Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis

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Our fleet will follow closely behind you, and we can also offer installment payments; we'll deliver a shipment, and you'll pay in installments.

Of course, that's the first trading plan. Now I'll talk about the second plan.

Since you're planning a long voyage, we can actually provide airship services. If you choose to travel by boat, you'll need at least two months adrift at sea, which is extremely unsafe.

However, if it's an airship, it only takes about 15 days to get there, and we have a large number of airships heading to Kalimdor every day.

I can request headquarters to send a batch of airships. Each airship can carry 200 people, and with 20 airships, we can transport 8,000 people in a month.

We can transport the goods in batches, or you can send an advance team to Kalimdor to scout ahead.

"Once we arrive in Kalimdor, the Gadgetzan Consortium can also provide construction and other services."

Rhodes nodded upon hearing this; the goblin airships were indeed faster than boats.

However, Rhodes came up with another plan: put the people in a magic ship and then use a goblin airship to lift them away, which would be much faster.

Moreover, their own space magic ship was a huge attraction for these goblins; using it to provide shipping services was incredibly convenient.

"Deal. You prepare 20 days' worth of food. I'll take the airship service, but not for transporting people. I'll transport my magic ships, a total of 5 ships."

“No problem, service is our priority, but I want to know the origin of these special metals. Where did you get them?” the old goblin asked.

The task of finding out the deposits or refining methods for this rare metal is what the goblins should be doing.

Rhodes smiled and, without saying a word, summoned his giant golden man and an even more magnificent and dazzling giant diamond man, who was a full six meters tall.

As soon as these two creatures, one gleaming with gold and the other with white light, appeared, the two goblins were practically drooling.

Chapter 102: The Deal is Made, Uther's Ideas for Forging Armor and Weapons

Is this for real? These are giants made of gold and diamonds, a five-meter-tall gold man and a six-meter-tall diamond man. Compared to these two little guys, they are giants.

"My goodness, sir, what is this? What is this?!" At this moment, the old goblin's mind was a little overwhelmed.

This enormous creature was clearly not a statue, because he had witnessed firsthand that these two creatures could act on their own under the command of the human in front of them; it was a weapon of war.

But who would be so rich as to use gold and diamonds to forge such a weapon of war? Or rather, who has the technology?

"As you can see, what I'm giving you comes from the remains of these big guys. I lost one in the battle with the Scourge, otherwise I wouldn't be trading with you."

So don't even think about mining there. They're Titan creations. I wouldn't be trading with you if one of them hadn't been damaged!

These unusual gold nuggets, along with the diamonds, required a plausible explanation, so Rhodes used some materials from the scrapped Titan creations as a source of explanation.

If people knew that these things could be conjured out of thin air using magic, their value would be greatly reduced, since rarity increases value.

I'll definitely have to show off my golden man and diamonds in battle in the future, and the goblins will surely discover all of this then, so I might as well just show them off now.

The official explanation was that they had damaged a few of these Titan magical artifacts during the battle, so they were selling their remains.

"The creations of the great Titans are truly incredible; they are simply engineering marvels. Could you sell us one of these?" The old goblin looked at the two giants with longing.

Besides being greedy, goblins are also very interested in these mechanical engineering creations. If they can understand the principles behind these behemoths, it can greatly enhance their combat power.

Goblins possess far greater wealth than humans, and without strong military protection, they cannot safeguard their riches.

“I’ll give it to you, do you dare take it? This is a creation bestowed upon me by the Titan Guardians,” Rhodes said with a cold snort.

Upon hearing this, the two goblins' faces immediately fell. Indeed, as the other party said, they had no idea about the principles behind such a Titan-level creation, nor how to operate it. Buying it would be completely useless, and ultimately, the control over its operation would be in the hands of the man before them.

"So these are the remains of these powerful Titan creations. No wonder this metal is so strange."

"No problem, Lord Rhodes. However, for these metal giants and diamond giants, we need their complete remains." The old goblin nodded and said.

The research value of this amazing Titan creation is enormous; it would be perfect if we could find a way to get our hands on the complete remains.

“That’s five tons, plus one ton of diamonds, enough to buy three months’ worth of food and various supplies, as well as the right to use the goblin airship,” Rhodes said with a cold snort.

Those short guys are just too greedy; they don't even consider what they're capable of taking.

"Your Excellency, it's not a good idea to put it that way. We've already agreed on the price: ten tons of gold and two tons of diamonds."

Furthermore, we have exclusive acquisition rights. If you encounter any more damage to such Titan creations in the future, please sell them to us first, the more complete the better.

You can tell us what you want, and we can get it for you. We even provide mining services, city-building services, and procurement services for all kinds of military equipment.

"Five tons of gold man remains and one ton of diamond man remains—that's already a very reasonable price. Don't think I don't know that the value of 5 tons of gold far exceeds that."

"You've made a killing. If you're not willing, then I'll go find someone else. Don't think you can take me for granted," Rod said with a cold snort.

"Alright, alright, buddy, we'll do it your way. But I'll report this to the Trade Prince. Once you get to Kalimdor, the Trade Prince will personally discuss the rest of the business with you," the younger brother said with a helpless shrug.

This human is shrewd and has a great business sense. I really suspect he might have goblin blood!

However, just as this human said, even if it were 5 tons of pure gold, they would still make a huge profit, only having to give up some food.

As for the goblin airships, this is already their familiar business. They can lose 5 magic ships without carrying any passengers, and 20 goblin airships are just right, losing one ship for every 5 airships.

“I also look forward to meeting your Trade Prince. I have quite a few good Titan creations in my possession. You know, I have a Titan Guardian protecting me,” Rhodes said.

The title of Titan Guardian's Messenger will be his future title when he travels in the world of Azeroth. This title is one that no faction would dare to offend.

Of course, besides those who worship ancient gods, there are also the undead and demons.

"It's truly impressive that Lord Rhodes has gained the favor of the Titan Guardians. It's an honor to cooperate with you. Where shall we set up our delivery location?" The younger brother had already subtly memorized Rhodes' information. He would later hire some top thieves to investigate the identity of this human named Rhodes.

This is a big customer, and he has a feeling that he will have a lot of business dealings with this person named Rhodes in the future.

“I’ll be waiting for you to deliver the goods in Southshore. When will your goblin airship arrive?” Rhodes nodded and asked.

"I will immediately notify the Prince of Trade to gather all the magic airships in the entire Eastern Kingdom. Please give us 7 days, or at most 10 days, and more than 20 magic airships will be in place," the old goblin said, stroking his chin.

If this were on the continent of Kalimdor, let alone 20 airships, even if the number doubled to 40, they could gather them within a few days.

But there was nothing they could do; Kalimdor was their main base, and their operations in the Eastern Kingdoms had only just begun and hadn't been going on for very long.

Rhodes nodded, then boarded a wyvern with Reno and Mograine, and flew towards the South Sea Formation.

Several tens of minutes later, Rhodes returned to Southshore and met Princess Calia, Jaina, and Uther.

"How is it? Rhodes, have you sorted it out? If not, that's okay, we can wait for Dalaran's support."

"I will send people to collect usable supplies near Southsea Town, and we can also fish by the sea, so we won't starve," Princess Galiya said.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I've taken care of everything. The latest batch of food will arrive in five days, and I've already reached an agreement with the goblins."

They will send 20 airships to transport our magic ships, and then all the people will travel to Kalimdor on the magic ships using goblin airships.” Rhodes smiled and told everyone about the negotiations with the goblins.

"Rhodes, have the magical artifacts bestowed upon you by the Titan Guardians been damaged? You're actually going to use them to make a trade? Is this really a good idea?" Jaina frowned immediately upon learning that Rhodes had used the remains of the Titan Guardians' artifacts for the trade.

When exactly did Rhode lose a Titan creation? She didn't even know; Rhode hadn't sent the golden golem into battle when they were fighting Arthas!

"There was no loss. I was just lying to the goblins. In reality, these things were just some forging scraps given to me by the Titan Guardians."

In addition to the powerful golden golems, the Titan Guardians also sent even more powerful diamond golems this time, whose magic immunity is as high as 95%. Rhodes smiled at everyone and then showed off the four diamond golems in his hand. He now receives two every week.

Uther and Princess Jaina of Gallia circled the diamond figure that shone with white light, looking on incredulously. They thought the golden figure was already a very powerful magical creation.

But unexpectedly, Rhodes had even better ones, and this time the Titan Guardian gave him four at once.

“This is wonderful, Rhodes. I must, I absolutely must thank the Titan Guardian properly for everything he has done for Lordaeron.”

“Since Rhodes can trade these scraps with goblins, I think it would be very good for you to take some to Ironforge, or find some dwarven masters to forge them. They can make excellent armor!” Uther stroked his beard and looked at Rhodes, saying.

Diamonds cannot be forged into armor, but metals can. This particular metal possesses extremely strong magic resistance and is also very hard.

After all, he had personally witnessed how the Golden Man repaid the Faceless Ones, so using them to make armor and weapons was definitely not a problem.

Rodvin's eyes lit up. "That's right, there's such a use!" Uther's idea was good.

"Your Highness, an envoy from Dalaran has arrived."

Just as the group was chatting, a teleportation light suddenly flashed across the camp, and the Dalaran mage arrived.

A messenger dressed in a Dalaran violet robe hurried through the crowd and came directly to the group, bowing respectfully to Calia, Uther, and Rhodes Jaina.

"Your Highness, Lord Lightbringer, Lady Proudmoore, and Regent Rhodes, on the orders of Archmage Antonidas, Chief Mage of the Kirin Tor Council, have come to deliver this message."

After the messenger finished speaking, he took out a scroll sealed with a magical mark and presented it with both hands.

The scroll unfolds, and the letter first expresses condolences for the tragedy in Lordaeron and sympathies for Princess Calia and the survivors of Lordaeron.

Then comes the important part: ...The Scourge is raging, and the various races of the Alliance feel deeply threatened. The Kirin Tor Council has summoned representatives of the Alliance's main members to Dalaran.

An emergency meeting will be held in three days to discuss how to deal with the threat of the Scourge and how to support the survivors of Lordaeron.

Chapter 103 Uther's Worries, the Fallen Lordaeron

A meeting of the alliance! A glimmer of hope ignited in Calia's eyes.

"Thank you for conveying this message, Your Excellency the Mage." Calia handed the scroll to Uther and Rhodes beside her, her voice tinged with weariness yet still maintaining royal solemnity.

"Please reply to Archmage Antonidas: The representatives of Lordaeron—myself, Regent Lord Rhodes, Lord Uther the Lightbringer, and Lady Jaina Proudmoore, Princess of Kul Tiras—will be traveling to Dalaran on time."

She had to attend this meeting, of course; Rhodes had shouldered almost everything single-handedly, and as a princess, she had to do something for her people.

During the First Great War, the Kingdom of Stormwind was destroyed, and during the Second Great War, Lordaeron almost single-handedly carried the Alliance forward. Now it's time for the Alliance to repay Lordaeron.

The messenger mage bowed again: "Yes, Your Highness, the Dalaran teleportation beacon is open to this location. A mage will guide you to the teleportation two hours before the meeting begins." After saying this, he bowed to the crowd once more, then cast a teleportation spell and disappeared in a burst of arcane light.

“Three days later… Time is of the essence, and the Alliance’s support is crucial, but at the conference table, Lordaeron is no longer the powerful nation it once was. Our bargaining chips…” He looked at Rhodes and Jaina, then at the dense crowd of refugees outside the port, “are only the people and the Titan Guardians’ faint connection.”

The Alliance was previously ruled by King Terenas, who was based in Lordaeron. But now, in a sense, the Kingdom of Lordaeron has fallen, and has fallen in just a few days.

First, the undead plague dealt a huge blow to the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Then came the orcish uprising. Arthas led his army on a campaign to Northrend, and upon his return, he killed his own father and instigated a rebellion in the capital. The undead army swept across Lordaeron, and Lordaeron's strength has now plummeted to rock bottom. How to gain a voice at the negotiating table is a problem.

"Lord Uther, do you mean we won't get any help at the negotiating table?" Princess Calia asked.

Uther sighed and nodded upon hearing this. "As you said, Your Highness, I don't think the Alliance will offer us much help this time."

“But back in the first war, the orcs destroyed the Stormwind Kingdom and Stormwind City, and we generously and selflessly aided Stormwind City. Furthermore, in the second war, we led the human kingdoms, along with the high elves, dwarves, and gnomes, to defeat the orcs. How could they do this?” Princess Calia said.

"If King Terenas were still alive, the Alliance nations would certainly have offered generous assistance, but Gilneas would absolutely not. I can say for sure that Stromgarde is in dire straits itself, and the Kingdom of Alterac is practically defunct. Dalaran and Kul Tiras might offer us some assistance, but only to a limited extent."

One of these two countries is a maritime kingdom, and the other is a French-style kingdom with only one city. The Mage Kingdom is even highly dependent on the resources provided by the Kingdom of Lordaeron.

"Kul Tiras can only provide us with some ships at most." Uther said, glancing at Jaina, as he was familiar with the internal affairs of Kul Tiras.

Unlike Lordaeron, where King Terenas alone has the power to mobilize the entire nation, there are four great houses there.

"We in Kul Tiras will do our best to help, but our strength is limited; the national power of Kul Tiras is what it is," the female mage sighed.

Being able to mobilize a fleet and bring some food is already the limit for Kul Tiras.