Azeroth Trail of Light

"Instead of mobilizing troops, we have to mobilize a large number of commanders."

Varian looked at the letter that inexplicably appeared on his desk. The request in the letter made him a little confused. He was used to the elusive situation of Ulduar's messenger, and the one stamped at the bottom The star-shining seal cannot be faked.

A request from Ulduar Well, Varian prefers to regard it as an order. Although Dick puts himself on the same level as the rulers every time he writes a letter, it comes from his With the terrifying power in his hands, Varian prefers to keep a relatively distant but safe distance from him.

Common faults of rulers

However, the request this time is indeed a bit strange. In the previous wars, each country sent its own elite troops. Azeroth has never had a long-term peace, especially for the human kingdom. Expansion is always the main theme.

After the Alterac Kingdom fell, the six human kingdoms were like vultures smelling blood, feasting on the fallen corpses. When the Stormwind Kingdom fell, if it wasn’t for the invasion of the orcs, plus Upper Stormwind City is too far away from the mainstream territory, otherwise, whether Varian can become the king of a country is still a question worth considering.

Uh, it’s a bit far-fetched. In short, political creatures are never as harmless as they appear on the surface, but fortunately, the current rulers of Azeroth are wiser and more sober. There is such a thing among scholars One way of saying is that in the twenty years since the orc invasion to the present, the human kingdom is facing a huge risk, and those who survived this risk are the most outstanding group of people in the entire human civilization .

After the great war, there must be a great rule, whether it is Kalia, Varian, or Liam, as well as the old Dailin and the recent Fenna Golden Sword who has a high reputation in Kul Tiras, etc., these rules Rulers are extremely rare in the history of the past thousand years, but now, so many outstanding rulers have emerged in the same period, which means that in the next era, human civilization will inevitably burst out with its own brilliance.

A wise person will always make the most accurate judgment. After reading Dick's letter, Varian probably figured out some clues. Although Azeroth is calm inside, on the outside, it is obvious that the world manager and The ambitious kings of Outland have formed a true alliance, and they are about to launch a crusade similar to "Operation Sharkn".

The specific goal was unclear, but Varian quickly judged that this was a profitable operation!

He reached out and pressed the notification bell on the table, and soon, the royal family's butler walked into the king's office.

"Robert, tell me about the result of the transaction with Shakan Kingdom."

Varian leaned back on the chair with his hands crossed. He needed a little more information to make a final judgment.

The court clerk immediately opened the heavy notebook in his hand, coughed lightly, and read aloud,

"The benefits to the kingdom of the first trade fair are as follows:"

"There are 120,000 Xiakan gold coins. According to the judgment of scholars, the gold content of these gold coins is one-third higher than that in circulation in our country. Therefore, after re-casting, our benefit can reach one-third of last year's tax."

"Xiakan has 15 tons of special minerals. These minerals have special properties. The magicians judged that they can be used as enchanting materials after simple processing, which greatly alleviated the embarrassment of the shortage of magic materials in China. "

"Oh, Xiakan's luxury goods have a special exotic style. They seem to be better at this than us. The nobles like these imported goods very much. The tax paid by the auction house has nearly doubled in the first half of the month."

"The elven and human slaves that the Shakans sell us are not well received, but I reckon these slave trades will soon be in full swing, and their prices are so cheap that even those farmers can buy ten A few go to help them take care of the manor."

"The last is their medicinal materials and various rare items. Scholars are sorting them as quickly as possible, and the auction house is also preparing a new batch of goods. According to the estimation of the senior auctioneer, Mr. Yaxon, the benefits will be, um...very amazing."

The clerk helped his eyes, and finally said,

"And all we got was a large number of books. The Shakan people seem to be open to all kinds of knowledge, from the chronicles of Azeroth, to various literature and art books, to superficial magic books and martial arts guidance. , They want all of them, and the 40,000 weapons we brought over have been snapped up by those nobles, even those worthless medicines."

The old clerk touched his heart. Every time he saw these data, he would feel frightened and unreal. Out of the sense of responsibility of a loyal servant who had served the royal family of Wrynn since he was young, He concludes in an inappropriate way at the end.

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, if this kind of fair is held every month, it will only take one year for the treasury to be flooded with gold coins. Mineral mining requires a lot of manpower, and there is a serious shortage of manpower in the country. I suggest that next time, we can buy and sell some dwarves and human slaves from the big slave owners of Sharkan to fill our country's manpower shortage."

"Well Robert, that's amazing."

Varian has changed from the original leisure to a special kind of excitement. He put his hands on the table, closed his eyes slightly, and said in thought,

"You have also read the information on Xiakan civilization, so based on your knowledge, how long do you think our extremely unfair business exchange with Xiakan can last?"

The old clerk, Robert, was a veteran who accompanied King Ryan to fight the enemy. His loyalty to the royal family was as deep as the various knowledge he had learned in the past few decades. The Kingdom of Stormwind did not set up a royal advisor, but if In other words, Robert is definitely the royal advisor to the young King Varian. He has seen too many things in his life, and he has a special kind of wisdom.

Facing the king's inquiry, the old clerk thought for a few minutes, bowed his head and said,

"Your Majesty, in my impression, this kind of trade is actually very similar to the trade we made with the dwarves of Ironforge when the kingdom was rebuilt. Back then, the kingdom was in ruins, and we had to buy almost everything from the dwarves. Purchased there, Your Majesty, when you were a young man, do you remember how long that went on?"

Varian rubbed his chin, and after a moment he said,

"It took about 5 to 6 years before we restored order in the country. You mean, our deal with Shakan can last at least 5 years?"

"No! Your Majesty, what I mean is, judging from the civilization system of Shakan, which is still in slavery society, as long as the Azeroth civilization circle controls the level of civilization transmission, this kind of unfair transaction."

Old Robert rubbed his heart again, as if what he was going to say next would test a person's ability to bear it,

"It will last at least 100 years! It takes decades for a country to recover. Your Majesty, after the portal, there is a world waiting to be rebuilt! They can only rely on us, even if His Majesty Maltai knows this For one thing, he can only use the blood of his own planet to support us until their next generation of civilization grows up slowly."

The old man finally summed up his speech with one sentence,

"At the trade fair, I had a conversation with Ulduar's clerk, Ms. Ollia. That lady had a sentence that I thought was very reasonable. I asked her the same question that His Majesty asked me. : Does this kind of business deal appear unfair, and the lady said"

Robert glanced at Varian, and said what Aurelia said,

"We think it's unfair from our point of view, and even this kind of unfair transaction, in the eyes of the Xiakan people, is a gift from heaven. What they pay is civilization. Level-jumping development, things that would have taken them tens of thousands of years to do, may only take a few hundred years through this kind of transaction, and when they learn everything, they will also follow our path."

"What they sacrifice is only the present, what they get is the future, an infinite future!"

"So, Your Majesty, don't have any psychological burden, we are doing good deeds! If we want to, just relying on the military power of the kingdom is enough to occupy Xiakan. We can also get these, but we chose an equal exchange, so this is gift."

This kind of statement made Varian frowned. He is a warrior after all. He rubbed his head and said, "Ah, it seems that my thinking really can't keep up with this era, and this kind of naked plunder is actually being done. Good thing. It seems that the kind of "interstellar colonization" that Dick mentioned is indeed a long-awaited business. So Robert, let's take a look at this, do you think I should agree?"

Varian handed the letter in his hand to Robert, and the old clerk carefully read the contents of the letter. He thought for a few minutes, and finally nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty, with your wisdom, it is not difficult to find that the god-like existence in Ulduar is using this method to make you and other rulers get used to and be familiar with this kind of, uh, space between stars. business, and whether we like it or not, all of Azeroth has been divided."

Robert glanced at the pensive Varian, and continued,

"So in order to support the country's growing population, the rulers must find ways to expand the country's territory. Azeroth is gone, but there will still be civilizations like Sharkan. Your Majesty, I am old and Poor intellect cannot see the future of this world, but I believe"

The old clerk straightened up and said loudly,

"I believe that under your leadership, the Kingdom of Stormwind will eventually become an empire spanning the star field, and the beginning of all this is in your hands."

Valiant was shocked, he immediately understood the meaning of Robert's words, he lowered his head and rubbed the envelope again,

"So... is this actually a key, or rather, a boat ticket?"

"Thank you, Robert, you are indeed my chief think tank. Then, in the afternoon, invite the old marshals to come to the meeting hall to discuss matters. If entering the star field is an inevitable process in this world, then we may as well start from one Start doing your best."

"The Stormwind Kingdom. The ideals that the fathers of the Stormwind Empire fought for may finally come true in my hands."

Varian stood up from the chair with some excitement. He is a warrior, a person who can absolutely control his emotions, but at this moment, he couldn't help getting excited. He looked up at the window, which was a blue sky Baiyun, but to the king, it represents the endless star field, and the starry land will be the frontier of the new empire.

He clenched his hands into fists and finally placed them on the edge of the window,

"Anduin, I will lay down for you a territory where the sun will never set, my son, and you will rule an empire."

And at the same time when the Storm Kingdom was discussing, there was a heated discussion within the forces of all sizes in Azeroth almost at the same time.

If the first expedition to Xiakan was just a gamble with unclear results, then this time, after collecting enough income from the low civilizations, this kind of expedition has become a favorite in the eyes of all rulers cake.

Of course they know that where there are benefits, there are risks, but this generation of rulers, this generation of Azerothians, in this era of shining stars and heroes, they have enough mind and ability to take risks, and more importantly, they Dare to take risks, just like on the battlefield, they dare to use less than one-third of the opponent's military strength to launch a desperate charge, and then win.

Such a civilization should have its own crown and throne among the stars.

Dick just aroused their ambitions, and then led them into the hunting grounds of the star field. Yes, he was just a guide.