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Chapter 469 City of Lonely Mountain (13)

Follow the track to the imperial capital until the banks of the Seis River. Two horses are walking slowly across the Avenue of Glory, heading towards the imperial capital.

"No matter how you think about it, it's outrageous. How did the people of Terra maintain this kind of thing?"

On the horse, a knight in full body armor was looking up at the distant shadow of the mountains, he said helplessly and incredulously to himself: "I feel a headache just looking at it, my God... 1000 Still functioning for years, is this a planetary shield generator, or a semi-permanent shield?"

"Furthermore, the City of Lonely Mountain, the City of God's Blessing...Although the words are correct, they are equally misleading."

All the way from the small towns close to the plains around the imperial capital, such a behemoth as the city of the lonely mountain is still shocking.

As an engineer in his previous life, it was really hard for Ian to figure out how this giant steel giant with a height of more than 20 meters and a width of more than a dozen or [-] kilometers was built, and where did so many materials come from? Is it asteroid belt mining?The moon base is about the same size, but it's a low-gravity environment.

Although according to Terra's technology, it is not impossible, but...then again.

What is it that can bring the civilization of the pre-epoch back to what it is today?

The shape of the imperial capital, or in other words, the shape of the lonely mountain where the imperial capital is located, is a giant metal structure similar to a volcano. Its cone-shaped mountain is like a mountain peak, and the vent that emits streams of light is the crater, but this volcano has It is more than 1 meters high, and the clouds can only surround it in the middle. If I have to describe it, it is an octagonal truncated cone made of steel and a regular cone.

But it's not like this as a whole. Ian can see it just by looking at the shape. There should be a large part of the "underground structure" in the Lonely Mountain. It should be a giant refuge. Human civilization in the entire Setar Empire The ancestors probably survived the catastrophe of falling from the sky in this refuge.

It can only be said that the technology tree in Terra is a bit outrageous.After all, he still has Morion steel in his left hand, this kind of universal tool material that can self-proliferate, self-replicate, and execute orders to repair all damage. It can at least win a roomful of awards and medals on the earth, and even be invited to the Academy of Sciences to provide stand up.

With Morion steel, the self-protection of the lonely mountain and the imperial capital will not be too difficult.

What's more, human cities are actually built on the outer shell at the foot of the lonely mountain, and there may be some points inside, but not the entire lonely mountain is the imperial capital.

Compared with the night, the beam of light in the distance is less obvious. It is not a laser beam or a particle beam. According to Ian's speculation, it is probably a kind of position to maintain the light path. It does not emit light itself, but only in the atmosphere. Such light bands are excited because of high energy.

As long as it goes to a relatively thin area in the atmosphere, it will not continue to shine.

In addition, Ian also noticed that the imperial capital itself also has the power to artificially control the weather.

It is precisely because of the interaction of sunlight, wind and temperature, and the regulation of various things by the "planetary shield generator" in the imperial capital, that the abdomen of the Setar Empire can be such a fertile plain. Otherwise, it might be okay at first, Years of cultivation and development will definitely turn this place into a barren desert.

"Ian, how are you going to enter the city?"

Hua An and Frost Butterfly sat on the luggage carried by the other horse, and Miss Goblin cheerfully controlled the stones on the riverside to float in the water, and even cheated with psychic powers—Frost Butterfly used ice flakes.

After watching the stones and ice flakes sink and melt for more than a dozen times on the river, she turned her head and asked Ian curiously: "The access control of the imperial capital is relatively strict, and there are many passages. It is estimated that we can only take the ordinary passage."

"I just don't want to."

Ian said so, and he shook his head: "But how can I not attract attention? Don't say that I am a sublimator, the people and organizations in the imperial capital who should pay attention to me are definitely waiting for me now. As long as I am close to the imperial capital, they will definitely will get the news."

"What I want to think about now is how to deal with these. Moreover, among many people and organizations, I have to make a choice, where to take the first action and express my attitude."

"……so complicated."

Hua An blinked, and she said in a daze, "Didn't you say that Isengarde invited you to the imperial capital? I mean, don't you plan to meet him first?"

Shuangdie also nodded: "Yes, yes."

Ian smiled: "Then am I a guest of the Ellen family, or a patrolling knight? Does the Ellen family want me to be a patrolling knight, or an ordinary guest of their family?"

"Should I visit Ellen's house first, or should I see Isengard alone? Should I meet Isengarde alone, or with Master Goser?"

"When I met Master Gesai, was it at the Alchemy Association, or at the Platinum Iridium Workshop? Or at his house? Miss Fairy, there are many ways to do this."

"Wow……"

Hua An opened her eyes wide, she and Shuang Die looked at each other, and said with emotion: "It's so complicated."

Shuangdie also nodded seriously: "Yes, yes."

"In short, human beings don't have the psychic power that you fairies can easily understand each other."

With his hands folded in front of his chest, Ian thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay."

"Go to the Knights to report first, and settle the matter of the Marquis of Barton, and then go to Ethan."

After deciding on the follow-up plan, one person and two goblins continued to walk along the road of glory.The city circle of the imperial capital is still ahead. This is the plain agricultural area. The morning light covers the entire vast Quinol Plain area. Sunshine and breeze accompany them through this vast wilderness.

The clear river flows, surrounded by fresh air, and the sound of rumbling trains can be heard from time to time, and the smoke of cooking in distant towns can be seen.

At noon, Ian came to a small village.

Unlike the main body of the imperial capital, which looks so advanced that it is more similar to a miracle, this small village is of ordinary town specifications except for a few metal towers that appear to be relatively advanced.

However, some huge metal machinery can be vaguely seen in the field—maybe it was transformed from decommissioned old armor?Or is it a specialized farming machine?But no matter how you say it, it's very eye-catching.

"Has mechanized farming been used in the vicinity of the imperial capital? That's right, with alchemy, the issue of chemical fertilizers must have been solved long ago, but I don't know if there is a large chemical fertilizer factory."

Ian was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, then smiled, and fell into thought again: "In this case, farmers are not purely manual labor occupations, but large-scale crop producers that are more similar to skilled workers... In this way Come on, the agricultural population of the empire must have been greatly reduced compared to before the Black King."

"The liberated agricultural population will flow into the industrial sector, but in fact, I haven't seen so many industrial populations. Most of the dwarven towns in the Falling Star Hills that I pass by are dwarf workshops, and no complete set of industrial parks have been established."

"Of course, there may be large-scale industrial bases elsewhere, but what is the population here doing?"

"So many people... Could it be that they are adventurers?"

In Nanling, more than 70.00% of the population are basic producers such as farmers and fishermen, and the other 20.00% are mostly herbal gatherers and hunters, and the remaining small group are craftsmen and blacksmiths.

It is precisely because the Bai Zhimin family has mastered a large number of craftsmen, and Elder Pude has cultivated a new generation of technicians led by Ian, that they can guarantee the important position of the clan in the port.

In Nauman City, the number of farmers around the Agate Stone Plain has been greatly reduced. Because of the input of tame Terra creatures such as Bison Cows, the farming efficiency in safe areas has been greatly improved. Various restaurants and shops in Nauman City, and even This is actually the case with the thriving bread industry in Shuangshu Town.

Food is no longer in short supply, and all kinds of processed food and delicious food have gradually become the mainstream of people's pursuit... In Nauman City, eating healthy or not has become a problem that local staff think about.

But in the imperial capital... what really needs to be considered should be the materials of Warcraft.

"Then the population of this town should not be very large. Surrounding the super-giant city, in addition to the agricultural belt, there should also be related industrial cities and transit cities. That is where the population gathers."

Lifting his head thoughtfully, looking around the entire village, Ian thought to himself, "But why do you feel that there are not many people?"

Both the precognitive vision and the silver chip told him that there were more than 8000 people in the town in front of him... that was quite a number.

But never mind, go in and see first.

Thinking of this, Ian drove his horse and entered the town.

Ian thought that this was not much different from any town he had entered in the past.

But the facts told him that he was wrong.

As soon as he took the first step into the town, children playing on the side of the road saw his armor.

Immediately, several children who were playing football showed terrified expressions. They picked up the ball and ran towards the alley.

"Daddy, Daddy, the knight is coming!"

After Ian heard these words, he stopped his horse with some doubts. Instead of moving forward, he quietly observed the entire town.

Sure enough, soon, the originally quiet and slow town seemed to press the start button, and it was like a big shark was put into a fish floating around in a tank...In an instant, people started to move.

Not long after, in front of Ian who had stopped, there was an old man with ruddy complexion and gray-brown hair, but with a worried look on his face.

Ian could see that the old man was bored with him because of his status.

"Respected Lord Knight...I am the mayor of Gal Town." The old man said gruffly, "Are you here for an inspection? Please allow us to prepare..."

"No, it's not."

Ian got off his horse and looked at the mayor. He took the rein of the horse and said calmly: "I'm from the country, go to the imperial capital, just pass by."

"If you don't mind, can you tell me if there is a place to eat in town?"

The old man was silent for a while, then nodded.

(End of this chapter)