"Tell us, tell us!" Sindra's representative played peacemaker. She had also received quite a few benefits from Azshara.
The Queen's approach toward every faction was simple: pull in whoever she could and buy whoever she could. Naturally, she went all out to bribe and recruit factions within Deren's circle, such as Sindra and the Quel'dorei. From time to time, she found excuses to shower them with money. Even if they did not completely switch to her side, having them say a good word for her in public was still worthwhile.
Azshara spoke unhurriedly. "I have no objection to the plan to clear out all the resources around the Orc camps. But we can adjust the order of removal. We have so many Druid warriors. They can maintain the forest's growth and balance. Likewise, they can destroy that balance. They can make the forest wither in a short time and drive the animals away. That would be better than having mages destroy everything directly."
"Why make it so troublesome? Wouldn't it be better to just burn it all down?" Shandris felt that this Queen was making trouble for no reason.
Azshara did not get angry. Instead, she glanced at General Shandris, who seemed indifferent toward her, before laying out her plan in detail. "If we burn it directly, the Orcs will not only be alerted, but they can also station troops at the resource sites in advance. When we go to clear them out afterward, they will only get in our way.
"But if we use the Druids' methods, they will not realize at first that the forest is slowly dying. They will remain inactive for quite some time. We can use that time to make more and more of the forest gradually die. By the time the Orcs notice something