Chapter 997: Competing Against Each Other and Answering Like a Stream
There is a classic saying in the different world where barrage netizens live, calling family ugliness not publicized, and there are also interesting and similar folk proverbs on Azeroth's side.
As soon as she opened her speech, she generously admitted that Lordaeron had been biased in her past towards the allies of the Alliance, which somewhat surprised the delegates present.
But at the same time, this unabashed honesty also initially shows the determination and sincerity of Lordaeron under the leadership of Galia to reshape the alliance.
Ronin, the leader of Dalaran, had a more upright personality, and when the other delegates were still exchanging glances with each other to discuss countermeasures, he was the first to stand up and ask a pointed question.
"Queen Galia, I do feel sincerity from your attitude and words."
"But with all due respect."
Luo Ning's eyes were blazing and he looked at the mild-mannered Jialia: "Lordaeron has been pursuing authoritarian rule since hundreds of years ago, but the real impact of your national policy on the countries of the Eastern Continent must be counted from the period when Lordaeron's national power took off. ”
"Now that Lordaeron is in a period of weakness, it makes sense to put down his body and rebuild the league."
"But how do you make sure that Lordaeron's re-emergence will not repeat the mistakes of the previous king, Terenus?"
After several generations of forbearance and development, when the throne of Lordaeron passed into the hands of Terenus Minehir, the kingdom of Lordaeron, which had accumulated enough foundation, finally began to show its edge to the outside world.
In the early days of Terenus's reign, Lordaeron had already begun to show an aggressive posture, but at that time, Lordaeron was not able to overwhelm its neighbors in terms of national strength, and it was relatively restrained compared to the middle and late stages of Terenus's reign.
The moment that led to the turn of the tide was the first orc war that destroyed the kingdom of Stormwind.
Before the Dark Gate opened and the Orcs invaded Azeroth, the Kingdom of Stormwind and Lordaeron were far away from each other, and their power was almost equal to each other.
Under the protection of Karazan and Tirisfa's guardians, the kingdom of Stormwind, which lives alone in the southern part of the continent, is faintly stronger.
While the Kingdom of Stormwind was struggling to fend off a large number of elite orcs on its own, the then king of Lyon Ureon repeatedly appealed to the northern kingdoms for help, but never received a positive response.
On the one hand, it was because the northern kingdoms far away from the Emperor of Heaven failed to correctly recognize the strength of the orcs, and on the other hand, it was also because the Deathwing lurking in Alterac was secretly playing tricks and deliberately blurred the threat of orc invasion in front of the high-level leaders of various countries.
Of course, there is inevitably Tyrenus, who is happy to see the decline of the Stormwind Kingdom's national power, behind it.
But Terenus didn't expect that the orcs would destroy the Storm Kingdom, which was one of the most powerful among human countries.
It wasn't until Anduin Lothar, the last descendant of Soladin the Great, fled to Lordaeron with the young Prince Varian and the people of the Stormwind Kingdom that Terenus realized that he had made a big mistake in raising tigers.
Perhaps it was out of guilt for making a mistake in his own decision, or perhaps it was because he thought that the once-destroyed Stormwind Kingdom could no longer pose a threat to Lordaeron's supremacy.
During Varian's exile in Lordaeron, Terenus taught him a lot of ways to be kings, which to a certain extent filled the problem of Varian's lack of education after King Ryan was assassinated by Garona.
It is for this reason that Varian has always been grateful to Tyrenus since returning to Alwyn Forest, and has never openly opposed any of his decisions, even if he is not used to his actions, he has only pretended to be deaf and dumb.
It wasn't until Terenus was confined to his bed that Varian officially set out to fight for control of the Alliance, and that was the time when Galia and Arthas were at their worst.
Although Luo Ning's questioning was a little sharp, it was to the point, and it said the biggest doubts in the hearts of many deputies.
As early as before the convening of this national congress, Jialia was prepared accordingly for the questions that countries might raise.
In the face of Luo Ning's questioning, Jialia smiled unchanged and said, "Even if I make a promise here, I guess some representatives who have prejudices against Lordaren will not easily believe it." ”
"In that case, why don't you let Lordaeron prove it with practical actions?"
"It's a pity that we couldn't invite the leaders of all countries to participate in today's conference, and the rebuilding of the alliance will not be completed overnight, and we need everyone to work together and prepare for it in advance."
"How about you convey Lordaeron's attitude back and observe Lordaeron's performance and determination in the last few months before the Dark Door opens again?"
As Galia said, since Lordaeron had a history of cheating allies, it was difficult to convince the already wary delegates of various countries to believe that there was no evidence.
From the standpoint of Galia, she still hopes to really gather the leaders of various countries to come to Lordaeron and sit down for a good discussion.
The main purpose of this congress is to convey to the countries Lordaeron's intention to rebuild the alliance, to answer the doubts raised by some delegates on this matter, and to deal with some issues that will help ease relations between the two sides.
After Ronin sat back in his place, Prince Liam, the representative of the Kingdom of Gilneis, followed suit and asked questions.
"Queen Galia, by observing your ruling style over the past two years, I would like to believe your promise from a personal standpoint, but ......"
Liam shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly: "You also know the stubborn temper of our king, who insists that Lordaeron took advantage of the post-war distribution of the Second Orc War, and has always been obsessed with it. ”
The representative of the Kingdom of Stormgard took the opportunity to ask the same question.
Due to the fact that Garin Thorbain, who was the successor to the throne of his father, spent a long time drinking and had no intention of taking care of state affairs, Stormgard's national power plummeted after Soras's death.
Of course, this phenomenon is not only a problem for Garin alone, but also the resurgence of the deadwood trolls and the alien Stonefist ogre.
Although the Regency Council tried to make great efforts after overthrowing Garin's rule, Stormgard's situation was a bit of a problem.
Ongoing external military pressures have exacerbated the already well-to-do finances of Stormgard.
But they can't cut defense spending yet, otherwise the Deadwood Trolls and Stonefist Ogres who have been eyeing each other will be able to enter Riptide Castle again in a matter of minutes.
This vicious cycle has been a source of misery for the Stormgards, and over the years refugees whose homes have been destroyed by trolls and ogres have crossed the walls of Soladin to settle in the hills of Hillsbred.
The loss of population further exacerbated the decline of Stormgard, and the Regency Council was unable to reverse the current situation by all means, and could only barely hold on.
The impoverished Stormgard was looking for something to ease the country's declining situation, and now that Lordaeron was interested in easing relations with countries that had been at odds with each other, they would certainly want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a move.
Anyway, there's Gilnes's old stubbornness up front.
Galia could understand Gilneth and Stormgard's appeal, after all, Lordaeron did a really bad job at the spoils sharing conference that year.
Eager to unify the Seven Kingdoms, Terenus swallowed all of Alterac in one gulp, leaving no soup for the other countries, and also engaged in an orc shelter plan that consumed the money reserves of each country.
And this unreasonable mouthful also left Lordaeron with endless hidden dangers.
Until the Battle of Alterac began, Lordaeron had not been able to fully control the territory that originally belonged to the Kingdom of Alterac, and bandits were always rampant in the snowy mountains.
The troublesome syndicates and the Ravenhold estate, which has been campaigning for the restoration of the country, are secretly doing things, and the mayor's battle loss rate of Steinbride has reached new highs year after year.
After many unsuccessful attempts, Terenus, whose ambitions were declining as he grew older, simply rotted.
This is also the reason why Jialia's original advocacy for peace talks was supported by many Lordaeron officials.
The annual cost of Alterac has put a lot of financial pressure on Lordaeron, and the most troublesome thing is that he can't make ends meet.
All the income from Hillsbride goes to the orc asylum and the Alterac Mountains, and some more is subsidized by the Lordaeron Central.
This loss-making deal has been done for several years, and of course there will be powerful people who can settle the accounts to stand up and give their opinions.
The group of people who oppose the peace talks are mainly concerned about Lordaeron's face, and the land they eat is forced to spit out, which will damage the image and influence of Lordaeron's big brother.
After shedding Alterac from this burden, Lordaeron readjusted the allocation of resources under the auspices of Galia.
After two years of relief, the huge cost of the orc shelter received less and less funds, and the garrison force became weaker and weaker.
Many of the shelters were breached by guerrillas led by Orgrim and Hellroar under the attitude of the Lordaeron higher-ups, which in turn reduced the financial pressure on Lordaeron.
In the face of Stormgard and Gilnes's questioning, Galia responded with an unchanged and gentle attitude: "Didn't we reach a consensus on the unequal distribution after the war two years ago during the negotiations at the end of the war? ”
"With all due respect, Lordaeron has paid enough for the Alterac affair, and we are under no obligation to pay any more to your country."
Liam's answer to Galia had been expected, and he wouldn't have wanted to mention it if it hadn't been for his father's advice to him to make some trouble for Lordaeron before he left.
Gilneth, who is still relatively wealthy, can not care about compensation, but Stormgard is anxious.
Before the Regent could speak again, Galia raised her hand to interrupt him, "Councillor Lancema, don't worry. ”
"Although Lordaeron will not pay compensation directly in any form, we are willing to reopen bilateral reciprocal trade with Gilneth and Stormgard, which should alleviate the financial crisis facing Stormgard to some extent, right?"