"Aren't you going to look after things here by the sea?" Alleria asked.
"There are nearly two hundred thousand human refugees here. Let the local overseers recruit workers from among them for those projects. If progress is a little slow, so be it! It doesn't matter."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, "What matters now is Quel'Danil Mountain Valley. Once the fortress and villages are built, and we finish planting breadfruit trees and other fruit trees throughout the valley, a few years will be enough to complete this future refuge for the people of Quel'Thalas.
"As for the Seaside Plain... let's make it a genuine free trade district! People of any race can move in, as long as they pay.
"This will be a free trade district under the complete control of the High Elves of Quel'Thalas. I've already promised to build a few villages here for the Goblins and Trolls. What difference would a few more villages for other races make?
"The Elves? We'll all move into Quel'Danil Mountain Valley, a safe refuge protected by a fortress. We'll leave only a garrison here by the sea to crack down on anyone who breaks the rules."
"You... you're giving away this whole developed area to other people?" Alleria felt rather displeased.
"What do you mean, giving it away? This is still our territory! It's territory that earns us money!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
Alleria had little confidence in his habit of dabbling in one thing, then jumping to another. More importantly, the Seaside Plain had been developed so well that she truly hated the thought of simply handing it over!
Still, this was a decision made by Yu Lin Bloodhawk and the Quel'Danil Council, and she could not interfere too much, so she dropped the subject.
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