The Cracked Scale Canyon was located in the western region of the White Dwarf Kingdom. It was also the largest city in the western region.
Unlike the Sea-Ao Empire, the White Dwarf Kingdom's administrative region was not clearly divided.
Two thousand years ago, before the Hundred Year War, the White Dwarf Kingdom's settlement was made up of workshops that cut through the mountains. The name of the workshop had the suffix "furnace" in it. The division of the area was also centered around the furnace, which radiated outwards.
Following the war that engulfed the entire continent, the White Dwarf Kingdom adapted to the geographical distribution of the continent and divided its territory.
In the eyes of the people of the Sea-Ao Empire, this division was very crude. However, to the dwarves of the White Dwarf Kingdom, it was already an epoch-making improvement.
In terms of area, the Cracked Scale Canyon was five times larger than Nanluo City. However, its population was not even one-tenth of Nanluo City's.
It was not that the Cracked Scale Canyon was desolate. In fact, in terms of resources, it faced the Moonlight Sea to the west, large tracts of farmland to the east, blue agate vineyards to the south, and the Ash-Gray Furnace to the west. It was an extremely fertile land that could flourish with just a little bit of development.
However, in the center of the Cracked Scale Canyon, almost three-fifths of the area was an ancient Cracked Scale Forest. Not only were there ferocious beasts, but there were also many terrifying places.
According to the ancient legends of the White Dwarf Kingdom, this forest was a cursed land. Anyone who stepped into the depths of the forest would die a violent death.
Over the years, the White Dwarf Kingdom had sent armies to sweep through the Cracked Scale Forest. However, the results were always fruitless.
Rumor had it that the White Dwarf armies that entered the depths of the forest never returned …
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The Ash-Gray Furnace.
Located in the southwest of the Cracked Scale Canyon, it was separated from the Cracked Scale Prefecture in the east. This place was not big. It was slightly bigger than an average town, but it was the most important place in the Cracked Scale Canyon.
Half of the Ash-Gray Furnace's terrain was excavated into the mountains, where miners and high-level maintenance engineers worked. The other half was outside, and it was the size of a small town.
October was the most pleasant time of the year for the Ash-Gray Furnace. The flowers on the Ash-Gray Mountain were in full bloom, and the whole town was filled with fragrance from the morning onwards …
Six o'clock in the morning.
In a unique building in the town, Tong Shuan woke up early as usual. After washing up, he put on his Mechanic robe and combed his hair in front of the mirror.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Tong Shuan nodded his head. He had just celebrated his 28th birthday yesterday, and he seemed to be even more handsome than yesterday.
After dressing up meticulously, Tong Shuan carried his suitcase and went to the tavern in town.
The tavern in the Ashen Furnace was open 24/7. Cheerful music could be heard from there no matter what time it was.
Two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. There was also an eagle-headed man singing. His loud and clear voice could be heard even from the edge of the town.
The faint aroma of wine wafted from the tavern. At daybreak, people would come into the tavern from time to time. Before they started their day's work, they would drink a glass of blue agate wine and eat breakfast. Only then would they be in a good mood for the day.
Tong Shuan was a little excited when he arrived at the entrance of the tavern. What would the bartender of the Gray and White Tavern, Bernie, this beautiful and wild beauty of the Cat Tribe, wear today? What kind of warm greeting would she say when she sees me …
With such a feeling in his heart, Bronze Bolt pushed open the door of the tavern and walked in.
"Welcome. Ah, it's Mr. Tong Shuan. You are so early. I heard that you just celebrated your 28th birthday yesterday. Today, I see that you have become even more handsome … "
Behind the counter of the tavern stood a beauty of the Cat Tribe with curly green hair, dark green eyes, and cat ears. She was wearing a black and white fishnet swimsuit, exposing her pale blue smooth skin. The men around her were dazzled by her beauty, and the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard from time to time.
Tong Shuan subconsciously swallowed his saliva and quickly calmed his mind. He said, "Bo … Bo … Miss Bernie, good … morning … good morning … I'm here for … breakfast!"
After saying this sentence, Tong Shuan was secretly ecstatic. It only took him 15 seconds to say this sentence, and he didn't even bite his tongue. This was an improvement from before.
"Okay. Wait a moment. Is it still the same? How many sets do you want? I remember that you usually eat three sets on Wednesdays, right? "Bernie said with a sweet smile.
Tong Shuan nodded. Looking at Bernie's busy back, his heart was filled with happiness.
In the hearts of the men in the Gray Furnace, Bernie was their dream lover. She was beautiful, lively, considerate, and had a nice voice. All the men dreamed of marrying this beauty of the Cat Tribe.
To Tong Shuan, being able to eat the breakfast prepared by Bernie every morning was the happiest thing in life.
However, Tong Shuan was very vigilant. Although Bernie was beautiful, she was a Cat Tribe. If they were to marry, his family would not agree.
"Mr. Tong Shuan, your breakfast." Bernie placed the plate in front of Tong Shuan.
Looking at the plate, Tong Shuan was a little surprised. The tavern had changed the plates. This was rare.
With the stingy personality of the tavern owner, he thought that he would at least wait until the plates were full of cracks before he would change them.
As if seeing Tong Shuan's surprise, Bernie didn't wait for him to ask and answered.
"This is a gift from Mr. Hayashi River. When he ordered the cutlery, there was an extra set as a gift for our tavern. Although it's a gift, it's much better than the plates from before. "
Bernie said with a smile. She turned around and hummed a tune as she went to prepare the other things.
Tong Shuan opened his mouth. Looking at the food on the plate, he suddenly lost his appetite.
Hayashi River!?
It's this junior again …
Green, who was under the table, clenched his fists. Tong Shuan gritted his teeth. This junior finally had his eyes on Bernie. He said that it was a gift when he bought the cutlery, but in fact, he had specially bought it to please this beauty of the Cat Tribe.
Thinking of this, Tong Shuan's mood became bad. He quickly finished his breakfast and carried the box to the Gray Furnace.
Ding ding ding …
Walking to the entrance of the mountain, Tong Shuan heard the sound of the craftsmen hammering the custom-made Heart Elemental Equipment.
His teacher, Tie Yin, had once said that he, Tong Shuan, was a natural Mechanic. As long as he worked hard enough, he would be able to become a Master Mechanic in the future.
As a future Master Mechanic, Tong Shuan felt that his thoughts should not always be on Bernie.
Tomorrow was a very important day. His teacher was going to set a test and choose the candidates from the students to participate in the Mechanic exam. He could not be distracted and had to prepare for the test with all his might.
Walking into the Gray Furnace, the surrounding high-level maintenance technicians, dwarven craftsmen, and miners all greeted him.
The manager of the Gray Furnace was the dwarf Tie Yin. He was Tong Shuan's teacher. As Tie Yin's first student, he was very likely to inherit his teacher's position and be in charge of this place in the future.
Thus, the people here were very respectful to Tong Shuan.
However, ever since Tie Yin's new student, Hayashi River, arrived a month ago, Tong Shuan realized that the people here had a subtle change in their attitude towards him.
"Damn it … They think that this junior will be able to surpass me in the future, inherit teacher's position, and be in charge of the Gray Furnace …"
Tong Shuan felt a sense of crisis.
Thinking of this junior, Tong Shuan's mood became very bad. A month ago, when Hayashi River had just arrived, he had passed Tie Yin's test and became the youngest student.
Whether it was experience or age, Hayashi River was the youngest.
In the beginning, Tong Shuan did not take it to heart and took good care of this junior.
This junior was also very sensible. He was very polite to his seniors and would even give them gifts when he was free.
Moreover, this junior really liked to wander around. He wanted to know more about anything related to machinery.
In the eyes of the seniors, although this junior was a high-level maintenance technician and had considerable talent, he was still too inexperienced.
However, Tong Shuan gradually felt that something was wrong. He realized that the people around him were becoming more and more friendly towards this junior.
Even Tie Yin, who had initially ignored this junior, became more and more pleased with him.
Ten days ago, Tie Yin had drunk too much and showed Hayashi River the secret technique of the White Dwarves. It was said that it was a technique that could cut through the Heart Elemental Power Chip that was comparable to the Mechanical Dwarves.
Hearing this news, Tong Shuan felt a great threat. He felt that his teacher was very likely planning to pass the position of the Gray Furnace to his junior after he retired.
Just as Tong Shuan was letting his imagination run wild, a dwarf craftsman shouted, "Mister Tong Shuan, Teacher Tie Yin is calling for you."
Why did the teacher suddenly call for me …
Tong Shuan was shocked and walked towards the laboratory of the Gray Furnace. He guessed that the teacher was going to give him special attention because of the selection of candidates for the Mechanic examination.
Walking into the laboratory, he saw Teacher Tie Yin, the fair-skinned elderly dwarf, wearing luxurious clothes.
When Tong Shuan saw this, he knew that the situation was bad. If he remembered correctly, Lin Chuan was the one who had bought this shirt. At that time, he had given it to Tie Yin, but the latter had reprimanded him harshly, telling him not to put his mind on it.
Now, Teacher Tie Yin was actually wearing this clothes. What did this mean …
"Tong Shuan, you're here. Regarding the name list for tomorrow's selection, I'm going to add Hayashi River to it, "Teacher Tie Yin said, his muffled voice echoing in the laboratory.
Hearing this, Tong Shuan's mind went blank. His worries had come true. Teacher Tie Yin was indeed going to groom this junior as his successor.
However, Teacher Tie Yin's next words made Tong Shuan burst with joy.
"Don't worry, Tong Shuan. You're my first student, and you're also very talented. In the future, I'm going to pass the position of the Gray Furnace to you. "
Saying this, Tie Yin gave a few more instructions and let Tong Shuan go back to work.
Looking at the back of the Gnome leaving briskly, Tie Yin touched the luxurious clothes on his body and sighed. This student of Tong Shuan was very similar to him when he was young. He was a good student.
Unfortunately, he was not the best one …
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