Lordaeron in this life was not destroyed by the Orcs like in history, but it did not escape Arthas's attack either.
History had changed too much. Queen Cia did not become an immortal, and Anastrian did not defend Lordaeron. As a result, Lordaeron did not change its name to Undercity.
Queen Kalia had been on the throne for 15 years. On the surface, she ruled by doing nothing, and openly admitted that she was a mascot.
Lordaeron's authority was magically divided into two parts. Most of the military power was in the hands of Highlord Mograine and the military nobles led by the Abbendis Family. To be precise, the current leader of the military was Bridget Abbendis, the daughter of the former Supreme General Abbendis, who was now missing.
However, perhaps it was because King Terenas had controlled the Silver Hand, so the Silver Hand Knights under Kalia's instructions became a strange existence. It was fully funded by Lordaeron, but had autonomy. It could recruit people independently from the Lordaeron military, and it was a strange existence that fought independently.
The most interesting thing was that the economy of the entire Lordaeron was strictly controlled by Illusia. Queen Alterac held the position of Lordaeron's deputy finance minister, which was the only one in the world.
This was Duque's economic circle.
But no one could say that Illusia was not one of them. Under Illusia's single-handedly, in just 15 years, Lordaeron, which was originally very strong, became terrifyingly rich.
In the end, no one knew how rich Lordaeron was. Anyway, according to the current military expenditure, Illusia had prepared enough military expenditure for them for 10 years. The accounts were open, the funds were clear, and the gold in the inventory could be checked at any time.
Of course, the richest could no longer be considered as the traditional three families — Alterac, Kurtiras, and the Marcus Family.
The richest organization was now the Alliance.
Every four years, or when new members joined, the Alliance would review the military expenditure, the number of troops, and the distribution of armaments. In principle, the stronger countries were obliged to contribute more money, manpower, and resources.
This was an obligation.
The opposite of an obligation was also a right. For example, when conquering a new territory, the stronger countries that fulfilled their obligations had the right to get better land and gain more spoils of war.
With the Alliance's consecutive victories, even if they had to pay a large amount of compensation and war dividends according to the Alliance's strict rules, the countries would still be able to make a profit. It was more like a snowball that was getting bigger and bigger.
This time, when they heard that they were going to attack the Horde, all the countries became extremely excited and clamored for their own countries or races to send more troops.
More investment meant dividends.
Now comes the harvest season.
There was actually no direct benefit to destroying the orthodox tribes. After all, Durotar and the Barrenlands, the two traditional territories of the Barrenlands, were quite poor, and the minerals they produced were mostly low-grade copper and tin.
But it was different if they destroyed the rich and heartless Goblins.
The Rusty Water Conglomerate, the Venture Capital Company, and the Hot Sand Group, these three companies were f * cking rich.
This time, the Alliance was ruthless. They announced early in the morning that if the employees did not betray them, kill them, or report their bosses for hiding the money, the employees would also be sentenced to death.
Goblins wanted money even after they died.
Many of the employees weren't Gnomes. If they lost their lives, what was the use of money?
In addition, the Goblin tycoons, giants, and trade princes were all stained with blood. Every coin in their coffers was flowing with the smell of blood.
"If you successfully report your boss' illegal gains, the Alliance will give 1% of the total amount as a tax-free bonus after confiscating the illegal gains of the Goblins. This will reward the informant and guarantee the privacy of the informant."
This policy became a fatal blow to all the Goblins.
Not to mention the employees of other races who reported the Goblins. Even if they knew that the Alliance wanted to kill all the Goblins, there were still many bitter Goblins who continued to report with the mentality of wanting their bosses to die first.
As of December 30th, the Alliance had seized an astronomical amount of wealth from the Goblins.
How much was it?
Well, compared to the total of more than 20 countries and organizations in the Alliance in 29 years, it was about 100 times. It sounded exaggerated, but considering that this was the accumulation of countless black-hearted Goblins for thousands of years, it was not surprising.
It was ironic that when the Alliance's troops were at the gates, several major trade princes were only willing to take out a thousandth of the money from their coffers to reward and boost morale. They even spent a thousandth of the money to bribe the high-ranking officials and generals of the Alliance.
This reminded Du Ke of the Chong Zhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Those ministers whose hearts were rotten to the bone, when Li Zicheng's troops were at the gates, the Emperor asked them to donate some money to boost morale, but no one was willing to fork out any money, as if whoever did was an idiot.
In the end, the Roaming King broke into the Imperial Capital and killed all the officials and rich families. It was only then that the group of idiots cried out in fear and begged for mercy. Unfortunately, it was too late.
History was always shockingly similar. The Goblins were greedy for money, and they were indeed unrepentant.
The funny thing was that there were enemies in this world that money couldn't deal with.
For example, people like Duque who didn't care about money.
To be precise, Duque only cared about the lives of the Goblin trade princes and all their money.
No matter how stubborn the Goblins were, they couldn't withstand the soul torture of the Eredar Gemini. In just a few moments, they even poured out the Goblin girls that they had peeped on bathing when they were young.
This huge sum of money caused a huge commotion among the higher-ups of the Alliance.
Not to mention the other leaders, even a boorish man like William was excited.
Duque stopped them —
"That's right. According to the laws of the Alliance, this huge sum of money is undoubtedly the spoils of war. However, before we proceed to the Throne Conference to vote on whether or not to divide this sum of money, I have something to say. "
"That is … Money is only meaningful when one is still alive, and when one's descendants still have a future. If the Azeroth is destroyed, then no matter how many gold coins there are, they will just be scrap metal. "
"The Burning Legion is destined to come again. At the earliest, it will be five years, and at the latest, it will be no more than ten years. I've said this a long time ago. If you doubt my words, you can choose to leave the Alliance and live a comfortable life in your little kingdom. Then, you can quietly wait for the arrival of the Apocalypse. However, when that time comes, there won't be any salvation, and there won't be any army from the Alliance to save you and your people. Not to mention that the Alliance won't have any extra troops at that time, even if they do, they will just quietly watch you die. "
At this point, Duque's tone was already very heavy.
"The next time the Burning Legion comes, there won't be tens of thousands of Evil Demons arriving on this land, but hundreds of thousands. Even if the Planet Azeroth's protective spell formation is still effective, considering the weakening of the Dragon Aspect, the worst case scenario is that the Legion can easily send an army of over ten million Evil Demons. "
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