On a run-down planet with only ruins and wreckage, it was a surprising thing to see such an advanced giant city. Even though it was also built on the basis of various old ancient machines, this city could still be called magnificent.
The city was located in a huge crater with a diameter of more than two hundred kilometers. The huge crater had cut off all the nearby battleship wreckages. It was extremely eye-catching on the rugged metal ruins. When we flew over it, the unnatural feeling was even more obvious. It was hard to imagine that something so neat could be seen in this dirty, broken world.
Since the wall of the crater had an inclination of almost eighty degrees and was extremely smooth, it was like a barrier between the city and the outside world. While the spaceship was waiting to land, we curiously studied how the people in the city usually went out. One of the ways seemed to be to take a spaceship. The city was the only place that could be considered prosperous and advanced in this world. It had a large number of spaceships that were widely used. In the sky above the city, we could see an air traffic network that was as flourishing as the City of Shadows. All kinds of single-soldier aircrafts and light Schilling transport spaceships with their weapons removed flew quickly in the sky. Under the gradually dimming sky, the navigation lights and guiding beams formed an ever-changing grid. Even though this grid was disorderly and disorderly compared to the City of Shadows' high-altitude traffic network, and the dusty spaceships looked like they had been dug out from a garbage dump, this scene was enough to be thrown into a Hollywood sci-fi movie.
Apart from spaceships, the other way of transportation between the city and the outside world should be through the countless cableways on the walls of the crater. They looked like black guideways that were randomly distributed vertically on the walls of the crater. The lower end was the distribution station at the bottom of the crater. The city was connected to these distribution stations by floating conveyors. The upper end of the cableways extended out of the crater to the huge factories or satellite cities nearby. There were a few parallel cableways that extended into the distance, pointing in the direction that we had departed from. Many dirty black containers sped along the cableways. The places where they were connected to the cableways glowed with blue light. It was obvious that this transportation system did not rely on wheels.
While we were curiously observing the city below us, the monk named Yodel was also curiously observing us. He and a few other black-robed men were sitting on the opposite chairs. The other black-robed men had their hands clasped together and were deep in thought. They didn't seem to be affected by the outside world. He seemed to be the only exception.
From all aspects, it could be seen that this handsome white-haired old man, Yodel, had a high status in the Church.
Although the old man was looking at us, his eyes didn't have any intention of offending us. He was just curious. That was why Sandora and I didn't pay much attention to him. However, one of the kids got impatient with the old man. He waved his short arms in front of the old man. "What are you looking at? What are you looking at? Look at what it is! "
Yodel's face stiffened. He was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he pointed at the little doll that was baring its teeth. "What the hell is this thing?"
Mercury Lamp's feathers stood on end. She took out a pair of steel braces and stuffed them into her mouth. I quickly grabbed her belt and pulled her back. "Calm down, calm down! It's cold … Hey, why are you biting me?! "
Lin Xue covered her forehead. She couldn't bear to watch and turned her head away. She even said to Yodel, who was at a loss, "It's none of your business. These two have this bad habit. They cause a ruckus everywhere they go."
Yodel was speechless.
I felt that the old man was guessing who Mercury Lamp's mother was. From a sociological point of view, if there was a father and a daughter, there must be a mother and a daughter. A girl who looked mature but was only 92.3 centimeters tall and had wings would obviously have an extraordinary mother. However, this question was too difficult to answer. So, I decided to continue fighting with my daughter until the spaceship landed on a high ground near the center of the city.
We landed in the middle of the circular city. This was a high ground, and I had to point out that this high ground was definitely man-made. It wasn't built on debris. In fact, it wasn't just the metal high ground that we were standing on. The entire city showed signs of man-made construction. This was different from other places.
On a ruined planet, most of the cities were built on the debris of spaceships. For example, Condenser Town was built on the lid of a giant condenser. Lock Town was built on the upper deck of a transport spaceship. The satellite town that was used to house the refugees was built on the landing platform of a giant aircraft carrier. These phenomena were determined by the unique properties of the ruined planet. The debris of the spaceships was almost indestructible. People could remove some broken metal pieces from them, but it was difficult to dig a hole in their main armor plates. If humans wanted to survive on a ruined planet, they had to build their homes on the debris. However, this restriction didn't apply to a large city. There were no ruins beneath the city. It was built at the bottom of a giant crater. If you wanted to build a city in such a shape, you could only rely on a man-made foundation.
From this, it could be seen how much effort it took to build such a large city. This was also the reason why there was only one large city in the entire world.
"A large city is really different. This place is much better than those slums."
Icetis was the last to get down from the spaceship. She stood behind the guardrail at the edge of the metal high ground. She looked down at the rows of buildings below and said loudly.
Looking down from the highest point of the city, eighty percent of the circular city could be seen. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into the city's architectural planning. It was completely different from those messy small towns that only wanted people to live in. There were steel buildings that were hundreds of meters tall. There were huge rumbling factories and neat residential areas. Spacious and orderly traffic intertwined between the buildings. All kinds of vehicles and pedestrians, as well as the three-dimensional traffic network in the sky, formed the blood of this city. Even though we could see the old and repaired traces of the steel buildings, it didn't stop the entire city from giving us a majestic feeling of a steel city. Moreover, it was precisely because of the old colors and incomplete lighting that everything in our field of vision had a kind of strange metal gothic beauty.
Above the entire city, there was a faintly discernible light blue barrier.
It was a low-power psionic shield that covered four-fifths of the 'sinkhole', completely protecting the city. The defensive capabilities of this shield were unknown, but the fact that the battleship's shield generator could be modified into a city shield meant that the city's mastery of the ancient Empire's technology had reached a very high level. It was also due to the existence of this shield that the inside of the city had a completely independent atmospheric system from the outside. Unlike the polluted or even poisonous air in other parts of the planet ruins, the air here was very fresh. Rhododendron Spp. took a deep breath. Then, her tail trembled in happiness. Her two furry ears flopped down in satisfaction. It was a sight to behold. This big fox had been depressed for the past two days. Her nose was too sharp …
The platform that Yodel and the monks landed on seemed to be a special landing pad for the church. There were no other buildings on the high ground, only a lonely cathedral. It was probably a cathedral. It was a tall building made of a large amount of silver-gray metal. In the middle was a hexagonal obelisk, surrounded by a circle of streamlined towers. This strange construction style did not match the construction style of any other world. The only thing I could think of was that it looked similar to the shape of many battleships of the Empire. Perhaps this was the appearance of the religious buildings in this ruined world.
"It was made of battleship alloy." As we followed the monks into the steeple cathedral, Sandora suddenly reached out and touched the alloy wall beside us. She whispered, "And there are no traces of it being melted again."
I stopped in my tracks. After a moment of silence, I asked, "What do you mean?"
Sandora staggered and pinched my waist with all her might. "Do you need to use such a serious tone to say those three words?"
I quickly begged for mercy. "Cough, cough, the atmosphere needs it. The atmosphere needs it."
Sandora snorted and looked around at the strange interior of the steeple. It was different from any religious building that I had seen before. In this huge steeple, we did not see any statues of Gods, nor were there any religious murals. There wasn't even a relief sculpture. The interior looked like the interior of a spaceship. The ground and walls were covered with neat and clean silver-gray armor plates. Occasionally, we could see the damaged parts of the armor plates, revealing complicated machinery and pipeline structures. The walls were embedded with miniature holographic projection devices. Along the way, we saw countless floating screens displaying complicated data. Occasionally, we could see the monks in black robes rushing through the corridors. Everyone was so busy that they did not even have the time to raise their heads to look at strangers.
Instead of saying that this was a cathedral that was supposed to be filled with a peaceful atmosphere, it would be better to say that this place was more like a busy galactic command center.
"I can confirm that this so-called cathedral … was not built using materials from the ruins after the end of the world." Sandora connected to the mental connection. "The outer shell of the cathedral was built with battleship grade armor alloy and not recycled waste metal. There are three sets of huge control systems in the cathedral. I have yet to analyze its firewall, but I can make a preliminary judgment that this system is one with the entire cathedral. Such a thing could only have existed before the end of the world. Moreover, it is something that was left behind from the old Empire. But as for what it is, I'm afraid I can't say for sure. It could be a spaceport command center, or it could be the bridge of a huge battleship. Back in the day, we built a lot of strange spaceships. "
I nodded indiscernibly. What Sandora had said was very interesting. I couldn't help but pay more attention to this cathedral.
Yode seemed like a person who didn't like to talk much. He led us through the gigantic tower for a few minutes. The old man didn't open his mouth even once. He just silently led the way. Of course, we didn't have anything to say to someone we weren't familiar with. Most of the communication between us was based on our mental connection. As a result, the walk was rather boring. Mercury Lamp started to yawn again. He started to pluck the feathers on his body out of boredom. Bryndis, on the other hand, was so bored that he mumbled that he wanted to build his own branch here. As for what branch it was, there was no need to ask. Chestnut, the human girl who had come with a playful attitude, muttered in my ear, "Brother, it seems like there's no point in going to another world to save the world, right?"
From the very beginning, most of our team's starting point had been problematic …
Fortunately, even the most boring of journeys had to come to an end. We finally followed Yodel through a series of twists and turns until we reached a large hall that was unknown to us. This hall was located on the central axis of the steeple and had a radius of at least a hundred meters. There was a cylindrical room in the center of the hall. A ring of walls separated it from the outside world. Just from its position, it was easy to see that this place was special in the entire church: the center of the center.
The other black-robed monks bowed to Yodel and left silently. Only the handsome middle-aged Yodel led us into the cylindrical room.
"Hmm?"
The moment we entered the room, Sandora let out a soft "Hmm." She squinted her eyes. This was a sign that she was interested in something and started thinking quickly.
"It looks like our Commander's room," Shallow Shallow muttered. Lin Xue immediately corrected her, "You mean the battle center?" Then, Big Sister frowned. "I think it looks like an Eternal-class bridge — a miniature version." I thought about it and joined the discussion. "Doesn't it look like an intelligence center? Take a look at these screens. "
In the end, it was Mercury Lamp who said in a daze, "What? It looks like a Bubble's gaming room."
Then, the few of us were instantly embarrassed.
Mercury Lamp's description was quite accurate. Perhaps it was because she was usually dragged along by the Bubble to play games and watch anime, but she could tell at a glance that the room before us looked like a central computer room. However, there was something different. The center of the room wasn't a crystal prism, but a circular platform. Around the circular platform and the alloy walls of the room were a large number of data terminals. There were even holographic screens floating in the air. The flickering images made the spacious room look a little crowded. Of course, it could also be because there were more than ten of us rushing in at once.
"Alright, you can tell me now. Where is this so-called archbishop?"
Even the elder sister couldn't help but feel a little strange when Yodel brought us to a room that had nothing to do with the Church. She couldn't help but ask.
Yodel took off his hood, revealing his neat and tidy short white hair. With his black robe, he looked like a Christian priest preparing for mass in his prayer room. He looked at us, as if he had finally confirmed something. Then, he nodded. "Just as I guessed, your origins are indeed suspicious. If you were a normal citizen, even if you don't recognize my face, when you hear the name Yodel, you would definitely remember that this name is the current Archbishop."
The few of us were stunned.
Icetis reacted immediately. She dragged her tone and looked at the handsome middle-aged man from the corner of her eyes. "Oh, that means, you've been fooling us since the beginning?"
"If that's the case, it's a little serious." Yod did not look embarrassed at all. He looked at Bryndis calmly. "I don't have any ill intentions, but I have to be vigilant. Your appearance doesn't make sense, and it doesn't conform to the ancient knowledge. I need to confirm if you're trying to harm my people."
"So, what's your conclusion now? Are we bad guys? " Qian Qian made a fuss. This girl seemed to be a little angry, which was surprising. I had thought that she was a complete idiot.
"To be honest, I'm even more confused. I don't know how to judge the meaning of your existence. You obviously don't know a lot of common sense. You waste food, squander the ancient relics in your hands, don't work, and wear luxurious clothes that haven't been produced for hundreds of years." Yodel extended his hand and pressed on the nearest MDT for a few seconds. Something that looked like liquid metal rose from the floor and quickly formed many hard alloy chairs. "Please, sit down."
He was very polite, so we cooperated and took our seats. Only Pandora and Visca weren't satisfied with the height of the standard chairs. They each carried a cannonball shell and sat beside my legs like two cute kittens. Liliana couldn't climb onto the chair, so she conjured a bunch of vines to make a hammock. Mercury Lamp sat on my shoulder as usual. Ilson was stuck. He shouldn't have worn that unlucky armor.
This family could even get into trouble when they were just sitting down. Was there anything good about this?
It was probably Yodel's first time seeing a loli who could casually conjure a cannonball shell to use as a chair, and an idiot who could get stuck in a chair. He couldn't help but stare blankly for a while. Then, his gaze fell on Liliana. He looked at the green vines curiously. However, he was probably immune to our abnormalities. He quickly came back to his senses and was about to speak.
At that moment a low roar came from a great distance below us, and then there was a violent shaking all round us.
Earthquake!
Earthquake?
The shaking under my feet made me think of those three words. However, what lit up my mind even more than those three words was Lin Xue's dream that I had accidentally seen the other day. The fusion reactor went out, the earth shook, the planet disintegrated, and the universe collapsed.
The fusion reactor had gone out, and the ground under our feet was shaking!
I immediately lifted my head and looked in Lin Xue's direction. However, she shook her head at me after being stunned for a moment. She gave me an expression that said, "We haven't started yet."
After being together for so long, I had a tacit understanding with Missy. I could tell what she meant with just one look.
It wasn't time for the predicted catastrophe to happen yet.
However, the earthquake definitely wasn't a good thing!
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