There was no extra red tape, and after lunch, Jiang Weihan met the current orc chief Thrall in the largest camp.

As soon as the two sides met, Sal spoke, "How is your king going to negotiate?" His tone was calm, neither hostile nor intimate. After taking the position of Grand Chief, he quickly adapted to what it should be like to be a leader.

Jiang Weihan looked at Sal: he had the same green skin as other orcs, but his pupils were still brownish-black. There is wisdom in the eyes. The black plate armor combined with Thrall's tall and burly figure made him look extremely brave. On the table where his hand could reach was a stone hammer, perhaps stained with too much blood, and its color was somewhat similar to that of bronze. Presumably that is the famous hammer of ruining miè.

As the head of this negotiation, Fordin replied: "We have received your letter before, and it is for this reason that we have come to hope for a peace negotiation between orcs and humans. ”

If it had been two months ago, Sal would have been overjoyed to hear this, but now he was much deeper. He asked, "So, what are the conditions?" ”

Fording is a paladin, not a civilian official who specializes in arguing with people, so his approach is very simple and direct, which is to say his bottom line at one time. And he learns from Itreg that the orcs are not a race that likes to negotiate at the table.

"The conditions are: first, the orcs stop all attacks on the Alliance, and the Alliance will also stop encircling and suppressing the Orcs; Second, the alliance acquiesced in the orcs' control of the existing territory, but the orcs could not encroach on other lands of the alliance, nor could they set foot in other alliance-controlled areas without permission; third, the return of the remaining prisoners of war from both sides; Fourth, when the Alliance is operating against orc invaders elsewhere, you must not stand in the way. On such a basis, the alliance allows both sides to live in peace. ”

In one breath, Fording told the bottom line that King Terenus had given him.

Sal saw that he didn't say anything more, and was a little surprised: "Nothing else?" ”

Ferding said: "Other contents are not included in the conditions of the peace talks. ”

Sal was surprised. He knew very well the attitude of humans towards orcs, such peace negotiation conditions were too favorable for orcs, how could the alliance not make more demands to restrict orcs?

At this time, another orc in the camp shouted: "Beware of the human conspiracy, they are the most cautious!" ”

Jiang Weihan looked at the one who spoke up, this was an orc who had drunk the blood of a demon. His eyes glowed bloodthirsty red, and even in the cold of winter, his upper body was mostly exposed, his green skin was covered with large and small scars, and his tense muscles contained explosive power.

Jiang Weihan recognized his identity from the strangely shaped axe beside him: this should be the chief of the Warsong Clan, Grom Hellroar!

In response to Grom's provocation, Gianna immediately retorted-for-tat: "We humans regard oaths as more important than life!" We don't accept unwarranted accusations, orcs. ”

"Let me think about it," the young orc chief waved to Grom, who was about to speak, and replied after a moment, "if it's just such a condition, I can agree." But you have to talk about the rest of the stuff first, and I need to think about it more holistically. ”

Thrall's expression is indeed a complete reversal of Tirio Fortin's view of orcs. He had always thought that orcs were well-limbed and simple-minded, but he didn't expect that this chieftain and Itreg he had met before were very intelligent orcs. This chief, in particular, was very calm and calm, although he was young. It's a tough opponent.

Fording didn't hide it either, and said directly: "The Alliance is now gathering forces and preparing to wage war against a Lich King on the Northrend Road in the North Pole and the undead legions that have risen from the dead under his command. We don't want to cause unnecessary losses because of the existence of the orcs. ”

"How do we know you're not gathering to deal with our orc tribe?" The grom urn snorted, and his eyes were undisguised with hostility.

Galen Thorbain on the side wished that this would be true, and if the Alliance's troops gathered to destroy the orcs, Riptide would definitely join the expeditionary force without hesitation. However, such an idea cannot be declared, otherwise the peace talks will certainly end unhappily.

Fording was not so polite to Grom, and he directly retorted: "So you know that we are now gathering a large army, so how do you orcs deal with it?" ”

"Fight to the death!" Grom Hellroar gripped his great axe, a weapon known as Bloodroar that had already harvested countless enemies, and he didn't mind letting it drink more of their blood.

"And then be wiped out completely?" Furding sneered: "This time not counting other alliance countries, Lordaeron alone will mobilize the whole country's troops." If that's really going to be against you, where will the orcs escape? ”

The orcs are now all concentrated in the Arathi Heights. It's good enough to live in, but it's not a good base. When the human army marched in from the Wall of Soradin, there was absolutely no place for the orcs to escape. Unless they can build enough ships to carry all the orcs away overnight, they'll have to go out to sea to feed the fish or fight to the death.

The thought of this possibility made Thrall break out in a cold sweat: it seemed that the Arathi Heights were not a suitable place to live. If the human race really sends a large number of troops, then the orcs will really face the catastrophe of annihilation.

"We will not run away, the orc warriors will crush you!" Grom became excited. The demon's blood made him impulsive and irritable, and he couldn't stand the stimulation at all. He grabbed his battle axe and was about to get up, when suddenly Sal yelled, "Chief Warsong, sit down for me!" ”

Grom was stunned for a moment, he saw that Sal's hand had grasped the hammer of destruction and was staring at him coldly, and he had to return to his seat.

"If you can't restrain your feelings, get out." Thrall thumped back on the table.

"But—" Grom tried to plead, but finally swallowed his voice and sat sullenly.

"I'm sorry," Saldau, looking at Fordin, "but I still have to ask, how can you guarantee that humans won't use force against us orcs in the future?" ”

"King Terenus believes that humans are willing to live in peace with orcs if they are confident that they are not affected by demonic blood. We humans are peace-loving races. As long as you don't take the initiative to stir up trouble, then what you are worried about will not happen. ”

"And," Ferdin, thinking of his additional task, "the Alliance can give you some chance to proactively neutralize the hostility between the two sides. ”

"What's that?"

"Join forces to defeat the Lich King."

There was a commotion on the orc side. The venerable old shaman, Drektar, asked, "Is this your wishful thinking?" Under the guise of a peace agreement, he also tricked us into sending troops against the Lich King, who has nothing to do with us, in order to weaken our power. ”

Furding looked at Jiang Weihan, it was time for the Valoran leader to perform. After all, no one in Azeroth knew more about the history of orcs than Jiang Weihan.

Jiang Weihan nodded, then raised his voice and said, "The Lich King is not unrelated to orcs. On the contrary, it should have been the unshirkable responsibility of the orcs to destroy it. ”

"Nonsense!"

"Liar!"

"Rhetoric!"

There was a mocking sound from the other side.

Sal looked at Jiang Weihan: "So, how did it become the responsibility of our orcs?" ”

Jiang Weihan's gaze swept over the orcs on the opposite side, and replied in a mocking tone: "Because its name is called, Nai-Ao-Zu!" ”

The whole tent fell into a terrible silence. The heavy panting of the Warsong Chief would clearly fall into everyone's ears.

Except for Thrall, who was still a little confused, the other orcs all looked shocked.

"It's—it's impossible!" Grom Hellroar was the first to react, and he roared excitedly, "How did that traitor come to this world!" He obviously took his cronies to another new world! ”

Thrall looked at the old shaman of his clan: "Drektar, who is Naozu he is talking about?" ”

Drektar looked away, although he couldn't see it anymore, he was still a little afraid to face the gaze of the Great Chief. The old shaman whispered, "He used to be the most respected old shaman in our world by the orcs. It was he who made the call for all the orc clans to unite and then ......"

"And then what?" Sal asked. He was born in Azeroth, and the beautiful world described by the old shaman was only a fantasy to him. Now he was not yet nineteen years old, and although he had taken on the responsibility of commanding the entire orc, he did not know much about the history of his people.

"And then -- led us down the wrong path." The old shaman's voice was low, lost in the memory of that dark history.

Jiang Weihan looked at Grom and said, "He did go to the New World. But his treachery angered his demonic master. The demon found him in the New World, then killed him, imprisoned his soul in a piece of eternal frozen armor, and sent it to Azeroth to fulfill his unfinished mission. So your 'beloved' Orc Great Chief has changed his identity and become the 'Lich King'! ”

Grom's red eyes stared at Jiang Weihan, as if he wanted to see him through. However, Neozu had never been to Azeroth when he was alive, and the humans here should not have known his name at all, and even if they had heard of it from orc prisoners of war, it would not have been possible to know that Neozu had become the Great Chief of the Orcs of Draenor after the end of the Second War, and had opened a portal to escape the dead Draenor. Not to mention the secret that he had taken refuge in the devil - something that even most orcs didn't know.

And the fact that Neozu was caught and turned into the Lich King is not known to any orcs.

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