List of strange talismans

Chapter 209 Accident 4K
The time went back to 10 minutes ago.

Not long after Gu Xiuya had just watched the huge changes in Galanz.

Tens of kilometers away, along the broad river that divides Taya Town and Galanz Town, a group of steam giants illuminate the night.

Since the completion of the Galanz Tiancheng Steelmaking Plant, Taya Town has become one of the main places where Galanz Town dumps excess productivity in exchange for living resources.

In just one and a half years, relying on its geographical advantages, Taya Town's economy has experienced explosive growth.This is not because of the diligence of the people in Taya Town, but because Galanz’s pricing of steel is too low.

For a ton of steel, Galanz people only exchange it for grain of the same weight.The purchase price of this material by traveling merchants is as high as ten gold coins per ton.

You know, the monthly living expenses for a family of five in Taya Town only cost one gold coin.

The price difference is as high as ten times, and the profit is enough to make anyone crazy.

Today in Taya Town, almost every household has someone registered with Galanz as an "Agent Distributor". This is a new term invented by Galanz people. As long as they have this status and voluntarily believe in Shuntian Religion, any family can Get qualified to buy and resell steel.

Although each family's monthly purchase share is very small, it is only enough to make a few small plates or make a thin sword.But the profits brought by these small shares are still enough to completely lift a family of five out of poverty and no longer have to live in poverty.

For the common people of Taya Town, who used to have nothing to eat but to eat, now it is not an exaggeration to say that they can have enough to eat and clothing and clothing by just changing hands and selling the food.

In order to remember the generosity of the people of Galanz, the people of Taya Town even spontaneously named the nameless river that divides the two towns Galanz River.

"We arrived at Galanz River. It took a total of two hours and the driving time was 57 minutes. It was 10 minutes faster than last month."

Amidst billowing white smoke, twelve steel behemoths drove into the parking lot on the river bank.

The operator put down the coal shovel in his hand, turned off the induced draft fan, water pump, steam valve, opened the trap, and stopped the huge steam car.

The driver next to him took out a pen and paper and wrote down the parameters to report to the institute.

"Steam engines are becoming more efficient."

Childe let out a sigh and signaled the accompanying engineer to deal with the problems that arose during the journey.

Today happens to be the steel trading day of the month.The person responsible for this transaction is Childe, the current head of foreign trade of Galanz.

In other places, with Child's current status, there would be no need to do such hard work.

But it's different at Galanz.

The [Production and Distribution Guidelines] promulgated by Ma En in the name of Shuntian have now been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have truly become the struggle guide for every Galanz person.

In Galanz, status does not completely determine the allocation of resources. A noble person like Mayor Matthews receives only slightly higher basic supplies than ordinary workers.

The key to determining resource allocation is contribution and labor.

If you want to get more, work harder.

As long as he works hard enough, an ordinary worker can, through self-struggle, allow himself and his family to live a comfortable life that only nobles could enjoy in the past.

This is why Child insists on leading the team on transportation runs after get off work.

——He has just brought his family in the royal capital to Galanz. His daughter is currently studying modern industrial science at [Sunchon College], and his son has entered [Galanz Shenli Hospital] for further studies.

Although basic living supplies are uniformly distributed by the church on a per capita basis, there is no need to worry, but people always have needs outside of life.

His daughter is interested in a newly produced [Tiancheng Organ], his son wants a [Tiancheng God-given Steam Gun] for hunting, and he himself wants to buy a steam car to satisfy a middle-aged man's desire to control steel. Behemoth fantasy.

His job allocation alone is not enough to support these expenses.

He needs more contributions.

That's right, it's contribution.

Half a year ago, the [God of Heaven] informed Galanz with an oracle, abolishing the legality of [Business] within Galanz.No one is allowed to engage in private transactions with money or goods.

If you want to obtain material distribution, you can only redeem it through [Contribution].

According to Archbishop Marne, this is the first step to achieve "common prosperity".

Childe agrees.

[Material resources will have an aggregation effect in the circulation of money], this is a sentence he learned from an overseas reading book from the Gran Federation.The White Star Kingdom is a typical example. He doesn't want his ideal hometown of Galanz to follow in this footsteps.

Therefore, he took the lead in donating half of his life savings and supported the promotion of the oracle with practical actions.

Anyway, he has enough food and clothing now, and he will be supported by the church when he gets old.Money has no effect on him at all.

Instead of leaving it to grow moldy under the bed, it is better to donate it to the church and let the people in the church exchange it with other towns for various resources, which can be regarded as contributing to the development of Galanz.

In fact, not only him, but almost all Galanz people at that time actively donated their wealth to respond to the call of the church.

What inspired everyone to be so united was an impromptu speech by a Suncheon believer.

"Ask me to hand over the money I have saved for half my life to the king. I would rather die. But if it is to be given to the church, I am willing."

"why?"

"Because, if we ourselves don't support our God, how can we expect others to bring salvation to mud-legged people like us?"

"There will no longer be gods who care about us as much as Suncheon does, my friends. Those false gods, those evil creatures wearing stolen holy garments! They just want to keep us as low as dirt forever!"

"Five years ago, I couldn't even make sure my children had enough to eat every day. My eldest son always woke up hungry in the middle of the night, and my pregnant wife secretly wiped away tears every day. If all this was because of my laziness, I would I won’t say anything about your incompetence.”

"But what's the reality? I get up at five in the morning and go home at eight in the evening. I farm, fish, and hunt. I work sixteen hours a day. I try my best to feed my family, but I just can’t do it!”

"Is it because I'm incompetent?"

"no."

"It's because of those businessmen, those demons waving gold coins, those dog-like beasts! They buy our crops at the lowest prices in good years, and then sell them to us at five times the price in bad years!"

"Can you imagine? Because of a flood, I saved money for two years, but in the end I only got three bags of japonica rice flour! Yes, it's the kind of stuff we use to feed cattle in good harvest years!"

"Gold coins are not wealth, my friends. Gold coins are the chains they use to control us, the authority they use to turn us into beasts!"

"I was already desperate. I thought I would be like my father, numb in the day-to-day labor, until I was killed by those things that lay on my body and sucked blood."

"But Suncheon's arrival changed everything."

"Now, I can feed a family by myself!"

"My daughter wears woolen clothes that were once exclusive to the nobles. My son eats fine food that only kings can eat. We are no longer troubled by diseases. We never need to worry about tomorrow's life. We live every day. We can all hold our heads high and be proud of being a Galanz person!”

"You know, my friends. I have been to Taya Town once. Do you know what the civilians there call the current Galanz?"

"They call this paradise!"

“And we live in heaven every day!!!”

"Who gave us all this?" "It's Suncheon! It's the great Suncheon!"

"It was Shuntian who allowed me to have a wonderful life that I had never imagined before. It was Shuntian who allowed me to live as a human being. It was Shuntian who gave us hope and made this hope become a reality!"

"I don't know what you think, and I can't control your thoughts. But I, Angelet! I can swear in front of everyone! I will fear Shuntian all my life, I will serve Shuntian all my life, I I will follow the will of Heaven as the criterion for my lifelong struggle, even if He wants me to die..."

"I also have a heart, a will, a passion, and a wish."

"Because He has given me everything."

……

Child's heart was filled with emotion as he recalled the speech that brought tears to his eyes.

Angelet, who used to be dull and taciturn, has grown into a qualified preacher in a year and a half.

Even if you put him in that position, he can't do better than Angelet.

This is Angelet's talent.It was the reward for Angele's hard work.

Shuntian gives everyone the opportunity to change their destiny. As long as they work hard, a farmer can become a speaker, and a poor guy can become an engineer.

Even Walker next to him has changed from a stupid big-headed soldier to a transportation captain who can chat and laugh with the mayor of Taya Town.

By the end of this trip, I should have almost enough contribution points. Tomorrow happens to be Yvonne's birthday, so I can give her a surprise.As for that brat who wastes money, forget it, buy him a gift too.

Child thought as he saw the engineer running back.

"The overall damage rate of the steam vehicle is 5%, which is 30% lower than last time. All damaged components have been replaced and it can start again."

Child nodded and got into the car: "Let's get started."

Following his order, piles of coal were put into the boiler, steam rolled out, and twelve steel behemoths drove onto the newly built Galanz Bridge in unison.

Child began to straighten his appearance in the mirror. The night wind blew his hair into a mess. He needed to look more dignified in order to show Suncheon's majesty in the following transactions.

Just at this time, there was a movement behind him.

He turned his head and saw Walker holding a steam gun and leading a group of escorts through the trunk to the front of the car with a serious expression. He couldn't help but feel helpless.

"Hey Walker, how many times have I told you, there are no enemies here and you don't have to carry your gun all the time."

"Put the gun down, it will scare the civilians."

Walker shook his head, walked stubbornly to the driver's side, and took out his binoculars.

"Prudence is the only way I can survive until now, Mr. Trader. Bennett has entrusted your safety to me, and I have the obligation to send you safely back to Galanz."

As he spoke, he had already opened the dust cover of the telescope.

Walker's eyes crossed the bridge and looked to the other end.

After a while, he frowned slightly and said, "Something is wrong."

Childe was puzzled: "Why do you say that?"

"There are too few people."

Walker handed Child the binoculars.

Child took it and looked at it, and then discovered that there were only a few dozen people standing on the other end of the bridge. A sparse crowd gathered around the bridge, each waving the lantern in their hands to signal, like looming fireflies.

"There are three hundred registered dealers in Taya Town. Do you remember the huge crowds last month? Driven by huge profits, no one will give up their monthly trading qualifications."

Walker analyzed calmly: "Unless their lives are threatened and they have to give up the deal."

Child put down the telescope and looked unhappy: "You are right, Walker, this is indeed not normal. But why are you telling me now? You should have stopped me before I announced that I was on the bridge."

"The effective observation distance of Tiancheng Telescope at night is only 50 meters."

Walker said: "There are no steam lights in Taya Town. Only here can I see the other side clearly."

Child wasn't trying to shirk responsibility, he just wanted to determine whether there was an issue with Walker's warning time.

Now that he had received an explanation, he did not hesitate and proactively asked the professionals: "What do you think we should do?"

"Stop the car, turn around. Abandon the deal, or let them come across the river to complete the deal. That's the safest thing to do."

Walker said.

Child thought for a moment and issued the order.

"Notify all drivers to turn around!"

Due to the inherent flaws of steam engines, current steam cars are still unable to operate intermittently and turn freely. The U-turn operation needs to rely on another steam engine at the rear of the car to provide power, which is similar in principle to a train.

Following Childe's order, the driver at the front of the car quickly stopped operating. At the same time, the driver on standby at the rear began to start the steam engine and perform vertical steering.

As steam gushes out, twelve cars start one after another and drive towards the road they came from.

From the time Walker discovered the problem to the time the car stopped and turned, less than 5 minutes passed.

For a group of ordinary people, this reaction speed is already very fast.

But in the eyes of some people, this reaction speed is not much faster than that of a turtle.

Just when Childe thought he had successfully avoided a danger.

"It seems that there is a wise man in this team. But unfortunately, escaping cannot change the ending that fate has given you."

A loud voice echoed in the night sky.A figure fell from the sky and landed heavily on the bridge.

boom!
Amidst the huge impact, rubble flew in all directions, and the powerful impact even made the steel bridge creak under the strain.

Child's expression suddenly changed, he stood up and looked around.

The dust slowly spread away, and a golden figure emerged from the fog.

It was a sturdy middle-aged man wearing heavy armor. On his chest was a pattern of an inverted five-pointed star, shining brightly, emitting a golden light in the night, illuminating everything around him. Heavenly and holy.

He held a giant sword in both hands and stood in the middle of the bridge. His silver hair fluttered in the night wind, revealing a pair of indifferent eyes.

"Your presence has seriously affected the authority of Heavenly Father, Galanz people."

"Now, in the name of the Holy Order of Lund Province, I order you to immediately stop your barbaric expansion and bow to the Father."

"This is the only way you can survive."

(End of this chapter)