Release that Witch

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This boat is too much.

Steele leaned against the porthole of the tower and looked at the fleet that came and went from the Chishui River.

Since entering the western border, the river has suddenly become busy, and most of the traffic is a quirky stone ship without sails. The captain said that they call this paddle steamer, relying on steam power to move forward, its speed is not affected by the wind direction, countercurrent Sailing is much faster than sailing, often dragging a string of black smoke to the front - as to how the steam pushes the big wooden wheels on either side of the hull, no one can make it clear.

But one thing is for sure, this is something that no winter city has created.

Steele estimated in his heart that almost every half hour can see a paddle steamer. If they are all loaded with cargo, then the amount of material absorption without the winter city will undoubtedly be an amazing value. This is what she learned from the merchants - the bigger the city, the higher the ability to digest materials. As long as it stays on its official road for two days, it can roughly judge how prosperous the city is and how much business opportunities there are. . If you are good at communication, even the most demanding goods in the city can be analyzed.

Obviously, this Chishui River is the most important traffic artery in the West.

The busyness of the river also means that the propaganda that she saw in Wangdu is probably not boastful by Roland.

In a short period of time, the West is integrated into a new city, and the resident population and commercial trade have surpassed the original Wangdu, and such an extraordinary successor to the throne has the notoriety of not learning, and paranoia... think of these rumors. Stil is more and more curious about Roland Wimbledon himself.

"Miss Conrad, are you watching the boat again?" The door of the room was pushed open. A brown-haired man dressed in a luxurious and handsome appearance came in. "Would you like to go out and breathe, it is boring to stay here?" ”

"No, it's fine," Steele straightened up and nodded at him. "Thank you for your hospitality."

"Where," he laughed. "It’s my luck to be able to walk with such a beautiful lady."

The similar flattery Steele listened too much, but she still responded with a pleasant expression. "If you don't lend a helping hand, I am afraid I have to be crowded with the goods and the people."

"Of course I can't sit and watch this happen," the man sat down opposite her. "No gems merchants will be willing to let the jewels dust."

He is the master of Yongchun, the gems merchant Victor from Wangdu. After the original ship was burnt down, Steele quickly picked the big ship from the ship that went to the west. It is not a passenger ship, nor a hire, but a private car belonging to Victor, but for the North Pearl, as long as the owner is a male, this is not a problem.

She played herself as a noble lady from the Northland who went to the West to find her lost relatives. In a few words, she let Victor feel pity and invited her to board the Yongchun. Compared to ordinary small sailboats and cargo ships, Yongchun has a comfortable cabin, which is spacious and bright, and there is no decaying odor of wood that has been kept on the waterway all the year round. Even the master prepared two servants for her, and even one gold dragon was not charged.

Of course, the only price is that Victor will come to the door from time to time to express his generosity and care, but this has long been accustomed to Steele, who is comfortable with the aristocratic communication circle. If the other person is good enough, she will enjoy the feeling of driving the other.

"These boats can be windless and automatic, but they are too simple." Victor poured a cup of black tea for himself. "I have been on a paddle steamer and watched it carefully. It is not too noisy, it is very tremble. ... used to haul goods is good, but not a good choice for long-distance travel."

"Of course, there won't be such a comfortable Yongchun," Steele chuckled. "But how do I feel that they are popping up overnight? Didn't there be such a ship in the West?"

"You are right, they are coming out overnight," Victor grinned. "I used to run long songs and fortresses. Where is this weird thing, it’s only a winter, they are everywhere. It is."

Twenty or thirty paddle steamers were built in one winter? Steele couldn't help but be amazed. As the successor of the Kant family, she naturally knew what it meant. It is precisely because large cities need to digest large quantities of materials, so their expansion is limited to the transportation capacity of materials, and such a fast-producing non-sailboat is obviously an excellent tool to expand capacity - if the energy source continues to bring food and food throughout the kingdom The goods arrived in the west, and the expansion speed of no winter city may far exceed people's imagination!

As for the noise and tremors? That is not worth mentioning at all.

"Right, Miss Conrad, don't care about the stone boats that are not aesthetic. I have some more interesting things here, which may help you to spend boring time." Victor invited a maid to her side, in her ear Whispered two sentences, the latter nodded and turned and left the room.

"What is it?"

"A thing that matches your beauty," he said. "It’s my old business."

The maid quickly returned to the tower and brought a rather beautiful book. Victor spread it in front of Steele. "I don't know which one you like?"

On the parchment, many patterns of crystallized stone are drawn in a beautiful way. The brushwork is delicate, the color is bright, and even the transparent luster is on the paper. Obviously, the artist who draws the album is very good at this.

"This is... a gem?"

“Accurately, it’s the original stone,” Victor explained carefully. “When I bought them, I determined the price according to the standards on the album. Compared to the polished jewels, the original stone has a flavor...you If you are interested in any kind of rough, please let me know. Of course, if you like the finished product more, I can return to the king and ask the jeweler to make ornaments for you."

Without any new tricks, Steele flipped through the album and handed it back to him. "Thank you, no."

Victor took the book with some surprise. "You are not interested in these?"

"My relatives still don't know where they are going, so I really don't want to choose these luxurious gifts, please forgive me." Steele whispered. If you should be here, you will be entangled when you arrive in the Winter City, which is not conducive to your next move. Although most women will be impressed by these gleaming things, she would rather appreciate the steam engine that propels the paddle steamer, which is truly valuable compared to the jewelry that is only passed between the nobility.

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Shortly after Victor’s departure, a sudden series of long beeps came from the bow of the ship, one after another, thick and low... as if a huge fleet was sailing out of Hong Kong.

Steele looked sideways and saw the light brown pier line slowly unfolding in front of her.