Chapter 468: Preparing for the Wedding and the Naturalist
Two days later, the first group of immigrants disembarked at Port of Hope.
The Governor of Hanhai held another brief farewell ceremony for them at the port, wishing them to open up a new world in the distance.
The day after sending off this group of immigrants, Mount Hyjal sent Tyrande's opinion, agreeing to the marriage of Shandris and Reed.
However, Tyrande also put forward his own conditions. The Lord Protector of the Vast Sea should consider accepting the belief in Elune and allowing the druids to spread the way of nature.
In addition, Tyrande has two more personal conditions.
One is the selection of the wedding date. The night elves have a profound belief in the moon god and stargazing culture. They believe that the full moon night in two months is the most suitable and auspicious time.
The second is that the wedding will be held in Mount Hyjal.
Of course, Tyrande also gave a certain amount of respect to the culture of the Hanhai Protector. If Hanhai had other plans, they could hold another wedding in Tanaris after this.
How can I put the above conditions? Although they are somewhat proud of the children of the stars, they are not unacceptable. After some deliberation, the Hanhai Protector also gave a reply to Mount Hyjal.
Agree to all Tyrande's conditions, provided that the Hanhai Protector will hold an engagement ceremony, which requires both Tyrande and Malfurion to be present.
Two days later, Tailai gave another reply and agreed to the conditions of the Hanhai Protector.
Regarding these diplomatic confrontations, Li De and Shandis, as parties involved, were also somewhat helpless.
Both the Protector of Mount Hyjal and the Vast Sea showed great importance to the combination of the two.
Haggard, Nogfogg, and Niebuhr even set up a committee to prepare for the wedding.
The most active member of the committee was Niebuhr, who hoped to show a strong Zul'Farrak troll culture during Reed's engagement ceremony.
Everyone else on the committee understood Niebuhr's appeal, because there was a discordant voice among the bastard Sand Trolls like Zakadze, which caused some trolls in the Wharton immigration plan to express doubts about it, and even
Worrying about whether Li De will abandon the troll.
But Niebuhr never doubted this. Not only did Li De not suppress the trolls, but he also continued to strengthen the development of the troll Loa culture. Niebuhr knew best how fair Li De was to all races.
Therefore, Niebuhr hopes to emphasize at this engagement ceremony that Li De is the leader of the Vast Sea Protector and the "Zul'jin" that the sand trolls can always trust (this Zul'jin does not refer to a specific person's name, but to the trolls).
Language meaning of voodoo chief).
However, Niebuhr did not expect that the idea he proposed would also open up the minds of others.
Haggard and Nogfogg also proposed to reflect the cultural elements of humans and goblins in the ceremony to show that the Hanhai Protectorate is an equal country united by multiple races.
Now even Chen Stormstout came to join in the fun. He was not speaking for the pandaren. After all, he was the only panda in the War of the Sea now. He wanted to speak for the quilboars and other minority races.
Lao Chen’s reason is also very good, that is, although the Governor of the Hanhai Sea gives the wild boars equal diplomatic treatment, the wild boar people’s self-perception is that they are a vassal state of the Governor of the Hanhai Sea, and their leader Calgar Thornribs is clearly loyal to the Hanhai Capital.
Protected, especially now that Agamagagan, the main god worshiped by the wild boar people, is still protected by Hanhai.
"Since we want to express the unity of all races, no one can be left behind, not only for the current minority races, but also for other races that can join our big family in the future."
Lao Chen's words immediately raised the profile a lot, so much so that the nature of the entire committee became different. Everyone put forward ideas in droves, so that the work content also increased exponentially.
At first, Li De was present to listen to everyone's discussion, but once or twice he was confused by everyone's imagination and simply let them play their part.
"The Dragon Clan should also be taken care of, right? The Protector and Ms. Yuyue looked at each other thanks to the Red Dragon Prince's mission."
"That's right, the dragons cannot be simply regarded as guests during the ceremony. I think we can ask Prince Crassus to be the officiant."
"There are four other dragon whisperers who can all serve as witnesses."
"Haha, the Sa family wholeheartedly approves of this! There is also the food arrangement for the ceremony. Food is indispensable on such an important day!"
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Li De walked outside the door and listened to the lively discussion in the small conference room. He looked at each other helplessly and sighed in unison with Shandis.
Shandis couldn't help but laugh and said.
"Why do I feel like they are going to be happier?"
Li De deeply agrees with this.
"They seemed a little too excited. It felt like everything was in order after the war ended, leaving them a little idle."
Shandis glanced at the door of the small conference room again and said meaningfully.
"The war is over, peace is so good."
When Shandis said this, Li De felt relieved.
"Indeed, it's good to let them join in the fun. But we have no time to spare. The problem in Feralas has not been solved yet. Experts from the Explorers Association will arrive today, and our work can officially begin."
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As early as the restoration of Grim Batol, the Explorers Association began to cooperate with the Vast Sea Protector, so many of the experts invited by Brian were not the first time to the Vast Sea Protector.
The most recent one was when the Protectorate of the Hanhai Sea explored the Thousand Needles Stone Forest to open up the road from the Protectorate of the Hanhai Sea to Feralas. Scholars from the Explorers Association also made great efforts, but during that exploration, the dwarf scholars also gave Dark Night
The elves are causing some minor trouble. They are a little too interested in the lost city of Elre'Thalas.
After arriving at Hopeport, Samuel Strangehand saw Brian Bronzebeard greeting him before he even got off the ship.
"Hey! Old man! After receiving your letter, we rushed here non-stop, and finally met again! When will we explore the Lost City?"
Samur Strangehand is a dwarf veteran who has participated in two wars and is also an extremely accomplished sculptor. He joined the Explorers Association in order to conduct archeology and discover more ancient carving arts.
Brian took a few steps forward to shake hands with Samuel and said with a fake smile.
"After Tavish at the front station told me, I knew something was wrong. You guy must come over. Our main mission this time is to explore nature, not to explore the ancient city. You guy, please don't come and cause trouble for me.
"
Samuel pretended to be angry after hearing this.
"Hmph! Fortunately, I brought you so much information and equipment. If you don't welcome me, you can follow the ship back to the Kingdom Continent."
"Old man, I'm just joking with you. Don't take it seriously. In the worst case, I'll use the strongest wine here to apologize to you."
After saying that, both Brian and Samuel laughed, and Tavish, who was only half a step behind Brian, reminded him kindly.
"Let's go back and catch up on old times. Protector Li De will have to wait for a long time."
This Tavish Stormpike was the Stormpike dwarf who helped the Governor of the Vast Sea to dig the Zul'Farrak Tunnel. Previously, due to the destruction of the Zul'Farrak Tunnel by the giant monster Sentilos, Li De
Brian specifically emphasized that he would also invite this expert to guide the tunnel's repair work.
At the same time, Li De also remembered that Tavish Stormpike was not only proficient in tunnel excavation, but also an excellent zoologist. Including him in the list of experts this time was killing two birds with one stone.
On the way from Port of Hope to Gadgetzan, Samuel was amazed when he saw the endless motorcades coming and going. He was one of the few experts in this group who came to the Hanhai Protectorate for the first time.
"It's really nice here. I never thought there would be such a prosperous country in the desert on the other side of the ocean."
Seeing that the old man liked this place very much, Brian opened his mouth to test it out.
"So, old man, do you have any plans to settle here for a long time?"
"ah?"
Samuel looked surprised, and Brian opened his mouth to explain.
"Li De intends to establish a World Exploration Institute and hopes to invite a group of experts to settle in for long-term research. This organization is affiliated with the United World Congress of Races and is preparing to cooperate in depth with the Explorers Association.
Of course, this matter is not equivalent to our mission this time. After this mission is over, if you don’t plan to settle here for a long time, you can return to Ironforge, and the promised commission will be worth every penny."
When it comes to serious business, you can't take it lightly. Samuel also considered it seriously.
"Long-term research here, in terms of funding..."
It's not that Samuel is greedy for money, it's actually that the ancient sculpture direction he studies is very expensive.
Brian laughed heartily.
"Old man, this is an organization affiliated with the Supreme Committee of the United General Assembly. How can it be short of funds? If we want to give a specific number, it must be about ten times that of the Explorers Association."
"ten times?!"
Samuel's mouth opened wide, he could be said to be quite tempted.
Some people may have questions. Samuel is an archaeologist who is engaged in the field of ancient sculptures and does not seem to be compatible with natural exploration. Does Brian intend to defraud Li De of funds by wooing Samuel?
In fact, this is not the case. Samuel has studied ancient sculptures and has been engaged in archaeological work for a long time. He can be said to be half a historian. In Azeroth, many things in nature stem from the humanistic shaping of powerful races in history, so in Azeroth,
Xerath explores nature and cannot avoid studying history no matter what.