Chapter 511

The foggy moon comes.

winter is here.

The winter in Ansu always comes very early. Often before the end of the frosty month, many areas have entered a bleak and empty season. The crops in the fields have been harvested, and the grain and firewood for the winter have been stored early in every household, and then from the city to the countryside. , From the fortress to the folk house, it is difficult to see groups of people in the streets and alleys. People are like animals that spend winter in the wilderness. They will return to their sheltered homes before the cold completely falls. Waiting for spring to come.

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

Just after a drizzle last night - this is likely to be the last rain of the year - the drizzle wetted the cement and flagstone pavements of the city streets, and nourished the cold-resistant flowers and trees on the street corners, and when the sun rose, The water vapor rose slightly, and with the slightly higher ground temperature in urban areas, the water vapor formed a fog and enveloped every place where people gathered. This thin fog was different from the thick winter fog that obscured the view in Typhon, but it had a comfortable and lazy feeling - it was like waking up in a hazy and beautiful dream.

The brilliance of the giant sun shone on such a city of Cecil.

On this cold morning in early winter, people had eaten a full meal, dressed in warm clothes, and went out to work. As more and more people came to the streets, the whole city gradually woke up.

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

A horse-drawn carriage, which is not very common in the local area, entered the gate of the Cecil business district. The brisk hooves dipped across the street, and the sun shone on the hood of the carriage. Castings shine.

The cover on the side of the carriage was opened by a slit, and a pair of bright eyes looked out from the inside, and after watching for a few minutes, the eyes shrank back.

"Father, Cecil's streets are really 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!"

"The last time I came here, there weren't so many houses..." The middle-aged man at the back of the carriage, the big businessman Cod from Carroll Land, couldn't hide his surprise, but in front of his eldest son, he still tried his best to maintain On the surface, calm and indifferent, "Don't act like a countryman who has never been in the city - Parr, we are here to meet the ruler of the South on behalf of the Carroll Merchant Association."

"Yes, father."

The young man called Pal hurriedly lowered his head,

Listen carefully to his father's teaching - his father Cod is the most successful big businessman in the Carroll area. This big businessman has always been famous for his precise judgment and execution, precisely because he was the first to respond to the Council. Calling on the signing of the merchant alliance agreement to allow the family to develop further, and now even have the opportunity to represent the Carroll Chamber of Commerce to meet the rulers of the southern border, in the face of such a person who has proved his ability with practical actions. A successful man, young Parr is respected from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing the attitude of the eldest son, the big businessman Cod nodded with satisfaction, and then he slowed down: "But on the premise of not affecting the impression of others, you should also pay attention to carefully observe the surroundings, whether it is business opportunities or contacts, often the first It's all hidden in the details of the environment. Just like this city - it's growing so fast and the population is increasing so fast, which means its business opportunities are almost endless..."

As Cod spoke, he looked at Cecil's street through the open cover on the side of the carriage: "...This is a city of gold..."

Almost as soon as Cod's voice fell, the large mechanical clock in the center of the city sounded loudly - eight o'clock sharp.

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

The magic power was poured into the base, vibrated and resonated between the complex magic patterns and runes, and then was injected into the projection crystal. The air in the streets and alleys appeared shaking light and shadow, and the light and shadow quickly condensed into a clear holographic projection, the surface A smiling Jibry stood in the projection and greeted everyone: "Good morning, Cecil citizens, it's eight o'clock Cecil time, 'Witch' Jibry greets you.

"Today, our wise and respectable mechanics, magicians, and rune masters will bring us a brand-new magic machine, which will be exhibited at the Pioneer Plaza in the center of Cecil, and the magic net terminals everywhere. There will also be a live broadcast for everyone…”

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

The young Pal was also taken aback. He had fully opened the cover, craned his neck and looked out. It took a long time for him to remember and answer: "Father, I have heard of this - it exists in Kant! This is called a devil. Net terminal!"

"I've heard of it...the traders from the south have described it to me..." Codd muttered to himself, "Is that kind of thing..."

"Father?"

"It's still early for the audience - let's go to that pioneer plaza first."

The central square has already gathered a lot of people.

People living around the square noticed the movement when it was just dawn: Soldiers were on guard around the square, technicians in white and blue robes also gathered, and a surrounding street was emptied ahead of time , said to transport large machinery - a mature and experienced citizen of Cecil is no stranger to all this.

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

Civilians elsewhere may not care what their lords are doing, but Cecils are different. They know that what the lords show in this square is basically relevant to everyone. They are usually new magic machines. , and sometimes things like books, newspapers, and newspapers. Either way, they will soon become part of everyone's daily life, and most of them will bring great benefits to life.

People gathered, watched, and discussed what was going to be on display today, but until the time announced by Miss "Witch" approached, people didn't see anything on the platform in the center of the square.

The crowd whispered, 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 come from some kind of copper pipe, and the movement was so loud that almost everyone who had gathered in the square was startled—and when they saw that it was going over the edge of the square, along the trail that the soldiers had cleared out. After the road was heading towards the big guy coming from the center of the square, they were startled a second time.

What is that-

It was a behemoth made of steel, almost bigger than a horse-drawn carriage. The surrounding wheels seemed to indicate that it was a car, but in front of the car there was no animal towing the vehicle: this behemoth turned out to be a Drive by yourself!

Even the well-informed citizens of Cecil couldn't help exclaiming, but almost no one panicked. They just watched the strange steel car slowly drive to the center of the square with a little nervousness. , watching it stop steadily among the soldiers and technicians, they looked curiously at the car's shell, at its square front, the open rear half of the car, and the magic spar lamps in front of the car , as well as its tall and large wheels - considering the actual construction situation in the South, in order to make this car adapt to harsh road conditions, its wheel diameter, chassis height and inherent shock absorption and balance structure are finally One more adjustment was made at the factory, which made the wheel part look more powerful and impressive.

The car came to a standstill for a while, and then its front-mid shell suddenly opened - there was a door there - and a spirited girl jumped out of it.

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

The people next to him also laughed: "This kind of thing must have her share."

"Hello everyone! This thing is called a magic car - also called a magic drive car," Rebecca happily greeted those familiar or unfamiliar faces in the square, "as the first generation, its model is ' Magic Type 475'..."

Magic 475.

This is to commemorate the first leg of the first-ever magic car that successfully traveled after stepping off the assembly station - 475 meters.

A mechanical counter that Rebecca had installed in the wheel for testing at the time accurately recorded the length of the journey.

People applauded again-although many people still haven't figured out what the concept of this magic car is, but this does not prevent them from applauding, on the one hand, because the lively and enthusiastic Rebecca has always It's popular with everyone, but on the other hand because...

This thing called a magic car looks really incredible.

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

"Don't act like a countryman who has never been to the city," the big businessman Cod suddenly remembered what he had just said to his son.

But... what can he do?

Located on the northern frontier of the Principality of Cecil, next to the rock fortress of Carroll City... It is indeed the countryside at this moment.

Although only two years ago, it was considered the most opportunity in the South because of its proximity to the Holy Spirit Plain, and the place closest to the "Kingdom Trend Center"...

"Father," the young Parr finally woke up from his stunned state, he swallowed, "Is that car driven by a magic mechanism? Is that a golem?"

"It's really powered by a magic mechanism, but it's definitely not a golem. You see what's inside that car door—see those levers for control? It's a magic machine, just like we've seen before. Like those mining machines."

"Mining machine..." Parr said thoughtfully, "You mean, it is also made for ordinary people?"

"Yes, there is no doubt about it - according to my analysis, our lords have always been committed to making such magical creations that ordinary people can use," Cod said, pricking up his ears, listening intently to the sounds in the square. Rebecca introduced the concept of "magic car" to people, he whispered to himself, "As expected... it is also driven by a magical engine... Then it must have more strength than a cow and horse, and it doesn't need to eat forage……"

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

"Parr, my son, take a good look at this city and see how many opportunities you can find--" The eyes of the big businessman Cod were full of fiery enthusiasm. In his eyes, the big businessman who is about to retire is full of fighting spirit. In a trance, he seems to have returned to the years when he first went into business alone, and returned to the first time when he left his hometown to seek business abroad. , he remembered a sentence he accidentally heard when he saw so many people and so many goods for the first time when he first saw the streets of the city.

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