Chapter 13: Arrival in the White City
When the morning sun rises in the east, the morning mist that permeates the wilderness disappears little by little. The vast field is endless, the weeds have grown to knee height in some places, the shrubs are full of delicate flowers, the snow melts in the low-lying places and gathers into small lakes, the water seems to be hard, there is not a single ripple, reflecting the blue sky, like a beautiful jade.
The hooves are stepping on the crowd, the bees are ringing butterflies, and the carriage is walking steadily on the straight.
"We'll be in White City in half an hour!"
Qin Yue sat in the car, her face full of excitement, no matter what Bai Cheng said, it was her home, and it was naturally a happy thing to go home. When he left the town, he deliberately bought a new set of clothes, which was a red fox coat, which was soft, noble, and beautiful, highlighting Qin Yue's bewitching temperament.
Mu Ying'er wore a white sable bear coat, which was pure white and spotless, making the girl look more pure and cute.
Qin Yue's spirit was radiant, and she introduced it with great interest: "Haven't you really been to Baicheng?"
"Ying'er and Young Master were both in Baisong Town before, and they have never been to Baicheng!" Ying'er's little face showed an excited flush, and she asked with a smile: "Sister Qin, is Baicheng fun?"
Qin Yue covered her mouth and smiled: "What do you say? That's too much, there are theaters, concert halls, casinos, etc. in Baicheng, which can be compared to Baisong Town?"
Ying'er was full of interest: "What kind of city is Baicheng?"
"Every city has its own characteristics. The mining industry and forging industry of [Shicheng] are developed, the alchemy and alchemy of [Medicine City] are developed, [Wucheng] is a paradise for warriors, the exchange of magic and Taoism in [Shucheng] is frequent, and [Lucheng] is backed by the lake, the waterway is developed, and it is ...... transportation hub with other domains"
"Wow, there are so many cities!"
"Our Baicheng has a good geographical location, Zhucheng is in the middle, and it is the main city in the northern barrier, so it has become a communication center. The industry, commerce, and mercenary industries are relatively developed, and it is quite a heavy city in the Silver Snow Region!"
A small silver snow region, there are dozens of cities, hundreds of towns, and villages are dotted around, and the population is comparable to the total population of the orcs.
Although there are a lot of towns, these are just a few of the most famous cities.
Ying'er still wants to ask.
Mu Yun rubbed her hair and said, "It's only a few minutes away, can't you see it yourself?"
Mu Ying'er nodded vigorously, grabbed the corners of her clothes with both hands, her eyes flashed with stars, and her little face had an expression of excitement and expectation.
The bumps are getting smaller and smaller, the ground is flattening, the wilderness is disappearing, and villages appear in view, and the industrious herdsmen get up early, and herds of docile cattle and sheep are driven into the pastures, eating the tender forage. The fertile land is divided into several plots by orchards and fields, and the fruit trees are just sprouting, and the fields are just sown with rye or vegetable seeds.
There were more and more carriages on the road, mostly caravans or mercenaries.
The peasants took the courage to set up stalls on both sides of the straight road to sell agricultural goods.
"Woo-woo!"
Suddenly, a dull sound sounded.
It's not like a creature sound!
Ying'er lifted the curtain and looked into the distance. The sky is pure, the grassland is vast, I saw not far away, a 4-meter-high, 50-meter-long thing, is "boom knock" driving on the grassland, poof, the top spews out a large amount of white steam.
"Ahh
"There are big monsters!"
Ying'er was taken aback!
Qin Yue laughed so hard that her stomach hurt: "Look carefully, what kind of monster is this!"
Mu Ying'er wiped her eyes.
This thing is a mechanical structure, it's really not a living thing, and the big wheels keep spinning, is it just ...... Ying'er used to have a radio, and she was able to listen to the White City radio station and learn a lot of interesting things, of course she had heard of trains, but she had never seen them.
Mu Ying'er didn't blink her eyes, stretched out her head to look at the big train with more than a dozen carriages, and disappeared from her vision little by little.
"This is the train?"
"It's so fast, and it's so big!"
Ying'er couldn't understand how such a huge iron guy could run?
Seeing Ying'er's shocked and curious appearance, Qin Yue couldn't help but say: "You don't even know the train, right......? As long as the igneous stone powder is made into fuel, as long as it is mixed with water, it will immediately release a huge amount of heat, which will be converted into kinetic energy, and the train will run all over the world!"
There really isn't much that pre-civilization technology can preserve.
Trains are remnants of pre-civilization, but they are also very backward and simplified by later generations. It is said that the pre-civilization even invented the empty ship, and the mode of transportation at that time was directly transported by the empty ship, and it only took half a day to travel from the north to Zhongzhou.
Mu Yun doesn't seem to be optimistic about the mechanical civilization: "On the side, the previous civilization was too dependent on foreign objects, so it would lead to extinction. ”
Mechanical civilization has merits, and the flaws are obvious.
According to archaeological investigations, the civil war of the former civilization was actually caused by a few high-ranking madmen, who unleashed forbidden weapons and destroyed most of the Terran towns in an instant. From this, it can be seen that the mechanical civilization is fragile, and a few buttons become the fuse that destroys a civilization.
Even if the martial arts civilization collapses, the human race has a strong ability to resist.
Since the collapse of the Northern Empire, the power and territory of the Terrans in the North have not been reduced because of this.
Mechanical technology can do it, and spells can do it too.
In the era in which Mu Yun once lived, the mainland invented space warehouses, space transportation, and space teleportation, which was many times more convenient than trains!
Transportation does not have advantages compared to spell transportation, and it is a riskier mode of transportation.
For example, the railroad tracks are damaged, or they are attacked by magical beasts, or they are hit by snowstorms, tornadoes, or other extreme natural disasters, which can cause transportation to be disrupted. A recent example is the Black Canyon, which is inhabited by a large herd of manticores, and is therefore the main route of transportation and even the lifeblood of commerce.
The manticores appeared, stopping the train for more than half a month!
The loss of this can be imagined.
Of course, although there are many disadvantages of train transportation, in today's era, it is still the most mainstream and popular means of transportation.
Qin Yue went on to say: "At present, there are only thirteen cities that have opened trains, and some of the remaining cities are under construction, and the other part is not funded enough to open up trains, as for the towns...... A few hundred gold coins a year is a net financial income, which is not enough to buy 10 kilometers of railway!"
The material used in the railway is an alloy of black iron and fire copper, which is not easy to be damaged by the outside or the weather, and the price is indeed very expensive, and the construction of the railway is not a small factory.
"How much do we have left?"
"About 300 gold!"
In order to maintain the ability of the ghost face, Mu Yun purchased a large number of level 1 beast crystals as energy, and spent a lot of money for Ying'er to refine medicine, and his property shrank to less than 300 gold coins. Although the money is like running water, the remaining money is enough to make the life of the child very nourishing.
As for the money will be spent?
Mu Yun has never worried about money.
The station appears in front.
The station is located outside the city, and an industrial area is formed nearby, which is dominated by heavy industries such as ore refining, metal refining, and material processing
The station is less than 2 km away from the walls of the White City.
At 18 meters high, which is equivalent to the height of a six-story building and three times the height of Baisong Town, the walls of Baicheng are majestic and tall, and they are very strong and intimidating. The walls were covered with towers and watchtowers, equipped with stone throwers and a large number of crossbows, and many weapons that had never been seen before.
Long moat.
The 50-ton city gate is forged with fire and copper!
From the city gates, all kinds of fresh fruits, vegetables, and live fish, the peasants filled both sides of the road.
The scene inside Baicheng is even more prosperous than imagined, with a large number of convoys flowing endlessly, very lively. When the carriage drove into the city, Mu Yun took in the street scene of Baicheng. The road is very wide, the flat road is paved with stone slabs, it is very flat, and the carriage travels without a bit of bumps.
The construction of Baicheng is neat and exquisite, and the commercial area and residential area are clearly planned.
Huge signboards are displayed on both sides of the shops, hairdressers, bakeries, bookstores, taverns, herb shops, and velvet workshops...... The advertisements are brightly coloured, sound-graphed, and exaggerated, and there are 20 small game barbecue shops on a pedestrian street that can accommodate 5,000 people. Pedestrians are dressed in changeable costumes, pursuing novelty, and full of surnames, and artists play the harp and the long flute in the streets or taverns.
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"
"It's a big sale!"
"Stone City's latest equipment is on the market!
The streets are filled with the sound of horns for various promotions and events, and the projection device directly projects the usual products from the store onto the display table at the entrance.
"White City Square has arrived. ”
"Let's get out of the car!"
Mu Yun led Ying'er and Qin Yue down, sleeping on the roof of the car in the wind, this freak doesn't do a car, he likes to blow cold wind on it.
A city with a population of 3 million, bustling streets, lively shopping malls, and busy factories, it is a beautiful city.
This square is 200 meters long and about 150 meters wide. At the end of the square is White City Park. This beautiful garden, covering an area about the size of the square, is beautifully trimmed with decorative plants, beautiful flowers blooming on the lawn, and several statues stand in the center, which are the lords of the White City for generations.
From barbarism to civilization, from chaos to order, the short distance of a few hundred kilometers, the feeling of huge drop, is a little unbelievable.
Humans, half-orcs, the two are in stark contrast!
Mu Yun had just arrived, and it took a lot of time to prepare, so Meng Hu went directly to the White City branch of the Snow Wolf Mercenary to do something.
The Snow Wolf mercenaries have a good influence in White City, but they do not monopolize the entire mercenary industry like White Pine Town. In addition to snow wolf mercenaries, hound mercenaries, storm bear mercenaries, rhinoceros mercenaries, etc., are all relatively old mercenary forces, occupying a large share of the industry.
Baicheng has a special geographical location, and mercenaries are in high demand, so the industry is relatively prosperous.
Mu Yun spent 8 gold coins to buy a mansion at a high price, with a three-story exquisite brick building, a small garden, and complete furniture, which was close to the Snow Wolf Mercenary Branch. In addition to the residence, Mu Yun needs to purchase a personal spell laboratory, which is expected to invest 100 gold coins.
Everything that has anything to do with spells is synonymous with expensive.
Test tools, equipment, and basic materials are definitely very expensive.
At this point, it can be regarded as a complete settlement in the White City.
Mu Yun is a celebrity in Baicheng, but he didn't deal with anyone before coming to Baicheng. No one knew that the young genius who was in the limelight had already settled in Baicheng. On the one hand, Mu Yun is not very fond of being in the limelight, on the other hand, Mu Yun is not familiar with this life, and he has some grievances with the Mu family of the Baicheng Wang family, however, this is secondary, and the most important thing is that Mu Yun offended the Red Moon Church.
The Red Moon Church is more powerful than anyone imagined, and there must be minions in Baicheng, so it is better for Mu Yun not to expose himself before establishing effective security protection measures.