Urban Sims

Chapter 659 Waitrose Empire
tens of thousands of meters in the sky.

in a thin atmosphere.

Agni No. 1 aircraft flew south at high speed at three times the speed of sound.

Skimming countless green mountains and green waters, passing countless kingdoms and cities, after two days and two nights.

In the early morning of the third day, Agni-1, whose speed was reduced to subsonic speed, dropped to less than [-] meters.

Zhou Ming and others entered the territory of the Waitrose Empire.

The Waitrose Empire is one of the most powerful empires in the human world.

The territory of this empire is vast, with an area at least fifty times that of the Yadude Kingdom and twice that of the Doran Empire... The territory covers an area of ​​more than 3000 million square kilometers.

Due to the flat and fertile land, dense rivers, and rich products, the country has a large population... probably as many as 50 billion.

In other words, the population density of the empire reached 166.6 people per square kilometer.

That's a pretty staggering number.

And the real world Z country where Zhou Ming's body is located has an average population density of only 40 people.

I am afraid that some people will express their disbelief. In such a world with low productivity and average technological development, how could there be a feudal empire with a population density that exceeds that of country Z in the real world?
But according to Zhou Ming's naked eye observation, based on the density of villages and towns below, as well as the number and system of farmland, the Waitrose Empire is indeed a human country with a very high population density.

The systematic explanation is: "Most of the territory of the Waitrose Empire is fertile plains, which can be developed into large tracts of farmland. Coupled with good weather and perfect hydraulic irrigation facilities, there is no big problem in the output of the land to feed such a large population. .”

"In addition to the possible outbreak of the plague brought about by the high population density, because of the existence of the Holy See, it is almost unlikely that there will be a large-scale population reduction."

"Even the [healing potion] prepared by the pharmacist can kill 99% of harmful germs."

"What's more, the technological level of the Waitrose Empire is not that backward."

Zhou Ming nodded.

The system is right. The technological development level of this empire is indeed not that backward. It can be said that it is equivalent to the earth after the first industrial revolution.

Because Zhou Ming saw the densely packed railway lines.

I saw a steam engine factory belching black smoke.

Even around some large cities, a large number of utility poles and transmission towers can be seen... Orange street lights can be seen at night.

Zhou Ming was really surprised now.

Secretly said: Could it be that this empire is developing in the direction of the second industrial revolution?
This level of development is probably decades ahead of the Yadude Kingdom, which is entering a capitalist society, right?
In addition, Zhou Ming also saw some special buildings that surpassed conventional technology...the Mage Tower standing on the plain with a height of more than several hundred meters.

These mage towers are complex and powerful, and can even adjust the climate around the mage tower by manipulating the magic elements with a radius of thousands of miles.

For example, if there is a drought, the mage tower can release large-scale rainfall spells, so that the crops will have a good harvest.

In the event of a flood, the Mage Tower can release large-scale wind magic to blow away the cumulonimbus clouds in the atmosphere.

As for such advanced mage towers, there are dozens of them in the Waitrose Empire.

In short, according to these good conditions, it is no wonder that the population of the Waitrose Empire is not large.

As for why the level of technological development is so high, the system also explained: "This should be caused by the technological spillover from the Magic City. The technological development level of the Magic City must be much higher than here."

Zhou Ming nodded.

I am afraid that some people will ask questions here: Since railways, steam engines, power grids and other scientific and technological products have come out in the Waitrose Empire, why was the Yadud Kingdom, 30 miles away, so primitive and backward at the beginning?

Why didn't any of these technological products spread to the Yadude Kingdom?
This is actually not difficult to explain.

The highly closed feudal era severely restricted the flow of personnel and the exchange of technology.

For example, in the country Z in the real world, when history books introduce ancient inventions, they often say that papermaking is hundreds of years earlier than the West, the compass is hundreds of years earlier than the West, and even a simple ox yoke, quyuan plow, etc. , also invented thousands of years earlier than the West.

Another example is the decadent and backward braid dynasty. The western world has entered the industrial age for hundreds of years, but here it is still closed to the outside world. Not only has the level of science and technology not improved, but it has regressed a lot.

Therefore, for the human world of Azeroth, as long as most of the kingdoms are still under the rule of the feudal system, even if they are thousands of miles apart, there will be obvious differences in the development of technology and culture for at least hundreds of years.

In addition, countries with advanced technology are also afraid of the situation of "teaching the apprentice and starving the master", so they will strictly limit the spread of advanced technology.

In short, the existence of multiple factors has caused the level of scientific and technological development in this dimension to be quite uneven.

I spent most of the day wandering around the Waitrose Empire.

When the system observed an extremely huge city, Agni No. 1 headed straight for that giant city.

Nyata city.

A super giant city built on a raised mound.

It is the capital of the Waitrose Empire.

How big is this city?
Covers an area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers.

The number of buildings of various types exceeds 100 million.

The total population is estimated to be around 5000 million.

Just the population of this city is larger than the population of the entire Yadude Kingdom!
In front of a city of this size, Zhou Ming, who has seen many big scenes, may think that it is nothing.

But the teacher Sairs and the student Henry sitting in the back were all dumbfounded.

"It's too big...this is too big!"

"I've never seen so many houses in my entire life."

Mr. Searles can be regarded as someone who has seen the world. The imperial capital of the Dolan Empire, Kaila City, he already thinks it is very magnificent, but in front of the city of Nyata, it is completely insignificant.

Zhou Ming smiled, controlled "Agni No. 1", found the branch of the Continental Chamber of Commerce in the north of the city, operated the plane, and landed slowly.

There was also a small episode in the middle. An air griffin patrol team stationed in the airspace of Nyata City, after seeing "Agni No. 1", immediately surrounded them, approached the plane, and asked Zhou Ming and their identities.

and the purpose of his coming.

Zhou Ming used the magic voice amplification technique to express: He is a magician from the Kingdom of Yadude, and he came here to learn and communicate.

The other party nodded slightly. The magic of the Waitrose Empire is very developed, and there are many magicians who come to exchange and study every year.

But... For the safety of the empire, any mage who comes to the Waitrose Empire must have a letter of recommendation from a senior member of the Magic Association before they can carry out free activities, otherwise they must be monitored 24 hours a day.
Zhou Ming had a letter of recommendation on him. After Agni 1 landed at the Continental Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Ming took out a letter of recommendation written for him by Santos, the president of the Magic Association of the Yadude Kingdom, from the space ring.

But after reading this letter of recommendation, the captain of the Griffon Knight shook his head: "This letter is useless, it was not written by an elder of the Magic Association, the recommender of this letter is just an ordinary director, he has no Recommend your right to stay in the Waitrose Empire for a long time."

"So I regret to tell you that you can only legally stay in the Waitrose Empire for seven days under surveillance. Once you exceed seven days, please leave consciously."

what?
Zhou Ming and the others were taken aback.

Can only legally stay for seven days?

What the hell is the Waitrose Empire doing?How could they treat foreign guests like this?

Teacher Searles was even more annoyed: "Do you know what you are talking about? You are issuing an order to expel noble magicians! You and your empire may have offended three powerful magicians!"

The patrol captain shrugged: "Sorry, this is the law of our empire, and any mage must abide by it, without exception."

"you--"

Sils raised the staff in his hand.

"If force is used, you will be expelled immediately!" The patrol captain said firmly.

The person in charge of the Continental Chamber of Commerce on the side hastily stepped forward to smooth things over: "The Waitrose Empire does have such a regulation. It has been in place for decades, and it really hasn't been changed by anyone. Mr. Leylin and Mr. Sells, don't be angry. , please don’t be angry.”

"Then what should we do? Are we going to leave here after staying here for seven days?" Henry asked, none of them expected this to happen.

They also plan to go to the legendary magic city through the teleportation array set up in the Waitrose Empire.

The person in charge of the China Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that he has a solution.

"What way?" Zhou Ming asked.

"Find an elder of the Magic Association in Nyata City and ask him to help write a recommendation letter. It may cost a little money, and it is best to get the letter within seven days."

The person in charge's solution was to find an elder of the Magic Association locally and issue a replacement letter of recommendation.

It's just that the amount of money needed to spend cannot be a small sum. It depends on whether an elder from the Magic Association is willing to help with this?

In addition, those who can become the elders of the Magic Association are generally not short of money, nor do they necessarily have the time.

It is even more impossible to be willing to help others and write a letter of recommendation to a few strangers casually.

Therefore, based on the above situation, it is very difficult for Zhou Ming and others to stay in the Waitrose Empire.

but……

Zhou Ming has a door.

A path that I don't want to take.

Hall Ganesh store manager.

In the process of becoming a pharmacist, the manager of Hall, who gave him a lot of help and convenience, is in Nirata City.

In addition, in the previous communication, Zhou Ming learned that Hall's father, Terry Gannis (more than 100 years old and still alive), is not only a legendary mage, but also a high-level elder of the Magic Association.

If Zhou Ming goes to store manager Hall for help, he should be able to get a "letter of recommendation" to stay in the Waitrose Empire.

only……

Senior sister Winnie.

Senior sister Winnie, who had had many conflicts and conflicts, is now also in the Waitrose Empire and Nirata City.

Not only Senior Sister Winnie is here, but her father, mother, including that grandfather... a large family, all live in Nirata City.

Let's listen to what the store manager Hall said: Winnie's parents and grandfather love her very much.

If he goes to store manager Hall for help, he will inevitably come into contact with senior sister Winnie and her family.

Then think of the conflicts between the two of them.

Zhou Ming shuddered.

"Forget it, forget it, let's not bother the store manager Hall, I will find a way to solve the problem of the recommendation letter."

(End of this chapter)