Steel, Explosives, and Spellcasters

Chapter 1076: Chapter 84 Echoes of the Mountains (Part 1)

“… Steel is forged through fierce flames and heavy hammers, and this city is no different! From a few huts made of mud and straw to the steel fortress that stands today on the shores of Rose Lake, we have endured countless calamities—fires! Wars! Famines!”

“But—my beloved compatriots, remember my words—no matter the disaster, they have never succeeded in defeating us. Not even once! From the ashes, we are reborn! And we come back stronger!”

“This city, and the people who live here, possess a spirit—a spirit of courage! Resilience! Unyielding determination! It flows through the veins and bones of every Solingen native, in you, in me. It is this spirit that supports us every time our streets, houses, and warehouses are reduced to ashes, allowing us to rebuild them again and again…”

A man clad in regal purple attire stood at the top of the still smoke-stained and blood-marked steps of the City Hall. He addressed the tens of thousands of citizens gathered in the municipal square with fervent and impassioned words.

His left hand rested on his hip, while his right hand waved dramatically in rhythm with the ebb and flow of his speech.