The Grim Guzzler was indeed deserted.
Led by Old Chen, they quickly found Coren Spirits, the owner of the bar.
Yes, the owner of the Grim Guzzler is not the leper Gnomes " Plugger ".
Because in this world, Gnomeregan has not fallen, the Gnomes have never appeared, Plugger naturally wouldn't come here; he's still in Gnomeregan. The real boss is Coren Stout.
Unlike most Dark Iron Dwarves, Coren's hair and beard weren't black, but rather copper-colored, like the Bronzebeard Dwarves.
This guy doesn't seem to be Dark Iron Dwarves, but Bronzebeard Dwarves?
How did he become the owner of the Grim Guzzler?
"It's dyed," Brann explained calmly from the side.
Jiang Jie was speechless for a moment.
Coren and Old Chen are both heavy drinkers, so naturally they would have a drinking contest whenever they met.
Brann also enjoyed it and had a few drinks, while Jiang Jie didn't drink, just watched with a smile.
But judging from their tone, it seems that Old Chen's relationship with Coren Spirits isn't as good as one might imagine?
" Old Chen! Tell me, how much business have you and that Grim Ray guy's Brewfest stolen from me? I've lost at least this much every year!"
Coren Liquor raised his left hand and opened it wide, then, not satisfied, slammed the Direbrew's Dire Brew heavily onto the table. He then opened his right hand, revealing ten thick, black, and powerful fingers that filled the screen. "At least ten thousand gold coins!"
"Alright, your run-down bar can't possibly earn 10,000 gold coins a year? 1,000 is more like it!"
Old Chen was clearly drunk too. He squinted, leaned back, and rubbed his belly with his chubby hand. "How much water was added to the wine? Half of it, right? You swindler!"
"Bullshit! It's clearly only one-third, you damned drunkard!"
Coren pulled out a broken bottle from somewhere, jumped onto the table, pointed at Old Chen, and yelled, "Come on, let's have a showdown! In the name of fine wine!"
"You think you can beat me?" Old Chen said disdainfully.
"I, I... I outnumber them!"
Coren shouted, and a dozen or so Dark Iron, all fully armed and menacing, surrounded him.
Old Chen continued his disdainful remark, "You think you can beat me?"
Coren was enraged, brandishing his Direbrew's Dire Brew 2.0": "... Get him!"
A dozen or so bodyguards rushed over, yelling, and Coren followed.
One minute later.
The dozen or so bodyguards went back to where they came from, lying on the ground clutching their stomachs and howling. Old Chen leaned back in his chair without moving, looking at Coren sprawled on the ground in a "backwards, like a wild goose landing on the sand" pose, and then said with disdain, "What a waste!"
Jiang Jie watched with a smile.
It's clear that Old Chen didn't hit him hard, and Coren didn't really intend to teach Old Chen a lesson.
These two guys are kind of like bickering lovers; they probably became friends after a fight, but their relationship is actually pretty good.
After several rounds of drinks and two fights, Old Chen, slightly drunk and reeking of alcohol, finally revealed the true purpose of his trip.
"What? You want to see Emperor Thaurissan? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Coren Direbrew, shaking his head vigorously. " Old Chen, you're insane! You have no idea what the situation is like in Blackrock Depths! Fire elementals patrol everywhere! The most important places are all guarded by them! Let me tell you, I've never even seen Emperor Thaurissan! You? Don't even think about it!"
Is that so?
It seems the situation is more serious than I imagined!
Has Emperor Thaurissan become like this?
Does he still have the courage and the will to rebel against the Firelord?
Has he truly submitted to the Firelord from the bottom of his heart, or is he actually being held captive by the Firelord's servants because the Firelord doesn't trust him?
Jiang Jie didn't know.
All he knew was that seeing Emperor Thaurissan wouldn't be so easy.
Old Chen glanced sideways at Jiang Jie, his meaning clear:
Uncle Chen is out of options, you'll have to figure it out yourself!
"Then, what about Princess Moira Thaurissan? Is there any way to see Princess Moira Thaurissan?" Jiang Jie asked.
" Princess Moira Thaurissan? Heh heh, I heard she lives on the Imperial Seat and is personally protected by Emperor Thaurissan! If you want to see her, you'll have to get past Emperor Thaurissan first!"
Coren Liquor shook his head and said, "Don't even think about it! You can't even imagine how difficult it is! You can't imagine how powerful the fire elementals are! You won't get past them, and you won't even see Emperor Thaurissan!"
"Don't you want to break free from the control of Ragnaros the Firelord? Do you really intend to be controlled by Ragnaros for generations to come? Are you willing to degenerate and be enslaved by fire elementals? Don't you... have any spirit of resistance at all? Where has your courage gone?"
Jiang Jie provoked him, sneering, "We've come here to help you break free from Ragnaros's control and kill Ragnaros and his fire elemental minions!"
"Forget it! Who doesn't know that King Magni, for the sake of his daughter, led a group to block the entrance to Blackrock Spire from the north? You're trying to sneak Princess Moira Thaurissan away, aren't you? Heh heh, let me tell you, the Bronzebeard princess is now the Queen of Dark Iron, and no one can take her away!"
Coren stretched out his right index finger and shook it. "Don't even think about it!"
"Alright, I admit that's one of our purposes, but what I said earlier was also true: we really are here to help the Dark Iron Dwarves, to free you from Ragnaros's rule. You want your freedom back, don't you?" Jiang Jie helplessly...
"Of course they want to! Hmph, at least 70% of the Dark Iron Dwarves do! Sometimes I really envy those guys from the Thorium Brotherhood, openly defying the rule of the Firelord!"
Coren shrugged, shook his head, and sighed, "But what good did that do? They were still driven out, weren't they? Do you know what they did when, hundreds of years ago, tens of thousands of Bronzebeard Dwarves and Wildhammer Dwarves pressed in, facing the towering Blackrock Mountain and the raging flames? They ran away! Heh, an army of tens of thousands, and they didn't dare face the Firelord? And you few?"
Brann snorted coldly, barely suppressing the urge to beat Coren up.
Slandering the Bronzebeard Dwarves? That's unacceptable!
The main reason was that after careful consideration, he realized he probably couldn't beat Coren, and that any of the Dark Iron next to him was likely stronger than him, so it was best to maintain a peaceful resolution.
"Yes, just the few of us."
Jiang Jie's expression remained calm, a half-smile playing on his lips, "How will you know if you don't try?"
"This is the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life! Grand Duke, if you said that to the cows of Thunder Bluff, they'd probably have a lot more calves!"
Coren Liquor sneered, "Even you couldn't possibly stand against the Firelord! You can't even imagine how terrifying it is; it's terrifying and powerful beyond anything! It has the power to lift a mountain! Do you have that? I've heard your legends, but how can you compare to the Firelord?"
"I do not possess the power of the Firelord."
Jiang Jie said calmly, "But I can kill it. A bull can drag something weighing a thousand kilograms, but a matador weighing a few dozen kilograms can also kill it. In my eyes, Ragnaros is nothing more than a large bull, the kind born to be fought. What, I have courage, but you don't?"
"Provocation won't work on me, Grand Duke of Lordaeron."
Coren, now seventy percent sober, shook his head vigorously to shake off the remaining effects of the alcohol, then said helplessly, "In short, I can't help you! There are many people dissatisfied with Emperor Thaurissan, and many more who want to assassinate him! Don't you know Duke Jorach? Ask him how many assassination missions the Emperor Thaurissan of Assassins' League has taken on? And how many have succeeded? Nobody can even see him! There's a ten-meter-tall fire elemental giant guarding the gate, a Legendary figure! And over a thousand soldiers loitering around the Hall of Instruction every day! Even bringing him wine has to be delivered to the Hall of Instruction, and then carried inside by a special person!"
"But at least you know how to get to the Hall of Instruction, at least you can get Hall of Instruction, right?"
Jiang Jie tapped the table and said with a smile, "Find a way to get us to the Hall of Instruction. We'll walk the rest of the way ourselves... How much do you want in return? Since you know who I am, you should know I can fulfill any of your requests, as long as... it's not too outrageous. How about I let you open bar branches in Sky City and Stromgarde? I'll give you a huge plot of land!"
"Payment? No need! If you can really take down Ragnaros, my tavern business will be ten times better than it is now! Forget it, I'll take you to the Hall of Instruction. Emperor Thaurissan just sent me to deliver a truckload of liquor there. You two can disguise yourselves and come with me! Make it clear first: my tavern must be tax-free! You know, I'm risking my head!"
Coren turned to prepare the wine, tapping his head as he went. "Damn it, how could I have agreed? Okay, Stromgarde is nothing, but I heard Sky City has hundreds of thousands of people and is thousands of meters high... Opening a bar there would be awesome! I'd make a fortune! Heh heh, that Grim Reaper guy is so envious!"
Jiang Jie chuckled as he watched Coren leave.
As expected, most of the Dark Iron Dwarves were still dissatisfied with Ragnaros's enslavement.
In fact, fire elementals are everywhere in Blackrock Depths; you can see them even from the windows.
Moreover, these fire elementals hold a very high status. They can beat and scold the Dark Iron Dwarves at will, and no one dares to resist them. They are practically the masters of the Dark Iron Dwarves.
If we were to categorize the entire Blackrock Depths, then fire elementals would be in the first tier, the Thaurissan Royal Family and the Shadowforge Council in the second tier, the nobles in the third tier, and the ordinary Dark Iron Dwarves in the fourth tier.
Who would willingly be reduced to an inferior status, bullied by those despicable fire elemental creatures?
They simply had no way to resist.
Once given a chance and hope, they are still willing to look forward and resist, and Coren was no exception.
Despite Coren's high status, he actually gets to drink for free from any fire elemental that walks in.
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered; how can oppressed Dwarves not fight back?
Arise, arise, Dwarves who refuse to be slaves!
Dark Iron Dwarves of the world, unite!
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