Industrial Monster

In order to find a way to deal with Naxxramas, Zul'ra's first action after ending the meeting with Anowien was to interrogate Dar'Khan's soul, trying to extract information from him about Drashir Fel Fire and Naxxramas.

Dar'Khan is a Lich, Lich without a phylactery. His true soul is fused with his physical soul, so under certain circumstances, as long as his soul remains, he can be reborn repeatedly. However, if his soul is restrained, then everything is over.

Ordinary mages don't know how to interrogate souls, but this was no problem for the multi-talented Zul'ra. He had studied Priest, knew mental magic, had a Warlock's grimoire, and was skilled at soul interrogation. Therefore, under his methods, Dar'Khan quickly confessed.

After Dar'Khan revealed the necessary information, Zul'ra felt a heavy weight in her heart. According to the Elves traitor, the the Scourge had three other fortresses besides Naxxramas: Talramas, Naxxanar, and Acherus: The Ebon Hold.

These three fortresses, like Naxxramas, possess the ability to fly. Moreover, they are only those known to Dar'Khan, meaning the the Scourge may also possess other hidden floating fortresses. These fortresses are all converted from ancient buildings in Azjol-Nerub, and their number is enough to form a fleet.

When Zul'ra received intelligence that the the Scourge might possess an aerial fortress fleet, she immediately felt uneasy. Was the the Scourge really that overpowered? How were they supposed to compete?

Zul'ra was a little surprised, but after thinking about the fighting power of that aerial fortress when she faced Naxxramas, she couldn't help but realize what was going on.

While the the Scourge possesses numerous aerial fortresses, these fortresses are all modified from ancient structures in Azjol-Nerub. Although they create a powerful sense of awe in the air, their true combat capabilities are never fully realized. The Scourge may have one aerial fortress, but how many can they actually operate?

Aside from their air mobility and capacity, serving as bombers and troop transports, those fortresses seem to have no other capabilities. As long as their air defenses are in place and Naxxramas feels threatened, then the fortresses will not dare to land easily.

While searching for many ways to belittle the the Scourge Fortress to comfort herself, Zul'ra wrote this information in a letter and forwarded it to Silvermoon City, Argent Dawn, and Undercity. This information was something she absolutely had to share.

Just as Zul'ra was sending out information about the the Scourge, Piz Goblins Pizz Goldtooth, whom he had sent out to scout for talent, returned with a group of Goblins, including an engineer skilled in mechanics and an alchemist skilled in making explosives.

Zul'ra was very satisfied with Piz's progress and asked him to temporarily coordinate the arriving Goblins. At the same time, he glanced at the current progress of industrial research. The work of technician Green and others was also progressing well. A large number of mechanical equipment blueprints had appeared, and prototypes of presses and drilling machines had appeared. However, he was now facing a big problem.

Zul'ra's initial idea was to develop industrial technology capable of mass-producing products, then manufacture cannons and ironclad warships in large quantities to destroy the enemy with iron and fire. The technology he wanted was now basically complete, although it still needed improvement, but at least it had a prototype. The problem was how to start production, and how to get those industrial monsters to work for him after production began.

Amani's main business has always been agriculture and animal husbandry, because food is the most important issue in life. Farmers cannot be quickly transformed into workers, otherwise there will be a huge food shortage, and they will collapse on their own without anyone else's help. Moreover, if they want to develop in industry, they must provide massive amounts of coal, iron and other mineral resources, which will be a bottomless abyss.

Amani's money and resources are simply not enough to fill the gaping maw of the industrial monster. To do so, the only option is to Horde the tribes, but the Horde probably don't have any extra funds right now. Moreover, the re-establishment of the Horde faces many challenges, with food being a major problem.

Zul'ra realized he had underestimated the situation. He could only smile wryly and change his focus on industrial research. Fortunately, he hadn't gone too deep into it yet, and the plan to build ironclad warships was still just a concept in his head.

Zul'ra assigned the industrial team a new task based on the existing foundation: to draw up new mechanical blueprints for use in industry and agriculture, such as tilling, harvesting, threshing, and hulling. Once these machines were in use, the pressure on agriculture would be reduced, and he would have surplus manpower and resources to develop industry.

Aside from reorienting the industrial research team, Zul'ra abandoned his idea of completely destroying Naxxramas. What he needed to do now was to immediately head to Kalimdor. Most of the core members of the Horde had already arrived, and it was now imperative to integrate these forces.

Zul'ra discussed the matter with Bovan and Eitrigg in Zul'Aman, and then sent letters to Silvermoon City and Undercity, informing them that the threat posed by the the Scourge was enormous. Regardless of the threat posed by those fortresses, it was now immense, which would put some pressure on the Horde.

Zul'ra, using the threat posed by the the Scourge as a premise, said that he was preparing to hold a meeting to promote unity within the Horde, which was related to the Horde's future and development, and asked Silvermoon City and Undercity to prepare to send representatives to Orgrimmar to attend the meeting.

The letter from Undercity was nowhere to be found, but Lor'themar received a very polite letter from Silvermoon City, stating that he would personally swear allegiance to the Warchief and explain the situation in Outland. As for the future council of the Horde, he would support any suggestions that were beneficial to the Horde.

Lor'themar's letter was basically a bunch of nonsense, but nonsense has its advantages. He decided to go to Orgrimmar. Zul'ra didn't want his support; he just wanted more people at the meeting. As for the implementation of the plan, as long as it got past Thrall, it would be fine. With his authority Warchief, commanding the Horde would be no problem.

Zul'ra replied to Lor'themar, inquiring about his time and method of travel to Orgrimmar. He also sent another letter to Undercity, addressed to his emissary Undercity, Ladakin. To be honest, he had almost forgotten he had this subordinate.

Ladakin quickly replied to the letter, describing his stifling life in Undercity for the past two years. Well, thankfully, he was still alive, though he had been idle in Undercity for over a year. Fortunately, he had recently been received by Sylvanas, Banshee Queen had agreed to attend a meeting in Orgrimmar.