Chapter XXXIV: Rebuttal
"Oh, I fought alongside the Horde against the Burning Legion, and now you say I don't know them?" Gianna raised an eyebrow, a hint of displeasure in her eyes.
After all, since she teamed up with the orcs to kill her father, Admiral Dai Lin, her lifelong wish was to maintain peace between the tribe and the alliance, and now that someone said to her face that she didn't know the tribe at all, she was naturally not too happy.
Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, and retorted unhurriedly: "You think you know the tribe, then let me ask, do you know the social structure of the tribe? Do you know their economic situation? Do you know what the orcs, who are the main components of the tribe, desire most in their hearts?"
"I ......"
Gianna suddenly found that she couldn't even answer a question, and frowned.
"See, you've fought alongside the Horde, but you haven't really gotten to know them in depth. In fact, what you really know is only the Great Chief Sal alone. But don't forget that the Great Chief Thrall was raised by humans, received the education and values of human society, and even his aesthetics were more human-oriented than rugged orcs. In a way, he is more intelligent and human than many humans. Zhang Cheng stood in the center of the round table and talked eloquently.
Just a few seconds ago, he finally realized the purpose of Ansrem Ruinwivol's haste to summon him.
Quite simply, Archmage and Gianna represent the two attitudes of the Kenrito Council, respectively.
The former insisted that Dalaran was part of the alliance and should assist the alliance in its fight against the Horde, but the latter hoped that Dalaran would remain neutral and not add fuel to the fire of the already tense situation.
Neither side can convince the other, so the evidence becomes very important.
Ansrem Ruinwivol hopes to use the Forsaken to create a new plague to discourage Gianna's self-confidence and make her abandon her unrealistic illusions.
Zhang Cheng never minded being used as a gunman, as long as he could get enough compensation afterwards.
What's more, Gianna is not the kind of person who is cautious, and the risk of hitting her is almost negligible.
There are benefits, no risks, and people with a little bit of brains in such things understand how to choose.
"So what do you want to express?" Gianna urged, a little impatiently.
Zhang Cheng smiled slightly, and quickly replied: "What I want to express is that Thrall can't represent the real orcs, let alone the entire tribe.
As I mentioned earlier, understanding tribes requires a deep understanding of their social structure, economic conditions, and deepest desires.
First of all, in terms of social structure, tribes are typically independent, and each clan has relatively independent political and military rights, even the big chiefs cannot interfere at will.
This also means that if one or two clan chiefs want to go to war, they can completely ignore Orgrimmar's orders and directly lead their own clan to attack.
Secondly, as you know, the orcs still maintain a primitive and barbaric slavery system, forcing some of their people who are not good at fighting to become hard laborers, taking care of manual labor such as logging, obtaining food, and building fortifications.
The same is true for one's own compatriots, but even more cruel and ruthless for outsiders.
They even demanded that foreign slaves fight each other in the gladiatorial arena, and satisfy their inner thirst for blood and violence with naked death.
If such a race loses its leadership like the Great Chief Thrall, and is replaced by a guy who grew up in an orc tribe through and through, do you think he will be willing to keep the peace?
Finally, and most importantly, every orc subconsciously possesses two vital things, power and glory.
The current Great Chieftain Thrall is leading them to the path of glory, but what will the result be if they are replaced by a Great Chief who advocates strength?
Don't forget that Gul'dan, the founder of the Shadow Council, was an orc who admired strength;
Similarly, Gromgau Hellroar, who drank the blood of demons, was an orc who admired strength.
Think about it, what did the orcs do under their leadership?"
After saying this, Zhang Cheng patiently stood in place, waiting for the other party to slowly digest the contents.
In his opinion, Gianna, who is known as the savior of mankind in front of her, is essentially no different from Arthas, and even her experience is surprisingly similar, one killed his father with his own hands, and the other sat back and watched the orcs kill his father, no wonder both ended in tragedy in the end.
He couldn't understand how high a person's "consciousness" must be to allow others to kill his father......
Ansrem Ruinwivol was undoubtedly very satisfied with the views expressed in his remarks, and his face showed undisguised approval, and he stood up directly, and in front of Gianna, he hung a pendant with a charming halo around Zhang Cheng's neck: "Well said, young man, you are not like some people, who have forgotten your origin and race. Remember, Dalaran will always be part of the Alliance, and no one can change that. ”
"It's ...... Arcane Crystal ?!!" Feeling the power contained in the pendant, Zhang Cheng's eyes widened in surprise.
"That's right, isn't the purpose of the Arcane Crystal's existence to serve mages?" Ansrem Ruinwivol blinked very vaguely.
"Thank you for your generosity!" Zhang Cheng hurriedly bowed and thanked him.
Through the archmage's hints, he immediately realized that the pendant hanging around his neck was his reward for keeping Old George's box of arcane crystals, so he put it away with peace of mind.
While the two were talking, Gianna fell into unprecedented irritability and restlessness.
Because she knew very well that everything Zhang Cheng said was the truth, especially after recalling the crazy behavior of Gromgau Hell's roar, she felt more and more that the orcs were far from being as easy to get along with as she had thought before, and she was afraid to guarantee whether the new chief would choose to keep the peace once Thrall was gone.
After all, even fools know how belligerent orcs are in their bones, and even in the face of the endless swarming demon army, they have never shown the slightest timidity.
For orcs, dying in battle is the most glorious way to die, and lying in bed and dying of illness is a shame and sorrow.
For a moment, Gianna was in a paradoxical situation.
It was a full minute before she looked up and asked, "Isn't it possible for the Alliance and the Horde to coexist peacefully?
"No, Miss Prodmore, until now you have not figured out what the most critical contradiction between the Horde and the Union is. Not land, not wealth, not even resources, Azeroth was wide enough, wide enough to accommodate both sides. The real contradiction between the tribe and the alliance is that each has its own position and has never considered it from the perspective of the other......"