Pei Litong stood on the mountaintop, holding a miniature long-range viewer, looking down the mountain.
Hot Spring Town was right in front of him.
This was a small town in the mountains, famous for having the best hot springs on Canglang Star. Many years ago, this used to be a mining area. After the mineral resources were exhausted, the town should have gradually been abandoned like most similar settlements. But the hot springs discovered deep underground, together with Canglang Star's growing population, allowed this small town to maintain its former prosperity.
Hot Spring Town was an ancient town surrounded by water. Several streams from the surrounding mountains and a tributary that wound its way into the Karachi River wrapped this town—which on a map looked like a heart—right in the middle. Outside the town, the river was channeled into stone-lined canals of blue flagstone; countless stone bridges spanned the canals, giving the town a classical charm.
