" The Syndicate's recent unusual behavior has alerted the Assassins' League. The Assassins' League has informants in every well-known organization worldwide. Wherever there's water, there's the shadow of the Assassins' League."
On two branches of a giant tree a hundred meters tall, two powerful figures, capable of influencing the fate of Azeroth, sat facing each other, eating raw roasted dragon meat and drinking simply prepared dragon blood wine while discussing specific matters.
Duke Jorach offered a eulogy to the roasted dragon meat, then looked up at Jiang Jie and said, "About half a year ago, traces of demons were discovered in the ruins of Alterac City. The Assassins' League paid the price of seven lives to return this information. Marquis Nicholas, if that little fellow Miles wants to buy this information from me, it will cost at least this much."
He held up one finger, which didn't represent a single gold coin; it had five zeros following it.
A document stained with dragon oil was handed to Jiang Jie.
It's only a few thin pages, yet it's more valuable than a complete set of purple gear.
" Lordaeron is facing difficulties both internally and externally. The Assassins' Order is almost starving. Miles has asked me for a raise dozens of times, but I've refused every time. I really can't come up with that money."
Jiang Jie made a casual joke, then lowered his head to carefully flip through the pages, his expression changing slightly.
He pointed to two names on the document, looked up, frowned, and asked, "Your Grace, are you sure it's two names? Both of them have appeared?"
These two names are so important!
When Archimonde went to Kalimdor, he left behind three Dreadlord: Balnazzar, Detheroc, Varimathras, to monitor the Scourge.
Balnazzar stirred up trouble, attempting to sow discord among the Order of the Silver Hand. He first seduced Renault, causing chaos in Southshore to help Arthas's Scourge. Then, he killed Renault and took his place. He went to Tirisfal Monastery to try and kill Old Mograine, but was severely wounded by Old Mograine instead.
Then this guy went to Tyr's Hand, killed Valdelmar and took his place, wanting to establish the " Scarlet Crusade " and split the Order of the Silver Hand.
The thief's desire for Silver Hand remains undiminished!
As a result, Jiang Jie and Fenna accidentally stumbled upon him and together kicked him back into the Twisting Nether. He wouldn't be able to return for a while, but he had achieved his goal:
The Scarlet Crusade was formed, and the Order of the Silver Hand were now divided. Old Mograine controlled more than a third of the entire Order of the Silver Hand!
The Dreadlord is that terrifying, even more so than the Pit Lord!
Balnazzar has been kicked out, but the other two Dreadlord are still lurking.
In the past few months, Jiang Jie has only issued one top-secret mission: to find the Dreadlord.
Unexpectedly, after so much time, the Assassins' Order only obtained a vague clue, but now they see these two names in this document.
"Have faith in the strength of the Assassins' League, Marquis Nicholas."
Duke Jorach took a sip of dragon's blood wine, squinted his eyes to savor it, and said with a look of ecstasy, " Zazzo told me that dragon's blood is an aphrodisiac, and I feel like I'm ten years younger! Nicholas, drink more, who knows when we'll get to drink it again."
Zazzo Shining, the Assassins' League Master, is also a remarkable alchemist. All of Farad's dragon blood and at least a third of his materials will eventually fall into his hands, becoming precious spellcasting and alchemy materials.
"I'm still young, I don't need it. Besides, slaying dragons is just the beginning today, there will be many more opportunities like this in the future."
Jiang Jie's words were cryptic, and Duke Jorach's wine glass wobbled slightly, spilling wine.
The Assassins' League killed an ancient black dragon, which directly offended the Black Dragonflight and Deathwing. This is not the end of the matter!
The Assassins' League is unlikely to have an easy time from now on.
Duke Jorach felt a surge of displeasure: Farad, why did you join the Assassins' League? Wouldn't it have been better to go to Stormwind City and hang out with your princess?
Don't be so nervous.
"Your Grace, the Black Dragonflight is the enemy of the entire world. You are not fighting alone." Jiang Jie smiled, then said seriously, "Are you confident in your ability to handle these two?"
Months ago, after receiving news of Archimonde's defeat, Varimathras traveled to the Alterac Mountains, found Aliden Perenold, the last heir to the Kingdom of Alterac of Alterac, killed him, and took his place. He then plotted to unify and strengthen the Syndicate and rebuild the Kingdom of Alterac.
If successful, he would become the king of a human kingdom, thus making a great contribution to the Burning Legion.
Meanwhile, another Dreadlord, Detheroc, went to Stromgarde at the same time and bewitched Galin Trollbane, the only prince of the Kingdom of Stromgarde, one of the seven human kingdoms, to kill his father, Thoradin Trollbane, and then Detheroc took his place.
In this way, Detheroc became the king of the Kingdom of Stromgarde, and the two human kingdoms that existed in name only fell into the hands of the Dreadlord without anyone noticing!
No one knows how these two Dreadlord managed to do all this in such a short time; their abilities in intrigue and mind manipulation are truly terrifying.
The Syndicate's Cheap Shot on farms and stockpiling of food were clearly preparations for restoring their kingdom.
In times of war, food is more important than money.
The Syndicate has taken the food; with food, they can recruit soldiers and expand their power. And if they can hold out for a few months, Lordaeron will fall into famine and chaos, with more and more refugees. As long as they are lured with food, these refugees will join the Syndicate.
Before long, the Syndicate will become too powerful to control, and then cooperate with Stromgarde. With the two forces united, the entire Hillsbrad Foothills will likely fall, Lordaeron will lose its most important food source, and it will inevitably descend into chaos.
Detheroc and Varimathras's plot hit the nail on the head.
Those two must be eliminated, and the Syndicate and Stromgarde must be wiped out in a very short time to retrieve the food supplies. Otherwise, no one can stop the chaos in Lordaeron.
" Ravenholdt Manor wants someone dead, and that person certainly won't survive. The same goes for the Dreadlord. Assassination—we're the experts!"
When the conversation reached its climax, Duke Jorach stopped eating and drinking, wiped his mouth, and said seriously, "What we need to consider is the retaliation we'll face after the assassination. To counter or eliminate this retaliation, we must demand sufficient compensation. The Dreadlord cannot be killed; he can only be sent back to the Twisting Nether. In a few years, he will return with even more demons, and he will definitely seek revenge against the Assassins' League. The price is too high; we need adequate compensation."
Jiang Jie frowned and said, " Lordaeron is poor, and so am I..."
" Marquis Nicholas, you're not poor. The Assassins' League's intelligence capabilities are stronger than you imagine, and the Barov Family's wealth is no less than Ravenholdt Manor. Others may not know about the Forsaken Plan, but I do. That idiot Alexei rebuilt the Barov Family, and I helped him take out quite a few stubborn members."
Duke Jorach looked at Jiang Jie with a half-smile, "Of course, the Assassins' League can do without money, and the reward can be other things, such as... a fiefdom."