Chapter 148: Super City - Metal Fortress!
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Alloy Plains at the junction of the Austin Empire and the Gloomy World!
Alloy Plains is a magical place.
As we all know, the Depression World is a vein world, and there are countless mineral deposits buried in it, which have not been fully explored until now.
And because of the great changes in the land, the plains that were originally full of life were ravaged by metal storms, and became the alloy plains of today.
The metal content of the earth in the Alloy Plains is more than 80%, and it is a golden world as far as the eye can see!
When you crouch down and grab a handful of dirt, alloy particles can flow from between your fingers!
It is home to many exotic plants and a large number of gold-eating beasts, along with the danger of metal storms.
The Metal Fortress is at the beginning of the Alloy Plains, a megacity with a 100-meter-high alloy wall that is protected from storms. From afar, it looks like a pearl on the plain.
Ike and Ellie finally ended their journey after more than five hours.
Why does it take so much time? Isn't the Space Magic Array able to reach its destination in an instant through two nodes?
In fact, it is impossible to do this kind of shuttle across ultra-long distances in one step.
Don't look at Ike sitting in a metal capsule from Leisai City directly to the metal fortress, but he actually passed through hundreds of spatial nodes on the way, which is the so-called jump point.
For example, a flat space is like a piece of paper, and the shortest distance required to get from one point to another is a straight line! But when the paper is twisted and two points coincide with each other, then the shortest distance is zero! The time required is a moment! This is the warping of space!
But if you want to launch the spatial warp, you need to construct a spatial magic array, and it takes a lot of energy to drive the magic array, and the price paid for directly connecting two ultra-long-distance points is too great! It's okay once or twice, but if you use it every day, even the richest organization won't last for half a year!
So in this era when magic technology came and intelligent creatures diverged in their thinking, someone put forward the idea of establishing a shuttle station.
Two ultra-remote points do consume a lot of energy, but if there are many jump points established by transit stations along the way, then the problem is solved!
Crossing the three major regions in five hours is already the limit of what can be achieved by current science and technology! The effort spent is not humane, and this is another great innovation of scholars!
Squeak!
The metal door opened, and Ike and Ellie stepped out of the shuttle station.
Unlike the shuttle station built in Leisai City, it has the distinctive characteristics of a metal fortress.
The entire shuttle station is oval-shaped, and is constructed with special alloy materials both on the outside and inside, which is enough to withstand the attack of metal storms.
Compared to Leisai City, the traffic of the metal fortress has increased thousands of times!
You know, this is one of the three major trading cities!
Due to their proximity to the Low World and the Austin Empire, humans and Yomothians account for about half of the races that come and go.
Most of the guys were in a hurry, rarely stopping to communicate, and sprinting up and down the shuttle station.
Another difference between the Metal Fortress Shuttle Station and Raysai City is that the Shuttle Station here is basically open, not once a day. Unless a metal storm hits, it will never be closed, and I am afraid it has something to do with the transportation of materials in the trade market.
"Yes. Ellie wrinkled Joan's nose and pouted cutely.
"What's wrong, doesn't it taste good?" Ike reacted.
Due to the backdrop of the alloy plains, the air here is not very fresh, and there is always a special smell mixed with it, which is a little uncomfortable for first-time visitors.
"It's fine. Ellie smiled back.
"It's almost three o'clock in the afternoon, let's go shopping first, and by the way, ask if there is a caravan. Ike glanced at Time.
If they want to get from the metal fortress to the death slide, they need to cross the Alloy Plains, but the Alloy Plains are swept by metal storms all year round, and it is a real danger.
According to information from the Magic Network, the nearest storm will fall in five days. According to the rule that you can't cross the plains for two days before and after the storm falls, tomorrow should be the time for the last trip to the Death Slide.
Naturally, Ike didn't want to wait another seven or eight days in the metal fortress, so he wanted to find a caravan and follow through the plains.
Without an experienced caravan to lead it, it would be impossible to cross the Alloy Plains safely!
In this way, the two walked out of the shuttle station, and along the way, creatures of different races piqued Ellie's interest.
Among the Yomos are hill dwarves, black mountain dwarves, gnomes, goblins, etc.
There are many branches of the dwarven race, and the ones that live in the low world are the hills and the black mountains.
The Hill Dwarves inhabit the Tongling Hills, where the Molten Flame Tower, one of the ten temples, sits there, and Ike plans to go there to see if there is a way to restore Tashi's roots.
The Black Mountain Dwarves live in the Black Forest Mine District!
The Black Forest Mine is the largest and oldest mine in Ello, dating back to the dark and brutal times when giants reigned supreme.
The ancestors of the Black Mountain Dwarves were actually the same as the Hill Dwarves, but due to the enslavement of the giants, their bloodline changed, and eventually multiplied into the current Black Mountain Dwarves.
After the Great Revolution of Wilsings, the Black Mountain Dwarves and Goblins jointly controlled the Black Forest Mine Area, living in the Black Mountain tribe of Bulmos and the mining city of Black Mog. The gnomes migrated to what is now the Blood Moon Plains and established the famous dungeon city of Candisas!
In addition to these aborigines, Ellie even saw elves, orcs, and ghosts...
It's a diverse city, and the Metal Fortress is a compendium of the Ello race.
Outside the shuttle station is an avenue nearly 20 meters wide, and in front of the avenue is a park. If you look at it from afar, you can see the sparkling lake and the birds and monsters that linger in the ancient square made of blue bricks.
"Where are you going?" Ellie scanned quickly, connecting to the magical web, and the map of the metal fortress instantly spread out in her mind, forming a three-dimensional picture.
"Let's go to Green 3rd Street. Ike grabbed Ellie's little hand.
Green 3rd Street, an old leisure street that existed since the beginning of the establishment of the metal fortress, is the most famous tourist attraction in this area.
Ike also has an open mind today, and knows to take Ellie for a walk and get a feel for what a real date is.
"Okay. Ellie didn't think much of it.
As a modern technology city, there are many hovercars parked outside the shuttle station, and Ike casually hails one.
After a burst of energy, the electromagnetic levitation car suddenly rushed towards the depths of the city, and on the way, the two of them could also enjoy the style of the metal fortress.
Green 3rd Street.
At the entrance of the street is a brick and stone archway, and the cement on the surface has peeled off a lot, which is full of the atmosphere of the times and is incompatible with the novel environment of the outside world.
Compared with the modernization of the metal fortress, Green 3rd Street is more like an old man, elegantly located in the corner of the city, living his life leisurely.
The two of them walked into the street, saying that it was a street, but in fact the road was only two or three meters wide, and the shops full of the atmosphere of the years showed the past side of the metal fortress to the tourists.
At the entrance of the store, there is no magic lamp sign, and most of them hang a panel with rows of scribbled fonts written on it, but it makes people feel particularly intimate.
Ellie suddenly turned into a pretty little girl, wandering from store to store, greeting Ike.
Ike's mood began to cheer, and the owner of the shop greeted him warmly, with a warm smile on his face.
In half an hour, the two of them completely integrated into No. 3 Street, and they were deeply attracted by the customs displayed here.
"Look!" Ellie seemed to have noticed something again, and ran over with a scurry.
"Be careful, Ellie!" Ike shouted with a smile on his face, sweating profusely.
As he got closer, he realized that the place Ellie had found was a small stall with many handmade metal crafts and dolls, all of which were modeled after the carvings of Warcraft or intelligent races.
There are ordinary cats and dogs, majestic and fierce demon beasts, and dolls that look like villains, which are lifelike.
"How about this?" said Ellie, holding up a kitten doll.
"As lovely as you are. Ike said on the side, after all, it is a little girl who likes this cute doll.
"Hmph. Ellie was shy.
Ike also picked up a kitten doll and realized that he had never given Ellie a present, and now he was making up for it.
"Boss, how much?" asked Ike.
The owner of the vendor was an old man who was almost bald, and the old man sat on a small chair, holding an old smoking pot in his hand, slowly swallowing.
"No money, lad. The old man soothed his body and said slowly.
"Don't want money?" Ike scratched his head, there are still people who do business and don't need money.
"Hehe, this is the old street, the old man was a craftsman when he was young, and when he was old, he was idle at home, so he made some gadgets. Set up a stall here during the day, and if someone comes to see it, give him one, and welcome them to the metal fortress. The old man smiled and said, "Anyway, the old man doesn't lack anything." ”
Ike was in awe, perhaps this is one of the charms of Third Street.
Syllable!
"It's good, I bought it!"
Suddenly, a hand snatched the kitten doll and dropped an awesome word.
Ike frowned and stood up, an impressive face popping into view.
"Brando?" Ike raised an eyebrow.
"Hey, see you again, Ike Hugo. The young man sneered.
Brando Rested! The guy who invited Ike to the Academy in Blogago!
Ike didn't expect to meet him in such a place, but considering that the metal fortress was right next to the Austin Empire, it wasn't hard to explain.
"Yo--your girlfriend, looks pretty good!" Brando whistled and stared straight at Ellie.
Ike narrowed his eyes, and a flame erupted.
Ellie glanced at the guy in front of her in disgust, and got up and walked over to Ike's side.
"Tut-tut, I didn't expect you to like to play with this kind of doll?" Brando habitually raised his head and scorned.
"Hahaha!"
His words immediately caused the laughter of several attendants behind him, and the irony in them was self-evident.
"Very well, I have everything here, old man, you can calculate how much it is. ”
Find the difference!
Three words popped out of Ike's heart, it seems that Bell is right, this is a guy who will be revenged. I just turned down the invitation, so I hated him.
Here's the trouble. (To be continued.) )