Chapter 162

North of clancia, outside red gravel.

The broad gravel road runs through the mountains, like a giant snake. The road is very smooth, and the road is covered with thick gravel without mud.

A long line of motorcade moved smoothly along the road. Some of the carriages were decorated with calamus flowers, which represented that they were motorcade of the moshane chamber of Commerce.

Mossoney chamber of commerce is mainly engaged in clothing and fur. It started in Vilga in the early years, but in recent years, it has shifted its focus to the north, because the raw material origin here is closer to the ancient Fiat grassland, and their cashmere coats and sweaters are mainly sold in the north.

This convoy carries a lot of finished clothes. They will go to the red gravel City, then follow the Laijian River to the East, pass through ermenas, and transport the goods to the green empire in the East.

The middle of the western continent is separated by the sighing mountains. Only the Laijian River in the middle crosses the mountains, and then the golden plain in the south of the sighing mountains can pass through. Among them, Laijian river is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and ermenas is also a permanent site. If cangcui wants to attack Xuehua seven countries, she usually goes to the golden plain in the south.

In addition to the carriages of the mossoney chamber of Commerce, there are some unmarked carriages at the rear of the caravan. These carriages carry some passengers, and they also go to the red gravel city. For fear of road instability, they often pay a sum of money, and then are allowed to follow the caravan and be protected by it.

In one of the carriages, there were six people, some tired and dozing, some closed their eyes, some turned out their packages and checked their luggage carefully.

A girl in a light brown windbreaker was leaning against the window. Inside her was a black skirt and stockings. Her black eyes were watching the scenery outside.

Tall mountains almost cover the whole field of vision. Hundreds of meters high mountains seem to be cut like a cake, revealing the dark red rocks inside. The layers of rocks are of different colors, dark red, light red and brown red, changing alternately, just like a thousand layer cake.

At the foot of the mountain, there are many miners digging directly in the open air, putting stones into baskets and then carrying them away by ox carts. If you're right, these red gravels are iron ore.

Red gravel city is rich in iron and steel. It is also close to the Lanjian river. It used to be an important town in the north of the west wind. However, since the independence of niedershire, it immediately sent troops to win the city of the neighboring county province. Now it is also an important industrial town planned by clancia. Many human and material resources are concentrated here, and the iron ore production is much higher than it used to be.

"Is this the first time the little girl has been away?" An old man sitting opposite the girl asked, his face is full of wrinkles, but his arms are strong and strong, and his hands also have many scars and calluses.

"Yes." The girl nodded.

"That's brave. I have a granddaughter about your age. I dare not let her go out on her own at this age." The old man sighed.

"Now, how's security in clancia?" The girl asked hesitantly.

"Well, compared with the time of westerly wind, the group of people in charge now are really different. In the city, we can see those soldiers patrolling with neat steps every day. The public security is especially good, but it's hard to say in the wild."

"Are there robbers in the wild?" The girl asked with a little curiosity.

"Yes, those people were originally local ruffians and hooligans. They used to eat and drink in the west wind. You let them go to work, but they couldn't stand it. So they went out and conspired with those soldiers and unscrupulous mercenaries and started the business of road cutting and robbery."

"Does the authorities of clancia care?"

"No matter, they will send out patrols to clear up, but these people are local local snakes, they can escape quickly, they often change places, and the situation in the mountains is complicated, so they are often allowed to escape." The tone of the old man seemed helpless.

"So..." the girl thought.

"Is grandfather going to work in red gravel city?"

"Yes, clancia officials recently called a lot of skilled blacksmiths to red gravel city. They heard that they were going to hold a meeting and wanted to brainstorm to improve their craft."

"Isn't that good?"

"That sounds good, but who knows. The west wind had done it before, but later the nobles took all the achievements and benefits, and we craftsmen were even more tired. " The old man shook his head.

"It should not be this time. I heard that they will reward those craftsmen who have put forward effective improvement methods and improve the treatment of excellent craftsmen." The girl said firmly.

"Oh, little girl, are you from Wangdu?" The old man didn't care much about the result of the meeting. Anyway, there are many similar things. It's just work.

"I come from a small mountain village on the border, but I have experienced many places along the way, and everyone's life is better than before."

The girl recalled what she had seen and heard all the way. The smile on people's faces could not be fake.

"It's true, so is my boy. In the past, he used to play swords for people in noble's house, and he could get up to 15 silver coins a month. Now he works in the workshop, and he gets 30 silver coins a month, which is double." The old man said here with a smile.

"I'm really looking forward to this conference. I hope I can see those old guys again. Ha ha."

In this way, the carriage slowly turned several mountains, and a magnificent city appeared in everyone's eyes.

The city built on the mountain is divided into several huge steps. Black smoke billows from the towering chimneys of workshops. There is a deafening roar in the city. At the foot of the city are several tall water tankers built along the river, with a diameter of about 200-300 meters. Driven by the current of the river, these water tankers rotate and transport trucks of ore and black coal to the workshops in the city, Then, some finished steel products are also moved along with the waterwheel and put into the container for transportation.

There is a wide wharf by the river. Some large inland ships dock on the bank, unloading boxes of black coal, and then carrying boxes of steel products onto the ships.

As the carriage approaches the city gate, passengers can still hear the sound of molten iron pouring and cooling, and the smoke pipes of some workshops emit intense white steam.

After entering the city, the beating of steel can be seen everywhere. Among the stone slabs on the street, many are black cinders and ore powder, and the air is filled with a smell of soot.

Smelling the pungent smell, the girl couldn't help sneezing when she got out of the carriage.

"Well, isn't it a little uncomfortable? Ha ha, but people like me have been used to it for a long time and can't smell it. "

The old man looked at the little girl with black hair and black eyes, and then he continued to ask.

"Well, it's the destination, old man. I guess I have to be busy again. My name is amber. If you want to build a protective sword, you can come to me. I don't know your name yet."

"Thank you, Grandpa amber. My name is Lorraine“

The girl waved goodbye to the old man, and then walked to the other side of the street. There was a clearing on the hillside, where a beautiful white airship was parked.