Chapter 261: Radiant City
Liu Zhi didn't dwell too much on this problem, now the road to the city is smooth, and many questions can be answered by himself.
Under Wulu's pleading eyes, Liu Zhi finally helped it put away the bones, Wulu said that these bones were all from G-level demon beasts, and it was also strengthened with spells, and the hardness was only slightly worse than F-grade.
Liu Zhi knew at a glance that this so-called G-level was a fourth-level demon beast, because the hardness was far better than that of a third-level demon beast, but it was much inferior to a fifth-level demon beast. The matter was quickly confirmed, Liu Zhi gave Wulu a look at the bone gun, and Wulu immediately identified that it was made of the hand bones of an F-level demon beast.
After packing up his things, Liu Zhi put a small fuyao on his back, with Wulu in his pocket, and went to the northeast with Shu Yue.
All the way more than 30 kilometers, only encountered a few third-level monsters, which were solved by Shu Yue casually, Liu Zhi didn't need to make a move, it can be said that there was no wind and no waves.
Half a day later, the two walked out of the dense forest, and what caught their eyes was a huge city, which looked like a fully enclosed gymnasium, the outer wall was more than 30 meters high, the color was purple and gray, and there was a wall extending upwards on the inside of the outer wall, like half an eggshell completely covering the whole city.
Both the city walls and the dome are covered with all kinds of fortifications, some like pillboxes, some like turrets, hundreds or thousands, densely packed. In the middle of the dome is a building surrounded by protrusions, like the rudder of a ship with many tillers.
Liu Zhi guessed that this should be the wartime headquarters of Radiant City, and as long as guns were placed in the bulges around it, it would be an impregnable fortress.
It was these large and small fortifications, as well as the dilapidated color of purple ash, that made Radiant City look less like a city at all, but like a sleeping abyss beast!
At the city gate, nearly a hundred warriors guarded here, they were wearing armor similar to Iron Man, helmets like astronauts, a round shield hanging on the left arm, and a pitch-black short stick shaped like an electric baton hanging from the right belt.
On the way here, Wulu told Liu Zhi that there are guns and cannons in Radiance City, and the power is great, but because of the problem of kinetic energy, the speed of the cannonballs is really average, and it will only be used in large-scale battles, such as the collective attack of the Red People.
And I don't know if it's a lack of materials or technical limitations, all guns can't be mass-produced, so they can only be equipped with a small number of elites, and these elites are equipped with firearms at the same time, they all carry a cold weapon as a backup, and even some, directly use cold weapons as the main battle weapon.
In addition to the city guards, there were also more than a dozen people in proper uniforms standing on the city wall, with a red crystal hanging from their chests, about the same size and shape as the one in Wulu's arms, but the color was lighter.
Everyone who enters or leaves the city gates must be checked for identity and their weapons must be exposed. For this reason, Liu Zhi deliberately released all the vitality in the black bow, and put away the purple jade that blocked the vitality, after all, the black bow is a cultivator equipment from an extraterritorial civilization, if it is not handled in a low-key manner, it is likely to cause great trouble.
After the city gate guards saw the identity credentials of the two, their eyes glanced at the bone spear and the black bow, and then stopped on the little Fuyao in the backpack, and solemnly admonished: "The demon birds in the city are forbidden to fly, if you don't want to be beaten down, it's best to take strict care." ”
He spoke the Nu language, and although Liu Zhi borrowed this identity as a mixed-race child, there was also a distinction between primary and secondary, and the main clan was the Nu clan.
"If you know, you must take care of it." Liu Zhi nodded in response.
The guards didn't say anything more and let the two into the city.
The inside of the city is completely different from the outside of the city, and there are lights everywhere, and it looks extremely bright.
Walking into the city, the two seem to be in an ancient city with a very strong modern atmosphere, the streets are wide, the flow of people is endless, and there are all kinds of tall buildings everywhere, the highest can even reach dozens of meters, and the dome is connected to it, divided into more than ten layers, like a pagoda standing proudly in the city.
The city is divided into five major districts, southeast, northwest, and central, of which the northern area is an industrial park, where the research work related to science and technology is basically gathered. The West End is the farm, where most of the food in Radiant City comes from. The two districts in the southeast are residential areas, but only the central district is the administrative center, and ordinary people cannot enter it without a special person or corresponding identity.
Liu Zhi and Shu Yue were wandering around Nancheng at this time, and the two of them were just Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden, and they were overwhelmed by all kinds of new things, not to mention Shu Yue, even Liu Zhi, who had stayed in the Yan Clan City, was amazed, and the prosperity and novelty of Radiance City could be seen from this.
Every street in the city is paved with extremely smooth cyan rocks, Wulu said that it has been reinforced with spells, enough to maintain a hundred years without cracking, every ten meters there is a tall lighthouse erected, the light is soft, the sidewalk and the roadway under the lighthouse are very clearly divided, the sidewalk is crowded, there are people in robes and clothes, there are also ordinary clothes, all of them are fast, and even more run with all their might, fast as the wind.
On the roadway, from time to time, you can see a tall and mighty monster carrying some handsome and delicate young men and women shuttling by. It seems that like the sports car in the previous life, the higher the rank of the demon beast under the crotch, the stronger the strength, the more it can reflect the extraordinary identity of the owner, but Liu Zhi looked at it for a while, and he didn't see even a fourth-level demon beast, all of them were third-level demon beasts with a small size, and most of them were beetle-like demon beasts in their juvenile stage, and other insects were very rare.
Come to think of it, most of the demon beasts in the crying abyss are four or five meters high, although the streets in the city are wide, it is difficult to accommodate these huge demon beasts, and the juvenile beetle is different, only about half a meter high, one meter wide, two meters long, relatively small in size, plus the characteristics of flat back, excellent weight, and fast speed, it is very suitable for transportation.
In addition, there are people who drive some strange vehicles past, almost at the same speed as small cars on the earth, but they don't know what the power source is. What's more, gliding in the sky about three meters above the ground, there is no red crystal hanging on the chest, although the speed is not fast, but it is undoubtedly more graceful.
As the crowd enters the center of the south of the city, along the way into the shops, the streets, and the markets, the willow seems to be leisurely strolling, but in fact the mind is focused, carefully paying attention to the content of people's conversations and the purchase and sale of goods.
For most of the day, he has gained a lot.
It turns out that in this city of light, the common currency is not paper money, but a kind of talisman called "Chu Yuan Fu", which is divided into four types: low-level, intermediate-level, high-level, and top-level, and the latter is ten times the value of the former, which contains the aura of heaven and earth, and can be used as a way to cultivate and make talismans.
It is worth mentioning that among the thousands of runes, only the materials and refining methods required by the "Chu Yuan Fu" are monopolized by the government, and it is difficult for ordinary people to know, and they are not allowed to refine privately, otherwise they will be severely punished.
This should be the means by which the upper class in this Radiant City strictly controls cultivation resources.
Approaching nightfall, Liu Zhi and the others came to a building with a single courtyard, this building has three floors, located in the center of the south of the city, it looks like it has been around for a few years, it is the place where Wulu usually lives, but the ownership does not belong to it, it is an asset in the name of its owner.
Liu Zhi was very interested in the existence of Wulu's owner, who could create intelligent creatures, but according to Wulu, its owner had been missing for nearly a year, and the Academy of Science and Technology and the Public Security Bureau had investigated the matter, and the answer given was that after Wulu's owner left Radiance City, he went straight to the east, which was where the hinterland of the Wailing Abyss was located, and the monsters were by no means comparable to the edge of the dark forest, regardless of strength, number, and wisdom.
Entering the courtyard, Liu Zhi and the others just walked to the door, and the door suddenly opened in the courtyard next to them, and then walked out a middle-aged man in his forties, he was born quite similar to humans, but his skin and eyes are blue, his earlobes are large and long, and he is short and stout.
As soon as he went out, he saw Liu Zhi and the others, and asked in surprise, "Two, are you here to find the old man Duoyuan?" He's been missing for more than half a year. ”
The man speaks the Guni language, the Guni are short, and the average height of the men is generally about one and a half meters.
Wulu heard the voice, poked his head out of Liu Zhi's pocket, waved his hand and shouted, "Uncle Tie Lang, it's me, these two are friends I met outside the city." ”
Uncle Tie Lang took a closer look and couldn't help laughing: "Oh, it's Wulu, I thought I was here to find the old man Duoyuan." Speaking of this, he glanced at Liu Zhi and the others, and then changed his words and said, "Yo, Wulu, your two friends seem to be much better than the previous ones." If you sell it for a good price, remember to invite your uncle to drink. ”
He seemed to know very well about the Wulu robbery.
Wulu was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Tie Lang, what are you talking nonsense, they are really my friends, not prisoners." ”
Liu Zhi raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised, from entering the city to the present, Wulu has been staying in his pocket, has not shown his head, let alone spoke, he originally thought that Wulu was unwilling to reveal his identity, after all, according to the situation he understands, the current level of science and technology in Radiant City is far from enough to create intelligent life, if Wulu is exposed, it is likely to be arrested by the relevant departments to dissect and study something.
And now it seems that this is not the case, as a neighbor, Uncle Tie Lang not only knows about Wulu, but also knows everything about the Wulu robbery.
This made Liu Zhi a little puzzled, could it be that the high-level leaders of Radiant City were so enlightened?
"Really friends?" Uncle Tie Lang didn't seem to believe it.
"It's true, when did I lie to you?"
"Haha, that's good, I'll go to work first, Wulu, see you later."
Seeing Uncle Tie Lang striding away, Liu Zhi opened the door and walked into the house, and as soon as he arrived in the living room, he was attracted by a bust portrait on the wall. The painting depicts a young man in his early twenties, with a slender figure, handsome facial features, deep eyes, wearing a silver-white robe, his hands tucked under his abdomen, and holding a jeweled scepter.
What's more, his eyes are vivid, and standing in front of the painting, as if he is being watched by a real person, it feels particularly amazing.
"Wulu, is this a portrait of your master when he was young?" Liu Zhi asked.
"Well, the owner said that he painted it decades ago, and at that time, he was very popular with girls." Wulu looked triumphant, as if it was the person in the painting.
"Chief, this man ...... Where do I wish I had seen it? Shu Yue said suddenly, she stared at the portrait tightly, her eyebrows frowning slightly, as if she was trying to remember something.
"Have you seen it? In town or not? Liu Zhi turned his head in surprise, and Wulu also turned his gaze.
"It's not in the city, and I can't remember where I saw it, but it's very familiar." Shu Yue said.
"Uh...... That could be on Earth. Liu Zhi smiled: "Doesn't such a handsome guy often appear in comic books?" ”
"Well, probably." Shu Yue responded, not too entangled in this question.
After dinner, the three of them rested separately, and after Liu Zhi came to the room, he did not cultivate, but held seven or eight books and immersed himself in reading.
Most of the books he bought were history and rune books, and there were also some miscellaneous books that outlined geography, monsters, elixirs, etc., and he read them until late at night, and he didn't read them all, but he dabbled in each one roughly, and then he carefully read the book called "Rune Compendium".
In the "Rune Compendium", not only all kinds of runes are introduced, but also some of the most basic techniques for manipulating runes and refining runes, Liu Zhi taught himself with books, and after damaging the two low-level storage talismans taken from Wulu, he finally found the right way to release the aura in the low-level storage talisman little by little, and absorb it into the body.
After two hours, Liu Zhi finally absorbed the aura in a low-level storage talisman, and was overjoyed: "The aura contained in this low-level storage talisman is mixed and impure, and there are slight flaws, but it is very smooth to absorb, and the speed is at least three points faster than the outside world." ”
"I just don't know, how effective is this mid-level Yuan Talisman?"
Liu Zhi gently rubbed the only mid-level Yuan Talisman in his hand, squinting his eyes slightly and falling into deep thought.
"That's it, the coming day is long, and there is no hurry."
Gu Han finally restrained his inner impulse, and did not take a break, and continued to hold the "Rune Compendium" and read it.
"It can adjust the strength of the spiritual pressure between itself and the outside world, attract the surrounding spiritual energy to gather, and allow the user to slightly speed up the absorption of spiritual energy, this Gathering Yuan Spirit Rune! How can it be so useful? ”
"Huh! Storage talisman, an ordinary talisman actually hides a space of two zhang square, which can accommodate all dead things, if it is not easy to be damaged by external forces, its effect is almost equivalent to ordinary storage magic weapons, which is a valuable thing. ”
"The Ten Thousand Miles Divine Walking Talisman, once used, can allow Qi Refining Realm cultivators to travel thousands of miles a day without having to consume the true element, running like electricity."
"Golden Armor Talisman, Healing Talisman, Fire Flame Talisman, Ice Sword Talisman, Thunder Talisman, Wind Knife Talisman...... These talismans, which can be sacrificed directly without casting a spell, have a wonderful effect and amazing power, no wonder the Phantom Seniors made it necessary for me to learn this technique, which is really beneficial. ”
Gu Han's expression was excited, his eyes were full of joy, he closed the book in his hand, turned his head to see that the sky outside the window was already bright, took a deep breath, calmed the surging emotions in his heart, lifted the package and walked out of the inn, and entered the market again.