After repelling Naga's attack in the waters south of the Zandara Islands, the rest of the voyage was smooth sailing, and no more moths were encountered.

This attack caused Sarlian to change his original plan and greatly advance the priority of summoning the Tidehunter Neptulon.

With the assistance of Tina Gossa and Gianna, Sarean sent the proposal back to Quel'Thalas, where it was presented to Kael'thas.

After receiving the paperwork "sent" by Sarjan and reading it roughly, Kael'thas had a thoughtful look on his face.

Quel'Salas has never had any contact with the Black Iron Dwarves, but has maintained a normal trade with the Copperbeard and Brutehammer Dwarves.

Kael'thas was already born at the time of the Battle of the Three Hammers, and he can be said to have witnessed the dwarven civil war that led to the division of the kingdom of Kazmodan.

In the beginning, the princes of the three clans were simply fighting for the inheritance of the King of the Mountain, and there was no grudge between them other than conflicts of interest.

Mordgood, Queen of the Black Iron, has completely angered the Hammer Dwarves and the Copperbeard Dwarves.

This witch who practiced mystical sorcery cursed the old capital of the Hammer Dwarves, Grimbaatar, and for a long time, the city was filled with an aura of darkness and terror, and it was impossible to live there.

The Hammer Dwarves were furious after the loss of their capital, and the Hammer Prince Cardros and the previously conflicted Prince Madoran Copperbeard quickly made peace, and the two clans joined forces to defeat the Black Iron Dwarves, and finally won the Battle of the Three Hammers.

Through the information submitted by Sarjan, Kael'thas learns some secret information behind the Battle of the Three Hammers.

Mordgood, Queen of Iron, is indeed a powerful witch, but her strength does not only come from herself, but also from the power of a self-aware magic weapon.

The artifact is called the Blade of the Dark Empire, and it contains the remnant of an ancient god.

After abandoning Mordgood, who had no use value, Salatas found a new pick-up man, whose name Kael'thas had heard of before.

One of the bishops of the Church of the Light, Natalie Serin.

In his earlier report, Salian gave Kael'thas a detailed account of the origin of the Dark Empire Blade and the identities of its previous holders.

Yes, only the holder, not the master.

So far, those who have possessed Salatas have all been slaves, tossed around by this dangerous magic weapon.

There is only one true master of Salatas, and that is the Black Dragon Princess, Onexia, who now wields the blade of the Dark Empire.

Unlike many of the previous wielders of the Dark Empire Blade, Onexia is not affected by Saratas's coercion because of the seal imposed by Azadas, and will only actively contact its remnant soul when needed.

After reading the true history of the Black Iron Dwarves told by Sarren, Kael'thas felt a little more sympathy for the poor people who had been enslaved by the fire elemental.

But that's about it.

Sympathy stems from Kael'thas's good nature, but now that he is the king of a nation, he must consider his own national interests.

After receiving Saljan's proposal, Kael'thas first had to consider what benefits he could bring to Quel'Salas by showing favor to the Black Iron Dwarf.

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After the proposal was submitted and returned home, Sarean did not receive a follow-up response from Kael'thas for the time being.

It will take some time for the Sun King and the cabinet officials to carefully consider the pros and cons of secretly establishing a connection with the Black Iron Dwarves to avoid offending the Copperbeard and Brute Hammer Dwarves.

In October of the 12th year of the Black Gate, the passenger ship on which Sarayan and others were boarding finally docked at the dock of Ratchet City.

The Night Elves are still busy developing the Saurazar Basin and fighting the Naga bandits on the routes, and they don't have the energy to run the trade routes connecting the Eastern Kingdoms for the time being.

Nowadays, the communication between the two continents is not close enough, and Ratchet City, a port city established by the Goblin Hot Sand Consortium, is still relatively deserted.

Due to some force majeure accidents on the way, the cross-sea voyage took nearly 2 months, which was longer than originally expected.

Valera and Stella Gosa arrived in the Valley of Thorns before Salaan and had an initial exchange with the Hot Sands Consortium.

Knowing from Valiera that the Marquis of Deep Shadow would visit Ratchet City in the near future, the messenger of the Hot Sand Consortium hurriedly took a clipper boat from Treasure Bay to deliver the news to Ghazruvi, the lord of Ratchet City, before Sarren, who arrived late.

When the passenger ship of Salian and others docked at the port, Gazruvi personally rushed to the pier to greet them, and even laid an exaggerated red carpet on the wooden pier.

Many people in the barrage described the goblins as oil-dependent nouveau riche, all in the service of profit.

Having personally experienced Gazruvi's pompous welcoming ceremony, Sarayan agrees with this view.

Sarean did not come this time as a nobleman of Quel'Salas and a senior advisor to the Sun King, but just a private operation, and he didn't want to make a fuss.

The horse's ass slapped on the horse's leg, and the grinning Gazruwe didn't care, nodding his head and humbly accepting Sarren's suggestion, and waved his hand to remove the pompous welcome ceremony.

"Marquis of Deep Shadow, the boss has wanted to find a chance to meet you a long time ago, but unfortunately he has not been able to do so."

Salian smiled noncommittally, "Prince Strymwild of the Hot Sand Trade?" He~ Don't dare to relax when talking about business with goblins, if you are not careful, you will be taken to the ditch, of course, you have to make more preparations before the formal meeting. ”

Strymwilder, the Prince of Trade of the Hot Sands Consortium and a prominent member of the Goblin Clan, was on the other side of the sea in Treasure Bay, where he was on business with Valeera, the representative of the Sarean.

The Night Elves are the rulers of the continent of Kalimdor, and they occupy the richest territory of Kalimdor.

As we all know, the Night Elves are a relatively xenophobic race, and no country or race can enter their territory without permission, otherwise...... At one's own risk.

The continent of Kalimdor is located on the eastern shore of the Endless Sea, and there are not many deep-water ports suitable for establishing trade routes.

Excluding the region of Azhara, which has long been included in the Night Elves, there is only the red earth south of Azhara, which has not yet been named, and the barren lands further south, the Dust Swamp, and the South Sea Harbor of Tanaris that has long been developed by Quel'Thalas.

The Dust Swamp, as the name suggests, is a dangerous swamp.

There are no sapient beings in this swamp, and building a transportation route to the outside of the swamp will inevitably cost a lot of money, and no normal person would choose to build a port here.

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The same goes for the red earth where the future of the original history was named Durontal.

Because the land was too barren to grow food, only a small number of scattered wild boar people settled in the area, which was not suitable for long-term trade routes.

Under the premise that the port of Nanhai is occupied by the oil transportation routes of the High Elves, the best choice for the hot sand consortium to establish a port is the barren land.

The Barren Lands was one of the main battlegrounds of the War of the Ancients, and the fall of the boar demigod Agamagan.

Legend has it that the brave Agamagan slain countless demons in the land, and eventually died of exhaustion.

The demonic blood seeped into the land, causing the once thriving Central Wilderness to become the desolate landscape it is today.

By the way, the Ancient Night Empire was once in the Midlands...... That is, a city was founded in the barren land, and its name was Senlaro, which is also translated as Clenillor.

However, the barrage said that he had never seen the ruins of this ancient night elf city in the barren land, and he didn't know if it sank into the sea when the sky collapsed, or if it was completely destroyed in the battle of the ancients.

It's true that the barren lands are not rich in natural resources, but this vast central plain is geographically well-connected, and the goblins of the Hot Sands Consortium believe that it will become an important transit point for the Kalimdor continent in the future.

To the north of the Barrens is directly connected to the core territory of the Night Elves, Ashenvale, to the west is the new home of the Minotaurs, Mogore, and to the south is the Thousand Needles Forest.

Considering the arrangement of the Hot Sand Consortium in the Flash Plains and Tanaris, it is not surprising that a port was established on the eastern coast of the Barrens.

In terms of investment, even with the help of the barrage, Sarren, who has a vision of the future, has to admire Strymhuaid's vision, and Ratchet City will definitely become an important trading port connecting the East and West continents in the future.

Putting aside the future of Ratchet City, following Gazruvi to his nouveau riche luxury and high-profile city lord's mansion, Salian gets straight to the point.

"Mr. Gazruvi, I won't go around in circles and ask directly."

"Has there been a visit from the Eastern Kingdoms in Ratchet City recently?"