Not only that, Lei Shen unified the language, currency, and weights and measures among the various races of Pandaria. He also wrote the first imperial code. The first law of which was that rioters, instigators, and traitors would be beheaded and displayed to the public.
It was also during the time of enslaving the various races of Pandaria that Lei Shen saw the infinite potential of the pandaren race. Therefore, filled with suspicion towards these pandaren, he promulgated a law prohibiting any pandaren from learning to read and write. Furthermore, the leaders and intellectuals of the pandaren were all executed, and literary works and various arts were also burned to ashes.
The last enemy of the Mogu Empire in Pandaria was the vast mantid swarm. After launching several wars against the mantid, with little success, Lei Shen ordered the pandaren, hozen, and jinyu slaves to build the Serpent's Spine, the majestic Great Wall that spanned the empire.
As Lei Shen continued his conquests, the Mogu Empire eventually bordered the territory of the Gurubashi trolls, vassals of the Zandalari Empire.
The troll empire was at this time at war with the newly rising night elves. Fearing that fighting on two fronts would lead to the empire's demise, they signed a treaty of alliance with Lei Shen.
Originally, the Mogu Empire, due to Lei Shen's existence, might have become a long-lasting dynasty, but after Lei Shen ruled Pandaria for hundreds of years, a change occurred.
Lei Shen learned from Ra-den that, in addition to the Engine of Nalak'sha, this guardian had also created a magical device on this planet, which was the last resort to completely reshape the world when the order of all things collapsed.
With Lei Shen's nature, he was determined to obtain this magical creation. He planned an expedition, uniting with the Zandalari troll empire to form an allied force, preparing to bring that great device into his own hands.
According to the customs of the Zandalari, the prophets would conduct a divination before the expedition, and the final result was that Lei Shen was likely to die in this expedition.
Believing in the supremacy of power and full of confidence in his own strength, Lei Shen dismissed this prophecy and insisted on launching the expedition.
However, although Lei Shen was tyrannical and arrogant, he was not stupid. Therefore, this ambitious emperor, before setting off, transferred his most powerful and elite legion to Thunder Mountain to guard his imperial capital.
Lei Shen formed an unbreakable alliance with the Zandalari trolls. Lei Shen not only taught the Zandalari the methods of practicing arcane energy, but also promised to grant the trolls a large area of land near the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
The purpose was that after his accidental death, the Zandalari trolls could hold a resurrection ceremony to resurrect Lei Shen.
As for the result of that expedition, without Galen needing to tell him, Zhou Zhuo also knew that the expeditionary force suffered a painful defeat in the north of Pandaria, and Lei Shen also died in this war.
The Mogu clan, having lost Lei Shen, fell back into warlord infighting. The Zandalari trolls, having lost their elite troops and high-ranking priests, have been in decline for thousands of years. Pandaria finally saw the pandaren turn from slaves to masters, singing and becoming the masters of Pandaria.
"Lei Shen's biggest flaw was his arrogance. He thought he was strong enough, so he underestimated the beings of Azeroth!"
"But it is undeniable that he did make some contributions to Pandaria, but not much." Galen finally made a simple evaluation of Lei Shen's life from the perspective of an outsider.
Galen always felt that in this Azeroth, he claimed to be the number one with cheats, and no one dared to claim to be the second. But as for this third, he thought Lei Shen could barely hold this position.
In this high-magic world of Azeroth, there are many ways to reach the sky in one step, but the premise is that luck and strength are indispensable.
Let's just say, if Lei Shen were not a mogu, a sub-Titan construct, then the moment he installed the Thunder Heart on himself, he would have been blown to ashes by the Titan power contained in the Thunder Heart!
The result was so dramatic, he succeeded!
It's just that Lei Shen's temperament was too flamboyant and tyrannical, forming a sharp contrast with Galen's caution. Also, because of Lei Shen's experience, Galen's policy of staying safe and not being reckless was once again verified.
In Azeroth, you can indeed reach the sky in one step, but there is more than one such person, such as Tyrande. She was originally just a small apprentice priestess of Elune, but because she had good luck and gained Elune's favor, she forcibly seized the position of high priestess from a group of veterans, including Maiev.
There are also Thrall, Turalyon, and others. Which of these people is not a proud son of heaven? If you say something like destroying the world or conquering Azeroth, someone will jump out to crusade against you in minutes.
Then congratulations, brother, you are in a dungeon!
Zhou Zhuo understood the confidential story in front, and the loremaster could only pretend to understand the complaints behind. Anyone who can know such secrets can guess that Galen's identity is unusual, and he doesn't want to say the wrong thing and anger him at this time.
"So, Galen, Lei Shen's strength is because he seized a source of power: the Thunder Heart?"
"That's right, because he is also a Titan construct, so his body strength can withstand the load brought by this heart, but he is only a mid-level demigod. There is still power in this Azeroth that can kill him!"
Zhou Zhuo agreed with this point. He had already heard that there is a pantheon of wild demigods outside of Pandaria, and their strength and number are far greater than the August Celestials.
But what he cares about is another matter: "No wonder in the thousands of years after Lei Shen's death, even though Lei Shen left a huge legacy, no Mogu emperor was able to unify Pandaria again. It turns out that they don't have the authority that this Thunder Heart possesses!"
Zhou Zhuo thought of the Mogu emperors after Lei Shen: Supreme Emperor Douyan, Douyan II, Emperor Guo Lai, Emperor Mo Shen, Emperor Mo Guo, Emperor Mo Kang, and the Cao clan dynasty that lifted the ban on Lei Shen's decrees and allowed the pandaren to learn and read. Their empires could not reach the height of Lei Shen's reign. The root cause is that they did not control this Titan relic!
"Yes, that's right, that's indeed the case."
Lei Shen's existence infinitely increased the power of the Mogu clan. In fact, they are just a group of half-fleshed Titan constructs, but their combat power may be higher than the stone vrykul and slightly lower than the iron vrykul.
After all, they were created to guard the Heart of Y'Shaarj.
As for the earthen and mechagnomes, they belong to logistics support and are not in the combat sequence.
This trip to the Mogu'shan Vaults hadn't even ended, and it had already completely overturned Zhou Zhuo's worldview, which had been built up over the previous thirty years. He had never imagined that the pandaren's homeland was so impregnable, and that as long as they survived the mantid invasion every hundred years, they would be able to live and work in peace on this land.
The Mogu had left behind so many tricks that any one of them could subvert the pandaren's rule.
After today, this Lorewalker would need a long time to reshape his worldview.
At this moment, Galen came to the control panel.
Zhou Zhuo quickly came to Galen's side and saw that he was about to activate these Mogu terracotta warriors, so he quickly stopped him and said, "This is the legendary army of the Thunder King? Galen! You actually want to activate them? Is it okay to do this?"
At this moment, Zhou Zhuo felt that Galen was even more unreliable than himself!
Once this Mogu army lost control, no one in Pandaria would be able to resist their attack. The pandaren, the mantid, the yaungol, the hozen, and the jinyu would all be reduced to dust under their military might!
"That's right, this Mogu terracotta army is called the Emperor's Will!" Galen pointed to the Mogu army in front of him and said, "Do you see those smaller terracotta warriors? Those are the Emperor's Rage, the vanguard of this mechanical army, who are good at wielding double axes!"
"Those terracotta warriors who are half-covered in armor and use long-handled guandaos are called the Emperor's Courage. They can use shields and armor to form a strong defensive wall and are the main force of this army."
"Finally, those warriors who are equipped with heavy armor and use huge two-handed iron hammers are called the Emperor's Power. The iron hammers they wield can create earth-shattering strikes."
"There are also the two tallest terracotta warriors. They are the commanders of this army, the Emperor's Sword Jianxi and the Emperor's Fist Qinxi. They contain a portion of the Thunder King's power in their bodies."
When Galen opened the Endless Forge just now, he was also shocked by this neat and uniform army.
The reason? It was just that they were very similar to the terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum in his previous life, not that he was as shocked by their numbers as Zhou Zhuo was.
After all, in terms of the number of troops, Galen had never been afraid of any force except for the Burning Legion.
"As for their strength, I call them half-step demigods. How about it? Is this army awesome?"
Awesome my ass!
I'm afraid you're going to destroy Pandaria!
Zhou Zhuo let out a frantic retort in his heart.
"Galen, the resurrection of the Thunder King has become a foregone conclusion. This tyrant is already very powerful. Once he controls this powerful army, I'm afraid the end of our pandaren is coming!"
Galen raised his hand to stop Zhou Zhuo, signaling him not to worry: "The Thunder King is just a usurper. He stole the authority of Ra-den. The terracotta army he created is essentially still a Titan creation. The biggest characteristic of a secondary Titan creation is that it will obey the owner of the highest authority!"
"And I have even higher authority than Ra-den. In fact, in this Azeroth, no one can usurp my authority!"
Speaking of this, Galen smiled: "Think about it, Zhou Zhuo. When the Thunder King summons his old subordinates to prepare to conquer Pandaria, the trump card he left behind will become the secret weapon to end him. How cool is that!"
Galen raised his hand, pressed the button on the golden control panel, and shouted loudly: "Emperor's Will Army, your emperor has returned!"
The warriors of the Mogu terracotta army instantly opened their eyes, and Zhou Zhuo only felt a chill spreading from his tail to the back of his head.
Under the leadership of Jianxi and Qinxi, the army collectively knelt on one knee to show their allegiance: "The Emperor's Wrath resounds through the mountains, the Emperor's Power rules the country with iron and blood, and the Emperor's Courage shines for eternity.
Endless armies crush the Emperor's enemies. The Emperor's Breath fades, the Emperor's Breath reignites."
This cold and iron-blooded declaration stunned Zhou Zhuo.
Cool?
Zhou Zhuo thought that if he were the Thunder King, he would probably doubt his life...
So, Galen, are you a devil?
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The trip to the Mogu'shan Vaults ended successfully. Galen woke the Emperor's Will Army from its slumber, and then, under Galen's command, this powerful Mogu terracotta army, led by the two legion commanders, purged the remaining Mogu in the lower Titan ruins and the upper Mogu'shan Vaults, taking control of the entire vault.
Originally, Galen wanted to experiment with the joy of creation at the control panel of the Endless Forge, but in his mental world, he received an urging from Gandalf...
A busy life, a busy life.
Galen sighed and left the Mogu'shan Vaults with Zhou Zhuo and the Monkey King.
As for Qingyu, Galen left him in the vault to lead the Emperor's Will Army.
These Titan creations are strong, but they lack intelligence and only know how to rush forward when fighting enemies.
Although this fighting style was Galen's favorite, he still decided to give these terracotta warriors a commander with brains.
Qingyu, as a Mogu warlord, was very suitable for the position of legion commander. Although the Curse of Flesh had degenerated the solid bodies of the Titan creations, it had also allowed their minds to evolve, making them much stronger than creations that were created according to a predetermined template.
In addition, after Qingyu destroyed the souls of the four former kings, Galen made the souls of the four kings into nourishment and gave them to him. This Mogu War God needed some time to digest this nourishment and transform it into combat power.
When they returned to the Shado-Pan Monastery, Zhu Talan had already prepared a large number of magical materials, just waiting for Galen to build a legion portal to connect Pandaria with the outside world and teleport the Alliance army over.
However, when choosing which area to use as the Alliance's base, Galen and the high-level members of the Shado-Pan had a disagreement.
An elder from the Golden Lotus suggested drawing out an area near Firebough Nook, west of Kun-Lai Summit and near the Shado-Pan Garrison, to provide to the Alliance as an advance camp.
But this suggestion was rejected by Galen in one fell swoop!
As everyone knows, Kun-Lai Summit is a cold and barren highland area. The Alliance is coming as reinforcements, so treating allies like this is a bit unreasonable.
Seeing that Galen's attitude was firm, the high-level members of the Golden Lotus were also in trouble. After all, this person was a distinguished guest recognized by the August Celestials. This could be seen from the trinkets on Galen's body...
He wore a jade bracelet of the Daughter of Yu'lon the Jade Serpent on his wrist, Ak'chii, the offspring of Chi-Ji the Red Crane, stood on his left shoulder, Ban-Fu, the offspring of Xuen the White Tiger, lay on his right shoulder, and Zao-Zao, the offspring of Niuzao the Black Ox, sat in his arms.
With such a noble set of trinkets, which pandaren in Pandaria would dare to ignore Galen's opinion?
But the Valley of the Four Winds was the pandaren's grain-producing area, and the Jade Forest was a densely populated residential area for the pandaren. How could they allow outsiders to garrison troops?
In addition, Krasarang Wilds, like Kun-Lai Summit, was a barren land. The Temple of the Red Crane in Krasarang Wilds relied entirely on the supplies from the Golden Lotus.
The other pandaren's own ruling areas had no place for Galen to choose!