Steel Steam and Flame

Doyle nodded as he spoke, as if he was affirming that he did not make a mistake: "The front here can be regarded as another area isolated from the empire, because almost all of the people staying here are of military origin. It creates a different environment. If you don’t get used to it, you can apply to patrol outside. It’s all ancient natural scenery. I don’t know how long you will stay here, but in spring and autumn, the outside scenery is the most beautiful. Summer It's just a sweltering heat, coupled with the endless sound of cicadas. It's like this in winter. It's better to stay in the base."

"And many people died during this period of time. It seems that a powerful sniper came outside, the ultra-long-range type, and the type that changes positions after the fight. It is very troublesome and makes many people do not want to. I went out. I wanted to send a large number of people out to encircle and suppress, but the Far Sea Common Kingdom seems to have made a lot of movement on the front. On the volcanic base, I can’t figure out the specific situation and dare not make big moves. Be careful. It’s not easy to avoid being ambushed by a sniper in the jungle. There are ballistic lines to judge the position, but it is not very accurate."

This volcano No. 7 warehouse is very large, and it also hollowed out the interior of a mountain by half. Now the buildings that Cassia saw with Lieutenant Doyle were all used by the management, and the real warehouse did not appear in his eyes.

"At the foot, I heard what the person above said, because it is an important material for preparing for war, safety must be the first priority. The excavated storage space is large, several times that of this base. It is very deep, as if it has reached the ground, but the specific depth It’s a mystery, and the way to get in is also confidential.” Doyle said while walking with Cassia, “It’s a warehouse, but to be honest, it’s been a long time here. I don’t know what the warehouse looks like. I know. Maybe it's because of the lower official position." Said that there was a bit of self-deprecating here, Cassia wanted to comfort him, but couldn't think of a suitable word.

The ground of the base is also a hard concrete structure. In some wide areas, daylight-style lamps are used to replace the original cold light, which makes the cold base feel a little warm. But beside the lamp, the same thing can still be seen. Cassia discovered this strange phenomenon when he was escorted into the base.

It is the gas pipeline, and the steam copper pipe is completely exposed. Red copper pipes as output power are very common, and the main operation of the base also relies on the milky white steam. This base, like most prosperous areas in the empire, has universally popularized a variety of applicable electrical appliances and power transmission equipment, including electric lights, as well as panels that use differential machines to control different colors of iron powder to display things. Also saw a lot.

I feel that every component around is a good thing, but the gas pipelines and the pipes connected to them are well preserved. The gas lamps that have obviously undergone daily and meticulous maintenance are too obtrusive in such a military base. Steam is an indispensable thing as a power source. From the birth of the empire to the present, even though it has been impacted by the new energy of electric power caused by white limestone in the middle of history, it still adheres to the status of the main energy form and has not been shaken in the slightest.

But the gas lamp can feel cordial to Cassia. In the small city, such things have accompanied him day and night for five years, and his familiarity is no less than the knowledge of steam machinery that he has written down in his head. And transmission principle. But in such a base closely following the technological development of the empire, such things remain, and Cassia cannot understand the reasons.

"Man-made." Cassia asked Doyle, and he replied.

"I just explained it, I don't know." Doyle smiled. "Everyone doesn't seem to know. People on the new front have a lot of similarities. When it comes to gas lamps, or in the future, you can see The lime lamps I arrived, even the most basic torches, are incomprehensible. Obviously there are such extremely simple things as electricity and electric lights, but why things such as gas lamps and lime lamps have not been eliminated, instead they still appear in Inside such a base."

Doyle learned the tone of the recruits who had just finished the first period of training and was assigned here: "Isn't it a waste of money? He also asks us to take care of it after a period of time. Is it because we are idle? Wait? There are so many such words! But for so many years, there is no reasonable reason. Several leaders who may know the truth are not letting go, just telling us to obey the order with peace of mind. Finally, he threw out the sentence'all caused by man-made reasons.的', there is no more to say."

"Artificial reason?" Cassia repeated it afterwards, unable to figure out the hidden meaning.

"Yes, for human reasons. A few years ago, after I was promoted to lieutenant, I took the opportunity to ask about the reason~www.ltnovel.com~ and the same answer." Doyle looked over, "It seems that the confidentiality is very high and I want to know the answer. There must also be matching identities. But for the moment, at least as far as I know, the major's rank is still half-knowledge. Perhaps it is also due to the peacetime. There are many frictions with enemy countries on the front, but it is totally impossible. Escalating into war, I'm used to bombing on both sides."

There are also many helpless words in Doyle's words: "Anyway, if you see some strange things here, you just need to rely on the artificial reason. This is also taught to me by the superior. I am stupid and can't figure out the meaning. But thinking that wars were originally provoked by humans, in fact, everything can be explained by this'artificial reason'. It feels like it is used to fool us. After so many years of habit, it will be good, and it will not affect anything at all. Just like Why did the electricity flowing in the wires above our heads have not replaced steam power in the long history."

"What do you think is the reason? The empire has no reason to keep good things away, right? Comparing steam and electricity has its own advantages, but in summary, electricity should be on the side of victory. But the fact in the empire is that hot steam It has always occupied an unshakable position, and electricity will always play an auxiliary role. And in some important machines and constructions, even the slightest shadow of electricity can not be seen. Like the difference machine and the analysis machine, this is equivalent to one of the hearts of the empire. Except for the matching radio devices, they are all steam hoses and gear shafts. In the design concept, it can also be seen that the scientists of the Empire never thought of using electricity to drive gears forward."