Master of Thermodynamics - Chapter 735
Chapter 729 This is people’s livelihood
Because the stone spider is 5 meters high, sitting on the stone seat on the spider’s back, the field of vision is very wide. You can see the undulating horizon, patches of farmland, swaying bushes, withered grass, and paths through the grass.
“Wow…Wow…”
The 7-meter-long stone spider’s legs, each step they take, the distance they traverse reaches as much as 5 meters. When they pass through the withered grass one after another, they make a rattling sound of grass blades.
“Bang…bang…bang…”
The rhythmic pedaling sound can be heard within a hundred meters. When the spider’s legs hit the ground, the surrounding grass blades will vibrate slightly.
The height of most shrubs is not as high as that of stone spiders. When passing through the shrubs, it will give people a strange feeling of stepping on the shrubs.
Arrietty listened for a moment, and intimately grabbed Renault’s right hand, and asked curiously:
“If my calculation is correct, the weight of the stone spider should not be less than 5 tons… logically speaking, the sound of the spider’s legs falling on the ground should be very loud. Why does it not sound loud?”
Renault gently rubbed her smooth skin, smiled and replied:
“Look carefully at the walking posture of the stone spider. When I control the movement of the spider’s legs with [Nian Power], there is a slight pause just before landing… This can effectively reduce the vibration and improve the comfort…”
Arrietty observed carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized:
“That’s it.”
She turned her head and looked at Renault’s eyes, which became more tender and sweet.
“Bang…bang…bang…”
Two stone spiders one after the other, after passing through the grass outside the village, arrived at an uneven and full of troubled hills, relying on their height and long legs, the spider directly rushed into it.
At this time, Allietty realized the beauty of spiders more and more.
No matter how complicated the terrain is, no matter how big the ground drop is, the spider’s back is always stable, and the bumps she feels are pitifully small, much smaller than the magic vehicle.
“This is really the perfect means of transportation…” Arrietty couldn’t help but exclaimed.
“Of course.” Gabriella chuckled and whispered, “In order to make your ride more comfortable, Lord Speaker also deliberately used his power to heat the stone seat to a warm state.”
“If you observe the stone spider in front of us, you will know how uncomfortable it is to sit on a cold stone in the cold early winter month…”
Arrietty was taken aback, turned to look at the two teenagers ahead.
Sure enough, the two guys twisted their bodies from time to time, as if nails were installed under their buttocks.
She didn’t say much, just squeezed Renault’s hand tightly.
Gabriella, who was sitting on the other side of Renault, glanced at the hands held by the two together, a trace of envy flashed in his eyes.
However, she understands that her position in the minds of the Speaker is far inferior to Miss Secretary-General, and any attempt to “compete” with Miss Alietti is extremely stupid.
Therefore, Gabriella can only watch it eagerly.
…
“So, before the harvest month of the previous year, Viscount Bart sold most of the farms owned by the family to the Haichao Chamber of Commerce?” Renault leaned on the back of the seat and said lazily, “Hey, Mr. Viscount is quite clever. Yes… if it sells a little later, the price of grain and land will fall sharply after a large number of soybeans, rice and rice are on the market…”
“Yes, sir.” The long-faced boy Sid nodded, “I don’t understand what you said… But I know that the Haichao Chamber of Commerce is as kind as the new King, and they not only did not take back the rent from my house. Land, on the contrary, reduced the tenancy rent to 10%.”
In this short journey, the big people at the top of the power pyramid actually chatted with the little people at the bottom of society enthusiastically. This is really a wonderful thing.
The boy wiped his nose with his dirty sleeves, and babbled:
“Oh, compared with the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, Lord Bart is simply the most greedy vampire…Any farmer who rents the Bart family’s farmland must pay 60% of the rent… Since the Haichao Chamber of Commerce became the owner of this land, we The whole family can finally eat their food…”
“‘His Majesty the New King’?” Renault interrupted the boy’s words, “The Thousand Lake Kingdom no longer exists, and there is no king, there is only the Sea Tide Republic now.”
The teenager grinned:
“I heard from the people in the village that the old King died, and the new King changed his name. What is it called… Uh… Supreme Speaker, but I think it’s the same thing…”
Renault curled his lips silently.
Arrietty shrugged and interjected:
“I also think there is no difference. His Majesty the King is the largest nobleman in the Qianhu Kingdom, and the highest speaker is the largest nobleman in the Qianhu Republic, but the name is different, it is essentially the same thing!”
The boy said happily:
“Yes, that’s the truth…”
Seeing that Renault and his party were kind to others, this courageous guy actually dared to show courtesy to Arrietty:
“Oh, noble lady, you know so much…your wisdom, just like your face, is fascinating…”
Allietty suddenly smiled tremblingly.
It was the first time she had met a civilian teenager who dared to lick her tongue in front of her after living so old. This made her feel quite novel.
However, this does not mean that she will condone juvenile behavior.
Arrietty glanced at the young man with a smile, and said faintly:
“West Germany, my late grandfather once taught me a sentence,’Speak cautiously, do things cautiously, this will make you live longer’… You better learn to manage your mouth…”
West Germany shrank his neck, a look of fear appeared on his face.
Su Wei, a short boy who has always acted like a follower, suddenly summoned his courage and said to his companion:
“Dear lady, please believe that West Germany has absolutely no offense… He once wanted to be a bard, so he always liked to say strange things…”
Renault couldn’t help smiling.
He found these two boys very interesting.
The young man named West Germany looked brave on the surface, but he was cowardly inwardly, while Su Wei was the opposite, courageous on the outside, courageous on the inside, and quite responsible.
If there are no accidents, Suvi’s future achievements will have a high probability of being far higher than that of West Germany.
“Hi, Suvi.” Renault became a little interested in him. “Can you tell me about your family?”
“Okay…Okay, Lord.” Su Wei replied respectfully and stammered, “My father… is a soldier who serves for Lord Bart… A few years ago, he was in… The Meteorite Pass was killed…”
“Master Bart exempted part of the rent…but my mother has to support me and my younger siblings…usually very hard…this time the new king takes advantage of the slack time in the farm…hire manpower to dig the canal…the reward is very Not bad… Mom followed along…”
His voice became low.
“Actually, I also want to…help my mother lighten a little burden…but they don’t allow children under the age of 15…to work on the construction site…”
Gabrielle Ella silently listened to the boy’s narration, and suddenly recalled the dispute about the project time by the “Water Conservancy Construction Committee”.
Most of the committee members believe that the temperature in winter is too low and the soil is frozen very hard, making it too difficult to excavate. Not only is it more time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the progress of the project will also be greatly delayed.
Therefore, when the weather is warm, it is the most suitable time to build the canal.
But the Lord Speaker directly rejected this proposal.
She still remembers what the Speaker said at the beginning:
“Persons in high positions should always keep in mind a sentence: the greater the power, the greater the responsibility…Any decision you make must be considered thoroughly and in detail, and you cannot look at the problem with narrow and one-sided thinking.”
“People with a little bit of common sense know that winter is the saddest time for ordinary civilians… At this time, the canal project can be started to provide civilians with a job and greatly reduce their pressure to support their families. Fewer people will die of starvation…”
“This is people’s livelihood!”
“People’s livelihood issues are more important than the progress of the project!”