Chapter 209 The Slowly Moving Steel Giant

The mine in the south is actually some distance away from the coast, but just in case, Hughes still equipped the train with a large amount of protective armor and firepower.

Soldiers can shoot from the front of the vehicle from a high vantage point, and there are even several artillery firing holes reserved, so they can fight against a large number of enemies.

But there is actually an easier way - just bump into it.

Zeus installed a very sharp ram on the front of the car, which is extremely effective in killing flesh and blood. If the obstacle is not very strong, it can be broken by the steel crane on the roof.

As for the rails, Zeus deliberately laid a few sections of rails along the coast. As expected, he found that the fishmen had no interest in this thing. Occasionally, a few of them tried to hit it with pickaxes, but it was difficult to cause damage.

The tracks to the mining area have not been fully laid yet, so Xius plans to test run the locomotive first. If there are no problems, he can follow the workers all the way. In this way, even if he encounters an attack from fishmen, he can fight back with the armor and weapons of the locomotive.

There are too many murlocs recently, and the Crusaders are a little overwhelmed. Daily defense is okay, but if there is a battle at night, they will be stretched to the limit. Zeus is ready to start the next stage of recruitment.

"How are the preparations going?"

"The announcement has been made, and the workers along the route have been notified. Islanders whose work is not too urgent have basically come to watch on their own initiative."

Connor replied standing aside.

After the war started, although the islanders' safety was guaranteed, their lives became much more depressing. Many people's homes were not far from here, but they could not go back and could only live in the church.

The living environment in the church is actually quite good, with reasonable divisions, and the sense of security brought by reinforced concrete is actually better than that of most people’s wooden houses.

But that was the home where the islanders had lived for many years, and everyone was looking forward to driving away the fishmen and returning Caster to its original state.

Therefore, when the news that the armored train was about to start for the first time spread, many people came to watch. Hughes simply gave the factory workers half a day off, with only a few people staying behind.

When Hughes arrived at the factory area of ​​the church, it was already crowded with people. There were even many people sitting on the walls. When they saw Hughes, they cheered. The workers who had just come out of the factory were still wearing their work clothes and were shaking their dirty hands desperately.

Hughes responded with a smile. The workers' cheers might not all be for him, but more of an outlet for their repression. The shadow of war hung over everyone.

In front of people is a simple platform. Apart from the flat ground, there is nothing special about it. Several steel machines for unloading cars are placed on one side. Further in are heavy rails and sleepers, as well as the huge objects on top of them.

The steam locomotive is already tall, and with the metal guards and horns it looks even more huge and ferocious. From time to time, people carefully touch the cold and hard gray-black steel with their hands. The steel, the wheels, and even the rivets are brand new. The existence of this steel behemoth is a proof of order and industrial power.

Zeus walked to the front of the car. The air mixed with the smell of engine oil was not pungent. The black protective armor blocked the sunlight. Looking up from the shadows, the sharp cutter in front of the car made people subconsciously feel cold in their hearts, and its huge body was like a giant that was about to crush everything in front of it.

There was a line of small words on the steel in front of the train: Castel No. 1 Steel Plant.

"My lord, everything is normal. We can start it." The fireman stuck his head out of the car. He was obviously a little nervous in this armored train. He looked so cautious as if he was standing on an expensive carpet, but he was very skilled when operating the steam engine.

"Old Ivan?" Hughes smiled. "Start it."

Old Ivan was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily and threw the pre-filled solid pollution and the can into the combustion chamber of the steam engine. As the noisemakers gradually began to make noise, the water in the steam chamber slowly boiled.

The boiler, piston, flywheel, drive shaft, whistle, pressure relief valve, steam pipe, all the metal structures on the car began to sing, and even the rivets were vibrating slightly.

Old Ivan glanced at the pressure gauge expertly and pulled the handle.

Woo——

A loud whistle sounded, and the sleeping steel giant opened its eyes and took a step forward.

Clank, clank, clank.

The rhythmic sound of wheels rang out, and the sound of steel colliding was so beautiful that people were intoxicated for a few seconds and then cheered.

Everything is OK, it started successfully!

Old Ivan stood on the front of the car, let out a long sigh, and smiled with relief.

He was still a fisherman a year ago, and the skill he was proud of was just judging whether it would rain at sea based on the pain in his knees.

Now he was operating this huge metal machine and listening to the noise of the crowd, and suddenly he felt a little strange.

But even with his mind empty, his hands were still operating skillfully.

The Crusaders who had retreated from the front line, the exhausted night shift workers who had just finished work, and Gaia with dark circles under her eyes, all cheered together, drowning out the long whistles for a moment.

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Hughes followed the crowd and waved to the train as it slowly drove out of the towering walls of the church.

Outside the wall, a group of banshees were standing there, and there were also several crusader soldiers standing not far from the railway tracks.

A lot of things were placed on the rails one after another. The first one was a large ball of straw. The front of the train easily pushed it to the side, and the part that was entangled in the wheel was quickly crushed by the steel.

Behind them were a large clump of messy branches, which were still easily pushed aside, and after that were a few logs.

There was a loud collision between the tree trunk and the front of the car. The wood that several people had difficulty lifting was unexpectedly knocked into the air. After spinning several times in the air, it hit the armor of the front of the car again, and then rolled to the side of the road.

After that, there seemed to be a section of empty track, but if you look closely, you can see that there are a lot of small things like nails placed on the rails.

The front of the train shook slightly a few times, then continued to roll over at full speed, leaving behind a pile of iron nails flattened by the wheels on the rails.

Then comes the final level, where stones of varying sizes are placed on the rails.

Old Ivan slowed down the car, and the front of the car slowly but inexorably hit the stones in front. These stones were about the size of basketballs, simulating the maximum weight that an adult man could lift without the aid of tools. There were many stones of different sizes.

With the collision of the front of the car, they were all squeezed to the side, and several pieces were smashed and crushed under the wheels.

After that are several boulders half a person's height. Boulders of this size are basically the biggest trouble a train can encounter.

(End of this chapter)