After three months of round-the-clock construction, the railcar line finally reached the mining area, where the engineering team established a transfer hub called Mine Station.
According to Ang's original plan, eight major stations were set up along the route from the West Bank of Valagaju to Fifth Town: the starting West Bank of Valagaju Station, followed by Mine Station, Fairford Valley Station, Beibei Creek Station, Small Plain Fortress Station, Beta Highland Station, Legion Station, and the terminal Fifth Town Station.
The total route stretched 3,745 kilometers, far exceeding Ang's initial estimate of 3,000 kilometers, but that only highlighted the sheer scale of the entire project.
Fortunately, from the very beginning of the first rail section, Ang had insisted on a "two-way advance from each station" strategy, extending construction forward and backward from every station at once, effectively improving overall efficiency.
The entire line used a double-track design, with twenty rail engineering vehicles currently operating across the various construction sections.
More importantly, ever since construction on the Amnath railcar line had begun, Ang's magic apprentices had inscribed Fortification Runes onto the rails every day. That accumulated preliminary work was now finally paying off, ensuring the tracks remained stable and durable while greatly accelerating overall progress.
Inside the newly completed Mine Station, several resting Earth Mages sat off to the side, taking a break as they discussed the recent pace of construction.
"Do you think Viscount Ange has already completely taken the Milaginbi Mountains?" one mage asked quietly, uncertainty in his voice.
"No way... If he really had, how could the Empire's upper ranks have shown no reaction at all?" someone beside him retorted.
After that, the mage who had asked fell silent, deep in thought.
He looked toward the distant mountains, but another guess surfaced in his mind. *Could it... really