The administrative center of Jetas Planet is located near the equator of this terrestrial planet. The most eye-catching thing in the city center is a tower-like building that rises high and tilts like a horn, piercing the sky. On the top of the building hangs a Protruding from the one-third pie structure of the tower, this is where we are now.
When General Jayne went to explain to his superiors why the entire colonial planet would be captured when he went out to kill two groups of small pirates, of course I suspect that he wanted to introduce how he regained the lost territory after just six hours. At that time, we were temporarily placed in this place with a very high administrative level. Well, I am not sure about the administrative level, but it is really high enough here.
It should be called the Presidential Palace or something. This design is really a pain in the ass. It doesn’t need a good and solid structure. If you insist on building an unbalanced tower crane with such an unconventional architectural shape, it’s completely showing off your material science. Anyway, after seeing this tower that was built as if it was waiting to fall, the first thing I did was sigh, the guy living under the tower is really NB.
Or is the Empire building durable and reliable in design, we install an anti-gravity generator on each floor of the building with three floors up...
"The city looks like a junkyard, I mean the impression it gives."
Renault stood in the middle of the slanted window outside the large semi-circular circle, looking at the city scene below. It took a long time before he took two steps back in a daze and shrugged at us.
"I have the same feeling." The chairs here don't seem to be designed for human beings. At least the physical structure of human beings in this universe may be different from that of earthlings. I feel very uncomfortable sitting on that luxurious chair, so I had to Standing up and walking around, "Architectural styles are various, and each area has a different color tone, and it seems that these are intentional by their planners. I don't know if it is a matter of the difference in the aesthetics of the two universes. Anyway, I think Looking at everything in this world, how awkward it is.”
“But people think it's fun”
Qianqian has been running around the room since just now, embarking on an indoor adventure with the curious Viska, and at this time she feels that it is time for her to express her opinion.
"Isn't it the same in our shadow city? Next to the dwarf building is the orc crypt, behind the troll tree house is next to the elf house, across from the skyscraper is the mage floating tower, separated by the goblin commercial street..."
I suddenly choked: "Ahem...then our house is much more organized than here..."
But I should really face up to Qianqian's occasional sharpness. Let her remind me that I really found the similarities between this big city known as the "Jetas capital" and Shadow City. There are a large number of residential areas with different styles. The teeth are intertwined, and the urban facilities of different cultures and even technological systems are row upon row. If there is any difference from the Shadow City, that is to say, it is several times more chaotic than the Shadow City, and there is almost no trace of orderly planning.
"Ah Jun, you know, I've always had a feeling," my lord elder sister leaned over gently, "everything in this world is pieced together, not just those spaceships, but also this city, and the city we saw just now. The inhabitants of this world with different costumes, even the furnishings in this room... Although I don’t quite understand some of the things Tavel mentioned, we can all see one thing: the technology mastered by these indigenous people The layering has reached an unimaginable level, and even more than a dozen irrelevant technological products have been forcibly blended together."
Just finished admiring Qianqian's occasional sharpness, I still have to admire my elder sister's thoroughness and observation. Do you think it's easy for me to be a guy with mortal intelligence
"It's so high here—Chen Jun, are we traveling abroad—eh? What is this..." Sylvia's slow and silly voice came from behind.
Immediately I felt confident again.
What about mortals? Is there still Sylvia who is careless
However, my elder sister and Qianqian's keen observations are very reasonable. The cultural system of this world is their own business. Let's not show it for the time being, but what is going on with their technology system? The fuel engine is paired with the jump engine, the gunpowder weapon is paired with the laser turret, and even the armor of the battleship is everything from steel to interstellar alloys. It makes me feel like the uncle next door is wearing a vest, tie, straw hat, left foot slippers, and right foot crocodile. Going to KFC for Vietnam Dong to ask for a bowl of old London noodles with fried sauce is just as incongruous. If you don’t feel messy after reading my sentence, wait for you to see that the world has almost spanned tens of thousands of years of technological history of a civilization. The current state of technology should also be Feeling messy.
In my impression, those who can make technology nonsense to this point are those low-end Chinese-style science fiction, such as driving a 30-meter-high mech to practice ancient martial arts so that the robot squats and thinks that it can enhance the balance of the body But they don't know metal fatigue and don't change the gyroscope until they die. For example, there are a variety of shortcut keys, and they don't know how to use the firm belief that the speed of the hand determines the technical cramps. I know that there are magical skills in the world called Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and so on.
Of course, the above-mentioned technological pains and the above-mentioned technical pains are not the same concept at all. Guwu mecha and hand speed defeating macros are cool things to watch, while the technological chaos of Jettas is full of logic that makes people dizzy. guess.
While waiting for Jayne to come back, we have enthusiastically discussed no less than ten kinds of conjectures about the technological status of this universe. Even Sandora and Tavier who are far away in Shadow City have also participated. The conjectures discussed include the theory of technological faults. , technology collapse theory, high civilization inheritance theory, techno-religious paranoia theory, and superficially creative theory of imperial soy sauce regiments of old wars and disasters for thousands of years (unfortunately, this last one makes us all have at least 100% Ten convinced), during the whole discussion process, Lin Daxian sat in a corner of the communication window with a smile on his face, leaning lazily on the sofa like a daughter of a thousand gold, holding a feather made of mercury lamp The feather duster is pointing between us, as if I know everything and won't tell you. At first I thought she had just finished cleaning the house, but then I found out that this girl is planning to cosplay Kong Ming, but Mercury Lamp is currently undergoing rehabilitation, An Wei Na's crow feathers are not suitable, so she can only use a feather duster instead of a feather fan...
Do you think our gang is so fucked up
"I'm very sorry, friends of the Federation, to keep you waiting for so long"
The sudden loud voice from the door put an end to our boring nonsense. Major General Jayne, who was going to report to work, finally came back. In fact, what I want to say is that if you don’t show up, we are all planning to start discussing life in this universe evolutionary history...
I have only seen Jayne from the communicator before, and there is only one head portrait. My clearest impression of him is the left arm that has been raised all the time—holding the camera. Now I will gasp when I see it. It’s only a little bit of a sigh: As expected of an old general who really led the army on the battlefield, the height of nearly 1.489 Pandora and the faint tendons under the uniform are really not for nothing. A middle-aged and elderly handsome man is in sight, which makes people unavoidably complain: Sir , You didn’t live under a cliff and waited for a talented boy to drop it until recently, did you wait for a hopeless transfer to become a space captain
"Not too long."
Uncle Renault stood up to greet each other, and extended his arms to each other politely. This is a symbolic invitation to embrace, no matter whether the two are really strong enough to be two old men, they can entangle each other fiercely in the public , as a politician, such a hug is inevitable, but Jayne is worthy of being a soldier, and it’s true, when he quickly stepped forward and hugged Renault, there was a crunching sound.
This is just the temperament of the old soldier, but Uncle Renault also changed his temper, and this time it was Jayne who squeaked.
I said, Uncle Huzhu, you are almost done. His white hair occupies one-third of the commanding heights. If it is really good or bad, you don’t need to count on your pile of medical expenses for bruises.
In short, the two high-ranking military generals who were full of military spirit just completed a historic hug, and then sat down in their seats with their ribs in their arms. I secretly thanked Renault for being the press spokesman , I'm really not used to hugging an old man like this, it's fine if you change to a soft girl—if Qianqian doesn't bite people afterwards.
In addition, I really don't know what kind of structure these soldiers have in their minds...
"I think you should accept the cheers of the people as the heroes of Jettas," Jayne couldn't wait to say to us as soon as he sat down, "We should celebrate, except for the day when the colony was established, this is the most memorable day of Jettas On the day we drove out the vicious invaders..."
"In fact, they just managed to stay illegally on your planet for six hours. When they left, they didn't even have time to rob civilian girls." Renault said jokingly, looked at my face, and said to Jie En shook his head apologetically, "We're not interested in such ostentatious things, and I don't think you'll make your superiors happy by holding such a big celebration at this time."
"Well, I think so too," the middle-aged handsome Jayne agreed with Renault with an astonishing bachelor attitude, "Those nerds who can only discuss the political atmosphere and the guidance of public opinion are really fools, and the celebration ceremony is fine." , but maybe we could have a drink?"
I'm very curious now, how did this old man who was able to escape the title in his body get into the position of major general - all his colleagues are dead
After Renault heard the three words "have a drink", the red light on his face was visible to the naked eye. God is sorry, this uncle really has no resistance to these three words. He has heard of the upper echelons of the New Eden Federation. Anyone with a little bit of gossip knows how their beloved Consul James Raynor usually let his wife rule. Kerrigan was angry after knowing that Raynor drank his sorrows and almost lost his shape during those days. In order to prevent the federation that had just left the nightmare from ushering in an alcoholic leader, Kerrigan, who was transformed from a queen to a good wife, almost used the methods of the concentration camp when helping Raynor quit drinking, or every success Behind every man there is a woman of S, and every woman of S is matched by a man of M. Renault still enjoys letting his sister rule like this, but now he is a little hungry and thirsty because he has not drank alcohol for several months That's all.
"I said, how many times have you tried to quit drinking?"
I touched Renault on the shoulder, and I looked at the embarrassed uncle with a bit of ridicule.
"Who is this?"
General Jayne was a little confused when he saw me patting the shoulders of the "head of the Federation" carelessly. It's not his fault. From the very beginning, we only introduced Raynor and Zeratul as the spokespersons and military and political leaders. Of course I don't know who I am - but your "who is this passer-by" look is really annoying
"He's my boss." Renault pointed at me without hesitation, and said in a way we're used to, "Although I'm the head of the Federation, I have to listen to him here."
"Well, I'll talk about my affairs later, and I'll talk about today's inexplicable battles later." Seeing that Jayne still wanted to delve deeper, I hurriedly interrupted, or the matter would be unclear, "You know, we are I've lost my way so far, and I'm very unfamiliar with the situation in this place, such as the rampant pirates and your weird multilateral relationship—if you don't mind, how about telling me about this?"
"You haven't received that message yet?" Jayne looked at us in surprise this time, "Could it be... the shepherd is also late?"
"Shepherd?" I noticed this word I heard more than once, but I didn't dare to be too confused. Jayne's reaction just now was not quite right, as if we had already received the so-called "shepherd" at this time. If he is too confused, it is hard to guarantee that he will not have any associations, "ah, who knows, I am still confused."
"... Well, maybe the shepherds are lazy sometimes," Jayne didn't bother with this issue, "just remember one thing, when you come to this place, sooner or later you will meet the shepherds, or their orders, Not that I'm alarmist, if you're alone you're going to die on this sooner or later, shepherds have no mercy, all they need is for the whole universe to kill itself, I should have told you more, but... Shepherds so far Haven't had any contact with you guys, I don't know what they're planning, so maybe it's wise to keep your mouth shut..."
Jayne's words flickered a little, and his face was undisguisedly uneasy and nervous. I never thought that this general with the image of an old tough guy would be like this. Who are those "shepherds"
The evil forces in this universe? Or…
This is so cheating, I actually thought of Lilina... The harm of that girl should not be so exaggerated and fast, right
But no matter how much I ask, Jayne is unwilling to say more. He keeps his mouth shut about the shepherd, and even about the situation in this world, he has repeatedly said that he needs to wait for the shepherd to give us clear instructions before telling us, which can make a general so afraid , It even sounds like it makes all the countries in the universe so afraid, the organization "Shepherd" was instantly labeled "America" in my heart.
"Speaking of which, before us, there should be other fleets that have strayed here." Pretending to be casual, my lord sister sat down next to me and said, "I heard your tone before, and it seems that I am familiar with the stray fleet. gone."
Thanks to my sister for reminding me, a lot of us almost forgot about Lilina.
"The Trek Fleet, of course, in this place, there are almost every day a Trek Fleet, rushing in rashly, and being trapped here, um, don't you want to find a fleet from the same place as yourself? Don't bother, that The odds are slim to none…”
"Of course, my sister is just asking casually."
"This is human nature, and it was the same when we first came here... Speaking of which, there was some trouble in the eastern sky area of the Great Nebula a while ago, but it was just a rumor..."
Before Jayne finished speaking, my heart moved: He mentioned that it was the same when he first came here, that is to say, this person in front of him actually came here from another space trek
This universe is prevalent, can't the ghost hit the wall
"Eastern Sky Region? We don't know anything about the star map of this universe, but are those troubles related to the Trek Fleet?"
"Almost," Jayne opened up the chatter box and is also a good talker, "It is said that a cult organization popped up suddenly, and it was extremely powerful in battle. Some people even rumored that they were as powerful as the shepherds. The pirate force disappeared again, and now it only comes out occasionally to scare people. It is said that their teachings change every day, and the title of the organization must be decided by a referendum every Monday. They rob everywhere, claiming to steal from the rich and give to the poor, but their actions are It’s often not organized, so the looted things don’t know who to send them to, so they just find an uninhabited planet and throw them away... "
Before the old handsome guy talked about me, I clapped my hands: I didn't run away, no one can do such a lacking thing except Lilina.
But Jayne’s knowledge is also limited. The big nebula is ten light-years away from this place. It is the center of this star map and has almost no connection with Jetas, even though humans in this universe have also mastered hyperspace communication. technology, but they are not so extravagant that they can go for a walk across ten light-years when they have nothing to do, and the information Jayne said is just some gossip about the unidentified guy who suddenly appeared and preached everywhere (this bunch of adjectives are all written by Jay En) En kindly provided) church, there are no less than a hundred interpretations in this universe, and the number of versions Jayne knows is not as many as the two street aunts...
You can see what a stir Lilina caused when she first arrived.
However, one piece of information is certain. Lilina immediately went into hibernation after making a fuss when she first came. This has caused many people in this universe to not know the true face of the Templar Legion, and they can only rely on rumors Spread the word, I don't know how that girl made such a behavior that is completely out of character, but at least she saved me a huge amount of headache.
The distance of ten light-years is an expensive long-distance journey for the aborigines whose hypertime-space transition technology is not yet perfect, but it is nothing to us. I immediately decided to go to the eastern sky of the Great Nebula to find out. But before this decision was announced to Qianqian and the others, Jayne gave me another message.
Her Majesty the "Queen" of the Free Kingdom of Gottak wants to meet us. V