Madam Olga got off much earlier than Lu PingAn. She had too many secrets and needed to head straight to Wanjing.
As for Lu PingAn, he merely handed the materials and documents over to the accompanying work team before continuing south, returning to Ancient City Municipality in Changping Province.
There were no incidents along the way. The only thing worth mentioning was that, as Ancient City's economic and political standing rose, the backbone of the Eastern Kingdom's railway network had extended to Ancient City as well, saving Lu PingAn a great deal of trouble.
Those journeys that involved two hours of rattling around on a bus, over a dozen more on a train, then another bus transfer followed by a truck ride—such travel had been the norm in the previous century of another worldline, and it was still an unavoidable reality for most East Country People in this worldline.
...Still, it wasn't all bad.
The moment Lu PingAn stepped off the train, he saw more than a dozen vehicles lined up in the distance. Given his current status, once his itinerary had been confirmed, being intercepted at the station by a convoy was probably his inevitable fate.
But Lu PingAn smiled. It was not because of the people welcoming him, but because there were at least four or five broad categories of "vehicles."
There were plant-like vehicles powered by Solar Extraordinary Engines, traditional land Arks of the Phosphorus People, and the "New Era Electric Vehicles" Lu PingAn himself had vigorously promoted. Unfortunately, this investment of his seemed destined to lose money. In the medium to long term, it looked like a guaranteed money pit.
The future hegemon of Lu PingAn's worldline, electric vehicles, truly could not compete with these extraordinary technologies.
...Looks like the orders are doing well?
Lu PingAn