Be the savior from Frostpunk

Chapter 17 Hope left over from the age of spring
On the fourth day, Li Jianghao announced an order to lay another layer of track on the road leading to the cemetery.

Although the layout of the track was newly drawn, the existing steam pipes were just right.Outside the radiation range of the energy tower, it is covered with thick snow. Only when the road is paved, the steam pipeline is connected to the corresponding building, can the snow block the road.

Just use processed wood to make simple sleepers and fix them with steel.The steam pipeline on the original road is reserved for a good interface, and the laying can be carried out smoothly.

In just one day, the steam pipeline was laid, and except for the maintenance workstation and ambulance station and ten basic engineers, all other engineers were combined by Li Jianghao to build the prototype of the rail car.

They used the furnace of the energy tower as a device for melting steel, and built various components according to the drawings drawn by Li Jianghao and Andrew in the exchange yesterday.When playing the game, the people inside can build buildings and various machines in a very short period of time, so Li Jianghao just thinks that this is the setting of the game mechanism.

But when this kind of speed was really displayed in front of him, he just felt that the speed of industrial machinery forming in this world was simply unreasonable. If it weren't for the end of the world, the world of the Frost Age with such technology might be faster than his original world. develop faster.Even touched space technology earlier and opened up a new path.

But he should focus on the present, and how to make good use of the track car is what he should think about now.

Li Jianghao put aside his random thoughts and watched the engineers assemble the various parts together.The frame and axles of the rail car are assembled at the beginning of the road. When the last cover plate is welded on, the rail car, which is quite old-fashioned steam locomotive style, is finished, and it only needs to be connected to the steam pipe to start running.

The railcars were much smaller than the locomotives that workers were familiar with and did not require a built-in steam structure to provide power.This contrast makes some people think that this rugged guy is a bit delicate, and doubt its durability.

Because the workers "secretly" knew that the mayor wanted to build such a thing last night, after seeing the assembly of the rail car completed today, people's emotions did not fluctuate greatly and their dissatisfaction did not increase.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Li Jianghao personally turned on the steam valve of the rail car, connected it to the steam pipe on the road, and announced that the engineers would board the rail car with him and go to the exit of the camp.

The tracks there had been laid, but the platforms used to turn the railcars were still being built, so once the train reached the station, they had to walk back to the camp.

The train started to run soon, and the steam power drove the rail car forward. Li Jianghao opened the front hatch, exposing half of his body, feeling the impact of the cold wind brought by the running.

The sound of the train's metal wheels running on the tracks reminds people of the steam locomotives that connected the empire and brought prosperity before winter came.

I don’t know who shouted first. People no longer suppressed their excitement and shouted celebrations.

Just like when they were young and saw the steam locomotive being invented for the first time, advancing between villages, they ran after the train.

When they grew up, steam locomotives moved between industrial cities.They ride on the train and send goods to various places.

Now that the end is approaching, and the steam locomotive is still advancing beside them, an indescribable feeling fills people's emotions.

People shouted together:

"Long live the Queen! Long live the Empire!"

Li Jianghao at the front of the train was also shocked when he heard the voice. It was the content of the celebratory speech. Li Jianghao expressed his understanding and was a little embarrassed.In the background story, the queen even sold her own property to support technological research and development, which can be regarded as dedicated to the country.

"The value of hope has increased by 10%, and people have seen a glimmer of hope in the gears of the train running back to the past spring era. Keep working hard, savior."

The sound of the system sounded at the right time, and Li Jianghao smiled, knowing that he had made the right bet.The power brought by this technology is far more useful than manpower.Originally, the steam-driven machinery that could be used as a large-scale labor force was only a robot. With the rail car, you can connect to resource buildings faster, and even open up new camps outward!
The existence of rail cars breaks the distance barrier and is even similar to a small dreadnought battleship.In such a critical situation, the Winter Home can be evacuated with the help of dreadnought battleships. Once this kind of rail car has a steam hub as a relay station, it can be laid out on the vast ice sheet under the maximum range limit of the energy tower, and its transportation connections The significance is immeasurable!
The workers who were still building the platform at the front greeted the arrival of the train. They volunteered to work overtime to finish building the platform.The hunters who were about to go hunting even expressed their hope that they would go back together by train tomorrow!

For this enthusiasm, Li Jianghao did not abuse it and asked them to rest after get off work. Today's task is only to lay the track.

He then walked with the workers towards the center of the camp.The workers kept asking the engineer, how does it feel to ride a rail car?The engineers thanked the workers for laying such a long track in one day, so that people still have the opportunity to take the train in their lifetime.

Andrew followed closely beside Li Jianghao, with a smile on his face, looking at Li Jianghao's face from time to time.

"First of all, I respect everyone's orientation, but I personally don't like it." Li Jianghao felt that it was a bit strange to be watched by a man. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by Andrew:
"Mr. Mayor, I really doubt that you were appointed mayor as a top member of the Academy of Sciences, not as an imperial civil servant. I am ashamed of what I have learned, sir, I can't express it My admiration, but I trust that you will lead us through the winter until the next spring!"

Li Jianghao couldn't help but feel happy and said:

"So, can you agree with me to transform the steam core into a steam engine?"

"No!"

Li Jianghao was so angry that he couldn't say a word. He turned away and decided to ignore this rigid-minded guy for now.

Look at how cute the children running towards you are, what are you doing with this dead-headed entanglement?
Tonight, even Pierre, who was still injured, was carried to the tavern, where the children were drinking hot soup and playing.And adults, don't rest until you're drunk.

How beautiful this scene is, as if spring is still there and winter has not yet come.

(End of this chapter)