Chapter 2824: Sense of Belonging, High-Speed Track

Every day after breakfast, Xia Duo would gaze out at the construction progress of Linshui Town, and by evening, his four secretaries would summarize the day's important matters in the territory for him to review.

Furthermore, the study on the second floor of the territory villa was where copies of territory documents were kept; Xia Duo would go over to check them every so often, not to mention that he could summon Laidun at any time for further understanding.

His level of control over the territory was quite high, so today he just gazed out as usual and did not go over in person.

Starting from the villa, a little to the east was the Elemental Fountain, and further east was Code Plaza; by the time Xia Duo arrived, a Clerk arranged by Laidun was already waiting there.

"Lord Territory Lord, Lord Laidun asked me to wait for you here."

Not only that, Laidun had even arranged for a vehicle; a temporarily requisitioned Steam Car was somewhat redundant for a Spellcaster who already stood at the pinnacle of the Main Plane.

But Xia Duo saw the derivation of order in it; so-called procedures and so-called workflows are actually the intuitive manifestation of order.

After boarding the car, Xia Duo had Laidun's Clerk sit opposite him, and soon the locomotive clattered northward; the speed was not fast, but it was definitely not slow.

Compared to the locomotives that appeared in the Locomotive Design Competition last year, it was hard to tell how many times this version had been iterated; the speed of progress completely exceeded Xia Duo's expectations.

"Too fast, too fast!" Xia Duo could not help but exclaim.

Accompanied by a full-time Teacher from the Territory Culture and Education Department who was not the village head, Xia Shao visited seven classrooms and sat in on a geography class on the spot.

Building a playground specifically for the children to play in would also save them from running around outside the village; if they accidentally ran out of the village, they might truly encounter danger.

The carriages below were connected head-to-tail, running non-stop; if one wanted to board, they would use a separate landing vehicle, parallel to the track, with a speed equivalent to the carriages on the track, but it could stop, approach the track carrying passengers or cargo, and send them up.

According to calculations, it would not affect the progress of the track construction at all.

Although there were still some gaps in track materials at present, there were still two months until the actual construction time of the high-speed track, and with the time for subsequent construction, there would be new ore mined and smelted.

"If there is an accident that truly cannot be avoided, we can still seek help from the Tower of Time; if it is an accident that even the Tower of Time cannot solve, then we can only accept it; it would be nothing more than a slight delay in the completion time of the high-speed track, and the completion of the matter itself will not be affected."

Upon entering, he discovered that the primary school in Xin Shi Cun did not use spare rooms in the village, but had built a formal School with only five classrooms!

Such an answer once again made Xia Shao feel surprised; from the words of this Clerk, Xia Shao could deeply feel the other party's confidence in what they were doing, as well as the determination to face all accidents.

And it was not just in individual fields, but more likely in the entire scope!

"What if an accident occurs?"

"You all are too confident! Not to mention anything else, just take these track materials—how will you solve them? Have you thought about it?"

And all these changes came from education, from the order of Great Xia; it is conceivable that these were by no means just isolated cases, but were happening universally.

"Lord Laidun has long entrusted Master Buloutuo to explore the mines in Savile Territory; although it is only a small vein, the reserves are enough to support the track construction, and the output has also been strictly estimated."

But such an answer did not completely dispel Xia Shao's doubts, and he asked the Clerk again, "How do you ensure that the mine produces on time and in quantity?"

"The Government Hall discussed starting construction after the Snow Melting Recruitment this year, and it is expected to be completed within the year."

Although the Clerk had said on the way that Laidun had not arranged a special reception ceremony, Xin Shi Cun had still arranged one.

As Laidun's Clerk, this young man was very clear about the inside story of the north-south high-speed track construction, and at this moment, he answered fluently.

……

Not only did he answer the specific construction plan discussed by the Government Hall, but he also gave a focused explanation on the material issue that Xia Shao was more worried about, such as the fact that the iron ore stockpiled in Savile Territory was already being crudely refined.

Hearing such an answer, Xia Shao felt deeply surprised; looking at the proud expression of the young Clerk in front of him, he could not help but ask:

The Steam Car stopped at the entrance of the village, and Xia Shao got off directly; he was not unfamiliar with this place, as he had just come here yesterday for the opening of a new cemetery nearby.

This plan was a bit too outrageous, and Xia Shao ultimately did not agree; it was not that it couldn't be built, but that it was unnecessary—Steam Cars were destined to be phased out in the future, and spending a huge price to build a track now might end up being abandoned later.

At this moment, Xia Shao suddenly realized that his understanding of the territory was still too little; many things are difficult to discover just from paper or from others' accounts, and one needs to come into contact with them personally to truly discover them.

Since it is being done, then do it a little better!

"Great Xia-Savile Passage has Iron Mines, and has been increasing production and stockpiling ore since last year; the artisans of the Territory Logistics Department have long mastered the smelting and forging technologies; the truly difficult part of this project is the preparation process in the early stage; in fact, the construction itself does not have much difficulty, and half a year is enough."

The Clerk had a look of shared honor; it was definitely not just because the territory was going to build a high-speed track, but because of the territory that could build such a track.

Originally, this was not a shortcoming; after all, in the original plan, the inter-village primary schools did not even have formal school buildings, but used idle rooms in villagers' homes.

Xia Shao was even more looking forward to the arrival of that day!

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After it ended, he did not comment on the spot, but continued to the next stop; after visiting three schools in succession like this, Xia Shao returned to the Floating City before sending a message to Laidun that he was quite satisfied with the three inter-village primary schools he visited today.

And at that moment, the Clerk on the side found an opportunity and replied: "Lord Territory Lord, that is not even fast! Mage Xiluo plans to build a dedicated long straight track on the west side of the 【Great Xia-Savile Passage】, running only Steam Cars; that would be faster! Mage Xiluo said it would only take less than half an hour to run from Code Plaza to White Sheep Village in the north!"

"Oh? Then did Xiluo say when it could be completed?" Xia Shao asked curiously.

Finally, Laidun proposed not just building one track; Xia Shao was actually not very willing, but considering that building such a track could provide jobs for a large number of ordinary territory residents and increase their income, Xia Shao still agreed.

On the Steam Car, Xia Shao and the young Clerk continued to chat about territory topics and topics of young people, and soon the first stop of this trip, Xin Shi Cun, arrived.

Just like the changes in Kelake and others discovered in Evereska some time ago, now he had discovered the changes in this Clerk and even a large number of young people in Great Xia Territory represented by him.

But there were also shortcomings, which was the playground prepared for the students.

If Great Xia Territory was full of such people, then why worry that a Magic civilization could not be built?

But all three primary schools had specifically built formal school buildings; although the scale was very small and the conditions were very simple, at least they existed, which aroused more expectations in Xia Shao.

If ordinary people had such significant changes, it is conceivable what kind of potential the new Mages in the Tower of Time would possess once they had learned something—

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In fact, building Steam Car tracks was no longer a fresh thing; as early as the Locomotive Design Competition last year, Laidun had mentioned a grand plan to him: to surround the 【Great Xia-Savile Passage】 with tracks to form a giant ring.

If the effect was good, building the complete ring track would not be a problem.