The Record of Unusual Creatures Chapter 1120: The remnants of the age of mythology

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Hao Ren is curious about the social form in this twilight capital.

Three years in the position of censor—although this qualification is not worth mentioning compared to the old fritters censors such as Galazoll and Anthony, Hao Ren has developed a certain career The biggest change in literacy is that he now has full curiosity about various forms of civilization and worldview, and can observe them with a more objective and professional perspective rather than just watching a lively. He was curious about how to maintain order in the Twilight City, the steam council ’s ability to control the city, the relationship between the steam council and the light seeker organization, and even more curious about the operation of a completely closed state. What kind of attitude will the city that has been developing for two thousand years and still have faced a group of foreigners coming from outside the barrier.

When a society with all its internal organs is confined to a city (although the city is immensely large) for two thousand years, and after years of wrestling with the deadly environment outside, many things can no longer be inferred with common sense.

Wendel and Boken lively talked about something, exchanged information about the light-seeking journey and the recent changes in the city, and finally Boken arranged a train for everyone to go directly to the upper city.

"There is a locomotive that will depart after a moment," Boken said as he wrote a note quickly. "An honest and reliable old driver will take you to the upper city. I can't take it off now Body, but Wendell, you should have a way. "

He sealed the written note in a small, delicate cylinder and tucked it into a copper tube beside his desk — there were dozens of such copper tubes neatly arranged beside his desk. With a slight airflow, the cylinder was sent far away along the pipe, and Boken picked up a long-handled microphone with a wire and inserted the plug into a corresponding socket next to the copper pipe: "Kos Tov, receive an emergency pass and add it to your schedule before you leave. "

A quarter of an hour later, Hao Ren and his party boarded a steam locomotive heading to Shangcheng District.

As a special guest personally arranged (or said by Gasser) by the administrator Boken, they certainly do n’t have to be squeezed together with the ore in the car. At the rear, it was originally a rest area for drivers and apprentices, but the locomotive will only be fully operational when driving in the dark wilderness. When returning to the upper city, the control staff only needs less than half, and this rest area is just empty. Came out.

In view of the huge size of this locomotive, the lounge is quite spacious, and it is not cramped to stay in the Hao Ren line. Lily happily lay on the car window and watched the city landscape passing by outside, no matter what he saw, he would shout happily, Elizabeth also gathered with her, but the focus of the little devil was obviously more concentrated on this car On the locomotive itself. The closest to these two treasures is Nangong Wuyue, and the Siren girl is much calmer. She is warm and watery, she said that there is no fluctuation in her heart, and she even wants to spit bubbles ...

Until May, this stomach cleanser has not been digested yet.

Hao Ren left the seat and came to the gate at the end of the lounge to look inside. Through a dirty glass window, he could see the situation in the opposite cab. He saw complex pipes, valves, pressure gauges and control wrenches all over the cab. Two strong apprentices were adding fuel to the fuel hopper, while a gray-haired old man was busy between those wrenches and valves Then, carefully controlling the locomotive, the old man was "Kostov" in Bokken's mouth. It is said that he has been driving this locomotive for forty years, has traveled countless times in the dark wilderness and twilight, and is still in good health today: this is a great achievement for the locomotive staff.

Be aware that although drivers and apprentices do not have to work in the dark wilderness as long as miners, their exposure to the magical environment is only for the locomotive running outside the barrier, and there are also very heavy near the steam boiler. Protective shells and pipelines lined with Runi characters, but they also work under the dark at night, the pervasive magic energy radiation can always bypass the tightest protection, even the light seeker ’s equipment may not be able to protect people Well-rounded, but this Kostov lived healthy until now. While his colleagues entered the incinerator early to become steam-powered, he was still in this position, pulling the heavy wrenches and The valve is surprisingly tough.

"Did you see anything?" Vivian also approached. She glanced across the glass window and seemed to say something casually.

Hao Ren nodded slightly: "It doesn't look like a pure-blood human, I think he has a very strong spiritual power."

"Weak Werewolf bloodline, there were many Werewolf in the Nordic area at that time, some Werewolf and their human slaves gave birth to mixed-breed offspring, and the aristocratic aliens did not recognize this mixed-breed offspring, so the mixed-bred children will be Throwing into humans-the mythical "illegitimate sons" who are immensely brave but always not treated by the gods are probably like this. The bloodline of this mixed-blood is already very thin, and his ancestors may be from the Nordic mythology A legendary hero, perhaps Beowulf, or someone else ... but now he is just stronger than normal humans, longer, and more resistant to magic. "

"There is always a feeling that the era of mythology is still continuing."

"Yes, the age of mythology does indeed continue on this land," Vivian whispered, "Earths have thrown myths into the library, but people on this land are still talking about the past The story, to be honest, I do n’t want the era to continue in this form at all: it makes me feel depressed. "

At this time, the queen queen Galazhuoer also came over, but instead of talking about the city, she suddenly said a few words without a head: "Work attitude is good."

"Work attitude?" Hao Ren froze for a while, "Why is this suddenly related to work attitude?"

"Some novice censors will always make impulsive and aggressive mistakes, and the power will make people forget their duties," Galazoll turned his head to look at the scenery outside the car window, "Rushing straight, reaching the goal, so they tend to Missing a lot of things beyond the goal, and these things are often quite valuable. You seem not to: you will be curious about everything on the journey, and you will be willing to participate in every civilization without affecting the final purpose. Going in life, observing them, knowing them is precious. The censor is an observer, observing and feedback-the kind of people who go straight to the target can't see the scenery along the way, and your mentality is just right. "

Hao Ren made Longhou a bit embarrassed, and by the way, he was a little dizzy: "Is there such a high rating?"

"Of course, because this is why the gods need us," Longhou smiled. "They asked us to help us deal with things in the world, just because we belong to the world, and we can integrate into the world."

Hao Ren Oh let out a thoughtful look.

Galazor looked at him with a smile, and did not continue to say anything. There is a reason why he wants to understand more deeply than he is told.

The steam locomotive roared, and the steel monster dragged a magnificent white air column over the twilight capital, and dense and weird buildings swept quickly under and on both sides of the locomotive. The windows of some high-rise buildings were pushed open, and the curious children lay on the window sill and watched the passing locomotives. This was their happiest moment every day, and the grown-ups of these children did not prevent this from being a little dangerous. Move.

Steam locomotive, this rumbling noise monster has an extraordinary meaning in the city, it symbolizes the city ’s operation, the surging power of the big boiler, and the fresh blood still surging inside the barrier, each born in Citizens in the twilight capital know the sacred meaning of the whistle. When the gas column spews out of the boiler, a sense of pride and peace will fill them. This psychological orientation is even a part of education— —Young children must learn to feel courage and pride from the sound of steam.

Because there is nothing in this city that is sheltered by a thin barrier, it feels safe.

"The city is divided into three parts," Wendell said as the steam locomotive crossed a huge mechanical bridge. "What we have seen before is the outer rim area, which is the area connected to the dark wilderness, following this slope. All the way up is the Upper Town, most of the craftsmen and steam councils live in the Upper Town, and below this, you can look down, the dark and dark depths of the city, that is the Lower Town, the oldest in the twilight capital Part. "

Hao Ren followed Wendell's instructions and looked down on the car window. His eyes passed through the steel beams and the stacked roofs, and he saw the deepest part of the city. The twilight capital is like a weird ant nest piled up in the sky. The newer building presses the older building, relying on some ingenious construction rules. This seemingly precarious structure is steadily supported to this day. There is deep darkness between the gaps in the city. The urban area that was hundreds of years or even thousands of years ago was quietly dormant under the dark abyss, lacking change and lack of brilliance, as if forgotten by time.

But there is still life there. There are still a large number of people living in Xiacheng District, the oldest cornerstone of the city: a large steam furnace and a part of the pressure pipe are also buried in the abyss, huge and rusty The streaked gear rumbling in the dark, the first large boiler known as the "Strell Heart" is said to be still running. The people responsible for maintaining these devices have lived between those gears and pipes for generations, and even generations have never left those labyrinthine machinery cabins.

They are almost going to evolve into another species, a new species that is dormant in the dark, lives on heat and oil, and coexists with pipes and steam valves. Some scholars even believe that these generations of people who have maintained large boilers have In the process of long-term exposure to the "spirit of steam", it has transformed into a creature called "Deval".

A stream of steam emerged from the dark abyss of the city, blocking the sight of peeping from top to bottom. Hao Ren withdrew his gaze, and he saw the locomotive slowly approaching the platform of Shangcheng District. (To be continued.)