Shadows on Both Sides

As large numbers of trolls moved out of the Horde capital, Orgrimmar, and returned to the Echo Isles to build their own city, a new group of residents also moved into Orgrimmar.

With the arrival and settlement of the Bilgewater Cartel goblins, an unstable factor of racial conflict seemed to be accelerating.

Of course, Garrosh greatly welcomed the goblins. He had his eye on their engineering expertise and their ability to manufacture all kinds of war machines, so he immediately recruited a large number of goblin engineers into the Horde's various weapons laboratories to work alongside the ethereals.

The Bilgewater Cartel's commerce and investments also fully integrated into the Horde's economy, especially the banking industry, which was entirely operated by Bilgewater Cartel goblins.

The Blackrock Syndicate controlled the Alliance's banking industry, and now the Bilgewater Cartel had finally gotten its wish and taken control of the Horde's banks as well. The two great goblin conglomerates had once again reached a balance of mutual rivalry.

But setting all that aside, Garrosh held the goblin race in extreme contempt. Those little green creatures who had money in their eyes and would choose cash over their lives were simply an insult to honor.

The ethereals from Outland were somewhat better than goblins. At least, aside from conducting research, they could also take up weapons and fight honorably, and their individual combat strength was fairly respectable.

Unlike goblins. You wanted them to fight for the Horde? Heh, you were thinking too much.

Oh, except for coin-operated Iron Strikers. That was how goblins settled fights.

What, was the Horde army supposed to carry bags of gold coins into battle, then run up to feed the Strikers more money once their operating time ran out? What kind of nonsense was that? Was this a game?

Still,