"People on the boat, please don't move!" Aaron and Vereesa waited for a while, then a group of lovers wearing green hoods and cloaks walked out of the forest noisily.
If you look closely, you can see that these dwarves are all wearing thick and warm leather clothes, and their iconic fluffy beards are combed into various shapes. Some dwarves are holding war hammers that are very huge for their size, and some are standing in the distance with dwarf muskets pointed at Dreadwake warily.
Aaron took off the warhammer from his waist and placed it on the deck. He signaled to the dwarves below that he had no hostility and said loudly, "I am not an enemy. I came to Dun Morogh to find someone."
"Human? Oh, that's okay." The leading dwarf gestured to his men, and the other dwarves relaxed and put away their weapons.
"Are you here for business?" The leading dwarf raised his head and shouted to Aaron.
Aaron felt that such a conversation seemed a bit impolite, so he jumped off the deck and explained to the astonished dwarf, "We are here to see Mekkatorque."
"Looking for the great craftsman? Then you have to continue walking west. Gnomeregan is at the far west of Dun Morogh." The dwarf thought for a while and said to Aaron, and then said to Aaron, "I'm sorry, but due to our responsibilities, we need to inspect your ship. Please cooperate."
Because the dwarves are still in the middle of a war, they are much more wary than the human nations. Even if they see that Aaron is a human, they still don't completely believe him.
Aaron expressed his understanding, controlled the rope ladder on the ship and lowered it from the deck, and extended his hand to indicate that the dwarves could go up.
The dwarf leader pointed out a few of his men and led them to climb up the rope ladder to the deck. The dwarves inspected each cabin of Dreadwake. Although they were curious about the mechanical creations made by Mechagnomes that Aaron brought back from Broken Isles, the dwarves did not ask in detail.
"Is it because of these things that you want to find the great craftsman?" The leader, the black-bearded dwarf named Barum, looked at the pile of machinery and seemed to understand the reason why Aaron came to this land of ice and snow.
"Yes." Aaron said in agreement, "If you want to study these machines, dwarfs are more professional."
"That's true." Barum nodded his head and said to Aaron, "We are going back to the guard post. Do you want to follow us to the camp to rest?"
Aaron agreed to the other party's request and invited the dwarves to ride on Dreadwake. Naturally, the dwarves would not object to the fact that it could save physical strength, so they all climbed onto Dreadwake and each found an open space to sit down.
However, this process is not very smooth. Fortunately, the dwarves can say that although they are large and bulky, they can still climb a rope ladder with no problem, but the mountain rangers who have domesticated their animal companions are in trouble.
Because they have to adapt to the high and cold environment of Dun Morogh, most of the animal companions chosen by the mountain rangers are large animals such as grizzly bears and wild boars with thick skin and long fur. When facing enemies, these animal companions can help the dwarves attack Enemies can also serve as human shields when necessary, but when they want to board the ship now, neither grizzly bears nor wild boars can climb up by grabbing the rope ladder. In the end, Aaron summoned a griffon to catch these animals one by one.
"Griffin?" Barum showed a surprised expression when he saw the gryphon summoned by Aaron, then turned to look at Vereesa who was talking to other dwarves, and suddenly realized. "You are Aaron, right? That is the third lady of Windrunner's family?"
"Huh? Have you heard of me?"
"I heard those Wildhammer guys tell your stories, and I want to thank you for saving our compatriots who were bullied by Orcs." Barum bowed to Aaron and said sincerely.
"I just happened to meet it at the right time."
Using this excuse, Aaron chatted with Barum about the current war, and Aaron also had a general understanding of the current war.
When the Alliance army first expelled the main force of Orcs under Blackrock Spire, the entire Dun Morogh was basically recovered. However, because Dragonmaw Orcs had Red Dragonflight's help, from Wetlands The vast lands from E to Loch Modan have always been controlled by the Orcss. The dwarves have never been able to establish contact with their compatriots on those lands. As a result, the dwarves there neither knew that the Orcss were actually gone, nor could they escape from that sad land.
However, after Aaron and his party released Red Dragon Queen, Dragonmaw Orcs could no longer maintain their absolute advantage in various places. From then on, the dwarves began to gradually regain the lost territory. Even if humans did not send troops to help, the dwarves could take back those territories on their own. Alliance's troops only accelerated this process.
"Your Heroism actions at Grim Batol are of great significance," Barum once again expressed his gratitude to Aaron and the others. After chatting for a while, Aaron could already vaguely see the patrol post.
This outpost did not build fixed facilities. It only built several large tents to serve as warehouses and barracks for the dwarves. A simple wall was built with long logs on the outside of the outpost. A strong bonfire was lit in the center of the outpost. A simple stove was built with a wooden frame on top of the flame. There was a large iron pot on it, and something was boiling in the pot.
"Boys, let's get off the boat, get ready for dinner." Barum shouted to his mountain rangers with a loud voice, and the dwarves stood up and prepared to get off the boat.
Barum also invited Aaron and Vereesa to disembark and enjoy a hot lunch at their outpost. Considering that he could not live on Dreadwake and it would be troublesome to light a pile of flames by himself, Aaron followed the other party's wishes and followed the dwarves into the outpost.
The lunch of the dwarves was definitely not exquisite in Aaron and Vereesa's opinion, but it was large and filling. After taking a sip of hot soup, Aaron felt comfortable from head to toe.
"Our food seems to be to the taste of our guests." Barum laughed twice.
"It's really convincing to eat such a hot meal in this cold weather." Aaron and Barum said.
"No, this is not enough." Barum showed a mysterious smile, and then took out several glass bottles wrapped in thick cotton cloth from a tent. After removing the corks from the bottle mouths, the dwarf handed a bottle to Aaron and Vereesa each.
Just by smelling the strong aroma of wine emanating from the mouth of the bottle, Aaron already knew what was in the bottle.
"Come and taste it, our dwarf spirits are the most delicious in the world."
Facing the enthusiastic dwarf, Aaron couldn't refuse, so he raised the bottle and drank a sip of dwarf liquor. He felt a hot flame spread along his throat and into his stomach, and his whole body felt warm.
"Good wine!"