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(Part 1 of 2) Chapter 22: New Ajens
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2024-10-29 19:42:56To Ishida’s right was a vast agricultural plain with sheep, barley, oats, and all kinds of wheat distributed over its flat surface.
To his left stood a long mining sierra with charcoal factories littered on the foot of the coal-filled mountains.
These mountains, too, were man-made. After Ajens’ floating platform had been constructed, a thick layer of soil was laid on its surface. This expanse of soil was partly leveled and partly left in large mounds of varying heights.
These mounds were hardened and transformed into mountains, some of which were filled with coal. When the center of Ajens was sent into the sky, the coal mountains came with it.
This mining sierra was one of many
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