The wind and rain are fierce, and the thunder is rolling.

Valley of Thorns, Trolls Forever.

When the Split Leopard Clan was wiped out by the newly re-emerging Hakalai Clan.

Located in the coastal bay of the central and western part of the Valley of Thorns, in a crescent-shaped seaside plain, Zur'an, which has risen at high speed in recent years, has been washed fresh in heavy rains.

Zu'an is a jewel in the Valley of Thorns, and even if you look at the whole of Azeroth, it is difficult to find a treaty port with better natural conditions.

Originally, in order to facilitate the trade, the goblins of the hot sand group planned to build more than three new cities around the world in addition to Zutiu, one of which was located in the northernmost bay of the Cape of the Valley of Thorns, and even began to be planned.

Later, with the aid of the Trolls of Zandalar and the Desert Trolls, the Gulabash Trolls built a new troll city here in Zul'an, which led to some changes in the goblin's plans.

Facing the sea and blooming in spring, Zuran is located in the middle of the Valley of Thorns with gentle Gulf Streams. There is also a crescent-shaped bay at the mouth of the sea that can be used as a haven, and it can be said that the entire coast of the Valley of Thorns is the most suitable city as a port.

The goblins of the Hot Sand Group also wanted to build the city here before, but because this is the territory of the trolls, if the city is built here, then the group's spending on defense will increase a hundredfold.

After a comprehensive trade-off, in order to save money and be safe, the hot sand group chose the northernmost tip of the Thorn Valley, which is far away from the troll forces.

But now it's different.

The other goblins don't have that ability, but the Hot Sand Group has a good relationship with the trolls and is a strategic partner of the Zur Empire. If the Hot Sand Group wants to develop trade in the Valley of Thorns, the Gulabash trolls will not be an obstacle, but will help them to a certain extent.

As a result, the construction of the northernmost commercial port of Thorn Valley, formerly known as Treasure Bay, was terminated by the group's chairman, Mr. Hot Sand. The chairman of Hot Sand placed the Eastern Continental Branch of Hot Sand Group in Zulanli, and made a great contribution to the construction of a new city of Gulabash trolls.

It is also because of the addition of goblins that this new city belonging to the Gulabash trolls has a stronger commercial atmosphere and more vitality.

Ignoring the fierce and brutal primitive gurabash trolls in the city, Zulan, a rising star city in the Valley of Thorns, has been rising in the ranks of the merchants of Azeroth. There are already many non-goblin and troll traders who have ventured to do business here, only to find that they are lucrative and safe.

So much so that many of the big nobles and big merchants in Stormwind City in the north also sent many merchants to test - although there was a war between the two sides not long ago, from the perspective of the superiors, no one would be at odds with the beautiful and lovely gold coins.

Goblins and other races are merchants, and the jubilant land of Zu'an is becoming a new hot spot for trade, and it is constantly coming.

The gurabash trolls in Zulanli only need to collect some business taxes and provide some daily services, and they can live dozens of times better than their original life in the forest. Therefore, as a gathering place for the Gulabash troll believers in Tonna and Tiu, Zur'an is currently the place with the highest standard of living in the entire Valley of Thorns, and even the 10,000-year-old city of Zurghrab is not comparable.

The city is governed by the Church of the Troll Believers of Tonatyu, which currently has a sacrificial parliamentary system, with the chief of the Darkspear Clan, Senkin, as the main leader, and the elite support of other original Gulabash trolls. Then, the hot sand group is the mainstay, and the business associations joined by businessmen of other ethnic groups will also assume part of the management and construction responsibilities.

this day.

It was pouring rain outside, the mist was filled, and the sound of the huge rain did not stop.

Merchants and adventurers mostly take refuge in their inns or taverns that are open even if it rains heavily, to escape the annoying heavy rains of the rainy season.

The city's powerful figures, the priests of the Tonathiu Church in Gulabash, and several bigwigs of the Zur'an Chamber of Commerce, are gathering in the town hall to discuss matters related to Zu'an and the Valley of Thorns.

A long table sits in the center of the town hall, and the table is made to the size of the Gulabash trolls, so the goblins will look short when they sit next to them. But it doesn't matter, the chairs of the councillors and bigwigs are custom-made according to their body shapes, so although the tables are large, everyone looks harmonious when they sit next to them.

Senkin sat at the top, opposite him was the gate of the town hall, and outside the gate was the courtyard square in the pouring rain.

The chief of the Dark Spear Clan is not a powerful person, and he is not even ranked in the top 50 in terms of personal ability or clan strength in Gulabashri, let alone Zur'an, who gathers in the group of heroes.

In the valley of thorns, where the jungle is the strong, and the elders are king, a troll like Senjin would not have been able to sit in this position.

But the other Gulabash trolls, and even the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, had no objection to Senkin sitting in that position.

The reason is simple - because Senjin is the closest relationship with that majesty in the entire Valley of Thorns, and the existence he trusts and supports the most.

Your Majesty...... He is the foundation of Zulan's existence, without him there would be no Zul'an now. Without him, the Gulabash trolls would not have such a shelter. Without him, the merchants of the Eastern Continent would not have such a safe commercial hotspot in the Valley of Thorns.

Coupled with his powerful power, the power of the Zur Empire, even if he is far away, the various characters in Zur Anli must respect Senjin who has the support of His Majesty.

That's why Senkin, both himself and his clan, is weak, but he can sit in such an important position of power.

As for how many catties and taels he has in his own ability, Senjin knows better than others. Therefore, he knew what he should do in the Valley of Thorns, not how to make the Darkspear Clan grow quickly, nor did he think about unifying Gulabash and fighting Zurgrab all day long.

The only thing that Sengkin has been insisting on and trying to do in Zur'an is to promote the influence of the two supreme loas, Tonna and Tiu, in Gulabash.

Just like now.

As the nominal speaker, Senkin, who has the highest authority and is the most respected in Zulan, looked at the Zuran bigwigs attending the meeting, and said in a low voice:

"Those Hakalai who should be fed to the crocodiles, yesterday they defeated eleven more clans. Seven of these clans chose to submit to Hakalai after being conquered, and the remaining four clans were slaughtered at the same time. ”

"On this day of pouring rain. I have asked you to come here because Zulan can no longer turn a blind eye to the affairs of Hakale and let them develop. Anashik of the Skull Splitting Clan warned us early on, believing that allowing Ganzuran and Hakale to continue like this would one day threaten the spread of Zulan and the Twin Gods in the Valley of Thorns. ”

"I hope you will speak freely and decide whether or not Zuran wants to send troops."

"Now, let's get started."

Senkin knew that he was not capable enough, so he usually decided matters related to Zur'an through the council, and only the chiefs of the Darkspear clan would act arbitrarily when it came to missionary matters.

After Senkin's voice fell.

The town hall was silent for more than a dozen seconds.

A dwarf goblin was the first to speak: "Hey! Everybody! I don't think we even need to bother with that hakale! Those guys are brutal and primitive, and it doesn't do any good to beat them, you can only get some skulls! I think it's best not to do this kind of loss-making business! ”

This goblin representative is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, which is currently dominated by goblins in the current Zuan Business Association. However, it is not only the goblins of the hot sand group, but also many other undermails that occupy a certain percentage.

The young hot sand group is hot in Andermar, and after hugging the thigh of the Zur Empire, the development of the group has advanced by leaps and bounds, and has attracted the attention of many goblin consortia and businessmen in Andermar. There are more and more goblins who want to do business with trolls, and because Zutiu is monopolized by the hot sand group, and the hot sand group there has been wary of internal competition, so they have been suppressing other goblin merchants.

Unlike Zu'an, although the hot sand group is still the most powerful, other goblin consortiums can also have a place here.

The goblin representative had just finished speaking, and before he could fully sit down, a tall, thin jungle troll stood up.

As the big man in Zur'anri, everyone is this troll, he is the chief of the Skull Clan, the cruel Annashik, and one of the Speaker Senkin's cronies.

As soon as Annashik stood up, he smiled at the goblin representative who had just spoken:

"Ah, Mr. Luke. I hope you can take your brains out of the fecal pit of the velociraptor when you do business! ”

The goblin representative who was sprayed by him widened his eyes, and Annashik continued to hold back: "I used to only know that a dung pit could be blocked by, but today I actually saw a goblin with a brain. ”

"Annashik! Don't deceive the goblins too much! Don't be afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you! I'm a mage! "The goblin squirted back on behalf of Luke.

"Mage? Are you good at transfiguration magic? It's pretty powerful to become a beast. Anashik shouted disdainfully. Mr. Luke, a brain like yours is a rare species even among our gurabash trolls. ”

The goblin representative trembled with anger.

He retorted: "Anashik, do you know why the stars in the sky shine brightly at night? That's because your mother is blinking! ”

"You, there will be eight explosions tonight, illuminating the entire Zuan Strait, forming a love me Zuan!" Annashik did not hesitate to spray back.

A representative of the human merchant next to him, and the only human in the town hall, stood up and said, "To tell you the truth, it really doesn't do Zur'an any good to wage war against those Hakale trolls. You don't have to greet me, Your Excellency Annashik. I'm not used to the way Zuan speaks. ”

"If you don't know the way Zu'an speaks, then I'm sorry, you're not worthy of being a Zuan." Anashik turned his fire and sprayed at the human merchant representatives.

The representative of the human merchant sat down depressed, and he did not respond to Annashik. Not long after he came to Zaum, he became a member of the business association because he was a representative of a certain big man in Stormwind City. But he was not accustomed to the "warm and harmonious" way of speaking of the inhabitants of this trading hotland.

Compared to the human merchant representatives, the other Zauns, including Luk, the goblin who was the first to be sprayed by Annashik, were accustomed to the way Annashik had just spoken.

Even when Luke himself and Annashik squirted, the viciousness of his speech made the human merchants look sideways.

I don't know why, as long as I stay in Zuanli for a long time, everyone will talk like Annashik.

It's just that Anashik is Senkin's mouthpiece, and in a sense his attitude is Senkin's attitude, and usually Anashik doesn't often stand up and speak.

Now that Luke has just gotten up and said a few words, he has been caught by Anashik for so long, and smart people naturally know what this means.

As it happens, there are no unsmart guys in this town hall.

Annashik's attitude obviously means that Senjin has already made a decision about the Hakale troll, so it is likely that it also means that His Majesty's attitude towards Hakale.

After a "way of speaking from the Zuans", Annashik was satisfied to see that no one got up to speak anymore, and then he spoke:

"Honorable Speaker! I think we must gather our army at once and destroy the regrouped Hakale! Free the Gulabash trolls who have been enslaved by them and let the names of the twin gods shine among more trolls! ”

Annashik spoke so loudly that it even drowned out the sound of rain outside the house, but Senkin, who was so loud that he was on the throne, didn't seem to hear it, and was in a daze.

"Speaker?" To Shang Senkin, Annashik had no way of speaking in a human way, and he reminded loudly. "Your Excellency, Speaker? Did you hear what I just said? I think ......"

"Hoo ......"

It looked like he was in a daze, and Senkin suddenly stretched out his hand, "Wait a minute." Annashik, His Majesty is calling me, he has something to say to me, and I will listen carefully. ”

The words of the Dark Spear Chief suddenly plunged the room into extreme silence. Anashik immediately sat down obediently, and the other delegates all stared at Senkin for fear of disturbing him.

Long.

Senkin let out a long sigh of relief.

With the sound of rain outside the house, the hearts of the delegates in the room couldn't help but rise.

The Darkspear Chief had a smile on his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen." He got up from his seat. "Your Majesty, you're coming to the Valley of Thorns!"