Chapter 122: Sending Warmth
by xennovel“I’ll say it again, once inside, no matter what you see, don’t make a noise! Don’t touch anything! Everything here belongs to Lord Ajef and is worth millions of gold coins! Just imagine the scenes from the recent auctions by nobles across the Empire. If you break anything, even a thousand years as a necromancer’s servant won’t repay it. Do you hear me?”
At the factory gate, the manager of the Dragon Factory barked orders to a group of new workers.
“Got it!”
“Heard it!”
The workers replied in various dialects, faces full of awe.
Just standing outside the factory, they were already filled with fear.
It was the terrifying noise inside the plant!
The constant rumbling, like thunder, filled the air. It sounded like a monster’s growl or a dragon’s roar.
Maybe the online rumors were true, and Lord Ajef had really tamed a dragon to work for him!
Many people even trembled, some already contemplating escape.
‘Pfft! Noise? Do they think I’m as ignorant as these country bumpkins?’
Dwarf King Kauth couldn’t help but roll his eyes, yet within him, a flicker of curiosity arose.
He could hear the clashing of metal in the rumble. It seemed like a large-scale iron forge production.
This was nothing.
In Kesadum, similar iron forge caves were everywhere.
The roaring there was much louder than this factory.
He was just curious about the ‘woo woo’ and ‘puff puff’ airflow sounds coming from inside.
Looks like this Internet God really has some skills!
“Let’s go!”
The manager called out, leading the way into the factory.
Eagerly, Dwarf King Kauth followed the workers inside.
Upon entering, the expected dimness was absent. The factory was brighter than daylight.
But Kauth didn’t have time to marvel at the brightness.
He was utterly stunned by the scene before him!
Inside the vast rectangular factory, a metal creation lay coiled like a resting dragon.
Strange aluminum alloy rails moved continuously in a specific direction like lined-up carts transporting odd metal parts.
On either side of the dragon stood countless workers, like servants cleaning its body.
Beyond, white steam filled the air, glimpses of workers visible through the mist.
“Feed unit speed up, valve 17 leaking!”
Amidst the orders from above, white steam hissed out.
The whirring of air currents sounded like a monster’s low roar.
“Assembly unit slowing, open main valve 8 for power.”
In response to incomprehensible commands, steam roared and pipes vibrated in the depths, flow surging audibly through them.
“My heavens!”
“Is this magic?”
The new workers completely forgot the warnings, staring wide-eyed and speechless, their souls trembling.
Dwarf King Kauth was dumbfounded.
Even more astonished!
While the workers were awestruck by the metal creations,
as a professional, the scene shattered his pride in dwarf forging and his worldview entirely!
“What are you standing around for? Go learn from the masters!”
A manager slapped Kauth on the head.
“Oh, oh,”
dazed, Kauth nodded rapidly, ignoring the manager’s rudeness.
Now his mind only echoed one thought—how do I learn this?
……
The industrial wonder stunned more than just Dwarf King Kauth.
In Greg Town of the Karman United Republic, citizens were also thrown into chaos by the arrival of the Kewell Empire.
On the city’s main road, 32 magic knights in magic armor rode unicorns, leading the way!
In the middle were several new four-wheeled carriages for the diplomatic envoys.
Following them, a large group of knights in tow rode new bicycles.
This wasn’t the highlight.
The highlight was the virtual screens on either side of these bicycles.
Each screen was nine meters wide and five meters high.
They showed scenes of Quever citizens riding bicycles!
The front screens displayed noble heirs on luxurious bikes with noble ladies in gowns by the stream.
A breeze blew, lifting a lady’s hat, revealing stunning beauty!
The images were the epitome of beauty and romance!
Countless poor citizens watched in utter fascination.
Their jaws dropped seeing the latter virtual screens!
In these scenes, a farmer on a goods-laden tricycle, gave a thumbs up to the camera, praising in Karman language:
“Since getting my tricycle, no more back pain, no more sore legs, more goods, more money, and my family loves it!”
Never had Greg Town citizens seen such magical images
or such down-to-earth advertising.
They watched, mesmerized.
As the envoy progressed, the crowd followed.
Children ran, eager for a glimpse of the rolling ads.
Envoy leader Detwi, sitting in the four-wheeled carriage, looked at the following Greg Town citizens, proud but slightly embarrassed.
The envoy’s goal was to promote bicycles, but video ads weren’t planned.
But nearing Greg Town, Detwi received orders for more promotion, including video ads.
The Dragon Factory had suddenly sold bicycle production lines.
This made the new bicycle market a feast for Quever nobles overnight.
Especially since the Dragon Factory hinted at withdrawing from the bicycle market to focus on machinery, Quever nobles were ecstatic.
Although the domestic market was undeveloped, Quever nobles eyed markets beyond the Empire.
Who wouldn’t want more gold coins?
Especially with the Dragon Factory supplying bicycle production lines continuously?
“Why all this display on the way here? What’s the point?”
Kewell envoy leader Detwi barely entered Greg Duke’s mansion when Duke Becken asked.
Detwi stood calmly, bowing and saying, “To convey friendship and send warmth to your country!”