Thirty-five trains
Belusland, as a more special city, exists in this mountainous area located in an empire. The reason why it is called special is simply because it did not exist originally, but it only needs a setting as a transit station to make it appear.
So if this is the case, then it has become a city with the meaning of "a must-pass road". Over time, it becomes understandable that even the meaning of military fortresses is brought to the city - therefore, for this city, the most noisy and important thing is not the facilities in the center of the city, but just the large train station located behind the city.
Every day, countless people will set out from here and go to various places...or not just people, but even some goods.[]
At the end of the platform where all passengers wait, there is the same platform for waiting. It can be said that it is not much different from the previous platform in appearance, and some of the differences are just the people waiting here... or things.
Unlike the passengers who stood densely waiting to get on the bus, there were only a few people standing here, and they seemed to be scattered and dispersed as if they didn't know each other, which made the platform, which was exactly the same size as before, look particularly wide at this time.
But this is only the first half, and the second half of this platform is not the same thing. It is even said that this place seems more crowded than the previous waiting station full of people - but the crowded ones are not people, but the cargo piled up all over the ground, and they all look like some ore.
As for the rest of the people, they were all passengers waiting to get on the train like Rorona and the others. They might be the guards responsible for transporting supplies, or they might just get on the train for various reasons like them.
But Rorona didn't want to ask about the passengers around her who might be on the same bus as her. She sat on the bench next to the platform with her feet raised, with an expression of lack of interest on her face, as if she was feeling impatient for the train that had not arrived yet.
As for Allen, she sat next to her in vain - but this was not a very unexpected thing. After all, this guy is indeed a idler, otherwise he would not have followed her so many places, and the reason was to increase his experience...
Really, why do some people have to be busy from morning to night to get the money they rely on to survive, while some people just need to sit idle and have no worries about food and clothing? Rorona looked at the guy next to him who was idle and started to tease the ant on the ground, and couldn't help but think.
But the next moment, the guy seemed to be frightened by something, poked the branch in his hand to the ant on the ground that he was observing, so that it ended its short life without even having time to scream. Of course, maybe it had already screamed out, but they could not hear it.
Allen raised his head and looked at the other side of the tunnel where the railroad tracks were extending past...
It was a noisy, almost continuous loud noise. The roar of the contact between the steel wheels and the railway tracks made it sound almost as loud as the roar of a giant dragon. There was no shadow at all. Such a sound had already come from afar, and even the ground on his feet began to feel the approach of this "big beast".
At the same time, such a sound also made the other people waiting next to him lift the luggage in their hands as expected.
Then, the end of the tunnel began to shine with dazzling lights. Not long after this light appeared in Rorona's vision, a huge train had already appeared in her eyes - in terms of appearance, it was not much different from the trains I saw in my previous life.
However, the internal structure is completely different. The train in front of you does not use engine oil or electricity, but uses the magic power contained in the magic crystal as power, just like most alchemy equipment... Of course, since this is the case, the cost is obviously much higher than in the previous life, which makes this means of transportation unable to be widely popularized.
It’s just that this place that cannot be reached by walking directly will be useful...
Not long after the train was standing, the cabin door was opened, and a middle-aged uncle with goggles also walked out of the car, indicating that passengers could get on the car and cargo could be moved into the car.
Seeing this scene, Rorona slowly stood up, lifted the suitcase beside her, and looked at Alan next to her.
"Let's go." reminded.
"Um."
However, when passing by the uncle with goggles standing at the hatch, he was stunned.
"Child?" While he made such a puzzled voice, he began to look up and down at Rorona and Allen. It seemed that he had encountered something that he couldn't understand. When he was about to say words such as "This is not a place where children can visit casually", his eyes fell on the badges on Rorona and Allen's chests, but he stopped talking.
It was something that the staff gave to her in the ticket office before. After all, what they were going to take at this time was not a regular bus, so they never owned the tickets from the beginning.
"That guy really won't miss any way to make money." After a while, the uncle who blocked the hatch door made such a clear but helpless voice, covering his forehead and said, as if it was not the first time for him to do this. At the same time, he also gave up his body.
"Okay, you can go in."
After confirming his identity, Rorona continued to take Alan into the car, but they had just walked away a few steps when a sound of wanting to speak suddenly came from behind.
"By the way, although it is probably unlikely, if someone asks about your identity, especially those guys wearing military armor, they will say they are my nephew and niece? And if I am, the driver of this train, you can call me Uncle Laxia." The uncle at the door of the cabin said this, and pointed to the guys on the other side who were pointing to the workers carrying goods into the carriage.
"Ah, OK." Rorona answered with knowledge and continued to move.
But then, the strange expression of Alan following behind her eyes seemed to be noticed in the light of her eyes, which made her ask: "What's wrong?"
"Is it really okay? Those wearing military armor are undoubtedly military personnel, right? This kind of vehicle that transports military supplies actually allows us two unrelated people to ride..." Allen frowned and said, finally adding: "I always feel that I will cause trouble in such places for no reason."
Listening to Allen's words, Rorona's face became a little ugly. It was not because of the same concern as him that she would get into trouble, but because she was treated as a child yesterday, which made her unhappy... But of course, this cannot be told to the other party. If the other party knows, it may inevitably become the laughing stock in the other party's mouth again.
"Probably because we are just ordinary little ghosts in their eyes, right? Since we are not threatening and can earn some extra money in vain, then neither the ticket seller nor the driver are opposed..." Rorona thought for a while, shook her head and said.
"If I'm right, the gold coins that buy such informal tickets probably fell into the pockets of the ticket seller and the driver of this train?" Then I added this way. Such a thing is not a rare thing that is unimaginable. You will understand after thinking about it a little.
"Is that true..." Allen replied naughtyly.
At this time, they had already entered the interior of the carriage. However, they thought that the environment for carrying such informal trains would be a bit harsh, but they did not expect that it was not the case. It was not difficult to find a location inside. It seemed that in this section, the setting was no different from another normal passenger bus.
However, there are not many seats. Perhaps this train is only for the staff who escort goods and the staff on their own... Rorona found a seat on the side and sat down.
"Huh... I finally came in." She breathed out as she said this.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive in the next city in about seven days, right? It's hard to imagine that such a path is really something we can't accomplish by walking with our feet." As he said this, he turned to look out the window next to him. At this time, the train was still a long time before departure. At this time, the workers were transporting the large amount of goods into the rear carriage.
It seems that it will take a long time to do it... Rorona frowned as she thought so.
"Well..." Allen didn't think so much.
Rorona had no choice but to take out a note from the side and watch it. At that moment, both of them fell into silence.
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The train has already set off. It can be said that although Rorona and Allen got on the train at noon, the train was departing until the afternoon. It took nearly five hours to transport the large amount of goods stuck on the platform to the rear.
Fortunately, the final counting step seemed to be omitted, otherwise it might be possible to set off after nightfall. However, even so, it was already dinner time. Since the journey took almost seven days, the car had enough food ready.
But that's it, but it's just some bread and milk - better than nothing.
"What do Eve and the others do now?" Rorona looked out the car window with a bored look on her face, and talked to Allen without saying a word.
The scenery outside the car window was retreating at a high speed, as if telling Rorona that she had chosen the right method - at this speed, it was much faster than they were hiking! But even so, it would take seven days to reach the next city?
Not to mention some unwalking areas such as cliffs on the way, the train can pass directly through the built tracks. If you walk directly over, it will be really unimaginable.
"Probably... are you playing cards?" Allen said after thinking about it, and couldn't help but envy Alicia and the others on the other side. Compared to them who were probably as lively as usual, he seemed a little bored at this time. After all, because there are fewer people and the opposite side is also the opposite sex, he feels like he is restrained.
"That's it." Rorona murmured, took a sip of milk and licked the corner of her mouth: "How about we play cards too? Two people sucked turtles, and they would draw a fork on their faces every time they drew?"
Listening to Rorona's proposal, Allen couldn't help frowning - What kind of guy is this? Although there are very few people around now, they are still in public, right? Then, the fork on his face is not a game that can be played in public, right?
"No." Allen refused decisively.
"Well, then Goji?" Rorona thought for a while and continued to propose.
"The point is not what I am playing here, right?" Allen said in a cold sweat.
"Oh, you guy is really bored! It would be great if the one who draws that note is Simo." Rorona said helplessly - for her, if Simo in front of her, it might be even more interesting or maybe? For example, if the train is directly hostage, or kidnap everyone here or something?
No, if you and Simo were separated, I would be even more worried. Taking such an army-related train would be a very troublesome thing. Alan thought so helplessly, but he didn't say it outright.
At this time, they were not the only ones who heard the conversation, but also other passengers in the nearby location. However, although it seemed that this place was not a big ordinary car, in fact, almost all the people on the entire train, except for the driver in the cockpit, gathered here.
There are about seven people in this car.
Two of them are soldiers responsible for escorting supplies. Although their configuration is a bit less than such a large amount of goods, since they have already gotten on the bus, it is basically impossible to get any attack on the way. Moreover, even if something happens in the bus, these two soldiers with swordsman strength can be suppressed easily, so it is enough to arrange for two people.
The rest are the driver responsible for driving the truck, his deputy, and another worker responsible for the miscellaneous things on the journey... It seems that there are very few people. If there are really only three ordinary people, then not to mention two, just one soldier with the level of a high-level soldier will be enough to control the train.
I originally thought that the two soldiers who seemed to be escorting this batch of supplies would come over to ask something after seeing these two people who were completely out of place here, but I didn't expect that after just a glance, they looked away and continued their conversation, as if they were no longer surprised by a lot of unknown guys such as "the driver's nephew", "the driver's aunt", and "the driver's nephew" during this journey.
"Speaking of this, it is said that there is a town nearby. What big thing happened again?" One of the black-haired soldiers said that as for why he could confirm his subordinates, it was because the scarlet cloak on him was one of the symbols of the army's special armor.
"Oh, are you talking about the city where there was a murderer in the past?" Another blue-haired soldier with blind eyes was stunned and continued to say: "Speaking of this, a guy in the city guard in that city used to come out in the same army as me."
He was obviously just bored topics, but he didn't seem to have any contact with his companions next to him. The black-haired soldier couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"That guy is quite timid and his combat effectiveness is not good. He looks like an intermediate warrior. It can be said that he should be the first to run away when encountering such a thing?" The other party said lightly, and continued to pick up the cup in his hand and drank a cup.
"But it's still not possible! If you die in battle, it's okay, but if you escape and are caught, the consequences will be even more serious." He continued to say this: "Although it's quite safe for us to do this now, we might encounter such a thing that day?"
"Yes..." the black-haired soldier replied, as if there was no absolute security for those professions holding sword blades.
"..." At the same time, it seemed that such a heavy topic also made them silent.
But with it, there were Rorona and Alan, who were also in this carriage - because at this moment, the carriage suddenly fell into the darkness of the invisible fingers.
Entering... the tunnel? Rorona thought so, looking out the window next to her curiously, but unfortunately it was the same darkness and it was impossible to confirm what kind of tunnel she was currently in.
However, at this moment, the noisy carriage had quieted down, and a slight sound from other places also came into her ears - as if it was the harsh sound made when boiling water was boiled.
"Hmm? Make coffee?" Rorona thought so, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, as if she thought that if Alicia was there, she might have done the kind of thing that would have made coffee in the train regardless of the staff's obstruction.
"What's wrong?" As if he could also notice Rorona's smile in the darkness, Alan asked.
"No, nothing."
Chapter completed!