Azeroth Shadow Trail

   Chapter 728 59. Gnomes "Black Technology"

  Master Craftsman Oversback and his expedition finally reluctantly boarded the Nagfar.

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

   Gnomish engineering and goblin engineering are natural rivals. The two engineering philosophies are vastly different, one focusing on practicality and the other focusing on the art of explosion.

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

   Combined with the neurotic nature of gnomes and the disgusting business nature of goblins, the two races cannot coexist anywhere.

   They mocked each other as soon as they met, and then eagerly began to compete for their respective inventions, and finally blasted themselves and everything around them into the sky.

   This happens every time a goblin and a gnome meet.

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

   "A total of 30,000 gold coins, I've already counted them, now, here's the receipt, get it."

On the side of the ghost ship, the first mate Long Seifer swiftly put several gold cards of the Goblin Bank in 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 who had a sore face under his feet.

   "This number is not quite right."

  Kelsey Gangshuo, who was watching this scene by the side, saw that the silly Overspark actually took the receipt and was about to put it up, so he coughed and pointed in a low voice:

   "How can you write 30,000 gold coins? It's impossible to be so honest, first mate, we clearly paid 50,000 gold coins."

  Kelsey blinked, grabbed the shredded receipt, and said to the first officer dragon:

   "Write another one."

   "Hey, I'm tired of writing."

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

   "And as the first mate of the Nagfar, I have to be honest about everything, it's my professional ethics!"

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

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

   "One thousand gold coins?"

   "Hey, do you want to buy my integrity for so little money? You underestimate me too much!"

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

   "Ha, you're Captain Black's friend, and that's my friend. Although I'm an upright pirate, it's natural to have a knife in both sides for the sake of my friend.

  Wait a minute, I'll write right away. "

   This destructive conversation made Oversbach, the master craftsman next to him, widen his eyes.

   He popped off his mechanical goggles, his eyes widened, and he looked at Kelsey, who was doing business with a familiar face.

   The master craftsman, who was devoted to his engineering attainments, felt that he had learned today, and he exclaimed after realizing it, and whispered:

   "No wonder the research funding approved by the Craftsman Council exceeds the budget by so much every year. I thought that the money was really used for technological research and development. When I joined the council, I said that I would audit the accounts, but it was unanimously rejected by everyone.

   Okay, you guys!

   You Gnomeregan worms! "

"Snapped"

   The dwarf agent slapped the brightly written receipt with 60,000 gold coins in Overspark's hand, patted his shoulder, and said:

   "Remember to transfer 15,000 gold coins to my laboratory when you go back, and we will split it 50-50. In addition, congratulations, master craftsman, you are now a 'worm'."

   After saying that, the dashing gnome agent whistled, threw a raspberry gum into his mouth, and started touring the rare ghost ship Nagfar with his hands behind his back.

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

   He has the right to say goodbye to worms like Kelsey Steelspark.

   But when he thought that if he took this thing back and persuaded the Craftsmen Council to reimburse him, his laboratory would be able to spend an additional 15,000 gold coins in research funding this year.

  Uh, no, it is 13,000, and there are 2,000 gold coins for the "hard work" for the pirate chief mate in front of him.

   But this is enough, although the money is very small, it is not even possible to complete the research of even a small project, but .

  “Shu”

   The corner of Sefir's shirt, who was about to turn away, was pulled.

  The Pirate Dragon looked back suspiciously, and saw the "super smart" master craftsman looking at her, Qiqi Ai Ai said again 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 are too greedy!"

  Sefir was shocked for a moment.

   She twitched her eyes and said to the dwarf under her feet with a "hard-hearted heart":

"Trust me, Master Gnome, this number is already the tacit limit of everyone. A little more and your council of craftsmen will absolutely slap this receipt in your face and charge you with corruption or malfeasance. "

   "No, not right."

   Overspark blinked, a dwarf who can become a craftsman councilor, there is absolutely no brain that is not good, he let out a long breath, and said with a certain tone:

   "As long as we can really find evidence of the existence of mechanical gnomes this trip, even if we just bring back a broken sample, let alone 80,000 gold coins, it's 800,000, and the craftsmen council will recognize it.

  You aliens don't understand what the legend of the mechanical gnome means to us.

   Besides, I am not greedy!

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

   This is in the name of scientific development! "

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

  Sefir 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've written so much and you're so confident, why don't you give more?

   Moreover, if you pay another 5,000 gold coins, you can enjoy the "Super VIP Service" of the Nagfar.

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

   can also arrange several ghost servants to serve you exclusively.

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

   Since it is a public travel, right?

  Why be so **** yourself?

   After all, it has cost so much, it is nothing more than a little more.”

   "I hope it's worth my money."

   Overspark said angrily, and threw another gold card to Sefir.

  The pirate dragon made an OK gesture, and immediately a ghost servant was summoned to help the gnomes to send large and small bags of gifts into their respective cabins.

   And a few minutes later, after witnessing the Nagfar sinking into the sea like a whale, the gnomes immediately felt that they were worth the money!

   Even the value is a bit over the top.

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

   They want to record this 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."

   Just used the camera to capture a group of dwarf masters swimming across the sea with mighty seahorses. Putting down the camera, he raised his head and looked at the Nagfar, which was moving silently in the deep sea. He muttered to himself:

   "Why hasn't anyone considered designing a ship that can navigate underwater? Just like this ghost ship, like the diving bell the Kul Tiras navy is equipped with.

   But bigger, smoother, quieter, and able to fight underwater!

   Ambush a battleship on the sea.

   Well, maybe we can call it a 'submarine'. I have to document this idea, it's bound to sell! I have already foreseen this wonderful future! "

   The commotion of the gnomes on the deck didn't attract much attention from Black.

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

   "I'm curious, what are you doing with so many knives for a small man?"

  The stinky pirate rolled his eyes on his shoulders, watching Kelsey's big box full of knives of every color, from the classic MI7 combat dagger to the not-so-common dwarf chop saw.

   From the gear throwing knife that can be thrown out and easily shaved off the head, to the dwarf body, which requires both hands to maintain the dwarf precision sword.

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

   In the face of Black's question, the dashing **** agent whistled, looked back at Black, and said:

   "Isn't your big man also full of weapons? Look at you asking such a silly question, I'm a secret agent, isn't it normal to carry a box of knives with me?

   And this is just a small part of my collection, I have a whole wall of knives at my house in Gnomeregan. "

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

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

   "I mean, dwarfs don't have an advantage in strength and height, shouldn't your fighting style be to avoid close combat as much as possible, and use explosives and intelligence properly to win?"

   "Uh, maybe I'm not the same as the other gnomes."

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

   "I'm probably the kind of dwarf who is naturally bold?"

   "Well, that's true. Your race can produce people with guts smaller than rabbits, and lunatics bigger than whale sharks."

   Black laughed, and Kelsey laughed too.

  This little dwarf has a very good character, and if you don't consider her small size and her soft voice, it's really safe to be with her.

   "Huh, what is this?"

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

   Instinct was telling him that he should not touch these two things, let alone ask them.

   However, the curiosity from the assassin made Black's fingers move a bit, and the eyeball on his shoulder glanced to the side, and found that Kelsey was humming a song and making his bed, and he didn't notice it.

   So Blake squatted down agilely 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 him immediately gave the entry description of this thing:

  Name: Blazer's latest **** self-entertainment stick

  Quality: Excellent

  Item effect:

   Imbues the user with a 1000 MV gnome "Bliss".

  Item Description:

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

   "My God! What a taboo!"

  Blake had only one thought in his mind. He retracted his fingers as quickly as he had been electrocuted. He felt that these dwarfs were really playing tricks.

   But Kelsey

   It’s impossible to tell from the surface! Shouldn't she be that kind of girl?

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

   With a feeling of exploring taboos, he reached out to the books.

   At the moment when the fingers touched, the attribute entries of these books immediately jumped out:

  Name: Blazer's "The Black Book of Mysteries"

  Quality: Epic · Reading

use:

   Take out a copy from this set of mysterious black books for relaxing or stimulating reading.

  The books that can be taken out include but are not limited to "How to get a dwarf chick guide", "I have a date with a dwarf girl", "Dark Night's Bold Girl's Notes", "Human Savage Girlfriend Taming Manual" and so on.

  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

  “.”

  Blake silently retracted his fingers.

   He rubbed his head, feeling that his three senses had been impacted, but he stared at the set of black books again, an inexplicable thought that he wanted to read it.

   In addition, one of the most important questions surrounding Blake 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, Blake, thank you for helping me choose such a good cabin, allowing 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 up the bed, shouted energetically, she said:

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

   She threw something, and Blake raised his hand without turning his head, clasped it in his hand precisely, picked it up and saw that it was a very delicate pocket watch.

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

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

  Name: Hypnosis pocket watch

  Quality: Excellent

use:

   Activate the engineering power of the pocket watch to give an emergency hypnosis to the enemy. (one minute to cool)

  Item Description:

   I'm going to count from three to zero, and when I get to zero, you won't beat me up again Well, that's how it should be in theory.

   "I was really eye-opening today!"

  Blake flicked the pocket watch in his hand, turned his head to face the dwarf friend Kelsey who was lying comfortably on the bed under the light of the seabed, and picked up the mysterious black book.

   "You gnomes have redefined 'combat'. You deserve to be a black tech race. Goblins are not as good at playing as you are. Enjoy your journey, my friends.

   Also, the soundproofing of the room is not very good, so. I mean you might be able to. Forget it, when I didn't say it. "

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

   What he saw today was so "amazing", he had to take a moment to calm himself down and digest it.

   He admitted that he underestimated the dwarfs.

  PS:

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

   There's nothing more playful than them.

   (end of this chapter)