"100,000 gold coins?!"

"No, it's too much! That's the equivalent of a year's tax in Kurtilas! ”

"Oh, don't lie to me, old friend, the kingdom of Kul Tiras is so rich, a year's taxes? I'm afraid it's just a month's tax, right? Ms. Prodmoor. ”

The mountain fortress, the queen's secret chamber, Atwood's straightforward asking price. Gianna argues, however, the goblins don't seem to be willing to concede.

Although Ares and Gianna have a good relationship with them, in the face of interests, the goblins don't look at friendship at all, or the friendship will only make them work harder to complete the task, and will not be discounted......

"Ares, Gianna, we're old friends. It's better to open the skylight and say something, 100,000 gold coins are nothing to you. But for me and my brothers, that means everything. To put it bluntly, everything we do is for this. ”

Atwood said, picking up a gold coin on the table. His eyes were shining, like a drug addict staring at drugs.

"Hurry up and make a decision. Friend, you know, where you want me to go. It was Orgrimmar, the orc's stronghold. You want me to get people out from under the noses of the orcs, and you risk beheading. The price of 100,000 gold coins is not excessive. ”

Seeing that Gianna and Ares were silent, Atwood sat down in his chair and continued to persuade.

He stared at Ares and Gianna as he crossed his legs and acted like he didn't care. But Ares actually knew in his heart that at this time, this small place may have been impatient. 100,000 gold coins is an astronomical amount for the goblins in the anarchic form.

Of course, as Atwood himself said, the action is dangerous, and it is indeed not too much to exchange his life for this 100,000 gold. It's just that the two sides are still competing with each other. In the end, Gianna was directly impatient.

"Okay, 100,000 gold coins. Deal. "So you can tell us about your plans, right?"

She asked "calmly".

"Dig tunnels. Gianna and Ares, we're old friends, and I won't hide it from you. Before I took on this job, I had already conceived the details of the action. First of all, I want your 100,000 gold, not only for me and my brothers, but also for the founders of Orgrimmar. Yes, I'm going to pay 20,000 gold to bribe these people. When Orgrimmar was founded, some of my people were involved in this vast project, and they knew the construction of the city inside out. Through them, I can get first-hand information about Orgrimmar. Then, open a passage from the underground and rescue the person you want. ”

"It's not that person, it's the group."

Ares reminded.

"Oh oh oh, yes, the bunch. Three people, no problem. ”

"Digging tunnels, sounds pretty good. But how long will that take? ”

Ares pressed on. Although Thrall is not aware of the identity of the ghost wolf, he is always worried that the night has too many dreams and can be faster, and Ares still hopes to solve it sooner.

"As long as we have the map, we can dig the tunnel in a maximum of two months. Trust in our technology. ”

In the face of Ares's questioning, Atwood replied confidently. It is also true that it is not difficult for a race that can develop even flamethrowers and large salt bombs to dig a tunnel. As for how they managed to dig it up in a short period of time, Ares didn't know, and he didn't bother to ask.

"And how many people are you going to get involved in this operation?"

Gianna then asked.

"Fifteen. Up to fifteen. The action is dangerous, it needs to be carried out in secret, and it is not safe for many people to talk about it. In addition, I also have to consider the distribution of 100,000 gold, too many people, everyone doesn't get much, you know. ”

Atwood replied with a wicked smile.

"Well, I'll leave that to you. And one more question, and the most critical, can you give us assurance? ”

Ares said solemnly.

"You say."

"What if, I mean, if the operation fails, and you or your men are captured by the orcs, will you betray us and confess us?"

Staring at Atwood, Ares asked seriously and earnestly. And this question is not unconsidered by Atwood.

His eyes widened and he said—

"That's the correctness of what you came to me for. I can't guarantee that the operation will be 100% successful, but I can guarantee that if I or my men are caught, we will never reveal the truth about it. That's our bottom line. Doing business requires a bottom line. I know that you may have a bad impression of my people, thinking that goblins can sell everything for profit. But since the Battle of Angela, I have thought clearly about a problem, that is, the goblins cannot do business without a bottom line, otherwise, in the end, they will be dishonest, and once they encounter a disaster, no other race will be willing to help the goblins, just like the Angela insect plague. ”

After Atwood finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell silent. Apparently, both Ares and Gianna are starting to believe him. But it's not 100% convinced. Many things are easy to say and difficult to do. If you don't encounter danger, anyone can pat their chests and promise that if something happens......

But in the end, Ares and Gianna chose to believe in this goblin brother. After all, just before the negotiation, they and Egwen had discussed in private that if they wanted to rescue Varian, it would be most appropriate for a third party to intervene. After all, it does not cause a direct conflict between the Union and the Horde.

After confirming the plan of action, Ares and Gianna sat in their office in Alpine City every day, eagerly waiting for the construction on the goblin's side.

And the operation went smoothly beyond Ares and Gianna's imagination. The tunnel, which originally took two months to open, took Atwood and his men only three weeks, less than a month, to open an underground tunnel from outside the city to the city. Of course, this is thanks to the effect of those 20,000 gold coins. The Goblin Engineer did risk his head by selling Orgrimmar's map to the Atwood group. This kind of thing no one else can do, but the goblins do.

More than a month later, facing the sunset, Gashes. Ghost Wolf, Browl. Bearskin, Valeera. Sagunar and his party arrived at the docks of Alpine City, and an indescribable sense of joy filled Ares and Gianna's bodies. They searched for a whole year, and finally found it by accident, and brought it to the territory of the alliance unscathed. At this time, in the camp of Alpine City, they did not know that this human warrior with a deep scar on his face was the king of Stormwind City on the eastern continent - Varian. Ureon.