Chapter 305 62.Brann Bronzebeard's Archeology Major Re-Study·Titan's Trap Chapter
The investigation of Uldaman has basically come to an end.
As Diakum promised to the dwarf explorers before, they would only take away the dangerous powers in this ancient underground palace that should not be touched by mortals, and they would not leave any remaining cultural relics and historical records.
But to be honest, Brann Bronzebeard, who has followed and watched everything, is currently in the difficult stage of reshaping after his "three views were shattered", and the old dwarf really has no time to pay attention to these details.
He knew too much today and saw too much.
Not only did he learn from the ancient giants the mystery of the birth and transformation of dwarves and gnomes, he even heard about the grudges and hatreds between the "gods" and the terrifying conspiracy of Old God.
This extremely informative secret challenges the old dwarf's basic understanding of the world.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be exposed to "forbidden knowledge", so that the "real world" in his eyes became unreal.
He will be sitting on the stone outside the forging hall, discussing some details with Lelan, while frantically recording what he saw and heard today in his record book.
"You can't take these things out and talk nonsense."
Ryland is a very experienced explorer. Although she has not experienced such a major investigation of the origin of the world before, she can understand the terrible shock that this information will bring to the entire mortal world once it is revealed. This has almost completely reshaped the mortal understanding of the origin of the world of Azeroth.
The bottom line is that these things are dangerous for mortals.
It is a danger in a physical sense.
"For existences like Old God, ignorant mortals calling their names in some strange places will attract the peeps of the void. They should not know this forbidden knowledge, so I think that except for the Origin of dwarves and dwarfs that you can appropriately disclose to your king brother and the king of the dwarfs, you should hide the rest of the knowledge."
Lelan seriously reminded his dwarf friend:
"Lock them in the strongest and most secretive cabinet you can find, and wait until fifty or even a hundred years to decrypt them. By then, mortals' understanding of the world must have improved a bit."
"I understand, just the fact that humans, dwarves and dwarfs are one family is enough to shock the world."
The old dwarf held his pipe in his mouth and said sometimes excitedly and sometimes dejectedly:
"This is much more exciting than the archaeological truth that "Elves are derived from Trolls", but this matter is just like "Elf Trolls said", it belongs to the kind of people who dare to speak, they must be prepared to be assassinated by elves.
Sigh, it feels so bad that such a big secret can only be kept in my heart.
But thinking on the bright side, knowing these major prehistoric events, I can sort out a context, and then take Explorers' League to verify the development one by one to prove the reality of these things. Well, I will have work to do for the rest of my life.
I may not be able to finish this work until the day I kick my legs."
"Be confident, you will never finish it."
Lelan snorted and said:
"Although the first batch of flesh-and-blood dwarves followed Highmountain King Modimus Anvilmar out of Uldaman until now, there is no precedent for dwarves to die naturally, but I estimate that you will live for a few thousand years at most.
If you want to investigate all the truth about the entire prehistoric era, this little time is definitely not enough, but as long as your Explorers' League keeps running, there will always be newcomers who can decipher everything you know."
"Well, that makes sense. Individual efforts are not worth mentioning in the face of group unity. I will follow your suggestions, but why does it keep staring at me?"
Brann Bronzebeard, who blew out a smoke ring, moved his body uncomfortably, pointed at the strange stone statue staring at them not far away, and said to Lelan next to him:
"That stone statue is so strange! It keeps following us but doesn't attack. It just keeps looking at us with its eyes straight, as if it has evil intentions."
"You dwarf is so ignorant! That is "Lifti", one of the orthodox Titan Construct. You should call him "ancestor"."
Chromie, who was also writing hard to record everything he saw today, explained in a low voice:
"You have never been to Dragon Isles, so you have never seen this kind of strange stone statue. In the harmonious era ten thousand years ago, they had a very good relationship with us Dragon Aspects. Our hometown city is maintained by them. These beautiful rock creatures of dragon Human Form are followers of Tyr and some lower-level guardians.
But I heard that there are their Curse of Flesh derivatives on some islands of South Seas. The appearance of those guys has changed, and they call themselves "snake people".
I've seen snake people.
The appearance of those guys is really similar to Lifti."
"Error!"
The "sentinel" Talondris, who had been following these guys with a rock spear in his hand, said:
"The birth of the snake people is not directly related to Lifti. They are the descendants of Loa God Sethraliss, and they are only physically similar to us. Lifti has a special structure that is extremely resistant to Curse of Flesh, so I was appointed by Lord Archaedas as the caretaker of Tyr's Vault.
My mission is to take care of these two Platinum Disc.
You rude intruders deserve to be executed by me personally, but Lord Archaedas has given you permission to pass, but the mission is the mission, I must watch over Platinum Disc, so I have to follow you wherever you go.
Don't even think about running away!
The earth, mountains and rivers are my eyes, I can track you at any time."
"Eh!"
Chromie's eyes widened and she said curiously:
"But you have been in the closed Uldaman for thirty thousand years, how could you know about Vol'dun Serpentmen?"
"Uldaman is only internally closed. The connection with other Titan facilities is intermittent. After War of the Ancients caused the collapse of the world 10,000 years ago, Uldaman can receive communication records from the special facility Uldir.
I learned the story of the Snake Man when I was looking through the records."
This majestic rock life with a shrunken dragon head, eyes made of perfect rubies, a humanoid body and a slender dragon tail answered in a straight and clear manner:
"Although I have not discussed it with other Lifti companions, I think the snake people have nothing to do with us. They lack beautiful dragon horns and have ugly Snake Scale. There is no doubt that the snake people still have a lot of room for evolution."
"But a normal Titan Construct would not have any extra thoughts in his mind other than mission and responsibilities, but you are interested in this matter, which shows that you are not serious!"
Chromie winked and said to the rock sentinel:
"So, you are actually affected by Curse of Flesh, right? Although your body is still pure stone, your mind has been released."
"I refuse to answer this question!"
Sentinel Talondris said:
"I am a loyal Tyr guard. It is enough for me to confirm this."
"But Uldaman's core facilities will be dismantled soon, and Platinum Disc of Tyr will also be sent to Dragon King. Your mission is over."
Brann Bronzebeard blew out a smoke ring and looked at the majestic ancient sentinel captain in front of him, and asked in a low voice:
"Well. Ms. Ironaya said before that my ancestor Modimus Anvilmar was the security captain of Uldaman. He must be a colleague of yours, right?"
"Yes, Modimus Anvilmar is my repairman. He made the rock spear in my hand for me. He is also my friend."
Talondris sighed and said:
"It's a pity that he was infected with Curse of Flesh. Not only him, but all Earthen and Mechagnomes in Uldaman are followers of Lord Tyr. We survived because of Lord Tyr's sacrifice, but Curse of Flesh is spreading.
In order to fight against this vicious force, Modimus Anvilmar and other Earthen and Mechagnomes fell into a deep sleep.
Ms. Ironaya was once a proud steel guardian, but she was turned into fragile flesh and blood under the torture of Curse of Flesh. She felt her aging and impending death. She couldn't bear to see her followers trapped and dead in the underground palace, so she violated the guardian rules for the first time in her life and released you.
The flesh-and-blood dwarfs were the first to wake up.
They were frightened but escaped through the crack made by Ms. Ironaya. Modimus Anvilmar and the other dwarves woke up later.
Curse of Flesh caused them to lose their memory. I could only watch them leave in the shadows and wish them well.
Although Ms. Ironaya was reprimanded by Lord Archaedas for her behavior this time, and she was replaced with a rock body to fight death, in fact we all know in our hearts that the moment Earthen like Modimus Anvilmar, an orthodox Earthen, turned into flesh and forgot their duties and missions, the era of Titan Keepers was over.
They left Uldaman more than 2,500 years ago, but before that, the outside world followed on the day when Lord Tyr died in battle.
It no longer belongs to us."
"But what if I tell you that my ancestor Highmountain King has not actually forgotten you?"
Old Brann chuckled.
He opened his thick record book, and on the first few pages, he pointed to a badge that had been rubbed by himself and showed it to Captain Lifti.
He pointed to the stone emblem and said:
"This is an ornament that our ancestor Modimus Anvilmar made by himself when he was old. He would always hold it in his hands when he was half asleep and half awake. The dwarves' obsession with their mission was spread from that time. Highmountain King firmly believes that we dwarves shoulder sacred responsibilities.
He even personally went to dig near Badlands when he was old. No one could stop him, so that everyone thought that Highmountain King had lived too long and was old and confused.
Until today, I don't know what my ancestors were looking for.
He is looking for his way home!
It's a pity that the busy search exhausted the few Life Force he had left. He was unable to return here until his death. Holding the emblem that he never left when he was old, he died in Ironforge. Then the three dwarves started a futile civil war for shameful power, which directly triggered the division of the kingdom.
But having said that, do you think the pattern on this emblem looks very similar to yours?
This thing is now kept in the museum of Ironforge. It was by studying the history of this thing that I embarked on the path of archeology."
Talondris shook his tail and looked carefully, then shook his head and said:
"No, it's not me, I'm not that ugly, but okay.
I understand what you mean, maybe Modimus Anvilmar remembered something, maybe he saw my face in the shadows when he was escaping from Uldaman, but this doesn't mean anything, we are destined to be forgotten by the world."
"You should follow me back to Ironforge and take your companions here with you."
Brann said loudly:
"That is the city founded by Highmountain King. It is the hometown that your friends chose for themselves. It is also your new home. All Bronzebeard Dwarves will welcome you unconditionally. My brother will definitely appoint you as Ironforge's "Ancestor Guardian".
We dwarves have this tradition."
"Yes, you have to find something for yourselves to do."
Chromie also advised:
"It is their business for Ironaya and Archaedas to decide to accept Judgment from Star Soul Lord. You are just lower-ranking soldiers in the guardian system. What can you do wrong? You and your Warriors will stay at ease at Ironforge!
After Dragon Isles reappears, we can take you back to Tyr's Hold, where you were truly born, right?"
"This. I need approval."
Talondris thought for a moment and said:
"I can't give you an answer now, and I think it's good for me to stay here. I have been here for tens of thousands of years, and I have."
"Don't be stupid."
Lelan interrupted its defense, shook his head and said to the point:
"If you really weren't interested in the outside world, you wouldn't read the records of Uldir. You guys are so naughty, just like your creators."
While talking, the door of the forging hall opened.
Diakum and Twins walked out of it. Lelan keenly noticed that there was an extra ring on Diakum Uncle's left hand. She stepped forward and took a look.
That ring is made of rock.
Except that the gemstone inlaid on it is blue, the shape of the ring is almost identical to Argus Heart, and even the surrounding runes are very similar, but the aura wrapped around it is much thicker than Argus Heart.
"This is. Heart of Azeroth?"
Lelan said with wide eyes:
"Lady Aegwynn handed over the first copied Heart of Azeroth to you?"
"No, not a copy."
Saloras explained:
"This is the ring customized by Lord Azeroth Star Soul for Commander Diakum. It is as unique as the Argus Heart tail ring in his hand."
"Although he is not the spokesperson of Star Soul Lord, Vigilant was also awarded the title of "Azeroth Honorary Guardian"."
Oreses said with emotion:
"Only an outstanding warrior like Commander Diakum can be so valued by two Star Soul Lord at the same time. This means that he has also gained extremely high power in Azeroth, and the "Saviors" convened by Lady Aegwynn must also have him as its leader."
"Don't just pick up the good ones and tell them. This is not only a reward, but also a heavy burden."
Diakum stroked the second ring and said:
"Aegwynn has also shared the responsibility of recruiting Saviors with me. Obviously Star Soul Lord hopes to use my experience in this area to help Aegwynn build up the team as soon as possible. Are you willing to become Saviors of Azeroth?"
He looked at the Eredar Warrior people around him and explained:
"If you are willing to bear another oath in addition to World Vow in your hometown, then you can also get the powerful "Heart of Azeroth" as a reward, which means that you will be able to use World Power at any time in this world.
Although Azeroth Star Soul is weak, its potential is too strong. Even if it is so weak, it is much more powerful than the original Argus Lord. This means that in Azeroth you can regain the power of Invincible that you had in Argus Final Battle."
"We'd like to help, but the problem is we can't accept it, sir."
Saloras said regretfully:
The use of "Star Soul's power is not without restrictions. Controlling World Power means converting one's "hometown" to Azeroth and becoming a real Child of the World. Not every Eredar can be given the privilege of "Dual Star Citizenship" by two Star Soul Lord like you.
Before Argus's hometown was restored, Eredar accepted Heart of Azeroth, which can almost be regarded as an act of "Forsworn".
Of course, this limitation is limited to Ancient Eredar!
Descendants like Yrel who have not experienced Argus Final Battle are not included in this list, so you may be able to select some warriors from the Draenei Clan to become a member of "Azeroth Salvation Army"."
"Create a new Eredar Star Sea Clan."
Oreses added:
"A world like Azeroth is one of the most perfect places to live in the star sea. According to our Eredar migration tradition, leaving a clan here is also an option.
After all, although everyone wants to regain Argus's hometown, we must also recognize the reality. After our hometown is truly restored, some people will still return to the world where they were born and lived.
Eredar It is an established fact that civilization is spreading in the sea of stars."
"Hmm."
Diakum nodded, he thought this was a good idea.
Although in this timeline, it is impossible for Draenei to accidentally fall on Sea of Mists's Bloodmyst Isle and become a miserable refugee in second exile, but The big stage of Azeroth is here. If Eternal Life people like Draenei are not involved in the future changes of this world, I think the story of Azeroth will lose some of its color.
"Let's go."
Vigilant called:
"Uldaman will be left in charge of Lady Aegwynn and Old Meryl. The remaining people can retreat. Brann, you and your archaeologists need to wait patiently for a while. After all the Titan facilities in the Uldaman underground palace have been removed, you can start archaeology again.
You should be able to understand that those equipment cannot be handed over to you for the time being, and it is difficult for you to understand the operation mode of those complex structures.
But I will store them in a safe place.
If the dwarf engineers who come from the same origin as you are willing to come and learn how to use it, I will give them sufficient permissions.
That is the "Legacy" that Titan Keepers left to the world. Although they may not take the initiative to share it, I think that all races of Azeroth are now eligible to benefit from it. It can be regarded as the "compensation" left to the world by Everything Unification Field after his long imprisonment.
Goblin's Trade Prince will figure out how to use them properly."
After saying that, Diakum took all Eredar and left Uldaman without any regrets.
The work they shoulder at the Stormwind Kingdom is very important, and it is hard to squeeze out the time to come and do some archeology.
"Let me tell you, when we were in the underground palace just now, you tried to reach out and touch things that looked dangerous at least seventeen times, old dwarf! If I hadn't been there to stop you, you might have caused some trouble.
You guys really have no control over your hands!"
Archbishop Nali leaned on Red Throat's Fang and scolded the blushing Brann very rudely:
"You'd better reflect on it. Next time you go to such a dangerous place, we won't be able to wipe your ass. And you, Lifti sentinel! Since Brann is your theoretical "junior", you have to teach him the rules of Titan Construct to prevent him from causing big trouble in the future."
After saying that, the archbishop turned and left, wagging his little tail.
Only the embarrassed Brann Bronzebeard and the sentry captain Talondris were staring at him coldly.
"The blue-skinned hunter is right, some of your actions are really dangerous."
Captain Sentinel said:
"Follow me. Considering that you will most likely have to conduct inspections in other Titan facilities in the future, I must teach you to distinguish what things can be moved and what things must not be touched. You must know that the defense system installed by the guardians in the facility can easily melt flesh-and-blood creations like you under most circumstances!
Bring a pen and paper and record carefully, I will only teach you once."
PS:
Will add 3+5 updates tomorrow!