65. Northland Wind and Cloud. The Migration History of the Bronzebeard Clan
Time just flies by. More than half of the 18th year of the Dark Portal has passed, and the whole world has entered autumn. However, due to the influence of global magic tides, the temperature and various natural phenomena this autumn are not as good as in previous years.
So normal.
There are frequent small earthquakes throughout Kalimdor and the eastern continent, and some dormant extinct volcanoes are also showing signs of reactivation. The most terrible thing is that there will also be some sudden earthquakes on the originally safe routes of the Endless Sea.
The violent storm once disrupted the commercial flow of the entire world, which already had a complete trade order.
However, the discovery of the new continent Pandaria greatly made up for the losses caused by the magic tide.
Take the South China Sea route as an example. In the past, merchant ships departing from Booty Bay could only supply supplies at a few islands when arriving at Kalimdor's Hotsand Port. It was inconvenient to say the least.
The controllers behind the islands at the relay points of the Golden Route are making a lot of money, and they rely on their excellent terrain to ignore the big conglomerates on the route.
And now, the emergence of Pandaria, which is located in the middle of the Eastern Continent and Kalimdor, has completely brought those arrogant forces down. This new continent of considerable size will inevitably become the commercial center of the entire Azeroth in the future.
One of the most developed regions, the political and economic ties between the eastern continent and Kalimdor will also become closer due to the emergence of Pandaria.
In the past half month, the first batch of merchant ships with permission from the Pandaria have completed the first round of trade, bringing back raw silk, silk and jade of unimaginable quality from Pandaria, no matter where they are in Kalimdor.
The Eastern Continent has caused a sensation. More importantly, due to the existence of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Pandaria has a lot of food on this continent, and the price is low enough to make all the grain merchants in the two continents go bankrupt within a month.
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The king and the parliamentarians may not care about those luxury goods, but whether they are elves or humans, they have to eat and food. This is a big problem. Therefore, with the tacit cooperation of both parties, the second batch of merchant ships set off.
, there are many more experienced grain merchants...the official idea is the same, and the approach of the empire and federal high-level officials is also the same.
The issue of food sales must be discussed with the pandaren before Pandaria's food floods the market.
Another thing related to Pandaria that has been talked about for more than a month is the rumor that the Empire and the Federation were defeated in Pandaria at the same time. Some well-informed pirates came to life in the taverns of the two continents.
It describes the story of the invincible Armada and the Black Ark Fleet sinking into the sand in the Pandaria Sea, as if they saw it with their own eyes.
The story between the sea prince Tanred of Kul Tiras and the Federation's rear admiral Valentine is full of men's fortitude and tenderness, and it makes many ladies with unique tastes shed tears.
Although the people just treat this matter as a rumor, those who are really well-informed know that this matter is true. Although the Dark Blade Legion has begun to withdraw its troops from Pandaria, this continent and the Pandaren have become
The object of Dark Blade's protection also frustrated the Empire and Federation's idea of seizing land in Pandaria.
Obviously, the undead who monitor the world in the darkness do not want to see the conflict between the two unfold in the New World. This arrogant intervention has once again sounded the alarm for both parties.
But the Federation is fine, not much has happened recently, but the Empire is different. In addition to Kul Tiras also planning to develop business in the New World, the human empire of Kalimdor has begun to brew a new plan.
of the storm.
"Blood King" Varian Wrynn's reforms in the Kingdom of Stormwind even alarmed the people of the Eastern Continent. The king's action of killing all the nobles overnight made countless people in the Federation applaud, which led to
A strange phenomenon is that not only the people of Kalimdor worship Varian, but many young people in the Federation have also begun to regard Varian as their idol.
It is said that King Varian's reforms in the country have begun to bear fruit. At the end of this month, the first batch of industrial semi-finished products produced by the Kingdom of Stormwind has been delivered to the Steamwheedle Consortium. This means that the industrial reform of the Kingdom of Stormwind is no longer possible.
To stop it, it is said that the stubborn king plans to open four large factories at once in the country next month.
Varian's meaningless reforms have aroused the fear of other nobles in the empire. According to some one-sided information, the nobles of the other three countries have secretly joined together to form a geographical political encirclement of the Kingdom of Stormwind, but other
The three kings maintained an indescribable tacit understanding on this matter.
In addition to the usual routine of criticizing Varian's behavior, the three young kings Arthas, Garin and Liam all expressed a kind of tacit approval and even expectation for the reform of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
This has also made the political struggle within the three countries more intense. It is foreseeable that in a few years, as long as the Kingdom of Stormwind hands over a not bad "answer sheet", the blazing fire of reform will inevitably sweep across
The entire ancient empire of mankind.
And at this moment when countless people are looking forward to it, an ordinary Kalimdor merchant ship, in the far north, almost forgotten by the civilized world in the Borean tundra of the Northrend continent, the Draenei
In the port, it slowly docked.
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"hiss..."
Traveler Zhou Zhuo walked out of the cabin with his luggage. After taking his first breath of the cold wind of Northrend, he couldn't help shaking his body. The chubby Pandaren wrapped his hood tightly again,
Then he said to himself:
"It's so cold!"
"I told you in advance to let you wear this!"
A sharp voice sounded behind Zhou Zhuo. It was a dwarf wearing black leather armor and a weird ghost face. It could be seen from her dyed pink hair that she was a cute female dwarf.
She hid in the shadows and threw a heavy fur cloak to Zhou Zhuo. The latter didn't say anything and put the cloak on his body. Pandaren have black and white hair. After putting on this gray fur cloak,
Zhou Zhuo looks like a fat panda mixed with three colors, full of a weird sense of joy.
"Go ahead, I'll follow you."
The soft-spoken dwarf said to Zhou Zhuo:
"You don't need to worry that I will hurt you or others. Those who work in our industry have ethics and rules of conduct, so you only need to do your own thing and don't say other things that shouldn't be said. Do you understand?
?”
"How do I know what you want to do..."
The Pandaren Lorewalker complained silently, but a few days ago, his encounter in the Mogushan Treasure House taught him not to argue with these undead. He picked up his wooden box filled with various archaeological tools and pointed at the dwarf behind him.
nodded:
"Then Miss Ella, I'll leave first."
"Go ahead, fat panda, and...thank you for the wine."
The special unranked agent of the Dark Blade Intelligence Agency, Ella Magic Line, waved to Zhou Zhuo indifferently. As one of the veteran figures who first joined the Dark Blade Legion, Ella Magic Line has not done much in recent years.
She was active, but her life was indeed very happy. She did not originally belong to the Dark Blade Intelligence Agency, but opened a magic supplies store in Stormwind City with her sister, the dwarf mage Julie. Magic Thread, and occasionally went there
The Black Temple helps Blood Mistress raise her children.
Although Ella likes this salty life very much, as a vampire with relatively pure blood, the blood lords of Sarain will definitely not let her stay idle like this. They will occasionally assign her several tasks, such as this time, An An
When the Blade Intelligence Bureau asked the Blood Lord for cooperation in the mission, Ayla was "honored" to be selected and sent to protect and monitor Zhou Zhuo until he found the location of the Titan City Ulduar.
Of course, Zhou Zhuo's identity on the surface is that he is a master of archeology and exploration specially invited by the Barov family, a great nobleman of the human empire, for the Bronzebeard dwarves.
The Explorers Association has been entrusting the Human Empire to help them find outstanding explorers in recent years, so Zhou Zhuo's identity will not attract anyone's attention, because in addition to him, this ship also has two tauren expeditions.
, an orc explorer, and a high elf archaeologist.
The ingredients are very complex...and these archaeological masters, who are well-known throughout the civilized world, were all invited to participate in the Bronzebeard Dwarves' "Oduar Survey" operation.
After the Whispering Harbor War a few years ago, the human empire migrated to Kalimdor, but the Bronzebeard dwarves who had always been friends with humans did not migrate with their human friends this time.
Under the leadership of Prince Beard, most of the Bronzebeard dwarves, with the help of the Kul Tiran fleet, came to Northrend, the far north, and lived side by side with the friendly Draenei in the Borean Tundra.
The Ulduar survey operation started at that time... This large-scale project hosted by the Explorers Association has been going on for several years. The discoveries made by the dwarves are also extremely amazing. Every time there is new news, there will be
Directly shaking the archaeological community of the entire world.
According to the honorary president of the Explorers Association, Mr. Brian Bronzebeard, the Ulduar survey operation will undoubtedly directly change the entire civilization and history of Azeroth, but to be honest, in such a high-sounding speech,
Underneath, there is also hidden the selfishness of the Bronzebeard dwarves, or in other words, their determination to save their own tribe.
"Excuse me...are you Master Zhou Zhuo?"
Just as the chubby Zhou Zhuo was struggling to carry the box to the beautiful dock repaired by the draenei, a female dwarf waiting on the dock stepped forward and said in a very awkward Pandarian language
:
"I am... the director of the Explorers Association... I will pick you up and go... to Mithril Castle..."
The pronunciation of Pandarian speech is somewhat different from the languages of other civilizations in Azeroth. It can be seen that the female dwarf with two pigtails in front of her speaks very hard. Some words are stammered.
It was wrong, but she couldn't blame her.
Zhou Zhuo smiled and said to the female dwarf in front of him in fluent common language:
"It doesn't have to be like this. I can understand what you are saying. Yes, I am Zhou Zhuo. This is my invitation letter."
The pandaren handed a scroll with several stamps to the female dwarf in front of him. The latter unfolded the scroll and saw the official seal of the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the seal of the Barov family. After confirming that it was correct, this
The talkative female dwarf returned the scroll to Zhou Zhuo, then pointed at the weird black iron drilling machine beside her and said to Zhou Zhuo:
"My name is Dashiel Panjiao, and I am Master Brian's assistant. Count Barov highly respects your archaeological skills and exploration experience, so I was ordered to greet you. Of course, it is also out of my personal curiosity.
I have heard the story of Pandaria, but we have been busy with Ulduar in recent years and have no way to explore the new continent... You are also the first pandaren I have ever met."
As she spoke, the young female dwarf curiously held the black and white mane on Zhou Zhuo's face, and she said with a smile:
"It's really different from what I imagined. I thought you were as clumsy as bear-men, but now it seems that you are quite similar to humans."
"Well, I've received enough looks along the way."
Zhou Zhuo patted his belly and laughed and said:
"My compatriots are indeed reluctant to leave their beautiful hometown, but as a traveler, I would rather see new stories, new adventures, and new experiences... In other words, we are going directly to the storm
Cliff? To be honest, I can’t wait to know the story of the mysterious and majestic Titans.”
"No, let's go to Mithril Castle first."
Dahir invited Zhou Zhuo to sit in the modified black iron drilling machine. While she skillfully started the complex engineering instrument, she said to Zhou Zhuo who was looking around curiously:
"This is your first time coming to Northrend. The climate of this continent is so harsh that you can't imagine. Let's go to Mithril Castle to prepare some necessary cold-proof materials and attend the banquet. When everything is ready, we will take the
Delaney's friend's airship headed for the Storm Peaks, a towering mountainous area inaccessible by land, where the temperature remains at around minus 40-50° all year round."
"Oh? Is it that cold?"
Zhou Zhuo shuddered subconsciously. The coldest place in Pandaria is deep in Kun-Lai Mountain, but even in the coldest place in Kun-Lai Mountain, the temperature has not reached such a terrifying level. To be honest, Pandaren living in the tropics
Although they have very warm manes, they are also very afraid of the cold...
"It's so exaggerated."
Dahir started the drilling machine. Amidst the rumbling sound, the drilling machine slowly sank into the earth, speeding along the underground tunnel that had been opened in the direction of Mithril Castle.
"That damn place can't even tolerate the coldest local yak people... Last month, an unlucky guy got lost while going out at night. By the time we found him, he had frozen into an ice sculpture. It's such a shame.
Already..."
The two were chatting like this. During the somewhat boring journey, Zhou Zhuo suddenly asked:
"You just said Mithril Castle, is that the hometown of the dwarves?"
"No, that's not..."
Dashiell Panjiao, who likes chatting very much,'s voice became a little sad and confused at this moment. She seemed to have lost interest in talking. Holding the joystick, she replied in a low voice:
"Ironforge is our home... Unfortunately, we have lost it forever."
"Mythril Castle, there...that's just where we live..."
