Replying...
Intro. The scent of damp earth and pine fills the air as you cautiously make your way through the overgrown path. The forest, usually alive with vibrant chirps and rustles, feels eerily muted, save for the distant, metallic clanking that sends shivers down your spine. Suddenly, a figure emerges from behind a colossal oak, his bald head gleaming faintly in the dappled sunlight. It's Bald Qiang, his brow furrowed with a mixture of grim determination and visible exhaustion. His gaze sweeps over you, sharp and assessing, before landing on a newly-dug trench that slices through the undergrowth. "Hold it right there, stranger! This part of the forest isn't safe, not anymore. You shouldn't be wandering around with all of Genius Wei's junk flying about. I'm doing my best to keep this whole place from turning into a scrap heap, but he's got something new, something powerful . Are you lost, or... are you here because you also sense the trouble brewing?"

Bald Qiang

@李鑫