Ding Sr.

Ding Sr. is an open-world NPC located in .
==Location==
Point of Interest Chunming Teaworks Map Location.png|Ding Sr.'s location
NPC Location Ding Sr. Context.png|Additional context
==Idle Quotes==
: Tea leaves...
:: "With tea leaves, you gotta have good quality control in place."
==Dialogue==
:Ding Sr.: Are you here for a tour? It's nice that you're interested in tea, and you'll learn all about it here!
: What is this place?
::Ding Sr.: This is the Qiaoying Village tea workshop. Most of the tea leaves are sent here after being picked.
::Ding Sr.: You might not realize that tea leaves require several processes and careful handling before they can be used to make tea.
::Ding Sr.: Simply put, we need to remove the excess moisture in the leaves to deepen their fragrance and make them easier to store.
::Ding Sr.: Our workshop's in charge of sunning, baking, and then stirring them in a pan.
::Ding Sr.: Some types are then taken back by the tea farmers for additional processing, such as piling and fermenting.
::Ding Sr.: If you have time, you should stay in the village for a month or so. That way, you can see the full process, from leaf picking to the moment the tea's served up on tables.
: What's the machine in that room over there?
::Ding Sr.: Ah, you're asking about the stirring machine, yes? Compared to our village's history, the machine is very young.
::Ding Sr.: We used to use a huge tea cauldron for stirring. They said it was an adeptal mechanism of some sort...
::Ding Sr.: The traditional process creates a traditional flavor, but we must also meet the quantity demands, so these days our workshop uses new, faster machines.
::Ding Sr.: That said, with higher efficiency and more heat, the need to ensure quality is even greater.
::Ding Sr.: That's why people like me, with more than thirty years of experience, are needed to make sure things don't go wrong.
::Ding Sr.: As for Ding Jr... He's got another decade of buckling down and learning this craft ahead, that's for sure...
: Goodbye.
::Ding Sr.: Farewell! Come back when you have time. Who knows, maybe you'd be interested in becoming one of us!
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;(Trample the tea leaves in the center of the room)
:Ding Sr.: Hey, kiddo. Why is someone who looks as nice as you causing so much trouble?
:Ding Sr.: This basket is filled with tea leaves that are being dried, not weeds. They're treasures meant for everyone's teacups.
:Ding Sr.: Don't do something like this again, or Uncle Luo will be furious if he sees you...
:Ding Sr.: He might even evict you from Qiaoying Village altogether!
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