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Chapter 248 This is the true age of mythology (33)

On the edge of Yunmengze, in a huge factory.

This is called a "factory" rather than a "workshop" because it not only has huge steel furnaces, but its production methods are also completely different from those of a manual workshop.

Nearly a hundred people are working enthusiastically in this factory at the same time.

They first poured the completely damaged bronze beasts into a steel furnace, and then used special molds to remelt them into exquisite parts.

In this process, the use of water power, wind power, and aerodynamics can be seen everywhere.

After those parts are demolded.

The workers will then repeatedly hammer and polish it until it fully meets the standards.

Because these workers were all from mountainous areas, they were illiterate and did not understand what standardization meant.

Therefore, these polished precision parts will be handed over to Li the blacksmith for inspection and confirmation before they can be used on other damaged bronze beasts.

"Old Li, another damaged bronze beast has been delivered from Moya Village..."

Just as Li the blacksmith was inspecting the latest batch of parts, a hurried voice suddenly came from outside.

When Li the blacksmith looked up.

Just then, Shanzhu, who had only recently completed his apprenticeship, rushed in in a flustered manner.

Shanzhu was among the first batch of students to graduate from the Lijiacun Enlightenment Classroom and also became a blacksmith apprentice in Gaocun Town.

Because of its robust physique and nimble hands and feet, it was eventually assigned to the factory where the bronze beast was repaired.

"Another cliffside village?"

"What did they feed the bronze beast this time?"

Although the bronze beast is a creation that is half biological and half mechanical.

However, following the most basic laws of physical conservation, it still needs to be fed in order to function.

Under normal circumstances, most villages would treat the bronze beasts like royalty, feeding them mainly their own rice and grains.

But Moya Village is an exception.

The bronze beast they sent last time was rendered unusable because it ate some aquatic plants that they had somehow managed to collect, which damaged its internal parts and rendered it unusable.

"This time it wasn't about feeding them anything..."

"The bronze beast that was delivered this time crashed into a big tree, which destroyed the inscriptions on its body."

Upon hearing this, Li the blacksmith was immediately taken aback.

"The proverb has been broken? What's the point of repairing it then?!"

"We're only responsible for replacing parts; we don't understand those complicated maxims..."

Before he finished speaking, Li the blacksmith seemed to suddenly remember something and turned his gaze to Shanzhu.

"Shanzhu, if I remember correctly, you seem to have studied the drawing of talismans, right?"

"Did the eldest daughter teach you how to repair these proverbs?"

Slightly taken aback, Shanzhu immediately shook his head frantically and said...

"I've only learned the most basic thunder magic talismans, how could I possibly understand these incantations?"

"Moreover, talismans require to be completed in one go, without any pause in the middle, which will cause the entire talisman to become invalid."

"Even if I were to complete the inscriptions on the bronze beast exactly as it appears, I still wouldn't be able to bring it back to life."

Shanzhu didn't go to Shan'ao Village to make talisman paper precisely because he wasn't very bright.

Therefore, Li the blacksmith's desire for Shanzhu to repair proverbs that are even more complex than talismans is simply making things difficult for him.

"Then what are you still standing there for!"

"Just have that bronze beast melted down and recast!"

"Although it can no longer move, we can't waste those bronze pieces."

After giving Shanzhu his instructions, Li the blacksmith frowned and continued to add more.

"As for Moya Village?" "They've already destroyed two bronze beasts, and this one they've sent over can't be repaired yet."

"If these scoundrels still want to buy the bronze beast, let them talk to Grandma Xuansi themselves."

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A moment later, in the mist of Yunmengze.

Led by Shanzhu, several villagers from Moya Village gradually ventured into the mist.

This was their first time venturing so deep into the Yunmeng Marsh, and besides fear, they couldn't help but curiously observe everything around them.

As for Shanzhu, who was walking at the very front?
Although he was walking at the very front of the group, he wasn't leading the way.

A giant spider, several meters tall, appeared and disappeared in the mist, leading the group deeper into the fog.

It's called a spider, but it only has a spider's lower body; its upper body is that of a seductive woman.

She would stop from time to time and wait for the others to catch up with her.

Shanzhu had only been at the factory for a short time and was not familiar with the Spider Woman.

All he knew was that the other party was the offspring of Grandma Xuansi, and was specifically responsible for the handover with his factory.

According to Li the blacksmith, on the day he arrived, the Spider Woman secretly peeked at him from the mist.

Yamazaki was skeptical about this.

But it's undeniable that this Spider Woman was indeed quite good to me.

"Eleventh Sister, how much longer do we have to walk?"

Completely ignoring the slightly fearful expressions of the villagers behind him, Shanzhu took the initiative to chat with the Spider Woman in front of him.

"I've told you so many times, don't call me 'sister,' it makes me feel old."

"If we calculate my age according to your human age system, I'm actually only three years old this year..."

"I'm only the eleventh among my brothers and sisters, which is why the little ones call me 'Eleventh Sister'."

"You can just call me Eleven, or you can call me Eleven Sister."

Whether it was Shanzhu's imagination or not, he seemed to detect a hint of shyness in the Spider Woman's cold and beautiful voice.

"As for how much longer we have to walk?"

"Actually, we're almost there now, but you mortals can't see it."

It was as if it were confirming his own words.

The Spider Woman, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.

Shanzhu and the villagers following closely behind him immediately stopped in their tracks.

Because everyone heard the faint sound of flowing water, a sound coming from Yunmengze.

"Right here, this is your destination."

As the clouds and mist gradually dissipated, a lake stretching to the horizon appeared out of nowhere in everyone's sight.

This lake is as clear as a jewel, and even the mist cannot conceal its beauty.

“Cai Gu, the people from Moya Village have come to buy the bronze beast.”

At the Spider Woman's soft call, the calm lake surface suddenly churned with waves.

The next second, a brightly colored fish emerged from the bottom of the lake.

At the same time, countless schools of fish surged and gathered, forming a narrow "fish bridge" on the lake surface, wide enough for only one person to pass through.

"Same as always, you can only bring one person with you."

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