Chapter 8 Nothing that can be solved with money is nothing
How strong is Anaheim City now?
In terms of superficial strength, after completely completing the Battle of Mount Hyjal, without the threat of the Great Demon, there are about 30,000 officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force who survived the brutal war, except for those who were too seriously injured to continue to serve, Edlan gave them a rich retirement pension to spend the rest of their lives, and the remaining proud soldiers seemed to be very dissatisfied with their commander's decision to let them stay and rest and replenish their troops, and they all riveted their efforts to seize the rare time of half vacation and half training. Recruits who have joined the gang have a good practice.
And since Terenus and Uther appeared in a new way, many of the veterans who were unable to serve expressed their willingness to become logistics or instructors in the army, so that they could use their spare energy, and then a certain traverser refused in a hurry, because the Holy Light Technology he now learned did not have a prosthetic technology tree, and he could only wait for the unreliable guy from the master craftsman, Owersbuck, to bring McCargon's technology over. Now it is better to let those veterans who have retired due to injuries live a good life, even if they are allowed to join the production sequence of agriculture and military industry, there is still a big gap in these jobs, in Anaheim City, as long as you want to work, you can find it, there is no saturation here.
And the joining power of Anaheim City, based on the Azeroth Alliance, excluding the Night Elves who are far away in Kalimdor and the Draenei who are building a new residence for themselves, with the current Quel'Salas and Dalaran alone, this powerful magical force is enough to make the strength of this new alliance far exceed the current Eastern Continent countries.
It's just that now these two countries have begun to think about recovering the country, especially the former, the path that Adelan has planned for them has made the current blood elves far stronger and much more promising than in "history", those Salas Magisters have cultivated Acandol with the help of Karegoth, and run to Silvermoon City when they have nothing to do, so that the level of practical use of portal spells is rising! It can be described as changing with each passing day, and now it can reach the former "player" of mages can open a portal at a fraction of the cost, and maintain that portal enough for 100 people to pass!
I have to say that the motivation for the restoration of the country is really strong, and in terms of Dalaran, Modra, the only remaining veteran ** teacher, felt that she could not shoulder the heavy responsibility of recovering the country, so she retreated to the second line and passed the position of temporary speaker of Kenrito to Luo Ning, who maintained good contacts with all forces and was recognized by the dragon clan and won the title of "Rescuer of the Dragon Legion".
Now Luo Ning can be regarded as expected, he is no longer the naughty and mischievous guy he used to be, after going through so much, especially after he found a wife who is like a flower, he is so stable that all those who are still prejudiced against him can't find fault. But what this guy wants to do is still very bold, as in "history......
"Are you crazy?
"Uh......"
This was before setting out on the expedition, Ronin planned to build the rebuilt Dalaran in Northrend to better help the Temple of Dragon's Sleep deal with the undead scourge that was becoming more and more raging there, so he first communicated this idea to Edlan, and then exchanged the dissatisfaction of a certain traverser.
Old Paper has worked hard to send people to save your living force in Dalaran so much, and through his own connection, he has reconciled the relationship between dragons and mortals to the most intimate moment after the Battle of Quicksand, and even the Scourge Legion has been weakened to an unprecedented level, do you want to pat your ass and go to Northrend to pick peaches regardless of the Alliance?
Although this is a bit exaggerated, in terms of "history", the reconstructed Dalaran was besieged by the Blue Dragon Legion led by Malygos in the Crystal Song Forest, and that battle almost made Dalaran a historical term from then on. However, now that the Blue Dragon Legion has regained its affection for mortals, it will definitely not embarrass Dalaran, and maybe it will get better and better with them, which will also make Dalaran's reputation rise even higher.
That's not what Adelan wants, at least not now.
A certain traverser's plan is to use Dalaran's influence to absorb and cultivate more battle mages, whether they are robbed or rented for money, Edlan wants to have a batch of magical powers that can be held in his hands, rather than relying entirely on Silvermoon City and Dalaran
, so after the blood elves become more and more homesick, Adlan's plan is likely to fall on the mages of Dalaran. While you are still kind to them and your prestige is enough to make them obedient to a certain extent, this matter must be grasped as soon as possible.
And when Adlan gets enough magical powers, Dalaran loves to go wherever he goes, with "history" It would be better to go to Northrend to become a bridgehead for mortals to attack the Icecrown Fortress, or send them to Silisus to monitor the Beetle Wall, there were enough mages at that time, Dalaran was not particularly important to humans, and it would not be like the last time Dalaran was besieged, he had to send so many people to risk death to save him, if it wasn't for luck and Antonidas's sacrifice to let the rescue force complete the task relatively safely, this would be a complete loss!
Not to mention Adelan's own selfishness, Azeroth can't withstand such a few large-scale mortal elite attrition, if Dalaran and the rescue force are really trapped, then Adelan at that time can really only shrink to the eastern continent to watch Kalimdor develop on his own, and there will not be such a good situation as now. After all, in the current situation, if we don't get a good "farming" environment as soon as possible, how can we better face the disasters in the future?
"It's good if you want to build a city, the original Dalaran Plain...... I know you want to sacrifice yourself to make Dalaran a stronghold to connect with the continent of Northrend, and you can also prepare us for a future attack on the Scourge Legion, and even continue to strengthen our relationship with the Dragon Legion......"
"yes, that's what I thought, with so many benefits, isn't it good for our alliance?"
"It's good, but it's too hasty, Ronin, I've heard rumors about you, and you're notoriously impatient before you got lucky enough to marry that pretty Wenlesa. Your status is different now, you are already the speaker of the six-member council, and your decisions will affect the fate of many people, you need to look at it comprehensively...... Well, don't look at me like that, we don't have the money to support the recovery of two countries at the same time. ”
Luo Ning asked in surprise, "Didn't Kadolei give us their treasures for tens of thousands of years?
"Please, do you think the army is a sand table deduction for us, Cadore's treasure is just enough to cover our expedition, and if it weren't for the generosity of Naru and Draenei to carry us back, I am afraid there would not be even a little surplus. Now that Anaheim City is self-sufficient, it is not large enough to support the rebuilding of Dalaran from scratch, and this is not counting Sindore's needs, and although Silvermoon City is relatively well preserved, it is a country after all...... You can ask Edwin to see how many mouths we have waiting for food in the Hillsbrad Hills? I can feed the refugees of three countries and a strong army in one territory is already very limiting, unless you have the ability to make money from those goblins, you will not talk about going to Northrend to build a city for at least five years. ”
Although he understood this truth, Luo Ning still muttered a little unwillingly: "Then Seramo was built so quickly......"
"You go to find a ruler of the maritime merchant kingdom as a father, you can do whatever you want!" Edlan hated iron and steel, and after spraying Luo Ning, he explained: "Okay, you can continue to discuss this matter with your councilors, and if you still insist when I come back, it will not be too late for us to hold another meeting to discuss it! Now I have to go...... Remember, defend the city while I'm away! Just follow what we agreed before, focus on defense, and if the enemy dares to attack, we must fight back! It would be great if we could get rid of the Dread Demon once and for all!"
Edlan ran in three or five steps in the direction where the team was about to start, Luo Ning smashed his mouth, but replied casually with great relief, "What else do you need to worry about in this city......
That's right, Adlane took away the Lightcaster troops and the original second-tier team of Anaheim City, not to mention the remaining bunch of arrogant generals to change their guards, and there are also blood elves and Dalaran mages in charge, and the strong ones are counted in double digits. After experiencing the Battle of Mount Hyjal, these people have a clear understanding of the division of demonic strength.
Edlan's fear is that after he takes a third of his power out, the Dreaddemon King and the army of the undead under his command who are entrenched in the city of Lordaeron will not be willing to be lonely to cause trouble. After all, it was not easy to open up the transportation roads on the ground and recover and purify the city
The surrounding lands now are the time to hold on to the fruits of victory. If at this time, Warimathas stole his house or came here to wreak havoc, then it would really be a waste of all his previous efforts and efforts.
The accumulation of capital is not achieved overnight, and Adlan will have to ask for more money if he wants to climb science and technology in the future, but if he doesn't even have a stable rear, where will the money come from? It is very expensive to maintain a huge army and armaments for a long time, so a certain traverser is thinking about ending the chaos in the entire northern region as soon as possible, and then reducing the vast majority of the second-line troops and letting them return to the production of workers and peasants, so as to restore and expand the scale of production and commerce, so that they can get money to support their scientific and technological dreams......
On the high slope outside the city, Edlan rode on his great lord's golden warhorse, and stopped to watch, this 5,000-strong cavalry force composed of the second-line cavalry team and the veterans of the Silver Hand Knights was passing through the city gate in an orderly manner, preparing to join the other two 5,000-strong troops that had been assembled outside the city.
The towering walls and the banners fluttering in the wind seemed to see off the army, and the countless dark muzzles of the cannon on the top of the city silently announced to those who dared to attack the city, that it would be unbearable to pass through it......
Edlan's eyes were on the cavalry in bright uniforms, this time there were no logistics troops, the three horses were unified, the sturdy armor wrapped in black cloth on the pack horses, and the shining blades in the horse bags all told that the white silver had all turned into the soldiers' sophisticated weapons and supplies.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a military appearance, but only after looking at Edwin's face that seems to be a dead father and mother and those ledger data, Edlan knows deeply that even if everything is thriving in this new city, and the daily tax can be calculated in three-digit gold coins, the big red negative number in the expenditure column on the ledger stimulates a certain lord with half a bucket of water all the time.
"Alas, I don't know if there is any money in Karazan, and the unscrupulous astral mage will disappear after a sneak look, and the ghost knows which world he went to play again, if you can find him, you have to knock him ......"
"Hah...... I didn't expect you to be a person who already has two dragons as bodyguards, and you are still worried about money......" A black raven quietly landed on Edlan's shoulder, and the very human tone made a certain traverser feel a little uncomfortable.
To the outside, it looks like a rap parrot perched on the shoulders of some pirate captain, and the black raven is an unexpected match with Edlan, who is dressed in a black suit.
Although he knew that this was the famous Medivan, after the baptism of the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Adlane lacked due reverence for the great powers of "history", if he still maintained that he was just a time-traveler before, and needed to have a humble and cautious attitude to look at the problem, then now, the mentality of a time-traveler has begun to change, from "the world does not revolve around you traverser", slowly changing to "I want the world to revolve around me".
After all, someone is now trying to use money to smash out a high-tech road that belongs to Azeroth without killing the originally highly developed magical civilization, and then the two roads go hand in hand! But now, everything is difficult at the beginning, and Adlane can work hard to create a good environment for those scientific researchers, but how should the road go? How many bumps in the road are there along the way? This is a problem that cannot be solved with money.
"Now, Medivan, have you ever heard the proverb, 'Anything that can be solved with money is nothing'......"
Raven blinked, and Medivan seemed to "foresee" something interesting, and he said, "It's good to have great ambitions, but ignoring the road ahead of you may leave you with no chance of ambition." ”
"What do you mean?" said Edlan, confused.
"History has been changed so much by you, and as an elder, I feel compelled to remind you to give your full attention in everything you do, and to give it your all in the face of any enemy, unless you just want to die. Who knows that you're the only one who is changing history, and the other beings aren't changing in the midst of change, or do you think that every time Lady Luck and Lady Victory will be on your side?"