Chapter Forty-Nine: The Carriage of Civilization

"It's over! It's going to be late! Wang Liqun picked up his mobile phone sleepily, and the big digital clock came into view, making him wake up from head to toe in an instant.

"Where am I? Where is it? ...... "It's not a familiar dormitory, I seem to be wrapped in a sleeping bag, and there is another figure curled up in a sleeping bag next to me.

"It's time to go to work, why don't you get up quickly? What are you sleeping? ”

"Liqun, what are you fooling about? Closed today! The sleeping bag was directly turned around after Wang Liqun shook it twice, and Wang Liqun looked at it: it was Han Deshang who went to the drunk party with him yesterday.

"If you drink a bottle of beer, you can get drunk until this morning, and I'm ashamed of myself! What else to watch? Then go to sleep! Otherwise, do you want to go to the holidays? ”

Wang Liqun let go of his hand in a daze. It wasn't long before another earth-shattering snoring sound was heard in the room. But Wang Liqun, who sorted out the ins and outs, soon found that he couldn't sleep anymore.

Outside the window, there is the noise and noise of the festival, but it feels a bit like it is still on earth......

This once despised wilderness is evolving, especially with the most astonishing rate of evolution here, directly from a wasteland to one of the most modern metropolises in Elta. Even now, the atmosphere of the holidays is very similar to that of the earth.

When civilization covers barbarism, can the sins of barbarism be rewarded?

No. Wang Liqun's mind was clear at this time. The current Elta criminal investigation agency may still have nothing to do with them, but it will be different in two years, or even just a year. The law and the security system that pervades Elta will protect everyone - including the once-heinous bastards on the enforcement list.

The two of them didn't want to return to Earth alive, but at least they could face death peacefully after revenge. In the current chaos, they may be able to guarantee that the six adults on the execution list will be killed, and then use the foreshadowing to set off a storm in Mendong City and even in the country, but what if the level of law and order here spreads to the whole of Elta? I'm afraid they'll only be able to kill one, and they'll have to be caught.

Isn't it time to speed things up? Wang Liqun was a little inexplicably worried.

Unfortunately, and fortunately, his fears were correct. In every corner of what he knew and what he didn't know, Mendong City was spreading the breath of civilization to the entire Elta. Naturally, the means are diverse, some are political, some are educational, and the most effective at this stage is business.

"Seriously, I really like the business atmosphere in this city...... Every inch of land contains abundant business opportunities and profits. At the designated loading and unloading point on the outskirts of Mendong City, Clough, a businessman from the south, watched with joy as the goods on the electric van were transferred to his four-wheeled carriage, holding the right hand of the representative of the Elta Import and Export Corporation for a long time.

"Reluctantly, right? Mr. Clough, do you think you Southern Chamber of Commerce businessmen should know more about this place? ”

"No," Clough's eyes seemed to swell with a golden glow, "I think I'm enough alone." What I want is a franchise for the metropolitan agglomerations south of Elta and the affiliated villages. Trust me, this can go a long way for your sales......"

"Smart businessmen never put their eggs in the same basket, and we certainly don't be fools." The representative smiled and pointed to the other carriages next to the carriage berth in front of him, "In the future, you may be the one with the franchise license, but not now." ”

"Well, then I wish our future cooperation can be smooth."

"Long live the benefits."

"Well, long live the benefits." Clough tightened his grip on the reins, his legs clamped. The reddish-brown horse reacted and slowly followed his movements.

The tall buildings behind him faded away, and the huge roof of the carriage and the almost piled goods in it were separated from the unique scenery of Mendong City behind him. All he could see was the smooth and clean concrete pavement in front of him.

"You just sighed?" A brown furry head popped out of the carport.

"Huh? Oh, yes. Are you awake? Clough reached back and touched the brown hairball's face, "My hair is messed up, and this isn't the way to sleep, is it?" ”

"People have already woken up!" The brown "furball" quickly shook her hair, revealing a delicate girl's face. "This stone road is so hard that the wheels roll up and vibrate obviously."

"That's because it's fast, so you feel the vibration louder than before." Clough sighed again. If only there were such roads all the way south of Elta - the concrete pavement along the old road would be cut off before the border with Cierta left, by which time there would still be more than half of the total distance, and the carriages would be at least a little slower...... Clough suddenly realized that he had forgotten how slow the carriage had been on Elta's most ordinary dirt road.

In fact, there are still a large number of animal tractors in Sierta. And Elta only issued a large number of photos of the current animal-powered vehicles, joined the management, and introduced new animal-powered vehicles, and part of the structural transformation of the old animal-powered vehicles.

For example, the replacement of rubber tires for several animal-powered vehicles with typical wheel widths and wheel diameters, the application of double-axle four-wheeled rubber-tired animal-powered vehicles produced by domestic bicycle factories for public passenger and freight transportation in the good road traffic area of Sierta began, the opening of sales of these new vehicles (low-interest loans), and the establishment of maintenance points for maintenance vehicles...... But these measures can only be used temporarily in Cierta and other areas where transportation conditions have improved. It doesn't take long for bumps and protruding rocks on the dirt road to break or puncture rubber tires, as for flat tires...... That's a lot worse than a wooden hard wheel. And out of this coverage, it is difficult to find a maintenance point to repair and replace the tire.

That's why Clough sighed a second time. On the way here, he had already seen a coachman driving a four-wheeled rubber-tired carriage "against the wind", and his heart was tickled urgently—if the black wheels, steel spokes, and body of the carriage were straightened, the time from the port of Grohou to the shield city would be cut by at least half. Don't say that time is not valuable, if you can run a few more times, it will be full of profits!

In a place that Clough-Lawrence knew about but Wang Liqun in Mendong City did not know, civilization continued to spread outward along the mode of transportation. Owning a "bicycle" in the environment of a primitive society cannot be called civilization, because a bicycle will soon break down if ridden in the wilderness without roads, and it is difficult for primitive societies to even provide tools, let alone standard parts and wearing parts.

For a bicycle or a four-wheeled rubber-tired carriage with two steel axles to continue to operate, it first needs a smooth road surface. Secondly, there should be a service station at the county level that can repair, change tires, and oil vehicles. Thirdly, the rider and the rider themselves need to be able to adjust the seat, straighten the chain, and tighten the screws.

In order to protect his vehicle from rust and the tires of his tires, the driver will bypass the animal manure on the road, and at the same time, for the above reasons and to avoid being fined, he will also give his own animal traction to prepare a fixed manure bucket. Does it feel like you've suddenly become civilized? This is the process of "infection" of civilization.

People naturally choose a more hassle-free lifestyle, a faster car, and a warmer bed. Once Mendong City, which represents the progress of civilization, is established, it will only affect the surrounding human beings and make them closer to the living standards of the citizens in Mendong City - as long as Mendong City can supply enough toilet paper to wipe their buttocks, then not only will the citizens of Mendong City not use stones or pick with their hands, but the human beings outside will also like this great invention.

"Now, I say, Clough, you sighed a second time, probably because I woke up, did you?"

"yes, I'm thinking that if you hadn't bought that little dress, I would have been able to buy one of those four-wheeled carriages that wouldn't shake."

The girl named Wolf stuck out her tongue slightly, and said mischievously: "Then I'd rather have a small skirt and those food from another world~"

"It's all up to you......" Clough sighed slightly, pretending to be helpless, as if he couldn't do anything about Wolfe. Who asked me to put up your? ”

Just a few months ago, the girl had taken half of the money Clough had made from selling grain, and had gone without permission to buy a large bottle of honey-soaked peaches—Clough had to secretly give up the money when he thought of it, but he could only do so.

Then again, that honey-soaked peach is really sweet. But Clough cared more than that. Ever since he met Wolfe, his luck had suddenly taken a striking turn.

As soon as he was worried about whether the chamber of commerce loyal to the Bimoon Church wanted to pay money, the Western Expeditionary Army fled with a crawl; Last year, when they traveled to Garcia from the south in a car, Wolf shouted that he wanted to buy fresh apples, so the two of them went to a nearby place to delay their trip, and actually avoided the Garcia rebellion caused by the royal coup, and by the way, the apples that could satisfy their stomachs were sold for a good price on the way to escape......

Could this little girl be Luck herself, or is she possessed by Lady Luck?

"Pit goods? My vision, my choice is never refutable, is it? Wolf proudly straightened up from the carport's curtain and stretched out comfortably. How far is it from Shield City? Mr. Coachman? ”

"Yes, my miss, passengers, we can arrive before the evening. What's wrong? Hungry? Clough turned to look, only to see Wolf fiddle with something in the middle of the carriage.

"Here's what you're given." Wolfe's hand pinched a strange piece of food and sent it towards Clough's lips. "Otherworldly apple slices, are they delicious?"