The Garrison of Warcraft

Chapter 11: The Genius, Young Engineer

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The second morning.

Transmigrators were truly fated to be lucky. Although they usually were not able to find gemstones simply by slipping, things like that did happen when they had a lucky break.

Old Saldean called Sean after breakfast.

“Sean, two Harvest Golems have broken down at Furlbrow’s Farm to the north and Furlbrow has asked me to fix them. Do you want to come along? I’m close to the Furlbrow Family, and if you’re able to fix one of the Harvest Golems, I’ll ask them to reward you with 1 Gold Coin.”

1 Gold Coin!

Young Sean had never seen such an astronomical amount of money before. Even with all his savings, he only had 1 Silver and 32 Copper Coins. Compared to the other orphans Old Saldean had adopted, this was already considered a huge amount.

However, Sean now had the opportunity to earn 1 Gold Coin! In an instant, his wealth would be multiplied multiple times. It would be a waste for him to not loan out his money at high interest rates!

Frankly speaking, Sean was not shocked because of the money. What he really did not understand was Old Saldean promising to ask Furlbrow to give him one Gold Coin as a reward.

It should not cost that much to fix a Harvest Golem. 10 Silver Coins were more than enough. Since Old Saldean had made such an offer, it must mean that he had a strong affection for and high hopes in Sean!

‘Oh right, I think I heard Old Saldean saying something when I ran off yesterday. It’s unfortunate that I left too quickly and didn’t hear him clearly. I wonder if Old Saldean was trying to tell me something important.’

However, that did not matter at the moment. What Sean needed to do right now was to accept Old Saldean’s offer.

“Don’t you worry Old Man Saldean. I’ll definitely fix that Harvest Golem!” Sean patted his chest in confidence.

As Old Saldean looked at the young Sean acting like an adult, he imagined the future version of Sean in a cool suit and with his hair combed into an adult’s hairstyle. He could not help but let out a complicated smile when he imagined it.

“If only Sean was my child. What a blessing that would be!”

Unfortunately, there were no ‘ifs’ in this world.

Westfall was vast and there were many farms scattered around in the north. The most famous of them were Saldean’s Farm and Furlbrow’s Farm. These two farms could be considered as neighbors as the distance between them was not large. However, on foot, it would take them a few hours.

Fortunately, Old Saldean was rich and had a horse on the farm. Riding the horse was much faster than walking.

Soon, Sean and Old Saldean left Saldean’s Farm. They traveled along a small road and arrived at Furlbrow’s Farm.

Furlbrow’s Farm was also known as Furlbrow’s Pumpkin Farm because this farm only grew pumpkins.

An explanation was required here. As Azeroth was covered by Arcane Energy, the influence of temperature, humidity, light source, the growth cycle of crops was different from Earth. Simply put, plants could grow for all four seasons and could be harvested multiple times in a year.

Hence, Furlbrow’s Farm focused on growing pumpkins all year round.

Rumor had it that Furlbrow’s Pumpkins were not only sold throughout Westfall, but they were also exported to Europe… Ah no, they were sold in Elwynn Forest, Stormwind City, Stormwind Harbor, and even other cities in Azeroth. At least one-third of the pumpkins in Stormwind City were supplied by Furlbrow’s Farm.

Rumor had it that many nobles from the north only accepted Furlbrow’s pumpkins and refused to eat pumpkins from any other farm.

As a result, the Furlbrow’s Family was incredibly rich. They were a lot richer compared to Old Saldean.

However, the family did not really have a good ending. In this era of chaos and war, the rich Furlbrows were like a gigantic light bulb, attracting the attention of countless people.

Eventually, their farm was taken over by the Defias Brotherhood. Stranded, they joined the People’s Militia and traveled across Westfall. The Westfall People’s Militia evolved into the Westfall Brigade and joined the Alliance’s Northrend Expeditionary Force. As part of the Expeditionary Force, they battled against the Worgen Wolfcult in Grizzly Hills. Soon after returning from Northrend, Furlbrow, his wife, and his beloved horse were murdered under mysterious circumstances.

Many people suspected that the Furlbrow Family had been murdered by the Defias Brotherhood.

However, at the moment, the Furlbrow Family was living a good life.

It took a full hour for Sean to finish repairing one Harvest Golem. In fact, he had even finished faster than Old Saldean.

Sean wiped away his sweat and screamed, “Uncle Furlbrow, I’m done!”

Furlbrow was younger than Saldean and was still very fit. When he saw that Sean had finished repairing the Harvest Golem, he laughed loudly as he shoved one Gold Coin into Sean’s hand and said, “Haha Sean. You’re more amazing than Old Saldean! In my opinion, youngsters like you should go out and make a living on your own instead of nesting in this deserted Westfall! Stormwind City is much better. Why don’t you go there? You belong there!”

Furlbrow’s words were very persuasive but Sean was not affected by them at all.

He knew that the current Stormwind City was chaotic and dangerous. King Varian had been abducted and Lady Onyxia of the Black Dragonflight was wreaking havoc. Stormwind City was no place for any man and he would certainly not go there.

Westfall was much better!

Although the three powerhouses, the Gnolls, Murlocs, and the Defias Brotherhood made everyone’s life miserable, it was not that bad.

Murlocs and Gnolls did not pose that much of a threat and the Defias Brotherhood were basically a bunch of farmers that were forced to kill. As long as Sean had his foundations set in stone, he had no reason to fear.

After all, there were a few farms that were peaceful, no?

“Haha, I’ll be frank with you, Furlbrow. I’m planning to take Sean to Goldshire to become an Apprentice Engineer! Hehe, this kid has got some brains! He’s smart and has a bright future!”

Old Saldean had finally finished repairing the Harvest Golem. He put down his tools and wiped the sweat off his head.

“Old man, you’ve got a good idea there. I see Sean has a bright future ahead and I’m sure he won’t waste his life here in Westfall!” Furlbrow patted Sean’s shoulder and spoke to Old Saldean, “Old man, I’m sorry but I still have another thing that I need your help with. Hehe. I plan to chop down a few trees to fix my house, but I realized that the shredder is spoiled. Do you mind taking a look at it?”

Old Saldean frowned. “A shredder? Furlbrow, that isn’t something I’m good at, but I can give it a try. I don’t mind since I need Sean’s help but I don’t think he should be doing free work, right? How about this, why don’t you give him another Gold Coin as a reward?”

Furlbrow did not know what to say. “Old man, you’re really calculative! Do you think I don’t know you? How can a shredder be harder to repair than a Harvest Golem? Whatever, I know you’re doing this for Sean. I’ll give him the Gold Coin!”

Sean’s eyes shone brightly the instant he heard the word shredder as he listened to the two speaking. “Uncle Furlbrow, I don’t need any reward. Instead, when I’m done fixing it, why don’t you teach me how to use the shredder and let me borrow it for a while. How about that? I want to build a house… It’s too stifling being squeezed in with the other kids!”

Old Saldean said rudely, “Kids? Aren’t you one of them? Fine fine. I’ll help you to build a house then. I’ll build a house so big that you can use it when you find a wife! Judging from your age, it’s about time you get married, no?”

Furlbrow burst into laughter upon hearing it.

Sean’s face turned red instantly.

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