Chinese Warriors in World of Warcraft

Chapter 488 The Resolution to Expand the Territory (44)

manor?

This word is too sensitive, Jiang Jie couldn't help it!
In this world, the status of nobles is not determined by titles, but by fiefdoms.

Whoever has the largest hereditary fief can control the most resources, population and wealth. There are not a few barons, viscounts, and even earls who are impoverished, have lost their fiefs, and whose wealth is not as good as that of a small merchant!
The remuneration that Duke Qiaoraz wanted was far more precious than money.

Jiang Jie narrowed his eyes slightly: "You want a fief? The League of Assassins intends to move from the dark world to the light? Do you know that if you really become the Duke of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, you will be labeled as the Kingdom of Lordaeron in the future? Assassin The Alliance can no longer remain neutral!"

"I am me, and the League of Assassins is the League of Assassins. Marquis Nicholas, don't get mixed up. The League of Assassins walks in the dark world, but every member of the League lives in the light. Everyone here has An aboveboard identity, I am the same. By the way, I also believe in the Holy Light, and I pray devoutly every day, but it is a pity that the Holy Light has never cared for me."

Duke Jollach made a bad joke, and said lightly: "The Ravenholdt Manor is the property of the Ravenholdt family, so what does it have to do with the League of Assassins? But don't you think, as a duke, this Is there too little property? I also have children, and there will be more children in the future, I don’t want my child to be just a duke in name only!”

"Less? I think the Assassin Alliance, or the Ravenholdt family's secret possession of wealth and real estate, is probably no less than any duke?"

Jiang Jie pointed out something: "Besides, your duke's gold content is much higher than most dukes!"

"The Marquis was joking. No matter how much property the Ravenholdt family has, can it compare to the huge Lordamere Lake?"

Duke Jorachi straightened his body, his eyes were piercing, and he stared at Jiang Jie: "If the Syndicate and Stromgarde are all surrendered, then the Alterac Mountains, the Hillsbrad Hills, and even the entire Arathi The highlands will all become Lordaeron's territory! Lordaeron's territory will expand unprecedentedly, and Lordaeron will also become the largest human country after the Arathor Empire. This credit is enough to exchange for a duke-level fief, right? "

Jiang Jie was startled, then narrowed his eyes and fell silent.

Duke Jorazzi was right.

Hillsbrad Hills is nominally Lordaeron's territory, but the Syndicate has been operating in the northern region, and Lordaeron has no spare power to manage it.

Arathi Highlands is the territory of the Kingdom of Stormgard, and Thoradin's Wall divides that area and the outside world into two worlds.But now that King Solas is dead, Prince Garin has become a patricide, Danath Trollbane has not returned from Outland, and the Kingdom of Stormgard has no suitable successor, then once the kingdom is broken, Stromgarde, how could Lordaeron give up this golden opportunity?
Kalia, Uther, and Marquis Lawrence will definitely find ways to bring the Arathi Highlands into the territory of Lordaeron!

In this way, more than half of the land of the entire Lordaeron continent fell into the hands of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and Lordaeron will become a veritable first kingdom, and even the land area is larger than Stormwind City, Dalaran, and Kurti. Lars and Gilneas combined are bigger!
The first credit must be Jiang Jie, but the second credit must be the Assassin Alliance.

There is no doubt that once this matter is achieved, both Jiang Jie and Duke Qiao Laqi have contributed the most to the expansion of Lordaeron's territory, and the Duke position will definitely not escape!
Speaking of which, the request of Duke Cholazzi is not too much.

The issue is……

"Lord Duke, which fiefdom do you want?" Jiang Jie thought in his mind that some places must not be allowed.

The Duke of Jollach was clearly prepared, took out the map, drew a circle at the foot of the mountain to the west of Ravenholdt Manor, then looked up at Jiang Jie, smiling and saying nothing.

Jiang Jie's face turned cold in an instant!
The area that Duke Chorazi drew covers tens of thousands of square kilometers, larger than the entire Fenris Islands combined, and only a quarter smaller than Lake Lordamere!

In addition to some villages and farms, it also includes Dunholde Castle and the town of Tarren Mill.

Dunholde Castle is nothing more than that, it used to be the largest orc shelter, probably about the same size as Barov Castle on Keldron Island.After Thrall broke through there, he used the earthquake technique to turn the entire castle into ruins. There was no one inhabited at all. On the contrary, there were many elemental creatures entrenched, and strangers were not allowed to enter.

Tarren Mill was different.

After Southsea Town was destroyed twice by the Scourge, Tarren Mill has become the largest human settlement in the entire Hillsbrad Hills. The total population has exceeded 3, even larger than Hearthglen.Although as the undead entrenched in this area are cleared, the foreign population will definitely be lost gradually, but after stabilization, [-] people will definitely not be able to escape.

A town of 3 people is no less than the former Andorhal and Darrowshire.Coupled with the surrounding villages and farms, such a large fiefdom, and such a large population, the appetite of the Duke of Qiolaqi is not small at all!
There is no city in the entire Hillsbrad Hills. Tarren Mill is the most likely to be built into a city, and it will also be the economic center and trade center of the entire Hillsbrad Hills in the future.Mastering there is equivalent to mastering half of the Hillsbrad Hills. This is no small matter!
"My lord duke, your appetite is too great! I'm afraid I can't decide this matter."

Jiang Jie thought for a while, then shook his head slightly: "Perhaps you should go and talk to Her Majesty the Queen in person. But I think that if the regent knew about this, he might take the hammer of the Silver Hand and bring all the paladins with him. Come and kill you!"

The Duke of Qiao Laqi obviously didn't take Jiang Jie's threat to heart, and shook his head with a smile, "Is there anyone in Lordaeron who doesn't know the relationship between the Marquis and Her Majesty the Queen? In Lordaeron, what else is a Marquis?" You can't decide?"

"Don't say such things in the future, let alone publicize them. Otherwise, if Uther doesn't trouble you, I will trouble you too."

Jiang Jie thought for a while, weighed briefly, and suddenly felt that Uther might not object, Marquis Lawrence would [-]% agree, and Kalia probably wanted to ask her own opinion.

The question is, how important is the League of Assassins in terms of expanding territory?

If the League of Assassins didn't help, Lordaeron would have a hard time taking back the food, let alone the Arathi Highlands and the Alterac Mountains.

Neither dreadlord is easy money.After Balnazar was kicked back into the Twisting Nether, they must be more careful. Stromgarde is not a good place. The ruins of Alterac City are full of dangers. Although the two kingdoms have fallen, their foundations are still there. , I don't know how many shadow mages are entrenched.

Not so easy to deal with.

Also, time is a big issue.

The people of Lordaeron have no time to wait, so Lordaeron has no time to wait. The food must be recovered within three months at the latest, otherwise they will starve and cause trouble!
The Duke of Qiao Laqi saw this for sure, so the lion opened his mouth.

And something even scarier:

If Duke Jorach is rejected today, will the League of Assassins become the enemy of Lordaeron?

Today, Jiang Jie saw the terrifying power of the Assassin Alliance.

In a small Ravenholdt manor, the number of big professionals is even more than the entire city of Lordaeron!And that's certainly not all, the League of Assassins has people all over the world.

Once this dark organization fully exerts its power, Lordaeron may not be able to expand its territory, or even keep its current territory, for decades or hundreds of years, it will be a problem.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that I can only agree.

And if you think about it seriously, Duke Cholazy didn't have a lion to open his mouth.

The territory that the Alliance of Assassins will help Lordaeron obtain is more than twenty times larger than the fief that Duke Jorach asked for!
Even if the Alliance of Assassins only took half of the credit, it is reasonable to get such a fief.

"I will report your request to Her Majesty the Queen. I think there will be a special person to negotiate with you within three days at the latest. If I guess correctly, it should be the Marquis Lawrence himself. As far as I know, the Marquis Lawrence is also your major client ?”

Jiang Jie stood up, looked to the northwest, and said calmly: "People are coming from Eagle's Nest Mountain, I should go too! Lordaeron's current national policy is to reward meritorious deeds, if the Duke really wants to get what you want If you want, don't move too slowly!"

With a roar, the bone dragon lifted into the sky.

Jiang Jie jumped up and landed firmly on Nightmare's back, with sword behind his back and hands in his hands, heading south.

Looking at Jiang Jie's leaving figure, the smile on Duke Qiao Raqi's face disappeared, replaced by an unusual solemnity.

"Nicholas is right. If you want to get what I want, you must have enough credit! Hehe, you go to Stromgarde? Forgot to tell you, there is a fourth force in Stromgarde! It's not fun there! "

Duke Jorach turned his head, looked at the Wildhammer Gryphon Knight troops that were approaching rapidly, smiled slightly, and then turned his gaze to the northwest, which was the direction of the Alterac Mountains:

"In one month, Syndicate will cease to exist!"

(End of this chapter)