(Additional update for "Tao Shu Ke" brother [4/5])
Steamwheedle finally got the military power it wanted.
Without too much intervention from Diakum, this guy successfully recruited the Mogu thugs in Duyang Ruins and promised to take these unstable factors away from Pandaria. He also found his own Goblin servants.
Those guys were all imprisoned by Mogu, and they were freed one by one after Diakum removed "Sha of Surplus Value".
As for the pool "Fountain of Youth", Vigilant didn't care about it.
It cannot shape the real Eternal Life, it is just a "life transfer" trick. It may be born naturally, or it may come from the witchcraft of the ancient Mogu Emperor, but as far as the level of the entire world order is concerned, the existence of this thing is harmless.
What's more, this spring water itself has no good or evil qualities.
Mogu thugs used it to kill lives to keep themselves alive, but Master Shang Xi used it to save Chi-Ji. The same thing can have different effects in the hands of different people. If it is destroyed because of this, it will appear that Vigilant has a small pattern.
But Steamwheedle also learned a lesson.
Not only did he undergo a spiritual purification by "Sha of Desire", but because of the "cruel business logic" it exposed, he was cursed by Vigilant.
It is a spell created using void magic. It will not occur in most cases and will keep Steamwheedle in a calm and rational state. It will also make it immune to most of Mind Control's effects.
However, once Trade Prince intends to gain benefits for himself by "losing the rights and interests of the world", the spell will break out and make him miserable. If he wants to relieve the pain, he can only give away money through charity. This is simply the most terrible punishment for Goblin.
Enough to scare Steamwheedle.
Diakum really can't put shackles on capitalists, but he can teach these guys some metaphysics.
Although Steamwheedle still has many ways to circumvent the spell restrictions, a savvy businessman like it would not do such a provocative thing.
When Vigilant returned to Temple of the Red Crane in Krasarang Wilds, Twins had already followed Yu'lon here to maintain the situation, and Onyxia also came with him.
Black Dragon Princess, who is responsible for the cooperation between Light Weaver Warband and Steamwheedle Cartel, found an opportunity to report to Vigilant the progress of Steamwheedle Cartel's "business" operations during this period.
"After Steamwheedle Cartel received a part of Titan Device from Uldaman, it immediately started reverse engineering. Steamwheedle convened a very professional team of engineering masters and set up a laboratory in Ratchet, led by your designated Goblin tinkerer Gazlowe.
That young Goblin craftsman is indeed very capable.
Based on their recent results, a technology called "Pocket Factory" has been initially verified, and Steamwheedle Cartel is preparing to promote it among engineers.
It is said that this technological innovation can increase the production efficiency several times in professional fields including Gnomish Engineering."
Black Dragon Princess has obviously put a lot of effort into it.
She even taught herself some engineering concepts before she could understand these complicated professional terms. She took another look at Diakum's expression, turned to the second page of the report, and said:
"In addition to Pocket Factory, Goblin engineers also reverse-engineered a convenient communication device from Titan Technology. The device that Steamwheedle asked us for help was a sample of it.
Steamwheedle Prince plans to use this technology to reshape the current communication model of Azeroth. It ambitiously established a new company called "Communications Bureau" to specialize in this matter.
Among the cooperation matters with humans is the provision of "a complete set of military communication equipment" for Marshal Lothar's army.
They also plan to commercialize the assembly line used by Titan to make Stone Colossus, so as to sell "Personal Safety Service Package" to civilians who are unable to protect themselves in this crisis-ridden era.
This is a project being drafted.
It is said that there are not only personal security civilian Stone Golem, but also Auchenai Protection Crystal Backpack made by Eredar, Natural Summoning Seed made by Forest Sprite Sage, and Elemental Stone made by Shaman, etc.
The core component is a magic item called "Hearthstone". The spellcasters from Dalaran designed this reusable "town return scroll".
After completing the binding, casting the spell in a short time can teleport the user to a safe area.
According to the ideas of Goblin, after holding the safety bag they sell and undergoing simple training, an ordinary person can have a chance to safely evacuate when encountering demonic creatures.
But to be honest, I am not optimistic about the prospects of this project."
Onyxia shrugged and said to Vigilant:
"Except for Teleportation Spell's own security issues, even if Goblin people push the cost of this "personal security package" to the limit, many people will not be able to afford this thing.
Rich people will buy some self-defense, but trying to improve the world's defense level through this method is still too idealistic."
"That's not true. After all, it's better than nothing."
Diakum has his own opinion on this matter.
Judging from his expression, he was quite satisfied with the efficiency of Steamwheedle Cartel's actions after receiving Titan Device. He said:
"When we originally handed over the work of recycling Titan Technology to the Goblins, didn't we just want to use their business network throughout the world to promote technological upgrades? Although this is not the main scope of Light Weaver Warband's business, Steamwheedle and its Goblins did a good job driven by their interests.
You can suggest Lothar to adopt more of these new gadgets from Goblin, so that Human Empire can also take advantage of this fast lane.
The technology tree of "Pocket Factory" is very good.
With this thing, the Steam Tanks of the dwarves don't have to worry about the loss during fierce battles, and even the Lightforged Artificers of Light Weaver Warbands can also benefit from it. This is a good start."
"Those Goblins also brag about themselves like this. In addition, they have a request."
Onyxia turned to the last page of the report, and she said:
"Goblin asked Lightforged Warband to share the energy system and design parameters of Lightforged War Mech. Gazlowe personally wrote a feasibility report and I took a look at it.
Goblin feel that the harvesters and lumberjacks they previously designed can benefit from this technology sharing. Steamwheedle is also planning to upgrade those civilian construction machinery into military war puppets.
Most importantly, Lothar is very interested in it.
Our human marshal is thinking about his experience of driving Lightforged War Mech to kill the dragon. He believes that such a weapon will definitely come in handy when recovering Northern Borderlands.
In addition, Ratchet Research Institute has recently captured several "technological spies", all from the dwarf city Gnomeregan.
The technological breakthroughs of the Goblins made their rivals in engineering, the dwarfs, very jealous. The dwarfs wanted to find out where Goblin's creative ideas came from. An organization called "Gnomeregan Covert Operations Unit" sent spies, but unfortunately they were discovered by the Goblins.
Do we need to intervene?"
"This is healthy competition, why should we get involved?"
Diakum smiled and said:
"The reason why Titan Technology was not handed over to the dwarves in the first place was because Gnomish Engineering was known to be at risk of losing control. However, the dwarfs did these things more to satisfy their own research desires. They did not care about commercial interests, so it would be more reassuring to leave military technology to them for research.
Since the gnomes are also interested in this, we can appropriately open up some Titan Technology to them.
I want to "roll up" these two little races.
The competition between them can effectively catalyze more scientific and technological breakthroughs to take root and sprout within the entire Azeroth range. This matter is still left to you.
You have done a good job, and according to the Light Weaver Warband award standard, you deserve to be awarded a medal."
"I don't need those bright medals."
Black Dragon Princess waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
"I used this award in exchange for permission for a military operation. I found a stronghold of Black Dragonflight in the Eastern Continent. There are many dragon eggs there.
I need those dragon eggs to expand the number of Light-Forged Dragon, and if possible."
Onyxia hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"I would like to ask for your help to rescue my mother from the power of Deathwing. She is in a very bad state. The void curse she suffered is so severe that it may require your own hands to purify it.
While my father indulged in role-playing with humans, she had been kept semi-imprisoned in tending the hatchlings and eggs.
My father and my brother had some very "scary" biological experiments where they would steal some dragon eggs from red dragons and ripen them like crazy.
If Lothar wants to prevent Northern Borderlands from establishing Dragon Empire, it must first destroy the black dragons' laboratory.
I can't do this alone, I need Light Weaver's help."
"You are one of us, and your desire for justice is also the path we should take. However, Light Weaver's attitude towards evil things is too cold. You should probably seek help from Shadewalker in this matter."
Dick suggested to her:
"Go to Karazhan and persuade Fandral Staghelm and his subordinates Shadow Hunters to participate. Don't ask Recklessness to carefully spy on the information and formulate a plan.
In this way, when we complete Pandaria's mission and return to the Eastern Continent, and when Lothar officially declares war on Black Dragonflight and their human servants, you will have enough opportunities to take action.
I give you war authorization!
But you have to make your own plans, I can't spare the time to help you right now."
"Your words are enough."
Onyxia took a deep breath, and then left Temple of the Red Crane with the report from Goblin.
After she disappeared, Twins stepped forward.
"Goblins must have given Black Dragon Princess a lot of money to have her say a nice word in front of you."
Saloras smiled and said:
"But with Steamwheedle Cartel's logistical assistance, Light Weavers at least don't have to worry about those trivial matters in Azeroth. Even on the battlefield of the stars, having a big benefactor behind the scenes to support the fight for justice will make Warriors feel a lot more comfortable."
"These Goblins remind me of Consortiums and Node Princes."
Oreses curled his lips and said:
"The same cunning, the same philistine, but the same wisdom, knowing how to use war as a window to plunder wealth. The entire star sea is trembling in the flames of war set off by the demons, and only Consortium is getting along like a fish in water.
For those guys, chaos is the best way up."
"Then you are blessed."
Dick shared the information that Nether-Stalker had given him before to Twins, and he joked:
"The hands of Ethereal have reached into the shadow of Azeroth. Since Army of the Light has experience in dealing with them, when they emerge from the shadow, it will be left to you to deal with them."
"Ethereal Bandits?"
Twins looked at each other, and their expressions were visibly cautious.
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"The fact that they can participate in such a grand event with such enthusiasm only proves that what Void Herald Xal'atath wants must be amazing, and we need the best Stealth Azeroth hunters and assassins to form a special force to target them.
Only the most outstanding walkers in the shadows can capture the traces left by Ethereals every time they wander in the phase.
The most important thing is that Ethereal Bandit all have their own action strategies. Just because they were summoned by Xal'atath does not mean that they must serve Void Herald. Maybe Xal'atath will create a mess that he cannot clean up.
What's even more frightening is that Void Herald may not even think about cleaning up."
Saloras shook his head and said:
"They are very good at hiding. It is difficult to determine their specific target before they show up. Maybe we should use Army of the Light's connections to find out about Node Prince. Malas has connections with Ethereal merchants, so we can ask him to help find out."
"Well, then send a message to Yura and ask her to urge her boyfriend."
Diakum looked back at Temple of the Red Crane, got up and went to purify Chi-Ji of the evil stain residue on its body. When leaving, he said to Twins:
"We will return to Temple of the Jade Serpent tomorrow night. Warrior will leave for Kun-Lai Summit immediately after our rest."
"Light Weaver is elite enough but the number is too small. If we want to attack a fortress that Death Force has been entrenched for thousands of years, we still need a large amount of attacking force."
Oreses suggested:
"Why don't we mobilize some Warrior from Draenor? It will be difficult for Pandaren Monk to fight in depth against the invasion of Death Force. They can just take care of the outside."
"No need, our reinforcements are already on the way."
"Huh? Where are the reinforcements coming from?"
"The course is correct, the fleet is about to enter the South Seas ocean current area, the priests of Grol, Shark God have dived into the water, and the tide is generating! The fleet will enter the acceleration state in one hour."
On the huge and multi-layered deck, a Zandalari naval commander was reporting the fleet situation to Dark Prophet Zul.
The Golden Fleet task force, consisting of twelve warships, has just sailed away from Zandalar Isles. Their target is Pandaria Continent, which is reappearing from the fog and integrating into the world.
Golden Fleet of the Zandalar Empire has long been famous on South Seas. When other forces were suppressed by Kul Tiras's fleet, Trolls were the One the only force that could compete with the Ku people on South Seas.
Golden Fleet is the confidence of Rastakhan.
This fleet has been established since the era of Emperor Dasa. After countless years of accumulation, Zandalari Troll's maritime strength is quite strong.
Even with a BUG-level ocean legendary unit like "Tidesages", Daelin Proudmoore cannot easily overwhelm Trolls's control over the ocean.
It can be said that the reason why Kul Tiras's maritime merchants have not squeezed out all the profits from South Seas's golden waterway is that in addition to Goblin Cartel's group confrontation, Golden Fleet's confrontation with South Seas is also indispensable.
Of course, it is unrealistic for Goblin to expect the two "old hooligans" to actually fight. Neither the Ku people nor Zandalari Troll have the idea of a "decisive battle at sea". The two sides have demarcated strict areas of influence, so it can be said that there is no conflict between the well and the river.
This kind of "double exploitation" of South Seas trade routes makes Goblin Cartel people miserable.
It is said that in recent years, Goblin Cartel has also begun to form their own maritime armed forces privately. Of course, in order not to irritate Kul Tiras and Zandalari Troll, they all operate in South Seas in the name of "pirates".
Since they are pirates, they will inevitably be attacked by the navy.
The Ku people have always had a tradition of hanging pirates, and Zandalari Troll people started "headhunting" more than 10,000 years ago, okay?
But compared to the "big gun ship" style in which Kul Tiras relies on Tidesages to shape ocean currents and correct artillery trajectories, Zandalari's Golden Fleet takes the "aircraft carrier" route.
Their flagships are often equipped with several decks, and the brave and capable Royal Pterrordax Riders will use these decks as landing and landing platforms. Under the blessing of the wind elf Pa'ku, the Trolls compounds thrown by groups of Pterrordaxs can always accurately hit the opponent's warships.
Zandalari Troll are not good at using artillery. They use oversized crossbows as naval warfare weapons, which look primitive. However, the destructive power of these huge crossbows when they hit the target with divine fire is much more powerful than pure explosives.
Zandalari is protected by "All Spirits", and the strange powers given by the strange Loa God always give them strange advantages in naval battles. Even if the Zandalari navy is annoyed, it is not impossible to call Bwonsamdi on the battlefield and pull out a Ghost Fleet for you in minutes.
The magical world naturally has its own naval battle rules. On the metaphysical battlefield, Zandalari Troll who has enough "adopted fathers" is not afraid of any enemy.
But Dark Prophet Zul is not in a good mood today.
The old Trolls hastily reviewed the fleet and then returned to his Meditation Room, where a "guest" was already waiting for him.
"Did the greatest Mogu Emperor"Thunderlord Clan" really be resurrected by the power of death ten thousand years ago?"
Dark Prophet was not polite, sitting cross-legged in front of the incense burner for worshiping the gods, and asked Lady Aegwynn sitting opposite:
"I must confirm this news."
"Because Zandalari once formed a covenant with the Thunderlord Clan to conquer the world?"
Aegwynn joked:
"That is your "black history". From the perspective of World Mother, this is the closest to success in Trolls's continuous death-seeking career. I heard that your alliance with the Thunderlord Clan almost destroyed the world."
"Yes, it was a tragedy."
Zul sighed, stroking the All-Loa Staff decorated with sacred Azerite Crystal in his hand, and it said:
"According to the records of Dark Prophet's handwriting from past dynasties, after the Thunderlord Clan unified the warlords of Pandaria, our ancestors also concluded an alliance with him in the name of the Zandalar Empire.
The two sides originally planned to join forces to attack Elven Empire and then divide the world. In order to fight against Well of Eternity in the hands of Azshara, we studied ancient books with the alchemists under the Thunderlord Clan and finally found Holy Land named "Halls of Origination".
Thunderlord Clan longed to see the world unified in his hands, so he took Mogu Legion and Troll Legion on an expedition to that mysterious land.
It is said that they encountered indigenous resistance named "Tol'vir". In order to resist the power of the Thunderlord Clan, those madmen took the initiative to blow up Halls of Origination, causing a terrifying energy leak. In the end, less than one-tenth of the powerful expedition team survived.
They transported back the body of the Thunderlord Clan, but the contemporary Dark Prophet unfortunately died.
You are right, that was the one that came closest to destroying the world among the countless wrong things Troll Empire did in history.
Now I am just glad that Dark Prophet was not lucky enough back then.
However, the ancient alliance between the Thunderlord Clan and Zandalar Empire has not been broken, and theoretically, he is still our ally now."
"Then here's the problem."
Aegwynn asked seriously:
"If you, who led this "Firstborn Legion" on behalf of Rastakhan, saw Thunderlord Clan at Pandaria, would you obey the covenant?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Dark Prophet shook his head and said:
"Golden King is eager to show Troll Empire's will to World Mother through this action. We have mobilized more than thirty Loa and thousands of priests to participate in this war. How can we betray World Mother who has accepted us in order to fulfill the ancient covenant?
You have to know that on the day Lord Rezan was named "Guardian Spirit" by Star Soul Lord, the entire Dazar'alor became a sea of celebration.
Thunderlord Clan's ally?
Or the tough eldest son of World Mother?
It is not difficult at all for us to choose between these two identities.
But what I'm worried about is the power of the Thunderlord Clan! Lady Aegwynn.
If the ancient records are not exaggerated, Thunderlord Clan was already close to the power of Lesser God more than 10,000 years ago, and now he has been strengthened by death.
What I'm worried about is not Zandalar Empire's determination, what I'm worried about is just whether we can win?
And most importantly."
Dark Prophet paused, stretched out its hand to light the incense of the gods in front of it, and said softly:
"Who is the mysterious person who replaced Pandaren Emperor and fought against the power of death for ten thousand years in the Mogu Palace? You and I actually already have the answer in our hearts, right?"