Although Fourteen still had some armor on hand, he said that unless more was shipped over soon, Zuga and the others would have to take off their own military gear to trade. Without strong personnel and equipment to protect them, they would not be safe in Booty Bay.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk checked the warehouse and found fewer than a hundred sets of refurbished equipment left. He wanted to get more from Quel'Thalas, but the refurbishment work could not keep up. He simply issued an order for all the elves and trolls to take off their armor again and shipped it all to Fourteen.
This time, however, it was not just a few galleons making the trip, but a squadron of two galleons, an aircraft carrier, and a transport ship. Since Fourteen wanted an aircraft carrier, Yu Lin Bloodhawk might as well give him an entire squadron and let him become a formidable Bloodskull pirate chief in Stranglethorn Vale.
After reorganizing the fleet, Yu Lin Bloodhawk divided it into four smaller squadrons. Each had two galleons and an aircraft carrier, and they took turns sailing to Booty Bay. The voyages served as both long-distance sailing practice and a way to conduct necessary trade. The remaining three galleons served as a mobile reserve, sometimes escorting ships to Quel'Thalas and otherwise guarding the harbor or training.
With the trolls and Elf Forces in the Hinterlands now stripped of their armor, Yu Lin Bloodhawk urgently appealed to the Windrunners, the Farstriders, and the Golden Mist Burning Legion for support.
All three responded quickly. Within just half a month, each had delivered a thousand sets of brand-new standard-issue armor. There was no need to refurbish them; a simple change of color would do. Yu Lin Bloodhawk was delighted, and it further strengthened his conviction that