Volume 1: The Battle of Iasi 0009 Welcome home
Soon, all three children were also implanted with identification chips.
Seeing that the matter was over, the county guard Bai Su sent two messages:
"Welling, Nanxing, Shang Lu, and Jinu temporarily returned to the county to order Shi Chuanbai to arrange their residence and study.
Li Lingyou and Xie Wuyi provided them with warlock ability guidance in between service tasks, and the others continued to go back to the council hall to discuss other matters. ”
Chuan Bai nodded to the four of them with a smile, motioned for the four of them to follow, and arrived at the side of the square.
The metal tiles of the plaza slowly moved and staggered again, and a staircase appeared in front of the four people.
Chuan Bai took the lead and walked down, and after about twenty steps, an elevator door appeared in front of him.
The door opened, Chuan Bai walked in, and by the way, he threw a bag to the four of them:
"The entire county town of Iasi is divided into five floors, the top floor you see is not for residential purposes, and the various facilities on the ground you see are all military barracks, office land, and military installations.
On the lowest floor of the county, there are passages deep into the mantle layer, mainly mineral harvesting and geothermal energy harvesting devices, and of course, controllable fusion arrays, which provide sufficient energy for various devices in the county;
The fourth layer is mainly the production area, all kinds of smelting, machinery, pharmaceuticals, food, etc.
The third layer is where a large number of natural people live, which is the city in the traditional sense;
The second floor is the residence of sergeants, warlocks, and militia organizations...... By the way, you now have an identity system, you can connect to the enchantment, query the information corresponding to all permissions, and find out for yourself. ”
Welling was relieved.
I've always thought this Iasi County is very strange, basically I don't see people, it turns out, people live underground!
He couldn't help but ask:
"Lord Chuanbai, how many resources do you need to build such a huge metal city?"
Chuan Bai shook his head with a smile:
"Today's world is not the same as in ancient times, for the Empire, alloy metals are as cheap as wood and sand, with the exception of special metals, of course.
Since almost all human beings moved underground, there is more understanding of this home planet where we have lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
The reserves of various metals in the mantle layer were unimaginable to the ancients, and at that time, human beings only exploited the surface of the earth, and their understanding of the underground was seriously insufficient.
In addition, there is no shortage of energy now, and the use of intelligent robots for mining and smelting is actually quite convenient, and people are also freed from heavy labor. ”
Following Chuan Bai into the elevator, Welling had questions, so he asked unceremoniously:
"So, with such a large number of people living underground, isn't the dungeon very big?"
From the county guard handing over the four people to Chuan Bai, who is in charge of civil affairs and academic administration, Welling has already interpreted the meaning of the county guard letting them understand and integrate into the county as soon as possible.
"Lots of people? Do you know how many people there are in the world right now? ”
"It should be a lot, at least billions."
The elevator descended slowly, and the flickering lights seemed to set off Chuan Bai's complexion a little gloomy:
"No, you're wrong, the population of the entire home planet won't be more than 600 million people at the moment.
With 150 million citizens, the empire is already the largest race on the entire home planet......
With a population of nearly a million people, Iasi is already the most populous town in the Empire, so every citizen is precious to the Empire. ”
"How so?"
Chuan Bai's information was shared with the four of them, and Nanxing was also surprised to ask.
Chuan Bai pondered for a moment, as if weighing what information could be told to them now:
"Before the annihilation, all the countries on the home planet seemed to have predicted the possibility of a full-scale nuclear war, and countries or regions with almost a little strength had prepared strategic bunkers and doomsday fortresses that went deep underground, of course, the strength of my Xia clan should not be underestimated.
But the problem is that when the end comes, the number of people who can enter the shelter in time is still very limited......
After the war of annihilation, the diffuse nuclear radiation made human beings almost extinct, and until now, the radiation on the surface of the earth has not reached the level where natural people in the old era could survive for a long time.
The chaos and killings caused by various disorders after the war have reduced the number of remaining human beings again.
And radiation is long-lasting, and mutations are constantly occurring even deep underground.
The more mutations are in an unfavorable direction.
Therefore, after learning from the painful experience, people today call the nuclear war that annihilated the world as the Great Annihilation Event.
What's more deadly is that after the annihilation, the ability of human beings to reproduce and reproduce has decreased sharply, and it stands to reason that human beings have studied genes to a considerable height, but they still cannot improve their fertility.
It was not until around 2600 A.D. that the crisis of declining population was alleviated with the steady emergence of people of various abilities.
There are so many things that capable people can do, and they are far more efficient than natural people.
New systems, rules, and conventions were born, and the number of human beings began to rebound, so the world agreed to mark the year 2600 as the first year of the Apocalypse, and the Empire now uses this year. ”
At this point, the elevator stopped.
When the elevator door opened, several people didn't have time to think about the history in Chuan Bai's mouth, and they were all stunned by the city in front of them.
A magnificent city appeared in front of you, about ten kilometers long and wide, and the grid-like streets were neat, like a huge matrix.
Every few hundred meters in the street, there are huge metal pillars that lead to the dome and support the entire space.
There are hundreds of meters from the canopy to the ground, and there is no oppressive feeling at all.
The dome is densely covered with illuminated canopies, and even the color temperature of the light accurately simulates the natural light of the day, and at a glance, it looks no different from the natural sky.
Bizarrely, the streets are not for vehicles.
As far as the eye can see, there are only pedestrians on the streets, no vehicles, and the vehicles are all small rotary-wing aircraft, electromagnetic skateboards, etc.
At this moment, there are quite a few flying machines, flying silently at an altitude of dozens of meters above the ground.
All the buildings in the city are Xia style courtyard houses, which are connected to each other.
Each courtyard also has different flowers and trees, miscellaneous fruit trees, and even a small vegetable patch.
There seemed to be a floral breeze in the air.
All four of them were stunned!
"Shock, look at the dome sky, its brightness is perfectly synchronized with that on the ground, and it can also simulate the moonlight and starry sky at night, and occasionally turn on the rain mode, so that the people who live below don't feel that this is in an underground cavern."
The message sent by Kawabai already included images of the quiet night sky, the starry sky, moonlit nights, and rainy days.
"The Empire is great! We've never been inside any underground cities, they're all on the periphery, and I thought the city was all the docks and mess, it's so beautiful! ”
Nanxing, Shang Lu, and Jinu made no secret of their shock!
There are not many pedestrians on the street, most of them are dressed in various casual clothes, there are clothes from the old dynasties, as well as various jackets, jackets, and overalls, and no one seems to care.
It's much more interesting than if you've only seen an exoskeleton before.
Everyone felt like they were in a hurry, busy with their business, but once they saw Chuan Bai, they all bowed and saluted, and then looked at the other four curiously.
The inhabitants of the second floor are mainly warlocks, legionnaires, and militia members, and most of the people who can be brought by Kawabai-sama are warlocks!
With this speculation, the pedestrians who saluted all had a little bit of a good impression of the four of them.
Chuan Bai nodded in return with a smile, and led the four of them to move in a certain direction on the street, and kept throwing packets of messages to them:
"Once you've settled, you'll connect to the enchantment system, download a map, learn the rules, understand your rights and obligations, and learn where your free energy supply points are.
If you want personalized consumption, you have to go to the third layer, which is the secular natural person city, where everything is sold.
By the way, you are all poor now, I will guarantee that you will all borrow a little money first, and it will not be too late to repay it when you have money or meritorious service in the future. ”
While talking, the group of them arrived in front of a vacant courtyard, a simple gray courtyard of blue bricks and blue tiles, the dark gate opened automatically, and several people received a synthesized voice in their minds:
Authorized Occupant Information Detected! This is 36 Ginkgo Street, the second floor of Iasi-gun, welcome home!
The three children happily rushed in, stood in the small courtyard and looked around, touching the pomegranate trees around them and sniffing the hydrangeas in the small flower beds, as if in a dream.
Chuan Bai looked pleased, looked at the children's happy appearance, and threw a bag to Welling in private:
"Welling, the official has arranged you in this small courtyard, these three children were rescued from the slave trading group, and it is not easy for them to get to this day.
In the future, you have to work hard to improve yourself and take care of them a little more."
At the same time, he also brought over some of the children's dream pictures in the previous "Explanation of the Truth: Picking Up the Light" along with the packets.
Welling's mood suddenly became a little sad.
He solemnly saluted Chuan Bai:
"Don't worry, sir! Although I haven't mastered any abilities yet, I will never stop at a mediocre mutant, I must become a powerful warlock and take care of them! ”
"Haha, it's good to have that faith! However, the three children themselves are also extremely optimistic, maybe they will also be powerful warlocks in the future.
What you need to do now is to give them a childhood worth remembering, the formative years with an older brother to take care of......"
Welling was suddenly moved.
Through those dream pictures, he understood that Chuan Bai was worried that there would always be those shadows and insecurities in the hearts of the children.
These factors are enough to affect the growth of a warlock.
Sometimes, it will become their weakness and dead end.
There are many people who are spending their lives healing their childhood.
The details of Chuan Bai's entrustment made Welling feel the trust of an imperial official in him and the warmth of his children.
At this moment, Welling felt that this cold metal city seemed to have some temperature, which also made him more confident in integrating into the empire.
In fact, this is actually Welling has not been in officialdom, and he can't see Chuan Bai's caution.
Bai Su, Yang Qi and Qing Hui's little expression exchange was abnormal, which would make Chuan Bai pay attention to Welling.
Amnesia should be real, but it's also true that the identity is not ordinary.
Although Chuan Bai is polite and full of books, he is not stupid.
"Okay, children, you all choose your own room, there are two rooms in three directions in this small courtyard, enough for you to choose."
Kawashiwa-sama seems to be in a good mood.
"Brother Welling, you pick first."
The three children sent out messages almost simultaneously.
Children's minds are simple and sensitive.
In those days, during the detention period, they looked at each other, and when they were tested later, Welling was the first to enter the passage, and the eyes of encouragement to the slave were raised, and when Nanxing fell down, Welling casually lifted it...... These details could not be smaller, but they gave them an inexplicable trust in Welling.
Feeling their kindness, Welling smiled and sent a mass message:
"I'm very random, you pick first!"
"No, you pick first, I'm going to live next to you!"
The little fat man immediately objected.
"I ...... Me too......"
The slave also timidly expressed his opinion.
“……”
Nanxing was speechless.
As a result, Welling randomly chose a room on the left side of the door, and the little fat man immediately chose the room on Welling's right side near the door.
The slave chose the room on Welling's left.
Nanxing chose to face the door, next to the slave's room, and next to his room was the reception room in the small courtyard.
In fact, there is nothing to choose from, and the furnishings in each room are similar.
Imitation wood window lattices, solid wood desks, metal and fabric chairs, beds, uniform wardrobes and some plants and plants.
There are also several imitation classical Xia landscape paintings on the wall, which are simple and simple, and the color tone is mainly gray, which is elegant and quiet without losing the style.
The three children were visiting each other's doors, looking around, and it seemed that the excitement had not yet passed.
Chuan Bai nodded with a smile, threw a farewell message to them, and then Shi Shiran turned around and went out.
He has to go back to the official office on the ground, and there are many things waiting for him.