Azeroth Shadow Trail

Chapter 728 59. Dwarf "Black Technology"

Tinkmaster Overspark and his expedition finally boarded the Naglfar reluctantly.

It's not that these gnomes are coddled and unable to adapt to the cramped and crowded merchant ships, they just can't accept staying with goblins who believe in heretical engineering concepts across the endless sea.

Gnome engineering and goblin engineering are natural rivals. The two engineering concepts are very different, one focuses on practicality, and the other focuses on the art of explosion.

Since the two engineering concepts appeared in Azeroth, there was no way to understand and persuade each other.

Combined with the neurotic nature of the gnomes and the repulsive penny-pinching nature of the goblins, the two races cannot coexist anywhere.

As soon as they met, they would taunt each other, and then eagerly began to compete with each other's inventions, and finally blew themselves and everything around them to the sky.

This happens every time goblins and gnomes meet.

Considering the mood, morale and safety of the expedition team, Overspark finally gritted his teeth and paid for a round-trip ticket for the Nagfar.

"A total of 30,000 gold coins. I have already counted them. Hey, here is the receipt. Take it."

On the side of the ghost ship, the first mate, Long Seifer, quickly put a few gold cards of the Goblin Bank into his pocket, wrote a receipt from his notebook, and stamped it with the Wharton Trading Company's card. The seal was handed to the dwarf craftsman whose feet were hurting.

"This number is not right."

Kelsey Steelshine, who was watching this scene from the side, saw that the foolish Overspark was about to pick up the receipt, so he coughed and pointed out in a low voice:

"How can you write 30,000 gold coins? You can't be so honest, Ms. First Mate, we must have paid 50,000 gold coins."

Kelsey blinked, grabbed the receipt and tore it into pieces, and said to Chief Mate Long:

"Let's write another one."

"Hey, I'm tired of writing."

Safiel crossed his hips in dissatisfaction, and said to the little dwarf:

"And as the first mate of the Nagfar, I must be honest about everything. This is my professional ethics!"

"Give you the 'hard work fee', five hundred gold coins?"

"You cunning dwarf, don't humiliate me with vulgar money! I'm an upright pirate mate!"

"A thousand gold coins?"

"Hey, do you want to buy my integrity with such a small amount of money? You underestimate me!"

"Two thousand, no more. By the way, change the amount to 60,000 gold coins."

"Ha, you are a friend of Captain Bo Laike, that is my friend, although I am an upright pirate, but for my friend I have to go out of my way.

Hold on, I'll write right away. "

This ruinous conversation made the master craftsman next to him, Overspark, widen his eyes.

He flicked off his mechanical goggles, his eyes were wide open, and he looked at Kelsey who was doing deals with ease.

The master craftsman who devoted himself to engineering attainments felt that he had learned something today, and he exclaimed belatedly, and complained in a low voice:

"It's no wonder that the research funds approved by the craftsmen's council are so much overrun every year. I thought the money was really used for technology research and development. Could it be that when I joined the council, I asked to check the accounts, but it was unanimously rejected by everyone.

OK, you guys!

You moths of Gnomeregan! "

"Snapped"

The dwarf agent patted the receipt with 60,000 gold coins shining brightly in Overspark's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"When you go back, remember to transfer 15,000 gold coins to my laboratory, and we will share it fifty-fifty. Also, congratulations, master craftsman, you are now a 'worm'."

After finishing speaking, the handsome dwarf agent whistled, threw another piece of raspberry gum into his mouth, and began to tour the rare ghost ship Nagfar with his hands behind his back.

The master craftsman stared blankly at the receipt in his hand.

He has a righteous heart to draw a line with moths like Kelsey Steelspark.

But when I thought that if I took this thing back and persuaded the artisan council to reimburse it, my laboratory would have an extra 15,000 gold coins in research funding this year.

Uh, no, it's thirteen thousand, and there are two thousand gold coins for the "hard work" of the pirate chief mate in front of him.

But this is enough, although the money is very little, and there is no way to complete the research of even a small project, but...

"swish"

Sefiel, who was about to turn around and leave, was caught by the corner of his clothes.

Pirate Dragon looked back suspiciously, and saw the "very smart" master craftsman looking at her, Qi Qi Ai Ai said with some shame:

"That. The number on this receipt is still not quite right. I just gave you 80,000 gold coins, right?"

"Wow, you guys are too greedy!"

Seifel was shocked for a moment.

She twitched her eyes, and said to the dwarf at her feet "sincerely":

"Believe me, master dwarf, this number is already the limit that everyone knows. If it is more, your artisan council will definitely slap this receipt on your face, and you will be charged with corruption or malfeasance. "

"No, not right."

Overspark blinked. There is absolutely no dwarf who can become a craftsman councilor. He took a deep breath and said firmly:

"As long as we can really find evidence of the existence of mechanical gnomes, even if we only bring back a broken sample, let alone 80,000 gold coins, even 800,000, the artisan council will recognize it.

You aliens have no idea what the legend of the mechagnomes means to us.

Besides, I am not greedy!

I just use the method that everyone is using to get more research funding for my lab, this is to prevent precious money from flowing into other vulgar research projects that are not in the stream.

This is in the name of scientific development! "

"Tsk tsk, you're the first greedy person I've ever seen take this behavior to such a high level."

Seifel flicked his tongue and said:

"To be honest, I admire you a little bit, at least I can't open my eyes and talk nonsense like this. But since you have written so much and you are so confident, why don't you write more?

Moreover, if you pay another five thousand gold coins, you can enjoy the 'super VIP service' of the Nagfar.

I can arrange for you a large room where you can put your test bench, and there are several unused cabins in the lower cabin that you can use for experiments.

You can also arrange several ghost servants to serve you exclusively.

Those were the servants who had served the astral mage Medivh before, and they knew how to serve others best.

Since it's a public trip, right?

Why are you so harsh on yourself?

Besides, after spending so much, it’s nothing more than a little more.”

"I hope I get my money's worth."

Overspark said something angrily, and threw another gold card to Seifel.

Pirate Dragon gestured an OK gesture, and ghost servants were summoned up immediately to help the dwarves send large and small packages of salutes into their respective cabins.

And a few minutes later, after witnessing the scene of the Naglfar sinking into the sea like a whale, the dwarves immediately felt that their money was worth it!

It's even worth a little over the top.

Under the water film on the deck, a group of dwarf engineers headed by Overspark were really like backpackers, squatting on the side of the ship, exclaiming, and taking pictures frantically with the mechanical camera in their hands.

They want to record all the rare underwater scenery, so that they can take it back and brag about this rare experience to their dwarf family members or friends.

"I suddenly had an idea."

The dwarf master who just used the camera to capture a group of seahorses swimming across the bottom of the sea mightily put down his camera. He raised his head and looked at the Nagfar, which was advancing silently in the deep sea. He murmured to himself:

"Why hasn't anyone considered designing a ship that can sail underwater? Just like this ghost ship, just like the diving bell equipped by the Kul Tiras Navy.

But bigger, smoother, quieter, and can fight underwater!

Battleships in ambush.

Well, maybe we could call it a 'submarine'. I have to document this idea, it's going to be a hit! I already foresee this wonderful future! "

The commotion of the gnomes on the deck did not attract much attention to Bo Laike.

He was standing in Kelsey's cabin, curiously watching his dwarf friend open her big box with a sense of fantasy technology, and put out the contents one by one.

"I'm curious, what are you doing collecting so many knives?"

Eyeballs rolled over the stinking pirate's shoulders to see Kelsey's large chest filled with a whole tier of knives, from the classic SI:7 combat dagger to the less unusual gnome chop saw.

From the gear throwing knife that can be thrown out to easily cut off the head, to the stature of a dwarf, it needs both hands to maintain the dwarf Seiko sword.

There are also various daggers and daggers of different sizes and shapes, which are neatly stored on the first floor of this box.

While facing Boo Laike's question, the dashing midget agent whistled, looked back at Boo Laike, and said:

"Aren't you a big man full of weapons? Look at you asking such a stupid question. I'm a secret agent. Isn't it normal to have a box of knives with me?

And that's just a small part of my collection, I have a whole wall of knives at home in Gnomeregan. "

"No, no, I didn't mean to ridicule you for being a small man."

Bo Laike leaned against the table, took out the jug, and said to Kelsey:

"What I mean is that the strength and height of the gnomes are not dominant. Shouldn't your combat style be to avoid melee combat as much as possible and use explosives and wisdom properly to win?"

"Well, maybe I'm not the same as other dwarves."

Kelsey shrugged, and the little pink-haired dwarf with the ponytail tilted his head and said:

"Maybe I belong to the kind of dwarf who is naturally bolder?"

"Well, it's true. Your race can produce small people who are less courageous than rabbits, and you can also produce those lunatics who are more courageous than whale sharks."

Bo Laike laughed, and Kelsey laughed too.

This little gnome has a great personality, and despite her small size and limp voice, it feels really safe to be with her.

"Hey, what is this?"

The smelly pirate was about to say goodbye to Kelsey who was cleaning up the room, but saw two things in the box with sharp eyes.

Instinct was telling him that he shouldn't touch these two things, let alone ask.

But the curiosity from the assassin made Bo Laike move his fingers, and the eyeball on his shoulder glanced to the side, and found that Kelsey was humming and making his own bed, and didn't pay attention to this side.

So Bu Laike squatted down nimbly, and put his hand on a straight black metal short stick with small coils and delicate switches on the edge of the box.

In the next moment, the translucent character card in front of his eyes immediately gave the entry description of this thing:

Name: Blazer's latest dwarf entertainment stick

Quality: excellent

Item effect:

Infuses the user with 1000 megavolts of gnome "Bliss".

Item description:

"If you get caught using it, don't tell me you know me." -Blazer Gates

"My God! What a taboo!"

Bo Laike only had such a ridiculous idea in his mind, he retracted his fingers as quickly as if he had been electrocuted, and felt in his heart that these dwarves were really good at playing tricks.

But Kelsey

It can't be seen on the surface! She's not that kind of girl, is she?

With this question in mind, the pirate turned his attention to the small box next to the self-entertainment stick, which contained several books of the same style. Bo Laike pursed his lips and glanced at Kelsey who was unaware of this.

With a sense of exploring taboos, he stretched out his hand towards those books.

At the moment of finger contact, the attribute entries of these books immediately jumped out:

Title: Blazer's "Black Book of Mystery"

Quality: Epic·Reading

use:

Take one out of this set of mysterious black books for relaxing or stimulating reading.

Books that can be taken out include but are not limited to "Guide to How to Get Dwarf Chicks", "I Have a Date with a Dwarf Girl", "Notes of an Unrestrained Girl in the Dark Night", "Handbook for Taming a Sassy Human Girl", etc.

Item description:

"Compiled based on the author's real experience, the content is explosive, and those with low heart capacity should not read it." - Blazer Gates

"."

Bu Laike retracted his finger wordlessly.

He rubbed his head, feeling that his three views seemed to have been impacted, but he stared at the set of black books again, and an inexplicable desire to read it surged in his heart.

In addition, one of the most important questions surrounding Laike's mind is:

"What kind of dwarf is this amazing Blazer Gates? I really want to meet him and see what an amazing guy he is."

"Hey, Laike, thank you for choosing such a good cabin for me to enjoy the underwater scenery all the way."

When the pirate rubbed his head and walked out of the room, Kelsey, who had made the bed, yelled vigorously. She said:

"Hey, this thing is for you. I just made it before, and it hasn't been tested yet. You can play it as a toy."

She threw something over, and Bu Laike raised his hand without looking back, and clasped it precisely in his hand. When he picked it up, he found that it was a very delicate pocket watch.

But the dial of this pocket watch is engraved with some unknown runes, and it looks weird.

The moment Bu Laike got the pocket watch, the character card gave the attribute entry, which made the pirate's eyes widen for a moment:

Name: Hypnotic Pocket Watch

Quality: excellent

use:

Activate the engineering power of the Pocket Watch to put an emergency hypnosis on the enemy. (one minute cool down)

Item description:

I'm going to count from three to zero, and when I get to zero, you stop beating me up Well, in theory it should be.

"I really opened my eyes today!"

Bu Laike flicked the pocket watch in his hand, turned his head to Kelsey, a dwarf friend who was lying comfortably on the bed under the light of the seabed, and picked up the mysterious black book, and said:

"You dwarfs have redefined 'combat'. You are indeed a race of black technology. Goblins are not as good at playing as you. Enjoy your journey, my friend.

Also, the rooms aren't very sound proof, so... I mean you can probably. Forget it, when I didn't say so. "

The pirate patted his forehead, covered his eyes and walked out of the cabin.

What he saw today was too "powerful", he had to take some time to calm himself down and digest it.

He admitted that he underestimated the dwarves.

PS:

All the "black technologies" that appear in this chapter have real objects in the game. Do you think dwarves are the most honest? No, you are wrong.

No one can play better than them.

(end of this chapter)