Demon Sage

v2 Chapter 91: powder keg of interest

The iron rope attached to the main hook of the tall crane is linked to the body of the sea train on the other side of the Dawn.

There were faint shouts on the deck, and it was estimated that the people above were confirming the link, in order to make sure nothing went wrong.

There are thousands of people watching below. More than 80% of the news agency in Demingham came, and the rest were tabloids that focused on gossip and entertainment.

If something goes wrong here, the government's punishment is one thing, and the anger and public opinion of the people will definitely make them run away.

beep~

The loud whistle reverberated on the square again, and under the traction of the chains, the body of the sea train finally slowly appeared in front of everyone from the other side of the Dawn.

The body is nearly 10 meters long, and the head end is similar to the head of the train when Donald came to Demingham, but there is no common steam vent above it. Instead, there is a large searchlight, and there is 1918 written in white font at the front. That is the year of this year.

It's not a carriage like a train. The front of the car only occupies about one-fifth of the entire body. Donald can see a lot of control instruments inside through the window. It should be similar to the control room.

The main color of the back body is brown and red, one outside and one inside. There is no special structure except for the whale oil lamps that are hung at intervals. However, the things in the car are interesting, and you can see the work through the window. They are all red velvet benches. Once the aisle is ruled out, there seem to be two chairs on the left and right.

With such a long body, there are not many guests that can be carried, and Donald is not surprised by this fact.

As I said before, the trial operation of the sea train in Wangque District is more of a formal thing. It is not so much that it will be used as a means of transportation, but it is actually a sightseeing bus.

Do you expect those who go shopping in Wangque District to huddle in the carriage like sardines?

This is absolutely impossible. In the eyes of many high-ranking people, it is unacceptable to squeeze in the same carriage with some civilians, even if they are sitting together.

This kind of "equality" in status is an insult to them.

The world is like this, even if some people are unwilling, there are more people who acquiesce.

Donald even doubts whether there will be high-priced tickets after the sea train starts running, so that ordinary people will retreat.

Perhaps this will only change when construction of sea trains begins in Tallinn or Xialin.

Of course, neither the current inequality nor the future inequality.

This did not prevent the people from cheering for the appearance of this sea train, and when it was successfully parked on the track, there was thunderous applause.

The mayor was in the center of the crowd. He gave a loud speech and patted a young man on the shoulder from time to time. He was the driver of the scheduled sea train. Although he did not have to board the train today, it was almost time for the trial operation. , there is bound to be some excitement.

Listening to the conversation of the people next to me, the young man seems to be the cousin of a distant cousin of the mayor...

Donald pressed the railing on the coast and looked at the crowd over there. After the mayor introduced the young man, he seemed to say something else.

Regarding the technical development of marine trains, the operation control of this aspect in the future, etc.

Donald couldn't understand some of the nouns and titles mentioned in it, but he saw the joy on some people's faces, the gloom on some people's faces, and the depression on some people's faces, even... ..anxious?

"What kind of expression is this?"

He turned around and leaned against the fence, carefully looking at the most emotional person in the crowd. He was originally standing closest to the mayor, but someone whispered a few words in his ear and then retreated. Seems to be mad about something.

In the end, he didn't even care about the ceremony and left the venue.

The mayor is still giving a speech there!

Ordinary people have no problem if they want to leave, but a big person like you has a big problem at such a time. You must know that other people will stick to staying in place even if they feel as bad as eating shit.

To show the mayor's face in public?

This is not a good idea.

"Let's go, you've seen everything you need to see, let's go somewhere else?"

Both the Dawn and the Sea Train saw it, and Susannah was an eccentric person, and her mind began to drift to other parts of Wangque Island.

Several other people did not object, they were also not interested in the mayor's speech, so a group of people left the coast directly.

Immediately afterwards, he wandered around Wangque Island for an entire afternoon, and then returned to the villa slowly after dinner.

Donald packed up and prepared to go to the study to make two inscription scrolls to keep his hands feeling. Tomorrow, the official inscription scroll production will begin, but as soon as he sat down, he was called out by Susannah's voice outside.

"Come and see, something happened to the celebration!"

Susannah's voice could be heard clearly even from upstairs. Donald thought it was the echo from the larger room.

Put down the writing brush, put away the scroll, and went downstairs. Several people were already sitting at the table in the hall. Boglo was there, and only Horn Shelley was still lying in the room.

"What happened, wouldn't the sea train just fall into the sea today after it was installed, right? If so, it would be the biggest joke made by the government this year, and it could still be poked in the spine by the people below for several years. "

Pence said with schadenfreude that he was from a commoner and never looked down on those officials, and even the image of the government was not very good in his eyes.

At the previous celebration, Donald noticed that Burns didn't even give a symbolic applause from beginning to end.

"It's not the Sea Train...it's about the Sea Train, but not because it collapsed, but because of what the mayor announced in his speech, the whole Sea Train project and the airship project that's on the agenda, It's all under the control of the government!"

Susannah said a paragraph of the newspaper in a brief way, Donald raised his eyebrows, this is not a trivial matter, he vaguely remembered that he had read the newspaper in this regard from Professor Cook's office, the airship industry The included profit has been battling for a long time, but I did not expect it to be confirmed in this way.

"The government won those chambers of commerce?"

Boglo's questions have always been incisive. For people his age, he always pays more attention to some social events than the flowery world outside.

"Of course not. The airship industry can be said to be the most promising industry in Demingham in the next few years. So many chambers of commerce, companies, and consortiums have begun to pay attention to the technological innovation on Whale Island. If the government didn't even give them a chance to bid, they would swallow it all up. It would be strange if they could bear it. Look at the reports on this page, it's almost been less than two hours since the mayor's speech. John's news agency immediately found the directors of several big financial groups and asked about the situation in this regard. The words mentioned by these directors were 'unbelievable', 'absurd', 'barbaric plundering', 'the destruction of market rules' ', I haven't found a good word in it, look at it, there will be trouble in the next period of time."

If what was reported in the newspapers is correct, then this is an action planned by the government.

First, make an announcement to all walks of life that the airship industry is under their control. As long as this trend takes shape, the public believes that the government has the capital and the ability to undertake the project of taking off the airship, which is related to the future development of Demingham and contains huge economic benefits. Chambers of Commerce Is it still possible to send someone to rush into the government building to overturn the mayor's table?

Naturally, the business world will not fight against the Demingham government in the open, but since some executives dare to say such things to the people in the news agency, it proves that this behavior of the Demingham government has reached the bottom line.

Don't forget, the consortium in Demingham is not just those small local consortiums, there are consortiums that are quite prestigious even in the entire Ryan Empire, and now the biggest piece of cake is about to be swallowed, these rich people are not waiting to die. people.

"But to be honest, this matter has nothing to do with us. Anyway, we don't do business. Wouldn't it be enough to have an airship?"

Pence is a man to see.

"No~lightnovelpub.net~ This has something to do with us... At least it has something to do with the Alien Bureau. There are many consortiums in Demingham who have their own alien teams. Their usual job is to go overseas. It’s really time to go on an island expedition, and the combat experience gained from fighting overseas is equally handy in assassination, kidnapping, and intimidation!”

The struggle for interests is always the most cruel struggle. Those people dare to do anything to hear the tinkling of gold pounds when they are pocketed.

"Actually I feel like some kind of fight has started, you look at the back of this paper, the eldest daughter of the Tate family was missing during the celebration... Mathil Tate we met at the restaurant. "

Stephanie turned over the newspaper on the table, and in addition to the large paragraphs of text, there were two people's heads, one was Mathil Tate, and the other was Donald who had seen a rage during the mayor's speech and was on the spot. people who left.

The newspaper mentioned that Mathil Tate should have attended the ceremony, but she was not found at the scene. A news agency reporter photographed her father, the current head of the Tate family, Wesley Tate was angry. ......

In a villa in the manor area, Wesley Tate was leaning on a gilt chair, and a group of heavily armed people stood in front of him, many of whom were heretics.

Covering his cheeks with his hands, the twitching flesh on his face proved that he was not in a calm mood at the moment.

"Remember, find my daughter at all costs. If anyone dares to relax, he will be your role model."

He pointed to the man on the ground, who was Mathil Tate's attendant.

A few hours ago, he was an able-bodied young man.