Chapter 40: A World in Turmoil
Luna looked at the 3D map of the city on the projection screen, trying to discern the neighborhoods in the city, "Alice, can you do me a favor?" Luna looked at the map intently, but didn't respond, "Alice, can you do me a favor?" She continued, still not responding, this time Luna was a little impatient, she looked around, huh? What about Alice? Where did she go? Why is it gone?
Luna prepares to enter the crowd looking for her, and eventually, she is spotted at a railing on the back deck, but she is already asleep, Luna slides the projection screen, and after a series of clicks, a small quilt appears in her hand, and Luna drapes it over Alice's body, and continues to study the map and the structure of the city.
Just then, a gorgeously dressed teenager stood beside Luna, who seemed to be familiar with the city. Two days on the ship had already made Luna a nodding acquaintance with the young man, even though Luna was studying the city.
Luna kept clicking on the location on the image, "Where is that?" She pointed to the Eiffel Tower in the distance, and at this moment she wanted to learn as much as she could about the place before landing, Luna thought that the news of their escape from Draghu Castle would soon reach here, so the two of them had to meet up with Adeline and Franklin before doing so, so they could complete the second mission.
"That's Cromwell District, and the tower you see now was built two years ago by King Osroni, and the other building diagonally opposite it is the Rolzat Bazaar, where you can get access to a lot of new technology."
"Understood." With that, Luna looks up at the sun, and after a while she lowers her head, then covers her left eye, and looks at the building she was pointing at with the help of her right eye's ranging and telescopic functions.
"If you want to visit Rolzate, you first have to protect your wallet and your valuable weapons." "You have to know that Osroni is both a tech city and a mixed place. β
"Oh, there will be thieves here?"
"This society is like that, there are rich and poor, so it's not surprising." The boy smiled, "I'll go on, do you see the other tower next to it?" β
"See."
"That's the administrative district of Osroni, the so-called government."
"The government? What is it? Luna asked, "Isn't it supposed to be the palace district?" β
"The palace district? Isn't that something that should have appeared centuries ago? The boy was a little puzzled, "That kind of thing is long gone here." β
Luna was a little surprised by his answer, but she kept her calm and said, "Well, when I didn't say anything." β
"The golden dome next to the government building is the MΓΆbius Memorial, which houses the work of this great scientist. Also, do you see the low, giant metal building with two black domes next to each other that resemble an arena in the distance? β
"Hmm......" Luna nodded.
"There is the Ionian Raft Prison, the first building built by Osroni after the first technological revolution, which was originally used to hold Osroni's pagans."
"Pagans?" Luna asked, "Osroni still has religious people?" β
"Hmm......," the boy paused, "what do you say...... Let me tell you this. He began to gesticulate, "Osroni used to be a country full of religious beliefs, but since the three scientific and technological revolutions, the beliefs of the people of Osroni have become technology, and the person they admire, that is, the so-called master of religion, is the fourth scientific and technological ancestor of human civilization, Mobius, therefore, the religious beliefs you are talking about can only be said to have existed before." β
"What's that silver bullet building on the right side of the building?"
"It's the terminus of the city's high-speed railway, and it's also the headquarters of the city's police station."
"Why did you want to build a police station and a station together?"
"At first, the intention of the merger was to be closer to the building, so that it would be easier to dispatch the police." He spread his hands, "And then I got used to it." β
"......" Luna was speechless by his reply, but she continued, "Is the one next to it the government official's residence?" β
The young man's face changed, "Maybe that's right...... No, that's not, at least not now......"
"Then I should have gone in and had a look."
"Then you'd better get your ID VIP card."
The sea breeze blows the ship, the metal people roll up the electronic leaflets, and the captain beautifully turns the boat around, so that the other side of the city comes into view.
"Did you see that statue?" The boy continued with his explanation, and he seemed to be in a hurry to change the subject to another place, "There is the statue of Morbius, which commemorates the great deeds of Morbius, the statue is made of the meteorite that found the plasma ion, it is a unique treasure, and the guards on the streets of Osroni are all artificial intelligence, the metal men you see on the ship setting sail. β
"Artificial intelligence?"
"That's a branch of computer science, this kind of thing is called AI, it's an attempt by people to understand the essence of intelligence and produce a new kind of intelligent machine that can react in a similar way to human intelligence, and the field of application is also expanding, artificial intelligence is the simulation of the information process of human consciousness and thinking, and the research of this technology is used in robots, language recognition, image recognition, natural language processing and expert systems, etc., but what I want to talk about now is artificial intelligence for robots." The boy paused, "Since this technology was mastered by Osroni first, many countries began to be hostile to Osroni. β
"I know that."
"A descendant of Morbius once blocked the study."
"And why?"
"There are two reasons for this." The boy cocked up his fingers, "One, he thinks that Osroni's early development of this technology will cause the envy of several surrounding continents, and second, I also said above that artificial intelligence has a simulation of human thinking and consciousness......"
"That's a good thing......"
"Nope." The boy denied, "This is a bad thing, when the AI simulates the way of thinking of a human at a certain point, it will have its own consciousness and way of thinking, and then try to surpass humans, and thus replace humans and then exterminate them, which is the main reason why Whartont and Osroni are about to start a war." β
Luna doesn't respond to him, she bows her head, but Luna denies his opinion, Adolf is not that superficial, although he doesn't know what profit he has in winning this game, but his intervention must have something to do with the technology of ancient civilizations, and for Luna, who has been against him for a long time, she is well aware of this.
The boy noticed Luna's silence, and in order to break the awkward scene, he spoke again, "You must wonder why a techno-tech metropolis like Osroni still uses such a dilapidated galleon. β
His words caught Luna's attention again, he was right, she was really concerned about the issue, Luna looked up, and cast a puzzled look at the teenager next to her.
"It's a simple question." The boy continued, "Because the floating continent is in the clouds, the wind is very strong, so in order to save energy, Osroni decided to use the ancient wooden sailing ship system in the surrounding sea, so that tourists can see the beauty of Osroni and save energy and protect the environment......."
"Does that make any sense?"
"You know, if you want to get rich, you have to cut down trees." He scratched his head, "It's not environmentally friendly, though......"
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Solo continued along the northern rampart, and soon headed south into the banks of Rock Strait, and soon she sailed into the huge Victoria Harbour. There, several thick chains were soaked underwater, and although they were now slacking in the water, they could tighten the blockade at any moment.
"Since the technological revolution, these chains are no longer needed." The young man said, "After all, these things can't withstand foreign attacks." β
"But maybe they're also an effective tool." Luna responded.
"Indeed." "It is said that the government is preparing to add these chains to the electromagnetic wave system, which can be used to create a small electromagnetic interference field to prevent the intrusion of attacking ships with transistor equipment...... Uh, by the way, you're from Atlante? β
"No, I'm Cagalli, but I was born in Wharton."
"Oh...... Sorry, I made a mistake. The boy scratched his head, "Your hair is really rare......"
"It's okay"
"I'm sorry, there are certain contradictions between our countries, but this does not affect our relations. You see, for centuries, the Whartontes, Cagalli, and Osroni were allies, don't you see, a friend from afar have come here? The boy smiled at Luna, then looked back at the statue, "You must find a way to climb up there when you have time, so you can have a full view of the city." β
"Oh, it's really worth looking forward to."
The boy looked at Luna thoughtfully again, "What about Wharton's current situation?" What happened to Queen Catherine. β
"She's dead." Luna replied, "Now it's up to a man named Adolf to take her place in the affairs of state, which means he's going to wage war with your country." β
"Oh, that's terrible......"
Just then, the sailboat sounded its horn, and the boy looked back, then said to Luna, "Looks like the destination has arrived." As soon as he finished speaking, the artificial intelligence opened the hatch of the ship, and people immediately walked over to prepare to disembark.
"Let me tell you this, no matter how fierce the contradictions between the two countries are, if you come, we welcome you." "After all, it's not the fault of one party, but welcome to the imperfect city of Osroni." β
"Do you mean that there is still a 'perfect city' in this world?" Luna shrugged.
Luna's answer caused the boy to laugh again, and after a moment, he restrained his smile and then politely held out his hand, "Hello, welcome to the capital of technology, Osroni, my name is Michelangelo Sandy......"
Luna was both surprised and excited by the teenager's answer, and she stretched out her hand urgently, "Hello, my name is Luna......"