Xiao Xiao and Rakshen finally arrived in Venice after many days of trekking. The Venice mentioned here is not the famous water city of old Italy. In fact, it is a new city built on top of the original Venice. The original Venice was not engulfed in war, but was destroyed by water. Long before the "end time war", the city had already sunk. When the Republic was founded, the merchant government established New Venice on the site of the city to facilitate travel to and from the Mediterranean. Locals are accustomed to calling the new city Venice.

Venice is a city that floats on water. In order to prevent the water from engulfing it again, the city deliberately adopted a new building foundation scheme. The foundation is no longer made of traditional civil steel bars, but a new type of nano-stretching material. The height of the foundation was adjusted by means of a lifting device buried deep in the water. Whenever the flood season comes, the computer will use mathematical models to calculate the direction of the water level during that time of year. The height of the foundation of the city building is then automatically adjusted, thus effectively preventing the building from sinking.

Venice has long since regained its heyday. It was the center of the republic's maritime trade in the European realm. Many merchant ships dock at the city's harbor every day. Venice is also a tourist destination. Although Venice has been buried in the water, the new city has restored some of the old buildings of the Middle Ages through documentation and underwater photography. These buildings are not much preserved in today's republic and are of high scientific and tourist value. In addition, the new city of Venice has built a number of hotels, amusement parks, restaurants and supporting facilities, which have increased the city's environmental index. During the tourist season, enclosed gondolas (a type of pinnacle boat unique to Venice) make their way through the streets of the city. Both businessmen and travelers will try this traditional culture and modern technology as a means of transportation. People take photos in front of replicas of ancient buildings to taste the old style of this reborn city. New business districts, resorts, and dining areas are also attracting a large number of tourists. It can be said that the new city of Venice has become the pride of the whole European sphere and even the republic!

From the port of Venice, you can reach the African territory by boat across the Mediterranean. Xiao Xiao, with the help of Lakshin's investigation, finally confirmed that the destination of Mo Yantian's itinerary should be New Alexandria. Because the whole of Africa is sparsely populated, there are few large cities left here after the war. If Mo Yitian set off from the original village and traveled all the way west to the junction of the three major fields, then his place of residence could only be New Alexandria. There are two ways to get to New Alexandria. One is to cross the no-man's-land of the Middle East and then reach the African territory through the Red Sea. The other way is to take a detour through the European territory and then board a ship in Venice to New Alexandria.

Originally, Xiao Xiao wanted to take the shortcut to the Middle East, but Lakshin said that he did not agree. He had heard that although the Middle East was a no-man's land, it was often infested by bandits, and the natural conditions there were harsh, and travelers generally did not choose to travel through the Middle East for safety reasons. Moreover, Laksin also learned that a tall wall had been erected in the republic on the Red Sea, and that a pass was required to pass through the wall. Out of concern for Xiao Xiao's personal safety, the young Mongolian boy resolutely opposed her taking the Middle East road. He thinks that he would rather take a long detour to ensure Xiao Xiao's safety, which is his first priority as a bodyguard!

Xiao Xiao couldn't resist Rakshen and had to obey his fate, and when the two of them came to Venice, it was just in time for the city's carnival. Tourists from all over Shijie gather here, and various performances and activities attract everyone's attention, and the faces of each and every one of them are filled with happiness and joy!

Xiao Xiao had never left the original village, and the first time she saw a rally that was more lively than the Guyu Village market, her eyes were long enough at this time. She said as she ate the ice cream sold to her by a roadside vendor, "It seems that the Republic is not as bad as it seems?" My dad always scares me and says that there are a lot of bad people here, and I think everyone is quite haode! ”

Rakshen glanced at Xiao Xiao and replied coldly, "That's because you haven't met a bad guy yet." We'd better not be too public. Hurry up and leave by boat early tomorrow morning. ”

"Second brother, you are really boring. Have you ever been to such a place? We grew up together, and I haven't been to a place I've ever been, don't you feel strange? Xiao Xiao glanced at Lakshen and asked.

"I don't think it's unusual! My job is to keep you safe, and I'm not interested in anything else! Laxon hesitated, but replied in his usual tone of indifference.

Xiao Xiao glanced at Lakshen again and said, "You are always duplicitous." I'm too lazy to pay attention to you! ”

Lakshin looked helpless, shook his head and replied, "As long as you don't cause trouble, you can say anything about me." ”

The two of them were talking without saying a word, when they suddenly felt a great earthquake, and the whole city began to tremble! The tremor lasted for a few seconds and then stopped. Since the buildings of Venice are made of special materials, they have not suffered much damage. Just when everyone was glad that something had happened, a woman on a bridge not far away shouted: "Help! My daughter fell into the water! Help me! ”

Many people's eyes were attracted by the women's shouts, and they all rushed forward. I could only hear someone in the crowd saying, "Damn, I can't swim, I'm so desperate!" Some people said, "Miss, don't worry, I've already contacted the rescue team, and they will be there soon!" Some people are shouting, "I'm contacting the doctor!" ”

In the panic, all I saw was a beautiful figure passing over people's heads, and a girl jumped into the water.

"Xiao Xiao!" By the time Lakshen came back to his senses, Xiao Xiao had already disappeared among the waves.

Xiao Xiao has been very good at water since she was a child, and Lakshen is not worried that she will drown, but she is afraid that saving people like this will cause unnecessary trouble. They are not from the Republic in the first place, and once they are found out, the original village will be dangerous.

Just as Rakshen was thinking wildly, Xiao Xiao had already dived underwater. Venice is littered with the remains of ancient buildings, and it is troublesome to swim among them. The visibility under the water is already very low, and it is not easy to find the girl who fell into the water, but now there are these broken eaves blocking the way and saving people is even more difficult. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao has a good water nature, she is like a mermaid and walks freely through these ruins, and after a while, she finds the girl on an underwater platform.

Xiao Xiao untied her belt and tied the girl to herself, wrapped one hand around the drowning child, and the other hand was ready to paddle hard to float up.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that there was a big black hole not far from this platform! The diameter of this hole is about a few hundred meters, and the depth is not clear for the time being. Xiao Xiao swam a few meters forward to look carefully, this hole is in an open water, and from a distance, it looks like it is hundreds of meters wide, but it is actually several kilometers in size! Looking down from above, the cave is pitch black, as if it is a bottomless abyss. Xiao Xiao just glanced at Xiangxia and felt dizzy. She didn't have time to think about it, and quickly left the big hole and floated up with the girl.

"Look, they're coming," cheered from the crowd. The speedboat of the rescue team immediately approached, and the professionals hugged Xiao Xiao and the girl onto the speedboat. Soon, ambulances also arrived on the shore. The paramedics carefully put the girl on a stretcher. The girl's mother trotted all the way up, she cried and hugged the girl, and kept muttering: "It's the mother who is bad, it's the mother who is not good!" Seeing this, the medical staff could only comfort her and persuade her not to delay them in sending the girl to the hospital. The mother wiped away her tears and nodded in agreement.

"What about our heroes?" Someone in the crowd asked.

"Yes! What about the young lady who saved the girl? Someone asked again.

All of a sudden, everyone exploded, and people were looking for this girl who did not hesitate to jump into the water to save people. But after looking for a long time, no one found it.

At the same time, Rakshen pulled Xiao Xiao and ran into an alley. He said to Xiao Xiao in a half-reproachful tone: "Don't do this again in the future." If the people of the republic know our identity, it will be miserable! ”

Xiao Xiao touched the water on his face and said, "Second brother, don't talk about this yet." I'm telling you, there's something I saw in the water that you never thought was weird! ”