Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 115 Engineering Department

The workshops in Luofu are staffed by a group of artisans rushing to meet deadlines.

That's at least how Yunzhi remembers it.

Back when the Five Valiant Warriors of the Clouds were at their peak, Yingxing, the "Master Craftsman," was the most skilled craftsman in the Bureau of Crafts, and he personally crafted the weapons for the other four Valiant Warriors.

The fragmented sword in his hand is also like that now.

However, it used to be given to Kagami, but now it belongs to him.

No matter how many times I think about it, I still feel that Yunshang Wuxiao is really pitiful.

That's terribly tragic.

As for the current situation of the Industrial Development Company, it can only be described as okay.

Most of the Cloud Cavalry of the Luofu Immortal Ship were dispatched to assist Yao Qing's expedition, resulting in a shortage of local Cloud Cavalry. Consider this: Shence clearly knew that the Medicine King's Secret Teachings had taken root in Luofu, yet they remained inactive, partly due to a lack of manpower.

So, with a population of several hundred billion on a single immortal ship, apart from the Cloud Cavalry sent out on patrol, are the rest all members of the Medicine King's secret teachings?

Pharmacist, you're awesome.

When Yun Zhi and Lan arrived at the entrance of the Engineering Bureau by star raft, the Yun cavalry had basically brought the situation under control and were clearing away the branches of the Jianmu tree that had sprouted there.

Logically, after the Jianmu tree was destroyed, these branches should have withered away on their own.

However, those from the Construction Bureau seemed to have received some other power and survived.

Therefore, the Yunqi Army is still leading people to clear out the area.

Fortunately, there are still some useful things within the Industrial Development Division, so clearing out these minor issues is a more efficient way to achieve the desired results.

The craftsmen's ability to cause trouble is a tradition passed down through generations. Before Lan ascended to godhood, the craftsmen's office on the immortal ship often had problems, but at least back then it was just the machinery that malfunctioned.

Now, it is said that it has been upgraded to the point where it can magically transform grottoes and pavilions into nothingness.

It's getting more and more impressive.

But...

Are all the apprentices and craftsmen from the Bureau of Works currently out on assignment?

Lan glanced around and looked at the group of people in red standing outside, peeking out. She didn't know whether to say they were too relaxed or too timid.

What are you doing outside? Go inside.

The Jianmu tree is dead, what is there to be afraid of?

Yun sighed and casually pulled aside a restless apprentice: "Excuse me, I wanted to ask what's going on inside?"

"Huh? Ah... There was a sudden tree infestation in the Construction Bureau. At first, we thought it was someone's potted plant that suddenly grew, but then the Cloud Cavalry came and sealed off the scene, and that's when we found out it was a Jianmu tree..."

Tree disaster?

Yun was filled with questions.

No, is the manufacturing company really that powerful?

It's true that it's difficult to see the Jianmu tree from this cave, but when I saw those branches, my first thought was, "Whose bonsai has grown up here?"

As expected of the company that creates miracles.

"Fortunately, the Emperor of Bows protected us and personally shot down the Jianmu tree, but there are still many branches and leaves inside."

The craftsman patted his chest, his face full of relief.

Lan heard her title, glanced at him, and said nothing.

Yunzhi: The Emperor Bow Master you speak of who blesses you is right before your eyes.

"It seems the Cloud Cavalry isn't preventing you from entering," he changed the subject.

The craftsman replied helplessly, "But I still don't dare. Right now, my master is probably the only one left in the workshop."

"Your master?"

The craftsman answered quickly: "It's Master Gongshu, the most senior craftsman in the 'Metallurgy Workshop' of the Ministry of Works. He's also our research group's teacher."

Oh, I see. They're the people in their research group who hold the power of life and death.

"When the accident happened, he was leading a few of us students to run outside, but suddenly he went back and said something like... the furnace, the furnace is finished."

Qingque seems to have mentioned that there were omens before Jianmu sprouted, and the Gongzao Division was the first to suffer disaster. The furnace inside was undoubtedly the Creation Furnace that imprisoned Suiyang.

Well, it seems that all of the descendants of the Fire Emperor have come out.

Why haven't I seen it along the way?

Lan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go in and take a look. If it really is those things, we should deal with it as soon as possible."

Lan didn't want to recall how much disaster Suiyang had brought to the Immortal Ship back then.

Yun nodded and looked at the craftsman: "The situation inside has stabilized, so you don't need to worry. Let's go, General."

After saying that, he quickly left with Lan.

The craftsman was left standing there, completely bewildered.

"General?"

General Jingyuan?

That's not right. The last time I saw General Jingyuan, he didn't look like that.

The craftsman was a little confused at this moment.

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Lan showed his identification to the two Cloud Riders guarding the gate of the Workshop, which startled the two children so much that they knelt down on one knee. Lan casually waved his hand to tell them to get up and strode into the gate.

Behind the gate of the Bureau of Works, you can see the Creation Furnace at a glance.

—The one who imprisoned Suiyang.

The flames, tinged with a bluish-green hue, looked rather eerie.

Yun Zhi took out the container that had imprisoned Huan Long and said with a smile to the ball of flame inside:

"Look, Huanlong, this is the ancestral home of your people."

Huanlong: ......

I don't want to talk.

Whether Huanlong speaks or not is unimportant.

Yun Zhi and Lan watched the spectacle from the stands for a while, then headed towards the Creation Furnace.

It's like traveling and sightseeing. Along the way, you might encounter some wandering oddities, and Yunzhi would go and tease them a bit, which is quite interesting.

Those lanternfish, and the lionhead toad-headed creatures, are clever and powerful attackers, but some of them are also kind of cute.

When we arrived at the warehouse, we saw a very tall golden statue.

A golden man with hands and feet but no brain.

Lan seemed to remember something, and suddenly burst into laughter:

"I remember a long time ago, when the Golden Man, as an intelligent machine, lived among the people on the Celestial Ship."

Unfortunately, after the outbreak of the Imperial War, the Omnics were brought under control, and the Golden Men no longer have the ability to think for themselves—except for the one in Golden Man Alley.

"There's no way around it. Inorganic life is really easy to control. All it takes is a program from an organic life form, or an equation from an emperor that pops out of a junkyard."

Yun Zhi shrugged: "Whether inorganic life will start wars again in the future, no one can predict—perhaps we can only ask the learned Venerable One."

As I stepped off the platform, the flames of Suiyang seemed to draw closer.

I wonder what it will be like when I get closer.

It can never compare to how the sun and moon gathered together to form a single star back then.

"What a furnace of creation! I never expected to be caught in its trap!"

Suddenly a voice came from beside my ear.

It came up from under the stairs.

Yunzhi and Lan both looked down at the same time.

—A craftsman with a full beard was standing at the bottom of the stairs, with a lanternfish and a small Di Ting floating in front of him.

"Ah, what a surprise! The Jianmu tree sprouted, but fortunately, the Emperor's Bow left a trace and prevented a major disaster. However, the furnace's creatures managed to escape in the chaos. Truly, fortune and misfortune are intertwined."

The song was so melodious and captivating that Yun Zhi and Lan's eyebrows twitched.

Unlike the other young men outside who avoided him, this experienced craftsman stayed to help, which pleased Lan.

The old master craftsman's words were really a bit...

Why did they suddenly start singing while they were talking?

The key point is that the Di Ting even chimed in with a very supportive sound:

"Woof woof—"

Yun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Why?"

The old master looked at Di Ting suspiciously: "Ah Cai, what are you laughing at?"

Listen carefully: ......

No, was it me who laughed?