Chapter 20: The Origin of the Dwarves
"Your Majesty is here!" I don't know who shouted, but the audience realized that King Magni Copperbeard was also alarmed, as a king, he naturally thinks about things from a different perspective than ordinary people.
When the guards informed King Muradin that he had fought with a human boy, His Majesty the King put down his matter and rushed over immediately, humans and dwarves have always been solid allies, but diplomacy is no small matter, in case this human is coming on behalf of a certain kingdom, and his reckless brother does not know the severity, in case he is injured, it will be more troublesome.
The crowd consciously moved out of the way, and Magni walked to the sidelines, looking at Karl, who was fighting Muradin fiercely, and was amazed that in his thousands of years of memory, among the humans in his teens, there had never been a human warrior as powerful as Carl. According to the level of Azeroth's strength, it is divided into: Common, Elite, Hero, Epic, Legendary, Demigod, True God. Each rank is divided into the beginning, middle and peak.
Muladin's current strength is at the peak of the hero rank, and he has touched the edge of the epic. And it is a bit incredible that this human boy who seems to be still underage can fight with Muladin, who is at the peak hero level, and his strength is at least the hero level. Seeing that Carl was not in danger for the time being, Magni also gave up on stopping the two, and he also wanted to see where the limits of this human teenager were.
Muradin and Karl were already in full swing by this time, and had no time to think about anything else. Muradin is a rare opponent, and now he has a sparring partner who is no less than himself, so how can he let it go, he has been stuck at the peak of the hero level for a long time, and he can't find an opponent to sharpen his breakthrough, and now the opportunity has come.
Karl thought that Muradin's skin was thick and he looked very durable, so he planned to use this guy as a test subject. In the amazed gaze of the audience, a burst of golden light flashed on Karl's hand, and the holy light hit Muradin's middle Muradin through the ancient tree's natural enemy, making Muradin, who was caught off guard, grin.
"What is this?!" Muradin rubbed his aching arm, "This is the power of the Light, but how"
"This is the skill of combining the power of the Light with the skill of a warrior." Seeing that Muradin's stop, Karl had to temporarily stop his hand and explain, "At present, I am still exploring and experimenting, but it is just some immature ideas. ”
"Immature thoughts?!! No, no, no, you're too modest. Muradin shook his head and said, "Human boy, I have to say, you are really a genius, genius ideas, genius skills. ”
"Are you still fighting?" Carl didn't care about that, he wasn't done yet.
Muradin, who looked at Karl, who was more active than himself, was a little speechless, how could he be more belligerent than himself at a young age.
Here, Magni Copperbeard, the king of Ironforge, came over and greeted Karl and said, "Your Excellency Karl, welcome to Ironforge, I am Magni Copperbeard, King of Ironforge. I heard Brian tell your story, you must be very tired after more than ten days of travel, it is better to have a meal and rest first, Ironforge welcomes His Excellency Karl to stay for a long time, you can talk to Muradin, I believe he will be happy. ”
"Your Majesty the King is well!" Karl gave Magni a salute, but the fight could not be completed, "The guest is as he pleases, and everything is arranged by His Majesty." ”
Seeing that there was no excitement to see, the crowd around them also dispersed to do their own things.
Since he was not a human envoy, Magni showed his affinity and casualness to Carl, and arranged dinner in his own home, which was attended by all three Copperbeard brothers, making Carl feel more respectful.
If you want to ask the dwarves what they like to do the most, there is no doubt about mining, forging and drinking. Carl's youth and incommensurate strength were recognized by the Copperbeard brothers, and Magni even entertained Carl with the finest ale he had treasured for many years.
As the cups and cups staggered, the atmosphere became lively, and Bligh began to brag about his adventures again, excitedly telling the clues he had found in the ruins, telling everyone that he had found the origin of the dwarves. Karl rolled his eyes and said slowly, "I also know a little bit about the origin of the dwarves. ”
Brian was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, Carl picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then said slowly.
"Legend has it that when the Titans came to Azeroth, they created a creation called the Earth Spirit to continue to sculpt and guard the depths of the world according to their blueprints. The earth spirits are largely unconcerned with the affairs of the various races that inhabit the surface, and they only focus on exploring the underworld.
Ten thousand years ago, the explosion of the Well of Eternity tore apart the world of Azeroth, and it also deeply affected the earth spirits. They have suffered a great blow from the suffering of the earth, and as a result, they have lost their sense of self and closed themselves in the stone chambers where they were born. Uldaman, Uldem, and Ulduar were the first cities built by the Tullings to be named after the Ancient Titans. These cities are buried deep underground, where the earth spirits have slept for nearly 8,000 years.
Then one day, unknown what woke them up, the earth spirits of Uldaman awoke from their slumber. These earth spirits found that their bodies had changed a lot during their slumber. Their skin, which was as hard as a stone, became soft and smooth, and their ability to control the earth and stones became much weaker. They became more ordinary creatures. They call themselves — "
"Dwarven !!" The three Copperbeard brothers exclaimed together, they knew from the words of their ancestors that the origin of the dwarves had a lot to do with the Titans, but they didn't expect such a origin.
Karl nodded, "You should all know what happened next, the dwarves left Uldaman to travel and explore in Azeroth, but in the end they were still attracted by the mysteries and security of the depths of the earth, so the dwarves built a huge kingdom in the highest mountain on land. They named their kingdom after Kazgros, the god of the Titans, and called it "Kazmodan". The dwarves built an altar for their Titan father, and built a huge furnace in the middle of the mountain, the Iron Forge. ”
"It's incredible." Brian muttered to himself.
Magni was naturally more stable as a king, and he was more curious about Karl's rich knowledge, knowing that human civilization was only a few thousand years old, and how could he be so familiar with the events of tens of thousands of years ago.
"Your Excellency Karl, I would like to ask, where did you learn this knowledge?"
"His Majesty is too polite, you can just call me Karl." Karl smiled, "I grew up in Silvermoon City in Quel'Thalas, where the royal library has a lot of records about the tens of thousands of years of history of Kalimdor and Azeroth. ”
"Impossible!" Muradin blurted out, and then he felt that his tone was wrong, and quickly explained to Karl.
"Brother Karl, I don't mean anything else, I know those guys with pointed ears, who are said to have lived on the original continent tens of thousands of years ago, and these guys have always put their eyes on their foreheads to look at other races. How could they possibly let you live as a human in their capital, impossible. ”
Karl shrugged at him and said he didn't care, "It's true that the High Elves claim to be Queldore, they left their homeland to come to Azeroth after the Well of Eternity exploded, and they do have the right to stand out from other races, and their history is as old as that of trolls. As for my case, it's just a bit of a special one. ”
Muradin was not a person without emotional intelligence, and he naturally did not continue to ask Karl why he was special.
Brian also chimed in, he was full of interest in the remains of the Titans: "Then Brother Karl, do you know the location of the Titan City?" Uldaman: I know it's over there, but where are Oldum and Ulduar? ”
"Uldem is supposed to be on the other side of the sea, in the desert south of Kalimdor, and as for Ulduar, it is recorded that it is in the north of the continent of Northrend, a land that has been cold and frozen for many years."
"Great!" Brian jumped up excitedly, and the other three naturally knew why he was so excited, "I decided to apply to the Guild, we need to follow in the footsteps of the Titans and find those buried historical truths. Wow, that's a great idea. ”