"Um!"
Michael's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes were wide open as if fire was about to burst out. He held his neck for a long time before finally swallowing, and immediately said to Yabei Mia: "Here. I’ll have a beer with ice!”
"Okay." Yabei Mia walked quickly towards the kitchen. Not everyone can accept the perverted spicy food.
"Father, are you okay?" Vivian asked while eating grilled fish and looking at Michael with a sly smile on her face.
Michael took the cold beer from Yabei Mia and drank half of it in one go. Only then did he feel that his burning throat was being suppressed. His face softened slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Vivian with some confusion and said: " You are such a cheater, how can you eat this perverted spicy food?"
Vivian took a big mouthful of fish and looked at Michael with a puzzled look on her face and said, "Why can't I eat it anymore? I think the most delicious spicy level of spicy grilled fish is abnormal spicy. After eating the abnormal spicy food, I think other The spiciness is too ordinary and it tastes completely tasteless.”
"Okay, then you should eat more, and be careful of the fish bones." Michael shook his head helplessly, drank the beer in the quilt in one breath, and motioned for Yabei Mia to have another glass. This abnormally spicy grilled fish he I can't eat it, but I can have another glass of this cold and delicious beer.
Closing time came at nine o'clock, and Mag waited two minutes for the guests to finish the food on the table before starting to clear the place.
Michael looked at Mag and said with a smile: "Boss Mai, I heard from Dix that you have a deal that you want to do with the City Lord's Mansion. I'm here to take a look. Is it convenient?"
Mag smiled and said: "The city lord has come in person, so there is no reason to shirk it. If Miss Vivian is not in a hurry to go home, she can slowly eat grilled fish here and play with Amy and Anna for a while. That would be even better." alright."
"Talk slowly, I still have half of the fish." Vivian said without raising her head, turning over the half-eaten fish and continuing to eat.
"You guys go back today and come back to tidy up tomorrow morning." Mag turned to look at Yabei Mia and Sally and said, and after a few words of advice to Amy, he took Michael to the room next to the restaurant.
A few lights illuminated the empty room, and the small train in the corner caught everyone's attention.
Michael circled around the steam locomotive and said curiously: "Is this a steam locomotive? It looks like steel, can it really run?"
Mag opened the boiler cover and added coal inside while saying: "This steam locomotive converts the thermal energy of coal combustion into a controllable mechanical energy, and then drives the small train forward by pushing the reciprocating motion of the connecting rod. It can run on its own without any external traction, and it can drive multiple carriages.”
"All you need is coal?" Michael stepped forward, bent down and picked up a piece of coal. When he squeezed it in his hand, it turned into black powder, confirming that it was coal.
"The current steam engine can only use coal, but if there are more efficient alternatives in the future, it might be possible." Mag nodded and said without saying anything. This is a magical world after all, and there might be more. Efficient and cheap energy.
Michael looked at the steam locomotive with interest, "Can I try it?"
"Of course, City Lord, please get on the train." Mag nodded with a smile and ignited the boiler. White steam spurted out from the chimney. He climbed onto the locomotive. After the air pressure on the barometer reached the threshold, he pushed the push rod and the steam The locomotive drove forward without hesitation.
Michael looked down at the locomotive rolling forward on the rails, his eyes completely brightened. If the feedback the Haider team had always given him about steam engines was as nihilistic as an attic in the sky, then sitting on this steam locomotive, he really felt Feel the changes brought about by the steam engine.
No animal power is needed, only cheap coal is needed. This big thing made of steel and braving white mist can carry people forward.
The steam locomotive circled the room and stopped. Michael sat on the car for a while before getting off. He looked at Mag and said, "Boss Mag, what is the endurance of your steam locomotive? How much weight can it carry at one time? "
"This is a reduced version of a steam locomotive. It is mainly used for demonstration and trial operation. If it is to be put into actual operation, the whole thing needs to be enlarged to increase the horsepower of the steam engine and enhance the load capacity. A steam locomotive can carry more than 100 tons. , the specific data will not be determined until the actual steam locomotive is built. The endurance depends on the amount of coal. As long as the coal supply is sufficient, the train can reach anywhere where the rails are laid." Mag looked at Michael and said seriously.
Michael reached out and tapped the train gently. He was silent for a while, looked at Mag and said with a smile: "Make an appointment with Hill and let's talk about cooperation."
"Okay." Mag also had a smile on his face. The City Lord's Mansion was simpler than he thought, and with the City Lord's Mansion's nod, Mag already had the initiative in choosing third-party collaborators.
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Dailan Clothing Store was still brightly lit at this time.
Mars walked into the room quickly, looked at Gloria who was holding a piece of silk and was thinking about something, and said, "Miss, all thirty sets of dresses have been booked. Each piece costs one hundred thousand copper coins. All can be delivered before the end of the month." There are also many inquiries about the other two dresses. However, according to your request, we will not accept reservations. Instead, they will be put on the market in half a month. It is expected that there will be good sales. "
"Great, in this case, we can turn a profit this month, right?" Gloria's eyes lit up, and the fatigue from a busy day seemed to be gone, and she was also a little excited.
Mars nodded and said: "The president has severed our relationship with previous losses and debts. After deducting the wages of warehouse organizers, tailors and shop assistants, we can make a profit of two million copper coins from thirty dresses alone. Half a month later, other After the two dresses are put on the market, the profit should be between 500,000 and 1 million copper coins."
Gloria put down the cloth in her hand and said with a smile: "Today the president gave me a letter. If our profit this month can exceed that of the blacksmith shop run by Cyril, I will get a position as a director of the Aden Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, we will gain more business opportunities in the family business.”
"The business of that blacksmith shop used to be good, but it has been operating poorly in the past few years and has been on the verge of losing money. Although it is better than the previous Dailan, I want to surpass the current Dailan in more than 20 days. This is basically impossible." Mars said with confidence.
"We still can't take it lightly. Cyril will never give up so easily." Gloria shook her head.
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In the dark night, a group of knights dressed in black entered the city quietly from the north gate. The leader was covered in black robes.
