Mekkatorque and the other craftsmen, escorted by the Mech Marines, soon arrived at the Hall of Gears.
He picked up his binoculars and quickly scanned the entire Hall of Gears. Apart from the corpses, there wasn't a single Rockjaw Trogg to be seen. Had it really been completely wiped out?
The Gnomes hasn't been able to do it even after half a year!
They also tried to exterminate the Rockjaw Trogg, but those creatures were thick-skinned and tough, and they were afraid to use weapons with too much destructive power for fear of damaging the machinery, so the effect was not great, and they were unable to exterminate them.
Mekkatorque felt exceptionally relaxed.
The heavy responsibility of eradicating the Rockjaw Trogg and reclaiming Gnomeregan has always rested on his shoulders. As a high craftsman, he has borne greater pressure than other Gnomes.
Now that the Hall of Gears has been reclaimed, as long as all those gears are repaired, most of Gnomeregan can be put back into operation, making it much easier to deal with the Rockjaw Trogg!
Thinking of this, he was filled with gratitude for the Dwarves and humans who had done all this.
" Prince Brann, Marquis Nicholas, thank you for your reinforcements! The Gnomes will remember this day forever!" Mekkatorque strode into the Hall of Gears and approached Jiang Jie and Brann.
He glanced at the three hundred Earthen behind the two of them and was startled.
Although he was not as old Brann, the knowledge stored in his mind was no less than Brann's. The Gnomes also preserved some ancient legends and precious books. He knew about Mechagnomes and Earthen, and had some understanding of the origins of the two races.
Upon seeing these Earthen, his first thought was: Had Brann gone to Uldaman? And had he found the Earthen Earthen and become their master?
He saw that all the Earthen were standing behind Brann, which was clearly a sign of their status.
" Brann, my friend! Thank you for your help today. May the friendship between Gnomes and Dwarves last forever!" Mekkatorque was overjoyed, then pointed at the Earthen and exclaimed, " Brann, congratulations on awakening the Earthen! You've actually entered Uldaman? That's our common origin. I really want to go and see it someday. You'll agree, won't you?"
Brann was about to greet his old friend when he heard this, and his expression instantly turned strange.
He glanced at Jiang Jie standing beside him, unsure what to say, feeling a mix of joy and slight embarrassment.
Amy's gaze also turned strange; her large eyes stared at Murd Doc, clearly saying, "Didn't you tell the Master Craftsman?"
Murd Doc blinked, then realized the other person couldn't see him because of the goggles, and shook his head.
Jiang Jie maintained his smile, but there was a hint of amusement in it.
" Marquis Nicholas, we met in Lordaeron. Back then, you weren't a marquis, but Earl. Your rise through the ranks is astonishing." Mekkatorque hadn't forgotten Jiang Jie either, although in his view, Jiang Jie was just there to fill a quota; the main fighting force was still the Earthen brought by Brann.
Now it was Brann's turn to be surprised.
Mekkatorque, seeing Jiang Jie's reaction, thought, "This shouldn't be happening!"
He looked at Mekkatorque, puzzled. "Old friend, haven't you known what's been happening outside these past few months? Don't you know what Nicholas has done?"
outside world?
Nicholas?
Mekkatorque, sensing something amiss, quickly asked, "What happened? We've been busy dealing with the Rockjaw Trogg Gnomes the past few months, how could we have had time to pay attention to the outside world?"
"Alright, we'll talk about that later." Brann, defeated by these tech fanatics, turned to look at Jiang Jie. Seeing that Jiang Jie showed no intention of speaking, he could only sigh and say somewhat embarrassedly, " Mekkatorque, actually, these Earthen were brought by Nicholas."
What did Nicholas bring?
This surprised not only Mekkatorque, but also the other Gnomes.
When did humans become associated with Earthen?
There are probably only a handful of humans in this world who know about the existence of Earthen, right?
"Let's talk about this later," Jiang Jie said calmly. "Master craftsmen, shouldn't you be using this time to inspect these gears and fix what needs fixing? This is a rare opportunity. The Earthen can't stay in Gnomeregan. We have very important things to do, and these doors won't hold off the Rockjaw Trogg for long. You'd better hurry!"
Clearly sensing the coldness in Jiang Jie's tone, Mekkatorque quickly apologized, " Marquis Nicholas, please forgive my rudeness... Gnomeregan will never forget your assistance, and the Gnomes will surely repay you!"
"Let's talk about it later," Jiang Jie said calmly. "You should still check it out; the gear damage seems quite serious."
It's quite serious; anyone can see that.
Many gears are damaged. Forget about repairing them, even figuring out how to identify these thousands or tens of thousands of gears would be extremely difficult.
Mekkatorque knew the situation was urgent, so he didn't bother with apologies or thanks. He quickly led the craftsmen to flip through a large stack of blueprints and carefully compare them.
There was a thick stack of blueprints, probably hundreds of them, and each one, when unfolded, was several A1 sheets in size, enough to fill a room. The graphics and text on them were very small and densely packed.
The Gnomes spread the blueprints on the ground, then climbed on them wearing glasses, comparing them bit by bit.
Jiang Jie frowned deeply.
Too slow!
In comparison, it would take an unimaginable amount of time to resolve all the problems in the entire Hall of Gears. Even the iron gates couldn't stop them. No wonder the Gnomes couldn't reclaim the Hall of Gears and repair this power center; they simply couldn't do it!
"Brother, I sense hostility, something is approaching!" Anveena's voice echoed in his mind.
Jiang Jie was startled and quickly looked up in the direction Anveena pointed.
A few seconds later, he saw two robots emerge from a passage, one after the other, and in the cockpit of one of them was a Gnomes!
What's going on?
" Xiao Feng, scan!"
Jiang Jie immediately ordered the game pod to scan, and soon received feedback: there was a launcher in the manned robot, and inside the launcher was a bomb containing a large amount of radioactive material, which was extremely dangerous!
" Mekkatorque!"
Jiang Jie instantly thought of someone: the Gnomes traitor " Sicco Thermaplugg ".
He's the only one who can be associated with radioactive bombs!
Jiang Jie hadn't considered Sicco Thermaplugg at all at first, because the use of radioactive bombs to eliminate the Rockjaw Trogg happened three years later. Jiang Jie assumed that the bomb was manufactured three years later, but he didn't expect it to have been manufactured already. Sicco Thermaplugg clearly had a conspiracy all along!
He was about to remind the High Tinker when, unexpectedly, the Gnomes piloting the robot spoke first. His crazed voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, echoed throughout the Hall of Gears and even the entirety of Gnomeregan: " Mekkatorque! You've released a radioactive bomb! Do you want to kill all the Gnomes?"