Construction of the floating city, Naxxramas, proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Archmage Antonidas personally cut off a mountain peak south of Dalaran, near the Hillsbrad Foothills.
After the mountaintop was transported to Dalaran, it naturally became the most important material for Naxxramas.
Just as Karin had predicted, Modera had made considerable progress in researching how to keep a floating city aloft... As fellow members of the Council of Six, she and Kel'Thuzad soon exchanged their technical knowledge.
The framework of Naxxramas now rested on Lake Lordamere, with over a hundred dwarf and gnome engineers working on it... Construction was expected to be completed within two to three months.
Then, as long as the power problem was solved, Dalaran's first floating city would be born!
Kel'Thuzad was delighted. He seemed to have become a child who had received a favorite toy... He was very happy.
Karin had spent the past few days busy on the shores of Lake Lordamere.
Only now that the framework was complete could he relax a little.
"You can go back!" Kel'Thuzad said. "I don't need your help here anymore. I can manage on my own... Didn't Khadgar write to say your two apprentices had arrived?"
Karin did not decline. After all, all that remained was to refine some details of the floating city.
A black raven flew across Lake Lordamere, returned to the Violet Citadel, and landed.
Passing through the portal, Karin headed toward the temporary room he had prepared for his two apprentices.
But when he reached the door... he found Khadgar crouching outside, his ear pressed against it, seemingly eavesdropping on something.
"What are you doing here?" Karin frowned. Could it be... that Khadgar was actually a peeping Tom who wouldn't even leave such young girls alone?
"Shh... Master's inside!" Khadgar hurriedly motioned