Seeing that the problem had come from his own workshop, Fang Yun immediately said, "Master Liu, I haven't personally supervised production these past few days, which allowed defective goods to slip through. Whatever the circumstances, the fault lies with our Heavenly Mechanism Workshop. So please accept my apology. I promise to repair all your old hand-cranked spinning wheels tomorrow, and I'll give you a twenty-percent discount. In addition, you'll have priority purchasing rights for our improved spinning wheels."
"Improved spinning wheels?" Master Liu asked in confusion.
Fang Yun smiled faintly. "Your order was the last batch of old-style spinning wheels our Heavenly Mechanism Workshop will produce. From now on, we'll only manufacture more efficient spinning wheels. Their spinning speed will increase by at least twenty percent."
"Twenty percent? Excellent! If you really can make improved spinning wheels, I'll not only buy them myself, but recommend them to my friends too. If you advance to an Academy Student craftsman, don't forget old Liu here!" Master Liu said delightedly.
Fang Yun paused, uncertain what exactly an Academy Student craftsman was. He gave a noncommittal response and saw Master Liu off.
Then Fang Yun said to the assistant beside him, "I took a tumble earlier, and my head's still a little muddled. Give me a detailed explanation of this place and this city, then tell me about our workshop."
The assistant smiled. "Since you've asked, sir, I wouldn't dare refuse. Master Zhuge rescued our Craftsmen Realm from the Demon Barbarians. To keep resisting them, he taught us the Craftsmen School's techniques, and everyone has to learn the craft. So even though his venerable self hasn't descended into our world for a long time, we can still resist the Demon Barbarians. But they've been growing stronger lately, and our Human Race has been struggling