Section 054, sword, magic and technology coexist
The Blood Elf cargo ship docked at Silvermoon Harbor, and the sailors were busy carrying the ship's cargo to the docks. The scouts led Dante, Chen Xiaoyao, and Pushkin towards the station outside the port. The mounts were led by the Blood Elf guards. The station is close to the port, so there is no need to ride a mount.
"Station?" Dante looked at the bustling port and asked the scout curiously, "Well, is the vehicle in this station you mentioned something like a machine car?" ”
"Yes!" The scout nodded, and said proudly, "Silvermoon City is a large area, and you can't get to your destination quickly just by walking and riding a chocobo. We built a magically driven train specifically designed to travel around the city, powered by purple crystals. ”
Dante found it very interesting, and then asked, "I didn't expect Silvermoon City to be so developed, it was really an eye-opener for me. ”
"Uh...... Hehe......" said the scout, a little embarrassed by this, "thanks to the wise leadership of our king. His Majesty Kael'thas has always believed that if the Blood Elves want to survive in the cracks between the Alliance and the Horde without being coerced by them, they must stick to their own unique development path. After years of hard work, we have achieved outstanding results in magical research, and at the same time we are not inferior to goblins and gnomes in technological manufacturing. ”
"Uh-huh......" Dante nodded in agreement. As he walked, he kept an eye on his surroundings. Bands of Blood Elf guards weaved through the crowd, patrolling.
There are about three types of weapons used by the Blood Elf guards, double-edged longswords, huge red painted shields, and muskets.
This double-edged sword is held with the hilt in the center of the blade, and the front and back sides are double-edged blades.
The red painted shield doesn't look like it's made of metal, otherwise it would be impossible to hold it with one hand if it is made of metal and is almost a man's height at this size.
And the most unique is the musket, this musket has a slender body, which is completely different from the short-barreled musket used by goblins, and looks noble and elegant. The most striking thing is that there is actually a small box inserted under the rear end of the musket gun, which seems to be a magazine.
Dante saw this unusual musket and thought to himself, this ...... This is a musket? Looking at the stance, this musket can be fired in bursts, right? I'm dizzy, this is really powerful! He used to think that the blood elves were all masters of shooting with bows and arrows, but now it seems that the level of social development of the blood elves has far exceeded his expectations.
In the bustling crowd of blood elves, from time to time there are some golden-painted robots walking back and forth, carrying goods. These robots appear to be magically driven, as their bodies are made up of several suspended metal modules that seem to be attracted by some unknown force that can come together to form the robot's body.
There are also some interesting little details that make Dante dizzy. For example, brooms and poke baskets that automatically sweep garbage and debris on the floor. Some vending robots installed on the counters of small street shops can automatically pick up drinks and food for customers, and collect money for change.
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After a while, the group reached the entrance to the port, and Dante saw the station located outside the port at a glance.
It's really called a "station"!
The station is a rectangular open-top building with platforms, waiting rooms, and ticket halls. Several parallel railroad tracks traverse the station platform, one end pointing directly to the main city of Silvermoon City, and the other end extending in other directions, presumably leading to the rest of the city's suburbs.
What stands out are the several trains that stop in the station. The shape of the train is somewhat similar to that of a machine car, with long round carriages, and the cab at the front of the locomotive is made to look like the head of a chocobo, with a pointed beak held high, keeping an eye on the direction of progress, which is majestic.
The nose of the cab in the shape of a bird's beak is painted in gold, the body is painted in red, and the joints between the cabins and the compartments are painted in gold. The Blood Elves seem to be very fond of red and golden yellow, showing the royal majesty.
Many Blood Elf civilians were waiting on the platform to board the train. Each train will have two carriages to store passengers' belongings and mounts. I saw that the station staff were busy getting the passengers' luggage and chocobo mounts into the carriage.
"Ah, please come here!" The scout said to the three, "I'm going to get a ticket, please wait outside the waiting room." With that, he went to the ticket office to buy a ticket. Dante, Chen Xiaoyao and Pushkin stood outside the ticket hall and waited.
"Good moo......," Pushkin the Minotaur sighed, looking at everything around him, "I have never seen such a scene in my life." ”
Dante smiled bitterly and said, "Pushkin, why did you call this name?" The name sounds quite elegant. ”
Pushkin glanced at him and said, "This name was not given by my parents but by a human woman." ”
"Oh? Really? Dante and Chen Xiaoyao were interested. Dante asked, "Are you ...... How did you end up in that cave? Then, he felt that it might not be appropriate to ask such a question, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't want to say it's okay, I'll just ask, don't take it seriously." ”
"Alas......" Pushkin sighed, "I was very young, going out with my dad to moo, but I was attacked by monsters, and my dad was killed." I couldn't find my way home, so I had to wander outside. Later, he was caught as a slave in that arena. ”
"......" Dante and Chen Xiaoyao were silent when they heard this sad story. Yuan Yong said: "I'm sorry to remind you of sad things." ”
Pushkin did not seem to be angry, smiled and waved his hand, and said: "It's okay." These are things of the past. Actually, when I was a child, my parents taught me to compose and recite poetry on my own. We minotaurs are not good at writing moo, and generally rely on poetry to pass on our culture by word of mouth. After I was arrested, a noblewoman noticed that I could write poetry, so she gave me the name Pushkin. ”
Speaking of this, the minotaur stared blankly at the horizon, as if recalling the unbearable past events. Dante knew that the topic had poked him in the sore spot, so he stopped asking.
"Gentlemen!" At this time, the scout came out with the tickets, handed them to the three of them one by one, and said, "Let's go." Hurry up. His Majesty is waiting for us. Dante looked at the ticket and saw that the train was about to be checked in. So, the group walked into the waiting room, went directly to the platform, and walked towards the train.
When he got closer, Dante was surprised to find that these trains didn't have wheels! This one...... The scouts beckoned them into the wagons, while the guards behind carried the mounts and luggage into the storage wagons.
Soon, the train started and was ready to start. Dante sat in his seat, curious and excited to see how this wheelless train went. The train shook slightly, and then Dante only felt as if he was in an elevator, and went up slightly.
This kind of train powered by magic power is actually levitating!
It's a great feeling! Dante watched as the train slowly hovered out of the station, and then gradually began to accelerate, and soon reached the same speed as the pick-up car, heading towards the main city of Silvermoon City at high speed.