The Ethereals of the Astral Consortium are the best and most treacherous businessmen of the stars. ”

In the large chamber of the Krokuhn Advance Base, Nouri. Veren was reporting his contact with the Ethereals to the generals of the Civilization Alliance in the world of Argus, and he did not hide the true purpose of the Ethereals, nor did he hide the truth about the involvement of the Darkblade Legion, he said truthfully:

"After the destruction of the world of Kares, the hometown of the ethereals, by the powerful void creatures, Dimentius, the devourer of the worlds, the former flesh creatures also suffered a catastrophe, and were transformed into pure energy creatures in the energy field, this is the origin of the ethereals, they lost their own world, but their race and civilization are still there, and the ethereals, like us Draenei, belong to the exiles of the stars."

Nuri gave a brief introduction to the history of the Ethereal, and then turned to the main topic:

"Over the past thousands of years, the Ethereals have been divided into three major factions, the Astral Consortium, which is keen on business, and the Avenger Army, who have vowed to take revenge on Dimentius, the Devourer of Worlds, by all means."

"And because the avenging army takes an extreme route, they often involve many innocent planets and species by unscrupulous means for revenge, which is contrary to the idea of many ethereals doing business, so another group of ethereals led by the original node prince Amir formed the Order faction, while hunting down Dimentius, they specifically stopped the endless revenge of the avenging army."

"But this time, in a rare move, the three forces of the Ethereal Spirit have joined forces and have made a request to Azeroth and the Darkblade Legion to join us in the war, promising that they will send the Ethereal Fleet to join us in the war, and will also help us cleanse us of the Makere's threat, and share the technology of the magical 'Ecodome' with us."

Nuri's introduction made the generals sitting in the conference room whisper, although the ethereal spirits also have activities in Azeroth, but because of the suppression of the Dark Blade Legion, the ethereal spirits can only appear in some remote areas, and the life of Azeroth lacks understanding of the creatures of the ethereal spirit.

In this moment when the final battle is approaching, it is naturally good to have extra helpers in a brutal war, but the commanders are not stupid, they are well aware that an "ally" with evil intentions is likely to be more dangerous than a cold and terrible enemy.

After more than ten seconds, the old general Wendsol, who represented the forces of the Empire, raised his hand, and the meticulously combed old man looked at Nuri, and he asked:

"We don't know much about the Ethereal creatures, Commander Nouri, so I would like to ask, from your knowledge and experience, do you think these Ethereals are strong will to join this war? Or maybe I'm asking more directly..."

"Are they reliable?"

The old marshal Wendsol's straightforward question made the whole conference hall quiet, and the other generals were also concerned about this issue, but the Draenei commander Nuri did not hesitate, he looked at General Wendesor, and he emphasized:

"Ethereals are not reliable, generals, the Ethereals are essentially a bunch of businessmen, just like the goblins of the world of Azeroth... Pursuing profits, being calculating, there is no such thing as a position and loyalty, as long as the interests are sufficient, they can switch to others at any time, and they will not be troubled by shame..."

"Hey! You! You draenei, how can you speak! ”

Before Nuri could finish his words, a sharp voice came from behind him, the chairman of the Goblin Rust Water Consortium, the fat goblin Gary Vickers, who was brandishing a gorgeous cane, and screamed with a look of indignation:

"We goblins didn't provoke you, and lo and behold, we're still in charge of delivering supplies to you! Why slander us so much! ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to denigrate the goblins, Mr. Gary Vickers."

Nuri apologized awkwardly:

"I'm just describing the ethereals' style of doing things, in fact, you goblins and ethereals are indeed very similar in their styles, and you are both excellent merchant civilizations."

"Can you just say you're sorry?"

The fat goblin reluctantly reached out and straightened his ornate top hat adorned with jewels, and he pretended to say in an angry tone:

"Your words have greatly hurt the feelings of our goblins, and as a member of the Azeroth Civilization Command, I ask you..."

"Smack"

Elder Thorville, who was sitting next to Gary Vickers, was awakened by the goblin's shrill voice, and the black, golden-masked cat-man impatiently removed a magnificent jewel from his finger full of rings, slapped it on the fat goblin's table with a bang, and said in a strangely accented lingua franca:

"I'll compensate you for the blue hoof, now shut up... You've disturbed me to rest! ”

"Oh, oh, good! No problem. ”

The chairman of the Rusty Water Chaebol, Azeroth's rare fat goblin picked up the ring in his hand with a smile, and took out a magnifying glass to look at this valuable thing, he waved his hand to Nuri indifferently:

"Of course, we goblins are also very generous, and their mouths are on you, so you can say whatever you like."

This little episode made Nuri laugh a little, and the Draenei shrugged his shoulders, turned around and continued to speak to the fairly reliable generals:

"Anyway, I mean, the Ethereals aren't a staunch warring faction. In fact, we can now be sure that the Ethereals are not targeting the Dark Titan Sargeras, but still targeting Dimentius, the Devourer of Worlds who has destroyed their world. ”

"The biggest reason why they want to unite with us is because they accidentally saw Lord Tyrion in the stars fighting Agrama, and the Monarch of Death drove the Elder God Enzos to fight the Fallen Titans, which gave the Ethereals some kind of 'weird' inspiration."

Nuri accentuated his voice and said solemnly:

"The Ethereals intend to build a super-large mana furnace in the world of Argus, so as to lure the Devourers of the Realms roaming the stars, and the moment Sargeras arrives in Azeroth, they will time to release the Devourers of the Worlds into this field to complete their revenge on Dimentius by killing people with a sword."

"You're saying that the Ethereals intend to summon a dangerous void creature in the world of Argus that can devour the world?"

The representative of the Federation, Field Marshal Maxwell, frowned, he played with a cigar in his hand, he looked at the generals on the left and right, and he said:

"It sounds risky, for the sake of an ally who isn't so simple, maybe we shouldn't, and I sense that the Ethereals seem to be falling victim to their revenge on their enemies, don't you think?"

"That's true, but I'm more concerned about what the Ethereals can give us."

Lady Ishana, priest of the Draenei, said solemnly:

"Although the power of the whole of Azeroth has been mobilized, but frankly, I don't have much confidence in the victory of the Doomsday War, we have gambled everything, in order to win, maybe we also need the power from the stars, the Burning Legion has destroyed countless worlds, but not all civilizations have been destroyed by demons, as far as we Draenei know, in the past ten thousand years, there have been some lucky civilizations that have escaped the clutches of the Legion, they are the forces we can unite."

"You have to take risks in everything, let alone a war, and if the arrival of the Ethereal Spirit can bring us one step closer to victory, then I am personally willing to take risks."

Priest Ishana's words were echoed by some of the generals, but Marshal Maxwell's apprehension was also correct, and the atmosphere in the whole chamber became quiet, and at this time, Commander Nuri coughed lightly, and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, your concerns are correct, but I think we should accept the goodwill of the Ethereal."

"First of all, under the command of the three major forces of the Ethereal Spirit, there are several starfleets with very good combat effectiveness, if their fleets can appear during the Doomsday War, it will greatly reduce the pressure of our air battles in the two worlds of Argus and Azeroth."

"Secondly, I have personally seen the 'ecological dome' technology promised to us by the ethereal spirits, which is a fairly advanced ecological technology, a large ecological dome can ensure that in an environment like the Antolan wasteland, a city-sized ecological park can be built, which can ensure the survival needs of thousands or even nearly 10,000 people, and that is also the best way to transform the world of Argus."

"Finally, the Ethereal Spirits have a very complete business network in the stars, as Priest Ishana said, we should now unite all the forces that can unite in the stars, those exiled civilizations that have also experienced the ravages of the Burning Legion, they are our best allies, if there is an opportunity to take revenge on the Burning Legion, and even end the burning expedition, I believe that those exiles will not want to miss it."

Nuri accentuated his tone and said sincerely:

"With our current capabilities, we can't contact those exiled civilizations, but the Ethereal Merchants can! Ladies and gentlemen, the Doomsday War is a very serious matter, it determines the fate of two worlds, and even the entire star, in this case, even one more ally is good, and it means that the pressure on us will be reduced. ”

"Compared to the risks that the Ethereal Spirits will bring to us, I think their participation is beneficial to us."

Nouri's speech was very organized and convincing, but for everyone here, it was still a difficult matter to decide whether to accept the ethereal spirits into the Argus front, the ethereals were not draenei, they were almost completely unfamiliar to Azeroth, and for a civilization that had just stepped on the planet, it was indeed a very risky thing to make such rash contact with an extraterritorial civilization.

"Guys, actually, I think you should think differently."

Just when no one spoke, the fat goblin Gary Vickers suddenly spoke, and the sharp voice attracted all the attention, and the goblin merchant said slowly, in a goblin trademark tone, while playing with the ring in his hand:

"Well, I'm a businessman, I don't know much about military and political things, but for the matter of ethereals, I think it's more appropriate to think like a businessman."

"Oh? How so? ”

The old marshal Wendthor became interested, and he made a 'please' gesture to the goblin merchant, and Gary Vix laughed a few times, and then said:

"Commander Bluehoof said earlier that the Ethereals are the best merchants in the stars, and honestly, I think they're good merchants because they're making a perfect "investment". ”

"For a good businessman, when investing in something, you should not only consider the value of the present, but also the value of the future."

The goblin held out a chubby, ornate finger of great value, and he said:

"We, the Azeroth civilization, are now commodities in need of 'investment' in the eyes of the Ethereals, the war of the end is coming, we will face the Burning Legion and the most terrifying of the stars, Sargeras, if we are unfortunate enough to fail..."

A hint of fear flashed in the goblin's eyes, and he moved his body a little uncomfortably:

"If we fail, the Ethereal Spirits will lose nothing more than a few soldiers, or a few starships, and an aborted revenge plan, which is not too much of a loss for their commercial network all over the stars, but what if, we succeed?"

"What if we do defeat Sargeras and stop the burning expedition? At that time, the Azeroth civilization will be the savior of the stars! Whether we like it or not, Azeroth will be the new mecca of the stars! There are countless worlds that have escaped the ravages of demons and will see us as benefactors! ”

"At that time, if the ethereal spirit comes over again, the status of the two sides will be different... For savvy businessmen, the icing on the cake, where is there to be grateful? If I were one of those ethereal spirits, I would also take this opportunity to befriend the Azeroth civilization and become their good friends, so that we can share the fruits of future victories together! ”

The goblin merchant coughed lightly, and as he stood in his chair, his eyes full of treacherous wisdom twinkling, he said:

"Look, the Ethereal Spirit is a good businessman, a real interstellar profiteer!"

"So I believe that they know what they should do, and what we should do is to accept them, and lead them to win this battle, let them reap the benefits, and then we will take the opportunity to steal their trade secrets, and through their business network all over the stars, spread the commerce and prestige of our Azeroth to the entire stars, so that our world and civilization can truly become the overlord of the stars!"

"Commanders, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We can't just think about the present, we also think about the future! We may lose, but we must be prepared if we win, and don't let the cunning Ethereal steal all the glory of saving the stars... That's ridiculous. ”

The voice of the goblin resounded throughout the conference hall, and the foresight and wisdom of this little businessman, who was usually looked down upon, burst out at this moment, almost deafeningly.

And in the Dead Realm, the Great Lord, who had been observing the meeting, leaned back in his chair, and Saratas stood behind the High Lord with the secretary's notebook in his hand, ready to record the High Lord's orders.

Tyrion rubbed his chin, his one-eyed glint shining, and he said:

"I underestimated these goblins... Their dedication and sensitivity to business and profit is hard to find in other races, and that sensitivity brings true big-picture vision and courage, and although they are greedy, vulgar, and boisterous, they also have excellent qualities... I've been ignoring them. ”

"Gary Vickers... This goblin is good, much more suitable than my servant Buddy, who can only make money, and there should be a place for him among the Forgotten Kings, and I need him to use his business acumen to guide Azeroth into the stars in the future. ”

"Ms. Saratas, make a note of it, and then when the time is right..."

"Arrange it."