Chapter 175: The Capital
This time, Lin Xiaoyong and Lin Xiaomei were too addicted to taking an airship, starting from the border village, landing every two to three days to replenish supplies, and the airship flew for 21 days before arriving in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Lin Shu thought it was very interesting, and remembered that I didn't know that Lu Dao had seen it in the work of that military strategist, saying that it was an area controlled by a country, and it was related to the time of sending troops, and it was said that the areas that could project troops within twenty days were all areas of firm control, and I don't know if the data of Lu Dao was exactly in line with the current situation of Datang.
Flying along the way, the climate gradually changed, from the hot south, to the cool central plain area, and then crossed the Changling Mountains in the central plain, the climate suddenly changed, there was actually a long-lost cold, Lin Xiaoyong and Lin Xiaomei were very excited about the change in the weather, fortunately their bodies were very strong, and Li Xiaoxin added clothes and shirts to them in time, otherwise they might not be adapted.
Chang'an City is located in the Liangshan Plain area, on the edge of the Yanhe River water system, the largest water system in the Eastern Continent, it is a rich and rich area since ancient times, it is the imperial capital of the dynasties, it is a city with a long history, it is said that the city was originally built 6,000 years ago, and in Chang'an City, the stone tablet when the city was built 6,000 years ago is preserved on the square on the side of the palace.
From the sky, the area of Chang'an City is huge, almost full of forest trees, at this height to see such a large city, even if you are used to seeing the forest trees of big cities on the earth, you still feel that this city is a little intimidating!
However, the earth's big cities are connected by rail transit, so they are also limited by rail transit, so it is impossible to build too large. The big cities here are connected by flying, supplemented by rail transit. So the range becomes quite large. Moreover, the area of the Eastern Continent is vast, and people are also accustomed to using a large amount of land, and a single building can occupy a huge land area, as a result, it has caused the unrestricted expansion of the capital.
In such a large area, the actual population is only 20 million, and to be honest, the residential density is really not high. But the scale of the city is truly staggering.
Lin Xiaoyong and Lin Xiaomei, who were lying on the matte glass window, were already stunned, these two were also hillbillies, so they didn't know what to say when they saw this kind of big scene.
As he got closer to the capital, Kong Zhexu's gaze rose higher when he appeared in front of Lin Shu, which made Lin Shu feel like he couldn't cry or laugh, isn't this a little schizophrenic! It's like having two personalities, one is an arrogant and gentlemanly boy, and the other is an infatuated boy with a bit of justice and morality.
"Well, I've never seen such a magnificent city, have you?"
Lin Shu glanced at Kong Zhexu, whose nostrils were facing the sky, and replied honestly: "I really haven't seen it, this is too grandiose." How did you build such a big city?"
"Hmph! I don't know! This was built slowly over thousands of years. Starting from the center of the city, you can see the architectural styles of various periods in the history of the entire Eastern Continent, from the simple atmosphere of 6,000 years ago to the exquisite personality of modern times, which is absolutely beautiful!"
Lin Shu nodded enviously: "A city with a lot of history!
"Hehe, you hillbilly should be careful when you enter the city, the capital is not a border village, the power of the capital is complicated, the characters in the capital are even more hidden dragons and crouching tigers, there are all kinds of organizations and forces in a block, the streets are full of cattle people above the sixth order, if you offend people, maybe you will have to go to the sewers to find your corpse!
Lin Shu didn't think it was angry when he heard it, but he had a deep impression of the sewers in the capital, could it be that this thing was like the legendary Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he was accidentally taken into the sewers?
"Awesome, is there a sewer party?"
"Hehe, there really is, and there are quite a lot, and it's rampant!! Walking on the street, maybe you'll be caught by accident, haluha."
Lin Xiaoyong and Lin Xiaomei were also attracted by Kong Zhexu's words at some point, listening to the horror he said, they couldn't help but turn pale, and the other one who was scared a lot, of course, was Xiao Xuanzi, whose ability to distinguish was basically equal to zero, but since Li Xiaoxin's poisoning incident, Xiao Xuanzi was very afraid of Kong Zhexu in her heart, so she was eavesdropping with her back to Kong Zhexu.
Li Xiaoxin, who was facing Xiao Xuanzi, saw that Xiao Xuanzi's face was wrong, glared at Kong Zhexu and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense, if it's really so terrifying, is the capital still called the capital? However, some places in the capital are really chaotic, especially some areas inhabited by civilians!"
Li Xiaoxin said, with a trace of disdain and disgust on her face, obviously, she had been to those places, Lin Shu naturally knew that no matter where it was, this kind of place known as urban scars existed, and these places gathered poor people who wanted to come to the city to find their dreams, so all kinds of chaos happened in them, and these places were all very disturbing and disgusting without exception.
"Doesn't the capital charge for living?" asked Lin Shu a little strangely.
"Of course, but the autonomous committee there is already shady, anyway, over the years, similar civilian areas in the capital have not only not decreased, but seem to have more, of course, this is also related to the need for more labor in the capital. ”
Lin Shu thought about it and understood what was going on, if there were two million citizens in the capital, then they would need 10 million civilians to provide services to them, and these civilians would pass on this kind of service, and in the end, more civilians would be needed, of course, there were many more shady reasons, and as a result, there were more and more civilian areas, as well as sewer parties hiding in the sewers to evade living expenses.
Lin Shu turned his head to look at Chang'an City, which was getting closer and closer, and his impression of Chang'an City began to become real and complicated, even if it was magnificent, it was still built by human beings, and it also had a bright and dirty side, a brilliant and sad side, this city, just like a living person, had happy memories, but also painful memories, had a beautiful and handsome face, and also had a stinky buttocks.
The airship gradually lowered its altitude, and there were more and more airships that could be seen in the sky, the more low the altitude, the greater the density of the airship, but the smaller the size, the airship that Lin Shudeng and others were riding quickly merged into the river of the airship, heading towards the east side of the city.
As the height decreased, the buildings on the ground became clearer, and Lin Shu really found many buildings of different styles, but most of them were tall buildings, and the city was simply lined with towers, and the tallest towers were like iron pillars connecting to the sky.
The airship began to slow down again until it reached a very large place, filled with greenery and various tower-shaped structures.
Li Xiaoxin said with a smile: "Here, the following is the Beijing Advanced Magic Academy, covering an area of one hundred and ninety-two square kilometers, divided into six major academies, with more than 150,000 teachers and students, it is the largest magic academy in Datang, and it is also the highest academic research institution in Datang, and the highest magic research institute in Datang is also located here." Everyone is welcome to come and be a part of it!"
"The Six Academies, how are they divided?" Lin Shu asked curiously, isn't it divided according to the Department of Magic?
"Then, I'll kindly tell you that the six major academies are the School of Magic, the School of Magic Derivation, the School of Zoology and Flora, the School of Magic Manufacturing, the School of Magic Engineering, and the College of War. These academies have many departments, among which the Magical Derivative Academy has the largest number of departments, as many as seventy-one departments, but some departments have only a few people, while others have thousands of people. ”
Lin Shu nodded like a chicken pecking rice, what a huge academy! This must also be an academic holy place, a knowledge distribution center, Lin Shu likes it here.
Kong Zhexu was very satisfied when he saw Lin Shu's look of shock and admiration, but it was a pity that he forgot that this glory was attributed to the Datang Advanced Magic Academy, and in fact, it had nothing to do with Kong Zhexu.
"Hehe, seeing that you have a good attitude, I will tell you another message with kindness, let you learn to be good, the six colleges are classified by color, the buildings and uniforms of the Academy of Magic are all blue, the Magic Derivative College is yellow, the College of Zoology and Zoology is green, the Manufacturing College is black, the Engineering College is cyan, the War College is red, and those white and gray are public buildings, such as libraries, dueling arenas and the like. ”
"Dueling Arena?!"
"Hehe, what's the matter, scared? Tang Shangwu, allow civil duels, even life and death duels, there is naturally a dueling arena here, be careful to walk on the road and be challenged, haluha"
Xiao Xuanzi's face turned blue again, Lin Xiaomei and Lin Xiaoyong also turned pale, it turns out that the big city is so terrifying! Not only will someone kidnap you, but there will also be free duels, and the people in the city are really terrifying!
"Don't take his word for it, a duel is a completely consensual act, and a duel of life and death must be applied to the Supreme Court, which is very difficult to achieve. However, the people of this academy do like to use duels to resolve disputes, and it is not life-threatening. ”
Lin Shu glanced at Lin Xiaoyong and smiled indifferently, if this kind of thing is really so terrible, I'm afraid there won't be so many people in this school, and they will all die in the duel!
"Then we must be from the College of Zoology and Zodia," Lin Shu asked, looking out the window at the green patterned building.
"Yes, the Department of Medicinal Botany, Plant Branch, College of Zoology and Zoology!" Li Jinglong suddenly walked into the lounge, looked out the window, and said with a satisfied smile.
Lin Shu suddenly remembered something, and took out his identity card from his pocket, and sure enough, this is what was written in the identity card, and there was another division of the school class, Lin Shu was a student of the 2733 class, that is, this year's freshmen.
Lin Xiaoyong leaned through the window and looked out of the window, the airship had gradually descended, and the square under his feet was a pattern made of green four-leaf clover, surrounded by dense trees, covering all kinds of tall and low buildings, is this his new home? It looks beautiful and mysterious! )