Chapter 206 Steam Tycoon
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In the rented carriage, Xio said, "It's hard to imagine that Mr. A actually refused this request."
She frowned and said, "But among the Beyonders we know, it seems only Mr. A has the ability to complete this request."
"We should quickly tell Miss Audrey this news," Fors said. "I still can't believe that Miss Audrey would issue such a task."
Xio said, "It seems Miss Audrey isn't as naive as she appears. Could this be a secret struggle within the noble circle? Or a prelude to instigating war?"
Fors also speculated, "Could it be that some big figures, represented by Earl Hall, hope the situation will become chaotic?"
The two looked at each other, feeling a little ridiculous. How could they, two small characters, possibly guess what these big figures were thinking?
Returning to Viscount Glaint's residence by carriage, Audrey, who was waiting for news, felt a sense of frustration when she heard that Mr. A had refused the request.
But soon, she made up her mind again: "I will initiate an emergency gathering of the 'Justice League'!"
Xio, Fors, and Glaint looked at each other. There were already four initiators here, only initiator Hobert was absent.
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Hobert had a busy morning, winning both lawsuits, which was a good start for their team.
During lunch, Hobert reviewed the recent defenses with Jessica and Rasga, pointing out several mistakes they made during the arguments.
The newcomer Jessica listened and took notes, forgetting to eat her meal.
Rasga also listened attentively and was glad that he made the right choice by joining Hobert's new team. For him, this was a good opportunity to increase his experience.
Especially Hobert's approach of reviewing their performance was a rare learning opportunity that was hard to come by when working as an assistant to other lawyers.
After lunch, Hobert asked Jessica and Rasga to go back first, as he had to visit a "client."
Following the address given by Harvey Hayden, Hobert arrived at 1899 Nikola Row.
Just as he got out of the carriage, he sensed something and looked at a delicate and spacious private carriage. The window was open, and he saw an old man and a middle-aged man sitting opposite each other inside.
The middle-aged man had long hair and looked a bit greasy. He was the person in charge of the Tamara family that he saw when giving the Tamara family member a spirit medium consultation before.
In front of the old man, the middle-aged man looked somewhat flattering, not even smoking a cigar.
The battle had been over for so long that Hobert was no longer afraid of seeing people from the Tamara family. He remembered the old man's appearance and then looked at the sign for number 1899: Keen Machinery Firm.
At this moment, the old man and the long-haired Alva in the carriage also seemed to sense something and looked at Hobert. However, Hobert was already looking at the "Keen Machinery" sign, so he did not attract their attention.
The two didn't pay attention and continued on their way.
This old man was one of the people sent by the Tamara family to investigate why the team clearing out the traitors was destroyed. He was responsible for the overt investigation, but after investigating for more than ten days, he had not found any results. He could only accept Alva's statement in the report: the action team was killed by the Loen royal family.
Today was the old man's departure day, and Alva was preparing to personally send him to the train station.
On the other side, Hobert entered the hall of the business house without panic, and asked the front desk to see Mr. Digos, and asked the front desk to tell him that he was Hobert Jeffrey.
He was already accustomed to the "Nation of Disorder's" attraction to Beyonders of the same sequence. Other Beyonders could not yet feel the connection between him and the "Nationof Disorder," so he was so calm.
The front desk was originally going to reject Hobert's request, but when she heard Hobert report his name, she knew that he might be a friend of Mr. Digos, so she asked Hobert to wait on the sofa for a while while she went upstairs to report.
However, this trip took half an hour. Half an hour later, the little girl came back panting: "Mr. Dico invites you to meet at the steam water pump factory."
Hobert followed the little girl and saw the huge factory area behind the business house. From the hall of the business house, Hobert could see that Digos's business was very large, but he did not expect it to be so large.
These factories were all workshops for producing large machinery, such as steam cranes, steam textile machines, steam sugar presses, steam mining machines, steam machine tools, and even steam train heads.
It took a full ten minutes to reach the steam water pump factory.
Entering through the small door of the factory, Hobert saw more than a dozen steam water pumps being assembled in the wide factory building.
Because Emperor Roselle had not popularized the concept of "production line," the dozen or so steam engines were being assembled at the same time. Although it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, the scene was very spectacular.
The entire workshop was filled with the sounds of clanging and shouting.
Some parts were too large and required complex pulley structures or several people to lift them together to complete the installation.
This was a labor scene that Hobert had never seen before. There was no assembly line speed, but it made people feel very simple.
The steam water pump was the earliest use of steam machinery, mainly used to supply water to high places and to pump out accumulated water from mines.
These machines were as big as carriages, and the big ones were as big as two train heads, which was really a behemoth.
In front of a steam water pump that was about to be assembled, Hobert saw a gentleman in his forties, not very tall, leaning on a crutch, smiling at him: "The last time I saw you, you were only two years old, smiling at me in your mother's arms. That smile melted people's hearts."
Hobert stepped forward to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Digo."
Digos leaned on his crutch and limped towards Hobert: "Officer Rex had instructed me not to take the initiative to find you. How did you find me?"
"I took a task with Mr. Harvey Hayden once," Hobert tried not to look at the other's leg. "He told me that I could find you here."
"So it's that kid. I heard that he's doing well in the mercenary world." Digos smiled and pointed to his injured leg: "This was an injury I sustained in the Southern Continent. Fortunately, your father's timely support saved my life."
He invited Hobert to sit down in the reception room in the workshop. The clanging sounds outside always attracted Hobert's attention.
"No man doesn't like machinery." Digos lifted his injured leg with his hand, found a more comfortable position to sit down: "What you see is the second-generation water pump. The first generation was a piston water pump, which was prone to leaks.
"What you see now is a centrifugal pump water pump. You may not have heard of the term centrifugal pump. This is a new invention that requires a higher speed of the steam engine. Of course, the efficiency of the second-generation water pump has also been greatly improved."
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