Dark Portal Year 4, October 16th.
This was a big day worthy of the entire Alliance's commemoration, because on this day, it announced the completion of the reconstruction of Stormwind City, the construction of the Overwatch Stronghold that was responsible for monitoring the Dark Portal, and the opening of the entire railway that spanned more than two thousand kilometers, spanning across four major regions and connecting Stormwind City and the Overwatch Stronghold.
Using two years to create so many things, not to mention the amount of manpower and resources used, just this short period of time was enough to shock the entire Alliance.
"Impossible!?" Terenas almost fell off his throne.
"No way! I've only just finished rebuilding the inner city! "Solas, whose home had also been demolished, looked at his Riptide Castle, which was now a size smaller, and smiled bitterly.
What was even funnier was that after Gilniss broke away from the alliance, King Zeon Greymane acted as if he was possessed. He was worried that the alliance of almost ten kingdoms would interfere with Gilniss' internal affairs. Since last year, they had given up on the southern part of Silverpine Forest and started building the Greymane Wall along the terrain.
Zeon's method was similar to Thoradin The Great's construction of the Thoradin Wall to ensure the safety of the Arathi Highlands. However, it was infuriating to compare oneself to another.
Gilniss had only just finished building a wall, but it was already announced that both cities had been completed at the same time.
Old Gene's face was slapped so hard that it was bright red.
"That's impossible. How did Duque do it?" Zeon cursed from his throne.
"I heard that he boldly used goblins to help him, and even pulled over a lot of giant arcane puppets."
"Gnomes? Arcane Puppet? Duque must be crazy! "
You can't blame Gene for saying that. Almost all of the intelligent races on the continent didn't have a good impression of the Gnomes. They only knew how to destroy things without building anything. No matter where they went, they would create a foul atmosphere.
However, it also depended on how it was used.
No matter how unreliable the Gnomes were, there were a few things that allowed the Gnomes to be at the forefront of the world.
The first was the Goblin Lumberjack.
These gigantic robots were as tall as two people. Even though their terrible fuel engines produced ear-piercing noises all day long, and they constantly produced pungent smoke, the efficiency of the Goblin Lumberjacks was far above all other races. Even the thick-shouldered Orc labourers couldn't compare to these robots that had sawtooth circular chainsaws installed on their arms.
The second was Goblin Gunpowder.
Don't think that the Goblins were a bunch of fellows who were adept at using gunpowder and shouting "Explosions are art".
Another way to use the Goblins was to use them to blow up mountains.
The ground of the Elven Forest was mostly flat. After laying gravel and wooden ties, the rails would be very stable. Starting from the Red Ridge Mountain, it was no longer possible. The rugged Redridge Mountains originally only had a narrow, winding path.
To get the trains through, it must be widened.
When Duque chanted the mysterious spell that had always been effective against the gnomes, "Dollar! Coin! I'll give you a lot of gold coins! "Afterwards, countless goblins' eyes turned red as they howled and charged up the mountain with explosives.
The continuous explosions could even be heard dozens of kilometers away in the East Cove Lumberjacks.
The crazy Goblins blew up rocks and themselves into the sky. Within three months, they blew up the canyon near the triangular intersection into a basin and turned the natural moat into a passageway!
According to the original agreement, after the completion of the project, Duque would pay more than 15 million gold coins for the cost of blowing up the mountain. Every big boss in the Alliance was shocked to hear this amount of money.
However, one night, half a month before the project was completed, an accident happened.
For some reason, a rumor was leaked that the Red Dragon Queen Alexstrasza had helped to eliminate a big demon in the Blasted Lands. As a reward for the Red Dragon Army agreeing to leave a small team of Red Dragons in the Blasted Lands, Duque prepared a sum of up to one million gold coins for the queen.
That night, a few groups of Goblins risked their lives to sneak into the Queen's temporary cave in an attempt to steal the gold coins. In the end, the Queen was furious and went on a rampage. She killed nearly a thousand Goblins at the campsite and burned them all.
"F * ck! In the spirit of a fair and just contract, I invited you to work for me. But you came to steal the money of the Alliance's most important ally?! I'm hiring workers, not thieves and swindlers! "Duque waved his hand and told the Goblins to scram.
At first, the Goblins wanted to argue and ask if they could get half of their wages, but Alexstrasza, who was beside them, shouted, "Scram! If you talk any more nonsense, I'll burn down your Hidden Treasure Bay! "
If one had to ask what was the difference between a Goblin boss and a normal Goblin boss, it would be that the Goblins had some brains. They knew that the Goblins couldn't afford to offend the Red Dragon. If they had to blame someone, they could only blame themselves for not controlling their brainless subordinates to steal the Red Dragon Queen's treasure.
The Queen unleashed a wave of Dragon Might, and the Goblins ran away in fear.
Then, they didn't even have to pay the 15 million gold coins.
A few big bosses in the Alliance turned around and wondered if Duque had purposely blackmailed the Goblins.
That's right! He did it on purpose!
The Goblins were a race that only cared about money.
As for moral integrity, they would sell it for money.
They could work for the Beastmen, the Dragons, or the Fire Elementals. Whoever offered the highest price, they could sell off their previous employer in the next second.
Last year, Dahlin had taken the fleet of Stormwind and the fleets of the two countries to Hidden Treasure Bay to cause trouble for the Goblins. The Goblins had to cede territory and pay reparations. They had to hand over almost all of their warships.
This year, they finally had a big deal. The Goblins had used up almost all of their gunpowder stocks. Who knew that apart from the one million gold coins down, they wouldn't receive anything more. The Goblins were furious and aggrieved. Although they had doubled the price of the cheap gunpowder and added a zero at the end, they still felt that Duke had cheated them. This time, they had been cheated by Duke.
Yes, Duque had indeed cheated them.
So what?
Duque would never let these bastards join the Alliance. Moreover, in the original history, the Goblins were on the Horde's side.
After using them, he would kick them away. Moreover, the entire Alliance was cheering.
The last key to quickly building Stormwind City and the Watchtower was the Arcane Puppets. These humanoid puppets, which were over five meters tall, were not rare. They could be seen everywhere on the streets of Silvermoon City.
The puppets only needed a Mage Apprentice to control and were quite useful. They worked without complaint and could easily lift ten-ton boulders.
Arcane puppets were the ones who built the core of the sturdiest outer wall of the Watchtower. They carried the cut boulders and stacked them up one by one. A single puppet could do the work of hundreds of people for a day.
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