Chapter 611: Dinner Party (1)
After some washing, Diego and Brian Copperbeard were ushered into a large conference hall with a spectacular dome. In the middle of the hall is a large round table, surrounded by a circle of spacious and comfortable chairs with thick velvet cushions. This arrangement saves the trouble of ranking the attendees, after all, they are all heads of various forces, and no one likes to be at the end of the line.
As soon as he entered the gate, Diego saw the ruler of Booty Bay, the rich man Rivigaz, sitting in a chair by the window, and next to him was the commander of the Blackwater Fleet in Booty Bay, Cara Cape the Minotaur. As soon as they saw Diego and Brian coming, the two of them quickly got up from their seats.
"Hey, Diego, my old friend, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Rivigaz said enthusiastically with a smile peculiar to a merchant on his face. As the trade links between the Port of Long Beach and Treasure Bay became busier and closer, he was now very satisfied with Diego's big customer, who had purchased his first battleship, the Swordfish.
"Long time no see, Your Excellency the Great Rich Man!" Diego also laughed in response, his face filled with sincere gratitude, "To be honest, you would never imagine how excited I was to see the Blackwater Fleet appear on the shoreline!" β
"It's an honor for Treasure Bay to be able to contribute to the great matter of resisting the demonic invasion!" Rivigaz said with a smile on his face. What he didn't mention, however, was that the Undercity had spent almost all of its coffers to hire his fleet to transport, and while the Forsaken who had died once seemed to them to be clouds of gold and everything, for the goblins, the mountains of small piles of golden things were enough to drive them to do anything.
Next, Diego introduced the dwarven prince to the goblin merchant, and I have to say that it is not for nothing that this rich man's business is almost all over the entire Eastern Kingdom continent, and in just a few words, this eight-faced guy is like Brian's old friend who has been friends for many years.
After some pleasantries, they sat down again. The meal was not open due to the lack of people, but the host of the place did bring some small desserts and drinks, such as Dalaran cheese, dry preserves, moonberry juice, and stone hammer pale ale. Although they can't eat enough, they can somewhat relieve their hunger and let them put their butts on the chair safely. Well, the last one was specially prepared for dwarves, with a very low degree, which took care of their unique preferences without making them drunk in meetings.
The rest of the attendees arrived quickly. The first to arrive was Furstad Brutehammer, the leader of the dwarves of Eagle's Nest, and with him came the griffon knights' captains. After more than half an hour, the father and son of Tirio Fording of the Silver Dawn and Queen Sylvanas of the Undercity also arrived, and after a long journey and repeated battles side by side, the relationship between the two former sworn enemies now seemed to have eased considerably, and they talked all the way and walked slowly into the hall.
Every time an acquaintance came in, Diego would greet him warmly and recount his feelings after a long absence. Seeing him chatting happily with the heads of various forces, the keen rich man Rivigaz was secretly speechless, deeply admiring the vast network of this human count. He made up his mind that when he returned, he would re-examine the relationship between Treasure Bay and the Port of Long Beach, and deepen the trade between the two.
As the last guests to arrive, the leader of the Draenei, the Prophet Veron, came in with Varian and Ronin, and the tall Draenei garrison Marrad followed closely behind them.
There was another uproar in the hall, and after introducing each other's identities to the attendees, they re-seated. The attendants, who had been preparing for a long time, soon brought up all kinds of food and drink. Everyone had been fighting for a day, and almost everyone was already hungry, and looking at these sumptuous foods, the sound of swallowing saliva suddenly sounded in the hall.
However, before the banquet began, King Varian, as the initiator and convener of the war, made a speech.
"Before the feast begins, I must pay the highest respect and gratitude to all of you!" The king stood at the round table with his glass in hand, while the others sat in their chairs and listened to him quietly, "First of all, I must say that it was your selfless support and help that saved the Kingdom of Stormwind from a catastrophe, because she was the first kingdom to stand in the way of the destruction and conquest of the demons! β
He smiled and pointed to the dwarven prince Brian Copperbeard of Ironforge, "As a loyal ally, Ironforge was the first to send their legions to fight alongside the brotherly state, and such a rock-like and reliable ally is undoubtedly the dream of all nations!" How fortunate Stormwind is to have such a partner! β
Brian, with a red-faced face, raised his glass to Varian, and then drank it all in a hearty gulp, looking at his impatience, Diego guessed that if he waited, even if the king didn't toast, he would make a toast himself.
Varian then looked at Furstad Brutehammer, the leader of the dwarves of Eagle's Nest, "Hail to our Sky Sons, your presence has allowed the Alliance to rule the skies of the Cursed Lands, and even the winged demons can't match the lightning-fast griffin knights!" β
His Majesty the King turned to the side of the Great. Law. Shi Luoning: "When the Sky City of Dalaran jumped to the Cursed Lands, I knew that we had an immovable wall!" Your powerful war spells have made all demons tremble, and the roar of fire and frost has brought the entire battlefield to the rule of the elements! β
When he saw Tirio Fortin, an elder who was also a mentor and friend, the king's eyes filled with emotion: "The existence of the Silver Dawn proves that the Light has not abandoned the races of Azeroth, and he has sent his most powerful paladin to save the world and protect his people!" May the Light be with you! β
Next, he looked at the Dark Lady Sylvanas, the Rich Rich Rivigaz, and the Prophet Velon, and expressed his gratitude and respect to them one by one. After all of this, Varian's expression turned serious. His words became sonorous and agitated, sounding as if he were mobilizing before the battleβin today's battle, the valiant king himself had gone into battle and slaughtered the whole day, and the murderous aura on his body had not completely subsided, and the whole man looked like a sharp sword out of its sheath, so sharp that it would cut its eyes at the slightest glance.
In fact, not only him, but almost every participant present was full of murderous energy, as if today's battle had not yet been killed, and it was as if he was going to fight with someone three lilies. Oh, and he and his sailors didn't go directly to the war, except for the goblin merchants.
"Today, on a life-or-death day for all of Azeroth, we have achieved a great victory over the Burning Legion! It was a day of great victory, and perhaps the proudest and most memorable day of each of our lives! "The king's face was full of enthusiasm and pride, which was almost the pinnacle of his life, and it was also the belief that he had always held.
"No matter what race we come from, no matter what country we come from, there is even a deep hatred between some of us! But today, we still reject hatred, unite and stand in front of the unstoppable demons of a frenzy! We all know that it was not our intention to be forced into this war, but we must accept the challenge! Because if we don't, the entire world of Azeroth will be burned to ashes by the Burning Legion, and our families, our civilization, will be enslaved and destroyed by them, and we must all accept this challenge in order to defend all that we hold dear!
Fortunately, we have achieved a great victory in this war! This victory belongs to each and every one of us, every soldier, every hero who sacrificed his blood for this, let us pay them the highest respect with this glass of wine! β
He picked up his glass and drank it heartily. The crowd also stood up and raised their glasses, as if they could not express the joy and excitement in their hearts.
"Thanks again big. Law. Your Excellency Shi Luoning, his chef has prepared such a sumptuous dinner for us, now, let's wipe out all these dishes and wines as if we were destroying today's demon army! β
Varian announced in a loud voice.