Chromie, trembling, transformed into a small gnome and approached a high elf with a bare upper body and bronze leather armor on his lower body. The high elf also had a large number of black dragon-shaped patterns tattooed on his body.
"No… Nozdormu, Your Highness, you're back?"
This high elf was none other than the master of the Bronze Dragonflight, the Bronze Dragon Aspect Nozdormu!
"If I didn't return, this timeline would be on the verge of collapse!" Looking at Chromie's cautious appearance, Nozdormu found it amusing and decided to tease this old mother dragon who was used to pretending to be young and cute.
"But, but I have guarded this timeline very well!"
Chromie feigned composure. The Red Dragon Queen ended the dragon-horde enslavement ahead of schedule and was not seriously injured. The Alliance army not only gained experience, but also had explosive combat power with the backing of the Scarlet Crusade.
Moreover, Chromie faintly sensed Galen's secret.
Chromie suspected that those Scarlet Crusade legion soldiers who appeared out of nowhere were related to the Titans, but she couldn't be sure! They possessed a collective consciousness, but were also independent individuals, excellent sources of soldiers!
This characteristic made Chromie believe that even without the emergence of the Scourge in this timeline, the mortals of Azeroth would be able to resist the Old Gods.
The reason why the Scourge was not completely eliminated by the dragons later was because the Scourge, including the Forsaken, were excellent combat forces. The dead did not have much emotion. Facing the overwhelming Burning Legion demons, they were not afraid and did not retreat, and were the backbone of the Horde in resisting the Burning Legion.
Now, the rise of the Scarlet Crusade has caused a loss to the Horde, but it has also filled the Horde's combat power, even making it stronger. Chromie feels that this is a better future, because she does not like the barbaric orc invaders and the stinky bone skeletons.
Who was Nozdormu? He was the Bronze Dragon Aspect who could freely travel through timelines and was the most knowledgeable person in the Dragonflights. He saw through Chromie's little tricks at a glance.
"Don't worry, Chromie. Our duty as Bronze Dragons is to protect history from being tamper. I have browsed the future of this timeline and only see a fog. This is already much better than the timeline collapsing or only leaving behind a withered and silent Azeroth ruin!"
Nozdormu was once trapped in the timeline and unable to extricate himself. The destruction of Azeroth in many timelines made him grief-stricken, until recently, a mortal named Thrall in a timeline reminded him of the initial training: Grasping the present is far more important than indulging in the past or envisioning the future.
Nozdormu, who had awakened, returned to the world with a new understanding of time. Therefore, he did not over-blame Chromie's actions, because he discovered that Chromie had actually comprehended the mysteries of time earlier than him!
Nozdormu said meaningfully: "This represents the plasticity of the future. It seems that you have found the variable in this timeline, or rather, the protagonist of the era!"
"..."
Chromie indicated that although I am a Bronze Dragon, I hate being spoiled. I will watch it myself!
"But you only let Anachronos clean up the time nodes where the Infinite Dragonflight appeared in recent decades, but forgot the initial time base point!"
Now it was Chromie's turn to be surprised!
"The initial time base point?"
"That's right. Every era has a time base point. After the Titans left Azeroth, this planet experienced our Dragonflights' initial Proto-Dragon era, the later Troll Empire era, and the Night Elf Empire era."
"A group of Infinite Dragons have already gone to the end of the Night Elf Empire's rule ten thousand years ago, attempting to destroy Azeroth directly by the Burning Legion ten thousand years ago by changing history."
"Once they succeed, all of our ten thousand years of history will be changed!"
Nozdormu had just rejoiced that Chromie had found a glimmer of hope, but now he had to immediately face the darkest fear.
The Bronze Dragonflight knew of the existence of the Infinite Dragonflight and thought that the appearance of the Infinite Dragonflight was just one of the symptoms of timeline chaos. Therefore, the adult dragons, led by Nozdormu's eldest son, formed the Keepers of the Sands to suppress the Infinite Dragonflight everywhere.
Only recently did Nozdormu know the truth about the Infinite Dragonflight!
No matter how unbelievable it sounds, Nozdormu and his Bronze Dragonflight will eventually abandon their sacred duty to protect the timeline at some point in the future, and go the other way, all falling into the Infinite Dragonflight.
I rebelled against myself?
I am fighting myself!
Who would believe it if this was said!
Nozdormu could only swallow this bitter pill and lead the Bronze Dragons to clean up this mess.
In this timeline, although the Twilight's Hammer still exists, there is no Cataclysm caused by Deathwing. The Infinite Dragons have lost an ally, but have set their sights on the War of the Ancients!
"I need some warriors to return to ten thousand years ago to stop the Infinite Dragonflight's actions!" Nozdormu finally said the reason for summoning Chromie this time.
"But Nozdormu, Your Highness, isn't it our Bronze Dragonflight's responsibility to deal with the Infinite Dragonflight? Why let mortals go!"
"I sent twelve dragons to the past, twelve!"
Nozdormu's tone was full of frustration: "Only Zyrion returned alone, seriously injured! I found traces of Void energy on his body!"
"Not only is the Infinite Dragonflight causing trouble behind the scenes, but the Old Gods are also interfering, attempting to escape their cages by interfering with history."
Now Chromie was no longer calm: "The Old Gods?"
The Old Gods are large parasites inside Azeroth's body and are also Azeroth's most troublesome enemies at present.
"That's right, they joined forces to intercept the Keepers of the Sands from going to ten thousand years ago. The Dragonflights can't go back, so I thought of the warriors among the mortals. Although their lives are short, they can exert powerful potential!"
"The Dragonflights can't go, and the strong of the Night Elf race have basically participated in the War of the Ancients. If they go back, there will be two identical beings in one timeline, and the one from the future will definitely be rejected and their strength will be greatly reduced!"
Chromie came to her senses: "So you can only choose mortal heroes born after the War of the Ancients?"
"That's right!"
Nozdormu nodded affirmatively.
"In recent centuries, only you have been closest to the mortal races. The other Dragonflights either hide in the Caverns of Time or fight the Infinite Dragonflight in the timeways. None of them know the mortal world as well as you, so I need your recommendation!"
"Five! I need to reserve more power to return to the timeways to fight the leader of the Infinite Dragonflight, so I can only send five people back to the past at most!"
Without thinking, Chromie's mind immediately jumped to Galen's name!
Who else could it be but him!
Galen was no stranger to time-travel dramas. In his previous life, he had read countless novels of this genre, directly searching for keywords like rebirth and time-travel. He had read at least eighty or a hundred of them.
However, when things happened to him personally, he had to think thrice.
What world did he travel to?
Was it dangerous?
If it was dangerous, would he be given a system cheat?
Traveling from Blue Star to Azeroth, if it weren't for the Origin Heart by his side, Galen would have struggled and ultimately fallen in Azeroth. As for whether he would die in the Orcish Wars or the Burning Legion invasion, it would depend on luck.
Just now, Chromie came to Galen's door, bringing with her a High Elf who looked very familiar. Galen almost broke through the window and ran away!
Damn, Bronze Dragon Aspect Nozdormu!
Was his identity as a time-traveler exposed?
Should he run away, or should he resist?
With fifteen demigods under his command, plus the newly promoted Medivh, should he be able to win?
Fortunately, Galen was able to stay calm. He learned that the two dragons were there to seek help. They needed Galen to go back ten thousand years to kill a squad of Infinite Dragons, and he had to ensure that history followed its original course.
As long as they weren't there to check his water meter!
Galen's heart settled down.
"So, Chromie, you are a dragon?"
Galen used his hand to indicate Chromie's current height, then stood on tiptoes to indicate a particularly tall height. His exaggerated acting made Chromie unable to watch!
"That's not the point, Galen. Azeroth is on the verge of destruction. The Bronze Dragonflight needs your help."
Standard quest-giving rhetoric!
Galen was too familiar with it.
"Then what is the reward?"
They couldn't just give experience points, right?
That wouldn't do!
"... ...!"
Chromie suddenly felt that introducing Galen to her superior was a bit rash!
"Hehe, warrior, what reward do you want?"
Nozdormu, on the other hand, became interested. This was a mortal who could face a demigod dragon without changing his expression and still make demands.
"Hmm..."
Galen thought for a moment. He could forge top-tier weapons and equipment himself, and dragons generally preferred to fight with their claws. Dragonhide and dragon scales were also strong enough, and dragon forging techniques were just so-so.
Suddenly, Galen thought of something!
After the War of the Ancients ended, Illidan secretly kept the waters of the Well of Eternity and rebuilt the Well of Eternity on the summit of Mount Hyjal. To prevent this new Well of Eternity from attracting the Burning Legion again, Bronze Dragon Aspect Nozdormu, Red Dragon Aspect Alexstrasza, and Green Dragon Aspect Ysera made a pact with the Night Elves.
Alexstrasza planted an oak tree in the center of the Well of Eternity. This giant oak tree was an eternal symbol of the harmonious relationship between the Night Elves and nature. Later, this tree was called the World Tree by the Night Elves. The life energy it emitted could slowly spread and heal the wounds of the entire world.
Nozdormu added a magical blessing to the World Tree. As long as this World Tree still existed, the Night Elves would never age or get sick.
Dreamweaver Ysera also added magic to the World Tree. She established a connection between the World Tree and her dream kingdom, allowing druids to freely enter the Emerald Dream.
Galen's request was not complicated. He just wanted a spot for eternal life!
"How many people can I take?"
He would first ask how many people this instance was for. Galen felt that he could take it even if it was a solo run, but in that case, he would have to ask for a high price.
"Including you, five!"
Seeing that Nozdormu hadn't finished speaking, Galen didn't interrupt.
"But I have a request. Among these five people, there must be the strongest orc warrior!"
Since you said that, I understand!
Wasn't it just to conform to the history of ten thousand years ago? When Sargeras had one leg already inside Azeroth, the strongest orc warrior rose up and leaped, using the oak axe given to him by Cenarius to chop at Sargeras's foot. The sudden attack caused the Demon Lord to wince in pain, and the thigh that had entered Azeroth was also withdrawn from the portal.
Although this orc died gloriously in battle, his bravery attracted the attention of Kil'jaeden the Deceiver in the Burning Legion. Later, while tracking the Draenei, he discovered the simple orcs living on Draenor.
Kil'jaeden had an idea. It would be a pity not to use so many brave warriors. He would corrupt them and use them as vanguards to attack Azeroth!
Thus, the orcs came to Azeroth, millions of light-years away from Draenor.
So, did the time-travel of the future change the past, or did the events of the past affect the development of the future?
Galen said his head hurt.
"No problem, I will choose the strongest orc warrior from the orc containment camp in Stromgarde!"
Galen pretended to think for a moment: "Chieftain of the Warsong Clan, the strongest orc, is missing. Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer has already escaped from prison. Currently, the only ones in the containment camp who are ranked high are the Saurfang brothers!"
The name Sarufar made the Bronze Dragon Aspect stunned. He had found the main character. Although the battlefield of the Dragon Clan and the Night Elves was different during the War of the Ancients, he had also heard the name of that orc warrior, Broxigar Sarufar.
"That would be great. After Grand Lord Galen confirms the other three candidates, we will conduct the time-travel ceremony! Speaking of which, what reward do you want, Grand Lord?"
"A spot for eternal life!"
Galen blurted out. This was what he had just thought of.
"This time we are going with five people, so I want five spots for eternal life!"
"Okay, I agree!"
Compared to the eternal life of the entire Night Elf race, the eternal life of five mortals was simply not worth mentioning. Nozdormu said it was just a drop in the bucket.
"Give me a day to gather the five-person team, and we can set off!"
Durnholde Keep, the largest orc containment camp in Stromgarde.
Speaking of the largest, there were actually not many orcs inside. With Galen the skinflint around, how could he let so many orcs be idle?
They were all sent to various mines to mine.
Broxigar, the eldest of the Saurfang family, had a daughter in Nagrand. In the Battle of Blackrock Mountain, he witnessed Orgrim Doomhammer, the god in his heart, defeated in a duel. The faith and fighting spirit in his heart collapsed, and then the sequelae of the demon blood took over, and he became depressed.
He is currently a road worker around Durnholde Keep, mainly responsible for the official road from the castle to the Arathi Highlands.
"Is it you? That human general!"
When Broxigar Saurfang was brought before Galen, he recognized at a glance this human general who had repeatedly caused him, and even Warchief Orgrim, to suffer on the battlefield!
"Broxigar, you are a brave warrior. In the war with the Alliance, you and your brother opposed the other clans' massacre of human civilians, and you never killed the innocent."
"I'll give you a chance to go with me to complete a mission, and I'll let you go back to Nagrand to see your family!"