Steel Steam and Flame

　　 The road conditions in the future are not very good, and potholes appear on the ground more and more frequently. The light of the car lights was not as strong as Cassia and the two of them imagined, and many of the conditions on the road were hidden in the dim shadows. After the body was completely darkened, the vibration became more intense, and both of them felt the physical discomfort caused by the shaking.

　　 And the speed of the off-road vehicle can only be slower and slower, so that when the darkness is deepening, they are still driving the car slowly toward the front in the middle of the dark mountainside.

"It seems that the plan is not working at all. The actual situation is too different from what was expected." The uncle driver showed fatigue on his face, but his arms were still on the steering wheel like the roots of an old tree, and he controlled the vehicle precisely to avoid rushing. Into the seemingly peaceful hole on the road.

　　 "In the wee hours of the morning, I think I should be able to walk out of this section of the mountain road and reach the flat place?" Cassia looked at the map under the lights of the off-road vehicle, and compared the general environment around them to find out their current location.

"I think it should be. When you get on that good road, you can go up quickly, and you don't have to waste much time." The driver's uncle replied, his eyes fixed on the place illuminated by the front light, "At that time It’s a lot closer to the destination of your trip. You may be able to reach Brino by the time the sun comes out in the early morning."

　　 "At that time, you can have a good rest there. Uncle, you don't have to go back to school immediately, right?" Cassia asked, moving his body in the limited space.

"The bones are almost falling apart. I can’t do without rest. I am still an uncle who cherishes life, and I am no longer mentally vigorous." The driver said slowly, "Although there are still many hidden dangers in the area of ​​Brino in terms of safety and management. , But I think there should be no problem for a little rest there. And our past time happened to be during the day. In some things, people there would also want to avoid the light in the sky."

　　 There is obvious hesitation in his words, the speed is very slow, every word he says has to be thought in his brain, with uncomfortable weight.

　　 "The empire's control over there is very weak? Uncle, you don't seem to have a good impression of it." Cassia then asked.

“I’ve only been there once, and it’s been more than ten years ago. Now I can’t talk about good or bad impressions. It’s just that I did feel unpleasant when I went to Brino, when it was still a small town. But now it is a nearly isolated city, and its scale is many times larger than before. I thought that the empire would strengthen supervision and control there. But I saw the giant truck of the Tricolor Group not long ago. If it crashes, I will not report any big expectations for the management of the empire."

　　 The uncle driver sighed, and the sigh was the majority.

　　 "I should have mentioned to you that the Tricolor Group is tied to another giant company, which is like twin sisters." The driver uncle asked Cassia.

　　 "I said that if you want to shake the Tricolor Group, you must be prepared to face two giant companies at the same time."

"Yes, that's what it means. The sister company of the Tricolor Group is the Imperial Minerals Company, which is also one of the seven giant companies. The early Imperial Minerals Company was originally mining coal, but later switched to mining, otherwise it would be energy. The two of them are definitely the biggest competitor. But now because of the different development directions, the two companies can also be regarded as a relationship of mutual growth and common development. The three primary colors provide energy and steam furnace technology to help Imperial Minerals produce more powerful mining Mining machinery, and the Imperial Mineral Resources Company helps the Tricolor Group to mine the main coal and white limestone mines. They complement each other. Now neither of them can be separated from each other. So many times when talking about both of them, they will be regarded as Integrity means that from the perspective of one company. The two companies seem to be merging together recently, as it has been written in major newspapers."

　　 "Then this is the same as the Brino area..."

"What's the connection?" The middle-aged uncle replied indifferently, "Of course there is a connection. We are now in a huge mountain range. Let me tell you that, in this whole mountain, close to two-thirds The area is in such a desolate state, it has not grown up

Trees, not to mention forests. There are no special plants and medicinal materials on the mountain, and there is no such thing as a single animal ecosystem. So why does the giant truck of the Tricolor Group run inside? You also know that trucks of that size are rare in the world of ordinary people. Most of them serve special projects. "

　　 "So, should I take the Imperial Mineral Resources Company into consideration here, and why?" Cassia said, looking at the driver's profile.

"You young people have very smart heads. Indeed, as you think, there is nothing in such a large mountain range, no trees, no flowers, only grass, and even some common animals on the mountain are rare, that is, all kinds of minerals. Very many. The empire consumes countless resources every year, especially ordinary steel materials. You should not be able to estimate a specific value in your mind? That is too much~www.mtlnovel. com~ And Empire Minerals Company is the main provider of these materials. And it is the same as Weber Company’s main business of arms, while taking care of the steam car industry, or the Golden Bank also taking care of the postal matters. Although Empire Minerals Company It is based on the mineral business, but they are also developing other projects, a project that matches their characteristics."

　　 "The characteristics are the same, dig mountains and dig holes?" A huge steel drill appeared in Cassia's head to drill the mountains and integrate them into a shocking scene of flat ground. But a little unrealistic, he shook his head to listen to the driver's later words.

"It's not an exaggeration to dig a mountain. But if that mountain is made of minerals, I think they would be happy to do it." The uncle nodded in agreement with his own words, "Their side job is to drill tunnels. , Specially built a wide and smooth road in this harsh geographical environment. If the benefits of minerals are huge, special railway lines will be laid in the middle and later stages. The main power for transporting minerals is steam locomotives, retrains, and airships. Very convenient, but the cost is too high. And the positioning of the airship is different, its positioning is not a means of transportation, or its main function is not a means of transportation. The airship is developed and used as a war machine, and it is also useful in The airships used for transportation are just like those of a large number of merchant ships. However, because of their different functions, the structures on the two airships are also different. I won’t talk about it here, and I don’t understand it. Only when you become a warship class in the future You can have a deep understanding of it on the airship of China. Now let’s talk about the relationship between that truck and Brino. After all, it is related to your next mission.” (To be continued.)