Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1117 Synchronous progress
After seeing off Yalvet, Zhou Xu returned to the tent and fell into deep thought about the issues surrounding alliances and coalition forces.

He was mainly sorting out the thoughts in his mind at the moment.

It must be said that this alliance with the female warrior clan allowed them to obtain a lot of useful intelligence and also verified many of his previous speculations.

There is no harmony within the coalition forces, and each force has its own thoughts. There is no need to say more about this.

In addition, as an important part of their Great Zhou, Zhou Xu later learned from Yalvet the status of the necromancer in the coalition.

The truth itself does not exist in terms of evil or justice, but people have their own ideas.

It has to be said that many people are indeed opposed to this method of controlling skeletons.

After all, this may have an impact on their deceased relatives and friends. The corpses of their relatives and friends are used to make skeleton soldiers, which will undoubtedly make many people feel emotionally unacceptable.

Of course, even so, the necromancer is not a profession that is hated by everyone like a rat crossing the street among various forces, and at the same time, he does not need to hide his head and tail all day long and dare not show his face.

After all, compared with ordinary people, they are the strong ones. Even if they are ordinary magicians, their status in a force is not something that any ordinary person can challenge.

Not to mention that in the long-term war with the greenskins, the skeleton soldiers who can be repeatedly pulled up can greatly reduce the casualties of their troops after forming a scale. A large number of commanders said it was really useful after using it.

This greatly improved the status of the necromancer in the army.

Afterwards, various forces even issued corresponding clauses specifically for this purpose, stating that the necromancers would mainly use the corpses of their enemies, and the corpses of their own people would be directly cremated after death unless they were voluntarily donated, and would not be used as skeleton soldiers.

They actually also have corresponding clauses within the Great Zhou.

In addition, Zhou Xu had been using skeleton soldiers in combat since the tribal period, and his prestige was there, so the people of the Great Zhou had long been accustomed to it.

On the contrary, the level of acceptance of necromancers is much higher than that of people from other forces. To put it bluntly, it’s because of preconceived notions.

Anyway, as long as the necromancer can be accepted, otherwise they will have to add a lot of trouble.

Up to this point, things on the front line have basically come to an end.

Considering that there were still many things waiting for him to deal with in the rear, Zhou Xu obviously did not plan to stay at the front line for long. After explaining the matter to Li Ce and asking Bolevin to temporarily station the lizardman troops here just in case, Zhou Xu set out on the return journey under the escort of the elven knights.

Compared to when he came, Zhou Xu's mood on the way back was undoubtedly much more relaxed and happy.

According to the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to live in peace for two to three years.

In addition, what is more important is the emergence of a clan of female warriors, which allows the Great Zhou to successfully avoid the embarrassment of facing the enemy directly on this side of the border.

Even if more greenskins appear later, considering the geographical location, the female warriors will be able to take over before them.

In other words, they can start construction with confidence after this.

As long as the border fortress is built, the defense strength of their Great Zhou side of the border will increase sharply! Even if a war breaks out again, there is no need to be as nervous as before.

Zhou Xu, who was aware of this, arranged this matter as soon as he returned to Black Moon City.

At this point in time, the greenskins fleeing across the border may not have been cleared out yet. But it doesn't matter. The engineering team needs time to finish the work at hand, do some preparations, and then set off for the northeastern border. It would be good if they can arrive in early summer.

This is the efficiency of work in this era. Even the efficiency of their Great Zhou is considered high.

This situation reminded Zhou Xu of the steam engine that was being developed and manufactured. He wondered how it was going.

Since the entire engineering project needs to start from factory construction to manufacturing machine tools and producing usable parts, most of the time so far has actually been invested in the early preparation work. The manufacturing of the steam engine only officially started some time ago.

This was undoubtedly good news for Zhou Xu, and he had no doubt about Qin Fen's abilities.

Long before, when they had no factories or machine tools, Qin Fen had been able to build a steam engine. Although that steam engine lacked stability and could not be officially put into use, it was undeniable that he had actually built it.

Now that he had machine tools and factories, there was basically no possibility of failure in his project of manufacturing the steam engine.

Zhou Xu, who was aware of this, had already begun to consider whether he should start laying the railroad tracks first.

Needless to say, Zhou Xu planned to use the first steam engine officially produced in their Great Zhou Dynasty to manufacture steam locomotives!

After checking the data with Qin Fen, the laying of the rails can be carried out simultaneously.

Otherwise, if we wait until later to start laying the concrete, the overall efficiency will undoubtedly be too slow.

Under this premise, Zhou Xu already has a clear idea of ​​where this railway should be built, and that is the route connecting Black Moon City to the northeastern border!
Equipment like this basically has to be ensured for military use first before being put into civilian use.

At present, due to environmental factors within their Great Zhou, only two border areas need to lay railways.

One is the border of New Taipei City, and the other is the northeastern border.

There is no need to say much about the situation in the New Taipei City. At this stage, no matter how you look at it, the northeastern border is more likely to be the site of a war.

With this in mind, if they could have a steam train to get around in a pinch...

Then, including Zhou Xu himself, the reinforcements from Black Moon City will be able to reach the frontline with even more amazing mobility efficiency! At the same time, it will also greatly facilitate Zhou Xu's travel between the two places!

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu turned around and called Qin Fen over, confirmed the size data of the rails with him, and also asked him if there was anything he needed special attention to.

In this regard, Qin Fen contributed all his relevant knowledge without reservation.

If it were something else, he might not be very clear about it, but as a fan of steam engines and the steam age, he has studied most things related to these two.

During this process, the first railway bureau of their Great Zhou was officially established!

At this stage, the main focus is to learn relevant knowledge from Qin Fen, and then I will be responsible for the laying, management and daily maintenance of the railway.

In short, most of the work related to steam locomotives fell on them.

(End of this chapter)