Chapter 826 Gift of the Moon of Recovery
The cold winter has finally left the northern kingdoms, and the month of recovery has come to this land with the beginning of a nationwide rainfall.
Cecil is like a never-ending industrial machine, and the cold winter can't stop it from running, while the relatively warm spring is more like lubricating grease, which quickly restores this huge machine to life, bursting with surging every day. power and quickly return to full power.
On the north bank of the Baishui River, in the northern development zone of Cecil, the cold river wind blew over the still wet ground, and then there were layers of shimmering light surging on the surface, and the originally solid land seemed to melt in an instant. surging, softening.
A large black-painted construction vehicle made a low hum, and the mechanical structure at the front of the construction vehicle raised two long metal rails arranged in parallel. Adjust the position of the rune trigger back and forth, so that the long rail maintains a constant magical effect, and continues to illuminate the softening ground in front of the construction vehicle.
The surveyor holding the special magic terminal was constantly checking the data, and the beam in front of the magic terminal swept across the ground being transformed by fossils into mud——
"The conversion rate is 0.8, and the predetermined depth is reached - the pile is down!"
The lifting equipment roared, and the reinforced concrete pillars prepared in advance and covered with runes at the bottom were suspended and sent to the predetermined position, and immersed smoothly in the fluidized ground. As the predetermined marking line was completely submerged, the measurement The operator signaled the mechanic who was controlling the crane, and the mechanic who was in charge of controlling the black construction vehicle turned on the on-board communicator and reported loudly:
"Car No. 1 is ready to reverse its polarity, and the surrounding area is cleared!" "The surrounding area is safe, and the No. 1 car can reverse its polarity."
The mechanical interlocking device made a rattling sound, and the rune combination completed switching at the same time. In the low buzzing sound, the surface of the "irradiation guide" radiated light, and the ground began to slowly harden...
The wind blew through the high platform next to the construction site, and the great architect Gordon looked away from the blueprint in his hand. He looked at the busy construction machinery not far away and the busy workers among the machines, with emotion in his tone: "This is It's the first post this spring...it's going down smoothly, hopefully that's a good sign."
"'Omen' is a meaningless word," said a metallic vibrato in the silver-white metal sphere floating beside Gordon. "Some isolated events that do not have a logical connection cannot indicate the future. I am more Love accurate math and machines - at least they're less variable."
"I also like accurate numbers and machines, the former can make drawings more useful, and the latter can speed up the progress of the project," Gordon smiled and looked at the great craftsman beside him, "Mr. Nicholas, I'm actually very curious about this facility. What is it for? It needs a 'big craftsman' like you to debug the equipment... Of course, if it involves a non-disclosure agreement, then I won't ask."
"I can tell you the name - this is the future Imperial Computing Center. Of course, its external name has not been decided yet," said Nicholas Egg, the imperial master craftsman. A voice full of pride, "It's all high-end stuff. Although theoretically, the mechanic masters under my hand can handle it, but Your Majesty still asked me to assemble its core area in person. This is for the sake of safety."
"Computing Center?" Gordon frowned. "Mathematics? What a strange name..."
"Sooner or later you will know what it is used for, Mr. Gordon." Nicholas Egg said in a high tone, and at the same time slowly raised his body, the silver-white metal ball floated high in the air, The happy smiling face slowly rotated, and on his smooth metal surface, the scene of the entire development zone was reflected far and near.
Large tracts of construction sites are under construction, swarms of roaring machines, busy workers walking between areas, Cecil people are embracing this spring of rejuvenation of all things—
...
A low humming sound of equipment came from the room on the upper floor of the hub tower. The high-power magic crystal antenna slowly rotated outside the window, and the tip of one of the mechanical arms swept in the direction of Cecil City.
The crystal glass blocked the still cold wind. The heater in the tower was running at the lowest power. The tower guard, Green, was wearing a light linen shirt while stirring the steaming drink in the coffee cup. to the window.
A flock of birds flew past the tower, leaving a series of chirping in the clear sky, they bypassed this powerful magic web hub far away, and did not stay on the head of this sophisticated facility. down any "annoying stuff".
The tower keeper nodded with satisfaction: the new device applied for last year has produced satisfactory results, and it turns out that the smart people in the research institute and design bureau have more methods than him, and only need the lowest level of "animal intimidation" By using this technique, you can keep the flock of birds from the south and the north far away from the tower - lower energy consumption than the shield, and you don't have to worry about the extra weight brought by the physical shield.
There is no need to clean up the bird droppings under the antenna shaft, or to pick up those poor birds that were dazed and killed in the crystal array every now and then.
Green stood in front of the lookout window, took a small sip of his still-hot coffee, and then turned back to his workbench, ready to check the operation of the hub tower as usual.
The printing equipment connected to the Monet terminal has spit out a long piece of paper, which contains information records that need special attention - not all materials will be printed out, only the specially marked information, the failure receipts of key nodes, and the general hub. The orders of each tower guard will be automatically printed to prevent omission.
Of course, as the tower guard of Luan Junction, Green also has some small "privileged treatment". He can not only watch the clear magic net radio program here, but also "receive" the latest Cecil Weekly and The other two newspapers for recreation—the same printing device connected to the Leys terminal.
For those who like to read, newspapers are a better pastime than radio shows.
All of this is not from the beginning, but is something that has been perfected little by little after the establishment of this hub tower, and they will definitely continue to improve in the foreseeable future.
Green sat down beside the workbench, pulled the paper cutting hook of the printer, took out the long paper from the machine, and then carefully cut it according to the content. He picked out a few newspapers and folded them neatly. Aside—newspapers are a common property of the tower keeper, and he doesn't want them defaced before his colleagues arrive for a shift change.
Restraining the idea of reading the newspaper first, Green first carefully checked the reports of each node, and confirmed the real-time status of the equipment, and then picked up the newspaper that he had put aside and flipped through it at will.
"The end of winter, the provinces of the empire begin to enter spring production - Cecil will embrace this spring"
"It's all started... I don't know if the factories in the city will recruit temporary workers this spring... Storm is old enough, write a letter to his family and ask him to go to the factory as an apprentice, maybe he can follow him. A little bit of technology... It is still difficult to feed all five children to school at one time, although the city has reduced or exempted tuition fees, but that is five mouths to eat... There must be multiple earners to subsidize the family..."
The tower guard had all kinds of thoughts in his mind, slowly pulled out a blank piece of paper from the side, picked up a pen, and began to write a letter to his wife who was staying in the city.
As a scribe, he was still more used to the touch of the pen tip across the paper, which made him feel more at ease than the "letter palette" of the magic web terminal.
But when he wrote the child's name, he suddenly hesitated.
Storm is the eldest child in the family and has reached the age to work in a factory, but he has always been interested in mathematics, and now he likes runes again. The literacy teacher in the night school has always said that he is very talented as a rune teacher... But that is beyond the scope of a general school, and you have to go to a specialized college to study...
The other kids are still young, a good age for learning, and they should all be reading, but... Storm really likes math and runes...
Unconsciously, Ge Lin's pen slowly stopped.
He has been the tower guard on this tower for two years. He has watched the Luan area change little by little, and watched the news from all over the world. He has forwarded the latest mobilization order of the Government Affairs Office, and forwarded the latest news of current affairs.
In Ansu 738, on the 1st of the harvest month of the first year of the empire, the real-time video and broadcast announcement of Emperor Gawain's coronation were forwarded from this Lu'an hub to the entire southern border. He and his colleagues witnessed it here. The moment when the country was reborn in the fire of war.
So he sees more and knows more than others - he knows how important it is to go to school in this era, and he knows that those real modern knowledge needs to be learned in school - he can't teach like his father Like literacy, teach your children what is advanced mathematics and what is mechanical principle.
He also knew that Emperor Gawain Cecil had been working hard to free every commoner from ignorance, to give all children the opportunity to go to school, and even to establish a large number of free schools for this purpose, so that every family in the southern border would have at least There is a place for a child to go to school for free and for free room and board.
But he has five children.
The relatively generous salary of the tower guard seems to be a little stretched in front of five children - especially when he wants to send all five children to school.
The tip of the pen landed on the paper at some point, but because it didn't move for a long time, a dark ink smeared away. When Green noticed this, several letters had been stained with ink and could not be seen. clear.
He sighed, and was about to rewrite it, when the printing mechanism next to him suddenly creaked and turned, spitting out a short new paragraph.
Green immediately put down the pen and paper, pulled the printer's paper-cutting hook to take down the message that had just been delivered, and then carefully looked at the content on it.
He first saw the sword and plow emblem at the top of the page, and the words Luan City behind the emblem. He realized that this was a notice from the City Council, and then he was surprised to see his name appear in the notice:
Submit to Luan Junction Tower Keeper Green:
After evaluation by the City Affairs Office, the "Proposal for Improvement of the Hub Tower" submitted by you in the fire month of Ansu 737 is of great value, and has played a certain role in promoting the subsequent actual improvement plan. ”, a reward of 125 gold pounds will be issued together with this month’s salary, hereby notified.
Note: Due to the adjustment of the functions of the statistics department and the reconstruction of the Imperial Government Affairs Office system, this reward has been postponed until now, please understand.
enjoy working.
——Cecile, Luan City Council Office, 2nd Year of Recovery Month 2
Green looked at the paper again, and then again.
£125, that's a lot of money.
There was a somewhat confused expression on his face, and then he was stunned, and finally he smiled after realizing it, stood up happily, and walked around the work room.
He picked up the coffee on the table—it was completely cold—and drank it, then picked up the notice and read it again before sitting back in his chair.
After picking up a new piece of letter paper, he took a deep breath and wrote fluent words on it:
"Dear Sarah, I have a bonus.
"I want to send my kids to school, they're all school age...
"Tell Storm the good news, he can study runes or real magic, and he can even go to Imperial College, if he can pass the exams there. I heard there are the best..."
After writing the signature and carefully checking every letter on it, Green nodded and placed the letter on the metal platform next to the magic terminal.
There is no need for a postman or delivery. Ordinary letters can be delivered directly to the "Magic Web", and soon a copy of the letter will appear in the public magic web center in Luan City, and if all goes well, within a few hours It will be given to the wife.
After doing all this, Ge Lin let out a long breath, got up and walked to the window.
In the wilderness in the distance, a machine is heading for the farmland. After the spring rain, the land seems to be green soon.