Civilization of Azeroth: Start the Great Pyramid

Dai Lin has a very complicated mood recently, because he has discovered a very important secret.

After parting that day, he accompanied the Zandalar fleet north to Lordaeron, while the prisoners were escorted to Kul Tiras first. In the next period of time, he made a major discovery:

Although the 700-man landing force was also wearing Zandalar armor, it didn't seem to be directly under the command of the two Zandalar representatives.

The one who can directly command that troop is a troll named Niebuhr. This didn't arouse Daelin's suspicion at first, after all, it was normal for the army to have strict ranks. But later Daelin discovered that besides Niebuhr, there was another person who could directly command the unit.

Just when the fleet arrived at Tirisfal, where Lordaeron is located, Inipur was not present during the docking process. The lower-level officers in the army actually passed over Talanji and Lal to ask for instructions from the human race officer named Brad.

This is what Dai Lin saw inadvertently. At that time, he pretended not to see it on the surface, but a storm surged in his heart.

That Brad's identity, Daelin remembered very clearly, was Reed Victory's adjutant. If Li De and these trolls are really just friends, Li De's adjutant would never be able to lecture the trolls so naturally!

From that moment on, Dai Lin began to observe carefully.

He found that although these "Zandalari" land troops wore the same uniform as other sailors, they were very different in skin color, shape and living habits. Even the rations eaten by the navy and the army were not the same. .

After seeing all these details, Dai Lin made a bold assumption.

This troll land force is not a "friendly army" at all, they are Li De's own army!

With this guess, many of the previous questions made sense. Why can Li De send 300 people to fight with him south of course, while the representatives of Zandalar can be unresponsive.

As a result, Dai Lin raised more questions: What is Li De's purpose to hide his true strength? What kind of relationship does he have with the troll?

If it weren't for the fact that there were ten Zandalari warships here, and he saw the credentials signed by Rastakhan from Tarangi with his own eyes, Daelin would have questioned Talanji and Lal. of authenticity.

If not, then Daelin may have encountered the biggest political scam in the history of the human race: a junior human race officer recruited a group of trolls to pretend to be a country to negotiate with the alliance.

Thinking of this, Dai Lin couldn't help but regret that he was so decisive that he should not have agreed. Li De's timely assistance and rescue of Derek really made Dailin off guard.

If it wasn't for Li De's clear-cut hostile orcs, and Daelin also received a letter from the Griffin Knight sent by Lothar, Daelin was really worried about his son's safety.

However, even after receiving Lothar's reply, Daelin hesitated to bring Talanji and Ral to Terenas just like that.

If it turns out that the so-called Zandalar's participation in the war is a scam, then he is destined to be unable to absolve his responsibility as a middleman.

With this in mind, Daelin deliberately slowed down his march after landing at Lordaeron in the north of Tirisfal. He wanted to use this to find out the truth and make arrangements after careful consideration.

However, Talanji and Lal couldn't stand the urgency in their hearts. After two days of marching like this, Daelin finally couldn't stand the pressure.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, his savior came. A team of cavalry from Lordaeron took the initiative to contact the advancing team.

It turns out that the port of Lordaeron, the most important port in the kingdom, suddenly received such a strange fleet. How could there be no response from the direction of the royal city?

As one of the leaders of the alliance, Daelin did not dare to stop him when he brought people to the port. However, the news of a large number of trolls in the team had long been sent to Terenas' desk from another route.

The Alliance is still at war with the Amani trolls, and it is no trivial matter for Daelin to land a group of trolls. Terenas subconsciously thought that Daelin was being coerced by a troll, and sent a thousand cavalry troops.

With the appearance of this unit, Dai Lin saw the dawn of liberation from his predicament.

Before the matter is clear, he must not be fooled and say that Talanji and the others are enemies, and let the cavalry fight against them.

But after showing that the Zandalar visitor was not an enemy, he also suggested that everyone in Talanji rest in place, and he should write a letter to Terenas explaining the situation.

Daelin did this, making it clear that he wanted to kick the ball to Terenas:

Zandalar intends to cooperate with the Alliance, and it is up to you to decide what to do with you. If you want to cooperate, I'll take them into town. If you don't want to cooperate, I'll let them go home immediately.

In this way, whether it succeeds or not, the responsibility lies with Terenas. If it refused to cooperate, Terenas refused, if it angered the Zandalar.

Or to put it 10,000 steps back, the worst outcome is that Terenas accepts cooperation, and finally finds out that they are really liars. That liar was also the one who nodded and agreed to enter Lordaeron, what does it have to do with Daelin?

Daelin thought he had thought it through, but after getting his letter, Terenas got it wrong again.

Since he wanted to clarify his responsibilities, Dai Lin hid a lot of key information in the letter. He deliberately weakened Li De's existence, did not mention that Li De saved his son, and at the same time tried his best to promote cooperation.

It's just that during the naval battle on Tidefall Island, I came into contact with the Zandalari mission that came, and the brushstrokes were deliberately plain and indifferent. It only stated that the Zandalar wanted to cooperate and establish diplomatic relations, and did not express my own point of view at all, nor did I support it. Don't speak out against it.

However, such a letter has a different meaning when Terenas thinks about it.

Because Li De was not highlighted, Terenas took it for granted that, as a maritime nation, Zandalar was a new ally invited by Daelin.

As for his attitude towards cooperation, Daelin's indifference in words was also understood by Terenas as reserved: if he did not agree with cooperation, Daelin had absolutely no need to bring them to Lordaeron.

Under such circumstances, Terenas decided that Daelin wanted to actively promote cooperation. Now that he "completely understood" what Daelin meant, Terenas decided to sell the other party's face.

Terenas didn't like trolls, but in order to normalize the alliance after the war, he decided to use this method to build a relationship with Daelin in exchange for his support in the future.

In short, just like this, the "Zandalari Team" successfully entered Lordaeron City. Not to mention Daelin's unease in his heart, what his Majesty Menethil thought, Terenas met Talanji and Ral in his palace.

After seeing the mighty "Zandalari Soldier" covered in golden armor with his own eyes, he immediately left a very good first impression on Terenas.

In the past, in his conception, trolls were always synonymous with filth and ugliness. But after seeing such a team and seeing Ral, who was handsome and elegant, Terenas felt the breath of civilization coming to his face.

Such a civilized country is indeed worthy of his friendship as a great monarch!

Thinking of this, Terenas immediately "understood" Daelin, and even cast an encouraging look at Daelin during the banquet.

Dai Lin's head was about to split open, and his mind was racing. What did this old friend understand? !

The atmosphere in the room was unexpectedly cheerful. Princess Talanji personally presented Rastakhan's credentials to Terenas. After Terenas read it, he replied with a satisfied letter on the spot.

"I hope that when you go back, you can hand my letter to King Rastakhan."

Terenas said kindly, ignoring that Talanji was actually twice his age. But Talanji smiled mysteriously, and it was time to show the splendor of Zandalar in front of the Terran monarch.

With Talanji spitting out a string of obscure incantations, a pterosaur with a wingspan of one meter fell from the sky and landed silently on Talanji's shoulder.

It is adorned with ornate gold and gemstones all over, and the magic of the gemstones makes people realize that these are more than simple decorations.

Scroll up Terenas's letter and put it in the golden tube hanging on the pterosaur's feet. Talanji let out a clear whistle, and the pterosaur flew into the sky with a swish sound and disappeared. in the public eye.

"Your Majesty Terenas, your kindness will be received by my father in two days."

Such a unique and magical communication method has attracted praise from all the monarchs and ministers of Lordaeron. Terenas was even more impressed that the king of Zandalar had such courtesy and demeanor, and he could master common language fluently. It seemed that he should let his children master another language in the future.

Dai Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, it was basically confirmed that the identity of the Zandalar mission was confirmed, and the rest was to find out the real situation of Li De.

It's just that things were not as simple as Dai Lin thought, after the polite communication was over. Terenas was hesitant when it came to Zandalar wanting to deal with Amani himself.

The Zandalar must have an intention to cover up when he came to deal with Amani. But now in the direction of Quel'Thalas, the high elves are in the transition from attack to defense. Amani is doomed to lose, nothing more than lose early and lose late.

Terenas knew that with the hatred of the high elves against the Amani trolls, it was impossible to give up easily. If the Zandalari intervene, it will make Terenas difficult to do in the middle.

To put it more directly, the high elves do not belong to the Alliance. They only respect Lothar's bloodline, and they certainly cannot give Terenas face. And Terenas, it is even less likely to offend the high elves because of Zandalar.

But Terenas is unwilling to give up his friendship with Zandalar. Now he urgently needs various means to increase his prestige and endorse the future leadership of the Alliance.

Forging friendly relations with non-traditional allies, although this matter is more meaningful than practical, but now Terenas is the most practical, on the contrary, it lacks meaning.

After pondering for a long time, Terenas was still unable to make up his mind, and in the end he could only speak to Talanji and others.

"Please come to the hotel to rest first, please allow me to think twice about this."

Talanji and Ral looked at each other, and from Terenas's rapidly changing face, they knew that this was difficult, but that's all it was right now.

The delegation followed the reception staff of Lordaeron to the inn. Among them, Brad and a few others were mistaken for the entourage of Kul Tiras because of their human identity. However, for such an arrangement, everyone maintained a tacit understanding and did not clarify.

After entering the accommodation, Brad pondered for a long time and knew that it was time for him to play a role. He immediately took the letter that Li De gave him, and left the hotel without stopping.

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