Just as Li Yi was sighing at the amazing imagination of the people of Stormwind City, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a person nodding towards him in the middle of the street.
He knew this person.
That was Anduin's personal bodyguard after he became king.
As soon as he saw him, Li Yi understood the other party's intention.
"He asked you to come?"
The man nodded and smiled.
"His Majesty said he wanted to see his old friends."
"Then let's go."
Li Yi didn't delay. This was the purpose of his trip.
Soon, he followed the other party to a secluded King's Courtyard. Very few people passed by here. Li Yi had been here several times. It was only when Anduin encountered troubles and needed to calm down that he came. Come to this courtyard to find comfort.
To be honest, Li Yi has been to several private residences of Anduin and didn't feel that this place was any different from other places.
"There you are, my friend."
As soon as he entered the yard, Li Yi saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar. The other person opened his arms and hugged him with enthusiasm.
Anduin Wrynn.
The current king of Stormwind City, a member of the Seven Kingdoms of Humanity, and a core figure of several important forces of the human race. Before coming back, Li Yi had learned that this friend who had fought side by side in the past had grown into a big man in his own right. .
Seeing him at this time, although there was still a familiar face and smile under the blond hair, Li Yi knew it very well.
Some memories can go back to the past, but the person is no longer the same person.
"Well, I'm here to negotiate with you on behalf of Red Earth City."
Now that he had thought clearly, Li Yi did not reminisce about old times when he first came up, but acted businesslike.
Anduin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he came to his senses, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"It's not necessary, you know my friend..."
"No, it's better to explain some things clearly first. It's not too late to talk about old times later." Li Yi shook his head. He knew very well which things could be mixed with personal feelings and which couldn't.
He believed that the other party also knew it very well.
"Okay, if you insist."
Seeing this, Anduin no longer insisted, but signaled his subordinates to hand over a volume of official documents.
"These are my conditions, you can take a look at them first before talking about them."
"oh?"
Li Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Anduin had already prepared and was just waiting for his arrival.
Although he was a little surprised, Li Yi still opened the official document as instructed and read it carefully. Anduin on the side looked at him quietly, taking a sip of black tea from time to time.
"To be honest, this condition surprises me. Are you serious?"
There wasn't much content on it, and Li Yi read it quickly, even though he read every word carefully.
"Otherwise? This is written in black and white. There is no need for me to make fun of you."
Anduin stared into Li Yi's eyes, and there was no trace of smile on his originally smiling face.
He was discussing this matter seriously.
"But...even I can see that what is written on it is not in the interests of Stormwind City or even your people. How could you offer such a condition?"
Anduin smiled when he heard this.
He smiled broadly.
"It seems that no city-state has ever considered negotiations from the other side's point of view, right?"
"Hahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The two looked at each other, suddenly said the same thing in unison, and then laughed.
At this moment, he regained the tacit understanding he had before.
At this moment, the originally cold atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot, and some figures hidden in the darkness in the distance also breathed a sigh of relief.
"In that case, let's call your people out." Li Yi also glanced around intentionally or unintentionally, and a gust of wind blew by, shaking the woods in the distance.
Anduin didn't pretend to be pretentious and raised his voice.
"You all, come out. I've said it before. With all your hiding techniques, there's no way you can avoid being seen through."
With a falling sound, several strong figures emerged from the seemingly normal woods, with a hint of embarrassment on their faces.
After coming out, they saluted Anduin and Li Yi respectively and then stood in two rows to act as guards.
They were originally part of Anduin's guard team.
"Don't blame them, they are just worried about my safety. You must know that there is not peace on the mainland recently. Two kings of the Seven Kingdoms have been assassinated."
"Oh?" Li Yi was a little confused as to why Andu suddenly told him these things.
He clearly knows that I am not interested in these overt and covert fights.
"To tell you the truth, there are corresponding conditions for the conditions I set out."
Seeing that Li Yi didn't speak, Anduin had no choice but to take the initiative to speak.
"Originally I thought you wouldn't come back, but I didn't expect you would come back. To be honest, this surprised me." Anduin spoke slowly, and soon told the cause and effect of the matter, which also made Li Yi understood the important reason for his attitude.
It turned out that after Li Yi left, Anduin immediately wanted to take back the ownership of the red clay base that belonged to him.
Originally, he wanted to wait until the time was right, and then express his intention to Li Yi tactfully. It would be best if he could succeed, and he would directly have a legion with strong combat effectiveness.
Even if it doesn't work, he can naturally trust Wallef (Li Yi), and he also understands that Li Yi is not the kind of person who is ambitious and wants to do something.
Such people who have both ability and ambition are always the easiest to gain the king's trust.
Therefore, before Anduin learned that Li Yi disappeared, the relationship between Stormwind City and Red Earth City was still very harmonious. The two sides had carried out very friendly cooperation in various industries, which also allowed Red Earth City to gain benefits in the early days of its establishment. It achieved extremely rapid development, providing the necessary conditions for further rapid development in the future, and Stormwind City also gained a lot of benefits from it.
Apart from anything else, there was no tax relationship between the two parties before. Businessmen from Stormwind City only need to go to Red Earth City to purchase goods at a very low price, and then sell them in cities across the mainland to make huge profits. However, Red Earth City was limited by its own development in the early stage and was vigorously developing industry and agriculture, so it did not expand its trade lines to surrounding or even further cities on its own.
All at once, a lot
However, the good times did not last long. With the disappearance of Li Yi for no reason, the originally harmonious and symbiotic relationship was replaced by another major event on the Aize continent. The two cities were originally in the "honeymoon period".
Gradually, the relationship dropped to a freezing point.
Later, when Anduin knew for sure that Li Yi was not in charge of Red Earth City today, but someone else, and that Li Yi had long since disappeared, his attitude toward Red Earth City changed completely. Big change in degree.
"What big thing do you mean?"
Li Yi knew very well what kind of person Anduin was. It was not his style to change his orders from day to day. Such a big change could only mean that there was a new change in something.
After thinking about it, there was only one big thing he mentioned.
"Otherwise, I have to be an old friend who understands me!" Anduin stared at Li Yi for a while, with a look of relief on his face.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Now that you're back, these aren't any problems."
"I think it's better for you to speak up."
Although the other party directly chose to ignore the matter, Li Yi didn't think so.
Although he has achieved most of his purpose here, he is not a person who likes to owe favors.
What's more, according to Anduin's wishes, it wouldn't be a problem as long as he was there, what if he left?
Do it again?
This obviously doesn't work, right?
He likes to solve problems once and for all.
"Okay, then I'll say it."
Seeing Li Yi's insistence, Anduin did not bite him to death, but quickly relaxed. It seemed that this matter was indeed very important to him, or to the Alliance of the Seven Kingdoms of Humanity.
Just when Anduin was about to speak, the king's guard in the distance suddenly made a gesture to stop talking for the time being.
Later, in Li Yi's confused eyes, the guards who were hiding in the dark all ran to the entrance of the courtyard and surrounded the entire courtyard. After not even a fly could fly in, they did this. A gesture of consummation.
This couldn't help but arouse Li Yi's strong curiosity.
Why, even in the king's private courtyard, you have to be so close to the enemy, as if you are afraid of being heard.
Soon, Li Yi understood the reason.
