The morning glimmer had just fallen, and the surging steam was frozen by the low temperature, clinging to the buildings in the street, and everything was swallowed by the cold wind.

The dark carriage stopped at the door of 121A Cork Street, Joey and Kestrel sat in the carriage and waited for Lorenzo, Merlin was very fast, Lorenzo had just promised yesterday to send someone to pick him up today, and Lorenzo got dressed as fast as he could, bringing a sword and a gun.

"I don't need to be so vigilant. ”

Kestrel looked at Lorenzo's unabashed Winchester, and didn't know it, thinking that Lorenzo was going to kill someone.

"It's just a little bit more secure. ”

Lorenzo replied and sat down on the other side.

The pitch-black carriage slowed to speed, and then the horses galloped through the streets of Old Dunling, puffing white air.

Looking out the car window, there were obviously many more patrolmen on the street than usual, and they were well armed, and from time to time there was an iron whistle to carry the news.

Although it was not explicitly stated, many people clearly felt the change in the atmosphere of the old Dunling, and the cold wind carried the smell of gunpowder, as if it was the eve of war.

"Is it already that serious? There are patrols everywhere. ”

Lorenzo took his gaze back, he thought it was just the inner city to strengthen the protection, but now the ordinary outer city is also full of patrols.

"After all, God's Birthday is coming, and there will be missions from various countries participating in the celebration at that time, if demons break out at that time...... The consequences are unimaginable. ”

Joey replied solemnly.

As an annual festival, God's Birthday has been given many other meanings over the years, and the Old Tun Soulball will hold a celebration of God's Day, with huge airships skimming the sky, raining endless flower petals and lights, and people pouring into the streets to bless each other and celebrate.

It was a moment of national power, a shopping festival for the missions of various countries, and according to Lorenzo's understanding, on the day of the festival, for those missions, the real celebration was the new steam engines that could be sold one after another, and that was the highlight of the festival.

"Yes, that's true. ”

Lorenzo replied lightly, Invig replaced the Holy Evangelical Papal States as the new giant, and every year at this time of year, countless flags enter the Platinum Palace.

"In order to ensure order, the shrike has prepared a secret purge of the lower town, and those with bad ideas will be eliminated one by one to ensure that there will be no accidents that day. ”

Joey continued.

Lorenzo nodded, this kind of serious time does need to be taken seriously.

"Where are we going?"

When his eyes fell on the window again, Lorenzo realized that the scenery around him had become unfamiliar.

The carriage was heading to an unknown place, the sky was still gloomy, and the thick black smoke was like a stone pillar supporting the sky and the earth, and they stood in the field of vision one after another.

Beneath the pillar was a gray silhouette, and the steel giant, tens of meters high, moved slowly, each twist with a loud noise, until a giant was overtaken by a carriage Lorenzo.

It was a gigantic abandoned crane, lying like the dead remains of a giant between the rubble and the cavern, the once lustrous metal covered in rust, and the workers tiny as ants on it, disassembling the dead body like a scavenging vulture.

"Welcome to the Victorian Industrial Area, the first industrial estate in Invig to be developed by order of Queen Victoria during the Glorious War, where the Mechanical Institute was established, where all these minerals and metals were served, and where the first steam engine in history was born. ”

Lorenzo looked at the steel cemetery in amazement, he had never imagined that there was such a place in the old Dunling, as if there was an invisible wall separating the ordinary world from it.

Abandoned giant machines and working steel fabrics, large particles of dust filled the gray ruins, blowing in the wind, slicing the cheeks like tiny sharp knives, all of which constituted the twisted and growing metal jungle.

"Alright, Mr. Holmes, we should get out of the carriage, the carriage will not be able to get in the rest of the place. ”

Kestrel continued to explain, and it seemed that he was also excited, after all, no one could refuse this steel creation, this thing was simply a man's romance.

"The northern part of Old Dunling is uninhabited and cold no man's land, but in recent years there have been abundant minerals, so the center of gravity of the industrial area has leaned towards it, and it is mostly abandoned, with only a few machines still running. ”

"Actually, our current location is already a suburb of Old Tunling, but this industrial area is a bit too large for you to feel yet. ”

Lorenzo stepped out of the carriage, and a train was parked on the platform not far away, gray, most of the carriage was covered with mud and dust, it was obviously a train transporting minerals, but today it welcomed Lorenzo as a guest.

"How does it feel? We have a very strong industrial base and the most prosperous location is in the north right now, but our sightseeing today doesn't include there, so let's go again next time we have the chance." ”

The kestrel looked proud, mechanics in a sense mortal magic, fueled enough to make steam rise and then drive one steel beast after another.

People hundreds of years ago would never have imagined such a scene, and I am afraid that they would be regarded as heretics just by talking about it.

Foolishness was crushed and torn to pieces.

"I'd rather you pick me up on a slightly cleaner train. ”

Lorenzo replied and stepped onto the train.

The industrial area is really large, probably because of the mechanical yard, Lorenzo has never seen it on a map, and as the train roars forward, you can see new tracks appearing in sight, like scattered branches that finally return to the trunk of the tree.

At the end of the trunk, the city of steel slowly appeared in Lorenzo's eyes.

Lorenzo didn't have a general idea of the mechanical academy, the only thing he knew was that they had opened a university, and only those with superior intelligence could enter it and accept the gift from the machine.

But obviously, the city in front of him had nothing to do with the academy, although it was far away, Lorenzo could clearly see the garrison on the edge of the city, judging from the shiny smoothbore guns, this place was more of a military restricted area.

"This is the factory of the Machinery Institute, because it involves the core technology and production process, it is in a closed state, there are workers' dormitories, canteens, and entertainment facilities, because of the huge area of the factory, many people will get married and have children here, their children have not even seen the outside world, and they have lived in this factory since birth. ”

"You've built another little town next to Old Dunling?"

Lorenzo felt that it was only today that he had officially seen the whole picture of the old Dunling.

Fireworks were rising in the city, the air twisted slightly from the scorching heat, and the rhythmic tapping sound came from afar, and the kestrel didn't give Lorenzo time to visit, and after the train stopped at the city's platform, he led him to a large elevator.

The heavy chains churned slightly, and then began to sink.

The elevator wasn't completely sealed, Lorenzo could see what was going on through the bar, and as they descended, rivers of gold flowed slowly in the darkness, molten iron, which flowed along the channel into mold after mold, and he could see heavy hammers falling, mechanical monsters assembled in the constraints of the frame.

"This is industrialization, Mr. Holmes. ”

Kestrel said appropriately.

Lorenzo was silent, just continued to watch, he knew very well that he could see that this was also Arthur's decision, they were now allies, and allies had to do as if they were showing strength to another ally.

But thinking that he only had one person and some demon knowledge, Lorenzo suddenly felt a little ridiculously frightened.

Suddenly, the sound of clear water came to Lorenzo's ears, but there was darkness in his field of vision, only a pale yellow light reflected the surrounding iron walls, but then the sound of water became louder and louder, as if a waterfall dozens of meters high was surging and falling, coming from all directions, surrounding them.

"What's that?"

Lorenzo asked, a crisp echo in the darkness, like a grand music.

A voice rang out, and a kestrel responded behind him.

"We're going through the main trunk of the Furnace Pillar, which supplies the whole machine yard and the old Dunling, but it takes a lot of water, so decades ago the neurotics dug through the River Thames, branching out a canal from it, and the water from the River Thames feeds every boiler room here, and there are several filter dams along the way, and when you catch fish, you feed everyone, and if you catch a corpse, you throw it on a conveyor belt and send it into the combustion chamber. ”

The Pillars of the Furnace, the Mechanical Yard, the Victorian Industrial Area, the Underground Drainage, and the Atrium Serpent are all linked to each other, relying on each other to build this mechanical ecosystem and completely improve the production line of this industry.

The darkness finally came to an end, and the elevator dive finally stopped, and countless dust splashed down as it stopped, clearly visible in the bright light.

Lorenzo closed his eyes slightly, and the long darkness made him a little uncomfortable with the light, but soon the door of the elevator opened, and the light completely spilled in, and a scholar in a white robe greeted him directly.

The man recognized Lorenzo at a glance and held out his hand.

"Welcome to Perpetual Pump, everyone. ”

Lorenzo shook it, although it was not clear what the perpetual motion pump was, but from this position, it was far more important than the mechanical courtyard on the surface, and his eyes glanced at his nameplate, and the man seemed to notice Lorenzo's behavior, and then said.

"Hello, I'm Nikola Tesla, the director of this project. ”

Some of the sick faces smiled as much as they could, to reassure the test subject, who had managed to get his hands on it.