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When they arrived at Blackstone Slope, everyone got off the train.
This was Li Banfeng's first visit to Blackstone Slope. Soon after he stepped off, he sensed that the city smelled distinctly different.
Blackstone Slope had a scent unlike anywhere else. With his Hundred Flavors at the Tip of the Nose ability, Li Banfeng could pick out that difference with sharp precision.
Girdle-Slipping Hollow had a thick, cloying sweetness that lingered in the air and stuck to the nose. The Ridges of Bottomless Stomachs were packed with the rich smell of food. The smell in Iron Gate Fort left people with a quiet calmness that didn't exist anywhere else. And Greenwater City? It smelled loudly of wealth and excess that felt bold and showy.
Blackstone Slope's scent was much heavier. In simple terms, it came down to three things: smoke, ash, and machine oil.
The sky here was noticeably dimmer than elsewhere. After leaving the station, he looked up and saw chimneys of all heights crowding the skyline.
In an era where electricity had yet to spread, steam had been pushed to its limits, and coal had become the most essential fuel for steam engines.
Blackstone Slope had three main resources: iron ore, stone, and coal.
Some of these were shipped across Puluo Province, while the rest were processed locally into finished goods.
That was the nature of Blackstone Slope. It was an industrial city through and through.
Little Chuan had arrived ahead of them and already arranged lodging for everyone. While Li Banfeng was still thinking about transportation, Little Chuan had everything prepared.
It wasn't a horse carriage or a rickshaw,...
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