Chapter 1 Demingham
At 7 a.m., Deminghan woke up in the mist.
This is a city with a unique local style in the Ryan Empire. It is located in the east of the Ryan Empire, adjacent to the Osweather Sea. It is classified according to the geography of the city. Many people who do not know should take it for granted that it is a coastal city.
This cannot be wrong, but it is extremely biased, because Demingham should strictly be an island city on the sea!
Nearly two-thirds of the entire Demingham city are surrounded by the ocean and the rivers at the estuary. An island is a city area, connected by ships and bridges. The integration of these independent urban areas is Demingham.
This is a unique city. As a completely controlled area of the Ryan Empire, it has a large number of natural ports. It has received great policy preferential treatment from the imperial government, which means unprecedented prosperity!
Here, the mainstream of transportation is no longer just horse-drawn carriages or cars. Some middle-class people often use the new ships they buy as topics when participating in social cocktail parties.
A fully functional and beautiful ship is considered to be a manifestation of identity here.
The government even issued a series of laws on ships, stating the size of ships that each company can hold based on class and income levels.
People from other regions come to Demingham, and it is almost impossible to hide, because the entire Ryan Empire only has the railway station in Demingham. If you walk 5 minutes from the train, you will find a large ferry crossing.
As soon as I came out of the narrow and cramped train car, I looked up and saw the vast and endless sea. The visual impact was enough to make anyone lose their composure.
The boatmen carrying passengers at the train station ferry were even more aware of whether they were experts from Demingham. Before the passengers boarded the boat, they saw who was coming for the first time and who had traveled many times. They had long been accustomed to the environment here.
New customers are often popular because these people don’t understand the price, and some people are foolishly thinking that this is a tourist attraction. Even if it is a few times the price, they think it is worth it.
Mailin grabbed a new customer today.
The guest was wearing a brown windbreaker lined with a vest and a white shirt. He stood by the ferry for a long time, looking at the sea, staring at their boat, carrying a suitcase, and half-squatting beside him a white cat who was very spiritual.
Oh, I forgot to say that Demingham is the most developed city in the Ryan Empire's ship industry. Their ships are rare goods when placed in other places.
Mailin squeezed away several of his colleagues and talked to him first. He was still unaware of it. He was coaxed onto the ship by a few words. During this period, he was still looking at some equipment on the ship.
"Sir, my ship is safe nearby, the classic style launched by Maxwell Shipyard in 1816."
Introducing one's own ship to others is a necessary step, and you have to shock these people first. Mailin does have this capital.
Unlike wooden ships in many inland cities of the Ryan Empire, this type of ship that rely solely on manpower or wind power has long been eliminated in Demingham and is called out-of-date old goods. If it is driven out, it will be teased. Boatmen like them pay attention to face, so it is naturally impossible to use old goods.
The entire ship generally looks similar to a speedboat, made of metal materials, with extremely high gangs and empty centrally, and two rows of clean seats. Mailin sat at the bow of the boat, holding the steering wheel while pointing at the dashboard in front of him to the guest, and observing his expression through the rearview mirror, preparing to find an opportunity to quote his own price.
"Also, do you think it's very light when you hear the sound of this engine? Look at the latest whale oil engine, look at this label, Lenny Machinery Company, this is the top machinery production company in Demingham, right... Regarding the price issue, I forgot to tell you, my price..."
Just as he was about to open his quotation, the guest who had been sitting at the stern of the boat holding the white cat and looking at the sea suddenly turned around, and Mailin turned around again, looking at each other, and it seemed that something was too much in his throat, and he choked.
The emerald green pupils are not rare. Mailin has seen a lot of them, but the indifference and depth in the eyes in front of him makes his consciousness unable to raise any intention of harming the other party. It seems that as long as there is a hint of malice, this passenger transport will be his last journey.
Meow ~
The white cat called out softly and rubbed the man's chin upwards. The man seemed to suddenly think of something, and blinked several times in a row, and the dangerous eyes disappeared.
"Sorry, my name, Donald Grant, was a little confused when I saw the sea for the first time. How much does this trip cost?"
The train for two days, Donald asked Jazz for a ticket far enough, and it would be the free zone of faith in the Ryan Empire. As a result, Jazz had a Demingham tourist ticket given by a friend, so he came here.
The experience of more than a month ago was too depressing. Although the final result was good, the situation of being invincible during that period still had a considerable impact on Donald's psychology. Coupled with the devouring of Mineato's soul fragments, a dark side inevitably appeared in Donald's soul.
Usually, you can keep yourself in a normal state through emotional control, but when you are dazed and your consciousness is distracted, the deepest state in your heart will involuntarily emerge.
"It's only 1 shilling and 5 pence. This is your first time here, right? Which city do I need to send you?"
Melin finally quoted a honest price and began to ask Donald where he was going.
"This is my first time in Demingham. I don't understand the meaning of the city. Is there any difference between these cities?"
Donald fell in love with the environment here at first glance when he walked out of Demingham Railway Station. Unlike the continuous rainy weather in Purston, Demingham's geographical environment makes its four seasons more distinct, such as today is a sunny day that was hard to see in Puston for a month.
The golden sunshine shines on the blue waves, and the white seagulls soar in the blue sky, making crisp and melodious cry.
Donald looked at the island cities that were constantly clear in the distance, the steel bridges that were scattered across the sea, and the surrounding ships of different sizes and sizes.
Donald told himself in his heart that he would stay here and continue his life.
The first question is naturally to find a place to settle down, which is 1 shilling more than what Mailin said, so he wanted to say more.
"You are so kind, so I'll say a few more words to you. Deminghan has 6 large islands distributed on the sea..."
The land area of Demingham is similar to a slum, living with the lower class civilians and taking on the most basic tasks in the construction of Demingham. Although it is part of Demingham, in fact, people on the islands do not recognize that they belong to the Demingham people as these lower class people.
Melin didn't think that Donald, who could take out 2 shillings at will, would choose to live in the land area, so he took the initiative to skip this part.
The remaining 6 large islands are the key. Among them, Tallinn and Xialinn are middle-class living areas. This is where most Demingham people live, and there are no missing things in it. Mailin recommends that Donald, an outsider, want to settle in Demingham, it is best to go to these two areas first.
The manor area is the area where the nobles of the Empire in Demingham live. The reason why it is called the manor area is because the entire island is composed of various manors. The outer bridge of this island is the only two island guarded by specialized troops, and civilians are forbidden to enter.
As the name suggests, the government district is located in the Demingham government. It is covered with various government office facilities and the houses of officials. There are also soldiers guarding it here, but civilians are not prohibited from entering. It is just that something is needed for an accident. It is a citizen certificate issued by Demingham, that is, those who are officially recognized as citizens of Demingham.
Don't even think about it if you are an outsider like Donald.
The remaining two islands belong to special urban areas.
Wangque District is the commercial center of the entire Demingham, which is naturally the residence of major companies in the Ryan Empire. Every inch of land is valuable, no certain personal assets, and even no qualification to apply for purchase.
Finally, there is Demingham's industrial center, Whale Island. As for why other islands are named after a certain area, this island is based on the seemingly abstract name of Whale Island, which is because the most representative technology on the island - the whale oil industry!
“What does whale oil industry mean?”
"Haha, of course it's an industry related to whales. I heard that there is a special whaling factory on Whale Island. Every time a certain period of time, they will go out to sea to catch whales. After they catch the whales, they will use special methods to extract the oil in the whales, and then after it is very complicated to process anyway, it becomes a special energy. This is our exclusive technology of Demingham. The inland cities of the Ryan Empire now use coal mine energy. Only we use whale oil, and technology is one level ahead of them!"
Speaking of this, Mailin's pride is beyond words, which is the pride of the Deminghan people.
Donald was also surprised that whale oil can still be used as energy?
The boatman also said before that the engine he used for this ship seems to be Whale Oil Energy...
Donald used to think that the cities in this world were like the one in Puston, with backward industries and far lower social development than in previous lives. Now it seems that this is just his personal thought.
"Sir, I have to remind you first that you may not be able to adapt to it after you go to the island. This is a common state for outsiders, but when you get used to Demingham's life, you will definitely fall in love with this place and the sea... What is that? Sir, Mr. Grant! You have a great fortune, whale! It's a whale!"
Chapter completed!