Wim and Hilda's conversation made the people behind the car a little confused, but they could basically understand that it was the previous space-time accelerator accident that had a certain impact on the foundations of this fragile society, and now there are many problems in Erim's society. However, these are other people's household affairs, and as a group of outsiders, it is inconvenient for Hao Ren and them to ask rashly.

It didn't take long for the hovercar to reach the heart of the Isle of the Rising Sun, and after passing through an additional barrier of energy and over the high walls, the towering spires of the Royal District of Erim appeared in front of the vehicle, and the car flew towards one of the towers, which looked indistinguishable from the surroundings, and landed smoothly on a semicircular platform that extended from the upper part of the tower. Hilda opened the car door for everyone: "This is my house." ”

Lily looked curiously at the massive minaret and muttered, "Uh-huh, it looks big." ”

Hilda smiled helplessly: "At least we don't lack living space. ”

At this time, several servant-like Elim elves had already walked up from the other end of the platform, and the sight of the long-missing queen seemed to make these servants quite excited, and each of them had a heartfelt joy and peace of mind on their faces, which showed that Hilda's people here were genuine. Hilda and Wim explained a few things to the servants, and then introduced Hao Ren and his party to them: "They are honored guests, arrange rooms for them and take good care of them. ”

"I'm going to convene an emergency council of elders," Hilda said, turning again, "I'm sorry to put you aside as soon as I get home, but it looks like there's some emergency in my kingdom." ”

Lily replied, "It's okay, it's okay, let's just play by ourselves." Can I go around? ”

"Feel free." Hilda smiled and nodded. He then hurried out of the place with Wim in a hovercar.

A slender young female elf stepped forward and motioned for Hao Ren to follow her, "Please allow me to take you to the guest room." ”

The group was led by the elven servants into the spire. Walk through long, drab corridors and a series of arches with elegant and simple lines to a place specially prepared for guests. Along the way, they meet many curious elves, and these palace staff stop to look at the new guests in strange costumes. But under the reprimand of the young elf who was in charge of leading the way, the onlookers quickly dispersed.

"I'm sorry, this is really out of royal form, they're just too curious," the young elf nodded apologetically to Hao Ren.

After reaching the middle of the minaret with a lifting device in guò, they were taken to an oval hall surrounded by a circle of rooms, which were reserved for VIPs. The entire hall and all the surrounding rooms are allocated to these distinguished guests, so feel free to use them. The young elf said goodbye to everyone at the elevator door: "Guests, please rest here, food is already prepared in the cabinet at the end of the hall." Formal dinners are served in the early evening. If you need to, you can press the green pager in the room or go directly to the royal guard in the elevator. ”

Hao Ren nodded again and again to show that he understood very well, and after sending the elf girl away, only him and a group of friends were left on the scene. Lily was choked by the strict "royal atmosphere" here as early as halfway through, and when she saw that the outsiders had left, she immediately whined happily and circled around Hao Ren several times, and then began to flow around the various rooms. Vivien stretched: "After all, it's the queen, and the place where she lives is so big!" ”

"That is, people's resources are tight, but after all, they still maintain a normal life." After Hao Ren finished speaking, he wandered around several rooms with the same curiosity as Lily, and he found that even the VIP rooms were actually very simple furnishings, and they were all everyday furniture that could be used and functioned at a glance. Tables, chairs, beds, and so on are clearly the product of mass industrial production, and the single style and lack of detail are enough to show that they are made from some kind of low-cost assembly line. This is the distinguishing feature of a resource-constrained subsistence society: social rulers may have more quotas than others, but they still use the same things as everyone else, and all social resources come from cheap and fast industrial assembly lines. Special manual manufacturing processes and elaborate carving processes have been completely eliminated.

Still, Hilda's status as queen gives it something special: ornamental plants can be seen in the hall and in every room, and these vigorous green bonsai give some life to these monotonous rooms. The Elim Elves are a race that has come out of the forest, and they have an indescribable affection for plants. Although nowadays, in order to survive, they have to lock themselves up in efficient industrial machines. But as long as there is a way, they will still try to add a little bit of green to the place where they live. Hilda's previous Tree Guardian also illustrates that the traditional skills of the Erim elves are inextricably linked to plants - but it is estimated that this "luxury" traditional technique is now only preserved among royalty and nobility: the ecological dome is limited.

The Oval Hall has a lift at one end and a large round floor-to-ceiling window at the other. From this angle, you can overlook a large part of the city, Hao Ren stood in front of the window and looked at the new and strange scenery outside, watched the dome above the city sprinkle the filtered brilliant sunlight, watched the gray-white city below gradually be plated with a layer of gold, and watched all kinds of small flying machines shuttle under the gradually approaching sunset. Vivien didn't know when she came to him: "Regardless of the terrible situation here, the scenery is actually quite good. ”

Hao Ren nodded and didn't speak. He was recalling what was said in the employee handbook, and trying to look at the whole thing with the attitude of an Censor: he had been carefully observing every detail of Erim's elven society since he landed on the floating island, and he had learned about the civilization and their current situation from the characteristics of their city and the words and deeds of each person, and as an outsider, and an outsider with a very different worldview and race from the locals, it was somewhat difficult to make these judgments, but this kind of observation was a must for an Censor. He looked at the scenery outside, and was silent for a while before raising his hand to poke the number of jù terminals in his pocket: "Give a building yì." ”

"No one, from now on, handle this matter with the standard process of a censor," the number of terminals responded, "just a hint for you: Chief Raven said to let you 'handle it with full authority,' and I hope you can understand what she means." This machine hopes that you can use your own ability to solve this matter, don't call the goddess for support or other superior troops at every turn, establish your own forces and connections, and solve a qiē problem independently, which is the ability to act that a qualified examiner should have. In addition, the upper limit of action is that you cannot interfere with other civilized civilizations, and under no circumstances can you help a civilization that you have a preference at the expense of another civilization, and you cannot have personal likes and dislikes in this regard. ”

Hao Ren was happy: "In the end, you don't have to worry about this, I just know anyone, and I can't find anyone if I want to." ”

Lily quickly circled all the rooms, and at this point she began to feel hungry according to her unwavering biological clock, and she remembered that the elven maid had mentioned that there was a food cabinet before she left, and rushed to find something to eat, and then rummaged out a few small rectangular boxes from a metal cabinet not far away: "Is this what you eat?" Look at the weird ......"

She threw the small boxes on the table, and Hao Ren saw that there were some very strange things in them...... Synthetics. Most of them were yellow or green rectangular strips, about the length of a finger, and they felt a little fluffy when pinched, and Lily curiously threw one into her mouth, and after chewing it a few times, she frowned: "There is no taste wow!" It's a little salty...... It's like a salted chalk tip! ”

"Have you ever eaten chalk?" Vivien glanced at her.

Lily wasn't embarrassed at all: "I've eaten it, I was very curious when I saw the chalk for the first time, and I took a bite, and the taste is still fresh in my memory." ”

This girl inherited from her parents the fine tradition of her own family, that is, no matter what rare thing she saw, she would take two bites and taste the saltiness......

Even Lily, who has never been a picky eater, didn't like these synthetic foods with the same taste as chalk, so she found another food: it was a paste filled in a cylinder, which looked like cream and smelled a little sweet, and Lily dug a little with her fingers and put it in her mouth with great anticipation, and the tail of the first bite was fluffy and fluffy: "Organic oil smell!" ”

The number of terminals floated out of Hao Ren's pocket to check those things: "They are all chemical products, which can provide the necessary energy for carbon-based organisms, but don't expect taste and texture, adding special flavors and textures must require a more complex production line, which is a waste." (To be continued......)