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Chapter 131 Departure

The researchers looked at Franklin, finding it somewhat amusing. "Calling for a dragon to come and pull—is that even realistic?"

Diana immediately put the locomotive and some carriages into her bracelet. She didn't want Franklin to say anything more; being uncultured was truly terrifying!

"Let's hurry to the departure point; we still need some time for preparations!"

The researchers nodded. Steam trains can't be started just like that; preparations before departure take some time.

The researchers rejected Diana's suggestion to teleport there, insisting on walking there themselves to maximize the sense of ritual.

Then a large group of people walked to the departure point, which was a station-style place with a roof that provided shade and shelter from the rain, openwork on all sides, and some columns supporting the building.

By this time, many adults and children had gathered around to watch. Although they didn't know what that steam train was, they had heard about it from school children and wanted to see it for themselves.

They all know about the large-scale railway construction that took place some time ago. But there are only two steel tracks; they don't know how people are supposed to travel on them.

The atmosphere became lively as Diana and her entourage arrived.

When Diana took out the steam locomotive, the onlookers were shocked. How could such a behemoth move?

Diana used her pneumatic control to place the locomotive safely onto the tracks, and then connected the carriages one by one behind it.

Because the primary purpose of this steam train was to transport goods between Oliver City and the Demon King's City, it only had three passenger carriages, while the other dozen or so were container-style carriages.

Once everything was connected, the long train was visually striking, and some people began to question it.

"Such a long vehicle! I've never heard of anything like it! How could anyone possibly pull it!"

"You're obviously uncultured! This vehicle doesn't need to be pulled by people or horses! It's steam-powered!"

"Steam? How is steam powered?"

The man seemed stumped by the question.

"How would I know how steam drives things? My son taught me all of this!"

There are many similar questions. How do the general public view such a huge thing? It seems like a pipe dream to expect it to move.

Some researchers began preparing the train for departure, checking that all parts were functioning properly, and then adding water and starting a fire.

While Diana could use a high-temperature magic circle to replace the heat source, that would defeat some of the purpose. In the future, it would be better to consider using a magic circle combined with crystals to replace the heat source.

Soon, black smoke billowed from the exhaust pipe on the front of the vehicle, and then, with continuous heating, this sleeping steel behemoth seemed to be slowly awakening.

As the researcher pulled the valve at the steam outlet.

A buzzing sound rang out.

The sound seemed to declare that it had awakened.

The loud noise startled everyone, and many people began to back away.

"What is that! This car actually made a shout!"

"Could this car be alive?!"

At this moment, the researcher on the front of the vehicle got off and reported that everything was ready and could be started at any time!

Adolf nodded. He was a little nervous. Although he had seen model trains start up, he was not sure if such a huge real train could actually run.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Adolf raised his hand and waved, signaling the noisy crowd to quiet down, and gradually the noise subsided.

Adolf coughed.

"Today is a special day! Thank you all for coming to witness this historic moment!"

"As you can see, this is the first steam train in history, and its name is 'Peace'! It was named by our city lord Diana herself."

"I believe everyone is wondering whether the 'Peace' spacecraft can be launched. Don't worry, you'll all witness it soon!"

"To allow everyone to experience its charm firsthand, we will offer a chance to ride it. Those who are interested can sign up!"

The crowd became lively again. It was clear that most people were still afraid to try something so unknown. On the contrary, some school children were pulling their parents to take the ride.

Diana and the other researchers boarded the train, and soon all three carriages were full.

Adolf, seeing that it was about time, told the onlookers to step back and then signaled to the driver that they could start the car.

The driver couldn't wait any longer, so he pulled the valve at the steam outlet a few more times.

The loud, whimpering sound made everyone instinctively take a few steps back.

Then he released the brakes, controlled the air intake valve, and slowly, the train began to move along the tracks.

"It moved! It moved! It's moving!"

"My God! It actually moves!"

"It really doesn't need anything to hold it up! It can move on its own!"

"Long live Miss Diana!"

"This is amazing! Is this science?!"

Many people cheered!

Diana watched the slowly moving scene outside the window, listening to the cheers of the people outside. She was excited too. 'Hmm? There seems to be some strange shouting mixed in with the noise?'

The steam train started slowly, and the crowd followed along. At first, they didn't think much of it, but gradually, it got faster and faster, and people couldn't keep up.

As thick smoke billowed from the steam train, the clanging sounds gradually faded into the distance, and the crowd watched as the train, which resembled a long snake, slowly disappeared from sight.

"so fast!"

"This speed feels even faster than riding a horse! It's incredible!"

"How convenient it would be to use it to transport goods!"

On the steam train, Franklin watched the scenery flash by outside the window. He hadn't expected that the train could actually start without any magic, and that it was quite fast!

"I admit this train is impressive! It's barely acceptable to me!"

Diana was somewhat taken aback. This guy rarely gave his approval, so it seemed he quite liked the train!

"Anna! Look, we've left the city!"

Diana quickly moved closer.

"Where is it! Let me see!"

Outside the window are vast fields and houses, and you can vaguely see many people busy at work.

This area used to be a vast plain, which looked rather desolate, but now, with human intervention, it has become more vibrant.

Hearing the whistle, some people stopped what they were doing and looked into the distance as the long train passed by, leaving a trail of thick smoke.

A child jumped up and pointed at the steam train that was gradually disappearing into the distance.

"Mom! Look! That's a train! I saw it in my school textbook! I can't believe it's real, it's amazing!"

The woman wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked in the direction the child was pointing, and smiled as she patted the child's head.

"Then our little Wright must study hard, so he can drive a train someday!"

Little Wright shook his head, a look of anticipation on his face.

"I want to be a scientist when I grow up! I want to build better trains, and I also want to build airplanes!"