"Thank you so much this time. If it weren't for the Marshal, our Blood Elves might have been wiped out." Kael'thas looked at Lin Yang with a mixture of weariness and gratitude.
Within a short month, after experiencing the death of her father, the near annihilation of the Silvermoon Council, and the loss of half of her clan, anyone would feel exhausted.
"Huh, aren't you called High Elves?" Lin Yang asked knowingly.
"For hatred, for survival, we changed our names. Now we are called Blood Elves. From Quel'dorei to Sin'dorei."
That's true. Although the blood elves are in a better position now than in history, at least Silvermoon City is still intact. Even though the Sunwell was also corrupted, and even though the king and the council were all wiped out, at least elites like Sylvanas are still alive and well.
The entire elven race has not seen its population plummet from seven figures to five figures as it has in history. At least for now, it still maintains a number of five to six hundred thousand.
In terms of strength, after a proper rest, although we cannot compare to the combined strength of the seven human nations, we can still surpass any one of them.
But Kael'thas knew none of this. All he knew was that his people had suffered heavy losses. Silvermoon City, though not completely breached, was in no better shape.
Although Arthas has been defeated, many places in Silvermoon Forest are still permanently polluted and uninhabitable.
“Sindorei isn’t bad either; at least our people are still here, so there’s still hope. If we can’t stay in Silvermoon City, we can just move to another place. Anyway, this place is currently ravaged by natural disasters, and we don’t know when it will end!” Lin Yang said with a smile.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she remembered something else: another continent, the place where the night elves lived. Could the blood elves really lower themselves to seek refuge with their people from thousands of years ago?
Then, their fanaticism for magic changed, and they collectively worshipped the moon goddess Elune again. From then on, male elves embarked on the path of druids, and female elves embarked on the path of sentinels.
Lin Yang felt that this was unrealistic. So, competing with the orcs for habitable land? That was also unrealistic! It seemed that retreating to Kalimdor at this point wasn't a good option either.
So, staying in Lordaeron and facing the Scourge head-on? That still doesn't seem like a good idea. After all the calculations, there isn't a single peaceful place in the entire world of Azeroth.
"These are pills! These are definitely pills! In the future, Archimonde will descend, Kil'jaeden will descend, Deathwing will unleash the Cataclysm, and the Old Gods will appear. The mortals of this world are suffering too much! Although they are very valuable, they are absolutely unsuitable for human habitation," Lin Yang muttered to himself.
"By the way, Marshal, this is the royal family's treasure accumulated over thousands of years. I kept many magic stones to help the people alleviate their magic addiction, so I've added some other treasures." As he spoke, he handed over a golden bag.
The bag was quite light in my hand; I could barely feel its weight. When I untied the drawstring, Lin Yang was completely stunned.
Everywhere you look, there's a thick, bluish aura, occasionally tinged with purple. Looking closer, you can see a large amount of yellow aura beneath. The key issue is the sheer quantity!
There wasn't a single tier-five treasure, but there were about ten tier-five materials.
As for the fourth-tier, or legendary, treasures, there are quite a few. A rough count reveals twenty-four pieces. And the fourth-tier materials are even more numerous, certainly over a hundred.
What's left are third-tier treasures, probably a few thousand pieces. Several thousand third-tier magic artifacts—that's truly a windfall. And that's without even calculating the materials.
Most importantly, inside the bag was an astonishing number of gold coins. Yes, gold coins. Bright, shiny, golden-orange gold coins.
Each gold coin is worth about an ounce of gold. But that's not the point. The point is that these coins contain trace amounts of magical elements. They are arcane coins, making them more valuable.
When exchanged with regular gold coins, the ratio is roughly ten to one, and it's usually difficult to get them. On the black market, the price is twenty to one. If you take them to the main world, they can be given as gifts or collectibles. After all, they're a local specialty of this other world, and quite popular!
"Your Highness is too kind, giving me so many treasures all at once. I'm almost embarrassed," Lin Yang said shyly.
Originally, his plan was for Kael'thas to simply present a few legendary treasures and a few hundred tier-three magical artifacts as a token gesture. But who knew Kael'thas would produce so many at once?
That's a bit embarrassing. After all, even if you're ripping people off, you can't keep ripping off an honest person all the time, right?
"Silvermoon City is no longer suitable for habitation, and the Sunwell has been polluted and cannot be used until it is purified. Our people have been surviving entirely on magic stones these past few days. Marshal, do you have any good suggestions?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but nod. That's more like it. Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious. No wonder they offered so many benefits; that's the key point.
There are many solutions, the simplest being to help the blood elves purify the Sunwell directly, while also addressing the death energy pollution and the Scourge's plague problem.
Is it really that difficult to solve these problems directly? All you need is a fourth-tier legendary light-type magic weapon that you can use continuously, or you can find a fifth-tier magic weapon and use it for a short period of time!
The question is, if they actually did that, would it really be good for the Blood Elves? Not necessarily. Given their strength, facing the increasingly powerful Scourge, and future bosses like Archimonde, surviving alone would be extremely dangerous.
Moreover, and more importantly, this means that Liu Hao's plan to establish a nation will be delayed for an unknown period of time.
So, why not try a different approach and find a master?
"If someone could solve your magic addiction problem, solve your survival problem, and at the same time provide protection for the Blood Elf race, would you be willing to have your entire race submit to them?" Lin Yang suddenly asked.
Then, after glancing at Kael'thas, who seemed somewhat stunned, Lin Yang continued, "This question doesn't need to be answered right now. You can think about it first and then discuss it with others."
With that, Lin Yang left. After all, this involved the core survival of the clan, and it wasn't appropriate to say anything more.
Moreover, in Lin Yang's view, the future of Azeroth is destined to be a world fraught with disaster. Even if the blood elves survive independently and don't perish, their situation won't be much better.
Without a demigod-level expert, facing increasingly ferocious villains, whether one can survive is truly a question.
After all, this is the real world, not something Blizzard made up. It will inevitably differ more and more from the original World of Warcraft!
A mere Lich King can turn the entire world upside down, so what about Deathwing in the future? Will the future Archimonde really be foolishly outmaneuvered and wiped out like in history? That's unrealistic!
Therefore, logically speaking, if the Blood Elf race were to join Liu Hao at this point and become part of his inner circle, their safety would actually be greatly improved.
After all, given the current situation, the two strongest forces in this world are the Taiping Dao and Liu Hao.
These two legs are far stronger than the Five-Colored Dragon King, the Lich King, the Old Gods, and so many other villains.
In critical moments, the Way of Peace can summon Zhang Jiao, and Liu Hao can summon her father, Emperor Ling. Both of them clearly understand the value of this world.
To be honest, although Azeroth is not suitable for human habitation, from the perspective of value and wealth alone, it is a very good world.
There are humans, dwarves, blood elves, night elves, and countless other races such as dragons, goblins, gnomes, tauren, centaurs, boarmen, and gnolls. Just dissecting them in a lab to study their biodiversity could take half a year!
There are also all sorts of gods and monsters.
There's also the Burning Legion, which has great research value. These are all treasures! It's just a pity that Lin Yang's strength is too low; he can't do anything about it!
"There was once a strong, beautiful thigh placed before me, but I didn't cherish it. Only after losing it did I realize my regret. Nothing in this world is more painful than this. If God could give me another chance, I would say three words to that thigh..."