Wren originally planned to stay in Red Dragon Castle until his son's full moon.

However, he has too many things to deal with.

The council duties of the Floating City of Wezeland, a few students, the affairs of the Glamorgan Territory and the Duchy, as well as his own research, etc., some can be delayed for a while, and more need to be decided by him in time.

Two days after Aegon left, Akarand, the vice president of the mechanical union, came to the door.

"Wren. Guided by a scaly guard, Akalande saw Wren teasing his son, and laughed loudly, "You're really a good thing for me to find." He glanced at Rex, who was growing away, "Congratulations on becoming a father, this kid knows that the future is promising." ”

"Thank you. Wren nodded reservedly, knowing that the other party was just complimenting polite words, but he still felt very happy in his heart.

Maybe that's what it's like to be a parent.

He handed the babbling Rex into the nurse's arms, looked back at the dusty Akaland, and asked, "You are in such a hurry to find me, there is something important?"

In the past few years, the two have maintained close cooperation and are very familiar with each other, so they get along more casually.

"Nonsense!" Akaland's eyes widened, "Have you forgotten what day it is?"

"What day?" Wren didn't remember for a moment.

"The Ssangyong Railway was officially opened to traffic today. Akalande replied angrily: "This railway is your idea, and it will finally be opened after more than two years of repair, so you, the owner of the railway, should always show up and attend the opening ceremony, right?"

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. Wren was a little embarrassed.

The Ssangyong Railway was indeed its own idea, and the first phase of the project started from Dragon's Back, the capital of the Duchy, and connected to another city in the northern part of the Duchy of Augustus, Stream City, and then traveled north along the coast, passing through three major cities in the Duchy of Drogonburg, and finally arriving at the port of Kingsland, the royal capital.

Later, there was a second phase of the project, which connected the five cities in the southern part of the principality through the dragon forest.

The third phase of the project was planned to go further, opening up all five principalities in the central and southern parts of Congartro, firstly, to boost the economy of the cities along the railway, and secondly, to facilitate the dumping of industrial products produced by the Duchy of Augustus to other countries and at the same time to bring back raw materials.

When the railway network is fully completed, it will become the economic lifeblood of Congatro.

Wren took out the microphone and looked at the time, just over half of the morning, and said with a smile: "It's too late for us to go over now, right?"

The opening ceremony was held at the first station in Kingsland, the royal capital, not far from the Red Dragon Castle, located in the port area to the east, and only ten minutes by horseback ride.

"Everyone is waiting for you. Akaland said, standing up.

"Let's go. ”

Wren had Emily informed that the guards had returned and said that His Majesty was also attending the opening ceremony, so the trip became even more grand.

Moments later, Wren and Akaland boarded Emilys' chariot, guarded by the Scaly Blood Guards in front and behind, and nearly three hundred transcendent knights on the periphery opened the way, driving out of the Red Dragon Castle, attracting pedestrians on the side of the road to stop and watch.

Akaland had seen Emilys a few times before, and although his strength was stronger than Emilys, the invisible majesty brought by the crown made him a little restrained.

Emily asked a few questions about the mechanical union and the railroad, and he answered them in detail.

Wren watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Akaland's soul has a lot of mood swings, and his posture is cautious to the point of flattery, not just because of Emilys's status as a queen, it should be due to her.

Thinking of the process of cooperation between the mechanical union and himself in recent years, giving concessions everywhere, regardless of the cost, giving various preferential conditions, and even doing loss-making business, just to be able to fully carry out mechanization in the Duchy of Augustus, Wren guessed in his heart that the plan of the mechanical union was not satisfied with Augustus, but the entire kingdom of Congatro.

"The ambition of the mechanical union is not small!"

Wren couldn't help but say secretly.

Soon after, the Queen's motorcade entered the port area and arrived at the newly completed Royal Capital Railway Station.

The style of the station is out of step with the surrounding buildings, with a five-storey building standing out from the crowd, a grey façade made of concrete and steel, and a few large characters on the roof, each taller than a person, glowing red at night, which can be seen from miles away.

On one side of the building is a spacious train platform with a canopy supported by steel brackets to provide shelter from the wind and rain.

Wren had only seen the design of the station before, and when he saw the real thing, he was in a trance.

In my previous life, when I was a child, the train station was like this.

Later, when I grew up, most of the train stations were transformed into more advanced train stations, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to relive the feeling of the past in another world.

For railway transportation, he set up a special "Augustus Railway Company", which he and the mechanical union each owned half of the shares, and the mechanical union was responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of steam trains, and the service personnel at the station were recruited from the local area, and the benefits were far beyond ordinary work, which caused quite a stir at the time.

At the moment, the station is crowded with people, and the inside and outside of the platform are flooded.

Most people don't come to take the bus, but to see the excitement.

The station's extraordinary security guards had already been dispatched to maintain order at the scene, making way for the Queen's motorcade to enter at the gate of the station.

The carriage stopped at the door of the ticket hall.

Wren, Akaland, and Emilys got out of the car, and the crowd around them, who were separated by the scale-wielding guards, immediately knelt down in a large area, and someone shouted, "Meet Your Majesty!"

The person in charge of Wangdu Station stood respectfully at the bottom of the steps, he was a high-ranking mechanic transferred from the Empire by the Mechanical Union, not only responsible for the management of Wangdu Station, but also the general manager of the railway company, with very rich experience in transportation management.

The mechanic led several of the main managers of the railway company and stepped forward and saluted, "See the Queen." ”

Then he greeted Wren and Akaland, "Lord Duke, Your Excellency the Vice President. ”

"Thank you very much. ”

Emily had been queen for a few years, and she was used to this kind of scene, smiling, waving to the people around her, and then being swarmed into the station hall.

The crowd in the hall was separated by the Scaly Guard, and the mechanic accompanied Emilys and the others around the station, walking around the railroad company upstairs, and finally returning to the platform, where a brand-new steam train was parked on the tracks, waiting to depart.

The outer shell of the steam train is painted a striking green, which is a little strange for those who see it for the first time, but it is very comfortable to look at it for a long time.

In fact, this is Wren's strong request.

Most of the train's twelve carriages were already full of passengers, and only the last carriage was still empty, reserved for Rennes and Akaland.

After a solemn ceremony presided over by the queen herself, Wren and Acaland waved goodbye to Emilys, and the two boarded the train, which slowly drove out of the platform with a deafening whistle from the front and white smoke rising from the top.

Woooooo

And besides, besides......

The rhythmic grinding of the wheels against the rails made Wren feel familiar and evoked memories of his past life. The train moved smoothly and slowly, and soon left Kingsland far behind, and made its way along the tracks.

Wren looked out the window at the scenery and saw that the speed of the steam train was about eighty kilometers per hour, the same as the speed of the Imperial train.

If this speed is just right, it will be risky to consume too much ash coal, and if it slows down, the utilization rate of the railway will be too low, and the transportation potential will not be fully realized.

"How?"

Akaland, who was sitting opposite, took a sip of the black tea sent by the flight attendant, spread his body comfortably on the soft sofa, and asked very relaxedly, "Is the Duke still satisfied?"

"Very good!" Wren nodded, expressing his satisfaction.

The mechanical union has indeed spared no effort in cooperating in recent years, but it also makes him even more suspicious of the mechanical union's motives.

"You take your time and enjoy the scenery along the way, I'm going to get some sleep. Akalande stretched, "Wake me up again in Dragonspine City." ”

After saying that, he quickly fell asleep.

However, the Soul Eye saw that Akaland had not really fallen asleep, and that his soul fluctuations were still active, apparently pretending to be asleep.

"This guy ......"

Wren snorted secretly, presumably that Akaland was afraid that he would ask him something he shouldn't ask, so he had to rely on pretending to be asleep to escape.

Don't forget it, if there is a cheap first, the purpose of the mechanical union will be exposed sooner or later.

The first phase of the Ssangyong Railway is less than 400 miles long, passing through four stations, the first three of which are in the territory of the Duchy of Zogenburg, and each station stops for about ten minutes for passengers to get on and off. After more than three hours, the steam train finally entered the territory of the Duchy of Augustus, and soon the scenery outside the window changed.

Large tracts of reclaimed farmland have been neatly planned, and the crops planted are also consistent, which is pleasing to the eye from a distance.

There are not many farmers working in the fields.

Half of them drive steam-powered mechanical farm implements, like simplified modified cars, and do sowing, fertilizing, and mowing grass, and the work efficiency of one person can withstand dozens or even hundreds of people.

When the train passed, these peasants also cast their eyes, but they were not as surprised as the peasants of the Duchy of Zogenburg, and they seemed to be accustomed to continuing their work after looking at them twice.

The front is getting closer and closer to Stream City, and the villages and towns on both sides of the railway are getting denser and denser.

Gradually, you can see paved roads, various types of motorcycles running on the road, some two-wheeled, some three-wheeled, and occasionally four-wheeled cars carrying full loads of goods, going back and forth between the city and the suburbs.

Before the train entered the city, huge chimneys could be seen rising from afar, emitting white smoke and water vapor into the sky.

These are all factories owned by Wren, managed by the town hall, and there are roughly a dozen of them.

The walls of Stream City were demolished in three years, and the steam train drove directly into the station in the middle of the city, and as it stopped, Wren saw a crowd outside.

The wide streets have been rebuilt to accommodate six cars alongside, and the streets are clean and clean. The pedestrians on the road were in a hurry, each with their own work, and they were much more neatly dressed than the people of the other principalities, and their faces were ruddy and full of exhaustion.

Not far away, in the temple school of the goddess of magic, the sound of students reading and reading could be heard.

The city is full of construction sites, with new schools, factories and residential buildings built that will be able to accommodate more people and attract people from the countryside to live in the city.

The whole city is full of life.

If someone left Stream City three years ago and now comes back with almost no recognition of this city not far from the sea, but always very poor, it is not enough to describe the earth-shattering.

The same changes are not only happening in Stream City, but all seven cities in Augustus are developing rapidly, but to varying degrees.

The guard at the stream station recognized Wren on the car, looked excited, and hurriedly went to inform the mayor.

However, when the mayor arrived, he only saw the smoke from the end of the train, and he couldn't help beating his chest, only hating that he couldn't teleport spells, and missed the great opportunity to report to the Duke in person.

The steam train continued for nearly an hour and arrived at the final stop of the trip, Dragon's Back City.