Walker Smithy, Sector 35, Fortified City 50
"Dad! Look at this!" Paul burst into the smithy, phone in hand, barely catching his breath.
His father, Darius, looked up from the forge, wiping sweat off his forehead.
"What is it this time?" he muttered, clearly not in the mood for one of Paul's energetic rants.
Paul shoved the screen in front of him. "FC89_Forum. Check this out."
Darius squinted at the screen, then gave Paul a flat look. "You better not be showing me cat videos again."
The other smiths in the shop laughed.
They knew it must be some new 'genius' idea of Paul to help their shop grow.
Just like every other idea, this was going to be a bust too.
"No, listen!" Paul ignored the jab. "We need to open a branch in the Akaza Ruin stronghold."
Darius raised an eyebrow. "Have you lost your mind? Land there costs an arm and a leg. Even if we sold both, we'd be short."
