Currently, the Kaldorei Empire has four major port cities. Nordrassil is the political and military center, and in Gale's planning, its influence is extensive.
The vast farmlands from Shal'Aran to Falanaar are Nordrassil's food supply.
The industrial zone from Shal'Aran to Suramar Port is Nordrassil's commodity guarantee.
Suramar Port, in turn, is the guarantee for Nordrassil's maritime trade.
However, to ensure the interests of the other three cities, Nordrassil's maritime trade is only directed at major cities, which then radiate to surrounding areas.
Black Rook Hold was able to develop rapidly under this policy.
Although Vashj'ir has a singular economic system, it has also developed very quickly through mining.
The only city lagging behind is Darkmoon City.
Duke Moon Rage, while politically accomplished, lacked talent in infrastructure.
Most of the Kaldorei in Darkmoon City were members and followers of various military families, and almost none had followed Gale.
Gale's spellcasting philosophy was not disseminated in Darkmoon City, nor did Darkmoon City have the Elemental Spell Codex.
They had no habit of using Earth Element to excavate stones, and Darkmoon City had neither a Well of Eternity nor a World Tree.
This led to a widespread occurrence of Arcane addiction in Darkmoon City, and the Mages, unable to bear the torment, had to rely on the Kaldorei themselves to build Darkmoon City.
Three years passed, and Darkmoon City had not even recovered one-tenth of what Moon Rage had envisioned.
If not for the large number of buildings stored when the Well of Eternity exploded, the Kaldorei would probably still be sleeping in the wilderness.
Not only was the project slow, but it also caused widespread complaints among the Kaldorei; it was only because Duke Moon Rage was highly respected and led by example that some unstable factors were suppressed.
Just as Duke Moon Rage was struggling to hold on, Nordrassil's fleet appeared on the high seas.
Garrosh led the Shadowsong Fleet, accompanied by ten merchant ships, aiming to open trade routes and establish a trade system around Darkmoon City.
However, the fleet could not dock.
Darkmoon City not only lacked a port, but the ruins of the destroyed sections in the sea had not even been cleared.
With no other option, Garrosh could only dispatch the liches accompanying the fleet to clear a navigable route through the underwater ruins.
Then, on the shore, he used solid ice to build a makeshift dock, allowing all ships to berth.
Duke Moon Rage greeted Garrosh like a savior, saying, "General Garrosh, you have finally arrived."
Garrosh now holds the rank of Major General, but he belongs to both the navy and the army.
And because he served as a commander during the War of the Ancients, his command authority takes precedence over other Major Generals.
Currently, apart from Gale, the highest-ranking general in the Kaldorei Empire is a Major General.
In other words, apart from Gale, Garrosh can command anyone.
It was his unique position that led Gale to send him to Darkmoon City.
Duke Moon Rage poured out his grievances, "General, you don't know how difficult our lives have been!
The Mages have contracted some illness and are tormented all day, only improving after absorbing Arcane Energy.
Now, not only can they not help, but I also have to assign people to look after them to prevent them from committing suicide due to the torment.
Without Mages, city construction can only rely on everyone working together…"
Garrosh smiled and said, "Duke Moon Rage, His Majesty knows your difficulties, which is why he sent me."
He gestured to Pisaster, "The Mages here suffer from Arcane addiction; first, unload the arcane crystals from the ship and send them to the Mages."
Pisaster immediately went to work; he is now the director of the Nordrassil Industrial Zone and the Minister of Maritime Trade, responsible for implementing Gale's economic plan.
After the arcane crystals were delivered, the Mages absorbed the Arcane Energy within them, and their Arcane addiction immediately subsided.
Garrosh and Duke Moon Rage followed, and seeing the Mages gradually returning to normal, Duke Moon Rage was full of questions.
Garrosh explained the formation and solution of Arcane addiction to Moon Rage, then said, "Darkmoon City lacks an energy source and is not a Arcane network node, so Mages consume too much mana, naturally leading to Arcane addiction.
Moreover, if the energy problem cannot be solved, the Arcane addiction will continue to recur."
"Then what should be done?" Duke Moon Rage eagerly asked.
Garrosh: "For now, we can only use arcane crystals as a temporary measure; His Majesty is working on a solution."
Duke Moon Rage heard that Gale also had no immediate solution and could only keep this matter in mind.
"General, you also said that Mages should not consume too much mana, so what about the construction of Darkmoon City?"
"Don't worry, Duke, I have brought a lich army; the city construction can be left to them."
"Liches?" Duke Moon Rage thought of the mysterious Mages who hid themselves in mage robes; could they, like Mejia, have been resurrected after death?
Garrosh noticed Duke Moon Rage's unusual reaction, "These liches were once Nathalass Mages.
Mejia transformed them into liches, freeing them from the curse."
Duke Moon Rage breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Then he sighed, "To be able to live on in this way might be the best way.
By the way, has Prince Farodis also been resurrected?"
"Not yet!
His Majesty's intention is to wait for materials, as Prince Farodis contributed to the Empire, and His Majesty wants to prepare a powerful body for him."
Duke Moon Rage understood; although Prince Farodis died before achieving success, he was, after all, an ally of Gale and a powerful Mage himself.
After resurrection, his strength should at least be greater than before.
Moreover, Duke Moon Rage darkly thought: before gaining control of all the Mages of Nathalass, Prince Farodis would probably not be resurrected.
The leader of the lich army is Mentor Nidiir; she is currently an intern mentor at Nathalass, specifically responsible for leading lich apprentices who have completed their training to work outside.
She quickly assigned the liches' tasks; they were divided into several groups: one group went up the mountain to collect stones, another went into the sea to clear ruins, and a third repaired damaged houses in the city.
Even if the Earth Element and Water Elementals were unwilling to be summoned, they still easily completed their work with the Elemental Spell Codex.
Because they were not afraid of injury or death, after collecting stones, they would cast a levitation spell, then push the stones down the mountain; the liches at the foot of the mountain would then push the stones into the city, completing several months' worth of work in a single day.
The Kaldorei watched in amazement as the liches repaired the damaged houses in the city in one day, cleared the underwater ruins in three days, built a dock capable of accommodating battleships in ten days, and constructed a brand new Darkmoon City in one month.
More importantly, these liches seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of mana and did not stop for a moment.
Those who previously harbored ill intentions constantly congratulated themselves, grateful that they had not acted earlier; otherwise, facing this powerful lich army, there would have been no room for resistance.
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