"This is my new bodyguard, Xiaoyao, who is here to protect me. I haven't had time to register my identity yet, so I don't need to do identity verification, right?"
Sean seemed a little embarrassed, so Lorraine pulled him aside and whispered, "Don't worry, if you do me a favor, you will benefit from it in the future."
"Okay, remember to follow the procedure next time!" Sean shouted to the soldier, "Let them go!"
The two walked to a nearby parking lot, where many green flying cars were parked. They were similar in shape to cars, but without wheels. Lorraine put his wrist on the red area of a flying car, and a pop-up window popped up. The screen showed that the identity verification was passed, and the door opened. There were three rows of seats inside, each row could accommodate two people, which was very spacious.
Luo Lin and Luo Tian sat in the front row, and the AI's prompt sounded in the car: Please select the coordinates. At this time, a holographic map appeared in the car.
"Let's go to the most lively place in Ari first." Lorraine clicked on the center location on the map.
"Coordinates confirmed, Glacier Amusement Park." The flying car started, hovered in the air, and slowly accelerated forward.
Luo Tian looked at the scenery outside the window. The entire sky was a foggy blue-black color with snowflakes floating in the air. Flying cars were moving along a fixed route, and occasionally he could see other cars traveling in the same or opposite direction as him. The ground was empty, with a bright ice track stretching into the distance, with several people skating on the ice.
"The management here is very strict. Real-name identity verification is required to enter and exit, right?" Luo Tian asked. He remembered that three hundred years ago in Kaiyuan, there was no need for real-name authentication. People could register and log in at will. Real-name authentication would restrict people's freedom.
Lorraine was curious why he asked this question, and replied, "Of course we need real-name authentication. If we can register and log in anonymously, many people will cause trouble or even commit crimes, and we will have no way to investigate. Even if we use real-name authentication, there are still many hackers and spies who can create fake identities, use virus programs to drill into the firewall, enter Star City, and spy on valuable intelligence. Some hackers will also take destructive actions."
Luo Tian recalled that during the meeting of the House of Nobles, they talked about the rampant hackers in Uranus City.
At this time, huge pieces of ice came into view. These pieces of ice were not connected. They should be ice rinks. He wanted to know more information, so he pretended to know nothing and asked, "What are those? They are so large."
Lorraine said, "That's the ice rink. In fact, each star town is mainly composed of several areas like this. The ice rink area is where people work, and their main job is to harvest ice. Ice is one of the important resources of Uranus City. The harvested ice can be used as a building material to build houses, and it will also be exported to other star cities to earn foreign exchange. For example, Mercury City, Venus City and Mars City are all our key export targets."
Luo Tian understood that the three star cities were too close to the sun, so the water evaporated easily. Uranus City was far away from the sun and the temperature was extremely low, so it was possible to store a large amount of ice. Water was necessary for life, so ice mining and export became the pillar industry of Uranus City.
Lorraine continued, "There will be a rest area next to the ice rink. Look at those towering ice buildings. People can go there to rest during their work breaks."
Now it was getting dark, but the lights were still on at the rink, and groups of people continued to work on the ice. Beside the rink, there were indeed layers of tall buildings, like icicles sticking up from the ground.
"Don't they rest at night? They just rely on primitive tools to harvest ice. Don't they have ice harvesters?" Luo Tian recalled what Dugu Yun said, that machines are not allowed here, but he didn't say the reason. Maybe Lorraine knows the answer.
"Prince, you don't know that ice harvesting is an important source of income for us, so we have to work non-stop 24 hours a day. Those ice harvesters work eight hours a shift, in three shifts. As for the machines, we can't use them. These technologies have been blocked by other star cities. There is no other way. This way of harvesting ice is indeed inefficient, but fortunately, there are many people in Uranus City, so the output is still considerable."
"Technology blockade? Why are you blocking us?" Luo Tian was both surprised and angry. "Isn't it just a matter of a few lines of program code? Is it possible that none of us can figure it out?"
Lorraine suddenly became nervous and whispered, "It's not as simple as you think. The code program of Uranus City is a core secret. No one knows how to modify it except the Harvey family. In addition, hackers from the other five star cities are also monitoring us. If they find anyone using machines and weapons, they will immediately impose sanctions on us in the name of violating the Star City Convention. In serious cases, they may even use this as an excuse to destroy us! Prince, let's not talk about this topic for now."
The car quickly drove into the city, and many tall buildings in the shape of ice buildings came into view. These ice buildings were different from the rest area, and they could sparkle and show various shapes: food, clothes, beauties, games, banknotes, etc. Luo Tian immediately understood that these shapes represented the functions of the ice buildings. The ones showing food were restaurants, the ones showing clothes were clothing stores, and the ones showing banknotes were banks.
The car stopped in front of a huge building complex, with a sign on the door saying: Glacier Amusement Park. The car door opened, Luo Lin took Luo Tian out of the car, the car door closed, and flew towards the parking lot.
Lorraine, who was calm just now, suddenly became excited when he saw the neon lights. "This is the living area. It has everything you need for eating, drinking, and playing. The Glacier Amusement Park is the paradise of the living area and can meet all your needs. The embassies of various star cities are all in Eri Town, and the ambassadors also like to come here to play, so the amusement park is very lively. You can hear the latest news from various star cities here. Of course, there are also the most hackers and spies here."
Lorraine's words aroused Luo Tian's curiosity. As the two were walking in, a familiar figure suddenly flashed by.
Luo Tian recognized Shu Ya immediately. Why was she here too? ?
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