Brian. In his long 400 years of life, Copperbeard has seen many, many strange things.

From the ruins of the insects in the distant desert of Silysus, to the remains of the temples of the ancient elven empire on the coastline of Azhara, he has escaped from sea giants, he has also communicated with savage centaur tribes, he even has some minotaur friends in Kalimdor, he has also visited the great library of Quel'Thalas, and he has even had the privilege of seeing the treasures of the High Elves ——- the sun wells that shine with magical light.

But Brian could swear that he had never seen such a "smart" device in front of him.

The dwarves were the first to use gunpowder in Azeroth, and the dwarves who studied technology, and the dwarves who befriended them were also influenced by the gnomes, and the development of dwarf civilization focused on technology, compared to humans who were still in the theocratic and feudal era, they could better understand the meaning of technology, but Rao was so, when he saw the data storage device of the Age of Stars in front of him, Old Brian was still as surprised as if he had seen an alien.

As Elonnaya said before he went into hibernation, the dwarves' technology wasn't even up to the level of entry level compared to their ancestors, and maybe the gnomes were better, but they were only beginners.

"Ask questions!"

The fifth time the metallic voice sounded, the old dwarf came back to his senses, and he looked at the starry picture in front of him, he coughed lightly, and asked in the most serious voice:

"Excuse me, what is the Flesh Curse?"

As Brian's voice sounded, the image of light blue starlight in front of him quickly transformed, and a report composed entirely of Titan text appeared in front of him, but unfortunately, the old dwarf couldn't read it.

Brian had never hated his ignorance so much, and perhaps the answer he had been pursuing all his life was right in front of him, but he couldn't read it, but fortunately, the platinum disc also provided sound translation.

"Due to insufficient searcher privileges, only public database information is provided."

"The Flesh Curse is a means of corrupting the Titan's creations from the ancient gods, the first recorded transformation of the Flesh Curse occurred 35,067 years ago, during the war of the Guardian Civil Strife, the Iron Viku people of the Scorn Winter Clan showed signs of flesh and blood, and the earth spirits and mechanical gnomes were infected by the Flesh Curse for a shorter period of time, which occurred between 16,000 and 14,000 years ago."

"After the Exiles closed the Uldaman base, the Flesh Curse spread to all the groups of the Exiles' followers at breakneck speed."

"The Flesh Curse will severely weaken the hard body and will of the Titan Creation, and due to the unexplained effect, the Flesh and Blood Titan Creations will selectively forget any information related to the Titan, so the initial suspicion is that there is a power from the Elder Gods in the Flesh Curse, and after the collapse of the Dark Empire, they chose a more cunning way of fighting."

The old dwarf was stunned for a moment, it was like listening to a book from heaven, this passage was not complicated, but many of the words Brian had never heard of at all, he scratched his ears and thought for a while, and then asked:

"What are the Titans, the Elder Gods, and the Dark Empire?"

"Titan is the name given to themselves by the spirits of the Pantheon, each of them is an order maintainer evolved from the star soul, their mission is to shape the life environment in the stars, to ensure the prosperity of the stars, and the life environment of Azeroth is also shaped by the Titans of the Pantheon, and the rest of the questions cannot be answered because of the insufficient authority of the inquirer."

"Oh, hell! And what is the Titan Creation? ”

"Querying... The Titan Creation is left over from the Titans of the Pantheon to shape the life environment of Azeroth, and is responsible for maintaining the normal operation and life order of the planet, including the Titan Guardians and their families, including the Iron Veku, the Iron Dwarf, the Earth Spirit, the Mechanical Gnome, and the Steel Colossus. ”

"The Titan Creation uses a mechanical creation template to avoid being corrupted by the spirit of the Elder Gods, and the collapse of the Dark Empire proves the superiority of the Mechanical Creation, but the subsequent rebellion, especially the spread of the Flesh Curse, proves that the Elder Gods have researched the means to corrupt the Titan's creation."

"Oh, earth spirits! That's right, Earth Spirit! ”

Brian's fists collided together, and he exclaimed:

"Elonnaya also said that we dwarves are descendants of the Earth Spirits who have been cursed by the flesh, so please introduce me to the Earth Spirits and their mission!"

"Querying..."

The starlight phantom in front of Brian's eyes began to change again, and a figure that was 7 points similar to the dwarf appeared in the projected phantom, and the voice sounded again:

"Earth Spirit, the original Titan Creation, Creation Mission: Responsible for helping the Titan Guardians maintain the Titan Ruins, maintain the normal operation of Ulduar, and help the Titan Guardians manipulate the Forge of Will to create more Titan Creations, the original Earth Spirit King is Yurel. Stoneheart, wielding the Valanel Scepter crafted by Guardian Mimiron, has the authority to shape more Earth Spirits. ”

"This is it! That's it! ”

Brian's eyes were red with excitement, and the Titans in front of him that he couldn't understand described the sacred mission that the dwarves were born with, although he still couldn't figure out what the Titans were, there was no doubt that the dwarves really had a very important mission for this world, and the pursuit they had engraved in their blood was not unreasonable.

"Inquiry, Yurel. Stone Heart! ”

Brian shouted, and a moment later, a cruel answer appeared before his eyes:

"Yurel. Stoneheart, the first king of the earth spirits, deceased, cause of death: Killed by the Iron Soldiers commanded by the rebellious guardian Loken, the Valanel Scepter he carried with him was completely damaged. After Stoneheart's death, the Earth Spirits' revolt failed, and only a small number of unwilling Earth Spirits followed the exiles to the Uldaman base. ”

"No!"

Brian let out a scream, although it was the first time he had heard of Yurell. Stone Heart's name, but there is no doubt that it is the ancestor of all the dwarves, and when he heard the news that the ancestor was killed by the rebellion, the old bronze beard was very angry, and he stared at the phantom in front of him with red eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Inquiry, Lorcan the Rebel!"

"Loken, one of the Titan Guardians, the Guardian of Wisdom, belongs to the third level of authority in the Guardian Council, it is speculated that because of too much contact with the Elder God imprisoned in Ulduar, his reason was corrupted, and after the Titan left Azeroth, he secretly set off a rebellion within the Guardians, colluding with Hela, the Queen of Hades, to imprison the Chief Guardian Odin, which directly led to the loss of Ulduar and the failure of the Guardian system...."

"Buzz"

Before the introduction of Lorcan was finished, the starlight phantom swayed for a while, and the words on it became blurred, and Brian lowered his head to see that the two hedrons rich in huge magic power had been completely drained of energy, leaving only an empty shell.

The dwarf understood that this was a sign that the lack of energy was causing the database to shut down, and before the database went down completely, Brian shouted:

"Inquiry! Stone Palate Monster! ”

"Zizi... Stone Palate Monster, descendant of cavemen, the original creator of the Titan Guardian, because of the addition of too many biological templates, resulting in a complete failure of evolution, the distorted body contains an ugly soul, omnivorous creatures, take pleasure in killing and destroying, and reproduce extremely fast, because of the earth spirit template, it is fast in the underground, it is good at hunting in the way of underground raids, its eyesight is poor, and it uses sound as a means of prey... Extremely threatening, it is advisable to... Destroyed! ”

"Buzz"

The starlight projection disappeared completely, Brian rubbed his forehead, tossed the two empty hedrons aside, he held the platinum disc, his mind full of new knowledge scrolling in a chaotic manner, although he couldn't access the really important information due to lack of permission, but the old dwarf was already satisfied with the results of his first visit.

"Since it's a database, there must be basic knowledge."

The old bronze beard pursed his lips and looked at the disc in his hand:

"Then the next thing is to quickly learn the Titan script to figure out these hidden histories and permissions... How can it be improved? ”

He clutched his hair and thought about it until the dwarf mech hanging on the wall made a crisp sound that reminded him that it was lunchtime, and Brian, who was awakened, rubbed his stomach and put down the disc in his hand, ready to open the door to have a meal, but when he reached the door, the last inquiry came to mind.

"Cavemen... Operation Underground... Hunt with sound... Wait a minute! ”

Brian's body stiffened suddenly, and he looked back at the dwarf mechanics hanging on the wall, his eyes widening at this moment.

"Hell! Nomorigen is in danger! ”

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The underground city of Nomorigan, home to the gnomes, is probably the most developed city in the entire Azeroth mechanical civilization, the gnomes have inherited the minds and wisdom of their ancestors, the mechanical gnomes, they are very obsessed with mechanical creations, and their small brains are also very good at dealing with machine-related problems.

Hundreds of years ago, when the dwarves built the Ironforge Fortress out of crude iron, the gnomes were already soaring through the skies of Kazmodan in primitive wooden planes.

Overall, although the technology of the gnomes is a newcomer to the Titan Guardians, it is already a proper black technology for other races.

However, there is a price to the development of the brains of the gnomes, these dwarves are shorter than the dwarves, and they are not as muscular as the dwarves, their individual strength is very weak, and the sum of the 3 gnomes cannot beat a human.

In the Second Orc War, the gnomes also joined the alliance with the dwarves, but their timid and neurotic nature made them reluctant to communicate much with other races, and with the exception of some particularly bold and adventurous gnomes, most of the gnomes stayed quietly in their own technological cities, studying their own simple pleasures.

The gnomes live in the mountains in the northwest corner of Kazmodan, and there are small towns they have built on the surface, and between the surface and the underground city, there are steam elevators as a means of going back and forth, and in the underground city, the gnomes have built a complex subway to transport supplies and personnel between the various urban areas, and this huge underground city is full of mechanical creations made by the gnomes, many mechanical guards, and some strange things.

The gnomes have exaggerated personalities and like to be boisterous, so the whole of Nomorigen is in a happy noise almost every day, and the huge battery pack buried deeper to supply electricity to the whole city makes this buried city almost like a never-ending noise generator, but the gnomes who live in it have become accustomed to this kind of excitement with a hint of chaos.

Today, one day in the summer of Dark Gate 12, it is very peaceful, no different from any other day.

Midget High Mage Julie. Dressed in robes and carrying a small staff, Magic Thread walked through the busiest streets of Nomorigen, lined with merchants selling all sorts of goods, many of course, engineering-related parts, and whimsical but useless creations.

"I've been in Dalaran for too long, I'm not used to the hustle and bustle here."

The dwarf mage, who has cute pink hair like her sister, yawned, she was recently on a trip to the Eastern Continent, and Nomorigen was just a stop on Julie's trip, where she would stay for a few days before going to Ironforge and then from the Badlands to the Burning Plains.

The little dwarf mage held a loaf of bread in his hand and ate it while thinking about his own business.

In addition to a long, planned trip, there was another reason for her return to Nomorigan, because her poor older sister Ella, after fleeing from Draeno back to Azeroth, was joined by former Alliance Detective Major and Nomorigen Intermediate Engineer Ella. The Devil resigned from the military and returned to her hometown, but she had obviously suffered a lot.

Julie came back once 2 years ago, and her sister was in a terrible state at the time, refusing to communicate with anyone, as if she had completely closed herself off.

And this time, Julie, who was traveling in New Tallenmere, received a letter from her sister, in which Ella told her to come and meet her, and Julie felt an ominous taste from the letter, because her sister kept saying in the letter that she was going to a place to atone for her sins...

This made Julie very worried, but after a long talk between the two sisters last night, Julie found that although her sister had changed a lot, she was still the Ella she was familiar with, which made her somewhat relieved.

The dwarf mage was thinking about trying to persuade her sister to continue her journey with her, but just as she reached the corner, a loud bang made Julie turn her head sharply, and then she saw the solid stone walls of the underground city of Nomorigan... collapsed.