Steel steam and flame

During this period of time, Puno could not help much, so he walked into the small kitchen, took out large pieces of dried meat from the freezer, and began to make food that could be preserved for a while. This is the result of his hunting in the autumn, mostly fat wild rabbits, but also goat meat.

It was for Cassia to eat on the way home. He saw that although Cassia's body was almost as strong and healthy as his own, the distance from here to the battle line was indeed not a small value. Using a human-powered rail car can save a lot of energy, and once you really start running, the speed is pretty good. But no matter how optimistic he calculated, he felt that it would take six or seven days for Cassia to reach the battle line.

The food was packed into a plastic box, and there was so much dried meat that Puno couldn't finish it all by himself. In fact, he usually gives these things to the conductors of high-speed trains. They are pure game, and the conductors like them very much. And the officers on the front were also very interested in these foods.

Cassia expressed his gratitude to Puno for what he had prepared for him, and he also had a large number of holy coins in his hand. But Puno insisted not to.

"There aren't many shops here, and I haven't been to the city for a long time. I usually go to the town where I last went to the station to buy vegetables and other things, and I mostly use these dried meats in exchange. I almost don't have any money in life. Yes, it would be a waste to give it to me." Puno waved his hand, "Having said that, let's set off tomorrow morning. In winter, the sky gets dark quickly. Soon after setting off, we will enter the mountains and we can't see clearly. Things are always a bit dangerous.”

"With a strong flashlight, the battery is completely sufficient, so there is no need to worry." Cassia replied, "And it is also running on the railway. This kind of rail car has a certain speed, so there is no need to worry about encountering those ferocious animals."

Puno saw Kasia's resolute attitude, so he stopped trying to persuade him and just helped Kasia make the final preparations.

The two of them lifted the rail car to the rails beside the station, and fixed the boxes containing the salute and food to ensure that they would not fall off. Puno finally brought a larger kettle filled with clean water and handed it to Cassia.

"The climate here is considered mild. It has only snowed two or three times in more than ten years. It may also be because of the war front. It is also troublesome to find water on the road." Puno said, and then handed over a shotgun filled with gunpowder. , and multiple ammunition, "This thing is simple, you should be able to use it, right? If you encounter a wild boar or something on the road, just dodge a few attacks. When they are tired, go up and shoot them in the head and small eyes. Even adults can Okay, no matter how small it is, there is no end that can block it. If you are not sure, just hit the body, and do it more safely. If it hurts, you will naturally know how to run."

Cassia originally wanted to refuse, but Puno's enthusiasm could not be sapped, so she finally put the shotgun at her feet.

One last time, he checked from scratch whether everything was carried completely and nothing was missing. After everything was ready, Puno walked onto the railway and pushed the human-powered railcar behind him to help Cassia complete the initial acceleration. Although this was an optional thing, Puno was very enthusiastic about Cassia, who rarely came to this station and only spoke a few words.

"Thank you. I will visit you when I have time in the future, uncle." Cassia waved goodbye to Puno. The rail car moved forward smoothly. The rudimentary equipment and noise still need to be solved. "I will let them come over to the past front line. I’ll give you a new communication device.”

"Then please." Puno stood in the middle of the railway track and shouted loudly. Soon, the human-powered rail car became smaller in the sound of "clang", until a few minutes later, it disappeared into the withered yellow weeds in front of him. In the wilderness of rebirth.

There is only a deserted wilderness left around. The foundation under the railway tracks has not been maintained for a long time, and some dead weeds have piled up beside the railway tracks. Many times, as long as the railway lines are not laid straight, they will soon disappear among the weeds.

After a few minutes, he had walked a long distance, and the station behind him was now only dimly lit.

Cassia estimated that Puno could no longer see here, so she stood up from the simple chair welded to the rail car. After taking a deep breath, and then exhaling for a long time, the strength and the number of cycles on the arms slowly increased gradually. At the same time, my ears listened carefully to the sound coming from the rail car under my feet, and judged the specific situation of this simple machine. He needed to find where the railcar's limits were, what forces and frequencies were applicable. Compared with his own body, steel tools like this are indeed more fragile now, so he must take good care of them. At least it should be workable on the way to the front.

The speed suddenly increased. The rail car plus various luggage weighed three to four hundred kilograms. It flew very smoothly on the rails. However, the "clang" noise became a bit sharp as the speed increased. The whistling sound came.

A short trial allowed Cassia to find the appropriate pattern and intensity. At the same time, the speed also got a rough theoretical value based on the judgment of the sound by the ears. It is definitely not comparable to the speed of a real train. Although Cassia can use his own strength to make the rail car exceed the normal speed of a train, other conditions other than his body are not met.

It was probably around the sixth or seventh floor of an ordinary train. Cassia judged that no matter how fast it went, the rail car would not be easy to control. Because the welded steel rollers had accuracy issues and the engagement with the rails was not perfect, he was worried that as the speed increased, there would be a risk of overturning in an unpredictable period of time.

I'm generally satisfied. This is better than running over on two legs and saluting. Soon the surrounding terrain became ridged, and the flat wilderness completely disappeared. The entire railway line also had a smaller upward slope, and there were more bends at this time. The actual distance to the battle line may be larger than Cassia's own guess.

"If there are no problems along the way, we will be able to reach the front line as early as dawn tomorrow morning." Cassia sat down now and let the rail car move forward by inertia for a while before talking. He was eating food made in Puno. The surgeon ate a lot, so he didn't eat anything on the train because he didn't want to attract attention. It has been several days, and I have eaten every day, but Cassia has always been in a state of semi-hungry.

After the sky completely darkened, Cassia successfully entered the dark blue mountains. The terrain becomes steeper. Perhaps because of the fear that the enemy would plant explosives in the tunnels, there were not many tunnels along the way. Having already advanced a considerable distance, it can be seen that when the imperial military built this railway line, they could pass it without drilling a tunnel. Even if it would increase a lot of distance, they were willing to go around it through other routes.