bookcurios Chapter 117 Compensation
Chapter 117 Compensation
The troll army had already begun to gather its troops when sounds of fighting were heard near Durnholde, and Edlas Blackmoore initially tried to stop them and cover up the matter.
Just like in the original history, Blackmoore is a very ambitious man. His ambition is so huge that even a lord may not be able to satisfy him.
His goal is to become the king of a country and carve out his own territory just like Emperor Thaurissan.
So he thought of taming the troll leader and then controlling the troll tribe to strengthen the power of his own men. In fact, after Durotan and his wife were hunted by the assassins sent by Gul'dan, the wandering Thrall was carried by the river to the vicinity of Durnholde Keep in Hillsbrad Foothills and was picked up by him. Blackmoore had heard the rumors about the orcs in the south a long time ago.
After discovering Thrall's powerful fighting talent, he began to train Thrall, hoping to control those savage creatures through him. However, due to his lack of understanding of the orcs, he felt that the orcs alone might not be able to fight against a kingdom, so he thought of the trolls, and coincidentally, his soldiers encountered the high elves who were searching for Zul'jin.
Blackmoore then pretended to ally with the elves and captured Zul'jin. However, Blackmoore was too naive and was very careless due to his lack of information about the trolls. After all, Thrall was picked up by him as an infant, while Zul'jin had grown into a majestic and mature warrior! How could he be easily controlled by Blackmoore?
It was not until his escaped private soldiers told him that the situation was out of control that he stopped hiding the secret from the troll soldiers.
The result of all this was that the troll soldiers arrived much slower than expected. They didn't arrive until the captain was almost in danger. Fortunately, the high elves suffered no casualties.
The masked shadow hunter stopped the joyful Loa dance and stood up first, looking straight at Zul'jin who was also looking at them. As the troll warlord of Dunhall Keep, he had the right to talk to Zul'jin on his side.
They and Zul'jin are of the same race, so they should actually be able to avoid fighting on both sides. Of course, this is not because of mercy, but for the sake of interests. Fighting for no reason will bring nothing but losses, even if their strength is far greater than that of the orcs and trolls in front of them.
The Shadow Hunter said to Zul'jin in his deep voice
"Zul'jin, leader of the Amani tribe, could you please let those high elves go?"
Red wanted to refute. They had fought hard to surround these elves, and now these elves were in their pockets. How could they let them go easily? When Red was about to step forward and say something, Zul'jin stretched out a hand to stop him. He had a good impression of the stranger who rescued him, so he didn't want him to take risks.
Zul'jin knew these fallen brethren very well. When negotiations failed to work, they would show their terrifying strength. As for these high elves, as a leader, he had long been able to skillfully endure his anger.
He grabbed the captain's clothes and threw him to the shadow hunter. The shadow hunter also hugged the captain and then handed him to a human soldier behind him. The troll witch doctor and the priest immediately stepped forward to treat the elf. Zul'jin waved his hand again, and the trolls surrounding the elf team dispersed instantly. They quickly walked towards the shadow hunter's side.
Seeing this, the Shadow Hunter bent down and said sincerely
"Thank you for your generosity, leader of the Amani. We have informed our queen of the imprisonment of your people. She will punish him. We also ask that you forgive our mistakes in management. If you have the opportunity, I hope you can visit our kingdom!"
After saying this, the Shadow Hunter led his army back towards Durnholde Keep!
After seeing the trolls leave, Rend asked Zul'jin
"You seem afraid of them!"
Rend did not laugh at Zul'jin. Ever since Utok stayed on the island to resist the Naga for him, he began to have some new views on courage. Zul'jin turned around and finally had a good look at the stranger who had saved him. After a short moment of concentration, Zul'jin explained to Rend:
"Don't underestimate them, my friend! Beneath their hypocritical facade lies a bloodthirsty nature. They are more terrifying than any of the forest trolls I have ever led!"
After finishing speaking, Zuljin thought of something and added:
"By the way! Thank you, my friend. My name is Zul'jin, the leader of the Amani tribe."
Reid responded simply and clarified his purpose.
"Rend Blackhand, an orc, on behalf of my people, I extend an invitation to you, leader of the trolls. I hope you can form an alliance with us and attack this continent together!"
Zul'jin listened to the orc's suggestion and kept thinking in his heart. As the leader, he had to consider the fate of the entire troll tribe. Therefore, he could not come up with an answer to this matter immediately, but he still responded.
"Rend Blackhand, representative of the orcs, I, Zul'jin, would like to express our friendship to the orcs and our gratitude for your help on behalf of the trolls. But I want you to go and see the rest of your tribe before deciding whether we should form an alliance!"
Reid nodded, obviously he understood the importance of this matter, and said without any hurry.
"Very well, but if you want to see our people, Zul'jin, then we must hurry, our ship is still anchored on the coast!"
Zul'jin nodded, and then embarked on a journey to the continent of Azeroth with Rend.
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On the other side, the Shadow Hunter returned to Durnholde with the rescued elves. This place was actually originally called Durnholde. The word "castle" was added later because after the war, the Alliance built a huge internment camp here to detain orcs. Therefore, these two words were added. The so-called castle is actually a prison.
But now, there is no trace of the prison here, but there is a lord's castle. Eddrak Blackmoore is sitting on a chair in the room, anxiously waiting for information. He hopes that the trolls can bring Zul'jin back here. In this way, at least he can use the only remaining privileges of the nobles to control Zul'jin.
At this moment, his secretary knocked on the door and walked into the silent room with a message for him.
"My lord, the trolls have returned, bringing back the injured elves, but we didn't see any other trolls in the prison carts!"
Blackmoore began to feel angry. He had been planning for so long, but it had failed. In order to catch the troll, he had spent so many private soldiers and the elves to capture him, and now, the troll who had taken away his power just let him go.
The sound of trotting interrupted Blackmore's anger, which made Blackmore even more uncomfortable. After the knock on the door, his butler, a man with some white hair, said to his master quickly:
"Sir! The troll warlord is here and he wants to see you!"
Blackmore had to suppress his anger and said to the butler
"Please ask him to come in."
Blackmoore did not like these trolls. Even though they were cleaner than the trolls in the wild, the savagery seemed to be engraved into their bodies and could not be shaken off.
The butler came in with the Shadow Hunter, brought him a chair, bowed, and said respectfully
"Please allow me to prepare something to drink for you three!"
Then, he left the room. Blackmore was about to complain when he realized something was wrong. Three! Is there anyone else in their room? Another figure appeared outside the door. It was Wu Yue. Blackmore was startled, but then he immediately reacted, stood up, and said flatteringly.
"Duke, I am honored to have you here!"
Wu Yue walked to the chair brought by the butler and sat down, while the Shadow Hunter stood beside him like a guard. They had notified Queen Bettina using the voice tower before taking action, but they did not expect that the chief would come personally to deal with the matter after hearing the news.
Wu Yue just sat there quietly without any response, which made Blackmore even more nervous. The Duke in front of him was not a character that could be easily fooled. Fortunately, the butler who had returned broke the silent atmosphere. He brought three cups of coffee and some snacks, then bent down and walked out.
This made Blackmore think about the butler again. Why didn't he inform him that Duke Fengxue was coming? Could it be that he had been bribed?
"I don't know how to deal with the trouble you've brought to the kingdom! Lord Blackmoore, your actions have posed a considerable threat to the kingdom!"
Wu Yue spoke calmly as he picked up the coffee and took a sip. "Hmm!" It was a bit bitter. Sure enough, he wasn't someone who knew how to appreciate coffee. Of course, all this was in his heart, and his expression remained normal.
Blackmore's heart began to beat wildly. He was now the only noble left in Alterac. Could it be that he, as a check on the nobles' power, would also be pulled out? No way! Based on his inner guess, Blackmore gave the answer.
"I am willing to pay a fine to the kingdom. In addition, the administration of Durnholde can be handed over to officials appointed by the kingdom!"
Of these two items, the former required Blackmoore to pay a sum of money that satisfied the kingdom, while the latter was squeezing his remaining power. The military power of Durnholde was in the hands of the Shadow Hunters behind Wu Yue, while Blackmoore could control the money collected from the people and the administrative management, as well as have a private army of no more than 1,200 people.
Now Blackmore has given up one of his rights, and he guessed right that Wu Yue has no plans to touch him for the time being.
After achieving his goal, Wu Yue nodded, agreeing to Blackmore's compensation. Then he stood up and walked out of the room. The Shadow Hunter followed closely behind him, leaving Blackmore with a bleeding heart!