Volume 5 The Return of the King 140 New Alliances
"North, uh...... I am the original...... The Alterac people. ”
"Ah......h The Alterac people. He laughed, "Me too." ”
"Alterac is ......," I said, shaking my head.
"Hmph...... "The bartender looked at me with a much friendlier look." You're right here, nest in the snowy mountains or stay further north to freeze to death or starve to death or become something like that...... Even if you survive, it's not a good thing that the bloody crusaders in the north appear. He said, glancing to the side.
"You haven't told me about Kul Tiras." I reminded.
"Oh...... Right. He said as he stretched out his finger and pointed lightly at my left back, following the direction of his finger and I looked over, "Do you see those sailors?" The ones in blue clothes. ”
"How?"
"That's the people of Kul Tiras." He said.
"Look over there." He said.
I looked at him, and instead of reaching out, he tapped my right side with his chin, "The one against the wall wears blue and white." He said, "That's too." ”
"I don't understand." I say.
"Those sailors in the blue sea soul shirt on the left are the sailors of the Ashvan family, and those on the right are the sailors of the Dalin family."
I stared at the bartender waiting for him to continue.
"They don't deal with it." He said.
"Just because of Dalin...... He's dead? ”
"I didn't deal with it before." He said, "It's just that now Dalin is dead...... The contradictions are even more intensified. ”
"So serious?"
"Of course! It is said that Dalin's death was due to his daughter, and her daughter was unable to return to her hometown for this reason, she was completely discredited, and she proposed this reorganization of the alliance, you say...... How did the Kul Tirasians respond? ”
My eyes widened, and it dawned on me.
"There is a traitor to the Proudmoors." He lowered his voice, "This kind of thing is a great shame for the Proudmore family!" Shame! He lowered his voice hard, but he accentuated it.
"Dalin's eldest son died in the orc war, adding glory to the family by their good daughter, Gianna, the daughter of the sea, and the third son Tandre is now unable to support the family's great cause, and now the burden falls completely on the shoulders of the family mistress, ah...... Yin flourishes and yang declines! ”
"Back then, the four major families of Kul Tiras formed a gang, and when Dalin was alive, even if he was defeated in a naval battle, he could deter the Ashvan family, but now the Ashvan family has gradually surpassed the Broadmore family."
"Will there be war?"
"I feel that sooner or later, but now is the stalemate stage, and it is also the time to hold back, whoever can hold it back, and whoever holds it for a long time will win."
"Huh?"
This means that no one can act rashly now, and if the Ashvan family wants to snatch the position of commander-in-chief of the navy from the hands of the Proudmore family and completely dominate the sea, strength is on the one hand, and prestige, reputation and public support on the other hand. Although they are similar in strength now, they really have a good chance of winning if they really fight. And the Proudmore family is now dead, but the Vikris family is still a loyal supporter of their family. ”
"The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and their family still has a certain strength, but now their family can't act rashly, although they are secretly competing, but all this can't be put on the table."
"Seems to make some sense." I say.
"Hmph, you're not here to hear stories, are you?"
"I want to go to sea." I say.
"You...... Sea. He smiled, and that smile was meaningful.
"How?"
"Now the sea is getting more and more uneven!" "And it's getting less and less peaceful now!" he said. ”
I looked at him with a slight surprise.
He shook his head, "Now...... The pirates of the seas are crazy! ”
"Pirates?"
"Originally, when the Kurtiras Navy was still under the leadership of Dalin, the pirates were still very restrained, after all, most sailors were inextricably linked to many people within the Kurtilas Navy. But now Dalin is dead! He's dead! He glanced at the side and said: "Everything on the sea must be redivided, the sphere of influence, the distribution of interests, and the right to speak!" And so on and so forth! ”
"And there are such ...... Affair? ”
"Oh my God!" He looked at me helplessly, "You're not too young, can't you think of it?" ”
"I ...... Don't know so many things. I said, "I mean...... The relationship between them or something. ”
"So now the sea is in chaos! South Sea pirates, blood sail pirates, are now the largest maritime terrorist organization, killing people and stealing goods is just a basic operation, what is it called...... It came from the Tempest's side, and its sphere of influence stretched south from the port of Minahir to the kingdom of Tempest or further south, called Defia. He swallowed his spit and continued: "It is said that there is another organization called the South China Sea Calamity Star recently, and it is said that the leader of the South China Sea Calamity Star is still a woman. ”
"Indeed...... It's messy. ”
"Where is this?" He snorted, "Now there are some green-skinned, big-headed, pointy-eared, big-eyed guys on the sea, and those guys have an organization...... It's called the Blackwater Pirates. ”
"Blackwater pirates? Those guys you're talking about aren't ......"
"Orcs right?" He pouted between his teeth, "It's not orcs, these guys are smaller than orcs." He pouted as he spoke, "These guys are a group...... Fly. ”
"What do you mean?"
"This group of guys is said to be the ones who see the money in the group."
"Aren't all pirates like that?"
"They are not pirates, although they are called pirates, but they call themselves mercenary organizations, they use people's money to eliminate disasters for others, use your money to work for you, but they can also work for me with my money."
"Ah...... Got it. I nodded.
"Today you hire him to kill your enemies, and another day your enemies can hire them to kill you."
"Uh...... Their level of business is not very good. I said.
"You think hiring them will give you an entire organization?" He snorted.
I pursed my lips and nodded, "Then they must have made many enemies." ”
"But they're doing well now, and it's said that there's still a lot of business."
"How much business can you do at sea?"
"They don't just do business at sea, they do it on the ground." He said.
"Got it," I said...... "That...... The people of Kurtilas just won't join the Alliance. ”
"Hmph, of course!" The bartender said, "They remained neutral. ”
"Neutral...... Neither do others. I said.
"There's nothing Stormwind can say right now, it's ...... It's just disgusting. He said, "Don't you think?" ”
"On the one hand, the initiator of the matchmaking alliance is Dalaran's hope, and the most proud student of Master Antonidas, Gianna Proudmoor, who is also the great magician, and on the other hand, ...... This woman brings a whole new power. He said.
"Brand new?" I feigned shock, "What other countries?" Is it Nilness? ”
"Hey!" The bartender's mouth was full of disdain, "Come on! Don't mention Gilneth's group of soft eggs! ”
"What's that?"
"It is said to be a brand new race brought from a mysterious continent in the West!" He said, "What's it called...... Genie! ”
"Elves are not...... Has the country been destroyed? ”
"No, no, no...... Not them! It's the other, taller, and the skin isn't that pale pink or fleshy hue, but ...... Lilac or light blue. ”
"What's that...... the hell. ”
"Elves! This group of guys caused a huge stir in the city some time ago. He said.
"Have you seen it?"
"Nope." He said, "What chance do I have?" I don't have time to look at them. And this group of fellows did not enter our tavern, they were all distinguished guests, and naturally the hospitality was with the highest courtesy. ”
"That's right!" I nodded.
"So this woman ...... It's a bit hard to put into words. ”
"The Stormwind Kingdom chose to go with this woman on this troubled water...... Hmph, so to speak, it's a trip to troubled waters. I think the root cause is that it's a whole new opportunity. ”
"You...... How do you feel that? ”
"It's easy! The Stormwind Kingdom came here when it was almost destroyed, because the aid of the north had their restoration, and now the largest force in Lordaeron in the north has collapsed, and the other kingdoms in the north now have their own calculations and crises, and the Stormwind Kingdom, which has been developing peacefully for so long, is also a good time to show its muscles at this time. ”
"But...... The strength of the Storm Kingdom...... "I'm speechless.
"Hey!" He raised his eyebrows, "Don't say it, strength is not the main thing, the main thing is attitude!" ”
"Again...... How do you say that? ”
"Don't understand this?" He glanced at me with a smile, "One is to probe the bottom and see the attitude of other kingdoms, whether the situation they face is really as they say, it can be regarded as a reward for the past, and the other is to expand their own influence, after all, trade is still going to a powerful force, and there will be no trade in places where there is no sense of existence." ”
I nodded deeply. "You're right!"
"And in this war, how much manpower and material resources can the Stormwind Kingdom contribute? This is still unknown. ”
"Didn't you just say that...... The army of the Stormwind Kingdom is already on its way. ”
"yes, it's already on the way, anyway, the news released is like this." He said.
"How...... It's a bit ......."
"yes, don't you feel it? That's true. "They have to be positive, and that's important!" he said. He shook his head slightly.
"What about the elves? What do they mean? ”
"Elf ......," he pouted, "you're kind of asking." He tilted his head slightly and looked at me, "Humph! They've agreed to join the Alliance! ”