Old Acquaintances Meet Again

Bruno heard his subordinates chatting but did not interrupt them. After all, as the deputy stationmaster, he knew far more than they did.

After the second railway line, running from Woodfort City to the Blue Lake Bay Copper Mine in the far north of the territory, was completed, the Two Rivers Territory Railway Bureau had already begun constructing a double-track line from Iron Mountain to Riverside Town. A third railway line had also been added to the plans. This new line had been proposed by the vassal nobles of Marquis Victor, who hoped to connect their territories more closely with the Two Rivers Territory.

After all, following the far greater-than-expected success of the Two Rivers Territory's expansion, the territory only needed to continue tapping its internal potential for the time being. There was no need to keep expanding. The territory already covered as much as twenty thousand square kilometers—more than enough land to develop and utilize.

However, the territories of these minor and middling nobles had only just begun development. Although they had made the leap from nothing to something by riding the wave of the Two Rivers Territory's expansion, their development would undoubtedly slow drastically once that fervor faded.

For this reason, these vassals of the Golden Sunflower Family planned to find new sources of growth for their territories and help drive their development. The railway, which had played a major role in the development of the Two Rivers Territory, thus became part of their plans.

So, after communicating with Director Bob of the Railway General Bureau, these vassal nobles jointly submitted a petition to Marquis Victor. Their first request was to build a railway connecting all the noble territories surrounding the Two Rivers Territory, making it easier for everyone to exchange goods and information.

Bruno naturally supported the