Lord: Taken away from inheritance at the beginning.

Those who can participate in the construction of Wubei Territory are basically people with a certain level of labor force.

Omer's next major task is to select suitable people from among them and form a railway construction team.

After seeing Omer off, Roning checked the achievement panel.

The next level of the siege achievement requires five large cities with a population of over 100,000, and rewards 15,000 attribute points and 30,000 energy essences.

Except for Wubei City, Moonlight City and Zilei City, the rest of the cities in Luo Ning's hands do not have the qualifications to have a population of more than 100,000 within one or two years.

However, if Bruno gave Nethergarde to Ronin in this reward, then this border city with a population of more than 80,000 would be the next big city in his territory.

So there are four of them.

Roning looked at the Misty City on the map and said, "It would be even better if we could take this city as well."

Count Ural's Misty City is a big city. The population of the main city and the surrounding towns exceeds 100,000.

If Roning became the lord of Misty City, he would only need to transfer 20,000 people from Misty City to Watchtower to quickly accomplish this achievement.

At that time, Zi Lei's attribute points had exceeded the requirements for a breakthrough, allowing him to become a legend.

"After Blanche revealed my idea to His Majesty the King, he will definitely talk to me again. Perhaps I can also bring up the Mist City."

After handling government affairs, Luo Ning came to Wubei Port.

This port, which has been under construction for nearly two years, is now nearing completion.

The wooden pier extended into the sea, with ships from who knows where anchored around it, ranging from sloops to large sailing ships.

Roning inquired and found out that some of these ocean-going ships came from the Principality of Gistana, while some came from the more distant Principality of Ferensburg. Basically, they were all going to the Principality of Vera for trade.

They had heard rumors that Wu Beiling was building a port, so they stopped to take a look when they passed by.

This also confirms the original views of Roning and Viscount Vitorino that as long as Wubei Port is built, business is inevitable.

To the north of the dock, Wu Beiling built a steam locomotive factory and a shipyard for Ximen.

Although it is a bit simple, it makes it convenient for Simon and Carlos to work.

"Haha, Luo Ning, you're here!"

It was already autumn and the temperature at the seaside was relatively low, but Simon was in a very good mood as he worked shirtless and drank soju.

"I heard that you returned to Wubei Territory, and I knew you would come over. Come and see my masterpiece!"

He led Roning northward and came to a huge, leveled area with four or five hundred meters of railroad tracks, one of which was curved so that it could turn.

Seeing this familiar track, Roning felt a little dazed and subconsciously thought that he had returned to his original world.

"Well done Simon, you are the best engineer I have ever met!"

Simon lit the coal in the combustion chamber and started to boil water. He smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you and Sophia. I was just responsible for the transformation."

Although he said so, Simon's eyes were full of satisfaction when he saw the big thing in front of him that was made by his hands.

"I am amazed by the power of this thing after it starts, but its disadvantage is also obvious. It takes a long time to start."

Simon said: "I mentioned this to Sophia, and she plans to add a magic array of flame light columns into the combustion chamber. This will greatly shorten the startup time."

Ronin nodded.

"Yes, but this can be used as a technical experiment. Before the railway is popularized, we don't need to rush to update the technology of steam engines."

Roning also thought about the internal combustion engine, but it was too complicated and too sophisticated, and he didn't know where to start.

Maybe he can come up with a concept and pass it on to future generations.

For now, it is enough to promote steam locomotives.

The two talked while waiting for the steam engine to start.

After about ten minutes, Simon saw that it was almost time, so he released the brakes.

With a sharp puffing sound, the steam from the boiler swirled around the front of the train. The chimney at the front of the train continued to emit billowing black smoke, which intertwined with the steam to form a spectacular scene of the industrial age.

The steam train started successfully!

Roning couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment in his heart, a feeling that was no less than winning a war.

“This sound is so beautiful!”

Simon couldn't help but say, "When I first heard the sound of a steam train starting, it's no exaggeration to say that my scalp almost exploded!"

The steam train was accelerating, but Simon was obviously experienced. He released the brakes before reaching the halfway point and quickly closed the steam valve to release the steam, slowing down the train.

After passing that small curve, it stopped steadily.

"How is it?" Simon asked with a smile, clapping his hands.

Luo Ning gave a thumbs up and said, "This is close to the train I imagined!"

Simon patted the hot body of the car proudly, "The nose of this machine is a little small now. I'll make a bigger one when I have time. It will have more power!"

Luo Ning nodded and said, "You can handle these. It requires materials and money. Write a list to Chahar and let him arrange it for you, but there is one thing you need to pay attention to."

He emphasized: "No matter how powerful the power is, the wheels, tracks and other things must maintain the same standards. Don't let the locomotive be built but unable to run on the laid railway tracks."

Once we have the power to set standards, all future railway construction projects will need to follow this set of standards no matter where they are located. This is actually land in another sense.

Simon laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to build a locomotive and ask you to re-build hundreds of miles of railway."

He obviously hasn't realized the importance of standards.

"Well, I asked Omer to gather suitable employees a few days ago. Our first railway from Swamp Town to Wubei Port will probably start construction soon. By then, we will need you, the chief mechanical engineer, to preside over the work."

Simon was not opposed to this job at all. Perhaps due to his excitement or maybe because he was a little drunk, he said proudly:

"My eyes are my ruler! I can spot any non-compliance with railway specifications at a glance."

If an ordinary person said this, it would indeed sound like bragging.

But the one who said this was the Silver Moon Knight. He had very sharp observation skills and his mental strength was far superior to that of ordinary people. He could actually tell whether the level, slope and other aspects met the requirements just by using his eyes.

"Although I believe you have the ability, you still need to train more apprentices for me."

Roning smiled and drew a big circle: "Our railways will cover the entire Orlant Continent, and even the Crescent Continent. You can't expect one person to complete such a huge project, right?"

"hiss!"

Simon took a deep breath, and the thought of railways to various places emerged in his mind. This scene made his scalp tingle.

"No wonder Sophia said you have great ambitions. We can tell from the railway alone!"

He couldn't help but take a sip of soju. "I can see that in the future you will definitely be the master of this land, and will bring about a huge change to this world!"

Luo Ning teased, "They say people who are good at making things are not very good at talking. I think you are a little different."

"I'm not really good at bragging, but I will still tell the truth."

Simon took Roning to the next venue.

"Come on, future master, I will take you to see the steam-powered ship. I believe that its future tracks will surely cover the entire ocean like the railways!"