049 Federal capital
It is precisely because of this characteristic that the magnates have not abandoned it and have been carefully cared for as a home for thousands of years. It is said that there are no more than five planets in New Eden that can achieve such natural conditions, and three of them have a particularly harsh climate that makes it difficult for humans to survive. The other is in the territory of the Republic of Uruk, although it is not the capital, it is also a blessed place for the elders of various ethnic groups to cultivate and recuperate.
"You never saw a river when you were a kid, did you?" Hong Tao is not afraid of the powerful, but he can't be as calm as water, and he has been nervous since he hit the shuttle, so he can't close his mouth again, and talking can make him forget his negative emotions for a while.
"There's a lot of groundwater here, otherwise how could the giant algae flourish so much, and if they weren't harvested twice a year, they would cover the whole planet with a thick layer."
Claire didn't feel like an arrow at home, let alone tell Hong Tao how she lived on this planet when she was a child, and she didn't seem to like it very much, but she didn't want others to say that it was bad.
“…… Those are algae, not deserts? This is the first time that Hong Tao has doubted his eyes, could it be that the fusion of consciousness does not cost kidneys to change his eyes?
"Desert? If there were a desert here, Colt wouldn't have to haul sand from other planets to make a beach, do you know the price of that sand? They are more expensive than synthetic foods of equal weight. Claire also seemed to feel that Hong Tao's eyes were a little degraded, and deliberately stretched out her fingers to help rub them.
As the height of the shuttle gradually decreased, Hong Tao could finally see what was covering the surface of the planet. Algae? It's really not like it, it's too big, the plant has to be at least three stories tall, but the leaves are very small, dense and dense like a layer of inches. There are also smaller ones, which are a bit similar to the aquatic plants on the earth, but this thing grows on the ground, so it looks weird.
"Holy, is that a dinosaur?" As the shuttle was about to approach the ground, Hong Tao suddenly spotted several flying animals on a dense pale yellow vegetation. It's definitely not a bird, but a bird that is so big is more like a pterodactyl.
"It's a sword-beaked dragon, with a sharp and hard beak that can bite through an arm-thick ordinary metal tube, and a click like yours is two pieces. They almost went extinct a few decades ago, and now they have finally recovered some of their populations, but unfortunately there are still not enough. When I was a child, my grandfather told me that when he was young, he walked on the surface of the planet very interestingly, there were sword-beaked dragons that appeared silently in the sky, there were fierce and unusual spear-toothed tigers in the giant algae bushes, and there was a kind of bloodsucking worm the size of a palm under his feet. If they bite through the skin, the toxin will instantly arrest the heart and no medicine will be able to cure it. ”
Originally, Claire's mood was not very high, and her expression was very serious, but as soon as Hong Tao was stirred up like this, she unconsciously told the story and smiled.
"You're lucky you didn't live up to the age when you had to walk on the planet's surface." Hong Tao can't be ridiculous, this Nima is still the capital, it's simply Cretaceous.
These three things alone are enough for people, no need to ask, there must be other animals, and the mosquitoes are as big as cranes. Also protect, the rich are hypocritical, how good it is to kill them all, at most leave some genes in the laboratory, and when needed, clone a few and sell tickets in the zoo.
"I don't think so, take the time to take you hunting in the kelp forest, and eat my favorite crystal worm when I was a kid. Let's go, Colt is waiting for us! While speaking, the shuttle stopped, and Claire took the lead in walking out, and found that Hong Tao was holding the door and probing his brain, reaching out and pulling.
"Slow down, slow down...... There is no dome here, what if the knife mouth flies over? ”
There is a reason why Hong Tao doesn't want to go out, the place where the shuttle stops is like a beacon, the giant algae around it has been removed, there are no walls or domes, only a circle of metal poles, and there are no soldiers or robots guarding it. The ground is dry, and bloodsuckers and gun-toothed tigers can be ignored, but what about the kind of big bird that can split itself with a mouthful?
"Let's go, the sword-beaked dragons are very shy, and usually don't approach us as long as they don't approach their lair...... Don't be afraid, those are energy shields, and only large-caliber magnetic railballs can fly in. Hey, Colt, you're old again! ”
Claire had no choice but to come over to persuade her, but found that Hong Tao was still hesitating, so she simply reached out and pinched her neck and took her out. Fortunately, she doesn't have a manipulator now, otherwise Hong Tao would have to be carried away in front of the public.
"Oh, my little Claire, you finally remember poor Colt. But Tert is not old and confused, and this lad should be a guest to your home, if not a captive you have captured. You can't be so rude to your guests, you'll be laughed at. "The person called Colt is afraid that he must be one hundred and fifty years old, and he has never seen such an aging person since he came to this world.
There are dozens of crane hairs, there is really no childish face, the folds of the face are full of two catties of rice, the skin of the cheeks is all drooping to the neck, the age spots are denser than freckles, the gray eyes seem to have severe cataracts, and the outstretched hands are definitely not too dry to describe. Just like this, just find a place to lie down, and the forensic doctor can't tell the difference between life and death without equipment.
But his mid-air is quite sufficient, and his back is not too hunched, mainly because his speech is too attractive to listen to, not only for Hong Tao to relieve the siege, get rid of the hand that pinched his neck, but also take the initiative to reach out to save face.
"Hello old man, my name is Aite and I'm an employee of Miss Claire!" In the face of such an old man, even if Hong Tao couldn't immediately conclude that he was the same on the outside, he couldn't have too much disgust, so he quickly held it with both hands, don't look dry, it's quite warm.
“…… Employee? There was no surprise to see Claire pinching someone else's neck, and when he heard the word employee, the old man turned his head to look at Claire, and the cataracts were not so blurry.
"Mr. Aite has a deep knowledge of ancient writing, and I'm helping him become a clone pilot......" Claire added another sentence in the face of the old man's inquiring eyes, but it didn't sound so reasonable.
"Of course, with your help, Mr. Aite will succeed. We talked as we walked, and the lord heard that you were coming back and asked me to prepare for several days, all of which you liked. The old man nodded earnestly, and made a gesture of please.
"Damn, Jinbei!" Since he got off the shuttle, Hong Tao's attention is half in the sky, and he doesn't quite believe what Claire said about the energy shield, because he really can't see it, and his heart is not steady. The other half was given to the old man, who was so good-looking that he couldn't help but take a few more looks.
It wasn't until this moment that I saw a familiar car parked not far behind the old man, wasn't it a van running all over the streets! But it wasn't really a van, because it didn't have a wheel, just a round metal decoration in the place of the wheel.
"What is the Golden Cup?" The exclamation was heard by Claire's radar-like ears again.
"Shh......h It is a means of transportation for ancient civilizations. Telling Claire that it was okay, but not for the old man to hear, Hong Tao leaned into Claire's ear and said the answer.
“…… It seems to be true, and my father would be very proud to hear what you say. Here you will find many things that resemble ancient civilizations, including houses, furniture, and clothes. They don't really like it, they just think it's very personal. You can judge appropriately, but not too deeply, I don't want you to be a taste designer unless you want to. Claire didn't seem surprised to hear this explanation, and leaned her mouth close to Hong Tao's ear to whisper a vaccination.
"Of course I don't want to, but I have good news for you, evening dresses and cheongsams are the products of ancient civilizations, even older than ancient civilizations, you can wear them and show off, as long as you don't say that I did it."
Hong Tao probably understood that the magnates of the Federation of Cost-effective Economies regarded it as fashionable to imitate ancient civilizations, so they deliberately made the good high-tech gravitational levitation car look like a van. It's really hard for them, I don't know where they got the inspiration and imitation objects, is it true that there are vans that have survived for tens of thousands of years?
"Employees? It's better to let the old man know first......" Hong Tao and Claire leaned on the gravityless cushion in the back row and put their heads together and muttered, they didn't think so, but the old man in front was very surprised, thought for a while, and quietly transmitted the picture through the main brain of the hovercar.