Chapter 24: The Beginning of the War

"But as far as I know, Zakaz is about to break free from the seal, and killing Zakaz is the task given to me by the Silver Hand, so I came to check Soladin's information."

Claudia told Tavard about Natalie's message and the Silver Hand's judgment, and the latter's face quickly changed, and finally pleaded with the girl, "Please let me communicate with the Silver Hand, I want to know the specific situation." ”

"No problem." Claudia handed the silver hand to Tawad, who reverently accepted Tyr's last relic and communicated.

After a moment, Tawad's gaze at the girl had changed, and he said respectfully, "You are the heir of Tyr who has been approved by the Silver Hand, and if you need help in the future, the Tyr Guard is willing to serve you." ”

"There's no need to be so polite, Brother Tawad, we have a similar mission, and we should always help each other." Claudia replied politely, although she could guess what the Silver Hand might have said to Tavad, and the fact that the Tyr Guards had been on a mission for so many years was a testament to their loyalty, but she didn't think that a few words from the Silver Hand would convince the other party of her as a little girl, unless she was more powerful and famous in a few years.

Claudia chatted with Tavard for a while, and the occasion of the conversation had long since changed to a secluded place, and although Tavard became extremely respectful to the girl, Evrina still had a cold face.

Tavard explained the reason to Claudia a little, Everena's family died in a natural disaster, and when she continued to perform her mission after dealing with the funeral, she found that the tomb of Tyre was also destroyed, and the anger in Everina's heart under the double blow had been suppressed for more than half a year, and she asked Claudia to forgive Ivrena's faux pas, Claudia naturally didn't care about her, and Claudia herself was also at fault for this matter.

Tawad didn't stay long, and after learning a lot of important news from Claudia, he was anxious to return to Tirisfa to convince his companion and confirm Zachaz's seal, and after exchanging contact information with Claudia, he took Evrina up and said goodbye.

Claudia then went to the Explorer's Hall again, and although she had already confirmed the location of Soladin the Great and Scamdor, she was extremely interested in history, and the Explorer's Hall contained the most detailed historical information.

The veteran explorer McGrath warmly received Claudia who was holding Brian's emblem, and then Claudia picked up the dwarven history books she was interested in and read them, from the life of Madolan, to the Battle of the Three Hammers, to King Anvimar, in the process of reading the book, Claudia noticed one thing, the dwarves did not seem to know where they came from.

The Silver Hand had spoken to Claudia about this issue in communication, and the Forges of Will created Earth Spirits and Mechanical Gnomes to act as assistants to the Titan Guardians, who were later infected with the Flesh Curse and gradually became Dwarves and Gnomes.

In the midst of reading and contemplation, Claudia refused the invitation to lunch at noon, and ate only a few snacks to satisfy her hunger, and continued to read, until she was interrupted by Segrina in the late afternoon: "Girl, your human king has called you over, and he is waiting for you at the melting pot." ”

The melting pot? I guess it's a matter of chain mail.

After reading the book for a long time, Claudia was also a little tired, so she closed the book and followed Segrina and Varian's squire to the melting pot.

The Forge is the heart of the Forge, and with the heat of the Magma Furnace, Dwarven blacksmiths can easily smelt and purify most of the metal to obtain the best forging materials.

When Claudia arrived at the melting pot, there were a number of dwarven blacksmiths at work, bare-chested and wielding hammers, and the jingling sound made a mess, and the girl was a little uncomfortable with the heat, and walked straight to Magni and Varian, who were on the outskirts of the furnace.

After a little exchange, Claudia knew Varian's purpose in calling her over, and in addition to asking her to provide some of her body data to make chain mail, Varian also found a sword that she might like when she was looking at the dwarven blacksmith's work, so she wanted her to show it.

This is a thin sword that has not been enchanted, because of the addition of a small amount of pure gold, so although the sword body is thin but the hardness and sharpness can be guaranteed, Claudia tried a few times after the stabbing and felt that it was quite suitable, and when she asked the price, it was only a few dozen gold coins, so she bought it, intending to use it as a supplement to the silver hand, after all, the silver hand is a bit too heavy for her who is a little weak in strength.

In addition to Claudia's purchase of a slim sword, her squire Segrina also found something she was interested in, such as a steel arrow made by a dwarf, and a crossbow and a free-fire pistol that she now held in her hand to offer her treasure to the maiden:

"Tut-tut, Claudia, look what I've found, although you don't need a hunting bow, you can take these two with you when you're hunting."

"Claudia can't use a hunting bow? How so? Varian, who was not far away, was a little curious when he heard Segrina's words, as far as he knew, Claudia had received strict martial arts training since she was a child, and her five senses and physical fitness were strong, and the hunting bow that ordinary nobles could use could be difficult for her.

"You don't know, King, two days ago she tried to ......shoot two arrows in a show-off way."

Under Varian's curious gaze, Segrina smiled evilly, and as soon as she got up, Claudia blushed and yelled at the two of them angrily:

"Don't say it!"

"You are not allowed to ask!"

"No one is allowed to bring it up again!"

The power of the first attack of the girl who has always been gentle is obvious, and both the elf girl and the king have subconsciously changed the topic, and it has begun to become a non-nutritious topic such as "what dishes will be at tonight's banquet".

After a long while, the flush on Claudia's white face gradually faded, and while Segrina and Varian were not paying attention, she quietly picked up the beautifully crafted dwarven flintlock pistol and put it in the palm of her hand, and looked at it carefully.

Da-da-da-da!

The sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, and the faces of Magni, Varian, Claudia and others became extremely serious for a moment, only humans in the Alliance race like to ride horses, and humans will still ride horses and gallop in Ironforge City, there is only one reason, that is, emergency military situation!

Adjutant Devon rode his horse like a whirlwind around the melting pot, turned over and dismounted, he was in a state of disarray compared to the image he had made in the morning, his body covered in blood, and the blue Confederate cloak was in tatters.

But Varian and Magni didn't pay attention to Devin, the two were experienced, and they had already seen from Devin's movements that the other party was fine, their eyes were focused on the long-bearded dwarf in Devon's arms, and Magni exclaimed even more when they got closer:

"My beard, this is Owersbuck, what's wrong with him?"

Listening to Magni's inquiry, the old dwarf struggled to get off Devin's body: "I'm not hurt, the blood is someone else's!" Ahem, it's just a little dizzy, I really didn't expect that motion sickness was more terrifying than motion sickness! I'm going to have to work on the helicopter damping system when I go back, and I'll have to let my apprentices try out my research first......"

Seeing Owersback getting farther and farther away, Varian became a little impatient and interrupted him and asked, "Okay, I want to know, what happened to you?" Why is it like this? ”

The injury was extremely light, and Devon, who had been cured by Claudia, replied first: "Your Majesty, Nomorigen has encountered a large-scale monster attack, and the form is already extremely serious, according to the alliance's wartime regulations, I have ordered the other knights in the squad to assist the dwarf allies in defending first, and I will personally bring the master craftsman to ask for help!" ”

"Massive monster attack?! That's impossible! Magni's beard shook, his eyes widened, and he said, "It's impossible for the monsters to hide from the mountain rangers in Kazmodan!" ”

"Your Majesty, the enemy is not attacking from land, but from underground!" German is concise and to the point.

"Underground?" Varian wondered.

"Yes, two Majesties, we call them the Stone Palate Monster ......." By this time, Owarsback had almost recovered his senses, and when he answered, everyone learned of Nomorigan's predicament in his description.

More than a month ago, while the Alliance Horde was still engaged in a final showdown with the Burning Legion in Mount Hyjal, the gnomes encountered for the first time in the dark underneath the Normorigen sewers, a monster they called the Stone Palate Monster, a monster with little intelligence but a strong body and brute strength.

At first, the gnomes were unimpressed by the presence of such monsters, thinking that they would be able to deal with them in the same way as all the other strange creatures of Kazmodan, but soon the gnomes knew that they were wrong, and the stone palatins poured out of the cracks in the ground in an attempt to storm the city of Nomorigen.

Although the dwarfs have advanced technology, their ontological combat power is similar to that of the kobolds, and even the guns can only use guns with very small recoil and great power, so they are defeated by the cavemen, and the lower floors of the gear hall are about to fall.

Varian asked with a serious face, "I haven't received a distress message, why don't you ask the Alliance for help for such a big matter?" ”

"It's not that we don't want to ask for the Alliance's help, Your Majesty," Owarsbuck argued, "but at that time, both Stormwind and the northern nations were sending messages to Nomorigen for help every day, so what would it be if we asked you for help in this case?" ”

Varian was slightly stunned, and then he remembered that during that time, Bervar was being troubled by the people of the Western Wilderness, and the remnants of Lordaeron in the north, Dalaran and other countries were also fighting with the remnants of the Scourge Legion, and even the dwarves sent many warriors to serve in Marshal Garriss's army in order to support the northern war, and it did seem that they had sent messengers to the dwarves.