Patrick preferred this approach to a war between two kingdoms: letting the other side undergo a peaceful transformation from within. Of course, once Patrick could take on an entire kingdom alone, or Quel'Thalas could fight a war without losses, he would no longer need to play these so-called political games or employ political stratagems.
The High Elves' population problem remained a sore point for Patrick. Even so, he could hardly force every High Elf couple to have several children. Even if he forced every couple to have several children, he could hardly stand guard over them every day, making them do xx on schedule. Even if Patrick forced every couple to do xx several times a day on schedule, the male Elves' bodies would be unable to take it over time.
But slowly changing their thinking, getting them not only to make more babies but also to bear more children, would take at least two generations, perhaps even three. Yet three generations of High Elves would probably mean another several thousand years. This truly was a major problem, and Patrick had no solution.
By comparison, Patrick would rather improve his own strength until he could face any threat alone and keep wars and conspiracies from harming the population of Quel'Thalas. Besides, improving his own strength was much more practical than forcing others to do xx.
After hearing Patrick's explanation, Kael'thas genuinely felt somewhat inferior. Something that appeared to benefit others still turned out to be a trap for them in the end. Humans were famously adept at diplomacy and politics, yet despite spending so long among them, Kael'thas had never learned politics this thoroughly.
All the powers were evenly matched now. None would risk mutual devastation to drag another power down with them, making political stratagems the best means of