Chapter 511 Entering the city

The foggy moon is coming.

Winter is coming.

Winter in Ansu always comes very early. Often before the end of the Frost Moon, many areas have entered a desolate and empty season. The crops in the fields have been harvested, and the grain and firewood for the winter have been stored early. From house to house, and then from the city to the countryside, from the fortress to the houses, it is difficult to see groups of people in the streets and alleys. Like animals wintering in the wilderness, people will return to shelter before the cold completely sets in. The house that is protected from the wind and rain is quietly waiting for the arrival of spring.

But Cecil City has not been like this for two years. For Cecil people, winter is still a day when they can go out to work as usual.

Just after a drizzle last night - which is likely to be the last rain of the year - the drizzle wetted the cement and stone pavements on the city streets and moistened the cold-resistant flowers and trees on the roadside corners. When the sun rises, the water vapor rises slightly. With the slightly higher ground temperature in urban areas, the water vapor forms fog and covers every place where people gather. This thin fog is different from the heavy winter fog in Typhon that obscures sight, but it has a comfortable and lazy feeling - as if waking up from a hazy and beautiful dream.

The brilliance of the giant sun shines on Cecil City like this.

On this cold morning in early winter, people had a full meal, put on warm clothes, and walked out of their homes to prepare for work. As more and more people filled the streets, the whole city gradually Come to life.

The thin fog in the early morning was quickly dissipated by the heat of the sun. The hazy veil of the city was lifted, and all the scenes became clear and bright.

A carriage with unusual ornamentation in the local area drove into the gate of Cecil Business District. The sound of brisk horse hooves ricocheted through the street, and the sun shone on the hood of the carriage. The copper castings were washed by the rain and shone brightly.

The cover on the side of the carriage was opened a crack, and a pair of bright eyes looked from the inside to the outside. They looked for several minutes before the eyes retracted.

"Father, Cecil's streets are so wide!" In the carriage, a young man with short hair looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the back of the carriage and said, "And their houses...are all "Very tall!"

"There weren't so many houses here when I came here last time..." The middle-aged man in the back of the carriage, the big businessman Cord from the Carroll Territory, couldn't hide his feelings. Surprised, but in front of his eldest son, he still tried to maintain a surface of calmness and indifference, "Don't act like a country boy who has never been to the city - Pal, we are here to meet the Southern Border on behalf of the Carroll Merchant Association. The ruler's."

"Yes, Father."

The young man called Parr hurriedly lowered his head and listened carefully to his father's teachings - his father Ke. De is the most successful big businessman in the Carroll area. This big businessman has always been famous for his accurate judgment and execution ability. It is precisely because he was the first to respond to the call of the Government Affairs Office and work inThe signing of the Merchant Alliance Agreement allowed the family to develop further. Now it even has the opportunity to represent the Carroll Chamber of Commerce to meet with the ruler of the South. Faced with such a successful person who has proven his ability with practical actions. , young Parr respects him from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing the attitude of his eldest son, the big businessman Code nodded with satisfaction, and then he slowed down his tone: "However, without affecting the impression of others, you should also pay attention to observe the surroundings carefully, regardless of Whether it is business opportunities or connections, they are often hidden in the details of the environment at first, just like this city - it is developing so fast and its population is increasing so fast, which means that its business opportunities are simply endless... "

As Cord said, he looked at the streets of Cecil through the open cover on the side of the carriage: "...This is a city of gold..."

Almost the moment Cod finished speaking, the large mechanical clock in the center of the city chimed loudly - eight o'clock sharp.

The Magic Network terminals placed in various squares and large street intersections were activated at the same time.

The magic power is injected into the base, vibrating and resonating between the complex magic patterns and runes, and then injected into the projection crystal. Shaking light and shadow appear in the air in the streets and alleys, and the light and shadow quickly condense into a A clear holographic projection, with a smiling Jipri standing in the projection, greeting everyone: "Good morning, citizens of Cecil, it is eight o'clock Cecil time, 'Witch' Jipri greets everyone Hello.

“Today, our wise and respectable mechanical bachelors, magic technicians, and rune masters will bring us a brand new magic machine, which will be exhibited in Cecil. The central Pioneer Plaza and various Magic Network terminals will also bring live broadcasts to everyone..."

In the carriage carriage, Code, who was seeing this scene, widened his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice. : “What is this? ! "

The young man Pal was also startled. He had completely opened the cover, stretched his neck and looked outside. It took him a long time to remember to answer: "Father, I have heard of this—— There is it in Kant! This is called the Magic Network Terminal! "

"I've also heard about it...the merchants from the south described it to me..." Cord murmured to himself, "Is it this kind of thing..."

"Father? "

"It's still early for the audience - let's go to the Pioneer Square first. ”

Many people have already gathered in the central square.

People living around the square noticed the movement here at dawn: soldiers were on guard around the square. Technicians wearing white robes and blue clothes also gathered, and a surrounding street was cleared in advance, saying that they were transporting large machinery - a mature and experienced Cecil citizen would be familiar with all this.

This means that the great lords and wise scholars have new creations to show everyone.

The common people elsewhere may not care about what their lords are doing.What, but the Cecil people are different. They know that the things displayed by the lord in this square are basically closely related to everyone. They are usually new magic machines, and sometimes they are things like books and newspapers. No matter which one, they will soon become a part of everyone's daily life, and most of them will bring great benefits to life.

People gathered, paid attention, and discussed what would be on display today. However, until the time announced by Miss "Witch" approached, no one saw anything on the platform in the center of the square. .

The crowd began to whisper, and just as the discussion gradually became louder, a sharp and loud strange sound from outside the square suddenly interrupted everyone's conversation.

The sound seemed to be coming from some kind of copper pipe, and it was very loud. Almost everyone gathered in the square was startled - and when they saw clearly that the person was crossing the edge of the square, After the big guy drove towards the center of the square along the road cleared by the soldiers, they were startled a second time.

What is that thing?

It is a huge thing made of steel, almost larger than a carriage. The wheels around it seem to indicate that it is a car. , however, no livestock pulling the vehicle could be seen in front of the vehicle: this behemoth was actually moving on its own!

Even the well-informed citizens of Cecil couldn't help but exclaim, but almost no one panicked. They just looked at the monster made of steel with a little nervousness. The car slowly drove to the center of the square and watched it stop steadily among the soldiers and technicians. They looked curiously at the outer shell of the car, its square front, the open compartment in the rear and The magic crystal lamp on the front of the car, as well as its tall and big wheels - considering the current actual construction situation in the south, in order to allow this car to adapt to harsh road conditions, its wheel diameter, chassis height and internal The shock-absorbing and balancing structure was adjusted again when it was finalized and shipped from the factory, making its wheels look more powerful and impressive.

After the car stopped for a while, the front and middle shell of the car suddenly opened - there was a door there - and a spirited girl jumped out.

People immediately applauded, some smiled and took off their hats to salute, some bowed slightly to pay tribute, and an old woman standing on the inner edge of the square smiled happily: "Look - it is indeed ours." Miss Rebecca."

The people next to me also laughed: "She must be responsible for this kind of thing."

"Hello everyone! This thing is called a magic car. It's called the Magic Energy Drive Vehicle," Rebecca happily greeted the familiar and unfamiliar faces in the square, "As the first generation, its model is 'Magic Energy Type 475'..."

This is to commemorate the first successful journey of the first magic vehicle in history after stepping off the assembly platform——475 meters.

At that time, Rebecca installed a mechanical counter in the wheel for testing to accurately record the length of this journey.

People applauded again - although many people still haven't understood what this thing called a magic car is, this does not prevent them from applauding. On the one hand, it is lively and The enthusiastic Rebecca has always been liked by everyone, but on the other hand, it is because...

This thing called a magic car looks really incredible.

In a corner of the square, a father and son were standing stunned.

"Don't act like a country boy who has never been to the city." The big businessman Cord suddenly remembered what he had just said to his son.

However...what can he do?

Located on the northern border of the Cecil Principality, Carroll City, next to the Rock Fortress... is indeed in the countryside at the moment.

Although it was only two years ago that it was regarded as the most promising place in the south because of its proximity to the Holy Spirit Plains and the place closest to the "Kingdom Trend Center"...

"Father, "The young Parr finally woke up from his stunned state and swallowed, "Is that car driven by a magic mechanism? Is that a magic puppet?"

"It is indeed powered by magic. It's driven by a mechanism, but it's definitely not a golem. Look at the scene inside that door - do you see those control levers? It's a magic machine, just like the mining machines we've seen before."

"The mining machine..." Pal said thoughtfully, "You mean, it is also made for ordinary people?"

"Yes, absolutely nothing Question - According to my analysis, our lord has always been committed to creating this kind of magical creation that can be used by ordinary people," Cord said, while pricking up his ears and listening carefully to Rebecca's introduction to people in the square. Regarding the concept of a "magic car", he whispered to himself, "Sure enough...it is also driven by a magic engine...then it must be much stronger than oxen and horses, and it doesn't need to eat fodder..."

"Father?" Pal looked at his father curiously, "What did you say?"

"Pal, my son, take a good look at this city, look at you How many opportunities can he find?" The eyes of the big businessman Cord were filled with fire-like enthusiasm. This big businessman, who was already middle-aged and almost old enough to retire in the eyes of others, became high-spirited and fell into a trance. During this time, he seemed to have returned to the days when he first started doing business alone, back to the days when he first left his hometown and went to seek business in other places. He recalled the first time he saw the city streets, the first time he saw it. A sentence I accidentally heard after seeing so many people and so many goods.

"My son, here... there is gold everywhere..."