Everyone drew a sharp breath. They had never imagined Patrick would intend to do this.
On closer consideration, however, it was not unworkable. Westfall was right by the sea, and the Defias Brotherhood's headquarters was also beside the coastline. If Quel'Thalas's carrier battle group sailed up to the coast as a deterrent, Stormwind City would probably be unable to do anything about the Defias Brotherhood.
The Horde could hardly stir up any trouble, and the Forsaken within its ranks stood firmly on Quel'Thalas's side. Patrick essentially did not need to concern himself with them. All that remained was to weaken the Alliance as much as possible and balance the strength of the two sides. Part of Patrick's reason for supporting the Kingdom of Kul Tiras and Stromgarde back then had also been to weaken the Kingdom of Stormwind. Without inheriting the legacies of the great human kingdoms, Stormwind City could not have leaped into the ranks of Azeroth's most powerful forces.
Sometimes, Patrick truly wished he could introduce a one-person, one-vote system in those human kingdoms. After all, that system made it easiest to divide enemies and secretly control other countries' choices. Unfortunately, Azeroth was ultimately a world dominated by feudal royal authority, and the plan Patrick had previously conceived had died before it could be put into practice. He could only switch to his current approach: using financial monopolies to control other countries and influence their internal affairs.
"Supporting Westfall's independence might be feasible, but they're too far away from us, after all. Our influence would have trouble reaching them," his elder brother Patterson said.
"We don't need to extend the kingdom's full influence there. As long as our Aircraft Carrier Battle Group is there, along with the Naga in the water, that will be enough to deter the