Chapter 237 [0235] The Giant of Zaun Newport

Porter No. 1 started successfully.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, this huge rune puppet, which was deliberately made into a human shape, slid out of the warehouse and drove towards Pier No. 1 along the moving track with great stability.

Driven by the power of runes, Porter No. 1 is not as noisy as those steam machines and electric machines. Even if there is a banging sound when the counterweight wheel on its feet runs along the slide rail, it is silent amid the cheers like the tide around it.

The tall Porter No. 1 drove silently on the track, as if it were a silent statue of God - the counterweight crane arms on its left and right sides seemed to be a pair of real arms, opening their hearts and receiving the worship and cheers of countless believers.

And Zeli, who was in the cockpit above Porter No. 1, seemed to be a real god in the clouds, overlooking all living beings from a high place.

However, this description is actually not accurate.

At this time, Zeli did not think that she was superior to others, nor did she feel high above.

Porter No. 1 is not a statue.

The driver is not a priest either.

Perhaps because of the past secrecy, the rune technology is still unknown, but Zeli knows very well that Miss Ino has already started experiments on the manipulation of rune power by non-casters.

This technology will eventually flow into thousands of households in Zaun, and even the entire Rune Land.

So, at this moment, she was only excited. When she drove Porter No. 1 to the designated location of Pier No. 1, lowered the left and right cranes, carried the goods on one side, and loaded the counterweight on the other side, the huge statue seemed to bend down and came among the civilians.

Its arms were still wide open.

But this time it no longer looked like it was being worshipped, but rather embraced everyone's heart.

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It took less than half an hour for Porter No. 1 to deliver all the goods on the Siren to Warehouse No. 1.

Then, in the surprised eyes of everyone, Lux finally showed the reward for this transaction.

Gold, pure gold!

This gold was paid by Besilico when he bought armor. Although theoretically the amount was not enough to pay for the Ionian goods on the Siren and the Sea Serpent, but... when a box of shiny gold was placed directly in front of people, everyone on the dock couldn't help but hold their breath for a moment.

Even Sarah's heartbeat slowed down.

Sarah, who inherited the Gangplank treasury, actually had no shortage of gold.

But pirates' collections were always messy, with all kinds of quality. Even if Gangplank's gold was more than a little more than the gold in front of her now, the intuitive feeling of the two was still completely different.

Without hesitation, Sarah nodded to Raven and asked her first mate to come out and collect the gold.

When the box was closed and towed away, Sarah had thought a lot of things clearly - if nothing unexpected happened, this gold was just put out for viewing, and she couldn't carry this gold back, so she had to exchange it for goods here.

But... it was gold after all!

Unable to help but curl her lips, she clapped with everyone, and whispered in a voice that only she and Lux ​​could hear: "After two months, Miss Lux has become much more cunning. I am even a little tempted by such beautiful gold!"

"It's just a coincidence." Lux also responded in a low voice, "We will talk slowly later. I think since Miss Sarah has come to Zaun, she should not be in a hurry to leave, right?"

"Of course not." Sarah laughed, "I am carrying the needs of the Ionians. If you can't meet their desires, I am afraid that a lot of the income on this gold trade route will flow into the hands of others..."

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With the "payment and goods" settled, Lux and Sarah boarded the train to Zaun hand in hand.

As early as a month before the completion of the new port, the train connecting Zaun New Port and Zaun City had been opened to traffic.

Trains - or steam locomotive technology - are a fairly mature industry in Zaun. However, considering the performance of Porter No. 1, I am afraid that the power of Zaun trains will soon change from steam engines to something new.

Unfortunately, Zaun's current research and application capabilities for rune technology are still quite limited. Even if they are "welcoming state guests", they can only use old steam locomotives.

Two hours later, Lux and Sarah finally arrived at Zaun's municipal building.

Here, a grand welcome dinner is about to be held, and "people from all walks of life in Zaun" will participate in the banquet.

Now, Lux and Sarah can take a break. They still have a lot of things to communicate and negotiate, but they are no longer in a hurry.

The enthusiasm of the people of Zaun has not dissipated, because just as Lux and Sarah walked into the municipal building hand in hand, the Zaun Evening News, which had been prepared long ago, was freshly released.

The sixteen-page supplement included an analysis of Ionian trade and popular science on rune technology. In addition, there were five pages describing visions of the future.

Newspapers were circulated among the people, and many people even read the contents of the newspapers aloud, introducing the various possibilities of the future to people they knew and didn't know.

The whole of Zaun seemed to be immersed in a sea of ​​joy - even Lux and Janna, who had long since given up their Zaun priesthood, felt an indescribable radiance at this moment.

Unlike Zaun, in the editorial office of Piltover Evening News, the Piltover journalists who witnessed the entire opening ceremony of the new port with their press cards fell into a breathtaking silence.

At first, they laughed at the Zaun people for using wood to build the dock, which was a pure tofu shoddy project to fool people.

Then, when the new port was completed and no ships came, they prepared a manuscript to mock the Zaun people for wasting their efforts.

When the Siren and the Sea Serpent arrived, they crossed out the wasted effort and changed it to Zaun holding on for face.

As Sarah showed the goods and they recognized the prices of these Ionian specialties, they gave up their criticism of the trade itself and began to think about how to prove that the Zaun people were not worthy of such an important trade - "Manpower VS Flying Gate", this is a good title.

As a result, the transporter No. 1 appeared, and the reporters had no choice but to give up the black spot of manpower and tried to prove that the Zaun people were in an absolutely disadvantaged position in this trade. In comparison, Piltover was qualified to be the terminal of this trade.

In the end, Lux showed off an astonishing amount of reserve gold as if to show off her wealth, showing her confidence.

After returning to the editorial office in a hurry, these reporters looked at each other and didn't know how to write for a while - different from the previous carefree smearing, this time, even these Piltover reporters had an indescribable sense of crisis in their hearts...

Kalya's small class·The psychological gap of Piltover reporters:

In the past, Piltover reporters often discredited Zaun, because they really looked down on Zaun.

But this time... things seem to have become a little subtle.

PS. Tomorrow will be a big update!