Brian Bronzebeard has seen many, many weird things in his long 400-year life.
From the insect-man ruins in the remote Silithus desert to the temple ruins of the ancient elven empire on the Azshara coastline, he once escaped from the sea giants and communicated with the barbaric centaur tribe.
In the continent of Limdor, he even had some tauren friends, and had been to the great library of Quel'Thalas. He was even lucky enough to see the treasure of the high elves - the sunwell shining with magical light.
But Brian could swear that he had never seen such a "smart" device before him.
The gnomes were the first race in Azeroth to use gunpowder and study technology. The dwarves who were friends with them were also influenced by the dwarves. The development of the dwarf civilization focused on technology. Compared with the dwarves who were still in the theocratic and feudal era.
Human beings are better able to understand the meaning of technology, but even so, when seeing the data storage device of the starry era in front of him, Old Brian was still as surprised as if he had seen an alien.
Just as Elonnaya said before going into shutdown and hibernation, the technology of the dwarves is not even up to the entry-level level compared to their ancestors. Maybe the dwarves are better, but they are only beginners.
"Please ask questions!"
The voice with a metallic sound sounded for the fifth time, and the old dwarf came back from his random thoughts. He looked at the starry scene in front of him, coughed lightly, and asked in the most serious voice:
"Excuse me, what is the curse of flesh and blood?"
As Brian's voice sounded, the picture composed of light blue stars in front of him changed rapidly, and a report composed entirely of Titan text appeared in front of him. Unfortunately, the old dwarf could not understand it.
Brian has never hated his ignorance so much. Maybe the answer he has been pursuing all his life is right in front of him, but he can't understand it. Fortunately, this platinum disc also provides the function of sound translation.
"Due to insufficient authority of the inquirer, only public database information is provided."
"The Curse of Flesh is a method used by the ancient gods to corrupt Titan creations. The first recorded transformation of the Curse of Flesh occurred 35,067 years ago. During the civil strife of the Guardians, the Iron Vrykul of the Miedong Clan appeared.
In response to the signs of becoming flesh, the earth spirits and mechanical gnomes were infected by the flesh curse for a shorter period of time, which occurred between 16,000 and 14,000 years ago."
"After the Exiles sealed the Uldaman base, the Curse of Flesh spread to all of the Exiles' followers at an extremely fast rate."
"The curse of flesh and blood will seriously weaken the hard body and will of the titan creation. Due to unknown reasons, the fully fleshed titan creation will selectively forget any information related to the titan. Therefore, it is initially suspected that there is something in the curse of flesh and blood.
The power comes from the ancient gods. After the collapse of the Dark Empire, they chose a more cunning way of fighting."
The old dwarf was stunned for a while as he listened, as if he were listening to a book from heaven. This passage was not complicated, but many of the words Brian had never heard of. He scratched his head and thought for a while, and then asked again:
"What are the Titans, the Old Gods and the Dark Empire?"
"Titans are what the gods of the Pantheon call themselves. Each of them is a maintainer of order evolved from the star soul. Their mission is to shape the living environment among the stars and ensure the prosperity of the stars. Azeroth
Si's life environment was also shaped by the Titans of the Pantheon, and the rest of the questions cannot be answered due to insufficient authority of the inquirer."
"Oh, hell! What's that Titan creation?"
"Inquiry... Titan creations are left behind after the Titans of the Pantheon shaped the life environment of Azeroth. They are responsible for maintaining the normal operation of the planet and the order of life, including the Titan guardians and their dependents.
, the recorded Familia include Iron Vrykul, Iron Dwarves, Earth Spirits, Mechanical Gnomes and Iron Colossus."
"The Titan creations used mechanical creation templates to avoid being corrupted by the spirit of the ancient gods. The collapse of the Dark Empire proved the superiority of mechanical creations, but the subsequent rebellions, especially the spread of the curse of flesh, proved that the ancient gods had already developed
A means of corrupting Titan creations."
"Oh, earth spirit! Yes, earth spirit!"
Brian's fists clenched together and he said loudly:
"Alonaya also said that we dwarves are the descendants of the earth spirits who suffered the curse of flesh and blood. So, please introduce me to the earth spirits and their mission!"
"Inquiry..."
The starlight phantom in front of Brian's eyes began to change again. A figure that was 70% similar to the dwarf appeared in the projected phantom, and the voice sounded again:
"Earth Spirit, the first generation of Titan creations, has a creative mission: responsible for helping the Titan Guardians maintain the Titan ruins, maintaining the normal operation of Ulduar, and helping the Titan Guardians to control the furnace of will to create more Titan creations. The first generation of Earth Spirits
The king is Uriel Stoneheart, who holds the scepter of Valanel made by the guardian Mimiron, and has the authority to shape more earth spirits."
"This is it! This is it!"
Brian's eyes were red with excitement. The Titan characters he couldn't understand in front of him described the dwarves' innate sacred mission. Although he still couldn't figure out what a Titan was, there was no doubt that it was.
The dwarves really shoulder a very important mission for this world, and their pursuit engraved in their blood is not unreasonable.
"Inquiry, Yurel Stoneheart!"
Brian shouted, and a moment later, a cruel answer appeared in front of him:
"Urel Stoneheart, the first earth spirit king, has died. Cause of death: killed by the steel soldiers commanded by Loken, the guardian of the rebellion. The Valanel scepter he carried was completely damaged. In Yurel
After Stoneheart's death, the resistance of the earth elves failed, and only a small number of earth elves who were unwilling to obey followed the exiles to the Uldaman base."
"No!"
Brian let out a scream. Although this was the first time he heard the name of Urell Stoneheart, there was no doubt that he was the ancestor of all dwarves. When he heard the news that his ancestor was killed by the rebellion, the old man
Bronzebeard was very angry. He stared at the phantom in front of him with red eyes and shouted loudly:
"Query, Rebel Loken!"
"Loken, one of the Titan Guardians, the guardian of wisdom, belongs to the third level of authority in the Guardian Council. It is speculated that his sanity was corroded due to too much contact with the ancient gods imprisoned in Ulduar.
After Titan left Azeroth, he secretly started a rebellion within the Guardians and colluded with Queen Hela to imprison Chief Guardian Odin, which directly led to the fall of Ulduar and the failure of the Guardian system..."
"Buzz buzz"
Before the introduction about Loken was finished, the starlight phantom began to sway for a while, and the text on it became blurry. Brian lowered his head and saw that two crystals rich in magic power had been completely drained of energy.
, only an empty shell remains.
The dwarf knew very well that this was a sign that the database was about to shut down due to insufficient energy. Before the database shut down completely, Brian shouted:
"Query! Trogg!"
"Sizzling... Troggs, descendants of cavemen, and the first generation creations of the Titan Guardians. Because too many biological templates were added, evolution completely failed. The twisted forms contain ugly souls, omnivorous creatures, and they kill and kill.
He enjoys destruction and reproduces very quickly. Because he has an earth spirit template, he moves quickly underground. He is good at hunting through underground raids. He has poor eyesight and uses sound as a means of hunting... It is extremely threatening. It is recommended.
..destroy!"
"Buzz"
The starlight projection completely disappeared. Brian rubbed his forehead and threw the two empty crystals aside. He held the platinum disc in his arms, and his mind was filled with new knowledge rolling around in chaos, even though he could not access the real information due to lack of authority.
Important information, but the old dwarf was already satisfied with the results of his first visit.
"Since it is a database, it must contain basic knowledge."
Old Bronzebeard pursed his lips and looked at the disk in his hand:
"Then next, we need to quickly learn Titan writing to figure out these hidden histories, as well as the authority...how to improve it?"
He grabbed his hair and thought hard until the dwarf robot hanging on the wall made a clear sound, reminding him that lunch time was here. Brian, who was awakened, rubbed his belly, put down the disc in his hand, and prepared
He opened the door to have a meal, but as he reached the door, the last voice of inquiry came to his mind.
"Cavemen...operating underground...hunting with sound...etc!"
Brian's body suddenly stiffened. He looked back at the dwarf mechanical species hanging on the wall, and his eyes widened at this moment.
"Damn it! Gnomeregan is in danger!"
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The underground city of Gnomeregan, the home of the gnomes, is probably the city with the most developed mechanical civilization in Azeroth. The gnomes have inherited the minds and wisdom of their ancestors, the mechanical gnomes. They are very obsessed with mechanical creations, and they
He has a small brain and is also very good at dealing with problems related to machinery.
Hundreds of years ago, when the dwarves used crude iron tools to build Ironforge, the gnomes were already flying in the skies of Khaz Modan in primitive wooden aircraft.
In general, although the technology of the dwarfs seems to be new to the Titan Guardians, to other races, it is already a complete black technology.
However, the dwarfs' developed brains come at a price. These short people are shorter than dwarves, and they are not as muscular as dwarves. Their individual strength is very weak. Three dwarfs combined cannot defeat one.
Humans, these technological dead people in Azeroth, use their wisdom to make a living.
During the Second Orc War, gnomes also joined the alliance together with the dwarves, but their timid and neurotic character made them unwilling to have much communication with other races, except for some who were particularly courageous and adventurous.
Except for gnomes, most gnomes stay quietly in their own technological cities, studying their own simple happiness.
The gnomes live in the mountains in the northwest corner of Khaz Modan. There are small towns they have built on the surface. Between the surface and the underground city, there are steam elevators as a means of traveling back and forth. In the underground city, the gnomes have built
The complex subway is used to transport materials and people between various urban areas. This huge underground city is full of mechanical creations made by dwarfs, many mechanical guards, and some strange gadgets.
The gnomes have exaggerated personalities and like to be lively, so the entire Gnomeregan is in a happy noise almost every day. Coupled with the huge battery pack buried deeper to provide power for the entire city, this deep city
The city buried underground is like a never-ending noise generator, but the dwarfs living in it have become accustomed to this liveliness with a hint of chaos.
Today, a day in the summer of Dark Portal 2012, is very peaceful, just like any other day.
The dwarf high-level mage Julie Magic Thread was wearing a robe and holding a small staff, walking on the busiest street of Gnomeregan. There were merchants on both sides of the street selling various products, of course many of them were related to engineering.
parts, as well as some fantastic but useless creations.
"I've been in Dalaran for too long, and I'm not used to the bustle here."
The dwarf mage with cute pink hair like her sister yawned. She was recently on a trip to the eastern continent. Gnomeregan was just a stop on Julie's trip. She would stay here for a few days and then go
Ironforge, and then from the Wasted Lands to the Burning Steppes.
The little dwarf mage held a piece of bread in his hand and was thinking about his own things while eating.
In addition to going on a long and long-planned journey, she had another reason to return to Gnomeregan. It was because her poor sister Ayla had escaped from Draenor back to Azeroth after a narrow escape.
Alliance reconnaissance major and Gnomeregan mid-level engineer Ella Magic Thread resigned from the military and returned to her hometown, but she obviously suffered a lot of torture.
Julie came back once 2 years ago. Her sister was in a very bad state at that time and refused to communicate with anyone, as if she had completely closed herself off.
But this time, Julie, who was traveling in New Tarren Mill, received a letter from her sister. Ella told her in the letter to ask her to come and see her. Julie felt an unknown smell from the letter.
, because my sister has been saying in her letters that she is going to a place to atone...
This made Julie very worried, but after the two sisters had a long talk last night, Julie found that although her sister had changed a lot, she was still the Ella she was familiar with, which made her somewhat relieved.
The dwarf mage planned to persuade her sister to let her continue traveling with him to relax. But when she reached the corner of the street, a sudden loud noise made Julie turn around suddenly, and then she saw the underground city of Nomo.
Regan's solid stone walls... collapsed.
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