Chapter 51: Of Iron and Emerald
Location: Thornforge Vaults and Swamp Kingdom Capital - Mirestone
Time: Three Days After the Reawakening of the Thornforge
The magma veins beneath Thornforge glowed in rhythmic pulses, like the heartbeat of a titan awakening from centuries of sleep. The air no longer reeked of rust and corruption, but of tempered steel, arcane ozone, and life rekindled by effort and flame.
Ashen stood at the central command dias of Thornforge, flanked by newly awakened Construct Smiths—mythic golems made of enchanted steel, bearing glowing runes across their forearms. They awaited commands with unerring silence.
[Kingdom Management Interface Opened]
Thornforge Integration Progress: 61%
Guardian Patrol Status: Stable
Output: Elemental Alloy (x124), Mystic Golem Core (x3), Living Steel (x67)
Next Unlock: Blueprint Archive (89%)
He issued new orders:
