Chapter 26: Goblin kids
Within his wooden cabin, Caelen stood beside his newest creation—the steam drill. It appeared. well, sort of like a strange cannon with some gears attached, but he was proud.
"Time to blast through the ground," he grunted, pumping his fist.
The drill hissed and rumbled as he activated it. Steam gushed out the sides, but it hardly made the drill head budge.
"Seriously? That's it?"
He complained, then slapped his forehead.
"Google, how to create proper fuel?"
[Google Brain: Coal fuel – most efficient early resource. Burn time longer, energy stronger.]
Caelen sighed. "Great, now I need coal."
Fortunately, he had a small amount from his previous mining excursion. He threw some into the furnace integrated into the side of the drill. It roared to life.
"Hah! That's more like it!" He smiled, seeing the drill cut into the rock soil.
But then reality came crashing down.