Bluffing: My Journey Through Titan Ruins

Rod's voice was low, carrying just the right amount of reverence, as if he were recalling a great adventure beyond mortal comprehension:

"...It was enormous, ancient, and majestic. It was not a flesh-and-blood creature as we knew them, but a construct of steel.

"His body was almost entirely cast from some unknown metal. By my estimate, he stood at least twenty meters tall," Rod said.

As a veteran Azeroth player, Rod's understanding of the Titans surpassed that of nearly everyone in this era.

He knew nearly everything about the Titan ruins and the affairs among the Keepers.

The largest Titan city now was Ulduar in Northrend. There were also places in other regions, such as Uldaman, Uldum, the Halls of Valor in the Broken Isles, Storm's Crucible in Kul Tiras, the Terrace of Endless Spring in Pandaria...

There were also the various Keepers, even the feud between the Chief Keeper Odin and his daughter Helya, as well as Loken of Ulduar betraying the other Keepers and pledging himself to Yogg-Saron.

"The Dwarven experts of Ironforge's Archaeological Association have conducted research. They say that all Titan constructs are not flesh-and-blood lifeforms; their bodies are forged from steel. Even the ancestors of dwarves and humans were steel constructs," the female mage said.

The idea that dwarves had once been steel constructs was widely accepted in dwarven society. Humans, though unwilling to admit it, had all sorts of evidence indicating that they had devolved from the Vrykul.

The Vrykul, meanwhile, had once been enormous steel constructs. Clearly, Rod had encountered a powerful ancient Titan lifeform. The only question was whether it had been a Titan Keeper.

"He didn't harm you? Or did he say anything to you?" Uther asked.

"I explored that vast maze for who knew how long. I was exhausted and thirsty at the time. That gigantic lifeform took pity on me, saved me, and told me that I was the creation of devolved Titans." Rod continued spinning his tale.

His current goal was to establish the existence of a powerful Titan Keeper for himself, so he could use it to explain the endless stream of good things he would produce in the future.

Killing elite units or hero units could add wilderness structures, which meant that he might obtain cities or wild nests belonging to other races in the future.

The troops under his command would not consist solely of the undead.

At those words, Uther and Jaina both looked shocked. It seemed the dwarves' research had been correct. Some mages in Dalaran had even reached the same conclusion: humans truly were devolved Titan constructs.

"What happened after that? Rod, what was that mysterious being called? Could you briefly describe what it looked like?" Jaina asked anxiously.

"He was around twenty meters tall, clad in golden armor, holding a weapon seemingly made of lightning, and wearing a golden helmet.

"As for his name, that great being never stated it, and I did not dare ask. He only told me to address him as a Titan Keeper." Rod directly described the appearance of the Titan, the ultimate unit of the Tower faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III.

When I summon Titan Dad in the future, I can pass him off as a Keeper. Perfect!

"Then how did you obtain these miraculous magical items from him? Did you also learn that special magic of yours from the Titan Keeper?" Jaina asked.

"That's right! I actually couldn't use magic before, but after meeting that great being, he granted me the power to wield magic through some unknown method." Rod continued making up stories for the two of them.

"How incredible. He directly granted a mortal the power to use magic, and even gave you such extraordinary magical talent?" Jaina's eyes practically sparkled with stars.

"What a remarkable encounter. Rod, was your power of the Holy Light also bestowed upon you by that powerful Titan Keeper?" Uther asked.

"No! My magic was indeed granted by that powerful Titan Keeper, but I comprehended the power of the Holy Light on my own. You may not believe it.

"Sometimes, in my dreams, I encounter a miraculous creature that seems to transcend time and space. My mind is pulled into a fantastical world.

"I saw a lifeform that radiated the aura of the Holy Light from head to toe, its body seeming to be composed of countless enormous steel plates. Let me draw it for you!" After saying that, Rod picked up a small wooden stick and drew the appearance of a Naaru, the Holy Light tangram, on the ground.

These Holy Light tangrams were the true source of the Holy Light.

Uther's expression changed drastically at those words. He stared at Rod in shock, his body trembling uncontrollably. He believed what Rod had said.

For under the guidance of the Holy Light, he too had vaguely seen the creatures Rod described many times in his dreams.

Those creatures radiated the aura of the Holy Light from head to toe. They seemed to be trying to tell him something, but an endless distance appeared to separate them, and Uther could not hear the meaning of those mysterious beings of the Holy Light.

He had these dreams often, dreaming of those legendary creatures, but Uther swore that he had never told anyone about them.

Now that Rod had also seen such creatures in his dreams, Uther was certain that this young man named Rod, like himself, had been favored by the Holy Light.

Uther was now even more determined to bring Rod into the ranks of the paladins!

"And then? Rod, that powerful Titan Keeper gave you magical items too, didn't he?" The female mage was already impatient to hear the rest of the story.

"That's right! He gave me Medical Tents, and more than one.

"To that Titan Keeper, such things were merely little trinkets. He could make them casually, so they were not worth anything at all," Rod said.

"Oh my god, how wonderful it would be if I could meet such a mysterious Keeper. Rod, what happened after that? Did you have any further exchanges with that Titan Keeper?" Jaina asked.

"I lived there for a while, and later, that mysterious Titan Keeper sent me out. But before I left, he told me some mysterious words. He said—he said that I would accomplish something earth-shattering in the future.

"He also granted me a privilege. If I ever needed it, I could return to his domain again, and he would provide whatever help he could," Rod said.

"Oh my god! That is exactly what that prophet said. Rod, your future achievements will definitely, definitely make you a... a great figure," Jaina said after a pause.

Uther beside her also nodded. To be noticed by a powerful Titan Keeper and favored by the power of the Holy Light, Rod's future achievements would certainly not be insignificant.

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