Extraordinary Sailing

Bang Bang Bang.

An astonishing red and black "steel behemoth" crushes the snow-white steam and runs at high speed along the long dragon-like railroad track among the green mountains and green waters.

beep--!

Passing through a deep tunnel that runs through the mountain, it happened to meet another train of steam locomotives on the opposite side.

The hearts of the passengers in the carriage who witnessed the two cars passing by at high speed were thumping and exclaiming in surprise.

The year 201 of the Haiyuan calendar is already the first year of the third century of the Great Navigation Era.

However, the railway that this "steam locomotive" is running on is no longer the "Coastal Railway" that runs through the east coast from north to south. Instead, it connects the east and west coasts——"Broken Star Sea Railway", which is also the world's first railway that crosses continents.

And unlike the "Binhai Railway" built earlier, this "Broken Xinghai Railway", which was also built by the "Binhai Railway Company", is a double-track railway that allows two-way simultaneous operation.

The starting point is St. Ivan on the east coast, and the end point is Santa Monica, which was originally occupied by the "Mother of Water" Mellow on the west coast. The total mileage exceeds 4,000 kilometers.

The speed of the vehicle has also been increased to 80 km/h, and it only takes two days for ordinary people to travel across the entire Principality one-way.

Construction started at the same time as the "Westward Operation", and it was not completely completed until a year ago.

Through this railway and the "World Bridge", the Garriott Principality has been completely integrated economically, promoting the Principality to become an economic powerhouse that connects the "Black Sea" and the "Shattered Star Sea".

It also integrates resources such as land, minerals, population, etc. together.

From the beginning of the "Westward Operation" eight years ago, the total population of the Principality was 12.2 million.

Today, according to the net population growth rate of 5% per year, it has rapidly increased to 18 million people. Coupled with the continuous immigration wave this year, the total population has grown to 20 million people.

The vast and fertile land in the Midwest requires more people to reclaim and cultivate; large and small gold and silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, and coal mines also need continuous manual mining;

The east, in turn, provided processing sites and markets for various natural resources in the west.

With the vast land and abundant population, the economic development of the Garriott Principality has entered a period of turbulence. In other words, the GDP growth rate is already the world's most well-deserved!

Talents, capital, population... swarming in.

Of course, in addition to the wise leadership and hardworking people of the principality, the "golden pound", an "international currency", also has a little bit of credit for the rapid development of the Principality.

At this time, in the luxuriously decorated VIP compartment at the end of the steam locomotive, the people were far less noisy than the front, except for a few beautiful palace ladies in ordinary clothes.

On the seat near the window, there was only Ivan in a white shirt, beside Olivia in a light green lady's dress, and Liwena in a rose red puff sleeve dress opposite.

Although they booked three whole VIP carriages with no one else, they were only conducting a two-day "private visit in microservices".

This is the limit of simplicity.

"Heh, it's better to paint on white paper, maybe it's only a matter of time before the vast Garriott Principality surpasses the Phalatis mainland.

Long Island, which is right in front of us, is just a microcosm of the development of the Principality. The development of the Midwest from scratch to the present level is even more shocking. "

Holding the iced juice in her hand, Liwena looked out of the window at the vast farms, the roads extending in all directions, and the tall buildings rising from the ground. She couldn't help being a little dazed.

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of means of transportation, a large number of flying clipper ships and large commercial steam freighters have been continuously launched.

Especially after the "Federation of the Palme d'Or" opened the first fixed steamship route in the country, the Tulip Alliance took the lead in opening the first "Black Sea" route, not to be outdone.

It's just that because steamships rely heavily on logistics, the "Great Wall at Sea" and "supply points" controlled by Tulip are currently few routes on the Black Sea that allow steamships to sail far away.

It has created a substantial monopoly in disguise, and it is also open to ships from other countries. Just collecting taxes and fees such as port fees, supply fees, etc., can make a lot of money.

Especially in the New World, St. Irwin's Long Island Port, which is the center of maritime transportation.

Externally connected to the Old Continent, internal canals, Long Island Railway, Long Island Highway and other facilities were built one after another, making the east-west traffic completely connected, and the development speed was like riding on a rocket.

in addition.

The continuous development of ocean-going commerce, the insurance industry serving sailors, and the financial industry serving merchants also continued to develop. Long Island's status as an economic and financial center outside the principality's political center is quietly taking shape.

After Liwena sighed, she couldn't help giving Ivan a blank look:

"Just after the "Five-Year Plan", the colony of Phalatis almost only knows that there is a duke, but not a queen."

As the Principality of Garriott continued to exert its strength, the economies of the Phalatis colonies next to the Principality were directly "kidnapped".

Capitalists can influence public power through economic means, how could Ivan not be able to do so? Even if he didn't do it deliberately, the whole colony also has its own interests.

"hehehe"

What can Evan say about this? She can only give a "honest" smile to Her Majesty, who is thin and angry.

Olivia next to her poured another glass of iced watermelon juice for Liwena.

"ha!"

Spit out a mouthful of sweet fruity aroma.

In fact, she didn't mean to pursue it. The benefits of the bilateral cooperation between Phalitis and Garriott have long been far beyond what a few colonies can match.

If she wasn't the queen who represented an entire interest group, it would be nothing to give it to Aiwen directly.

At this moment.

beep--!

A steam locomotive decelerates through a thriving new town.

Seeing the scene here makes people suddenly realize that the economic development of this country is still second, but the technological development is enough to make anyone look sideways.

Da da da..

drop! drop!

There are primitive horse-drawn carriages on the country roads, but there are also locomotives using steam power, cars using internal combustion engines, and even electric vehicles powered by [magnetic stone] or [artificial sun].

In the farm, animal power has been almost completely eliminated, and various agricultural machines spew steam, and one machine can equal the workload of dozens of people who work around the clock.

In the distance, steam chariots defending the town rumbled.

Following the style of "Steam and Mechanicism", there are old-fashioned, bulky, complex and advanced mechanical devices, vehicles and weapons everywhere.

They use steam engines, internal combustion engines, or electric motors as the original power, mechanical transmission structures, gears, knobs, pipes, pistons, bearings, pressure rafts and other structures that strongly impact human visual nerves.

Everywhere is a tribute to the beauty of industry and machinery.

Since the steam industrial revolution, the world has changed a lot, and it has become a world where magic and science coexist. Some people are driving [Giant Soldier] to fight, and some people are also using witchcraft.

certainly.

There are [Steam Engineers] within the Principality, and there are also a large number of [Electrical Engineers] within the "Tulip Alliance". No technology is omnipotent, and no one will reject more advanced productivity.

In this last time before the change of the era, the light of science and the supernatural complement each other, blooming with incomparable magnificence.

Boom!

Suddenly, the door of the VIP carriage leading to the previous carriage was opened.

"Mom! Godfather! Brother Abel bullied me."

A cute little girl with long golden-red hair, carved in jade, ran over screaming from another carriage, and threw herself into Liwena's arms.

The little girl was about four or five years old in appearance, dressed luxuriously, wearing a sparkling jeweled princess crown, and the little face buried in Liwena's arms seemed to be about to cry.

Her Majesty the Queen didn't like her at all, and lightly tapped the tip of the little girl's cute nose.

"Hmph, Christine, you naughty ghost, don't I know you yet? You must have disturbed your brother Abel's study again, right?"

"Ah! Where is it?"

Liwena still looks like a pretty girl, and after being promoted to "Title Knight", she can maintain this state for at least five or six hundred years, but after all, she is already, ahem. years old.

It is related to the stability of the inheritance of the Phalatis Kingdom. Domestic interest groups, especially the members of the upper council, have been urging marriages every day in different ways.

Liwena was so annoyed that she simply hid in Ivan's White Swan Castle.

With the reformed administrative system, she doesn't need to do it herself. Whether it's the [Psychic Network] or the telegram, it's enough for her to conduct remote command.

After hiding for a few days, a piece of great news suddenly came and saved Liwena's life.

After years of hard work, Queen Stephanie and Jeros finally have their own crystallization of love!

And in one step, a son and a daughter were born at once.

In the end, Liwena was soft-spoken, pretended to be pitiful by being reasonable, and took away the youngest daughter, Christine, who had no wizard qualifications, and the eldest son, Cressy, continued to be raised by the husband and wife.

Ivan, who blessed Christine when she was born, naturally became her godfather.

Following the little princess, a boy in a hunting suit and holding a book in his arms walked in.

Blue hair, fair skin, black eyes, and softer facial curves than normal Nemansters, he is a hybrid with less obvious features.

Walking in front of several people, the boy also called out to Ai Wen:

"godfather."

Abel, the son of Milan and Apusuya, is eleven years old this year. His personality is far from Milan's escape, but he is somewhat similar to Aiwen.

Is it more stable?

The companions around her are gradually succeeding, and Olivia, who has been married to Aiwen for 11 years, is almost red with envy.

but.

Although Ai Wen has indeed reached the age of being a father, he will not follow the example of a certain beard and say to everyone: "Boy, I see your bones are amazing, and an aura is about to emerge from your sky, come on, be mine!" Let's smash it!"

Therefore, the only godsons are Christine and Abel.

"Abel, how did you learn the first volume of "The Sacrifice of Flesh"?"

call out!

Before the words fell, there was a sudden sound of breaking through the air.

In the woodland in front of the steam locomotive, a terrifying figure with a height of nearly five meters and a long tail dragging at the corner of its head, covered in gray scales suddenly jumped out.

Aww-!

Opening his mouth and screaming, the sound shook the mountains and forests for a long time.

At this time, they have not actually left the area of ​​the emerging town just now.

That arrogant and domineering figure was also directly imprinted in the eyes of the locomotive passengers and many urban residents.

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