Seeing Ye Ling looking at him without moving his eyes, Loran Hill was momentarily flustered.
"Uh, does it look alike... Uh, a little bit." How could it not look alike? It was carved according to her photo.
"Well...how do I put this?" Loran Hill avoided Ye Ling's gaze and nervously stroked the hair beside his ear with his fingers.
"It seems like there's some misunderstanding. It's not a big deal. I just happened to meet you, so..."
"So? Is that Loran?" Ye Ling grabbed Loran Hill's hand, walked around her and kept observing her, comparing her with the statue in the distance. She looked extremely excited, and there seemed to be stars in her eyes.
"let me see."
"Wow, that's Roland." Just as Ye Ling was about to cheer, Roland Hill couldn't help but cover his mouth.
"Okay, okay, let's talk about this later. Let's go first." She glanced around and saw that no one paid attention to Ye Ling's casual words, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the street square of Huifeng Port, the two walked into a street-side dessert shop.
After promising to buy the little guy a lot of delicious snacks, Ye Ling stopped asking about the various events in Loran Hill's stories.
Afterwards, the two of them sat down at a window seat on the second floor of the dessert shop and waited for their order.
It is the beginning of spring now, and the coastal cities are very warm. Because it is afternoon, there are not many pedestrians on the streets. The sunlight shines obliquely on the table, and it is a little quiet for a while.
"Okay, I won't make things difficult for Sister Luo Lan, huhu. But as compensation, Luo Lan has to make me something delicious."
After the two of them sat down, Loran Hill rubbed her forehead and finally calmed down the curious little guy. When she heard Ye Ling's words, she had no choice but to nod helplessly, indicating that it was okay.
"Hehe, I feel like I've gained a lot this time." Ye Ling looked at Luo Lan Hill, and in his heart he had already begun to imagine that after returning to the country with Luo Lan, he would enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention with her.
This is an experience I've never had before. Should I take this opportunity to make a name for myself? While waiting for cold drinks and snacks, Ye Ling was struggling with a difficult decision. She clenched her fists and placed them solemnly under her chin, tilting her head from time to time as she pondered.
"I think I should also have a prestigious nickname, so that I can be cool."
Seeing Ye Ling immersed in his beautiful vision of the future, Loran Hill felt a little amused and then relaxed.
Perhaps it was time for him to face the truth of his current situation. No matter how hard he tried to hide his various identities, they would eventually be exposed. Ye Ling was relatively easy to appease, but the others were not so easy.
I guess Lady Filia and Lanlier would be shocked.
After the two of them sat for a while, the waiter brought some delicious treats. Beside Ye Ling sat a large glass of fiery red fruit wine, bubbles rising and bursting in the glass, splashing out tiny, refreshing mists. On a porcelain plate in front of her sat large cubes of pink, green, and white ice cream, garnished with a hint of vanilla, giving off a creamy, sweet aroma.
At Loran Hill, they offer a glass of iced cranberry juice paired with a forest-style cake adorned with chocolate. The cranberry juice is refreshing and sweet, while the chocolate cake has a refreshing sweetness. The juice also balances out the creaminess, maintaining a more pleasant texture.
Since the initial formation of Cransia's industry, some convenient alchemical tools have begun to spread in the city, such as cooling devices for making ice cream and preserving fresh food.
In an era before widespread electricity, convenient alchemical tools replaced electrical appliances. Although they had some user requirements (requiring mana replenishment), they were more convenient and unrestricted by wires and power supplies.
On their return trip, the two heard that some large cruise ships were equipped with specialized refrigerated compartments for storing food. This was also the reason why much of the meat produced in the Gufia Grasslands was processed and then shipped directly to the coast of Crancia on refrigerated ships, supplementing people's daily dining needs.
As for inland transportation, it is a different story.
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After having cold drinks and snacks, Loran Hill arrived at the train station in Huifeng Port.
The large gray-white rocks are polished very smoothly, revealing their elegant textures. When the walls and stone pillars are more than ten meters high, people standing below will feel a sense of height and grandeur that they need to look up.
This newly built railway station stands on the north side of the city like a huge church, and the main entrance in front is where the trains depart.
Standing inside this train station, you can feel the freshness brought by the openness above your head. Some sunlight shines in from the tall stained glass windows, falls on the opposite wall, and reflects colorful painted patterns. Some dust floats in the air, showing the trajectory of the light.
Luo Lanxier and Ye Ling walked into the train station, both of them looking around curiously. Luo Lanxier had taken a train in his past life and was familiar with the procedures and architecture, but this church-style train station was a bit strange.
But this doesn't seem so bad. It looks more solid and spacious, not stuffy or oppressive. The girl thought to herself.
Today, Crancia has initially built the first major arterial railway, which starts from the southern coast, connects the former Lurna and Wilga regions, then reaches the heart of Crancia, heads to the northern sanctuary, and finally stops at the northernmost terminus of the Gufia grassland.
This railway was first built during the war and was used to transport troops and food. It was not until the victory that the remaining part was extended to the south of Crania. It took about three years in total.
Although the construction machinery of today's world is not as advanced as in the past, with the assistance of alchemists with extraordinary abilities, many things will be more flexible.
Leveling and compacting the earth could now be accomplished with the corresponding spells. Heavy work like moving and paving could also be delegated to specialized golems. It could be said that the current technological trajectory of Clansia wasn't entirely consistent with the industrial era of Loran Hill's memories.
With the help of extraordinary skills, many things will be more flexible and the methods will no longer be the same.
Perhaps, they will eventually find a new path.
Loran Hill felt emotional as he looked at the patterns made of colorful glass in the stained windows. Among them were soldiers with swords, mages holding wooden staffs, orcs herding sheep on horseback, doctors carrying herb baskets, women sitting and spinning, and workers carrying wrenches on their shoulders. Together they made up the scenery inside the train station.
While having a sacred charm, it also makes people feel not far away, as if these figures are right next to them, similar and identical to themselves.
On the magnificent interior walls of the train station, a line of large characters carved in black stone stands out in the dappled sunlight.
'We will create everything we dream of with our own hands!'
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