"Steam locomotive ......"

Calvin George looked at the behemoth in front of him and suddenly smiled, very happily.

"Hahaha......" laughed so much that tears were about to come out, and this madman, who was famous even in aristocratic circles, raised his sloppy left hand to cover his face.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to be like this!hahahaha......"

Even with the scorching sun on his head, Grigory Carlton's face was still cold, but he couldn't help but smile stiffly when facing the 'finished product'.

Calvin turned abruptly, raised his hands at the members of the Imperial Manufacturing Department and R&D Department who were still stunned, and shouted, "Cheer! Cheer for our nearly a year's worth of research!"

The people were still stunned, but they woke up from a great shock when they heard Calvin's shouts.

They looked at each other, the absurdity of common sense lingering in their minds - to be honest, they didn't believe the experiment would ever succeed.

But the facts are in front of them, and they can't help but believe it.

The steam engine really drove the behemoth in front of me, and it was fast, and the brakes really slowed down the locomotive when it was activated......

They knew every part of the steam locomotive, because they designed and assembled this behemoth, they made sure that every part fit into each other, they knew how the steam locomotive worked, they could see the white smoke coming out of the chimney -

Yes, that's true!

“...... Well, I think you guys can celebrate a little bit more. Calvin raised his hands in embarrassment, "Now that we've succeeded, we don't need to keep calm......

"Whoop!!

Before Calvin could finish his sentence, a sudden burst of cheers poured into his ears, and at this moment, he felt that he had almost become deaf.

Woo –

The whistle sounded just in time, but it was drowned out by the loud cheers.

People were screaming, cheering, shouting, crying, jumping and hugging, and they had already clapped their palms red.

The embarrassment that remained on Calvin's face slowly faded, and he laughed along with it, because it was their success!

They made a whole new thing appear in this world, and they were able to power this behemoth without relying on magic, although Calvin was not a traditional Oggodon Empire who rejected magic like Gregory, but this steam locomotive appeared in this world through his hands - far beyond everyone's imagination!

Gregory smiled too, and though he had almost forgotten what a 'smile' was when the joy that came from his heart overflowed, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

But it didn't take long for the smile on Gregory's face to fade, "Calvin, I remember you guys were on the front line, right?"

Calvin, who was still celebrating with his subordinates, was stunned when he heard Gregory's question.

"Looks like ......" Calvin scratched his hair and frowned, "Logistics Corps, Griff I haven't seen him in two or three years, and I haven't seen him since I went to the front. What's wrong?

The commotion behind him affected the conversation between them, Calvin pursed his lips, and simply cast a [Soundproof Enchantment] to block out those sounds.

The sound of the axles turning, the whistle, and the cheers disappeared all at once, and there were only the two of them in the barrier.

Gregory closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "The seal of the gods is gradually crumbling, and without the help of magic, we are afraid that many of us will die......"

It didn't look like it came from the mouth of Gregory Carlton, at least the Gregory Calvin knew, a traditional Imperialist who was extremely averse to magic.

Before he could finish his sentence, Calvin quietly waited for his next sentence.

"Although I don't want to admit it, but with the current 'productivity' of the empire, we can't fully invade the monsters in the Black Forest, after all, our border is too long......"

Calvin knew that Gregory had been learning something about the Duchy of Sorrow lately, and that the 'new words' he had spoken had come from there.

The border of the Ogordon Empire is very long, almost equal to the width of the Sloh continent, and the border line in the south of the Ogordon Empire is as long as the Sloh continent is.

This is a good thing, it means that the Ogordon Empire has a lot of land, but it is also a bad thing, the long border needs more legions to defend, and the logistics are a big problem.

A little behind the border, they could see a lot of villages, and if the logistics could not be replenished in time, they would have to replenish them on the spot.

This is not a good thing, this problem has been bothering them for a long time, they cannot rely on building roads to relieve the pressure of transportation like the Duchy of Sorrow, and the situation of the Ogordon Empire is completely different from there, so naturally they cannot use the same method.

They had already submitted the plan, but the budget was still stuck in the hands of the Chancellor, and His Majesty was willing to build a concrete road connecting the main cities of the various realms, but even Caesar XIII, whom they had always respected, was hesitant because of the cost required.

“...... What do you want to say?"

After that emotion, Gregory stopped, and Calvin frowned and asked him: "Do you want to promote a steam locomotive now......?"

"No!" Grigory interrupted Calvin and sighed, "We're running out of time!"

Calvin's speech was chosen, for with Gregory's sigh he remembered the Black Forest, of the tight front...... Of course, I also think of the nobles who wanted to make 'war money'.

The front is tight, the rear is tight, I don't know where the phrase came from, but now it is true.

It's summer in Sloa, and it's the season when animals are most active, and the monsters in the Black Forest are essentially a group of wild animals, only a few of them are active in winter, but most of them are active in summer.

The collapse of the seal of the gods accelerated, the monsters and monsters in the Black Forest began to become restless, and the border line of the Ogordon Empire was greatly impacted, although the orcs in the north have ceased war with them in recent days, but in the future, the pressure on the defense line will be more and more intense, and the pressure on the logistics of the legions will become more and more intense, which may eventually lead to the collapse of the entire front line.

They really don't have time......

"I'll go to your majesty tomorrow and bring you the experimental records you have, otherwise I won't be able to convince your majesty. Grigory said blandly.

“...... No!" Calvin shook his head.

Gregory turned his head sharply, his eyes widening, but meeting Calvin's hesitant eyes.

"I'll go with you, you're not enough alone......"

Calvin was well aware of how much courage it would take for Gregory to make such a decision.

If Gregory had gone alone, he would have been responsible for all the accidents that followed, and the steam locomotive had only succeeded in the first experiment, and it was far from being put into use.

However, Gregory alone is also a trivial matter, although Caesar XIII attaches great importance to these new nobles, but it is the old nobles who really control the finances of the empire.

If you want to build a 'railway' and a 'steam locomotive', you must have the support of the old aristocracy!

Gregory was silent for a moment, then nodded, "...... Good!"

Looking at Gregory, Calvin laughed.

They are not only rivals, but also close friends who can understand each other, and no one in this world can understand their thoughts except for each other, and only think that they are - crazy!