Mithril Castle is located in the northwest of the Borean tundra, on a slightly desolate plain, there is a large dwarven style fortress, and Mithril Castle is located under this fortress, the structure of this city, the perfect interpretation of the connection between the dwarves and the earth, ordinary people living in this underground city will always feel extremely depressed, but the dwarves will not, living underground, will make them feel very at ease.

And the copperbeard dwarves who migrated here probably to commemorate the Ironforge Castle, resulting in the environment of this underground city is very similar to the Ironforge Castle, the dwarves found a scorching magma lake underground, so they also set up a large calciner in the center of the Mithril Castle, with the help of the temperature of the underground magma lake, so that the temperature of this underground city can be maintained at a level that makes the dwarves feel comfortable.

Of course, for the panda people, some... Hot.

Zhou Zhuo took off his fluff and changed back into the scholar's robe he wore in Pandaria, at this point in time, there were still a few hours before the opening of the evening banquet, and the wandering scholar who couldn't stay idle wandered around the Mithril Castle by himself.

Noisy, this is the first impression that Mythril Castle left on Zhou Zhuo.

In Pandaria, even in the most energetic Mid-Levels Market, people don't make noise to this extent, but walking on the road of Mithril Castle, Zhou Zhuo's ears hardly have a moment of leisure, and there are roaring forging sounds everywhere, and there are some extremely loud voices of dwarves drinking and having fun, as well as quarrels, shouting and so on.

The dwarves' loud voices and straightforward tempers created an atmosphere of burning like a flame in the city, which may have been a little uncomfortable at first, but after really integrating into it, Zhou Zhuo felt a different breath of life coming to his face.

He walked around the business district of Mythril Castle a few times, and exchanged the jade he carried with him for some dwarven goods, one of which was a hand-made Mithril sapphire ring, the outstanding craftsmanship made the scholar sigh, the panda people also have their own skilled craftsmen, but seriously, in the field of metal forging, the craftsmen of the panda people are far less powerful than these dwarf craftsmen.

There are also books that depict the dwarven civilization and life posture, such as "A Brief History of the Battle of the Three Hammers", "The King of the Mountains and the Three Hammer Civilization", and "The Snow of Danmoro", which are said to be written by the royal historian of the dwarven civilization, which are the most precious treasures in Zhou Zhuo's eyes.

The visit of this generous panda man made the old dwarf store manager very happy, this panda man not only bought a set of books himself, but also entrusted him to send a complete set of dwarf history books to the Tianzen Temple in Pandaria, for which Zhou Zhuo paid a large amount of deposit in advance, and the happy old dwarf even pulled Zhou Zhuo to drink a few glasses of wine.

Well, this is proof that the dwarf accepts a stranger...

Of course, it may also be because this old dwarf made a failed investment in Mithril Castle, selling books in the dwarf kingdom is not a good deal, Zhou Zhuo's generosity, but he finally made up for some losses.

As an authentic panda person, after Zhou Zhuo bought the books, he went to another place to experience the culture of the dwarves in his own way... That is, the tavern.

Before the panda people appeared, the throne of the leading boss of the Azeroth alcoholism world has been monopolized by the dwarves, and now, the panda people who are also very good at drinking and drinking alcohol have been born, and the panda people drinking lovers represented by Zhou Zhuo have begun to launch fearless challenges to the bigwigs and dwarves in the alcoholic world.

Probably the two most drinkable races in Azeroth, what kind of flames will burst out? And after this competition, who will become the true king of alcoholism in Azeroth?

Zhou Zhuo didn't know, and neither did the dwarves.

But two hours later, Dahir was full of anxiety. Panjiao rushed into the tavern, and saw the drunk, naïve pandaman scholar leaning on a chair trying to pour a sip of wine, and on the ground beside the scholar, there were several dwarven drunkards, one of whom was a person who was very familiar to Dahir.

Her boss... Honorary President of the Explorers Guild... Brian. Prince Copperbeard.

"Zhou Zhuo! Zhou Zhuo! Zhou Zhuo! ”

The dwarven drinkers who were coaxing next to them chanted Zhou Zhuo's name in strange pronunciations.

This eccentric bear man who no one has ever seen is the hero of alcoholics, and he has single-handedly taken down some of the best dwarves in the tavern, and is still challenging the tavern for the most ales at one time.

In front of everyone, Zhou Zhuo poured the last glass of wine in his hand into his mouth with difficulty, and then raised the remaining wine glass and flipped it over, at this moment, the entire tavern erupted in earth-shattering cheers, not only dwarves cheering, but also some Draenei and humans who came to entertain, and even a few elves also joined the carnival.

"Drinking... Belch... Panda Man... Hiccup..."

Zhou Zhuo began to shake when he walked, but he still raised the wine glass in his hand and shouted like a victorious general:

"Panda people, the most powerful!"

"Welcome to Pandaria, friends!"

In the midst of a lively carnival of a tavern almost unroofed, Dahir. Panjiao slapped her eyes, and she said to herself in some pain:

"Why are these great archaeologists... They're all hopeless drunkards! ”

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Well, in short, because of an unexpected drinking war, the banquet that was supposed to start in the evening was forcibly moved to midnight.

And for this arrangement, none of the archaeologists who attended the banquet showed much surprise ... Dwarves, that's it, it's their nature to drink, and alcoholism is their original sin, everyone can understand it.

After drinking too much ale wine, the haggard panda man wandering scholar came to the banquet hall slowly, he sat on a chair, looking at the delicious food with dwarf style on the table in front of him, but Zhou Zhuo had no appetite at all.

And just across from him, a familiar old dwarf with a brown cowboy hat sat there with a painful face, and seemed to have no appetite.

The two men looked up almost at the same time, and then they saw each other's impressive faces.

"It's you!"

Brian. Copper Whisker jumped up from the chair suddenly, and he pointed at Zhou Zhuo:

"Aha! A bear man who can drink very well, I know that you are definitely not an ordinary person! You're the one... Week... Zhou Zhuo, right? ”

"It's a panda man!"

Zhou Zhuo corrected Brian's erroneous statement, and then he reached out and picked up a very clean fruit, and while biting, he said:

"Yes, I am Zhou Zhuo, a traveling scholar from Pandaria, who are you? Dwarf. ”

"I'm Brian!"

Brian. Tongxu said to Zhou Zhuo with great interest:

"A week ago, I received a letter from the old Count Barov, a fellow who had ventured with me several times when he was younger, and who highly recommended you to me, saying that his crew had seen the Wandering Scholars in Pandalia cleaning up antiquities, more professional than most of the so-called "explorers" of Azeroth at the moment! ”

Speaking of this, the old dwarf's gaze suddenly changed, and there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, and he said to Zhou Zhuo:

"Although I can trust the old Barov, I still have to examine you before I absorb you into my team."

"Investigation?"

Zhou Zhuo frowned, he looked back at the people in the banquet, and he asked curiously:

"Didn't you invite all these people? Why do you still have to investigate? ”

Zhou Zhuo came to Northrend by ship with these explorers from all over the world, and he also talked to them during the trip, these explorers all claimed to have been invited by the Explorers Society, of course, Zhou Zhuo, who had just left Pandaria, did not know the status of the Explorers Society in the archaeological community of Azeroth, so it was difficult for him to understand the proud looks of those people when they mentioned the "invitation".

In the face of Zhou Zhuo's question, the old dwarf snorted arrogantly, he picked up a glass of juice, and drank it a little rudely, then he lowered his voice and said to Zhou Zhuo:

"Listen to their bragging... Do you really think my expedition is so easy to enter? Do you know what these people are coming all the way to come for? ”

Brian said with a sneer on his face:

"They just want to win a chance to work with me, and then use it to brag about their "professionalism" and identity, their minds are not on archaeology at all, they are only here for their future glory and wealth, not to mention, Ulduar's secret is very important, and the human king will not be at ease to let the dwarves investigate it alone, so among these people, there must be spies from various organizations! ”

"Especially that "Sacred Relic Association", the crooked ways made by the High Elves are just a bunch of hooligans! Take the valuable cultural relics to auction and collect money, it's really a shame that they can figure it out. ”

"What I am doing is a very sacred work, Zhou Zhuo, who can drink!"

Brian stood on his chair and said to the pandaman very seriously:

"I have to make sure that my team is full of first-class good players, you know, in the face of the relics left by the Titans, only the real good hands can ensure that they do not drag others down, and they can do their job better, and the meaning of this work for the dwarves is beyond the comprehension of these bastards who chase fame and fortune."

"Yes, you're right."

Zhou Zhuo agreed, and said with some fear:

"Before coming here, I also found the ruins of a Titan in Kunlai Mountain in Pandaria, the scene was really grandiose, but it was really scary, I just casually touched the button, and the 25 people behind me who protected me were burned to ashes by that terrible monster..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhuo remembered his experience in the Mogu Mountain Treasure House that day, he suddenly trembled, and said with some fear:

"It's really horrible!"

"What did you say?"

Brian's eyes widened, and he looked at the panda man in front of him:

"You said you surveyed the ruins of a Titan? Are you sure? ”

"Of course!"

Zhou Zhuo took out a palm-sized jade figurine from his robe pocket with a little pride, which was carved into a small ornament of the Mogu soldiers, which was a collection he got in the Mogu Mountain Treasure House, he handed the exquisite jade figurine to Brian, who carefully took the jade figurine in his hand, and then took out a magnifying glass with a large magnification from the pocket he carried, and carefully observed the exquisite jade.

"Well, the heirloom is at least 7,000 years old."

The old dwarf put down his magnifying glass, took out a small instrument, and probed on the jade figurine, and he whispered:

"It's an art style I've never seen before, it's probably a unique civilization feature of the continent of Pandaria, what the hell, if it weren't for the things that stumbled over Ulduar, I wouldn't be trapped here, I might go to Oldum, or go to Pandaria, to see new civilizations, new miracles, ah, those two good places, at least 200 years of boring time for me... Wait a minute. ”

Brian's grumbling was interrupted by a slight buzz, and the magic trinket in his hand kept shining blue, which made the old dwarf nod in satisfaction.

He put away the instrument, returned the jade figurines to Zhou Zhuo, and then said:

"There's indeed a remnant of Titan power on this thing, which proves you're not lying... An archaeologist who has actually investigated the ruins of the Titans, you have outperformed 99% of the archaeologists in the world... Welcome to my team, Mr. Zhou Zhuo..."

Facing the old dwarf's outstretched hand, Zhou Zhuo shrugged his shoulders and held the hand, and at the same time, he looked at Brian curiously, and he asked:

"I've heard you've been searching the Storm Crags for years, but what is it that drives you to be so persistent? I'm curious. ”

Zhou Zhuo's question made Brian sigh, and the old dwarf whispered:

"Do you panda people know where you came from? I mean, do you know your origins and the stories that go to you? ”

Zhou Zhuo nodded, and Brian shrugged:

"That's why, Zhou Zhuo, we dwarves don't know where we came from, we know that we have a mission, but we don't know what that mission is, and most importantly, the dwarves have lost their hometown, we want to recapture Ironforge Fort, but we can't rely on us alone."

"We still need the power of our ancestors... Alas, speaking of which, I am reminded of my excellent disciple, Harrison. Jones, if he had been here, would have made a discovery by relying on that child's great powers of observation and almost instinctive sensitivity to archaeology. ”

"But it doesn't matter, now that I have you as a good helper, I'm sure this puzzle won't last long..."

"We will find Ulduar, and we will enter it and uncover the secrets of creation once and for all! Uh, of course, before that, I'll have to drink with you again, Zhou Zhuo, come with me, let these flies play here by themselves, let's go drink! ”

"This time I'll please!"