If it had been the arrogant, eccentric, and self-righteous Gene from before, he would have left already.
As time went by, people would actually change.
Moreover, Gilnis had left the Alliance five years after the Dark Portal. Such a long period of time had caused Gene's mentality and temperament to change greatly.
Even though he knew that this was probably Duque's test, Gene didn't dare to take the risk.
Gilnis no longer had any capital to bargain with the Alliance. To put it bluntly, Gilnis was now a forgotten country, a dispensable pebble on the side of the road.
Although Gene had been wary of and refused the Alliance's infiltration for many years, and although this method had been effective 15 years ago after the Dark Portal, the prosperity and power of the Alliance were displayed in front of the people of Gilnis almost every day after Duque came to power.
Especially after Southshore was built into Southshore City, Alterac was rebuilt, and the north and south coasts were built into the ports of Lordaeron. Looking down from the towering cliffs of Gilnis, countless ships could be seen passing through the sea day and night.
On the map, Southshore City was located near the junction of two sunken continents. For the sake of maritime safety, Duque specially set a route. Merchant ships and warships all sailed from Baradine Bay in the south to Southshore City, and then along the north coast all the way around Hillsbrad Hills and Gilnis to the south.
In order to facilitate navigation at night, there was a shore lighthouse every three kilometers along the entire coast, except for Gilnis. On the high seas opposite Gilnis' territory, Duque also used a large number of murlocs to build lighthouses for the helmsman to control the ship.
During the day, they could see the ship directly, and at night, they could see the lights at the bow and stern of the ship.
At first, Gene thought that this was a deliberate demonstration by the Alliance, but he soon discovered that the maritime trade of the Alliance was really flourishing. This was because he could clearly distinguish which were Stormwind's, which were Kurtiras', Alterac's, and occasionally Dalajan's and Ironforge's flags.
Recently, he could even see the long-lost flag of the Stromgard Kingdom from Torrent Fortress.
On the south coast, there were these and Lordaeron's flags.
If these ships symbolized the prosperity of the Alliance, then the Alliance's flying battleships that occasionally flew by were a declaration of the Alliance's strength to the world.
After Stromgard was reinstated, the people of Stormgard didn't hesitate to sacrifice their lives and fought bravely on the frontlines because of Danas's good sense of justice.
Duque increased the treatment of Stormgard and allowed the Alliance's newly built Fourth Air Fleet to dock next to Riptide Castle. This was not a political threat, but a form of support.
This was because the members of this fleet were basically people from Torrential Castle, and the Alliance had built a new spare parts production center there, using the minerals in the Arathi Highlands to produce and maintain the airships there. The Alliance was the one who paid.
Every member country of the alliance adhered to the principle of those who had the money contributed, and those who had the strength contributed. As a newly restored country, Stromgard's membership fee for the next ten years was a symbolic one gold coin per year.
The Alliance, on the other hand, paid the Fourth Fleet millions of gold coins for maintenance every year.
The industrial system that was created to suit the geography of Stromgard greatly boosted the local economy. Almost everyone in Riptide Castle could feel the sincerity of the Alliance, and their loyalty to the Alliance increased.
With Gilniss in a desperate situation, Zeon ordered his scouts to secretly gather intelligence on the Alliance, and the first thing he knew was how prosperous Alterac was, and how the people of Stromgard, who were rolling in ruins a few years ago, rose in such a short time.
To be honest, he was very envious.
But be it Gilniss or him, their positions were quite awkward.
The Alliance could ignore Gilniss, but if they angered the Alliance, the Alliance might even treat the people of Gilniss as monsters and slaughter them all.
Zeon himself was even more so.
Logically speaking, he was definitely a veteran in the Alliance. Among the seven human kings when the Alliance was first established, Terenas, Antonidas, Eden Piraunod, Solas Trollbane, Laing Wrynn, and Daelin Proudmoore all died for various reasons.
There was also Anduin Lothar, who was the chief commander.
Without Duque, Zeon, who wanted to join the Alliance again, would be the only first generation elder. This could be said to be an absolute taboo in politics.
If you were more senior than the current leader of the Alliance, where would the leader put his face?
Fortunately, there was still Duque.
At that time, the excessively young Duque was the deputy commander of the Alliance! Logically speaking, he was just an 'admiral'.
In the original history, finding Malfurion as a middleman was something that had to be done. In this life, it was not so troublesome, and he believed that he understood Duque better.
As for Duque saying that 'the Alliance has a choice', Zeon had no objections.
He said in a nearly servile tone: "Yes! The Alliance has a choice. But Sir Marcus, have you ever thought that the Alliance needs a melee soldier? "
"Oh?" Duque was interested.
It seemed that Zeon had secretly done his homework.
"I think you won't deny that even if the Alliance has developed to the point where it has terrifying artillery, but professionals can still ignore the power of artillery to a certain extent, right?" Said Zeon carefully.
"Yes, go on." Duque nodded.
Zeon secretly heaved a sigh of relief: "The Alliance seriously lacks warrior professionals. Elves and Gnomes are not suitable, their physiques are not suitable. Dwarves and Draenei are both very suitable, but unfortunately, the number of dwarves and Draenei is not large. Humans, who have the largest population, are the most suitable. Unfortunately, compared to Beastmen and Taurens, the human physiques are not even comparable to Trolls. "
Seeing that Duque did not object, Zeon made a recommendation: "Many people of Gilnis have been bitten by werewolves and turned into werewolves. But they can control themselves very well, and will not fall into madness and lose control. These humans turned into werewolves are quite suitable as warriors. Whether it is a quick assault or a head-on confrontation, werewolves are faster than humans, have a better physique, and have stronger vitality. Many injuries that are fatal for humans are not a problem for werewolves. "
At this point, Zeon's voice became softer: "As long as humans do not hate or fear werewolves, I think werewolves will be a very good addition to the Alliance."
Having said that, he looked eagerly at Duque, stared at Duque's mouth with an expectant gaze, swallowed his saliva, and prepared to listen to the words that would come out of Duque's mouth, which were tantamount to the verdict of a trial.
Duque smiled: "Werewolves, right? Actually, there is no problem. "
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