Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

In Black Iron City, which was renamed Black Iron City, many people are waiting for the arrival of the rumored steel behemoth - the Magic Train.

Jim Evans, who was already the mayor, was waiting in person at the so-called "station".

In fact, very few people in Gray and White Collar have seen the trial run of the magic train, so many citizens of Black Iron City gathered on the platform early, waiting for the legendary "steel behemoth" with curiosity and a little anxiety.

In particular, the merchants who gathered in Black Iron City began to fight for a front platform position, and there were even vendors who specialized in helping people occupy platform positions.

Suddenly, a long whistle sounded from afar, and the originally noisy crowd immediately quieted down, and everyone looked towards the end of the track.

This was the first time that the people of Black Iron City heard the rumbling sound caused by the friction between train wheels and rails. The sound was low and powerful, as if even the earth was shaking slightly.

"I'm coming!"

A child on the shoulder of a wealthy businessman pointed in the direction of the sound and shouted excitedly. As the sound got closer, the outline of the magic train became clearer.

A huge steel beast, emitting the faint light produced by the operation of a rune array, was dragging a series of carriages along the rails towards the station.

Whether it is the head of the steel behemoth or the carriage, there is a thick layer of armor on the outside, and the black color scheme makes it seem as if even the air around the steel behemoth has a hint of heaviness, just like a mobile fortress.

People held their breath and watched this steel behemoth slowly drive into the platform. The wheels made a sharp metallic sound when rubbing against the rails. As the fluorescent light on the front of the train faded, the steel behemoth finally stopped.

Jim had already marked a safe distance, but when people actually saw this steel behemoth, many of them still took a step back in fear.

Faced with something like this, even a fully armed knight would be crushed under the wheels, right?

However, as Linde took Lena's hand and got off the train that had already stopped, he kept waving to the people around him.

This fear immediately turned into the most enthusiastic cheers. After all, this was a power developed by the Governor's wife and under the control of the Governor.

Newsboys were shouting along the streets, selling the latest newspapers introducing the magic train.

Merchants were rushing around to tell each other, and many of them were looking at the steel behemoth with eager eyes. It was obvious that the current steel behemoth was not for civilian use. The steel plate armor that served as a defensive measure could be completely removed in exchange for a larger cargo capacity.

Merchants can no longer imagine how much they can earn from this trip.

Countless reporters used magic scrolls to record this moment, and some professionals even came specifically to use magic to provide pictures for the newspaper.

This train was researched under the leadership of Reina. Originally, Linde wanted to name it directly after Reina, but Reina expressed strong resistance with a red face, so the train was finally named North Wind.

Lind did not choose the cities in the old west of the northern border as the first stop for the magic train, but chose Black Iron City instead. This is because Black Iron City is not only an important military transportation hub now, but also a former commercial city where merchants gather and information exchange is extremely fast.

After a few simple polite words, Lind and Reina were escorted away by the guards. On the carriage to the city government, Lind asked Jim who was sitting in front of him, "Are there any unusual movements among the nobles in the city?"

"No, these nobles are quite honest now. But they have been asking recently if they can donate some money to this railway."

Jim is now the best among the best, but he still gets a little nervous when facing Lind.

And Jim couldn't tell whether these nobles wanted to buy shares or buy indulgences.

"We can ask them to donate some money for the railways to be built, but we need to examine the family background of the nobles who donate. They must have no criminal record within five generations."

In other words, even things like donating money require political review, although the standards are not strict.

As the war progresses and Lind's control strengthens, development is no longer as constrained as it was in the past. Lind no longer needs to worry about those merchant nobles doing something tricky when donating money, and can now show more goodwill to these people.

But the so-called goodwill is nothing more than giving the qualification for cooperation at the cost of fully integrating into the system built by Linde.

Jim nodded, took out a document and said

“Here is your next schedule.”

Jim handed over the sorted form. Nowadays, this kind of concise and clear form has become a necessary quality for a qualified official.

Lin De felt a headache just by looking at it. Although he had greatly reduced unnecessary social engagements, there were still many people in Black Iron City who he needed to meet.

The matter of the magic train was enough to keep Linde busy for a while.

At the city hall center, Lind met Sean who had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister, brother-in-law!"

Sean came forward enthusiastically and greeted everyone. Sean, who used to look like a noble man, now looked a little tired.

Sean, who had been away from Gray Collar for a long time due to work reasons, was very angry and worried when he heard the rumors about Lena. He hurried back to Kurotate City, but when he saw that the two in-laws were still the same as before, Sean felt relieved.

But before they could reminisce for long, Lind asked, "How is the planning of the railway connecting to the front line going?"

"I have inspected everything on site and have planned everything. Brother-in-law, as long as the materials are in place, we can start construction."

After Sean left Black Iron City, Lind arranged for him to coordinate the future railway planning in the North, especially the military railway planning extending to the front line.

Now many places in the North have been destroyed, so it is easy to plan and build while they are in use. The paved roads can directly transport construction materials, workers and magic stones needed to build stations and supply stations.

In some places, it is not necessary to lay universal obelisks. Simplified obelisks specially used to charge magic trains can be used. There are also special carriages on the train that carry containers of primary color sand.

There were also a lot of idle laborers along the way because of the end of the war, and they could all be used. After these workers finished building the railway, they would become a good source of soldiers and could be sent directly to the front line.

Of course, these workers are not usually needed, but after building the railway, they are indeed good candidates to become engineers.

Lind then had a family dinner with Sean while looking at the report.

Although the two men were still talking about work while eating, Reina joined the discussion facing her brother whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and they started calculating the budget expenses together based on the report.

"Can we go around to Oak Town and use the local oak to make sleepers?"

"Sister, what you said makes sense. Oak Town has been exploited too much and has become dilapidated. We can take advantage of this railway to make Oak Town prosperous again."

But Sean pointed to the map and said, "Actually, I've thought about this before, but after all, this railway is currently for military use, so efficiency must be the priority, so I've been undecided."

After all, efficiency is the priority for military use.

Lind studied the map and encouraged him, "The materials shipped from the capital are too slow. If the sleepers are provided directly by Oak Town, the capital can be given priority in transporting other materials. This way, it is still cost-effective to add this short section, which can speed up the transportation of other materials in disguise."

Sean did not get upset because of his boss's temporary change of plan. Instead, he nodded and said, "I understand, brother-in-law. If there are similar situations in subsequent sections of the road, I will continue to compile and report them."

I have to say that Sean's work ability is really strong. In the previous life, such a long section of railway was almost lost in Britain, and Northern Ireland was not repaired by the United Kingdom. Maybe the railway will just be built out of Black Iron City after the war, but the budget has increased several times.

And Sean has already considered developing the towns along the way where the railway is laid.