Roger had considered that Viscount Rost and the Wild Mages might take a shortcut, skip over steam engines and such, and directly develop fast trains—even trains comparable to high-speed rail. But he had never expected them to leap straight to Maglev Trains.
No!
It would be more accurate to call them Super Maglev Trains or Ultra-High-Speed Hover Trains, because this technology lacked the drawbacks of the maglev systems Roger had seen in his previous life and instead came with many advantages, such as a more stable braking system.
Unlike Roger's shock, the Magic Goddess and Betty showed little reaction. They even seemed somewhat confused, unable to understand why Roger was so excited. In their understanding, this invention was not even as good as a Ray Gun.
After a brief silence, Betty could not help saying, "I think this invention... is pretty ordinary!"
"But what if this system covered the entire continent? This is only a model. Scale it up to the size of the train that appeared on my Apotheosis Day." Roger was visibly excited. "If we can spread this across the entire continent, the civilization of the whole continent will be pushed forward even further!!!"
The efficiency of industrial development often depended on how far people could travel.
The emergence of the 'Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Train' would drastically shorten travel times between cities, making long-distance travel far more convenient and efficient. Take Rost Territory as an example: the free civilian workers it recruited now came at most from several territories near the royal capital. Asking people from the Southlands to come work here would be nothing but a pipe dream!
They would waste an unknown amount of time just on the road, not to mention the dangers they might encounter. No one was crazy enough to go that far!
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