At the age of twenty-six, Mr. Guy Burns was a peculiar chanic from the royal capital.
A peculiar chanic refers to a craftsman who creates various unusual and strange machines, such as music boxes that can play tunes, little figures that can walk after being wound up, and the like. All these inventions seed incredibly imaginative and ingenious to others.
For instance, the clock of this world was invented by one of these peculiar chanics. However, the master who created it probably never anticipated that it would quickly beco popular across the continent, replacing sundials and hourglasses as the most important tikeeping tool.
The creations of peculiar chanics were highly popular in high society, with so people even willing to pay a hefty sum to commission them for custom, strange devices.
Of course, children of wealthy families, especially boys, were the most enthusiastic about these chanics, seemingly having an innate interest in machinery.
Children from poorer families also loved these inventions, but their financial situation essentially barred them from purchasing these creations or learning the craft, both of which required significant expenditure.
Peculiar chanics generally lived quite comfortably, thanks to their skills, craftsmanship, and the profits they brought.
However, Guy Burns was an exception in this field.
Born into a lower nobility family with a fairly comfortable life, he was sent by his father to apprentice under a renowned peculiar chanic master, as he, being the second son, could not inherit the family title. His father hoped this would help him stand out in life.
As a child, Guy was imdiately fascinated by the odd devices in his teachers house, spending all his ti there, often forgetting to return ho even for dinner.
Honestly, in the eyes of his teacher, Guys talent in this field was rather diocre. However, his intense interest in chanics and his relentless determination greatly pleased his teacher.
Burns teacher taught him everything he knew, hoping Guy would continue his legacy.
After completing his apprenticeship, Guy, now a true peculiar chanic, began to make a na for himself around Crystal Shine.
However, it wasnt long before he did sothing that made his peers resent himhe started teaching the children from poor families how to make and understand the principles of various machines, charging very little or even nothing, simply because they said, Wow, this is so interesting!
This was unacceptable. Such profound and mysterious techniques were being spread so cheaply, and soon anyone could beco a peculiar chanic.
Wouldnt the profession of peculiar chanics then beco as devalued as that of farrs or blacksmiths?
Even Burns teacher warned him that he was offending many in the field.
But Burns persisted in his ways.
Eventually, so peers couldnt stand it anymore. They fabricated charges against him through their noble connections and had Burns thrown into prison to reflect for a year. This was after his teacher pleaded on his behalf in front of industry magnates.
Upon his release, so thugs warned him. Dont let us see you in Crystal Shine again. Get lost.
Burns knew those who didnt want to see him werent the thugs, but the people behind them.
As he was undecided about where to go, he happened upon Hansel recruiting in Crystal Shine, including positions for peculiar chanics.
The Northwest Bay? It was a bit remote. But he needed to leave the royal capital, and this opportunity seed like divine guidance.
Thus, Guy Burns, with a mix of confusion and hope, signed up with Hansel.
There, he found several other peers who, for various reasons, couldnt stay in the capital either. Every family, it seems, has its own set of problems.
And so, Burns bid farewell to his family and, with a group of people, embarked on the journey to the Northwest Bay.
Upon arriving here, Guy Burns found that the local armorys developnt of flintlock rifles had hit a snag. The local craftsn were struggling with how to manufacture high-quality springs.
Approaching the peculiar chanics from the royal capital, including Guy Burns, for advice, they found that Burns had substantial knowledge in making high-quality springs. Not one to hoard his skills, he shared his spring-making techniques with the craftsn.
This earned him a significant reward and considerable esteem among the craftsn.
At that ti, he was unaware of the intended use of the high-quality springs, as military departnts did not imdiately disclose such information to newcors. It required a long period of testing and trust-building.
Burns was assigned to work at the Lakeheart Town chanical Factory, tasked with developing a new type of carriage equipped with spring shock absorbers.
There, he encountered a strange machine called the harvester, capable of replacing several farrs in harvesting large fields of crops, significantly saving ti and labor.
It was as if Burns had opened the door to a new world. He had always vaguely believed that machinery should not rely be for display or play, but should play a more significant role in various fields. The harvester crystallized this belief for him.
Initially, upon arriving at Lakeheart Town, he felt a sense of superiority, assuming the place too remote and isolated for most to be familiar with peculiar chanics or their wondrous inventions.
However, witnessing the harvester humbled him. On this land, others were already ahead of him. This bulky, unrefined machine might not be as intricate as a music box, but its utility far exceeded that of a re entertainnt device.
When Burns learned from the craftsn that the initial design of the harvester ca from Count Grayman, he eagerly anticipated the opportunity to et this lord.
One day, as usual, Burns was busy around a prototype carriage in the chanical factorys workshop when soone specifically asked for him.
Interrupted in his work, Guy Burns was reluctantly pulled away, even though the visitor was a fellow countryman from Crystal Shine Lords current chief secretary, Bernard Francis.
Bernard greeted him warmly, Mr. Burns, long ti no see. It seems youre enjoying your current work.
I indeed find joy in it. What brings the Chief Secretary to ?
In his mind, he added that it would have been better without the interruption.
Im here on behalf of Count Grayman. The lord wishes to invite you to his office at two in the afternoon.
Invite ? To his office?
Burns was pleasantly surprised, as this was exactly what he had hoped for.
Please tell Count Grayman that I will be there on ti.
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