The only thing that puzzled Zhang Cheng was why, as the main leader of the Syndicate in the Arathi Highlands, Duke Faculest suddenly appeared in the Hillsbrad Hills.

You must know that even riding a horse from Stromgarde to the cabin will take at least six to seven days, instead of just a dozen or 10 minutes like in the game.

This also means that the other party has already ambushed nearby, and there is likely to be some follow-up plan.

Although he doesn't care about the struggles and grievances between the Alliance, the Forsaken, and the Syndicate at all, it's better to figure it out so that similar situations don't happen on the next trip to Dalaran.

The Duke of Fakurest stroked the thick beard on his chin, not knowing what he was thinking. After a full minute, he raised his head and said meaningfully: "Interesting. Young mage, you deliberately revealed something. This is important news, if I'm not mistaken, you are going to make a deal with me, right?"

"That's right! I don't know what you want?" Zhang Cheng didn't intend to hide his intention at all, and he admitted it openly.

Perhaps for all parties, the huge magic shield in the ruins of Dalaran is full of mystery. Almost everyone is eager to know what big news the mages of the Kirin Tor Council are hiding inside.

But for him who is familiar with the history of Azeroth, there are no secrets at all.

"Yes! But I have to know what your conditions are." Duke Fakurest said while raising his hand to stop the small movements of several thieves under him from approaching the wooden house.

Zhang Cheng turned his head slightly, glanced at the sneaking thief with contemptuous eyes, and stretched out his fingers without looking back: "My conditions are very simple, there are only two points in total. First, return the goods to The poor businessman, and promised not to attack him and his caravan in the future. Second, tell me the real intention of your presence here, and you must say that it is for a mere box of arcane crystals. Although the arcane crystals are precious, But it’s not enough for a big man like you to make a trip in person.”

Undoubtedly, this behavior of seeing through the stealth of the thieves at a glance shocked several thieves.

They didn't know that in fact, Ruisen had attached many invisible magic eyes to the wooden stakes around the hut. As long as he established contact with these eyes, even a fly would not be able to escape the mage's detection.

It was also thanks to these magic eyes that Zhang Cheng was able to see every move outside the room.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, this forest hut is simple and dilapidated, but in the eyes of the mages, it is a fortress that can protect their own safety.

"Hahahaha! Young man, don't you think you're too greedy? That's a whole box of arcane crystals, and you want to exchange it with a few pieces of information that you can't be sure of." Fakurest The Duke sneered.

"Whether I'm greedy or not, you know best. Don't you want to know what the great miracle I mentioned just now refers to?" Zhang Cheng spread his hands noncommittally and asked back.

He is not a fool, he is very clear that the other party is bargaining, and by the way, he will test whether he can produce some useful information.

"A great miracle?" Duke Fakurest's eyes lit up slightly.

Zhang Cheng nodded affirmatively: "Yes! A great miracle! After it is completed, no matter whether it is a tribe or an alliance, it will no longer be able to threaten Dalaran. The city of magic will be presented to the world with a brand new attitude. before."

Duke Fakurest turned around, whispered a few words to a warlock who was following him, and quickly turned back and said in a slightly threatening tone: "Well, you have successfully aroused my interest. I Guaranteed, as long as the information you provide is valuable enough, let this merchant go, and promise not to loot his caravan again, and also tell you the purpose of our trip. But please remember, if I find out that you are deceiving me , then sorry, these poor people will die because of you."

"Short and powerful, I like the way you speak. No problem, I accept your additional conditions. To show my sincerity, let me first tell you what the so-called great miracle is. It is not the powerful magic that many people imagine, or It is a destructive weapon, it is a city, a city that can float in the sky, a city that can be teleported to any corner of the world anytime, anywhere..."

"What... what?! A city floating in the sky!!!"

"how can that be!"

"Fake! He must be lying!"

……

All of a sudden, everyone present was shocked by the future Dalaran, and they were even unwilling to believe the possibility of his existence.

Chapter 15 Invitation

Compared with the sluggish expression on his subordinates, Duke Faculest was undoubtedly much calmer. He lowered his voice and asked the warlock next to him covered in cloak and hood: "What do you think, Marez? The Kirin Tor Council Is it possible to build a city that flies in the sky?"

"I don't know if the Kirin Tor Council can build a city that flies in the sky, but I can assure you that this mage is not lying. Everything he said just now is true. As for whether he got it from others You won’t know the fake news.” Warlock subconsciously retracted his big green hands into his sleeves, and quickly gave his own judgment.

"Then, your suggestion is..."

"My suggestion is that no matter whether the flying city really exists, he must know a lot of secrets about Dalaran."

"I understand."

Duke Fakurest nodded thoughtfully, and yelled directly at his bodyguard: "The people who released the caravan, return all the goods to them, including the arcane crystal."

"Obey, master." Otto showed perfect obedience as always.

Although he himself prefers to use extremely cruel methods to torture and kill prisoners, as long as the order is given, he will immediately execute it without hesitation.

In just a few minutes, everyone including old George, his daughter, and the surviving driver of the caravan were released.

After recovering their freedom, they immediately rushed to the bottom of the wooden house and sought shelter from Zhang Cheng.

Old George didn't even bother to take over the goods on the carriage, he held a small box full of arcane crystals in one hand, and held his daughter tightly with the other hand, ignoring the wound on his head, he bent down and bowed deeply. Bowing: "Thank you very much for your help, Master Master. I swear on my reputation and life, as long as I can reach Dalaran safely, I will definitely repay this kindness."

"You're welcome, I just did what I should do." Zhang Cheng smiled and waved his hand.

In fact, if the scroll hadn't given the task of "Businessman's Ambition", he wouldn't have bothered to manage the life and death of a group of NPCs.

From the very beginning, he was very clear about his position, a complete outsider, whether it was the Horde and the Alliance, or a greedy goblin businessman, or an evil organization like the Syndicate, who could bring him benefits, He can trade with whomever he wants, or even cooperate with him.

But old George didn't know this, he still saluted gratefully, and then carefully watched the syndicate bandits around the cabin.

"Okay, mage, I have already satisfied your conditions. Now please explain, what is going on with this so-called floating city?" Duke Fakurest urged impatiently.

Needless to ask, he knew that the big movements of the mages made him a little nervous.

After all, anyone who thinks that a city is floating in mid-air and can launch a violent attack on ground targets at any time will not be in a good mood.

What's more, the ruins of Dalaran are located on the shore of Lake Lordamere, next to the Hillsbrad Hills. If the Syndicate wants to rebuild the Kingdom of Auckland, then this is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

In the heart of Duke Faculest, it is best for Dalaran to maintain its current size and state. It has enough strength to stop the expansion of the Forsaken in Silverpine Forest, but does not have too much strength to estimate other things.

Zhang Cheng was keenly aware of the anxiety and irritability that flashed away in the other party's eyes, and comforted him with a half-smile: "Relax, there is no need to be so nervous. Didn't I already tell you that the Kirin Tor Council has no time or energy to For you. To be precise, some heavyweight members of the council are planning to let Dalaran break away from the alliance and become a neutral organization."

"Leaving the alliance? Neutral?!" Duke Faculest grasped two key points keenly.

You must know that Dalaran has always been the most loyal ally and partner of the Alliance since its establishment. If Dalaran withdraws from the Alliance, it means that the Alliance's strength in the northern part of the eastern continent will be greatly weakened. As long as Stromgarde, Valley of Refuge, With three strongholds in Southsea Town, the Syndicate can sweep the entire region and rebuild the Alterac Kingdom.

"Yes! So we are not enemies, not now, nor will we be in the future.

By the way, your method of making money by robbing passing caravans is too poor.

If I were you, I would change the method, such as taking a one-time protection fee of 5.00% to [-]% according to the value of the goods.

After all, even a fool would understand that if there were too many robbers killing people and stealing goods along the road, there would naturally be fewer merchants, and fewer merchants would mean less income from robbery.

Conversely, if the robbers no longer kill people, but use a win-win way to obtain benefits, the number of merchants will naturally increase.

An increase in the number of merchants means an increase in the income of the robbers, thus forming a virtuous circle.

Of course, collecting protection fees alone is not enough, it is better to be responsible for the safety of the merchants along the way.

In this way, Syndicate will gradually transform from a criminal organization to a service-oriented organization.

Whether it is for your reputation or for rebuilding the Alterac Kingdom, it will be of great help. "

Zhang Cheng, a self-proclaimed civilized person, really couldn't understand the other party's brutal and cruel behavior, so he offered a small suggestion.

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