The crisis of the undead was resolved. After witnessing Bwonsamdi's magical power, many people present showed respect for the new Loa. Of course, Li De, who was on par with Bwonsamdi, also gained higher prestige.
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Talanji walked up to Li De and said with a bit of tangle in his tone.
"Li De, you are really a maverick. Even in Zandalar, Bwonsamdi is a Loa that people don't want to face and avoid, but here you actually want to honor him openly.
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Li De chuckled.
"I don't think there is anything to avoid. Although death is mysterious, don't regard it as too scary. Death and rebirth are both part of the great road. Facing them squarely will bring peace of mind. On the contrary, deliberately avoid them... they
It will still arrive as scheduled.”
Talanji pouted, looking a bit dainty with her pair of small fangs, and spoke in a half-joking tone.
"Can you stop acting like you're preaching every time you talk to me? As if I'm your student."
Li De also responded half-jokingly.
"That's not bad. In fact, what I like most is hearing people call me teacher."
A sly look flashed in Talanji's eyes.
"Teacher Li De, should we also talk about remuneration? Although Bwonsamdi is not a Loa directly honored by the royal family in Dazar'alor, he is still a Loa of Zandalari.
This time Bwonsamdi traveled across the ocean to help your country solve a problem, what do you think we should give Zandalari in return? I think you won't be stingy with your students, right?"
Li De tilted his head and pretended to be embarrassed and knocked his head. In fact, he searched the crowd with his eyes and spoke only after getting a response from Van Cleef.
"Do you remember what we talked about at the dinner party a week ago?"
Of course, Talanji knew that he was referring to the dinner where they agreed to invite Takshiro and Bwonsamdi, and the two discussed other things.
It involves some of Zandalari's current social problems: due to the merging of material wealth and Loa faith, a group of great nobles and high priests have been created. At the same time, Zandalari has also seen a large number of bankrupts and disbelievers.
Some of these low-level people have become followers of Old Garni, but a considerable number have become unstable factors, such as the G'huun followers who were caught in Gadgetzan before.
At that time, Li De proposed that it could help absorb some of the lower-class population and alleviate the social pressure on Zandalari.
Talanji was quite moved at the time, but the princess also knew that this was only a temporary solution, not the root cause. To really solve the problem, a domestic reform was needed.
If she wants to reform, she will inevitably encounter huge resistance. Although Talanji is a princess, she is not a god-king after all. If she forms her own team in Dazar'alor to deal with this resistance, she will definitely be tabooed.
At this moment, Li De's old story was brought up again, and Talanji's thoughts became vivid. Could it be that Li De wanted to cross the red line of not interfering in other countries' internal affairs and give him support?
Wouldn't this make his father's taboo worse? Talanji was curious about what Li De would do.
"The Protectorate of the Vast Sea will expand its scale to absorb the excess population of Zandalari. At the same time, I hope that Zandalari can open a bilateral immigration policy with us, so that Zandalar will also accept some immigrants from the Protectorate of the Vast Sea.
You also know that Tanaris was originally a desert. The sand trolls living here have adapted to desert life after thousands of years of evolution.
Now the ancient city of Petra has transformed the natural environment of Tanaris. Although the land has become fertile and the climate has become more pleasant, a small number of sand trolls do feel uncomfortable. They still miss the desert life of the past.
If I remember correctly, there is a large desert area on the Zandalar subcontinent..."
"That's right, it's called Wharton Desert."
Talanji reminded her at the right time, and she seemed to know what solution Li De had given.
"Yes, it's the Wol'dun Desert. With a sum of money from the Hanhai Protectorate, the Zandalari royal family built some settlements there to house the trolls who wanted to return to the desert.
These trolls left the Hanhai Protectorate only because they could not adapt to climate change, but in fact they were all people who had been deeply transformed by the Hanhai Protectorate's Protestant beliefs and were excellent reformers who were familiar with the Hanhai Protectorate system.
What happens after they arrive in Vol'ton is up to Talanji."
Talanji almost jumped up. She couldn't hide her excitement. She understood Li De's strategy.
Trolls are an important race in the Vast Sea Protectorate, and Zandalari is the overlord of all trolls. It is reasonable for both sides to open a bilateral immigration policy for the troll population.
The sand trolls' inability to adapt to climate change is also a tenable explanation.
At the same time, starting a new business in Vol'dun, rather than in the political center of Zandalari, Dazar'alor can also alleviate the taboos of the great nobles and high priests starting from the God King.
The most important thing is that from the perspective of God King Rastakhan, he will also support the move to place the sand trolls in Vol'ton.
Vol'ton is located on the northwest border of the Zandalari subcontinent. The desert climate there is not suitable for the Zandalari trolls to live, so the Zandalari have been unable to station large-scale troops there for a long time.
But Vol'dun is very important to the entire Zandalari Empire, because there are a large number of snakes and foxes living in Vol'dun. Their relationship with Zandalari has been good and bad in history, and they have been an unstable factor most of the time.
Of course, the above is not the most important reason. The most important thing is that Volton has one of the three major seals that suppress the evil god G'huun, so the Zandalari Empire must not let go of Volton.
Now, if the sand trolls could be placed in Vol'ton, and the Vast Sea Protector paid for it, it would be equivalent to Zandalari getting an army to guard Vol'ton for nothing. How could Rastakhan not be willing?
In this way, Rastakhan gains an army, Zandalari relieves social pressure, and Talanji also has a team that can be developed. Isn't it a good strategy to kill three birds with one stone?
But thinking about this, Talanji felt a little embarrassed.
"Wouldn't it be too much of a disadvantage for the Protectorate of the Vast Sea to do this? Moreover, Volton's living environment is quite harsh, even worse than Tanaris in the past. Wouldn't this be equivalent to letting the sand trolls fight for Zandalari?
Troll bleeds?”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! These words made Li De take a high look at Talanji. Her troll racism was from the perspective of all trolls, not from the perspective of all trolls.
Being limited to a single tribe, this pattern is larger than most people.
"Don't worry about this. I will never force any sand troll. The Hanhai Protectorate is on the rise and needs a large number of people. How can I force people to leave here?
Don’t underestimate the sand trolls. You have been separated for too long and lack an intuitive understanding of the tenacity of the sand trolls. I think there will definitely be sand trolls who take the initiative to ask to go to Wharton.”
Just as Li De said this, a tall, middle-aged troll with a stooped back suddenly emerged from the crowd. He knelt down in front of the two of them without saying a word.
"Master Protector, Princess Talanji, I am willing to go to Wharton! Please give me this opportunity!"
For a moment, Talanji really thought that this was deliberately arranged by Li De. How could it happen that as soon as the conversation was finished, a volunteer appeared?
Seeing that Zakaze had indeed seized the opportunity, Li De couldn't help but nodded secretly, knowing that this guy still had ambitions.
Without showing too much on his face, Li De said to Zachaze in a normal tone.
"Introduce yourself to Princess Talanji."
Hearing what Li De said, Zakaze's heart skipped a beat. He was not sure what Li De's attitude was and whether he would let him leave the Hanhai Protector.
At this point, he could only bite the bullet and explain his situation to Talanji.
It's just that this guy is really cunning, and what he says are things that the public can see on the surface.
"...
I have made such a serious mistake before, and I have no complaints about the organization's punishment of me. I have never expected to get another job.
But now, I hope to have this opportunity to change my ways and contribute to the cause of benefiting trolls."
After listening to Zakaze's heartfelt statement, Talanji still had doubts about him. After all, this guy still had stains.
Thinking of this, Talanji looked at Li De.
Li De nodded slightly and made a concluding statement about Zakaze.
"During his tenure as acting mayor, Zakadze did cause us heavy losses due to his cleverness and improper employment of people.
However, before this incident, he had always been conscientious in his work at the grassroots level and could hardly make any mistakes.
So my opinion is that this person can be used, but we must also beware of his self-righteousness leading to big mistakes. If he is used, he must not be given a full-time position in a short period of time, and he can only serve as a deputy responsible for implementation."
Li De's evaluation of Zakaze could be said to be ruthless, but Zakaze felt overjoyed.
He made the right bet that Li De would never say anything about troll-centrism in public, in front of Talanji, something that was not on the table.
As for Li De's negative evaluation of himself, Zakaze believed that the other party could not completely deny himself in terms of work ability, but could only suppress himself in terms of character and block his promotion path.
'Oh, how could you have imagined that I no longer care about my position? What I want is to start a new business.'
Zakaze said proudly in his heart, but he didn't know that this little thing about him was completely under Li De's control.
Talanji accepted Li De's opinion, examined Zachaze for a long time, and finally nodded to acknowledge him.
"Since Protector Li De said so, this person still has some merits. I will not assign him a position now. Due to the seriousness of the matter, I need to obtain my father's consent first.
After getting my father's approval, I will also review all the trolls who immigrated to Wharton and finally assign them appropriate positions."
After that, Li De and Talanji both left, leaving no one to pay attention to Zakaze who was still kneeling on the ground.
The soldiers and civilians gathered here also left in an orderly manner under the organization, and in the end only the lonely kneeling Zakadze was left.
After a long time, Zakaze's cronies came over and helped Zakaze up and said.
"Sir, please get up, everyone is gone."
Although his knees were numb, Zakaze was in a good mood. This time he finally saw hope.
At the same time, Van Cleef came to Li De's side with light steps, still asking with a hint of confusion.
"Why don't you just execute Zakadze? What he is secretly promoting is clearly a separatist and rebellious idea. Why is there any need for such a person to stay?"
Li De gave a slightly vulgar explanation.
"A piece of toilet paper, a pair of underwear, all have their role."