"Wow! Incredible machinery! I've seen Silverymoon's arcane guardians, and I've even driven gnomish steam spider tanks, but those clunkers were nowhere near as ingenious as this."
Khadgar wore a besotted grin as he repeatedly examined the custom Wilson Titanium Phone he had just received. It came loaded with a special assistant known as an AI avatar, as well as Boom Tube Communication capable of connecting across the stars.
"This is technology. It's very different from magical machinery." Su Ming pulled Hermione aside to sit down, smiling at Khadgar's expression. "Come to think of it, mages have no future in Engineering in PVE. You should study Alchemy and Enchanting instead."
Jaina, eavesdropping from behind a nearby tree, silently agreed with the stranger. Alchemy really was wonderful. Other than the fact that she could not learn it, it seemed to have no flaws at all.
Khadgar, who had already grown a beard, shrugged. His teacher still spoke in the same style, and he could only understand part of it, but that did not stop him from being happy about their reunion after so long apart.
"What energy does it run on? Magic crystals? Or fel?"
"Stop. Fel isn't a good thing. Although I showed you the Fel Engine and demon warships in Karazhan back then, it's best to stay away from that green stuff." Su Ming crossed one leg over the other and motioned for Khadgar to come sit down. "This phone has a solar battery installed. If it ever goes dark, just put it under the sun for a while, then press the power button."
"I was just saying. I won't touch fel. Wait, solar energy? Does that mean it uses the Sunwell's energy?" Khadgar was startled, then lowered his voice and glanced around furtively. "Those High Elves don't like others