Maritime Affairs First, Twilight Emerges
What Dranosh understood was of no interest to Zul'ra; all he wanted to do was describe the correct historical perspective. In fact, the Mag'har's view of Grom was generally correct, only slightly off in the details. 😳🐺 💥💀
The Mag'har held Grom and most of the Old Horde Orcs in low regard, considering them not role models. However, their disapproval stemmed from Grom's consumption of Demon Blood, which they believed tainted the Orcs ' purity and honor, rather than from their pursuit of violence, their uncontrolled nature, or the numerous crimes they committed.
Ignoring the actions of the Old Horde is also due to their worldview and moral values. Orcs and most races, even humans and Kaldorei, have a concept of valuing death more than life, and the doujinshi of the previous life were also like this.
The concept of valuing death over life makes people simple and honest, and they don't care about life and death grudges in important moments, such as Baine Bloodhoof forgiving Garrosh who killed his father in the duel. However, it also makes them cold-blooded and violent, and they don't care about human life, such as what the Old Horde Orcs did to Stormwind.
One's outlook on life and moral values cannot be changed overnight, and Zul'ra did not want to make a big fuss about such ideological issues for the time being, so her conversation with Dranosh was only brief.
After discussing Grom's situation, Zul'ra and Dranosh parted ways.
The following evening, Zul'ra received a hawk from the Eastern Kingdoms. Because of their unfamiliarity with telegraph communication, Broken-Tooth sent a hawk to Orgrimmar after the radio to ensure the situation was being handled.
As expected, Zul'ra replied to the previous telegram after receiving the carrier eagle, adding at the end that they should use radio communication after the Broken-Tooth.
After having the priest Akil'darah deliver the letter back to Zul'Aman using a new eagle, Zul'ra began planning for the Horde's next industrial endeavor.
Zul'ra originally planned to build a railway to further strengthen the unity of the Horde's territory, but now it seems that the Horde's territorial waters need to be strengthened before its territory.
Now that the sea routes between the eastern and western continents are becoming increasingly smooth, Amani's immigrants rely entirely on warships for transportation. If other ships are used, there is a risk of human attacks from the sea. If Amani loses a ship full of people at sea, Zul'ra would probably be devastated.
Zul'ra first took stock of the Horde's current maritime situation. Including Silvermoon City and Undercity, the Horde has a total of nine shipyards and more than fifty warships of various types. In addition, ships can also be purchased from the Goblins, but these ships are currently all made of wood, and the weapons on board are mostly ballistae.
Because of insufficient intelligence, Zul'ra is temporarily unaware of the Alliance's naval strength. However, judging from the current situation, apart from Giant Bat carriers like the Bat Nest, the Horde's ships are likely at a disadvantage against the Alliance, and are actually at a significant disadvantage.
Regarding flying mounts, the Horde's Orcs and Shu'halo have tamed Kalimdor's Wyvern, and unique giant bats can be captured on Darkspear Islands. The Forsaken have Undead Gryphon, while the Sin'dorei have Dragonhawk Riders.
Thrall originally intended to build a mothership like the Bat Nest, but Zul'ra stopped him. This kind of thing can only be used to achieve surprise victories, and before a mature air force is established, one cannot rely on these unorthodox methods.
New ships are a must. Zul'ra picked up his old ideas again. The Horde wanted to build ironclad warships, something he had wanted to do for a long time. The Horde's current steel quality was sufficient to support this, the only problem being the lack of iron ore.
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Because the factory machines are running too fast, there is currently a shortage of ore in various parts of the Horde. Zul'ra is urging the mines to speed up mining and has even allocated some explosives to them and arranged for Goblins demolition experts to go there.
In reality, the Horde can still Goblins ores from the goblins, but it costs a lot of money, and Zul'ra doesn't have the money right now. The Horde's bank issues Lok, which has greatly revitalized the economy, but this is only internal; the Horde's external economy has dried up.
Because of the reduced export of agricultural products, the Horde has even put the repayment of loans to the Steamwheedle Cartel on hold. Borrowing money from the Goblins again will not be an easy task.
The Steamwheedle Cartel used to lend money to Horde in order to find someone to counterbalance the Alliance. Now, it's impossible to borrow money from them without paying a price; they will inevitably require the Horde to provide collateral.
The Horde has many things it can mortgage to the Goblins, such as mines, factories, and banks, which are all huge assets, but Zul'ra would never do that unless he's insane; otherwise, he wouldn't mortgage those things.
In fact, the Horde could borrow money from the Goblins and then default on it, but Zul'ra couldn't do that. Credit is easy to lose, but it's extremely difficult to regain. He wouldn't risk the Horde's reputation unless absolutely necessary.
Ultimately, it all came down to a lack of money. Zul'ra was somewhat frustrated by Horde tribe's financial difficulties. This was a consequence of the Horde issuing its own currency. The Goblins were very dissatisfied with this, and the wealthy did not recognize the universality of Lok's currency. The Alliance was even less likely to accept Lok's currency; if they did, they would suffer greatly because they used gold and silver as their currency.
Just as Zul'ra was fretting over the Horde's financial problems, Hamuul Runetotem came to him and raised a question.
Hamuul Runetotem was the high priest, in charge of the Horde's religious, propaganda, and educational affairs. The issue he raised with Zul'ra was also in this regard. The Shaman below him reported that a hidden religious force was quietly infiltrating the Horde under the guise of social reforms.
"Twilight's Hammer!" Zul'ra's eyes widened.
"Yes, those guys haven't really done anything wrong, but their doctrines seem a bit pessimistic to us." Hamuul Runetotem was a little embarrassed. Although he was Archdruid, he was quite open-minded and not hostile to other sects at all. Therefore, since those religions hadn't committed any crimes, he really couldn't find a reason to expel them.
"What exactly are their doctrines?" Zul'ra relaxed and asked casually. Following the Legion, the Twilight Forces were also beginning to show their presence.
"I had someone get me a copy of their scriptures, take a look." Hamuul Runetotem, seemingly prepared, pulled a booklet from his suspender pocket and handed it over.
"Let me see." Zul'ra took the booklet from Hamuul Runetotem's hand, first glancing at its texture. The booklet was dark gray, looked quite old, and had a mysterious aura. Inside, it was written in Common, and the opening chapter was "The Primordial Elements."
"Hmm... Go to Lirath and bring Gaodier to me." After reading the short Twilight Scripture in the booklet, Zul'ra raised an eyebrow and turned to his secretary, Righan, who was standing beside him. Amani'lai accepted the order and left.