Admiral in the Azure World

Chapter 58 Thors’ chance encounter
It's still Tsumujima, still the same bar.

Thors sat at the bar and watched the busy scene of people coming and going on the pier.

"I didn't expect you to really succeed." Next to him was his friend Lev. Lev drank the wine in his glass with a sincere smile on his face.

Thors chuckled, with a bit of pride: "It hasn't officially started business yet, and it's still unknown whether it will be successful. This is why I came to you today."

"this matter?"

"Isn't the mirage tide over?" Thors shook the wine glass, and the highlights in his eyes kept rotating with the liquid. "Cycad Island and Wengzhu Island should also start reconstruction work."

"I did hear similar news." Lev said, "but this time I thought the tulips were finished. Westerly Drift has never had a mirage tide before. How can they even break through Garland Island? Really! What's more, if I had known this, I wouldn't have had to go to the mainland and waste a lot of my protection money."

"Deacon Mark in Jialan Island is not a fuel-efficient lamp." Thors recalled the strangulation of the mirage that morning, and the gorgeous scenery like fireworks was deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Anyway, please help me pay attention to the news over there." Thors asked.

Lev nodded, but he couldn't understand: "Didn't you switch to the steel business? Why are you paying attention to reconstruction again?"

“Who says steel can’t be used in construction?”

Lev shook his head in confusion.Thors also knew what he was thinking. Like himself, most people in the Azure Federation only used steel as the ration of the sea soul. Few people would use this precious material for construction. Some of the buildings are just small high-rise buildings with a maximum of three or four floors. Ordinary masonry is enough to support such a height.

However, Huang Jiang asserted that as farmers displaced by deacon land enclosures flock to cities, housing in cities will become increasingly tight. With limited land, people will look high into the sky, and future buildings will become more and more expensive. The higher the buildings are, the more than ten or twenty floors are just that. For such high-rise buildings, the masonry can no longer support their strength, so higher-strength steel is needed.

Is this the future of steel?
Thors thought.

"By the way, a novel thing appeared on Jimu Island recently." Lev suddenly said.

"A novelty?"

"It's the power station built by the inventor." Lev said softly.

"I know this." Thors nodded, "That's why I came here this time."

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"You don't seem surprised?" Hai Pingxing looked at Firefly sitting on the side playing with the glass.

This is the cathedral of Jimu Island, and it is also the first place on the island where a power grid is officially installed to light up the lights.What is being held here now is Andersen specially convening the island's wealthy businessmen and upper-class people to witness this historical moment.

"I don't quite understand what they look like." Firefly said in confusion, "Shouldn't electric lights be a very common thing?"

"Yes." Hai Pingxing looked at the people who were curiously touching the wires in the venue. "Although I have not inherited the memory of Poseidon, my brain tells me that this should be a very common thing. But people like you who are from the world of technology It’s really rare to see an alien sea soul. The alien sea soul I’ve seen before was a silly girl who claimed to be the sword in the stone and drew her sword against the train to destroy the demon.”

When Hai Pingxing mentioned the Sword in the Stone, he seemed to have thought of something interesting and covered his mouth and laughed.

Firefly didn't know why and continued to play with the glass in his hand.If it weren't for Andersen's strong invitation, she wouldn't be interested in attending such a party.

When can I go back to Jialan Island...

Firefly thought boredly.

Anders noticed the two sea souls on the edge of the venue and greeted them enthusiastically.

The surroundings instantly turned dark.

I don’t know who blew out the kerosene lamp.

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

Under everyone's countdown, Hai Pingxing pressed the switch.Hundreds of incandescent lamps all over the venue were instantly lit, and the yellow-white light instantly illuminated the entire lecture hall.Under the light, the original details of the church are clearly visible.

Another big step in human civilization has entered the electrical age.The light in the dark night flashes across the 35 statues of gods in the church. They are statues of Poseidon shaped according to the Poseidon illustrations in the sea fog. They are the patron saints who protect the world from being swallowed by mirages.

"Ah..." Firefly looked at the lit electric lamp, and finally turned her attention to the surprised people around her. Compared to the electric lamps she was already familiar with, she still felt that these people illuminated by technology were more interesting.

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Thors bid farewell to Lev and walked alone on the path back to the hotel.

Thors straightened his collar. He had only drank ten glasses of wine and was not drunk yet, but this feeling of having no worries was really great.

It’s that kind of feeling that when you do things, someone will guarantee you.

Thors thought and smiled to himself.

No wonder so many people think of dog legs.

Thors was an ambitious man, and this idea was quickly driven out of his mind.He came here this time not in the name of the deacon representative of Gloria Island, so he was not invited into the deacon's residence by Andersen.Although such a name is more justified, Towers does not want this. He would rather use the name of Jialan Steel Group and stay in a simple hotel.

"Huh?" Thors thought as he passed by a person.

He looked back inadvertently, but felt a little familiar.

"Nicholas?" he tried.

"Who are you?" The man named Nicholas turned back and looked at Thors with a puzzled expression. It seemed that he did not remember who the man in front of him was.

"It's me, Thors." Thors patted his chest and said, "When you and your parents immigrated to Sunflower Collar, I was a sailor on that ship. I didn't expect that after not seeing each other for several years, you have grown up. So handsome."

Meeting old friends, Thors became angry again, and pulled Thors towards the bar.

"Plum wine." Towers said, then turned to continue chatting with Nicholas, "You said you are already an employee of Emerson Company? It just so happens that our deacon there wants to build a power station, and I am worried about it. Where’s the door?”

"I can help you ask." Nicholas touched the wine glass shyly, "We have a lot of projects recently, and we may have to queue up."

"It doesn't matter. There is no way that I, Thors, can't find. As long as I join the team, I can find a way to move up." In fact, Nicholas is not the only Emerson employee that Thors knows.

"Eh? Why do I feel like you always have a sad face?" Thors finally noticed Nicholas's face.

Nicholas took a deep breath, then sighed again, hesitating to speak.

"Hahahaha, he wasn't dumped by a girl, was he?"

Nicholas shook his head: "I was inspired by Mr. Farrar's disc generator and invented an alternator. However, Mr. Emerson doesn't pay much attention to my invention."

This was followed by a long description of the principle, which made Thors stare straight out.

"In short, Mr. Emerson vetoed my proposal because alternating current is too dangerous." Nicholas touched the wine glass melancholy, "But I think that as long as it is used properly, alternating current can have a broader future. Compared to this future , this danger is not worth mentioning. Moreover, with the existing technology, this danger can be completely avoided. Moreover, when using AC transmission, there is no need to build a power station at intervals due to loss problems. As long as the voltage is increased, Go up there and you can transmit it over any distance..."

"Stop, stop!" Thors interrupted Nicholas, "I understand, it doesn't agree with the boss's ideas? This is easy to handle, are you going to go along with the boss's ideas?"

Nicholas thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Then jump ship!" Towers slapped the table. "Like when I was a sailor, as long as I didn't like the captain, I would jump to another ship. I know a very interesting deacon. I think he should be interested in listening to you. Long story! If you have this idea, come to me at any time and I will take care of the introduction!"

So the next day, Nicholas quit his job and showed up at Thors' door with his luggage.

"Who is this guy?" Thors was stunned after a hangover.

(End of this chapter)