Volume 2: Empire Chapter 134 Interview
Luke's words made Rachel completely put down his psychological burden.
Through the information he got from the outside world, he knew that Bingku had put the blame of colluding with the Golden Shield Empire on the rebels. If he did not accept the support of the Golden Shield Empire, his people would most likely be eliminated, and then be arbitrarily insulted and written about by the people who killed him.
Now, what about colluding with the Golden Shield Empire?
By raising the banner of "anti-war", a wider range of people will support the resistance. By coming out of the underground, we can gain initiative from passivity.
After deep thought, Rachel's mind suddenly became clear.
"Mr. Luke, you are worthy of being the wise man we admire. To be honest, we all have ideals, but no one knows how to realize them. Your arrival has pointed out the way for us to take.
The aboveground and underground of Dongdu are not the same world. Our experiences underground are incomprehensible to the residents on the surface. The only ones who sympathize with us are our fellow miners. "Anti-war" can help us gain empathy from more people, and we will have a larger living space."
Luke couldn't help but sigh that Rachel was truly a natural leader, thoughtful and knowledgeable.
It’s a pity that it hasn’t been discovered by players in the game.
Thinking of this, Luke couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment. In the past, he had relied on players' strategies to recruit talents, but today he actually discovered a hidden top-notch hero with his own hands. The sense of satisfaction he felt was incomparable to advancing with strategies.
It's like finally having a son.
"You have agreed to accept funding from the Golden Shield Empire Secret Intelligence Agency."
"I agree! I want to be the living winner!"
"Then let me talk about my funding plan for the Winter Capital Resistance." Luke took out a map and spread it on a flat stone, pointing to several marks on it: "Red dots represent underground thermal energy, you can use the thermal energy there to produce steam; green dots represent edible fungi growing there, which can be used as a short-term alternative to food; red dots represent dangerous underground creatures; blue dots represent alchemical materials, and you will definitely gain something if you look carefully.
What’s important is this golden area, this is a gold mine…”
Rachel looked at Luke's map and the markings on it, and was shocked beyond words. Based on his knowledge of the tunnel maze, he was able to confirm that the map and the price were real, and more detailed than what he knew.
Has the Golden Shield Empire's Secret Intelligence Service already explored Winter Capital's underground so thoroughly?
And when Luke mentioned the gold mine, Rachel's mind went blank.
Gold mine!
There is actually no gold mine discovered.
Rachel looked at the location Luke pointed out and said puzzledly, "I know this place. It's an abandoned iron ore mine. In the thirty years of mining, no one has found gold there."
"If the people at that time had continued to dig deeper, they would soon see golden gold." Luke smiled , "Mining gold is not a difficult task for you. Consider it another gift from me to you."
Luke was more generous than he had originally planned to the top hero he had discovered...his own hands.
"If there really is a gold mine there! I, I don't know how to thank you."
"Wealth is not an important thing to me. What I want will naturally come from you. I will arrange a safe passage for you so that the gold can arrive at Raging Waves City smoothly. The gold will be turned into a mysterious substance mixture and transported to . Only with sufficient force can your voices become louder."
Rachel stood up and saluted Luke: "Please rest assured, Mr. Luke, we will do everything in our power to end this evil war as soon as possible."
Luke looked at Mina and said, "Send the women and children who came out with you to Raging Waves City. Mina is of school age now, and I can fully support her studies.
If she is talented and works hard, I can introduce her to the Oulu College.
I have a very good relationship with Miss Qingkong, the head of the Oulu College's Mystic Arts Department!"
Mina goes to Raging Waves City!
The first thing that Rachel thought of was the hostages... The Golden Shield Empire's Secret Intelligence Bureau would certainly not trust these miners hiding in the maze of tunnels without reservation.
But as the world's leading metropolis, Raging Waves City is definitely the best place for Mina. She will have a life thousands of times better than here, and can even enter the top magic academy, which is something she never dared to dream of before.
Rachelde had already begun to imagine her daughter in her magic robes and wizard hat.
"At your service, Mr. Luke. Thank you for your kindness."
After dealing with the underground resistance, Luke achieved the purpose of his trip.
Then Luke and Rachel discussed some details of the support, and finally asked the rebels to attack more mines in the near future to divert the ice cave's attention more underground.
When everything was over, Luke put on his hat again and left the camp, disappearing into the darkness with the rebels' farewell.
I returned to the underground steam city, changed into my clothes in a deserted place, and then went to the motorcycle party bar to gamble a few times.
It was not until the evening that Luke returned to his residence, staggering drunk.
Surveillance Ice Cave Agents are in place.
After counting the number of suspicious people around him, Luke fell asleep.
He was not worried that the Ice Cave agents would come to arrest him, as the other protective umbrella he had arranged in Winter City should be able to make some moves in the near future.
The next day, Luke went to work as usual, but there were a few more people following him.
Luke allowed them to follow him, without giving any sign that he had noticed them.
Come to the company's steam engineer work area and go to Mrs. Yolanda's office to receive today's inspection tasks.
A man dressed as a scholar was already waiting there.
Mrs. Yolanda was extremely happy to see Luke and praised him highly: "Engineer Luke, you have deceived all of us! The 'steam enthusiast' who has published high-quality papers in Steam Weekly for a long time is actually you!
I thought it was some master in the Steam Association, publishing his works under a humble pseudonym.
Come... let me introduce you to Mr. Waltersky, deputy editor-in-chief of Steam Weekly."
Luke had already recognized Vartaski. Although he was the deputy editor-in-chief of Steam Weekly, he actually shared the final review of most submissions and held a very high status in Steam Weekly.
Steam Weekly is an academic journal on steam technology sponsored by the Dongdu Steam Engineers Association. As an authoritative journal on steam technology in the world, not just any steam technology paper can be published in it.
After arriving in Winter City, Luke submitted articles to Steam Weekly under the pseudonym of "Steam Enthusiast". The quality of his articles... were all copied from papers that would be published in Steam Weekly in the next one or two years.
There is no reason not to publish the manuscript.
After Mrs. Yolanda introduced Luke, Vartaski could not wait to say, "Hello, Mr. Luke. You have published five papers in our Steam Weekly, each of which is brilliant and has strong foresight and pioneering in steam technology .
In particular, a recent submission entitled "Two-Phase Water Molecules and Internal Circulation of Thermal Energy" has greatly inspired many steam technology research institutes in improving the utilization rate of steam thermal energy.
I have come here specially on behalf of Editor-in-Chief Morsong to invite you to the editorial office of Steam Weekly for an exclusive interview."
Luke said modestly: "Many of my papers were written on a whim, and it was beyond my imagination that they could be accepted and published in Steam Weekly.
In fact, as the pen name I use says, I am still just an enthusiast, an ordinary steam engineer who has just obtained the engineer qualification certificate.
Being interviewed by Steam Weekly is a privilege reserved for masters. I... am far from qualified."
Vartaski liked Luke's humble character very much. He had just learned from Mrs. Yolanda that this young steam engineer was very serious about his work and never complained about his job of inspecting underground pipelines.
“To be honest, even if you are a master, it is impossible for every submission to be successfully published in Steam Weekly. With five consecutive papers published in Steam Weekly, your achievements have far exceeded those of your peers.
You are very talented, and it was a unanimous decision of Editor-in-Chief Morsong and I to do an exclusive interview with you."
Mrs. Yolanda on the side also advised: “Engineer Luke, accepting an interview with Steam Weekly is something that many prestigious steam engineers dream of.
This is your opportunity, which will greatly enhance your future development.
The most direct result is that your salary will increase several times.
Go ahead, I have no work for you here today."
Luke had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I'll give it a try. If I say something wrong or make a fool of myself, please don't mind me or Editor-in-Chief Morson."
"We researchers are most afraid of making mistakes, and it is most realistic for young people to make some jokes. Don't worry, Editor-in-Chief Morsong and I have read your paper repeatedly, and we all have confidence in your talent."
Luke calmed himself, then followed Deputy Editor-in-Chief Vartaski out of the Harut Heavy Industries office building and got on a car to the editorial office of Steam Weekly.
In the car, Luke chatted with Vartaski about his fabricated school experience while sorting out his knowledge of steam technology.
Qingkong's learning of the knowledge of the era world is comprehensive and uninterrupted.
In order to disguise himself as a qualified steam engineer, Qingkong also specially studied a large amount of knowledge related to steam technology, and asked the spirit orb to store the collected steam technology works in the spirit library.
With the knowledge he gained from Clear Sky, the spiritual library, and the cell phone database, Luke felt that he should have no problem handling an interview.
If all else fails, just reveal the future steam technology, guaranteed to be shocking!
Arriving at the editorial office of Steam Weekly, Luke met Editor-in-Chief Morson under the guidance of Vartaski.
Editor-in-Chief Morsong is an old man who is a bit obese. He is a household name in Dongdu. He was once the dean of Dongdu Magic Steam Academy, served as the president of Dongdu Steam Engineers Association for several terms, and participated in the design of the steam system of Dongdu New City.
After retirement, Morsong was the honorary president of the Winter City Steam Engineers Association and the editor-in-chief of Steam Weekly.
The cold winter aggravated many of Editor-in-Chief Morsson's illnesses, but in order to meet the talented "steam enthusiast", he dressed up and waited in his office.
"Hello, Editor-in-Chief. I'm Luke, a steam engineer from Harut Heavy Industries. It's an honor to meet you."
Luke saluted respectfully to Editor-in-Chief Morson.
"Don't be nervous, just treat this as a normal conversation. Sit down first..." After Luke sat opposite him, Morsong smiled amiably and said, "Your age is beyond my imagination of a 'steam enthusiast'. I believe that as long as you are given enough space, you will soon become a master of steam technology that can influence the world.
Vartaski, what level of membership is Engineer Luke in the Winter City Steam Engineers Association now?"
Waltaski said: "Engineer Luke has just come to work in Dongdu and is currently only a first-class member of the Steam Engineers Association. Based on the number of papers he has published in Steam Weekly, he will be promoted to a second-class member.
Just because he published the paper under a pseudonym, he still had to go through the promotion process at the Steam Engineers Association."
Editor-in-Chief Morsong nodded and said, "Isn't the second-level membership a bit low? We should not only look at the quantity, but also the quality. The papers published by Engineer Luke are very, very valuable."
Waltasky smiled and said, "The average age of Level 3 members is over 40, and the youngest is 35. I'm afraid that if I jump to a higher level, it will cause dissatisfaction among some people."
Morson turned to Luke and said, “Level 5 members are the highest level of the Dongdu Steam Engineers Association, and Level 4 members can be called masters.
You have to perform well in this interview! If you can satisfy me, I will promote you to a fourth-level member. The steam engineer supervisor of Harut Heavy Industries is also a fourth-level member. "
Becoming a senior member of the Dongdu Steam Engineers Association is equivalent to having a talisman in Dongdu, which is why Luke continuously submits high-quality papers to Steam Weekly.
Now the Ice Cave Agents' noses have reached their own doorstep, and first-class membership in the Steam Engineers Association is not enough to intimidate them.
But the fourth-level membership of the Institution of Steam Engineers plus an exclusive interview with Steam Weekly is different.
Without clear evidence, anyone who wants to touch a fourth-level member of the Steam Engineers Association in Dongdu must first consider whether he can withstand the wrath of the Steam Engineers Association.
“Although I am apprehensive about accepting an interview with Steam Weekly, I am very much looking forward to gaining more from my conversation with you.
In fact, this is also the most direct reason why I came to work in Dongdu.
I am ready……"
Waltasky set up his typewriter on the table nearby, looking forward to the start of the interview.
Editor-in-Chief Morson put on his glasses and picked up a piece of paper on the table. The densely written words on it were all the questions he had prepared for this interview.
"Let's start with your recently published article "Two-phase Water Molecules and Internal Circulation of Thermal Energy". The two-phase nature of water molecules was proposed and discovered by Professor Magmily. Water molecules have both thermal phase and weak thermal phase . The thermal phase has a higher absorption rate of thermal energy..."
