The howling wind blows the curtains, the hot wind of the wilderness brings the smell of dead grass and dryness, and even with the heat, the body is still refreshed by the rapid movement of the air.

Hopping on the high-speed train to other districts again, Heshia looked out the window, the desolate earth reflected white light in the scorching sun, the gray Gobi and gravel stretched into the distance, and only the faint mountains could be seen on the horizon, which looked like giant staircases on land, stacked on top of each other.

Every time she goes out, she will be shocked by the magnificent scenery on this planet, and the girl can't help but shake her head, feeling that Arpeggio City is a small place after all.

Because it was a train to the North 2nd District, there were very few passengers in the carriage, and there was no one next to Heshia or in front of and behind him, only the wind occasionally rolled the curtains and the cloth on the back of the chair, making a whirring sound.

She looked up, the train must have been running for decades, it had a strong industrial rough style, some steel rivets could be seen inside, and the ground was also a steel structure with diagonal lines.

A large number of structures are made of steel, which eliminates some complex and beautified decorations, so that the cost and time of manufacturing are greatly reduced, and as for the appearance of passengers sitting in the car, using soft sponge cloth pads is already the greatest benevolence and consideration.

The stainless steel table top felt warm in the hot air and sun, and the girl rummaged through the bag next to her hand and found an atlas of the city, which she had harvested at a travel agency in Arpeggio City, but she did not travel with the group, because then many things would not be free.

The train drove through the vast wilderness and headed north, the hot wind blowing by the window gradually cooled down, and the scorching heat gradually subsided.

The train then proceeds to the rising mountain staircase, as if it is getting closer to the sky, the ground is getting brighter and brighter, and the earth behind it becomes distant and low, as if standing on a tall building and looking down on the ground below.

After a few breaths, the front of the car gradually flattened, no longer continued to climb upward, and in front of it was a vast wilderness, in which towering high-rise buildings stood on the ground like mountains, tens of meters low, hundreds of meters high, and the top was deep in the clouds and mist, faintly indistinct.

[The front is about to arrive at the North 2nd District, Qiangloucheng Station, please pay attention to get off the train.] ]

The sound of AI announcements was heard in the carriage, and two semi-circular autonomous units also drove through the carriage passage to check for sleeping or unwell passengers.

When the car drove into this huge mountain-like high-rise building, the sky seemed to be darkened, the sensor lights in the carriage were also turned on in time, and a bright yellow V-shaped guide icon appeared on the ground.

Sitting in the carriage, Heshea looked up at the tall buildings she passed, almost all of them abandoned, and you could see the peeling and exposed facades, and some of the windows and rooftop ship entrances and exits were overgrown with brgy plants and rusty water marks.

The original beautiful layers of golden and blue cornices are gray and dusty, and some of the tiles have also broken away, revealing the concrete and steel structure inside, and the huge windows can see the broken blue glass, reflecting the bright light of the sky, which looks extremely lonely.

The train passed slowly in the shadow of the tall buildings, and then suddenly appeared in front of the huge river beach, the river had long since dried up, the bottom of the river about a few kilometers wide cracked and broken, and a long track rose and fell through the bottom of the river to the ancient city on the other side.

As the train tilted downward, Heshea saw a huge broken bridge from the window on the other side of the opposite side, nearly 300 meters high, extremely wide, leaning out of the city of the city, and when crossing the river in the air, it broke in the middle, exposing the hideous steel steel that looked like bones inside, while the bridge at the other end had long since collapsed, and the ruins of steel and concrete were all over the bottom of the river, its shape and temperament were reminiscent of a broken giant dragon head, leaving only half of its body standing alone on the dry river.

Crossing the bottom of the long river, the train climbed again, rising from the bottom of the river and entering the plains inside the city.

Compared to the desolate world outside, the inside was slightly more populated, and the girl could see that some of the abandoned and damaged buildings were still inhabited, and they covered the windows with simple plastic and nailed wooden planks, leaving only small vents, and through the gap between the plastic and the wooden boards, they could see the clutter hanging in the room.

Gradually, the ruined streets saw vendors pushing trolleys, selling simple food to the residents, mostly made for themselves, mainly fried in oil, with the occasional steam or two of steam heating snacks.

Because it is located on a plateau, the boiling point of water here is only about 85 °C, and ordinary boiling cannot heat food well, so it is fried more.

The train slowly moves into the interior of the city, slowing down as it shuttles through the forest-like high-rise city, with the windows on both sides of the carriage changing in light and dark. Until it finally stops slowly.

[Exhausting Castle]

[Arrival]

[Exhausting Castle]

……

The yellow display board in the carriage alternates between these two lines of striking handwriting, and then the steam escapes, the doors slowly open, and the sporadic passengers get out of the car.

Stepping on the slightly cold ground, Heshea felt that the air was slightly cool, not as hot as Arpeggio City.

Soon, a group of travel agents gathered in front of the station, and Heshea followed the group to get a glimpse of their itinerary and direction.

"In the middle of July, the Flowing Fire Festival will last for seven days, and a grand street parade will be held in the entire city of the city, where there will be incense, shouting gods, going around the city, dancing, offering sounds, sending off the dead, collecting troops, and seven processes......" The tour guide of the travel agency introduced the plan to the passengers, and Hehia also listened to the part.

Then she left the tour group and left the station on her own, and walked into the vast steel jungle.

Many of the high-rise buildings along the road are abandoned, but the bottom 1-3 floors are still in use, and you can see many shops open, and the floating neon tube signs stand out and are full of life in the surrounding gray cement and steel.

The sky was covered with rain, not loud, but it made Hesia's hair slightly wet, and she walked briskly through the wide street to a shop opposite.

This small shop is full of hand-carved ornaments, including jade, bloodstone, agate stone, and even some special coal stones, and the owner is the only one in the shop, sitting in the corner and still busy with the carving work in his hands, only to shout when he hears the footsteps: "If you want to buy it first, you can see it yourself, and then come to me to pay the bill." ”

Then he didn't even lift his head, and continued with the unfinished ornament in his hand.

Heshia looked around, and in this small shop, which was only less than 20 square meters, there were pendants hung with red ropes, blowing slightly, and colliding with each other, making a crisp sound.

The pendant is carved with animals, letters, planetary symbols, film and television characters, and short texts, which makes people feel that there are all kinds of things, and there seems to be no need that cannot be satisfied.

Standing in this small shop, the girl watched carefully, and occasionally felt a slight rubbing of the big spider at her ankle, but fortunately it did not appear, and no one noticed.

"How do you sell this?"

Although she didn't necessarily wear it, Heshea still wanted to buy some as a souvenir, so she carefully removed a turquoise pendant carved with flowers and plants and walked inside.

The boss finally put down his job and highlight, and looked up at Hesia.

"This 45 federal coins." Very cheap price, I can't even afford a good meal.

The girl was slightly surprised, and then asked how to pay.

"Payment, it looks like you're not a local." He shook his head, then rummaged through the corner to find an old cash register box and set the number.

"With that, that's 100 federal coins." He explained, handing over the case.

"How can it be so expensive?" Hesia was puzzled, but the other party shook her head, not bothering to explain.

Heshea, who had hit a soft nail, had to pay with this, although 100 federal coins was not a lot, but she was still a little unhappy.

Seeing that the girl was about to leave after paying, the uncle said in his back, "If you are here for tourism, you can find a local to change the local card, which will be convenient and save a lot of money." ”

With that, he waved his hand and told Heshia not to bother him anymore, and then went on with his work.

Walking down the street, Hehia continued to look around at the shops and attractions, in addition to selling some daily necessities, there are also many local specialty shops, which will sell some jade jewelry, classical dresses, incense burners, painting fans, etc., and occasionally girls can also see some shops selling cold weapons.

In the interstellar era when automated weapons are popular, most of the cold weapons have lost their effectiveness, but there are still many enthusiasts who will keep them, and some energy lightsabers in the Federation, or the use of special weapons, are also based on cold weapons, so some people will use this to practice.

Walking into this shop, Hehia saw many handmade things by local residents, from small wooden combs and folding fans to large furniture statues, and some bamboo woven objects also attracted the attention of foreign tourists.

Looking at strange and familiar things, the girl remembered that when she was a child, her mother seemed to have tried to do this, but her mother was obviously pampered and raised, and she was not good at this kind of manual work, and she was laughed at by her father a few times, and then she simply stopped doing it.

Following the tourists who arrived at the city, Hehia walked all the way down the main street, through the cold and wet streets, and before she knew it, it was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and she was a little hungry.

Find a place to eat, she whispered, touching the big spider hidden by her ankle, and then walked to a place that was clearly a restaurant.

There are erected signs that jug out over the street, with a few large characters displayed in neon floating brilliance, which look tacky, and signs like this abound on both sides and above the street.

Some small AI autonomous units also levitate across the street, transporting all kinds of small objects, these autonomous units look old, the exterior paint is mainly orange and black, and some parts are directly exposed, and even the structural rotation and subtle sparks can be seen.

It is estimated that there will be so many small floating self-discipline units in the ground city.,Girl compared to Arpeggio City,Because it's underground.,Space is tight.,It's impossible to make such a large space for these scattered self-discipline units to fly around.,That will block the passage of the hovering car.,So the city's express transportation is mostly used for vehicles or AI self-discipline units for ground driving.。

Towards the restaurant, Hehia was quickly caught by a snack bar down the street.

The pastry master inside quickly rotates the dough with a mechanical arm with one hand, and then continuously adds various spices and condiments to the dough with the other hand, and then the dough is thrown up and falls on the cutting board, and the mechanical arm in his right hand changes again, becoming a knife-shaped, continuous cutting and chopping, dividing the dough into uniform small pieces.

After the square and even small pieces were formed, there was a cry from inside and outside the shop, and the onlookers, mostly tourists from out of town, looked curiously at this ancient handicraft and then looked forward to the next move of the pastry chef.

I saw that the pastry chef's right-hand mechanical arm changed again, crushed and rolled out the dough in front of him, and then pasted the dough cake on the dark red toad burned on the side.

This large toad made of special metal is covered with dough cakes on its back, like ancient coins, and then because of the heat on the toad's body, the dough quickly cooks up, slightly bulging, and the edges are browned, and the flour and sesame seeds in it give off an enticing toasting aroma.

Then, relying on a robotic arm that is not afraid of burning, the pastry chef quickly removed the dough cakes one by one, folded them on the table, and put a small sign.

[Golden Toad Cake, 80 Federal Coins Apiece]

Well, it's not cheap, but considering that it's hard to travel, it's worth trying it, so there are still many travelers who pay for the cake.

Following the crowd, Heshia also lined up and bought a piece of bread.

The small bite was opened, and the hot aroma that overflowed inside immediately filled the mouth, but because the dough was so hot inside, Heshia had to stick out her tongue to let it cool down quickly.

Because she was tired of walking, Heshia was not in a hurry to go to the restaurant, so she found a clean stone pier on the side of the street and sat down, eating bread, and occasionally tearing off small pieces, and throwing them to the big greedy spider in the shadow beside her, which did not refuse to come, nor did she dislike being a vegetarian food.

In the gray sky, a low roar came, and I saw a large spaceship slowly falling from the cumulus clouds, slowly landing in the city with smoke and water vapor, carrying passengers from the alien domain.

The city gradually became lively, and a long bell rang from afar.

Where Hehia could not see, this was the heart of the city, where red banners hung down with some kind of blessing written in black letters, and they were densely arranged and hung over the streets, and the moist breeze blew through them, like a crimson sea swaying.

Under the layers of vermilion drape, there were about 500,000 local residents, each wearing a tall hat with a long scarlet ribbon fluttering at the top.

These local residents, solemn expressions, like countless concentric circles in the middle of the high altar, there are three large tripods in the high altar, which is inserted like an arm-thick long incense, dressed in red, green, yellow, black, white, five-color Chinese clothes of the sacrificial personnel holding a long silk full of prayers kneeling on the ground, chanting loudly, and then the long silk slowly floated up, burned in the air, turned into a little dust, drifted into the distance.

"It's at this time, incense!"

"Drink!"

On the periphery of the high altar, a banner was planted behind the back, dressed in bright colored armor, and the blue-faced 'god generals' stood up from a half-squatting position, some of them held halberds, some held large swords, and some waved double maces, when their bodies moved, the metal scale armor and pendants hanging from their bodies collided with each other, making a sound like wind chimes swaying.

Floating self-discipline units guided and cleared the way in mid-air, and these 'god generals' wearing bright colored armor with various weapons in hand began to walk towards the main street with sedan chairs covered with layers of red veil.

Along the way, a small incense burner was placed in front of each house, and the smoke curled up around the street, and some residents stood in front of their homes, some stood in front of the window, praying sincerely to the procession that passed by, and these 'divine generals' painted with blue and red paint stepped in three steps, like heavenly soldiers.

Thanksgiving, Gokou Ruri, Flag 12, Prayer for the New Year,

Northern Yiqiu, remnant maple autumn leaves, flowers bloom and clouds smoke Shu, angels of destruction, chanting wind and listening to snow, Li Lie, salted fish cuisine, Archbishop Lilina and other book friends reward~

(End of chapter)