"Hope City has been under construction since the beginning of the apocalypse. It was originally built to the specifications of a central city as China's last retreat. Not only is a considerable part of the relocated heavy industry and large laboratories concentrated here, but it is also the only satellite launch center!
But in the end, for unknown reasons, the higher authorities did not choose this city as the new capital, but built a new one. Cui Weichuan looked at the huge city in the distance and sighed: "But this place is still very important. It is one of the most important industrial areas in the reconstruction area and a major military town, with a population of more than three million people." I used to live here, but was later assigned to support the construction of Motucheng. "
Luo Yuan looked into the distance. This was not so much a modern city as a terrifying war machine.
On the inside of the wall composed of carnivorous vines that are seven or eight meters high, there are densely packed fort clusters. Several of them look very strange. The barrels are slender, but the bases are extremely large and bloated. They are obviously larger than the surrounding forts. Several times, this kind of fort is placed every few kilometers, surrounded by the stars of the surrounding forts, making it particularly eye-catching.
"What kind of weapon is this?" Luo Yuan asked, pointing to the weird fort.
"This is an electromagnetic gun. It is a weapon developed in the past two years. It has a discharge speed of eight times the speed of sound and a range of up to 500 kilometers. One shell can kill level seven mutant beasts. However, it consumes a lot of power and is not commonly used. ." Cui Weichuan said, with a somewhat proud tone.
In order to boost morale, every time a new technology was developed in the reconstruction area, it was immediately publicized on a large scale, so he kept it close to his heart.
The seventh-level mutant beast, also known as the dark green level, looked at the terrifying electromagnetic cannons, and his heart was slightly disturbed. So far, he has never encountered a super creature of this level.
"Then what is this? It looks like an airship." Luo Yuan pointed at the thing suspended in mid-air.
It looked extremely huge, leaving a shadow that almost covered several streets. However, compared to the oppressive huge body, its surface was mottled and colorful, as if it had been patched with countless patches, and it looked extremely rough. It doesn't look like a product of industrialization at all.
Cui Weichuan took one look and said with a smile: "Mr. Luo, you guessed it right, this is an airship."
Looking at Luo Yuan's slightly stunned expression, he explained: "Although it seems a little fragile, in fact it is made of mutated animal skins above level five. Its defense is extremely powerful, and ordinary mutated birds can't do anything about it. It, and its huge size, is also a deterrent to these mutant birds. A type A transport airship can carry up to three thousand tons, which is twenty times that of ordinary transport aircraft."
Listening to his description, Luo Yuan was shocked. Such a huge behemoth would require the skins of many level five mutant beasts, probably more than 5,000.
With its terrifying transportation capacity, it is almost equivalent to one-third of the transportation capacity of freight trains. It is not restricted by region or road conditions, and can even be used for large-scale military deployment. I don't know how many such transport airships there are in total, but it is estimated that they are only in the single digits. Mutated beasts above level five are not everywhere, and it is extremely difficult to build each one.
Before they even got close, someone came over quickly: "Is that Mr. Luo Yuanluo in front of you?"
"I am!" Luo Yuan said in a deep voice. He was not too surprised. A chip has been implanted in his battle beast and his personal information has been recorded. No matter where the battle beast moves, it can be clearly traced. .
"Mr. Luo, I'm sorry. According to the regulations on the management of war beasts, your war beast cannot enter the city. Please follow me to place it in a special location."
"Okay, but I have to trouble you to wait for a while!" Luo Yuan said.
Under Luo Yuan's order, the giant lizard slowly lay down, and the others climbed down one after another.
"The City of Hope is ahead. I'll send you here. Take care, everyone!" Luo Yuan said.
"I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. I will always remember this kindness in my heart." Cui Weichuan hugged the little girl and said excitedly: "I hope to see you again!"
"There will be a chance." Luo Yuan said with a smile.
"Thank you Uncle Luo and all the big sisters for saving us. Uncle Luo, will you come visit us in the future?" When she heard that they were about to leave, the little girl in her arms said in tears.
"Yes, there will be a chance." Luo Yuan said, but everyone knew that this possibility was slim. For most ordinary people, the end of the world is not a free world. Personality is suppressed, thoughts are imprisoned, and individuals It is just an insignificant screw in the giant machine of society, and it cannot even decide where it is.
"Ning Ning is so good, so sweet-tongued, so endearing." Huang Jiahui touched the little girl's face and said, with a complicated look on her face. Looking at this little girl, she couldn't help but think of her own daughter.
Luo Yuan felt something in his heart and shook her hand comfortingly.
Huang Jiahui forced a smile and looked away, her eyes already moist. This was an eternal pain in her heart. Several times, she dreamed back in the middle of the night and was awakened by nightmares.
At this time, other people also stepped forward to thank them, with sincere feelings and excited expressions. If Luo Yuan hadn't turned around to rescue them, they would have been turned into corpses underground. No matter how grateful they were, they could not express their feelings at all.
Luo Yuan smiled and shook hands in response.
The whole farewell lasted for more than ten minutes. These people were so enthusiastic. They shook hands over and over again and seemed to have endless words of gratitude, which made Luo Yuan a little overwhelmed.
In addition to the survivors of the earthquake, Yan Mengjun, his wife and Yang Zhiqing also left. Only Zhang Wu stayed, and seemed to have made up his mind to follow Luo Yuan.
The civil servant in the distance has been waiting patiently. There is no hint of impatience on his face, and he has always maintained a formulaic smile. He is aware of this person's status, and even the superiors are paying attention to him. Before he reaches Hope City, While we were still on the road, someone specifically called me.
The call came from a special department. Forget about him, even the mayor of Hope City would have to take it seriously.
But even without this phone call, he didn't dare to neglect it. Just the two terrifying giant beasts full of depression made him dare not feel dissatisfied at all.
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The resettlement area is located in a pristine valley a hundred kilometers away, with dense vegetation and old trees and vines. Leaving such a large forest near Hope City obviously requires great courage and self-confidence.
"So far, a total of 27 war beasts have been placed here, each war beast is more than ten kilometers apart. Because we use food at fixed points and timed delivery, the war beasts do not have to worry about food, and through the conditioned reflex induced by food again and again, We basically won’t leave the original area, so there hasn’t been an accident so far, so you can rest assured,” the official accompanied Luo Yuan and introduced him with an attentive look.
Luo Yuan nodded. The conditions here are indeed very good, much better than those in Desert City. The giant lizard and King Kong should like it.
When leaving, the giant lizard and King Kong seemed to have expected something, and showed great nostalgia and reluctance to leave. Luo Yuan drove them away several times, and the two giant beasts secretly followed them back several times. If there was no positioning that showed that they were moving here. , I'm afraid it can't be discovered.
The eyes of several women were moist. If they hadn't been rational, they would have persuaded Luo Yuan to keep the two giant beasts.
Zhang Wu was also filled with emotion, and he couldn't help but feel the urge to subdue a war beast.
When I came, I took the beast, and when I came back, I took the other party's van. Fortunately, it was a van, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
The power of the car is electric. With the shortage of oil, fuel vehicles have obviously been gradually replaced. Nowadays, except for some heavy machinery that requires high power and still use diesel, it is rare to see vehicles that are not powered by electricity. .
At nine o'clock in the evening, the group finally entered Hope City!
The streets are empty, with almost no pedestrians or shops. This place is not so much a city as it is an extremely huge industrial area. The factories on both sides of the road are brightly lit, and the roar of large forging machinery can be heard in the distance, complementing each other and making it deafening.
The cars were running all the way, but apart from the factories, there were still factories on both sides. Heavy trucks passed by from time to time, causing the road to tremble slightly. Chimneys like a forest line up along the road, extending into the endless distance, spewing huge amounts of thick smoke day and night.
But no matter what, this is a city of iron and fire, which embodies the crystallization of human industrialization and gives people a different kind of shock.
Looking at this majestic and huge city, a sincere sense of security rose in their hearts. The group of people exhaled softly and felt relaxed.