The Port of Salmara was transformed from the original ruins of Zul'Aman. Before the port was fully built, Sarlayan visited it once and dealt with some troubles caused by the nobles there.
When I visited again this time, Salmara Port had already been officially put into use.
Ships departing from the Darth Visor Port in the north of Eversong Forest will transport many commodities from Silvermoon City to the Salmara Port by sea.
At the same time, goods produced in Unicorn Town and transshipped from other countries can also be quickly transported to Silvery Moon City through Salmara Port, effectively speeding up the efficiency of goods circulation.
In addition, the Port of Salmara, which has built both civilian and military docks, also shoulders the important task of defending against enemies from the sea.
The experience of being raided northward by Lordaeron's navy was enough once, and Kael'thas did not want to make the same mistake.
There will be Quel'Thalas naval patrol ships patrolling the waters near the port of Salmara at any time.
After several years of development, Quel'Thalas' originally weak naval military industry has made great progress. It no longer needs to purchase a large number of ships from Kul Tiras and can basically be self-sufficient.
After the navy gradually got back on track, Sarlayan made a suggestion to Kael'thas to separate daily patrol missions from maritime combat missions to avoid irritating the "friendly neighbors" in the south by frequently dispatching the navy.
Kael'thas also believed that what Sharlayan said made sense, not only for patrols at sea, but also for land.
The military is an important weapon of the country and should be avoided being deployed lightly.
In view of this, Kael'thas planned to adopt Sarlayan's suggestion and establish military police and maritime police respectively to maintain daily order on land and sea.
However, these things have nothing to do with Sarlayan for the time being. The thoughts in his mind just flashed through his mind, and he did not dare to think about it in depth, lest he be "mentioned" by his mother again.
Well, literally.
[When Yin Nasi woke up from her deep sleep at first, I thought she was a good wife and mother, but I didn’t expect...]
[After I woke up, I saw my grown-up son. As a mother, the first impression should always be good. As for after getting familiar with it...then there is no need to act again. 】
As the barrage said, when he had just gone through all the hardships to awaken Yin Nasi's soul, Sarlayan really thought that his mother was a gentle lady.
However, it didn't take long for Sharlayan to hear about Yin Nasi's "great achievements" in her early years from the Dragon Sleep Temple.
Many legends left by this demon king of the previous generation are still circulated inside and outside the Dragon Sleep Temple. Even the younger generation of dragon demon Chromie does not dare to make trouble in front of her.
“How spectacular!”
Yin Nasi stood on a small business hill in front of the entrance of Salmara Port, holding a pergola and looking at this bustling port with people coming and going with interest.
"That messy forest troll shack was actually transformed into such a prosperous port city. As expected, it is the changes driven by the development of civilization that make people feel the passage of time the most."
Sarlayan did not take his mother's words, but first raised his eyes to look at the blue sea outside the port.
Patrol ships flying the Phoenix flag of Quel'Thalas were still dutifully towing upstream on the sea. There were ships of various sizes coming in and out of the dock almost at any time, presenting a thriving scene.
Valeera also said with some emotion: "This is the east coast where the flow of people is relatively low. From this, we can roughly know how wealthy the Windrunner family sitting on the west coast has been in these years."
As Valila said, the connection between Salmara Port and Daswiese Port on the east coast is mainly responsible for domestic maritime logistics, and international trade usually goes along the west coast.
Continuing to the south, only East Wilder, which is affiliated with Lordaeron, will send cargo ships to sell goods and purchase Quelquilthalas specialties.
Further south is the Hinterland Highlands, where it is obviously impossible for the Evilbranch trolls to have trade relations with the feuding high elves.
Arathi Highlands, Loch Modan and the Wetlands have no ports on the east coast, as does the Burning Steppes and Redcrest Mountains.
Only Notheron, the Desolate Lands, the Swamp of Sorrows, and the Cursed Lands can directly enter the eastern seas of Quel'Thalas through sea routes.
However, due to various reasons, these places have almost no shipping connections with Quel'Thalas.
Booty Bay, which is far away in Stranglethorn Valley at the southernmost tip of the continent, occasionally sends merchant ships from the east coast in order to avoid the Bloodsail pirates who are plundering crazily on the west coast.
However, this situation is only temporary. Through the information provided by the Backlight Blade, Sarlayan has always been aware of the changes in the situation inside and outside the Eastern Kingdom.
Since freight transportation between the Hinterlands and the outside world needs to pass through extremely rugged trade routes, and the transportation cost is too high, the Wildhammer dwarves sitting in the Eagle's Nest Mountains adopted Sarlayan's proposal and planned to open a sea route.
The current High Lord of the Wildhammer is Sarlayan's old acquaintance, Kurdran the "Dragon Reaver" Wildhammer.
Since Kurdran Wildhammer, the original leader of the Wildhammer clan, volunteered to stay in Draenor with the expeditionary force, Falstad, the war hero, could only bite the bullet and take over the important task of leading the people.
Falstad and his gryphon partner Swiftwing are very confident in fighting, and they will not be timid even when facing the orcs' red dragon knights in the second war.
However, as a soldier, he has deep doubts about his ability in internal affairs. In the years since he took office as the temporary overlord, Falstad has been walking on thin ice, carefully maintaining the original territory of the Wildhammer dwarves, and not daring to easily upset the balance.
The Wildhammer dwarves have a more generous temper than the Bronzebeard dwarves who live in the city. They don't like Falstad's cautious style of governance.
Some enterprising Wildhammer dwarves left the Eyrie Mountains, crossed the Arathi Highlands and wetlands, and returned to Northeron, the former home of the Wildhammer dwarves.
Ever since Cho'gall's Twilight's Hammer clan was driven away, the old Wildhammer capital of Grim Batol was completely abandoned.
After more than 200 years of inactivity, the curse placed on Grim Batol by Dark Iron Queen Modgud during the War of the Three Hammers has long since dissipated.
The Wildhammer dwarves who went south repopulated in Grim Batol, and vigorously called on their compatriots in Eyrie Mountain to return to their hometown and jointly develop the long-unmanaged Northeron Highlands.
Seeing more and more Wildhammer dwarves leaving Eagle's Nest Mountain and heading south to explore the wilderness, Falstad finally couldn't sit still.
After consulting the griffon knights and shamans, Falstad decided to accept Sharlayan's advice and adjust his overly cautious governance policy.
Since the completion of the Port of Salmara the year before last, the Wildhammer dwarves of Eagle's Nest Mountain have begun to march step by step towards the coastline under the cliffs of the eastern Hinterlands, setting up many sentries along the way to defend against the invasion of the Vilebranch Trolls.
There is no Evilbranch troll force on the eastern coast of the Hinterlands. What occupies the coastline is another small forest troll clan that has been oppressed by the Evilbranch Troll all year round - the Maltooth Clan.
Under the advice of the shamans, Falstad tried to send envoys to communicate with the Maltooth Troll, and he really achieved good diplomatic results.
Although they are both forest trolls, the Evil Fang Clan does not have the slightest fondness for the always powerful Evil Branch Clan.
After some back-and-forth diplomacy, the Maltooth clan agreed to let the Wildhammer dwarves build a port on the northern coast.
In return, the Wildhammer dwarves need to send troops to rescue the chief's son of the Maltooth clan who was captured by the Evilbranch troll and prepared to be sacrificed.
If the Wildhammer dwarves can successfully complete their mission, there will be one more trade partner on the east coast of Quel'Thalas.
On the other hand, the Wildhammer branch that went south to develop Northeron also intends to open a port, and the Bronzebeard dwarves who are resident in the barren land also intend to establish closer maritime connections with Quel'Thalas.
In the next few years, the maritime trade industry on the east coast has good development prospects and should bring more substantial income to Quel'Thalas.
However, in order to completely open up the maritime trade routes on the east coast, Quel'Thalas still needs to resolve an obstacle through diplomatic channels.
Kingdom of Lordaeron.
Just when Sarlayan lowered his head to consider the diplomatic strategy with the Kingdom of Lordaeron, he keenly noticed that his mother's gaze turned around again, so he had no choice but to give up temporarily and showed a simple and honest smile to Yin Nasi, who looked suspicious. .
"Hmph! You're a smart kid."
Yin Nasi snorted angrily: "I'll say it again, don't think so much when you go out to play. Work is work, and life is life. The two cannot be confused."
"Let's go to the pier and rent a boat and let mom show you real sea fishing skills."
"Uh~ What about that."
Sarlayan pointed to the pier of Salmara Port with a strange expression. A gorgeous ship painted in gold and red was docked at one of the private piers where no one came between.
"No need to rent it. When Salmara Port was completed, the Sun King specially gifted me a high-end yacht in recognition of my planning."
Yin Nasi: "...Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
'You didn't give me a chance to say...'
