering Plains, the warehouses in Hope Port now enjoy the highest standards of security protection.
In the past few hours, Li De's mood had gone through ups and downs. Now he had calmed down a lot and spoke to Talanji in an extremely solemn tone.
"Thank you again for Zandalar's assistance to us. Princess, you must be very tired after half a month of sailing. I will leave the dock to Haggard and the others. I will take you to the guest house to stay."
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."
Talanji nodded slightly, and followed Li De to the guest house with several entourage members.
With the development of the Hanhai Protectorate, the functions of various regions in Gadgetzan have become more and more specialized. The Gadgetzan Hotel has gradually eliminated its functions of providing office space for government personnel and receiving foreign guests, and turned it into a complete commercial entertainment venue.
.
The job of receiving foreign guests was transferred to the Guest House in the municipal district. As usual, there is a room with an office here that belongs to Li De. When necessary, he will stay here and directly handle some foreign affairs work.
After arriving at the guest hotel and registering at the front desk, Talanji and her entourage were all given rooms of corresponding specifications. Li De glanced at Talanji's room number and said with a smile.
"Your room is nice, and you and the Archmage are neighbors."
"Your Majesty Antonidas?"
After receiving Reed's definite answer, Talanji clicked her tongue. She was deeply impressed by the combat effectiveness of the Dalaran magister.
When the receptionist brought over a washbasin, towels, slippers and other daily necessities and wanted to hand them to Talanji, Li De took them.
"I'll take you upstairs."
Talanji was a little embarrassed, but didn't object.
There was just a little hiccup when sending Talanji into the room.
As I mentioned earlier, Antonidas lives next door to Talanji's room. When the two walked over, the door to the Archmage's room opened, and it was Ansrem who walked out.
Antonidas should still be at the headquarters at this time, and there must be no one in the room. What is Ansrem doing coming in and out at this time?
"Great Magician Ansrem, who are you?"
Li De was a little concerned about his behavior.
Ansrem's expression was a little unnatural.
"The army is now in short supply of logistics supplies. The chief said that he would mobilize the mage troops to use food creation. He remembered that a magic product that can improve the efficiency of evocation spells for the group was left in the room, so he asked me to come and get it."
Ansrem's explanation was very reasonable, and Li De didn't ask any more questions, but he couldn't help but exchange a few words with the other party.
"You are indeed Your Majesty's most trusted partner. I heard that the residences of top mages are kept strictly confidential and no one is allowed to enter their rooms to pry into the secrets. However, you are able to enter the room of the chief magician."
"Hehe, hehe, yes, I feel very honored for this."
"By the way, since you are going to see the Archmage, please tell me that there is no need to trouble the mage army with logistical supplies. This time we all want to thank Princess Talanji. After half a month of sailing,
They brought us a large amount of supplies and completely solved our urgent need!"
Hearing what Li De said, Ansrem had a very interesting expression on his face. The most interesting expression in it was joy, but it also seemed to be mixed with a bit of surprise. It seemed that this news caught him off guard?
As he spoke, Ansrem bowed towards Talanji and saluted.
Talanji was used to the handshake gesture she had learned from Li De. She was about to extend her hand, but when she saw the other person doing this, she retracted her hand and bowed in return.
"Good day, Archmage Ansrem."
After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Ansrem finally spoke.
"I want to share this good news with the chief and the others, so I won't interrupt you here. I'll take my leave first."
As he spoke, Ansrem left quickly and disappeared into the corridor. Li De looked at Ansrem's back and felt that he was a little strange today.