The master craftsman Gilbin Mercatok sighed, pushed his glasses to his forehead, and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his index finger and thumb. Mecatok thought that when this was done, adjusting the pair of glasses would have to be the first of his thousands of planned tasks. He hadn't slept all night last night, and the bridge of his nose with glasses had become sore and sensitive.

It turns out that the recapture of Nomorigen is far from being solved by an ordinary military operation.

Take, for example, this stench. One of the (innumerable) problems inherent in this sprawling underground mechanical city is ventilation. At full capacity, the fan network, ventilation ducts and filters require at least fifteen technicians to work in shifts each day to ensure that the residents of Nomorigen can smell clean air. Years of untreated stone palatin filth had congealed into layers of foul-smelling, impenetrable dirt that would be more difficult to eradicate than the intruders themselves. ”

- The Leader's Short Story "Interruption"

On the second floor of the inn in Ironforge, Adlan bought a book of accounts about their leaders written by so-called dwarf scholars from the office of the Explorers' Guild, and he quickly read it.

Don't ask why he doesn't care about the real person who is close at hand, but wants to know this person through books, Edlan's identity is just a traveling probationary priest, no matter how down-and-out the master craftsman is, he is also the leader of a race, is it a little apprentice priest of yours who can see it when he sees it?

Adlan came to Ironforge for two purposes, one was to help the gnomes come up with a plan to rebuild the city through his "visitors from another world", and then he wanted to use their engineering to engage in production and construction, scientific research and development, and then use high technology to fight the undead to solve all the crises in Azeroth;

But unfortunately, he could not achieve either goal, the first, after seeing the miserable situation of the gnomes, even their leaders showed a deep pessimism in the book records, Edlan had given up his original idea, and besides, he did not know much about engineering, and it is estimated that what he said would be regarded as a joke by the gnomes who had been immersed in it for many years. And the technology system is not something that can be easily changed, some people may think that what you say is feasible, but more people will never listen to the words of a layman.

After all, changing a person's habits is not something that can be done in a few words, especially when what he says doesn't have any credibility.

As for the second purpose, Adlan could look out of the window on the second floor of the hotel from a distance, but if he wanted to get closer, the guards of Ironforge would come to stop him, and it was not a place where strangers could approach casually.

In fact, since Dalaran came out, Adlane has already seemed a little uninterested, and he has realized once again that the world does not revolve around him, he does not dare to say what Azeroth Encyclopedia is, but he is more clear about the disaster that Azeroth will face next, but who is he going to tell it? Who will believe it?

Running out into the streets to preach eschatology? I guess I'll be arrested by the guards and thrown into prison just a few hours after I say it, and the only thing interested in this kind of argument is either a cult or a cult, and the Twilight Cult is the best example, a bunch of crazy guys, or the Cursed Sect of Kel'thugad, a group of sects that are keen to kill all their lives.

The next stop is the end of Adelan's own journey, Stormwind.

Stormwind is a human city-state at the southern tip of the Eastern Continent, which was destroyed in the last Orc War, and now this majestic city has been rebuilt after the complete defeat of the orc army in the Burning Plains.

From Ironforge to Stormwind, you can choose to take the "Eleventh Bus", or continue to use the horse-drawn carriage, or choose to book a griffon "flight", as for the famous Ironforge to Stormwind subway, Edlan learned from the guards and the drunkard dwarves that it was still a plan.

As for the purpose of going to Stormwind City, he naturally continued to travel along the way, using the time when no one was monitoring him to concentrate on developing and testing the effectiveness of his spells, and in addition, he also wanted to try his luck, he was not sure if he should have dug up the entire stonemason guild that should have started begging for wages at about this time?

Of course, he built a city for himself, and it is not a bad thing for a small territory to have his own city, and now his net worth should be about 50,000 or 60,000 gold, right? or more, after all, when he went all the way south, he had already begun to see some shops specializing in luxury goods in the big city began to sell his dim sum, and in Stormwind City, a place where the nobles gathered, business would definitely be very hot.

So the money will only be more, not less, so he is wondering, what is the use of this money.

In the future Scarlet Monastery, the current Holy Light Monastery was built at the foot of the mountain, and after digging the mountain road, it can be completely connected with the monastery, even in the era when the undead are raging in later generations, the Scarlet Monastery is as stable as Mount Tai, so it is not a bad thing to protect your territory with your back to a big tree.

Moreover, his territory is close to the northern coast, and he can even build a dock, develop the sea sea, and then get supplies by sea when needed, and he can quickly deploy troops to Quel'Celas to help the arrogant elves resist the undead onslaught, and, although it is a little farther away, he can also set sail from here to the future of Theramore, how nice!

The Stonemasons' Guild were responsible for the rebuilding of Stormwind and Fort Watch, not only by the famous Edwin Van Cleeff but also by Barons Alexton, who would later succeed him.

So, although I don't know when the stonemasons union was forced by the officials (harmony) to rebel and fall into the grass, Edlan still decided to try, aren't they out of money, okay, I have money, give you money, just do it with me.

So, after properly hiring someone to take care of their horses and carriages, the two booked a griffon "flight", and finally, after two days of waiting, the two took off in griffons under the leadership of two dwarf "captains", and flew all the way from Ironforge to Stormwind......

After landing, Adlan was finally able to shed the thick plush coat he wore in the cold and snowy environment of the dwarves, and at the same time felt completely relaxed that his feet could stand firmly on the ground.

He had been on a plane before the crossing, but he had never imagined that he would sit on a griffin, enjoying the cold and the suffering of being blown up and down by the wind all the way, and constantly listening to the repeated nagging of the dwarf who had forgotten whether it was a stone hammer or a real hammer, especially since he also suffered from a mild fear of heights, and this feeling of his feet hanging in the air was an experience he did not want to recall again. So even if this so-called route is not too high, it is two or three hundred meters above the ground, which undoubtedly makes Edlan even more painful and embarrassed......

The hardships of the nearly 12-hour flight made Adelan feel that the daily penance he had to do in the monastery to realize the Light energy was much easier than that.

However, looking from the sky, Adlane found that Stormwind City was already in a state of construction at this time, and his heart was cold again.

After getting off the "plane", Adline and Marcus came to the square of the trade area, which was really busy and noisy, but the physical and mental fatigue brought by the journey made him have to find a place to stay first, so with Marcus's support, the two quickly stayed in the store and got a hot meal.

Two large plates of mixed meat stew were eaten by the two of them with wine or drink and dry bread, which made Adelan's spirits better.

"Marcus, after you've eaten and rested for a while, you can go and ask me how the Masons Guild is doing. ”

When Marcus heard this, he wiped his mouth directly, "I'll go now, young master." ”

Seeing that Marcus was so attentive, Adlane felt that it was right to give him paid leave when he was in Dalaran before, if there was anything to see the favorability of his entourage, relying on his own feelings alone, Adlane didn't know how much Marcus's "loyalty" was to him.

After all, people are separated from each other, and he still doesn't know what kind of mentality Elk had at that time when he suddenly wanted his life and Marcus.

Soon after, Marcus returned, bringing good news for Edlan, but not for the Stonemasons, "Master, the Stonemasons' Guild you asked me to inquire about has a dilapidated hut in Stormwind that is their office, but in fact many of them have now been sent to the Cursed Lands to renovate the dilapidated Watchtower, but I heard that their leader, Edwin Van Cleef had recently sent back a message that the repairs to the Watch Fort had been completed, and that the Masons were now on their way back. ”

After listening, Adlane finally breathed a sigh of relief, after hitting a wall for so long, now should be the time when he can operate it, right?

"Well, I see, we'll stay in Stormwind City for a little longer, you see if you have any old comrades over here, if they don't have a good life and want to live in a different environment, you can introduce them to me, my little barony is not big, but it's definitely enough to settle them, and besides, there's a big lord here, isn't it?"

So, in the past few days, Marcus has taken the "activity funds" given to him by Adelane to contact his old comrades-in-arms, Adelan didn't think about how many people he could pull over, after all, if there is no chaos on the side of Stormwind City, it is estimated that people are also determined, the country that has just been restored not long ago, must have a strong centripetal force, especially such a feudal monarchy country, and under the rule of an orthodox king.

As for Edlan, he went to visit the Cathedral of Light, and Benedictas, who was the Archbishop at the time, was very friendly to this probationary priest from the Abbey of the Holy Light in Lordaeron, personally received him, and even blessed him with the blessing of the Light, and also solved Edlan's doubts and doubts, saving a lot of time for Edlan's Holy Light practice.

Benedictas, this man is incredible, he is a personal disciple of Alonthos Fao, a generation of Uther and old Mograine. On the surface, he is one of the most important characters in Stormwind, in World War II, the king was assassinated, Stormwind fell, in the most difficult and dark days of the people, it was his pious faith that awakened the hope and courage of countless soldiers and civilians of Stormwind Kingdom, people called him "the embodiment of the Holy Light", and he even became the only faith of Stormwind Kingdom for a time.

After the war, this guy not only stepped forward to raise funds for the reconstruction of Stormwind, he was also one of the few "kind elders" who cared for the growth of Stormwind's current king, Varian Wryon. When he grew up, King Varian also trusted this "incarnation of the Light", no matter how high his popularity among the people was, King Varian did not care, because Benedictas was not greedy for power, and was very dutiful in the Cathedral of Light, sometimes even preaching as an ordinary priest, which was undoubtedly a plus for him.

But this seemingly glorious archbishop is actually a worshipper of the ancient gods, and for the so-called "destruction of the world", he willingly took refuge in the ancient gods and became the prophet of the Twilight Sect. The current Twilight Cult is still relatively weak, so he needs to continue to disguise himself as this Archbishop of Light.

But in the future crisis of Azeroth's destruction, there are many conspiracies that are inseparable from the Twilight Cult......

But what can Edlan do? He's desperate too! He's honestly being mentored and he's benefited a lot, and then the next day he's turning around and looking for MI7 to denounce Benedictas as the Twilight Prophet?

Wake up, and without the help of the Twilight Cult, MI7 agents will throw this madman who slanders great men and spreads world-destroying rhetoric into Stormwind prison.

But I have to say that Benedictas's personal teachings in the past few days have made Edlan's understanding of the Holy Light energy several levels higher, simply put, he used to need 100 MP to use skills that only required 10MP, but now, with his continuous practice and the guidance of famous teachers, he can now even use 10MP skills with 50MP.

This has to be said to be a huge progress, after all, no matter how much "MP" there is, you can't help such unbridled waste, isn't it?

Benedictas can indeed be regarded as a big man, whether it is strength and strength, with his current strength, he has already broken away from the most basic junior high school and three levels in the mortal level, saying that he has stepped into a higher level of hero level, Edlan also believes that at this level, many mortals are limited, such as eyesight, hearing, etc., can get a huge improvement.

To put it simply, if you can be regarded as an ordinary human before the hero level, then after the hero level, you can be regarded as a high-level human being. Edlan, who is still familiar with Azeroth's power system, can't imagine what the power of epics, legends, and even demigods will be like after the hero level comes to an end.

But then again, the thing that hurts is that none of the real thighs that Edlan wants to hug "stutter" up, and now in the academic and technical exchanges with Benedictas in the past few days, the other party even faintly reveals the idea of recruiting himself as an apprentice! If he hadn't known in advance that he was one of the leaders of the twilight cult's madmen, Edlan would have been almost attracted by his personality charm......

......

A few days later, most of the members of the Stonemasons Guild returned to Stormwind, as "history" shows, Edwin began to ask the king after waiting for a few days to no avail, hoping that the royal family would pay the arrears of the Stonemasons as soon as possible, after all, many of them had paid a lot of money to help with the construction of Stormwind and Watchtower, such a huge amount of money, so that many people's families were almost unable to sustain.

At first, everyone was patient and persistent for the reason that the country had just recovered, and even selfless dedication, but after a long time, various contradictions in life and survival became apparent, and Edwin had to borrow a lot of money to give his subordinates a "living allowance", which allowed them to temporarily settle down and continue to work.

But now, after all the work was done, Edwin returned to Stormwind and even saw the nobles going in and out of high-end places all day long, or buying a lot of expensive luxury goods, or on their way to and from Stormwind and Watchtower, they could see that the huge manor was full of luxurious carriages coming and going around the clock, and it was obvious that the nobles were holding some kind of large banquet.

However, those nobles refused to even pay the wages of the stonemasons' union for several years, how much was this? There were less than 100 architects in the stonemasons' union, and even if you count the ordinary builders at the bottom, there were only 3,000 people, and the money of those workers had been settled in the morning, but the money of their stonemasons' union was only 2,000 gold coins a year, how could those nobles or the royal family not be able to pay it?

Edwin was depressed, every day he went to ask for money with hope and the expectations of the old guys, but every day he came back with a disappointed expression, and there were times when he didn't even dare to face the eyes of the old guys, his pressure was getting bigger and bigger, watching his daughter grow up more and more sensible, and even comforting himself, he felt that things couldn't go on like this, at least for the sake of his daughter's future, he couldn't imagine his daughter spending her whole life in poverty.

A day later, Edwin went to ask for a salary again, but this time he was no longer a petty official who had been casually pushed out to talk uselessly, but a nobleman, and the popular Countess Catlana Presto in Stormwind, who was one of the important decision-makers of the noble council, and her decisions were usually directly passed and implemented by the noble council.

Such a high standard of treatment undoubtedly gave Edwin hope.

But when the popular countess tasted the rich aroma of the red wine elegantly, and said it unconcernedly, it made him feel like he had fallen into an abyss surrounded by ice.

"Stormwind is in a very difficult financial situation right now, but I can give you a baronial title as compensation, but you must make a line with your former men, and His Majesty will soon dissolve that poor organization......" The countess inadvertently folded her snow-white legs in turn, as if doing so would make her more comfortable.

If it were a normal day, when facing this incredibly beautiful countess, Van Cleef would definitely feel dry mouth because of the large area of snow-white skin exposed on the countess's thighs just now, even if he was a married man, and even had a daughter, he could not resist this unusually simple visual impact and that natural charm.

But now, Edwin, who was already preoccupied, didn't have the heart to take a second look at his seductive legs, because such straightforward words as knives completely pierced the noble qualities of patience, perseverance and selflessness in his heart for the sake of the country's recovery, and completely shed his former good qualities from this wound......

The king is going to order the dissolution of the masons union! This is the greatest irony of Edwin and them! This is almost a complete denial of their past exploits, perhaps he has mistaken the new king who is close to the people, it is all a disguise on his part, he is the same as those bastard nobles!

What is the need for allegiance in such a country? It is better to ...... directly.

Edwin didn't know how he had managed to get back to the shabby office of the Masons' Union, which had never been possible for him who had been trained as MI7 thieves, and in Van Cleef's current state, even a drunkard could easily clean him up.

"Hey, boss, there's an employer here who says he wants to hire us for cash, you see......"

Van Cleeff's voice brought Van Cleeff back to his senses at the voice of the old fellow, Barros Alexton, who saw a young man dressed in ordinary clothes, but neatly groomed, and wearing a Abbey of the Holy Light coat on the outside, sitting at the reception table in the office, and the shy stonemasons could not even afford to entertain the guest, so they could only give the guest a glass of water that had been drawn out of the well and boiled.

In this regard, Edwin was also very embarrassed, and the 40-year-old scratched his head embarrassedly, he said: "I'm really sorry, this guest, we are in a deep debt crisis now, and we really don't have the energy to serve you anymore." ”

After listening, Adelan first looked at the leader of the stonemason's guild, who looked like a drunken old drunkard, and when he came in, he looked like he was loveless, but he was not disappointed in Adelan's eyes, so Adelan also felt that there was a play, as long as he handled it properly......

"I don't care, I just care if you can work for me, and of course I've always been generous when it comes to money. With that, Adline took out a blank cheque with his baron's seal and placed it on the table.

The well-informed Edwin could of course see that this check was genuine, and it was not easy for someone who could use such a bill, and the identity of the nobleman must not have run away, and he was also a big businessman, otherwise no one would use such a "piece of paper" that was useless to show their status Some traditional nobles prefer to let their servants carry a large bag of gold coins, surrounded by a group of samurai, to walk back and forth in the city, and buy whatever they like, and if he is happy, he is even willing to give the other party an extra tip in gold coins......

Edwin and Barlons looked at each other, and they could even hear the shameful sound of their old buddy as he swallowed. Similarly, they are already 3 or 40 years old, and they know very well that this "guest" who does not look very old must put on such a big card not only to hire them, but also this check is likely to be a test to test their conscience and integrity as a person.

After all, there was a lot of noise outside the stonemasons' union's salary bargaining, and many people knew how much Stormwind should pay them, and a little calculation of this money would make it appropriate to know how much salary each craftsman should pay. So this check is a test.

Edwin closed his eyes and recalled the words of the seductive countess today, he did not want to see such a hopeless future, he did not want to follow his old fellows to be trapped in life under the pretext of so-called "financial difficulties"!

Edwin opened his eyes, his blazing eyes naturally revealed a kind of decision-making momentum, and then he picked up the glass of boiled water that was originally prepared for Edlan and drank it all, he stared at Edlan deadly, it was an expression that wanted to swallow the person in front of him, "Guest, the price of hiring us is not low, I don't want anything unpleasant to happen between us at that time." ”

Adlan didn't feel any pressure, after all, the life-and-death situation in the Elim mine and the more than half a year of travel had made him grow a lot, he smiled and patted the blank check on the table, "I said, I'm very generous in terms of money, and I never treat people who work with me badly." ”

"Whew......," Edwin let out a breath and asked, "So what do you want to hire us for?"

"Build a city. ”

Faced with Adlan's succinct answer, Edwin raised his eyebrows, "Where, when?"

"At the foot of the Abbey of the Holy Light in Lordaeron, Barony of Anaheim. It is expected to be 5 years, but you can also see the specific situation for yourself. ”

"Yes, but you must give us 10,000 gold coins as a deposit, and the rest will be paid to us on time in the amount of 2 or 3,000 gold coins per year, and we need a large enough place to settle the family. ”

"It makes sense. You can pick people, I don't think there are too many people who are willing to go to Lordaeron with me, but as many as you want, and I'll give you the money anyway. In addition, if the price rises again and the money is not enough, I will reissue it again, and I will settle all the money at the beginning of the year. Edlan happily agreed to Edwin's seemingly harsh conditions, but think about it, if you really want to build a city, the increase in the price of labor and materials will definitely not be calculated at 3,000 gold coins per year, and the price of Lordaeron is also much higher than that of the Storm Kingdom, which has just been restored not long ago, so in general, Edwin is still a little at a loss.

"As for a large enough place, you don't have to worry, I am familiar with the High Lord Mograini, and if you are moving your family north, I can arrange your family to be in his family's Brill's farm first. Moreover, the territory on the edge of my family territory is large enough, I can directly buy these ownerless wastelands from the royal family of Minethir, and you can also plan before building a city. ”

As Adlan spoke, Edwin seemed to see a different path for the Masons Guild, much better than the crazy path he had just come up with in his desperation. Going north to Lordaeron looks like a departure from home, but in Edwin's opinion, Lordaeron's market is definitely bigger than Stormwind, and even if he settles there in the future, he won't worry about life.

It was just that in this way, the Masons' Guild was a little frustrated that it was dead in name, but it was much better than the absurd road that everyone was forced to raise the flag of rebellion because they were forced to do so only in his own mind.

"Deal!" Edwin reached out and shook hands with the little fellow, who was a little too young and a noble young master, who was also a priest of the Holy Light Monastery.

At this point, Edlan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after coming out for more than half a year, he finally achieved a goal, which is really not easy......