Finally, we can get down to business. Jiang Jie smiled and recounted the Rockjaw Trogg ' attack on Gnomeregan, then said seriously, " Gnomes are friends of Dwarves and humans, and Gnomeregan is part of the Alliance. We can't ignore this!"
"We already know that the Rockjaw Trogg are attacking Gnomeregan," King Magni said. "There's a subway line from Ironforge to Gnomeregan, but it suddenly stopped running a few months ago. Our maintenance crew discovered traces of the Rockjaw Trogg, and we had to seal off the tunnel. But Gnomeregan didn't send any help, so we assumed the problem wasn't serious, and we were also too busy to intervene."
"The disaster Rockjaw Trogg is more serious than you imagine," Jiang Jie shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate those guys. Over the years, they've dug countless tunnels deep underground; they might have explored every inch of Dun Morogh's underground! If we don't send troops to help as soon as possible, Gnomeregan might fall!"
"Is it that serious?" Magni asked, somewhat incredulous.
He had never taken this matter seriously because the Rockjaw Trogg had been entrenched in the Dun Morogh Mountains for many years, and many attempts to eradicate them had failed. However, their numbers had never been large, and he assumed that the Gnomes could handle it on their own.
Dwarves have always kept to themselves, mining, forging iron, drinking, and fighting. They would never go looking for trouble unless it came knocking on their door. Apart from the Explorers' League, most Dwarves never leave the Dun Morogh Mountains in their entire lives, or even their own small town.
Moreover, recently, Magni's attention has been focused on the Scourge, and he has spared no effort in avenging his brother Muradin. He has indeed had no energy to deal with other matters and has not paid much attention to the Gnomes lockdown.
"It's that serious." Jiang Jie nodded. " City of Wonders absolutely cannot fall. The threat from the Scourge hasn't disappeared, and all the Alliance nations need the support of Gnomes technology. So helping them is helping ourselves."
" Dwarves will never let his friends down!"
King Magni shouted, "I will send troops to Gnomeregan. What are your plans, Nicholas?"
" The Gnomes have sealed off the city, so it won't be easy to enter Gnomeregan from the outside. Therefore, we can take a shortcut."
Jiang Jie smiled and said, "Let's take the subway tunnel!"
There is a subway connecting Ironforge and Stormwind City. Only Dwarves could have completed such a massive project, but the technology to build the subway was definitely not Dwarves, but Gnomes.
In fact, the subway between Gnomeregan and Ironforge predates that between Ironforge and Stormwind City by a great deal, and the relationship between Gnomes and Dwarves is far closer than that between other races.
Jiang Jie and Brann walked at the front. Anveena now prefers to merge with Jiang Jie, so she usually doesn't come out.
On the other side of Jiang Jie is Brannock Blackheart.
Three hundred Earthen and five hundred Dwarves marched along the subway tunnel toward Gnomeregan.
Along the way, traces of the Rockjaw Trogg could be seen from time to time. The tunnels had been damaged in many places, and the subway tracks had also been destroyed. The Rockjaw Trogg was a disaster for civilization, a primitive and wild disaster!
Building a subway tunnel like this might take many years, but destroying it only takes a day or even less. These guys really should be wiped out!
While clearing out the monsters, the Dwarves also blocked up the caves dug out by the Rockjaw Trogg; the workload was enormous.
The connection with Gnomeregan cannot be severed, and this subway tunnel is the most crucial link. It must be repaired to ensure that we are no longer threatened by the Rockjaw Trogg.
Finally, on the morning of three days later, they arrived in Gnomeregan.
"Huff, huff! Nicholas, are you Dwarves Dwarves am I?" Brann gasped for breath, large drops of sweat dripping from his face, looking completely drained. He stared at Jiang Jie like he was a monster. "Three days, and you only slept for six hours! Even Dwarves couldn't handle that! And you're alright?"
Dwarves, who spend their lives mining and forging, possess far superior physical abilities and endurance compared to humans, making them well-suited for long journeys.
It was nothing to them, but three days and three nights of forced marching, with only a short rest in between, would be too much even for Brann was an expert on expeditions all year round. Jiang Jie smiled, said nothing, not a drop of sweat on his body, calm and collected.
The situation inside the tunnel was worse than expected. There were caves and passages of Rockjaw Trogg everywhere. Jiang Jie's suspicions were correct. It was likely that the entire area beneath the Dun Morogh Mountains had been dug through by the Rockjaw Trogg. These guys' digging abilities were in no way inferior to the Nerubians of Northrend.
It's simply impossible to completely eliminate the Rockjaw Trogg.
When they encountered a cave or passage, they had to leave some Dwarves behind to block the entrance. However, before they had even gone halfway through the tunnel, all five hundred Dwarves were gone, with only Brann following closely behind. The Dwarves had to show up to handle this, otherwise all the credit would go to Jiang Jie.
Without the burden of the Dwarves, the Earthen, who no longer needed rest, moved even faster. With the support of his Xiantian Chi, Jiang Jie could run for three days and three nights without any problem. To him, this speed and this amount of time were not a long journey at all. However, Brann could not keep up.
His animal companion, the gorilla Glibb, was also exhausted, panting with his tongue lolling out. He even sat down to be Brann's cushion, while Brann lay half-reclined in the gorilla's arms, looking as comfortable as could be.
Seeing this, Jiang Jie couldn't help but think: Brann's lack of marriage and children is probably related to this gorilla...
Hunters, they really do have a perverse sense of humor; they're all incredibly lewd...
Suddenly, Jiang Jie raised an eyebrow, gestured for Brann to shut up, and whispered, "Listen, what's that sound!"
A faint sound came from afar, seemingly a woman's voice, filled with fear and panic.
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! Or I'll call for help!"
"You dare come any closer? If you do, I'll detonate it! Watch out, you'll all be blown up!"
"I'm really going to detonate it, I mean it! Waaah, I only brought this many bombs, I really don't want to waste them! I wanted to blow up a bigger one!"
" Holy Light, someone save me! I'd even be willing to let an Ogres come to my aid right now!"
Is someone calling for help?
Her voice is quite nice, kind of like a little girl?
Okay, that's not important. Anyway, this is Gnomeregan, and the only people who can speak this fluent Common are Gnomes. So, it's a Gnomes girl calling for help?
" Brann, you rest first. Brannock, take the Earthen and move on immediately. I'll go ahead!"
Before Jiang Jie could finish speaking, he was already twenty meters away.
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