Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 427-425: New City Construction (Please Subscribe)
After inspecting the industrial area and passing through the already operational residential area, Löw finally set foot in the new Brussels city.

Here, he found Julius Martin!

This young man, only in his early twenties, was once so fair-skinned, elegant, and charming.

He was also proficient in painting, calligraphy, and poetry.

To put it simply, he's an artsy young man who dreams of becoming a great designer.

But now, he has dark skin, behaves rudely, and likes to shout loudly, his roars even frightening busy workers.

The construction site is already noisy and chaotic, so if you speak too softly, no one can hear you.

So he forced himself to change, to the point that even Luo Yi couldn't recognize him.

But you can't deny his professionalism, hard work, and achievements!

As the person in charge who practically lived on the construction site, he was familiar with almost every construction team, every mage dispatched by the empire, the progress of every building, and the design concept behind every project.

He can even conceive of the layout and final appearance of streets, alleys, and buildings just by thinking about it.

Upon meeting Luo Yi, he lost his previous restraint and began to chatter incessantly about him.

"Hope Community, yes, that's the community I named before, Hope Community."

Its completion and use relocated a large portion of the slum population, providing a better living environment for those who worked there.

"Don't think this is nothing. Just because there is more hope, everyone's enthusiasm for work is even higher."

"However, I know that the industrial zone is overcrowded, so the area I am currently working on is the second industrial zone."

"The construction of the new Brussels city revolves around the continuous replacement of industrial and residential areas, with the addition of some other areas."

For example, the government affairs district, the high-tech zone, and so on.

"A complete picture is one where each industrial zone has its own strengths, rather than a hodgepodge of elements clustered together."
That would also make it difficult to realize the agglomeration effect of industry.

"Therefore, according to the plan, the first industrial zone will gradually eliminate and transfer other industries in the future, and become a pure military production zone."

This second industrial zone is designed for the development of various types of transportation vehicles. The Magic Energy Heavy Truck will be the first to be produced here after its completion.

There are also plans for factories producing magic-powered locomotives, magic-powered flying machines, and more.

"Although I don't think the Empire will transfer the production technology for magic-powered flying machines, you might as well consider magic-powered airships..."

"Yes, yes, you are the Earl, so we will do as you say."

"In addition to these heavy industrial production facilities, there are also supporting steel mills, iron foundries, railways and highways, all of which need to be built."

These are all proceeding simultaneously.

"Speaking of which, I really want to say that I don't know how you, Earl, managed to mobilize so many laborers to work here."

Although they lacked technical skills, they were young and strong, and with experienced mentors guiding newcomers, their skills improved rapidly.

"It's thanks to so many people that the project has been able to progress so quickly!"

"If this happened in any other feudal dynasty, even in the Habsburg Empire, the nobles would turn against it."

This is what surprised Julius, while Kroy remained quite calm.

He turned all those nobles and vassals into capitalists, wasn't that all he wanted for this day?

With a single decree, these capitalists, even more eager than Roy, returned to their respective fiefdoms, and then the laborers were semi-forcibly conscripted.

At first, the laborers were somewhat afraid, thinking there was going to be another war.

They only settled down after being taken to the construction site, where they were provided with food and lodging and paid wages.

In reality, ordinary farmers in the village have no other way to make money, so they all work very hard when they have the opportunity to do this kind of work.

Moreover, to be honest, the Flower Territory has been stable for many years and has no shortage of population.

All of these factors have contributed to industrial development and the construction of the new city.

Of course, this is only one aspect; on the other hand, it also requires the strong support of the empire.

Then, a sorcerer chanted an incantation and cast a spell to turn fossils into mud.

As soon as it landed, a group of workers rushed over, wielding pickaxes and working hard.

Before the magic wore off, a foundation of sufficient depth and length was dug.

Some mages, upon seeing the stacked bricks and stones, would cast a spell to turn mud into stone, making the bricks and stones as solid as rocks.

In addition, these architectural wizards demonstrated unimaginable efficiency and speed in exploring underground water veins, constructing ditches and sewage treatment systems, laying lapis lazuli, cutting objects, and transporting large materials.

This is also one of the reasons for the rapid progress in the construction of the new city.

With a sufficient number of workers available, magic can make many troublesome tasks that are beyond human capacity simple and efficient.

This is actually one of the directions many mages in the empire are transitioning to.

As the empire increasingly promoted magical energy industry, the status of mechanical mages rose significantly.

But the cake is only so big. If the mechanical mage takes up too much, then the other types of mages will naturally get less.

Potion masters are among the most successful, since everyone needs to cultivate, and cultivation is inseparable from potions. Other mages, however, are having a much harder time.

Sometimes, they even need to work as assistants to low-level mechanical mages in order to obtain cultivation resources.

This was unbearable for them. They didn't care about the money; the main problem was losing face!
Therefore, they have been actively exploring new ways out in recent years.

For example, water-specialized mages are trying to develop in the areas of rainfall, sowing, aquaculture, and channeling water veins.

Earth-elemental mages, on the other hand, often switch to architecture.

You have to admit, their efficiency is greatly improved when they take action, but there's one problem: these mages are not cheap to hire.

Coincidentally, Luo Yi belongs to the category of people who are rich, capable of making money, and willing to spend it.

He didn't like putting more and more Kintil into his bank account and just watching the numbers increase.

He disliked piling gold all over his house, guarding the gate like a miser, and watching every passerby warily.

For him, gold is simply currency, a tool for measurement in transactions, not much different from a piece of paper.

Therefore, once you've made money, make a budget, set aside enough wealth for emergencies, and spend the rest.

Whether it's building cities, developing industries, training talent, stockpiling food, or purchasing magical items, scrolls, potions, and knowledge...

These are all more valuable than holding onto gold.

Under this philosophy, Luo Yi is truly willing to spend money.

When it comes to the construction of the new city, although it was an imperial dispatch, the expenses of the magic engineering teams were borne by the Flower Territory, and he hired a total of six teams.

The second industrial zone was responsible for key projects, and the surplus manpower was distributed to other projects.

Some were responsible for laying the foundation and laying the lapis lazuli lines, some were responsible for building the sewage treatment plant, and some were responsible for laying the magic pool.

It's worth mentioning that Luo Yi has stockpiled more than ten of each of the four sizes of magic energy pools: large, medium, small, and micro.

In addition, Loy is even discussing with the Empire the possibility of purchasing several more mage towers!

It's similar to Lilia's Mechanical Mage Tower, using modular technology that allows for rapid assembly.

He doesn't want one or two, but several!
We'll take as much as we can spare!
The empire is currently channeling all its resources toward the war, which is why these mage towers are being produced in surplus.

Otherwise, even if Luo Yi wanted to buy it, she wouldn't be qualified!
Loy's thoughts drifted a little further away, while Julius's introduction continued.

"A magic energy pool will be installed here, right here!"

Industrial applications consume a great deal of magical energy, so a medium-sized magical energy pool is provided, which has already been installed by mages dispatched by the Empire.

"And here, according to the space mage's investigation, this place is the most stable."

We have imported some technology from the Empire, which allows us to build the most secure vaults.

I heard someone from Seven Gods Bank came to discuss setting up a branch with you. However, I think a place as large as Flower Lane should have its own bank for greater security!

"By the way, this will be the new government affairs hall, spacious, bright, and where you can face everyone directly."

As the number of factories increased, all sorts of tedious tasks and taxes had to be handled here.

"Where there is light, there is darkness; therefore, every city has its prisons."

This place is equipped with a complete elemental suppression barrier. Unless one is at least fourth-tier, no one who enters can use their battle aura or magic, making it an effective way to imprison prisoners.

With Julius Martin's introduction, Loy and he traveled all over the construction sites in the new Brussels.

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The unfinished construction site was notoriously dirty and chaotic. After walking around, Luo Yi's face and body were covered in dust.

However, he was still very excited because the city was changing rapidly under his watchful eyes.

Of course, without making a sound, the two had already resolved the issues encountered in the construction of another city.

"I've already chosen the location. It's in the northwest of Flower Territory, below the Dome Mountains. There's a wide enough flat area there."

"To maintain secrecy, I only sent a trusted construction team, so the process was a bit slow."

But at least it has begun!

"The most important thing is resources. So many mage towers, floating rings, lapis lazuli, and so many magical materials..."

"I just exaggerate the numbers as much as possible. Only by exaggerating enough can I have more surplus."

"We can't rush things, but we have plenty of time, so let's take it slow."

"The most important thing is secrecy! Secrecy! And more secrecy!"

"If the news leaks out at this stage, I'm afraid the city will never be able to be built, and the empire won't be happy about it."

"A flying magical city! Just thinking about it now, I still think it's a crazy plan."

Luo Yi finally spoke: "Then you should be glad, glad that you were the executor of this crazy plan, and that you will go down in history because of it."

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(End of this chapter)