In the end, the master craftsman Owersback looked a little hesitant and said embarrassedly: "Although this knight suggested that I come to Ironforge to ask for the help of the two Majesties, if the dwarves and humans are also in trouble, we gnomes can hold out on our own for a while." ”

Varian is a man who is good at learning.

The encounter of the northern kingdoms being crushed one by one at the outbreak of the natural disaster, and the glorious victory of the Hyjal coalition from their inferiority, made him realize how great the power of unity can be, so he made an almost instant decision: even if the western wilderness was not completely pacified, he must send troops to the aid of Nomorigan.

Varian looked at the Master Craftsman, and replied in a slow but firm voice:

"Owarthback, our alliance is a big family together, and the gnomes, as a member of our family, deserve the help of the other members."

"Although the Stormwind Kingdom also has some minor troubles, it is not worth mentioning compared to the safety of Nomorigan, and I am willing to send troops to help Nomorigan."

Varian's answer was clearly in line with Magni's temper, and the dwarven king's beard twitched in agreement:

"Well said, Varian! There will never be a Copperbeard Dwarf in this world who will turn their backs on their allies, and we will help the gnomes in battle, too! ”

Varian and Magni's unhesitation was obviously a little unexpected by Owersback, his face was ruddy, and his tone was excited: "Thank you, thank you, thank you very much, Your Majesty......"

"Okay, I'll talk about it later," Varian waved his hand to stop the other party's thanks, "Now let's talk about the specific situation of the battle, how many garrisons you have, how many enemies there are, and what the combat effectiveness is." ”

"We probably have more than a thousand city guards, and we have hired four or five hundred civilian soldiers, as for how many enemies ......." Owerthback hesitated, he was a master craftsman after all, and although he had a high status among the gnomes, it was a bit difficult for him to estimate the number of enemies.

Although they didn't know the exact number of enemies, they learned a lot from Owersback's mouth, and both Varian and Magni looked relieved.

As we all know, gnomes are not good at fighting, and occasionally go to the battlefield to drive helicopters, tanks and other machinery as pilots, and a total of more than a thousand dwarf soldiers can withstand it for so long, which is enough to show that their enemies are not very strong.

"According to my assessment, although there are still some stone palatins in the tunnel, there are only five or six thousand stone palatins that have attacked the lower layer of Nomorigan." Devin spoke, saying that although he hadn't been fighting in Nomorigen for long, he was an elite officer in the Stormwind Kingdom, so he could provide far more information than Owarthbuck, the master craftsman who had spent two months in Nomorigen fighting the Palatet.

After a moment of reflection, Devin continued:

"Stone palatins are not terrible, although they are very powerful, similar to their dwarven brothers, but their equipment is too rudimentary, they don't have any armor, and even their weapons are fought with stones or wooden clubs, so it is difficult to pose a threat to our shields and plate armor."

Just this kind of equipment?

Most people are even more dismissive of the Stone Palate Monster, as long as the physical body is not at the level of a demon, the role of equipment is crucial.

Take the gnoll as an example, in fact, the physical fitness of the gnoll is not much weaker than that of humans, but a human soldier with full armor and a steel sword can beat five or six gnolls to their knees and beg for mercy, relying on the strength of the equipment.

According to the data provided by Devin just now, even if the combat power of the stone palatin monster is about the same as that of the unequipped dwarves, and the number is six or seven thousand, as long as the humans and dwarves use half of the soldiers of the stone palatin, they will definitely be able to completely defeat the stone palatin.

"In that case," Magni continued, stroking his beard, "Owarthbuck, rest first, and I'll muster five hundred shield guards and two hundred musketeers early tomorrow morning to help." ”

"I'm sorry, if you want to send troops, can you hurry up and ......." As a typical technophile, the honest master craftsman Owerthbuck clearly felt that his request was a bit excessive, and his voice lowered slightly after everyone turned their eyes to him.

"You're welcome, Owersback." Varian's calm voice rang out, "Is the form critical?" ”

Owersback nodded in confirmation, and his tone was slightly anxious: "Because the city engine on the lower level of the gear hall is almost unguardable, once the city engine is lost, the radiant water tank near the engine may be destroyed at any time, and then it will be a big trouble." ”

"What is a radiant tank?"

"What happens when it's destroyed?"

……

Varian began to ask questions, and the gnome master craftsmen replied one by one, and it was soon clear why reinforcements were being sent as soon as possible.

The Gnome's city engine uses a technique known as controlled gravity element fission, and a single city engine can provide powerful electricity to the whole of Nomragen.

The radiant water tank is where the city's engine waste is stored, and even the slightest leak can distort and mutate all life in a large area, and even the potentially contaminated area will be deprived of vegetation for decades.

Once there is a problem with the radiant water tank, even if the stone palatin monster is driven away, I am afraid that Nomorigen will be completely contaminated, and it is precisely because of the urgency of the situation that Owersback will follow Devin back so embarrassed, desperate to ask for help.

How does this city engine sound so much like a nuclear power plant?

Claudia's scalp tingled as she listened, but she knew how dangerous a nuclear power plant leak could be, even with the technology of the 21st century, she still couldn't do anything about it, and how big did this group of gnomes dare to build a nuclear power plant in the center of their city.

The others didn't understand the jargon of technology, but they understood the dwarf's words in their own way.

Soon, after a brief discussion between Varian and Magni, he made a decision: "In that case, I will take my knights to prepare briefly, and we will leave within an hour." ”

King Magni also said, "I'll see how many men I can muster, and I'll bring the men I have gathered with King Varian to help Nomorigan." ”

In addition to expressing his gratitude again, Owerthback also assured that Nomorigen would provide enough money and supplies for the humans and dwarves, and that the reinforcements would have no worries.

Soon, everyone was busy, and King Magni went to gather his men and gather his horses and sheep.

And Varian also gave instructions to Stormwind City with the communication ring he carried with him, he did not use too many troops, he planned to mobilize two thousand soldiers and three hundred royal knights from Stormwind City, plus some professionals and a large number of war horses, because of the existence of the subway in Stormwind City and Ironforge Castle, the soldiers will be able to enter Ironforge Castle tomorrow evening, and a large part of the troops will be able to reach Nomorigen with horsepower at this time the evening after tomorrow.

Except for the two kings, the rest of the people were not idle, and simply had dinner and prepared for the battle, for example, Segrina received a large number of steel arrows from the dwarves, but these arrows were not paid for by her, and the master dwarf craftsman had promised to reimburse all war consumables, including arrows, of course.

In the midst of her busyness, Claudia quickly finished packing up her things, took a plate from her attendant, containing lamb bread, biscuits and other food, and a glass of cider, and handed it to Varian, who had just finished communicating with Stormwind:

"Eat something too, Your Majesty, and you'll have to leave in a moment."

"Thank you." Varian quickly began to eat, he had always been a good soldier, and he would hurry up to recharge and rest in the event of an imminent battle.

At the end of the meal, he remembered the original intention of coming to Ironforge, and sighed to Claudia: "I thought that this trip to Ironforge with you would be an easy one, but now it is really beyond my expectations. ”

Claudia laughed: "Your Majesty, for me, as long as I can be by your side, and this kind of travel is not bad, we can fight side by side again." ”

Yes, we're fighting side by side again, and I'll protect you this time.

Looking at the girl with a bright smile on her skin, the king made up his mind.

Although Nomorigen might be in danger, he didn't say anything to let Claudia go, because he knew the girl's character and would never have agreed to let him face the danger alone.

An hour later, the first reinforcements were assembled at the gate of Ironforge Castle, and on the human side, there were a total of four small groups of royal knights, plus Varian, Claudia and others, with a total of less than fifty.

And the dwarven reinforcements are not much, a total of three hundred shield hammer guards and fifty musketeers, plus a small number of priests and paladins and other professionals, the main reason why only such a small number of troops was mobilized is that Ironforge Fort is in the wine festival factor, a large part of the dwarves are drunk, can not immediately form combat effectiveness.

However, although the number of troops is not much, the quality is not bad, in addition to the Royal Knight and the Shield Hammer Guard, there are four hero-level existences in the first batch of reinforcements, Varian, Magni, Brian and Lao Chen.

Although Lao Chen is not a member of the alliance, he has been hospitably entertained by Magni and the dwarves for many days, and he has long regarded the dwarves as his good brothers.

The human knights turned on their horses, and the dwarven soldiers mounted their goats and began to gallop to Nomorigen's aid.

In the city of Nomorigan, at the Craftsman Council, the councillors all learned the good news that the master craftsman Owerthback had sent back with a telegraph device, and all the councillors were full of anticipation and gratitude for the Alliance's upcoming assistance, except for a dwarf --- Sera Prag, who was churning with malice in his heart at the moment:

"What a bunch of humans and dwarves who are in the way, and it looks like they're going to have to change their plans."

"Wait, Gerbin, nothing can stop me, I am the one who should rule Nomorigan!"