Reborn in Magic - Part 4

Winter was in full swing in the village of Hearthway, but villagers walked between buildings without heavy winter coats. And if that wasn’t odd enough, an observer could wait a while and see odd feats of strength, like a young girl picking up a basket of iron ingots like it was a basket of flowers.

Dar was proud of the way his village had grown.

It had been two months since the first snow, and every villager had cultivated their first dao and become an immortal. Where most villages spent the winter trying to stay warm and fed, halting the rest of their activities, Hearthway was able to push forward.

With stronger villagers and the benefits of dao, a little cold and snow wasn’t stopping them from building up their small area of land. And thanks to Neko, they had a small army of goats that were keeping people fed and providing warm clothes when needed.

“Need a hand with that?” Dar reached around Bart and stuck his hand in the forge where Bart’s apprentice had dropped his tongs.

“Thank you, boss.” The kid beamed up at him.

“No problem.” Dar brushed the heat off his arm and the tool with his dao before handing it to him.

“Keep a firm grip on your tongs, boy. There won’t always be someone like him to come and snatch them out of the fire,” Bart scolded the kid.

“Couldn’t I just learn the dao of heat, or get another set of tongs?” The kid had a glib tongue.

Bart shook his head. “Growing up with all of this is a luxury I never had. Maybe one day you’ll be able to, but for now, just keep a good hand on them and we’ll continue your lessons with beating the flat of the shovel blade out.” The old blacksmith gave Dar a dismissing wave as he went back to managing his apprentice.

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Release date

Lydbog: 24. december 2024