Chapter 168: The Picture Is Big
Patrick's attitude is not as important as that of humans, after all, the High Elves have always looked at humans like this, not to mention that this is still a great lord of the Elves, and Antonidas, who often deals with the High Elves, has long been surprised.
Several humans who were arguing also quieted down, pondering Patrick's words, and nodded in agreement: "The elven lord seems to have said a key aspect. ”
"But with what compensation?" The dwarven lord Muradin mocked, "Alterac is like a ruin, most of the people have fled, the country is shattered, and the nobility and royal family are separated. At the same time, it sounds like we're no different from robbery. After speaking, Muradin also deliberately glanced at the Barov family, which was meaningful.
"Most of the orcs have fled, some have been scattered, and we need a lot of time to clean up the remaining orcs, and the alliance intends to have a castle next to the Dark Gate, and the funds are really in need of us."
Tolbain sighed, "You're right. Anyway, I just think they deserve the price, after all, Alterac's betrayal caused so many casualties. Tolbain did admire Patrick a little, and his words got to the point.
"Pirenod's betrayal." Terenus corrected, "We must remember that. Few citizens of Alterac knew of their king's treachery. Pirenor just kept them away from a few trails and allowed the orcs to pass through them. That's the problem, not the problem that Alterac as a whole helped the tribe. ”
Patrick turned his head to look at Terenus, the most powerful king in the country, he must have a way to deal with Alterac, but he hasn't found an excuse to tell it all, and now he is just a few sideways to slowly lead all the members of the alliance to his own path.
"That's true." "Over the years, I've known a lot of people from Alterac, and they're all good people, not like their cunning kings. He shook his head, drank the flask in his hand, and the old king had not drunk for a long time after years of war, and wiped his beard with the back of his hand when he was done. I'll think of another way to do it. He assured.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what about what to do with Alterac up to you humans? All I need is a clear answer, and the implementation of the resolution, and I don't want to be involved in the rest of the negotiations, which is the internal affairs of your humanity. Patrick didn't bother to talk to the human side, in a diplomatic matter, even for the slightest benefit, it was possible to negotiate for days, and Patrick didn't want to waste time in such a boring place.
"Elven lord, your request is reasonable, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
Patrick and Terenus nodded, the white light on their bodies flickered, and the body suspended in the air slowly disappeared into the conference room, only a part of the arcane aura swept by.
"Don't mind, the High Elves are like that, not to mention that Mr. Patrick Cabolon is also a member of the Council of the Silver Moon." Terenus explained to his allies.
"What a great arcane master, his mastery of arcane is unprecedented." The white-bearded old man Antonidas smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, I'm used to it." ”
There are more High Elves in Dalaran than this, and except for Prince Kael'thas in the Council of Six, most of the High Elves who follow the prince to garrison Dalaran are all nobles and upper class of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, and they have seen a lot more than this with the bad Antonidas, in comparison, Patrick, who is the highest level of elves, is already polite.
Aside from Patrick, who left halfway, the rest of the kings were discussing the next thing, the orc shelter, and the establishment of the Watch Fortress, and the post-war reconstruction work and the pacification and supplies of the people were all important topics, and the members of the alliance still need to continue to discuss.
"We'll all do our best." Muradin swore that the old dwarf still agreed with Terenus's idea, and after saying that, Muradin reached out and picked up the roast chicken on the table, and said while eating, "Don't worry, we'll find a solution, won't we?" Uh~uh. As he spoke, he hiccuped, the straightforward character of the dwarves did not disgust the other human kings, the dwarves were the same no matter who they were to, the dwarves and humans had cooperated for a long time, and they were trusted by the kings.
"I'm pretty sure of that." Terenus agreed. "I just wish we could have fixed it before we were forced to deal with other more pressing issues, and now that new issues have emerged, if not properly resolved, it will have an impact on our later handling of the orc problem."
Everyone present knew what Terenus was referring to. Just a few days ago, all the members of the alliance had received a warning from Khadgar, and now, they were waiting for news from Tulayan, who was stationed at the front line to clean up the remnants of the orc problem, and his message should be more accurate.
After Lothar's death, no one was more capable of being the commander of the Alliance than Turayan, Lothar's former lieutenant, and with him on the front lines, everyone could rest assured, especially Terenus, because Tulayan was a citizen of Lordaeron, and he was more comfortable with his subjects than the generals of Stormwind.
If the Horde does make a comeback, if the Dark Gate does open again, another great war will not be inevitable, and all questions about Alterac will be left to be discussed later. As long as Pirenor remains under house arrest and Alterac remains under Alliance control, they can still consider these issues later - provided they survive to do so.
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After leaving the Alliance, Patrick led all the elves back to the Floating City, and after Terenus had a clear plan, he would directly ask Patrick to confirm, and the formulation of the plan was not in a hurry.
Moreover, Patrick has made it clear that he only needs supplies and materials as compensation, which is exactly what Tyrenus wants, and as the head of a country, Tyrenus must have his own plans.
Territory or something has been the favorite of kings since ancient times, and if you don't do something in this alliance summit, then I'm really sorry for the diplomatic talent of mankind.
"That old fox of Terenus must have big intentions, and he has not made a clear statement at the summit, probably because he thinks that the time is not ripe enough, and expressing his intentions will only make the other human kingdoms wary." Patrick's evaluation of Tyrenus after returning to the Tower of Daylight is reminiscent of the secret conversation between Tyrenus and himself when he was the envoy to Dalaran on behalf of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas.
In just one sentence, Terenus found Patrick's weakness and successfully converted the advantages of the Lordaeron Kingdom into benefits for Patrick, and Patrick also gained a lot of convenience from trade with humans, as well as the manpower and wealth brought by trade, and because of this, the Cabolon family was able to stand tall in the joint suppression with other council members, and the development of the Tower of Sunlight was also revitalized.