Douluo, Adventure in a Parallel World

(ps: This chapter contains a lot of personal opinions. Readers who don't like railways or are not interested in rail transit can speed through it or look forward to tomorrow's chapter. I will update five chapters a day for the Soul Master Competition from now on, so please stay tuned.)

One day, a meeting of elders was held in the entire worship hall.

At the conference, Huiyao walked to the front with her own large-scale model. This was something that no one in Douluo Continent had ever seen before. To put it simply, it was Blue Star's train.

"Yao'er, is this the tool you mentioned that can change the way people travel?"

Even though Bibi Dong was a genius in martial arts training, she knew nothing about transportation.

She looked at the model train and couldn't imagine how this little thing actually moved.

"Sister, fellow elders, the operating principle of this thing is actually very simple. The main driving method is that steam burns fossil fuels to heat the water in the water tank. The steam generated pushes the wheels to rotate through the piston crankshaft and connecting rod to generate greater power. The road that the train travels on is called a railway, just like the straight road that a horse-drawn carriage travels on."

"You mean to say that boiling water can propel this thing forward?"

Qian Daoliu stared at this thing for a long time, unable to figure out anything. After Huiyao's explanation, he roughly understood that this thing was powered by boiling water.

"Grandpa, the great priest, let me demonstrate it to you, so to speak."

As she spoke, Huiyao laid the rails on the spot. She released the domain of law, and under the delicate manipulation of her hands, the rails gradually connected into a large ring. Huiyao pressed her jade hand lightly, and the rails slowly embedded into the ground of Wuhun City.

Finally, Huiyao placed her own train model on it, and using her memory of operating a model steam train in her previous life, she successfully started the train. After doing all this, she withdrew to her own law domain and sat on a carriage pulled behind the train model.

"dudu~"

The sound of a whistle was heard, and under the astonished eyes of the crowd, a puff of white gas was emitted from the steam train. Huiyao slowly pushed the handle, and the train slowly moved, taking Huiyao around along the track, and was finally stopped by Huiyao using the brake handle.

"Sister, fellow elders, this is how this thing works. Although it's just a model now, it can already carry me forward without using any power. If this thing is promoted on a large scale, it will definitely be faster and more efficient than a horse-drawn carriage."

"This is a good thing, but since it is used to boil water, how do we solve the fuel problem?" Bibi Dong asked.

"The fuel problem is very easy to solve. We just need to hire soul masters with fire attributes or soul masters who can manipulate the air. If we can't recruit such soul masters, our coal resources can be put to good use. After all, the resource mining and utilization system of our Wuhun Republic is the most complete on the Douluo Continent. We can export less to the two countries in the east and keep the rest for our own use. After all, although the development of railways requires fuel, economic construction and environmental protection must be coordinated."

"What you said makes sense. Then what about the route of this train?" Qian Daoliu asked again.

“The road is actually very simple.”

As he spoke, Huiyao took out a ruler about 1435 mm long.

"As you can see, there is a distance between the two wheels of the train. If you enlarge the model I made, the distance between the two rails should be about this long."

(ps: The measurement system of Douluo Continent is actually the same as that of China on Blue Star. This is what the God of Law mentioned when he sent her to be Bibi Dong's assistant.)

The reason for this consideration is naturally to adopt the railway track gauge of Blue Star China.

The rest of the meeting will be dominated by Huiyao.

As a railway fan in her previous life, she shared all the knowledge she knew about railways, including railway signals, switch tracks, station construction, etc. She also proposed the principle of sustainable development, such as ensuring as much connection as possible with other railway lines when building railways.

After a round of voting, the railway project was officially launched, and this time, Huiyao, as the chief engineer, stood at the forefront.

As for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition, even if Hui Yao didn't train much, with her strength that could rival a Level 92 Titled Douluo, even if she just stood there and let others beat her, others might not be able to beat her. Bibi Dong was naturally reassured about this; as for her life safety, Hui Yao was in the field of laws and could master the power of laws, so there was naturally no need to worry.

The first line to be laid was from Hargeon Port to Wuhun City.

The so-called strong transportation country starts with railways. If we want to develop railway transportation, then laying railways will undoubtedly become the most difficult task.

Fortunately, most of the roads currently being built by the Wuhun Republic are on plains with very stable geology and no natural disasters such as earthquakes, so the difficulty of paving is not particularly great.

As for the manufacture of trains, Huiyao naturally took over. Due to the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in Douluo Continent, the minerals in Douluo Continent all contain a kind of natural spiritual energy, which is a qualitative leap compared to the materials on Blue Star. For example, coal can burn longer and release more heat; metals are tougher and lighter.

She was solely responsible for the design and manufacture of the front of the car. Although Bibi Dong assigned many engineers, metalworking teams, and architects to her, they only helped her polish parts, test data, design bridges, and plan routes. Huiyao was still fully responsible for the final assembly and debugging.

These projects were all completed in Bibi Dong’s system space. After all, the time ratio is different, and working in the space will save more time.

"Alas, I have traveled through time for a long time. Although I was a railway fan before, it is still a little difficult to carry out now. However, the wish that could not be completed on Blue Star can be completed in Douluo Continent. I am still quite proud."

Every time Huiyao and her team encountered a problem that they couldn't solve, she would always repeat this sentence silently and then work hard.

The laying of the tracks was done by soul masters, so tasks like transporting materials and fixing rails were extremely easy for them. The construction efficiency was even dozens of times higher than that of countries like Blue Star China, which are known as infrastructure maniacs.

The railway transportation of the Wuhun Republic was launched in this way. The purpose of this construction was to complete this route within half a year, complete locomotive debugging, complete signal debugging, and complete railway personnel training.

In general, the workload this time is still relatively large. Despite this, the entire Pope's Palace and the Temple of Worship have expectations, support and encouragement for this project. Some of the elders of the temple even couldn't sit still and helped with the construction and training.

Without any obstruction from others, the project progressed very quickly. Everything was under Huiyao's own arrangement. Even Bibi Dong threw the two puppets to Huiyao and let her deploy them herself.

With the two puppets, Huiyao seemed a lot more relaxed. The puppets reproduced all the railway-related knowledge and skills in Huiyao's mind through their own hands and turned them into books. He then let the Wuhun Hall's propaganda machine print these books and use them as teaching materials for training.

This time, the site selection of the railway was also very careful. It passes through cities with a large number of people and encroaches on as little arable land as possible.

With Huiyao and his team's day and night efforts, the railway line was finally completed and tested within four months. Only half a month after the railway line was completed, the manufacturing of steam locomotives and carriages was successfully completed. At the same time, railway personnel were also trained.

A total of four test locomotives and forty carriages were manufactured this time. There is still one and a half months before the opening of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. There is not much time left for Huiyao's team to carry out test adjustments and for the railway staff to carry out on-the-job training and practical exercises. She has begun to compress her already limited rest time, which makes Bibi Dong feel painful.

Huiyao is not a soul master after all. Soul masters can replenish their mental strength through meditation, but she can only rest through the most ordinary sleep.

However, she could not help at all. She was a government official of the Wuhun Republic and had to deal with a lot of government affairs every day. Even if she had free time, she could not do anything for her. After obtaining the consent of the elders, Bibi Dong postponed the time of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition for another month to ease some of the pressure on Huiyao's work.

In the blink of an eye, spring has arrived in Douluo Continent. It has been three years since Bibi Dong traveled to this Douluo Continent.

It was spring when I came, and it was also the spring of the year, the season when everything revived. There was only one month left before the opening of the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Elite Competition.

During this month, the Wuhun Republic faced a large number of outsiders, and the pressure was quite high. However, this was not a difficult problem for Bibi Dong, as he had dealt with many such problems in his previous life.

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the small railway team, three days before the start of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, the railway line, locomotives, pre-job training for railway personnel, stations, signals, dispatching, etc. from Harugeon Port to Wuhun City were polished by Huiyao and his team and became perfect, meeting the transportation standards.

With the experience and standards of this success, I believe that subsequent railway construction will become simpler. Although there are many difficulties, this major project is inspiring after all.

During the Soul Master Competition, these four test locomotives served as the main locomotives from Hargeon Station to Wuhun City Station. One locomotive pulled ten carriages, all waiting for passengers at Hargeon Station.

The railway line officially began operation, and the railway ticket prices were adjusted by the state. Bibi Dong listened to Huiyao's advice - to operate at a loss first, and then slowly make up for the deficit after the costs were spread out.

As for the Wuhun Daily, it broadcast the news of the Wuhun Republic's railway connection to people across the continent.

People started arriving in Wuhun City one month ago. Now all the hotels and inns in Wuhun City are fully booked. Some kind-hearted residents even warmly invite people from the other two empires to live in their homes.

This was a grand event in Wuhun City, and it was also the first Senior Spirit Master Elite Competition. All residents actively participated in this event. Bibi Dong also listened to Hui Yao's advice and developed the tourism industry half a year ago, so the current population pressure was still within the controllable range. However, the number of people was increasing, which still gave Bibi Dong a headache. However, the Holy Dragon Sect and the Elephant Armor Sect were willing to help Bibi Dong. They rented out some of the rooms in their sects. At the same time, the spirit masters who were good at construction also began to build some temporary residences.

All the teams and academies from both Xingluo and Tiandou Empire arrived at their respective ports through their own countries one after another. After boarding the ships provided by the Wuhun Republic, they arrived in Hargeon one after another.

Since this is not an Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, but an Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, Hui Yao had a little idea a year ago. She broke through the kind of soul master competition that Bibi Dong had participated in in her previous life, and proposed that if someone participates in the competition in the name of an individual, the Wuhun Republic is also welcome. At that time, the Wuhun Republic will release two lists, one is the academy list, and the other is the individual list.

Bibi Dong naturally agreed with this question; as for the Worship Hall and the Elders' Hall, there was naturally nothing to say. After all, the more lively the better, the more revenue it could bring, and the more it could promote economic development.

The rewards for the individual list are also very generous. They were only announced by Bibi Dong in recent days. Bibi Dong exchanged three soul bones that are nearly 50,000 years old from her own system space.

Finally, the most exciting moment came.

In this season between spring and summer, the streets and alleys of the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, especially the main cities of the Wuhun Republic, have already been decorated with lights and colors, and everywhere is filled with festive atmosphere. The Continental Elite Competition for Advanced Soul Masters has opened!