Chapter 119: Provocation
After staring for quite a while, Leon ended up with nothing but a head full of sweat. He couldn’t see anything particularly special about the smelting process. Remembering he had promised Emily to help repair her roof, he gave up on watching and decided to leave.
Before heading off, he tossed the remaining fifteen pieces of copper ore into the other furnaces. With any luck, they would be smelted into copper bars by the time he returned.
He washed his sweat-covered face, hopped onto his bicycle, and set off toward Pelican Town.
Emily had told him her house was at 2 Willow Lane, but Leon wasn’t too familiar with the town’s layout. He followed her description from yesterday and rode south after arriving at the town square.
He soon found the house Emily shared with Haley—thanks to the “2 Willow Lane” sign on the gate.
Most of the town’s buildings were cozy European-style cottages, but the house marked 2 Willow Lane was a full-on villa. A tall fence surrounded the property, hiding most of the interior from view, though Leon could see various flowers and plants hanging along the fence.
He went around to the front yard and spotted a sun-shaped ornament hanging over the front door.
Convinced he was in the right place, Leon parked his bike and went up to knock.
“Welcome, Leon. Come in and rest for a while.”