Chapter 2 (I)
The industrial revolution brought efficiency, but it also brought pollution, and although the industrial revolution in this world did not burn coal, it was based on an energy source called magic crystal, and the use of it also caused pollution.
For example, Wallash, the capital of the border kingdom, fogs from time to time, and there is always a strange smell in the air and even in the water, which is simply an otherworldly version of London.
In fact, he decided to leave there for no reason, otherwise he was worried that he would die of pneumoconiosis, cancer, etc., before he became rich, and no one knew the pain of cancer better than him, no one.
It's a pity that you can't escape after all, as long as the place is invaded by industrialization, there will definitely be such a thing as a factory, but fortunately, it is not as serious as the border kingdom itself, in a sense, it can also be said that it is all set off by peers.
Standing in place, Fugui looked around, and the small town could be seen in the distance in front of the station, which was said to be small, but in fact it was not small, as the original colony, the development here was quite perfect, and it could be said that the sparrow was small and complete.
On one side of the town, there is a road that leads to the depths, and in the distance you can faintly see a barren mountain, which is a place for mining, and the excavated ore and other resources will be transported to the station through this road to be pulled away by steam locomotives.
"The hostel is cheap! Cheap hostels! ”
"The mine accepts people, and it is preferable to have leaflets!"
"Sausage barbecue roast corn~~"
...
Carrying his own ragged canvas bag, Fugui walked forward slowly, looking at those who were holding signs and shouting from time to time, they looked at themselves, and they would smile and continue to walk forward.
Although he doesn't have much money in his pocket, he is not in a hurry, he has the art of war, and he knows himself and his opponent in order to win all battles, all in all, it is always no problem to visit this small town first.
...
"What do you want to drink?"
"A beer."
The Rose Tavern, a nice tavern in a small town, with a lot of people.
"Sit in the corner."
Beer in hand.
Fugui took a sip.
Then he leaned back in his chair, as if in a daze, but in fact, he was listening to people's conversations and reading their inner thoughts.
The miners mostly talk about who died one day.
The merchants were talking about recent business and when the hapless caravan had been attacked by the nomads.
There are also some women who talk about the trivial matters of the east and the west.
But at the end of the day, there's nothing nutritious.
For a long time, Fugui couldn't help sighing, it has been three days since he came here, except for the central city government, he has basically turned around other places, and he has not found business opportunities, but it is still the same sentence, the principal and the principal, it is the most difficult to go from zero to one at any time.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Fugui narrowed his eyes slightly, and it seemed that he was just a little sleepy, but in fact, his attention was on the 3D image, in the same corner, a somewhat drunk miner, was drinking beer and eating barbecue, but he was indeed a little uneasy in his heart, because he had a secret.
As mentioned earlier, the energy of this world is a magic stone of magic crystal, sometimes it is its own mine, but more often, it is the companion ore of other ores, this miner found a large piece of magic crystal in the depths of the mine a few days ago.
The texture is smooth and crystal clear, and at first glance it is a high-grade magic crystal, and its value is more expensive than the same weight of gold! This made him think, and when he saw that no one found out, he carefully buried it, but unfortunately he was greedy, but he never thought of a good way to take it out.
"Rub, there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, the willows and flowers are bright and another village, you can't do it, I can..."
Because it can manipulate electromagnetic waves, Fugui can actually be invisible, as long as the light goes around him, it's very simple.
"Maybe, try working with him?"
Although.. It's bad to steal, but... In the final analysis, the border kingdom is considered an aggressor, just like the British Empire in the previous life, this cannot be regarded as stealing, at most it can be regarded as black eating black, besides, the primitive accumulation of capital, how many people are clean?
I want to play the role of a little girl to chat back then, not to mention, he can be regarded as robbing the rich and helping the poor, even if God knows, he will also say okay to him, probably..
...
In the dilapidated wooden house, old York yawned, lay down on the plank bed with a thud, drank a large glass of beer, and felt a lot of peace in his heart, but on the contrary, some of the wine was intimidating, and he wondered whether to take the risk.
"Old York..."
"Who?"
In the empty room, a deep man's voice sounded, and old York was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat.
"You don't need to know who I am.."
The voice sounded again, but not anywhere around him, as if it had come directly into his head.
"Super.. The Transcendent?? ”
"Do you want to cooperate?"
Fugui didn't pay attention to him, but said to himself.
"You hide the magic crystal in advance, I can help you take it out without being discovered, after the deed is done, we will divide it fifty-fifty, how about it?"
"You.. How do you know? ”
Old York's face turned white, and the little wine he had drunk before had turned into sweat.
"Do you want to?"
"This.."
Old York fell into deep thought, and his complexion kept changing.
"Good! I agree! ”
In this kind of place far away from the border kingdom, it is easy for the transcendent to harm him, and now he jumps out and says to cooperate with him, there is no reason for him not to accept it, if he can really bring it out, then he can no longer suffer here, but return to the border kingdom to enjoy.
"Tomorrow you will start work normally, and when the time comes, I will inform you."
He will promise that the rich will not be surprised, when the poor have nothing, they will dare to try anything, this old man is, he is actually too, the difference is that he has extraordinary ability, and this old man can only gamble on luck.
Not to mention anything else, at least bet that he won't embezzle another penny afterwards, of course, Fugui won't do this, he doesn't have any psychological pressure in the Black Border Kingdom, but there is no need to bully honest people.
...
"Ahem, you.. Are you there? ”
The next day, Old York got up early in the morning, or he didn't sleep much at all, so he hastily cleaned up and followed the convoy to the mine.
"Shhhhhh
"Whew~~"
Hearing this voice, Old York breathed a sigh of relief, but the tension on his face became more and more serious, fortunately, he was wearing a mining hat and a mask, and he was not afraid of being seen.
"The guards are like that."
Fugui followed Old York, but also glanced here, there is no doubt that there is an army stationed, all alchemy troops, and a group of squads with extraordinary power, hidden in the army, stationed on the premise of the base, wanting to attack hard, is pure nonsense.
However, it would be good if I didn't confront you head-on, these guys seem to be a little slack, and I don't think anyone will dare to come here to make trouble most of the time.
"Huh? It's kind of interesting.."
followed Old York to the entrance of the mine, and Fugui suddenly found that things did not seem to be as simple as he thought.