Chapter 26 Derailment Accident
Aaron did not specifically control the volume, and everyone in the car could hear his question.
Therefore, the "flesh and blood believer" he repeated twice not only shut down Mr. Hugo, but also caused Hugo's wife, daughter, and the elderly man beside him to also enter a state of panic, and the carriage fell into a dead silence.
He shook his head and then changed the question:
"Mr. Hugo, do you know how many staff members are on this train?"
This question was like a key command to start the program, waking up the stuck Hugo. He seemed to have no memory of the time when the machine just crashed. He said with a gentle and gentlemanly smile: "Mr. Hill, this is my question."
I don’t know. But I know Mr. Lawrence, the conductor of the Voyager. He was once an imperial soldier. After he retired from the army, he transformed into a conductor and took over the Voyager. He is experienced and enthusiastic.
Generosity."
"You think very highly of Mr. Lawrence."
Aaron commented casually that his mind was no longer on the anthropomorphic man in front of him. Hugo was indeed a very cooperative NPC, not a Riddler at all, but Hugo really couldn't tell much useful information.
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He has already begun to think about where the core of this kingdom of flesh and blood is.
"Mr. Lawrence and I have been friends for many years. This trip around the empire was also invited by him, so our family came." Hugo didn't care that Aaron was too perfunctory, "Xi Huo will always come.
Favoring a hard-working man like Lawrence, he has always been a lucky man, so he got so many rare opportunities."
The key word "lucky" made Aaron raise his eyebrows, but he didn't think much about it and nodded politely to Hugo: "I understand. Thank you for your help, Mr. Hugo."
Then, Aaron said goodbye to Hugo, turned around, and planned to leave the carriage to find the lost Sister Philo.
Before leaving, Aaron subconsciously glanced at the octogenarian sitting on the sofa reading the Empire Times, but it was this startling glance that made him stop.
I saw a black and white photo attached to the front page of the Empire Times.
It was a crude-looking steam locomotive with a striking title next to it:
[The "Voyager" encountered a derailment accident, and the conductor's death still cannot escape the blame].
The date marked next to it is twelve years ago, and the small print below clearly states: The combination of conductor Lawrence's operating error and the aging of the train directly led to this tragedy, and Lawrence himself was derailed.
Died on duty in accident.
"Hey, are you doing well with your 'Sunfire Blessing'?"
Aaron raised his eyebrows and whispered in a voice that only he could hear.
At this time, he finally remembered where he had heard the name "Voyager" - the Voyager was the first officially operational steam train in the empire. Only with its smooth operation could the empire later develop.
The development of railways has a very important historical position. Moreover, it has been running conscientiously for decades. From the perspective of a train, it can be said to have made outstanding contributions to the empire.
Countless citizens of the empire came to Lundini through it to pursue their dreams and dream of becoming a million runes. There were also countless frustrated people who left Lundini on the Voyager and could no longer touch the corners of their ideals.
In this regard, Voyager is coated with a layer of color called "faith".
It was not until the derailment accident twelve years ago that the Voyager, which had been in service for decades, was forced to retire.
And it was normal for Aaron to have only a vague impression of it - it had just been a year since he traveled to this world, and it was not surprising that he could not recall the name of a train that was destroyed by a derailment twelve years ago.
My impression of the Voyager only came from the drunken bragging of old guys in the pub.
But...
Reading news reports about train derailments on a train that derailed occurred sounds a bit weird and a bit of a joke from hell.
Aaron smacked his lips.
He did not speak to the old man who was reading the newspaper seriously and asked him for the Empire Times in his hand. The glimpse just now was enough for Aaron to confirm that this report was published at the first moment of the incident, and the information recorded on it was the first.
Hand-held information - in other words, it is the result of a detailed official investigation by the empire.
The name of the Empire Times sounds like an official newspaper, but in fact its reviews have never been very good. It is often called "an unscrupulous media" by the old friends in the pub. In order to grab time, it is not popular.
They dare to write words. In order to create a reversal in subsequent reports and further increase the popularity, reporters from the Empire Times are even more proficient in Chunqiu penmanship.
It is true that they will not spread rumors, but they will hide part of the truth and mislead readers' understanding. Then, they will create a reversal in subsequent reports, allowing their left and right hands to compete with each other, and ultimately achieve the effect of raising the popularity.
All I can say is, there is nothing new under the sun.
The routines of unscrupulous media people may be strange, but their ugly faces to gain popularity are all the same.
Therefore, in Aaron's view, reading this report itself is not necessarily true, let alone this is the Kingdom of God of flesh and blood!
Perhaps, this kingdom of flesh and blood is a world born based on the Voyager, but under the power and pollution of the evil god, everything may be distorted!
In other words, the report may be completely different from the absurd facts Aaron is about to face.
However.
Aaron looked back at Mr. Hugo's family of three.
Could it be said that the Hugo family and the old man who was reading the newspaper...were all victims of this accident?
No, a train derailment is indeed a major accident, but the mortality rate is not as high as a plane crash. No matter how you think, so many people can't die! He saw five people in the first carriage he experienced, and there were thirty-two carriages in total.
Aaron couldn't even imagine how many people he could meet.
Aaron shook his head and did not continue to dwell on this. Instead, he moved on to the next carriage.
Maybe the people he met in the next carriage were still Hugo's family and the elderly man.
So, he continued to move forward, and soon walked out of the carriage and came to the connection between the two carriages. This Voyager was indeed the first officially operational steam train in the empire, except that the interior decoration of the carriage was more gorgeous.
Other than that, it seems quite backward in all aspects. There is only one railing connecting the carriages, which does not seem to have much protective effect at all.
It is very dangerous to go between two carriages. If you are not careful, you may slip and fall and die.
Aaron carefully crossed the link, grabbed the railing and reached the next car.
He pushed open the carriage door and walked into the carriage.
At the same time, a frightened and crazy voice roared:
"You...that's not what you promised me!"
Chapter completed!