Engineering Prodigy

The next morning.

So, transmigrators are destined to have great fortune. While it's not as if one could trip and find gold or gems, when luck arrives, there is no stopping it.

After breakfast, Shawn was called over by Old Saldean.

"Shawn, two of the Harvest Golems at Furlbrow Farm to the north are malfunctioning, and Furlbrow has invited me to help repair them. Would you like to come with me? The Furlbrow family and I are on good terms; if you can fix one of the Harvest Golems, I will ask him to give you a gold coin as payment."

One gold coin!

Young Shawn had never seen so much money. His entire savings prior to this amounted to only one silver coin and 32 copper coins. Compared to the other orphans Old Saldean had taken in, this figure was already quite substantial.

But now, Shawn was likely to obtain a gold coin! His wealth would multiply several times over in an instant; at this rate, it would be a shame not to go into usury!

In truth, Shawn himself wasn't shocked by the money. What truly puzzled him was that Old Saldean would actually agree to ask Furlbrow to pay him a gold coin.

If it were merely repairing a Harvest Golem, it shouldn't be worth that much; ten silver coins would be plenty at most. Since Old Saldean said this, it seemed he liked Shawn very much and held high expectations for him.

Right, when he ran out yesterday, did he seem to hear Old Saldean say something? It was a pity he had run too fast and hadn't heard clearly. Could it be that what Old Saldean said yesterday contained some important information?

But that didn't matter. The most important thing for Shawn to do now was naturally to agree to Old Saldean.

"Old Man Saldean, don't worry, I will definitely be able to fix the Harvest Golem!" Shawn promised, patting his chest.

Old Saldean looked at Shawn's little-adult demeanor and imagined a "future version of Shawn" with his hair combed into a grown-up style and wearing a handsome suit, a complex smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

"If only Shawn were my own child, how wonderful that would be!"

However, there were no "ifs."

Westfall was vast, with many farms scattered across the north. Among them, Saldean Farm and Furlbrow Farm were both quite famous. The two farms were neighbors, not far apart. But if one were to walk, it would likely take several hours.

Fortunately, Old Saldean was quite wealthy and kept a horse at home. With a fast horse, the journey was much quicker.

Soon, Shawn followed Old Saldean away from Saldean Farm, traveling along a small path until they reached Furlbrow Farm.

Furlbrow Farm was also known as "Furlbrow Pumpkin Farm" because this farm grew only pumpkins.

It should be noted here that because Azeroth was permeated with arcane energy, and influenced by temperature, humidity, and lighting conditions, the growth cycles of crops were not the same as on Earth. Simply put, crops could be planted throughout all four seasons, and there could be multiple harvests in a year.

Therefore, Furlbrow Farm grew pumpkins all year round.

It was said that Furlbrow-brand pumpkins were not only supplied to Westfall but also sold far away to... oh no, they were sold to Elwynn Forest, Stormwind City, and even shipped to other towns in Azeroth via the Stormwind fleet. At least one-third of the pumpkins in all of Stormwind City were supplied by Furlbrow Farm.

It was said that many nobles in the north only recognized Furlbrow-brand pumpkins and would eat nothing else.

It was precisely because of this that the Furlbrow family was very wealthy, far wealthier than the Old Saldean family.

However, this family did not have a good ending. In this era of war and chaos, the wealthy Furlbrow was like a giant lightbulb, attracting the eyes of countless people.

Soon, their farm would be seized by the Defias Brotherhood, leaving them destitute. They would then join the Westfall Brigade—reorganized from the People's Militia—to serve as part of the Alliance's Northrend Expeditionary Force for the northern campaign. They would fight against the worgen of the Wolf Cult in Grizzly Hills. Not long after returning home from Northrend, he, his wife, and his beloved horse would be wiped out in a massacre, the cause of which remained shrouded in mystery.

Many analyzed that the Furlbrow family died at the hands of the Defias bandits.

But at least for now, the Furlbrow family was still doing quite well.

It took an hour, and Shawn fixed a Harvest Golem, even faster than Old Saldean.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Shawn shouted, "Uncle Furlbrow, I've fixed it!"

Furlbrow was younger than Saldean and physically robust. Upon seeing that Shawn had fixed the Harvest Golem, he laughed heartily while stuffing a gold coin into Shawn's palm: "Haha, Shawn, you're much better than Old Saldean! If you ask me, young people should go out and explore, don't hole up in this hellhole called Westfall! Stormwind City is great; go to Stormwind City, that is where you belong!"

Furlbrow's words were quite persuasive, but Shawn remained unmoved.

He knew that at this time, Stormwind City was unprecedentedly chaotic and very dangerous. King Varian had been kidnapped, and the Black Dragon Princess Onyxia was stirring up trouble; Stormwind City was simply not a place for people to stay, and he certainly wouldn't go.

Westfall was great!

Although there were Murlocs, Gnolls, and the Defias Brotherhood—three great mountains pressing down until one could barely breathe—they actually didn't amount to much.

The Murlocs and Gnolls weren't much of a threat, and the Defias Brotherhood was essentially a group of workers and farmers forced into revolution; as long as Shawn possessed a certain amount of strength under his command, he wouldn't need to fear them.

Hadn't he seen that several farms were quite peaceful?

"Haha, Furlbrow, I won't hide it from you, I'm preparing to send Shawn to Goldshire to become an engineering apprentice! Hehe, this kid has a good head on his shoulders, he's smart and has a future!"

Old Saldean finally finished fixing the Harvest Golem, threw down his wrench, and wiped his sweat.

"Old friend, that's not a bad idea. I see that Shawn has a bright future and won't be stuck in Westfall!" Furlbrow patted Shawn on the shoulder and then said to Old Saldean, "Old friend, sorry, there's one more thing I need your help with. Hehe, I originally planned to chop down a few trees to repair the house, but I found that the Shredder isn't working well. Could you take a look for me?"

Old Saldean raised an eyebrow: "A Shredder? Furlbrow, that's not my specialty. But I can try, though I'll need Shawn as an assistant. I don't mind, but Shawn shouldn't work for free, right? How about this, you give another gold coin as payment, how about that?"

Furlbrow was left between laughter and tears: "Old friend, you really know how to calculate! Do I not know you? Is a Shredder really harder to fix than a Harvest Golem? Forget it, I know you're doing this for Shawn's sake, I'll give this gold coin!"

Hearing the two men's conversation and the word "Shredder," Shawn's eyes lit up instantly. He quickly said, "Uncle Furlbrow, I don't need payment. But once the Shredder is fixed, will you teach me how to drive it and then lend it to me to use? I also want to build a house... I'm currently squeezed in with the other children, it's too stifling!"

Old Saldean said indignantly, "A child? Aren't you still a child? Alright, alright, when the time comes, I'll help you build a house together, a big house, for you to use when you take a wife in the future! Let's see, you're at the age where you should be getting married, right?"

When Furlbrow heard this, he laughed heartily again.

Shawn's face turned red instantly.