Chapter 285: City in the Sky, set sail!
Some corner of Pangaea.
The wonderful New Year holiday passed quickly, and people once again plunged into their intense and busy work.
"We're leaving here today..." Several soldiers were pulling a lot of supplies, chatting and laughing along the way.
"Why, you still miss this place?"
"How could that be? If the empire still existed, I would be an ordinary farmer, working the land..."
"Haha, maybe I'm a fisherman."
Over the years, the ruins of the empire have been explored countless times by soldiers, but no more resources could be found that could be used.
Thirty years have passed, and this place is now overgrown with weeds and no trace of its former self remains.
In another hundred years, this city will be covered by nature and no trace of the Mandala Empire will be found.
The wood within a radius of dozens of kilometers was also cut down completely, and those huge Zergs carried the wood in carts.
They are like tireless machines that will keep working as long as they have something to eat.
But today, the Zerg warriors received orders from the Overlord and slowly rushed back to the Sky City from the wilderness.
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At this moment, King Insect Lu Da was reporting: "King, all the Zerg have returned home. Currently, 132 Zerg have awakened, and the rest are all in a long-term sleep in the Sky Fortress."
"All the soldiers sent out, a total of 422 people, have returned."
Lu Yuan stood on the edge of the city in the sky, overlooking the vast land. The chirping of insects could be heard from the silent mountains. A huge red creature disappeared into a deep pool. Near the coastline, the old story was about to come to an end.
A new story is about to begin.
The fishing boat in the distance also slowly came back.
The fishermen boarded the sky city with their last boatload of fresh fish.
At nine o'clock in the morning, a notice was issued on the radio: "Attention all communities! The Sky City is about to take off. Community workers, please count the population."
Each community has about 500-800 people and is the smallest administrative unit.
One town, ten communities.
The current population of 120,000 is roughly equivalent to 20 small towns.
The former Green Town has finally been upgraded to Green City.
Because the city is about to take off, citizens can only move around in the living area and are not allowed to run around the edge of the sky city.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the radio broadcast another notice: "Sky City is about to take off. Citizens of Green Town, please check the supplies at home and keep fragile items safe. Elderly and children, please sit in a safe place."
"Repeat, the Castle in the Sky will soon..."
If you stay in a place for a long time, you might really develop feelings for each other. When they came here, they had nothing.
The Sky City was in tatters and almost fell from the sky! When I left, although I was not very powerful, I still had a trump card to survive.
This piece of land is worthy of being the 18th civilization of mankind.
The human expedition team found 8 extraordinary plants, 22 mutant plants, 6 extraordinary animals and 19 mutant animals from the ruins of the empire.
From the perspective of resources, the demise of the Mandala Empire benefited the Green City - this is a true good brother.
Many people stand on the top of tall buildings, gazing into the distance with deep affection.
How much they wish to live in such comfort forever.
However, everyone knows that comfort is a luxury in this world.
For the future, for civilization, for ourselves...
Sailing is an inevitable choice!
"Huh... everyone is a little sad."
Before leaving, Lu Yuan also sent the King Insect Lu Da to place a golden statue in the imperial palace.
There are some words written on the statue.
【Cheers to the great Mandala Empire! 】
[This was a prosperous and rich civilization, but it was completely destroyed due to a [monster] level disaster.]
[We are human civilization. As latecomers, we have overcome the natural disasters here and gained a portion of the empire's wealth.]
[We have to admit that these treasures are like precious oases in the desert, saving our confidence and restoring our future. ]
[In order to commemorate this great war, we have left some information about the Mandala Empire to those who come after us. ]
[We may never come back, but we also hope that the traces of the empire will exist forever - a part of the empire's history has also become a part of us. ]
This statue contains information on cultivating the sixth-level extraordinary fire, as well as some simple knowledge of carvings - if there really is a rookie civilization that can find this statue, it would be a tremendous fortune.
Who knows what will happen in the future?
Maybe it was picked up by the civilization of the 10th or 11th era? This might be Lu Yuan's own bad taste. Every time he passed a place, he liked to leave some traces.
But to a certain extent, it is also for the "luck" of the "Ninth Epoch"! Even a great existence like the Gear Civilization must leave some historical traces.
It is not a bad thing that humans leave traces.
What's more, this little gift of knowledge will not be lost.
After finishing all this, it was twelve o'clock in the afternoon.
Lu Yuancai solemnly announced in front of the TV station: "I declare that the City in the Sky has officially set sail!"
After many years, the Pandora crystals inlaid on the walls began to shine one by one, and the gravity of all the rocks in the entire city was being offset.
"Countdown, ten seconds..."
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
The Sky City took off quickly and steadily! Several propellers restarted, making a huge roar. Because the development of physical technology is slow, people still use large propellers.
The sea breeze from the ocean happens to blow towards the north, which can provide subtle assistance.
After years of recuperation, the poppy tree has recovered a lot of its vitality, but it is impossible to restore it to its full heyday. After all, it is now just a stump.
According to the evaluation of some people with "plant affinity" abilities, it is best for the Sky City to rest for about a year after every 3,000-kilometer voyage.
Otherwise, it will overdraw its vitality, and the time cost to recover it will increase significantly.
This is not a big problem, it's fine to stop and go.
Lu Yuan didn't think that the Sky City could fly back to the human civilization in one go. He had sensed in his dream that the location of the human civilization might really be at the end of the world...
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"The power grid is stable... the generators are operating normally!"
"The poppy tree is stable, and the energy circuit system is functioning normally."
"The Pandora Crystal Anti-Gravity System has been officially activated. The gravity of the rock is being offset."
This time, no accidents occurred. As the city gradually rose and sailed smoothly, the restrictions on civilians were lifted.
More and more people came to the edge of the city, looking at the gradually rising heights.
The crowd was divided again at this moment.
Some people felt a little reluctant to leave. After all, they had lived here for thirty years... How many thirty years can one have in a lifetime? They all had red eyes and seemed very quiet at this moment.
But there were also many young people who started cheering loudly: "Hey——"
The loud voice could be heard from far away.
This is an ambition unique to young people.
In this vast world, here we come! ...
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Just like that, time passed quickly.
One month...
Two months...
Three months...
This voyage was relatively smooth. After all, compared to thirty years ago, mankind has made tremendous progress.
Both the power grid and the health of the poppy trees are no longer as shabby as they used to be.
For the people, everything is the same as usual. Everyone works when they should work, rests when they should rest, and goes to school when they should go to school.
After seeing the scenery from high in the sky many times, I gradually got used to it - after all, the whole world is a desert, very monotonous.
The only possible risk within three months was that the investigators saw a large red bird in the sky! According to the observation of the "Clairvoyance" ability user, this bird, which looked like a phoenix, had a wingspan of 800 meters and flew at a speed of about 8 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 50,000 meters.
It seemed to be aware of the presence of the poppy tree, but did not launch an attack.
While it was a false alarm, it also serves as a constant reminder to people, especially young people, that the waters of this world are very deep, and what humans know now is probably just the tip of the iceberg, so we really have to be extra careful.
Three months later, the Sky City landed smoothly near the former ruins of the "Sari Clan".
According to the plan, the city needs to stop here for a while, dig some oil, and at the same time dig out all the Pandora crystals in the ruins to prepare for future expansion.
In fact, everyone is afraid of being poor. The ruins of the sky city are much richer than the outside world after all.
"How does it feel to be back home?" Lu Yuan smiled at his old subordinates.
At this moment, the remains of the Sandi clan are long gone.
The old house was blown away by sandstorms for 30 years, and nothing was left.
Only the majestic ruins of the sky city still stand in the vast desert.
The wind and sand blew on my face, feeling hot.
"Haha, Captain Lu, please stop being so mean." The retired old man from Sha Sanli narrowed his eyes. "Who would miss this place?"
Time really changes a lot.
Even an old man like him, when seeing his "hometown", could only sigh at the great changes that have taken place, but he did not feel any nostalgic emotions.
Who doesn’t want to live a better life?
Lu Yuan did not hesitate and immediately issued an order: "Comrades, start working according to the arrangements made during the meeting."
Today, human resources are 12 times greater than before, so the speed of operations is naturally much faster.
Many Zerg warriors were awakened, including Leviathan, Mammoth, Drainer, and Driller, and these types also joined the mining boom.
Poor Leviathan and Mammoth, they are obviously super-war weapons, but because of their ordinary food over the years, they have only grown to the size of excavators.
And for some reason, they seemed to be a bit kind, and every time they saw a member of the construction team, they would call out "Biba"! It seemed like they were saying hello? They also gradually got used to the life of waking up and working.
(End of this chapter)