In the northwest corner of Red Tide City, on Fish Workshop Street, a low yet sprawling complex emitted steam in the cold wind.
This was the Red Tide Smoked Fish Workshop, now one of the three major industries in the city.
The smoked fish produced here daily now supplies the entire Red Tide Territory and is also sold to the Southern Territory through the Calvin Commerce Association's trade routes, even being hailed by Southern Nobles as a "rare Northern flavor," with excellent sales.
In the final days leading up to the winter holiday, the workshop was bustling with activity.
Washing fish, gutting, marinating, hanging, and smoking—each process advanced in order, with steam and charcoal smoke intertwining into a warm mist, and the heat carrying a charred aroma spreading through the air.
On the west side of the factory, a middle-aged female worker squatted by the smokehouse, checking the temperature of the racks.
