"Mr. McGonagall's suggestion hit the nail on the head and solved many of our troubled problems. I should have asked you for advice earlier. Bookmark this site." Blair solemnly put away the piece of paper, and looked at Mag with some shame.
If he was skeptical when he first took over the steam locomotive project, then as the project progressed, his admiration for the designer Mag became stronger and stronger.
After today's on-site inspection, Mag pointed out the problem straight to the nail and provided the simplest solution, which made Blair admire Mag even more.
Such a person can only be called a genius if his unconstrained ideas can be put into practice.
"You are overrated. Although some problems must be solved, if there is a straight track here, it should be possible to conduct a straight-line driving test." Mag said with a smile. Standing on the shoulders of his predecessors, he didn't feel that he had anything to be proud of. Yes, Blair, who was able to build such a steam locomotive in such a short period of time with only blueprints and a simple model, could be worthy of the title of great engineer.
"There is a straight track of about 1,000 meters in the base." Blair's face brightened, but he lowered his voice a little: "However, before the trial run, the site must be cleared."
McGonagall nodded slightly, it seems that even inside the project, it was also kept secret.
The two landed again, and Blair, Michael, and Hill briefly reported the situation, and then began to direct the clearing work.
The busy dwarf blacksmiths and magicians were quickly ordered to leave and entered the side passage, and the whole cave suddenly became quiet and empty.
The lifting platform descended slowly, lowering the steam locomotive to the ground.
The staff entered the interior of the locomotive, shovels of coal were sent into the boiler, and black smoke rose from the chimney.
"The air pressure has reached the threshold!"
"start up!"
"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"
Following the voice of the staff, a loud siren sounded, water vapor surged out, and the huge steam locomotive began to move forward slowly.
"Besides! Besides! Besides! . . . "
The friction between the train wheels and the rails made a deafening sound, and the ground trembled slightly, as if a giant beast was slowly waking up.
The steam locomotive started to speed up and moved forward smoothly.
It didn't rely on any animal power, and didn't need magicians and knights to control it. It was just a group of ordinary people who made such a giant run.
The wide carriage can carry far more goods than any freight carriage. The most important thing is that it does not need to rest. As long as there is enough coal, it can keep driving. This is currently impossible for any freight transportation method.
Both Hill and Michael’s eyes lit up.
In their hearts, a blueprint has been drawn respectively.
"I'm used to seeing high-speed trains traveling at hundreds of kilometers per hour, and looking at stupid guys who can't even compare with green skins. I'm really not used to it..." Mag also felt a little emotional, he was going to start changing the world after all.
Because the track is limited, I started to slow down before mentioning the highest speed, and finally stopped at the end of the track.
Michael took the lead in applauding, and everyone also applauded.
Blair and the staff who got off the steam locomotive couldn't hide their excitement. After half a month of fighting in this dark cave, their hard work was finally not in vain.
Michael loudly said affectionately: "I believe that this big guy will be able to change the world in a short time, and you are the creators of all of this! I am honored to be able to witness this important moment."
Cheers erupted again in the cave.
Mag declined Hill's invitation to the celebration banquet, and left the construction base ahead of schedule, and the secretary who brought him earlier sent him back to Mamy Restaurant.
Compared with the celebration banquet, cooking dinner for the guests is naturally more important.
"It's obviously for making money." The system's disdainful voice sounded.
"Isn't it natural to realize the value of life while bringing happiness to the guests?" Mag said with a look of course.
It was already four o'clock when we returned to the restaurant, and McGonagall immediately devoted himself to the preparation of ingredients.
He is still unable to estimate how much profit 10% of steam locomotive shares and 20% of steam engine product shares can bring him, but there should be no possibility of cashing out in the short term.
And this is like the stocks of Tencent and Ali in the early stage. It is undoubtedly the smartest way to hold them for a long time and make a fortune lying down. No one knows better than him that once the era of steam starts, it will roll forward unstoppably.
Of course, McGonagall also thought that if he directly negotiated with Hill and gave up these two shares, he might be able to get enough money to buy the physical fitness points to restore peak strength directly from the system.
This idea has been circling in his mind for a long time, but he is not sure that the current negotiation can get him satisfactory money from Hill and Michael.
The most difficult part of this system, which can be strengthened by krypton gold, is the purchase amount of physical fitness points that increase exponentially. Who knows how much it will ask for next time.
"System, do the math for me. If I just open a restaurant like this and want to restore my peak strength, how many years will it take to buy physical fitness points from you?"
"I really want to live another five hundred years, I really want to live another five hundred years..." A vicissitudes of singing echoed in Mag's mind.
McGonagall: "..."
"System, you will be beaten to death sooner or later." Mag rolled his eyes, it seems that he really needs to be more cautious.
"It doesn't matter if you don't borrow five hundred years, Elephant Food is here to help you! Host, in view of your low enthusiasm for using Elephant Food, this system has launched a one-month red envelope activity, and the huge bounty is free. You can promote Shibai and let them search: 568, 464, 257, and you will get extra rewards!" The system said positively.
"Crazy, I'm the only one using the system, and I'm the only Shibai user! You think you're Huabei! Still promoting it, get out!" Mag rolled his eyes. Considering the situation, when he was frequently searched on Weibo back then, there were quite a few P pictures posting such advertisements in his name, so he naturally disdained doing such a thing.
The sun was gradually setting, and Amy also returned to the restaurant. After dinner, the longest and busiest evening business hours began.
"Huh? There are so many people in this restaurant. Is there anything delicious? Before I came here, my father told me that there must be good things in places with a lot of people, but I don't know if it's expensive or not. It's too expensive. I feel bad..." In the distance, a giant dragon shrunk to a height of five meters, but still maintained its dragon shape, looked at the direction of Mamy's restaurant from a distance, hesitated for a while, and then walked towards the direction of the restaurant.
"If it's expensive, eat the overlord's meal, this is what my father taught me!"