In the banquet hall of the palace, a grand dinner was going on, and although it could not accommodate all the dwarven guests, Brian Copperbeard and his lieutenant and some of the dwarven officers were invited here.

"I've brought a legion of dwarves with me this time, and another legion will come by subway tomorrow," Brian gulped down a chop of lamb and washed them into his stomach pouch with ale, dripping with booze wetting his braids, but he didn't care, "We want to send more people over, but as you know, the Frostmane Trolls and Stonepalate Monsters have been on the verge lately, and Magni had to leave the Mountain Ranger troops behind at Ironforge Fortress. ”

"That's enough, and we can't thank you enough for that!" Varian raised his glass and raised it to Brian, "You were the first to arrive when we received a call for help, and this proves that our covenant is unbreakable!" Come, a toast to our friendship! ”

"For friendship!"

Everyone in the banquet hall raised their glasses. With several rounds of toasting, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more lively under the influence of alcohol.

"I guess these frostmane trolls may have been bewitched by the Elder Gods, whether it's the wormmen of Silishus, or the trolls of Zurgrab, or the return of Deathwing, if you connect these things, you will find that they all have the shadow of the Elder God behind them, and those frostmane trolls may be the same!" In the midst of the commotion, Diego leaned in close to Brian and whispered. As a friend of the latter, he was placed in a seat adjacent to the dwarf.

"It's possible! I'll write to Magni about it! Brian nodded, about the evil god prophecy, in the pre-banquet talks, Diego had already made a briefing, he was no stranger. He glanced at the liquor in his old friend's hand, flattened his mouth in dissatisfaction, and then pointed out mercilessly, "Hey, man, it's happy time, you can't be so cheating!" This is the worst sin in the eyes of the dwarves! ”

"Okay, okay, I'll drink, I'll drink!" Diego reluctantly picked up his glass and took a big sip. Judging by the excitement of the dwarves, don't think about getting down to business tonight.

……

As the Dwarven Prince said, the very next day, a mixed army of dwarves and gnomes arrived in Stormwind. Most of them were armed with ranged weapons such as dwarven muskets, and Diego also saw that some of the double dwarven squads were carrying small bronze mortars. The gnome members, on the other hand, mostly led a mechanical chocobo, not for riding, but for carrying the huge packages full of them.

Arriving at the barracks, while Diego was guessing what the packages contained, several gnomes unloaded the packages on the backs of several mechanical chocobos, and skillfully assembled a steam tank from the parts inside, almost the size of Diego's jeep in his previous life.

"Small steam tanks, designed to destroy the enemy's living forces, are less powerful than siege types, but they are faster and have a higher rate of fire!" The dwarf craftsman led by him proudly introduced to Varian, who had come to visit.

"Wow, that's cool!" The onlookers all shouted in surprise.

"It's even cooler!" The gnome leader said proudly. He waved his hand behind him, and several dwarf craftsmen got headlong into the tank and started moving. With the sound of rolling gears, the barrel of the bowl turned at an angle, and then fired at the shooting range at the other side of the barracks, two hundred yards away.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the dense battle formation of more than a dozen wooden men wearing full-body plate armor on the shooting range was suddenly enveloped in rising smoke and dust. When the smoke cleared, there were shards of armor and tattered sawdust in front of the people!

Everyone present fell silent, they were all busy picking up their eyeballs and jaws that had fallen to the ground!

"I suddenly have a lot of confidence in this war!" In the end, it was King Varian who broke the long silence and said excitedly.

"What is the maximum firing range of such a tank? How fast is the rate of fire? What is the speed of travel? "As a master engineer, Diego's focus is to be more sophisticated.

"The maximum range is about three hundred yards, but that's not much accuracy at that distance. The rate of fire was two quarters of an hour, because we had to wait for the black ferrous barrel to cool down completely before firing again, and as for the speed of travel, it was about the same as a human walking. The gnome leader glanced at Diego with some surprise, but patiently explained to the insider that the gnomes were never conservative when it came to technology. In fact, there are not many humans, dwarves, and even Night Elves who learn engineering from the gnome craftsmen in the artisan district of Ironforge, but unfortunately, they are not very talented in this brain-hungry skill.

To be honest, when he heard the explanation of the dwarf leader, Diego somehow secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart - although this steam tank is amazingly powerful, it cannot be compared to the death gaze in terms of range, rate of fire or mobility, well, that is, he is still useful, and he will not be eliminated by the times!

A whole day,Spent in the dwarfs in a variety of varied、Strange equipment display,To be honest,The gnomes' brains are really big enough,Some weapons are designed to be normal,And some weapons are more bizarre design ideas - like the dwarf shrinking ray that can't control the chance of making the enemy bigger or smaller.,It's fine if you make the enemy smaller, but what if it's not the chance to get bigger? There are also rushing to nearby enemies and self-sufficient. Burst since. Isn't it really strange to pop a sheep, a sheep walking comfortably on the battlefield? Well, maybe it really works, but in the eyes of the irascible demons, something strange? Go up and pick up a stick first! Rumble......

In addition to these unreliable weapons, the dwarf technicians themselves are not without self-preservation. Most of these gnomes carry with them a pair of tools with strange shapes and different styles, the most popular of which is called the Overlord Wrench. Part of the reason for the name is that it resembles a giant wrench with a series of gears, pistons, pliers, and wheel saws on one end, making it a powerful warhammer. There were also weapons that even Diego couldn't name. Some resemble flare-mouth muskets, some resemble flamethrowers, and some are completely unrecognizable. However, in the hands of gnomes, they are absolutely dangerous...... This is true even for users.

When the gnomes had finally demonstrated all their weapons, Varian complimented them unreservedly, and the king was so pleased with his cheerful smile and brisk steps that he could tell. It was the first time he had been so relaxed since the Demon Raid, and at least, Varian saw hope once again in the midst of the enemy's gloomy tensions.

Just a week later, the Dwarven Legion, which had resupplied (three days drunk) in Stormwind, set out for the Cursed Lands, where they would join up with the Kingdom's Second Legion, which had been the first to complete their recruitment, at the Eastdale Watchtower, before heading to the Watchtower.

Diego had left with the force, and he couldn't wait to join the battle on the front lines. For Brian Copperbeard, he is also more than happy to fight alongside this old friend. He had already seen the power of this human when he was in the Plaguelands, and it was really good to have a trustworthy comrade in this impending big war!