Chapter 268: A Miracle Comes
Although this fifth anniversary celebration is a bit like a press conference, the outside world doesn't care anymore! The major media are crazy, and all they pay attention to is the fierce news that broke out in these two cities! Most people can't imagine that they have so many tricks hidden!
One can't help but ask: Is this watching a movie?
Even in 2025, when science and technology are developed, the miracles brought by Future City and Liberty City still make many people unbelievable! Nuclear fusion succeeded? Superconductor levitating cities? Fast education? Jurassic Park? …… This is a large number of concepts that will not be digested for a while.
But the media all did one thing: to Malagasy.
The African country has exploded into unprecedented attraction, and people have to find out what is true - whether it is a blow or a fact, and they need to see it with their own eyes.
The sister cities are also ready for the outside world to test, and they want to prove that this prosperity piled up with dollars is supported by great power, and it is not empty at all!
In order to welcome the arrival of the outside world, the sister city has also opened a unilateral visa on arrival policy, so that any media and individuals can fly over first and then apply for a visa.
Twelve hours later, the SAR's international airport welcomed its first guests. They are a group of news media from Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and they are all big media, Reuters, AFP, and some technology media, bustling with visa preparations.
Every hour after that, planes from all over the world arrived. Many of them came directly by charter planes and made a special trip -- most of them were Europe, which was 8,000 kilometers away from Malagasy and tens of thousands of kilometers from other regions.
Julia Loren waited for permission to enter the country. She was a reporter for the BBC, after the shocking news came out of Malagasy. Be the first to be interviewed for the first time! Follow the team directly on a private jet and rush all the way. Their main target is dinosaurs.
Roland believes that other peers are the same, and first-hand information will be invaluable.
How can the BBC, the world's most influential media, be left behind?
While waiting to enter the country, she was checking the memo given by her assistant, the first must be dinosaurs, the second is superconducting levitation technology, and the parallel is a nuclear fusion power plant; Then there is the high-tech project of the "Future City", and finally the exploration of Liberty City.
Roland is visiting the country for the first time, these two cities. I've heard it a few times before, but it seems like three years ago. There are reports that two super-rich people are burning money to build cities in Africa, and then in the last two years, news of Future City and Liberty City has also appeared frequently.
I thought it was just a city that imitated the miracle of Dubai and was likely to fail after the boom, but it was caught off guard by throwing so many fierce materials on this day, and it was so deeply hidden! Roland calmed herself down first, the immigration formalities had already been her turn, and the customs officer was a white man.
"BBC reporter?" The other party browsed the information.
"Yes, interviews and reports on both cities." Roland replied.
"Welcome to our city." The other party happily gave a 90-day stay permit. One last reminder: "You need to apply for an identity card to enter the city." ”
"ID card?" Roland followed the instructions on the map with questions.
She and her team noticed that there were robots at the airport – humanoid machines – that were flexible. The vests on their bodies indicate that they are airport police.
Robocop?
Roland also saw that some of his peers were communicating with the machine, asking for directions to the airport. The process of handling the identity card is answered by the robot police one by one. And provide holograms.
Amazingly, Roland's photographer took a few photos of the robot police on duty.
They also went to try the robots. Very smart, and led them to apply for identity cards. All you need to do is scan the information entered into your passport and you will get a credit card-sized card. The information recorded on the network can also be bound to a credit card to use all facilities in the city.
After Roland and his team had done all of this, they left the airport, rented cars and left one by one, and the BBC team got into two Audi taxis. The driver sets the destination - he just confirms the results presented, and it's none of his business.
The taxis are driverless, they are fast, and the drivers who have nothing to do chat with them: "You come early, and if it's a busy period, the city will use an unmanned transportation system." ”
"Nobody?" Roland motioned for the photographer to work, which was a subject.
According to an English-speaking local, "There is no one in the main driver, but it is mandatory to have someone who can drive in the main driver, and beware of accidents - even though it has never happened." ”
"What's the deal with the ID card?" Roland asked.
"Foreign tourists need to handle it, and your consumption and transportation need it." The enthusiastic driver replied and motioned to the back of his hand: "Local residents directly use subcutaneous chips, and my identity, bank card, and personal information are bound to DNA, and the safety factor is very high." ”
"You speak English very well." Roland found this, a bit of a British accent, but the other party was a black man...... Not so black people.
The black man smiled, showing a mouthful of white teeth: "I was originally illiterate, but rapid education allowed me to master the high school curriculum in two months and learn the language of English." ”
"Is this technology already widespread? How does it feel to use? "Roland discovers the New World.
"For locals who want to work in the Special Administrative Region, they need to do this. We all thought it was good, the speed of learning was too fast. As for the feelings? It's like you've slept and dreamed a lot, and when you wake up, you already have something new in your head. ”
What Roland was thinking of at the moment: unexpectedly advanced.
The driverless car came to Future City at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, stopped in front of a local five-star hotel, and the porter came up to open the door and help the luggage be removed; After taking the elevator to the door of the room, the bellman looked at them with a smile and Roland gave the tip.
Roland, who closed the door, joked: "It's finally a bit of traditional technology." ”
The hotel room is also smart, with AI and smart furniture networked, a holographic projection system showing everything, and AI prompting all areas to be covered by a wireless charging network – as long as your device supports it. This made Roland feel like he was a bit out of step with the times.
But this is Africa!
Roland, who couldn't hold back this curiosity and experienced the magical side of the local area, couldn't rest quietly in the hotel at all. She booked a car through AI, temporarily bound her credit card with her identity card, paid the fee, and waited for a while, and the car was parked downstairs.
There are so many Audis in the city, and when she got into the taxis, she said, "Welcome, Ms. Roland." ”
"Manual driving." Roland still believes in himself more - although the data shows that the accident rate of autonomous driving is far lower than that of humans.
Roland drove around the city with two of his colleagues.
The main road has been modernized as an image project, but after leaving, the shortcomings of the short five-year construction period are manifested: there are many construction sites around, there are also many residential buildings, parks and stadiums, and there are some humanoid robot police patrolling the streets.
Another major feature is: wireless charging and network everywhere, only need to scan the personal identity card to complete the connection, there are two modes of free and charged, the charging mode is directly deducted from the bound credit card, the speed is very fast, and the cloud network can also be used.
Science and technology, advanced, is the city's impression of her.
After turning around Future City, Roland remembered the location of those high-tech companies before heading to Liberty City.
Arriving in Liberty City made her feel a lot more relaxed. There are few high-rise buildings in the area, most of them are three-storey buildings, and there are more tourists, and the morning sun shines on the road and palm trees, just like the summer in California, making people want to go to the beach to lie down and relax.
In the future city, there is inevitably a sense of depression shuttling in skyscrapers, and the orderly urban system also makes her feel mechanical. She personally doesn't like that style, but her colleagues do the opposite, they like the cool, very futuristic nature of futuristic sci-fi in Future City.
Liberty City covers the theme of eating, drinking and merrymaking, but unfortunately the "Hanging Garden" has not yet been activated, there are robot police on duty around, you can learn from the information on the city's official website, the Hanging Garden will not be officially opened until Saturday, and there is still a day to see this wonder.
Following the instructions on the navigation map, Roland drove all the way south to the end of the city center, and then continued south through the undersea tunnel to Jurassic Park. According to the information on the car, it is set up in the suburbs, covering an area of more than 450 square kilometers, with some plains and some mountains.
Jurassic Park is not open at the moment, and the gates are closed, but many fellow reporters gather here to shoot or interview, and occasionally hear the roar coming from far away in the park - a sound that has never been heard before, but it is a little creepy to hear.
(To be continued.) )