Five days later, the storm gradually subsided and the most dangerous stage passed. The furnace core in Kandra gradually reduced its power, the roaring fans also quieted down, and the atmosphere in the city slowly relaxed.
In the morning, Sylutia woke up in the room. This was the barrier on the west side of Kandra. The entire building was like a mountain, with hundreds of rooms inside, used to house people in the city. After arriving that day, she was also assigned a room to rest.
After waking up, I opened the window and looked down from here. It was about a hundred meters above the ground. On the street below, I could see patrolling soldiers, local residents, and some laborers carrying goods, etc.
Because the storm has weakened and the clouds have dispersed a lot, we can see some sunshine today, which makes people feel much better.
After looking at the scenery by the window for a while, the girl turned around and went back, put on a pair of relatively casual leather shoes, and then walked out of the room.
In the passage outside, you can see many people from the same train crew. Some of them have just gotten up, and some of them have just returned from breakfast. They greeted Sylutia after seeing them.
"Master Hedra, good morning~"
For the people in the Ninth Train team, Sylutia is also considered a celebrity. Basically everyone knows her name, and her unique appearance and temperament can be recognized at a glance. After all, it is difficult to find a more beautiful and lovely girl than her in the team.
Because the mission is over, there is currently no work assigned to her, so in the next few weeks, Sylutia can move around freely in the city. This is probably considered a vacation.
It's a rare trip to the far north, and the legendary giant city Kandra", Sylutia is still very curious about this place, and wants to walk around and see it.
After leaving the large fortress where she lived, she walked into the lower block of the city. There was still a lot of water on the ground here: it must have rained last night, and the air was slightly humid, probably because of the evaporation of water vapor.
Although the temperature in the northern wilderness is currently below zero, the temperature in Kandra City remains at around 20 degrees, probably because the furnace core is emitting heat all the time.
Walking on the street, the girl looked around. There were not many shops here, and the items sold were also small in style. There were only a few items that came and went, such as common daily necessities, pots and pans, nail tools, etc. The food was the same, mostly noodles, with a small amount of bacon.
The pedestrians on the street are completely different from the Mage Alliance mainland. More than half of the residents in the lower block are local Grey-Mane Orc". Their skin is gray and their hair is mostly dark gray. Some have thick curved horns and some do not.
These Grey-Mane Orc adult individuals are generally close to two meters tall and have strong bodies. Some of them are members of the patrol team in the city. When they are equipped with full-body armor, they are like moving iron towers.
Passing by a shop, Sylutia could see Grey-Mane Orc sitting inside, eating pancakes stuffed with weed leaves. One person would eat about twenty of them to fill his stomach initially.
In such a shop, there are basically no humans. They only sell grass-leaf pancakes. The restaurants where humans go have a much richer diet. You can see all kinds of bread, pies, vegetable broth, bacon barbecue, etc. that Sylutia is familiar with.
Although the types are rather monotonous, such blocks occupy a large area. There are about 600,000 Grey-Mane Orc living in Kandra city. They are responsible for many basic tasks. Because they are strong and have low desires, as long as they are given enough bread to eat, these Orc are very peaceful and are very popular among Kandra's Mage.
In addition to these Grey-Mane Orc, the other common ones are the legionnaires stationed in the city. They not only guard this huge city, but also patrol North Wind Defense Line to ensure that these equipment are safe and not damaged.
After walking through the long gray streets, Sylutia came to a slightly more prosperous place. The blocks here are much neater. It seems that most of the people living here are craftsmen in the city, and their status is much higher.
Compared with the gray and boring lower-class neighborhoods, you can occasionally see some potted flowers on both sides of the street here, and you can also see shops decorated with glass showcases, and some products are also rich.
The craftsmen stationed in the Kandra fortress can receive the Alliance good wages and subsidies. Their consumption level is much higher than that of the local Orc. Their main responsibility is to repair and maintain various facilities here, and they will also participate in workshops in the city to create some products.
There are gradually more and more goods and food on the streets. Some blocks are not only on the ground, but also interspersed between high-rise buildings. Because Kandra was originally built according to the standards of a giant fortress. It would be too much if the buildings inside were only built with 3-5 floors. What a waste of space. There are many large buildings about a hundred meters high here, and some people live in the superstructures. There are interconnected aerial walkways, which can not only pass carriages, but also other Steam Locomotive, and some shops.
The residential buildings in the entire city are crisscrossed up and down. If it is your first time here, it is probably easy to get lost.
There are six high towers distributed in the city of Kandra, guarding the central furnace core like satellites. These high towers are stationed with multiple Mages, and each high tower has a master of Sixth Order sitting in charge.
After walking up and down this huge city, Sylutia walked roughly around and stopped in front of a mid-level store. This was a large store selling extraordinary creations. Many of the people who came in and out were local Mage and military officers.
Following the crowd, Sylutia, who was wearing a dark blue dress, walked in and looked at the shelves here curiously. Under the bright lights, the prices of these products were marked, and occasionally the voices of customers and store clerks could be heard discussing.
[Wind-Calamity White Bull Horn] (Level 2·Excellent)--14 gold coins/piece [Storm Crystal Wind Sand](First Order·Excellent)-3 gold coins/10 grams [Dilar Sheepskin] (Level 2·Good)--9 gold coins/piece [Stone-Splitting Dried Flower](First Order·Good)--1 gold coin/10g [Millstone Grey Ale](First Order·Excellent)-3 gold coins/bottle. Among them, the price of animal horn and animal skin raw materials is more than 30% cheaper than that of the Mage Alliance. Most of the locally produced products are at level 1-2, and the quality improvement after processing is not high.
However, you can see some high-precision products, most of which are industrial products related to Kandra's own responsibilities, such as:
[Fire Seed·Candle Extracted Crystal] (First Order·Excellent) - 2 gold coins/piece [Fire Seed·Azure Essence Crystal] (Second level·Excellent) -34 gold coins/piece [Fire Seed·Sulfur Fire Extracted Crystal] (Third level ·Excellent)--360 gold coins/piece [Furnace Fire Glue] (Level 2 Excellence)-24 gold coins/bottle [Black Steel ingot] (Level 2 Excellence)-35 gold coins/piece [Orichalcum] (Level 4 Excellence)--1200 gold coins/10 grams [Grey-Dissolution Square Stone] (Level 3·Excellent)--220 gold coins/piece [Hornfang Heavy Hammer] (Level 3·Excellent)--150 gold coins/piece [Seram Musket] (Level 3·Excellent)--620 gold coins/piece Sylutia guesses that these industrial products should be from the station. Local Mage and Alchemy magicians, although they mostly produce things related to the Alliance, occasionally sell their excess output, making these things very common in the Kandra market.
I don't know much about Fire Seed", Sylutia. The Mithril Clock" school is not good at manufacturing. That is the area that the Sun Furnace" school is good at. As far as Sylutia knows, Mithril Clock "The subordinate workshops only produce two types of Fire Seed", namely [Silver Flame Essence Crystal] (fourth level) and [Time Rift Sphere] (Fifth Order), while the Sun Furnace" school of thought has mastered Seventh Order The preparation process of Fire Seed".
Different Fire Seed" are suitable for different machinery and equipment. For example, her Azure Essence Crystal, which was previously placed on the communication copper ball base, is a Fire Seed with very stable energy output, suitable for some precision equipment with low energy consumption.
The energy burst by "Blazing Sun Essence Crystal" is the strongest among the fourth-order Fire Seed, which is why Kandra" needs this Fire Seed.
Because there are no convenient and fast energy sources such as natural coal and oil in this world, the Mage people have developed many different energy crystals in order to activate the various creations they created. These energy crystals are also divided into different Fire Seed" due to differences in performance and effects.
Fire Seed" can provide more powerful energy than ordinary coal. Otherwise, the energy provided by coal Burn alone cannot supply the power consumption of high-end mechanical creations. This is its advantage over traditional energy sources. However, the preparation of Fire Seed" still consumes many raw materials, many of which are non-renewable resources.
Insufficient raw materials and complex preparation process of high-end Fire Seed" are the biggest obstacles to the development of Gold Steam" at present, although Mage Alliance is stronger than other products. The strength of the big force the Alliance, but considering that once the war starts, the reserved Fire Seed" resources will be quickly consumed, and they will be replenished slowly afterwards. If the battle cannot be won quickly, the outcome will be difficult to predict.
Because there are many things in the store and it occupies a large area, it was already afternoon by the time Sildya looked around inside.
Feeling a little hungry, she walked out of the store, looked around, and found that there was no restaurant on this street. It might be found somewhere else, but she didn't want to look for it now, so she found the right location, Sylutia jumped up lightly, and flew towards the place where she lived these days.
Back here, she walked to the place where she usually dines, where free meals are provided to the crew members who came to support the Kandra train. Although the quality is not luxurious, it is still very delicious. It is said that the chef is from Feast School and is very skilled.
When you come to this large canteen, even if it is not meal time, you can still see a lot of people here, and some people are even fighting.
"You trash, why are you talking to me with that attitude? Do you know how much we suffered in order to move forward in the snowstorm?"
In the hall, two groups of people were pulling each other. Sylutia was a stranger to the one who spoke, but the girl knew the person who was scolding them on the other side. They were members of the first crew and the first support team to arrive at Kandra. The hot-tempered uncle in the lead was named Edrei, and he was the legion commander of the first crew.
A few days ago, under the recommendation of Master Ge Zhen, she had dinner with the first crew and exchanged a few words.
Faced with the clamor and rebuttal of this group of people, Uncle Edrei waved his hand and asked the boys behind him to hold the guy down, then stepped forward and punched him.
"Why? You ask why, well, I'll tell you why. Just because you idiots didn't arrive on time before the last moment, and all subsequent trains on this line were delayed by you! You almost ruined a big event, a big event that humiliated the Alliance, and you still ask me why?"
After hearing what he said, Sylutia combined with the various noisy sounds in the hall, realized that the person arguing with him was a member of the Second Train group.
Probably because of the accident of the Second Train group, the entire line was delayed, almost causing Kandra to lose the last chance to activate the furnace core. As the leader of the east line, the people of the First Train group were still worried about this matter. Even though they were the first to arrive, all the subsequent four lines failed, and they were disgraced.
Faced with the questioning from the leader of the Edrei group, the members of the Second Train group were not to be outdone and fought back loudly.
"Can you blame us? You left early and had sufficient fuel reserves at the previous stops, but we left late and could only barely replenish supplies at some stops. And the local officials did not know the seriousness of the matter and distributed important fuel to the locals for warmth. What should we do!?"
"Sit back and wait? It's definitely not possible, so recycling must be forced. Who knew that these people didn't care about the overall situation and deliberately sabotaged it? Who could have predicted it?"
"Haha, you are still quibbling here. As a crew member, shouldn't you consider various situations in advance? You are forcing the recycling, so of course you have to take precautions. But you didn't even care about careful inspection, and then something happened. Who is to blame?" Uncle Edrei laughed loudly, and the soldiers around him also followed suit, and the hall was filled with laughter.
This kind of humiliation made the people on the other side blush, and the two groups started to fight again. Although they did not reach the point of using extraordinary spells and abilities to fight, the fists were swung with great power, and some dining tables were smashed into pieces, with sawdust flying.
Faced with this situation, Sylutia took a few steps back to avoid being involved. He looked at the chaotic situation and thought that he might not be able to eat at this time.
Alas, it's a pity. I guess I won't be able to eat the free and delicious roast beef today.
Fortunately, the fight did not last too long. Someone probably went to tip off the situation, and soon the masters leading the two crews arrived and stopped the fighting at the scene.
Master Heeden had a frosty expression on his face, staring at the fighting people as they paced back and forth. The sound of footsteps made this group of strong Transcendent nervous.
"It's good. I can still have the physical strength to fight now. It seems that the progress on the snowfield didn't trouble you." He deliberately said something ironic.
On the other side, the members of the First Train team are also being trained, but the tone of the master leading the team is much gentler. If it were not for the sake of superficial fairness and face, he might be released after just a few words of training.
At this time, Master Ge Zhen and Master Wenersha also came over. The two comforted Heeden, and then everyone dispersed and left. At this time, several masters sat in a corner of the restaurant and asked the restaurant staff to make something to eat.
Originally, at this time, Sylutia wanted to go around quietly and go to another window to order some food to take away, but her silky black hair and blue butterfly hair were too conspicuous, and she was immediately seen by Master Ge Zhen.
"Hedra, come and sit for a while."
Although it was a friendly invitation from an elder, Sylutia couldn't help but move his feet after hearing this, and immediately regretted that he should have left earlier.
This was good, she was probably going to be dragged over again, cared for and lectured by several grandmasters. Although most of them were well-intentioned suggestions, after all, she was too young and had too little qualifications. Being surrounded by such masters would be too restrictive.
However, Master Ge Zhen had already called the roll at this moment, and she could not pretend not to hear. After that, Sylutia had no choice but to maintain the demeanor of a dignified lady and walk slowly over.
"Hello fellow masters and seniors, my name is Hedra." She lifted her skirt slightly and bent down, then raised her head. Her beautiful eyes and appearance impressed the several masters present.