Chapter 15 Extragalactic Trade
When he learned that Catherine was pregnant, Matthew excitedly picked her up and spun around in place.
It wasn't until she hit her on the head twice that she quickly blamed herself and put her on the bed, looking cautious as if she was holding fine porcelain.
The feeling of happiness crept up Catherine's face, so red that one couldn't help but take a bite.
The only regret is that her husband Matthew is still serving in the border military fortress and cannot be with him day and night.
But nine times out of ten, there are unsatisfactory things in life, how can it be possible to do everything as you like.
As a Ward woman, a family member of a professional soldier, Catherine had been accustomed to this separation since she was a child.
Looking at the radiant beauty in the mirror, I feel that I am really an open-minded woman.
You're perfect!, Catherine mischievously complimented herself.
Through the phone house, Catherine excitedly informed her mother Helen of the pregnancy, and her mother was naturally very happy, frequently telling her what she needed to pay attention to, and persuading her to move back to the imperial capital.
But Catherine obviously prefers the environment of Lok Ma Town, the air is fresh, the scenery is pleasant, she is a little dilemma when touching her lower abdomen, and finally refuses her mother on the pretext that she needs to be in a good mood when she is pregnant.
Her mother had to repeatedly ask her to bring her up from a young age, and follow Grandma Bertha all the way to Lok Ma Town.
It would take a full ten months for a Ward woman to give birth, and if you count the time, there will probably be a new member of the Snape family after the New Year.
I just don't know if it's going to be a little hero or a little lady.
The weather is getting hotter.
Lok Ma Village is located in a high latitude area, with long and cold winters, and summer is not until July.
Catherine is more than four months pregnant, and thankfully hasn't had much of a pregnancy reaction.
The abundant nutrition and more and more vigorous appetite made her cheeks and waist quickly plump, and her lower abdomen gradually began to show her arms.
The mother was obviously not at ease, but she came with countless supplements and accompanied her to stay in Luoma Town for a month before leaving.
Before leaving, Catherine impatiently pushed her into the carriage.
It's just that the moment the train started, it still left tears of reluctance.
There are many supplements, some of which are imported from the Extrastellar Alliance, which are expensive and only prevail in the aristocratic circles of the imperial capital for the time being.
Despite growing up in the Imperial Capital, Catherine had never traveled outside of the Ancestral Continent, let alone traveled outside the stars.
As an adult, she also planned to go out with her friends, and with the help of her father, she was able to get tickets to the extremely sought-after starliner.
But unfortunately, an accident before leaving made her good wishes come to naught.
However, the accident also luckily made her and her husband Matthew, and the sweet and romantic love more or less diluted the regret caused by the accident.
Catherine had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy City with her father since she was a child, and she had seen the huge spaceships rising and landing on the Holy Peak, which she had thought were miracles, and had heard her friends show off the magnificent scenery of the universe and the new and interesting extraterrestrial civilizations.
It is flooded with mobile phones, TVs, movies, hundreds of millions of people in big cities and all kinds of smart and convenient electrical appliances.
If it weren't for so many new terms that I didn't understand, it would be impossible to make it up, and at one point Catherine thought that they were colluding to deceive herself.
It wasn't until the novelty of the movie that it replaced the traditional song and dance drama that it gradually became popular in big cities, especially among young people.
Although the picture is a little rough, everything on it seems to Catherine to be magic, it is so incredible, there are two completely different worlds from Gaia.
Her husband, who had traveled to the extraterrestrial world, told her that it was all true.
This made her even more regretful, and she was depressed and listless for several days, which made the fast-talking Matthew want to slap himself a few times.
It's a pity that Gaia seems to have an invisible resistance, so that everything in this novelty cannot be replicated on this planet.
Just like Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth, when she created this world, she seemed to accidentally miss something.
All magical devices need to be powered by something called electricity, but neither Gaia nor this starry sky can use electricity.
Weak bioelectricity was not among them, but it was unable to produce a stable and strong current, and the first merchants who tried to introduce power generation equipment lost their money.
Scholars of extraterrestrial civilizations have studied it specially, and the conclusion is that there is some kind of fault between the universe where Gaia Star is located and the main universe space, and the physical method here is slightly different, and it seems to be blocked by a mysterious force.
"Gaia is a cursed planet. ”
There would always be an untimely rebellious voice, but it was suppressed by the Temple and the Supreme Council as quickly as possible.
"The curse is complete nonsense, it comes from the love and protection of Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth. ”
The Pope of the Sanctuary had said this in public, but that was decades ago.
Since then, all matters related to extraterrestrial civilizations, including the flow of commercial materials, political and cultural exchanges, and the export of military power, have been strictly controlled by the temple and the Supreme Council.
Because, on this planet, only the temple has the ability to enter and exit freely.
The number of people and supplies on extraterrestrial trips is strictly limited, and stowaways and smugglers have always been listed as the most wanted targets.
Although for decades, the temple and the Supreme Council have strictly controlled the connection with extraterrestrial civilizations, and reduced the circulation of relevant information on the mainland, so as not to cause panic and blind yearning among the people.
But it seems that for some special reasons, contact with the extraterrestrial world has not been completely severed.
Everything about extraterrestrial civilizations has gradually appeared and developed on Gaia in a very stealthy way, most notably through intercoms, movies, and something called a train.
The idea of the intercom comes from the mobile phones of extraterrestrial civilizations, and the convenient and fast way of transmitting information has attracted the attention of the temple and governments, especially the military.
Soon, scholars used a magical flower called "whispering" on Gaia Star to cultivate and develop the most primitive intercom, even if they were thousands of miles away, people could hear the whispers of longing relatives in their ears.
Although it is still only possible to communicate with a single line, and it is not mobile like a mobile phone, it is better that there is no need to lay lines, and the construction cost is very low.
So it soon spread to all the towns on the continent.
With the continuous upgrading of biotechnology, the functions are becoming more and more perfect, and they are becoming more and more flexible and convenient.
Speaking of movies, the romantic and beautiful love on the screen fascinates all the young people who have seen it, and I heard that there are also some heroic films depicting high-level warriors, with gorgeous pictures and hot scenes, but they are forbidden to be introduced.
Catherine also just followed her brother and sneaked into an inconspicuous underground theater in the lower city.
Fierce and bloody battles, Catherine, as a woman, was not very interested.
But the actor is so handsome, although he looks a little thin, he speaks humorously.
Unfortunately, only the most primitive film mode can now be used in combination with Gaia's native optical and acoustic technology, which can be smoothly displayed in front of people.
The introduction of the train was the wisest decision ever made by the Temple and the Supreme Council.
It took twenty years to gradually spread across the vast land of Gaia, covering most of the mainstream countries within the control of the Temple.
The vast territory and strong national strength of the Wardsmann Empire ensured that the railway connected most of the cities and about half of the small towns, and initially established a complete and efficient transportation bloodline.
For several years in a row, the economy grew at an annual rate of more than 20 percent, and this decision was cheered and embraced by almost everyone from all walks of life in the empire.
It is said that this is only the more advanced technology of extraterrestrial civilizations, and can only use solid fuels with low thermal efficiency.
Unfortunately, there are no proven deposits of high-grade liquid fuel on Gaia, and even the efficiency of the steam engine is far lower than its performance in extraterrestrial civilizations.
By the way, there are cars, which Catherine has only seen the royal children symbolically drive in the imperial capital.
The novel and smooth shape was out of the limelight at the time.
But the materials used were somehow thin and lightweight, and a grown Ward man could easily dismember the toy-like object into pieces with just his hands.
Although the town of Lok Ma is small, it is lucky to have its own train station three years ago.
Catherine and her husband Matthew were honored to be among the first passengers, and it took only half a month to arrive in the idyllic town of Lok Ma in this larger, smoky, whining iron box.