Tree King: What? I've become the Abundant Pharmacist?

Chapter 67 [Perpetual Motion] Mechanical House

"Seriously, how come you went and started rummaging through the trash cans without me noticing?"

March 7th glared angrily at the star with a banana peel on its head.

Xing scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

"Sigh, never mind." March 7th shook his head helplessly.

"Eve, where are we going now?"

“Let’s go see a museum or a memorial statue,” Eve suggested after a moment’s thought.

Eve is quite curious about the people and culture on this planet.

Moreover, the Star Core Crisis is expected to be resolved soon, so let's take this opportunity to learn more about this Belloberg.

Furthermore, Eve could sense the presence of Belloborg's star core, but she couldn't pinpoint its location, as if it were hidden away, like turbulent waves on all sides. She knew it was there, but couldn't locate it beneath the surface.

But if you really want to find it, there are ways, such as draining the water.

But this is equivalent to turning the entire Belloberg over and plowing it all over again.

Therefore, with the help of local forces, the crisis in the Star Core could be resolved more quickly.

"Let's go to the monument first. It seems to be nearby. I think I saw it when I came here earlier."

On March 7th, after looking around, he immediately spotted the monument in the center of the square.

"It's over there!"

Eve looked in the direction of March 7th and saw a magnificent ice sculpture monument standing in the square. The combination of ice crystals and steel showed the city's steel-like hardness.

The three walked over, and on March 7th they arrived at the foot of the monument, their faces showing excitement.

Wow, this statue really suits the city!

“Of course, it is, after all, a monument to this city,” Eve said helplessly.

"Uh...that seems to be true." March 7th suddenly realized.

"However, although this planet is full of snow and wind, the weather in this city is quite mild."

“It must be because of this.” Eve noticed an instrument glowing orange beneath the monument.

"Huh? What's this?" March 7th walked over curiously.

The moment she got close, she felt a great warmth.

"I guess it's a heating device, or more simply, a heater," Eve guessed.

"Oh, I see." March 7th nodded.

"Hey, that's strange, where did Xing go?" March 7th suddenly realized that Xing had disappeared again.

"Is it in the trash can again?" Eve asked worriedly.

This little guy went straight into the trash can without us noticing.

Suddenly, Xing's voice came from afar:

"Pera Sister~"

"Please, adults, refrain from casually imitating children!"

Upon hearing this voice, Eve and March 7 exchanged a glance and simultaneously covered their faces.

Ugh, I'm speechless!

March 7th walked over helplessly and dragged Xing, who was dressed as a child, away.

Eve, who was standing nearby, said to Pera, "Sorry, my child has a bit of a 'broken record' problem."

Pera: "Oh, I see... Wait, a broken record??"

Before Pera could react, Star had already been taken away by Eve and March 7.

"Where do we go next?" March 7th then asked.

"A museum? Anyway, let's find a place without trash cans," Eve said after thinking for a moment.

“But we don’t have any identification,” March 7th said.

Eve was lost in thought when she suddenly noticed the mechanical house next to her.

"How about we go take a look here? I remember Jepard mentioned this place too."

March 7 looked at the room in front of him with a puzzled expression: "This is... the Perpetual Motion Machine House? Oh! I remember now, Jepard said there would be performances here."

“There are occasional performances, but it seems we’ve come at the wrong time; there aren’t any right now,” Eve corrected.

"But let's go in and take a look first. Maybe there are some interesting mechanical items inside."

March 7th nodded.

Just as the group was about to go inside, March 7th suddenly noticed the heater on the side.

"Hey Eve, there's a heater here too, but it doesn't seem to be getting hot."

March 7th squatted beside the heater, watching curiously.

"It was probably broken and sent here for repairs, after all, this is a machine shop," Eve said after thinking for a moment.

“However, it’s probably a bit naive to think that these things can withstand the cold wave caused by the star core.” Eve shook her head slightly.

No matter how many heaters you have, they won't help if you don't address the root cause of the disaster.

At that moment, a handsome blonde woman appeared in front of them.

"Gentlemen, would you like to enter the machine room?"

"Wow! What a cool older sister!" March 7th was immediately excited when she saw the blonde mature woman.

Xing's gaze also turned towards it.

Hiluva smiled and replied, "Thank you for your compliment. My name is Hiluva, and I am the owner of this mechanical house."

"Do you gentlemen need anything repaired? You can contact me for any machinery, but I can't guarantee I'll be interested in fixing it."

“No, no, we’re just curious about the heater, because we’ve seen plenty of them in town,” March 7th immediately said.

"A heater... Curious? Isn't this just a regular geothermal heater? They're everywhere in the administrative district."

Eve immediately became interested. "A geothermal heater? So this thing isn't powered by conventional steam?"

Hiluva nodded. "Yes, from city heating to the counters in our hands, everything is powered by the earth's core."

"So what is Earth Essence? Is it a mineral?" Eve continued to ask.

“That’s right. Earth marrow grows beneath the surface of this planet, is mined by specialized mining teams in the lower zones, and then transported to the surface via pipelines,” Shiluva explained.

"In contrast, the upper-level area will use the same pipelines to send support supplies that are only available on the surface to the underground."

Eve pondered carefully, "Hmm... a functional mineral specialty, I wonder about its density and the amount of energy it contains..."

"Upper and lower zones?" March 7th grasped the key point and asked doubtfully.

"Huh? Don't you know? The structure of the city of Belloborg is like two large discs connected together. The upper district is responsible for administration and trade, while the lower district is responsible for energy supply and resource extraction." Shiluwa looked at them strangely.

"However, due to an order from many years ago, there has been no interaction between the upper and lower levels for many years..."

As she spoke, Hiluva's tone gradually softened.

“I see…” March 7th nodded.

At that moment, she noticed that Xing kept looking at the earth core heater.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" March 7 asked curiously.

"I was thinking, putting a broken heater in front of the machine shop seems like negative publicity, doesn't it?" Xing said after thinking for a moment.

"Uh..." March 7th was a little embarrassed and quickly looked at Hiluva.

Hiluva chuckled and said, "What's the big deal? Everyone knows what style my mechanical shop is."

"Speaking of which, how come you know nothing about this?"

"Could it be that you are not from Belloberg?" Shiluwa asked warily.

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