Chapter 922 (1/2)

”In just half a year Will it really be possible for us to extend the railway deep into the Barbarian Land?” Hearing Roland's plan, Barov, who had already witnessed many ”miracles”, still widened his eyes in disbelief ”It took the Ministry of Constructionthe Border Area and the Longsong Area, and this Kingdom Main Street was less than one-fifth of the distance between the forest and Taquila Are you sure that Mr Karl will be able to complete such a task?”

The officials began to whisper ae-scale construction project Roland had initiated after Longsong Stronghold ed with Border Town It had employed about 2,000 workers and had been considered a waste of resources by many people back then Now this new railroad project was evenits limited construction period, many officials believed that it would be an impossible mission, even if all the workers in Neverwinter were to be hired for this project

Karl Van Bate, the Minister of Construction, re his brain for a proper solution

Roland was clear about their concern At present, there wereconstruction projects in the city They were justifiably worried that the expense of this railway project would be too enormous for the city's limited resources However, in fact, as coh-quality materials and roller co and ballast pavement were much easier

As for the final step of installing the rails, it only looked complicated, but it was actually the fastest step of the entire construction process

Roland had watched Anna's de the metal parts with Blackfire She could weld a bar to two tracks at once, and the average ti each joint was less than 10 seconds In co connections used in the modern world, her ability not only substantially i quality but also saved a lot of manpower and material Roland felt that her work couldn't be any more perfect

The experimental railway in front of everyone was an almost seamless rail made by Anna To compensate for the distortions that could be caused by theraps left in between the tracks, but on the surface, they were sea on these tracks, the passengers inside it would not experience the frequent shaking or hear the constant clatter that were part of modern trains

Ana had finished welding this section of the tracks in just half a day

This hy Roland made the construction period for the railroad project so short

Leaf probably needed only five days to place the crossties and rails in a section of a given length, while the workers used to take 10 days to build and pave a roadbed of an equal length Meanwhile, Anna needed just one day to weld the same section of railroad She had aie could take her to work in theher back to the castle in time for lunch

Roland did not want to explain the details of the witches' abilities to the officials, since not everyone knew the witches well Meanwhile, he predicted that the construction period could be even shorter if he could find so to offer help for the project However, he had not yet had a chance to ask Tilly about her witches' abilities, since he had gone straight to the wolf girl and then to theimmediately after he had arrived at Neverwinter

Seeing Roland ignore Barov's question, the officials turned their eyes to the train

In contrast to the seamless rail, which appeared very futuristic, the train itself seemed to be an antique Its steam locomotive was divided into two parts The front part consisted of a fourth generation steaine and a transmission device, and the rear part was a coal car A driver's cabin was located between these two parts, from where the drivers could control the speed of the train, add coal to the boiler, and blow the steam whistle

Due to the interruption caused by the Gyaycastle unification war, this steam locomotive was still just an unfinished prototype, yet it was already eneration steam locomotives of the world where Roland had lived before Its steaine adopted crankshafts instead of flywheels and drive belts Instead of gears, which could easily get stuck, a e which moved seamlessly was utilized to connect the wheels on both sides of the locoine

Roland had sin for the locomotive as much as possible As a result, it looked as if he had just patched all the ether When compared to a modern train, it had numerous defects It had no mechanical brake and needed manpower to turn the capstan to stop the train As the drivers' cabin was on the connecting beaine, the drivers would be disturbed by the constant shaking and vibrations caused by the stea the train It was not equipped with any electrical device, so the drivers and the other workers on the train had to blow the steam whistle or shout to each other to con possible based on the current technological capabilities of Neverwinter

He had to build this prototype first, and then gradually ieneration steaine

”Your Majesty, what's the carrying capacity of this thing?” Kyle Sichi, the Minister of Cheher than that of a concrete boat?”