Section D, Chapter 90: Magical Energy Train (Loelle)

"Bellm Village......" Icetail thought for himself, "I haven't heard of it." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Okay, okay......" Loelle was a little embarrassed, but still didn't say anything: "Hmm...... That one...... Anyway, I learned how to drive the magic train out of curiosity. Generally speaking, there are no magic trains circulating between large cities. ”

Indeed, Adıya City is a relatively large city. But it's definitely not big enough to be open to traffic in the city. Its magic train has several routes: one to the great trading city of the Boer Empire, one to a large port, and one through a cave tunnel to a mining city.

Each line can be used to transport goods and people. All of them are connected to other cities. There is a railway that connects from the north of the city to the south of the city. The size of the city is not enough to be a traffic route like that.

The cost of laying a railway and operating a magic train is large, so it is a very high-end way of passage and transportation, just like the airship. Not to mention how difficult it is to build, safety on the road also needs to be ensured, which is more difficult to manage.

The possibility of monsters attacking stations and trains cannot be ignored. How do you stay safe? It's tricky.

Therefore, it is necessary to build trains on a safe line without making too many detours.

It's hard to think about being an engineer.

The most important thing is that the magic energy required to drive the magic energy train is not available everywhere.

That's why magic trains are so rare. Often, the following requirements are required for the opening of a magic train.

First, the city has sufficient capital and energy reserves, technical personnel and troops.

Second: the line is extremely safe. Therefore, it is basically within the territory of a certain great power, or a neutral route to a friendly country to defend together.

Third, the country's political situation is stable.

Fourth: ensure that there are enough trade goods and passengers to transport and ensure the flow of funds.

...... The conditions are harsh.

As a result, people who often need to travel on their own often don't have the opportunity to take the magic train and check in their luggage.

Or you need to take a horse-drawn carriage and a boat. Generally speaking, people who have the opportunity to take a boat ride in rivers, lakes and seas try not to take a horse-drawn carriage because it is really tiring. The waterways are much more pleasant, and there are fewer robbers, monsters, and beasts.

Just be careful, don't sleep on a boat, even if you're on the water—unless you're on a big boat.

Why?

Because there are water spirits and other aquatic monsters who will try to drag you into the water.

Even during the day, the fisherman did not dare to lean against the side of the boat and pay no attention to the underwater. It's not just once or twice that kind of monster attack people.

If you are really dragged into the water by the water ghost, it may be difficult to break free.

Generally speaking, however, the waters patrolled by guards will be relatively safe, but they should not be taken lightly.

Because water ghosts can suddenly appear in the sewers, it is always possible to evade patrol boats.

It's just that killing underwater water ghosts is naturally only a palliative rather than a cure.

The guards still need to find the water ghost's lair and destroy it. In this way, the threat of this nest of water spirits can be eliminated in a short time.

Often, this kind of work is left to demon hunters, because they can accurately find the lair of the water ghosts. It's just that witchers have become more and more rare in recent years,

So this kind of thing is going to be done by ordinary guards. However, due to staffing and safety and experience issues, the guards generally prefer to leave this work to mercenaries.

Because these people give money and do everything. If no one comes for a while, just raise the bounty.

There must be brave men under heavy money.

What's more, the mercenaries don't need to be compensated for their deaths. At best, it's a simple collection of corpses. Unlike the guards, when they die, they are killed in the line of duty, and if they are injured, they are all injured at work. Medical expenses and pensions are not at all, and the expenses will be relatively large.

What's more, there are many dead people, and there is still a memorial service.

Of course, some demon hunting jobs have to be done by guards even if they don't find a demon hunter. Because it involves the authority of government agencies.

And sometimes mercenaries are really unreliable.

Do you expect mercenaries to give you loyalty?

Demon hunters are relatively easy to trust, but they still have a bad reputation in many places, as they are often seen as money and evil guys.

I even think that witchers and killers are the same kind of people. To some extent, it's a bit of a bit to think like this, but the demon hunter is to kill monsters to receive rewards, and the killer is to kill people to get money.

One works openly, the other does it secretly.

Places like the frozen cities of Eternal Fall and Icerock don't have a tradition of issuing bounties for demon hunters and mercenaries. Historically, it is

"But I still don't understand. Bingwei still didn't understand: "Why did they teach you how to drive a magic train? Shouldn't this thing be difficult to learn? ”

"Because ......," Loelle felt a little embarrassed when she said this: "That...... Actually, I was trying to do something else, and the driver of the magic train was a very desirable position at that time, mainly because of the food and high salary. ”

"Because you earn so little as a bard, you can't afford to eat. So I want to be a bard part-time in the future. Isn't that right?" Icetail asked without thinking.

"Y-How do you know. Lo Elle suddenly felt more and more embarrassed, and his expression began to be ashamed: "Anyway, that's it." I don't like to be too far away from home, and this kind of train driving job is just right for me. So I went and signed up. I thought that if I could settle down, I would buy a house here......"

"You're a bard and still love your family so much?" said Icetail, incredulous, "It's really fake." And they're really going to drive you on a magic train? What if something happens if something happens to you if you don't do it properly?"

"I—I can't help it...... Why can't bards love home?Aren't so many poems written about nostalgia?" Loelle was a little wilted when he was told about the sore spot: "As for the train, it was the illusion that made me simulate and train before I actually got started driving." The co-pilot sitting next to him is an instructor. ”

"Sounds so unreliable. Bingwei's tone became yin and yang: "Hey, hey, hey...... I know why you didn't end up being a driver. ”

"How could you have guessed?" said Loelle, who was completely unconvinced, and exclaimed in dissatisfaction, "Guess what." ”

"It must be because you caused some big trouble during your probationary period, so people don't need you anymore. Ice Tail exclaimed triumphantly, "Isn't it?"