Warhammer: Starting with Industrial Revolution

When Ronin and Governor Karl returned to the governor's office, Governor Karl barely recovered from his shock.

"Luoning? What new factory? Does it have such a good working environment? The way you describe it makes it sound even more comfortable than my governor's mansion!"

Looking at him, Luo Ning could only try his best to suppress the look of disbelief he was getting at, and slowly said, "Governor, you haven't forgotten the report on the sealing of the ruins that we just submitted a few days ago, have you?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten, I'm not an idiot!" Governor Karl said excitedly, a hint of pride on his face. But the next second, his expression completely changed, filled with panic. "Don't tell me you found a usable factory production line in that ruin?"

Luo Ning didn't speak, but simply nodded slowly.

The next second, Governor Karl jumped up. "The Dark Age production line? You didn't report it again! What have you been doing all this time?"

"That's why I said, Your Excellency, you can't just be a hands-off manager." Luo Ning spread his hands helplessly, then called over the guards and ordered the carriage to be prepared.

He planned to take Governor Carl to see for himself the results of the past few months.

When their vehicle left the city and arrived at the road to the Forest of Death, Governor Karl acted like a child entering the city for the first time.

Looking at the obsidian monument in front of him that read "Road of Hope" and the densely packed names of the workers, his eyes changed for the first time, revealing an indescribable emotion.

Looking at the air purification station operating on the outskirts of the city not far away, I finally understood why the air nearby was no longer perpetually filled with the stench of rust and radioactive dust, as it used to be.

The vehicle moved slowly forward, the newly paved asphalt road surface was smooth and glossy, gleaming faintly in the sunlight.

On both sides of the road, workers were methodically erecting tall streetlights, their faces showing no resentment at being forced to work, but rather genuine smiles.

The supervisors and defense soldiers on site were not at all the menacing figures that people usually imagine them to be staring at the workers.

The supervisor held the blueprints and repeatedly checked whether the project met the specifications.

The defense soldiers held their guns at the ready, their eyes fixed on the dense forest on both sides, wary of any possible threat from mutated creatures.

However, the road was not yet finished. After driving for less than twenty minutes, the smooth asphalt road came to an end, and was replaced by a carefully leveled dirt road.

However, you can tell that even though it's a dirt road, it has been carefully leveled, and there is no bumpiness as you might have imagined.

When they reached roughly the center of the Death Forest, a rather large outpost had been set up. All the trees within a hundred meters radius had been cleared to build makeshift roadblocks, and soldiers were systematically inspecting every passing engineering vehicle.

When they saw the governor's car, a man who was clearly the captain quickly ran over and confirmed that the people in the car were indeed Ronin and Governor Karl. All the soldiers on duty automatically lined up in two rows and gave a standard imperial salute until the governor's car disappeared from sight.

Is this still the capital city I remember?

The phrase echoed repeatedly in Governor Karl's mind. He saw that every worker and soldier was no longer numb as before, and each person seemed to be no longer an insignificant number in the vast sea of ​​people in this world.

They have completely become one person.

Listening to Governor Karl's inner thoughts and seeing his speechless expression, Ronin couldn't help but laugh.

"It's not over yet, Your Excellency. The most shocking thing is yet to come."

Governor Karl turned around in shock. "There's something even more amazing?"

"So powerful that once the Empire discovers us, they will immediately make us the focus of their resources for this star system." Ronin had a confident smile on his face.

Governor Karl looked at Ronin's expression and felt even more panicked.

Luo Ning's words implied that if the higher-ups found out, they would likely be convicted of treason without any room for explanation.

The vehicle drove out of the forest and onto the rocky desert outside.

As Luo Ning opened a nearly imperceptible panel next to the seat and pressed a button, the entire vehicle rose slightly, and the bumpy feeling from under the seat instantly disappeared.

Governor Carl looked out the window in shock and discovered that their car was suspended half a meter above the ground at an absurd speed!

"What is this?" He looked at Luo Ning in disbelief.

Ronin smiled slightly, "This is a small gift from Victor to the Governor, but this modification cannot be shown to outsiders, so it can only be used here in the desert."

Seeing Governor Karl's shocked expression, Ronin recalled the scene a few days ago when Victor mysteriously told him to drive the car over.

"I found something interesting in the relics warehouse, and it's now installed. It's a standard chrome engine for daily driving, smooth and quiet, fully compliant with the sector's regulations."

Victor tapped a hidden panel on the side wall of the cockpit with his mechanical finger, and the panel popped open, revealing a red emergency button inside.

"Press this button to activate the Golden Age anti-gravity levitation core, which can fly at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour close to the ground and can overcome most obstacles."

"When needed, the energy deflection shield can be activated to withstand direct hits from plasma cannons, and the vehicle's signal jammer will instantly paralyze all electronic devices within a 1-kilometer radius."

"Of course, it's also equipped with sufficient weaponry. Press this button to activate it."

The concealed weapon station on the roof slowly rose, the barrels of the twin-barreled heavy-explosive anti-tank guns gleaming coldly under the emergency lights. Viktor added:

"All modifications have been completely concealed. Under normal circumstances, even if a specialist from the sector's legal department comes to inspect, they will only see a fully compliant governor-level vehicle."

Governor Karl's current feelings are essentially the same as his own back then—excitement.

However, one person was genuinely happy about the gift from their ally, while the other was screaming hysterically inside.

Remnants of the golden age were carelessly used on his personal vehicle; if discovered, this would be another serious crime of treason.

However, he soon gave up.

Anyway, if the court really wanted to investigate Luo Ningqian's many crimes in depth, almost every one of them would be a capital offense, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

But the next second, guided by Luo Ning, he looked at the hazy outline in the distance and realized that he had worried too much before.

A large number of troops were stationed in the ruins of the colony, while countless workers were working hard to make the military fortress take shape.