Li De didn't know what Boris was thinking about doing such a thing, so he didn't make any more noise because of Galin's report.

"You did the right thing by not being shaken by this, but you should not show any hostility towards Commissioner Borist. It's just that from now on, no one is allowed to mobilize the army without my order!"

After hesitating for a moment, Li De decided to deal with the matter coldly.

He was not sure whether Boris's private contact with Garin was due to this guy's impromptu initiative, or whether it represented Terenas's wishes. However, since Boris arrived in Kalimdor, Li De has always been satisfied, and if it is not necessary

He also doesn't want to fall out with the other party.

After discussion, the Alliance decided that Li De, Derek Proudmoore, Benedictus, Shandris, Anachronos and Boris would lead 20 soldiers to supervise the base camp of Hot Sands.

Goblin of Kezan.

Since entering the territory of Kezan, there have been too many extraneous things, so Li De was uneasy and wanted to go there in person.

The addition of Boris to this team was specially arranged by Li De. Boris seemed a little resistant to this, but the reasons given by Li De were also sufficient. This negotiation to determine world peace requires the mediation of Boris.

Testimony of home.

Before leaving, Lid specially brought Bakromvoz to Kel'Thuzad and Garin.

"From now on, only my orders can mobilize the army, and Buck can communicate with me through a single line. After we leave, the three of you must ensure that you can see the other two within sight at all times."

Li De's preparedness made Kel'Thuzad rarely show a serious expression.

"What's wrong? I just saw Jialin reporting to you. Did something happen?"

"Don't ask anymore, I'm just giving you an extra guarantee."

…

There was almost no communication between the Alliance people and Kezan people along the way, but there was no peace within each other.

The exchanges between the trade kings of Kezan are still a cliché. They are nothing more than the issue of profit distribution, but the alliance is much more interesting.

Boris took the initiative to come to Li De on the way and asked in a low voice.

"Protector Li De, do you plan to end this war with a negotiated truce, or do you intend to completely defeat Kezan?"

"What decision does the commissioner want me to make?"

When asked by Li De, Boris showed a very serious expression.

"To be honest, in just a few months, I have come to understand the goblins clearly. They are clearly a race of rogues who won't shed tears until they see the coffin.

If we take the path of negotiating an armistice, it may be difficult for us to obtain the expected wealth. The recent stalemate on the battlefield has made the war bonds of the countries in the rear very weak. The tone of His Majesty Terenas' letter to me seems to be

There is also some dissatisfaction.”

"Um."

Li De nodded, indicating that he already knew, but he did not give Boris an accurate answer.

…

Soon people arrived at the palace of Hot Sand. It seemed that after Zonoz was killed, its minions also lost their source of power, all lost their disguises, and turned into the indescribable posture of the Faceless Man.

Among Zonoz's minions, only a few are the ancient Faceless Men who were summoned by Streamwilder along with him. Most of them are goblins who were originally under Hotsand. They were transformed by Zonoz and are heading towards the Faceless Men.

They transform into half-goblins and half-faceless beings, which looks even more disgusting than pure faceless beings.

Neither the Alliance nor Kezan showed any mercy towards these Faceless Minions. After a moderately fierce battle, all the Faceless monsters in the Hotsand Palace were eliminated.

"Alas, Streamwilder..."

Seeing the pus and blood all over the ground, turning your magnificent hot sand palace into a hell on earth, Gigvonte couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken for his friend.

"How filthy this is."

Benedictus frowned and spread the power of Holy Light to purify the pus and blood filled with shadows as much as possible.

"Your Majesty! I found something here!"

Just then, a goblin from the Alchemist Association shouted in this direction, and everyone immediately followed the shout to the deepest part of the corridor, where a very special painting hung on the wall.

The content of the painting is actually lackluster, and it is a religious theme that is relatively scarce within the goblin race: the prophet Saint Gabrielus burnt his eldest son to the god of commerce to prove his loyalty to gold coins.

Although the ending of this story is good: the God of Commerce sent an angel named "Interest" to prevent Saint Gabrielus from killing his eldest son. But it also revealed a cruel truth.

Under business logic, all family ties and friendships must give way.

Such paintings are still common among goblins, but the special thing about this painting is that it is three-dimensional.

"What happened to this painting?"

Li De asked with some confusion, but Gigvondt knew very well.

"Behind the painting is Streamwilder's secret room, which contains his collections over the years. He once took me to visit it. If I remember correctly, this secret room should be opened like this."

As he spoke, Gigerfont stretched out his hand and pressed the knife in St. Gabriel's hand, the tip of the eldest son's nose, the gold coin on the chest of the god "interest" and other raised places.

After a few protrusions were pressed down, the entire painting was pushed outward, and then a door opened, revealing the secret room behind it.

After everyone entered the secret room, they saw Streamwilder sitting alone inside.

Resha had his back to the door. When he heard the door to the secret room being opened, he spoke in a tone of loneliness mixed with ridicule.

"Oh, you monster are here to interrogate me again? Just give up, don't get anything you want to know from me."

Just this sentence made everyone feel the bitterness, Gigvonte said excitedly.

"Strimwild! You are indeed alive! We are here to save you!"

Hearing his friend's voice, Resha turned around in disbelief.

"Gigvont! It's really you! I knew you would come to save me!"

As he spoke, Resha suddenly stood up. He looked much thinner, and even his walking seemed a little unsteady.

It's just that Li De feels a little uncomfortable. To be honest, now, it's hard for him to believe that there is such a thing as "true friendship" among the Kezan goblins.

And Li De has not forgotten how Gigvondt knew that Zonoz was counterfeiting Hot Sand. He concealed many details, which made Li De believe that the two of them were acting together at this time.

But this is not Li De's focus now. What he needs to make sure is that the hot sand in front of him is real and not some random fake.

The same concern exists in the hearts of Radolfons and others. The return of Hotsand means that there are five trade kings again, and others can no longer divide the interests of Hotsand Group.

There is real money in this, and there is no room for sloppiness.

So in order to prove that the hot sand is really hot sand, a series of very complicated procedures were carried out. First, Gigervont used several chemicals to test the reaction, and even released a few drops of blood to the hot sand to let Benedita Si used holy light to test whether there is any shadow reaction.

Guli

After doing all this, other trade kings asked Hotsand questions one after another, and finally decided that the guy in front of them was real.

After confirming his identity, both Hot Sand and Gigvont breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had not undergone deep transformation of evil energy. In the field test, the problem of evil energy was also ignored because of the faceless men. That's why he didn't reveal his identity as a warlock.

…

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Protector Li De. When I saw you appearing in Kezan, I knew that a lot of things had happened during my imprisonment.

I need some time to familiarize myself with the situation and then decide how to negotiate with the alliance, so now can you take your people and leave first?"

Hot Sand's request was not excessive, and compared to guys like Mogul, Li De was still more willing to deal with Hot Sand, but while agreeing to Hot Sand's request, he still gave restrictions.

"I can only give you 24 more hours. The alliance has no patience. And I advise you, you must recognize the situation clearly. Kezan's defeat to the alliance is inevitable. I can only allow you to bargain, but Kezan In the end, we still have to pay some price and surrender to the Alliance."

"I see."

Resha looked around at the expressions of other trade kings, and finally nodded to Li De and said this.

…

Just after Li De led the people away, Hot Sand invited other trade kings to his living room. Although after becoming a warlock, he no longer had to worry about his life, he lost control of the group and Kezan. The influence still made him seriously insecure.

Only now, sitting on his sofa, did Rousha feel like "everything is back".

"It seems that we lost miserably in the war with the Alliance. Can you guys tell us what you think?"

Hearing Resha's tone of voice as if he wanted to make the decision after regaining his freedom, Mogul felt unhappy for a while, but the embarrassment of being in public just now made him swallow all the words back in his stomach.

"Well, now that things have happened, I finally understand the situation, and there is nothing to refuse to admit defeat. We lost so embarrassingly on the battlefield, and we also have such problems internally.

Even if we finally abandon Kezan and move to another place, if the Alliance or other military groups attack us again, I have no confidence that we will be able to achieve the results of holding Kezan.

We really have no other choice but to surrender to the Alliance. Streamwilder, I don't want to ask what happened during the time you were imprisoned.

I just hope that you can tell us the truth now, what exactly do you think? If we cannot be unified internally, disasters like Zonoz the Faceless One will definitely happen to the goblins again."

Rudolfons, who had always been at odds with him, could say such a thing, which really surprised Roussa. He groped around for a long time to find a cigar and lit it.

"Derkzik, I have the same view as you. Surrender is indeed necessary. We can't afford it. I can't bear to exchange the complete decline of the goblins for the serious damage to the alliance's vitality.

But how to surrender and at what price can still be discussed. Li De just gave us a hint, which can give us a certain amount of room for bargaining.

As for how to bargain wisely, that is a science."

Having said this, Hot Sand paused for a moment and glanced over Mogul's body.

"Azerite is indeed a good bargaining chip, but it is obviously not used like this. This kind of death-to-death move is of no benefit to us at all. Taking it out casually will only lower its price, and at the same time it will also

Raise the enemy's threshold.

What kind of Azerite is the most deterrent? The answer is that Azerite that has not yet detonated is the most deterrent!
To be continued...