Chapter 621: An Alliance Without a Leader (Part 2)

In order to evolve from the primary steam engine era to the era of widespread use of steam locomotives, how many technologies that can be called black technology for this era are needed?

Duke didn't count.

But as a college student of engineering, or a college student majoring in architectural environment and equipment engineering, he has enough knowledge to overcome all these.

Damn it, why don't you study thermodynamics and boilers if you don't have any knowledge of environmental protection?

Learning a boiler, there is a dead-faced tutor, with a terrifying aura, who is called Beast plus doctoral tutor. On the first day of class, he threw a poor baby who was playing with a newly bought icrazy mobile phone from the fourth floor. Let Duke, who skipped class three times a day before time travel, go to study obediently like a grandson.

Well, study hard, it always pays off.

Duke blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. up.

Regardless of Eagle's Nest Mountain always using griffins, it seems that it has nothing to do with this matter. The dwarves' obsession with black technology is almost branded in their bones.

The other big kings didn't understand at all, which didn't prevent them from showing an expression of ignorance that although they didn't understand, they thought it was super powerful.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, as long as it makes them feel that it works.

"Daelin, what do you think?" Solas asked in a low voice.

"Duke is doing business, not to mention, I have never seen a time when he was unreliable." Dai Lin's evaluation was quite high.

Antonidas decided to stop Duke first: "Okay, the next question, we all think it's okay for you to build this... the railway to the Red Ridge Mountains. What about the Swamp of Sorrows? You can solve the technical problem for the time being. What about the threat? Our men lost a lot when they crossed the swamp. And the men who repaired the railroad?"

Duke snapped his fingers, and Gavin Ladd, who was guarding the door of the side hall, immediately understood and opened the door.

Not only the kings, but all the guests were extremely surprised.

Because standing at the door were two Naga wearing leather armor with the emblem of the Stormwind Kingdom and a strange murloc.

Everyone knows that there are Naga and murloc troops in Stormwind Kingdom. Everyone always thinks that these are some low-level races that can't get on the stage. Although they have always been in the establishment of the Stormwind Kingdom, no one really thought that Duke would officially introduce them on this occasion.

"Let me introduce to you, these are Murloc Prophet Mogol, Wrathscale Naga Priest Valla, and Spiky Spine Naga Priest Seferis."

Vala hasn't attended an important occasion for a long time. After Wanghaiya wiped out the main force of the Blackstone clan, she almost thought that she was worthless and was forgotten by Duke.

Unexpectedly, Duke actually introduced her to the top management of the league.

This is undoubtedly a promotion of status and recognition of identity.

"My dear kings, Valla *Wrathscale* Ives salutes you." Valla and Sephiris folded their arms and bowed to the kings.

The kings nodded in return.

Even if it is inconspicuous, it is at least an indescribable respect. The leaders of the three alien races all felt moved and trembling.

Duke continued to introduce: "I will use the portal to send the Naga troops and some elite murloc troops into the Swamp of Sorrows. At that time, the newly captured orc captives will be responsible for the railway construction project in the Redridge Mountains area. And the Swamp of Sorrows area is assisted by murlocs and male naga."

After discussing with Gelbin, Magni said, "We believe that the technology provided by Duke has an epoch-making effect on our mining skills and mineral transportation. In return, we copperbeard dwarves and gnomes will unconditionally Provide the iron ingots and workers needed to build the railroad."

When the kings heard this, there was an uproar.

No one expected that a new technology from Duke would be handed over by the dwarves like a white wolf.

This is almost the lifeblood of transportation picked up for nothing!

Everyone talked for a while.

Duke's hand is too beautiful, right? He said that he paid for everything, but it turned out that he hardly spent a penny.

Are the copperbeard dwarves fools?

Of course not. Didn't you see the dwarves of Ironforge dwarves in the early days of the alliance? Having dealt with dwarves for hundreds of years, everyone knows that dwarves have unexpected shrewdness under their seemingly rough personality. They will never take the initiative to deceive people, but they will never let themselves be cheated at will.

Duke's technology is definitely the key to their dreams, which makes them willing to pay so much.

Ryan elbowed Anduin, and said with a smile: "Look, I said that putting Duke in the overall position is where he can really display his abilities."

Anduin also replied with a smile: "Do you still remember that there was almost a famine in Stormwind City one year?"

"Um."

"If we could have shipped East Alwynn's grain to Stormwind that year, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

"Yes! The wheat rots halfway through the journey."

People in this era do not have much concept of logistics. This does not hinder those visionary kings who see the benefits of high-speed logistics.

Duke talked generally: "The construction of the railway can also stimulate the upgrading of Ironforge's production process. For example, I can let Ironforge make a set of building molds, and mass-produce according to the molds, which can shorten the time for building houses by half. .”

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Duke smiled and answered the questions of the kings, and every answer was very satisfactory.

And he is full of confidence in this plan.

Didn't you see that the country has been engaged in the "One Belt, One Road" before crossing?

Didn't you see how the country's logistics industry prospered after the popularization of high-speed rail, driving the economies of various regions? As long as this plan is successful, it will not only create a military hub, but also a complete economic lifeline.

That's right, after the war every country was badly damaged and needed various reconstructions.

Duke's approach is undoubtedly a kind of work-for-relief. And with the laying of the railway, more grain and specialty products can be shipped out from the depths of the closed forest, either as supplies to the cursed land, or shipped out from Stormwind Harbor and sent to the kingdoms of the northern continent as commodity.

Duke's special post-war economy has undoubtedly allowed countries that lack gold and silver to find a new way to stimulate their economies.

In just one night, Duke made people forget the leader of Lordaeron.

right! Without the help of Lordaeron, who was once rich and powerful, after leaving Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Gilneas, the remaining eight countries of the alliance have found a new way to resist foreign enemies and revitalize the post-war economy.