Admiral in the Azure World

Chapter 45 Kaleki-Andrew

When Kalecki-Andrew stepped off the mail boat, light rain had already fallen on Tsukijima Island.He didn't bring an umbrella, so he could only raise the black gentleman's hat on his head and duck into a bar facing the sea.

He put down the briefcase in his hand and looked at the raindrops flying like mosquitoes under the dim light of the street lamp with a haggard expression.

Kalecki never thought that he would leave his hometown when he was 30 years old.He was one of the first refugees from the enclosure movement in the Azure Federation.

When he was 12 years old, the deacon on the island deprived his family of their land, and his parents took him away from Carnation Territory and came to Sunflower Territory.Here, his father became a linen plaid weaver, and his mother had to support the family by repairing shoes.But even though the parents worked from dawn to dusk, the money they earned was still not enough for the family.

So Kalecki began to enter the society that year.

Kalecki never thought about leaving the Sunflower collar, and it was still at the age of 30.Kalecki hated his family because it was poor and had no future.After finishing child labor during the day, he went to night school to study, and he wanted to break this shackle through his knowledge.In that year, because of his part-time job as a messenger, he became the western regional director of the Sunflower Collar Railway Company, became his personal secretary and telegraph operator, and became the western regional director of the company at the age of 24.

So Kaleki really didn't expect that at the age of 30, he would quit this glamorous job in the eyes of outsiders and come to the border of the Federation.

Could it be that Thors is too eloquent?No, it's not.Although Thors has been in business for many years, he still hasn't gotten rid of the bad habits he had when he was a sailor. He always talks nonsense and brags subconsciously, and he can see through it at a glance.There was no way Kalecki could be persuaded by such a flawed lobbyist. He wanted to come on his own.

Kalecki wanted to be a big shot, not just an executive in a suit.

At the age of 27, he established a bridge company with his friends, which was his first step in trying to break through his class.

And now, a great opportunity appeared in front of him.One thing Thors was right about was that with the invasion of Mirage, the Federation's steel did begin to be in short supply.

But Kalecki saw more than that.

In recent years, industry and commerce have achieved prosperous development under the leadership of the Business Alliance. Business opportunities are everywhere, business is everywhere, money has begun to surge, and wealth has continued to double.Even the federal deacons, who used to be aloof, lowered their status and became slaves to money, and began to expel the islanders to enclose the land for their own use.

The driven people are concentrated in big cities, and transportation and housing are the things they must solve.

It can be said that in the next few decades, the biggest undertaking of the Federation will be infrastructure construction, that is, the construction of buildings, bridges, and roads.And they all need steel.

The people of the Azure Federation were so focused on the traces of the mirage that they ignored the cities that were rising from the ground.These cities have concentrated most of the factories in the Federation, and naturally also concentrated most of the workers in the Federation. Surrounding these workers is a huge market, and if the market wants to gain a foothold, it must have a building to accommodate it.

And steel is the foundation of architecture!
Steel represents the future.

Kalecki believed in his own judgment, so he spent all his savings to buy the steel patent of the Dots brothers, so he came here.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, gradually changing from mosquito state to raindrops.

The owner of the bar stood up, holding an orange oil lamp and hanging it on the wire hook at the door.

When did you meet Thors?
Kalecki suddenly thought of this.To be honest, he didn't really remember having Thors as a friend. The last time they met was 12 years ago, when he was a part-time messenger.

At that time, Thors had just finished working as a sailor on a cargo ship, and then lost all his fortune in a gambling house on the dock.He was so poor that he became a part-time railway worker at the railway company. It was at that time that Kalecki met the sailor.

He did not expect that 12 years later, this ordinary sailor would become a businessman and come to his door to invite him to join the business. The reason was that he had talked to him about the future value of steel 12 years ago.

The rain was still falling, and because of the bartender's reminder, Kalecki remembered that he hadn't ordered anything yet.

"A glass of durum," Kalecki said casually.

Kalecki continued to look at the port outside the door.Thors asked himself to write a letter to the deacon of Jimu Island before setting off, and they would arrange for someone to take him to Gloria Island.He wondered who would come to pick him up.After all, I heard that mirages were rampant on Gloria Island and the safety of the waterway was worrying.However, Kalecki usually only believes in his own eyes. If he can't see, he will always have doubts in his heart.

Kalecki picked up the wine glass, and the dome exuded a beautiful color like amber in the light.

He took a sip, and the alcohol scratched his throat, leaving a spicy and irritating feeling.

Kalecki did not continue drinking. From the corner of his eye, he saw a ship appear in the port.

His instinct told him that this was for him.

really.

A little girl with blond hair and twin tails got off the boat.She asked along the way, gesturing with her hands, then turned around and walked straight to the bar.

The girl walked into the bar and wrinkled her nose slightly, as if she wasn't used to the smell in the bar.

She looked around as if looking for someone.In order to avoid the embarrassment caused by rashly admitting the wrong person, Kalecki turned sideways to attract the girl's attention.

"Are you Mr. Kalecki-Andrew?" the girl asked.

"Yes." Kalecki knew that this was the person who came to pick him up. He quickly stood up and greeted this lovely girl. None of the little girls who appeared here was simple.

"Hi, I'm the Sea Soul Firefly from Jialan Island." Firefly stretched out her hand enthusiastically, "I'm here to pick up Mr. Kaleki to Jialan Island under the order of the deacon. I don't know if it's convenient for you now." ? Or do you need to rest for a night on Jimu Island?"

Kaleji quickly said no, he could just relax on the boat for a while.

"This is the first time I've seen a sea spirit as young as you."

On the way, Kaleji lasciviously approached.He had not had much contact with Sea Soul, and the rare times he had only seen it from a distance.So it was quite new for him to be in such close contact with a legendary girl.But after all, Kalecki is already 30 years old, and the curiosity of the boy has been exhausted, leaving only the experience polished by society.

He turned to ask about the steel market.

"emmmm." Firefly looked confused, "I don't know these things, why don't you go to the island and ask the admiral?"

Admiral?

Kalecki grumbled inwardly.

The two got on the boat, and before they had even talked for a few words, they saw a purple glow rising from the eastern sea level.

Whoa!

A thunderbolt pierced the sky.

　Ask for collection!Ask for a recommendation!

　　


(End of this chapter)