After passing through that damned forest, the group finally reached the next station. It was easy to imagine how shocked the platform staff were when they saw a train like that arrive.
As for what had happened, Li Wei naturally explained that flash floods had forced them to risk passing through the forest, resulting in the damage. The railway staff asked no further questions and simply accepted his explanation.
Afterward, the staff arranged a new train for everyone. Li Wei also gave each of the second- and third-class passengers ten pounds in compensation.
Although those inventors seemed unreliable, it was thanks to their... inventions that Li Wei had escaped that eerie forest's pursuit. Since the poor bastards' luggage and belongings had all been destroyed in the explosion, he was willing to compensate them.
Besides, Li Wei also wanted to build some connections with them. Judging by the explosion, these inventors'... flights of fancy really packed a punch. Perhaps one of them would turn out to be a genius with explosives someday, and powerful firepower was precisely what Li Wei lacked most when dealing with those monsters.
The inventors were all overjoyed at Li Wei's compensation. They weren't wealthy to begin with, and they had been attending the steam machinery exhibition to attract investment. Although their inventions had now been reduced to ashes, they were still alive, and the manufacturing processes were all in their heads. As long as they had money, they could simply go home and rebuild everything.
The compensation Li Wei gave them made the inventors extremely excited. After all, this was no small sum to ordinary people, and it was enough to cover their losses. Naturally, they were deeply grateful to him. They promised that if they invented anything else in the future, he would be the