Chapter 3 Urban Library
The passage is very long, and after the end of the conversation just now, there is a fork in the road, Kru pointed out the direction to Oude, and he retreated first, Ouya also seemed to calm down, slowing down to let Oude follow, and now there are only the two of us left in this passage with one machine.
After walking for about two minutes, Ou Ya suddenly asked in a somewhat deep voice, "Ou De, what do you say will happen to that woman." ”
"I'm going to die." "It's normal, in Tisbor, people die almost every day, and the industrial pollution of the surface, the heat and cold, all of which make it difficult for these refugees to survive, not to mention the drugs and violence. ”
"Why, why doesn't the kingdom give them relief?" Ouya seemed a little confused and a little sad, and her big eyes were full of confusion and sadness.
"In order to fight against dragons, the kingdom has invested too many resources in scientific and technological research, and they have no power or want to care about the lives of these refugees, after all, in the eyes of those palace nobles, nothing is more important than their own lives."
Ouya looked at Oude, and there was some loneliness in his watery eyes.
Ou De rubbed Ou Ya's hair dotingly, and smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this, the main purpose of this time is to maintain large transport ships, and to adjust the prosthetic limbs of newly promoted soldiers, Xiaoya, you see, the front is our residence." ”
"Accommodation? Is there a big bed? Great! Hearing that she was about to arrive at her residence, Ouya instantly had a 360-degree change, she was still indignant just now, and the next second she became a little girl with a little star in her eyes, jumping up and down at the forefront.
Oude shook his head helplessly, his eyes were a little more doting, and now Oude looked completely different from the previous steam machine fanatic, like a kind elder.
Following them to the door, I didn't go in, but stopped at the door.
"J7, the room at the end of the right hand is yours, there is a sleeping pod in it, the time should have been set, by the way, you can go around the street casually, the place with the red dot on the map is our accommodation." Ode reached out and took out a stacked map from his arms, I reached out and took it, nodded to him, Ode smiled at me and said no more, and entered the room with Oya.
As a robot, I usually sleep in the sleep pod, although I can't charge it, but it can slow down the consumption of the battery, and this body because of the memorability, so Ode generally allows me to walk casually in the city, and he also wants me to improve the fit of the parts in this way, or rather, he wants to see if the machine he makes is reliable.
In the same way, it is also because of this that I am relatively free to find a way to see Cher again that is hidden in this world, and at the same time I can understand the world more deeply.
After looking at the map, I also got a general idea of the terrain of Tisball. It's a lot bigger than you think, from the map, the entire underground city of Tisball covers an area of 30 square kilometers, and the terrain is relatively flat, only the northernmost undeveloped area will have some steep rock walls, although there are not many buildings with name identification, but some representative buildings are still marked, and there are three buildings that are more interesting.
One of them is the urban library built by the kingdom, since it is the largest library of the largest city of mankind, many books with legends should be found here; The second is the largest steam bar in Tisboor, which occupies at least about 1,000 square meters on the map, and if you go here, you may be able to gather some information; The third is the robot station here, which is different from other cities, because Tisball is a concentration of cutting-edge technology, in addition to the large number of transformed people, intelligent machinery also occupies a place, robots are different from humans, machines have a unique way of information exchange, and most of the intelligent machinery can exchange information with each other, so you should also go and see.
But on the map, the three places are located in a triangle, with the urban library on the south side of the city, the steam bar in the most central downtown area, and the robot station on the easternmost edge. In this case, it is almost impossible to go there all night, but since Ode will be here for about three days, he should still have time to get all around.
Stacking the maps in the storage space around my waist is so ingrained in my soul that I can find them even without relying on the robot's chip, for my Cher.
With heavy steps, the sound of cogs clicked again, and I locked on to my destination for the evening: the Urban Library.
The streets are bustling with pedestrians, most of them dressed in fashionable costumes, and some of them can be seen with mechanical body parts, and occasionally robots can be seen walking around. The shops around are almost open, all kinds of shops are full of people, all kinds of neon lights on the buildings make people dizzy, noisy sounds are constantly around, and some harsh music makes me feel a little irritated and unconsciously speed up the pace.
It's a crowded and noisy city, and it's also a city that doesn't work day or night, and if it weren't for the two hands that turn on the central clock tower, many people would be carried away here.
After about half an hour of walking, following the route of the map from memory, I seemed to have reached the vicinity of the urban library, and in my field of vision a magnificent punk-style building emerged from the towering buildings in front of me.
Probably because of the distance from the business district, the silence has gradually replaced the noise, the harsh neon signs have become scarce, and the pedestrians are no longer crowded.
Recalling the route on the map, I had the impression that there was a path to get to the city library from here, so I searched around and found a path between the two tall buildings without much effort.
The light on the path is very dim, except for a light that flashes as if it is about to short-circuit, and the insects flying on the littered garbage indicate that the air here must not be very good. On the edge of the garbage heap, there were a number of people lying on the sidelines, and next to them there were a few people slumped on the ground, holding something in their mouths.
I walked straight inside, the trail was not long, it was less than a hundred meters in total, and within a few steps I was in front of the men. As I got closer, I could finally see what was in their mouths by the dim light.
It was a simple rolled cigarette, or rather, it was just some powder rolled up in paper, and the few people who were slumped on the ground were smoking hard, their bodies were so thin that there was almost nothing left of skin and bones, and there was not much anger in their empty eyes, and they didn't need to use their brains to know that they were smoking something that must not be good. And the few people lying next to them, or a few corpses, were all rolling their eyes and foaming at the mouth, and the occasional insects crawling on their bodies indicated that they had been dead for some time.
I may have been affected by drugs, and even though I passed by, I didn't attract their attention, so I returned to the bustling street.
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"Welcome, Mechanic, why, you haven't rested so late?" A tall man in the corner of the room slowly got up and bowed to the visitor and said. It was Crewe.
"No need to be polite, I think you know what I'm here for, it's not the first time we've met." Standing across from Crewe was a man covered in a cloak, whose cold voice could still tell his identity even if it was unusual.
Oude took off his black coarse cloth turban, and the seriousness and indifference in his eyes were completely different from usual, and his expression looked somewhat similar to Crewe when facing a poor woman.
"Ah, that's what you're talking about, of course I understand, but you don't have to be in such a hurry, it's already so late......"
"Don't talk nonsense, don't forget the conditions of our cooperation." Ode interrupted impatiently.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, great mechanic, of course I won't forget." Crewe smiled meaningfully and made a gesture of please, "It's been made very smoothly, I'm sure it will satisfy you, please here." ”
With that, I saw Crewe press a few buttons on the wall regularly, and then a secret door slowly opened.
"Why are you here to pick us up today?" Oude asked suddenly, his tone visibly angry.
Crewe spread his hands and said, "It's just a coincidence, the higher authorities sent me to meet you, even if it is superficial, I have to listen to them first, right?" ”
"To be honest, I really don't want Xiaoya to see you."
Crewe made a helpless expression and led Ode into the secret door.
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The grandeur of the building is even more striking, and if there is to be a better description of the urban library than spectacular, there is probably no better way to describe this urban library.
The library is located on a higher ground than the buildings next to it, and in front of the library's entrance is a large circular plaza that looks like a combination of gears, and the street lamps on both sides glow pale yellow, which adds to the mystery of the library.
Without stopping long, I made a beeline for the interior of the library.
As a national library, it has to be said that the security measures are still relatively strict, after entering the gate, there is a mechanical inspection, and then a special supervision robot comes forward to check again, and only after confirming that there are no illegal items, will be released.