The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Edward's efficiency was very high, especially when it came to matters he deemed important, he was unwilling to wait even for a moment.

Just the day after the Steel Giant Beast brought by Prince Colin demonstrated its strength to the new nobles of the Duchy, the Governor's Mansion in Thunder City announced a groundbreaking news story—

The "Campbell Royal Railway Company" was officially established.

That evening, every major evening newspaper in Thunder City was dominated by this news, which detailed this unprecedented plan.

The newspaper mentioned that this railway company would be fully funded by the Royal Family. Once the first phase of the key sections was completed and demonstrated its value, the company would follow the successful experience of the "Colin Group" and go public on Queen Street in Thunder City!

By then, the Royal Family would issue shares through banks in Thunder City to all interested investors. Whether a major banker or a common citizen, everyone could partake in the wave of building the Duchy's future and share the dividends once the railroad became profitable.

This blueprint was ambitious.

The first phase of the project planned two main lines running north and south.

The first railway is the lifeblood of the entire Duchy. It will run through the north and south, passing through seventeen populous towns and Baron Territories, firmly connecting the Valley Plain, just reclaimed from the rebel army, with the bustling port of Thunder City.

In the middle section, the line will branch out into a spur extending to the northeast Spinor Earl's Domain.

It was another quiet piece on the strategic map Edward laid out, and at the same time, it was a relatively undeveloped mountainous area in the Campbell Duchy.

There, near the Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, rich in coal and iron resources, close to the territories of the Dwarves and Ratmen. However, because of the lack of connection to the Rushing River and the distance of the mountainous area from the coastline, the cost of maintaining rule was high, thus it hadn't been effectively developed.

The core sphere of influence of the feudal nobles was mainly in the plains, and Count Spinor was no exception, with the population mainly concentrated on the narrow coastline.

Without the railway, Edward likely wouldn't have put the Spinor Earl's Domain at the forefront of his schedule.

But now, the situation was clearly different.

If a coal and iron steel industry zone could be established there, it would not only absorb the agricultural population into factories but would also add fuel to the industrialization wave in Thunder City.

This was also Prince Colin's suggestion, and Edward was preparing for it.

The citizens of Thunder City were excitedly discussing in taverns and street corners.

Most of them hadn't even seen what a "railroad" was, but just seeing the words "fully funded by the Royal Family" was enough to keep them awake all night with excitement.

They vaguely realized that this might be something that could change their destiny, just like when the Colin Group went public.

In front of the red tea house on Queen Street, citizens waiting for the "Stock Exchange" to open were flipping through their newspapers, uttering a sigh of realization.

"No wonder the Grand Duke expanded the scale of Parliament."

"So it turns out our Majesty is starting a company too!"

They didn't see anything wrong with it; they just found it novel that a Grand Duke sitting on a printing press would be interested in making money.

This kind of thing had never happened before.

In fact, they really misunderstood their Majesty; Edward had no energy to start a company, nor did he have any experience in that area.

The Royal Railway Company merely bore the royal name to signify the Campbell Royal Family's endorsement and support of the project.

Although the company was funded and held by the Duke's family, the actual manager was not the Duke himself.

Part of its management team came from Thunder City Hall, the municipal road planning bureau, and the water conservancy bureau, and the other part were royal-appointed supervisors and scholars recommended by advisors.

After drafting a specific planning scheme, the Royal Railway Company would conduct a public tender in Thunder City.

Without a doubt, this solution was extremely advanced in Thunder City for its time, although limited by the era's constraints, there was only one company that met the bidding qualifications.

Not just Campbell Duchy, but even in the entire Imperial domain, there wouldn't be a second unit that qualified to bid.

Unsuspectingly, this epic project contract landed in the hands of the Cemetery Railway Group players.

They were the "old railway workers" of the Great Graveyard, mostly dealing with Hell Dwarves, almost turning "Catastrophe OL" into "Railway Tycoon OL."

And it was the fantasy version, too.

However, on the first day of actual construction, these experienced Lizardman players encountered the most challenging problem in their careers.

On the newly designated construction site on the outskirts, the group leader "[I Come to Form the Head]" was staring at a patch of mud in a daze.

He had just received a secret order from the Demon King.

Prohibiting the use of any undead labor in this project.

Prohibiting the use of Ratmen and goblin slaves.

And—

Prohibiting any Human NPC casualties.

Since the railroad was still in the promotional stage, any casualties would undoubtedly cast a shadow over the promotion of the new technology.

However, though he understood this, it was simply unreasonable!

Without the undead, could it still be called a Cemetery Railway?

"I Come to Form the Head" was furious.

The atmosphere in the workshop was as oppressive as a swamp before the rain, with no hint of excitement about landing the "big contract."

"I Come to Form the Leg" reached out a claw to poke at the boss's arm, unable to help but ask softly.

"Brother Head, what's up? Did the mission have a bug?"

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