Archaeological Heroes: For Pandaria and the Future of the Entire World, Press That Button!

"This button. Hiss, it looks a bit dangerous, Lao Zhou! Stay back and don't touch it!"

Brann's voice sounded in the ancient corridor, with a hint of caution, which made Lorewalker Cho, who was about to get closer to those Mogu murals to take a closer look, subconsciously took a step back.

Over the past few days, he had become fully aware of his new friend's archaeological genius and experience.

Especially after he accidentally touched a few things and almost caused them to be smashed to death by the Mogu stone statue, Zhou Zhuo also understood Brann Bronzebeard's scolding once again about the admonition in the ancestral precept that "you must control your claws during archaeology".

In the dangerous Mogu tomb, if you don't control yourself, something will really happen, you bankers.

"Okay, my professional dwarf friend, you get what you say."

Lorewalkers cautiously retreated to a safe area, propped up his drawing board and planned to record this ancient and mysterious tomb.

The place where they are now is deep in the mountains of Kun-Lai Summit, a place called "Conqueror's Tomb". It is said that after the ancient tyrant Thunderlord Clan died of "God's punishment", his loyal general Mogu built a tomb for him.

There are many records about the tombs of these Mogu emperors in the legend of Pandaren.

This is also the tradition of Mogu.

"Because Mogu was born in the rock, when those noble Mogu Emperor or great warlords died, their bodies would be buried in carefully selected ley lines. They regarded them as returning to the purity of the earth.

Mogu has ruled this place for a long time, so the entire Pandaria is full of Mogu's tombs, because the alchemists of Mogu have a complex set of rules for selecting tombs, so as long as you understand these rules, you can easily find those tombs."

While Zhou Zhuo was painting the mural in front of him, he explained to the resting dwarves and dwarf explorers beside him:

"Jade Forest has a huge Mogu Emperor tomb group, but Golden Lotus doesn't allow us to excavate it at will. They said it would disturb Undead. We at Pandaren respect funeral rituals, so we won't disturb those sleeping underground unless necessary."

"Hey, but every race has this profession of tomb robbers, not to mention that as far as I know, Mogu often buries many valuable treasures with them in the tombs."

Brann sat on the head of a collapsed and weathered sculpture of Mogu, smoking his simple and classic pipe, and complained to Zhou Zhuo in Pandaren not so fluently:

"So, I guess, Pandaria also has tomb robbers?"

"Yes, and because of the war, they were very active for a while."

Lao Zhou wanted to cover up for his compatriots, so he said briefly:

"But after Jade Lotus, who was engaged in the Black Market trade, was hit hard by the heroes of Shado-Pan several times, they did not do these things anymore. Mainly because Mogu also noticed that the tomb was frequently stolen, so they used evil methods to wake up Undead.

Now if the tomb robbers are unlucky enough to dig a tomb, they will be brutally killed by the emperor's guards who are buried there. Not all Mogu Emperor will respond to the Thunderlord Clan's call to participate in the war.

But even the courtiers under Mogu Emperor "Cao" with the best temper will not show mercy when encountering tomb robbers in their own tombs.

In short, the risk of tomb robbing in Pandaria is very high, and no one does it now."

"Hehe."

Brann let out a weird laugh, indicating that he didn't believe what Lao Zhou said.

He has dealt with unlucky thieves many times in the Eastern Continent, and he also knows that there is a "grave robber family" in the Stormwind Kingdom called Bard Family. On the surface, they are explorers, but in fact, they are doing things behind the scenes that the old dwarves are too lazy to comment on.

He was admiring the grand and majestic emperor's tomb in front of him, and asked Lorewalker Cho that he "picked up" on the way:

"By the way, why do you insist on going your own way and come here to find this Conqueror's Tomb? I heard you say a few days ago that your application was rejected, and you also allowed yourself to be beaten up by the White Tiger Monks at Keg Market."

"Of course it's not just a hobby. Who would want to get beaten up if nothing happens?"

Zhou Zhuo curled his lips.

This Pandaren explorer, who was wearing a Lorewalkers clerical uniform and whose actions and language were elegant, skillfully sketched the brush and explained softly:

"Among all the legends about the Mogu Emperor mausoleum, the legend about the Thunderlord Clan mausoleum is the most common. It is said that the loyal Mogu Warlord made many fake mausoleums in Kun-Lai Summit in order to prevent the emperor's mausoleum from being destroyed.

It is filled with an army of dangerous stone figurines, just to deal with those daring tomb robbers.

But I have no interest in the treasures in the Thunderlord Clan mausoleum. I must come here because I discovered something very important from my ancestor's handwriting a few days ago.

That has something to do with the sudden "resurrection" of the Thunderlord Clan after the fog sealed the continent ten thousand years ago!"

He finished copying the murals, carefully dried his records, and placed them in the notebook he carried with him. Then he put away the drawing board, turned back and explained to Brann and his explorers:

"My ancestor was once one of the historians of Emperor Shaohao. He witnessed the shocking battle and left some records of his own. They were all hidden in the library of the Huangliang Pavilion. I only found them after my pet accidentally damaged the library during a fight.

My ancestor recorded the scene he saw when Thunderlord Clan was resurrected.

The most important thing is that the ancestor heard the scolding of the Thunderlord Clan when he was resurrected. He recorded that Thunderlord Clan roared "Give me my heart" when he was resurrected!

The ancestor himself cannot confirm whether he heard it wrong, but if that is true, it means that Thunderlord Clan's resurrection is probably not Mogu's evil plan but an accident."

Zhou Zhuo said to Brann Bronzebeard very seriously:

"Although Mogu also has the evil tradition of capturing souls and making golems, they respect death. Pandaren's attitude towards death is inherited from Mogu. Normal Mogu Emperor will never use the method of "embracing death" to achieve "Eternal Life".

My idea is that if we can find Thunderlord Clan's stripped heart in his tomb, maybe we can awaken Thunderlord Clan from the "Eternal Life" he doesn't desire."

"That sounds weird."

The dwarf engineer Ovospark who followed Brann Bronzebeard screamed:

"You don't have any evidence to prove that Thunderlord Clan was forced, and we know from Pandaren of Zhuojin Village that Thunderlord Clan is now the "God of Death". Even if you find his heart, he will not listen to you giving up his power."

"No, he will!"

Zhou Zhuo waved his hands with certainty and said:

"My ancestor once served as the historian of Mogu Emperor"

"So, how distinguished are your ancestors? Old Zhou, how can you continue to be a historian after experiencing two dynasties? Amazing!"

Brann blew out a smoke ring and complained:

"You guys Pandaren are really outrageous. There are still paper records of things that happened more than 10,000 years ago. I really appreciate this attitude towards history. Okay, okay, I won't interrupt you. You can continue."

"Ahem."

Lao Zhou coughed a few times and said:

"In short, according to the records of my ancestor, he said that Thunderlord Clan was a tyrannical king but also a very decisive king. He has always regarded ruling the entire world and establishing order for it as his life goal.

The alchemists and generals under the Thunderlord Clan presented him with many weapons, but Thunderlord Clan never bothered to use external force to win victory.

This shows that Thunderlord Clan is an extremely egoistic ruler.

It is impossible for a person like him to be willing to become a slave of death. If you think about it, if my previous guess is correct, it means that in fact, 10,000 years ago, some kind of force used Thunderlord Clan to turn him into a slave of death.

For the Thunderlord Clan, this is not a blessing of power at all.

This is humiliating!"

Lorewalkers waved his paw and said:

"I also specifically found records about the Thunderlord Clan from other Lorewalkers families. Those records prove that Thunderlord Clan is a leader with a "sense of honor" and Warrior. In short, I am a weak scholar without much ability, and I cannot lead the heroes to fight Mantid and Mogu like the leader Taran Zhu.

But I also have my determination, and I also want to contribute to the peace of Pandaria.

So I want to find Conqueror's Tomb, find that Heart of Lei Shen, and then use it to bring peace to that tyrant, in order to completely solve the interference and infringement of Pandaria by the power of death."

"Tsk, my friend, you are quite courageous for a fat man who works in literature, so you are in luck this time."

Brann Bronzebeard cleaned the ashes from the pipe and pushed the miner's hat on his head. He leaned on his digging pick and said to Zhou Zhuo:

"Based on my many years of archaeological experience, I am basically certain that the mausoleum we are in now should be the real tomb of the Thunderlord Clan.

Although I don't know much about the funeral festival of Mogu, if it is a fake tomb used to kill unlucky thieves, there is obviously no need to make such exquisite murals. Look at the top of your head!

These Mogu frantically used various precious gems to outline the star map of their era on the ceiling.

It's too exaggerated. This thing itself is a precious cultural relic, and it should be placed in Ironforge's big museum as a treasure. Of course, I know that you Pandaren will not allow us to take it away."

Brann patted the dwarf engineer next to him on the shoulder with some regret. Ovospark chuckled, picked up the dwarf camera and started taking pictures. Wendel Sparks, a dwarf mage, also took out the magic crystal to record these precious cultural relics.

Well, why there are dwarfs in Brann Bronzebeard's expedition team? This is complicated to say.

In short, engineer Ovospark had a "secret mission". He was supposed to disguise himself as an explorer going to Kalimdor and enter Ratchet to peek into Goblin's laboratory to obtain some business secrets.

And Wendel Sparks was once the subordinate mage of Dalaran.

After Dalaran was destroyed by the devil, he lost his source of income and had a wife and children at home, so he came to Brann Bronzebeard to work temporarily to earn a living.

These two guys are the more "reliable" types among dwarves, and at least so far, they haven't done anything outrageous.

"Then keep going, guys."

Zhou Zhuo heard about Brann's judgment, and he said with confidence:

"Although I am not a rich man, I still have some gold and silver in the Huangliang Pavilion. If this big thing is really accomplished, I am willing to give all my wealth to you as a gift."

"Money? Don't humiliate me with your dirty money."

Brann snorted.

Does he Ironforge Prince care about money?

Just kidding! Although the old dwarf is not very showy, this guy Brann is indeed one of the richest people in the Eastern Continent. When he organizes expeditions, he always pays for himself, which shows his wealth and wealth.

He moved forward with the digging pickaxe, rolled his eyes and said to Lao Zhou:

"You said before that your family's library contains the manuscripts of your ancestors from more than 10,000 years ago, right? Hey, I don't want much, just allow us to send people to copy those precious histories.

These records will definitely become the most precious research materials for Ironforge's Explorers' League to study the changes of Pandaria."

"My friend, you are truly the most outstanding explorer I have ever met."

Zhou Zhuo said from the bottom of his heart:

"I must invite you to join Lorewalkers. You have all the good qualities our industry needs."

"Brann! There is a door blocking the way ahead."

Just as the two explorers were exchanging business blows, Brann's assistant Hilda Panjiao shouted to him:

"We can't enter the tomb without opening this door, but the mechanism of this thing is stuck. It must have been because there was too much noise when Thunderlord Clan was resurrected, and the delicate mechanism was damaged."

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"Ah?"

The old dwarf immediately ran over.

A group of people looked there carefully, and finally the mechanical master Ovospark regretfully announced:

"It's hopeless. At least one-third of the gear structure inside is broken. This thing is very heavy. You can't even think of using manpower to open it. I said, how about using explosives? We brought explosives!"

"Uh."

Brann glanced at Zhou Zhuo, and Lao Zhou was a little hesitant. Using explosives here might disturb some dangerous things, but this was indeed the road leading to the main tomb, and they could not access Thunderlord Clan's coffin without opening it.

Zhou Zhuo gritted his teeth, took a few steps back, took out a few scrolls used by Lorewalkers, and said:

"I'll blow it up."

"We don't need you, we dwarves are the experts when it comes to explosives."

Brann waved his hand and started working with his explorers to quickly drill the explosion holes. Seeing how skillful they were, it must not have been the first time they did this.

Zhou Zhuo blinked with a strange expression, are all the archaeological styles in the outside world so wild?

Brann is still mumbling:

"Although Mogu is disguised, I can tell at a glance that this is the most classic Titan Construct anti-theft device, which I learned carefully at Uldaman. The number of explosives cannot be too many, and do not cause a big shock. Once other traps are triggered, we will all die here.

There may be structures such as guardians in the main tomb, so preparations must be made in advance.

Wendel, open a teleportation door outside. If we encounter danger, we will run directly."

"It's a good idea, but Brann, the fog hasn't cleared yet."

The dwarf mage holding the "Lamplighter" wand sighed and said:

"There is no way to locate the outside world here. I can only use a randomly transmitted portal scroll to cast spells. At most, I can ensure that everyone falls within the range of Kun-Lai Summit, but I cannot guarantee where it will fall.

And I must emphasize!

I am just the "lamplighter" of Dalaran. There is a reason why I have wasted so many years not to be Grand Magus, so if it really comes to danger, don't count on me."

"It doesn't matter, I have a "Courageous Robot" here!"

Ovospark magically took out several mechanical boxes from his engineer backpack and threw them around. He said with confidence:

"This is Gnomeregan's most advanced defense technology. Even if there are monsters inside, these robots can buy us time to escape."

After everything was ready, Brann and Zhou Zhuo personally pressed down the detonators, and with a violent roar, the door leading to the main tomb was blown open.

A stale air surged out from inside, making Brann's eyes light up.

The old dwarf shouted:

"That's the smell, that's right! The tomb in front of you has been sealed for at least ten thousand years! No one has ever entered it. I have felt the same air in Uldaman."

Zhou Zhuo also became excited.

Because he saw the "golden coffin" placed at the end of the large tomb in front of him, its shape, specifications, and the Jade Royal Quilen standing on both sides of the coffin. These all represented that there was once an extremely noble ruler sleeping there.

"We really found it! Hurry!"

Lao Zhou rushed in with others.

Of course, as outstanding explorers, they carefully checked the traps and dismantled all the ground thorns, molten fire and mechanisms that would wake up the Kuilin stone statue, before the group approached the luxurious golden coffin.

"These Mogu are outrageous."

Hilda Panjiao touched the golden coffin in front of her that was extremely perfect in craftsmanship and decorated with various Mogu myths. She complained:

"Just by taking out this emperor's coffin, you can buy a title in the Eastern Continent. The nobles in High Elf will be willing to pay a lot of money just to get such a handicraft. If I were an unlucky thief, I would be extremely happy right now."

"Stop talking nonsense and come on! The thing Lao Zhou is looking for is in the coffin. Give me your hand and push it away!"

Brann Bronzebeard felt something was wrong.

The old explorer's instinct warned that danger was coming, so he urged everyone to work together to push Thunderlord Clan's coffin outwards, while Zhou Zhuo lay next to the coffin and looked inside.

The next second, the dazzling Thunder erupted from the coffin, involving everyone around it.

The dwarfs were screaming, and the dwarves also let out screams of pain. Zhou Zhuo fell to the ground miserably, and his whole body smelled of burning.

It was like they were hit head-on by "ball lightning", and they were lucky to survive.

"What is this horse riding thing?"

The well-informed Brann Bronzebeard escaped the disaster by relying on the "active petrification" given by his royal bloodline. He stretched out his trembling hand, like holding up a Heart of Thunder, and took out the huge heart from the coffin.

he shouted:

"This is definitely not a heart of flesh and blood! This is Titan Construct! Look how sophisticated it is, I've seen something similar in Uldaman, damn!

Thunderlord Clan is a thief!

He stole the power that belonged to Titan, and Death removed it when it captured him."

"Put it down, Brann, you'll get blown up."

Ovospark screamed:

"I don't even need to measure the energy level of this thing. I can tell with the naked eye that it is definitely more than ten times higher than the urban core reactor of Gnomeregan! Oh my god, we will be turned into leper dwarfs by the radiation!"

"Grave robber!"

A roar sounded from the other side of the main tomb.

As everyone watched in panic, a huge sapphire giant blocked the way with two ferocious Royal Quilen.

He held a rather peculiar Mogu halberd, pointed the three-pointed and two-edged weapon at the guys in front of him, and roared:

"I am Thunderlord Clan's "Jade God of War"! You are seeking your own death and will die under the punishment of God!"

Brann's eyes widened.

He knew that he was finished.

Unless he could find the last chance to escape, he looked around with Heart of Lei Shen in his arms, and finally saw a strange "bulge" under the golden coffin.

Like a button.

Touching this kind of thing casually in this kind of ancient tomb will lead to terrible consequences.

But that's what it is now, so what the heck!

So, Brann Bronzebeard violated what an explorer must never do, raised his fist and pressed the button