Until he was dragged into the shop by the old dwarf, Aaron was still a little confused and didn't know what the old dwarf wanted to do.
"This guest, you are from the south, right?" The old dwarf diligently pulled a chair over to Aaron, forced him down on the chair, rubbed his hands, and then asked.
"The south... of course it's the south." Aaron couldn't figure out what the old dwarf meant by asking this question for a while, so he could only answer along with the other person's question.
The old dwarf stood in front of Aaron, staring directly at Aaron with a pair of bright eyes, and asked with a little anxiety, "Then guest, do you know the situation over there at Khaz Modan?"
Hearing the old dwarf's expression of expectation but vague fear, Aaron's mind turned around and he roughly understood what the old dwarf wanted to ask.
Since Orcs passed through Dark Portal and came to Azeroth ten years ago, it goes without saying that the Kingdom of Stormwind who first faced the Horde army had their royal city destroyed. Then it was the Bronzebeard Dwarves's Khaz Modan who were invaded by the Orcs army. Although most of the Bronzebeard Dwarves were safe due to the terrain of Ironforge, the Horde army still blocked them in the main city and basically cut off all contact with the outside world.
And unlike Wildhammer Dwarves, whose territory was basically conquered later, Khaz Modan, where Bronzebeard Dwarves was located, even after the Orcs army was driven back to the other side of Dark Portal After that, Khaz Modan was still occupied by the leftover Orcs, especially the existence of Dragonmaw Orcs, which made it impossible for the wandering Bronzebeard Dwarves to return to their hometown.
Like the dwarves Aaron saw near Grim Batol before, they all had no time to retreat Ironforge and had to live in the wilderness. After this year's war, only one of those dwarves was left. Until Red Dragon Queen was rescued, these dwarves finally took a breath and no longer had to worry about the killings of Orcs dragoons.
Although there has been news recently that the situation of the defeated dwarves of Dragonmaw Orcs has been greatly improved, and Alliance is still planning a counterattack against Khaz Modan to regain the territory for its allies, these news are basically spread among the top leaders of various countries and have not yet spread to the people.
In addition, High Elf are relatively closed-minded and have little communication with humans. Silvermoon City was the last one to learn the news. In addition, the king of Anasterian did not seem to be very interested in sending troops this time. Therefore, the dwarves living in Silvermoon City only heard some vague news, but could not get more accurate news.
Because he was worried about his hometown and compatriots, after seeing the human being Aaron, the old dwarf Kaierfu had the idea of asking him for news about the south.
Aaron thought for a while, and there was probably no need to hide this news, so he told the old dwarf about Khaz Modan's current situation: Red Dragon Queen had returned to the north with her heirs, and Dragonmaw Orcs had lost their last With great help, the situation of the local dwarves has improved greatly. It won't be long before these Orcs can be driven to Searing Gorge south of Khaz Modan. By then, these dwarves should be able to go home with peace of mind.
As for the news that Alliance's top brass was planning a counterattack, although Aaron had heard about it when Lordaeron was there, he didn't know when it would start, so he simply didn't say anything about it.
After listening to Aaron's story, the old dwarf, who was emotionally unstable due to years of accumulated worries, cried on the spot. For these dwarves, it was something worth bragging about that their compatriots were fighting against the enemy in Heroism. However, they had never received accurate news about their hometown, which made the dwarves wandering around very worried.
Now that I have learned from Aaron that the situation in my hometown has been greatly improved, the old dwarf's worries that have lasted for several years have been wiped away, but he has finally settled down a lot. In addition, the dwarves have always been a relatively emotional group, so it is not unimaginable to cry suddenly now.
However, the old dwarf's tears came and went quickly. After crying heartily to vent the worries accumulated over the years, he quickly recovered his mood and thanked Aaron for a long time, and said that Aaron could take away a favorite product from his shop for free as a thank you.
The old dwarf acted generously, so Aaron was not polite to him. He stood up and began to carefully look at the products displayed in the store. He was suddenly pulled in by the old dwarf just now, and he did not have time to see the types of products sold in this store.
After finally having time to look at the business content of this store, Aaron discovered that this store is no different from several other stores opened by dwarves. It mainly sells some forged products full of dwarf characteristics, including weapons, shields and armors.
Different from the slightly slender style of the elves, the works of the dwarves appear rough but exquisite. However, Aaron is not very interested in these weapons. The defensive power of his full-body armor is no worse than these. As for the big swords and giant axes made by the dwarves, Aaron tried it and found it a bit too heavy and uncomfortable to use.
Just when Aaron was about to pick out a relatively cheap item and have fun with it, he suddenly noticed a few special items: muskets.
Aaron does know that the dwarves have had the profession of musketeers since a long time ago. In fact, the mountain guard troops among the dwarves, who have similar duties to the elf rangers, basically use muskets. The dwarves have rich experience in making muskets.
Aaron picked up a double-barreled musket and looked at it carefully. Unlike the modern firearms that Aaron was familiar with that had developed into the automatic stage, the dwarves' muskets did not even have the bullet chamber technology turned on. The double-barreled musket in Aaron's hand could only be loaded by itself. The only thing that made Aaron satisfied was that at least this musket was not a matchlock gun. Look at the barrel, even the rifling was already there, and it even had the breech gun technology turned on.
However, as a weapon made by dwarves, this double-barreled musket naturally has typical dwarven features: a barrel with an inner diameter thicker than Aaron's thumb, a heavy but strong handguard and a wooden stock.
The entire gun, including the barrel and butt, is about 130 centimeters long, but it is very heavy. Considering the strength of Aaron, it is a bit difficult to hold it with one hand. But on the bright side, this also shows that the gun is made of very solid materials and is not a fake. There is no need to worry about the chamber exploding when used.
"Guest, are you interested in this?" The old dwarf saw Aaron looking at the musket carefully, and naturally understood that Aaron should be interested in this product, but he still reminded, "Guest, if you have never been exposed to muskets before, it is better not to choose this. Even if you take protective measures, it may still burn your beard... Oh, guest, you don't have a beard."
"Uncle, can you really sell this kind of business?" Aaron was slightly shocked when he heard the old dwarf say this. There is no reason to sell things like this.
The old dwarf laughed loudly and said, "These are not originally sold to people who don't know how to use them. Some of our compatriots have established pioneering camps in Northrend in the north. I basically sold these to them. Now they are just hanging there to show off."
Only then did Aaron understand that for the sake of convenience, the caravan pioneers heading to Northrend basically had to supply supplies at Silvermoon City. These muskets of the old dwarves were prepared for their compatriots who were crawling around in the ice and snow of Northrend.
Speaking of Northrend, the old dwarf showed some worry on his face. "I heard from the young men who came back recently that Northrend is spreading a plague. It is said that several human villages where pioneer villages were established have been destroyed by the plague. It is not easy to mine in the ice and snow. Now it is really troublesome to prevent this plague."
According to the old dwarf, the quality of the ore mined in the North is very good, and the weapons produced are naturally of high quality. The biggest problem is that Northrend is too far away from Eastern Kingdoms, and the local environment is very bad. The mining of ore is already very difficult. Now Northrend has started to suffer from plague again, and the supply of this ore will be cut off at some point.