Now This Was an Age of Myth (3/3)

On the edge of Yunmeng Marsh, 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 Beast 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 Mountain Folk, they were illiterate and did not understand what standardization meant.

Therefore, these polished precision parts would be handed over to Blacksmith Li for inspection and only after they were deemed qualified would they be allowed to be used on other damaged Bronze Beast.

"Old Li, another damaged Bronze Beast has been delivered from Cliffside Village."

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

When Blacksmith Li looked up.

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

Shanzhu was among the first batch of graduates from the Li Household Village primary school and also a blacksmith apprentice in Gao Village 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 to function.

Under normal circumstances, most villages would treat those Bronze Beast like royalty, feeding them mainly their own rice and grains.

But Cliffside 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 large tree, which destroyed the inscriptions on its body."

Upon hearing this, Blacksmith Li was immediately taken aback.

"The message has been broken? Then what's the point of fixing it!"

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

Before he could finish speaking, Blacksmith Li seemed to suddenly remember something and turned his gaze to the Shanzhu.

"Shanzhu, if I remember correctly, you seem to have studied Talisman Seal Script drawing, right?"

"Did the Big Girl teach you how to repair these Maxims?"

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

"I've only learned the most basic Thunder Method Talisman Seal Script, how could I possibly understand these Maxims?"

"Moreover, Talisman Seal Script require a single, continuous stroke; any pause in the middle will render the entire Talisman Seal Script ineffective."

"Even if I were to complete the inscription on the Bronze Beast exactly as it was made, I still wouldn't be able to bring it to life."

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

Therefore, Blacksmith Li's desire to have the Shanzhu repair words that were even more complex than talismans was 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, Blacksmith Li frowned and continued to add more.

"As for Cliffside Village?"

"They've already destroyed two Bronze Beast, and this one they've sent over can't be repaired."

"If these scoundrels still want to buy the Bronze Beast, let them talk to Granny Hanging Silk themselves."

A moment later, in the mist of Yunmeng Marsh.

Led by Shanzhu, several villagers from Cliffside 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 the Shanzhu 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 every now and then, waiting for the others to catch up with her.

Shanzhu had only recently arrived at the factory and was not yet familiar with the Spider Woman.

All he knew was that the other party was the descendant of Granny Hanging Silk, and was specifically responsible for the handover with his factory.

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

Shanzhu was skeptical about this.

But there's no denying that this Spider Woman is indeed quite good to herself.

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

Completely ignoring the slightly fearful expressions on the faces 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 standards, I'm actually only three years old this year—"

"It's just that she's the eleventh among her siblings, which is why the little ones call her Eleventh Sister."

You can just call me Eleven, or you can call me Eleventh 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, it's just that 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 Yunmeng Marsh.

"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, people from Cliffside 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 large, 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 rule as always, you can only bring one person with you."

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