Chapter 344: Package
Nearly half a year ago, the ancient god of Cthun under Silitsus was killed, and the earthquake and tsunami caused by his dying struggles directly caused a food crisis in the various races and countries of Kalimdor.
Rebecca, the consul of the Valoran Federation, activates an emergency plan to apply magical technology from Valoran to Azeroth, restore damaged farmland and replant food crops, and contact the Ethereals to prepare to purchase food through the Guò Astral Consortium.
As a result, two months later, the food crisis in other human countries intensified, and they even had to rely on food assistance from the Night Elves to maintain the situation, but the Valoran Federation was close to being able to support itself.
After the expedition ended, everyone returned to their own territory, and how to solve the current food crisis became the biggest problem in front of them.
Prior to this meeting, we had already discussed this issue several times. Four months have passed since the end of the expedition, the food crisis has intensified, and order is in danger of collapsing. This meeting is likely to come up with the most appropriate solution.
The "package" is a plan developed by Jiang Weihan in the light of the current predicament, and he is also the main advocate of this meeting, which should certainly be told by him.
"First of all, I would like to introduce you to two important people. One is the leader of the Draenei, the prophet Velon. Under Jiang Weihan's introduction, the prophet Weilun stood up and greeted everyone.
"May the Light always protect us." Prophet Velun nodded slightly.
After the expedition to Northrend, Khadgar led the mages to build a teleportation array connecting the two planets, and the prophet Veron came to Azeroth as soon as he learned of Azeroth's current predicament.
He had heard the garrison Marrad talk about what was happening in this world, and the Prophet had a hunch that this world was the terminus of their Draenei migration for more than 20,000 years. Believing in his hunch, he learned of the plight his allies were facing, and he immediately said he would spare no effort to help them.
"The Prophet Veron has just arrived from Draenor, and he and our Draenei allies will be the key to the package."
"Welcome our allies, the Draenei are a noble and righteous race, and you and I are warriors of the Light!" Uther learned of the old man's identity and immediately stood up to greet him.
In the past, he fought alongside the Draenei warriors led by Marrad, and learned a little about the history and background of the Draenei. Therefore, the Lightbringer admired the Prophet Velon, and he had been looking forward to meeting this old man who had stood firm in his righteousness and faith, and now he had finally fulfilled his wish.
"Yes, the Light has brought us together." The Prophet Velun humbly bowed his head.
After introducing the prophet Wei Lun, Jiang Weihan looked to the right again, where two ethereal spirits were standby. Seeing him look over, Orsu, the Ethereal Hunter, and Turuman the Ethereal Trader immediately nodded to indicate that they were ready.
"The next one is also a heavyweight - the leader of the Astral Consortium, Prince Node Haramed!"
Jiang Weihan pointed to the right, and the two ethereal spirits operated for a while, and suddenly a projection of the ethereal spirit appeared on the machine behind them.
"Hello everyone, I'm Haramed. I have been informed of the plight you are facing. Believe me, the Astral Consortium has the power to solve your difficulties. Haramed's voice was full of confidence, "Our Astral Consortium is a business alliance engaged in interstellar trade in the universe, and it is also the largest interstellar trade alliance in the known universe, with footprints on hundreds of planets and civilizations. As the leader of this organization, we have the confidence and strength to meet all the needs of our customers. Arms, artifacts, artifacts, artworks, these are all part of our trade, and of course, food. Our Astral Consortium has very advanced spaceships, and no matter how big the order, we can deliver it on time! ”
Haramed started with a long advertisement, but the effect was very obvious. Azeroth's own technology is not enough to support interstellar travel, and only some extremely powerful people, such as the "Astral Mage" Medivan, are qualified to access the secrets of the Void and see the wonders of other worlds.
Therefore, Haramad's advertisement of opening the entire universe and hundreds of planetary civilizations did succeed in shocking most of the leaders present and refreshing people's original perception of this organization.
The Astral Consortium is still fairly unknown to the inhabitants of Azeroth.
Although when Jiang Weihan returned from the Outlands, some of the Ethereal Spirit Merchants who had originally taken refuge in him also came to this world and quickly started trading with them. However, as outsiders, the scale of trade of these Ethereal Merchants is nothing compared to that of goblins and human merchants.
The only thing to be commended about is probably the high-end equipment transmogrification and space storage services they provide, and in this regard, the Ethereal Spirits do have many generations of technology beyond other merchants.
After introducing these two important figures, Jiang Weihan got to the point.
"I know there's a lot of interest in the package, and now I'm going to make it all out and then we'll decide what to do." Jiang Weihan gestured to her adjutant Angel, she pressed the button, and suddenly a realistic projection appeared above the conference table.
The projection, familiar to everyone, is a stereoscopic image of the planet Azeroth, which is slowly rotating.
Jiang Weihan clicked on Kalimdor, and the surface of the conference table immediately showed a map of Kalimdor's continent, and he clicked on the two places of the Land of Justice and the Barren Land, and these two maps suddenly appeared on the upper floor.
This is the Titan Tech he moved back from Ulduar, which is actually a holographic map that looks very high-end.
The Land of Justice was reclaimed by the Valoran Federation and is now spreading all over the fertile land, while the barren land has been devastated by earthquakes and tsunamis that have all but destroyed the efforts of the pioneers.
The contrast between the two maps is that this is why the Valoran Federation is barely self-sufficient in the food crisis, while the rest of the Union is increasingly in crisis.
"Valoran's magical technology has proven to be effective in increasing production and income, and we will continue to promote this technology on a large scale to help our allies overcome this difficult time."
"That's the best, thank you for your generosity!" The Prince of Arthas made no secret of his gratitude.
In recent months, he has almost scratched his scalp because of the food crisis.
Lordaeron is the country with the worst food crisis this time. They used to have the largest population, but now they have been displaced by the destruction of the Eastern Kingdom, and the wasteland that has been reclaimed in the Western Continent has suffered a severe natural disaster before it has been harvested. Population suddenly became the biggest burden.
"That's what we're supposed to do."
Jiang Weihan canceled the two comparison maps and reopened the map of the Eastern Kingdom, and on the upper floor of the conference table were more than a dozen detailed maps of large and small, including Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, Gilneth, Stormwind City, and other places. Two years have passed since the Burning Legion wreaked havoc, and these demons have polluted the land with their evil powers, leaving scars of destruction in almost every place from north to south.
The pollution of evil energy does not heal itself in just two years, and even gets worse and worse in the early stages, just like the Cursed Lands and the Outlands once were.
There was little greenery to be seen on the crimson ground, littered with fallen trees and charcoal, and all sorts of twisted animals contaminated with evil energy.
Obviously, this land is no longer suitable for human existence.
Seeing this scene, the people who originally lived in the Eastern Kingdom couldn't help but feel sad.
"The Eastern Kingdom is our home, so if we can restore its ecological environment, we will definitely work hard to do it." Jiang Weihan said in a deep voice, "So I gathered the druids and shamans and asked them to try to use natural spells to restore the scars of the earth—look! ”
Jiang Weihan clicked on the map of the Hillsbrad hills, and near the town of Nanhai, people saw the land decorated with green.
"W-this-this-they succeeded?" Alessandros, Lord of the Town of the South Seas. Mograini's eyes were full of incredulity.
Three months ago, he had returned to the town of Nanhai once, and he had seen with his own eyes that it was already in ruins.
Because the Hillsbrad Hills were the original home of the Valoran Federation, after they withdrew, Akmund ordered his demons to carry out the most complete destruction of the place.
Mograini knew very well that it was even more barren than the Land of the Damned, the cracked red earth had almost become a Gobi, there was no grass at all, and there were many scorched black marks caused by the remnants of evil energy on the ground, and if people were too close, they would be polluted by evil energy, causing them to get sick or mutate. It is no longer suitable for the survival of any species except demons.
But now there is green vegetation around Nanhai Town, and there are healthy animals!
The others were just as shocked as he was - it was an incredible miracle!
Almost everyone went back. Because Dalaran has been staying in the Eastern Kingdom, and now he has landed back to his original location. If people want to return to the Eastern Kingdom, they only need to pass through the Guò Teleportation Array. Very convenient and fast.
They wanted to see what their country had become – and the result was so painful that the leaders had largely decided to abandon their old homeland and put down roots in Kalimdor.
Only the territory of the sea kingdom of Kurtilas has not been destroyed by demons, and in addition to this, Gilneys, which has been ravaged by natural disasters, has also been better preserved. Because when the Burning Legion arrived, there were almost no living people in Gilneys, and Akmund naturally had no leisure to send his men to destroy a land with almost no enemies. Only a small group of demons went in and wreaked havoc on a small scale, clearing and enslaving creatures like ogres from the realm.
Because of this, after the recent expedition, Prince Liam led most of the Gilneys back to his country, rebuilding their homes and reclaiming their lands.
"They succeeded." Jiang Weihan nodded, "Thanks to the Grand Druid Malfurion. Fury and his Council of Cenarion, as well as Moon. The shamans of the Ring of the Earth, led by the Wrath of the Earth. They are healing the wounds of the earth, cleansing the Burning Legion of what it once left behind. It's a long-term project, but one day, we'll be back home! ”
There was a burst of applause and cheers in the room, both because of the selflessness and greatness of the druids and shamans, and because they would have the opportunity to return to their homeland.
"But this is only a vision for the future, and the problems we face to solve the current crisis are still very serious."
Jiang Weihan continued, "It is necessary to buy grain through the Guò Astral Consortium, but to transport such a cheap commodity as grain through the Astral Trade will lead to a strict premium on the grain itself. Jiang Weihan looked at Haramed, "Am I right, Your Excellency Prince Node?" ”
"I like to talk to smart people - it's true, interstellar trade is very expensive to transport, and food is not our main business, so the price is a little high." Haramed bluntly stated, "So we tend to trade items that are small in size and high in value. Of course, we have all been friends in times of adversity, and we are willing to make a big concession for that. However, there is a small proviso, if you can agree, the price of food will be discounted to the maximum extent by the Astral Consortium! ”
"On what terms?" Jiang Weihan already had a guess in his heart.
"This has to do with the origin of our ethereal spirits, and the specific story is very long, if you are interested, you can consult Rahim, the advisor of the Order faction. My condition is that you side with the Order and promise to help us get revenge. As long as you agree, the Astral Consortium can provide you with affordable food and even more assistance! Very great value for money! ”
Jiang Weihan knew that the home of the Void Spirit had been destroyed by a Void Lord named Dimensius and the Void Air Regiment he led.
The Ethereal Spirits have always wanted to take revenge on the Void Air Regiment, and the Order Faction is one of the Ethereal Spirits' armed forces.
To be honest, Jiang Weihan was reluctant to make such a promise. Dimentius is a formidable adversary, having devoured countless worlds, and his reputation in the universe is no match for the Burning Legion, which has only been born for more than 20,000 years.
Although in the original historical plot, this almost invincible guy who looked even more terrible than Sargeras died in the outer regions very aggrievedly, and even many people didn't know that there was such a terrifying big *OSS, but Jiang Weihan believed that the strength of Dimentius must be very strong.
Now Azeroth still has a lot of enemies of its own, and it doesn't make sense to make enemies again.
He didn't agree right away, because he still had some backup plans, and he didn't even have to turn to the Astral Consortium for help.
Haramad also knew that they would definitely have time to think about, so after saying that, he questioned the crowd and cut off the interstellar connection.
Jiang Weihan continued: "It is necessary to promote Valoran's agricultural technology, but it has a cycle of generating benefits, and coupled with the lack of land resources caused by population pressure, we need some other methods to supplement it. ”R1152