Arcane Lord

After breakfast every day, Xia Duo would look at the construction progress of Linshui Town from a distance. In the evening, his four secretaries would also summarize some important matters in the territory that day for him to review.

In addition, the study on the second floor of the territorial villa is where copies of territorial documents are stored. Sha Duo will go there to check it every once in a while, not to mention, he can summon Leiden at any time for further understanding.

He has a very high degree of control over the territory, so today he just looked at it from a distance as usual and did not go there in person.

Starting from the villa, a little further east is the Elemental Fountain, and further east is Codex Square. When Chateau arrived, a clerk arranged by Leiden was already waiting here.

"Lord, Lord Leiden asked me to wait for you here."

Not only that, Leiden has even arranged the use of vehicles. A temporarily transferred steam locomotive is somewhat redundant for a spellcaster who has already stood at the top of the main plane.

But Chateau saw the derivation of order from it. The so-called procedures and the so-called processes are actually the intuitive expression of order.

After getting on the train, Chateau asked Leiden's clerk to sit opposite him, and soon the locomotive was clanging towards the north. The speed was not very fast, but it was definitely not slow either.

Compared with the motorcycles that appeared in last year's motorcycle design competition, this version has been iterated for countless times, and the speed of progress has completely exceeded Xia Duo's expectations.

"Too fast, too fast!" Xia Duo couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, the clerk on the side found an opportunity and replied: "Lord, this is not fast enough! Master Shiro plans to build a special long straight track on the west side of the [Daxia-Saville Passage], only It’s faster to take a steam train! Master Shiro said that it only takes less than ten hours to run from Codex Square to Baiyang Village in the north!”

The secretary looked proud. He was not active just because the territory wanted to build a high-speed track, but also because the territory could build such a track.

"Oh? Did Hero say when it will be completed?" Sha Duo asked curiously.

In fact, building steam locomotive tracks is nothing new. As early as last year during the locomotive design competition, Leiden proposed a grand plan to him to surround the [Daxia-Saville Passage] with tracks to form a giant ring. .

The carriages above are connected end to end and run all the time. If you want to get on the train, use another landing car, which is parallel to the track and has the same speed as the carriages on the track, but it can stop and carry passengers or cargo close to the track. , and send it up.

This plan was a little too outrageous, and Xia Duo ultimately did not agree. It was not that it could not be built, but that it was unnecessary. Steam locomotives were destined to be eliminated in the future. If a track was built at a huge cost now, it might be abandoned in the future.

In the end, Leiden proposed to build only one track. Shado was actually not willing to do so, but considering that building such a track could provide jobs for a large number of ordinary citizens and increase their income, Shado agreed.

If the effect is good, it will not be a problem to build the complete circular track.

…

“What the Government Affairs Department has discussed is to start construction this year after the snow melts and new construction is completed, and it is expected to be completed within this year.”

Hearing such an answer, Xia Duo was doubly surprised. Seeing the proud look on the face of the young clerk in front of him, he couldn't help but ask:

"You guys are too confident! If nothing else, just how do you solve this orbital material? Have you ever thought about it?"

"Saville Territory has iron ore, and has been increasing production and hoarding ore since last year. The craftsmen of the territory's logistics department have already mastered the smelting and forging technology. The real difficulty of this project is the preliminary preparation process. In fact, there is not much construction Difficulty, half a year is enough.”

As the clerk of Leiden, this young man knew the inside story of the construction of the North-South Expressway very well, and his answers at this moment were completely fluent.

Not only did he answer the specific construction plan negotiated by the Government Affairs Department, but he also emphatically explained the material issues that Shado was more worried about. For example, the iron ore currently hoarded in Savile Territory has begun to be refined.

Although there are still some gaps in track materials, the actual construction time of the high-speed track is still two months away. In addition to the subsequent construction time, new ore will be collected and smelted.

According to calculations, it will not affect the progress of track construction at all.

But this answer did not completely dispel Xia Duo's doubts. He asked the secretary again, "How do you ensure that the mine produces on time and in sufficient quantity?"

"Lord Leiden has long asked Master Broto to explore the mine in Savile Territory. Although it is only a small vein, the reserves are sufficient to support the construction of the track, and the output has been strictly estimated."

"What if something unexpected happens?"

"If it is an unavoidable accident, we can also ask for help from the Tower of Time. If it is an accident that even the Tower of Time cannot solve, then we can only accept it. It is nothing more than a slight delay in the completion time of the high-speed track. To complete this The thing itself will not be affected.”

Such an answer once again surprised Xia Duo. From the clerk's words, Xia Duo could deeply feel the other person's confidence in what he was doing and his determination to face all surprises.

If the Great Xia Territory is full of people like this, then are we still worried that magic civilization cannot be built?

At this moment, Xia Duo suddenly realized that he still knew too little about the territory. Many things were difficult to discover only from paper and other people's stories. They also needed personal contact to truly discover them.

Just like the changes he discovered in Clark and others in Everesca some time ago, he now discovered the changes in this scribe and even a large number of young people in the Great Xia region represented by him.

And all these changes come from education and the Daxia order. It is conceivable that these are not just isolated cases, but occur commonly.

Not just in individual areas, but probably in the entire range!

Ordinary people have such significant changes. One can imagine what potential the new mages of the Tower of Time will have. Once they succeed in their studies -

Xia Duo is looking forward to that day even more!

…

On the steam car, Xia Duo and the young clerk continued to chat about territory and young people, and soon the first stop of the trip, Xinshi Village, arrived.

The steam car stopped at the end of the village, and Xia Duo got off the car directly. He was no stranger to this place. He had just been here yesterday when a new cemetery nearby was opened.

Once inside, he discovered that the primary school in Xinshi Village was not using a spare room in the village, but a new formal school with only four classrooms!

Although the secretary said on the way that Leiden had not arranged a special visit and reception ceremony, Xinshi Village still arranged it.

Accompanied by the village chief and a full-time teacher from the territory's Ministry of Culture and Education, Xia Duo visited four classrooms and observed a geography class.

…

After it was over, he did not comment on the spot, but continued to the next stop. After visiting three schools in succession, Xia Duo returned to the floating city and told Leiden that he was quite satisfied with the three inter-village primary schools he visited today. .

But there are also shortcomings, that is, the playground prepared for students.

Originally, this was not a shortcoming. After all, in the original plan, the inter-village primary school did not even have a formal school building, but used spare rooms in villagers' homes.

However, the three primary schools have specially built formal school buildings. Although the scale is small and the conditions are very simple, at least they have it, which arouses Xia Duo's more expectations.

Now that you’ve done it, let’s do it better!

Building a playground specifically for children to play will also prevent children from running around in the village. If they run out of the village without news, they may be in danger.