Rebirth 1912 starts with people on the Titanic

Chapter 17: First Impressions of the West

Finally, after a long and boring journey, Bruce and his party finally arrived in Los Angeles, the central city of California.

It is an up-and-coming city located in southwestern California.

With the rise of the westward expansion of the United States, the desolate and vast western plains were flooded with countless speculators and adventurers.

As a result, Los Angeles quickly rose to become the second largest city on the West Coast.

Los Angeles in 1912 was a fast-growing city, full of energy and opportunity.

As the city grows, high-rise buildings have sprung up, and the streets have become more spacious and bustling.

As more and more people flock to the city in search of opportunities and wealth, Los Angeles' commercial and industrial sectors have grown rapidly.

New shops, restaurants and entertainment venues are popping up to meet people's material and spiritual needs.

In addition, the cultural and entertainment life of Los Angeles has become colorful. New movie studios and performing arts companies have sprung up, providing people with more entertainment options.

At the same time, the city's artistic scene is growing, with new museums and galleries constantly opening, showcasing a variety of artworks and historical artifacts.

Overall, Los Angeles in 1912 was a vibrant and opportunistic city, constantly evolving and progressing.

While there are still some questions and challenges, the future of Los Angeles looks very ambitious.

Of course, these are the bustling cities of the city center.

In the vast western land, it is still dominated by wasteland.

The

vast expanse is dotted with small towns of adventurers and speculators.

Many of the adventurers who came to California set up their properties in Los Angeles after they became prosperous.

Most of these people have become the emerging capital force of the current Los Angeles machine.

Not only do they own their own gold mining industries, but they also own huge farms.

The

scene in the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West" shows the leisurely and wealthy life of these big western farmers very really.

Handar Brown is one of these big farmers.

He had several large farms on the outskirts of Los Angeles, where tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were raised, and hundreds of servants and herders worked for him.

Back in Los Angeles, Handar eagerly led his wife, Molly, and Bruce back to his largest farm.

When Bruce arrives, he can't help but sigh at the wealth of the Henders family as he looks at the endless meadows on the farm and the flocks of sheep grazing on the grass.

After settling his wife and little Alice, Handa rode around his farm with Bruce on horseback to show off his wealth.

"Handar, are you really a good manager?" Bruce said with heartfelt admiration, pointing to the large flock.

"Haha...... It's nothing! In fact, most of it was the wealth accumulated by my father's generation, and I just tried to keep it. Handar laughed at Bruce's praise, but she still knew how to be humble.

"No, Handar. Do you know that there is a very old saying in the dragon country in the east called 'it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country', and it is a precious thing that you can carry forward the wealth left by your fathers. "

Bruce fluently explained the ancient words of the ancient dragon kingdom to Handar in English.

Most of them are still praises to Handa, a large landowner.

In the west, a land of dragons and snakes, western shootout movies are staged every day.

Sometimes walking down the street, even if you are rich, you may eat a gun that flies from somewhere.

Hantec can take care of the family business so hugely, I have to say that his ability cannot be judged by his appearance.

"Oh, what an old saying full of wisdom. Bruce, I heard Molly say, you're half Dragonborne?" Hender complimented.

"That's right, my father is a dragon!" Bruce nodded and generously admitted.

"No wonder you have such a violent reaction on the train. I'm sorry for the sins my country has committed against the people of the Dragon Kingdom. Henda sighed.

"Handar, it's not your fault, you don't need to worry too much. I also believe that one day, the Dragon Kingdom will definitely become strong again. Bruce smiled wryly.

The two big men were so silent that they couldn't continue the awkward topic.

As he walked back to the farmer's house, Handar suddenly said, "Bruce, the oil industry is still a very risky business, and I am impressed by your courage. I can't help much, but maybe I can recommend some of them. "

Hearing this, Bruston became interested.

It is really impossible for him to carry out oil exploration on the plains on his own.

Not to mention anything else, the drilling equipment alone is not something he can afford alone.

"It's amazing, Handar. You have helped the most. Bruce said excitedly.

Just then, Molly came out of the house and immediately laughed when she saw Bruce and her husband returning.

"Bruce, you're back just in time, and the meal is ready. Molly said enthusiastically.

"Oh, it looks like we're really lucky!" Handar said happily as she looked at her wife.

He raised the trophies in his hand—a hare and two pheasants—and showed it off to his wife.

Molly gave her husband a roll of her eyes, then greeted Bruce into the house with a smile on her face.

Inside, the fireplace was burning majestically, sweeping away the cold of the west.

The servants had already put lunch on the table one by one.

Little Alice sat at the table obediently with her little short legs, waiting for everyone to arrive.

Bruce fondly touched little Alice's little head and sat down at the warm invitation of the Molly couple.

Western lunch, in Bruce's opinion, is simply a bit rough and simple.

Bread, roast chicken, sausages, and more.

In the eyes of the current rice people, these things are a very rich meal.

Of course, it is still early spring, and supplies are still very scarce.

In the summer, there may be more seafood, fruits, and other things on the table.

Little Alice ate very happily.

Molly also seems to be very fond of little Alice, and smiling at little Alice eating.

Handar tore off a piece of bread and took a big bite before saying to Bruce, "Bruce, have you found a good destination?"

Bruce took a bite of the bread as well, and when he heard Henda ask, he stopped and pondered for a moment.

In his previous life, when he was a mercenary, he fought for an armed battle for oil wells in a camel area.

For this reason, Bruce has studied the knowledge of oil carefully, and is still familiar with the distribution of oil around the world.

In the early days, the development of oil fields in the western part of the country was not enough.

Limited by the backwardness of development and exploration technology, many times the western oilfields of the United States have been missed by many adventurous teams.

"I'd like to go to St. Daven's Spring. Bruce pondered for a moment before saying.

Speaking of this, Bruce suddenly remembered something.

He asked Henda, "Henda, do you know a man named William Clauster?" "

"William Clauster?" Henda looked at Bruce in surprise, "how did you meet him?"

In Los Angeles, it is said that it is big and big, and it is small and small.

Many of the wealthy people who settled down in California had strong ties to each other.

The Clauster family seems to be well-known in this part of California.

Bruce just mentioned it, and Handa knew the identity of the other party.

"Met on the train. Bruce said casually.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably that stinky boy from the Clauster family, but I didn't expect him to go back to California, which is really surprising. Handar said with a smile.

Seeing that Bruce was a little puzzled, he explained: "The Clauster family is also a director of our Western Mining Company, and William should be the son of old Clauster. Why did you suddenly ask about him? "

Bruce said, "It's nothing, just ask." I saw that he was talking so wildly on the train, so I paid attention. "

Handa lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Well, in California, their family does have a lot of property. However, your direction is oil, and their family doesn't have much involvement in this area, so you don't have to worry too much about getting into a conflict with them. "

Bruce didn't expect Hengda to see his worries and relieve him at once.

It seems that it is indeed good that people should not be deceitful.

Don't look at Handa's appearance is a bit stupid and coarse, this mind is very delicate.

Bruce breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Handar for helping him out.

Handa was still very confused by Bruce's decision.

He asked, "Why did you choose St. Daven's Spring, which is not a good place, most of the land is desolate Gobi and stones, and you are sure you want to target your first place?"

Handar was giving Bruce an early shot.

After all, the cost of oil exploration can be much higher than gold panning.

"It's not a good place, and the land is cheaper, isn't it?" Bruce said casually.

When Hengda heard this, he had no choice but not to continue to investigate.

Bruce's explanation is indeed very much in line with his current situation.

"Well, Molly and I have to wish you success here. Handar spread her hands and picked up a glass of wine.

"Bruce, are you leaving?" asked little Alice, who was eating happily, suddenly.

Bruce nodded and said, "Yes, Alice, I have to go to work to make money." Only by making money can I let us have a farm and a house like Handar and them in the future. "

Originally, Alice was still a little reluctant.

When she heard that Bruce was going to risk for their future home, she was filled with excitement and nodded vigorously.

"Well, Bruce, you have to be safe. I'll be waiting for you to come back and pick me up at Molly's farm. Little Alice said to Bruce with a wink of big eyes.

Bruce touched little Alice's head and nodded gently.

"Alright, Bruce, don't worry, little Alice will be fine with me. Molly smiled knowingly.

"Thank you, Molly. Bruce said sincerely.

Originally, Ebruce's plan was to give little Alice to the Mollies for adoption.

It's just that who knows, this little girl may have been with Bruce for a long time, and she actually has strong feelings for Bruce.

No matter how much Bruce and Molly reassure and explain, she is reluctant to be adopted by the Mollys.

Just want to live with Bruce.

If Bruce insisted on giving her to Molly's family, the little girl would cry and cry.

In desperation, Bruce had no choice but to agree to little Alice and just let her stay at Molly's house for a while.

When he has the ability to come back and pick up little Alice to live a stable life, he will return to the Molly couple's house to take little Alice back to his side.

In this way, little Alice reluctantly agreed to stay at Molly's house for the time being.

......

The next day.

Bruce leaves the farm with Handar in the lead.

Molly took little Alice and sent them far away before she was willing to part with Bruce.

Handa takes Bruce to the nearest town to the farm, looking for someone he recommended to Bruce.

These small towns were basically formed naturally during the westward expansion of the United States due to the influx of a large number of gold diggers.

These towns were once very lively and prosperous, with a constant stream of outsiders and adventurers coming and going.

Of course, there is no shortage of criminals and robbers who have fled from other places.

The complex composition of the crowd once made the law and order in these towns extremely chaotic and bad.

Murders and robberies are frequent.

The

U.S. government lacked the manpower to manage these naturally formed towns, so it had to outsource security to some professional bounty hunters.

Therefore, the western region of the United States has formed an extremely classic western culture in later movies.

Of course, as the curtain fell on the westward movement, these small towns naturally fell into depression.

Seeing that there was no profit left, many adventurers chose to leave the desolate west.

Only some people who are accustomed to life in the west choose to stay.

But as the crowd recedes, there are fewer and fewer jobs left for them to make ends meet.

Today, these towns are filled with jobless homeless people who drink and make trouble all day long and outsiders who are barely trying to get by.

The person Handar wants to introduce to Bruce is a temporary exploration assistant who was once employed by him.

Since Hantec has not been able to achieve the desired benefits in oil exploration, the team was disbanded.

The assistant also lost his only job and is now stranded in a nearby town waiting for a new job.

"Wallace is actually a very professional geological prospector, but maybe I'm a little bit unlucky. Hehe......" explained to Bruce on the Henda Road.