The Geared Immortal

Chapter 716 - The Mysterious Shop

Chapter 716

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The figure was startled and suddenly jumps back when a young man suddenly appears behind her. When Shin Jiao saw Alea Zin looking around the shop, he knew that she is here for some reason.

"What are you doing here?" Shin Jiao asked without waiting for Alea Zin to say another word.

She was startled and did not know what to say. With a speechless expression, Alea just stood in place while looking at Shin Jiao. But then she suddenly remembers that this young man should be at the arena still fighting, how could he be in this place?

In fact, when Lord Geland Mills made his move, Alea immediately decided to leave and help the family of three that Si Ji is protecting. She wanted to make sure that they are safe.

But as soon as she arrives in the blacksmith shop, she did not see anyone. Even in the underground room, no one is there, so she was confused. But then suddenly, Si Ji appears behind her which made her a little bit stunned.

"You… how did you get here so fast?" she asked in confusion instead of answering Shin Jiao's question.

With a smirk on his face, Shin Jiao just folded his arms and looks at Alea Zin.

"I… I went here to take the three to safety." She said with hesitation.

"Oh… aren't you afraid of the Mills getting angry at you?" Shin Jiao asked with a smile.

"Humph… ever since I arrived in this town, those young masters of the powerful lords have annoyed me to such a degree… if they suffer then so be it." She said in disdain.

Shin Jiao could see the attitude of Alea Zin towards the families, so his vigilance lowers a bit towards her. Then an idea came to his mind. With a smirk he suddenly said.

"Aren't you in love with one of the young masters of a family?"

"What?... that's… that's… a different thing…" Alea Zin upon hearing Shin Jiao's words blushed and muttered.

She did not know what to say. Although her heart was torn apart by what Linhua Bai did at that time, she still has a lingering feeling in her heart for him. So she could not say anything about what Si Ji said. This is because it is true. However, this does not mean she is in favor of powerful families.

"Haha… I'm just messing with you… anyway, the three are safe, and so you don't have to worry about them. How about you? Will you be okay?"

Alea bit her lips as she did not actually know if she is safe or not. Though she works for the scouting division of the town's army, she is still vulnerable to any hidden attacks from the families. Plus she felt the gaze of the high lord from the Osmon clan. She knew that the high lord recognize her, and so this is one of the reasons she is worried.

Shin Jiao could see the complicated emotion in her eyes. He knew that she is troubled by this matter and he could not help but blame himself for this trouble. So he just shook his head and patted her shoulder.

"Hey… since you've helped me enter this town and be registered in here. I will repay my debt…"

Hearing his words, Alea Zin was a bit perplexed. How could he say that? In fact, she owes him her safety last time. She was able to return and was not captured and violated because he saved her. So how could she accept such a comment?

She wanted to react, but Shin Jiao waves his hand and dismisses the issue.

"Alright, since you are in trouble, follow me…" he said as he turns around and headed towards the underground room.

When the two enter the room, he closed the hatch and proceeds to the portal.

It was unknown to the people in the town what had happened to the blacksmith shop, but ever since the trouble with the Mills, the shop closed down and did not accept any customers. The people around the area concluded that the family left and hid in fear of the Mills.

In fact, the Mills has also sent their people to that place to try and find the four people living in that place.

Even Ryujin Osmond visited the place in search of the young miss of the Zin family. He wanted to get her first and then escort her back to the clan for the pending marriage. But who would have known that she would suddenly disappear?

He now knows that this is all related to that mysterious young man.

What baffled everyone is that, even though the shop is close, there would always be a young person that would be in the shop every other day working on something. But then that person would disappear for a few days, which made those who wanted to attack the shop a bit perplexed and impatient.

Then one day, the Mills decided to do a night raid on the shop. However, the next day, decapitated bodies would lie outside the shop. This means that those people are not dead yet. Then after two days, howls of people suffering from extreme pain would be heard on the streets.

This made the Mills family thinks twice of their secret actions. And so this made the blacksmith shop became known to the families. Although they could destroy it, yet they dare not to offend the town.

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Three months later…

It has been months ever since the attack of the High Elves and the Zith'ra race began. And in these three months, the combined army sent some forces to try and test the defenses of the town. But they soon discover that the town actually held their grounds.

In the second month, the town suddenly had a new weapon. It is a powerful weapon that could obliterate anyone below the rank of a lord in one shot.

And this put the combined army's plan at bay. In fact, the human race was able to hold its ground because of these new weapons.

These weapons were the ones produced by a small town named Vitol. It is a remarkable device that could amplify the power of an energy core and produces a strong force that would propel a projectile. Through constant research, even though Shin Jiao was gone, Vitol town did not stop the research of the weapon which Shin Jiao called as 'gun' and develop a larger version.

In their research, they soon discover that by increasing the amount of energy and array, the device could also be used as a long-range weapon of mass destruction.

But the drawback of this device is the consumption of energy core. A single shot would consume hundreds of energy core. Though this is the case, the devastation it could cause on the battlefield outweighs its disadvantages.

So now in the war, with the use of energy cannons, the humans were able to push back the enemies out of their borders and this made the Zith'ra and the High Elven race turned gloomy.

While this is happening outside of the town, Shin Jiao on the other hand stopped cultivating and slowly opens his eyes.

He feels a bit relaxed after absorbing the universe's energy. He has been busy for the whole three months and has made progress when it comes to his learning and research. Though his cultivation is currently in the same number of spheres which is 74, he is not that anxious about it. This is because he learned that he has to still consolidate his strength and adapt to the changes in his current cultivation level. Plus, his physique is a bit behind.

So, he is currently trying to balance his cultivation level and his physique at the same time.

As he walks out of the room, he was greeted with a scene where a beautiful young woman is currently preparing the table. Eva Jung has gotten a bit used to living in the underground facility. Shin Jiao created an array that would change the environment of the facility according to the time outside.

Meanwhile, inside a large room that looks like a small scale factory, a young man is currently managing the machines that are busily creating weapons, armors, and other stuff. He carefully checks the effectiveness of the arrays embedded on the items.

For 2 months he learned from Si Ji how to operate the machines and how to check the products and the arrays. As a blacksmith, he was really fascinated by this and as he works, he put all of his effort to learn this new smiting technique.

And so, after the days they were working, they were able to create hundreds of different items that are already inside glass cases and are ready for display.

They are expected to display these today as the blacksmith shop will finally open once again.

But he himself knew that if these items go out in the open, it would truly create a huge commotion in the town. This is because the items they would be selling is somewhat unique and is not commonly seen even in big cities.

Of course, Shin Jiao already knew that the town was able to procure the energy cannons which made him truly delighted at the accomplishment Vitol town have gained. He is somewhat prideful of the fact, that he is the one who taught them to create those things.

As the five of them ate breakfast, Shin Jiao noticed that Alea Zin's cultivation level seem to have reached her bottleneck.

"It seems that she is going to increase to level 79 sooner or later…" he thought while observing her.

Feeling Shin Jiao's, Alea Zin blushed a bit. These few days, she and the family of three along with Shin Jiao have interacted every day. She is somewhat amazed at the skill and knowledge that this newly-arrived young man in the immortal land.

In fact, knowing that Shin Jiao is only a couple of years old made the four people a bit astounded. Who would have expected that such a monster would arrive in the immortal land?

Plus the crafting technique and the ability he showed is not what someone of his age should be possessing. Hence this knowledge led the four to be a bit jealous and at the same time admire him.

"So… are we ready to resume business?" Shin Jiao suddenly asked which made the four people show smiles on their faces.