High Above

  Chapter 469 City of Lonely Mountain (13)

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

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

On top of the horse, a knight in full body armor was looking up at the shadow of the distant mountains in the distance. He said to himself with some helplessness and disbelief: "I feel a headache just looking at it, my God... a thousand Still functioning for years, is this a planetary shield generator, or a semi-permanent shield?"

   "Besides, the city of Lonely Mountain, the city of God's Blessing...Although it is correct, it is 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 understand how this giant steel giant with a width of more than 10,000 meters and a width of more than ten or twenty kilometers was built, and where did so many materials come from? Isn't 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 pre-epoch civilization 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 10,000 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, 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 Morian steel, the self-maintenance 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 region where the atmosphere is relatively thin, 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 another horse, and Miss Goblin cheerfully controlled the stones by the river to float in the water, and even cheated with psychic power—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'm thinking about now is how to deal with these. Moreover, among many people and organizations, I have to make a choice, where to act first and express my attitude."

"…so complicated."

  Hua An blinked, and she said in a daze, "Didn't you say that Isengard 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 Goser, was it at the Alchemy Association, or at the Platinum Iridium Workshop? Or at his house? Miss Goblin, there are many ways to do this."

"Wow…"

  Hua An opened her eyes wide. She and Shuangdie 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."

  Holding his hands on 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 Glory Avenue. The city circle of the imperial capital is still ahead. This is the plain agricultural area. The morning light covered the entire vast Quinol Plain, and the sun and breeze accompanied them through this vast wilderness.

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

  At noon, Ian came to a small village.

  Different from 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 , the agricultural population of the empire, compared to before the Black King, must have been greatly reduced."

   "The liberated agricultural population will flood 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 doing here?"

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

In Nanling, more than 70% of the population are basic producers such as farmers and fishermen, and most of the other 20% are herbal gatherers and hunters, and the remaining handful are craftsmen. and blacksmith.

  Bai Zhimin's family, it is precisely because they have mastered a large number of craftsmen, and Elder Pude has cultivated a new generation of technicians led by Ian, that they can guarantee the clan's important position 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 mega-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 8,000 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, walking towards the alley.

   "Daddy, Daddy, the knight is coming!"

  After hearing these words, Ian stopped his horse with some doubts, and 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 moved.

   Not long after, in front of Ian who 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 identity.

   "Dear 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 held the rein of the horse and said calmly, "I'm from the countryside. I'm just passing by on my way to the imperial capital."

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

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

  (end of this chapter)