Woo woo woo …
Although winter was coming to an end, the Arctic Circle, which was in the middle of the polar night, was still filled with howling winds. The temperature was at least -30 degrees Celsius.
The cold winter nights here had lasted for nearly half a year.
However, at this time, there were two figures, one tall and one petite, whose fingers were interlocked, strolling leisurely under the night sky, on the vast expanse of white ice.
Even the cold wind, which was as sharp as a blade, would automatically detour around them.
Tap … tap …
Elvin was still wearing his usual military uniform. Along his waist hung the Gilded Finger Blade, which was almost reduced to an ornament due to the increase in his strength. He was wearing a captain's cloak, looking mighty and heroic.
Olivia, on the other hand, was dressed in a simple white dress. She wore a cashmere cape with tassels of the same color on the outside. The nails on her fair and delicate hands were painted a bright watermelon red, adding a different kind of brightness to the girl who was already delicate and moving.
Even in the depths of the polar circle where not a single blade of grass grew, she was like a delicate winter plum, exuding a faint, bone-chilling fragrance.
Suddenly.
A ribbon-like green brilliance appeared in the dark night sky, fluttering in the wind, playful and unpredictable.
"Yeah! Elvin, look, there really is an aurora! It's so beautiful! "
Olivia let out a squeal of delight and jumped up and down, clinging to Elvin's arm.
The long-awaited and dazzling aurora suddenly appeared. It shone in the polar night sky, and also in the girl's eyes that were filled with stars.
It was a riot of colors, changing unpredictably.
Sometimes it was like a ribbon, sometimes it was like a flame, or a huge colorful screen. It was incomparably beautiful.
In the natural world, there was no natural phenomenon that could compare to the magnificence of this. It was difficult for any artist to paint a ten-thousandth of this beautiful scene.
For an aurora to form, atmospheric conditions, magnetic fields, and high-energy charged particles were indispensable. In this polar night, the two had been to the polar region several times. This time, they finally encountered this rare beauty.
Such magnificent scenery was also one of the gifts that the world gave to explorers. As Olivia admired the scenery, she had already recorded it with her Photographic Crystal. It was a scene that most people would only see once in a lifetime.
This time, the aurora was very respectful to the two of them. It lasted for a full half an hour before slowly dissipating.
Glancing at the time, Elvin pulled Olivia, who still wanted to continue.
"Well, Hersey, let's go. Today is also my sister's time for a sky cruise, so we need to rush back early. If I don't show up, she's going to attack me again. "
Two months ago, when he signed a border contract with Lady Crow Yeherr, he accidentally discovered the powerful destructive power of Solar Flames against all kinds of spiritual monsters.
Therefore, Elvin and Anita decided to set up a new safety line at the border of the territory through [Emerald Corona]'s periodic cruises.
Compared to Sword Oil, Sacred Salt Bombs, and Coral Steel, [Solar Overwatch] and [Solar Blaze] were standard weapons of mass destruction.
Wherever [Emerald Corona] passed, not a single "spirit" was born.
It only needed to come once a month to ensure that the "spirit tide" index of the twelve coastal colonies was maintained at the safety line, creating a rare safety zone on the eastern coast of the New World.
Because of the flying speed of this legendary warship, it would take less than a night to circle the entire Abayache Mountains from the south to the north.
The recovery speed of energy was also enough to maintain this routine consumption.
In the human hierarchy of needs, physiological needs, safety needs, sense of belonging, respect, and self-actualization were all high in order. This showed that as long as one did not starve to death on the New World, the safety factor was more important than anything else.
This was also the most dazzling business card in the colony. It would definitely attract countless merchants and elites.
However.
More than an hour later, the sky began to brighten.
Surrounded by countless emerald butterflies, the two finally appeared on the deck of [Emerald Corona] flying at high speed in the sky.
"Sister, come and take a look. This is the aurora that we took from the polar region. It's so beautiful."
Olivia showed off the beautiful scenery in the crystal to Anita as if she was showing off a treasure. The radiance that was re-projected was not much less beautiful than when she saw it with her own eyes.
However, after a short moment of admiration, Anita raised her eyebrows and gently tapped the tip of the girl's cute nose.
"You two have no conscience. You left me working hard here and went to see the aurora by yourself?!"
His sister was working hard for the territory, so it was indeed wrong for her to go to a two-person world. However, Elvin was already prepared.
"Hehe, sister, not only did we take a picture of the aurora, we also brought you breakfast. It's Gelin's Western Restaurant on Beckler Central Avenue. The one you praised so much in the capital last time. "
As he spoke, he took out a huge plate piled with all kinds of delicious food and placed it in front of his sister.
There were lychee red wine and black pepper wings, Black Forest ham, Salami sausage and cheese pancakes, Wilfin pudding made with milk vanilla cream and wine cream, Gaimene sausage, and fresh orange juice from Elvin's [Sorcerer's Garden].
"Hmm, at least you two have a conscience."
Anita was already used to them crossing the entire Black Sea just to buy breakfast.
After obtaining the power of the Cosmic Dragon to manipulate space, Elvin's restrictions on the scale of space had become extremely small. Now that he had the buff of [Dream Cruise], there were no more obstacles.
He and his fiancée woke up at half past five in the morning and went to the North Pole to enjoy the aurora. At six in the morning, they had a sumptuous lunch on the Old Continent (one in the afternoon local time). At ten past seven, they brought the packed food back to the territory to watch the sunrise.
It was as ordinary as taking a stroll in the garden.
His sister could also sit at home and eat all kinds of food from all over the world.
At this moment, Anita, who had been busy all night, ordered without hesitation while eating.
"Hmm, tomorrow I want to eat South Wind Kingdom's Ospark Beef Elbow, Zamagra Salad, Braised Prawns, Seafood Fried Rice, Assorted Vegetable Soup …"
"Sure, even if you want to eat Heimar's camel meat, I'll buy it for you."
At this moment, the battleship had reached the destination of the cruise mission — Long Island.
This peninsula was 190 kilometers long and 20 to 30 kilometers wide. It extended from the Long Island Harbor to the north of the Black Sea, facing the owner's colony, Fortmond, across the Long Island Bay.
Long Island was located in the north temperate zone. It was surrounded by the sea on three sides. The island was covered in forests, and the weather was humid. Due to the temperate oceanic climate, it wasn't hot in the summer. In terms of habitability, it was one of the most suitable places for human habitation in the world.
It was also one of Elvin's key areas to develop in the future.
It was worth mentioning that the administrators of Georgia and Far Sail had already moved into Buffalo, and the reconstruction of the territory was gradually underway.
Under the strong request of the people of Buffalo, the "Long Island Harbor" at the border between Long Island and the mainland had been officially renamed to St. Elvin City. It also replaced Albany City in the middle of the Hartson River, which had been ravaged by ghouls, and became the new capital of Buffalo.
Because it was their new ruler, St. Elvin, who had liberated the entire Buffalo that was in hell, ended the reign of terror of the ghouls, and brought precious peace to this place.
Changing the name and moving the capital was for the better development of the territory in the future, and also for the glorious achievements.
Some citizens had even started to raise funds to build a huge statue of Elvin, the "liberator," on a small island in the Hartson River, so that every ship entering the inland from St. Elvin Harbor could witness his great achievements!
Elvin didn't reject the love of his citizens.
After eliminating the ghouls and raging spiritual monsters, there were about 195,000 registered living residents left in Buffalo. The main conflict in the territory was the conflict between unlimited land and limited manpower.
He did need a lighthouse-like symbol to attract an endless stream of new immigrants to his territory and promote the rapid development of the marquisate.
Only in the New World, where danger lurked everywhere, could one better understand the dependency relationship between the ancient lords and their citizens, which was formed by rights and responsibilities.
At that time, humans didn't develop the natural world enough, and there were wild beasts and even demonized creatures everywhere. The lord organized an army to protect the safety of his citizens and ensure the stability of the territory, while the citizens used the fruits of their labor in exchange for protection.
After the cruise mission was completed, the three of them jumped back to Georgia.
His sister returned to Hatraffa Port on her own. The affairs of the dragon cavalry couldn't be separated from her command.
The advantage was that with the rapid growth of the siblings and the pirate cadre, the dragon cavalry gradually became the dominant force in the entire New World pirate group.
They had already surpassed the veteran pirate king, "Undead Bones" Rudolph in all aspects.
The Shilius Empire, on the other hand, had sent Bradley the Oathbreaker to clean up the pirates, only to lose himself. Now that the security situation in the new continent was getting worse by the day, the Shilius Empire no longer had the strength to carry out a second cleansing operation.
.....
Elvin and Olivia didn't return to their governor's mansion.
Instead, they continued to take a step forward and arrived at Far Sail Collar's Orange Leaf Castle. They found the marquis who had always been diligent and was already working in the study early in the morning.
Whoosh!
Seeing the arrival of his daughter and son-in-law, Duke stood up. His face was first filled with joy, but then it immediately turned serious.
"Has everything been settled in Buffalo been taken care of? The two of you are actually willing to come and see me? "
His precious only daughter hadn't been home for an entire month recently, and the old father was still a little jealous in his heart.
But he was subdued by Olivia in one move, and she only said one sentence.
"Dad, do you want to be rich?"
In the blink of an eye.
The warm spring sunshine had once again filled the old father's face. He walked out from behind his desk enthusiastically and pulled the two of them to sit down.
"The founding of the Marquis Empire is busy. You don't have to always come home. Your mother and I are doing well."
Olivia placed a stack of documents in the old father's hands.
"Coastal Railway Plan?"
He knew every word, but he felt a little dizzy when he put them together.
Without waiting for Duke to ask, Elvin had already explained.
"You know it too. The distribution of resources in the colonies is uneven … "
No matter where it was.
If there were no roads, productivity would not increase, and the cost of product circulation would be extraordinarily high.
Backward transportation was the bottleneck of regional economic development. Once the transportation was improved, the local resource advantage could quickly be transformed into an economic advantage, driving the development of the local area and along the route.
In fact, many cities rose because of transportation hubs. It could be said that the roads were the skeleton of a city. The more developed the transportation, the better the city's development. It had an intrinsic cohesive effect.
"If you want to be rich, you have to build the roads first" was not a slogan, but an intrinsic economic meaning.
The purpose of this industrial plan was to establish a new "Coastal Railway Company". It integrated planning, construction, and operation, bringing an epoch-making thing like the steam locomotive into the world.
For now.
Angel and the three alchemists, with the cooperation of Beth and the "Remote Sensing Satellite", had completed the geological mapping and route plan of the entire line from Far Sail Colony to Buffalo. Without the help of any extraordinary means, this big project could be completed by relying only on the power of mortals.
The railway industry also had a distinctive characteristic of industrial products, which could be manufactured and replicated on a large scale.
The first phase of the project could first connect Far Sail Colony and Georgia as a model.
The first railway Elvin planned to build was the "Georgia Corridor" connecting Brunswick, the capital of Georgia, to Far Sail Harbor. The total length was 368 kilometers, and it would also connect all the cities along the way.
As long as it was built and running, without their urging, the governors of other colonies would come crying and shouting to integrate them into the railway network together!
Then it would become the first large-scale project at the colonial level, creating the world's first industrial miracle.
The speed of the steam locomotive could reach 60 kilometers per hour. In the past, even with the help of the northeast trade winds, it would take 15 days for a normal merchant ship to travel from the northernmost to the southernmost of the colony, and it would take longer to travel in the opposite direction. However, with the railway, it would only take three days each way!
"It can be seen from our current industry that a simple huge land may not be comparable to a large industry. Although we don't have the ownership of other territories, this railway will be one of the economic arteries of the thirteen states in the future. "
After Elvin finished his last sentence, the marquis' eyes suddenly lit up.
With the combination of the "Sky Defense Line" and the "Economic Artery", why would they worry about the prosperity of the two territories?
This was not a matter of earning 10,000 or 20,000 Gold Lions. This was the essential transformation of a chicken into a phoenix!
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