Steel Steam and Flame - Chapter 2 train

　　 The clear whistle sounded louder than once, echoing in the clouded sky, as if it could tear through the sky. The huge shaking stopped a few minutes later, and the empire was officially re-arranged.

　　 The people in the small factory put aside their work, filed through the factory door, and hurriedly went to the station to watch the excitement.

　　Kacia is no exception, of course, after simply tidying up the utensils on the table, he followed behind the crowd, jogging to the station.

Although I have been here for five years in the small town at the foot of Nalirak, it is not uncommon for the relisting of the empire, but every year I see the body that is close to six meters high, which is comparable to the size of a light truck, and connects them. The huge and heavy alloy shaft, the careful and ingenious brake device, and the incomparable madness, like the raging animal blood vessels, directly exposed the numerous entangled steam metal pipes, matched with the 15 mm carefully welded on the car. The special black iron steel plate is full of traces of erosion by various natural forces.

The whole train is like a sleeping black-scaled dragon. The rich steam column that is still gushing from the front of the train is his breath. At this moment, it is quietly parked on the side of the pitiful small platform in the small city, tens of thousands of tons of iron like One side of the long line, no matter how many times you look at it, the feeling of rough, thick, simple, direct and shocking will never change.

　　This is because since the development of industry, countless scientists in the Empire have participated in inventing the innovative technology-super vapor compression device, and then cooperated with the new energy power to complete the great cause.

　　 Cassia was full of excitement and uncontrollable yearning. In a few days, he will take such a giant train to the Imperial Heavy Industry School. Imagining that such a great machine is very likely to have its own labor results in the future, in addition to unspeakable excitement, Cassia's heart is overflowing with eagerness.

　　 It is a strong sense of urgency. The seventeen-year-old is eager to go to a more prosperous area, to see more unexpected and strange things, and to meet more people with different personalities and talents. I am also eager to find a well-paid job through the signboard of Imperial Heavy Industries. His mother and sister are now almost all of his life. The seventeen-year-old is eager to carry a warm place that can accommodate them on his shoulders.

　　 Until dusk began to fall, the crowd began to disperse.

The station is brightly lit all night, and all the textile and industrial goods that have been hoarded for more than half a year have to be liquidated in just a few days when the empire is re-arranged and then exchanged for cheaper raw materials. There are huge profits among them.

　　 In the past few days, the workers who have been busy for a year can finally shake their shoulders and rest easily for a while. At this time, those nobles who should have been enjoying themselves for a whole year should be so busy. What is the level of benefit division, the price of the goods, the price of the raw materials, the harsh handling costs, the amount of insurance on the car, the amount of protective measures, etc.

　　In the school where Cassia attended, the theology teacher once said: "As long as there is interest involved, everyone can become ugly."

　　 The careless and uncompromising matters are left to these bitter merchants and mean nobles.

　　 The children of the same age as Cassia in the small town took advantage of the rare leisure time these few days, and finally felt the warmth of family relatives.

　　 Cassia also stays at home every day. The work in the textile mill and the factory has temporarily come to an end. My mother and sister have all stayed at home with Cassia these days, helping with all kinds of luggage.

　　 Cassia is also actively preparing. If he goes to Imperial Heavy Industries, where he can find a good job while studying there, he can make this aspect at home a lot easier.

　　 My sister Lilia is six years old this year, she is also at the age of going to school, and her tuition fees are not small.

　　 Before going to the school, Cassia had checked the information about the Imperial Heavy Industry School. If he can get the annual student award of Imperial Heavy Industry, these problems will be greatly improved.

　　Imperial Heavy Industry School’s annual student reward is 350,000 sacred coins. More importantly, these rewarded students also have the opportunity to enter the Santo Dorag Military School.

　　 The two highest institutions in the empire receive extra generous monthly subsidies. If you can go in, it will be a great help for your mother and sister. Cassia had a plan secretly.

　　 Five days later, my sister Lilia was awkwardly and laboriously writing very substandard fonts on the paper with a pencil in her hand. Cassia sat next to her sister, gently rubbing Lilia's head with one hand, and holding Lilia's slender hands with the other, slowly correcting the writing of each font.

　　 Lilia studies very seriously, but as a child with a runny nose sometimes, the progress of learning is really not complimented.

　　"Brother,,,,Ka,,West,,Asia,,"

　　 Next to the white paper is a graffiti. On it is a simple drawing of a small person with a round head smiling face. Lilia is writing the name of the small person under it stroke by stroke.

　　 Cassia just watched quietly from the side, and her heart was extremely calm.

　　 There is one day left.

　　 The next day's dawn, the tranquility of the small town in the morning was broken by the deafening siren.

Cassia dragged his luggage from the bed, and finally hesitated, but carefully came to the bed and took out a simple wooden box from the bottom of the bed. Inside was a brand new high-strength alloy steel short with a black hilt and a white blade. sword. This was specially made by Vickers, the small head of the workshop, for Cassia with the leftover material a few days ago.

"The outside world is far more chaotic than the frontiers of the empire's rear. The war has never stopped. This dagger is the best for you to hold for defense." Vixie had rushed outside for a long time earlier. In the middle of life, this frustrated came to live in the small town at the foot of Lilac Mountain.

　　 After finishing packing, my mother and sister are already waiting outside for themselves.

Strolling together in the wide streets, surrounded by neat bungalows, there are other families on the road to send their children to the direction of the empire, but most of them are people who go to work everywhere in the empire, like people of the same age as Cassia, There are close to thirty in the entire small town, but among them, there are only three of them from civilian origin, plus Cassia. Most of the resources of the empire were controlled by a few nobles.

　　 Besides, Cassia is not yet an orthodox civilian. His father was a second-level warrant officer and had the lowest baronial title, but with his death, all this has passed.

　　 The long black dragon has awakened, and several steam pillars and thick black smoke have entered the sky like twin dragons.

　　 The side of the train is full of **** left by the cargo in the past few days that has yet to be cleaned up in the future. The platform was full of people, all waiting to get on the train.

　　 "Cassia, here, here."

　　 Cassia walked into the platform and heard someone calling him.

　　 That was one of three civilians, named Rowe. There was also a delicate girl standing in front of Luo Wei. At this time, she nodded slightly to Cassia, indicating that she was the last of three civilians, named Irene.

　　 Although the three of them have different schools, they are the best means of transportation to travel around the empire.

　　The commander in work clothes in front of him began to let people with heavy luggage board the train one after another.

　　 Although there are many people of civilian origin, they are crowded on the narrow side of the platform when they get on the train. On the other side is a passage dedicated to the nobles, and the other two dozen students are among them. They wear gorgeous clothes, no matter the exquisite workmanship or the fabrics, they are all good things. The boots were polished sharply, and even the suitcases seemed to emit the light of high-class goods.

　　 On the other hand, Cassia has prepared a set of clothes, but he is reluctant to wear it. The shoes must be cheap canvas shoes with rubber soles, and the suitcases are also rolled with hard leather and sealed with thick rope.

　　 The most important thing is that the aristocratic passage opened is the upper decent passenger carriage, but Cassia and the others are the upper cargo box.

　　 Yes, they can't afford real passenger tickets, they can only go with some goods in simple cargo boxes. And this fare is still calculated according to the price of the goods, the price of 22 sacred coins per catty is the price of civilians.

　　 Although I feel a little uncomfortable, I can only accept it. Soon, these people in the cargo box will know that this price is not only used when riding on the relisting of the empire. It is a standard price in any area of ​​the empire and in all walks of life. It belongs to the price of mankind. .

　　 "Brother,,, you want,,, must come back." Lilia's eyes were firm, tears filled.

　　 Cassia was amused by the tragic words, touched Lilia's head and said goodbye to them.

　　 stepped into the cargo box until the heavy steel framed iron door was pulled up, the faces of mother and sister were covered by black metal, and Cassia's heart suddenly felt uncomfortable.

　　 shook his head vigorously to shake off the uncomfortable feeling, and Cassia found a place to sit down nearby.

　　 The huge cargo box is divided into three layers. They are on the top floor. There is a lot of space here and many goods have been packed and sealed. Cassia and the others sat on these wooden boxes in twos and threes.

　　 There are several large vents on the top of the cargo box, and the cold winter wind is blowing inside, and the paper is flying.

　　 Rowe picked up a lot of waste paper with his hands and feet. It was really uncomfortable to sit on a bare wooden board, and it was indeed good to use these waste paper to pad it.

　　 Everyone followed suit, and when Cassia had done this, the last long-lasting whistle sounded, and the whole cargo box began to vibrate slowly.

　　 Empire retrained and pulled out of the station.

　　 The train car swayed steadily, and the metal instruments on the two floors below made the sound of collision from time to time. Rowe and Irene were sitting on the side of Cassia. Although the light near the vent on the top of the car was good, the three of them were not in the mood to read. As the empire swayed for a while, they fell asleep one by one.

　　 The next journey is like this. Every day I have time to look at the books in my suitcase, and when I'm hungry, I go to the food storage box to buy some cheap food.

　　 Rowe got off the car after the twelfth day, and he wants to transfer to other areas. In the next two days, Irene got out of the car and went to a nearby city where her school was located.

　　The people in the car got down one by one, and came up one by one. The passengers in the boarding changed batch after batch, and only Cassia was silently watching his luggage, always sitting in the original position.

　　 Is it really lonely, or lonely, or dull. There are no car windows around, only the unchanging view from the roof vent. The people in the carriage don’t even know where they have passed~www.novelbuddy.com~ they just stop and go to know that they have arrived at another station, and then there is a noise outside, and occasionally the carriage they are in will be opened. , You can see all kinds of station structures. Sometimes the light at the vent is dimmed, so I know that I have entered a dark tunnel again. If you are bored, you can count to see how long the tunnel is.

　　 When the empire is realigned and advancing at full speed, you can hear the harsh sound of the wind blowing the iron sheet outside. When encountering heavy rain, you can also wait for the thunder that exploded in the sound of raindrops hitting the iron sheet.

　　 The journey is absolutely boring. Most of the people in the carriage don’t know each other. Everyone is like bamboo shoots that have not been moisturized by the spring rain. They are all stuffed in the soil, unwilling to confide a word.

The harsh sound of metal friction came out again from below, and the speed of the re-arrangement of the empire gradually slowed down. Several siren sounds regularly sounded, and then the faint cheers mixed with the submerged noise spread into the carriage from far away. The voice is full of people and there are many people.

　　 Then came the abrupt roar of wild beasts, reprimands, insults, and finally several deterrent bursts of honeycomb revolvers. So apart from the sound of the train, the station suddenly became quiet. After a while, more roars, insults, screams, wailing, and shooting bursts, all of which broke out in an instant.

　　 Cassia put his luggage tightly under her feet, with one hand on her leg, and the other holding the high-alloy dagger behind her. Like the others in the carriage, she waited for the train to stop at the station.

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