At first, I only saw a part of that huge monster, which was its half-egg-shaped base, and the countless round holes on it were spraying out strong colorless air currents, which made the huge building group be lifted up, and at the same time held it up. The steel pattern covered under it turned into distorted and blurred symbols.
When the flying ship gradually rose upwards, Zuo Ci saw a ring of huge gears turning staggeredly in the center of the city, together with intricate metal pipes, forming an abstract artistic style. The steam sprayed into the air from the pipes or other outlets, adding a hazy appearance to the European-style buildings made of black iron and white steel, and turning the entire city into a British-style capital of mist.
Similar guardrails and neatly cut platforms are revealed as the flying ship's taxiing slows down, but the world inside the guardrails is completely different from the previous Blood Abyss West Exit Station—
The warm orange lava light is lit in the exquisite black iron lamp, illuminating the black iron floor, walls and beams, and the countless screws and tangent lines neatly scattered on them are clearly visible. At the end of the station, there is a huge gear that is turning. When it makes a "click" sound, it seems to also play a role in telling the time. The ship that cooperates with it announces the arrival information—
"The Iron Fortress West Exit Station is here! The Iron Fortress West Exit Station is here! — Passengers, the train has arrived at the Iron Fortress West Exit Station. Please take your luggage and valuables and get off at the door on the right side of the train. When getting off, please Watch out for the gap between the train and the platform!"
Followed the big team and got off the "bus" ship, looked left and right, and found that the entire station was three times the size of the Xueyuan West Exit station, but there were still not many people.
Thrall saw his doubts, and took the initiative to explain: "There are five stations in the entire Iron Fortress, except for the four exit stations in the southeast, northwest, and the most important station is the Central Station. Generally, most of the transfers from the Iron Fortress go to Furnace Castle , or go to Iwo Jima and the Sky Islands. To go to these places, you go to the central station to take the airship. Although the road to the west exit station is easy to walk, the direction it leads to is relatively unpopular, except for locals. The aliens will go. This place does not represent the popularity of Iron Fortress...”
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Sal's words were quickly confirmed.
Because Steel Fortress has a strange rule that rides are not allowed in the city, the group stored the mounts in the stables under the West Exit Station. As soon as he walked down the stairs at the exit to a corner of the commercial street in the West District, the concentration of the fog was much thinner than that of the upper floor, and the whole world became clearly visible within 100 meters. Zuo Ci was immediately caught by the crowd. To freeze for a second. This can be said to be the most concentrated area he has seen in this game so far—
The steel guards, dressed similarly to mercenaries, patrolled the streets in pairs of ten. In a short period of time, two groups of guards passed by in front of them, which shows that the security here is absolutely strict.
On the left hand side is a row of shops, where travelers in various costumes carry backpacks and shop for goods, among which several ethnically dressed people are the first time Zuo Ci has seen.
On the road extending uphill on the right hand side, there is an arched bridge. Under the bridge, there are homeless people or travelers. Some of them are sleeping, some are painting, and some are singing. It attracted many passers-by to watch, and also attracted Zuo Ci's attention.
"Hey, I'm going to return these mercenaries first, and then go around the city to collect materials for making spiral aircraft - don't worry, there is no place in this world with more complete engineering materials than the Steel Fortress. Let's make an appointment at the fortress at Haishi at night Let’s meet at the central hotel, and then I’ll hand over the finished product to you—it’s settled.” Lotte said, waving the spear in her hand, and disappeared into the medicine shop on the upper left with a large number of mercenaries. and the road between the leather shop.
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Saar saw that Zuo Ci was interested in the crowd watching and singing, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go and have a look."
The two squeezed through the crowd one after the other, and a thin but tall boy with feathers on his head and pointed ears appeared in front of him, holding a bronze harp and singing a song with a story. song-
The land of Manchester, the land of demons;
In the lava river, there are countless secrets hidden—
In the battle of the melting fire, the lives of the people are covered with charcoal, and only the corpses in the molten river are piled into mountains;
The battle situation is set, Keane is brave, but Albert is full of evil spirits;
You are a mad king who flatters your horse, oppressing all countries and causing public grievances everywhere;
The rule of the rivers and lakes depends on means, which made the two lords feel uneasy.
When the wicked harm the virtuous, they still look up to the sky and spit, if they can't reach the sky, they fall from themselves;
Swinging dust against the wind, the dust does not reach the other side, but returns to oneself;
The virtuous cannot be destroyed, but the misfortune must destroy oneself!
There are hidden murderous intentions in the steel fortress, and there are conspiracy and tricks in the shadow castle;
The demise of Manchester is imminent, and the continent of Keen is always eyeing...
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Such a rebellious song was being sung in the metropolis of Manchester, and as expected, it attracted the attention of the steel guards. After singing a few more words, they came forward to drive away the crowd, and the sharp-eared singer saw that the situation was not good, immediately got up and got into the crowd and the mist, and disappeared into the crowd at the speed of covering his ears with Leib. Zuo kindly looked at them.
"You run really fast." Sal twitched the corner of his mouth, "He's quite courageous, singing this kind of song in the urban area of Manchester, even I want to beat him..."
Zuo Ci didn't intend to express his opinion, but kept silent.
Thrall then suggested: "Shall I take you to the Central Hotel to check in? Go back to Chengshi and check in."
"No, you go back first, I want to take a stroll in the city, and I'll meet you at the hotel when Haishi is over." Zuo Ci glanced at him indifferently, finished speaking in a non-negotiable tone, and walked along the road under the arch bridge alone Go uphill.
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Steel Fortress is a city with a strange and complex structure. The road surface goes up and down, ups and downs, and arch bridges, platforms, pipelines, and giant gears appear from time to time. The second and third levels of construction make the passages of the entire city look more complicated and three-dimensional. As a result, there are many small roads and dark passages in the city, and the steam mist is misty in the sky, making it extremely easy to get lost. It's no wonder that Thrall suggested to take him to the hotel just now, probably because of this consideration.
Fortunately, Zuo Ci has a natural sense of direction and a good memory. In addition, although the road sections are complicated, there are signposts to guide the way. As long as you don’t walk on the same road section repeatedly without knowing it, you can walk to the right direction leading to the city’s core. position.
After quickly finding the correct path, he jumped from a short bridge onto a huge pipe, and was about to jump down to the narrow and deserted alley that he pointed at when he suddenly saw the bard just now. the figure of the
The singer's expression was obviously flustered, he stumbled and fled while looking back. There was obvious blood on his left hand clutching his stomach, which seemed to have been injured.
Although he knew that he didn't care about his business, Zuo Ci still had the idea of jumping down to help him for a second... But when this thought flashed by, a loud gunshot rang out, and the singer immediately fell down in pain. Can't afford to crawl on the ground.
Lotte from the guild immediately appeared in sight, with the group of mercenaries who hadn't returned yet behind her.
The mercenary group swarmed up and tied the dying minstrel tightly with iron chains, and then the two carried him back to the direction they came from.
Zuo Ci unconsciously sighed slightly, perhaps it was this tiny movement that made Lotte, who was about to evacuate quickly, raise her head and meow—
Zuo Ci was frightened immediately, not because of Lotte's gaze back, but because of a cold air drifting behind him, his peripheral vision seemed to catch a mysterious black shadow and passed away.
It was too late to capture more, but Zuo Ci turned around quickly and looked towards the foggy city behind him...
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After this episode, Zuo Ci came to a rectangular square after walking for an unknown amount of time. In the center of the square, there is a huge statue of a figure. It depicts a serious and burly nobleman holding a spear and shooting towards the sky. This must be Dracula, the lord of the city—Zuo Ci thinks so He walked towards the direction of the statue.
When he reached the foot of the statue, he found a bulletin board on the right side of the statue, with a map of the Iron Fortress conspicuously posted. Without hesitation, he took it off, spread it out and held it in his hand, leaning against the base of the giant statue, Zuo Ci seriously studied the topography of the city.
Although the city structure feels complicated in the steel fortress, the functional area is clearly divided into five parts.
The west is the civilian business district and living area, the east is the territory of the nobles, and there are many castles and mansions, which must be more heavily guarded; the south is the area dedicated to mechanical engineering, and it is estimated that, as Lotte said earlier, it is the intensive engineering player The north is a military zone, and the function of each building is not marked on the map in detail, which can not help but arouse people's imagination. The four stations are connected in a perfect direction. Although the aristocratic area in the east and the military area in the north sound like inviolable areas, it seems that the stations have independent passages, which does not affect the function of their passages.
The central square is a comprehensive commercial area, and the central hotel is on the left side of the statue. After studying the map, Zuo Ci stood up and walked towards the hotel. After completing the registration, he began to study the items sold in the surrounding shops.
The central hotel made of black iron is indeed the most luxurious hotel I have ever seen.
Push the door and enter, and you will see a row of burning fireplaces at the end of the lobby that is as wide as the wall, and ten square pipes clearly appear on the wall, which seem to be connected to the chimney leading to the roof. Dozens of European-style black iron lamps brightly illuminate the lobby. Dozens of black iron tables and chairs are neatly placed in the lobby of Nuoda, half of which are full of adventurers. The black iron staircase leading to the second floor is set in the center, and a red carpet is laid on it to prevent frequent passengers from disturbing other guests by the clanging sound.
The innkeeper's counter is not far from the entrance. He is a middle-aged man with a strong figure, well-dressed, and beard. When Zuo Ci stood in front of him to register, he couldn't help staring at him for a long time.
After completing the registration, Zuo Ci couldn't help raising his head and asked him, "What's the matter?"
"I rarely see adventurers below level 30 come here..." After finishing speaking, the innkeeper glanced at the fierce lion tattoo on his right arm, and added meaningfully, "Except for members of the fierce lion guild .”
－－－－－－－－I am specially here to add the dividing line－－－－－－－－－
Yes, Zuo Ci’s chapter is coming to an end, next chapter will be the end of this chapter, and today will be more complete.