Many things don't need explanation at all; the other person will understand after a moment's thought.
Song Xiaozhu shook her head. "I'm planning to move to Liu Family Village."
Mu Qing didn't harbor such deep prejudice against Liu Family Village. In fact, he had met Xiao Yunjie once and greatly admired this outstanding female " Digger."
After a moment's thought, Mu Qing said, "With Master Bai's prestige, going to Liu Family Village is a good choice, but..." He paused, then didn't continue.
He couldn't reveal too much about matters related to the quarantine zone.
Besides, it doesn't really matter whether you say it or not.
If the isolation zone really disappears, then there won't be much difference between staying in Liu Family Village and the Scavenger Community.
--These are all vulnerable front lines, serving as a buffer zone for the Ink City Fortress.
Song Xiaozhu didn't mention the isolation strip. She said, " Boss Mu, you must know about the axes I make. Well, the rush orders these days should prove their effectiveness. I came to visit you before I left to ask if you need a long-term supply of axes."
Mu Qing looked up at her. "These axes... did you make them all by yourself?"
Song Xiaozhu looked back at him. "Yes."
Mu Qing didn't say anything. He grasped the iron axe that Qiu Shuyu handed him, and a faint white mist emanated from his palm. Then, he swung it lightly, as if he hadn't used any force, and chopped it into another large-diameter wooden stake.
A snap.
The wooden stake broke in two.
Mu Qing gripped the iron axe tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand. He suddenly looked up, staring at Song Xiaozhu: "You... are a..."
Song Xiaozhu clearly understood his guess, and she said, "Yes, I am an ' Engineer '."
Mu Qing frowned deeply.
He swallowed his words because Qiu Shuyu was present.
Song Xiaozhu turned to Qiu Shuyu and said, " Sister Shuyu, Tian Man and the others will probably be here soon. Go check on them and let me know when they arrive."
Qiu Shuyu knew that Song Xiaozhu wanted to speak with Mu Qing alone, and she was somewhat worried about her safety.
Song Xiaozhu said, "It's nothing. I was actually saved by Mr. Mu last time."
Qiu Shuyu remembered the Acidic Crawler, nodded, and replied, "I'll go take a look."
Qiu Shuyu went outside the logging camp, leaving only Song Xiaozhu and Mu Qing in the empty courtyard.
Mu Qing stared at her intently, as if trying to see through her thin body to that special Awakening Stone.
"Are you a ' All-Purpose Craftsman '?"
Mu Qing asked her.
Song Xiaozhu remained calm, her voice as soft and sweet as ever. "Yes!"
Chapter 45
Song Xiaozhu was already mentally prepared.
Mu Qing's identity is not simple. He knows more about Awakened than even Master Bai. Even Master Bai could guess that she was an " All-Purpose Craftsman," so he probably couldn't hide it from Mu Qing either.
Rather than hiding it and arousing suspicion, it's better to be open and honest about it.
Moreover, this " All-Purpose Craftsman " title is still just a facade.
The synthesis and production processes look similar.
These are actually two completely different concepts.
At least in Song Xiaozhu's eyes, the production process had a logical basis, but the synthesis was just like "quantum physics," completely incomprehensible to ordinary people.
Mu Qing couldn't help but confirm with her again.
Song Xiaozhu noticed his surprise and understood that the identity of this " All-Purpose Craftsman " was quite rare even among the scions of wealthy families in the Fortress.
She wanted to know more, so she spoke more earnestly, "My grandfather told me that ordinary ' Craftsman ' only have one specialized skill. For example, someone who makes axes can only make axes, and someone who makes hoes can only make hoes..."
The limitations of Craftsman are enormous; even tool making has its own sub-fields.
Mu Qing nodded and added, "Ordinary ' Craftsman ' are very inefficient at making things. For example, it would take someone with high comprehension at least a week to half a month to polish a high-grade axe."
This was information Song Xiaozhu was unaware of, and she was slightly surprised. "Is the efficiency really that low?"
Mu Qing: "It is precisely because of its low efficiency that ' Craftsman ' are considered the lowest of the low."
Through Mu Qing's narration, Song Xiaozhu gained a deeper understanding of " Craftsman ".
The technology tree at the Garbage Mountain is practically nonexistent, but in Ink City, within the Fortress of powerful conglomerates, there is technological development no less advanced than that of the world Song Xiaozhu inhabits.
For tasks like logging, no matter how good the axe is, it can't compare to a machine.
The logging machines roared to life, easily clearing a patch of land; next came the sawmills, loaders, and transport trucks...
With just a few operators, the efficiency surpasses that of hundreds.
The tools crafted with care by Craftsman do indeed possess unique capabilities.
Especially some top " Craftsman " spend their entire lives honing their divine tools, which are considered divine artifacts for certain professions.
However, even a " Logger " wielding a god-level axe is at most equivalent to a logging machine.
This is a pain point for many professions.
The abilities painstakingly awakened cannot compare to those mass-produced machines.
What is the meaning of awakening?
If even the somewhat useful Logger are in this state, then the Craftsman can only make tools for them are even less worthy of mention.
Even if it's a top-of-the-line tool, so what?
The production cost is too high; ordinary Logger simply cannot afford it.
Even if you can afford it, you'll only be competing with logging machines for a job.
Not only are the costs outrageously high, but " Logger " are also less obedient than machines.
Therefore, professions that are easily replaced by machines, such as Logger, Digger, and Craftsman, are gradually becoming marginalized.
Among them, " Craftsman " is the most useless.
However, there is always an exception among all professions.
That's the All-Purpose Category.
Even the lowest-ranking " Craftsman," once the word "all-rounder" is added, undergoes a qualitative leap and becomes exceptionally powerful.