Chapter 960
Chapter 960: New Enemies Spotted
Translator: TransN Editor: TransN
In the days following the train's demonstration, there was an air of enthusiasm in Neverwinter .
Even Roland could feel it in the castle . It was not his opinion but a conclusion based on the data in a report sent from City Hall .
Barov held the report and said, filled with joy . "The applications for citizenship we've received In the past three days are 60% more than that of normal times, and half of the applicants, about 725 people, have just moved in less than two months ago . In other words, it only took us three and a half months to get the number of applications that should have taken us five months to collect! The number of applicants decreased slightly after the demons' attack, but now it not only offsets the difference, but also shows a surge, which means that we don't need to worry about people's concern over the demons anymore . Your Majesty, the demonstration is a huge success . "
Since Roland introduced the Data Statistics and Comprehensive Analysis to the management, the City Hall Director started to put numbers in his report . As time went on, more numbers were adopted and went into detail . It seemed to Barov that no conclusion could be brought forth without comparing data . Besides, he also invented some formulas for analysis, and one of them was called "period between the Arrived and the Settled" .
Barov explained that the formula showed how determined the migrants were to become the citizens of Neverwinter . After the identity card was added in the city's rules, any refugees who wanted to be an official citizen had to come to the City Hall and submitted their application . Generally, one who had any specialties or a permanent residence would be eligible . In addition, the applications from people who had passed the examination of City Hall and had no bad records would be accepted by City Hall as well .
The newcomers, in spite of themselves, started to look forward to the card . In addition, because they made livings in different industries, it took them different periods of time to be able to afford a downpayment . Hence, Barov tried to calculate the average period of time those people spent, and in his opinion, the shorter the period was, the more loyal the people were to their king and the more faith they had in the new king's city .
However, Roland took a different view of that conclusion . He never trusted the loyalty of strangers . They might have real faith, but ultimately, they cared more about whether their own welfare was secured .
At any time, it was reasonable for anyone to side with the stronger, so showing the strength at the right time could significantly increase the cohesiveness of the people . The train was a good choice . Even though most people did not know what it really was, the overwhelming feeling that the huge size, the hundreds of tons of weight, and the roar of the cylinder had brought to them was unmistakable .
Even Thunder was awestruck by the train when it ran through the railway near the Castle District in an unstoppable way . Unlike ocean transportation, the weight of goods had always limited the land transportation, yet the train would apparently break that barrier . Thunder even joked that when he was too old to have any more adventures, he would move his whole family to Neverwinter, where the life was also a kind of adventure, for there were so many new things emerging all the time .
If the train could amaze the most famous explorer in Fjords, then its shock to the common people was beyond expression .
Where else could they find a place so promising?
Barov continued, "Also, we've received invitations from many merchants, some of which come from the Chambers of Commerce in Redwater and Silverlight . They've eagerly begged an audience . I think they want to know more about the train . "
"Refuse them all," Roland said, smiling . "The train is not for sale at present, and they can't afford it even if I was willing to sell it . But you can promote other goods to them, like the first and the second generations of steam engines retiring from the mining area . "
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