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"So cheap?"

The nobleman, who had expected to be conservative and offer several silver coins, was taken aback.

"Of course, because this is Ratchet, we have a direct oil supply from Miss Tannis's oil fields, so the fuel cost is very low. But in other places, the price would be at least three times higher."

"I see...."

The nobleman paid the money, jumped off the car, and walked through the gate. The goblin who escorted him in took out a cassette tape from a small box inside the motorcycle, put it into another box, and pressed a switch. The conversation between the two could be clearly heard from it.

"Phew, another successful sale..."

————————————————The northernmost part of the Barren Lands, the Tannis Oil Field———————————————

In the control room of the largest oil field in this barren land, Tannis was talking to the goblin who had just delivered the person.

"The tape you sent has been confirmed to be genuine, and that gentleman has applied to become a paid, official repairman. According to the contract, you will receive five percent of his fees as payment, and as long as he continues to rent our equipment, you will also receive one percent of his monthly fees as payment. No, no, no, no need to thank me, this is what you deserve."

After saying that, Tennys hung up the phone, looked down at the busy workers and construction machinery, and revealed a capitalist smile.

'As expected, the temptation to become stronger without effort, simply by spending money... is almost irresistible to those with money...'

————————————The dividing line of memories————————————————

Eight years ago, after Tanis handed over the money from selling her spoils and 90% of her assets in the Eastern Kingdoms to her father to pay off his debts, she joined forces with Gazlowe to focus on developing the new profession of Tinker. By the time the two had basically completed the development, it had been fifteen years since the Dark Portal.

Over the past five years, Tannis has gradually come to understand the patterns that her fragmented memories give her. She discovered that these scattered fragments of memory would be activated when something was about to happen and she had already learned about it or seen something related to it, guiding her with something akin to intuition—the more information she knew, the clearer the memory fragments were activated.

Therefore, upon learning that the nobles of Stormwind Kingdom were planning to renege on the debts owed to the Stonemason Brotherhood, and that the Stonemason Brotherhood had already begun its gathering, a fragment of memory triggered her awareness that a terrible disaster might befall the Queen of Stormwind Kingdom. With the intention of currying favor with Stormwind Kingdom, Tannis presented the Stormwind royal family with an engineering trinket that could reliably generate a weak physical defense field for an extended period of time.

Afterwards, Tanis learned that the Queen had been struck on the head by a brick in the chaos and fallen into a deep coma—but compared to the memory fragment that had completely unveiled the mystery, the Queen's fate seemed not so bad compared to the conspiracy orchestrated by the Black Dragon Princess, which should have resulted in her sudden death....

What Tanis didn't expect was that because the little gadget she sent saved the Queen's life, the nobles of Stormwind Kingdom suddenly became interested in engineering. After learning that there was an engineering profession called Tinker in Ratchet, nobles came to inquire about it in droves. However, only a small number of them really wanted to learn engineering; the vast majority just wanted to enjoy the power of engineering.

In response to these nobles who wanted quick success, Tanis retrieved an idea from the treasure trove of her mind—fragments of memories—that Gazlowe called a 'genius' idea.

We manufacture foolproof, standard mechanic equipment for wealthy individuals, providing them with varying teleportation quality based on their monthly membership fees. We also offer attentive logistical support and allow us to manufacture custom equipment according to the requests of clients who have paid enough. In short, as long as you have money, you can do whatever you want within the menu.

Those who truly have an engineering talent can pay a low fee or even take out a loan to enter the Tinker Training Academy. After graduation, they can choose to work independently, sign a contract with Ratchet, or have Ratchet recommend them for employment in certain places.

With this two-pronged approach, the profession of Tinker gradually spread throughout Azeroth... and Tanias, who received huge profits from it, frantically upgraded and improved her equipment due to a strange sense of crisis.

However, she hadn't expected the chaos to come so quickly...

II. The Uninvited Guest at the Tavern

"Has an orc riot broken out in the Eastern Kingdoms?"

Upon hearing this news, Tannis stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Bolton, who was now the captain of her personal guard.

"Yes, it is said that the leader is Orgrim Doomhammer, and the whole of Lordaeron has turned into a mess."

"The orc chieftain who disappeared after the Battle of Blackrock Mountain? Could he have been hiding in Blackrock Mountain all this time?"

Tannis quickly stimulated her memory fragments with the name 'Orgrim', and after finding that the memory fragments did not have any major leaps, she felt relieved and began to talk to Bolton.

"No, we can confirm that he has no connection with the Blackrock orcs anymore. Our people observed that the clan banners of the troops he was leading were only Frostwolf and Warsong."

"Frostwolf and War Song..."

Upon hearing those two names, Tannis felt fragments of her memories come alive, making her realize that these two clans would play a key role in something in the future.

"Oh, right, there's another unconfirmed piece of news. Orgrim's lieutenant is a former orc slave who seems to have escaped from Dunkirk Castle. His name is Thrall, a truly awful name... Miss Tanis, Miss Tanis? Doctor, doctor!"

Seeing Tannis suddenly clutch her forehead and kneel on the ground, Bao Shuan screamed.

"I...I'm fine..."

Forcibly suppressing the memory fragments that had suddenly begun to collectively rampage, Tannis, pale-faced, straightened up by leaning on the workbench.

"Don't you really need to rest, Miss Tennys?"

"I don't need that, thrombus. Tell me why you're reporting this."

“Part of our trade routes are in orc riot zones, and our partner merchants are worried that they might be cut off by the orcs. Therefore, they hope that Ratchet will help the Lordaeron forces to eliminate the orcs and protect the trade routes.”

"Don't get involved in this matter. If necessary, abandon those business routes, and I'll cover the losses."

Tanis answered decisively. She was joking; the collective uproar of the memory fragments had clearly told her that the guy named Thrall would be incredibly active for countless years to come, and seemed to have intricate connections with Ratchet in the future. Becoming enemies with that kind of guy would be a completely unwise move.

"Yes, Miss Tanyas."

Although he found it strange that Tennys would make such a judgment, after following Tennys for so many years, Bolton had already witnessed Tennys's incredibly accurate intuition. Therefore, he didn't say anything and turned to leave Tennys's workshop.

After the bolt disappeared outside the door, Tannis collapsed to the ground again, clutching her head and grinding her teeth. The fragments of memory that had been temporarily suppressed surged up again, injecting scattered pieces into her mind. Each injection made her wonder if her head would explode.

Finally, when the fragmented memories of the riot subsided, Tannis found her back soaked in cold sweat. Some fragmented memories had been implanted in her mind, making her feel as if she could see the blood and fire of Azeroth's future.

"These are turbulent times... The world will never be peaceful again..."

Tennys sighed and wanted to continue working, but she found that she was in so much pain that she couldn't even hold the tools properly, so she had to go to a recliner to rest.

As soon as Bu Yi closed her eyes, the knocking on the door and the sound of the bolt exploding rang in her ears at the same time.

"Miss Tanya, someone is causing trouble in your tavern!"

——————————————Heavenly Tavern——————————————————

In this mid-sized tavern, a standoff is taking place between the tavern manager and a... furry, black and white bear-man who just looks like he wants to pet him.

"No, I don't acknowledge your kind of wine as wine! Although it tastes like wine, it lacks the soul of wine!"

The black and white bear-man shook the bottle in his hand, speaking in a very intense tone.

"Excuse me, sir, this is wine. No matter how you look at it, it's wine."

"You call this kind of thing, which is just cold, mechanically churning from the time it's fed to the time it's bottled, wine? Real wine should be made with care, not churned out by a bunch of machines like this!"

"So...this is your reason for infiltrating my little distillery...Mr. Storm Spirits, Chen?"

Tannis's listless figure reached the ears of Stormbringer, who was trying to prove that the wine in Ratchet was not wine. Hearing his name called, he was startled and turned around to find his eyes meeting Tannis's.

"You know me?"

"I guess so..."

Tannis, clutching her head which was throbbing from the injection of memory fragments, casually found a chair and sat down, then gestured for Chen Ye to sit down as well.

"You look a bit off; your mental state... is very unstable."

Old Chen didn't sit down, but instead walked around Tannis, frowning.

"It's alright, it's just my old problem, intermittent headaches."

"Perhaps I have a way to relieve your headache, would you like to try it?"

"Yes, thank you for your help."

"Then, excuse me."

After saying this, Old Chen gently rubbed his hands together, pressed the furry things onto Tennys's temples, and closed his eyes.

Instantly, Tannis felt two cool currents surge into her temples and begin to circulate within her body. Under the cleansing effect of this current, the pain caused by the outpouring of memory fragments rapidly subsided.

A few seconds later, Old Chen let go of his hand.

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling a little better?"

"That's right, I feel much better. Is this the 'qi' unique to you Pandaren professional monks?"

Tennys moved her arms and found that the soreness in her arms, which had been aching from working for a long time, had disappeared.

"Yes, you know us very well?"

"Not only do I understand it, I also really like your culture. Your Pandaren culture is unique in Azeroth—by the way!"

Suddenly remembering something, Tennyson grabbed Old Chen's hand, her eyes shining.

"Chen, could you teach me some basic training methods for martial monks? I've had enough of this headache!"

Looking into Tennys's shining eyes, Old Chen hesitated for a moment.

"The training of a martial monk is a very difficult thing. I don't know if you can even begin to understand it, nor do I know if the training of a martial monk will actually help treat your headache..."

"I'm sure it helped!"

Tennyson clasped her hands together and looked at Old Chen pitifully.

"So, can you help me?"

III. The Way of the Warrior Monk

Looking at Tennys's yearning eyes, Chen Fengfeng, with his strong liquor, stroked his hairy chin, lost in thought.

As a martial monk, he could see that the martial monk's energy was extremely beneficial to the human girl's intermittent headaches, but he couldn't stay in one place for too long.

However, if he didn't agree, putting aside his conscience, the fact that Ratchet was the territory of the human named Tannis's adoptive father made him have to be cautious. If he angered the goblins, he might be tied up and used as a pandaren healing device!

After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Old Chen finally spoke.

"Although I cannot formally accept you as my disciple, I can teach you some basic knowledge of martial monks. However, whether you can comprehend it depends entirely on yourself."

————————————Barren land, by the sea————————————————————

"This place is nice."

Old Chen climbed up a steep sea rock, looked around, and nodded with great satisfaction.

"You don't expect me to do some kind of meditation here, do you?"

A single golden ahoge (cowlick) sticking up from the sea rock appeared on Tannis's head, followed by her hand, then her head and body.

“Your physical condition is even better than I imagined. I’ve dealt with many people your age, and they would never be able to climb this sea rock.”

Old Chen turned his head and looked Tannis up and down for a while. Although her face was slightly red, her breathing was still even.

"As a mechanic, it is perfectly normal to drag heavy objects by hand when equipment malfunctions."

“I apologize for thinking you lacked training. Since you were able to climb this sea rock, it means your physical fitness is basically up to par. So, we can skip the most basic part of physical fitness improvement for monks. Now, I will directly teach you the meditation of monks.”

After saying that, Old Chen swept the dust off the stones with his foot, sat down cross-legged in a certain direction, and seeing his actions, Tennys followed suit and sat down cross-legged in that direction as well.