The lord has temporarily left his loyal capital, but the land continues to prosper amidst an iron order.
There was no social unrest, no chaos, the soldiers were still executing orders, the sheriff was still maintaining law and order, the market was still prosperous, and the night was still safe. People used to worry that Cecil would fall into a certain degree of turmoil after the lord left temporarily, but in fact It proves that the government affairs office system and strict laws established by Gawain Cecil have played a role. The lord is not there, but the law is still there.
However, in the city of Cecil, which still maintains its prosperity and vitality, new things emerge one after another as in the past.
In the east of the city, on the border of the factory area, at the end of the "Mechanical Square", thousands of citizens who heard the news are gathering on high platforms and open spaces, and more people are traveling by car or from the factory area, dock area and other urban areas. Came here on foot, making the originally open space even more crowded.
The season has entered winter, although the first snow has not yet come, but a rain a few days ago still brought a substantial drop in temperature. At this time, there is even a moderate north wind blowing from the other side of the Baishui River, reminding people of winter However, this low temperature cannot offset the enthusiasm of the citizens. They still gather more and more on the open ground, on the few high platforms, and look up at the eastern area separated by security forces and soldiers. In their line of sight, a road with a strange structure, paved with shiny runes, and strange "pillars" lined up on both sides is extending straight to the end of their line of sight.
Citizens are guessing what the "magic energy train" described in yesterday's radio program is, or discussing how many new jobs and extra income this brand-new thing can bring, and more sharp-eyed people are wondering Noticing that the reporters from Cecil Weekly, Zatan, and Odd Museum Weekly have come to the top of the high platform closest to the east side, and have set up the magic net photography device facing the weird "road", as if they were capturing the big picture. The panache of the news.
The Cecil Weekly is the earliest newspaper with the largest circulation in the Principality, while the Zatan Daily and the Odd Story Weekly are two newspapers that have only gradually emerged in recent months. The former was founded by several scholars from the northern region, and the latter is Created by an enterprising local businessman and several craftsmen with a passion for modern technology, these two new titles are finding a growing audience due to the increasing number of literate people in the territory and people's different interests .
People crowded around, speculated, and discussed the new things that were about to appear, and the new things didn't make everyone wait too long. As the newspapers advertised, "advocating the concept of time is a characteristic that the glorious Cecilians should have" , along with the loud ringing of the large mechanical clock on the "Gear Square" in the distance, a melodious siren sound also came to people's ears.
The sound of the whistle makes people think of the sound of the increasing number of magical mechanical ships on the Baishui River, but it is sharper and higher, and as the sound of the whistle becomes clearer, the crowd on the high platform and open space in front of them is getting more and more loud. There was commotion in many places, accompanied by gradually increasing exclamations and admiration.
A huge, amazing engineering and magical creation made of steel slowly drove out of a large building in the distance, moving forward majestically, and constantly accelerating.
It's a car, but it's definitely not any kind of car that people can imagine. If the previous magic car can still remind people of "a carriage that doesn't use horses", then this thing in front of me is a completely different concept. of the product.
It is composed of sections of steel carriages connected one after another, and each carriage is larger than the largest magical vehicle. They are connected together one by one, and they are more than ten sections long, like some kind of monster crawling on the big The steel python on the ground;
At the front end and the rear end of this "steel python", several carriages are in a closed structure. The white box is roughly rectangular in shape, with neat windows inlaid on both sides, and there are shining runes and hidden machinery. The pillars of the structure are fixed on the steel plates between the windows, and the roof can see the auxiliary structures such as metal brackets, magic crystals, and lamps;
The middle end of the "Steel Python" is an open compartment, which is also made of steel and has a dark gray calm painting. Its top is open, like a huge "box". The carriage is more rough, but it also has a sense of mechanical and industrial power. The lower half and both sides of the carriage can be seen with a thick and reliable mechanical structure, and the numbers are bigger than people. Smarter people After seeing such a "box" one understands its role: it is clearly used to transport huge quantities of goods.
This is the "magic energy train" mentioned in the magic web broadcast... an "artificial giant" that can send thousands of people or tens of thousands of tons of goods to distant places at one time, running between plains and hills.
It blew its whistle again, and the mechanical structures on both sides of the train worked together, adjusting the angles of the pillars shining with the light of the runes. The buzzing sound of the magic power running and the creaking sound of the mechanical structure bearing the huge force sounded together. This "man-made The Behemoth moved majestically forward, accelerated, accelerated...
It has already carried some technicians and workers, and a certain amount of materials are loaded in the freight car. It will go to the end of the journey in a half-loaded way to the mining town in the east of the city, where the mechanical structure inspection and repair will be carried out. After adjustment, the iron ore from the mining town will fill every container of it and be transported back to Cecil City.
Wearing a red dress, the mature and elegant Grand Consul of the Principality, Hetty Cecil, stood on a nearby high platform, watching the giant steel beast gradually drive away with the technicians and government officials, her face His expression was solemn and solemn, but there was a hint of relief and relaxation in his eyes.
It finally started, a large-scale project that condensed countless people's efforts and involved a lot of energy finally came to fruition, and she was finally able to breathe a little bit of relief.
The chubby Nicholas Egg always floated beside her, and a buzzing sound came out of this huge metal sphere: "It's not very far from here to Mining Town, it can arrive soon and stay for half a day, most of the time Used to check the mechanism and rune structure, check the condition of various sensors and controllers, and return with a full load."
Rebecca, as the highest person in charge of the magic energy technology department, is of course also present at the scene. This girl has a proud smile all over her face. She has her hands on her hips, with an expression of "I have made a great contribution today": "If the operation process If there is no problem, I think there will be no problem. After all, I have tested more than 80 times in the origin laboratory, so I can continue to lay the track of Mining Town to the east, and connect it with Glen City. Glenna The station next to it has already started construction. After receiving the order, they will also start paving the road at the same time. They will pave the tracks in the east and west directions, merge with the Cecil line in the west, and pave the way east to the Baisha mining area... "
Rebecca's words and demeanor still lacked aristocratic manners, but Hetty was in a great mood at the moment and didn't intend to care about it. She just nodded slightly: "Everything will go well."
It is not a very long journey from Cecil City to Mining Town. Now the magic energy train is actually taking a trial run route. On the one hand, it is to test the train itself, and on the other hand, it is also to test the energy supply system of the track. Passed, the train can enter the stage of formal operation.
Once the official operation starts, the Cecil-Mine Town-Glenn-White Sands line will be opened first, and the first to run on the track will also be mainly freight trains. It will continuously send the ore from the White Sand Mine back to the mainland to supplement the metal gap caused by the manufacture of chariots, the addition of factories, and the expansion of cities. An arterial line will also start working as soon as possible.
Hetty looked at the silhouette of the train that was getting smaller and smaller in her field of vision, and couldn't help recalling a dispute she had with her ancestor before, and the changes to the train plan after the dispute.
She rejected the train plan that her ancestors had already decided on, and finally... reinstalled the "wheels" for the magic train.
Yes, the magic energy train that is finalized and produced actually has wheels underneath, and in order to fit the V-shaped track, there are three train wheels located on the central axis, and the wheels embedded in the bottom of the V-shaped track are called "main wheels" or "supporting wheels". Wheels" are used to provide necessary support when the train is stopped or under high load conditions, while the wheels on both sides of the train have a certain inclination angle, perpendicular to the two slopes of the V-shaped track, and are called "side wheels". On the one hand, its function is to provide additional support for the car body, and on the other hand, it is to enhance stability and ensure safety when the vehicle turns or encounters left and right shaking.
These wheels have no power, and the driving force of the train still comes from the repulsion structures on both sides of the car body.
She knew that the plan that her ancestors and Rebecca had finalized together at the beginning was a completely suspended train, and she also admitted that such a train did have a more "magic aesthetic" as it flew at low altitudes and swept across mountains and plains, swiftly, gracefully, everywhere. Embodying the power of magic...
But it costs a lot of money and has a very limited load capacity.
As a grand consul who understands both technology and internal affairs, Hetty not only understands the difficulties encountered in the development of the magic train and the principles of the final solution, but also knows how to conduct cost calculations. She knew that the idea of using the repulsion mechanism to push the train was correct, which indeed solved the power problem, but in her opinion, the repulsion unit located at the bottom of the track only needs to push the train upwards properly, and let the repulsion mechanisms on both sides of the train generate It is enough that the force is enough to push the vehicle forward, and it is not necessary to let the whole vehicle be suspended. The excellent wheels are enough to make up for the lack of suspension force, which is enough to reduce friction and allow the train to move forward smoothly, and it can also make the car body more stable and safe. bigger.
What's more, steel wheels are much cheaper than repulsion runes covering the entire track.
Of course, this will bring additional mechanical structures and wear on the wheels (the repulsion unit hardly needs to consider the wear problem), but compared with the reduced repulsion runes on the track and the increase in the weight of the train, this cost Great deal.
Fortunately and not unexpectedly, the ancestors finally agreed to her transformation plan.
After rigorous calculations and trial and error, the magic energy train finally finalized and produced has a balance between "wheels" and "rail push", and it still retains about one-third of the rail repulsion runes to reduce the pressure on the wheels. The relay piles on both sides can smoothly accelerate the vehicle, and the vehicle can also be slightly suspended when the vehicle is empty, which is convenient for empty vehicle maintenance, assembly and transportation, while the wheels allow the train to have a higher load and higher stability. Even if a huge amount of cargo is transported or the energy of the track is interrupted, there is no need to worry about a rail collision accident.
As for the "repulsion columns" on both sides of the train to provide power and the "relay piles" on both sides of the track, there is no change, and they are still the power source for the train to move forward...
After some calculations, the overall cost of trains and tracks has been reduced by about one-third, and the load capacity has increased a lot.
When Hetty was thinking about the balance between the cost and benefit of the magic train, and thinking about its future development, Rebecca, who was standing beside her, also thought about it quietly.
In her opinion, the finalized train is actually like some kind of magic engine with special structure and huge scale. In essence, it still relies on the repulsion mechanism to push the "rotor" to move, but its "rotor" is a car. A train that travels on a track that moves in a line instead of rotating in place...
This can also be regarded as a "piston" that relies on relay propulsion and travels extremely far.
This specially designed "huge engine" cleverly solves the problem of insufficient power density of traditional engines, because it no longer needs to concentrate the power of the entire vehicle in one front, but turns the entire vehicle and even the entire track into a part of the engine.
Maybe this thing should be called "Linear Mana Engine"? The third magic energy engine after the piston engine and the rotary engine
In the days when the train set off and the wheels of history were rushing forward, Miss Marquis' thoughts gradually diverged...