Shadow Trails in Azeroth

"Are you going to take action against the Fire King?"

Hearing Black's words, Dark Iron Queen Moira immediately raised her head in surprise and said:

"Can the blood curse of the Dark Iron Dwarves be saved? Ah, you are indeed the lucky star of Thaurissan and the Bronzebeard family, Lord Black! My life has been filled with surprises since I met you."

"Oh, it's rare for someone to say such heart-warming words to me. It seems that I have a really good vision. You are really a ruler who understands people's hearts very well."

Blake grinned and did not answer yes or no. He just warned:

"Don't let those madmen who worship the Fire Lord find out. Maybe you can arrange a 'prison break' or something. You pass by Tol Barad on your way back and look for my lieutenant.

Forget it, I'll let my first mate go with you.

She happened to be going to Blackstone Mountain to rescue her friends, and she just happened to complete the task along the way. "

The pirate took out his flagon and sighed:

"I feel more and more that there is too little time and too many problems. I don't know if these problems can be properly solved before the devil arrives."

"This is the worry and the burden of those on top. I couldn't understand it before, but now I can feel the pressure."

Moira was also touched by the pirate's words. She took out a bottle of molten liquor that was as colored as lava from her luggage, took the initiative to give Blake a glass, and poured another glass for herself.

This action made the pirate exclaim:

"Hey, you are a pregnant woman. My dear Majesty Moira, for the sake of your child, I think you should restrain your pursuit of fine wine."

"Um?"

The pirate's words made the Black Iron Queen blink her eyes in surprise. She seemed to have heard some interesting joke and laughed while holding the wine glass.

she says:

"That is foolish, my pirate prophet.

Wine is the source of life for us dwarves!

In order for my child to thrive and become a man, I must teach him the power of wine before he is born.

This is the tradition of our dwarves. We are different from these delicate human girls.

I started drinking heavily with my dad when I was two years old. "

After saying that, Moira drank down the molten spirit in her hand boldly, wiped her mouth in a standard alcoholic manner, turned the glass over, and cast a provocative look at Black.

Can a pirate with such a temper endure such injustice?

He snorted, pushed the wine in his cup in front of Moira, picked up the wine bottle, raised his head and finished the bottle of black iron liquor that tasted as explosive as lava.

This gesture made the Black Iron Queen cheer as well, clapping her hands in applause for Black's mighty drunkard stance.

She praised:

“With this amount of alcohol alone, you are already a qualified dwarf with a human appearance!

If you were born as a dwarf, maybe you have become an important minister of Ironforge. Of course, I think you will like the excitement of Shadowforge compared to the boring Ironforge.

Just like me.

When I first arrived in that city, I had been troubled by the wildness and vulgarity of the Dark Iron dwarves, but after accepting those evil guys in the eyes of others, I discovered that although they were cursed by the Lord of Fire, they lived longer than the copper dwarves. The bearded dwarf was much happier.

Especially their unconditional loyalty and obedience to the royal authority

It really moved me. "

"Well, since we are talking about royal power"

Black placed the empty wine bottles on the table. He wiped his mouth and took out two bottles of Winterfall fire wine from his luggage. He handed one bottle to Moira. He bit the cork and said:

"Are you interested in becoming the leader of the Council of the Three Hammers? I mean, maybe before your son becomes the King of the Mountain, you can have a taste of the Queen of the Mountain first."

"puff"

Black's suggestion made Princess Moira, who was drinking a glass of molten liquor, immediately open her eyes and spit out all the wine in her mouth. Fortunately, the pirate was quick to dodge, otherwise the sip of wine would have sprayed all over him. .

"What? I seemed to have heard wrong just now. What did you say I could be?"

Moira wiped her mouth in embarrassment. She looked at the smelly pirate in surprise and said in confusion:

"Is this another strange prophecy? After guiding me to become the Black Iron Queen, you are going to show me a future that I never dared to achieve?

A female mountain king.

Muradin's beard is on top. In my, no, in the wildest fantasies of all female dwarves, no one dares to say such words in a dream. "

"What? Are you trying to say that that position was never reserved for female dwarves?"

Black held the wine bottle and said to Moira with a weird smile:

"But before I guided you, you never thought that you would manage the Black Iron Kingdom in place of Thaurissan, right? You relied on your own efforts to go from being a runaway and underappreciated princess to being in charge of a country. Where is the queen?

I think you should have greater ideals.

You have more potential than just managing a Dark Iron Kingdom. I think the snow-capped Khaz Modan, the beautiful and wild Eyrie Mountains and the Wildhammer Highlands should also be ruled by a wise and skillful ruler like you.

By then, the realms of Wildhammer, Bronzebeard, and Dark Iron will be connected into one, and from the highest peaks in the north to the barren and scorching lands of the southern continent, they will become a paradise for all dwarves to live and work in peace and contentment.

think about it.

The complete unification of the Three Hammers clan will instantly create a powerful country on the eastern continent that is not weaker than the human empire. The dwarves will not be able to enter the world stage destined for great changes as human vassals.

The elven empire is rising after resolving conflicts. The trolls of Zandalari are ambitiously contacting various troll clans. The human kings are already preparing to join forces to build their own empire.

What about the dwarves?

The dwarves are still fighting among themselves and cannot see the changes in the world at all. It is because of my push that you can unite and find the place of origin that all dwarves long for.

But this brief union is just the beginning!

As rulers, what you should think about is what will happen after the alliance ends. Your Majesty Moira, is it going to be stuck at this step? I know it takes time to eliminate hatred.

But war and the same terrible enemy can speed up the process! "

The smelly pirate said calmly:

"In the face of the disaster of demons invading the world, the hatred between the dwarves is just an old past that must be left behind. You know that you must unite to avoid repeating the situation where the capital was almost captured in the Orc War. Same mistake.

You see, I’ve got everything planned out for you.

You just have to do it.

Of course, to accomplish this you need to first get your husband, then your stubborn father, and finally Wildhammer."

"No, no, there's something wrong with this order!"

Moira immediately shook her head with bright eyes and said:

“Wildhammer is the best to handle!

The Wildhammer dwarves have always been wild and unrestrained. They don't even have a king! They are not interested in all politics, and I know exactly what it takes to get the Wildhammer dwarves to my side.

Grim Batol!

The lost city of the Wildhammer dwarves was cursed by the Dark Iron Witch Queen Modgud, causing no grass to grow and shadows everywhere, but it can be recovered! "

The Black Iron Queen clenched her fists and said loudly:

"With the help of the power of holy light or fire, we can dispel the shadows there. I am a holy light priest myself, and I can use the power of the church to help me accomplish this.

And I know that some black dragons have quietly taken root there, and I should probably share this news with Prince Falstad Wildhammer.

Yes

Although that city fell due to the siege of the Dark Iron many years ago, that is in the past. Now we and the Wildhammer have a common enemy!

We can unite!

As for my father, he was a real problem.

But I thought I could start with the two uncles Muradin and Brian. I knew they both hated war, and I knew they had no interest in power.

Yes, they will be my allies in Ironforge.

And the child in my belly will be the only descendant of the Thaurissan family, which means my husband is destined to support me. Maybe it takes some skill to convince him.

But I'm not short of time. "

Under Blake's pleased gaze, Moira formulated a plan for herself with a very high success rate in a short period of time, which fully proved that among all the rulers Blake is currently "supporting", Princess Bronzebeard is the most successful. The one with the brains and the wrists.

He likes to work with people like this.

Not only is he smart enough to solve problems on his own, but he is also motivated enough to discover problems and complete his work better. This is much better than Chief Red, who just lays down when things happen.

"You still have an advantage, Moira."

When the Dark Iron Queen's eyes were ignited with the fire of power, Black felt that the fire was almost over, so he lowered his voice and said to Moira:

"I have a piece of unique information here, which I originally planned to share with the Three Hammer Kings, but I now realize that it might be better for me to tell you about it.

You also know that the expedition discovered earth spirits in a shelter on the Snowdrift Plains, right?

Those earth spirits are your ancestors and the purest source of blood for the dwarves.

Legally speaking, the current dwarf clan is just the descendant of the earth spirits. As Titan creations, only the earth spirits have the most orthodox right to choose the king of your race.

If you want to provide a sufficient legal basis for your superiority, you must obtain the recognition of the earth spirits.

Let me tell you, the earth spirits are hiding a big secret!

Their king, the first earth spirit born in this world, is called Urel Stoneheart. He is the common ancestor of all dwarves. He was given the authority to create by the Titan Guardians. He uses a The scepter named 'Valanaar: Hammer of the Ancient Kings' created the race of earth spirits.

So in theory, the dwarves don't need to forge their own racial artifacts at all.

Because you already have it.

But it is a pity that when Ulduar was attacked by the dark force, the holy relics belonging to all the earth spirits and dwarves were shattered, and they were scattered throughout various areas of Ulduar.

If you can collect those fragments and reshape it in the Titan Forge"

"I will become the King of Earth Spirits!"

Moira stood up excitedly. She walked around on the spot, just like a beautiful fantasy. She said excitedly:

"I will get the gratitude and recognition of all the earth spirits. With the blessings of the ancestors, I will become the common hero of all the dwarves. Maybe they can't accept being ruled by a woman for a while, but as long as I can convince Three Hammers to admit it, I

No!

I didn't have to convince them to acknowledge me at all.

Now that the kings of war have come forward, looking at the current situation, the dwarves will definitely choose to return to the glorious sequence of Titan creations. No one understands the thoughts of the stubborn stone heads of my people better than me.

They regard this as an honor.

So, I just need to gain the approval of the Lord of War and the Titan Guardians! Yes, I will be given royal power by the gods, and I will become the legitimate Queen of the Mountains.

Perhaps in my generation, my title of queen is just a false title.

After all, I have to spend a lot of energy to mediate the conflicts between the three hammers, but when my son grows up, I will leave him a real dwarf empire.

Well."

The Black Iron Queen was so excited that she grabbed the wine that Blake handed over at the right time. She drank the wine in one gulp, as if her whole body was full of power.

She tried hard to suppress the excitement in her heart and turned back to Blake:

"You will help me, right? Your Majesty the Prophet, what kind of reward do you need? Tell me, and I will do my best to satisfy you."

“Being a part of something like this is a reward in itself.”

Blake smiled hypocritically, waved his hands and said:

"The fact that I did it was enough to satisfy my bad taste. After all, many people were criticizing me for disrespecting women, which bothered me very much, so I thought, if I personally put a dwarf queen on the throne.

Probably such outrageous rumors will no longer continue to circulate.

And history has given the male dwarves enough time to perform, but the War of the Three Hammers and hundreds of years of division proved that they did not seem to be enough to accomplish great things.

Maybe it's time for the great empresses to try their hand at running the world.

As for remuneration

I think that when the origin of every empire that rises in this world in the next era is related to me, the simple joy of shaping the destiny will be enough to give me enough motivation to complete it.

Therefore, I will gather all the dwarf assassins from the Uncrowned Ones, and I will put them at your disposal while the battle for Ulduar continues.

But you must convince them first, Your Majesty, you must know that the Uncrowned Assassins are a group of people with their own creed, and as a master, I cannot force them to do something they are unwilling to do.

They aspire to do big things, really big things, big enough to change the world or change civilization. "

The pirate took a sip of wine and whispered:

"With your eloquence and excellent judgment, I believe that this job is not difficult for you. Of course, the emperor's majesty must be reflected in the war.

So, I hope to see the war in the world where demons invade."

"I know!"

Moira immediately stood up straight and promised:

"It is a battle of life and death, and it is also a glorious battle for the founding of a country. I guarantee that the dwarves under my rule will embark on that doomsday battlefield with absolute courage.

I have to say that today’s conversation gave me a deeper understanding of you, Lord Black, you are not the bad guy who wants to see the world burn as they say.”

"No, I want the world to burn, really."

Blake raised the bottle and made a toast to drink together. He said:

“It’s just that after the flames burn out, what I hope to see is not a ruin, but the hot embers left after the flames burn away the ugliness, to warm the seeds I buried deep under the earth.

It will shape a new world, a better world.

This is the mission that a prophet should shoulder, and it is not just a weak prediction of the future. "