He called in the four Troll leaders-Zuga, Broken Tooth, Evil Spikes, and Evil Fang-to discuss sending each of them to one of the four Troll factions in Stranglethorn Vale to negotiate trading supplies for leopards and tigers. He was not quite sure what the Trolls in Stranglethorn Vale needed, and he thought these leaders might know better.
"Food!" the four Troll leaders said in unison.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk tapped a finger on the table, lost in thought.
The Trolls in Zul'Aman and the Hinterlands lacked food because neither place had a neutral city willing to sell it to them. But the Trolls in Stranglethorn Vale were different. They had the Goblin city of Booty Bay.
The money-grubbing Goblins certainly would not pass up a chance to turn a profit. Otherwise, Booty Bay would not have been so prosperous, nor would the various Troll factions have grown so powerful! The Trolls here had already begun restoring and expanding the ruins of their old cities, and the Gurubashi Trolls were even studying the ancient sites in Zul'Gurub.
That was probably because their populations were growing and they had enough food. Who had the inclination to study ancient ruins on an empty stomach? And if they had enough room to live, why the hell would they expand? Did they have nothing better to do?
"What if they don't lack food?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked hesitantly.
The Troll leaders exchanged glances. Some suggested weapons, while others suggested equipment.
"Weapons and equipment?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk murmured, tapping the table again. "I've heard that bandits sell their loot in Booty Bay or at the Arena, or even along the road to the Arena. There must be weapons and armor among it."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk still wore a deep frown as he spoke.
"Weapons and armor are