On November 15, 1855, a train departed from the New Queen Square Station in Linwell City and headed for the "prosperous city" Rustin in the northern border of the kingdom. Linge took his sister Maidien and his maid
Alice, mixed in with the crowded and shouting crowd, embarked on the first journey of her life.
The 30-car "Dawn" train is about 350 yards long and is jointly operated by the Municipal Transportation Bureau and Linville Rail Transit Company. The number of passengers received every quarter is counted in hundreds of thousands. When this behemoth crawls ferociously
When riding on the railway tracks that run through the wilderness and the earth, anyone can feel the shocking power of steel and steam from the low roar.
The red-burning coal was fed into the boiler, and the boiling black smoke spewed out from the chimney on top of the train, raising a large gloomy cloud. The window glass crackled as the train shook, and the fields outside the window,
Villages, woods... all passed quickly under the gray sky, leaving blurry afterimages.
Once upon a time, the wandering Moryas saw trains coming from the end of the earth and believed that they were giant snakes crawling out of the ground that would destroy human civilization and swallow up houses and streets. A hundred years later, they were forced to build railway tracks
The site of the relocated village still stands alone in the wilderness, listening to the whine of the passing snake, like the sad bagpipes of the Moryas, and those empty and dilapidated houses once again confirmed their prophecies.
Alice, who was riding a steam train for the first time, excitedly pressed her face against the glass, grabbed the window sill with both hands, and stared at the scenery outside regardless of the bumps in the carriage. She turned a blind eye to the strange looks cast by other passengers.
, because she is a person who goes her own way and always lives in her own world.
Medien was also very happy, but at least he knew how to restrain himself. He stretched out his hand and tugged at the corner of the maid's clothes, reminding her in a low voice: "Sit down quickly, Sister Alice! It's too dangerous for you to do this!"
"Ah?" The maid turned around and asked in confusion: "Where is the danger?"
Just looking at the scenery, could a flying stone suddenly hit me on the head?
"In 1769, when the Dawn train was first put into operation." Ringer, who was sitting opposite, suddenly spoke, his eyes still fixed on the book in his hand, and said without raising his head: "A passenger who took the train for the first time also said
You were equally excited and made a similar move. As a result, the train failed to slow down due to a malfunction of the emergency braking device when turning. Under the huge kinetic energy impact, the passenger was thrown out of the window - while other passengers
I just hit the wall."
"This incident once made headlines in major newspapers in the Kingdom. The Linwell Rail Transit Company, which is responsible for train operation, had to compensate the passenger's relatives 10,000 pounds and spent a huge amount of money to improve the Dawn.
With various infrastructure construction, the situation was barely calmed down."
He paused for a moment and then said: "If you are willing to make some insignificant contribution to me and Metien, I actually have no objection to your current behavior."
There is no need to elaborate on who will receive the compensation if something unexpected happens to her.
"Pfft!" Metien couldn't help laughing after understanding this sentence.
Alice didn't react for a moment, but this case was indeed quite scary. The golden-haired maid imagined the scene of herself being thrown out of the car window, and couldn't help but shudder. She quickly crawled back to her seat, sat upright, and behaved better than a saint.
The first grade pupils at Lowood National School need to be well-behaved.
"Is this really happening?" she asked Metien in a low voice.
The pink-haired little girl suppressed a laugh and nodded vigorously.
The maid felt this and said: "Taking a train is really a dangerous thing."
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Linwell City and Rosting City are both in the northern border of the Kingdom, but they are far apart. It takes two days and one night to take the train. On the way, you will also pass through Brussels, the "City of Golden Hills", and the "City of Aries".
Essel, the "Coal City" Anchor Mountain City and other cities. Ringer bought a Class A ticket with no transfer and no stop. In other words, they had to spend the two days and one night in the carriage.
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Alice feels fresh and interesting now, and she still has the energy to chat with Metien, but with her character, I'm afraid she will feel bored soon.
Most of the time when traveling, it is boring...
"Huh?"
Alice glanced out the window inadvertently, and suddenly, as if she had discovered a new world, she pointed at the scenery passing by in the field in surprise, and asked: "What is that?"
Her surprise attracted Ringer's attention. The young man raised his head and looked in the direction of her finger. He saw a large group of white buildings with elegant shapes, simple styles, and stone carvings.
The surface is covered with traces of wear and tear over time, like ruins left over from a previous era, full of ancient and mysterious meaning.
What is particularly eye-catching is that this complex of buildings, whether it is an archway wrapped with ivy, a courtyard full of weeds and wildflowers, a broken white tower, or a broken wall clinging to moss... are all made of a single branch.
Supported by a towering round arched stone pillar, these stone pillars tightly entangled with vines are like silent giants, holding up cracked and mottled stone bricks, holding up huge buttresses worn by the wind, or even holding up
The solemn church made of wood and stone in the center.
This group of ancient buildings supported by stone pillars are connected to each other by suspended stone steps. At a glance, they look like ancient ruins suspended in the sky. They don't look like they were made by mortal hands, but like giant giants.
The uncanny workmanship of nature gives people a sense of grandeur, solemnity and vicissitudes of life.
Winding stairs spiral up around these arched stone pillars, passing through the ground to the heights of the floating ruins. Standing on the edge, you can see the lush vegetation and ancient trees. Pedestrians are walking back and forth across the land, as small as ants.
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"What a wonder!" Alice exclaimed: "The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?"
Lin Ge didn't know what a hanging garden was, but he knew the origin of this building complex clearly, or in other words, every Linwell person should know it.
"That is the floating ruins of the Tanteville Plain." He said: "In the mid-17th century, the religious orders jointly built it here. It is said to be to suppress the undead wandering in the wilderness, but it was precisely because of its construction that
Only then did the ghost legend of Tanteville Plain spread widely, almost to the point where everyone knew about it."
"In front of the central church, there is also a statue of Marshal Napoleon, which you should be able to see from here."
Alice quickly moved closer and pressed her face against the glass again. She opened her eyes wide and observed. Sure enough, she saw a statue of a man on horseback standing in front of the solemn church in the center. He was dressed in military uniform.
Holding a saber, you can only see the profile of his face from this angle, but his eyes are very bright. Between that resolute expression, there is confidence and heroic spirit. He is worthy of single-handedly bringing the Kingdom of Great Brita from the quagmire of war to the world.
The man at the top.
The only problem is...
"It's so tall." Alice wondered: "It must be at least 1.8 meters? Who made this statue? Even if it wants to express admiration for Nashuai, it shouldn't be so outrageous, right?"
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Metien was even more confused than she was: "What's wrong, Sister Alice?"
"That is to say, this height doesn't match up at all. Isn't Nashuai only 1.6 meters tall?"
"..."
Metien and his brother looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
"Who told you that Nashuai is only 1.6 meters tall?" Linge frowned slightly: "Whether it is recorded in history books or told by the soldiers who followed Nashuai in the past, they all said that he was a great man with a majestic appearance. On the battlefield,
Shang often takes the lead and rushes into battle to kill the enemy. If someone thinks he is a butcher, it can be said that he has a different opinion; but if someone says he is only 1.6 meters tall, it is undoubtedly slander."
"..."
Now it was Alice's turn to be silent.
She leaned closer, almost pressing her entire face against the glass. Taking advantage of the gap between the train passing by at high speed, she captured the front face of the statue of Nashuai, and then discovered something that shocked her: <
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Not at all!
Compared with the classic image of Marshal Napoleon in my memory, there is no similarity at all!
Is this the difference between another world and the earth's world, or is it that the two sides actually only have the same name, but they are fundamentally two different people?
Alice is in confusion.
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At the same moment, in the office on the third floor of the Linwell Parish Council, tribune Ronning Lavelle was looking at a transfer letter in front of him, silent.
"To Mr. Ronning Lavel"
"In view of your outstanding performance in Incident No. A-1855-229, which successfully prevented the occurrence of a very large-scale hazardous incident and promoted the implementation of the "Religious Decree" in the secular world, the Supreme Council decided to transfer you after deliberation.
His position was transferred to the core combat agency - the Investigation and Arbitration Bureau, and he served as the fourth ship officer of the Earth Witch - Crimson Nightgate. His official identity is the deputy director of the "Truth Section 1" of the Folklore Countermeasures Bureau of the Ministry of Religious Religion of the Kingdom of Great Brita.
, the relevant procedures have been completed, please report to Feiyementai within thirty days after receiving this letter."
"Attached is a message from Lord Feir: The coordinates of the Celestial Eater's lair have been deciphered, and the Crimson Night Gate is on its way to perform a trial mission. Please hurry up, and you may be able to make the trip. Thank you for your hard work."
The signature is: "Resource Integration Agency—Manpower Management Bureau"