Chapter 12 College District
"I advise you to also know about the current situation of Longinus, which is in your database." Monica motioned for the driver to stop and explained to Ye Yuxuan over and over again: "In the city of Longinus, there is a universal currency in circulation, and the exchange rate against the US dollar is 1:10. This kind of exchange is only available at the contact point between the city of Longinus and the branch and us, and of course, as a student, you should be exposed to more points. ”
"Points are something similar to currency in the academy, and you can earn it by completing a wide variety of tasks and requirements. Similar to credits, but can be used as currency. In the academy, it is generally spent with points. If you want, you can also convert it into an equivalent amount of universal coin. As for the details of the points, wait until you get the things. ”
Before they knew it, they had passed through the green areas of the city, and the tall buildings were getting closer, and when they looked up, it seemed as if the earth was flipped and toppled in the distance.
In front of him were several parallel railways, just now, Ye Yuxuan witnessed a train whizzing from right to left, and he couldn't see the inside at all, and he could only tell from the appearance that it should be a passenger train.
"This is the Longinus Maglev Train around the city, and trains in the same direction usually depart every 15 minutes. Generally, it is only used for the large flow of passengers in the periphery of the city. Let's go, we'll have to take another means of transport to get into town. ”
Monica took Ye Yuxuan into a building next to the tracks, which looked a bit like a station on the outside, and many people were sitting and waiting.
She talked with the staff for a while, seemed to have received some kind of special treatment, and took Ye Yuxuan into the platform from the special passage.
The scenery here is very different from the outside. A number of transparent pipes run through the hall, and these pipes are erected side by side at a height of two meters above the ground. Monica used the black card to open the pipe valve and was the first to sit in a cylindrical locomotive with five sides hollowed out.
Ye Yuxuan looked at this novelty curiously, there was no brake, no accelerator, and no steering wheel. It's like just a computer and two rows of seats on the floor.
He sat down in the front row and began fiddling with the advanced-looking terminal, but the thing didn't respond at all.....
Just as Ye Yuxuan was about to smash it with a 45° angle repair method. Monica on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore, and said to the terminal: "Go to the northeast area of the college." The thing's screen finally lit up, showing the shortest route map, estimated time, traffic conditions, and warnings for not wearing seatbelts.....
Ye Yuxuan suddenly looked embarrassed and buckled his seat belt. Then an inorganic electronic synthesized sound sounded: "The ejection is about to begin, please adjust your attitude, five... Four... Three... Two... One..."
Immediately afterwards, a strong feeling of pushing back hit. The point of light at the end of the pipe's distant field of view expands rapidly.
The previous platform had been left far behind in the blink of an eye, and when Ye Yuxuan relieved himself, he was already in the sky.
Inside this transparent pipe, you can enjoy the view from almost every angle when you look out from the car. Both the top of the head and the underfoot, because even the bottom of the car is a near-transparent mesh structure.
As far as the eye can see, the first thing you see is still those buildings lined up one after another. It's just that this time it's at the same height, and when you look at it from a head-up angle, the feeling is completely different.
Transparent pipes crisscrossed the buildings, and there were many similar vehicles speeding inside. Some of the buildings have protruding semicircular platforms around the waist for locomotive parking. Ye Yuxuan and Monica are now in one of these pipelines, riding the locomotive in the pipeline to the center of the city.
"This is the pipeline transportation system of the city of Longinus." Monica pulled Ye Yuxuan's thoughts back with a loud voice, "All battery-powered, it is the fastest regular transportation for Longinus, and it is also the one you will use the most in the future." ”
"Most of the buses that run in the pipeline are relatively large. However, it is also common to reserve some special buses for some special groups, including students of the college. ”
Monica paused, and reached out to point downward: "Private cars are all underneath, and there is only this most basic transportation system: roads. to be able to withstand the huge and complex traffic. ”
Ye Yuxuan's eyesight intensified at first, and he looked past the pipe support in the direction she was pointing. It was a thriving scene with roads and overpasses that were dazzling and traffic-free.
"There are mufflers on both sides of the roads in residential areas, and all cars are powered by hydrogen and oxygen fuel cells or flow batteries, ensuring a quiet and comfortable living environment."
Monica operated the information terminal and called up a floor plan in front of Ye Yuxuan: "In addition, our subway network is also very complete, and the three-dimensional transportation system composed of these four systems provides an inexhaustible source of power for the vigorous development of this city of science and technology." ”
Ye Yuxuan glanced at the so-called floor plan, and the lines of various colors were completely overlapped. He watched it for a long time, but he didn't understand anything. I had to nod my head and pretend I understood everything.
The speed of the car was fast, and Monica introduced Ye Yuxuan to some of the landmark buildings he saw along the way, including various commercial buildings and management institutions. Then he suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance: "Look, that's the academy area." ”
Looking in the direction she was pointing, she could see a clear dividing line. It was a wall, with a bustling commercial district outside the wall, and a much lower complex of buildings in the center of the city.
The architectural style inside the walls is also very different from the outside, they are mainly silver-gray and pure white, and they are staggered, although not large, but also angular; The silver gray gives a solemn feeling, and the pure white gives a solemn feeling. Separating them is a well-planned road dotted with lush vegetation.
There were no vehicles in sight, and people were moving quickly between the buildings. The idea of simplicity and efficiency seems to be everywhere here. The pipeline that stretched forward came to an end at a building on the outskirts of the academy, and they were soon there.
The electronic synthesized sound sounded again: "Almost at the destination, braking begins." Fortunately for Ye Yuxuan, the deceleration this time was very gentle, and it was not as exciting as the start, otherwise he would have to complain.
"Someone will take you through the personal formalities later. You just do it. I have something else to do. If you have any questions, you can call me from this channel. Monica's voice rang directly in her head.
Ye Yuxuan was stunned for a long time before remembering that this was a new private chat channel opened by Monica in the neural network, but he didn't expect that this thing actually had no time limit.