Last year, when the Scourge Plague struck, Lordaeron held a grand assembly, which was attended by High Tinker Mekkatorque, the Supreme Commander of Gnomeregan, who offered assistance to Lordaeron.
But the promised help did not materialize.
Others might not know why, Jiang Jie understood perfectly: a large number of Rockjaw Trogg were attacking Gnomeregan, and the Gnomes were too busy to defend themselves, so they could only seal off the city to resist.
The Gnomes are a kind race. They know that their allies are fighting against the Burning Legion and the Scourge and they have no power to help them, so they do not disturb their allies. Instead, they decide to rely on their own strength to destroy the Rockjaw Trogg.
However, it is difficult.
The Rockjaw Trogg are about the same size as humans, and their fighting strength is comparable to that of a fully armed Dwarves. The frail Gnomes are no match for them. Although they also possess a large number of high-tech weapons, such as mechanical Hawkstrider, Mech Marines similar to controllable robots, and Arcane Nullifier, the Rockjaw Trogg are simply too numerous.
As a result, in Jiang Jie's memory, even several years later, the Gnomes were still unable to eliminate the Rockjaw Trogg that had invaded Gnomeregan, and the Rockjaw Trogg even occupied most of the city.
Left with no other choice, the master craftsman Mekkatorque accepted the advice of his senior technical advisor, McNeil Sicco Thermaplugg, and led the Gnomes in a retreat. He then unleashed poison throughout the city in an attempt to wipe out all the Rockjaw Trogg with deadly poison.
However, the result was not ideal; in fact, it was worse.
Most of the Rockjaw Trogg resisted the poison and became even more terrifying, more ferocious, and attacked everything in their path. Many Gnomes, including McNeil Sicco Thermaplugg, were infected by the virus.
As a result, more Gnomes were killed than Rockjaw Trogg, and the surviving Gnomes became leprosy Gnomes, or even lost their minds and went mad!
Ultimately, the High Tinker had no choice but to lead the remaining Gnomes to Ironforge and establish a government-in-exile.
This is the whole story behind Jiang Jie's memories.
Jiang Jie had always been puzzled as to how the Rockjaw Trogg appeared in the Dun Morogh Mountains. Did they all cross mountains and valleys to get there? That seemed unlikely.
Now he understood: so that's how it was done—through the underground passage!
At this point in time, less than a year has passed since the Rockjaw Trogg attacked Gnomeregan. The Rockjaw Trogg should not have driven the Gnomes to the brink of destruction yet, so it's impossible for them to release poison gas so quickly.
The Gnomes still needs to be saved.
Not to mention that Gnomes are a race that Jiang Jie prefers, even without considering that, Jiang Jie still wants to build his Sky City into a city where magic and technology coexist, so he can't do without the help of Gnomes.
What? You mean Goblin?
Yes, the Goblin ' technology is no worse than that of the Gnomes, but those guys are greedy for money, and the things they create are unstable, so Jiang Jie dares not use them!
While the game pod contains a wealth of high-tech knowledge, it still needs skilled personnel to work for it. Even if you threw all the academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences into the Qin, Han, and Three Kingdoms periods, they still couldn't build spaceships or aircraft carriers!
It's better to offer help in times of need than to add to someone's already good fortune. If we help the Gnomes eliminate the Rockjaw Trogg and resolve Gnomeregan's predicament, it's equivalent to Gnomeregan's reputation skyrocketing, going directly from neutral and friendly to exalted. Then, it will be much easier to ask them for help in building the Sky City.
"Are you sure there's a passage leading to the Dun Morogh Mountains Dun Morogh Mountains? Have you figured out exactly where it leads?" Jiang Jie asked.
Brannock Blackheart quickly replied, "There are too many Rockjaw Trogg and not enough time to pinpoint their exact location, but it's definitely Dun Morogh Mountains!"
During this time, the clever Brannock had come to a complete understanding: since the great Keeper " Anveena " listened to this human, he had to listen to this human as well. So no matter what Jiang Jie said, he did it.
"Let's halt work for now. Archaedas, Ironaya, and the Stone Giants, stay here. Earthen and Obsidian Sentinel, come with me."
Jiang Jie stood up and looked west. " The Gnomes also came from Uldaman, before they were afflicted by the Curse of Flesh."
"They are servants of the Titan Keepers, just like you. Now that they are in danger, we have no reason not to help, right?" Brannock nodded quickly, but in his heart he was thinking: No matter what, you are right.
In the end, Jiang Jie did not take all the Earthen with him, but left some behind to help guard Uldaman.
Although they have killed many Rockjaw Trogg these past few days, and the remaining Rockjaw Trogg have been driven away, there's no guarantee they won't return. Moreover, the Dark Iron Dwarves outside are still there, and their numbers seem to be increasing; they clearly still have designs on Uldaman, so we must be on guard.
Seven Obsidian Sentinel and 300 Earthen set off in a grand procession, led by Brannock Blackheart, toward Dun Morogh.
At this very moment, in Ironforge.
It's impossible for Brann to traverse towering mountains, because that would be much slower; climbing mountains is not as efficient as traveling on flat ground.
So he continued to impersonate Dark Iron Dwarves and left Uldaman with four Pandaren, heading north, traversing the entire Loch Modan, then passing through the northern Dun Algaz Gates, and arriving at the Dun Morogh Mountains.
Then, they walked for several more days through the towering mountains. During this time, they also slept soundly for a day and a night at Frostmane Farm after a drinking contest with Old Chen, and finally returned to Ironforge.
Upon arriving in Ironforge, Li Li started shouting and dragging Old Chen around everywhere. Aysa and Ji quickly followed, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Brann had originally planned to take them to see his elder brother, " King Magni," but now he had no choice but to go by himself.
He first went to the Explorers' League's main hall, placed the Disc of Norgannon in a secret room, entrusted it to his most trusted person for safekeeping, and then found King Magni.
"Brother, I went to Dun Morogh this time. I saw the ancient Earthen and Stone Giants, and I also saw the legendary Ironaya and Archaedas. I also brought..." Brann was extremely excited, but before he could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by King Magni.
" Brann, you're back just in time. Here's an urgent military report; take a look." Unlike Brann, King Magni had the demeanor of an elder brother and a king, with a steady and dignified personality.
The three Bronzebeard brothers had no real interest in being king: Magni preferred forging, Muradin and Brann preferred archaeology.
But Magni was the eldest son and couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to become king. Over time, he became increasingly authoritative.
Brann was a little reserved in front of Magni, knowing that something significant must have happened since his older brother had said so, so he quickly took the book and read it carefully.
"What? The Rockjaw Trogg has taken over the Gol'Bolar Quarry? Three hundred miners are trapped inside and can't get out? It's been two days already?" Brann slapped his thigh, his face full of frustration. "I think I was nearby two days ago, I should have gone to check then!"
" The Gol'Bolar Quarry are the kingdom's largest ore mining site, producing more than half of the nation's total output, exceeding that of the entire Loch Modan."
Magni looked at his brother and said, " Loch Modan is too far away, and transporting ore from there is too much trouble! Dwarves aren't good at growing crops, and we don't have enough farms to support so many Dwarves. So for two thousand years, we've been trading ores, weapons, and armor with humans for food. Now, do you understand how important the Gol'Bolar Quarry is?"
"I understand! The Gol'Bolar Quarry must be retaken!" Brann shouted. "Give me three hundred musketeers, and I will definitely take the Gol'Bolar Quarry back!"
"I'll give you five hundred musketeers and five hundred shield guards, Brann," Magni said. "You must take back the Gol'Bolar Quarry!"