739 The Pigeonhole

"Right, Zhu Xie would know about this better than us."

Conveniently, the boar-kin emerged from his workshop in the lower levels, getting a good stretch as he came out. His mouth was wide open as he yawned quite loudly. 

"Ah, some fresh air! I forget how easily I can lose myself in the workshop."

He muttered to himself, scratching his back before finally noticing Ming Yue and Elder Shen looking at him. The two of them were seated in the main room where he had come into. 

"Eh, ahem! I'm so sorry for this unkempt appearance of mine! I tend to lose myself when I'm tinkering away."

There was a look of embarrassment on his face as he tried to straighten up his fur and tidy his clothes which had been stained with oil. 

"In any case, the two of you are up early or... did you even sleep at all?" he asked them.