"Instead of drawing troops, but drawing a large number of commanders..."

Varian looked at the letter that had appeared on his desk for some reason, the request in it puzzled him, he was used to the elusiveness of Ulduar's messenger, and the starry seal at the bottom could not be faked.

A request from Ulduar... Well, Varian prefers to see it as a command, and although Dick puts himself on the same level as the rulers every time he writes a letter, Varian prefers to keep a relatively distant but safe distance from him because of the terrifying power at his disposal.

A common problem of rulers...

However, this request is indeed a bit strange, in the previous wars, each country has sent its own elite troops, Azeroth has never had a long peace, especially for the human kingdom, conquest and expansion are always the main theme.

After the fall of the Alterac Kingdom, the Six Kingdoms of Humanity were like vultures that smelled blood, feasting on the fallen corpses, and when the Stormwind Kingdom fell, if it weren't for the invasion of the orcs, and Stormwind City was too far away from the mainstream territory, otherwise it was still worth considering whether Varian could become the king of a country.

Well, it's a bit far, in short, political creatures are never as harmless as they seem on the surface, but fortunately, the current rulers of Azeroth are wiser and more sober, and there is a saying among scholars that in the past twenty years since the invasion of the orcs, it has been a time when the human kingdom has faced great risks, and those who have survived this risk are the most outstanding people in the entire human civilization.

After the Great War, there will be great governance, whether it is Kaliya, or Varian, or Liam, as well as the old Dai Lin and the recent Fenna Golden Sword, who has a great reputation in Kul Tiras, etc., these rulers are extremely rare in the history of the past thousand years, but now, so many excellent rulers have emerged in the same period, which means that in the next era, human civilization will inevitably burst into its own glory.

Wise people always make the most accurate judgments, and after reading Dick's letter, Varian has probably judged some eyebrows, although Azeroth is calm internally, but externally, it is clear that the World Administrator and the ambitious King of the Outlands have formed a true alliance, and they are about to launch an expedition similar to Operation Shakan.

The specific goal was not clear, but Varian quickly judged that it was a profitable operation!

He reached out and rang the bell on the table, and soon the royal housekeeper walked into the king's office.

"Robert, tell me about the results of the deal with the Shakan Kingdom. ”

Varian leaned back in his chair, his hands crossed, he needed a little more information to make a final judgment.

The court clerk immediately opened the heavy notebook in his hand, then coughed lightly and read aloud,

"The benefits of the first trade fair kingdom are as follows:"

"There are 12 Shakan gold coins, which, according to the judgment of scholars, have a gold content that is one-third higher than that in circulation in our country, so that after re-smelting, we can benefit as much as one-third of last year's taxes. ”

"There are 15 tons of special minerals in Xiakan, these minerals have special properties, and the magicians judge that they can be used as enchantment materials only after simple processing, which greatly alleviates the embarrassment of the shortage of magic materials in China. ”

"Oh, the luxury goods of Shakan have a special exotic taste, and they seem to be better at this than we are, and the nobles are very fond of these foreign goods, and the taxes paid by the auction house have nearly doubled in the first half of the month. ”

"The response to the elven and human slaves that the Shakans have sold to us has been mediocre, but I suspect that soon the slave trade will be in full swing, and their prices will be so cheap that even the farmers will be able to buy a dozen to help them take care of their estates. ”

"Finally, there are their medicinal herbs and all kinds of rare items, which are being sorted by scholars as quickly as possible, and the auction house is also preparing a new batch of goods, according to the estimate of Mr. Yaksen, a senior auctioneer, benefiting, um... It's amazing. ”

The clerk cupped his eyes and finally said,

"And all we get, all we pay is a large number of books, the people of Shakan seem to be not reluctant to come to this knowledge, from the chronicles of Azeroth, to all kinds of literary books, to superficial magic books and martial arts instructions, they all want it, and the four weapons we brought with us were also snapped up by those big nobles, and even those worthless medicines. ”

The old clerk touched his heart, and every time he saw the data, he had a terrified, unreal touch, and out of the sense of duty of a loyal servant who had served the royal family of Urion since his youth, he finally summed it up in an inappropriate way.

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, if this kind of trade is held once a month, it will only take 1 year for the treasury to flood with gold coins, which is simply a lucrative business, and the reopening of the Western Wilderness, as well as the mineral mining of the Burning Legion, all of which require a large number of manpower, and there is a serious shortage of manpower in the country, I suggest that some dwarves and human slaves can be bought and sold from the great slave owners of Xiakan next time to fill the shortage of manpower in our country. ”

"Hmm... Robert, it's amazing. ”

Varian had gone from his original leisure to a special kind of excitement, he propped his hands on the table, closed his eyes slightly, and thought,

"You've also read the materials of the Xiakan civilization, so with your knowledge, how long do you think this extremely unfair commercial exchange between us and Xiakan can last?"

The old clerk Robert is a veteran who accompanied King Lane to kill the enemy, his loyalty to the royal family is as deep as the knowledge he has learned in the past few decades, the Stormwind Kingdom has no royal advisors, but if you have to say it, then Robert is definitely the royal advisor to King Varian who is still very young, he has seen too many things in his life, he has a special wisdom.

And in the face of the king's inquiry, the old clerk thought for a few minutes, bowed his head and said,

"Your Majesty, in my impression, this kind of trade is actually very similar to the trade we made with the dwarves of Ironforge Castle when the kingdom was rebuilt, when the kingdom was in ruins, we had to buy almost everything from the dwarves, Your Majesty, you were still a young man at the time, do you remember how long that situation lasted?"

Varian rubbed his chin, and after a moment, he said,

"It took about 5 to 6 years for us to restore order to the country... You mean, our deal with Shakan can last at least 5 years?"

"No, Your Majesty, I mean, judging from the civilization system of Shakan that is still in a slave society, as long as the Azeroth Civilization Circle controls the level of civilization delivery, this unfair trade..."

Old Robert rubbed his heart again, as if what was to be said below was a test of a person's endurance,

"It will last at least 100 years! It takes decades for a country to recover, Your Majesty, after the portal, it is a world in ruins! They can only rely on us, even if His Majesty Martai knows this, he can only feed us with the blood of his own planet... Until their next generation of civilization slowly grows up. ”

The old man finally summed up his speech in one sentence,

"At the fair, I had a conversation with Lady Orlea, the clerk of Ulduar, and that lady had a sentence that I thought was very reasonable, and I asked her the same question that His Majesty had asked me: would such a commercial transaction appear unfair, and the lady said..."

Robert glanced at Varian and said Orria's words,

"We feel unfair, from our point of view, and even this unfair trade, in the eyes of the Shakan people, is also a gift from heaven, what they give, in exchange for the leap in the level of civilization, what they would have taken 10,000 years to do, through this kind of trade, it may only take a few hundred years, when they learn everything, they will also follow our path. ”

"What they sacrifice is only the present, what they get is the future, an infinite future!"

"So, Your Majesty, don't have any psychological burden, we are doing good! If we want, just relying on the military power of the kingdom will be enough to occupy Xiakan, and we can get these as well, but we have chosen to exchange equally, so this is a gift..."

This statement made Varian frown, he was a warrior after all, he rubbed his head and said, "Ah, it seems that my thoughts really can't keep up with this era, this naked plunder, is actually doing good... It seems that the kind of "interstellar colonization" that Dick said is really a desirable business... So Robert, come and see this, do you think I should say yes?"

Varian handed the letter to Robert, and the old clerk read the letter carefully, and he thought for a few minutes, and finally nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, with your wisdom, it is not difficult to see that the godlike being of Ulduar is in this way accustoming and acquainting you and other rulers with this... Well, interstellar affairs, and whether we like it or not, all of Azeroth's lands have been divided. ”

Robert glanced at the pensive Varian and continued,

"So in order to feed the country's inevitable population of more and more people, the rulers must find ways to expand their territory for the country, Azeroth is gone, but there will be a civilization similar to Shakan... Your Majesty, I cannot see the future of this world with my old and meager wisdom, but I believe..."

The old clerk straightened up and said in a loud voice,

"I believe that under your leadership, the Stormwind Kingdom will eventually become an empire that spans the star field... And the beginning of it all, is in your hands. ”

Warry was shocked, and he immediately understood the meaning of Robert's words, and he lowered his head and rubbed the envelope again,

"So... Is this actually a key, or rather, a ticket?"

"Whew... Thank you, Robert, you are indeed my chief thinker, then, in the afternoon, invite the old marshals to come to the council chamber to discuss the matter, if entering the star field is the inevitable process that this world will go through, then let's do our best from the beginning. ”

"Stormwind Kingdom... Stormwind Empire... The ideals that my fathers fought for may eventually be realized in my hands..."

Varian got up from his chair with some excitement, he was a warrior, a person who could absolutely control his emotions, but at this moment, he couldn't help but get excited, he looked up at the window, it was a blue sky and white clouds, but in the king's seriousness, it represented the endless star field, the starry land, which would be the frontier of the new empire.

He clenched his hands into fists, and finally placed them on the edge of the window,

"Anduin... I will lay you a territory on which even the sun will never set, and my son, you will rule an empire. ”

And at the same time as the Storm Kingdom was deliberating, a heated discussion broke out within the entire Azeroth forces, large and small, almost at the same time.

If the first expedition to Shakan was just a gamble with no clear results, this time, after scavenging enough from the lower civilizations, this expedition became a sweet spot in the eyes of all rulers.

Of course, they know that where there are benefits, there are risks, but this generation of rulers, this generation of Azeroths, in this era of stars shining and rising together, they have the mind and ability to take risks enough, and more importantly, they dare to take risks, as if on the battlefield, they dare to launch a decisive charge with less than a third of the opponent's army and then win.

Such a civilization deserves its own crown and throne among the stars.

Dick just ignited their ambitions and then led them into the hunting grounds of the Star Field... Yes, he's just a guide.