Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 608 Why does this subway look so familiar?
It didn't take long for the people in the silent church to receive the subway.

First, a few of the most perceptive buried ones raised their heads and looked into the depths of the passage.

"what happened?"

"There's a sound, the sound of metal clashing, coming from inside."

"I think I heard it too."

"Hey, stop pushing forward! The train conductor just said not to cross the yellow line!"

"Hey, it's okay, you're not going to die, are you?"

Patriarch Ignati narrowed his eyes, said nothing, but stared at them with a cold gaze. The few eager burial men immediately shrank back.

Those who are buried are almost immortal, and they can easily lose their awe of death subconsciously.

They didn't have to wait long; with a clanging sound, a steam train pulled into the station.

"This is the train?"

"Wow, it's huge! It's even bigger than the one we saw before!"

Nini shook her finger: "Actually, no. The train in the North is bigger. This kind of subway has been scaled down to run underground. At least the machine gun is no longer standard on the front of the train. Look, I have to duck to get in."

As Nini spoke, she walked into the carriage.

Castells adapted both his architecture and tools to the Banshee's form, and even the subway running in the network was designed to fit the Banshee's figure.

Nini entered the subway with a slightly awkward posture; despite being three meters tall, she could barely walk.

The buried men followed with curiosity and surprise. They had actually seen the steam train from afar in the North, but had never had the chance to ride it.

When they were pulled back, they were still unconscious. This was the first time they had ever seen the internal structure of the train.

“So beautiful!”

"It's surprisingly spacious inside!"

"Why does this look so familiar?"

Unlike the Northern Trains, which focused on freight and only transported people incidentally, Castells' network system was specifically optimized for passenger transport.

While Castells still maintains a high degree of fortification, it now has the luxury to pursue comfort. The subway system has been completely redesigned in the newly designed network system, with Hughes personally involved in the research and development, as he is quite an authority in this field.

After all, he really did ride the subway.

The trains in the North are mostly modular carriages with no fixed seats, while the subway cars are all equipped with seats. However, Castells' subway does not pursue large-scale transportation, since the island's population is not large. Therefore, the seating arrangement is more like that of a high-speed train, with rows and rows of seats.

Just like on Earth, the subway seats here are also made of metal. The polished steel surface reflects a sharp light, giving it a unique aesthetic appeal.

Nini bent down and walked a little further inside, randomly found an empty seat, reached out and pulled a lever next to the seat, and the whole row of chairs was folded to one side. She turned sideways and went in. The space was just enough for her to use, neither too cramped nor too wasteful of space.

This was designed by Hughes.

Even though there was enough space, Nini's head was still touching the top of the carriage. The entire carriage was only a little over two meters high, less than three meters, and she still couldn't straighten her body.

Nini reached out and unlocked the latch on the ceiling, then pushed the cover to the side, creating an empty window on the top of the train.

Nini stretched comfortably, feeling perfectly fine now.

And it's a convertible.

This was designed by Monica.

It has to be said that Monica's design solved the problem of overly cramped subway cars in a simple and direct way, while also allowing passengers to enjoy some fresh air. When Monica proposed this idea, Hughes was utterly dumbfounded. Adding a skylight to the subway—he, who had ridden the subway before, could never have imagined such an angle.
While opening a skylight does pose some safety risks, those are issues for ordinary people. The Banshee can solve most problems, and non-Banshees don't need skylights.
Whether it's dangerous to stick your head out of the window or whether the howling wind will spoil the riding experience is not a problem for the Banshee.

Gwen looked at Nini with envy; both of them were taking the subway, but Nini was in a convertible.

She couldn't experience it even if she wanted to. Although Gwen was quite tall, she was still less than three meters tall and couldn't stick her head out.

Wait, peek out?
She glanced at Nora seemingly casually, but Nora knew her well enough to immediately charge at her, yelling, "Don't! Put me! Out! of the car!!!"

"No, no, Lady Nora, you've misunderstood me. Don't bump into me! Everyone's watching!"

This is a lie.

The people in the silent sanctuary paid no attention to the two women's playful antics; the priests were admiring the various facilities inside the subway while sighing with amusement.

"What is this pillar? A weapon?"

"It should be that it can be pulled out for self-defense in case of enemy attack, so why is it nailed to the ground with many rings on it?"

"This layout looks kind of familiar?"

"Are the seats made of steel? They're shiny and beautiful."

Why is there a small door in the middle?

"Look at the sign above. This is the connecting area between the carriages, and smoking is prohibited here."

"Is there a toilet? Why isn't there a toilet?"

"How could there be a toilet? Look, Nini is sticking her head out. It's so windy outside. If there were a toilet, wouldn't the excrement end up in her face?"

Nini shrank back in fright.

“Ms. Nini, are there any other uses for this kind of carriage?” asked a short, buried girl.

"Other uses? What uses?" Nini looked around in confusion and scratched her head with some effort.

"For example, prayer?"

"what?"

"Sorry, I've been feeling like the style of this subway station looks familiar, and then it suddenly occurred to me, this layout looks a lot like a church!"

The chapels of the Silent Church have always been built with solid white crow stone, which is very expensive and therefore often makes the space feel cramped.

Visitors are often struck by the narrowness of their churches, even the chapels used for prayer and Mass are relatively narrow and long.

This carriage is also narrow and long, with rows of seats.
Oh, churches in the Silent Sanctuary generally don't have skylights.

"In short, this really does look a lot like our sanctuary!"

Nini looked at the other priests, most of whom also felt this familiarity, though some hadn't figured out why, and some even subconsciously began to pray.

"Praying in the subway? We don't have that custom."

"But I just saw several clergy members praying here."

Prayer? Here?

Nini blinked and walked over in the direction the girl pointed.

(End of this chapter)