Great time travel

Chapter 30, The Miracle City of Arnus Hill

When the young magician Leilei was entangled by a large group of noisy children at the entrance of the village, the old village chief of Gota Village walked slowly into the village with his horse, looking for a few familiar faces , Ask the villagers about their recent life in the past few days, and what the "man in green" has arranged for them.

However, after walking around among the rows of uniform small concrete bungalows, the old village chief only saw a group of women and children, but did not find any adult men he knew. It was getting dark, so he had to find Lena, the wife of the next-door neighbor in the village.

At this time, Aunt Lena was sitting under the solar street lamp next to the village post, concentrating on sewing clothes—it was already dusk, and the whole village counted the brightest under the street lamp. When she noticed the village head approaching, she quickly stood up and greeted her with a smile. "...Hey, it's you who came back! Mr. Village Chief, it must have been a hard journey, right? By the way, do you know the new residence arranged by the man in green? It's the first house on the right side of the village entrance , we have already moved all your luggage in. However, at this moment, it is too late to cook again...how about coming to our house for dinner later?"

"...Hehe, then I will not be polite." The old village chief smiled, "...But, where is your husband? Also, it seems that the number of people in the village is much less than before? I went around just now. How come you haven’t even seen a young man? Even the girls are much less..."

"... You say they... Now some are hunting in the mountains with the man in green, and some are doing business with the goods given by the man in green. They live in houses built by others, eat flour given by them, and use With the blankets and stoves sent by others, how can I have some strength in return!"

Aunt Lena smiled and said, "...Although it is not a good season for hunting, those masters in green clothes from different worlds are not picky, and they find everything novel! The daughter of Sally's family is just helping them hunt. Just a few slimes, and you got a big bag of candy as a reward! My husband helped a group of men in green to beat a magic wolf in the mountains to the north the day before yesterday, and even captured a litter of wolf pups alive. Those men in green seemed to be She looked very happy, and when she came back, she rewarded our family with a lot of good things, including a piece of good fabric. I used it to make a skirt for our daughter..."

She proudly showed the unfinished long skirt to the old village head. The old village head took a closer look and found that it was a kind of printed cloth of unknown material, but the texture was very soft and fine, and it was definitely the best. goods.And the golden floral pattern printed on the cloth is even more vivid and dazzling, shining charmingly under the light, just like the blankets presented to them by those people in green clothes from other worlds.

"...It is indeed a good piece of fabric, and your craftsmanship is also good. Your little Lily will definitely look beautiful in it."

The old village chief nodded and praised, "...But...the man in green asked the villagers to help them hunt and do business? Hunting is fine, anyway, it is just leading the way, but for business...I am afraid that in Gota Village Few people can do it? Not to mention those brainless werewolves and cat people, let them be bandits blocking roads and robbing... What's more, we don't have many animals left, so what can we use to carry goods? Woolen cloth?"

——The reason for such worries is not that the old village head looks down on people, but the truth in a certain sense.The culture and education in this world are extremely backward, and the illiteracy rate is extremely high. Most of the country people are neither literate nor able to calculate accounts.Even if they are sitting at home and waiting for merchants to buy fur and mountain goods, they are often deceived and suffer losses, so many villagers generally only dare to do business with a few familiar merchants.If they are allowed to go to the city to do business by themselves, the risk of being cheated is really high.

"...Actually, it's not really a business. I just gave them a few samples and asked them to walk to nearby towns, find those merchants and spread the word, telling them that these things are for sale in Arnus Hill. In this way, there will be caravans from other places coming here to do business. And the samples given to them, even if it is the travel expenses and rewards given to everyone by the man in green, the money sold in the town will belong to themselves—— The man in green gave us so much food and clothing, and built us a house. Now we should do something to repay others..."

Aunt Lena said with a smile, "...my sister went to Tungut with a few cat people with a basket of goods on her back, and the others went to Metabaru, Gremina, Hebraye..." She casually reported a series of place names, all of which were towns around the Arnus Hills, including towns in the empire and commercial ports on the border of the Kingdom of Elbe in the south, but the nearest one was more than 100 kilometers away, and the farthest Alnus Hill is [-] kilometers long.

For travelers on foot, this is really a long journey, but the old village chief's focus is not here.

"...Then, what kind of goods did the man in green entrust them to bring as a sample when they came from the 'door'? Could it be the dyed blanket that was given to us last time? Or the printed cloth in your hand?" the old man asked. The village chief pointed to the calico dress in Aunt Lena's hand, and asked.

"...ah, I have both of these... but there are many other things... well, I also took a copy from the man in green and stuffed it in this basket. When I put this After the skirt is finished, I will probably go to the village to the east as well!"

Aunt Lena raised her neck and thought for a while, put away the unfinished dress, and took out a basket from behind, which contained all kinds of gadgets: silver shiny stainless steel spoons and dinner plates, brightly colored silk scarves, small boxes of matches and fine salt in white porcelain bottles, translucent candies as gorgeous as jewels, white and neat paper and delicate mirrors, colorful and radiant hair clips and brooches, and decorations on the handles Small knives with intricate patterns... Some of them have been seen by the old village head, and some have not, but they are all good things that you will not let go of once you experience them once.

"...Well, they are all very good products, and they will definitely be very popular in the market..."

The old village head of Gota Village replied with a dry smile, and handed the basket full of small commodities back to Aunt Lena, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart—he was naturally concerned about the popularity of these exotic commodities. Don't worry at all.It is even certain that after seeing such exquisite and rare goods, merchants from various cities will definitely flock to them immediately.But the problem is that while these exotic goods attract business travelers from all walks of life, they may also attract the attention of those horse thieves and bandits.In addition, once the princes and imperial generals around the Holy Mountain of Arnus saw these coveted and exquisite treasures, the first thought that popped up in their minds was probably to gather troops and horses to fight against Arnus. Do you want to plunder and blackmail those "fat sheep from another world" instead of taking out gold coins to trade fairly with visitors from other worlds?
You know, just four months ago, the entire empire was still full of ambitions to go to the other world opposite the "gate" to loot houses and make a fortune!Now, in the eyes of those big shots who don't know the details, this is simply a "fat sheep scheduled to be robbed" who took the initiative to send it to the door-although as a witness, the old village head of Gota Village can basically confirm that Arnus Hill The different world that the "gate" connected to before is obviously not the same place as the hometown of this group of tough men in green... But those princes and nobles don't know the difference!
Of course, with the strength of these people in green clothes from other worlds, they will definitely not be afraid of armed invasion by any force.But the problem is, if it's a small group of thieves, that's all.In case of a fight with the army of the empire or the princes, they may not be able to care about protecting outsiders like themselves...

However, even if he thought about this problem, the old village chief couldn't do anything for a while.It is impossible for him to let the man in green from another world hide his whereabouts—it is impossible to hide such a large city on Mount Arnus; nor does he know how to persuade the man in green Officer, let these refugees move into that fortified city guarded by tall walls—even the imperial army will never allow civilians and barbarians from the dependent countries to live in the border town casually...so in the end it is only Being able to worry alone.

At this moment, a three-wheeled electric vehicle honked its horn and drove into the village where the refugees lived. It unloaded a live pig, two live chickens and a box of Moutai in a colored porcelain bottle, saying it was a reward for the elderly. A thank you gift from the village head and mage Lelei for helping to lead the way.Pigs and chickens are fine, but that box of twelve bottles of Moutai instantly blinded everyone in the village—not to mention the quality of the wine in the bottles, but the glaze color of each one. In the eyes of the villagers, Moutai wine bottles, which are crystal clear, smooth and round, with gorgeous patterns and metallic texture, can already be used as family heirlooms.

And when the old village head tried to open one of the bottles, the gushing out of the sweet and mellow wine was blown away by the wind, making many people greedy... Looking back at so many people in the village biting With expectant eyes drooling on their fingers, the old village head and Leilei peeped at each other, and finally had no choice but to announce that, taking advantage of the wine and meat at the moment, a bonfire banquet will be held tonight, and everyone will eat, drink and have a good time together, which is also a celebration The end of the time of disaster.

In this way, amidst the laughter and the aroma of wine and meat, the old village head temporarily let go of his hidden worries, and happily enjoyed the present happiness...

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At the same time, Wang Qiu was also looking at the city that was built in just three days inside the tall city wall on Arnus Hill.

Uh, according to the gatekeeper, the central government decided to name this new city "Arnus City" in order to reflect the customs of the country.

Just from the perspective of city appearance, this "quick city" born in another world is almost the same as most cities in the southern coastal areas of China: a four-lane main street and a two-lane side road, planted with palm trees and boxwood Wooden green belts, small high-rise apartments and office buildings with more than a dozen floors, farmers' markets with vaulted ceilings, city squares covered with marble and granite, decorated with musical fountains and animal statues, as well as movie theaters, libraries, hospitals and The public buildings of the gymnasium... However, as imagined, most of the buildings in the city are currently empty.The streets are also empty, and occasionally there are some pedestrians, mainly soldiers wearing camouflage training uniforms.

In addition, to Wang Qiu's surprise and surprise, there is already a wireless network signal inside the city wall of Arnus Hill!Well, I just don't know how to calculate the roaming fee for my mobile phone in another world... But anyway, he is not short of such a small amount of money...

"...I didn't see any thermal power plants or hydropower plants along the way, and it probably won't be pulling cables from Hong Kong on the other side of the 'gate'. As for the power of those wind turbines, it is estimated that they are only enough to light a few street lights at most. , is there an Ark reactor installed somewhere?"

Sitting in a slow open-top electric sightseeing car, Wang Qiubai was bored and asked Ju Chuan Shizuka who came to greet him and was responsible for driving.

"...That's right, a total of eight large-scale Ark reactors have been installed in the city, and the power generation capacity is enough for tens of thousands of people. And if necessary, they can be installed at any time. Anyway, each reactor is about the same size as a public toilet. It’s so big, it can be stuffed in any basement.”

Ju Chuan Shizuka replied with a smile, "...Moreover, the construction area of ​​Arnus City is more than the area on the ground! Just the morning before yesterday, shortly after you left for Ita Rica City, the construction team was in The props of [Explosive Basement] were used on the mountain in the northeast to create a super large basement, and it was said that if dwarves and dark elves could come to join them in the future, it could be transformed into a fantasy dungeon..."

Wang Qiu frowned when he heard this, "...really... let the dwarves live in the dungeon, that's all right, but... the dark elves? This is not the Faerun continent of the DND world! Although this world It’s true that there are dark elves, but the dark elves on the continent of Farmat also live in the forest on the ground like the high elves! It’s just that their skin is darker, and it’s just a little more aggressive, which really makes them live in burrows I'm afraid I'm going crazy... Besides, the relevant departments spared no expense to exaggerate this advanced base in another world. Building a tourist city on the hills, is it impossible to engage in special tours in other worlds?"

"...Ahem, Comrade Xiao Wang, in fact, the central government did plan to travel to other worlds at first. After all, we were going to set up a sanatorium here. But the problem is, I just browsed the internal news website, I found that the international situation in the past few days is really not good!"

Commissar Guo, who had been looking down at the tablet in the back seat before, suddenly raised his head and interjected, "...I hope nothing really happens!"

"...What? The confrontation crisis in the South China Sea hasn't eased yet?" Wang Qiu was shocked when he heard that, "...is it really going to be a war between China and the United States?"

"...a fight...it shouldn't be too late, but the situation is really complicated, and it will definitely not be clear for a while...so, let's go to meet the new mayor appointed by the central government first! This is your acquaintance !” Political Commissar Guo said with a smile, “…a very, very familiar acquaintance…”