Struggle in the Steam Age

Lawrence and Safiel were the first team to complete the assigned task, so they deliberately slowed down when they retreated to the carriage to cover the others. After all, no matter how well-planned the battle is, if it really starts, I will have various accidents. And when extraordinary people act collectively, it is also essential to take the initiative to help each other.

Sure enough, the captain and his team took a little longer than planned to kill the four shamans, so that they were chased by a large group of murlocs as they retreated.

Although the cannons on the train just now were indeed firing with all their strength, but when Lawrence and the others came into contact with the shaman, the cannons were naturally sparse in order to avoid hurting them. As a result, a large group of murlocs successfully washed ashore.

The group of murlocs did fail to save their shaman from the attackers on the train, but they succeeded in biting the fleeing guard captain and the others.

[Missile Storm], seeing the members of the security team being chased by a group of murlocs, Lawrence immediately cast magic on the group of murlocs behind him, and at the same time repeatedly pulled the trigger of his left pistol. At the same time, Safir also took off a bottle of burning potion from the armed belt used to fix the armor at his waist and threw it into the chasing crowd of fish.

In an instant, the dozen or so murlocs that were chasing the front fell down like the grass blown by the wind, and at the same time, a group of flames burning with yellow missions ignited behind the murlocs to block them. Chasing soldiers. Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone successfully retreated to the safe compartment of the armored train.

The decapitation of the murloc shaman went very smoothly. After counting, all the transcendents who took the initiative to attack just now successfully completed the task and returned to the carriage smoothly. The only unlucky fighter, the muscular fighter, rushed a little forward because of the bloody blood in the fight, but was poked a hole in his calf by the murloc with a bone fork in his hand.

"Don't worry, it's okay, there's really no need to be so troublesome to deal with the wound." When Lawrence used the bandages and spirits in the car to disinfect and bandage him, he looked impatient. After all, there were ten large and small wounds on his body. There were several places, and this time the wounds were relatively minor.

"Don't be careless." Lawrence said when he was bandaging, "If it is really infected, it will be troublesome. Although extraordinary people are much better than ordinary people in this respect, it does not mean that they will not be harmed at all. If I don't remember If it is wrong, there will always be a few superhumans who need to apply for high-level priests to release high-level magic spells or have no money and are forced to amputate every year in Eagle Fort—"

At this moment, a siren sounded from the direction of the front of the car. Then with a shock, the train slowly moved forward.

After losing all the shamans commanding the front lines, the murlocs had completely reverted to their rabble-like nature. After a burst of artillery fire and machine gun fire, the train's way forward was completely opened. After Lawrence helped several injured people deal with their wounds, the captain of the security team walked over from the front of the car.

"Thank you very much for your help." Looking at the extraordinary passengers who took the initiative to participate in the assault just now, the captain smiled directly. "As a thank you, the Federal Railways will waive your fare this time. At the same time, we will send 35 yuan to each of you as a thank you."

Of course, the 35 yuan is naturally only available to passengers who participate in the active assault. And those Transcendents who only participated in the defense were only paid for free train tickets.

"Ha, our luck is really good." After returning to the box, Safir said while taking off the simple version of the half-body plate armor and the metal forehead strap tied to the head with the help of Lawrence. "In such a simple hour, we basically earned back all the money we prepared for the trip."

"This can only be called luck." Lawrence said after receiving the breastplate in a box and putting it in the space bag. "The luck is even better, no one on the train was seriously injured by this attack."

The next journey was as far away from the lake shore as the captain said just now, so the last journey went very smoothly. More than three hours later, the slightly accelerated train successfully drove into a steel city looming in the mist according to the originally scheduled timetable.

"Didn't it mean that Huguang City reached an agreement with the group of druids' Emerald Dream half a century ago to solve the environmental problems in this area?" After walking out of the train station made of black steel and gray cement, Safiel looked at the street in front of him with a visibility of less than 100 meters and complained, "Why is it still foggy here?"

"The druids under the Church of Agriculture have indeed cultivated a batch of plants and fungi to purify the pollution caused by urban industry, but it is just fog and it is not considered pollution. And so many steam engines in the urban industrial area plus local The special terrain makes the whole city shrouded in fog for at least half of the time every year." Lawrence shrugged.

"The reason why Huguang City took this name is not only because Huguang Town, the earliest town established here, was able to see the beautiful lake light on the green lake in the town when it was established. Another very important reason is that in this town When it was merged with several surrounding small towns and converted into an industrial center, the people living here could not see the lake by the lake, so they chose the name of this historic town as the name of the city. Express your expectations."

"So that's the case!" Safir nodded. "I feel that the awareness of the factory owners here is much higher than that of Eagle Fort. They actually invite druids to help them reduce pollution."

"Enlightenment? This group of rich people will not have such awareness." Lawrence curled his lips. "We must know that the Great Lakes region is not only conducive to the development of industry, but the surrounding environment also attracts many extraordinary people who practice natural power."

"According to the information I read in my knowledge church, when this place was just industrialized, those factory owners were actually not willing to take various environmental protection measures. Because it would cost them more. But when two people nearby After the demigod-level druid who can practice to transform into a dragon brought a group of extraordinary monsters to talk with these factory owners, the factory owners immediately became staunch environmentalists."

"I should have thought of it before. It is more difficult for those rich people to spend money to do some good deeds than to let a camel go through the eye of a needle." Safiel shook his head and said with emotion.

As the most important industrial city of the White Eagle Federation, Huguang City naturally has very convenient public transportation. In addition to the common horse-drawn carriages and public carriages, the canals all over the city also provide rentable boats for everyone.

The operation of the steam engine requires not only coal, but also sufficient water. Therefore, in such old industrial cities, there are often well-designed canal networks.

On the one hand, the network of canals can provide enough water for steam engines, on the other hand, these canals can also help various factories transport raw materials and products.

However, with the further development and popularization of steam engines, the transportation of materials between factories will soon be completed by more efficient railways. At the same time, steam water pumps can also provide enough water for factories through pipelines. Therefore, emerging cities like Eagle Fort basically don't have many such canals.

Since the murloc's attack has not stopped until now, even in the city, Lawrence and the others can still hear the sound of cannons and various guns firing. In some cases, you can even see visions caused by powerful transcendental beings releasing certain moves.

But just as the captain on the bus said, this large-scale attack by murlocs every year has become a part of the lives of local people, so the local people in front of the train station are still doing their own things as usual things.

Soon, Lawrence negotiated the price with a boatman on the canal, and then took his boat along the river to the city center with Safir.