I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 331 The Beginning of Chaos

Inside the Merlin Tavern.

Xia Ya sat where he always sat, looked at the street view outside the window, and drank a cup of tea. It was a high-quality Longjing tea brought from Beichen. The fragrance of the tea was overflowing and refreshing.

Strictly speaking, Xiaya should be over a hundred today, but Xiaya has no intention of remembering how old he is.

But as he gets older, it's not suitable to drink alcohol, so recently he likes to drink tea more and more to keep in good health.

Outside the window is the street view of the imperial capital. The environmental protection bills committed by several presidents to reduce emissions and carbon emissions have achieved initial results. The thick soot clouds in the streets in the past have also dissipated a lot, and the smell will not be so bad.

Of course, due to the limitations of the times, even with so many bills introduced, it is impossible for Britannia to give up industry in exchange for the environment, so the pollution in the imperial capital is still not small.

Even Shaar's facade has been corroded by these corrosive substances, and needs to be renovated every once in a while, let alone people.

Although the city is the economic center of the entire country, it is not suitable for human survival.

But even so, it still can't hide its prosperity.

Gorgeously dressed people are passing by on the streets. Besides the horse-drawn carriages that are often seen on the streets, there are also some four-wheeled internal combustion engine vehicles.

It is very similar to some antique cars that are often seen in museums, even a little behind. There is no roof cover and no doors. There is only a sofa on it, and even the steering wheel is not round.

But it is a novelty in this day and age.

Even if it is the imperial capital, few people own it.

Compared with horses, the speed and maneuverability of cars in this era do not have much advantage, and compared with inanimate cars, people are more willing to entrust their safety to horses with thousands of years of operating experience.

So cars should coexist with horse-drawn carriages for a while.

In fact, the existence of automobiles is much earlier than the appearance of internal combustion engines.

As early as the last century, some people actually developed steam-powered locomotives in order to pull some large artillery, and even developed the earliest buses based on this.

But the steam engine is too bulky, inefficient and slow, and there will be a lot of black exhaust gas when burning the boiler, which makes the steam engine hot and dirty, far from being comfortable.

This kind of steam locomotive was eliminated more than ten years ago.

The most eye-catching thing should be the bus-like vehicle slowly passing by at the intersection of the intersection not far away at this moment.

If you look carefully, there are no tires under the car, but it is walking on the track, with a wire above it, and an electric shock rod extending from the car touches the wire and makes a hissing sound.

That is a tram. In this world, this should be the second tram in the world. In this era, it is an absolute black technology.

It is the "dangdang car" that shuttles through the streets of Baijing and Laomodu in old movies

The first road rail vehicle used for passenger transport in the world was launched in Beichen in 1775. It was pulled by horses and was called "public carriage".

Britannia was also affected because of her close relationship with Beichen, and there was such a track in the imperial capital.

In 1835, the engineer of the German Empire, that is, Eamon, who invented the electric motor, exhibited the first electric car powered by power lines at the Berlin Industrial Exhibition.

Three years later, he laid the first tramway in the outskirts of Berlin, relying on one rail for electricity and the other for a loop.

But this line was too dangerous for street traffic, so he solved the power supply and safety problems by elevating the transmission line.

In 1841, a Britannian, Van Der, tried out a trolley to carry passengers at an agricultural exhibition.The tram he tried used a collector pole with a trolley and an overhead contact wire to transmit power and used the rail as the power supply method for the other circuit.

A few years later, a Britannian used the above method to switch to electric traction vehicles on several horse-drawn railcar routes, and made some comments on the vehicle's current collector, control system, motor suspension method and drive method. Improvements were made, and the current trams appeared.

There are only two places in the whole world that have this kind of tram, and it is only a short distance. It should be decades before it is popularized. .

Looking at the diesel locomotive spouting black smoke, and the tram, the people in rococo clothes and wigs that I saw when I first came to this world in the past seemed to be still in sight.

Unknowingly, a whole century has passed since Shaar came to this world, longer than the time he stayed in another world.

Time flies so fast that it feels unreal.

This era marks the era of Queen Victoria in another world, the most steampunk era, with industrialized cities, spewing chimneys and punk-style cars. Char actually likes this style very much.

"Ding bell~"

The door opened slowly, and a man in a black suit, tie, and black top hat walked in, came to Xiaya's side and took off his hat as a gesture, and then sat opposite Xiaya.

This is Gallant, the 50-year agreement has arrived again, and he is here to keep the appointment.

Compared with the last 50 years, his condition is obviously much better, his hair and beard are meticulously groomed, he wears a suit and tie, and he looks like an upper class.

"It looks like you've had a good time." Xia Ya lifted up the green tea on one side and took a sip.

Gallant proudly pointed to the diesel locomotive outside, "That belongs to my company."

Xia raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"I came to Britannia is really the most correct decision I have ever made." Galante said brightly, "The imperial power has just been overthrown, gold is everywhere, and many rich people panicked and sold their houses at a low price. , I thought they would be liquidated by the new regime, so I bought them with some of the gold I saved, and within ten years these houses doubled several times, and I saved my first pot of gold.”

"Later, the internal combustion engine appeared, and I seized this opportunity to introduce the technology of internal combustion engine vehicles from Beichen and improve them, that is, the cars outside."

"Is that so?" Xia whispered softly, "What's the name of your company?"

"I use my wife's name, called Mercedes," Gallant said.

There was a little playfulness on Shaar's face, but he didn't speak.

But then, Galante was silent for a moment and said, "Next, I plan to go back to Germany."

Xia looked at him in surprise, "You are in Germany, but you don't have any good memories."

"There are still." Galante said, "at least, my wife and children live there. When I was fleeing, a friend of mine...his name is Simon. You should have seen it back then, when I was in Egypt. I'm with you."

Shaar nodded, "I have some impressions."

"He helped me escape at the beginning, and he also provided me with the information. I don't know what happened to him later, but the result should not be too good." Galante said, "I have always had a heartache in my heart these years. I want to go back and see if there are any descendants of him, and I want to give them some help."

"It's a good thing to know how to repay your kindness." Shaar nodded.

After a pause, he asked curiously, "Haven't you remarried all these years?"

"After experiencing a life and death parting, I have seen some things." Galante said, "I am an immortal person, and I will always experience these things again. Anyway, I have already experienced it, so there is no need to force it. But I do have a few lovers."

Shaar smiled, "You are very open."

After a pause, Galante took out something from his pocket and placed it in front of Shaar. It was a small stone.

It looks ordinary, but Shaar felt a strange aura from it
There was a gleam in Shaar's eyes.

"Is this that thing?" Gallant asked.

"Don't you already have the answer in your heart?" Xia Ya said.

At the beginning, he was the one who studied ** Yulu under Elaine together with Stark, so his talent was naturally not as good as Stark's.

However, talent is not enough time to gather it together. After nearly a hundred years of research, it is obvious that he has researched something.

"So, I succeeded." Galante still couldn't believe it, "I really made the Philosopher's Stone?"

"Have you ever tried turning stone into gold?" Xia Ya asked.

Galante reacted, and immediately took out a chalk from his body, drew a magic circle on the table, then put the chalk on the magic circle, and put the stone on it.

Pressing his palms on both sides of the magic circle, he began to channel his magic power.

The city-refining formation was shining with brilliance.

After a while, the brilliance dissipated, and the small stone became slightly smaller, and the chalk actually glowed yellow and golden under the light.

Galante suppressed the excitement in his heart, directly picked up the chalk, put it in his mouth and took a bite, leaving a gum on the gold. The chalk has been completely transformed into gold.

"Successful! This is really the Philosopher's Stone!" Galante said excitedly.

"Now you have surpassed most alchemists." Shaar said.

Galante came back to his senses and said, "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to get in touch with this world."

Shaar raised Longjing on one side and said lightly.

"So... do you still want to live?"

"Of course!" Galante said without hesitation, "My future has just begun. With the Philosopher's Stone, my name will surely resound throughout the world!"

Shaar nodded, his face was calm and he didn't know what to say, "I'm looking forward to it."

Galante looked at the clock hanging in the corner of the tavern and said, "I'm on the boat at noon today, so I'll take my leave first, sir."

"See you in 50 years."

"See you in 50 years"

Galante bowed slowly to Char, then opened the door and left.

Semmerer, who was always at the counter, also came over from the side, and put the cocktail in his hand in front of Char.

"There is no reason not to drink when you come to the tavern. Try my new product."

He looked through the window at Galante who was gradually walking to the end of the street.

"He is not from the magic world, nor is he registered with the Magic Association, but he is an alchemist who can refine the Philosopher's Stone and has also comprehended the Emerald Jade Record.

You don't tell him clearly about the existence and rules of the magic world, are you planning to let him apply alchemy to the human world? "

"Magic, after all, must be integrated with the world, isn't it?"

While drinking the cocktail given by Semele, Shaar said, "The Philosopher's Stone is just a key, a key to open higher realms, whether it can truly realize its potential depends on the user himself.

He is not as good as Stark, and the technological leap he can bring to this world is limited. "

"I'm not optimistic about the results he can bring." Semmerer said, "Although I don't understand the Philosopher's Stone, I understand humans. Unless what he created can be used by all countries in this world, otherwise, It will only be the beginning of chaos."

Xia drank the cocktail in his hand without saying a word.
(End of this chapter)