The Goblins' Survival Instinct
Infected by Aegwynn's composure, Zul'ra regained her calm and engaged in careful conversation with her. She eventually pondered Aegwynn's repeated mention of "different ways of thinking," wondering who these "different ways of thinking" might be in the world—were they referring to the Goblins?
Just as Sanla was guessing Aegwin's meaning, news came from the front line. The coalition forces were pressed back by demons again. It had been two weeks since the Alliance discovered that the Dark Portal was open. It had been about nine days since the tribe had joined the battle. «-(¯`v´¯)-« 6➈.ςⓄⓜ »-(¯`v´¯)-»
During this period, the Alliance deployed 90,000 soldiers, with nearly 50,000 casualties and forced to withdraw from the battle. The Horde also deployed more than 24,000 soldiers, with more than 2,000 confirmed dead and more than 3,000 wounded and forced to withdraw from the battle.
In terms of both scale and losses, the intensity of this battle has exceeded that of the Second War of the Shifting Sands. This is a normal phenomenon, after all, the Second War of the Shifting Sands had a buffer period. The strength of those insects lay in the adjustment of the insect swarm, but they could always be thrown into chaos by Incendiary Bomb. The allied forces also had the help of dragons. But this time is different, and the demons are different too.
Even if Zul'ra created the Fel Iron weapons, which were effective in killing demons, the mere pain of death wouldn't frighten those naturally chaotic beings, especially since they had a resurrection mechanism. If they died once, they could simply return to the Twisted Dimension and start over. But those who died in battle for the Alliance and the Horde couldn't do that.
It's probably because they have a resurrection mechanism at their disposal that the Legion currently has no intention of escalating the war. They want to wear down the Alliance and the Horde through these lukewarm wars, since they're not afraid of attrition. The demons that die can be resurrected, and there are countless Legion demons waiting to flood into this world.
Regardless, considering the Legion's terrifying power, Zul'ra didn't bother arguing with Aegwynn anymore. She directly pulled Jaina into the conversation. Regardless of whether Aegwynn was referring to Goblins or not, she believed that the Goblins shouldn't pretend to be transparent about this matter anymore, and that the Alliance and Horde shouldn't keep bleeding each other.
Jaina was heartbroken over the large number of soldiers lost by the Alliance. When faced with Zul'ra's words, she immediately agreed. Why should the Alliance and the Horde bleed on the front lines while those green-skinned dwarves could enjoy themselves in the rear?
After some discussion, Zul'ra and Jaina simultaneously used teleportation to go to Ratchet, and then, guided by Ratchet, teleported to Kezan, the center of the Goblins world. Several Trade Prince had already received the news, but faced with the current situation, they all chose to avoid meeting them, pushing the rubber stamps of the Trade Coalition to the forefront.
At the headquarters of the Kayaro Trading Company on Kezan, Zul'ra and Jaina had a discussion with a group of Rubber Stamps. Under pressure from the Horde and the Alliance, the Rubber Stamps agreed to send scientists to serve as technical advisors free of charge. As for financial assistance, sorry, there was none. And as for military assistance, sorry, let's sign a bill first.
Jaina' Goblins, and Zul'ra was also very unhappy. So the two of them, who were equally uncomfortable, discussed it behind each other's backs and jointly signed a war bill with the Trade Coalition for 50 million Almond Coin, but demanded that the Trade Coalition mobilize at least Goblins goblins to appear on the battlefield within three days, including a research team.
After signing the bill, Zul'ra and Jaina put down their pens and left to return to Theramore to discuss how they could further support the Allied forces. Of course, they also touched upon the topic of how to deal with the war bill, but this matter was stopped before they could even begin to discuss it.
Following in the footsteps of Zul'ra and Jaina, the Trade Coalition sent representatives again to announce that the Alliance and Horde would be exempt from their obligations and to guarantee that within two days, 30,000 Goblins mercenaries, including a research team, would definitely appear on the battlefield to protect the world.
The Goblins ' strong will to survive pleased both Zul'ra and Jaina, because neither the Alliance nor the Horde intended to pay the bill; if the creditor died, who would pay the money?
Zul'ra had even planned in his mind to delay repayment by first breaking ties with the Alliance after the war, and then have everyone clash Kezan. However, before he could formulate the specific details of this idea, or even communicate with Jaina, he was stopped by the Goblins with a strong will to survive.
"Those guys have finally Consecration to the world." Jaina was Goblins ' act of giving away free food, praising them several times in succession.
"Yes, if everyone in this world were willing to make a Consecration, the world would be at peace again. However, I know that there are definitely people among them who are unwilling to Consecration. These people are shameful and despicable. But those who are willing to Consecration this time should also be rewarded. The Horde believes that the Mardi tycoon of the Steamwheedle Cartel is definitely among them," Zul'ra said with a smile.
"... The Alliance believes that Prince Duinas should also be included." Jaina was slightly taken aback by Zul'ra's words, but then she understood and nodded, choosing a name.
"Okay, that's settled then. By the way, let's think about how we should help the Warrior on the front lines next. Do they have enough food? The Horde has harvested a new batch of flour; you'd better come and receive it as soon as possible." Zul'ra changed the subject. A free meal wasn't enough to erase the Goblins ' actions; teaching them a lesson was inevitable.
"Where is it? How much grain have you stored? Is it all flour? How did you grind it?" Jaina looked at Zul'ra with surprise. The Horde had already provided more than 500 tons of flour and other grains free of charge, and all of this flour was finely ground without any impurities. Just processing it was not easy.
"The harvests have been good these past few years, and we've saved quite a bit, but it's almost empty now." Zul'ra shook her head slightly.
"This is no simple harvest, Druid. How did you manage to farm it?" Jaina ignored the fact that there wasn't much food and pressed on relentlessly. The Horde had only been on this continent for a few years, yet they had stored up a large amount of food. They must have found some special agricultural techniques.
"Machines, electric machines—if you want them, you can order them from the Horde!" Zul'ra didn't miss the opportunity to promote them. The electric motors for threshing and grinding grain were already mature and could be exported. Hmm, that way they could also sell power plants and the coal used for power generation. How wonderful!
"What about agricultural technology?" Jaina pursed her lips.
"We sell seeds and provide the technology for free, but on one condition: you must persuade the Dwarves of Ironforge to provide us with the relevant railway technology free of charge. We want to build a railway," Zul'ra nodded, making the request.
"Give me another hundred electric milling machines for threshing and grinding grain?" Jaina looked at Zul'ra and smirked.
Ten units.
Ninety units.
"One price, twenty units, plus a free power station will be built for you." Zul'ra shook his head immediately.