The Lantern Mender of Ten Thousand Cities

In Linqiao City, the lamps can light the way—but they can also lead people onto bridges they shouldn't cross. Apprentice Ji Heng hears an odd noise from a discarded lamp and dismantles it, only to find a mismatched adapter ring bearing his master's inspection mark. From the freight elevator that traps people beneath the bridge to the old lamps that still glow on abandoned roads, he can hear the different rhythms of devices, yet he cannot hear all the answers. Every skill must be earned through mistakes, costs, and real repair orders. When seven new bronze plaques point different abandoned paths toward the same empty city, he realizes that fixing a lamp is only the beginning—protecting the people the lamps shine upon is the true path of a lamp mender. An independent secondary-world fantasy about repair, adventure, and the growth of an artisan. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Lantern Mender of Ten Thousand Cities — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠